Chapter 736: 49 days of disaster (13)

The human-worm war is temporarily at a stalemate. The Zergs only use plasma insects, trench worms, etc. during the day every day to bombard the Zhongcheng protection net in a long range. After nightfall, millions of melee troops were dispatched to tear and bite them like high tides, and retreated like a tide at dawn.

The middle city side did not dare to relax 24 hours a day. Although Master Lin had to be online at all times, everyone also tried their best to maintain a combat state. Thanks to the code protection network, the concentric array and the star soul recovery and resurrection technology, the middle city suffered heavy casualties despite dozens of days of cruel disasters and fierce battles, but the personnel were exhausted very little.

When they know that they may be resurrected even if they die in battle, the fear of death among the people in the middle city is greatly reduced. This makes them more likely to "sacrifice their lives" and strive for their own lives when facing Zergs and various threats, thus exerting stronger combat effectiveness and work ability.

In addition to confronting each other across the net, Zhongcheng will also send a level 6-level powerful suicide squad led by Wu Chaoqun to attack the rear of the insect squad outside the net and attack various targets with important tactical value. No matter how strong a person is, he cannot fight all day long. In order to maintain the combat power of the suicide squad, the size of the member has to be expanded. In addition to the original Wu Chaoqun, Schwaronson, Fridge, Du Ziming, Feifeng, Lei Hong, Li Wenxiu, Ye Jingying, Ma Youhe, Bets. Sun Zhenghong, Huo Qiankun, He Xiaotian, Caroline and others are also level 6-level star souls, but they are not good at fighting, so of course they cannot join the suicide squad.

The Zerg has new soldiers joining the battle almost every day. In addition to the guard insects, sparrow insects, flea insects, blasting insects, rhinoceros insects, excavator insects, catapult insects, plasma insects, fly insects, transport insects, Tyrannosaurus rex, slugs, Jinyiwei insects and insect kings, etc., the addition has also been added:

Light bulb worms (can float in the air, glowing brightly, like light bulbs, with deadly radioactivity to the human body); thunderworms (like giant dragonflies, can fly quickly, can spray lightning, and make thunder sounds); hail worms (usually thousands of gathering into mist and floating in low altitudes, landing like hail when attacking, shape and size like eggs, and then turning into a highly corrosive liquid after hitting the target); humanoid worms (like a similar appearance to humans or zombies, but presenting the habit characteristics of insects, which can confuse and misjudgment of human opponents); ghost worms (having a sixth-level star soul, can freely attach to various insects, thus causing this worm to burst out with super combat power); and various other new types of insects.

Zhongcheng was not passively beaten, and it was introducing new tactics, new technologies and new equipment every day. As the saying goes, the demon is one foot taller and the road is one foot taller. Zhongcheng authorities not only compete with the bugs on the front battlefield, but also unswervingly compete for the top and bottom in evolution.

The Zerg has an absolute advantage in terms of military and number, while the Zhongcheng is in a favorable position in terms of knowledge, technology, terrain, etc. Both sides show their strengths, and the confrontation across the net lasted for more than 10 days. The insects were wiped out by more than 3 million, and the Zhongcheng also suffered 30,000 casualties (most of them were resurrected).

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Although the battle situation is favorable and the results are fruitful, several crises are occurring in Zhongcheng: first, due to the long-term blockade, the stock of steel, electronic components, fuel, etc. has been almost exhausted, and weapons, equipment, ammunition, etc. will be unsustainable; secondly, although Zhongcheng personnel do not need to eat in the traditional sense (saving the problem of food), they still need to replenish energy materials every period of time. Due to the lack of raw materials, the crystals synthesized by Zhongcheng every day are far from satisfying the consumption; thirdly, and the most serious problem, during these 10 days, Lin Zaishan has been in a state of loss of contact, and no one knows his whereabouts.

The authorities in the city secretly searched every corner of the city, but did not find any trace of Lin Zaishan. There are several rumors in the market: one said that Lin Zaishan failed to advance to level 7 and had already been destroyed; the other said that he had been involved in the plot of the witch Landa or the fire thief, and had already fallen; the third said that he successfully promoted to level 7 and ascended to the advanced plane "Immortal Blessing Yongxiang", and no longer paid attention to the secular affairs of the end of the world.

Among the three rumors mentioned above, the second one is the most raging. After all, the witch Landa once made a big fuss in Midtown and caused considerable casualties, while Lin Zaishan, as the consul and guardian of Midtown, did not show up at the time.

Lin Zaishan's long absence and raging rumors have caused serious crisis to the Zhongcheng authorities. The fact that Zhongcheng can have today's unity is mainly due to Lin Zaishan's deterrence and appeal. If such a charming leader is really gone, and the rest of the crowd is without a leader, it is very likely that it will fall apart in a short period of time.

Huo Qiankun and He Xiaotian are both quite capable of politicians, but they cannot command armed forces like the Fearless Warriors; although Sun Zhenghong can fill up his position when Lin Zaishan is away, his strengths are mainly military and know nothing about politics; Li Wenxiu has both combat and political talents, but like Huo Qiankun and He Xiaotian, she lacks influence on the Fearless Warriors, and the public opinion base of the people in Zhongcheng is not deep enough. The rest of the people are even more unable to convince the public. It can be said that as of now, none of the nearly 100,000 citizens in Zhongcheng can replace Lin Zaishan, and no one dares to openly jump out and clamor - a large number of strong men such as Wu Chaoqun and Zhang Sanheng will not agree.

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In the first conference room of the city hall, a large number of important members of Zhongcheng gathered to discuss the crisis caused by Lin Zaishan's absence.

Huo Qiankun had a expressionless face and said in a heavy tone: "As we all know, Mr. Lin has been missing for more than 10 days. Let's discuss how to remedy it. Who would like to speak first?"

Everyone was whispering in a low voice, but now they were all silent. The venue was in a terrible silence.

After a moment, Chu Yanjiao suddenly spoke, "I am willing to throw a brick and attract jade. First of all, I declare that I hope to find Mr. Lin's whereabouts as soon as possible. However, in the current situation where he continues to lose contact, we have to consider the backup strategy. According to the relevant provisions of the Central City Charter, when the consul is unable to perform his duties normally for 10 consecutive working days, the first-ranked deputy consul shall temporarily take over the duties of the consul, and the consul shall be re-elected at the appropriate time. According to this provision, Mr. He Xiaotian shall be the acting consul."

Qin Huanchang snorted coldly when she heard this. She suspected that Lin Zaishan's loss of contact was related to Chu Yanjiao's tricks, but she could not provide strong evidence. Now seeing Chu Yanjiao as her deputy dare to rush forward to express an inconsistent opinion with her, of course she was furious. "Deputy Minister Chu Yanjiao, are you going to propose to remove Lin Zaishan's position as consul?"

"I don't mean that, please don't misunderstand Minister Qin." Chu Yanjiao defended: "I said that this is the provision of the Zhongcheng Charter, and it is definitely not aimed at Mr. Lin."

"Then how do you determine that Mr. He Xiaotian is the first deputy consul? As far as I know, the ranking was not determined when the leadership team of Zhongcheng was established."

"Mr. He Xiaotian is the founder and founder of Zhongcheng. Is there anything wrong with him as the first deputy consul?" Chu Yanjiao's words were obviously to show everyone that she was He Xiaotian's person, and to transfer everyone's attention and Qin Huanchang's firepower to He Xiaotian.

He Xiaotian frowned. Chu Yanjiao's speech just now was not instructed by him at all. She seemed to be highly praised by him, but in fact she stuffed him into the stove. Lin Zaishan is accustomed to "going missing" at critical moments. He has disappeared in the new provincial capital and in Shencheng, and he has been away for several years. Who can guarantee that he will not come back after losing contact in Zhongcheng this time? If he returns to the king and sees himself sitting on the seat of the consul, he may not be as polite as he is now. What's more, there are a large number of level 6 strong men with strong personal force or group forces eyeing that position.

He Xiaotian was about to speak, but Huo Qiankun grabbed the conversation, "Governing according to law is an important principle of Zhongcheng. Since Mr. Lin is temporarily absent, we will elect a suitable person to serve as a consul, and return it to him after Mr. Lin returns. I think even if Mr. Lin himself knows it, he will not object."

Qin Huanchang interrupted, "Can't we wait a few more days?"

Chu Yanjiao sarcastically said, "How many more days are waiting? Zhongcheng is under a lot of pressure every day. If Mr. Lin still does not return, who will bear the consequences?"

"I will bear the consequences!" Qin Huanchang broke out.

Chu Yanjiao was about to continue mocking, but Sun Zhenghong suddenly said: "The fire thief's curse on Zhongcheng is 49 days. If I remember correctly, it is 46 days now, so we will wait 3 more days. If the curse period expires and Captain Lin has not yet appeared, we will elect the acting consul. What do you think?"

In the past period, Sun Zhenghong replaced Lin Zaishan as the commander-in-chief of the war. The battle was very organized and the results were significant, ensuring that Zhongcheng had not lost so far and won a high prestige. Now he made the above proposal, and Lin Zaishan's loyal supporters such as Wu Chaoqun, Ye Jingying, Qin Huanchang, and Zhang Sanheng would naturally not object.

Huo Qiankun echoed: "I agree with Mr. Sun's proposal."

"I agree too!" He Xiaotian also expressed his opinion.

The rest of the people naturally had no objection. Therefore, the crisis was temporarily postponed.

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Before the meeting was finished, Master Lin heard the highest level of red alarm.

I saw many cracks suddenly appearing on the ground of Zhongcheng Street in the surveillance screen. Then hundreds of thick and long tentacles emerged from the ground and attacked nearby citizens. A 100-person team that was originally resting in this position was caught off guard. Before the concentric protection network was activated, more than half of the personnel were involved in the underground.

"Underground Octopus Worm!" People screamed loudly. Underground Octopus Worm is the most terrifying insect that humans have ever encountered so far. They usually lurk underground. Once exposed on the ground, they will use hundreds of tentacles to cause regional damage.

In another location, a strong excavator worm overturned a house and broke out of the ground. Then hundreds of insects emerged from the caves it took out. Zhongcheng has always been highly vigilant about excavator worms. Monitoring equipment has been set up in many corners of the city. As long as the excavator worms dig holes underground, they will automatically issue an alarm. Some time ago, this mechanism has prevented excavator worms secretly entering the protection network; but for some reason, today, the monitoring equipment has not noticed it.

At the same time, outside the city, the insect swarm broke the attack mode of the ebb and flowing in the past days, and went all out to siege the Zhongcheng protection net from all directions.

"Break the city warning!" Sun Zhenghong shouted, "Immediately activate all 100-man teams, shelterbelts, fireflies, and smart flying mechas! Lin Master, start the code subnet to separate the bugs entering the city!" He shouted to the crowd in the panic: "Don't panic, everyone do their own duties, and start the emergency plan! Wu Chaoqun, you immediately lead the sixth-level star soul death squad to block the gap! Qin Huanchang, you personally go to the scene to organize everyone to resist! All armed personnel must participate in the battle, and no one is allowed to give up their positions without permission! Violators deprive them of the opportunity to resurrection!"
Chapter completed!