Volume 1: Chapter 45: Wendigo's Insect Stress Syndrome

　　The tiny purple creature was held in the arms of the girl with white hair and red eyes.

　　It looks harmless, like a pet that only aristocratic girls would keep.

　　However, after seeing it, Patriot recalled his most nightmarish experience -

　　Endless purple waves came from afar.

　　Then he and his army retreated again and again.

　　Old faces are constantly being replaced by new ones.

　　These new faces are then replaced by newer faces.

　　The high-speed warships fired frantically, but the purple waves did not decrease in number.

　　In the end, the high-speed warship was also swallowed up by the purple wave and disappeared without a trace.

　　The territory of Ursus fell from the frozen soil to the warm black soil.

　　Patriot didn't know the origin of those purple waves, he only knew that it was a natural disaster that occurred every few decades to hundreds of years.

　　There was a Lady who had fought beside him in the past against these purple waves.

　　But rather than resisting, it is more about using enough human lives to delay... or feed these purple waves.

　　The lady once claimed that the purple wave came from another dimension and it was almost impossible to eradicate this natural disaster.

　　"They are evolving, Patriot. They are adapting to the dimension of reality, and then evolving into shells that are more suitable for fighting in the real dimension."

　　The lady once stood beside him and said in a serious tone.

　　"Next time, or next time..."

　　Patriot had almost forgotten what the lady said afterwards.

　　After all, it happened too long ago.

　　"Gah?"

　　The little purple creature's "W"-shaped mouth looks like it's smiling.

　　Its black bean-like eyes met the eyes of the tall Wendigo.

　　“…”

　　Holding the spear and shield in his hands, Patriot felt a sense of security that he had not felt for a long time.

　　Even when he was fighting guerrilla warfare on the tundra, no enemy had ever made him feel a sense of crisis.

　　"Captain?"

　　The shield guards around were a little confused.

　　Why did their captain suddenly pick up a spear and shield, as if he was facing a powerful enemy?

　　The infected patrols on the Ursus tundra are not worth mentioning. As long as the regular army of Ursus is not large in scale, they are confident that they can wipe them out.

　　Perhaps only those legendary guys are qualified to make the captain ready for battle.

　　But at this moment——

　　There was no black snow.

　　They probably won't encounter black snow anymore.

　　"What's the matter, Patriot for your Excellency?"

　　Talulah was a little confused.

　　She followed the gaze of Ursus's most valiant incarnation of war, and saw only—

　　A small purple creature and a white-haired, red-eyed woman holding it.

　　Is it Broken Tooth, or is it Skadi?

　　The Dragon Girl couldn't tell who the Wendigo was wary of.

　　She was more inclined to think it was Skadi.

　　After all, Broken Tooth...looks too harmless.

　　If its lethality was not demonstrated, no one would be wary of such a cute creature.

　　But Skadi is different.

　　It was obvious that the heavy sword behind her was not something that an ordinary person could wield.

　　An ordinary guy would quickly exhaust his physical strength if he wielded such a heavy weapon.

　　However, carrying such a heavy weapon, Skadi followed all the way without changing his expression.

　　Are all the Agors such superhuman beings?

　　"call……"

　　Slowly put down the spear and shield in his hands.

　　Patriot calmed down his somewhat excited emotions.

　　The endless purple waves have been his long-standing nightmare.

　　Even under the leadership of the former Emperor of Ursus, the territory of Ursus was still lost again and again.

　　Cutting-edge weapons, elite troops, the empire's internal guards... all of them are useless.

　　At most, it can only delay the fall of the territory.

　　Those areas of the current Ursus territory that are close to the tundra have been rebuilt.

　　He was probably under stress.

　　Seeing the purple creature reminded me of those hideous insects.

　　The creature in the girl's arms had nothing to do with those bugs.

　　In appearance, they were a world apart, and—

　　A bug is never alone.

　　They must devour everything in front of them in extremely terrifying numbers.

　　There was no way he could be held in his arms like this.

　　"Shield guard, put down your weapons."

　　The tall Wendigo's voice reached the ears of the shield guards in formation.

　　After seeing the captain raise his spear and shield, they quickly began to form a battle line.

　　But since the captain has given the order, there is no need to enter combat status.

　　But why the captain looked so alert before is still a mystery.

　　Is he trying to be wary of the woman with white hair and red eyes?

　　Even among the Ursus army, not everyone can use the heavy sword on his back as a weapon.

　　"...Father, what happened just now?"

　　Yelena asked at this moment.

　　The cold current in her palm slowly dissipated.

　　"……nothing."

　　Patriot shook his head.

　　Maybe it was the stress from the war against the insect swarm that set in.

　　Seeing purple creatures puts them into a state of stress.

　　"I was scared to death."

　　Kiana held the little child with his head tilted in his arms.

　　She was still a little frightened.

　　This tall guy is really scary.

　　The scarred armor and shield all proved how many battles he had participated in.

　　When the spear and shield were raised, the white-haired ball seemed to see a fortress on the march.

　　This is a veteran who has fought many battles and survived.

　　Kiana Kaslana is no fool.

　　These veterans who have survived hundreds of battles are not simple people.

　　Is this world full of disasters?

　　There actually are such veterans who have survived hundreds of battles.

　　“Gah!”

　　The tiny purple creature broke free from Skadi's arms and jumped back onto the Overmind's head.

　　The small wings behind it fluttered slightly.

　　By the way, he licked Kiana's face.

　　"It's itchy, broken tooth."

　　The white-haired ball felt a little itchy after being licked.

　　To be honest, she just felt that Broken Tooth seemed to be about to enter a fighting state.

　　But now everything has calmed down again.

　　“…”

　　The tiny swarm master looked at the tall Wendigo with some confusion.

　　After the overflowing emotions were interpreted by psychic energy, he saw a swarm of pure Zerglings.

　　Those springtails also looked a bit strange, and the shells on their bodies seemed to have evolved to be more suitable for defending against non-physical attacks.

　　Are there any insect nests still scattered out there?

　　But it seems that something went wrong with the mutation.

　　A complete Zerg tide should contain a variety of Zerg swarms, not just Zerglings.

　　Another strange thing is -

　　I didn't sense any wild insect nests.

　　Theoretically, all hives should be within his psychic link.

　　The only hive that is currently connected is in that underwater city.

　　Even after arriving in this icy tundra, I could still sense it.

　　so--

　　Where exactly is the wild insect nest located so that he can't even connect to it through psychic power?

　　Zerg was confused.

　　Is it in another world?

　　He thought.

　　It's like when you go to Kiana's world, you won't be able to sense the insect nests and swarms located in the underwater city.

　　"Patriot for your Excellency."

　　Talulah spoke at this moment.

　　She has not forgotten her purpose.

　　"There is an infected mine nearby. When should we launch an attack to liberate our infected compatriots inside?"

　　The dragon girl asked calmly.

　　Not only for the infected fellows inside, but also to protect her adoptive father who has become an infected person.

　　After liberating the infected mine, you still need to find the camp of the infected picket and then destroy it completely.

　　Now she doesn't have to worry about being involved in the village where she originally lived.

　　After all, the guerrillas really appeared on the scene.

　　Even without his participation, the team led by Ursus' most valiant incarnation of war was enough to destroy the camp.

　　If the infected patrols could resist such a guerrilla force, they would not be just an infected patrol that bullies the weak and fears the strong.

　　"Talulah, I will march."

　　"You must follow."

　　Patriot said so.

　　He would not leave the one chosen by the serpent to roam around.

　　Even though the current Ursus is no longer the Ursus he was loyal to in the past, Wendigo does not want his country to fall into the war that was instigated again.

　　That means meaningless death.

　　"As for you...stay in the camp."

　　Children cannot go to war.

　　Patriot adheres to this principle.

　　After rescuing Yelena, Patriot did not let his adopted daughter participate in the battle until she convinced him with her performance.

　　"Shield Guards, leave one team behind to protect our compatriots."

　　Wendigo ordered.

　　"Yes, Captain!"

　　Soon, a team of shield guards walked out of the queue.

　　"Alina, you stay here."

　　The dragon girl looked at her friend.

　　The Elafia girl had no fighting power at all.

　　She is enough when attacking the infected mine.

　　The fighter's fire will burn away the injustice in the world.

　　The first step -

　　It is to liberate the mines that exploit the infected.

　　"Be careful on your journey, Talulah."

　　Alina didn't object.

　　She knows what her fighting ability is like.

　　It is best to stay in this camp protected by warriors.

　　"...Big Bear, Yangge, take a few people with you and stay here to protect them."

　　Yelena thought for a few seconds and said so.

　　"Sister, I also want to join the attack on the mine!"

　　The big bear didn't want to stay in the camp.

　　“…”

　　The Carters girl glanced at the exposed panties.

　　“…”

　　Then Big Bear covered his butt and said nothing.

　　"I am a bounty hunter hired by an ordinary Ursus villager."

　　The deep-sea hunter spoke at this moment.

　　“Boom!”

　　The heavy sword was placed on the ground.

　　The shield guards looked somewhat solemn.

　　This weight plus her strength -

　　It was enough to overturn their defenses.

　　Even in the Ursus army where they once served, they were capable of becoming a vanguard of hundreds of battles.

　　Ursus's Shield Guards and Ursus's Vanguards are often the vanguards of war, responsible for tearing apart the enemy team's lines.

　　If you are not an elite, you are not qualified for the position.

　　“…”

　　Patriot looked at the girl.

　　It was she who had been holding the small purple creature.

　　Now it seems that it is not a simple existence.

　　“I want to go too!”

　　Kiana Kaslana has not forgotten what she said before.

　　She is the people's shield, so of course she has to participate in this just battle!

　　"It would be better for Miss Kiana to stay in the camp."

　　Yelena looked the white-haired ball up and down.

　　The childishness on her face was still there, just like when she had just summoned the cold wave.

　　"Don't underestimate me!"

　　Kiana Kaslana said she still has some skills.

　　"Zerg is going too!"

　　When the little Zerg Overlord heard that they were going to attack the infected mine, his eyes lit up.

　　Put the wild insect nest aside for now.

　　The most important thing now is to harvest biomass and high-energy resources!

　　We must not let Talulah burn the biomass this time!

　　“Gah!”

　　The little springtail said that the Overlord was right.

　　It's ready to fight for dominance!

　　"Take her and Zerg over, Yelena."

　　Talulah said so.

　　Kiana and Zerg are both members of the dimensional chat group from another world.

　　It might be a good thing to let the two of them experience the darkness of the land of Terra.

　　After all, the white-haired dumpling is a little too naive.

　　The Dragon Girl was a little worried that she would suffer in her own world because of this.

　　To be honest, Talulah doesn't think Kiana's world is a pure paradise on earth.

　　Where there are people, there is bound to be darkness.

　　It would be fine to let the white-haired dumpling broaden his horizons.

　　As for Zerg——

　　It's not easy for little kids.

　　His powers are completely unknown.

　　And the creature called Broken Tooth obeys him completely.

　　This tiny creature is extremely fast and is fully qualified to be a scout.

　　Perhaps we could let Broken Tooth sneak into the mine to conduct some reconnaissance first.

　　Talulah thought so.

　　"Talulah, are you serious?"

　　Yelena raised her brows.

　　Let two immature children participate in the battle?

　　"Um."

　　The dragon girl nodded.

　　"I will protect Kiana."

　　She said.

　　“…”

　　Did you forget to mention one person?

　　Yelena thought.

　　Doesn't Zerg need protection?

　　"Don't underestimate Zerg and the creature on his head."

　　The infected patrol members disappeared without a trace like bubbles.

　　This was most likely done by Zerg.

　　That small body contained a power that Talulah could not understand.

　　"Talulah, why don't we let Zerg stay in this camp?"

　　Alina looked at the little child with some worry.

　　She felt that it was not a good thing to let an innocent child...see darkness.

　　The infected mine is not a harmless place.

　　Although she had never been there, she had heard of the notoriety of the infected mines.

　　"Zerg is going!"

　　The Swarm Master repeated his thoughts.

　　"Listen to Zerg."

　　The Dragon Girl changed her mind and let Zerg decide for himself.

　　“…”

　　Alina glared at her friend.

　　"Patriot, sir, we have already made the decision."

　　Talulah changed the subject and indicated that it was time to start the attack.

　　The tall Wendigo glanced down at the Dragon Girl.

　　The fire in her eyes did not die out, but even became stronger.

　　Then, Patriot took up his spear and shield.

　　"Guerrillas, march."

　　…………