Not far away, Tongmu, Asuna, and Xiulize suddenly changed their expressions, seeing that rescue was beyond reach.

At this moment, there was a loud thunder in the sky, and the next moment, a purple thunder and lightning that connected the sky and the earth rushed down from the clouds, aiming directly at the huge Zerg lord!

The weather weapon finally struck its strongest blow.

The Zerg Lord let out an unwilling roar, and no longer cared about giving Alex the final blow. His body suddenly expanded to a length of thirty meters, and three tentacles lingering with dazzling red light went straight towards the crazy attack. The electric dragon descends.

The next moment, two huge energies collided, and the unparalleled terrifying energy exploded instantly. Amidst the earth-shattering loud noise, the air waves appeared in circular ripples and spewed out wantonly, converging into a mushroom cloud shape in the sky. Super atmospheric wave.

"Rumble..."

The earth was groaning. In just a few seconds, the entire area of more than a hundred meters in radius collapsed and sank. With a huge rumbling sound, the ground radially sank more than ten meters into the ground, turning the entire area into a quagmire.

Such a blow even directly affected the warring humans and insects. The ground tiles were undulating up and down like a magnitude 10 earthquake. What was even more shocking was that a huge crack more than 20 meters wide snaked throughout the entire battlefield. Divide into two equal parts on the left and right.

Large plumes of smoke and dust rose into the sky, completely covering the entire battlefield. Mixed with the sounds of various guns and the roar of the Zerg, the scene was in chaos.

Uh-huh!

A black sword light flashed out, splitting the gushing smoke into two, and his vision suddenly became clear.

"There!" Tong Mu pointed out his hand.

Not far away, a charred figure fled in embarrassment. It was the Zerg lord, but his size was several times smaller than before, and his aura became extremely weak. With a flash of blue light around him, he appeared half a mile away.

A blow from the meteorological weapon also damaged the proton disruptor, but the Zerg Lord was already seriously injured and dying, and his demeanor became even more depressed after this transmission.

Xiulize narrowed his eyes slightly, stretched his bow to the full string, and a flash of arrow light flashed away. Two tentacles covered with mucus were snapped off at the root, and they fell to the ground and twisted uncontrollably.

A hundred meters away, the Zerg Lord screamed in pain, and a large amount of viscous body fluid gushed out from the fracture, suspended in the air and fled towards the entrance of the canyon in the distance.

All around, the Zerg who arrived from the battlefield ahead rushed in from all directions.

Suddenly, a ray of red cloud also shot out from the place, much faster than the seriously injured Zerg lord, and caught up with him in a moment.

Within the red clouds, it turned out to be Alex who should have been seriously injured. Although his face was as pale as paper, the wound on his right chest was covered by a thin layer of red crystals, which temporarily stopped the injury.

The Zerg lord let out a furious roar, turned his head suddenly, and a red lightning flashed away and struck the person who came.

The red light was split open, but it also used up the last energy of the lightning. Alex shot out from it, and the Thunder God Sword in his right hand slashed out a thunder blade.

The Zerg Lord screamed, paused in the air, and then turned into two equal pieces on the left and right. Suddenly, they burned themselves without fire, and turned into a ball of ashes in the blink of an eye.

As if there was some mysterious connection, just when the Zerg lord was dying, the Zerg army, which had already beaten the human legion back steadily, suddenly became agitated collectively and their morale was greatly reduced.

Looking down from the sky, the dense army of insects suddenly split into countless small troops, running away in all directions.

After forcibly overdrafting his strength to kill the powerful enemy, Alex suddenly felt relaxed. Then he saw three people flying not far away. His body went limp and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Tong Mu held him up in time.

"Great, you're fine!" Tongmu saw the scene of Alex killing the Zerg lord from a distance. Although he was also pale, he still said with great joy, "It's lucky to have you this time, otherwise he would have been killed by this The Zerg Lord escaped, but I didn't expect that it survived a full blow from the weather weapon."

Alex coughed twice and smiled bitterly: "I was lucky enough to succeed in finishing the last hit. The strength of this Zerg lord is far beyond my imagination."

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Hearing this, Tongmu sighed with a somewhat sad expression: "You are right, there are so many people together, and now there are only four of us left."

They had just confirmed that the other two strong men with axes and the young man with sharp ears had died of serious injuries, so only four people on the field survived.

On the other side, Xiulize's face was gloomy. All four of his subordinates died in this battle. Even if he passed the assessment, he became a polished commander. However, he had narrowly escaped death several times in this battle. His ability to survive was extremely important. Lucky.

After everyone talked for a while, they left and left. After all, this was still a battlefield, surrounded by the remnants of the fleeing Zerg army. Moreover, everyone was seriously injured and needed to go back early to recuperate.

Soon after, when Alex and others returned to the main force, the war was over. The remaining troops tidied up the battlefield for a while, and the entire army returned to Base No. 3.

After this battle, the human legion also suffered heavy losses and was no longer able to catch up with the remaining enemies. Although there were many twists and turns, after killing the Zerg lord, it had achieved its military goal. At least in a short period of time, the Zerg on the fourth planet would no longer be able to survive. It doesn't pose a big threat.

Time is the best way to heal pain, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

In the evening, the lights in the bar in the central business district of Base 3 illuminated this lonely planet. Loud music sounded all night long, accompanied by spirits and hallucinogenic drugs. It seemed that we were far away from the tragic war half a month ago. .

Next to the bar, Alex, who had mostly recovered from his injury, was sitting alone, watching the wildly dancing crowd, and drinking wine calmly.

Next to him, every passing soldier would pay him attention, but no one came forward to talk to him.

They already know through the base's propaganda that this man was one of the heroes who killed the Zerg lord and ended the war half a month ago. However, for ordinary soldiers, the explorer is an unattainable big shot, Alex. He was equivalent to their commander. There was a strict hierarchy in the military camp. He did not say anything and no one would rashly disturb the commander's interest.

What's more, after a life-and-death battle, they really needed to relax. There was no need to abide by the rules in the military camp. Most soldiers chose to get together to laugh and have fun, gulp down alcohol and use hallucinogenic drugs.

In the interstellar age, most hallucinogenic drugs have become essential items in military camps. They have been on the verge of life and death for a long time, and no one knows when they will die.

Of course, even the most arrogant and rebellious soldier in the military camp would not dare to provoke an explorer who could tear apart the Zerg with his bare hands.

After another ten minutes, the door of the bar was pushed open from the outside again, and two young men and women walked in. After a quick glance, they walked towards Alex.

"I'm glad to see you're still alive." Joanna said calmly as she asked for a glass of wine from the bar.

"Even if you win this time!" Rocky said with a cold snort, but a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. After all, he risked his life to go deep into the enemy group to kill the Zerg lord. This alone is what he is ashamed of. .

And it’s not that he doesn’t realize the difference between the two of them, but he has always regarded the person in front of him as the target of his pursuit. It is absolutely impossible for him to give up!

"I just survived the catastrophe." Alex knew Rocky's mentality well, and even though he was laughing, he didn't actually mind his attitude.

Only when there is competition, there is motivation!

Suddenly, Alex held the wine glass in his hand and said to the two of them, "There were twenty of us starting out, and now there are only three of us left. Let's toast to everyone."

When the three of them heard this, they drank in silence.

Explorer assessments over the years have been known for their extremely high mortality rates, but this time the number of casualties was even higher than in previous years, which shows how cruel it is.

Next, the three of them drank alcohol one cup at a time. To explorers, alcohol was just a drink with some flavor.

Bai Mouchen chose to say goodbye soon after meeting the two. After all, it was enough to get to know each other and get the news that the two were intact. Then everyone would meet again at the Steel Fortress.

For the next period of time, Alex did not go out to hunt Zerg again, but stayed at the base to meditate. He had already collected the 10,000 merit points required for the assessment, and even had a surplus, so there was no need to travel again.

And the one-year time limit for the assessment is getting closer day by day.

On this day, on a mountain peak a thousand meters away from Base No. 3, a group of people stood upright, looking up at the outline of the distant sky.

The outline got closer and closer, and soon it was completely revealed in front of everyone. It was a huge spaceship.

"Welcome everyone, you are all students who have passed this year's explorer assessment. The Iron Fortress has opened the door to the extraordinary world for you." A man's head appeared in the sky, and at the same time, small doors opened on both sides of the spacecraft. .

Everyone looked at each other and flew towards the small door.

There is a light film at the small door. When passing by, it needs to be verified by personnel. It is impossible for unqualified people to pass through this seemingly thin light film.

After everyone entered and confirmed that all the assessment students had received it, the spacecraft flew out of the sky with a "whoosh" and flew towards the distant sky, leaving only an isolated city on the distant horizon quietly sitting on the planet. A corner.

This journey was surprisingly long. It only took three days to arrive, but it took more than three months to return, crossing several galaxies along the way.

Only then did Alex realize that the original assessment location was so far away from the Steel Fortress. No wonder he had to use space jump in the first place.

One day a few months later, as a prompt came from inside the spacecraft, the Steel Fortress finally arrived!

Everyone walked up to the observation deck, and the steel fortress spread into the universe. The familiar white Babel Tower appeared in front of everyone again. Through the portholes, they could clearly see a steel city that occupied more than half of the planet.

The difference from last time was that this time the spacecraft landed directly inside the Steel Fortress. When the hatch was opened, everyone quickly poured out of the spacecraft. After all, they had been there for three months, and it was really boring.

Alex walked out of the spacecraft and found that the group of people was parked on a huge circular platform. Surrounding them were circles of tall circular platforms, which were filled with densely packed people. The number was huge. There seemed to be more than ten thousand people, and there was a lot of noise and bustling.