Galactic Almighty Evolution

Chapter 21: The Terrifying Hollowborers

Boooom! Boooom!!!

Two shells rebounded back to the engineering base and exploded. While it did not cause too much damage, two engineering vehicles were lost.

“Damn it! Gauss cannons aren’t effective against it!” The artillery crew members were caught in a hard place, they were the most effective unit type against the Insectoids, but against this giant earthworm-like Hollowborers, their weaponry was simply useless.

“Use energy cannons!” James reacted quickly, and he immediately issued another order when he saw solid shells could not harm the giant bug.

Booom, booom, boom!!! The surrounding mechanized soldiers of the 3rd battalion started their attack. They were equipped with more than a dozen infantry energy cannons, and while these infantry weapons were far less powerful than a Gauss cannon, but an energy round would not rebound off the Hollowborers’ tough carapace. So against it, these weapons were rather effective.

Crrrikkkk!! After they came under the barrage of energy cannon fire, the Hollowborer let out an unbearable shriek. The high-frequency soundwave was so harsh that it dazed everyone!

“Shit! This bug actually evolved a sonic weapon!” James clutched his head and looked very much in pain.

This time, not only James but all of the soldiers on High Ground Z3 all held their heads as they fell onto the ground. Many of the weaker staff clerks even had blood flowing out of their ears and noses.

However, Qin Hao still felt all right. Aside from feeling a little noisy, he did not experience much else. Seems like after assimilating the Insectoid’s genes, his ability to withstand sonic waves had improved a lot, and these sort of supersonic attack would not cause him harm.

Crrrikkkk!!! At this moment, the bugs beneath High Ground Z3 started to move again. They too were not affected by the Hollowborer’s supersonic attack, and now almost all of the soldiers on High Ground Z3 had lost their ability to fight. The bugs only needed to charge up the high ground once more to easily take over the place, and kill all of the federation’s soldiers.

“Damn it!” Qin Hao spat, before pulling out the long knife from his back. There was only one path left before him, that was to kill the Hollowborer. Or else, once the Insectoids were to attack, he would simply not able to deal with the swarm of bugs from all sides on his own.

Should High Ground Z3 be lost, then would there be any safe place left for him? No matter how strong Qin Hao was, could he survive alone on planet Alpha?

So, the determined Qin Hao dragged the long knife as he charged toward the Hollowborer that was using its supersonic attack.

“Dieee!!” With a roar, Qin Hao leaped up high, and he jumped more than three meters into the air. At this moment, Qin Hao was also equipped with a powered exoskeleton. This was given to him by the logistics officer after he reported back. Plus, as James’ bodyguard, the powered exoskeleton he got was a relatively high-grade one.

With the power of the exoskeleton, Qin Hao’s strength and speed had all increased, so jumping more than three meters in height was not something new.

Shinkkk! Qin Hao’s long knife struck forward and sank into one of the holes on the Hollowborer’s body that had been created from the energy cannon blasts.

Rrrrippp!! Under the effect of gravity, the sharp blade tore through the skin of the Hollowborer. While this bugger’s skin was thick and tough, it was still not steel plates. So, before the razor-sharp blade, the Hollowborer’s skin was ripped open, from a three-meter-high point all the way to the bottom!

Crieekkk! The Hollowborer shrieked in pain, and its supersonic attack was interrupted.

“Arghhhh….” The soldiers on High Ground Z3 rubbed their heads, as they wobbled and stood up.

“The bugs are coming!” One of the officers shouted out, and that snapped all of the dazed soldiers on High Ground Z3 back to their senses!

Many of the soldiers gave their faces a couple of slaps to wake themselves up. They then rushed over to their positions, or to operate the Gauss Cannons, or take up their electromagnetic rifles to meet the Insectoids’ assault.

While Qin Hao had interrupted the Hollowborer’s supersonic attack, but would the wounded bug forgive him?

Wreee!!! He only saw the Hollowborer turned its neck and charged at Qin Hao its mouth open wide. If Qin Hao was bitten by it, forget his flesh, even the metal power exoskeleton would be grounded to powder by the dozens of rows of sharp mandibles.

Shringg!! Qin Hao pulled the long knife out of the Hollowborer’s body, he then charged up and leaped sideways.

Crashhh!!! The Hollowborer crashed against the metal plating on the ground and instantly tore a big hole on the alloy flooring.

Krak Krark… With a shrill ring of friction, the alloy metal plate the Hollowborer had chewed away had been completely grated by its sharp jaws. Metal fragments fell down all over, and the scene was bone-chilling.

“How is this thing even made!” Qin Hao was quite frustrated at this moment. The Hollowborer was very large, and his long knife, even if it could puncture through its skin, it could not reach its internal organs. It was just too difficult to kill it.

When Qin Hao was being worried, the Hollowborer did not stand idle. It turned around, and came charging with its mouth wide open!

Boom!! Boom! Boom! Boom!! Qin Hao dodged left and right, using his strength and the high-speed movement of the powered exoskeleton to dodge the Hollowborer’s attack.

In just a short minute or two, the metal plates around the Hollowborer were completely overturned. Due to the shape of its mouth, when the metal plates were laid flat, it could not eat them. But once they were toppled over and the metal plates were jutting out, it could feast on the plates like chewing on biscuits.

Creeek… Following the extensive damage caused by the Hollowborer to the metal flooring around it, a large number of giant beetles rushed out. They themselves were good at digging holes, but they could not break through the metal flooring. Now that there was a gap here, the bugs rushed directly out from the insides of High Ground Z3!

Rat tat tat… The soldiers of the 3rd battalion fought with all their might. After the supersonic attack, they had regained their fighting power, but the strength of a single battalion alone was obviously insufficient to stop the giant beetles that were surging out from the holes.

“Third Battalion seeking support! Seeking support!”

“Damn it!” Qin Hao could not find any time to protect James. Because if he did not tangle with the Hollowborer, should it start the supersonic attack again, then the entire High Ground Z3 would fall in an instant.

“Just gotta kill them!” At this moment, Qin Hao could only go all in. Now, High Ground Z3 was being attacked from the inside and outside, and normally, he would have just left everything to fate.

Buzzzz… At this moment, the roar of fighter planes rang out, and the bombers were here. This was the only good news for the Federation Army.

Booom!!! Boooom!!!! As the bombers began carpet-bombing the Insectoid swarm beneath High Ground Z3, while the soldiers of the 106th Division were finally able to focus their attack on the interior of High Ground Z3. After all, the bombers could not bomb the bugs that had come out from the holes, otherwise, they would be wounding their own troops!