Chapter 315: Abandonment
“What are those things!?”
The Rikens finally caught sight of the Burrowing Worms. These were certainly not remnants from the last invasion. How had they managed to infiltrate Planet Raze? Were they a new Swarm species or native organisms of the planet?
There was no time for deliberation. The answer revealed itself almost immediately.
Trailing behind the Burrowing Worms were familiar figures—“old friends” who quickly confirmed their identity as Swarm units.
Yes, these were the Swarm’s latest combat creations.
Once the tunnels were opened, a torrent of larval bodies poured into the underground nuclear power plant. The handful of security personnel there stood no chance of repelling the attack.
As for the special operations team dispatched to assist them, they had only just boarded their transport ships and were nowhere near the battlefield.
“Detonate the compromised nuclear power plant,” General Hamis ordered coldly. The Rikens had many methods to deal with larval bodies, but hand-to-hand combat was not one of them.
“But there are still our people inside,” his adjutant protested.