Evolution is a very wondrous thing.
The Arachnid Big Claws possess absolute dominance in attacking people; if they were to launch an assault on human civilization, these Big Claws, once they get close, could immediately unleash 200% of their pushing strength.
However, as the most suicidal and highest-fatality unit in the suicide legion, the Splitters' attack strength can only be considered average, but as long as the battle is dragged into a stalemate, their enemies will surely be the ones to lose.
The original 550,000 Splitters have now reached 650,000, while the Big Claws have dropped from 800,000 to 650,000, with both sides now equal in number.
Although the Splitters can no longer hold the Space Rift to allow all the Big Claws to pour out, it currently appears that the Arachnid's second wave of Big Claws is already facing defeat.
When the Arachnid's numerical advantage ceases to be an advantage, they are actually quite weak. The most common scene now is... Big Claws, relying on their fearless spirit and physical advantage, taking down two or three Splitters, only to be torn apart by more Splitters.
These corpses are then absorbed by even more miniature larvae, and new Splitters immediately appear. Through this recycling, the Big Claws essentially consume no Splitters at all.
This is absolutely a spectacle!
The Warriors among the Big Claws raised objections regarding the ever-increasing Splitter legion, but this time, the Broodmother did not provide them with Kamikaze Artillery Bugs and Tank Worms; otherwise, the combination would definitely have allowed them to advance.
The Warriors would not question their Broodmother, but they currently had no strategy other than to continue the stalemate.
When the Broodmother discovered that the second wave of Arachnid had dwindled to only 400,000, she immediately let out an unwilling roar, a roar that caused the Chitauri, thousands of kilometers away from the nest, to panic.
Lord Pa Da quickly came to see the Broodmother. Although he didn't know what had made the Broodmother so furious, it surely had something to do with Earth. Moreover, he wanted to contact Loki, but found that his meditation projection was out of range???
Meditation projection can be used within three to four star sectors, and with Loki being controlled by Supreme Thanos and possessing the Mind Stone, he should be able to establish contact within at least five star sectors.
And this location is only two star sectors away from Earth, yet Loki has lost contact?! Lord Pa Da thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any explanation.
"Broodmother… what has made you so angry?" Lord Pa Da arrived at the nest. The Broodmother's body, buried three to four tens of thousands of meters beneath the surface, crawled out, but this was only a small section of her.
The Broodmother opened her massive maw and roared, "Your enemy Planet has a powerful force guarding it. My troops are about to be annihilated again… My losses are severe… Awoooo, awoooo."
The Broodmother is extremely greedy and stingy. She had assumed that her initial forces had already eliminated the strong enemy, and the second wave of troops she sent, consisting only of Big Claws, was intended to assist the initial forces in their reproduction mission.
However, she didn't expect them to be directly blocked and beaten at the entrance.
According to the Warriors' reports, the enemy's numbers were increasing at the same rate as her own troops were dying, and the second wave of Arachnid was about to fall.
Lord Pa Da was very surprised, saying incredulously, "Although Earth serves as the hub World within that star system, holding a crucial position, it only has two remnant pantheons, as well as some Mutants and Inhumans."
"Are you doubting that our Arachnid are fragile?!!!" The Broodmother, enraged, roared at Lord Pa Da.
Lord Pa Da activated his shield. The Broodmother's saliva poured down like a torrential rain, causing him to lose considerable Face. "No, Broodmother, I just don't understand what caused the mighty Arachnid to be trapped on a Planet that hasn't even reached the peak of a Black Iron civilization."
"You don't need to mock me. With my calculations, these more than 1.8 million Arachnid, torn through Warp, could cause immeasurable destruction on any Planet below a Bronze civilization… They would rapidly reproduce after landing, doubling on the first day, quadrupling on the second… enough to destroy any civilization." The Broodmother's thousands of compound eyes slowly calmed down.
Lord Pa Da thought to himself, if only he could contact Loki, he would understand why the Arachnid on Earth were having such a hard time.
Logically speaking, although the Broodmother is stingy, she is not incompetent. The troops she sends are meticulously calculated, but now, let alone a Planet, they haven't even managed to get off a single island.
"Lord Pa Da, this matter has greatly interested me. Since my birth, after destroying hundreds of civilized Worlds, I am once again excited. I can sense that my Dominators have infiltrated the humans in that World. I will uncover the truth and then personally crush this Planet." The Broodmother's voice was low, but the overflowing Killing Intent made Lord Pa Da tremble with fear.
Although Lord Pa Da's mental strength was similar to the Broodmother's, the mental energy within the Broodmother's massive body was many times his. Even if there was a difference in quality, the overwhelming quantity was enough to exhaust Lord Pa Da to Death in a confrontation.
Lord Pa Da bowed and said, "The Chitauri fleet will arrive at that Planet in two weeks. We will Warp at full speed to assist the Broodmother in crushing that Planet."
Lin Fan rushed from the Green Zone to the Red Zone. Zagara didn't even need to command the Splitters; the Big Claws on the other side were slowly being devoured.
However, to prevent the Arachnid from appearing again from the Space Rift, Lin Fan decided to seal it with the Tesseract.
But the previous overuse of the Tesseract had already consumed tens of thousands of energy blocks. Sealing the Space Rift on Manhattan Island would require at least 100,000 energy blocks, which was almost all of Lin Fan's current energy block reserves.
However, constant fires in the backyard are not something to be happy about. It's better to block this place first. If the Arachnid were to descend again, they would only be able to open Space Rifts from outside Manhattan Island.
The Broodmother was about to send another 3 million troops, but then suddenly discovered that the Space Rift had lost contact?? "No… that damned strong one, he closed the Space Rift!! You will pay the price… definitely."