Who could have seen this coming? helldivers 2The Terminid version of Jurassic Park has failed horribly after the eruption of an underground hive took a deadly turn, right in the middle of Helldivers' efforts to get the Democracy Space Station up and running.
Tyranny Park was built last month along with the Terminid Research Reserve on Acamar IV, and opened its doors to allow “adventurous and well-paid citizens” to see democracy-hating insects up close in a completely safe and not remotely risky way. With no other media outlets to refer to that might suggest this might not be the best idea, the citizens of Super Earth have been having a blast at the bug-filled tourist attraction… until now.
“The Terminid Research Center has suffered a catastrophic security breach. A massive underground hive erupted beneath Tyranny Park, massacring visitors and staff,” reads an in-game dispatch sent to Helldivers. “The cause is under investigation, but previous unresolved incursions into the planetary perimeter may have been a factor. The outbreak has spread to surrounding planets, including the Turing Center for Xenoentomology. The Center has critical research data and must be protected”.
CONTAINMENT BREACH from r/Helldivers
Needless to say, Super Earth's finest are shocked. “No one could have expected Tyranny Park to fall like this!” exclaims one loyal Helldiver on Reddit. “Impossible! Who could have predicted such an event?!” other agrees, equally perplexed. “A tourist park with uncontrollable creatures cannot be contained and is invaded… who would have thought.” add another.
Once again, this is a bad time for Helldivers, who are currently in the middle of a Important order very important for the Democracy Space Station to function before Flying automata aircraft brigade gets in the way. Unfortunately, those cunning robots have now taken over Tarsh and destroyed the DSS Logistics Hub in the process, and with the location of the space station now identified, it's only a matter of time before they get there.
At the very least, part of the Greater Order is crushing 500 million Terminids, so the new bug outbreak could help boost those numbers, which are currently about 74% complete with just over three days left. However, keeping the DSS headquarters in Gaellivare is also crucial to ensuring victory, so balancing both will be key to ultimately achieving victory. “powerful strategic tool” going.
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