Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 225 Surprised "Zhuna"

Zerg 1132, 23 years have passed since the Zerg and Velvet civilization met.

At the very beginning, due to the exposure of the micro-units of the Zerg, Sass, through a series of systematic biological changes, turned the outcome in favor of the Zerg, successfully made the Velvets relax their vigilance, and brought the Zerg units onto the surface of the planet.

However, this was not enough, the Velvet people were really too cautious.After they realized that conventional methods such as high temperature and vacuum were unable to eliminate micro-species, in order to prevent biological infection from invading, the Velvets formulated a special solution according to their structure, which could make the micro-units of the Zerg the fastest. The connexins on the outer biological armor are disabled so that they are no longer protective, killing them.

At the end of each experiment, including scalpel blades, syringes, protective clothing, masks, etc., as long as there is a risk of contact, they will all be soaked and destroyed. Relatively expensive permanent instruments will also undergo a cleaning process that lasts for several days. No hidden dangers will be left.

Due to the increase in the number of Zerg units, Zero discovered the whole process of the opponent doing all this for the first time through a macro perspective.

So Sass began to try to use this to make a fuss.

It first tried to optimize and improve the Zerg's outer armor junction protein. Of course, this cannot be done under the nose of the other party. The Velvet people monitor the laboratory, especially the inside of the container containing the Zerg. Sass is not sure. Complete the experiment under the premise.

And once this matter is noticed by the other party, it will fall short.

So, in the Velvet's laboratory, Sass still made the Zerg units act as stupid beasts, and on the other side of the passage, in the main base of the Zergs in the Ori Galaxy, Sass started the experiment with the brain worms.

Of course, in order to ensure the success of the experiment, it also needs to obtain the formula of the solution used by the Velvets to eliminate the micro-units of the Zerg, so as to ensure that the final result is correct.

There are some difficulties, but it is not impossible, because although the Velvets did not deploy in front of the Zerg, the process still fell into the eyes of Zero. The dosage and the like are not a problem. The only difficulty lies in how to use only the superficial characteristics Observe to find out what the raw materials used by the other party are.

The text deciphering of the brain worms has not been completed, but they still have time. Before the Zerg loses its research value, it is their deciphering window.

As for the value of research, if it is not for the risk of exposure, Sass can create a bunch of them for the other party at any time.

The growth of the number of Zerg in various research bases has basically stopped. Although bugs die every day, there will be new additions. Generally speaking, the number is basically maintained at a stable level. Maybe in the future as the number of topics increases and further decryption, This number is bound to expand further.

This also means that in the short term, there is no need to worry about losing sight.

In the Auri galaxy, Sass and Dagus and many other brain worms, based on the information provided by Zero, tried to analyze the solution that the Velvets used to destroy the microscopic units of the Zerg and strengthen the Zerg units in a targeted manner.

Sass' idea is that the other party is now using this method to avoid the leakage of Zerg creatures. As long as they can pass this level, they may really be able to leave the laboratory and enter the natural world.

In addition, you have to avoid the opponent's biological detection, etc., but these things are much simpler than escaping from the container.

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In the Ori system, the planets revolve slowly around the star. Every time Ori revolves around the central star, it is an Ori year, which is also the most commonly used unit of time for the Zerg.

In Zerg 1134, Sass's research has already produced some results. In terms of the size of the Zerg, even if the exhaustive method is used to test a little bit, in the hands of the brain worms who use the will of the nest to completely control the entire Zerg, it is absolutely impossible. It won't take so much time.

The reason why I say it is partly because the solution of the Velvets is not just a solution, it seems to contain some specific biological enzymes, which is the difficulty of this project, and it is no wonder that the connecting protein will fail because of this .

However, biotechnology is the Zerg's absolute strength. Sass has already begun to develop. In the laboratory in the Zerg's main base, the entire cabin is a huge biological structure. Whenever Sass needs something, there will be software Generate, mobilize the materials in the base and pump them here.

It is not only the residence of Sass, but also the bodyguard of the cerebrates.

Now, a gene fragment was intercepted by Sass from a modified insect species, and then began to transcribe.

If the Velvets were able to conduct research on this worm species, they would be surprised to find that in the body of this worm, there was actually a biological enzyme that was synthesized exclusively by the Velvets and aimed at the Zerg itself!
Sass is very calm, it has no psychological fluctuations at all, this result has long been expected.As the first brain worm of the Zerg, it is also the oldest existing Zerg unit. Its strength lies not only in its knowledge reserve, but also in its calm and indifferent attitude.

Some micro-units of the Zerg were spewed out by the soft tissue extended from the "wall", and entered into the biological vessel just prepared by Sass.

It should be noted that, in order to manufacture this biological vessel capable of holding these liquids, Sass successfully completed the research on the resistance to this liquid.

This is a matter of course, because the ingredients of the potion are all prepared by it, and how to deal with it has been planned as early as the beginning of production.

It has no difficulty in attacking its own shield with its own spear.

Sure enough, these tiny Zerg micro-units that were identical to those on the other side of the passage immediately began to die after entering it, exactly the same as what they experienced in the Velvet!
And this also means that in the near future, this method of the other party will no longer be a sharp weapon to destroy the Zerg, but will instead become a disguise for the Velvet people to suffer their own consequences!
However, at this moment, Sass hadn't had time to take action against the Velvets on the other side of the tunnel. In the unknown star field in the real universe, another thing happened that was enough to make Zero all look sideways.

In 1036 of Zerg, that is, as an experimental unit 98 years ago, the first batch of bugs that entered the tunnel appeared at the other end of the tunnel!

This is not the star field where the Velvets are located, nor are there any known stars or planets in front of them.

In front of their eyes, is a piece of darkness!
There is no light from the stars, and there is no starlight from a distant place in the night, there is only infinite darkness!

But Zero is very sure that this is the cosmic space he is in, because he has already contacted these bugs!

The strange thing is that this batch of bugs was originally a Zerg scientific research unit. Judging from their detection conclusions, there is a violent gravitational anomaly near the space where they appeared!
This means that there are celestial bodies in their vicinity, and they are large celestial bodies with more than one number!Judging from the gravitational strength, their mass is at least above 0.9 Ori!

But these celestial bodies are completely invisible, whether it is observation with the naked eye or various forms of detection, only the gravitational field that exists in this space tells them that there are indeed large celestial bodies here!

However, not long after, Zero saw a cosmic spectacle through these bugs!
There is actually a beam of light shooting from a distance, where the gravitational change is the greatest. According to the general theory, if it is in a galaxy, it should be where the stars are!

It is about 1.5 light-hours away from the Zerg, that is to say, when this ray of light hits the Zerg's eyes and is observed by them, 1.5 hours have passed since the thing actually happened!
Through the Zerg scientific research unit, Zero saw the huge central star, as if it was covered with a pure black coat, completely covering its own light, and at this moment, it is slowly "fading" This coat re-displays one's "body" in the real universe.

With the appearance of the light, the planets illuminated by it in the distance also began to appear in the darkness, as if they were there in the first place.

"eclipse?"

This was Zero's first reaction. On Ori, due to the existence of the "moon" at that time, this phenomenon was not uncommon.

But this is in the cosmic space!Even if there are planets blocking the light from the stars, it will definitely not make the entire galaxy dark!
This incident was weird and exaggerated, just like the original energy mine, it had a huge impact on Zero.

However, before he ordered the Zerg to search and land on the nearest planet to expand and establish a colony, all these bugs died suddenly in an instant, even those microscopic bugs that were released into the universe when the bug swarm appeared !

It was as if following the light to come here, there was some unknown existence that killed all the living creatures in an instant!

All the Zerg individuals who came here died, and none survived. Therefore, Zero lost his vision of this galaxy at this moment, and returned to silence.

"What's this?!"

He can be sure that this is by no means a natural phenomenon!Along with the light of the stars, there is also a special existence that kills all the bugs that exist here!
Although the matter is over, the true sense of the darkness that covers the sky slowly fades from the stars brings zero shock, as if it was the first time for primitive people to see the sun that rises every day from the sky. Disappearing little by little, turning the world into darkness!
Those dead bugs didn't bring any useful information to Zero except for death. He didn't locate where in the universe, and he couldn't determine what killed the Zerg unit, but there was one thing that made him He cares very much.

Having learned the lessons from the Velvets, as soon as he discovered these bugs appeared in the universe, Zero let them start to spread Zerg microscopic units into the surrounding space. In a short period of time, at least tens of millions of naked eyes Invisible bugs were scattered into space, but they all died in an instant!
The octopus can't do this, the mechanical life form Mira can't do this, and the Velvets can't do this either!
But it did happen.

And even if Zero wants to do more observations, he can't do it, because he has lost all influence in that galaxy.

For a moment, Zero even thought that he was the primitive man looking up at the solar eclipse in horror, as if he had become ignorant of this familiar world.

But existence is truth, and he quickly reacted. Although this phenomenon is exaggerated, it is not completely unimaginable for the Zerg.

If the biological Dyson sphere produced by the Zerg could wrap the entire star and absorb all the energy, it would probably be able to cause a similar phenomenon.

But one thing is difficult to explain, that is why the large celestial bodies that have disappeared in various visual levels, only left the gravitational field to highlight their own existence?
This is something that the Zerg cannot do. There is no way for the Zerg to block all the sense of existence of a planet in the macrocosm. No matter what, there will be a means of observation, not like just now, except for the existence of gravity. They are practically gone!
Of course, these planets should be there, and they are likely to be completely wrapped up like that star, which is why this phenomenon is caused.

Zero calmed down slowly. For so many years, there were not many things that could make him fluctuate, but since he had lost all the clues, it was useless to think about it so much, so he could only temporarily put it aside.

What Zero doesn't know is that if this phenomenon is discovered by the Hero Federation that he learned from Mira, then a super fleet from a fifth-level civilization will usher here in a short time.

Because this kind of creature that covers the sky and the sun is an energy life that is regarded as a "cosmic bandit" among the three major civilizations and is also of great research value-"Zhuna"!
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The surprises brought to the Zerg by the energy veins are really one after another. If the Zergs are not special enough, they can still be perceived by Zero even in endlessly distant places. There is no way to find the passage leading to it.

The Velvet people have tried it, and even the long-distance communication with quantum entanglement as the core has never responded since entering it. It is like a glutton that can only enter and never exit. come out.

The Zerg have done a lot of experiments on this, but since most of the swarms that entered it have never appeared, they can't draw too many valid conclusions.

However, this time it is not completely fruitless. After all, the swarms that entered in the first round entered neatly and appeared together. This seems to prove that in this passage, there is no way to divide the swarms. question.

This is good news. In theory, as long as Zero can arrange enough bugs inside that small spherical area, it will be able to have a sufficient number when passing through the channel at the very beginning.

The discovery of this point gave another idea of ​​Zero a chance to be realized. If all the insects entering the passage were microscopic insect species, even in such a small space, it would be enough to arrange billions or even more!

Then maybe when they reappear in the real universe, the secrecy can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, thus avoiding the situation like facing the Velvet civilization to a certain extent.

Of course, there are also huge problems. For example, if there is no civilization or entity at the other end of the passage, perhaps these tiny bugs will not be able to encounter the entity of the universe, let alone develop, even if they float there for 1 years.

But in any case, this is a new way of thinking, worth exploring and trying, and it doesn't cost much after all.

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The appearance of another batch of Zerg units in the real universe was regarded as a small episode, which briefly interrupted Sass' original plan. However, for the kind of completely unknown and powerless to interfere without threatening its own existence, Zero intends to put it Put it on hold, so as to concentrate on dealing with the affairs of the Velvet civilization.

Although the insect species has been bred to be resistant to the opponent's method of destroying the microscopic units of the Zerg, Sass does not intend to use it blatantly.

Theoretically speaking, as long as one bug escapes from birth, it can take root on the planet, so there is no need for it to risk exposure and release the Zerg on a large scale.

No matter how you look at it, the technology of the Velvets is much more advanced than that of the Zerg. For such a civilization, the right way is to first hide themselves and make themselves invincible, and this is also the philosophy that the Zerg has firmly followed since its birth.

Sass only intends to use this to release a batch of bugs, and then restore the previous appearance, allowing the opponent to slaughter.

Doing so can avoid the risk of being discovered to the greatest extent, after all, the Velvet people also value these biological experimental samples.Even though Sass has lowered the opponent's vigilance to the greatest extent before this, there are still certain risks in carrying out such an operation under their noses, but it can't be done again.

Do as soon as you think of it, the swarm has never had the habit of procrastinating.Now that the conditions are met, even if it drags on, the situation will not become more favorable to the Zerg race in the short term, and there will be more emergencies. If the Velvets change the method of eliminating the microscopic bug species, then Everything done now will be in vain.

Therefore, in various scientific research bases, while the researchers of the Velvet people were carefully studying and dissecting the Zerg, some microsecond changes quietly occurred in the body of the Zerg individual in a certain experimental box on the Fowler star. .

After this kind of bug grows into an adult, it will naturally produce microscopic insect species to reproduce itself, this point the Velvet people already knew in the initial research, and this is exactly what they focused on preventing.

But this time is different, this worm is bred in the body, besides the microscopic worm species in the conventional sense, there are also a small amount of worms that have the ability to resist the killing methods of the Velvet people.

Of course, speaking of a small number, there are hundreds of thousands of them in this batch.

Sass did some small tricks on them. As long as one bug completes the task and successfully establishes a Zerg base on the planet, the other companions will quietly complete self-destruction, and eventually disappear with the passage of time. anywhere found by the other party.

This level of caution is Sass' greatest respect for the Velvet people.

At the same time as the plan started, from the outside, the bug in the experimental box was still struggling weakly, as always, without arousing any suspicion.

After all, it is just a creature with less intelligence than birds, and wildness is its instinct.

(End of this chapter)