Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 249 Al Gore “died” young
Zero did not interfere in Todd's specific actions with the Velvets. With the current technological system of the Zerg being equal to or even surpassing that of the Velvets, even in a frontal war, no matter how hard the opponent tried their best, they would never be able to shake the swarm.

Their population of over [-] billion can only be regarded as a fraction in front of today's insect swarm. Even if all the people are soldiers, it will not be enough to defeat Todd's strength, and there is no comparison at all.In terms of pure war potential, an intelligent race like the Velvets cannot be compared with the Zerg.

Under this premise, how to use war to achieve one's own goals has become a science for Todd.

This time, the Zerg's goal is very clear, which is to seize the ninth colonial galaxy of the Federation. While obtaining energy, they can use it as a springboard to disguise themselves as ordinary biological civilization and continue to launch attacks on the important territories of the Velvet people.

Todd's plan is simple. Regardless of the intensity of the war, this war must reduce the population of the Velvet people to less than 1000 billion, otherwise they will not be given any breathing space.Only by making the entire race feel the crisis of genocide can they shine with hope in desperate situations.

Nothing makes them feel this more than a sharp decline in population.

As for the 240 billion intelligent race individuals who will die in this process, Todd doesn't care. Except for some self-restrictions, it will not hold anything back.

The huge insect swarm slowly completed its acceleration. In the star field near the Velvet people, even with the support of "internal agents", the insect swarm was extremely lacking in energy crystals.But this is not a problem. The ninth colonial galaxy of the Velvet Federation has opened its arms to them. At the current speed of the swarm, they will arrive here in 26 years.

These more than twenty years were the last peaceful time for the Federation.

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In the year 1486 of the Zerg, Ruhr completed the first confirmed journey between river systems, which represented another big step taken by the Zerg towards the stars of the universe.

At this point, the previous ideas about energy life have fully met the conditions. It will lead the swarm of insects into the wormhole and move towards the nearby exit.

At that time, the insect swarms that reappear in the real universe through the unexplored mineral vein channels will use the precious time to confirm their position as much as possible. For this reason, Ruhr even customized energy protection with appropriate strength for them. shield.

The energy life in the Lyman Galaxy has always been a threat to the Zerg, and their strong connection with the energy veins also makes Zero concerned.

How it quickly locates the emergence of mineral veins, why it insists on finding and occupying these galaxies, what motivation it uses to achieve what purpose, etc., these are all what Zero is concerned about.

He had a vague feeling that the insect swarm might make a surprising discovery in it.

The first thing to do is to study it in the true sense!

There was once a good opportunity, that is, when the Zerg were attacked by "Zhuna" for the first time in the Lyman galaxy, but in order to regain the energy veins, the commander at the time, the brainworm Visser, accidentally detonated a huge fluctuation in space. Even a brief rupture killed it directly.

As for whether the energy life was dead at that time, although it could not be fully confirmed at first due to insufficient preparation, in the subsequent defensive battles, Zero was convinced that it was indeed dead, and its fully energy body was as if it was broken. Like a balloon, it dissipates all of itself in the form of light and heat into the cold dark universe, returning these things from the universe to the universe.

If the insect swarm does not need a wormhole passage connecting the main body, perhaps it can be used directly as bait, but it may take a long time.

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In 1489, Gore, who had been paying attention to this, instantly became nervous. For no other reason than that, under the feedback of the Hive Mind, it detected information about some of the Zerg that had entered the wormhole before!

Through the vision they provided, sure enough, it was as dark as ever!But Gore knew very well that the danger would come soon, and the time left for the swarm was very short.

It must take advantage of this rare opportunity to successfully locate here in the starry sky, otherwise Ruhr, who is still returning in the passage, will have done nothing.

Gore has already studied the unusually conspicuous stars in the Lyman galaxy, hoping that one day they could be used in such situations.

Prior to this, based on the aerospace technology of the Velvet people, it even compiled its own precise observation and positioning system. The death of these bugs itself is not important, but what they carry is likely to last for several years. It’s an opportunity that only comes once every ten years!

Fortunately, it had been well prepared in these years. Before the central star in the galaxy "took off its coat", a familiar high-brightness star shining in the starry sky entered Gore's field of vision.

That is one of the preset definite coordinates!

With the first one, there was soon a second one!

That's enough!

The next moment, the energy shield flashed, and it lost sight of the insect swarm over there within a few seconds, but at this time Gore no longer cared.

Among the billions of stars, it has found its way there!That's a yellow dwarf star!

The nearest Zerg unit is 71 light-years away, and from its perspective, the target galaxy still has the light of stars.

This is an important piece of information, which means that at least 71 years ago, this place was not occupied by energy life.

Prior to this, Gore had also thought of recording the changes in the stars in the sky to help him find the traces of "Zhu Na", but in the end he failed to do so.

The reason is simple. The distance between them is too far. Even if it can be determined through optical observation that there are likely to be traces of energy life there, by the time the light reaches the Zerg, hundreds or thousands of years have passed. , or even tens of thousands of years, not to mention that the swarm has to spend time going there after learning the information. Whether it can achieve anything by then is still uncertain. It is far less convenient than directly inviting Ruhr, and it will definitely be able to get it. Definitive conclusion.

But then again, there are still some merits in recording the brightness and death of stars.At least it can be roughly judged the energy life branch inside the Lyman galaxy or near the insect swarm, but there is no reference value for things further away.

Now that the traces of "Zhu Na" have been identified, the rest falls into place.A group of Zerg space units immediately consumed energy crystals and entered a state of super-light navigation. They will reach the edge of the galaxy across a distance of 71 light-years within two years.

This is the limit of the hyperdrive that the Zerg can use today, and it is also the fastest travel speed of the Zerg except for wormholes.In order to ensure that they have enough material, the insect swarms sailing in that direction will occupy nearby star systems, expand there, and provide a steady stream of material and energy for this actual observation operation.

Looking at the entire river system, it is clear that the Zerg can be so wealthy and conduct an experiment in such a luxurious way.

But Zero knows that with the various characteristics displayed by "Zhu Na", as long as everything about it can be fully understood, the Zerg will definitely gain huge benefits from it.

Just its movement method that clearly surpasses the speed of light of the swarm is already crucial to the swarm. It is the guarantee for the swarm to explore the universe and is also one of the most conspicuous signs of the progress of the swarm.In comparison, this price is really nothing, especially for a race like the Zerg, it is almost nothing.

In addition, the large amount of energy life in the Lyman galaxy, judging from the premise that it has now established a foothold in two huge galaxies, may be this kind of life is the norm in the universe, and its research is very likely to be related to The future development strategy of the insect swarm.

From Zero's perspective, the galaxy of origin where the main body of the Zerg is now may be invaded by "Zhu Na" soon. He does not believe that these "things" do not span the millions of light-years of long nothingness between galaxies. Ability, if they are really directly related to energy veins, this is a high probability event.

The next year, Ruhr returned to the Zerg main base in the Lyman system. Due to the isolation of information, it was not clear at the time whether it had achieved its purpose, so it immediately returned to the wormhole to confirm.

For this creature that is interested in Zero, all the Cerebrates have a considerable sense of mission. Even though they are now separated, they all, including Sass, provide help to Gore to various extents.

Ruhr left soon. The Lyman Galaxy was not suitable for it to stay and develop. The energy life that could be seen everywhere here could kill it at any time. It was a truly dangerous place. Even Gore's main base was Build outside the galaxy to keep yourself safe.

The expansion of the insect swarm within Lyman is basically the same as it was at the beginning in the origin galaxy, advancing in a tree-like manner. With the help of the hyperdrive, their efficiency is also not low, but compared with the surrounding The Blooming Origin Galaxy pales in comparison.

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In Zerg 1491, Gore successfully established an observation base on the outskirts of the target star system. In the darkness in front of him, strong gravitational fluctuations announced the existence of the yellow dwarf star. He wanted to find out what "Zhuna" was doing inside it. activities, it is inevitable to deal with them directly.

This time, Gore is planning to adopt a two-pronged strategy, that is, while entering the galaxy from inside the channel, he will also use the opportunity of "Zhuna" to become active when the channel opens, and dispatch scientific research units from the Zerg bases on the periphery of the galaxy to conduct exploration and Observation.

This is also the most likely way that Gore can think of to work. For the Zerg, it must move, otherwise the Zerg will have no choice but to kill it.

It has been preparing for this moment for a long time. At the same time, in the main base where the wormhole is located, there are also insect swarms waiting. By observing the movement of "Zhuna", this time the insect swarm will try to attack outside the galaxy. It deploys interception.

At ordinary times, it is almost unobservable. If it were not for the scene covering the star, it would hardly show its figure in the universe. The energy on it is almost perfectly converged, so many observation methods are ineffective.

But after several battles, the swarm has been relatively easy to detect at least when it approaches, which is a prerequisite for executing this plan.

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The evacuating energy life that the swarm accidentally encountered, as well as the mineral vein channel that the swarm failed to open despite all their efforts, told Gore that there was likely to be something in "Zhu Na's" behavior. What secrets are there, but it never thought that it would get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg in this way!
In the year 1494 of the Zerg, when Gore was trying to test "Zhuna" in the target star system, the wormhole in the star system where the main base was located, which was originally thought to be extremely stable, changed at this moment.

The originally active life information of the bugs that stabilized the wormhole quietly dissipated at a certain moment, but the wormhole did not shrink, recover, or close because of this. It was still expanding!
The strange movement made Zero divert his attention. He was very sure that something "drilled" out of the wormhole!

At this moment, many phenomena in the past flashed through his mind at an extremely fast speed, including the emergence of energy veins, "Zhu Na"'s persistence in the second-dimensional passage, the disappearing wormhole, etc., and so on. Enlightenment.

But at the same time, he was also prepared to "lose" the brainworm for the first time in the Zerg's history.

Gore, whose body is located on the outskirts of the galaxy, is probably in danger.

Just like the Velvet people thought that the Zerg were high-dimensional creatures, but in fact the Zerg were just fakes. This time, they may have met their true master.

Soon after, the star that the Zerg had "taken back" from the energy life "Zuna" disappeared from Gore's eyes.

Afterwards, a large number of Zerg units disappeared, and the entire galaxy was "disappearing" in a strange way, and it was disappearing in various senses.

If the previous package of "Zhu Na" still retains the gravitational field of the planet, then at this moment, the planet, including many small celestial bodies, are freed from the constraints, no longer bound by the gravity of the star, and begin to move at the tangent angle of the original orbit. , one after another flying out of the galaxy.

Of course, they were not exempt from the fate of being "swallowed", and soon completely disappeared from the "sight" of the insect swarm.

Gore wanted to escape, but the hyperlight engine obtained from the Velvet people could not start at all. Before this, it would only fail and be forced to stop operating when it was affected by the gravity of a massive celestial body. But at this time, the entire Almost all the celestial bodies in the galaxy have mysteriously disappeared, but the Zerg space unit carrying the Cerebrates cannot start its engine at all!
At this moment, Gore is undoubtedly in a life-and-death crisis. Even Zero is helpless and can only watch it and its main base disappear into the real universe along with hundreds of millions of insect swarms. .

A few minutes later, a "seed" was generated in the main base of the Krichtel Zerg. Zero knew that it was Gore...

As the eighth brainworm of the Zerg race, it has only lived for 1450 Orian years since its birth in 44. For a brainworm, it can definitely be considered an untimely death.The teachings from Sass and other brainworms allowed it to quickly grow to where it is now, able to independently control a star field, but now it has returned to silence.

As the first brainworm to "die" directly in history, it may be able to answer Zero's long-standing question about whether the brainworm is still the same individual it once was when it grows up after death, but now is obviously not the time to think about this question.

Soon, Zero's attention was diverted by another thing.Through the observations of the Zerg scientific research unit in the target galaxy where the Zerg swarm arrived, he clearly observed that just nine hours after the Zerg main base in the Lyman galaxy suffered an accident, "Zhu Na", who had been quietly existing here, suddenly appeared. different actions.

He knew that the thing did not really happen nine hours later, but had already happened at the same time as the accident occurred!Because the star where "Zhu Na" is located is exactly 9 light hours away from the insect swarm at the edge of the galaxy!

In his field of vision, just like what the insect swarm had observed in the past, the obscured yellow dwarf slowly appeared in the center of the galaxy, spreading its light into the darkness again, and the "Zhuna" that was originally entrenched inside the galaxy ", has disappeared.

If Zero could observe the entire galaxy at the same time, he would be surprised to find that black curtains were unveiled under the starry sky, and exactly the same phenomenon occurred at the same time in every star system with "Zuna" inside the galaxy. These energies Life, all disappeared without a trace...

(End of this chapter)