Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 344 Hunting and Harvesting

Ruel felt that he was now raising a poison, housing many souls together, and then quietly waiting for them to complete "swallowing" and merge into one body, and then continue to do the same thing over and over again.

Of course, during this process, the "container" of the Colossians "ruptured" many times, and even caused a lot of trouble to the research base station. After all, after the soul body has completed the fusion, the Zerg's method of restricting it will eventually itself Restricted by their strengthening, it is difficult to play their original role.

Fortunately, Ruhr was well prepared. Although it suffered a lot of losses, overall it went smoothly. The capacity of the Colossians' containers has continued to increase as the Zerg transformation progresses.

After many "break and then build" practical tests and improvements, and spending sixteen years in the "New Universe", Ruhr has obtained a method that can accommodate tens of thousands of basic soul units to complete the fusion, and it can be used in ordinary Zerg units. The "container" on your body!

Of course, this is actually not enough. In the only physical test, a soul body of this strength did not pose a threat to predators, but the Colossian container can only do so, at least for now. Stages can only do so. To further improve, what is needed is a more in-depth theory of soul research, which is undoubtedly beyond the reach of the current Zerg.

Ruhr is not frustrated. He has anticipated this and still has a backup plan.

If the aggregated soul body released simultaneously through many containers can be quickly re-aggregated after being released, then everything will not be a problem!

Experiments have proven that aggregated souls that have gone through the process of being "contained" are often in an extremely manic state. Ruhl thinks so, because the Zerg do not even need to do anything, they will naturally start after being released. "Fighting", or in other words, this is fusion.

Of course, in the experimental stage, Ruhr can only refuse the two aggregates, because if it continues, it may not be able to control such an existence, which will pose a huge threat to the entire "New Universe" research base. Maybe this This "power" can only reach the level of causing damage to the physical creatures in this space, but the energy convergence of the Zerg can no longer significantly weaken the stronger soul bodies.

Perhaps in the process of researching the native physical creatures of the "New Universe", the Zerg will gradually become more resistant to them, but now, it is undoubtedly not possible.

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With the most basic conclusion in hand, but unable to continue conducting experiments in the laboratory, the only thing left to do is to verify it in actual combat.

The extremely small units that could provide Ruhr with vision continued to explore in the darkness and quickly locked on the most suitable target. As a result, a group of Zerg units carrying soul bodies that had experienced the "first round of fusion" slowly moved away from the base. Start the engine and head in that direction at high speed.

Of course, the real battlefield must be chosen further away. If something unexpected happens, it will not affect the Zerg's base here.

Of course, it is not really far away, because the movement of the insect swarm advancing will attract lurking predators. This needs to be taken into consideration even when choosing the optimal route based on intelligence.

Soon, they arrived at the target area, and the test target was a lone small predator.

This lone small predator is the first "hairtail" type creature that the Zerg has seen in this universe. They can easily kill ordinary souls, and Ruhr has never seen anything happen to them. Creatures prey.

In a sense, this thing has almost no natural enemies.

It's just that this time, Ruhr calculated with intention but not intention. Even if it was just a test, it was not sure what the final result would be. This individual who could easily cause huge damage to the Zerg would not have a good ending.

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The Zerg observed its extremely fast approach as soon as they arrived here. Ruhr did not say anything about this, but just asked the Zerg swarm on site to prepare to release "weapons".

Except for the bugs "cleaning the battlefield" hidden on the edge, the remaining individuals participating in the war have no expectation of ensuring that they will still be alive after the war.

Because they simply can't survive the opponent's first round of attacks. They will die before the Zerg's true "weapon" can be unleashed.

But it doesn't matter, this is the price that should be paid.

Under the vision provided by the insect species secretly observed in the distance, although it was not detailed enough, Ruhr still witnessed the entire process of this practical attempt!

The initial mobility of the Zerg units was indeed inferior to that of the opponent, and it was unable to prevent the opponent from approaching at all, but when it got close enough, these bugs released what they carried.

Thirteen powerful soul bodies that had experienced "one round of fusion" appeared in the darkness and quickly started the next round of fusion!

Then of course, the killed bugs around them cannot attract any of their attention, and they don't have much desire for "flesh and blood". Therefore, the only predator enjoying the "post-war carnival" becomes the darkness The only light in the middle, or at least the only living thing in the darkness nearby!

Hunhun was captured by the Colossians, and then was forced to undergo fusion. After experiencing the same level of fusion again, it is obvious that there are some subtle differences from before. That is actually hundreds of thousands of basic units. The final collection is powerful and angry!

Yes, it already had some emotions, and this anger made it pounce on the creature not far away in front of it that seemed to have sensed danger. At this moment, the roles of hunter and prey were reversed!

Ruhr recorded everything that happened next, and the result was simply devastating. It finally understood why most of the predators would walk away when it encountered soul bodies that had completed a large number of fusions at other times.

Because they can't resist at all!

This may require a limit. After the soul body fusion reaches a certain level, they can directly complete the transformation from prey to more powerful and fierce predators!

Under such an intense soul body attack, this creature that had been victorious before, but had no time to escape because it was greedy for the Zerg flesh and blood, quickly reached the end of its life.

Ruhr clearly saw that after its body was possessed by the soul body, it no longer had any movement to escape. It was completely different from its behavior in the real universe. This time, its body was rapidly becoming shriveled up. After a long time, the living predator, which was not a big one at first, turned into a corpse with only the outermost "skin" left!

And the strength of the soul body that took away its life has increased visibly to the naked eye!

Ruhr did not observe more. After completing "Revenge", this complex that exuded strong soul-specific fluctuations left here, and by the way, the Zerg units in the direction of its departure died directly.

And the strange thing is that these dead bugs do not turn into what the predator looked like after death!

This is another new clue, but Ruhr has not delved into it for the time being. It needs to return to the research base station with the "remains" of the predator as soon as possible. It is hard to say whether it will encounter more dangers on the way.

But this is the first time that the Zerg has obtained the "skin" of this creature. Facing this unknown space, its research value is immeasurable. It may allow the Zerg to embark on the fast track of development and begin to truly explore this brand-new world as soon as possible. Dark world!

After a quick "battlefield cleanup", the Zerg units that were originally observing from a distance quickly began to evacuate. Of course, ensuring concealment is still the top priority. Decades of exploration experience have proven that hiding oneself in this substantial darkness can effectively reduce the probability of being hunted.

The possibility of being attacked still exists, and it is still not low, but this is the ultimate that Ruhr can do at this stage.

The corresponding insect swarm has already set off. Ruhr guessed that even if the returning insect swarm is discovered and killed, there is a high probability that these native creatures will not care about a body that has been completely "sucked dry". If they are really discovered, they will not be able to escape. , then maybe it’s possible to get your loot back in the end.

Or maybe not.

Of course, this time the experiment was essentially completed perfectly. Even if the loot was lost, it would be able to be copied and regained later, but it would just waste a lot of time. The best result is still a smooth collection and research on it.

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In the end, things did not get out of control. Even though the previous commotion attracted many local aggressive creatures, and even once actually eliminated a Zerg unit carrying "trophies", but as Ruhr expected, They were not too interested in the corpse of their "kind" that had lost its essence, and it was successfully collected by the insect swarm that arrived later.

The collection of this kind of biological material has led Ruhr and the scientific researchers of intelligent races in this "new universe" to enter a period of busy research. During this process, the Zerg attacked frequently, using their absolute leading intelligence advantage to launch attacks against lone or smaller entities. Although many accidents occurred along the way, the biological materials accumulated by the Zerg were substantial. There are more and more people on the ground.

Even the number of souls lingering outside the Zerg's "New Universe" base station has shrunk significantly as a result!

Of course, compared to the needs of the Zerg, the scale of such an attack is still too small, and the materials obtained are relatively limited. It is barely enough for research. If you want to do a lot, it will be a drop in the bucket.

Ruhr naturally also sent a batch of materials to the main universe. Although it has established a research base here, the scale is too small after all. The main scientific research power of the Zerg is concentrated in the real universe, not to mention the large number of wisdom. Race scientific researchers, the number of brainworms alone is overwhelming here.

Zero is aware of Rule's actions. Although due to the rules of the universe, he cannot project his will into the "new universe" at this stage, there is no doubt that even there, Rule is relying on The common will formed by the gathering of the Zerg completes the control of the Zerg swarm, which can be called an alternative extension of the Zerg Hive Will. In addition, it also has the ability to command the Zerg units. The two complement each other, which prevents the small number there. The insect swarm, which was weak in the face of native life, was out of control.

Regarding this current situation, Zero actually feels that he does not know anything about the insect swarm on the other side of the passage. Although the connection between Ruoyouruowu is far less strong than that of the real universe, he has not lost the connection with them. This situation It was almost exactly the same as when they entered the wormhole passage, but at this time, he always felt as if he could make a change, but he just hadn't figured out how to do it yet.

It's as if you intuitively feel that you can do something, but actually haven't found the entry point for a while. This feeling is quite strange. Although you can't be sure in what form, what is certain is that Zero will feel that sooner or later, he will be able to do something. be able to do this.

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The research on biological materials has not encountered many obstacles. Unsurprisingly, just from the analysis of the only remaining materials, it can be seen at a glance that these lives are fundamentally different from life in the real universe!

This difference is not like the difference between the Velvets and the Colossians. No matter how huge the difference is, the two have basic enough similarities. They are both composed of elements in the main universe. .

But judging from the difficulty in obtaining these materials by the Zerg, they are not!

Not only on the material level, but its basic element composition is simply unbelievable. From its material composition, Zero can almost see the entire system of this "universe", but the strange thing is, why are they so "hungry" for the Zerg body? Woolen cloth? Those are obviously almost unrelated and have completely different composition methods. In theory, they may not even be able to provide them with any supplies. So what benefit does swallowing the Zerg have to them?

Simple bloodlust?

Zero doesn't feel like it. Their energy acquisition is completely different from that of Zerg and other creatures in the real universe. It is a self-contained system. Judging from their crazy efforts to kill Zerg and decompose their bodies, there is a high probability that they can benefit from it.

So, what are the benefits? Why does such a creature with low intelligence have such instincts? What makes them sure that by killing Zerg units, they can get the flesh and blood that makes them crazy?

Zero felt that the only possible explanation was that these creatures had had an extremely profound interaction with the life in the main universe, so they knew from their bones what to do to benefit themselves.

Of course, this is just a guess. He needs more information to make a more detailed judgment.

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The special materials composed of these biological bodies are not available in the real universe. This should be called a "specialty" there. At least at this stage, Zero cannot copy such a structure and can only find ways to use the materials that have been obtained. Carry out Zerg transformation.

In other words, when it is difficult to improve the acquisition efficiency, these biological materials are undoubtedly rare items, so use less.

There is no doubt that its strength and performance in all aspects are simply amazing, but it will still take some time to complete the analysis and Zerg-like application.

More importantly, Zero is also quite curious about the internal structure of their souls that have been swallowed up by them. What kind of material is it and why it has the effect of increasing the strength of the soul body? All this makes Zero excited after a long absence!

If this kind of biological material can improve the Zerg's research in the field of material technology and has the potential to greatly improve the Zerg's combat capability, if this soul-amplifying substance can be used by the Zerg, its value may exceed these simple materials. I don’t know how many times the material is!

If we start from the time when the Zerg actively counterattacked the invasion of soul bodies into the real universe, in order to figure out the truth behind them, Zero spent nearly four hundred years and invested endless resources before finally sending Ruul into it. the initial exploration.

It was not until this moment that he felt that this unknown behavior, which was originally intended to explore the passage, might bring a lot of benefits to the Zerg.

(End of this chapter)