Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 364 Undead Mutation

Things went quite smoothly. The swarm and Mira cooperated with each other, shared intelligence, and launched attacks closely. The alien beasts that invaded the real universe were hunted down by the insect swarm one by one, and became trophies of Zero and Mira's research and transformation.

The magical civilization on the fourth battlefield seems to have realized that it cannot find a gap in the increasingly tight defense of the insect swarm to invade the real universe. The offensive has slowed down a lot in recent times.

To be honest, the fleet of this magical civilization should be the weakest among the four races that invaded the main universe. Without the protection of the mysterious power at the entrance of the passage, the insect swarm would even have the ability to rush back into the passage and invade them in reverse. world!

There are only two places where the zerg are still attacking crazily, and the attack intensity is increasing instead of decreasing. The number of elite units gathering on the battlefield is increasing every time, and the intensity of the war continues to rise!

However, the insect swarm has initially established a defense system that is sufficient to withstand the power of magic. Just outside the passage, with a large number of new insect species, all insects that dare to cross the thunder pool are eliminated in the deep space of the universe at all times.

Rather than resisting, it is better to say that it has become suppression!

However, the opponent obviously did not give up. Each round of the offensive was getting stronger. Even the elite Zerg that had previously been the backbone of the war had been strengthened to varying degrees. Zero had to increase investment and put more combat power into it. Arranged on the second battlefield.

Similarly, Mira on the first battlefield had to slow down the pace of destroying the alien beasts and deployed some armed warships outside the defense circle on standby.

Zero didn't take these things to heart. The fact was that the situation on the entire battlefield became different after Mira joined the war. Although there were still a lot of enemies in the territory ruled by the Zerg, their defeat was nothing more. It's just a matter of time.

However, it was at this time that the insect swarm monitoring the undead ahead brought Zero bad news!

Countless dead creatures have entered the main universe!

Not through the way the undead entered the real universe for the first time, but through that mysterious ritual, that kind of space crack! !

These undead are just a group of summoners, and the channels they open are the key to the other party's invasion.

But the enemies they summon are not undead summoners like them, but a real undead army that exists in Zero's imagination!

Bones, flames, team after team, group after group of undead summons, summoned from an area that was not originally taken seriously by Zero!

It has to be said that Zero still underestimated the practical level of magic, because the Zerg observers who originally closely monitored the enemy were deceived by the opponent's use of magical power. They failed to notice the disappearance of some summoners at the first time, which directly led to the current result.

The situation changed drastically at the first moment, and the threat of the undead began to surge sharply! The insect swarm has locked onto the opponent's "summoning center", and at this moment, endless undead creatures are pouring out of it.

Zero quickly asked the insect swarm at the front to test the opponent's strength, and the conclusions he came to were mixed, but they were very different from the previous good situation.

The good thing is that the offensive and defensive capabilities of these undead summons are basically comparable to the new generation of Zerg units that have been transformed, and are much weaker than the insect species and psychic units that combine Zhuna and new universe biological materials.

But the bad news is that the number of the opponent's surge in just a short period of time is already comparable to the total number of large Zerg creatures in that star field. Obviously, this summons is not a one-off, and the opponent may even open another permanent one. Sexual passage!

Not to mention that the enemy seems to have extremely strong vitality and will not die even if it is scattered, but the opponent's meager undead magic can cause big trouble to ordinary insect swarms!

Zero quickly calmed down, and the units originally used to encircle and suppress the alien beasts were urgently deployed. At the same time, a large number of hatched insect swarms began to gather towards that coordinate point.

Ling Wu had no time to think carefully about the reason why the opponent abandoned the originally opened third battlefield channel and found another way to activate the summons. It is worth mentioning that Mira, who originally surrounded and suppressed the alien beasts with the Zerg, was worried about this undead change. of great interest.

Zero observed a group of mechanical ships emerging from the dark sky, and then launched a directional jump.

He didn't have much reaction to this, and only had one thought in his mind: Mira had indeed deployed some power within the scope of the insect swarm's rule. But Zero did not feel any sense of crisis because of this, because the Zerg swarm would not allow the presence of large-scale enemy warships in deep space sweeps in the galaxy, and even if Mira and the Zerg turned against each other, there would be no physical material support and they would be completely immune to the other party's information. There is no fear of the invading insect swarm.

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The reason why Mira was interested in the undead army was very simple. The other party's 'assimilation' effect on life made it valuable for research. Therefore, she did not even use this to exchange any benefits with the Zerg, so she dispatched the fleet on her own. . The Zerg swarm is quickly mobilizing fleets to surround the enemy, while the undead army is like water pouring into the sea, constantly making breakthroughs in the face of the Zerg with superior numbers and combat power.

Zero didn't know if these undead summons had other abilities, and what would be the consequences of letting them enter the main universe on a large scale, but the enemy didn't seem to want to find a decisive battle with the Zerg, at least facing a group of Zerg that was temporarily smaller than them. , but they chose a relatively weak breakout, with no intention of protecting the safety of the "passage" behind them.

Zero soon discovered that there was no so-called permanent passage there. What the other party was preparing should be some kind of one-time limited-time summons. Once the Zerg organized enough combat power, the enemy would be at a disadvantage.

But in any case, Zero does not think that the other party's summons is a one-time event. The other party's invasion of the main universe must have a deep and serious purpose, especially for magical creatures such as the undead, which have no clear needs in the real universe. , they are neither obsessed with acquiring matter, nor seem to be interested in the energy provided by stars. Besides matter and energy, what else in the real universe is worth coveting?

If these superficial interests are ignored by the other party without hesitation, it can only mean that the other party has a more important goal in launching an invasion in the Zerg territory, and it must be related to the Zerg itself.

Psychic? New universe?

Zero didn't think so. After the opponent broke through the Zerg defense system, they often carried out activities that didn't mean much in Zero's opinion. For example, millions of undead summoners stayed in the same void for a long time. Do not do any unnecessary actions.

Compared to monsters like magical beasts with simple minds and well-developed limbs, this group of undead summoners is obviously a group with some strong intelligence. They are not just for killing and fighting Zerg, they are mysterious and powerful.

Obviously, the enemy's purpose is the key to this invasion war.

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The insect swarms are constantly joining the battlefield, and Mira is no less willing to give in. The insect swarms and the approaching mechanical fleet work together in a tacit understanding to divide and surround the remaining undead creatures on the battlefield, and then annihilate or otherwise deal with them. As for those who have left the main force, The main force of the enemy on the battlefield, the Zerg has its own insect species to follow, and there are also insect swarms from distant galaxies speeding up. If the opponent's number is not replenished, no matter how many individuals are released this time, they will be chased and eliminated by the Zerg. one day.

But obviously things are not that simple. While the swarm of insects and Mira quickly cleared and pursued the main enemy force on the battlefield, Zero once again received the information transmitted by the insect explorers. Those undead summons are scattering into the wormholes that the Zerg abandoned thousands of years ago!

Why is that?

Zero was a little confused for a moment. In the wormhole that was opened in the natural state, there was a large amount of high-level energy that could not be embodied. When exposed in the real universe, it looked like energy crystals. Zero knew this. Yes, but to say that the other party is going for these energies, Zero doesn’t think it is right.

Why didn't you go before and why you had to go after the summons was completed? Moreover, why has the Zerg never really understood the wormhole passage in the real universe?

What makes Zero more concerned is that the passively opened wormholes were exposed to the real universe for a long time, which once directly led to the discovery of new universes. Although the worm swarm almost falsified this in a large number of subsequent experiments, tens of thousands of The same kind of experiments failed to produce the original results, so that so far there is still only one channel for the real universe to communicate with the new universe. This will even limit the efficiency of Zerg communication. Every second of transportation capacity is quite precious.

But now that the other party has chosen the wormhole, Zero has to pay attention. He must think about the other party's purpose. No matter what, it cannot be well-intentioned.

The interior of the wormhole, which has always been a veil to the Zerg, must not only communicate with the new universe.

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Mira is very interested in the undead. As Zero guessed before, these so-called undead magics have no effect on Mira's battleships and small intelligent mechanical equipment. After all, they cannot be regarded as "life" in any sense. ". Although they are called Mira's "tentacles" by Zero, they are just tools, so how can they be affected?

In a sense, Mira has a natural restraint effect on these undead. The assimilation of the other party's undead has always been a big threat to creatures like the Zerg.

Of course Zero can also use the power of machinery, but after all it is not the Zerg's strength. At this moment, looking at Mira's performance on the battlefield, Zero silently made a decision.

"Perhaps, we should conduct another transaction with it?" Zero thought.

Mira's extremely powerful computing power allows it to have unparalleled development speed at certain times. In addition to being limited by the "aura" unique to intelligent life at certain times, Mira's ability to research new things is always Much faster.

The Zerg have never stopped researching magic. They have now mastered the characteristics and even some of the working principles of most attribute magics, but there is no doubt that the death magic of the undead is not among them.

Zero sometimes thinks that since there is no conflict between the two sides over the complete sovereignty of the real universe, and there are no other meaningful reasons for war, it may mean that the two sides have the possibility of working together.

If the Zerg and Mira can deepen their cooperation, even if they only get what they need through trade, the development speed of both will be much faster!

This idea appeared not too short ago, but Zero never put it into action. First, the Zerg itself is enough to cope with everything. What Mira can do, the Zerg can also do in most cases.

Secondly, it is also about the essential differences between the two and the historical relationship between them.

Zero doesn't understand Mira. This mechanical life has always remained quite mysterious. It has many characteristics unique to intelligent life, but it is still essentially different from beings like Zero.

Zero doesn't like things beyond his control, but Mira has the ability to escape from the control of the swarm, and even reversely monitor the swarm. This is why Zero has never mentioned cooperation with Mira in the past, even if it can really speed up the process. The pace of Zerg development.

However, the current situation is slightly different. Zero is willing to communicate with Mira. On the one hand, it is Mira's initiative this time, and on the other hand, it is also because of dealing with some powerful threat that may exist in the future!

In just one hundred years, from the Zerg rampaging the universe to the large-scale invasion of the real universe, too many changes have occurred in a hundred years. Mr. Zero has a hunch that those crazy attacking races may bring unimaginable impact to the Zerg.

This impact does not necessarily come from them themselves, but it must be closely related to their behavior.

For the first time, Zero showed a little concern about the future that the Zerg could achieve by its own development, so he had the intention to cooperate with Mira.

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In Zerg 4726, all the achievements of the Zerg on magic were used, and a truly complementary exchange was held with Mira, with both parties gaining something.

Shortly afterwards, Mira proposed a new round of information exchange, making Zero take it more seriously.

That is an analysis of the "absolute defense" power near the invasion channel!

If such a thing did not exist, the insect swarm would have already entered the fourth battlefield when the magical civilization retreated, and now it may even have launched a counter-invasion into the opponent's world!

After the magic civilization on the fourth battlefield retreated, some of its forces were still retained to monitor the battlefield. The Zerg could not eliminate them, but they had to station considerable defensive forces here.

The non-existent "membrane" that seems to isolate all attacks but allows the opponent to come out makes it impossible for the insect swarm to fully exert its power even if it has the power to fight or even win the battle.

Now that Mira brought it up, Zero naturally had no reason to refuse.

(End of this chapter)