sjar Chapter 409 - 403: Infiltration
Chapter 409 - 403: Infiltration
In the dark and profound cave, terrifying monsters were busy, black blades striking the ores, sparks flying upon collision, and not long after, a gigantic rock weighing hundreds of kilograms fell.
Number 50112 hooked onto the boulder with scythe-like blades, walking backward outwards, its steel-like limbs strong and powerful, easily dragging the boulder.
"Dig, transport, labor to be allocated food." This was the only thought in Number 50112’s mind.
Busy Flying Mantis Ants were three feet long, and their dark golden bodies were evidently very hard, hundreds of thousands of low-tier worker ants burrowing into underground veins, extracting numerous ores.
Their job was to gather food for the entire colony, regardless of how much they collected, food could only be allocated from above; such a system was strictly enforced with iron resolution, not a single Flying Mantis Ant could defy it.
"Everyone, keep digging, yesterday we gained five thousand more brothers, if we work hard, there will be more brothers in the future!" The worker ants encouraged each other.
Worker ants like Number 50112 were diligent and tireless, working increasingly efficiently, none were lazy; their work efficiency would shame any human, only comparable to mechanical life.
The mining area was several kilometers away from the camp, Number 50112 painstakingly dragged the ore there, leaving a clear trail on the ground, tens of thousands of worker ants like it transported ores to the camp from various directions.
The camp was actually a military base, war ants twice or even ten times their size gathered to enjoy the ores, simultaneously overseeing the mining process.
"This is my harvest." Number 50112’s antennae made contact with a war ant several meters long, yet no mind projection was seen transferring.
"Well done, you’re a good worker ant, keep it up." The war ant praised, biting off pieces of ore with a crunch, swallowing them whole.
Low-tier worker ants labored hard, while mid-tier war ants in the camp constantly gnawed on ores, refining various essential materials, their aura growing stronger simultaneously.
"Today’s ore yield is quite good, the Queen is very satisfied, you may receive a portion to consume and strengthen yourselves, this is your reward."
An information message came from a ten-zhang-long Flying Mantis Ant, somewhat arrogant, yet the tens of thousands of worker ants below showed no complaints, seemingly believing this mode to be rightfully so.
Number 50112 didn’t fly far, upon hearing this, its antennae shook excitedly, this was indeed good news — it hadn’t eaten freely for quite a while.
Being in the lower tier of the colony, they were born to strive for the survival of the colony, if food was ample, there was a chance to mutate into stronger war ants, naturally elevating their tier.
Many war ants benefited from the labor, growing robust by their substantial intake; casually, they could kill several worker ants with a single strike, held in high esteem, yet if they encountered enemies, they would charge ahead, being born to enjoy rights meant their strength was to fulfill duties.
The colony’s system was strictly enforced, no insect could transcend it, otherwise, they would be consumed by myriad insects.
The war ants were like small processing factories, and the purified materials flowed incessantly into a huge cave, the entrance diameter tens of meters, where worker ants transported nutrition.
In the depths of the cave, hundreds of Flying Mantis Ants with celestial-grade aura seemed to be asleep, not moving at all.
They formed a circle, yet at the center lay a hundred-meter-long white flesh insect, its skin smoother than snow, its pitch-black head bore two red antennae, soul signals emitted continuously, controlling thousands of war ants among the Flying Mantis Ants.
The Insect Queen and several gigantic Insect Kings harmonized, the Insect Kings possessed amazing combat power, their life tier only slightly inferior to the Insect Queen, with combat power comparable to Jade Platform Celestial Immortal, extremely strong.
At its tail, the Insect Queen produced one egg after another, once they hatched, the Flying Mantis Ant Colony would further expand.
"Our Flying Mantis Ant Colony occupies favorable territory, lacking no minerals, hence expanding swiftly.
Since the Emperor nurtured us, granting us planets to proliferate, the sun has risen and set a thousand times, another thousand cycles and the Flying Mantis Ants will grow a hundredfold!
The Emperor controls over four thousand colonies, and like us, there are hundreds that are strong, a veritable abundance of soldiers and generals.
Five hundred sunrises and sunsets later, we’ll depart this star system, another five hundred cycles and we’ll be able to devour at least ten star systems, growing ever stronger!"
The Insect Queen of the Flying Mantis Ants was exhilarated, their breeding ability remarkably potent; three thousand cycles ago there were only a few thousand pairs, now they’re counted in billions.
Given time and sufficient resources, they could rapidly proliferate, producing countless warriors, plundering everything, growing stronger!
"If one day, I could become an Emperor Level Mother Insect, I alone could manipulate genes, produce thousands of Insect Queens, migrate to unfamiliar Star Domains to claim sovereignty, becoming invincible after ten thousand years!"
In the cosmos, civilizations regard the Insect Race with hostility due to their immense threat, devouring planet after planet, consuming everything, leaving no room for others to survive.
Yet their strength is undeniable, one insect can spawn Ten Thousand Races, and in ten years form billions of armies; with such reproduction speed and diverse colony types, the strength is substantial and survival ability extremely potent, almost without weaknesses.
To handle them, only overwhelming power to subdue the Controllers within the Insect Race could suffice, like the Emperor of this star system, commanding thousands of Insect Queens, executing any order, where these thousands of Insect Queens control the colony’s mid-upper tier.
Of course, if the Insect Emperor dies, many Insect Queens would be severely depleted but not perish; if an Insect Queen dies, a new one emerges within the colony, merely weaker, not extinct.
Such terrifying colonies, as long as one exists, can infinitely proliferate.
Combat capabilities extraordinarily aberrant, survival abilities extraordinarily aberrant, they consider themselves exceedingly perfect, not dominating the cosmos would be bizarre.
The obese Insect Queen greedily ate the purified food, only with enough nutrients could it nurture more offspring, expanding the Flying Mantis Ant Colony.
Crunching down on large chunks of pure iron and graphite, the Insect Queen failed to notice that mind projections infiltrated its body one after another, ultimately fusing into one.
Wang Xuan’s will began quietly occupying the Insect Queen’s flesh body, continuously strengthening; this Insect Queen possessed the life essence of Jade Platform Peak, with combat power primarily revolving around Primordial Spirit power, causing little concern.
Hours passed, Wang Xuan’s mind projection already attached to the Insect Queen’s spiritual sea, stealing its memory, knowledge.
After a while, Wang Xuan finally understood this colony, known as the Insect Race, an infinitely reproducing colony, which if unnoticed could grow to unimaginable calamity.
In the cosmos, there are countless civilizations extinguished by the Insect Race; not intended extinction but merely consuming the source worlds of other civilizations clean.
This Star Domain, with over a dozen planets, thousands of different colonies, all spawned from one powerful Emperor Insect, occupying the star, surrounded by many powerful beings, all fortes from different colonies, also slaves or descendants of the Emperor Insect.
The Emperor Insect evolved into a certain level of being, appearing perfect to the Insect Race, able to replicate genes, manipulate genes, and plunder the genes of other civilizations’ beings to grow stronger.
The insect race of this constellation holds Laser Insects wielding energy weapons, Lightning Insects, Elemental Insects adept at soul attacks, and Flying Mantis Ant Insects with strong flesh bodies capable of flight...
Numerous talented Insect Race species could adapt to any environment short of extremes, fearlessly into a vacuum, their survival ability, reproductive ability, plundering ability, lethal ability... they excel at them.
"Truly, a race to marvel." Wang Xuan raised an eyebrow, to evolve to such an extent, the Insect Race was indeed formidable.
This constellation’s source was the Emperor Level Mother Insect residing within the star, leader and ancestor of billions of insects.
Wang Xuan’s eyes glimmered; this Emperor Level Mother Insect was equivalent to a Grotto Void True Immortal level being, powerful and of considerable worth, if controlled, would certainly be a potent and forceful weapon!
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