The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2622: The Rise of the Killik Swarm
2622: The Rise of the Kilik Swarm

Tang Xiao sat down slowly, his expression solemn as he began to ponder.

The Killik Swarm!
This name is a legend in the entire Milky Way. Not many people know about the Kilik Swarm, but there are definitely quite a few. Moreover, they are an ancient super civilization that can be seen and touched in the Milky Way today.

Before the rise of the Galactic Republic, there were only two civilizations that could truly be considered to dominate the Milky Way - the Infinite Empire of the Rakata, and the Killik Swarm.

Among them, the Infinite Empire can only be regarded as a hegemon at best, because the area they control is only a part of the core circle. However, at the same time, there is no force in the Milky Way that can compete with it.

The Infinite Empire was an empire built on the dark side of the Force, but later a mysterious plague broke out and the unknown virus severed the Rakata people's connection with the Force. They subsequently declined and were almost destroyed when the Galactic Republic rose.

Compared to the Infinite Empire, the Killik Swarm is the truly terrifying super civilization.

The research on the relics that can be confirmed so far shows that the Kilik Swarm ruled the Milky Way from 10 years ago to 35000 years ago, and 10 years ago was only their peak period. It is currently unknown how long they actually ruled the Milky Way.

Ever since the incident 10 years ago that may have involved the gods, the Kilik Swarm has been in a state of continuous degeneration, but even so, they persisted for years before being defeated by the newly emerging Infinite Empire.

At its peak 10 years ago, the Kilik Swarm, under the guidance of Taiyi, built the miracle of Midpoint Station, which could directly move celestial bodies throughout the galaxy, and moved five habitable planets from other galaxies to create the Corellia galaxy.

Moreover, Tang Xiao understood that when the Midpoint Station truly performed its miracle, the Kilik Zerg used this god-level equipment to directly move thousands of black holes together to build an extremely terrifying prison to imprison a certain evil god.

At its peak, the Kilik Swarm built its own hatchery in every corner of the galaxy. There were countless different nests under the swarm, and each nest had its own unique evolutionary direction. It could be said that it was all-encompassing and took biological evolution to the extreme.

As far as Tang Xiao knows about the Zerg civilizations from other universes, the Kilik Zerg is definitely the ultimate existence that surpasses those well-known Zergs. And most importantly, they are also inextricably linked to Taiyi, or even to the gods who have not disappeared 10 years ago.

And now, we have received news that the Kilik Swarm has risen again! And is attacking the border of Chiss Territory? !
Tang Xiao looked at Severance Tann and said in a deep voice: "I will give you the strength of three squadrons. 60 battleships, 150 heavy cruisers, and 1000 light cruisers, small and medium-sized warships. You must completely solve the problem of the Killik swarm! Abathur and his swarm will also obey your command."

"As you command, my lord," Severance Tann said respectfully.

"Although you are the commander-in-chief, you must remember that the war with the Killik Zerg is no small matter. If they are allowed to truly rise, they will definitely be more terrifying than the Galactic Empire!" Tang Xiao said seriously, "Although Abathur is not good at fighting, his understanding of Zerg civilizations is a hundred times deeper than any of us. You must listen to his advice as much as possible and don't act rashly."

"Yes……"

Tang Xiao nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead."

Severance Tann saluted again with great respect and walked out of the command center. A moment later, three Divine Revelation-class battleships began to turn around in this huge fleet formation, and dozens of battleships and hundreds of heavy cruisers also broke away from the formation and turned to fly in another direction.

After leaving the gravitational interference range caused by the fleet's assembly, the separated fleet immediately started its hyperspace engine and instantly disappeared into the universe.

Tang Xiao looked at the empty space, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

Of course he knew about the Kilik Swarm, and he also knew that the Kilik Swarm was just outside the Chiss Territory. At the same time, he also knew that the Kilik Swarm would definitely rise.

But the problem was that he didn't know the exact location of the Kilik Swarm, so he could only release Abathur to study the swarm after finding some outer Kilik nests, preparing to cultivate a Kilik tribe to fight against the Kilik Swarm.

Because according to his understanding of the plot, even if the Killik Swarm were to rise, it would be decades later, by which time his empire would have already become powerful or destroyed, so it didn't really matter whether they rose or not. Therefore, Abathur had plenty of time to evolve and expand little by little until he found the core nest of the Killik Swarm.

But now, why did the Kilik Swarm appear now? Moreover, since they were strong enough to attack the Chiss Territory and caused Abathur to send a distress message, it showed that they were already very powerful. This meant that they had begun to rise at least several years before this, or even longer.

Did something special happen after he came to this world, causing the Kilik swarm to rise early? Tang Xiao pondered.

The Kilik Swarm tribe controlled by Abathur - the Torghat Swarm, was originally very weak, but Abathur modified their genes, accelerated their evolution, and allowed them to develop rapidly.

To be safe, Tang Xiao did not give Abathur any genes from the Zerg in StarCraft, so all the genes Abathur used to transform the Torghat Zerg were looted from other Kilik Zerg tribes. But even so, as a master of evolution, Abathur could still do something amazing even with the existing genes.

So the Toget Swarm grew rapidly and annexed several other Kilik Swarm tribes in the surrounding area.

But then, the Grisk invaded, and in order to fight against this legendary race with mind control ability, Tang Xiao sent out the Torgat Swarm. In the battle with the Grisk, he sacrificed the mother nest of the Torgat Swarm, and then, with the help of the Protoss Dark Archon, he defeated their supreme being, the Black Star.

After this battle, the strength of the Toget Zerg was greatly damaged, and Abathur could only develop again. Tang Xiao did not give Abathur any preferential treatment for this, but just let him continue to rely on the resources in his hands to rebuild the Zerg.

The Kilik Swarm's ability to recover proved to be terrifying, and Abathur quickly cultivated a new hive.

Afterwards, in order to better conceal his relationship with the Kilik Swarm and always maintain deterrence against the Chiss, Tang Xiao ordered Abathur to turn the Toget Swarm into a major threat to the Chiss Territory.

As a result, Abathur led the Toget Swarm to harass the border of the Chiss Territory, creating the illusion that the Kilik Swarm was about to invade. The highest military commander of the Chiss Territory, Admiral Iliz-al-Alani-Chiara, sent out fleets from time to time to clear out the invading swarms.

This can not only gain experience, but also increase the influence of the Kingdom of Dawn's fleet in the minds of the Chiss. Abathur can also constantly stimulate the evolution of the Zerg hive in actual combat. Originally this was a good situation, but now it has been broken!
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we revise the attack plan. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench's voice pulled Tang Xiao back to the battlefield here, "In the case that we have divided our forces, it is not recommended to provoke the Galactic Empire and the First Army... Tsk tsk tsk tsk."

"Enough!" Tang Xiao stood up and said coldly: "The battle plan is up to you, and the tactical command is up to Ender Wiking. There are still seven days left, so be prepared. I'm going out to relax."

He felt upset and turned around and walked out.

"Your Majesty." Admiral Trench called out, but Tang Xiao ignored him.

He walked all the way to the hangar platform and stood next to his modified fighter, Red Comet No. 34. This fighter was actually close to the size of a frigate, reaching a length of meters, with a spherical body and a dagger-shaped tip.

This shape is actually very similar to the "Sith Infiltrator" fighter he got from his master Darth Plagueis, but it is only similar in appearance. This newly built Red Comet No. 1 is actually made using Protoss technology.

Although when building this fighter, the Protoss did not give Tang Xiao any overly advanced technology due to their own insufficient development and the fact that they did not like Tang Xiao, even so, the performance of the Red Comet No. 1 is still far superior to almost all fighters in the galaxy.

Moreover, this fighter can only be controlled by Tang Xiao himself through the extremely powerful dark side force. There are not even many instruments and equipment inside the fighter.

Standing in front of the Red Comet No. 1, Tang Xiao's eyes exuded a crazy look. He flashed into the fighter and stood on the control platform. The powerful dark side force immediately stretched out like countless tentacles, spreading to every corner of the fighter.

Then, all the internal structures around disappeared, and the scene inside the hangar platform appeared. At this moment, Red Comet No. 1 seemed to merge with Tang Xiao, as if he was standing there himself.

A cruel smile appeared on Tang Xiao's lips. At this moment, he was no longer the King of Dawn. At this moment, he was one of the darkest Sith Lords in the galaxy - Darth Malthael!

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In the northern part of the Milky Way, on the planet Deshashi.

This is an undeveloped and inconspicuous planet. There is a crystal ore on the planet that can be processed into laser focusing equipment, so the Galactic Empire has a small garrison here, only about 2000 people.

Without any warning, a fighter jet suddenly appeared above the Galactic Empire's military base, as if it appeared out of thin air, and as soon as it appeared it began to bombard the Empire's military base!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The six turbolaser cannons on both sides of the fighter jet kept firing, and the powerful force caused a series of explosions on the military base.

The only two quadruple-mounted blaster anti-aircraft guns on the base were also blown to pieces in this attack.

A shrill alarm sounded, and the imperial soldiers ran out of the base one after another. Some of them didn't even have time to put on their white polymer alloy armor.

Some of them picked up their blaster rifles and opened fire, while others quickly jumped onto their Zephyr-G hoverbikes and sped towards the fighters, raising the heads of their hoverbikes as high as possible and firing their laser cannons.

Several AT-ST bipedal walkers walked out from the hangar on the other side, also firing at full power.

Just like a hornet's nest had been poked, the military base woke up immediately, baring its sharp fangs.

However, the black fighter stopped and did not continue attacking. Instead, it hovered high in the sky, blocking all attacks with its extremely strong deflector shield.

Then, the fighter jet's door opened and a figure walked out.

The strong wind in the sky blew up his black cloak, revealing the sharp black combat uniform underneath. Then, this person jumped directly from a thousand meters high!
At the same time, the fighter jet suddenly disappeared without a trace, probably because its stealth system was activated.

The commander of the Imperial Army on the ground saw the figure through a telescope and with a command, all artillery fire was directed at this person!
However, the man only saw that he kept falling and raised his hand to wave, and the missiles, bullets, and even blaster beams fired were all fixed in mid-air by an invisible force! Then he gently waved his hand again, and these things instantly turned around and shot straight back to the direction they came from!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Gunshots and explosions rang out, and the soldiers and vehicles that were shooting at the sky just now were suddenly thrown to the ground. Dozens of people were killed in this encounter.

Bang! The figure fell to the ground, a blood-red lightsaber appeared in his hand, and a cruel and bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Hurry... kill him quickly!!" the commander screamed hysterically.

However, the last thing he saw was the blood-red sword light that almost filled his entire vision, and more than a dozen heads flying up on the way!
Darth Malthael walked forward while killing people, relaxed and carefree, as if he was taking a walk. Whether it was the AT-ST walker, the missile, the bazooka, or the blaster gun, none of them posed any threat to him. Wherever he passed, there were corpses everywhere, and nothing could stop him from killing!
He was not very fast, and he killed as he walked. The drivers of two AT-ST walkers saw that the long-range attack was ineffective, so they drove their walkers over to trample them, but Darth Malthael just raised his hand and squeezed it, and the extremely powerful dark side force instantly crushed the two walkers into a pile of scrap metal!
The terrified imperial soldiers finally collapsed, screaming and fleeing in all directions.

Seeing this, Darth Malthael sighed, raised his hand and grabbed into the air. A man in an officer's uniform was grabbed along with the hovercraft he was driving.

"You are an officer, why are you running so fast?" Darth Malthael advised earnestly, "Don't you want to fulfill your duty?"

The commander was stunned. "This...I...ah...?"

"Go report! Ask for help!" Darth Malthael pointed at the command center in the opposite direction with a look of disappointment. "Where is your sense of responsibility? Where is your patriotism? You are the glorious Galactic Empire Army... uh, captain!"

"Go and ask for help." Darth Malthael grabbed him from the hovercraft and considerately brushed off the dust on him.