Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 935 Loose Cooperation

With Xinghan taking the lead and finalizing the plan, within three days, the vanguard teams of the three major empires had arrived at their respective designated areas, ready to fight for the future of the human world.

"The insects seem to know they've been discovered, and their actions have become even more urgent..." Zhuge Liang said with a somewhat grim expression as he looked at the high-level will fluctuations displayed on the Xinghan equipment.

They had barely made a move when the insects reacted.

It's hard to say whether someone is behind this or whether the insects have become so abnormal that they can predict the future.

"What's next? Should we continue according to the original plan?" Guan Yu led the elite team from Xinghan to cooperate with the Ming forces in launching an attack.

It's not that the Ming Dynasty couldn't handle it, but rather that Xinghan needed a window to actually make contact with the Zerg swarm.

After all, the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were allies, and it was better to be on Ming territory than on Mongol territory.

"We didn't do this."

Before arriving, Liu Bowen had received a report from the rear, which detailed what the Ming Dynasty had done to the insects.

So when Zhuge Liang said that, he immediately shook his head in denial, without a doubt, it wasn't done by their Ming Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang nodded calmly, looking at Bayan, who was leading the Mongol forces. Bayan shook his head expressionlessly.

"It wasn't us who did it."

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Liang nodded, but his heart sank.

He would rather hear that it was one of the two companies that caused this trouble than that the swarm itself caused it.

At this point, the three families had basically opened up to each other. All three were vast empires, so they naturally knew when to tell the truth.

Moreover, Zhuge Liang's mental talent was always on point, which confirms that Liu Bowen and Boyan were telling the truth.

Unless neither of them knew either, then Zhuge Liang would truly be helpless.

If someone even deceives their own people, what can he do?

At that time, the issue lay with Liu Bowen and Boyan themselves within the empire.

"Continue to implement the established plan, first eliminate the insect swarm on a large scale to put pressure on it!"

"The fact that the other party reacted proves that our pressure tactics are effective; otherwise, given their intelligence, they could have easily pretended not to know anything."

Zhuge Liang gave the order to Guan Yu in a deep voice.

At this point, we should deal with the insect infestation first.

"Gentlemen, it's your turn to make your move!"

Zhuge Liang turned his gaze to Liu Bowen and Boyan.

Both nodded, then called to their respective groups to begin implementing the plan.

As the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty simultaneously activated their secret techniques, the insect swarm began to stir violently.

"Let's begin!" Zhuge Liang looked at the technicians, nodded, and gave the order to start.

Zhuge Liang probably knew that their technology had likely been compromised and rendered immune by the insect swarm.

But it doesn't matter. At times like this, what they need is an attitude—an attitude of destroying the swarm.

At the very least, the Zerg swarm must feel the resolve of the three great empires.

If they are unsure whether there are wise beings among the insects, they simply assume that there are.

The insect plague is designed based on the premise of playing chess with a wise man.

"The first step of the plan is for all three of us to activate our secret techniques to control the swarm, while you activate the swarm's enhanced abilities. We will then throw the swarm into chaos and make it frantically kill the other insects."

Zhuge Liang personally took action, grasping the insect gods and Buddhas they had created to control the insects, and forcibly guided them to spread their chaotic will to other connected insect gods and Buddhas.

Since they all originate from Brahma, simply feeding them a large amount of junk information in a short period of time is enough to make these insects lose control.

Under Zhuge Liang's manipulation, the insect swarm, which was already restless due to the secret techniques of the two great empires, immediately began to kill each other.

Guan Yu and his men felt a chill run down their spines as the hundreds of billions of insects before them suddenly descended into chaos.

Because the self-destruction switch of the gene lock has been turned on, the insect's destructive desires have risen to a level of savagery.

The enhancement of their elite talents makes their destructive power even more difficult to control.

Even a reckless charge can cause massive damage.

"It's working! There's a clear, high-level fluctuation of will within the swarm—it's the swarm's collective will!"

"Track them immediately!" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up.

It went much more smoothly than I expected.

"Unable to lock onto it. The target was very careful, scattering its attacks across all the insects, making it impossible for us to identify!"

The technicians soon brought bad news.

"General Guan, charge in, eliminate as many insects as possible, and force them into a new position!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and immediately issued the order to pursue.

Meanwhile, the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty were doing similar things almost simultaneously, and the three worlds they selected were the three worlds with the most severe insect plagues.

Guan Yu, upon receiving the order, naturally did not stand on ceremony. He gripped the Green Dragon Crescent Blade tightly with both hands, unleashing his formidable divine will.

A lifelike green dragon flew horizontally off Guan Yu's sword.

With his increased strength, Guan Yu can now not only concentrate his power into a single strike, but also maintain that power in the state of a single slash.

The azure dragon, with its long fangs and claws, coiled and charged towards the insect plague. Every wisp of internal energy on the azure dragon contained an incomparably powerful divine will.

Whether it's an insect whose internal energy has left its body or an insect that has broken through its boundaries, it will only be pulverized in front of the Azure Dragon.

The terrifying attack crushed almost all the insects into dust.

Suddenly, large, obvious blank areas appeared within the swarm of insects.

The other experts followed suit, unleashing various internal energy attacks upon the swarm of insects.

The massive deaths of the swarm immediately exposed the collective will that had been hidden within it.

Technicians immediately began tracking the collective will of the insect swarm.

A moment later, Zhuge Liang frowned, threw the report on Liu Bowen's table, pointed at it, and said nothing.

At this point, only through concerted efforts can the three parties resolve this issue that could potentially escalate into a human crisis. Yet, the Ming Dynasty is still hiding something.

Zhuge Liang was somewhat dissatisfied, but he only pointed it out to Liu Bowen, and they both understood the situation.

There's no point in pursuing these questions now.

Once this matter is resolved, there will be plenty of time to argue with the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties. For now, it is more important to solve the insect plague problem first.

Soon, the three vague cluster wills were locked, and a large number of insects began to counterattack under the influence of the cluster wills.

"What a joke!"

Zhang Fei stared at the dark mass of insects before him, his face dark. "Just how many of these boundary-breaking insects are here?"

Dozens of marks were left on his body, all caused by insects. His body was so strong that it was actually breached by the insects' attacks.

Although only a very small number of insects can break through the defense, this is still a very dangerous signal for Zhang Fei.

This means that he could easily die at the hands of these insects if he's not careful.

"Be careful, there are thousands of Breakthrough-level insects hidden among these insects!" Guan Yu also looked somewhat solemn.

The probability of an insect killing a human single-handedly is not high, but it is definitely not impossible. Similarly, the possibility of an insect breaking through a boundary and killing a human single-handedly is extremely small, but it is definitely not zero.

"Withdraw! Clouds are already gathering!"

Zhao Yun's expression was grim. As a Qi cultivator, he was most sensitive to the suppression of cloud Qi.

The group fought and retreated, but they were firmly locked onto by the swarm of insects and could not escape at all.

The originally extremely dense swarm of insects, under the control of their collective will, reduced their density and, as if in battle formation, outlined various shapes of swords, spears, and halberds as they charged towards the crowd.

"Zilong, use Black Hole!" Guan Yu's face was ashen, and even his clothes were riddled with holes from insect bites.

"it is good!"

As a master of cloud formations, Zhao Yun possessed almost all the secret techniques.

Imitating Flying Bear Army's black hole was naturally not a difficult task for him.

Moreover, he is one of the very few people who can replicate the power of Flying Bear's gravity manipulation.

Zhao Yun frantically poured in his internal energy, and a miniature black hole was thrown out.

The overwhelming swarm of insects was rapidly swallowed up by the miniature black hole.

The remaining swarm reacted quite quickly, huddling together to form an extra-large insect.

"We've found you!"

Guan Yu's eyes widened, and his divine will instantly burst forth, striking towards the core of the enormous insect.

A slash mark was left on the insects at their core, an almost imperceptible injury that was almost instantly covered up, but Guan Yu's will was completely focused on these insects.

"Retreat!" Guan Yu, seeing that the objective had been achieved, immediately ordered Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and the others to retreat.

The tiny black hole left by Zhao Yun was destroyed by the enormous insect in one blow, and the insect did not continue its pursuit.

Upon sensing the strategic weapons prepared in advance by the Ming Dynasty, they immediately dissipated on their own and returned to their swarm form, beginning to reproduce and thrive on the land.

It frantically devours everything visible to the naked eye, whether it's sand, vegetation, or other living things.

The horrifying scene sent chills down one's spine.

The millions, even tens of millions, of insects that Guan Yu and Zhao Yun had just eliminated showed no signs of shrinking at all.

Furthermore, the insects continued to multiply, and the number of insects killed by Zhao Yun and his men was even greater than the number that died naturally due to various problems.

After achieving his basic objective, Zhuge Liang immediately turned his guns on Liu Bowen and Boyan.

"Gentlemen, I must reiterate to you both that if we cannot cooperate sincerely, this insect plague will continue to expand several times, even dozens of times!"

Liu Bowen and Boyan looked grim. They had received reports of their respective empires' actions, which were quite different from Zhao Yun's side's unscathed retreat.

Their situation was far from dignified. If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang and Temujin's intervention, some powerful figures might have perished in the insect swarm.

"Da Ming implanted a will interference device into the swarm that could identify Da Ming, but the effect was not ideal. Instead, it allowed the swarm to anticipate our actions in advance!"

After a long silence, Liu Bowen broke the silence.

He is feeling very aggrieved, but the investigation has been completed, and the evidence is irrefutable, leaving them no room to deny it.

"Does Your Excellency have nothing to say?" Zhuge Liang turned his head toward Boyan.

"We implanted a preference for plants and minerals into the bloodline of the insect swarm, and from the current situation, this technology has helped them improve their ability to digest matter!"

Boyan confessed without changing his expression.

Zhuge Liang sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I can't carry them."

Honestly, Xinghan felt like the sky was about to fall, but the Ming and Mongol Yuan were still scheming against each other, each hoping the other wouldn't find out and engaging in underhanded tactics.

Honestly, Zhuge Liang really wanted to quit. What a joke! The Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties didn't care about them, so why should their Xinghan dynasty clean up the messes of such two huge empires?

Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang knew that the insect plague was caused by Xinghan, so he had to patiently deal with the matter.

It was precisely this mindset of Zhuge Liang that led the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty to conclude that the insect plague was caused by Xing Han.

Otherwise, Xinghan wouldn't have such a strong moral compass.

But as mentioned at the beginning, their task now is not to investigate the mistakes made, but to solve the problem of the insects.

"We have just captured several insects that have broken through the boundary and hundreds of insects that have separated their internal energy. We will bring them here immediately."

It was Liu Bowen who broke the silence. Despite everyone's impropriety, they were able to tacitly move on and steer the conversation toward a more serious topic.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's intervention could not solve the insect plague problem, his cooperation with the expert team still allowed them to obtain hundreds of experimental materials, which was crucial for the researchers' development.

"The divine will that General Guan left on those insects will allow us to find their habitat as long as they eventually gather together."

At this point, Zhuge Liang was suddenly startled. He realized that the insects might be in Xinghan's territory.

"No, Marquis Wen has already personally investigated it!" Jia Xu silently transmitted his voice to Zhuge Liang.

He had also considered this, so even after Lü Bu had already made a run, he hadn't found any trace of him.

"There's a problem. We've discovered that insects from various locations are starting to move in a predictable pattern toward a fixed spot."

"They're already starting to merge? A few days earlier than we expected, which means the other side has already reached their required numbers?"

Liu Bowen frowned slightly. Their actions were originally just a trial balloon, but now it seemed like they had alerted the enemy.

"In any case, our first phase has come to an end, and we must start preparing for the second phase as soon as possible."

"In our plan, we intend to use the highly precise and extremely powerful 'Heavenly Interruption Technique' to directly annihilate the collective will!" A resolute look appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.

"Are you confident?" Liu Bowen asked, intrigued.

Zhuge Liang's suggestion was exactly a plan that their Ming Dynasty had previously abandoned. It was almost impossible to rashly drain the essence of heaven and earth in a region and make the extraordinary end.

"Thirty percent certain!"

Zhuge Liang was very frank and directly revealed Xinghan's plan, which was in fact only one part of the plan.

Zhuge Liang deliberately used Sima Yi's intellectual talent to his advantage, hoping to extract some real information from the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties.

"It's an experiment. We have a kind of spiritual talent that can achieve a blocking effect. Even if it can't completely sever the connection between heaven and earth, it's enough to prevent many supernatural phenomena from appearing."

"Collective will, no matter how exaggerated it is, can only be manifested by relying on the essence of heaven and earth. After the separation of heaven and earth, without the essence of heaven and earth, even collective will will inevitably weaken."

(End of this chapter)