Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 217 Undying Resurrection vs. Infinite Army Production
The three essential elements of the Zerg are: devouring, splitting, and evolution.

They do not need to rely on a base to reproduce; each Zerg can split itself after consuming enough nutrients.

In the process of devouring, they also absorb all substances and information that are beneficial to themselves, thereby achieving evolution.

Even the lowest-level Zerg unit can theoretically undergo infinite self-division and evolution.

Furthermore, the Zerg can devour all matter in the world, even the most basic rules.

A combination of factors has made the Zerg a nightmare for countless forces in the endless void, and they are regarded as one of the most terrifying natural disasters.

The player's body evolved from certain special rules and is composed of some of the most basic substances.

Under normal circumstances, these substances are far from meeting the requirements for the emergence of life.

However, players can use these substances to carry out their activities.

Just as Liu Zheng had predicted, even if the players didn't perish in the fight against the insect swarm, they wouldn't last until the next day.

But the reason why players are called players is because the entire Central Great World and even the T09-3057 Crystal Wall System are just a game to them.

Their bodies are merely characters they control within the game.

Each time they return to base and exit the game, their bodies are fully restored upon logging back in.

Liu Zheng was unaware of these circumstances surrounding the players; he currently only regarded them as a special kind of life.

Soon, he discovered another new characteristic of the player, and his eyes widened again.

"The number of these players has not decreased at all, and some players who were supposed to have died have reappeared on the battlefield."

"Are they immortal beings? How is that possible?"

Liu Zheng could not understand what he was seeing.

After the players appeared, they had been engaged in a full-scale battle with the swarm of insects for about ten minutes.

During these ten minutes of continuous attrition, even the number of insect swarms decreased slightly.

The endless swarm of insects had shrunk slightly in size.

However, in Liu Zheng's observation, the number of players did not decrease at all.

If it's because those base points are constantly replenishing the number of players, then he can understand it.

After all, these bases can deploy hundreds of billions of players in a very short time, so replenishing them later will not be difficult.

Liu Zheng is not familiar with the situation of players outside the Great Wall.

Even with special observation tools, he could only grasp the general situation within the Great Wall's defensive range; he couldn't possibly see every single detail.

However, he could still see the situation of the players in the Great Wall and even those nearby very clearly.

In his observation, some players, despite having already sacrificed themselves, would unknowingly return to the battlefield.

Some players have even died several times, yet they continue to fight the Zerg, and are even getting stronger.

Each player's appearance is not exactly the same, so Liu Zheng is certain that he has not made a mistake.

Even though they had already sacrificed themselves, they could immediately return to the battlefield.

If all so-called players are immortal beings, then that's a bit too terrifying.

Although there are many ways to control contracted creatures to fight in the Central Great World.

Moreover, these contractual assets will not be truly sacrificed, or rather, they will not be easily sacrificed.

However, after each kill, these contracted creatures need a certain amount of time to recover and cannot be resurrected immediately.

Furthermore, they cannot grow stronger during battles like players.

In every respect, these contract items are completely incomparable to players.

Not to mention that the number of players is comparable to the insect swarm to some extent, which is even more outrageous.

Based on the image shown in the projection earlier.

The million-strong army led by Kalai was but a drop in the ocean among countless armies.

Now, countless armies have descended upon this world.

If they all possess the same means of summoning players as their own Silver Army.

Liu Zheng could hardly imagine what that scene would be like.

Hearing Liu Zheng's question, Kalai spoke again.

"You can think of players as a special kind of rule-based life form."

"The players you see are just the external bodies of this special rule-based life form."

"Their core is in another world."

"Simply destroying their external bodies will naturally not cause them any real harm."

"They only need a new external body to continue to be active in this world."

"You don't need to think of players as something terrible. They are just like us, and they came here to help your world get rid of the Zerg."

"To you, players are just passersby."

"However, before you completely eliminate the Zerg, you do need to learn how to get along with the players."

"After this battle is over, I will grant you some privileges."

"You can use these permissions to issue missions to players in the bases on this section of the Great Wall and try to get along with them in the process."

Hearing what Kalai said, Liu Zheng nodded.

There are several hundred bases along the entire Great Wall.

If these tens of thousands of bases represent hundreds of billions of players, then these hundreds of bases represent at least billions of players.

If billions of immortal players were to join, the defensive strength of the entire Great Wall would immediately reach another level.

As players joined the battlefield, the Zerg in this world encountered a formidable opponent for the first time in their most proficient domain.

The Zerg can devour everything to mass produce an army.

Players can be resurrected immediately after death and rejoin the battle.

For players, this world is just a game.

Although you can't pause or save like you would in some single-player games.

But since it's just a game, it's natural that you can be resurrected.

Even if the game is as realistic as reality, they don't have to pay a heavy price for dying in the game.

At most, there will be some death penalties, such as losing a lot of experience or even dropping a level.

In this situation, even with a tenfold numerical advantage, the battle between the players and the swarm of insects was extremely fierce, with neither side able to gain the upper hand for the time being. In fact, to a certain extent, the players even had the upper hand.

After all, the nutrients that a player's body can provide to the Zerg are not much better than eating dirt.

However, each player is quite skilled, and the lowest-level Zerg are no match for them.

If the Zerg can recycle the corpses of their own kind, they can minimize losses.

However, these Zerg units killed by players will lose some of their traits, significantly reducing their recycling value.

This means that the benefits gained from killing players during a swarm of insects are far less than the losses players inflict on the swarm.

As a result, the scale of the insect swarm has visibly decreased.

However, as a highly adaptable species, the Zerg naturally developed their own countermeasures very quickly.

Under the influence of a certain collective will, even the lowest-level Zerg and some extraordinary-level Zerg began to split themselves.

This splitting process reduces the concentration of certain substances in their bodies to a minimum.

The direct impact on players is that the experience points they can gain after killing Zerg are significantly reduced.

Previously, killing four or five Zerg units might have been enough to level up, but now it takes at least ten, or even more, Zerg units to level up.

Although this has led to a significant reduction in the strength of individual Zerg units, the increase in numbers can largely compensate for this loss in quality.

At this point, neither side can gain any advantage over the other.

If you kill too few Zerg before each death, you may not even be able to make up for the large amount of experience lost due to your death penalty.

From this moment on, the war between the two sides had become a pure war of attrition.

Only by relying on one's own strength can one possibly achieve final victory.

Fortunately, every player has mastered at least one extraordinary combat technique, so players still have a certain advantage in terms of combat power.

The overall battle became more intense, but the players still held a certain advantage.

"It's about time..."

At this moment, Kalai slowly spoke, preparing to lead the Silver Army away from the Great Wall.

Without the Silver Army's participation, even if players could achieve final victory, it would take a significant amount of time.

It might take ten days or half a month to get a result, or even a certainty that no result will be found.

After all, the Zerg's endurance is no joke.

While the player's resurrection ability is comparable to the Zerg's endurance, it is difficult for players to stay online for extended periods, which is also a problem.

With the mental strength of an average player, they would reach their limit after three days and three nights of hacking.

This is because players can refresh their physical condition every time they revive, maintaining abundant stamina. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to last even three hours, let alone three days and three nights.

If we want to end this war by relying on players, hundreds of billions of players are definitely not enough. We will need to add even more players, which is also a waste of resources.

Moreover, the swarm is not only composed of the lowest-level Zerg and some low-level super Zerg.

A swarm of insects of this size must contain quite a few high-level units.

The players have just arrived in this world, and their physical abilities are still within the range of ordinary people.

Even if some skilled players accumulate enough experience to complete the class change upon resurrection, they are only a very small minority.

In terms of high-end combat power, players are still completely unable to compare with the insect swarm.

Kalai also knew that the player had been blessed by the rules, possessing the special effect of converting the enemy's life into a specific health bar, and that every hit would definitely cause damage.

But the high-level units among the Zerg must have very long health bars.

Trying to wear down the Zerg's high-level units using those special effects is extremely difficult.

Kale did not intend to leave the entire battle to the players.

If that's the case, then the Silver Army is just a bystander, so what contribution can they possibly make?

"The whole army is ready!"

After Kalai issued the order, the Silver Army immediately displayed a strong fighting spirit, causing the native defenders on the Great Wall to change their expressions and feel immense pressure.

Liu Zheng didn't quite understand why Kalai wanted to bring the Silver Army into the war.

After all, in his view, since players can be resurrected, it would be best to rely on players to solve the insect swarm.

However, he did not intend to stop it, since Kale would not obey his orders.

"Is the Silver Army ready to enter the war?"

The players on the Great Wall also felt this powerful fighting spirit, and their faces showed longing.

The players summoned by the Silver Army were not only citizens of the Dawn Empire, but also citizens of other civilizations in the Alliance of All Souls.

Regardless of which civilization's players believe, the Silver Army is by no means weak.

Although players have mastered at least one extraordinary combat technique, this does not mean that they are actually extraordinary beings in reality.

Becoming an extraordinary being requires a great deal of resources and sufficient talent, except for those born into privileged backgrounds.

For an ordinary citizen to become an extraordinary person, they must demonstrate talents far exceeding those of ordinary people.

Simply mastering one extraordinary combat technique is far from enough to surpass the standards of ordinary people.

After all, even for ordinary people, after receiving comprehensive training and decades of diligent practice, mastering an extraordinary combat technique is not a difficult task.

Most players who come to this world are in this situation.

They are not geniuses; they have only acquired some impressive skills due to their environment.

In the normal civilization of the gods' clans on Earth, only those who have mastered at least one, or even more, extraordinary skills at a young age are considered geniuses worth nurturing.

Just like the Silver Army of the Dawn Empire.

Even in the 129th Regiment led by Kalai, the lowest-ranking warriors were all third-tier superhumans.

They have mastered at least one perfect third-tier combat technique. While it's hard to say they can fight beyond their level, their combat strength is definitely not low among third-tier superhumans.

Moreover, they are not too old; they are mostly still in their prime and have room for growth.

To ordinary people, this would be considered genius, but within the Silver Army, he was just an ordinary soldier.

The armies of the gods of the Blue Star are all for external conquest, so naturally they must be selected from the best of the best.

Otherwise, if they couldn't even defeat the native armies when waging wars abroad, it would not only cause huge losses, but also make them a laughing stock among the other gods of the Blue Star.

For ordinary people, being able to participate in this level of war as a player is a very rare thing, and that is enough for them to be proud of.

(End of this chapter)