Strategy game? Then I'll have to control you properly.

"Everyone, be on high alert! Our enemy isn't some bandits or monsters. I'm sure you all know that."

It was late at night. Lauren, the newly appointed village garrison captain, suppressed a yawn and reassured the soldiers on night duty.

Fully armed soldiers were scattered throughout the village, keeping a close watch on any potential enemy attacks.

As villages expand and residents increase, the areas requiring vigilance also increase.

But the soldiers did not relax at all; on the contrary, they became even more tense.

After all, they had just fought against the attacking insects not long ago, and no one wanted to imagine those guys sneaking up on people while they were sleeping.

"It's good that we don't have to worry about food, and that we can read and write without having to do hard labor, but we don't know when those monsters will swarm in, which is really scary."

"This is definitely not an ordinary beast..."

Two soldiers assigned to stand guard together chatted to pass the time.

They were just ordinary soldiers, whose main job was simply hunting and processing furs.

Although as a nomadic tribe, they possess superb horsemanship, swift marching, and exceptional archery skills, making them an elite force, they are still not strong enough to directly confront those terrifying monsters that have been transformed into killing machines.

Several hours passed in this way, and before they knew it, dawn had broken.

Their shift was coming to an end, and it was time for them to go back to sleep. It was also time for the deep-sleeping residents to get up and get to work.

"...What is that?"

One of them was yawning when he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

The swaying objects in the distance distorted space like a wave of sweltering heat.

Although it resembles the portal in the center of the village that connects to the game world, it is a completely different entity.

"We need to report this to our superiors."

They reported the situation.

The news naturally reached Attila's ears as he had just woken up.

"This must be thoroughly investigated; it is God's will."

Shortly thereafter, Attila, standing before the twisted rift, made this announcement to his entourage.

There's no need to prove it, since dragging them here with the mouse was indeed Lin Miao's own will.

"All armed. Lillie, you too."

Attila armed his warriors and soldiers fully.

He intuitively felt that, beyond this fluctuating space, their guardian deity wanted to show something.

Lin Miao, who had actually modified the desktop folder as soon as she woke up, was currently using the mouse to equip the residents with weapons, preparing to send them to the other side of the screen.

"All preparations are complete."

As a result, the village's elite soldiers, including Lillie, were armed and assembled at their designated location.

Both soldiers and ordinary troops were armed to the teeth with weapons and armor made from mutant byproducts. They were truly the most elite force in Aurora.

If their equipment looks shabby, he will even repeatedly use the mouse to undo and start over.

He had never been so well prepared before; even Attila looked nervous.

"Let's go and see what's hidden behind this barrier."

Wearing a helmet crafted from the skull of a dragon made of earth and sand, Attila personally led them through a space that rippled like a vertically undulating body of water.

"A strange feeling, but where exactly am I—"

Lillie, who served as a vanguard alongside Attila, also passed through the undulating veil.

She frowned at the strange sensation, but exclaimed in amazement when she saw the completely transformed scenery.

"Where am I? No, how did we all end up in a place like this?"

The others were equally shocked.

When the plain north of the village suddenly turned into an unfamiliar space, they looked around in panic.

"Ah! Could this be...!"

Amid the chaos, someone recognized the place. A soldier from a small northern tribe realized that it was remarkably similar to the place they had once lived.

You're saying this is northern land?

"No, I'm not entirely sure, but these trees and weeds are exactly the same species we've seen up north."

Attila stared blankly at the dense forest before him, muttering to himself.

Regardless of how they traversed such a vast distance in an instant, what appears before them is at least an ordinary natural landscape.

"Over there! Enemy attack! It's a black monster!"

But this eerie silence didn't last long.

A soldier on reconnaissance spotted something rustling in the forest and screamed in fright.

"Release the arrows!"

Attila roared through gritted teeth as he saw swarms of ants rushing toward them through the forest.

Giant ants covered in jet-black shells were charging towards them, brandishing their exceptionally powerful mandibles.

The hastily fired arrows pierced the sky. Ordinary arrows, unless they hit vulnerable parts such as joints or vital organs, would hardly cause serious damage, but the arrows they had carefully prepared were anything but ordinary.

Arrows imbued with the mutated creature's magic shattered and pierced through the enemy's thick armor.

Even worse, as Bruno and other warriors who had become mages raised their staffs and unleashed their magic, the remaining enemies who had advanced using the corpses of their comrades as shields were all swept into the torrent.

"It seems these guys aren't all of them."

"I think so too."

Listening to Mista's tense words, Attila stared at the direction from which the enemy was crawling.

They had to find out what was there. Attila was convinced that this was exactly what the being who had led them there desired.

"This is insane."

Attila's prediction was correct.

He created portals for them by replacing desktop files, and sighed softly as he looked at his completely altered desktop.

The residents were still at the entrance, but Lin Miao could see the entire tabletop at a glance.

[Insect Hive (Branch)]

The sight that came into view made Lin Miao release the mouse and cover her mouth. What was once an ordinary forest had now been transformed into the lair of writhing monsters.

The enemies that attacked the villagers were only a tiny minority. The swarm of insects, having already built a complete nest, covered the entire area with slime and silk.

As Lin Miao zoomed in on the screen, her pupils trembled slightly. The swarm's main base had long been established here.

"Let's keep going."

Unaware of the danger, Attila led the anxious villagers deeper into the region.

He did not stop them from observing from the shadows, at least wanting these people to witness the strange changes happening here.

The swarm naturally noticed the intruders, and a large number of soldier insects responsible for the nest's defense extended their antennae and quickly approached the villagers.

"How is that possible... There are way too many! At least over a hundred!"

"There's no other way, everyone in the front row must dismount!"

This wasn't their usual battlefield of grasslands, but a dense forest. Besides, fighting on horseback would actually put them at a disadvantage against swarms of insects.

The warriors, led by Lillie, dismounted and drew their blades.

They unleashed all the skills they had honed in the game world and the resources they had accumulated, engaging in fierce battles with the surging enemy forces.

"It's not that strong."

At the forefront of the team, where the enemy was surging in like a tide, Lillie was wielding a longsword that shimmered with golden light. With each strike, she shattered and tore apart the bodies of the insectoids that were tearing at her with their terrifying jaws.

As the tribe's strongest warrior, she possesses top-tier strength but has experienced more battles than anyone else.

These experiences are becoming a catalyst for her further growth.

The ant swarm attacking now was so weak compared to the Frostwitch she had fought in Dark Souls that it almost made her laugh.

"But we can't be careless."

The monsters before us, known as the Zerg, come in all shapes and sizes and possess a wide variety of abilities.

As Lillie slashed at her enemies with ease, she reminded herself never to let her guard down.

"The big guy is here!"

Her hunch was right. Those ants, the size of wolfhounds, were just the most numerous and weakest minions.

The Zerg, who had already built their nests to invade the world, have now given birth to even more powerful and terrifying high-level individuals.

"I'll handle this! Everyone, hold formation!"

"Lady Lillie!"

When the giant ants, covered in armor as thick as trucks, appeared, Lillie instinctively rushed out.

The monster, its massive jaws capable of severing a human body in an instant, was charging towards the position.

"If I don't stop them, all my comrades will be crushed."

She concluded that way.

Although Rosie, who was fighting nearby, was surprised and tried to stop her, it was too late to grab Lillie, who was detonating her skill and charging forward.

"We will not be so cowardly as to be suppressed."

She gritted her teeth and used brute force to suppress the enemies rushing in from all directions, continuously increasing her strength.

In the past, she would never have been able to defeat such a large and powerful enemy, but with her unwavering belief, she has already slain enemies that are even stronger and larger.

"!"

"Look! Our guardian spirit is still watching over us!"

However, just as Lillie was about to collide with the eroded entity...

A massive blade descended from the sky, spinning with a deafening roar, and began to shred the giant ant's head.

The residents, who were engaged in fierce fighting, cheered when they saw the giant chainsaw falling from the sky.

Although it wasn't the first time they had witnessed it, they still trembled at the sight of their enemies being crushed by the overwhelming power of God.