A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 103 The Swarm Mastermind is Enjoying It Too Much

Beneath his feet lay an animal-skin rug, the fireplace flickered, and outside the window, goose-feather snowflakes drifted down. In the quiet and dimly lit room, Lu Shang lay lazily on the sofa, reading a book.

When I'm a little thirsty, I'll pick up the glass of chilled sugar water from the small table next to the sofa and have a drink.

"Indeed, life should be enjoyed, otherwise life has no meaning at all," Lu Shang couldn't help but sigh.

Living underground forever was definitely not feasible, so under Lu Shang's command, the planetary creatures built a European-style villa on their surface that conformed to human aesthetics.

Then, by moving planetary life away from the star, the surface temperature was lowered. As the atmosphere lost starlight, it quickly condensed into frost and fell from the sky, thus creating the snow scene outside the window.

In the dimly lit room, the only light source was the flickering firelight. The extremely quiet environment gave Lu Shang an inexplicable sense of security.

"The only downside is that there aren't many drinks. It would be perfect if there were drinks," Lu Shang said regretfully, holding the chilled sugar water in his hand.

He had considered getting some drinks from the Star Alliance, but the aliens' tastes were just too extreme. Some tasted like chili water, some tasted like petroleum, and some were so bad that they made Lu Shang hallucinate.

With no other option, Lu Shang had to make himself a drink.

But he didn't know the recipes for those Earth drinks from before he transmigrated, so after thinking it over, all he could think of was adding sugar to plain water.

It may be a bit shabby, but compared to the drinks on the aliens' side that are so bad they can cause hallucinations, plain water with sugar is simply nectar!

Thinking about it again, even in ancient times on Earth, sugar water wasn't something everyone could afford. With this in mind, Lu Shang was satisfied.

However, one eventually gets tired of drinking it after a while, and Lu Shang was thinking that he should have the bee colony develop some beverage technology.

"Maybe I should find a mastermind to figure out how to make carbonated drinks...wait, what?"

As Lu Shang muttered to himself, he suddenly received a series of warning messages from the swarm network.

This warning message was different from previous ones, which were usually issued by the swarm when facing war. This time, however, it concerned an urgent matter in another area, which Lu Shang found somewhat unfamiliar.

"This warning message means... containment out of control?!"

Upon closer inspection, Lu Shang recognized that this was a warning message he had the mainframes draft since the start of the River System Aquaculture Project. When such warning messages spread within the swarm network, it meant that a River System Aquaculture was heading towards containment failure.

Lu Shang carefully sensed the source of the warning message and pinpointed its origin.

No. 3 River System Aquaculture Farm!

Because it was too troublesome to remember, Lu Shang required each river system aquaculture farm to be distinguished by a number.

The first river system aquaculture farm built was called "River System Farm No. 1", the second river system aquaculture farm built was called "River System Farm No. 2", and so on.

This third river system breeding farm is the third breeding farm built by the bee colony, and the land entropy is managed by the mastermind Kasha.

Lu Shang contacted Kaisa directly through the swarm network.

"Kasha, what happened?"

Kasha replied, "The unexpected event I feared has still occurred. The atomic creatures scattered in the breeding farms of the third galaxy have reported observing psionic creatures escaping from the breeding area."

"Just a breeding area?" Lu Shang asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes," Kasha answered confidently.

Lu Shang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The river system farms built by bee colonies are all detached from the main universe and confined within a microcosm.

Therefore, it's not a big problem if they just run out of the breeding area, but it's a big problem if they run out of the microcosm, because then the bee colony will be out of control, and who knows if those escaped psionic creatures will eventually develop into a threat to the bee colony.

"How many were there? How did they escape?" Lu Shang asked.

Kasha said, "The reason is unknown. Since everything happened in a very short time, the creature was moved from the breeding area to the outside. The atomic organisms inside it also didn't figure out how the creature escaped from the breeding area."

Based on the limited information provided by Kasha, Lu Shang sensed that this psionic being possessed the ability to teleport or jump through space, which made him cautious.

They also understood why the containment failed when only a psionic creature escaped from the breeding area.

"Is the No. 3 river system aquaculture farm still maintaining time acceleration?" Lu Shang asked calmly.

Kaisa asked, "I've ordered the swarms to stop time acceleration. Should we conduct a major psionic cleanup of the breeding area?"

Lu Shang didn't answer, but instead asked, "There should be an atomic life form inside that 'accidental' body, right?"

"Yes, through them we confirmed that the other side was trapped in their own little universe and couldn't escape," Kai'Sa replied.

Lu Shang nodded habitually: "Then let's postpone the large-scale purge for now."

"Summon a group of planetary creatures; I'm going to capture that psionic being."

Kasha was taken aback. She hadn't expected Lu Shang to personally take command, after all, this wasn't a serious war, just a failure of containment at a river system farm.

"Are you going to command personally?" Kasha asked in surprise.

Lu Shang said, "This matter needs to be treated with caution. If this creature can escape from the breeding area using unknown means, then other psionic creatures in the breeding area can also use the same means to escape from the breeding area."

"I need to find out what's going on, and then cut off this path completely."

……

A creature as thin as a bamboo pole, with a slender body like a stick insect, was enveloped in a spacetime warp bubble and traveled through the universe at faster-than-light speed.

The creature's movement was aimless. It would first rush straight in one direction at faster-than-light speed, then break out of the faster-than-light state and continue rushing in another direction at faster-than-light speed.

After repeating this process dozens of times, it finally stopped in a nebula scattered among the stars.

The Holy Court prince was still feeling fortunate to have survived the ordeal, and also saddened by the destruction of his world. The thought of the creator race that destroyed the world only fueled his anger.

"I must get my revenge!"

"Master, Father, Mother, Eileen, Unar, Anadi, Adiyar, Kofi... wait for me, I will definitely avenge you!" The Holy Court prince muttered to himself through gritted teeth.

He had no doubt about his ability. He was the chosen one of the world, a born fourteenth-tier psionic life form. At one year old, he knew the will of heaven and the ways of the world; at two, he knew how to use psionic energy; at three, he mastered various psionic martial arts; at four, he was already virtually unmatched in the Holy Court; and at five, he went out to train and had many extraordinary encounters...

The Holy Court prince believed that what he needed now was time; he needed enough time to become powerful.

Yes, with his talent, as long as he focuses on cultivation and continues to move upwards, catching up with the spiritual energy of the Creator Clan is only a matter of time!

As he was thinking this, the Holy Prince suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, followed by a violent cough.

"Cough! Damn it, the backlash from the Instantaneous Movement Technique has begun..."

These were not injuries sustained after the attack, but rather the backlash from the secret arts that the Holy Prince suffered while using them to escape.

Now, his continued escape despite his injuries has only exacerbated the backlash.

Calming himself down, the Holy Prince began to use his spiritual energy to regulate his body. He gradually absorbed the surrounding nebula matter into his body, which also filled the air shield surrounding him, preventing him from suffocating.

After an unknown amount of time, the Holy Prince finally recovered from the backlash. When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange creature with arms and legs waving at him in the distance.

Hello, stranger.

The sound was transmitted through the air barrier surrounding the Holy Court prince, which was energized by psychic vibrations.

The language of this voice is the native language widely used in the world of the Holy Prince.

The Holy Court prince felt no joy, only fear. Although his opponent was only at the second level of spiritual energy, he could easily float in the void without any pressure.

And what lies beyond this world?

This is the territory of the Creator Clan, and naturally only the Creator Clan can operate in such a place!

Recalling his escape, the Holy Prince naturally deduced that... these were pursuers sent by the Creator Clan to chase after him!

Lu Shang looked at the bamboo-like creature that was scrutinizing him, and he was also scrutinizing the creature.

Like humans, it has two legs and two arms, but it is four meters tall. Its body looks like that of an addict who has overdosed on drugs, appearing as skin and bones. From a physiological perspective, it seems that the skeleton protects the internal organs and supports the entire body, with the muscles possibly located beneath the skeleton.

Seeing that the person opposite him was likely a prince of the Holy Court from the Creation Clan, he did not respond to the other party's words. While watching the other party warily, he enveloped himself in space, preparing to escape using a faster-than-light warp bubble.

Lu Shang watched the psionic creature escape at faster-than-light speed without offering any resistance, simply watching it flee.

Before long, the psionic creature returned to the area.

The Holy Prince, who had escaped at faster-than-light speed, looked at the somewhat ugly monster in the distance with two arms and two legs and a few hairs on its head, his expression uncertain.

It's not that he doesn't want to leave, it's that he can't leave.

No matter which direction he leaves in, he will eventually approach this unknown creature that is likely one of the creators.

(End of this chapter)