A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 41 This swarm of bees is too damning

Bright stars cast their light outwards, providing a vibrant driving force for the entire celestial system dominated by stars.

Countless meteorite-sized crystals, their cores flickering erratically in the starlight.

Bahadur felt incredibly relaxed and joyful, drawing ample energy from the starlight to provide the nutrients needed to create crystals.

After a long period of encirclement and suppression, they finally escaped the pursuit of the Star Alliance fleet and were able to occupy this rich star system to expand the scale of the crystals.

With its current numbers, unless the Star Alliance sends more than ten fleets at once to encircle and annihilate it, it will be difficult to conquer this star system.

The sheer number brought a rare sense of security, a feeling that Bahadur had almost forgotten.

For a long time, the crystallized body of Bahadunl was constantly pursued and besieged by the annoying Star Alliance fleet; those were years when death was a constant companion.

Now, Bahaduner has finally got the chance to redevelop.

Although it hasn't figured out yet where the Star River Alliance fleet, which has been relentlessly attacking its crystal for so long, has recently been reassigned by the Star River Alliance.

But none of that matters. What matters is that it keenly sensed this opportunity and firmly grasped it, allowing it to grow stronger again.

Recalling the billions of times more crystals he once possessed than the current quantity, Bahadun's relaxed mood turned heavy again.

revenge!

It seeks revenge!

Those were nothing but lowly, short-lived mortals, yet they were forced into such a state, and the great Lord of the Void was even sealed away. What a disgrace this is!

To wash away the shame and help his supreme master break free from his cage, Bahadur felt he had to do something.

Having established a firm foothold, it has connected to the psionic network and is preparing to rally other remaining dependent races within the galaxy to regroup and rebuild.

The result was quite good; as soon as the call was made, Bahaduner received responses from other dependent races.

"Reply, this is the Babel Tower bee swarm."

Babel bee colony?

Even though their ruler is dead, how can they still exist?

Just as the Great Lord had described, they are a tenacious race.

After a moment of surprise, Bahadunl, following the original psionic command system, issued tasks to the Babel beehive.

"Mission issued...Investigate the location of the Void God's seal...Completed..."

It is not appropriate to confront the Star Alliance head-on at this time; the enemy is too powerful and is constantly getting stronger.

The best solution to the current situation is to find the Great Lord and find a way to help him break the seal.

With the Void Lord's leadership, the subordinate races had a chance to defeat the Star Alliance.

Just as Bahadun was planning his future strategy against the Star Alliance, the response from the Babel Bee Swarm caught him off guard and was even a little unbelievable. They were actually asking him about the mission rewards.

Task rewards?

Isn't that something only lowly, short-lived mortals would consider?

Bahadun was momentarily confused as to why the Babel bees had suddenly changed their tune and were asking for a reward, but he still gave them a clear answer.

There are no rewards for completing the task!

As fellow beings belonging to the servants of the Void God, serving their great master is only natural and expected, and Bahaduner didn't find his answer particularly strange.

"Bahton, are you saying I should be bossed around by you without any reward, to find some Void God in the galaxy whose whereabouts are anyone's guess?"

What is a Void God whose location is unknown to even the gods?

That's incredibly disrespectful!

While Bahadun was dissatisfied, he was also puzzled by the swarm's disrespectful attitude towards the Void God, but he still gave a clear response to the Babel Tower swarm.

"Inquiry/problem...Confirmation...Yes."

"Then you can get lost now. I have no reason to help someone who is worthless."

Upon receiving this reply, Bahadun's dissatisfaction completely erupted.

You ask me to do something but I don't, and you even want a reward for completing the task?

And they even said there was no need to help something that had no value?

How dare you refuse such an important task as finding the Great Lord?

Damn it!

"According to Agreement 0132, all subordinate races must unconditionally follow the Lord of the Void. Violation of this agreement shall be considered treason and shall be executed immediately."

Out of consideration for their shared race as servants of the Void God and their past comrades-in-arms, Bahadur issued an ultimatum to the other party, clinging to the last vestiges of their friendship.

The Babel bee swarm's reply was—"Death penalty it is. If you're late, we'll come looking for you."

Damn it!

Since you have chosen to betray us, then I will annihilate you completely!

"Execute the death penalty agreement...attack...target...the Babel bee swarm."

Although we can't defeat the Star River Alliance for the time being, we still have the ability to kill these traitors who have already lost their Overlord and dared to betray the Great Lord!

Bahadun thought that its will was connected to the countless crystals within the star system through a psionic network.

Enter faster-than-light speed!

Destination: Bogu Nebula!

Eliminate the traitors! Eliminate them all, leave no one alive!

In an instant, the star system underwent tremendous changes.

The large number of crystals that originally orbited the star, combined with the star's light, formed a huge celestial disk similar to Saturn's rings, but now they have suddenly disappeared without a trace.

This scene would leave civilizations that have not yet left their home star system and still rely on optical observations speechless with astonishment.

Countless crystals entered the faster-than-light journey, all with one goal—to destroy the Babel beehive that had betrayed the Void God!

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After an unpleasant exchange with Bahaduner, Lu Shang immediately went to the infected administrative stars and demanded the Star River Alliance's past battle records against Bahaduner.

In order to cultivate a large number of military talents, each well-developed administrative star has a war academy built with funds from the Star River Alliance. These war academies contain many backup records of war between the Star River Alliance and the races of the Void God's offspring.

"Oh, so that's how they fight."

Lu Shang stared at the virtual projection, which far surpassed the special effects of Earth's movies, and nodded repeatedly.

But that's not enough. Knowing only what tactics and strategies the enemy might use in war is not enough to build a huge advantage for your side.

Tactics and strategies can change. The most obvious example is the Babel swarm, which, after changing its previous flawed methods of warfare, took off directly from its original position.

After browsing through some backup records of the war between the Star Alliance and Bahadun, Lu Shang then inquired about all the individual swarm members in the psionic network.

"Who among you knows more about that race called Bahadur? If you do, please explain it to me."

Memory is divided into inherited memory and acquired memory. Inherited memory does not record details, but that does not mean that acquired memory does not record them.

The Babel Bees are a race that fought alongside Bahadur, and many of the Overminds from the Old Overlord era are still alive, so they should be able to obtain more detailed information about Bahadur.

For example, the structure of civilization...

To defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy. This is a prerequisite for defeating the enemy in any kind of war.

"Why do we suddenly need to know this?" Nanali, who had been demoted from Overlord to Mastermind after the internal restructuring of the swarm, asked curiously.

"Nonsense, of course it's useful to me. Otherwise, why would I ask this for no reason?" Lu Shang replied irritably, then turned to continue urging him within the swarm network.

"If anyone knows more, please tell me quickly."

Soon, Lu Shang compiled a relatively detailed intelligence report on the Void God's familiar race, Bahaduner.

All that's left is to wait for them to come to us...

(End of this chapter)