Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 16 Sweep

They easily killed more than a dozen Iron-haired Wild Boars, and ordered some of the worker insects to carry the carcasses back to the mother nest, while the remaining worker insects continued to advance under Qin Mu's leadership.

"Unfortunately, there's only one spearhead. With my mental power, I could easily control many more weapons."

Qin Mu shook his head with some regret. At the very moment the worker insects collided with the iron-haired wild boar, one worker insect was hit head-on, trampled, and died on the spot, while several other worker insects were seriously injured.

These were unnecessary casualties.

Although worker insects are powerful, they are not combat units after all, and the size difference between the two sides is too great, so it is normal that they are no match for each other in a head-on confrontation.

"Although my mental power is strong, my control is still a bit lacking. I aimed at the iron-haired wild boar's eyes, but I hit its skull instead."

After the battle ended, looking at the spearhead hovering to the side, Qin Mu summarized the experience of this battle.

There were indeed quite a few problems when using telekinesis for the first time, but the solution was simple: more training and more real combat.

"Next, I'll use you guys for some training."

Surrounded by worker insects, Qin Mu continued his advance towards the villa area.

Within the villa area.

A tiger-dog cautiously traversed the ruins, searching for prey.

Suddenly, it stopped, sniffed the air, and seemed to have detected danger.

The next moment, before it could even react, a spearhead gleaming with a cold light pierced through its skull.

The tiger-like dog, which Qin Mu originally needed to fight hard to win, now seemed utterly vulnerable.

A giant rat, over half a meter long and covered in gray-black fur, was caught in the large claws of a worker insect, and its body was shredded.

This rat isn't exactly a monster; it's just a slightly stronger ordinary wild animal.

A shadowy cat hidden among the ruins was spotted by the worker insect, which suddenly sprang up.

"Whoosh—"

The shadow cat suddenly darted out of the shadows and into a dilapidated room, trying to use the complex environment of the villa to escape.

But the next moment, a gun barrel pierced through its body, creating a large hole.

Its proud speed is meaningless in the face of the floating spearhead.

"There are probably more than 300 monsters in this villa area. We need to slaughter them before most of them can react."

Qin Mu's face was filled with a hint of murderous intent and coldness.

Yes, this was not a battle, it was a massacre!

Under Qin Mu's leadership, all the worker insects swept through the enemy lines. When they encountered an opponent that the worker insects could not defeat, a spearhead would whistle past and kill the opponent.

Before Qin Mu, a mentalist with the strength of a mid-level warrior, these monsters, whose strongest were only mid-level, were all instantly killed without any power to resist.

Perhaps influenced by his predecessor, he felt no pity for these monsters, but rather a sense of exhilaration.

The worker insects carried the monster corpses back to the mother nest, where the digestive organs began to work frantically to digest the various monster flesh inside.

As the cleanup proceeded, they discovered some strange monsters. Some of them roared and charged at Qin Mu, then turned into corpses at an even faster speed.

With the surrounding worker insects blocking their way, no monster could get within twenty meters of Qin Mu.

They were easily killed by Qin Mu from afar, controlled by the gun.

Some of the smarter monsters, sensing the danger, immediately fled.

Unfortunately, even if they run, where can they run to? They've only prolonged their time to die a little bit.

In just one hour, most of the monsters in the villa area were dead, and there wasn't even enough time to move all the dozens of worker insects back.

After confirming that the monsters in the villa area were no longer a threat, Qin Mu returned to the vicinity of the mother nest and sent worker insects to clean up the remaining stragglers.

The corpses of monsters were thrown into the holes of the mother nest, which then operated at full capacity to digest the flesh and blood and convert it into energy in the shortest possible time.

Upon returning to the mother nest, Qin Mu discovered several injured worker insects lying on the fungal carpet surrounding the nest.

Tentacle-like threads sprout from the fungal carpet, wrapping around their bodies and transmitting energy to them through the threads.

Worker worms that have received energy replenishment heal their wounds at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Zerg possess powerful vitality and regenerative abilities. As long as they don't die on the spot, they can recover by consuming a certain amount of energy after returning to the creep.

One of the worker insects had its limbs broken off, yet it was still regrowth at a rate visible to the naked eye.

For the Zerg, limb regeneration is a very simple thing.

"It has such a powerful regenerative ability!"

Qin Mu's expression was a mixture of surprise and delight.

"I wonder if it can heal human injuries? If it can, then wouldn't there be hope for Uncle Qing's arm to recover?"

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Mu instinctively thought of Uncle Qing.

This ability is important not only to Uncle Qing, but also to Qin Mu himself.

Because if this ability could be applied to him, wouldn't he be free from the fear of getting injured in battle?

Qin Mu connected his consciousness to the Mother Nest and transmitted this idea. The information the Mother Nest gave back made Qin Mu happy.

The answer is yes!

Ordinary injuries can be healed directly, but injuries like limb regeneration require analyzing the target's genetic information first, and then targeted recovery can be carried out.

"Is it just a matter of analyzing genetic information? That's too easy!"

Uncle Qing's arm can also be restored. It's not difficult to analyze Uncle Qing's genetic information; just collect some hair, nails, and the like.

But are we going to send Uncle Qing into the wilderness and bring him to the mother nest to recover?

This is unrealistic; we need to consider it more carefully.

Despite some difficulties, Qin Mu was still very happy.

Because of the loss of the larval gene pool and various inheritances, Qin Mu was unaware of much knowledge about the Zerg, including common sense, and could only slowly explore it.

However, the fact that the Zerg were able to recover from their injuries and regenerate their severed limbs is an absolute surprise!

"It's time to hatch the evolution chamber! A single auxiliary worker is not enough to support the expansion of the swarm. The Zerg need a true combat unit."

Qin Mu's thoughts returned to the development of the swarm, and he pondered carefully.

"In the villa area, I hunted down more than 200 monsters. After digesting them all, I was able to obtain at least 3000-4000 energy points."

Different monsters, due to their size, body structure, strength, and other factors, produce different amounts of energy after conversion.

Taking the basic beast soldier level as an example, the largest Iron-haired Wild Boar, even the smallest adult Iron-haired Wild Boar weighs over 1000 jin, and its converted energy is generally over 20 points.

Monsters like Tiger and Dog typically have around 10 points of energy after conversion.

Because Shadowcats are too thin and small, the energy gained from converting a Shadowcat is generally around 6 points.

Depending on their strength, the numbers will fluctuate somewhat.

"Currently, the mother nest has four types of beast soldier-level monster genes that can be analyzed."

They are: Tiger-dog, Iron-haired Wild Boar, Shadow Cat, and Black-ringed Snake.

Often, people's understanding of the Zerg is that they are all kinds of giant insects.

In reality, this is not the case. Zerg can take any form when needed, but the Zerg form often possesses greater combat power.

Qin Mu clearly did not have the means to create Zerg units and could only make do with the monster genes he had collected.

Among them, the Tiger Hound is a unit that is relatively suitable as a basic combat unit for the Zerg swarm.

Tiger-dog is very capable in all aspects. It is strong and fast, and has no obvious weaknesses. As a canine monster, it has a keen sense of smell and is good at cooperative combat.

Moreover, the potential of the Tiger-Ao-Hounds is also quite good. Although most of the Tiger-Ao-Hounds in the villa area are at the level of beginner-level beast soldiers, a small number have reached the strength of intermediate-level beast soldiers.

However, in reality, these monsters, which are widely distributed, can reach the level of warrior generals. Qin Mu even saw rumors of lord-level tigers and hounds on the HR Alliance platform.

As for the Iron-haired Wild Boar, although it is very strong and has great defense, it is not agile enough, and it is too big and rather clumsy.

Compared to tigers and hounds, they are far inferior in every aspect.

Of course, as tank units, they are still pretty good. They can be hatched in small numbers and can be surprisingly effective when encountering some large monsters.

As for the black-ringed snake, its specialty is venom, making it unsuitable for large-scale battles.

Shadowcats, with their small size, agile reflexes, and extremely fast speed, are clearly excellent candidates for reconnaissance units.

After careful analysis, Qin Mu decisively gave the order.

"Incubate the evolutionary chamber, prioritizing research on the Tiger Mastiff."

(End of this chapter)