Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 21 Entering the County Town

Looking at the two-tailed tiger cat that had already lost its breath and whose body was torn to shreds, Qin Mu remained silent.

Qin Mu could have used the unicorn dagger to kill it directly, but he didn't. He only injured it and let the swarm of insects kill it!

Let it also experience the pain of being tortured and killed.

As for the corpse of the two-tailed tiger cat, Qin Mu did not allow the swarm of insects to devour it completely.

Instead, he ordered the worker insects to dismantle the corpse of the two-tailed tiger cat. The materials from a beast general-level monster are different from those from a beast soldier-level monster and are very valuable.

For example, its claws and teeth, as well as the tendon on its tail, can easily fetch tens of millions of dollars if brought back, while the horn of a beast soldier-level unicorn boar can only sell for a few thousand dollars.

Don't forget, Qin Mu still has a loan of three million yuan on him, he can't do without money!

As for the remaining corpse parts, they were carried by a worker insect, preparing to enter County 0203 so that the newly hatched mother nest could analyze them.

When analyzing monster genes in the mother nest, it is best to have a complete corpse, such as the brain and other key parts, for faster and better analysis; otherwise, the results will be less effective.

For example, if a part of the brain is missing, its memory information cannot be accessed.

On the contrary, claws, teeth, tendons and the like are not important, but when it comes to selling them for money, the most valuable things are claws, teeth, tendons, bones and fur.

In summary, this method can both generate revenue and be used to analyze monster genes.

"Rest where you are!"

The battle was over, and Qin Mu was no longer in a hurry to continue his journey.

The swarm suffered heavy losses in this battle, with fifteen Tiger Mastiffs killed and an entire reconnaissance squad wiped out.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened on the rest of the journey. Although they encountered some monsters along the way, none of them posed a threat to the insect swarm.

July 26th, just before dark.

Qin Mu and the insect swarm finally arrived at the outskirts of County 0203.

Unlike the wilderness, the monster density in County 0203 is extremely high, with dozens or even hundreds of monsters on any street.

Before Qin Mu led the main force to arrive, three squads of tiger mastiff dogs had already entered County 0203 to conduct reconnaissance.

The information sent back by the reconnaissance team alarmed Qin Mu.

In just half an hour, the reconnaissance team discovered no fewer than five monsters at the level of Beast General, including a Wild Bull at the level of a High-ranking Beast General!

Furthermore, each beast general is surrounded by a large number of beast-soldier level monsters. With the current strength of the swarm, it has no chance of winning against any of them.

Fortunately, the scout dog was also a monster, so it didn't cause any trouble.

Sensing the reconnaissance team's route, Qin Mu discreetly led the swarm into County 0203, avoiding some Beast General-level monsters, and continued forward along a small path.

After swiftly eliminating more than a dozen beast-soldier level monsters, the swarm finally arrived safely at a dilapidated neighborhood.

"Enter the underground parking garage!"

The underground parking garage in this community is large and well-hidden, making it ideal for the incubation of the mother nest.

One after another, the tiger mastiffs filed in and scattered after entering the underground parking garage to clear out any potential threats inside.

An invisible force opened a backpack on the back of a worker insect following Qin Mu, and a tactical flashlight flew out, automatically turned on, and then floated on Qin Mu's right shoulder.

The dark underground garage was illuminated by tactical flashlights.

"Sizzle—"

Startled in the darkness, a group of rat-like monsters, each over a meter long, emerged from the darkness with screams and bloodshot eyes.

"A black-haired rat?"

Qin Mu glanced at them but didn't pay them any mind. These black-haired rats were just low-level beast soldiers and no match for the tiger mastiffs.

Sure enough, although these black-haired rats came on strong, they died even faster. Without Qin Mu having to lift a finger, they were easily killed by the tiger mastiffs and worker insects.

It wasn't until a few high-level beast soldier-level black-haired rats appeared that Qin Mu used his unicorn dagger to instantly kill them.

"Is this underground parking garage a rat nest? There are hundreds of black-haired rats!"

After spending more than twenty minutes sweeping through the underground parking garage, Qin Mu complained.

There were no other monsters in this underground garage, only black-haired rats.

After killing hundreds of black-haired rats, the underground garage became extremely smelly due to poor ventilation, filled with a nauseating stench.

After confirming it was safe, Qin Mu, enduring the stench, walked to the center of the underground parking garage.

In the center of the underground parking garage, dozens of worker insects gathered, waving their large claws and breaking through the concrete floor, digging a deep pit.

The underground garage is only a little over three meters high, not enough to house a mother nest, but digging down a little bit would be enough.

The black-haired rats that originally gathered here liked to burrow, and there were many rat holes in the uneven cement ground, so it wasn't very difficult for the worker insects to dig them out.

"Let's begin incubating the mother nest!"

Upon receiving the order, the worker insect crawled into the newly dug pit, its body quickly transforming into a huge fleshy mass that began to beat like a heart.

The purple fungal carpet spread outwards like flowing water, enveloping and devouring the foul-smelling black-haired rat carcasses on the ground.

The worker insects around also began cleaning up the soil dug out of the underground garage and the black-haired rat carcasses scattered all over the ground.

While they may not be good at fighting, they are first-rate at working.

The tigers and hounds weren't idle either; some of them kept a close watch on the two exits of the underground garage to prevent any monsters from breaking in.

Another group of Tigerhounds scouted the monster's distribution near the community, gathering intelligence for the swarm's future development.

Qin Mu didn't go out. He found a clean spot and sat down.

Several days of traveling and fighting had left Qin Mu exhausted.

But Qin Mu did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, under the protection of several tigers and hounds, he began to cultivate the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method.

In the past few days, Qin Mu discovered that the more exhausted he was when cultivating, the more efficient his Gene Energy Cultivation Method became.

Although Qin Mu was the ruler of the swarm, his strength was steadily increasing even without cultivation, but he did not become complacent because of this.

Because Qin Mu knew very well that in this world, relying solely on the insect swarm was not enough; personal strength was equally important.

While Qin Mu was cultivating, the mother nest was also constantly hatching.

This time, the incubation process in the mother nest proceeded smoothly without any unexpected problems, and the hatching was successful as usual.

When the new mother nest appeared, a warm current still flowed through Qin Mu's body. Although the appearance of the mother nest this time improved Qin Mu's strength, it was not as dramatic as the first time. He was still at the level of a high-level warrior, only more stable.

"Retrieve nesting information."

Qin Mu's consciousness connected to this newly hatched mother nest, which we'll call Mother Nest No. 2 for now.

Data from the second brood mound shows that the brood mound can now hatch three types of Zerg combat units: Tiger Hound, Ironhound, and Shadowcat!

That's right. While traveling these past few days, the No. 1 Mother Nest in the villa area has successfully analyzed the Iron-haired Wild Boar and the Shadow Cat.

Genetic information is shared between mother nests; once one mother nest has its monster genes deciphered, all mother nests can hatch.

"Iron-haired Wild Boar - Consumes 50 energy points. After 30 minutes, an Iron-haired Wild Boar with intermediate-level beast soldier combat power can be hatched."

"Shadow Cat - Consumes 10 energy points. After 20 minutes, a Shadow Cat with intermediate-level beast soldier combat power can be hatched."

Looking at the newly appeared Zerg units, Qin Mu nodded in satisfaction.

The Iron-haired Wild Boar consumes twice the energy of a Tiger Mastiff, but that doesn't mean the Iron-haired Wild Boar is stronger than the Tiger Mastiff. In a one-on-one fight, it's really hard to say who would be stronger.

However, the Iron-haired Wild Boar is much larger than the Tiger Mastiff, and in a head-on charge, it is incomparable to the Tiger Mastiff. It is like the difference between a soldier and a tank.

Similarly, Shadowcat follows the path of an assassin.

Therefore, the hatching of swarm units also requires consideration of a reasonable structural combination.

"Then, mother nest, begin incubation!"

(End of this chapter)