Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 281 Bounty on the Zeg Clan

The outcome of the war exceeded everyone's expectations and ended at an astonishing speed.

With the space sealed off and the Zergling Tyrant hunting relentlessly, nine out of ten King-level powerhouses perished.

The manner of their deaths was identical: they were all restricted by the time stop effect of the Hive Tyrant, and then killed by a combined attack from the Hive Fortress.

Under such a shameless method, these powerful kings could only watch helplessly as they died, without any recourse.

The only survivor was a mechanical race king.

It wasn't that it was particularly strong, but rather that it was initially positioned on the edge of the battlefield and immediately began to flee upon realizing something was amiss.

When all the powerful kings were either dead or fled, the three-race allied forces, which had been barely holding on thanks to their numerical advantage, collapsed instantly.

"The Hive Tyrant's defenses are too weak. It can instantly kill an unsuspecting high-level King-level expert by relying on the [Netherworld Serpent Venom]."

But once we're on guard, things change.

In a one-on-one battle, even a newly crowned king fighting desperately would be no match for a Hive Tyrant.

Inside the insect hive fortress, Qin Mu pondered.

Defense is the biggest weakness of the Hive Tyrant.

The insect hive tyrant, possessing a hundredfold increase in gene count, can reach a gene count of 6000 times by relying on the power of Blood Luo. With the addition of the innate secret technique, it can reach the power of a peak world lord, which is ten thousand times greater.

Over the years, Qin Mu has also selected a secret amplitude method for the Insect Nest Tyrant.

With the help of the Amplification Secret Technique, one's strength can be increased by 3 to 7 times.

The talents of the Hive Tyrant are not fixed, and there are both advantages and disadvantages.

Through various means, their attacks can reach 30,000 to 70,000 times the power of a peak Realm Lord.

In addition, with the Life Tree's talent for controlling space and time, and the Netherworld Serpent's talent for Netherworld Travel, Qin Mu has mastered the mysteries of space teleportation and the mysteries of time's fundamental law of stillness in the Chaos City over the past two hundred years.

Once Qin Mu has mastered it, he can naturally use the Hive Tyrant.

In attacking a Hive Tyrant, it is in no way inferior to a High-Ranking Overlord.

Once their defenses are breached and they are corroded by the [Netherworld Serpent Venom], even high-ranking Kings will instantly perish.

If a combined attack is employed, controlling a million Zerg, it can even threaten the pinnacle of the King's realm.

However, in terms of defense, it is far from adequate.

It's not even as good as being granted a title of nobility.

If a Hive Tyrant is fighting a Novice King, and the Hive Tyrant knows about the [Nether Serpent Venom], as long as the Hive Tyrant keeps its distance and attacks from a distance, the Hive Tyrant won't have many good options.

If divine power is used, it can even be used to kill.

"Luo Feng has soldier armor, general armor, and king armor to reduce damage. As long as the amplification limit of soldier armor, general armor, and king armor is not reached, he cannot be harmed."

But this is not suitable for the swarm.

Qin Mu devised many methods to improve the defense of the Zergling Tyrant.

The fiery red armor worn by the Hive Tyrant is not metal armor, but a plant life form called "Rock Shield Vine" that hatched from the mother hive.

【Rock Shield Vine】is a defensive plant similar to the Cloud Vine, but with stronger defense.

With the help of the Rock Shield Vine and its own defense, the Hive Tyrant's defense is comparable to that of a Marquis.

"I can't think of a good way to defend against the Hive Tyrant in the short term."

Either you'll be lucky enough to find a support life form that excels at defense than [Rock Shield Vine], or you'll have to spend money to buy defensive items.

Qin Mu did not want to spend money to buy treasures.

Rather than spending money to buy treasures, Qin Mu preferred to use these resources to research living weapons that were truly suitable for the Zerg.

All of the Hive Tyrant's weapons and equipment are produced by the Hive itself, including the spear, which is also a kind of living weapon.

The spear is made from the fangs of the Netherworld Serpent, and has been strengthened and adjusted through the Mother Nest. It is hollow inside, hiding a venom gland that can continuously produce venom from afar.

As a living weapon, it can be connected to the Hive Tyrant, which provides it with energy.

Even if it breaks, it can grow back.

To address the issues surrounding the Hive Tyrant and future weaponry for other units.

Qin Mu specifically outlined a research direction: living weapons for insect swarms.

This research was entrusted to the research-oriented Zerg Queen, who was gradually maturing.

"Unfortunately, the [Netherworld Serpent Venom] was too domineering, instantly killing even high-ranking kings. Otherwise, I would have liked to capture one to experiment with transforming the insectoid immortal god."

Qin Mu felt somewhat regretful.

"However, after this battle, the Zerg, the Demon Clan, and the Machine Clan should send their true powerhouses over, right?"

When the time comes, we'll find an opportunity to arrest a few of the more capable ones.

There was a light in Qin Mu's eyes.

In this battle, the Zerg swarm's performance was nothing short of devastating, with the opposing side offering absolutely no resistance.

However, Qin Mu did not reveal the swarm's true trump card.

Qin Mu merely ensured that the Tree of Life controlled spacetime, establishing a defensive perimeter within a 10,000-kilometer radius of the insect hive fortress.

If it were to truly unleash its power, it could cover an area of ​​60 million kilometers!

Within a radius of 60 million kilometers, the insect swarm is the dominant force.

Controlling spacetime is a power possessed only by the rulers of the universe; it is the Zerg Swarm's greatest trump card.

The Hive Tyrant can be attacked in a coordinated manner, and it was not exposed.

The annihilation of several Kings was all done by the Zerg Hive Fortress.

The most combat-skilled peak-bloodline star behemoths were also hidden inside the insect hive fortress, and did not make a move.

The Zerg's hatching ability was not revealed.

In a crushing battle, there's no need to incubate while fighting.

As for him personally, he did not take any action either.

River treasures, the most precious treasure of the Xuanbing Palace, an imperfect second-generation divine body, a combined attack of millions of insectoids...

He still has many cards in his hand.

Through the Zerg hive fortress, the Zerg army was already reaping the remaining defeated soldiers.

With the death of the three-headed Zerg Queen, swarms of Zerg warriors fell.

When the Zerg Queen who hatched them falls, all the Zerg will die instantly.

The same applies to the mechanical golems of the Machine race.

This is also the weakness of the Zerg Queen and the Mechs.

On the contrary, the demon race, hidden among the machine race and the insect race, is constantly fleeing.

"We've finished our pre-meal dessert. Now it's up to the Zerg, the Mechs, and the Demons to decide how to respond."

"The true powerhouse is about to arrive, isn't it?"

……

"Is that all?"

Inside Base 028, everyone watching the battle looked at each other in bewilderment.

The war ended too quickly. Faced with attacks from billions of Zerg and Mechs, they thought the Zerg were finished.

Even a powerful king would perish under such an attack.

In reality, the special life form named Behemoth completely withstood the terrifying attack without even sustaining any injuries.

Later, they thought it would be a tough battle.

A fierce battle that lasts for days or even months.

After all, the sheer number of hundreds of billions of Zerg and Mech cannon fodder could hold off the Zerg.

But they were wrong again.

The Zerg tyrant who claimed to be a member of the Zerg race unleashed terrifying combat power.

Spatial blockade! Teleportation! Time freeze!

Highly poisonous!

With just a minor scratch, a high-ranking king was instantly killed.

The moment the Fire Meteor King fell, the morale of the entire alliance of the demon race, the insect race, and the mechanical race collapsed.

What kind of deadly poison could instantly kill a high-level King-rank expert?

Everyone was horrified.

Not only Base 028, but also, after three days of development, a powerful weapon connecting the battlefield—the virtual universe—has emerged.

The entire first battlefield is under the watchful eyes of countless people.

In an instant, countless people erupted in cheers.

"Are these Zegs really human?"

There are doubts about human immortality, but we won't discuss things like Venom.

What kind of race can simultaneously control time and space, achieving the most difficult teleportation and time stillness while being a realm lord?

This level of understanding of the laws is unmatched even by the most outstanding geniuses of the human race during their time as World Lords!

If it were just one or two top geniuses, that would be one thing, since there are always exceptionally talented individuals.

But what if it's an ethnic group?

These hundreds of people on the battlefield were all under control!

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible! This level of comprehension of the laws is enough to pass through the twentieth level of the Bridge to Heaven!"

The world lords, who were at the core of the virtual universe company and had entered the extraterrestrial battlefield for training, were dumbfounded.

"Special life form, the Zeg race is definitely a special life form! And one with exceptionally high talent in the realm of spacetime!"

Some people assert that...

How terrifying it is for a realm lord to hunt down a king-level immortal!

Even ordinary realm lords and immortals were shocked by the strength of the Zeg clan.

But the truly powerful among humans, such as kings and even venerable ones, frowned.

In the core palace of Base 028, the Heavenly King stared intently at the swarms of insects wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

"How can there be so many geniuses with such top-level talent?"

Sending them to the battlefield so early?

"Those alien races are probably really going to go mad."

His eyes didn't show much excitement, but rather worry.

The fighting power unleashed by the Zeg clan startled him, but after regaining his senses, he felt something was amiss.

The Heavenly King immediately contacted the human leadership, explaining that he was unable to handle the matter.

Many human kings and even venerables who were paying attention to the battlefield raised questions.

Some of the more impatient ones even teleported directly to Base 028.

Humanity's strongest individuals began to gather.

……

Humans weren't the only ones paying attention to the battlefield; the Machine Race, the Zerg, and the Demon Race were also watching.

As the Fire Meteor King fell, the powerful members of the Mechanical Race, Zerg Race, and Demon Race on the battlefield all sent out emails.

After the leaders of the three races confirmed the authenticity of the matter, they immediately issued a bounty on the Zeg race.

Killing a Zeg member is a military achievement comparable to the pinnacle of a kingship!

Kill the special life form Behemoth, and your military achievements will be comparable to becoming a king!

The news of the letter caused a great stir among the numerous powerful figures who had been granted the title of King.

Killing a realm lord who possesses at most the strength of a high-level king, or a realm lord with extremely weak defense, would earn military merit comparable to that of a peak king!

Knowing that it is highly poisonous, as long as we take proper precautions and keep our distance, we have a very high chance of success against these true king-level experts.

Killing the special life form Behemoth would earn military merit comparable to being crowned an invincible king!

That's even more outrageous.

What does it mean to be invincible as a king?

That was a terrifying existence possessing at least a million times the power of a peak ninth-level World Lord and a powerful treasure, with strength comparable to a beginner-level Venerable of the universe!

In the battlefields beyond the realm, killing such a powerful figure is virtually impossible.

But if successful, the military merit reward would be enough to buy a whole set of treasures.

Although they were incredibly excited, these powerful figures who had been granted the title of King were not fools.

It's also impossible to instantly teleport to the battlefield location immediately upon receiving this email.

Firstly, only a very small number of people can teleport.

Secondly, what if there is a trap?

Therefore, many of the powerful kings among them naturally began to join forces. With a group of kings coming together, the strength increased, and they were no longer afraid of traps.

……

In other regions of the starry sky far from the desolate continent, many powerful kings of the demon race are communicating with each other through the virtual world and then forming alliances.

call out!call out!call out!

The powerful individuals with teleportation abilities gathered together the other king-level experts.

"Fire Meteor King, is the message you sent reliable? A group of super geniuses at the World Lord level—could there be some kind of conspiracy involved?"

A group of powerful kings from various demon clans, each with a different appearance, were gathered in mid-air.

"There might be a trap!"

"But it could also be true."

The demon race also has a virtual network, but their virtual network is the worst; at most, it allows people to transmit voice messages, but it doesn't even have images.

A group of kings communicated with each other via telepathy.

Suddenly, one of them, a king-level immortal of the Time-Space Nightmare Beast clan with four thick hooves, a body covered in scales, and two ferocious heads, shouted.

"I checked the battlefield images through the Machine Race's virtual world system, and what the Fire Meteor King said is true."

"Are there really that many special life form realm masters?"

"A Mech King has escaped and has uploaded images of the battlefield."

Even the powerful figures who had initially remained skeptical began to give it a try.

They entered the machine race's virtual world system through various means.

Upon seeing the images of the battlefield, they instantly believed 90% of the previously circulated information.

"Let's get going!"

"What a tremendous opportunity!"

"With so many special life forms, killing just one of them would be a huge profit."

A group of people who had been granted the title of king immediately shouted excitedly.

"Although they are strong and highly poisonous, our demon race will definitely send a large number of powerful warriors. With so many strong warriors, we are not afraid of those special beings."

"The Mech Race has released the coordinates. We can teleport directly to a location hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the coordinates, so we can make some preparations even if there is trouble."

"Walk."

call out!

This group of powerful individuals instantly teleported away and disappeared into thin air, heading towards the battlefield.

Although their strengths varied, with some even being at the initial level of being a king, they were not afraid.

Because those on the same side at least won't kill each other, and the Machine Race, Zerg, and others are allies with them.

As long as large groups of powerful individuals join forces, their safety will naturally increase dramatically. Moreover, killing a special life form of a realm lord is not a difficult task.

……

On the first battlefield, powerful figures who were fighting on the advanced continents received the news.

One after another, powerful demons, mechanical beings, and insectoid beings began to teleport to the battlefield!

Of course, the powerful kings of the Mechanical Race were the first to arrive. Because the Mechanical Race was incredibly united and their unique social structure made them believe the truth of the matter immediately, and they were directly teleported to the location of the Mechanical Race kings who had managed to escape.

The powerful members of the demon and insect races need to confirm the information, find a safe place, then teleport through the divine kingdom, and finally teleport to their destination, which takes quite a while.

……

On the desolate continent, Qin Mu's swarm of insects was still cleaning up the battlefield, collecting massive amounts of mechanical puppets and insect corpses into the insect hive fortress or the insect hive fleet.

The treasures left behind by the immortal kings who were annihilated by the combined attack of the Zerg hive fortress are scattered across the battlefield, and the Zerg army is collecting them one by one.

With these treasures, the insect swarm can grow to a considerable size.

Ten legions, with a scale of tens of billions, are far from enough to control the entire battlefield.

"kindness?"

Qin Mu suddenly looked up, and hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, space suddenly trembled.

Dozens of powerful kings from various races suddenly appeared, and the space around them trembled as groups of powerful kings from outside the desolate continent began to arrive one after another.

(End of this chapter)