You tell me, this is called daily youth?

This is bad news. Once the defense army falls, the players standing on this side will have no good results.

This is also good news. Yuki's plan finally has a basis. If humans are as stable as Mount Tai, there is no point for him, a lurker, to do the main mission.

It's very simple. The fire will be destroyed and the insect swarm will be slaughtered. The second main plot of "Guardian" has already made this clear:

Kill the queen.

As for the theoretical basis beyond the rules, Johnny Silverhand also found it in the central database.

Jadeite stone, this thing is indeed the core.

Walking on the road to Area A, Yuuki stared at Chris's back in a trance. This time, there was no need to guess. By comparing the information in the central database with the clues he had found, he could get the whole picture:

The core of everything lies in the evolution of the Zerg.

The database contains detailed historical data. The Zerg appeared a long, long time ago. They were a bit like aliens at first, using human bodies as birthing beds. They were not very powerful and would kill each other. They were just a small episode in interstellar colonization.

Soon humans invented gene-disintegrating drugs and vaccinated every newborn.

Even if new humans are captured by the swarm, they cannot become brooding grounds, which is equivalent to cutting off the reproduction chain.

Having lost their ability to reproduce, the insect swarms were no match for humans and were beaten back step by step. But at this point, things became mysterious again.

The evolution of the Zerg went beyond the scope of biology, and the vaccine soon became ineffective. Scientists studied it for many years, and through the adventure of a psychic warrior, they discovered that the reproduction of the Zerg actually affected the human soul.

This thing directly made all biologists unemployed. No matter how powerful the vaccine was, it could not work on the soul. So they started to climb a new technology tree. Even the psychic warriors themselves were a by-product of this technology tree. In the end, humans made full use of emerald stones.

Jadeite was originally just a source of energy, but scientists discovered that it can carry souls. The process of absorbing souls is called activation. This is bad news because the insect swarm has also discovered this.

Now, not only humans themselves, but also the engines of war machines will be collected to breed the Zerg. This stage is also a period of great defeat for humans.

The swarm of insects is endless, and any casualties and damage will aid the enemy, forcing the defense forces to look for backup energy. However, this will make the war machines completely unusable, and they will fall into a vicious cycle.

At this critical moment, reinforcements finally arrived from outer space. With their help, humans developed a vital technology:

Soul transfer.

The end result of this technology is the 'Spark', and its function is simple: it transfers all dead human souls away, allowing the activated Emerald Stone to return to dead matter.

"Unbelievable technology. I was wondering why I couldn't get the soul after killing someone. It turns out it was transferred away."

Yuki muttered that history showed that humans were trying their best to cut off the reproduction chain, and wars were full of twists and turns, with players always playing a key role.

The players who assisted in the development of fire must be masters of the soul realm. They facilitated the second major counterattack of mankind.

With fire, humans no longer had any worries and once again defeated the Zerg, recovering 70% of the lost territory. Then another batch of reinforcements arrived.

Just when they thought the war was over, this batch of reinforcements gave them a big surprise.

First, the then commander-in-chief was assassinated, leaving humanity leaderless. Second, at this critical moment, the Zerg evolved again.

They directly used jade stones as their birthing beds, and then the cannibalism behavior disappeared, and they truly became a whole. It was during this period of time that humans discovered the existence of the "Queen".

Thousands of dissection experiments point to one reality: the soul frequency of all insects is exactly the same. Scientists boldly put forward a conjecture:

The soul is split.

Completely different from human technology, the Queen used the emerald stone as a carrier to split her own soul, leaving the swarm of insects that originally killed each other with only one consciousness, but this was not the worst.

Without the carrier of "human beings", the Zerg is equivalent to self-reproduction, and the war has become uncontrollable.

The greatest meaning of the existence of fire has been lost, the Zerg has changed from needing humans to destroying humans, and this also answered an important question for Yuki.

"No wonder the Zerg want the Fire Seed. If the Queen gets this soul complex, she'll probably be able to evolve to the next level."

It was a bit self-defeating. In the eyes of the Zerg, the value of the "spark" had surpassed that of this planet, and they no longer needed humans.

So humans built the wall, and the subsequent battles, including the previous failed beheading, became interludes.

Sadly.

Yuki's eyes were filled with pity. This was a long epic, filled with countless sacrifices and desperate struggles. If it weren't for the deep hatred, humans would probably have given up the "fire" in exchange for a chance of survival.

In a sense, humans are a group of livestock. No matter how hard they struggle, they are just trying to make themselves fat and white, waiting to be eaten by swarms of insects.

This moment is the end.

After so many years of fighting wits and courage, the Zerg has evolved to its limit, and humans can't create anything more advanced than fire. It's either you die or I die.

"There's something wrong with the Lurker's main quest. It doesn't care about the lives of humans, but it doesn't stand on the side of the Zerg either." Yuki tasted something from the player's perspective.

The Zerg's sole purpose is to devour the fire, so for players who are clearly on their side, the main quest is clearly contrary to it.

What's even more strange is that the Guardian player's position is clearly on the side of humans, at least in the second main storyline.

Could it be that the reincarnation game also hates the Zerg?

Yuki had an incredible idea, but the reincarnation game could not figure it out. Captain Chris in front happened to stop.

The steel passage was filled with psionic warriors. Their armor was more ornate, with various self-symbols painted on their shoulders.

"A unit directly under the command." Hayasaka Ai whispered beside him.

Oh, it’s the Imperial Guards. They are stronger and have the level of Extraordinary II-III.

Before, Yuki would have said he would never come no matter what, but now the last trace of danger is gone.

He saw Admiral Reingold in power armor, and beside him were several soldiers with general stars on their shoulders. They were all high-ranking officials of the defense force.

The players' side is also fully staffed, with Yuki as the leader.

The plot developed very quickly, and in a short period of time the players were facing the top management. The 10 players stood upright without any tension at all.

Now it's the natives who need the players' help, there's nothing to be nervous about.

"Mr. Major."

"Hmm?" Yuki was stunned for a moment before realizing he was being called. He took two steps forward and said, "Admiral, are you going to negotiate with us?"

"No, let the commander-in-chief talk to him in person." Reingol looked at the other party deeply. This time when they went out of the wall for inspection, the players took risks, and the psychic warriors also suffered heavy losses, almost reaching a critical point.

We can't delay any longer. This person said he found the Queen of the Zerg. You have to believe it whether you like it or not.

"Come all with me."

"No need to disarm?"

"No need. You already know what you need to know. It's better for everyone to be frank and open." The admiral said casually, and waved to Chris who was about to leave. "Captain, you come too."

No one cared about the confused girl. The players looked at each other and felt that this sentence had some hidden meaning.

Sure enough, the defense forces knew what we were doing.

Yuki glanced at Ms. Smile, who was also smiling bitterly. This used to be a conspiracy, but now it has become an open conspiracy and is no longer important.

Hiyori shook her head slightly, and after a brief reasoning, she also felt that it was not a problem.

"Then go and meet him, and be frank."

......

Entering the dedicated elevator, under the watchful eyes of dozens of psychic warriors, the players stepped into Area A, which was no longer monotonous and cold, but had a more historical weight.

Yuki saw many portraits and sculptures on the wall. Some of the people in them had been seen in the archives. They were heroes of this long war. He even stopped for a moment in front of a painting.

"Do you know him?" Hayasaka Ai behind him spoke subconsciously, looking at the black-haired man in the painting.

"I don't know him, but he must be a player."

With other people around, Yuki didn't want to reveal his identity, so he slowly clenched his fist with the hand hidden behind his back.

Orochimaru, this bastard couldn't be the player who helped transform the human body.

No one noticed anything unusual about him. Walking further in, there was a door several meters high with a huge Defense Force emblem on the surface.

With the sound of gears, the door suddenly opened, and the azure light revealed inside made the players' eyes widen.

A huge room with a raised platform at the front where a man in silver power armor sat, flanked by portraits and constantly changing holographic projections.

Those projections were full of battles, the sky, cities, the roar of fighter planes, and the crisscrossing of missiles and lasers, which immediately let everyone know that Silver Hand had not been deceived.

As for Captain Chris, she craned her neck. Each front of the defense army was independent of each other. She could hear the wind, but she had never known it to be so intense.

Huh? Green Blossom City is about to fall. How come I've never heard of this?

I was wondering why the air force support was getting less and less, it turns out they were fighting in the air.

Yuki glanced at the captain secretly and sighed softly, admiring the Defense Force's excellent confidentiality work, as no one knew the whole story.

He turned his head and looked at the man in silver armor. Seeing him stand up, he sighed again:

It seems that the general manager did not sit on the toilet.

Their eyes met, and there was nothing but curiosity but not much scrutiny. Yuki subconsciously straightened his back.

A monstrous plot character who didn't use any abilities to spy on me.

Unexpectedly, according to the prompt, this commander should have the ability to see through the player's identity, but it is also reasonable. The fiery and passionate eyes looking at you are enough to erase any doubts.

It takes true wisdom to realize that Yuki is a lurker and will do nothing but cause trouble for himself.

"Hahaha, you aliens are really interesting. The mortality rate of psychic warrior surgery doesn't apply to you."

The laughter made the hall tremble slightly, and accompanied by rumbling footsteps, a strong man over three meters tall wearing power armor strode towards them.

The momentum was so strong that many players retreated quietly, but Yuki was the only one who did not move.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you haven't mentioned the mortality rate issue before."

"That's because I trust you. Don't worry, I won't ask for your secrets. In fact, even if you do nothing, it's still very meaningful." The commander extended his hand and pointed at everyone proudly:

"You are the only hope in this dark, never-ending war!"

The tone was set so high that even Captain Chris puffed out his chest and agreed with it.

"But we have also brought disasters." Yuki reminded coldly. He was a little confused about this commander-in-chief.

"There are always good people and bad people. What I can do is make the majority of people good."

"But what if we are the bad guys?" Yuki ignored the senior's look and wanted to test whether the commander-in-chief was really wise and foolish.

"No, you can only be good people. If you're bad, everyone will die, and you're the ones who value your lives the most." The commander-in-chief didn't hesitate for a moment, pointing to the flashing screens. "You've seen what a mess this planet is in now. Your little tricks are pretty good, so I won't waste my breath."

Sure enough, they knew about Johnny Silverhand's existence, and this could save their reputation?

Even Yuki was a little surprised. This commander-in-chief was too passionate and too upright. How could these things be brought to the table?

Threat? Hostage? No, he should know there are differences between players. I don't care if Johnny Silverhand lives or dies.

Yuki made a dark guess, and then saw the commander-in-chief turn around, take three or two steps back to the podium, and in the puzzled eyes of everyone, he pushed the bench open, revealing a door with dense pipelines behind it.

"Aren't you looking for the fire? It's in here. If you want it, just kill me and you can take it."

The sound of a pin drop was so deafening in the hall that the players were stunned. The generals, led by Admiral Reingold, were also dumbfounded. Even to someone they absolutely trusted, they would never tell the highest secret.

"Commander-in-Chief..."

"Reingol, I'm not crazy, and I don't have time to play conspiracy games with them right now." The man raised his hand to stop the admiral, his eyes piercing as he looked at the players. "What do you think of my frankness?"

It's more than just being frank, it's being naked.

Yuki was stunned and subconsciously turned his head to look at senior Mai. Senior Mai also looked at Hiyori in a daze, and then made Hiyori's CPU almost smoke. No one knew what the commander-in-chief was thinking.

Levi and the others all looked at Yuuki, leaving him speechless.

Don't look at me, I'm confused too.

The commander-in-chief had been searching for the "spark" for so long, but he just gave it up. The door blocked all energy fluctuations, but his intuition told him that this was real.

Lure the snake out of its hole? Play hard to get? Or perhaps use a tormenting tactic?

As an old scoundrel, Yuki's CPU also started to smoke. He made one guess after another and rejected them one by one.

"Ha, stop imagining it. This is the real fire." The commander looked at the group of players with amusement and snapped his fingers. "But I must remind you, once the fire leaves its base, the Wall of Sighs will be immediately deactivated. So no one can take it away, and it can't be hidden. It can be destroyed, but it will take 24 hours to burn out."

"Oh, and one more thing. If anyone destroys him, those bugs will go crazy. Even a god will be bitten off a piece of flesh."

He had an expression of disbelief, but no one dared to question it. Yuki took a deep breath and immediately understood.

This is great wisdom in the form of foolishness.

The commander-in-chief obviously guessed the player's position from history, which is that he will never stand above the interests of the Zerg. This is indeed the case. The Lurker's mission is to destroy the fire, and the Zerg will inevitably go crazy.

In 24 hours, who can survive the raging sea of ​​insects and return?

The main storyline has been extremely difficult from the beginning. Just look at the attitude of the commander-in-chief. The defense forces will not stop anyone who wants to kill him and destroy the fire. Let the players face the furious swarm on their own.

"It seems you want to tie us together in the same boat."