Reborn As Ant,Wakes-Zerg Overlord Sys- Devoured,Evolved,Grew Stronger,Ruling Over Trillions Of Ants

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00:00:00I transmigrated into the only male ant in the whole nest.

00:00:03Every day I'm forced to deliver food to a group of female ants.

00:00:07Just when I thought that, in this life, I'd only be a relentless breeding machine.

00:00:11I suddenly got bound to the Zerg Overlord system.

00:00:15As long as I keep killing enemies, I can evolve.

00:00:18I immediately perked up, right as I was about to flip the table and go on strike.

00:00:23A sudden noise came from outside the ant nest.

00:00:26Pour all that plaster in here.

00:00:28As long as we make an ant colony model, our live stream will definitely blow up.

00:00:34The next second, white plaster started flowing through the gaps in the soil.

00:00:38I watched as the entire ant colony was about to be wiped out.

00:00:42Suddenly, the system notification chimed.

00:00:45Host is facing an extinction-level crisis.

00:00:47System is distributing a newbie survival gift pack.

00:00:51Reward, basic pheromone command.

00:00:53Can consume mental power.

00:00:55Issue mandatory command.

00:00:56Forces nearby Zerg to obey the host's orders.

00:01:00Reward, geological exploration.

00:01:03Can detect geological structures within a 10 meter radius.

00:01:06Including space and life forms.

00:01:08I swung my forelegs sharply.

00:01:11And instantly activated geological exploration without hesitation.

00:01:15In a flash, a three-dimensional map appeared in my mind.

00:01:18I immediately locked onto an earthworm tunnel up ahead on the left.

00:01:22Then I pushed my mental power to the max.

00:01:25Releasing a powerful pheromone.

00:01:27I commanded all soldier ants to abandon the main entrance.

00:01:31And dig into the dirt wall ahead.

00:01:33The moment they received the order.

00:01:35The largest soldier ant nearest me was the first to submit.

00:01:38He turned sharply and charged at the dirt wall.

00:01:41Wielding his massive jaws, he furiously started digging.

00:01:44Following his lead, hundreds of worker and soldier ants rushed toward the wall.

00:01:50I stared intently at the rapidly thinning dirt wall.

00:01:53Faster.

00:01:54Suddenly, with a muffled boom.

00:01:56The hard dirt wall was finally breached all the way through.

00:01:59The surviving ants.

00:02:01Scrambled into the earthworm tunnel.

00:02:03Just as the last batch of worker ants retreated.

00:02:06The white plaster slurry surged in like a mudslide.

00:02:10Completely sealing the way we came.

00:02:12The surviving ants.

00:02:14Huddled closely together.

00:02:15They instinctively gathered around me in the center.

00:02:18Gently touching my body with their soft antennae.

00:02:21I went along and raised my forelegs.

00:02:24Patted the giant soldier ant's hard head.

00:02:26Nice job.

00:02:27Just then.

00:02:28The system notification chimed in my mind again.

00:02:31Urgent mission complete.

00:02:33Mission rating.

00:02:34Perfect.

00:02:35Reward 10 evolution points.

00:02:37Unlocked, individual status panel and basic combat order.

00:02:41I couldn't wait to open the panel.

00:02:43But when I saw my power was just 0.3.

00:02:46I helplessly touched my antennae.

00:02:48Normal worker ants have a way higher base stat.

00:02:51So how did mine get nerfed so bad?

00:02:54I looked down at my somewhat frail body.

00:02:56Could it be...

00:02:57Because I fooled around too much with those female ants before?

00:03:01But at least...

00:03:03My mental stat is actually as high as 5.

00:03:05For humans, the standard value is only about 3.

00:03:09Which means...

00:03:10One can totally control...

00:03:11This whole group of muscle-bound ants before me.

00:03:14I hadn't even caught my breath yet.

00:03:16When a sudden tremor came from deep in the tunnel.

00:03:19I immediately checked the system map.

00:03:21A huge red dot was rapidly approaching me.

00:03:24Turned out to be a 20 centimeter long earthworm.

00:03:27But I wasn't scared.

00:03:28Instead, I got excited and started waving my antennae.

00:03:32Perfect.

00:03:32I was just wondering how to get more evolution points.

00:03:35Guess I'll start by warming up on you.

00:03:37The very next second, the dirt wall ahead suddenly split open.

00:03:41A large, thick, pink body squeezed its way in.

00:03:45The foul-smelling slime dripped onto the ground.

00:03:47The strong worker ants immediately went into chaos.

00:03:50I instantly unleashed a powerful compulsory hormone command.

00:03:54Suppressing the entire ant colony's panic.

00:03:57All worker ants lined up against the wall.

00:04:00Then retreated 20 centimeters, standing by.

00:04:03The colony instantly split to both sides.

00:04:06Clearing the pathway in the middle, that giant earthworm seemed to sense something was off.

00:04:12Massive body paused.

00:04:13I stared hard at its squirming form.

00:04:16Using my biology knowledge from my previous life,

00:04:19my gaze locked right onto its 16th body segment.

00:04:22All soldier ants attacked target.

00:04:24The lower middle section bite through it.

00:04:27The giant soldier ants rushed ahead on command, opening their sharp jaws and biting deep into

00:04:33the earthworm's body.

00:04:35The worm's massive body twisted violently.

00:04:38Several worker ants were flung hard against the wall.

00:04:41They hit the earth wall and didn't get back up.

00:04:43There were casualties.

00:04:44But under my pressure even more soldier ants kept piling on.

00:04:49They bit down and held tight to the target spot.

00:04:52Refusing to let go, no matter how violently the worm thrashed.

00:04:56With their frenzied bites, the earthworm's body finally convulsed violently.

00:05:01The rear half suddenly went limp on the ground.

00:05:04Seizing the opportunity, I lunged forward and bit down on its wound.

00:05:09Completely crushing that cluster of fragile ganglia,

00:05:12the earthworm's massive body jerked once, then finally stopped moving.

00:05:17The system panel popped up right on cue.

00:05:19Congratulations, host, for killing a D-rank earthworm.

00:05:23Received 15 evolution points.

00:05:25Now, totaling 25 points.

00:05:27Detected high-energy biological tissue available for absorption.

00:05:31Used 20 points.

00:05:32To unlock and fuse the basic regeneration gene,

00:05:36I lifted my foreleg and hit confirm.

00:05:39A wave of scorching energy instantly spread from my abdomen through my entire body.

00:05:44I curled up all six legs in pain, rolling to the side and breathing hard.

00:05:49The ants around me instinctively formed a tight crowd,

00:05:53all their antennae pointing toward me.

00:05:55I don't know how long passed, but the scorching feeling finally faded.

00:05:59As I stood up again, I was delighted to find.

00:06:03My size had actually increased an entire circle.

00:06:05My previously soft abdomen had turned into a hard shell.

00:06:09Even my massive jaws were as sharp as scissors.

00:06:12The system panel refreshed.

00:06:14Evolution complete.

00:06:16Power 1.2, speed 1, defense 0.7.

00:06:20Mental 5.3, unlocked.

00:06:22Passive skill, basic regeneration.

00:06:24I stood atop the earthworm's massive corpse,

00:06:27looking down at the group, all present and accounted for.

00:06:31Cut up this monster's corpse and carry it as a food reserve.

00:06:34The worker ants immediately began cutting up pieces of meat.

00:06:37As for me, I wasn't idle either,

00:06:39using the geological exploration to keep track of safe directions.

00:06:43As the team advanced steadily,

00:06:45on the geological scan,

00:06:47a fast-moving butterfly suddenly appeared,

00:06:50lurking at the top of the passageway ahead,

00:06:52before I could even send a warning.

00:06:54Out of the darkness,

00:06:56a few thick barbed spears shot out,

00:06:58instantly skewering two pathfinding worker ants.

00:07:01Looking closely, it turned out to be

00:07:04a spider as big as an adult's fist.

00:07:06Its eyes glowed red in the dark.

00:07:08Although, right now my absolute strength can't match this spider.

00:07:12But with my superior mental power,

00:07:15and the ant colony's teamwork,

00:07:17I could totally go for a fight.

00:07:18So I immediately released a strong battle pheromone.

00:07:22And the next moment,

00:07:23all worker ants fanned out to encircle the spider.

00:07:26Seeing this, the spider instantly shrieked.

00:07:29It lunged at me with its eight long legs.

00:07:32But I had already predicted its every move.

00:07:34I suddenly pushed off hard with my hind legs.

00:07:37My whole body shot out like a spring.

00:07:40Not only did I easily dodge its deadly pounce and bite,

00:07:43I also closed in on its side in the process.

00:07:46Meanwhile, the soldier ants were biting tightly onto the ground boar's legs.

00:07:50The ground boar, under attack, began to struggle violently.

00:07:54Its immense strength sent several soldier ants flying to the ground.

00:07:58But that brief distraction was enough for me.

00:08:00With the help of the earthen wall next to me,

00:08:03I suddenly rebounded, launching a counterattack.

00:08:06Landing precisely on the back of the ground boar,

00:08:09I aimed directly at its head.

00:08:11The fragile joint connecting the chest and abdomen.

00:08:14And bit down hard.

00:08:16The next instant, nauseating body fluids gushed out.

00:08:19The ground boar let out a shrill, miserable scream as all eight legs.

00:08:24Thrashed wildly, trying to throw me off.

00:08:26But I held on tight and refused to let go.

00:08:29I even pulled and tore desperately inward.

00:08:32With a crisp snapping sound.

00:08:34I completely severed the ground boar's nerve center.

00:08:37Its massive body collapsed with a thud.

00:08:40At that moment, the system prompt sounded.

00:08:43Congratulations, host, you have slain a C-rank edited ground boar.

00:08:47Earned 18 evolution points.

00:08:49Current total, 23 points.

00:08:51Hearing the rewards notification.

00:08:53I happily shook off the remaining fluids from my giant crocodile jaws.

00:08:58I also hacked up the spider to take it with me.

00:09:00With previous experience, the worker ants skillfully dismantled the new spoils.

00:09:06Then our team continued deeper inside.

00:09:08Two hours later, a wide and concealed underground tunnel was finally dug through.

00:09:14I led the ant colony inside.

00:09:15As soon as I stepped into this new space, I immediately sensed something was wrong.

00:09:22It turned out there was already a group of ants in control here.

00:09:26I saw numerous chunks of meat piled up in the corner.

00:09:29Dozens of worker ants and soldier ants gathered in the center.

00:09:32At their core, lay a large and fat male ant with nine lofty, wealth-fed queen ants around him.

00:09:40After the male ant spotted me, he didn't hold back at all, and released a wave of hostile low-grade

00:09:45pheromones.

00:09:46Seeing this, I let out a cold laugh.

00:09:49Instantly, a wave of high-pressure pheromones full of dominance surged within me.

00:09:55The male ant felt absolute hierarchy suppression.

00:09:58Instantly freezing in place, I gave the male ant no chance to react at all,

00:10:03pushing off with my hind legs and pouncing upward.

00:10:06My giant crocodile jaws clamped tightly around its neck.

00:10:09There was a gruesome crunch, and I instantly bit through its head case.

00:10:14Green fluid splashed out.

00:10:16Its bloated body twitched a few times, then lay still for good.

00:10:20The next moment, the system panel popped up with a line of golden text.

00:10:24Successfully eliminated a rival of the same species.

00:10:28Gained one evolution point.

00:10:30With that, I instantly understood.

00:10:32Looks like only killing species, much stronger than myself, could earn more evolution points.

00:10:37Now that I had a new objective, I could start by setting up my own camp.

00:10:42After all, in this cruel, underground world, the first priority is to build the queen's nest

00:10:47as quickly as possible.

00:10:49Only then can I better fend off attacks from other creatures.

00:10:52So I immediately released precise pheromone commands.

00:10:56Dividing this open space into three main areas.

00:10:59The outer part is for grain storage.

00:11:01The center is the nursery area.

00:11:03And the safest spot is the core queen's chamber.

00:11:06The moment the orders were given,

00:11:08the entire ant colony began to function like a precision machine.

00:11:12Everything started operating.

00:11:14The worker ants quickly cleaned up the area with dainty steps.

00:11:18The soldier ants spread out in neat formation.

00:11:20Catalyzed by my pheromones.

00:11:22The queen ants had already started laying eggs efficiently.

00:11:26As long as we make it through the incubation period, I'll have an army entirely my own.

00:11:31On the third day after the queen's nest was built, the first batch of eggs finally hatched.

00:11:37Nearly a hundred plump white larvae were wriggling around in search of food.

00:11:42I turned to look at the now empty grain storage area.

00:11:45The remaining meat would last only two more days at most.

00:11:49And lately the worker ants were bringing back less and less food.

00:11:53We definitely have to go deeper to find something to eat.

00:11:56Just as I was planning the next foraging operation,

00:11:59a heavy set of footsteps sounded above the ant nest.

00:12:03Last time we searched for ages but couldn't find the nest.

00:12:06Causing our live stream viewers to drop by half?

00:12:09This time, no matter what, we have to get some new insect specimens.

00:12:14Otherwise, even our top supporter will leave.

00:12:17Hearing those words, I instantly recognized that voice.

00:12:21It was those same two men who wanted to make my nest into a model.

00:12:25I coldly twitched my antennae just in time.

00:12:28It's time to settle both old and new scores.

00:12:31This time, I'll make sure you both lose your skin.

00:12:34I immediately expanded the range of the geological scan.

00:12:37Soon, at a spot eight meters to the northeast, an orange signal appeared.

00:12:43It was a...

00:12:43Syrink juvenile centipede.

00:12:45Its biggest trait was the ability to release powerful toxins.

00:12:49I bumped my head excitedly.

00:12:51This was practically a godsend weapon.

00:12:53A perfect opportunity to use it for a borrowed knife kill.

00:12:57So I released a strong pheromone command and started picking my soldiers.

00:13:02You thirteen, come with me.

00:13:04The rest, guard the nest.

00:13:06All the ants receiving orders quickly followed me.

00:13:09We climbed up the tunnel all the way.

00:13:11It wasn't long before we saw faint surface light.

00:13:14We saw two humans squatting by a stone slab.

00:13:17One, wearing gloves.

00:13:19Stuffed a beetle into a plastic case.

00:13:21The person holding up a phone waved the camera.

00:13:24This hammer-headed beetle has a nice look.

00:13:26It'll sell for at least three thousand if we make it a specimen.

00:13:30The gloved person closed the case.

00:13:32Don't kill it yet.

00:13:33Wait until we've peeled it, then soak it in chemicals.

00:13:36Leave dissection on camera is a better show.

00:13:38Hearing that, I twitched my antennae in excitement.

00:13:42Leave insects are top quality food.

00:13:44Looks like this time I'll get revenge.

00:13:46And earn a good number of evolution points in the process.

00:13:49With a target in mind.

00:13:51I immediately led the squad in a new direction.

00:13:54Moving through the shallow layer of soil.

00:13:56Heading straight for the centipede's location.

00:13:59When I paused right beneath the centipede.

00:14:01Those two humans were already less than two meters from us.

00:14:05I quickly signaled the male ants to dig upward.

00:14:07So we connected right under the centipede's belly.

00:14:11Be sure not to touch its carapace.

00:14:13Ten male ants quickly split into two groups and chewed away.

00:14:16While they dug, I led three soldier ants.

00:14:19And quietly emerged from the other side of the ground.

00:14:23The two humans were bending to dig the soil.

00:14:26Completely unaware of what was happening beneath their feet.

00:14:29I crept to the edge of a bit of rotten wood.

00:14:31And saw the centipede's tail.

00:14:33With a segment of dark red carapace exposed.

00:14:36Meanwhile.

00:14:37The underground tunnel was finally through.

00:14:40The soil under the centipede.

00:14:42Was now just a paper thin layer.

00:14:44At that, I unleashed my battle pheromones without hesitation.

00:14:47Bite its tail and run.

00:14:50Three soldier ants instantly bit onto the centipede's last segment.

00:14:54Racked with pain.

00:14:55The centipede snapped its half meter long body straight.

00:14:58And shot out from under the rotting wood in a frenzy.

00:15:01Crazed and in a panic.

00:15:03It dove straight into one of the human's pant cuffs.

00:15:06Felt a foreign object enter the body.

00:15:08That person suddenly jumped up.

00:15:10Something went inside.

00:15:11A cold feeling followed.

00:15:12He frantically swung his right leg.

00:15:15Trying to kick out whatever was inside.

00:15:17There was a muffled smack sound.

00:15:19He finally flung that dark red poisonous bug.

00:15:22And sent it flying onto a tree trunk.

00:15:25But just as he let out a sigh of relief.

00:15:27He suddenly noticed the inside of his ankle.

00:15:29Now it had two deep writ wounds bleeding.

00:15:32He clutched his ankle tightly.

00:15:33It hurts so bad.

00:15:34My foot feels like it's breaking.

00:15:36Let's see what that thing is.

00:15:38The other guy tossed his phone down.

00:15:40And rushed over to check the wound.

00:15:42He gasped after seeing the bug on the ground.

00:15:45Crap, that's a head centipede.

00:15:47It's highly venomous.

00:15:49Forget the stream.

00:15:50Hurry to the hospital.

00:15:51The bitten man gripped his friend's shoulder tightly.

00:15:54The two of them scrambled out of the woods.

00:15:56After making sure the humans were gone.

00:15:59I slowly crawled out from behind the rotting log.

00:16:02And headed straight for the backpack they left behind.

00:16:05Time to count up this round of spoils.

00:16:07Six clear plastic containers lay scattered on the grass.

00:16:11All filled with live bugs slamming against the walls.

00:16:14Two glossy shining click beetles.

00:16:17A fat greasy rhinoceros beetle larva.

00:16:20Two hairy venomous spiders.

00:16:21And one fierce big black armored bug.

00:16:25Every one of them is pure, high quality meat.

00:16:28Then I slipped into the backpack through a gap in the zipper.

00:16:31Inside it was stuffed with compressed biscuits, beef jerky and hard candy.

00:16:35These high calorie foods are enough to feed the whole end nest for a week.

00:16:40But what I really craved were those insects.

00:16:43Since they've been locked in plastic cases for a long time.

00:16:46They basically had no fighting ability.

00:16:48So I immediately led my crew to attack.

00:16:51And in a few quick moves, the battle was over.

00:16:54As the last prey fell, a system notification sounded.

00:16:58Congratulations host.

00:16:59You have defeated advanced insect species.

00:17:03And gained a huge amount of biomass.

00:17:05High purity protein detected.

00:17:07Special high calorie human food.

00:17:09Gene pool starting forced recombination.

00:17:12Congratulations host.

00:17:14You have broken through a class barrier.

00:17:17Bone hardness increased by 500%.

00:17:19I nodded in satisfaction.

00:17:22After absorbing all this energy.

00:17:24My overall combat power increased tenfold.

00:17:26Then I looked at the rest of the prime meat.

00:17:29A thought suddenly crossed my mind.

00:17:31If I gave these nutrient rich prey.

00:17:34To the other ants.

00:17:35Could it make them stronger too?

00:17:37To test this theory.

00:17:39I deliberately took the juiciest piece of rhinoceros beetle larva.

00:17:42And gave the best chunk of meat.

00:17:44To a soldier ant next to me.

00:17:46After that soldier ant gulped down the bug's flesh.

00:17:49Its body actually started to tremble slightly.

00:17:52Not long after.

00:17:53Its size visibly increased.

00:17:55The originally dark red carapace.

00:17:58Took on a layer of hard metallic sheen.

00:18:01Seeing this.

00:18:02I happily waved my little claws.

00:18:04Awesome.

00:18:05It actually worked.

00:18:06Looks like the rise of the ant tribe is just around the corner.

00:18:10Satisfied.

00:18:10I issued the carry order.

00:18:12Bring it all back.

00:18:13Don't leave a single crumb.

00:18:15Returning fully loaded.

00:18:17After returning to the nest.

00:18:18The worker ants had already filled the storage area to the brim.

00:18:22Even the biscuit crumbs were piled into the passageway.

00:18:25Seeing the well-stocked home.

00:18:27I contentively rubbed my now thicker forelimbs.

00:18:30This loot is enough for the colony to eat for 10 days.

00:18:34In 10 days, the number of mutations will double.

00:18:37By then, my rule over the underground world won't be far off.

00:18:41I had just turned around, ready to head back to the core for a rest.

00:18:44Suddenly, the geological exploration system detected a new signal.

00:18:4810 meters directly beneath the nest.

00:18:51A massive red signal source appeared.

00:18:53And it was slowly moving upward.

00:18:55I stared intently.

00:18:57It was a creature with 8 abdominal limbs.

00:19:00A desert animal with neurotoxin glands at the tip of its tail.

00:19:04How thrilling.

00:19:05I kept my eyes fixed on the glowing dot on the monitor.

00:19:09I realized it was now less than 6 meters from the bottom of the nest.

00:19:13I knocked on the hard rock wall.

00:19:15Then turned and looked at the evolved soldier ant by my side.

00:19:18The thing was slowly moving up the fissure.

00:19:21At most, it would break into our hatching chamber in 20 minutes.

00:19:25That place was full of freshly hatched larvae.

00:19:28There was absolutely no way to escape.

00:19:31After all, the larvae didn't even have fully formed legs yet.

00:19:34But right now, throughout the entire colony,

00:19:37you're the only one who's completed evolution.

00:19:39So we have to outsmart it.

00:19:41To find a suitable spot for an ambush.

00:19:44I quickly climbed up the rock wall.

00:19:46With my giant mandible, I made a deep mark 4 meters above the crack.

00:19:50A deep groove as my ambush point.

00:19:52This is where we'll set up our ambush.

00:19:55The fissure here is just wide enough for it to squeeze through.

00:19:58It definitely won't be able to spread its deadly forelimbs here.

00:20:01Once the tactics were set,

00:20:03I quickly released an emergency assembly pheromone.

00:20:06With the evolved soldier ant and 20 worker ants,

00:20:09I rushed down quickly.

00:20:11We arrived at the designated spot.

00:20:13I waved my forelimbs, gesturing forcefully at the rock wall.

00:20:17You guys.

00:20:18Immediately dig a cross section 2 centimeters wide here.

00:20:21And 5 centimeters deep.

00:20:23The workers who received my command instantly started moving their mandibles.

00:20:27They began digging.

00:20:29Then I personally stepped in to tidy up the pit walls,

00:20:32carefully shaping them into a sloped groove trap.

00:20:34Before long, the enemy's forelimbs stuck out from the crack.

00:20:40Its massive body squeezed out inch by inch.

00:20:43I held my breath, quietly waiting for it to get stuck in the trap.

00:20:47Accompanied by a muffled sound of rock scraping,

00:20:50the front half of the scorpion's body

00:20:52was tightly wedged between the narrowest part of the fissure walls.

00:20:57It immediately pinned down its proud giant claws.

00:21:00Seeing that, I leapt down.

00:21:02With precision, my giant mandible bit right through its back armor,

00:21:06cutting through the third intersegmental membrane.

00:21:09I swung my antenna fiercely, sending the attack signal.

00:21:13Go!

00:21:13The evolved soldier ant quickly lunged forward,

00:21:17biting tightly at the joint at the base of the scorpion's tail.

00:21:20The golden scorpion began thrashing madly.

00:21:23The 20 ambushing worker ants seized the opportunity

00:21:26and climbed inside through gaps in the carapace,

00:21:29ferociously gnawing at its vulnerable insides.

00:21:32In just four minutes, the scorpion twitched twice,

00:21:36then went completely still.

00:21:37Just then, the system popped up an alert at the perfect moment.

00:21:41It detected a C-plus class neurotoxin gene fragment,

00:21:45ready for extraction.

00:21:46After extracting, the colony can hatch stinger soldier ants,

00:21:49complete with trace amounts of neuroprolytic toxin.

00:21:53Host, would you like to extract?

00:21:55I was thrilled.

00:21:56This reward was exactly what we needed.

00:21:58With our own stinger soldiers.

00:22:00Whether for hunting or facing enemies,

00:22:03we finally had a deadly trump card,

00:22:05so I didn't hesitate to hit confirm.

00:22:07A second later,

00:22:08the sound of pupae breaking densely echoed

00:22:11from the depths of the hatching chamber.

00:22:13The originally pale larvae skins instantly hardened,

00:22:17shimmering with a bluish sheen.

00:22:18On their tails,

00:22:20sharp venomous stingers suddenly grew out.

00:22:23Deadly toxins began to seep out.

00:22:25The genetic sequence of the entire colony

00:22:27was completely reorganized at that moment.

00:22:30I gently tapped the carapace

00:22:32of the nearest stinger soldier with my antenna.

00:22:35Feeling its surface,

00:22:36this level of hardness

00:22:37is way above that of ordinary soldier ants.

00:22:40But for future survival,

00:22:42that's still nowhere near enough.

00:22:44After all,

00:22:45ants' weaknesses are obvious.

00:22:46They're just too small.

00:22:48Any slightly larger insectivore

00:22:50could wipe us out easily.

00:22:52So the hunting range definitely has to expand.

00:22:55I decisively activated the geological probe system.

00:22:58At first,

00:22:59there were just a few faint green dots on the radar,

00:23:02mostly earthworms or false positives from deer.

00:23:05Such tiny prey for an expanding colony

00:23:08is not even enough to fill the gaps in our teeth.

00:23:10So I cranked up the probe's depth and coverage to the max.

00:23:14And right at that moment,

00:23:1612 meters underground to the southwest,

00:23:18a heavy tremor shook the earth.

00:23:20Moments later,

00:23:21a huge yellow signal burst into detection range.

00:23:25This giant was frantically digging at the surface,

00:23:28charging straight in our direction.

00:23:29I immediately mobilized the group to hide.

00:23:32Soon,

00:23:33a Chinese pangolin dug out a pit in the ground.

00:23:36Seeing that,

00:23:37I shot my antenna straight up.

00:23:39It was actually a pangolin.

00:23:40That's the nemesis of ants.

00:23:42Looks like this won't be easy.

00:23:44Stinger soldier no.1

00:23:46also seemed to sense something unusual.

00:23:48He started swinging his sharp pincers angrily,

00:23:51emitting a storm of agitated pheromones.

00:23:53I soothed him with my antenna

00:23:55and quickly assessed the two sides' strength in my mind.

00:23:59This pangolin's scales are extremely tough.

00:24:02Absolutely can't let the colony fight it head on.

00:24:05But it's not without weaknesses.

00:24:07Its fatal flaw is in the gaps between its scales,

00:24:10the abdomen and ear canals.

00:24:12All we need is the right opportunity

00:24:14to inject neuropirolytic toxin into those soft spots.

00:24:18And it'll be completely paralyzed.

00:24:20I quickly conveyed the attack order to all stinger soldiers.

00:24:23Five of them hid inside the earth walls

00:24:26on either side of the main tunnel entrance.

00:24:29Wait for the pangolin's tongue to come in.

00:24:31Then pounce from both sides.

00:24:33Climb up towards the tongue root.

00:24:35Target.

00:24:35The inner mouth walls and nasal cavity.

00:24:38Number 8.

00:24:39Take the side tunnel.

00:24:40Circle around to the pangolin's left.

00:24:43Wait till it sticks its head up

00:24:44and exposes its ear canal.

00:24:46Everyone else,

00:24:47follow me through the deepest underground tunnel.

00:24:49Dig upwards from directly below.

00:24:51And strike for the abdomen.

00:24:53Once they got the command,

00:24:55stinger soldier no.one excitedly scraped the ground twice with his claws.

00:25:00When I saw it,

00:25:01I knocked him on the head with my antenna to calm him.

00:25:04Calm down the toxin supply is limited.

00:25:06Every sting has to get into soft tissue.

00:25:09Stinging the scales is just a waste.

00:25:11After hearing my warning,

00:25:13stinger soldier no.one crouched low in acknowledgement.

00:25:17As all the ant soldiers rapidly moved into position,

00:25:20the pangolin's digging noise grew even closer,

00:25:23with a heavy cracking sound.

00:25:25A fist-sized hole was ripped open in the outer wall of the main tunnel.

00:25:29Then a grayish-white long tongue shot in viciously through the hole.

00:25:33It flicked rapidly across the tunnel floor.

00:25:36The tongue didn't catch any prey.

00:25:38And quickly retracted.

00:25:39But a few seconds later,

00:25:41it lashed in again.

00:25:42And this time,

00:25:43went straight to the tunnel junction.

00:25:45Seeing this,

00:25:46I knew it was time to counterattack.

00:25:48I waved my forelimbs sharply.

00:25:51Go!

00:25:52And my command!

00:25:53Five stinger soldier ants instantly burst out from the earth walls on both sides,

00:25:58landing precisely on the slippery tongue surface.

00:26:01All six legs scrambling at full power,

00:26:04clawing upward toward the tongue root.

00:26:06Startled,

00:26:07the pangolin yanked its long tongue back with great force.

00:26:11Using this momentum,

00:26:12three stinger soldiers managed to reach the mouth.

00:26:15Quickly they flipped their tails,

00:26:17and drove their stingers fiercely into the soft tissue of the upper jaw.

00:26:21The pangolin let out a deep,

00:26:23muffled groan,

00:26:24frantically clutching its mouth with its front paws,

00:26:27while its defenses were down.

00:26:29I waved my antenna.

00:26:30Issue new commands!

00:26:32Eight venomous soldier ants immediately charge out from the side tunnel entrance.

00:26:37They quickly climb up through the gaps in the pangolin's scales.

00:26:40In the blink of an eye,

00:26:42the venomous soldier ants burrow into its ear canal,

00:26:45releasing their toxin.

00:26:46A large amount of neurotoxic venom takes effect.

00:26:50Soon after,

00:26:51the pangolin's left forelimb loses control.

00:26:54Its fragile abdomen completely lifts off the ground.

00:26:57Seeing this opening,

00:26:58I lead the evolved soldier ants without hesitation,

00:27:02burrowing up from directly below,

00:27:03using the giant jaws to bite through the pangolin's abdomen.

00:27:07Tearing it open,

00:27:09the evolved soldier ants immediately pounce.

00:27:11Two squads of enhanced giant jaws attack simultaneously.

00:27:15On its soft tissue,

00:27:17forcefully tear open a three centimeters long gash.

00:27:20After suffering a fatal blow,

00:27:22the pangolin's massive body crashes to the ground,

00:27:25losing all signs of life.

00:27:27At that moment,

00:27:28the system's mechanical voice sounds just in time.

00:27:32Congratulations to the host for killing a gray bee creature,

00:27:35Chinese pangolin,

00:27:36gained a large amount of advanced biomass.

00:27:40Detected that pangolin scales contain special keratin structure,

00:27:44can enhance the exoskeleton toughness of the ant colony.

00:27:47Extract it?

00:27:49Faced with the system notification,

00:27:51I quickly confirm in my mind.

00:27:53The next second,

00:27:54all soldier ants' bodas begin to undergo intense transformation.

00:27:58Their previously dark brown exoskeletons,

00:28:01quickly take on a metallic sheen.

00:28:03Their size suddenly increases.

00:28:06At the same time,

00:28:07sharp barbs grow along the edges.

00:28:09I take the opportunity to climb onto the pangolin's corpse.

00:28:12Everyone has them.

00:28:14Immediately start to completely dismember this prey for me.

00:28:17Don't leave a single piece of meat behind.

00:28:19The soldier ants swarm in from all directions.

00:28:23Begin methodically dissecting the massive body.

00:28:26After a full six hours of hard work,

00:28:28the enormous pangolin is finally fully dismembered by the worker ants.

00:28:32And carried away.

00:28:34Looking at the food piled like a mountain,

00:28:36I arrange the logistics properly.

00:28:39Then begin thinking about the next steps for the colony.

00:28:42As the colony grows,

00:28:43the underground space and resources

00:28:45are no longer enough to support our long-term development.

00:28:49So I decide to lead the team to explore the surface.

00:28:52To ensure safety,

00:28:54I activate the geological exploration system,

00:28:57preparing to scan for potential dangers around the surface.

00:29:00When the detection radius expands to 60 meters,

00:29:03on the ground to the southwest,

00:29:05an anomalous signal suddenly appears.

00:29:08I focus intently on the scan images in my mind,

00:29:11with regular right-angle outlines and smooth surfaces,

00:29:14and clear metal reflection waves.

00:29:16This means,

00:29:17there is definitely a man-made structure on the surface.

00:29:20I then select the evolved soldier ants and ten venomous soldier ants.

00:29:24To go with me.

00:29:26Target,

00:29:26the ground to the southwest.

00:29:28After assembling,

00:29:30the team heads upward along the underground tunnels.

00:29:33Certain destruction.

00:29:34Just as we're about to break through to the surface,

00:29:37the evolved soldier ant at the very front is a bit

00:29:40nervous rubbing against.

00:29:42And at the same time,

00:29:44using its two forelimbs,

00:29:46keeps tapping on the hard metal,

00:29:47watching its movements.

00:29:49One immediately understand,

00:29:51there must be an extremely hard obstacle ahead.

00:29:54Even the giant jaws can't penetrate it.

00:29:56Once we figured out the situation,

00:29:58I immediately crawled forward to investigate.

00:30:01What caught my eye was a severely rusted sheet of tin.

00:30:04A few broken wires still hung from the edges.

00:30:07I waved my antennae,

00:30:09directing the worker ants behind me.

00:30:11We continued enlarging the opening along the edge of the metal sheet.

00:30:15Ten minutes later,

00:30:16A pitch black indoor space appeared before me to ensure our safety.

00:30:21I was the first to crawl inside.

00:30:23As soon as I entered,

00:30:25the geological exploration system automatically switched to indoor scanning mode.

00:30:30On the display,

00:30:31a 12 square meter room was clearly presented.

00:30:34I quickly scanned the entire room.

00:30:36After confirming there were no threats,

00:30:39I turned and gave commands to the team behind me.

00:30:41No biological signals detected.

00:30:43The environment is secure.

00:30:46Everyone,

00:30:46come in.

00:30:47Then I slowly walked to the wall,

00:30:50looking at something lying on the ground.

00:30:52A nameplate that had mostly fallen off.

00:30:54I turned to the evolutionary soldier ant.

00:30:57This is an abandoned field laboratory.

00:31:00Go check what's inside those metal boxes by the wall.

00:31:03One of the box locks had burst open,

00:31:05leaving a thin crack.

00:31:07I maneuvered my body sideways and squeezed in with all my strength.

00:31:10As soon as I poked my head in,

00:31:12I recognized high purity aluminum alloy sheets,

00:31:16miniature circuit boards and stainless steel screws,

00:31:19as well as a set of microlenses.

00:31:21Seeing these precious strategic materials,

00:31:24I suddenly remembered that in the system store,

00:31:27there was a technology called the microscopic material analyzer,

00:31:31an overpowered piece of tech.

00:31:33It requires a light source and data transmission medium to be unlocked.

00:31:37So without hesitation, I continued to explore deeper.

00:31:41After some searching,

00:31:42in a corner at the deepest part,

00:31:44I soon found a small bag of scattered LED bulbs,

00:31:48along with several discarded light sources.

00:31:50When my antennae touched these objects again,

00:31:53the crisp electronic tone of the system sounded.

00:31:57All materials collected,

00:31:58the microscopic material analyzer is now officially unlocked.

00:32:02Purchase?

00:32:03I immediately chose to confirm.

00:32:05In a split second,

00:32:06a huge and complex data stream

00:32:08surged wildly into my neural center.

00:32:11In my compound eyes view,

00:32:13the curved surfaces of the lenses

00:32:15and the molecular structures of the circuit boards

00:32:18actually began to break down layer by layer as holographic images.

00:32:23But the surprises didn't stop there.

00:32:25Just as the material analysis finished,

00:32:27a dazzling system alert appeared on the panel,

00:32:30accompanied by a piercing system warning sound.

00:32:33The alert echoed loudly,

00:32:35indicating that the host had absorbed enough high-purity metal material.

00:32:40Sample points have activated the hidden tech tree.

00:32:43Current level,

00:32:44level one,

00:32:45exoskeleton metallization coating successfully activated.

00:32:48Defense increased by 800%.

00:32:50Seeing this,

00:32:52I was overjoyed.

00:32:53Damn.

00:32:54This is literally a skill tailor-made just for me.

00:32:56With this layer of absolute defense,

00:32:59who in this underground world could threaten me now?

00:33:02As soon as I confirmed the activation,

00:33:05a scorching stream of heat suddenly burst out from my abdominal core,

00:33:10spreading rapidly through my entire body along my neural network.

00:33:14I looked at my forelegs in astonishment,

00:33:16only to see a layer of icy cold metallic sheen,

00:33:20spreading over my carapace at a speed visible to the naked eye,

00:33:23consuming my original shell almost instantly,

00:33:27to test the limits of this armor's strength.

00:33:29I suddenly raised my foreleg,

00:33:31slammed it down hard on a stainless steel screw beneath me,

00:33:35accompanied by a screech of metal on metal.

00:33:38The hard screw's surface

00:33:39was forcibly dented by a clear, deep mark.

00:33:43Seeing this incredible destructive power,

00:33:45I nodded in satisfaction,

00:33:47then turned to look at the evolutionary soldier beside me.

00:33:50By now he had also completed his transformation.

00:33:53From head to toe,

00:33:54his entire body gleamed with an intimidating metallic luster as well.

00:33:59Looking at this newly reborn steel legion before me,

00:34:02I circled the soldier ant in satisfaction.

00:34:05Then, lifting my foreleg imposingly,

00:34:08I commanded,

00:34:09Empty out this laboratory completely.

00:34:11But just as I gave the order,

00:34:13the microscopic material analyzer

00:34:15suddenly started deep scan mode on its own.

00:34:18An ear-piercing alarm immediately rang out,

00:34:21echoing wildly in my mind.

00:34:23Detection.

00:34:24On the outer side of the lab's west wall,

00:34:27at a distance of 3 meters,

00:34:28there is an enormous underground cavity.

00:34:31Inside the cavity,

00:34:32an extremely dense biological thermal signal is emanating.

00:34:35The current scan count has exceeded 10,000.

00:34:39Cross-checked with the database,

00:34:41the signal characteristics are a perfect match for albino termites.

00:34:44It's estimated that there are between 50,000 to 80,000 enemies.

00:34:49Threat level confirmed as grade A.

00:34:52Facing this sudden existential threat,

00:34:54my heart sank.

00:34:55The soldier ants among the albino termites

00:34:58can spray deadly, highly acidic fluid,

00:35:01while all of my own kind totaled barely 1,000 ants.

00:35:04A difference of hundreds of times in numbers is simply insurmountable.

00:35:09Thinking of this,

00:35:10I looked down at the metallic fabric I had just obtained.

00:35:13Damn.

00:35:14But so what?

00:35:15No matter how strong their acid is,

00:35:18can it melt my metal armor?

00:35:19Even with such a massive difference in numbers,

00:35:23as long as our tactics are right,

00:35:25I'll make these termites understand

00:35:26who the true ruler of these underground tunnels really is.

00:35:30Once I made up my mind,

00:35:32I immediately released

00:35:33a powerful low-frequency pheromone of intimidation.

00:35:37All troops, hold your positions.

00:35:39Stay concealed and quiet.

00:35:41Once the troops were settled,

00:35:43I crawled along the base of the wall to its weakest point,

00:35:46pressing my entire body against the wall to probe.

00:35:49I quickly figured out the enemy's details.

00:35:52This termite nest is located 7 meters underground.

00:35:55Not only is there a large amount of fungus soil surrounding it,

00:35:59serving as a buffer zone,

00:36:01but a total of 12 outlets are scattered along its outermost layer.

00:36:06Countless termites,

00:36:07with soldier ants stationed both inside and outside in layers,

00:36:11have formed three tight defensive rings.

00:36:14When my scanning wave reached the center,

00:36:16a tremendously large life signal came into view.

00:36:20Judging from its terrifying size and heat,

00:36:22it can only be the termite queen,

00:36:24laying at least 3,000 eggs a day.

00:36:27At this, I quickly twitched my antennae.

00:36:29There are too many termites to attack directly.

00:36:32A frontal assault is impossible.

00:36:34But the principle of capture the king to catch the thieves,

00:36:37applies on both human and insect battlefields.

00:36:40It works everywhere.

00:36:42So I decided to go for a sneak attack,

00:36:44pointing to the floor ahead.

00:36:46Evolutionary soldier ant,

00:36:48you break through in front.

00:36:50Five venomous stinger soldier ants on the main assault with me,

00:36:53while the rest stay in the lab to block the entrance.

00:36:56If the termites counterattack,

00:36:58use your metal armor to block the passage completely.

00:37:01The soldier ants all snapped their massive jaws in unison.

00:37:05Immediately they used their metalized jaws

00:37:07to bite open the dirt below the floor.

00:37:10The worker ants in the rear quickly cleared out a segment,

00:37:14so the entire tunnel

00:37:15descended at a rate of half a meter per minute.

00:37:18I kept my eyes fixed on the thermal signals on the analyzer.

00:37:21The termite patrol squads kept wandering aimlessly above,

00:37:25totally unaware of me.

00:37:27I sneered.

00:37:28These fools who only act by instinct

00:37:30don't even realize someone is tunneling right beneath their feet.

00:37:34Just wait for complete annihilation.

00:37:37Then,

00:37:37I signaled an attack to the evolutionary soldier ant.

00:37:41At my command,

00:37:42the evolutionary soldier ant sprang into action,

00:37:44and the three nearest termites didn't even have a chance to react,

00:37:48before being sliced in half by the razor-sharp jaws.

00:37:52Seeing this,

00:37:53the remaining termites scattered in panic in all directions.

00:37:56I swung my massive mandibles with all my strength,

00:38:00charging forward at full speed,

00:38:02covered by the evolved soldier ants.

00:38:04I led five venom stinger soldier ants over the drum lines,

00:38:08heading straight toward the position marked by the analyzer.

00:38:11Just as we were about to reach our target,

00:38:14three hundred termites suddenly surged out from the end of the tunnel.

00:38:17Their heads were unusually large,

00:38:19with strange cone-shaped nozzles at the front.

00:38:22I knew those were filled with highly concentrated acetic acid.

00:38:26But before I could give new orders,

00:38:28the first twenty termites aimed their nozzles straight at me.

00:38:31In an instant,

00:38:32a pungent acidic liquid was sprayed out,

00:38:34hitting the evolved soldier ants with deadly precision.

00:38:38Their hard, metal-like exoskeletons

00:38:40were quickly enveloped in a cloud of acrid white smoke.

00:38:44Hit by the blast,

00:38:46the evolved soldier ants faltered for a moment.

00:38:48I immediately looked down and scanned the exoskeleton surface.

00:38:52The corrosion was only 0.02 millimeters deep.

00:38:56As for our metallic coating,

00:38:58the total thickness was as much as 1.8 millimeters.

00:39:01Looking at this huge gap in numbers,

00:39:04I coldly shook my antennae.

00:39:06At this rate,

00:39:07they'd have to spray 90 rounds non-stop,

00:39:09just to pierce my icewing exoskeleton.

00:39:12If that's all they've got,

00:39:13they think they can stop me?

00:39:15So,

00:39:16I climbed right over the evolved icewing's body,

00:39:19and plunged my stinger deep into a termite.

00:39:22Then I swung my massive mandibles fiercely,

00:39:25instantly splitting several nearby termite soldiers.

00:39:28Clean in half,

00:39:29sour green bodily fluid splattered onto my forelegs,

00:39:33but didn't even leave a single spot.

00:39:35At the same time,

00:39:36the evolved soldier ants charged into the enemy lines right behind me.

00:39:40Their huge mandibles swept left and right,

00:39:43each swing taking out a wave of termites.

00:39:46Faced with overwhelming force,

00:39:48the enemy termites were quickly wiped out,

00:39:50and we suffered 0 losses.

00:39:52With the obstacles cleared,

00:39:54the queen termite was finally exposed ahead of us.

00:39:57New eggs were constantly being produced from her abdomen.

00:40:01Worker ants nearby were hurrying to carry the fresh eggs.

00:40:05Seeing this,

00:40:05I turned to the venom stinger soldiers next to me.

00:40:08You guys burrow quietly into the dirt walls from both sides,

00:40:12and circle around right under the queen's massive abdomen.

00:40:16Then release your venom at the same time.

00:40:18No need to kill her.

00:40:20Just make sure she's completely paralyzed.

00:40:22The venom stinger ants received the order,

00:40:25and quickly dug into the earth,

00:40:27emerged precisely right under the queen's abdomen from beneath the soil,

00:40:31and injected a large amount of nerve-paralyzing venom into her body.

00:40:36After taking such a serious hit,

00:40:38her massive body convulsed violently twice,

00:40:41and then collapsed fully onto the ground.

00:40:44Her ovipositor that had been wriggling nonstop froze up completely.

00:40:48Seeing this,

00:40:49the once ferocious guard ants instantly panicked.

00:40:53With victory in sight,

00:40:54I stepped onto an evolved soldier ants' back and entered the royal chamber.

00:40:58Circled around the collapsed queen termite once,

00:41:02the analyzer quickly gave a scan report.

00:41:04A familiar system panel popped up in my view right after.

00:41:08High-value biological gene bank detected.

00:41:11Incorporate this queen into the ant colony.

00:41:14Special note.

00:41:15Incorporating her unlocks the acid soldier ant production line.

00:41:19I was instantly delighted.

00:41:21Great with acid soldier ants.

00:41:23Our nest's defensive weakness will be completely fixed.

00:41:26No more worries about those stubborn shell-armored enemies.

00:41:29So, I hit the confirm button without hesitation.

00:41:33A second later,

00:41:34the queen termite's body shivered uncontrollably.

00:41:37A dazzling mark appeared at the tip of her abdomen.

00:41:40This means,

00:41:41all her egg-laying commands will be issued by me alone.

00:41:45I extended my antennae,

00:41:46and gently tapped her weak head.

00:41:49From today on,

00:41:50your name will be Sally.

00:41:52Stay close to me.

00:41:53I won't let you suffer any loss.

00:41:55Sally's previously drooping antennae trembled slightly.

00:41:59She wiggled against my forelimbs in a pleasing way.

00:42:02Five days later,

00:42:03the first batch of acidic ice ants hatched.

00:42:05Looking at this new force,

00:42:07I rubbed my forelimbs in satisfaction.

00:42:09I was about to bring up the system panel

00:42:11to check their detailed data.

00:42:13When sudden movement came from the depths of the incubation chamber,

00:42:17I rushed to the scene promptly.

00:42:19Several first-generation evolved ice ants

00:42:21were crouched at the edge of the hatching pool.

00:42:25Watching a nest of newly hatched creatures,

00:42:27these were the result of mating with termites.

00:42:30These dozens of little things

00:42:32look just like a creator's disaster.

00:42:34Their left side

00:42:35inherits the heavy metal armor of the evolved soldiers,

00:42:39while their right side looks like a floppy green water balloon.

00:42:43Their six legs grew at random,

00:42:45some long in front and short in back.

00:42:47Some even grew directly on their backs.

00:42:50Standing up,

00:42:50they looked like a bunch of drunk spiders.

00:42:52When walking,

00:42:54they spun wildly in circles on the spot.

00:42:56One hybrid seemed to want to show off its strength

00:42:58and strained hard trying to spray acid.

00:43:01But its crooked nozzle bent a full 180 degrees,

00:43:05precisely spraying its own head.

00:43:07Then he rolled painfully on the spot

00:43:09and knocked down several brothers spinning nearby.

00:43:12All of them were knocked over.

00:43:14Watching this chaos of freaks,

00:43:16I rubbed my forehead with my forelimb in frustration.

00:43:19Although everyone here is a mutant ant now,

00:43:22these illiterate soldier ants who can't control themselves,

00:43:25really don't care at all about reproductive isolation.

00:43:28They mix breeds recklessly

00:43:30and produce who knows what.

00:43:31So I immediately

00:43:33opened the system mall interface

00:43:35and spent 500 evolution points

00:43:37to exchange for a gene-stabilizing anchoring agent.

00:43:40The next moment,

00:43:41a vial of the agent appeared between my forelimbs out of thin air.

00:43:45I walked over to Sally

00:43:47and stabbed the tip of the vial

00:43:49into the nerve node in her abdomen.

00:43:51Sally's massive body convulsed violently.

00:43:54She twisted her swollen abdomen painfully.

00:43:57I gently moved aside her flailing antennae.

00:44:00Bear with it,

00:44:01this is for the future of our colony.

00:44:03After finishing your injection,

00:44:04the rest of the agent will be divided among the other queens.

00:44:08So that future eggs won't

00:44:09all turn out to be those foolish ones

00:44:12spraying themselves in the face.

00:44:14Sally seemed to understand me.

00:44:16Her struggling gradually eased.

00:44:18She pressed her huge head

00:44:19against my forelimbs in grievance,

00:44:22as if protesting coquettishly.

00:44:24Then,

00:44:24I looked at those dozens of defective ones

00:44:27spinning in circles.

00:44:28Under my command,

00:44:30these hybrids were thoroughly cleaned out.

00:44:32Half a month later,

00:44:34Sally's egg production reached its peak.

00:44:36Her body surface accumulated

00:44:38a large amount of acidic secretions

00:44:40and molting residue.

00:44:41Seeing this,

00:44:43I could hardly stand it.

00:44:44There's a river about 50 meters ahead of Sally.

00:44:47Go wash yourself there.

00:44:49Hearing this,

00:44:50Sally seemed to sense my distaste.

00:44:52Her antennae drooped to the ground unhappily,

00:44:55but she still obediently moved away.

00:44:57After she left,

00:44:58I started carefully examining the piles of white shells,

00:45:02assessing the hatching progress of the new group.

00:45:05Before long,

00:45:06Sally's call suddenly came from the direction of the underground river.

00:45:09Terrified,

00:45:11I sprang upright.

00:45:12Something was wrong,

00:45:13so I immediately mobilized.

00:45:1550 evolved soldiers and 30 acidic soldiers,

00:45:19rushing at full speed toward the underground river.

00:45:22Arriving at the shore,

00:45:23I saw Sally angrily waving her forelimbs.

00:45:26Six mutant aquatic ants skimmed rapidly along the water's surface,

00:45:30and in the blink of an eye,

00:45:32they closed in on the diving area.

00:45:33Meanwhile,

00:45:35my analysis panel quickly gave me the data.

00:45:38Because Sally's massive body was very clumsy in the water,

00:45:42unable to dodge these swift enemies.

00:45:45She could only send out a distress signal.

00:45:47After receiving the signal,

00:45:49I immediately waved my forelimbs high.

00:45:51Acid ants attack.

00:45:53Target.

00:45:54Water surface.

00:45:55Fan-shaped spray.

00:45:56With the order given,

00:45:5830 acidic soldiers immediately moved forward and formed ranks.

00:46:02They all lined up aiming at the water ahead of the riverbank,

00:46:05and sprayed high-pressure acid fiercely.

00:46:08Facing this sudden attack,

00:46:10the aquatic hybrids twisted nimbly,

00:46:12dodging the direct hit,

00:46:14and kept pushing forward relentlessly.

00:46:16However,

00:46:17they failed to notice

00:46:18that the acid had mixed into the water,

00:46:21completely ruining the balance of the surface.

00:46:23The two aquatic hybrids charging in front,

00:46:26just entered the acid zone,

00:46:28and instantly malfunctioned.

00:46:30Their bodies crashed heavily into the water.

00:46:33Seeing this,

00:46:34I again swung my forelimbs forcefully.

00:46:37Soldier ants into the water.

00:46:38Kill.

00:46:39Ten evolved soldiers that got the order.

00:46:41Immediately jumped into the shallow water.

00:46:44They wielded their metallic jaws,

00:46:46mercilessly cutting the aquatic ants in half.

00:46:49The remaining four aquatic ants instantly stopped gliding,

00:46:53trying to turn back and escape to deeper water.

00:46:55But the acidic ice wings gave them no chance.

00:46:58Spraying another blast of acid,

00:47:00completely cutting off their retreat.

00:47:03Splattering acid hit their backs precisely,

00:47:06causing them to lose balance and fall into the water.

00:47:08They were then all slaughtered by the incoming evolved soldier ants.

00:47:12After the crisis was resolved,

00:47:15Sally struggled ashore from the shallows.

00:47:17She let her entainy droop,

00:47:19and sent me pheromones of gratitude and submission.

00:47:22But I paid no mind to her habits.

00:47:23Instead, I locked my compound eyes onto the river above,

00:47:27with a sharp grating vibration sound.

00:47:30Hundreds of flying ants over 30 centimeters long,

00:47:33suddenly burst into view,

00:47:35and swarmed into the underground river space.

00:47:38The analyzer instantly popped up a red warning.

00:47:41Incoming,

00:47:42mutant fire poison flying ants.

00:47:44Their traits,

00:47:45high temperature resistance and fire spray.

00:47:48Spitting and,

00:47:49aerial suppression.

00:47:50The moment they appeared,

00:47:52the swarm went straight into dive mode.

00:47:55And dozens of scorching flames rained down from above,

00:47:58charging directly toward our riverbank position.

00:48:01Faced with the overwhelming firestorm,

00:48:03I struck the ground fiercely with my forelimb,

00:48:06ordering everyone to scatter.

00:48:08Acid ants adjust direction and shoot upward.

00:48:12The soldier ants quickly dispersed and sought cover.

00:48:15The acidic soldiers raised their heads,

00:48:17and sprayed thick green acid at the sky.

00:48:20The strong acid collided violently with the flames in midter,

00:48:23instantly vaporizing into clouds of sharp-smelling white mist.

00:48:27Despite the quick dispersal,

00:48:29a few evolved soldiers still couldn't dodge in time,

00:48:32and were struck by the flames.

00:48:34They rolled back and forth on the ground in pain.

00:48:36Taking advantage of the chaos,

00:48:38I quickly locked onto the leader in the swarm.

00:48:41At that moment,

00:48:42he hovered ten meters above,

00:48:44commanding the swarm.

00:48:46To catch the king before the soldiers,

00:48:48I decisively took two steps back.

00:48:50Then six soldiers unleashed powerful bursts simultaneously,

00:48:54their whole bodies shooting like shells toward the rock wall.

00:48:57Using the protrusions,

00:48:58I jumped upward over and over,

00:49:00soon reaching a height parallel to the flying ant leader.

00:49:04Right after,

00:49:05I slammed my thick hind legs heavily against the rock wall.

00:49:08Using the recoil,

00:49:10I leapt mid-air toward the flying ant leader.

00:49:13The leader of the flying ants was still hovering in mid-air.

00:49:16He sensed a deadly threat.

00:49:18He instantly turned his head.

00:49:20His tail mercilessly sprayed a thick stream of fire.

00:49:23Faced with the raging flames rushing at me,

00:49:25I neither dodged nor avoided.

00:49:27I allowed the violent flames to completely engulf my body.

00:49:31The metallic coating on my surface

00:49:33perfectly insulated me from the deadly heat,

00:49:35letting me pass through the wall of fire without a scratch.

00:49:39Once I closed in on my target,

00:49:43at the same time I opened my sharp jaws wide,

00:49:46I fiercely bit down on his cervical nerve cluster.

00:49:49With a crisp shattering sound,

00:49:51I directly crushed his tough shell with my bite.

00:49:54Having suffered a severe injury,

00:49:56the flying ant leader began to struggle violently.

00:49:59His body lost its balance

00:50:00and took me plummeting toward the ground at full speed.

00:50:04At the moment of landing,

00:50:05I deftly adjusted my posture,

00:50:07using his body as a cushion to soften the impact.

00:50:11Meanwhile, my jaws powered up again suddenly,

00:50:14completely severing his head.

00:50:15With the leader's death,

00:50:17the system immediately popped up a flashing prompt box.

00:50:20Congratulations, host,

00:50:22for successfully slaying the mutant fire poison flying ant.

00:50:25Leader gene extractable.

00:50:27Advanced fire attribute gene.

00:50:29Initiating extraordinary evolution for the host.

00:50:32As the notification sound faded,

00:50:35a surge of immense energy suddenly erupted from my abdomen.

00:50:39It surged wildly through all the meridians in my body.

00:50:42The intense evolutionary reaction left me unable to stay upright.

00:50:46I collapsed heavily to the ground.

00:50:49Immediately, my surface began uncontrollably secreting a large amount of mucus.

00:50:54This mucus quickly hardened once exposed to air,

00:50:57forming a sturdy cocoon,

00:50:58completely wrapping me inside.

00:51:01Inside the sealed cocoon,

00:51:02my body began undergoing a complete transformation.

00:51:05Ten minutes later,

00:51:07the dark red surface of the cocoon

00:51:09finally showed lines of fine cracks.

00:51:11My forelegs suddenly powered up,

00:51:14tearing open the heavy armor directly.

00:51:16I stood back up again.

00:51:18My body length has now surged to an astonishing half a meter.

00:51:21My entire body is covered in heavy armor.

00:51:24The edges of my massive mandibles

00:51:26are lined with fierce serrated teeth.

00:51:29Now, I...

00:51:30I'm not only immune to regular high temperatures and strong acid corrosion,

00:51:35but I've also successfully unlocked new innate skills.

00:51:38Dimensional shift and aerial suppression.

00:51:41I can feel a constant surge of power within me.

00:51:44Then I look up at the chaotic swarm of flying ants in the air.

00:51:48I immediately activate my new talent, aerial suppression.

00:51:52In an instant,

00:51:53the air density around me rises dramatically.

00:51:56Affected by this,

00:51:57the flying ants desperately trying to ascend

00:52:00are all frozen in midair.

00:52:02The speed at which they flap their wings

00:52:04becomes extremely slow and heavy

00:52:06while they've lost mobility.

00:52:08I quickly lock onto the nearest group of flying ants

00:52:11and decisively activate dimensional shift

00:52:14with a wave of spatial distortion.

00:52:16My body vanishes from the ground

00:52:18and instantly reappears three meters up in the air,

00:52:22positioned precisely above the swarm of flying ants,

00:52:25giving them no time to react.

00:52:27My massive, dark red mandible slices through the air

00:52:30with a whooshing sound.

00:52:32With just one strike,

00:52:33five flying ants are swiftly slashed in half.

00:52:36After finishing them off,

00:52:37I land steadily back on the ground.

00:52:39I step over the scattered remains

00:52:42and walk straight to the corpse of the flying ant leader.

00:52:45My huge jaws snap open and crush its chest armor.

00:52:48I rip out the core nerve ganglion and swallow it.

00:52:51A system panel pops up in my mind,

00:52:54successfully fused with high-level fire attribute genes.

00:52:58Back armor restructuring.

00:52:59Heavy armor mode unlocked.

00:53:02Just as the notification sounds,

00:53:04a fierce tearing sensation hits my back.

00:53:06Then the heavy armor splits open slowly on both sides,

00:53:10and a pair of large, semi-transparent demonic wings springs out.

00:53:14I tentatively channel energy into them.

00:53:16The wings immediately start vibrating at high frequency.

00:53:20Due to my current size,

00:53:22I can no longer stay hidden.

00:53:24Underground, so I look up into the distance above.

00:53:26Looks like I'll need to develop on the surface from now on.

00:53:29A few days later,

00:53:31accompanied by evolved soldier ants and acid soldier ants,

00:53:34I arrive at the edge of an abandoned mine on the surface.

00:53:37Just as I poke my head out,

00:53:39I spot about 50 meters ahead,

00:53:42two people wearing suits emblazoned with Starlight Biotech's logo.

00:53:46Protective suits,

00:53:47who are relaxing next to an SUV, smoking.

00:53:50Apparently noticing the commotion.

00:53:52They both turn around at once.

00:53:54When they see me,

00:53:55the man on the left freezes midter,

00:53:57cigarette stuck between his fingers.

00:53:59What is that thing?

00:54:01How is this so big?

00:54:02Could it be a mutant ant?

00:54:04The short guy beside him reacts instantly.

00:54:06He quickly pulls out a tactical terminal,

00:54:09and aims the camera straight at me.

00:54:11Start filming, this is huge news.

00:54:13I immediately lead the ant swarm past them from the side.

00:54:17After all,

00:54:18I don't want to get too involved with humans yet.

00:54:21But the humans don't let me go.

00:54:23Just an hour later,

00:54:24three armored off-road vehicles

00:54:26come speeding down the main mining road.

00:54:29The convoy suddenly breaks hard 30 meters ahead of me.

00:54:32Then,

00:54:33ten fully armed combat troopers jump out instantly,

00:54:36and surround me in a tight, fan-shaped formation.

00:54:40The captain in the lead raises a wide caliber launcher.

00:54:43Orders from the director,

00:54:45capture this leader class mutant alive.

00:54:47Bounty doubled,

00:54:48prepare polymer restraint nets,

00:54:50tranquilizer guns for cover.

00:54:52Hearing these commands,

00:54:54I immediately stop in my tracks,

00:54:56and fix my compound eyes firmly on these clueless humans.

00:55:00Just then,

00:55:01that wide caliber launcher,

00:55:03emits a deep muffled boom.

00:55:05A metal net shimmering with a blue glow shoots toward me,

00:55:08right over my head.

00:55:10I instantly activate dimensional shift.

00:55:12And a second later,

00:55:14my body vanishes from its spot.

00:55:15The metal net crashes violently into the tunnel wall,

00:55:19with the target lost.

00:55:20The surrounding team members look around in panic.

00:55:23What's going on?

00:55:24The target disappeared.

00:55:26Radar isn't picking up anything either.

00:55:28While they're searching everywhere.

00:55:30At that moment,

00:55:31I'm already suspended three meters above their heads.

00:55:34The high frequency vibration of my demonic wings causes a powerful sound,

00:55:38keeping me hovering steadily in midair.

00:55:41Then,

00:55:42I activate aerial suppression without hesitation.

00:55:45Under this invisible, terrifying pressure,

00:55:47The ten troopers below are instantly paralyzed,

00:55:51as if they've been hit with a paralysis spell.

00:55:53A few of the weaker ones,

00:55:55can't bear it.

00:55:56Their knees buckle,

00:55:58dropping directly to the ground,

00:56:00barely able to gasp for air with their mouths wide open.

00:56:03Taking advantage of this opportunity,

00:56:05I suddenly fold up my wings,

00:56:07and slam hard onto the captain's SUV hood.

00:56:11With a huge impact,

00:56:13the tough alloy hood instantly caves in downward.

00:56:15Then I make a horizontal slicing motion above.

00:56:19Allow crack.

00:56:20The heavy machine gun on top of the SUV,

00:56:23gets chopped in half by me.

00:56:25Seeing this,

00:56:26the captain drops to the ground in terror.

00:56:29Open fire!

00:56:30This mutant ant has gone crazy.

00:56:32Following his order,

00:56:34a few tranquilizer darts are fired at me,

00:56:36but they bounce right off my dark red armor.

00:56:39I look away disdainfully,

00:56:41at the acid rain soldier ants who have been following closely behind.

00:56:45Attack!

00:56:46Let's show these humans what we're capable of.

00:56:49The acid soldiers immediately spray deadly, high-pressure acid.

00:56:53Under its corrosive power,

00:56:55the SUV's bulletproof glass starts smoking,

00:56:58and quickly melts into a pool of slag.

00:57:00Faced with this overwhelming force,

00:57:02the human team's psychological defenses,

00:57:05finally break completely.

00:57:06They scramble frantically into the remaining intact vehicles,

00:57:10and stomp down the gas pedal with everything they've got.

00:57:13Fleeing in panic,

00:57:15as I watch them run away.

00:57:16Maybe it's time to interact with humans.

00:57:18Perfect time to see what goodies the human camp has.

00:57:22Meanwhile,

00:57:22at Starlight Biotech's secret research outpost,

00:57:25the atmosphere is extremely tense.

00:57:28Moments ago,

00:57:28that fleeing captain

00:57:29staggers into the base gate.

00:57:32Director,

00:57:33we

00:57:33failed to capture the ant tick and teleport.

00:57:36Our armor can't even penetrate its shell.

00:57:38Upon hearing this report,

00:57:40a supervisor in a white lab coat

00:57:42storms out of the control room in anger.

00:57:45Useless!

00:57:46You can't even handle a bunch of ants!

00:57:48But

00:57:49Before the supervisor can do anything else,

00:57:52the ground outside the outpost suddenly starts shaking,

00:57:55accompanied by a deafening roar.

00:57:57The three meter thick concrete wall

00:57:59is smashed apart.

00:58:01Three mutated rock armored giant lizards,

00:58:03each over five meters long,

00:58:05crawl in.

00:58:06The supervisor recoils in fear

00:58:08from the waste discharge area.

00:58:11Mutant giant lizards!

00:58:12How did they get here?

00:58:14Open fire!

00:58:15Defend immediately!

00:58:16The next second,

00:58:17the outpost's automated defense cannons activate

00:58:20and unleash a barrage of fire,

00:58:23but they can barely leave little white dents

00:58:25and can't deal any real damage.

00:58:27After being attacked,

00:58:29the late giant lizard is completely enraged.

00:58:32It suddenly opens its massive bloody maw.

00:58:34It bit down on a nearby off-road vehicle

00:58:37and smashed it hard at the control room.

00:58:39Under such a ferocious onslaught,

00:58:41the human soldiers inside the camp

00:58:43instantly fell into chaos.

00:58:45Meanwhile,

00:58:46after a long flight,

00:58:48I had already arrived above this outpost.

00:58:51In an instant,

00:58:52I analyzed

00:58:52and provided detailed data.

00:58:55Mutated rock armored giant lizard,

00:58:57absolute defense,

00:58:59deadly poison,

00:59:00high value defensive gene bank.

00:59:02Seeing this,

00:59:03I twitched my antennae.

00:59:04Perfect.

00:59:05I can test my new abilities on you.

00:59:08Without hesitation,

00:59:09I folded my demon wings

00:59:10and dove down.

00:59:11In a critical moment,

00:59:13only 10 meters above the ground,

00:59:15I suddenly opened my giant jaws,

00:59:17quickly mobilizing.

00:59:19The high-level fire attribute gene

00:59:21I just fused within me.

00:59:22In an instant,

00:59:23a dark red flame,

00:59:25rapidly condensed in my breath,

00:59:27then turned into an incredibly thick blast,

00:59:29and shot straight at the head

00:59:31of the lead giant lizard.

00:59:33Feeling that terrifying heat,

00:59:34this giant lizard instinctively tried to twist,

00:59:37its body to dodge.

00:59:39But I was already prepared,

00:59:40as I breathed fire.

00:59:42I instantly activated air domain suppression.

00:59:45Under this powerful force of suppression,

00:59:48the giant lizard's massive body suddenly dropped.

00:59:51Its movements instantly became extremely slow.

00:59:54The next second,

00:59:55the flames struck its head with pinpoint accuracy.

00:59:59Impenetrable rock scales,

01:00:00under the extreme heat,

01:00:03quickly turned red,

01:00:04and countless cracks began to appear.

01:00:06Taking this opportunity,

01:00:08my pincers gripped tightly between the gaps in its scales,

01:00:11aiming at its neck,

01:00:13that already scorched and cracked armor.

01:00:15I bit down with all my strength,

01:00:17accompanied by a teeth-chilling cracking sound,

01:00:20directly pierced through the eyelid it took pride in,

01:00:23and at the same time severed the core spinal nerve below.

01:00:26Reportedly, it struggled for only a few seconds,

01:00:30before collapsing to the ground with a loud thud.

01:00:32Seeing their companion brutally killed,

01:00:35the other two giant lizards,

01:00:37immediately gave up their attack on the humans,

01:00:39and turned their aggression toward me.

01:00:42Fiercely spit deadly venom in my direction.

01:00:44I remained completely calm.

01:00:46My whole body instantly lifted and soared into the air.

01:00:49The venom that missed,

01:00:51could only land on the corpse of the giant lizard below,

01:00:54making a sizzling corrosive sound.

01:00:56After dodging the attack,

01:00:58I immediately ordered the ants swarm waiting on the ground,

01:01:02to strike back.

01:01:03The acid soldier ants quickly formed ranks upon receiving the command,

01:01:07and fired 30 jets of highly corrosive acid.

01:01:10When the strong acid met the venom secreted on its skin,

01:01:14an extremely intense chemical reaction occurred instantly.

01:01:17A thick, pungent, toxic smoke rose up.

01:01:20The intense pain completely crippled the giant lizard,

01:01:24leaving it writhing on the ground in agony.

01:01:26At this moment, the system came online right on time.

01:01:29Congratulations, host, for slaying the mutant rock-armored giant lizard.

01:01:34Armor density increased by 30%.

01:01:36You have gained 8,000 evolution points.

01:01:39Current evolution points, 30,000,

01:01:42to evolve into the fusion-blazing ant.

01:01:45You still need 500,000 evolution points.

01:01:48Host, please keep up the good work.

01:01:51After reviewing the numbers on the panel,

01:01:53I shook my antennae, still wanting more.

01:01:56These three big guys really provided a lot of energy.

01:01:59But I'm still far away from my next evolutionary leap.

01:02:02There's still a long way to go.

01:02:04Looks like I'll have to defeat even more powerful enemies.

01:02:07Afterward,

01:02:08I flicked off the mud from my forelegs in disgust,

01:02:11and set my sights on the control room not far away.

01:02:14At this moment, the supervisor from Starlight Biotech,

01:02:18and a few surviving soldiers,

01:02:20were all trembling and hiding behind thick bulletproof glass.

01:02:23The supervisor slowly opened the security door,

01:02:26and walked out alone, forcing himself to be brave.

01:02:29He pushed a black metal case,

01:02:31onto the open ground in front.

01:02:34Then, as if avoiding a plague,

01:02:35he quickly retreated inside the safe room.

01:02:38These are all for you.

01:02:40You fought those giant lizards, so please don't attack us.

01:02:43I used my sharp, foreleg to gently lift the lead.

01:02:47Inside I saw,

01:02:48several high-capacity energy storage batteries neatly arranged,

01:02:51along with,

01:02:52a military-grade tactical tablet still glowing faintly.

01:02:56I glanced nonchalantly at the tablet's screen,

01:02:59and saw it clearly displaying,

01:03:01a high-definition map of this area.

01:03:03A detailed marker popped up on the screen.

01:03:06The location was labeled as Dark Hunt,

01:03:09and there is a suspected ultra-giant mutant forest python there.

01:03:12Rated as extremely dangerous,

01:03:15I looked off toward the far end of the horizon.

01:03:18Where there's danger, there's gain.

01:03:20If I want to evolve,

01:03:21there's no choice but to go all out now.

01:03:24With that decided,

01:03:25I immediately turned and commanded the ant swarm.

01:03:28The first squad of 50 evolved soldier ants is to hold this position.

01:03:32Take full control of the outpost.

01:03:34If anyone gets close,

01:03:36take them out.

01:03:37All flying soldiers and acid soldiers will follow me.

01:03:40Soon we arrived at the Rift Valley.

01:03:42Inside, the ravine was swirling with strange gases.

01:03:46I hovered steadily in Nitter.

01:03:48Two flying soldier ants go check out those toxic vapors.

01:03:52But just as the flying soldier ants touched the miasma,

01:03:55their exoskeleton surfaces

01:03:57started to develop a strange pale hue.

01:04:00Even their tough armor began to rapidly soften and dissolve.

01:04:04In just three seconds,

01:04:05their wings were completely corroded.

01:04:07Both broken bodies fell straight into the chasm.

01:04:11Seeing this happen,

01:04:12I looked down for a quick scan.

01:04:14Analysis showed.

01:04:15The air here is filled with highly concentrated neurotoxic,

01:04:19corrosive miasma.

01:04:20Enough to completely negate ordinary exoskeleton defenses.

01:04:24I crossed my forelegs over my chest.

01:04:26If ordinary soldier ants go down,

01:04:28it really would be suicide.

01:04:30But as for that forest python,

01:04:32I am determined to have it.

01:04:34To clear a path.

01:04:35I quickly landed in front of the ant swarm

01:04:37and immediately activated advanced fire attribute gene nodes.

01:04:41In an instant,

01:04:42a surge of intense heat flooded through me.

01:04:45My back armor gathered all its energy onto my magic wings.

01:04:49I opened my powerful jaws

01:04:51and began to vibrate my wings at high frequency.

01:04:54At an extremely high speed,

01:04:56fiery flames instantly erupted from the edges of my wings,

01:05:00forming a giant whirlwind of fire emitter

01:05:02that crashed fiercely into the purplish-red miasma.

01:05:06Those deadly toxins,

01:05:07faced with extreme heat,

01:05:09were instantly evaporated and destroyed by the flames.

01:05:13Very quickly,

01:05:14a vacuum corridor was burned through the thick fog.

01:05:17Surrounded by the firestorm,

01:05:19I charged straight into the passage.

01:05:21Simultaneously,

01:05:22I waved my antennae to order my troops to maintain assault formation.

01:05:26Stay close to me as we continued diving down to 500 meters deep.

01:05:31The walls on both sides suddenly became incredibly steep.

01:05:34Dried leaves covering the rocks began to peel off in sheets.

01:05:38Looking closer,

01:05:39it turns out those aren't leaves at all,

01:05:41but tens of thousands of mutant dead leaf poison moths,

01:05:44all clinging tightly to the rock walls,

01:05:47wildly shaking.

01:05:49Their plump abdomens,

01:05:50huge amounts of ashy white powder,

01:05:53spewed out from their tails.

01:05:55At this point,

01:05:56the analyzer rapidly updated its data.

01:05:58Target confirmed as mutant dead leaf poison moths.

01:06:01They are symbiotic beasts of the forest python,

01:06:05and their trait is dispersing highly flammable toxic powder.

01:06:09Any contact with open flame

01:06:10will trigger a terrifying dust explosion.

01:06:13I tensed up sharply.

01:06:15These bugs actually know how to work together.

01:06:18They're trying to use my fire whirlwind to cause a dust explosion.

01:06:22And blow me up.

01:06:24How naive.

01:06:25I immediately switched the energy inside my body,

01:06:28and forcibly stopped the fire attribute genes.

01:06:31Without the barrier of flame,

01:06:33the surrounding miasma instantly rushed in.

01:06:35Then I unleashed my aerial pressure to the max.

01:06:39Violent energy erupted outward in all directions,

01:06:43causing the air density within a hundred meters to skyrocket.

01:06:46It felt as if even space itself had solidified.

01:06:49Under this absolute force,

01:06:51the torrents of flammable poison powder

01:06:53hung suspended emitter,

01:06:55while the tens of thousands of dead leaf poison moths

01:06:58were frozen in place above the rocky walls,

01:07:02unable to move.

01:07:03Next, I ordered acid rain to spray acid,

01:07:07instantly wiping out all the dead leaf poison moths.

01:07:10After clearing out the threat,

01:07:12I landed on a huge stone platform.

01:07:14There, the platform

01:07:15was already covered with a layer of dead moth remains.

01:07:19I carefully advanced,

01:07:20using my sharp forelegs

01:07:22to flick aside the green slime on the ground,

01:07:25then immediately rose up high

01:07:26to survey the whole platform from above.

01:07:28The scene before me sent a chill through my heart.

01:07:31All the remains were bizarrely connected head to tail,

01:07:34forming a precise, regular six-pointed star pattern.

01:07:37Even the broken antennae of the moths

01:07:39fit perfectly and seamlessly

01:07:41at the geometric nodes of the lines.

01:07:44I stared into the abyss.

01:07:46This is definitely not ordinary animal instinct.

01:07:49This ultra-giant mutant forest python

01:07:52actually knows how to control symbiotic beasts

01:07:55to form battle formations.

01:07:57It's clear that it's been waiting for me here.

01:08:00Before I could finish this thought,

01:08:02a thunderous roar suddenly erupted

01:08:04from the depths of the ravine,

01:08:06followed by the entire abyss shaking violently.

01:08:08A giant python over 10 meters long

01:08:11burst out of the rock.

01:08:12Its icy vertical pupils locked firmly on me

01:08:15to avoid unnecessary casualties.

01:08:18I immediately waved my forelegs to order.

01:08:20The soldiers to retreat to the edge of the ravine and wait,

01:08:24just as the ants had finished pulling back.

01:08:26The giant python suddenly lunged.

01:08:28It lunged at me with its massive jaws wide open.

01:08:32Seeing this, I quickly climbed higher into the air.

01:08:35After the giant python snapped at nothing,

01:08:37it twisted its massive body

01:08:39and swung its huge tail fiercely.

01:08:42I felt a powerful gust of wind coming at me.

01:08:45I immediately folded my demonic wings behind me

01:08:48and narrowly dodged the strike

01:08:49by free-falling straight down.

01:08:51Meanwhile, the python's tail slammed hard

01:08:54into the cliff face,

01:08:55smashing a huge crater into the rock.

01:08:58Missing its attack multiple times

01:09:00made the python furious.

01:09:01It instantly flicked its tongue

01:09:03and lunged at me again.

01:09:05I immediately activated dimensional shift.

01:09:07And, in a flash, appeared directly above the python's head.

01:09:11Then I aimed at the seam of its skull,

01:09:13preparing to pierce through its nervous center in one strike.

01:09:17Just as I was about to succeed,

01:09:19I suddenly noticed

01:09:20that right in the center of the python's skull

01:09:23was embedded

01:09:24a piece of metal bearing the Starlight Biotech logo,

01:09:28a control device.

01:09:29At the same time,

01:09:30several drones suddenly rose above the ravine.

01:09:33The proud voice of the outpost supervisor

01:09:36came from the loudspeaker.

01:09:38Monster,

01:09:38did you really think I'd hand over the supplies for nothing?

01:09:42This is the company's latest cyber-enhanced behemoth.

01:09:45Just be a good test subject for its field data collection.

01:09:48Hearing that,

01:09:49I forced myself to abort the fatal attack.

01:09:52A cold sneer appeared at the corner of my mouth.

01:09:55Wanna see data?

01:09:56I'll let you see all you want.

01:09:58As soon as the words left my mouth,

01:10:00I vanished instantly

01:10:02and then appeared 50 meters high

01:10:04behind the python's flank.

01:10:06After losing its target,

01:10:08the python thrashed its body in agitation,

01:10:11searching everywhere for any sign of me.

01:10:13Seizing the chance,

01:10:15I quickly scanned the surrounding cliff walls

01:10:17and spotted military surveillance cameras

01:10:19hidden in the crevices

01:10:20to provoke them further.

01:10:22I purposely lowered my altitude

01:10:24and hovered quietly in front of one of the cameras.

01:10:27I gave the camera a mocking gesture with my forelimb.

01:10:31Come on, idiots!

01:10:32Provoked,

01:10:33the python let out a piercing hiss.

01:10:35Its massive body lunged straight at me,

01:10:38just as it was about to hit me.

01:10:40I shifted again,

01:10:41disappearing into thin air.

01:10:43The enormous python couldn't stop its momentum

01:10:45and crashed headfirst into the solid cliff face.

01:10:49That hidden camera

01:10:50and the surrounding rocks were instantly destroyed.

01:10:53Next,

01:10:54I used my spatial abilities

01:10:55to blink repeatedly,

01:10:57appearing precisely next to every single camera.

01:11:00The berserk python slammed and spat venom everywhere,

01:11:04obliterating all the hidden cameras.

01:11:06After clearing out all the surveillance,

01:11:08I teleported right in front of that drone.

01:11:11Slowly,

01:11:11I raised my forelimb,

01:11:13facing the camera,

01:11:14and made a provocative gesture with my throat.

01:11:17You messed with me.

01:11:18That's your bad luck.

01:11:19Right after that,

01:11:21I crushed the drone in front of me.

01:11:23Once the surveillance signal was completely lost,

01:11:25the control panel on top of the giant python glowed bright blue,

01:11:29seeming to enter some kind of berserk mode.

01:11:32The python quickly coiled itself into a formation,

01:11:35opened its huge jaws,

01:11:37and began frantically gathering its destructive energy.

01:11:40I didn't back down at all.

01:11:42I pulled out the high-energy battery my supervisor gave me from my back,

01:11:46and set the airspace micropressure to maximum power.

01:11:49Under the terrifying gravity suppression,

01:11:52the giant python's massive body was suddenly forced downward,

01:11:56even interrupting its energy-gathering action.

01:11:58Seeing this,

01:12:00I precisely launched the battery right into its mouth,

01:12:03quickly mobilized the fire element gene within me,

01:12:06opened my maw,

01:12:07and unleashed a searing column of fire.

01:12:10The blazing flames instantly surged down the python's throat,

01:12:13directly detonating the high-energy battery.

01:12:16A muffled explosion immediately came from inside the giant python.

01:12:21Wild energy rampaged within its body.

01:12:23Its massive form thrashed violently across the ground,

01:12:27trying to alleviate the excruciating pain.

01:12:30Moments later,

01:12:31its abdomen exploded loudly.

01:12:33Flesh and mechanical parts scattered everywhere.

01:12:37The python's mangled head crashed heavily to the ground,

01:12:40staying completely still.

01:12:41After the battle ended,

01:12:43the system panel immediately popped up with several clear lines of text.

01:12:47Congratulations, host.

01:12:49You have eliminated the biomechanical mutant python.

01:12:53Acquired 100,000 evolution points.

01:12:56Obtained a high-level toxic gene fragment.

01:12:58Obtained a mechanical fusion core.

01:13:01Current evolution points,

01:13:02230,000.

01:13:04As the prompt ended,

01:13:06devouring the mechanical fusion core,

01:13:08triggered a violent rejection reaction.

01:13:10The toxin and fire elements violently clashed inside my body.

01:13:14And I completely lost control of my form,

01:13:17plunging straight down from Mitter.

01:13:19At that moment,

01:13:20the roar of heavy engines came from above the rift.

01:13:24The leader of the 12 abyss special mechas that had descended,

01:13:27pointed at me.

01:13:29Codiname,

01:13:30Lone Wolf.

01:13:31Arrived at target location.

01:13:33Confirmed mechanical mutant python destroyed.

01:13:36Target mutation detected.

01:13:37Target is in a collapsed, rigid state.

01:13:41Clear all mutant arthropods in the area.

01:13:44Leave none.

01:13:45Outskirts stay on standby.

01:13:47Including the evolved soldier ants and acid soldier ants.

01:13:50Sensing the crisis.

01:13:5250 evolved soldier ants quickly tightened their formation.

01:13:56Building a meat wall with their bodies on the edge of the pit.

01:13:58The acid soldier ants followed closely behind.

01:14:02Preparing to spray acid.

01:14:04Lone Wolf raised both his arm-mounted laser cannons and opened fire.

01:14:08All 12 mechas fired beams at once.

01:14:11Instantly piercing the ice wings.

01:14:13Seen this.

01:14:15The rear acid ice wings quickly closed the gap.

01:14:18Their abdomens contracted violently.

01:14:20And dozens of streams of high-pressure acid shot skyward.

01:14:24Aiming directly at the Mitter.

01:14:26Mechas,

01:14:26the acid bounced off the special anti-corrosion coating on the external armor.

01:14:31Sitting in the cockpit of his mecha,

01:14:34Lone Wolf said,

01:14:35Low-level arthropods.

01:14:37Still dare to challenge the pinnacle of starlight technology?

01:14:40He operated the joystick.

01:14:42And both laser cannons on the mecha's arms charged up again.

01:14:46Second volley.

01:14:47Clear out this trash.

01:14:4812 beams rained down again.

01:14:50Completely breaking the ice wings' defenses.

01:14:53At this point, I'm lying at the bottom of the pit.

01:14:56The armor on my back severely cracked.

01:14:59And the just-devoured mechanical fusion core is lodged in my chest.

01:15:03Rejecting this purely organic body.

01:15:06The system panel flashed an intense red light.

01:15:09Warning.

01:15:10Host body experiencing severe rejection response.

01:15:13Vital signs dropping to 30%.

01:15:1520%.

01:15:1610%.

01:15:17Jin chain on the verge of collapse.

01:15:20Mechanical fusion core detected in dormant state.

01:15:23Forced activation conditions required.

01:15:25Urgently need massive external high-dimensional energy to guide rejection fusion.

01:15:30I knew doing it on my own was useless now.

01:15:32Only with the power of the mecha's could I achieve fusion.

01:15:35So I managed to move my compound eyes.

01:15:38And looked toward Lonevolve operating the machine.

01:15:42Summoning all my strength, I raised my middle finger.

01:15:45Seeing this, Lonevolve slammed the console.

01:15:48Still putting up an attitude?

01:15:50Looks like you don't know how to quit while you're ahead.

01:15:53Let me put you out of your misery.

01:15:55With that, he hit the all-banned come button.

01:15:57There's still life detected at the bottom of the pit.

01:16:00That mutated target.

01:16:01Isn't dead yet?

01:16:03Everyone, attention.

01:16:04Remove weapon restrictions.

01:16:06Set laser cannon power to over 200%.

01:16:09Focus fire on the pit bottom.

01:16:12Vaporize it completely.

01:16:13All 12 mecha's engines roared.

01:16:16White light frantically gathered at their muzzles.

01:16:19And 12 devastating beams poured downward.

01:16:23Converging precisely at the center of the pit floor.

01:16:26I'm lying at the bottom.

01:16:27Facing the surge of heat.

01:16:29The beams strike my armor.

01:16:31When the system alert suddenly sounded.

01:16:33High dimensional energy detected incoming.

01:16:36Energy level assessed as extremely high.

01:16:39Mechanical fusion core forcibly activated.

01:16:42Re-reaction suppression in process.

01:16:44Energy guidance underway.

01:16:46The laser energy didn't melt me.

01:16:48But instead flowed through the armor's cracks.

01:16:50Into the mechanical core in my chest.

01:16:53The conflicting attributes.

01:16:55Under this extreme external energy pressure.

01:16:58Were forcibly melded together by the mechanical core.

01:17:01My form began to reconstruct itself.

01:17:04The dark red bio armor peeled away.

01:17:06Revealing a layer of fusion.

01:17:08As cutting edge mechanical exoskeleton rapidly formed.

01:17:12The broken demon wings on my back fell off.

01:17:14As two pairs of high frequency ionizers burst out.

01:17:18The flames from my mouth turned to dark green nether poison flames.

01:17:21Lone Wolf stared at the energy index on the screen skyrocketing.

01:17:25And yanked back the joystick.

01:17:27Cease fire.

01:17:29A team member's voice came over the comm.

01:17:31Did the target's vital signs vanish?

01:17:34Lone Wolf fixed his eyes on the radar.

01:17:36The red dot at the center of the screen not only didn't disappear.

01:17:40But in fact began swelling at a terrifying rate.

01:17:43Eventually filling the entire display.

01:17:45He frantically pounded the control panel.

01:17:48Disperse.

01:17:49No sooner had he spoken.

01:17:50Than a monstrous energy storm exploded from the pit bottom.

01:17:54I gave a jolt to the high frequency ionizers on my back.

01:17:58And instantly lifted myself into the air.

01:18:00As I opened my jaws.

01:18:02Dark green nether poison flames spilled out.

01:18:05The system panel popped up.

01:18:06Fusion successful.

01:18:08Congratulations.

01:18:09Host.

01:18:10You have acquired a new form.

01:18:12Mechanical Hellfire Eyeblade.

01:18:14Armor defense increased by 300%.

01:18:16Acquired exclusive skill.

01:18:19Nether poison fire.

01:18:20A team member suddenly.

01:18:22Smashed the come button.

01:18:23What kind of monster is that?

01:18:25Lone Wolf gripped the controls.

01:18:27Forcing himself to calm down.

01:18:30What's there to panic about?

01:18:31No matter how tough its armor is, it's still just a bug.

01:18:35Keep your distance.

01:18:36Activate the high frequency electromagnetic net.

01:18:39I refuse to believe we can't take down a bug.

01:18:42I instantly activated dimensional leap.

01:18:450.1 seconds later.

01:18:46I appeared right in front of Lone Wolf's Mecha.

01:18:49He stared in horror.

01:18:51How is this possible?

01:18:52I raised my forelimb.

01:18:54Now evolved into a dark gold mechanical form.

01:18:57And drove it hard into the Mecha's special chest armor.

01:19:00The limb pierced straight through the armor layer.

01:19:03Lone Wolf saw the mechanical appendage.

01:19:06Stopped right at his own throat.

01:19:08Trembling all over.

01:19:09I opened my jaws.

01:19:11Nether poison fire surged in through the breach and flooded the cockpit.

01:19:14Instantly turning Lone Wolf and all the precision instruments inside.

01:19:19Into a boiling pool of molten metal.

01:19:21I pulled out my forelimb.

01:19:23And kicked the now useless hunk of junk down below.

01:19:26Then locked onto the remaining 11 Mechas with my compound eyes.

01:19:30The team members frantically pushed their joysticks.

01:19:33The captain is dead.

01:19:35This aunt has gone insane.

01:19:36Run.

01:19:37I didn't give them any chance.

01:19:39With each jump initiated.

01:19:41Another mech gets torn apart barehanded.

01:19:44It's then burned to ashes by Nether Venom Flame.

01:19:47In just 10 seconds.

01:19:48All 12 Abyss special mechs were wiped out.

01:19:51I slowly landed at the edge of the deep pit.

01:19:54The remaining soldier ants quickly gathered around.

01:19:57They lowered their heads.

01:19:58Showing their absolute submission to me.

01:20:01At that moment.

01:20:02The system issued a harsh warning alert.

01:20:05Warning.

01:20:06An ultra high energy life form detected deep underground.

01:20:09It's awakening.

01:20:10Energy level.

01:20:12Catastrophe class.

01:20:13The target has locked onto the host's coordinates.

01:20:16The next second.

01:20:17The rock walls deep in the rift began to collapse massively.

01:20:21I fluttered my high frequency ion wings.

01:20:24And blasted out Nether Venom Flame.

01:20:26The dark green flames instantly melted through the metal armor.

01:20:29Immediately after.

01:20:31A piercing scream came from the cockpit.

01:20:33But the sound soon fell silent.

01:20:35After confirming there were no threats around.

01:20:38I landed on the nearest mech wreckage.

01:20:41I tore open its heavy special armor like slicing tofu.

01:20:44And then split it wide open.

01:20:46Directly exposing the blue glowing.

01:20:48Condensed energy core.

01:20:50I swallowed it whole.

01:20:52Ding.

01:20:52Consumed a high level mechanical core.

01:20:55Evolution points.

01:20:56Plus 10,000.

01:20:57Energy reserves increased by 15%.

01:21:00After tasting the benefits.

01:21:02I quickly shuttled between the wreckages.

01:21:05Consuming 11 energy cores in succession.

01:21:08My evolution points skyrocketed to 130,000.

01:21:12Just as I was about to clean up the battlefield.

01:21:15From the remains of Wu Lang's mech.

01:21:17Which had already turned to molten metal.

01:21:19A silver metal disc suddenly ejected out.

01:21:22The disc hovered steadily in midter.

01:21:24And projected a holographic image of a woman.

01:21:27She was wearing a pure white lab coat.

01:21:29With a pair of rimless glasses perched on her nose.

01:21:32Those 12 abyss special mechs.

01:21:35Cost over 3 billion star coins.

01:21:37And now they're gone.

01:21:39Just like that.

01:21:40Perfect killing machines.

01:21:42Your live combat data far exceeds the simulations in the lab.

01:21:45Hearing this.

01:21:46My lateral eyes locked tightly onto the projection floating in midter.

01:21:50The woman smiled.

01:21:51Don't be angry.

01:21:53Did you really think you were just.

01:21:55A low level mutant by natural evolution.

01:21:59Actually you are Xingyao bio unit No.1.

01:22:02The core prototype of project god creation.

01:22:05Inside your body.

01:22:06We had already artificially implanted inhibition gene elements.

01:22:10So.

01:22:11Devouring mechanical cores isn't evolution at all.

01:22:14It's just activating the settings you already had.

01:22:17I stared at him intently.

01:22:19Trying to figure out if what he said was true.

01:22:22Seeing that I didn't react.

01:22:24The woman pressed a button in the air.

01:22:26No wonder you're a lower life form.

01:22:28Even after all I've said.

01:22:30You still don't get it.

01:22:31As soon as she finished speaking.

01:22:33A strange audio clip.

01:22:35Was projected by the hologram device.

01:22:37The high frequency vibrations penetrated my shell.

01:22:41Reaching straight into my neural center.

01:22:43Warning.

01:22:44Unknown frequency intrusion detected.

01:22:47Warning.

01:22:47Primary gene lock is being forcibly interfered with.

01:22:50In an instant.

01:22:52The system panel was completely covered by a blinding red light.

01:22:55Countless lines of garbled code frantically scrolled across the screen.

01:23:00Then an indescribable wave of pain.

01:23:02Erupted in my mind.

01:23:04I completely lost my balance.

01:23:06And crashed hard onto the rocks at the bottom of the pit.

01:23:09Frame after frame of unfamiliar images.

01:23:12Were forcefully embedded deep into my consciousness.

01:23:15In those images.

01:23:16I was lying on an operating table in a white lab coat.

01:23:20My limbs tightly fastened by high strength alloy restraints.

01:23:24And right in front of my eyes.

01:23:25Was the woman from the hologram.

01:23:28Su Ye.

01:23:28Chief genetic engineer of Xingyao Biotech.

01:23:31Su Ye.

01:23:32Was holding a syringe filled with glowing green liquid.

01:23:35Looking down at me from above.

01:23:37Lin Yuan.

01:23:38Your gene sequence.

01:23:38Is the one in a million perfect fit.

01:23:41Divine creation no.

01:23:43Oh one.

01:23:43Will be Xingyao's ultimate weapon to control the abyss.

01:23:47I thrashed my head wildly.

01:23:49Su Ye.

01:23:50You're insane.

01:23:51I'm human.

01:23:52I'm your colleague.

01:23:53Su Ye stabbed the syringe into my carotid artery.

01:23:57For Xingyao's future.

01:23:58Your sacrifice is worth it.

01:24:00As the liquid entered my veins.

01:24:02The genes of the abyss.

01:24:04Began to mercilessly tear apart my DNA strands.

01:24:07I watched as large patches of my human skin peeled away.

01:24:11Replaced by a hard black exoskeleton.

01:24:14My bones stretched and twisted.

01:24:16When that horrifying memory ended.

01:24:18The pain finally ebbed away like a tide.

01:24:20And the garbled codes on the system panel stopped scrolling.

01:24:23I shakily got back up from the pile of rubble.

01:24:26My anger burning hotter than ever.

01:24:29Su Ye's lips curled into a cold smile in the projection.

01:24:33Remember now?

01:24:34Specimen O-1?

01:24:35Stay where you are.

01:24:37The recovery squad is already on the way.

01:24:39I suddenly opened my jaws wide.

01:24:41And without hesitation unleashed a surge of nether venom flame.

01:24:45The raging fire.

01:24:46Instantly engulfed the holographic projection emitter.

01:24:50The terrifying heat.

01:24:51Burned that metal disc to ashes in a blink.

01:24:54And the woman's image vanished completely with it.

01:24:57Ding.

01:24:57System reboot complete.

01:24:59Hosts.

01:25:00Core consciousness detected as awakened.

01:25:02Epic main quest triggered.

01:25:04Destroy Xingyao biotech.

01:25:06Seek the lost humanity.

01:25:08I spread my high frequency ion wings.

01:25:11Leading my submissive soldier ants straight to the Xingyao biotech complex.

01:25:16Nether venom flame burned every defensive line to ashes.

01:25:19I stood atop the ruins.

01:25:21A glint passing through my compound eyes.

01:25:24The king ruling the abyss.

01:25:25And also the soul searching for itself.

01:25:28Xingyao is annihilated.

01:25:30And at last I am redeemed.

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