Lin Miao looked at the screen, a silent question rising in his mind: why were those beastkin gathering here?
The small scouting soldier ants sent out by the colony climbed up tall trees, gazing out at the vast plains to the west.
This area was practically the edge of the world currently visible to the colony, as well as the boundary of Lin Miao's known map.
Lin Miao knew very well that the colony would eventually march into that land.
And right now, a massive army was moving rapidly across it, kicking up a colossal cloud of dust.
The beastkin in the ranks were all clad in armor and rode mounts resembling giant wolves. Their numbers were staggering.
Lin Miao did a rough count. There were at least dozens of times more than the mercenaries who had previously allied with the goblins. They were definitely marching to war.
Another question arose in Lin Miao's mind: Who were they planning to fight? Were they taking this opportunity to raid the humans?
The human forces in this area had gathered all their strength to fight the colony, only to retreat and cower inside their strongholds after a single crushing defeat, too terrified to show their faces.
If the beastkin had come to claim the vacated land, they could easily plunder the territories abandoned by the humans.
“No, that's not it.”
Lin Miao frowned as he watched the movements on the screen.
Before long, he saw that the beastkin did not launch an attack on the humans. Instead, they sent out representatives to negotiate with them.
If they weren't going to war with each other, there was only one possible reason for bringing such a massive army.
They were joining forces to deal with a common enemy—the ant colony.
【Your servants are wary of the new enemy. The colony recognizes them as the same race as the warriors who previously attacked near the nest】
The colony was also highly wary of the beastkin.
Perhaps because they had suffered from the beastkin's formidable combat prowess in the past, the colony instantly designated them as a powerful enemy that could not be underestimated.
【But your servants also remember the high-quality nutrients they contain】
At the same time, facing the swarming beastkin, they also displayed their innate devouring instinct.
Having tasted them firsthand, the colony knew that the average beastkin was incredibly strong. The abundance of magic power in their bodies was completely incomparable to that of the goblins.
Magic power, blood vitality, and holy power were all essential resources the Queen Ant needed to produce mutated ants using her Predation ability.
To the colony, every war was nothing short of a qualifying exam to obtain food.
Even though they were wary of the massive influx of beastkin, they felt no fear whatsoever.
Lin Miao stared at the scene on the screen, a sense of unease creeping over him. Something felt off. How were they moving so quickly?
Unlike the colony, which had a hive mind connecting every individual, how could they reach a consensus and make decisions so rapidly?
It was as if they were acting under the absolute, irresistible command of some “existence.”
【Your servants, who were originally preparing to launch a general offensive, have begun to redeploy their forces. A new enemy has appeared to the west, making it impossible to concentrate all forces in the south】
Fortunately, they still had plenty of time.
After defeating the human coalition, the colony had intended to sweep through and completely wipe out the fortresses and cities where the humans were hiding while they were cowering. However, they now temporarily reorganized their formations.
Now, they also needed to come up with a countermeasure to hold back the beastkin appearing in the west.
The current colony had grown to the point where they would no longer bet all their chips on the prey right in front of them.
They possessed boundless greed, yet they also had the calmness and patience to restrain it.
To Lin Miao, the evolving colony was becoming increasingly terrifying.
Under these circumstances, what kind of role would the new class bred by the Queen Ant after devouring the tiger-head hornet play?
Those individuals, who had already displayed extraordinary sizes and unique appearances during their larval stage, were currently inside special pupal chambers, cocooned and pupating.
Given the incredibly rapid growth rate of the mutated variants, it probably wouldn't be long before they broke out of their cocoons.
While Lin Miao was secretly staring at the screen in a daze, a voice suddenly sounded beside him, interrupting his thoughts. “Lin Miao, are you feeling unwell? You've been staring into empty space for a while now.”
Lin Miao snapped back to reality, hastily pulling his gaze away as he quickly replied, “Ah, no, I'm fine.”
The person speaking to Lin Miao was his boss, who had briefly left his seat earlier to take care of some business.
Staring constantly at the Divine Net, which was invisible to others, would only make people treat him like a mental patient.
His boss smiled and waved his hand, pointing in the direction he had just come from. “Glad to hear it. It looks like we've finished everything we needed to do. Let's head home.”
Today, Lin Miao and his boss had traveled to this remote suburban mountain village for a business trip. Their purpose was to provide on-site support, as well as handle the business settlement and management of the contaminated zone.
For clerical staff working at the Awakened Staffing Agency, this was a highly familiar routine.
Claiming he had other matters to attend to, his boss slipped away in a flash.
Lin Miao walked back to the car alone. Looking at the still-bustling scene around him, a complex web of thoughts filled his mind: the Awakened and the monsters invading from another world.
Not far away, several Awakened were panting heavily as they stripped off the equipment they had obtained as system rewards—cold weapons like swords, as well as heavy armor.
A crane was slowly hoisting the corpses of the monsters they had just slaughtered, making for a busy scene.
Fights and wars for survival were, in fact, happening in this world at every single moment.
At the same time, one could not rule out the possibility that these disasters were entirely orchestrated by deities wielding the Divine Net.
What if the monsters currently invading Earth, destroying his hometown, and taking his family were also the servants of some deity struggling to survive?
At that thought, Lin Miao let out a self-deprecating chuckle.
Just a month ago, he probably would never have entertained such thoughts. But things were different now.
During this period, he had experienced too much and learned far too many truths.
The colony's march into the otherworld, their brutal slaughter, and his own ascension to godhood as a result.
Everything had happened too suddenly, without any warning.
Even the colony, the very initiators of it all, had no idea what they had actually done.
Therefore, even if he had become a deity in the eyes of others, Lin Miao's core essence would not change.
This conviction would likely remain unchanged, even if the colony could truly understand and accept his words in the future.
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