The Unending War

【Elise wishes to use the abilities gained from devouring to create a brand-new mutated species, but after calculations, the colony has determined that the resources required are too high to achieve mass production.】

To create a powerful mutated species, relying solely on the materials introduced by Lin Miao and Elise's abilities was far from enough.

Ultimately, the core factor was always resources—specifically, how much nourishment and energy was required.

This was especially true for these mutated species, which were created by relying on the special powers—such as magic power and holy power—that the colony absorbed by devouring their prey.

This was both the reason they flocked to such prey and the root of their eternal craving for more.

'It seems that even if I feed them so many large insects, there is still a limit. What will happen in the future if the prey they need to devour keeps getting larger and larger?'

The restriction on Elise's Bloodline Adjustment that limited her to "only certain arthropods" would surely be lifted step by step in the future.

Once she broke through the limits of large crustaceans and eventually reached the domain of vertebrates, what would happen then?

Amphibians, reptiles, mammals... and eventually, perhaps even humans.

If the colony could devour humans and absorb their abilities, what would they become?

Furthermore, Terra was home to many monsters filled with mysterious powers that couldn't be found on Earth at all.

Would Elise one day devour them as well, absorbing their powers?

However, all of these assumptions depended on the colony first establishing a brand-new system of energy supply and utilization.

In Lin Miao's eyes, the way the colony currently utilized resources was still at a very primitive stage.

Just as humans constantly strove to use energy more efficiently and to find more powerful sources of power, once the colony felt its limits, they would undoubtedly embark on the same path.

At least, based on what he knew of these ants, they absolutely would.

'When that time comes, perhaps it will be my turn to help.'

When it came to finding a way, he couldn't help directly; the colony had to figure it out on their own.

Unlike the misunderstandings of others, he was not a true Outer God, nor were these ants otherworldly creatures created by him.

But if they could develop to the point of finding a new method, then perhaps he, too, would find a way to assist.

【Elise is satisfied with the production results of the new soldiers.】

“Oh...”

In any case, the colony had still used the new prey Elise devoured to create a brand-new mutated species.

Although they couldn't be mass-produced and only a few could be bred—much like the hornet ants—in Lin Miao's opinion, these select few mutated ants would be enough to bring a whole new shock to the battlefield.

These larvae devoured nutrients frantically without stopping. Before pupating, their size had even surpassed that of the previously largest mutated species, the Dragon Ants.

Carefully tended to by worker ants several times smaller than themselves, they entered their pupal stage one after another.

The moment they broke out of their cocoons would likely be when the main nest colony sent out its grand army once again to strike the barrier and provoke the Church of the Goddess of Light.

【The servants have detected the appearance of a new enemy.】

'What's going on?'

Lin Miao switched the screen view and couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly, a look of surprise washing over his face.

A massive fleet had crossed the ocean and was currently unloading troops and supplies along the northern coastline.

That was the northern coastline, which had long since become the colony's territory, completely devoid of human presence.

[God of Knowledge: I have sent reinforcements as promised. My internal consolidation isn't completely finished yet... This is the perfect opportunity to teach those guys a good lesson.]

Sensing something, Lin Miao immediately opened the deity forum and, as expected, saw a newly published post.

The poster's username was "God of Knowledge," and he had a good idea of who this person was.

It was the same deity who had previously egged on the beastkin, urging them to pull up the migratory colony by its roots before it could recover.

“Get the golems moving, quick! This land has been occupied by those monsters!”

Dozens of people who appeared to be mages stood in a circle around something, chanting incantations in low voices.

In the next second, a shocking scene unfolded.

Centered around a massive core floating in midair, the surrounding earth and stone surged and gathered, forming a colossal giant.

This was the very golem Lin Miao had seen before, deployed by the people of the Goddess of Light Association when they constructed their barrier.

“March forward!”

They drove the golems forward, slowly advancing.

With several heavy golems as their vanguard, this army of thousands actually dared to step into the territory that the colony had already completely seized.

'Have they already colluded in secret?'

As if in response to this fleet, a massive surge of soldiers also poured out from the direction of the barrier. Witnessing this, Lin Miao couldn't help but sigh softly.

This was clearly a pre-planned joint operation.

After all, even they couldn't cower behind their barrier forever, taking hits passively.

He had thought things would quiet down for a while after the beastkin were crushed, but it seemed he had been overthinking.

In that world, he and his ants were the public enemy of everyone—an absolute evil with zero possibility of compromise.

Unless one side was completely annihilated, this war would never end.