The next day, all the Zerg forces from the rear pressed forward.
An army of three million was deployed immediately.
They caught the Imperial army completely off guard.
Of course, moving alongside these three million bugs was a batch of unicycle equipment transported from the Orc Empire, totaling 3,000 units.
Clear had provided 6,000 units this week, and the city states region provided 2,000. Adding them up, there were over 10,000, providing a massive supplement to the front lines.
Furthermore, in the previous battles, thousands of cannons and armored vehicles had been captured from the Empire, all of which were now being utilized by human soldiers.
In any case, Xia Jin’s recruitment didn't care about training; she only required people who could drive or fire shells. No matter how weak they were, they could still form a fighting force in certain areas. Most soldiers were equipped with firearms captured from the Empire, and thousands of mages were also dispatched to the battlefield.
To support the frontline combat, the Swarm had also produced several thousand more elf bugs.
The number of elf bugs now far surpassed the population of the elven race. Upon learning this, the Elven Queen felt utterly speechless.
However, after all the elves had undergone modification, merged into the Swarm, and become units similar to the elf bugs, they could only accept their fate as part of the Zerg.
On this day, Xia Jin received a notification from the hive.
“Hmm, my true body can finally reach Tier 10?”
Unlike before, the energy required for this upgrade was quite substantial, so...
Her true body arrived inside the hive. Seeing the terrifying fleshy arms extending toward her, black lines appeared on her forehead.
“Even though I know it’s normal, it’s hard not to overthink it.”
She activated her Hand of Zergification with both hands, connecting with the fleshy arms that transmitted energy. An astonishing amount of power flowed through her arms.
Soon, Xia Jin reached Tier 10.
【Upgrade complete.】
【Special gene triggered. Future strength increases for the Queen will occur automatically.】
【All bugs will remotely transmit energy to the Queen until the next rank is automatically reached.】
【The Queen can also accelerate this process through active absorption.】
【The maximum number of projections that can be maintained simultaneously has reached ten.】
According to the hive, after this upgrade, every single bug would continuously transmit energy to Xia Jin through the Swarm network.
Of course, the speed of this transfer was very slow and would not affect the combat power of individual bugs.
But because it was constant, in theory, as long as she waited long enough or the Swarm grew larger, her own power would continue to increase.
For Xia Jin, a faster way to level up was to absorb energy herself.
This included eating things or using psionic power to extract energy.
“So the entire race is raising me now.”
Xia Jin nodded in satisfaction at the situation.
Not bad at all.
At the very least, she was now at Tier 10. Her self-preservation capabilities had significantly improved, and she no longer had to fear mythic kings.
However, heaven only knew if there were kings who had reached Tier 11, so she still had to be careful in the future.
Once the tier increased, the common Zerg—though unable to cause large-scale destruction through cultivation techniques like human warriors, such as smashing dozens of meters of ground at once—possessed solid physical attributes that prevented them from being at a major disadvantage.
The counteroffensive of the three-million-strong Swarm was only the beginning.
As the creep continued to spread in the rear and more resources were recovered from the front, the daily production of bugs had gradually reached a staggering 400,000.
Even if that number didn't increase from today onward, she would only need to wait a month for the main combat bugs to exceed twelve million.
That number would truly be world-ending.
But producing that many right now would actually be a waste, because at the current rate, it was only a matter of time before the hive upgraded to the next tier.
“Time to prepare to absorb energy.”
Her true body pondered for a moment and first tried drinking the Zerg nutrient solution.
However, even after gulping down a large amount, she felt the speed was still too slow.
“Could it be that I have to jump directly into a pool of nutrient solution and absorb it through my skin?”
As she thought this, a corresponding image immediately popped into her mind.
“Hiss—why am I getting a little excited? This is toxic.”
She had plenty of projections now, ten in total. If all ten projections absorbed energy together and passed it to the true body... thinking carefully, it was actually a good idea.
“I’ll... use two idle projections for it.”
Since she could have ten projection bodies now, she didn't actually need that many for the time being.
“Ahem, Brain Bug No. 1, do you think this is feasible?”
“It is very feasible,” Brain Bug No. 1 replied immediately.
“Emmm... why do I feel like you’re looking forward to this?” Xia Jin narrowed her eyes.
“I also hope the Queen’s strength can increase quickly.”
“As if I’d believe that. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking; the Swarm network is connected, after all.”
Thinking back, the reason Brain Bug No. 1 chose her in the beginning seemingly wasn't because of her great potential, but because... she was beautiful.
Indeed, this fellow’s aesthetics truly followed the ‘standard.’
As a cute and beautiful girl, Xia Jin suddenly felt that this guy wasn't all that pure.
Rate on N.U.
