The Insect Race's Mad Plan!
The Black Hole Stage is a tribulation for martial artists.
During this tribulation, a martial artist's strength will increase rapidly. Surviving this tribulation, while not guaranteeing eternal life, is a world of difference compared to the Star Stage.
In the vast universe, the number of martial artists at the Black Hole Stage is as numerous as the Ganges River Sand, but the number at the Star System Stage is much smaller.
Lin Zhen believed that his strength was invincible in the Star Stage, and passing through the Black Hole Stage would not be difficult at all. However, precisely because his soul had traveled back from the Black Hole, he was somewhat afraid to take this step.
However, four years had already passed on the Suspended Island, Lin Zhen was very worried that if the time dragged on for too long, he would not be able to revive the Little Phoenix.
Therefore, he dared not delay any longer. Three months after entering the Tenth Row of Stone Pillars, he comprehended the 101-fold Time Deceleration and prepared to try to break through.
In fact, Lin Zhen had been suppressing his desire to break through for the past few years. His Star Power had long been at the critical point of breakthrough. He had compressed and controlled it again and again until it could no longer be compressed.
"Phew! Let's begin!"
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"Commander, we are ready."
Outside the Suspended Island, a massive Insect Race army was ready to carry out an unprecedented operation.
Having been here for four years, the Mantis Commander had had enough. He didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a day, an hour, or a minute longer!
But before he left, he had to do one thing: kill Lin Zhen!
He prepared for this for four years. In fact, he had already made this plan and started to put it into action when Lin Zhen entered the Suspended Island.
He concentrated all four Insect Race Mother Nest near the Suspended Island, which was the first step of his operation.
The Insect Race hive absorbs free energy from outer space and then spawns a massive number of Insect Race warriors.
For the past four years, as no one has threatened the existence of the Insect Race, countless Insect Race warriors have been stockpiled on the outskirts of the Suspended Island!
The mantis's plan is ambitious; he wants to open up the Meteorite Belt around the Suspended Island.
The Meteorite Belt and Space Storm around the Suspended Island are a full 100,000 kilometers wide. The Mantis's plan is to use a human wave tactic, sacrificing the lives of countless ordinary soldiers to pave the way and advance on the outer perimeter of the Suspended Island.
Every Insect Race warrior will unleash their full Star Power, using their lives as a wall to block the Meteorite Belt!
Once the entire Meteorite Belt surrounding the Suspended Island is struck by Insect Race warriors, its speed will slow down. Theoretically, if there were an unlimited number of Insect Race warriors, the entire Meteorite Belt could be brought to a complete stop.
To withstand Meteorite Belt stretching 100,000 kilometers with flesh and blood would require countless sacrifices. No other race could do it, but only the Insect Race could!
Furthermore, the mantis's plan was not particularly difficult. He did not need the Meteorite Belt to completely stop. As long as he used his flesh and blood to build a wall to slow down the Meteorite Belt and weaken the Space Storm, his team of experts could enter the Suspended Island!
Insect Race warriors below the Black Hole Stage are merely tools!
They are tools that can be freely controlled by the advanced Insect Race, made to live or die at will, without any disobedience. The Mantis have amassed countless warriors here over the past four years, waiting for this day.
"Are we sure we have enough soldiers?"
"Commander, that's definitely enough. We've focused on increasing our warrior numbers over the past four years. Low-level warriors don't require much energy to be bred. With four mother nests, it's easy to bred hundreds of thousands of warriors every day. In the past four years, our warrior numbers have exceeded one billion!"
The cannon fodder bred from the brood mound are mostly low-level warriors, with Comet Stage and Satellite Stage considered high, and many of them are even ordinary Stellar Realm Insect Race.
The mantises don't need too many experts at this moment; there are enough of these weak warriors to block the Meteorite Belt.
"Alright! Let's get ready to take action now."
Just as his Beetle Commander was about to embark on a mission, the mantis suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute."
"Is there anything else you need?"
"Don't just do this so easily. Didn't Lin Zhen get first place on the Kill Ranking last time? He killed hundreds of thousands of our warriors above the Star Stage. I heard that in the Fire Kirin Empire, many people regard Lin Zhen as a hero. To this day, the reward for first place on the Kill Ranking is still reserved for him. He is an idol worshipped by countless young people."
"It seems that there is such a thing. Even today, quite a few people from the Fire Qilin are saying they want to come to the Chaotic Star River to find Lin Zhen and rescue him. If the Suspended Island hadn't been heavily besieged by us and they couldn't get over, probably many people would have come long ago."
"Hehe~! That's perfect. Since they think Lin Zhen a hero, then let's show them what the end of a hero is like. We'll broadcast the video of our operation live throughout the Dimensional Universe, so they can see with their own eyes how their hero is brutally murdered by us!"
Upon hearing the mantis's suggestion, the beetle's eyes lit up immediately. "That's a great idea! But Commander, we're all from the Insect Race Empire. Even if we post it in the Dimensional Universe, it'll be viewed by people from the Insect Race Empire. We don't have any accounts on any of the Fire Qilin's forums. We don't have that kind of identity."
"That's not a problem. We don't have it, but someone else does. I'll find someone to post it for us very soon."
"Hehehe~~!! Lin Zhen, don't think you're safe just because you've hidden yourself away on the Suspended Island like a coward. Today, let the people of your empire witness your doomsday!"
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A major event has occurred on the forum of the Fire Kirin Empire.
Tian Ci, who also came from the Sanjiang Star Region Federation like Lin Zhen, posted a super shocking video online.
The video content comes from the Suspended Island in the core area of the Chaotic Star River, and is called "The End of a Genius: The Siege of the Insect Race".
The video shows countless Insect Race warriors densely packed to the horizon, so dense that people with trypophobia would probably vomit on the spot.
These Insect Race warriors seemed to have gone mad, frantically attacking the Meteorite Belt of the Suspended Island.
Around the Suspended Island, Meteorite Belt stretching 100,000 kilometers in width is rapidly rotating, with raging Space Storm making it almost impossible to pass through.
The Insect Race warriors charged forward, unleashing their full Star Power, and slammed directly into the Meteorite!
Their power is negligible compared to the speed of Meteorite, but it can slow down the Meteorite's movement slightly.
Slowing it down a little is enough. The second Insect Race warrior immediately followed and charged forward, slowing the Meteorite down even further.
Then the third, the fourth, the hundredth, the ten thousandth!
All the Insect Race warriors fought bravely and coordinated perfectly. The timing of each advance and burst was almost flawless, demonstrating the Insect Race's terrifying execution ability!
Countless Insect Race unleashed their Star Power, completely disregarding their own lives, and forcefully stopped the massive pile of Meteorite from moving. The countless Meteorite piled up together, and the Meteorite behind crashed into the wall with a thunderous roar, making the wall even more solid!
Gradually, the outline of a passage leading to the depths of the Suspended Island actually appeared!
"My God! Have these bugs gone mad? What are they trying to do?"
"Suicide? But such suicide seems pointless. Even if we forcefully stop this Meteorite Belt impact, what good would it do?"
"What are you thinking? Did you even notice the video title? This is the Suspended Island, the place where the Insect Race are besieging Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen is inside the Suspended Island. They want to block the Meteorite Belt and then rush into the Suspended Island to kill Lin Zhen!"
"No! This can't be real. These Insect Race guys are actually willing to pay such a huge price to kill Lin Zhen. Is it worth it?"
"You don't understand at all. The Insect Race's low-level warriors are worthless; there are as many as you can get. What's truly valuable are the Advanced Warrior. They used the lives of countless low-level warriors as a foundation to force their way through this passage. But who Lin Zhen? He's a genius of our empire, ranked number one on the Kill Ranking."
"No! How can our empire stand idly by? We must rescue Lin Zhen no matter what. If we abandon our hero and leave him in distress, what hope does our nation have?"
"At most, the Chaotic Star River is only at the Star System Stage. It's almost impossible to rescue Lin Zhen there. Don't be naive."
For a time, opinions were divided within the Fire Kirin Empire. Some who considered themselves rational pointed out the many drawbacks of rescuing Lin Zhen, but their arguments were drowned out by the spittle of the majority.
Most people still believe that Lin Zhen should be rescued no matter the cost.
The news quickly spread throughout the country. The Meteorite Belt of the Chaotic Star River is 100,000 kilometers long. Even if the Insect Race wanted to break through it, it wouldn't be something they could do in a day or two. There might still be time.
The incident alarmed the royal family of the Fire Kirin Empire. Tian Hao Yu even gave a speech, stating that they could not abandon their national hero to suffer alone and that a special operations team would be dispatched to the Chaotic Star River to rescue him.
The special operations team consisted of fifty people, all of whom were experts at the Star System Stage and came from the Imperial military.
Their mission was to rescue Lin Zhen from the insectoid horde at all costs, or at the very least, to stop the Insect Race ' insane plan and give Lin Zhen a chance to live.
The leader of the team even had a mission: if all else fails, the Empire can pay a price to ensure Lin Zhen's safe return home.
Of course, such things cannot be told to the public. The public only knows that the rescue team for Lin Zhen has set off and will arrive at the Suspended Island of the Chaotic Star River within half a month.
Tian Ci, who helped the Insect Race broadcast the video, was also criticized by people all over the country. No one knew why he would help the Insect Race.
However, no one knows Tian Ci's exact location yet, and there's nothing anyone can do about him. Besides, people really need Tian Ci to release the video so they can know Lin Zhen's information in time.
However, only a week had passed, and the Insect Race's plan was already more than half completed. The 80,000-kilometer-long tunnel had been built. Although the Insect Race had lost 700 to 800 million warriors, the tunnel would be fully opened in just 20,000 kilometers. It seemed that Lin Zhen was beyond saving!
This is the third update today. This chapter is to make up for yesterday's. I guess Hei Tu still has some credibility! Please vote!