"To hatch an Evolutionary Cavity, one Worker Bug and 100 energy points are required. After successfully analyzing a monster, its Gene Map can be used to create an identical monster. Further research can even retain its strengths and discard its flaws, creating even stronger Zerg Units!"
Qin Mu's face lit up with excitement. This was the Swarm's core ability.
"Unknown biological genes discovered by the Swarm—872 types. Analyze them?"
With a thought, feedback came from the Mother Nest.
Qin Mu could not help but be astonished. Where had so many biological genes come from?
After investigating carefully, Qin Mu discovered that most of them were genes from small insects, plants, flowers, and similar organisms. When the Mother Nest had hatched, the Fungal Carpet had spread out and absorbed them.
"Filter out all biological genes below the Beast Soldier level!"
At once, the information in his mind became much clearer, leaving only two types.
One was the Tiger Mastiff, while the other was called the Black Ring Snake!
Qin Mu was not surprised by the Tiger Mastiff. He had killed it with his own hands. But what was the deal with the Black Ring Snake?
Qin Mu linked his consciousness to the Mother Nest and checked its memories.
The sight made cold sweat break out all over Qin Mu's body. After he had passed out and night had fallen, many nocturnal monsters had begun hunting.
A Primary Beast Soldier level Black Ring Snake over five meters long, covered in black patterns, had entered the Swarm's territory. It had been spotted by patrolling Worker Bugs, which had swarmed it and torn even its corpse to pieces.
"Good thing I ordered the Mother Nest to hatch Worker Bugs at full capacity to protect itself and me. Otherwise, dying like that would have been far too unjust."
Qin Mu's expression held a trace of relief mixed with lingering fear.
"Next, I need to hatch an Evolutionary Cavity and analyze monster genes."
"I currently have 54 Worker Bugs and 3 energy points."
Qin Mu took stock of the strength he currently possessed.
"Fifty-four Worker Bugs equivalent to Primary Beast Soldier level monsters, plus my own Advanced Warrior level strength and Intermediate Warlord level Mental Master abilities—enough to sweep through the monsters in the Villa District."
A smile appeared on Qin Mu's face. The monsters in the Villa District were almost all Primary Beast Soldier level; Intermediate Beast Soldier level monsters were rare.
Although there were several hundred of them, monsters of that level were simply like grass before an Intermediate Warlord level Mental Master!
"It's dawn! I actually slept through the entire night."
A sun rose in the east, and a golden ray pierced the darkness. The sky immediately brightened.
"Swarm! Leave ten Worker Bugs behind to protect the Mother Nest. The rest, assemble! Target: Villa District—attack!"
Qin Mu swept out his hand grandly. Under his command, the Swarm quickly assembled into a massive formation centered around him and marched mightily toward the Villa District.
"This A2-grade Po Jun Spear is a little too light. It can no longer keep up with my strength."
Qin Mu casually swung it a few times and shook his head.
However, he had no other weapons at the moment, so he could only make do with it.
"What a pity. When I was preparing weapons, I didn't consider this. If I had known, I would have bought a few flying daggers, short spears, or other throwing weapons."
Mental Masters generally had two mainstream methods of attack. One specialized in controlling objects to attack and was known as a Controller.
The other attacked souls directly and specialized in mental attacks, illusions, and the like. They were known as Illusionists.
Of course, there were also some more obscure paths, such as beast control and potions!
After Luo Feng awakened as a Mental Master, he had chosen the Controller path.
Qin Mu did not understand illusion attacks, but straightforward object control was no problem for him.
"It's not like I have no solution!"
Qin Mu had an idea. He wrapped his mental power around the Spearhead of the Po Jun Spear and twisted hard. With a "crack," the Spearhead came off.
The Spearhead circled Qin Mu once before finally hovering beside his right shoulder.
Qin Mu waved the shaft without its Spearhead and grinned.
"The Spearhead can be used for object-control attacks, while the shaft can serve as a long staff for defense. Not bad!"
Surrounded by the Swarm, Qin Mu was in high spirits.
In the Villa District, after a night of hunting, many nocturnal monsters such as Shadow Cats had returned to their nests, while other monsters that preferred daytime activity became active.
As Qin Mu led the Swarm close to the Villa District, he saw a group of thirteen Iron-Haired Wild Boars rummaging for food along its outskirts.
These Iron-Haired Wild Boars were thick-bodied, with shoulder heights exceeding one and a half meters. Their fur was like sharp spikes, and two enormous tusks protruded from their mouths. They looked like miniature elephants.
If Qin Mu had encountered a herd of Iron-Haired Wild Boars yesterday, he would definitely have turned and fled. But now, things were different.
"Swarm! Eliminate them!"
Qin Mu waved his hand. Apart from the ten Worker Bugs protecting him, the remaining thirty-four Worker Bugs immediately formed a hunting formation and charged toward the Iron-Haired Wild Boars.
One Iron-Haired Wild Boar, which had been lowering its head to search for food, twitched its snout. It might look clumsy, but its sense of smell was incredibly keen.
Suddenly, it let out a loud howl.
It had discovered a group of giant-ant-like monsters charging toward them from nearby, making no attempt to conceal their intense hostility.
The Iron-Haired Wild Boars reacted swiftly to the warning. Several strong males rushed to the front, shielding the younger boars.
Led by the strongest Iron-Haired Wild Boar, whose strength had reached the Intermediate Beast Soldier level, the enraged herd snorted out heavy breaths and launched a savage charge at the Worker Bugs.
The Iron-Haired Wild Boars crashed forward like speeding heavy Hummers, their momentum no weaker than that of the Worker Bugs, despite being outnumbered two to one.
Just as the two torrents were about to collide, a streak of light shot out from behind the Worker Bugs and pierced through the skull of the strongest Iron-Haired Wild Boar charging at the front.
That streak of light was none other than a Spearhead!
After killing the strongest Iron-Haired Wild Boar, the Spearhead traced an arc through the air, then plunged down from above and pierced through the heads of two more Iron-Haired Wild Boars in succession.
The remaining charging Iron-Haired Wild Boars saw their leader die without warning and immediately panicked. Their previously orderly formation fell into disarray.
The next moment, the two torrents collided with a thunderous crash.
Boom—
An Iron-Haired Wild Boar lowered its head and galloped forward on all fours, ramming its pair of tusks viciously into a Worker Bug.
The Worker Bug, which had also been charging, stalled for a moment before being sent flying by the Iron-Haired Wild Boar's savage impact. Even its carapace cracked apart.
Crack, crack—
The Iron-Haired Wild Boar did not fare well either. The Worker Bugs were equally powerful, and although the boar had sent one flying due to its larger size, its speed had also dropped.
Having lost their momentum, the vastly outnumbered Iron-Haired Wild Boars immediately fell into danger.
A Worker Bug opened its Pincers and viciously bit down on an Iron-Haired Wild Boar's neck. Its hard hide was torn apart by the Pincers, and huge chunks of flesh were ripped away.
Driven mad by blood loss and pain, the Iron-Haired Wild Boar twisted its body, trying to break free. But another Worker Bug seized the chance, climbed onto its body, and began biting frantically. For a time, the Iron-Haired Wild Boar could only let out miserable cries.
Some Iron-Haired Wild Boars went berserk, driving their dagger-like tusks into Worker Bugs and tossing them away before stomping on them viciously.
Both sides slaughtered each other in a bloody frenzy. In an instant, severed limbs littered the ground, and blood flowed everywhere.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The sound of the Spearhead slicing through the air rang out. One entangled Iron-Haired Wild Boar after another was pierced through the brain and died on the spot.
In just a few breaths, more than a dozen Iron-Haired Wild Boars were effortlessly killed.
Before an Intermediate Warlord level Mental Master, they had no ability to fight back and were slaughtered with ease.
"Carry their corpses back, break them down and digest them into energy. The Swarm needs to expand!"
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