A massive Black Crown Golden Eagle flew above City No. 0237, circling near the edge of the city.
Its wingspan stretched nearly thirty meters, like a large fighter jet. Its feathers faintly gleamed with a cold metallic sheen, while the feathers atop its head were pitch-black, resembling a black crown. Its enormous, razor-sharp talons were golden as well.
"Screech~~~"
A piercing eagle cry erupted from the Black Crown Golden Eagle's beak as killing intent flared in its eyes. It had just discovered a flock of Golden Vultures invading its territory!
What it found even more intolerable was that a human was actually sitting cross-legged on the back of one of those Golden Vultures!
The common enemy of all monsters: humans!
The Black Crown Golden Eagle violently beat its wings, its speed instantly surging past the speed of sound as it dived at the flock of Golden Vultures below.
"Not bad for a major city. I ran into an Initial Lord-level Black Crown Golden Eagle as soon as I arrived!"
A smile appeared on Qin Mu's face as he stood surrounded and protected by the Golden Vultures. What a great start!
After the Swarm had continuously reproduced and fed back strength to him over the past few days, his martial artist strength had come infinitely close to the Advanced General level. His Mental Power was only one step away from reaching the Intermediate War God level. Why would he fear a mere Initial Lord-level Black Crown Golden Eagle?
"Go!"
Six of the eleven short spears surrounding Qin Mu shot out, flying toward the Black Crown Golden Eagle from different angles. Under Qin Mu's deliberate control, the short spears were not particularly fast, having merely reached twice the speed of sound.
"A Mental Master?"
The Black Crown Golden Eagle, diving at high speed, was startled. After reaching the Lord-level, its intelligence was no different from that of a human.
However, when it realized that the short spears had only just reached twice the speed of sound, a mocking glint appeared in its huge eyes. Its strength erupted, and its speed surged again, breaking past four times the speed of sound!
How could an attack at merely twice the speed of sound possibly hurt it?
"Boom!"
The surrounding air produced a massive sonic boom from its extreme speed.
Yet in the next instant, human-like terror appeared on the Black Crown Golden Eagle's face.
Because just as it unleashed its strength, intending to dodge the short spears and directly tear apart that human Mental Master—
A smile remained on Qin Mu's face as his Mental Power condensed. The short spears accelerated as well, surpassing six times the speed of sound.
He had deliberately used only six short spears and controlled their speed earlier precisely to lure the Black Crown Golden Eagle into attacking.
If the Black Crown Golden Eagle had turned and fled, he truly would not have been able to catch it!
"Splat—"
The Black Crown Golden Eagle's feathers, harder than diamonds, were torn apart. Six enormous puncture wounds appeared in its wings. Before the Series 8 short spears, even its incomparably tough body would be pierced through.
However, the Black Crown Golden Eagle, its wings pierced, became even more vicious. Though blood streamed from its body, it showed no intention of retreating and nearly instantly pounced before Qin Mu.
Qin Mu stomped hard on the Golden Vulture's back, forcing it to plunge more than ten meters downward. Borrowing the recoil and using his Mental Power, he soared into the sky.
"Riiip—"
The diving Black Crown Golden Eagle's talons hooked into that Golden Vulture's back, tearing away great chunks of flesh. It shrieked miserably as it fell from the sky.
Qin Mu, having steadied himself in the air, turned cold. All eleven short spears descended from above and attacked again at a terrifying speed.
Its wings pierced and its speed greatly reduced, the Black Crown Golden Eagle's expression filled with madness. It made a sharp turn in midair, violently flapping its wings as it tried to close in on Qin Mu.
It wanted to make a desperate final gamble!
With its wings injured, it could not fly far. This human controlled more than a dozen Golden Vultures. Before it was injured, it would not have regarded mere Golden Vultures as worthy of notice, but now even escaping was difficult!
Only by killing this human Mental Master could it have a chance to survive.
Its plan was doomed to fail.
The short spears were too fast and too sharp. Though it desperately tried to evade them, it could only watch helplessly as spear after spear pierced through its body, blood scattering across the sky.
How could the legend that Mental Masters were invincible among those of the same level be so easily broken by a Black Crown Golden Eagle?
In the end, the Black Crown Golden Eagle could only fall weakly from the sky, letting out a miserable cry.
"Success!"
Joy filled Qin Mu's face as he landed atop a Golden Vulture.
With a thought, the Golden Vulture beneath his feet pursued the falling Black Crown Golden Eagle.
"Rumble—"
The Black Crown Golden Eagle crashed into the ruins of a building, completely crushing the already dilapidated structure. Smoke and dust billowed in every direction.
Under Qin Mu's deliberate control, the earlier attacks had only injured its wings and had not pierced any vital parts of its body.
Within the rubble, the Black Crown Golden Eagle struggled to rise. But in the next instant, eleven short spears descended from the sky and mercilessly pierced through its limbs like nails, pinning it firmly to the ground.
"Screech~~~"
The Black Crown Golden Eagle roared furiously. Though its body could not move, it remained fiercely savage.
Looking at the Black Crown Golden Eagle on the ground, Qin Mu slowly descended from the sky. His Mental Power surged forth and pierced into its sea of consciousness.
"Submit to me!"
Violent Mental Power ravaged the Black Crown Golden Eagle's sea of consciousness, producing a deafening roar.
The Black Crown Golden Eagle's eyes turned red. This human actually wanted it to submit!
A mere human—how dare he! It was enraged!
But the instant it resisted, tearing pain erupted within its sea of consciousness. The agony made even its soul tremble, causing its entire body to convulse.
After the Mother Nest evolved into a Level 2 Mother Nest, Qin Mu's Soul Power had surged. At the same time, his ability to precisely manipulate a sea of consciousness had greatly improved.
Back in City No. 0203, he had attempted to tame a High-level Beast General monster and had easily Zergified it.
The moment he encountered this Black Crown Golden Eagle, Qin Mu had wanted to subdue it and Zergify it.
A Level 2 Mother Nest could hatch High-level Beast General monsters, so there was little point in Zergifying one.
Lord-level Monsters were different.
Based on the Mother Nest's progress in analyzing monster genes, it would take at least another two months for it to evolve into a Level 3 Hive Mother.
During this time, Lord-level Monsters would become the Zerg's high-end combat strength, providing powerful support for the Swarm's expansion.
"Submit to me!"
Seeing the Black Crown Golden Eagle resist desperately without the slightest intention of submitting, a ruthless glint flashed across Qin Mu's face.
One short spear embedded in the Black Crown Golden Eagle rose into the air and hovered. Then, before the Black Crown Golden Eagle's very eyes, it stabbed into its body and tore apart its internal organs.
"Whimper—"
The Black Crown Golden Eagle's eyes bulged, blood vessels appearing within them. This strike completely devastated it.
"Submit or die!"
As the short spear pierced into its internal organs, Qin Mu's Mental Power swept through its sea of consciousness again like a storm, nearly tearing it apart.
Just as its consciousness was about to lapse into unconsciousness and lose all ability to resist, a smile finally appeared on Qin Mu's face.
"The soul link is complete!"
As Qin Mu's Mental Power continuously infected it, a faint soul link formed between Qin Mu and the Black Crown Golden Eagle.
"As expected, monsters of the same level can also be forcibly subdued, infected, and controlled!"
Delight filled Qin Mu's face. This meant that so long as he wished, he could continuously control Lord-level Monsters and greatly increase the Zerg's high-end strength.
"Quick, send it to the Mother Nest to heal!"
With a thought from Qin Mu, several Golden Vultures landed nearby and seized the heavily injured, dying Black Crown Golden Eagle.
Without treatment from the Mother Nest, the Black Crown Golden Eagle would likely bleed to death before long.
Fortunately, the Zerg's Mother Nest in City No. 0237 was not far from here. With several Golden Vultures working together, they quickly transported it near the ruins of a building.
This was a subway station built by humans in City No. 0237 during the Great Nirvana Period. Qin Mu had taken a liking to it and used it to hatch the Mother Nest.
When the Golden Vultures landed, a group of Zerg Units was already waiting on the ground.
The subway platform's entrance had already been expanded by the Zerg. Although the Black Crown Golden Eagle was enormous, the Zerg Warriors still dragged it inside.
As the Fungal Carpet within the subway platform continuously extended tendrils, it wrapped around the Black Crown Golden Eagle and treated its injuries.
"Success!"
Seeing the Black Crown Golden Eagle's condition stabilize and begin to improve, the last trace of worry in Qin Mu's heart vanished.
"City No. 0237, here I come!"
Listening to the monsters roaring beyond the city, ambition burned in Qin Mu's eyes.
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