"So you're saying that the Kilik Swarm merely dropped a few hundred warrior bugs onto our planets, and those planets immediately became untrustworthy?" Sefrans Tann frowned deeply.
"Joiners. No medium required. Spread rapidly. Incurable. Undetectable." Abathur emerged from an evolution chamber before him and spoke in a low voice. "Five planets. Number of Joiners unknown. Personnel unknown. Orders transmitted. Problems may arise at any point. Must avoid."
"Is there any way to deal with it?" Sefrans Tann asked.
"Humans. Fragile. Primitive. Inefficient. Unable to deal with it. Only option: destroy the hive." Abathur replied.
"If the hive responsible is destroyed, then those Joiners will lose their source of commands and return to their own lives?" Sefrans Tann nodded slightly in understanding.
However, Abathur emitted a burst of high-frequency waves that sounded almost like laughter before continuing, "Destroy hive. Stop spread. That is all. Every Joiner. Rebuild hive. Ultimate goal. Purification. Inevitable. Joiners already Kilik Swarm. Cannot change."
Sefrans Tann took a deep breath. The situation was beginning to feel incredibly troublesome.
The Kilik Swarm had once been an ancient super-civilization that dominated the Milky Way Galaxy. This most basic racial talent alone was enough to nearly crush the vast majority of intelligent life in the modern galaxy. It was difficult to imagine how powerful they must have been at their peak.
Sefrans Tann nodded and said no more, turning to leave Abathur's nest. She did not ask Abathur about his next plan, because Abathur was merely an Evolution Master. He did not wage war.
How to eliminate this Kilik Swarm was what she needed to consider.
After returning to her flagship, Sefrans Tann received a communication from Shien Morabito, the governor of Chiss territory. "I'm very glad to see you personally leading troops here, Marshal Tann."
Today, Morabito wore sunglasses