Gravemind

"Abandon infection..."

Hearing this, William, who stood beside Serena, also let out a serious murmur before saying in a deep voice:

"It seems that the original Gravemind has evolved and realized that Green's clone is a threat."

"In other words..." Rebecca crossed her arms over her chest and looked at the screen of the Central Control Console as she offered her opinion. "If the Flood fears Miss Green's clone, then after she herself is infected by the Flood Spore, she may have a chance to invade the Flood's consciousness—or even control the Flood."

"Really? I didn't expect the Hive Mind to be this formidable..." William said with some amazement.

Halsey, who was also staring at the central screen, merely shook her head lightly. "Not necessarily."

"Hm? What's wrong?" William asked.

"Look." As Halsey spoke, she operated the touchscreen, opened a holographic projection, and played a holographic video.

The video had come from a New Reverse Strain Alien, specifically the miniature camera at the collar of its combat suit.

It showed the clone that the Flood had abandoned infecting. She was still standing motionless, while the Alien Praetorians continued their one-sided slaughter of the Flood.

Afterward, large numbers of worker drones, drones, and Beast Form aliens followed the guidance of Green's Hive Mind, cooperating with the Praetorians to purge the surrounding Flood.

Everything about the situation made it seem as if the aliens alone could purge the Flood from the surface of the Shield World.

Seeing that the battle was going so well, Rebecca asked in confusion, "Is there a problem? Catherine?"

"It's going too smoothly." Halsey crossed her arms over her chest, which had enlarged during lactation, and her expression grew even more solemn. "According to the records of Göbeklitepe and the Forerunner Ruins discovered on Bountiful Star, the Forerunners