I Am the Swarm
Chapter 224

Overseer

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In addition to the technological field, Rowan also organized a group of Intellect in areas such as language, culture, and psychology to interrogate the Riken Person in an effort to learn as much information about them as possible.

However, those guys had pretty good mental fortitude. Apart from language, their progress in other areas wasn't great. Even the bits and pieces they revealed were mostly irrelevant and had little intelligence value.

Fortunately, Rowan wasn't in a hurry. He figured he'd let the Intellect and the Riken Person wear each other down. However, driven by the spirit of scientific exploration, the Swarm would select a few every now and then to be used as experimental subjects. If they survived, they'd be sent back; if they died, so be it.

This action put enormous psychological pressure on the Riken Person, and surprisingly, the interrogation progressed considerably.

Thus, the Swarm recuperated for five years, expanding its power in the Proxima Star System, with Insect Empress stationed on every planet and its moons.

Furthermore, the Swarm also ejected a large number of Swarm Meteor towards the M37 Star System, which carried numerous surveillance units named Overseer.

These Overseer are updated very quickly because, as they continuously absorb the monitoring technology of the Riken Person, digest it, and transform it into corresponding biological organs, the types and range of energy that the Overseer can monitor are constantly improving.

In addition to these observation systems, they also integrate radiation systems and are coated with a lichen layer to disguise themselves as small meteorites.

These Overseer will be scattered between the M37 Star System and Proxima Star System as the Swarm Meteor approach. In addition to providing the Swarm with firsthand information, they will also serve as network nodes.

Meanwhile, the Swarm's unit types underwent a reorganization during this period, based on the opinions of the Blade. Previously, the Bio-ship were divided into warship and transport types, and further divided into multiple levels. However, it was later found that such naming was too cumbersome and not conducive to command, so the original levels were retained, and a general term was added.

Any object below 20 meters that cannot be fitted with Electromagnetic Cannon Component is referred to as Larva, or simply Larval Form.

Those between 20 and 500 meters in length are collectively referred to as Mature Form, or simply Mature Form.

Amounts above 500 meters are classified as Ancient Class.

In addition to using their specific titles, the Stork, the Sky Eye, the Listener, the Knight, and the Adjutant are collectively referred to as the Queen Bee.

The Spider War-Bug with venom sacs and stingers retains its original title, while the new version of the Spider War-Bug, with its enhanced limbs and removed venom sacs, is renamed Raider.

On Big Origin Star, after Godzilla landed and was thwarted by the Riken Person, he wandered in the nearby waters for several months before finally sneaking back onto the planet to investigate the location of the cave where the nuclear explosion had occurred.

But the Riken Person's ship had just left, and the Swarm had neither the mind nor the ability to deal with it, so its journey went very smoothly. As for what it found, Rowan didn't care; he was certain it hadn't found any of its kind.

Having gained nothing, Godzilla unleashed two Thermonuclear Breath, wiping out two packs of unfortunate Magic Wolf, before returning to its lair to slumber.

Now that five years have passed, it's time for it to get moving.

The number of Insect Empress on Big Origin Star is the largest, currently exceeding 300, with hundreds building bases along the coast. Therefore, the number of combat units in the sea has been greatly expanded; it's no longer the time when there were only 3,000 Strange-Headed Fish, making even scouting difficult.

Dozens of Creep Seed were planted near Godzilla's lair and began to grow wildly. Godzilla was first awakened by the roots of the Creep.

At this point, they will once again take on the task of waking Godzilla up.

Familiar recipe, familiar taste.

Although the Creep has an exceptionally developed root system, it poses no threat to agile creatures, but it is perfect for dealing with a sleeping, motionless Godzilla.

The roots quickly spread across Godzilla's body, the tips of which pierced through the gaps in Godzilla's armor. The sleeping Godzilla suddenly felt a sharp, familiar pain—the pain of that wretched plant.

Not only did Godzilla fail to find any of its kind in previous years, it also got beaten up. Already extremely unhappy, Godzilla's current morning grumpiness has pushed its rage level to the limit.

It angrily got up and tore apart the roots of the plant that was entangled around it, but looking at the surrounding area still covered in patches of purplish-gray, Godzilla was also a little tired.

Godzilla didn't know where these things came from or why they were bothering it. It wondered if the feng shui of its nest was bad. Since it couldn't completely get rid of these annoying plants, it considered moving to another place to sleep; after all, it knew several other suitable nesting spots.

But wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing? After all, it's the undisputed ruler of this planet.

While Godzilla was still basking in his past glory, hundreds of thousands of Strange-Headed Fish had already rushed over. These monstrous fish, only thirty or forty centimeters long, surrounded Godzilla, who was a hundred meters long.

These monstrous fish are specially made cannon fodder versions, with ordinary templates and low production costs. Their only redeeming quality is their formidable teeth. Their steel teeth integrate multiple biological genes with astonishing biting power, enough to break through Godzilla's body tissue.

Although their size prevents them from inflicting significant damage on Godzilla, their sheer numbers allow them to wear it down, even if it only whittles off a single layer of skin at a time.

Surrounded by the monster fish, Godzilla's mouth and limbs were useless for defense; it could only rely on its tail to continuously slash at the fish.

Clouds of blood mist rose from the seabed; the sweeping attack, several times the speed of sound, still deserved respect. Monster fish directly hit were instantly reduced to dust, and the underwater cavities created by the sweeping attack were also extremely destructive, with many monster fish being either killed or stunned instantly.

However, there were simply too many monster fish. Although Godzilla's tail sweep could kill hundreds or thousands of monster fish at once, it was nothing compared to their hundreds of thousands of numbers.

Moreover, the strange fish was small in size and mostly in Godzilla's blind spot. In desperation, Godzilla's dorsal fin flashed blue light, its belly glowed red light, and it spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

The intense flash of the thermonuclear explosion was fleeting, and the gas wave generated by the explosion compressed the seawater, the sudden increase in pressure crushing the strange fish into dust.

The near-sea explosion also posed a challenge for Godzilla. While it could withstand the nuclear radiation from the explosion, it was not immune to physical attacks like those from a cavity.

Godzilla's eyes were bloodshot, and blood was flowing from its nostrils, but fortunately, those monstrous fish, even more horrible than the purple-gray plants, were all eliminated.

Before Godzilla could even relax for a few minutes, and as the environment calmed down a bit, hundreds of thousands of strange fish charged in from afar.

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