Self-Destruction
Rowan knew exactly what those guys were thinking, but the fact that so much of the Megastructure remained was intentional. He had a plan that might be quite large-scale and difficult to avoid being noticed by other forces, but now he had a good opportunity.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is sometimes the safest place; things are easier to hide when under the watchful eyes of the public.
A month later, only three months remained until the twenty-year deadline.
"Have all the notices been issued?" Rowan asked in a deep voice.
"My Overlord, the notification has been given."
"That's good. The plan will begin in three days."
In the Riken Star System, the situation is somewhat chaotic. Half a month ago, the Swarm issued a notice stating that, given the approaching deadline, they were no longer able to complete the dismantling of the Megastructure. Therefore, after discussion in the Swarm Royal Court, it was decided to destroy it on the spot by explosion.
The time has been set. We hope that all personnel within the Riken Star System will cooperate and refrain from approaching unnecessarily. Please take necessary precautions, or you will be responsible for the consequences.
The news shocked all the factions. Those who had been waiting to scavenge for bargains were unwilling to accept this, and they cursed the Swarm for harming others without benefiting themselves. What was wrong with letting them take a look at what they didn't want?
At the same time, they tried to stop the Swarm's behavior. Unfortunately, the Megastructure belonged to the Swarm had control over them, so they couldn't do anything about it.
However, perseverance pays off, and through collective wisdom, they actually found a starting point. The self-destruction of Megastructure over two thousand kilometers would likely unleash powerful shockwaves and radiation.
Those foreign forces are all staying on their ships, so protecting themselves from this level of radiation shouldn't be a big problem. However, it's hard to say whether their Mother Planet, Riken, will be in danger.
Because it was difficult to predict the exact magnitude of the impact and whether it would threaten the atmosphere or surface life of the Riken Mother Planet, they demanded that the Swarm cease its actions under the guise of protecting the Riken Race's ecosystem, and only resume after the relevant parameters had been refined through simulations to ensure there was no danger.
Stopping is out of the question. There are only three months left until the deadline. Once the deadline arrives, they will have plenty of excuses to drive the Swarm out of the Riken Star System and take over the Megastructure.
However, the Swarm also took advantage of the time difference, notifying them half a month in advance. Although they objected, the time was too short to react at the rule level.
Therefore, the Swarm turns a deaf ear to those who voice their condemnation.
Three days passed quickly. On the Riken Race side, although the outsiders had been frantically encouraging them these days, saying things like "live standing up" and "fight the Swarm to the end," hoping that the shockwave would cause greater damage to the Riken Race, thus giving them a reason to attack the Swarm.
However, putting aside whether the Riken Race's leadership is foolish or not, they are already secretly controlled by the Swarm, and from top to bottom, there are very few members of the council who are not Intellect in disguise.
Therefore, the Riken Race made a wise decision: everyone was given a day off and took refuge in protective facilities. At the same time, all civilian equipment and most military equipment were powered off to avoid unnecessary losses.
The actions of the Riken Race left their instigators helpless; they couldn't force the Riken Race to do anything, otherwise they would be the ones to be criticized.
"My Overlord, everything is ready," Sarah reported.
Upon hearing this, Rowan nodded, his will sweeping across the Swarm Network before issuing the command.
In the Riken Star System, the Swarm Stellar Near-Orbit Base, the colossal creation still stretches over two thousand kilometers in length. On its side facing away from the star, countless Ancient Class hold it back, simultaneously pushing it toward the star.
As the Ancient Class exerted their power, the Megastructure gradually trembled and swayed, and then it actually slowly detached from its orbit, flying towards a position closer to the star.
"Wasn't it supposed to self-destruct? Is the Zerg planning to push it into a star?" a bystander shouted. Even if such a huge thing self-destructed, they could still salvage some scraps, but if it were pushed into a star, there would be absolutely nothing left.
"The Zerg are really ruthless; they're not planning to leave us anything at all."
"Tch, they're not related to us at all, why should they leave us anything?"
"Hey, whose side are you on?"
"I'm here to do business and watch the show on the side. I'm not one of you guys trying to pick up bargains."
The commotion caused by the onlookers did not affect the Swarm's movements. The Megastructure gradually increased its speed, circling the star while continuously moving closer to it.
"My Overlord, everything is going smoothly. The Megastructure will be in its designated position in twenty hours."
"Very good~"
As time passed, the Ancient Class forces propelling the Megastructure began to withdraw, and at the same time, the Megastructure itself began to exhibit energy reactions, with massive amounts of energy being generated and accumulating within Megastructure.
As the energy accumulated, it even began to draw energy from the star, and the monitoring instruments of the onlookers started to alarm wildly. The Swarm Megastructure had turned itself into a super bomb.
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"What exactly are the Zerg trying to do?" The Swarm's actions left the onlookers confused. Why would they do both at the same time—either self-destruct or propel themselves into their star? Was it just pointless?
"This is bad! The energy level is too high. If they detonate it now, the home Mother Planet Rickon will definitely suffer severe damage!"
"Quickly write this down; this is incriminating evidence they created themselves."
The Swarm, of course, wouldn't leave any evidence so easily. Although the Megastructure was constantly drawing energy and appeared extremely unstable, as if it were about to explode at any moment, it was not.
But to everyone's surprise, the Megastructure persisted in this state for several hours. As it accelerated and approached the star, it moved to the other side of the star in just a few hours.
An explosion here would generate a shockwave that would have almost no impact on the Mother Planet, Rickon.
Finally, a flash of white light appeared. Although the Megastructure was insignificant compared to the stars beside it, the energy it had accumulated over so long, combined with the light and heat released in the instant of the explosion, made it dazzling even more so than the stars.
At the same time as it exploded, Rowan also made a move, instantly exerting force from his body outside the dimension, locating the Megastructure, and guiding the explosive energy to forcibly break through the spatial barrier within this universe.
Under the cover of blinding light, a small Black Spot appeared at the center of the explosion. The Black Spot seemed to be connected to something, dark and deep, indescribable, like the Abyssal Eye watching over us.
Before the Megastructure could be completely destroyed, a fleshy Flesh Sac two meters in diameter suddenly shot out. The Flesh Sac was moving at a very high speed, and judging from its trajectory, it was about to plunge into the Black Spot.
However, something went wrong; just as it was about to enter, the Black Spot suddenly disappeared. Caught off guard, the Flesh Sac passed directly through the area where the Black Spot had just appeared.
Without the protection of the Megastructure, although its own protection was very strong, it was located at the center of the explosion and was vaporized by the surrounding violent energy in just a few seconds.
Thank you for the simple yet genuine 100 Qidian coins reward.