The fourth-stage Zergling's strength had already soared to level 20. After evolving, it continued greedily devouring the remaining corpses, its power continuing to rise—level 21, level 22!
It did not stop until it had reached level 22!
Ye Luo looked at the Zergling as it obediently ran to his side and shook his head with a sigh. "Looks like a fourth-stage Zergling needs an even more massive amount of energy to advance to the fifth stage... Still, this is already pretty good. From today onward, your name is Little Black. Stay by Cassandra's side and protect her."
"Roar, roar, roar!" The Zergling let out obedient roars from its throat, then went to Cassandra's side and rubbed against her like a puppy.
Cassandra shot Ye Luo an unhappy glare. "Hey, I'm level 24 now. If we really fought, you might not even be a match for me. Protect me? You're looking down on me!"
Ye Luo patted Cassandra on the butt. "You just haven't been with me long enough, silly girl. Think about it: wherever you go, you have to rely on a Zergling to protect you. Our enemies will think you must not have much combat strength and treat you as our weak link. But once they go to great lengths to get close to you, you slap them away and let them know that you're actually the strongest among us. What do you think they'll feel then?"
Yoda raised an eyebrow. "What a fine case of playing the pig to eat the tiger..."
Cassandra's eyes grew brighter and brighter. "I get it. Little Black, right? Not bad. From today onward, you're my mount!"
After finishing up, the fleet set sail once more. After nearly twenty hours of waiting, the Hive finally delivered the news Ye Luo had been anticipating.