By the time the entire swarm reacted and began lunging viciously at the Demon Eye.
The small insects were the first to pounce.
Their six legs kicked off the asteroid's surface, launching their bodies forward so fast that afterimages trailed through the void.
Their jaws opened to the limit, both pairs biting toward the Demon Eye's tentacles.
The larger insects followed behind the smaller ones, the barbs on their legs spreading open, ready to hook tightly onto their target after biting down.
The largest one opened its eyes.
Its eyes were golden, and the tiny facets of its compound eyes were far larger than those of the other insects. Lynn's face was reflected in every single facet.
As the leader of the swarm, it had faced countless challenges.
Yet never had it encountered enemies as arrogant as these, who had simply appeared right in the heart of its nest.
Seeing the swarm pounce, the Demon Eye was about to move when Lynn stopped it.
These insects could be considered noble "space troopers." Killing them outright would be rather wasteful; it would be better to take them in and transform them into half-undead. They could become a major scourge when he conquered the myriad realms in the future.
Lynn raised his right hand and spread his fingers.
The power of the stars gathered from the void—not from a few stars, but from countless stars in every direction.
Starlight condensed in the void, forming countless silvery-white pillars that shot toward the swarm from every angle.
The instant the pillars descended, the insects' bodies froze.
Their open jaws could no longer close, their kicked-out hind legs could not retract, and their extended barbs could not withdraw.
They floated in the void, maintaining their pouncing poses like frozen statues.
The largest one struggled as