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But at that moment, the little compatriot had her back to her, directing Broken Tooth to continue hunting the Ursus patrolmen.

"That's... the Overlord's... power..."

Ishar'mla's voice rang out.

"Link to the Swarm... protect the hive..."

Her murmuring seemed to reveal something.

But Skadi could not understand it.

The Sea God Consciousness always liked to let its imagination run wild, saying things she could not understand.

"..."

The remaining Ursus patrolmen witnessed the entire process—

Their companion had been directly annihilated by an unknown force.

Even before he was annihilated, that man had not realized what was happening.

Until the very end, the expression on his face had still been that...

No, it had changed somewhat.

It seemed to have become one of extreme terror, as though he had seen something.

"..."

Their morale collapsed in an instant.

Normally, they strutted about and oppressed Ursus civilians, utterly imposing.

But now, they were like a rabble, wanting only to run.

"We can't let them escape!"

Talulah was the first to react.

Scorching flames sprang into existence from thin air, wrapping around an escaping Ursus patrolman and burning him to ashes.

If these people escaped, the village would soon be visited by even more Ursus Infected Patrol members!

Perhaps even Ursus regular troops!

The Ursus forces stationed on the tundra would gladly add the achievement of wiping out rebels to their records.

If they wiped them all out here, there would at least still be a sliver of hope—

Everyone knew that an Infected guerrilla force resisting Ursus existed on the Ursus tundra.

It was entirely possible that these patrolmen had encountered the Guerrillas on their way back.

In that case, at most a small number of Infected Patrol members would come to investigate.

That was far better than directly facing an Ursus army sent to suppress a rebellion.

The little purple creature caught up to another patrolman and bit through his throat.

But there was still one final patrolman—

He had already run into the nearby woods.

If he got away, things would become very troublesome.

The dragon girl wanted to pursue that Ursus soldier.

"Pfft."

His figure suddenly vanished.

He had not disappeared from sight behind the trees. Like the people who had attacked Zerg earlier—

He vanished abruptly.

As though a bubble had burst, or as though someone had erased him from a sheet of paper.

"Leave no enemies alive!"

The little child cheered.

"Gaha!"

The little purple creature ran back and was scooped up by Zerg.

Its black-bean eyes revealed no emotion.

Though Broken Tooth had bitten through several throats and devoured several limbs, not a trace of blood stained its body.

It was still that adorable puppy-like creature—

At least, before Kiana Kaslana had watched it kill people.

The white-haired ball of fluff found it hard to connect the tiny creature licking the little child's cheek with the being that had just slaughtered so many.

Its appearance was simply too deceptive.

She involuntarily recalled how Zerg had once said that she must not let Broken Tooth bite her.

"..."

Kiana Kaslana shuddered involuntarily.

She really did not want to test whether her body or Broken Tooth's teeth were harder.

"All the bad people are gone!"

The little Zerg turned around, raised the tiny Zergling high, and celebrated the Swarm's victory.

"...You did well, Zerg."

The dragon girl held it in for a long while before saying that.

"..."

But then she noticed Alina glaring at her.

"Zerg, don't do that again in the future."

The Elafia girl sighed, walked up to the little child, and patted her head.

"Leave the bad people to us adults."

Was it really a good thing to let such a small child stain her hands with lives...?

"But the bad people wanted to hurt Zerg's friends."

Zerg blinked.

Anyone who gave Zerg food would become the Swarm Overlord's friend, and thus the Swarm's friend.

The Swarm would devour its enemies completely, and it would protect its friends well.

Right, enemy corpses could also be recycled into Biomass—

Scorching flames illuminated the Swarm Overlord's cheeks.

The remaining corpses were all burned to ash, blending into the snow of Ursus.

Talulah silently handled the cleanup.

Fortunately, their home was on the outskirts of the village, so no one else would see.

As long as they disposed of the bodies properly, the disappearance of these patrolmen would become a mystery.

Only—

The Infected Patrol would definitely send more people.

First, to investigate these men's disappearance; second... to continue their plundering and exploitation.

To resolve this matter completely, they would have to destroy the Infected Patrol outpost around the village.

She did not know its exact location, only that such an Infected Patrol outpost existed near the village.

But there was also good news—

Their village was not the final stop for these Infected Patrol members.

At the very least, these men's disappearance could still be concealed for some time.

"...Zerg, what's wrong?"

While Talulah was thinking, she noticed the look in the little child's eyes—

It was an aggrieved, pitiful look.

P.S.: For the disappearance effect, refer to the scene in Carbot's official hilarious StarCraft animation Co-op Mission: Tychus x Swann where Old Hand blows up the Colossus, around the 30-second mark.

Volume One: Chapter Forty-One: Target, the Infected Mine! (4K)

The Biomass was gone.

Zerg looked at the ashes scattered across the ground, fused with the snow.

They were the remains of enemy corpses—

They no longer had any recycling value.

Though Broken Tooth had secretly kept some Biomass when it killed them, the Swarm Overlord was not about to shake Broken Tooth around and make it spit out the Biomass it had eaten.

After all, Biomass could strengthen the Swarm's body and make its physical qualities even stronger.

But the scorching flames had burned the remaining Biomass into nonflammable trash.

Though two people had been erased directly by Psionics, thirteen corpses had remained.

The Biomass contained within them was enough to hatch even more Swarm creatures.

But now there was nothing left.

The little Swarm Overlord's eyes immediately turned pitiful.

"..."

A powerful sense of guilt rose in Talulah's heart.

As though she had done something to wrong Zerg.

"It's gone."

The little child's voice sounded aggrieved.

"Zerg, what's gone?"

Alina stroked Zerg's head.

"Talulah burned it all."

The Swarm Overlord hugged little Broken Tooth.

Affected by its Overlord's emotions, the Zergling's "W"-shaped mouth, which had seemed to be smiling all along, flattened into a straight line.

Even the wings on its back drooped down.

The person and dog both looked utterly pitiful.

"..."

Seeing that expression, the Elafia girl took a deep breath.

Her maternal instincts were overflowing.

She reached out, wanting to press the child's head against her chest.

It was purely the influence of maternal instinct; there were absolutely no strange thoughts mixed in.

However—

"Let go of that child, let me do it!"

Like lightning, the white-haired ball of fluff grabbed Zerg, then like some evil monster swallowed her into her winter coat.

Feeling the touch against her chest, she narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

So tiny, so soft, so fragrant...