The Barton People, who could tear through space to teleport, posed a serious threat to Zhang Fan.
Keeping three was already the limit of what Zhang Fan believed he could handle. If they escaped or betrayed him, they could bring disaster upon the Insect Race.
Although Sophia was confident she could control the Barton People, the Overlord's orders came before everything else. Reluctantly, she kept only three: Beijite, Badasi, and Buluoya.
The rest were eliminated, and Sophia implanted the Overlord's consciousness and factors that induced aversion toward their own kind into the survivors.
In Sophia's view, Zhang Fan feared a united Barton People. As long as she made those three repel one another, the rebellion he feared would never occur.
The moment the three Barton People with the ability to tear through space entered the battlefield, they turned the tide.
With their space-tearing abilities and their own formidable combat strength, they battered the natives of S6 and G5 until they had no power to fight back.
The Insect Race army soon occupied several fortresses. In the end, neither S6 nor G5 escaped the fate of being conquered by the Insect Race.
Seated on his throne, Zhang Fan watched the Barton People celebrating their victory and had Sophia casually let slip that he feared a united Barton People.
Yet no one knew that what Zhang Fan truly feared were those who repeatedly survived brushes with death and grew stronger...
For now, though, the Barton People had food, fine wine, and daily necessities. Most importantly, they could challenge all sorts of powerful monsters across the universe. That was enough to satisfy them.
Badara, queen of the Barton People, arrived at the Spirit Dragon Brood Bug. Upon seeing Zhang Fan, she bowed and said, "Overlord, we Barton People request permission to fight in