Xi Yan had never been able to understand what kind of organic matter could affect the incredibly tiny Nanites and even cut off energy transmission between them.
He dispatched a Cloaked Science Ship to brave the battlefield and collect samples of the acid, intending to analyze its composition and develop countermeasures.
There was no question about the strength of the Nanites. The Swarm could only force their constructs to disintegrate, not destroy a single Nanite. Xi Yan could still sense the shattered Nanite Wreckage within Swarm territory.
Was the Swarm calamity powerful?
Very powerful, but only against organics. Against the three mighty ascension paths of gestalt machine intelligences in the synthetic age, they still fell a little short.
As long as they could withstand the Swarm's acid, the Nanites would be invincible. Countless Swarm creatures would become nothing more than raw materials for Nanites.
While Xi Yan struggled with this problem, the swarm consciousness had a headache of its own.
Xi Yan found them difficult to fight, and the Swarm had also realized how troublesome this enemy was.
The Soryn Parasites had come to the Milky Way Galaxy to escape the Hunters and enjoy a feast along the way. Once they had eaten their fill, they would continue their journey.
Instead, they had encountered a Human Empire that had achieved complete nanotech ascension.
Nanites were inedible!
The Swarm was now ravenous. When hungry, they could only devour their own to replenish their energy. Unlike creatures such as Space Amoebas, the Soryn Parasites could not survive by absorbing radiation.
Unwilling to give up, the Swarm searched the star systems near their landing zone, only to discover that nothing remained in any surrounding system but the stars. Every other celestial body had been replaced with nanite materials.
After their arrival, those Nanites