"However, the Insect Emperor hasn't made a move yet, and Insect Emperor personal guard swarm hasn't appeared either. By the way, this time, the high-level Insect swarm in the three-dimensional universe is led by a minor leader of the Insect Emperor's personal guard swarm. It is also the Insect King of the three-dimensional universe. You'll probably have a hard time dealing with it."
"I've seen it. No attack can harm it, and its spatial manipulation is extremely skillful; a billion warships were destroyed in a single encounter."
"Of course, otherwise how could I become a minor leader of the Sentinel Swarm? If you can't handle this bug, we'll find a way to take it down."
"Then why don't you take it out first? That way, the swarm of insects will be leaderless, and we'll have a better chance of winning."
"It's no use killing him now. The high-ranking insectoid swarms don't obey this minor leader; they obey the Insect Emperor directly. This minor leader is merely assisting the Insect Emperor in supervising the swarms. It would be best if you could eliminate him; we don't want to bring the war of the fourth dimension into the Milky Way."
"Okay, we'll figure something out."
"This battle against the high-level insectoid swarm is extraordinary. We will hold back every single insectoid in the fourth dimension, preventing them from descending into the three-dimensional universe. There are no insectoids below level 30 left in the fourth dimension now, and their numbers are roughly equal to our fleet. We can hold them off. If you eliminate the high-level insectoid swarm, we might be able to reclaim the galaxy in one fell swoop, even if all our warships are lost. Of course, if you fail, we will still have to retreat to our defensive line and fight the swarm using neutron star arrays, which would mean all our efforts have been in vain."
Hu Yu was speechless. When did the burden of saving the galaxy fall on humanity's shoulders? If they could defeat the high-level insectoid horde, that would be fine, but if they failed, humanity's reputation for incompetence would spread throughout the entire galaxy.
The fact that the Erguan from the Tianfeng Heavenly Peak Civilization, " personally came demonstrates the importance of this matter. In fact, even without their urging, Hu Yu was more anxious than anyone else.
"What, really?"
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true. A commoner witnessed it with his own eyes."
"This is truly heaven's help! Wei Kaiyuan, mobilize the fleet, enter the Insect Zone, seize the opportunity to kill this galactic Insect King, and then immediately perform a brain transplant! Haha, Hu Yu, let's see how you fight me! Once I subdue this Insect King, I'll definitely give you some fun! Hahahaha!" Li Shun laughed arrogantly.
"Sir, if we capture this Insect King, we should stab the civilized territory in the back; otherwise, once they wipe out the swarm, we'll be next."
"Yes, let them deal with the bugs and buy us some time."
"But under what pretext should we enter the Insect Zone? That beast isn't stupid. Now that it's badly injured, it will be even more cautious, making it difficult for our fleet to get close to it."
"Send people, use people to exchange for its follower, at the cost of 10 billion people."
"Your Majesty, we no longer have any livestock farming population. The Second Base and First Base are populated by ordinary people who have received advanced scientific and technological education. These are our foundation. Although we can handle 10 billion people, it will definitely cause unrest."
"Hmph, for the sake of civilization, it's their honor. Just take Planet No. 33 away, no need to worry about anything else. If anyone in the civilization objects, kill them without mercy!"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Time is of the essence. Otherwise, the Insect King will recover, and we can only travel through the fourth dimension. Therefore, taking the planet with us is impossible; we can only capture it directly onto the spaceship."
"Then hurry up and catch it!"
On a planet of the Second Base, people suddenly discovered that all communication with the outside world had been cut off. Just as people were at a loss, a large number of mechanical beings descended. These mechanical beings grabbed anyone they saw, regardless of age or gender. If anyone resisted, they were immediately knocked unconscious and taken away. The Insect King preferred to kill them alive, otherwise they would be killed immediately.
People were shouting that the machines had rebelled, that the machines had rebelled, but no one paid them any attention. The entire planet had been completely cut off from the outside world, and no one could hear their cries. But no, someone could hear and see them. That person was Guan Zengping, who had escaped with Wei Kaiyuan and was now Wei Kaiyuan's right-hand man.
At this moment, he was in a warship above the planet, coldly watching everything that was happening on the planet, as if it had nothing to do with him. His fellow humans below were like pigs and dogs in his eyes. Since following the leader, Guan Sengping and Wei Kaiyuan had been impressed by the leader's unparalleled foresight and extraordinary courage. Li Shun had also entrusted the two with important tasks. The fact that they could survive under those conditions already demonstrated their abilities.
The reason we suffered so much in the past was because our civilization was not strong enough. If our civilization had been strong enough, we would not have been attacked by the minions of the Fish Horse Star Civilization. We finally survived the long years in the Insect Zone and thought we had found a foothold, but our newly developed civilization was plundered again.
Now the leader has found a fast and powerful way, although this path will come at a great cost. However, Wei Kaiyuan and Guan Sengping believe that it is all worth it. For the sake of civilization, these people can give up their lives without hesitation. Even their own lives can be given up as long as the leader needs them.
In their eyes, the life of a civilization is something that can be valued and exchanged, just like any other object. This is completely opposite to Hu Yu's view. For Hu Yu, people's lives are the most important thing, and Hu Yu will never give up anyone's life unless absolutely necessary, not even the life of an ordinary person.
Back then, Hu Yu expended countless resources to rescue Zhang Yuanshan, even risking his life to go to the unfamiliar Tree Race. Although Zhang Yuanshan was a hero, Li Shun would never have done the same. In Li Shun's eyes, such unequal actions were nothing more than a waste of energy and time, and completely unnecessary.
Soon, all 13 billion people on the planet were captured and taken to the warship. Some people began to realize that it was not the mechanical beings that had rebelled. They cried out for help and cursed, but it was no use. No one paid any attention to them. Guan Sengping casually activated the planet's self-destruct system and then led the fleet into the fourth dimension, returning to the three-dimensional universe at the edge of the galaxy.
Several insectoid beings were already waiting here. They continuously guided the fleet through the fourth dimension and the three-dimensional universe, avoiding the Great Star Region Civilization of the fourth dimension. Before long, the fleet arrived near the high-level insectoid colony.
The insects were familiar with Li Shun's fleet, which entered the midst of the high-level insect swarm without hindrance. Meanwhile, the wounded Insect King was recuperating under the protection of a group of small, flat insects. Several huge wounds, each hundreds of kilometers long, had left it extremely weak, causing the swarm's advance speed to slow down considerably during this period.