"I'll think about it, but for now, I want to experience the battlefield first."
Li Xingkong naturally wouldn't directly refuse Yan Jun's invitation; he would consider it, but as for how long he would consider it, there was no set timeframe.
"Of course, but we should be careful when dealing with these insects."
A hint of goodwill was revealed in the ring that Yan Jun was spinning.
"Come, I will open the passage to the battlefield for you."
"How... how did this battlefield manage to contain them?"
Li Xingkong couldn't help but ask his question as Yan Jun led him toward the battlefield.
Yan Jun's voice suddenly quickened, as if Li Xingkong's question had sparked his academic interest.
Are you aware of a single-sided curved surface structure that only exists in a three-dimensional world?
Yan Jun raised his finger, and a classic Möbius strip appeared on his hand.
Similarly, non-directional space is similar to this one-sided curved surface structure.
He shook his finger, and a classic Klein Bottle appeared in his hand.
"The battlefield that confines them is a massive, one-sided spatial structure. Creatures inside cannot get out, while those outside can enter. Of course, with our Kilometer Arc monitoring system, entry and exit are not a problem."
" The Zerg have a strong ability to evolve, and the Mechanical Scourge's ability to mass-produce units is comparable. If you try to use physical cages or devices to imprison them, they will eventually break through. But if you use a single-sided space to confine them, there's no reference point, so they can't analyze this method and can only be trapped inside, unable to be free."
Li Xingkong was naturally familiar with the peculiar structures of Möbius strips and Klein Bottle, but he didn't immediately think of this aspect.
After all, without any observable structure and without being able to observe the entire battlefield from a global perspective, Li Xingkong's analysis was like the blind men and the elephant. If one had an understanding of the whole, it would be possible to see the whole picture through a part of it, but without an understanding of the whole, it would be difficult to see the whole picture through some details.
After Yan Jun explained it this way, Li Xingkong, combining what he had seen of the swarm's movements, quickly grasped the concept of the vast space that trapped the Zerg.
This thing must have been made by someone from the Kilometer Arc team.
Based on his own observations and experiences, combined with Yan Jun's clear understanding of its structure, Li Xingkong quickly came up with a general analysis.
"Alright, I'll open the door for you. Come in."
Following Yan Jun, they arrived at a peculiar circular structure. With a wave of its hand, a curtain of light covered the ground.
Without hesitation, Li Xingkong stepped forward and entered the light curtain.
Just like ordinary spatial teleportation, the insects appeared right in front of Li Xingkong the next moment.
He didn't appear on the front lines between the Zerg and the Mechanical Scourge, but rather in the Zerg's core area.
A fairly large area has been cleared out for him here, specifically for use as a battlefield.
At the edge of the empty space, a row of strangely shaped insects isolates the entire space from the outside world, preventing any mindless insects from rushing in.
After Li Xingkong, the insects that had been blocking the space around him turned their heads, bit open a spatial rift, and crawled inside.
As the blockade was lifted, countless insects swarmed towards this area.
"Alright, the battlefield has begun. You may start your operation."
The voice, Zhuoyin and muffled, reached Li Xingkong's ears through the communicator, and Li Xingkong perked up.
Countless insects flew towards his direction, blotting out the sky like a black sandstorm.
The endless swarm of insects brought with it a sharp and chilling sense of dread.
Li Xingkong, and before the insects could swarm over, he unleashed a Divine Light attack.
The Divine Light was vast and powerful, especially after being enhanced by the Magic Power of Golden Core Sixth Layer cultivator, its power increased several times over. With just one beam of Divine Light, a large gap was created in the oncoming insects, and a large number of insects were directly reduced to ashes in the Divine Light.
But soon, the ashes of the insect's remains were torn apart and devoured by the subsequent Zerg.
These insects are notoriously stingy with their resources; as long as there's any value in recycling, they'll eat it without hesitation.
After consuming the corpses that had been touched by the Divine Light, the insects began to change size.
The armor on the body surface is much thicker, and the individual's subtle details have also undergone new body shape adjustments.
When Li Xingkong fired his second Divine Light, one or two Zerg had already managed to escape with their lives within its Divine Light.
Moreover, as these insects fled, the surrounding insects rapidly adjusted their size and structure, quickly converging towards the structure of these insects.
When Li Xingkong's third Divine Light, maintaining its original power, swept across, most of the insects were no longer instantly killed by Divine Light. With the sheer number of insects, the power of the Divine Light gradually weakened. The insects in front still lost their lives the moment they came into contact with it, but the insects behind were protected by the shields in front and did not suffer much damage.
"Interesting."
Li Xingkong's initial few Divine Light were merely an appetizer, but even so, the insects' response strategy surprised him greatly.
Their evolutionary ability, in particular, was truly eye-opening for Li Xingkong.
Most evolution occurs on an individual basis, but the Zerg's co-evolution is clearly more powerful; they can adapt their structure based on the experiences of other Zerg.
Seeing the insects rushing up again, Li Xingkong gathered his Magic Power slightly, increased the power of his Divine Light, and then swept out an enhanced version of the Divine Light once more.
Li Xingkong wanted to see where the limits of these insects' evolution lay.
The enhanced divine Divine Light fell upon the swarm of insects, unleashing its devastating power once again amidst the massive army. With a single Divine Light, insects within several astronomical units were reduced to ashes.
The surrounding insects quickly filled the gap, and then, as if possessed, they accelerated their sprint, preparing to withstand the damage and trade a close-range blow with Li Xingkong.
Li Xingkong deliberately let these insects get close. When they were only a few kilometers away, the insects opened their mandibles and spewed out streams of dark liquid.
These liquids appear to have a strong corrosive effect; you can smell their acidic odor from a great distance.
Li Xingkong merely used his Divine Sense to analyze its structure before flashing past the acidic saliva from all directions.
Regardless of whether the acid could harm him, Li Xingkong was already reluctant to come into contact with it just from the saliva alone.