The insect tide is endless, the insect swarm is unmatched, and where the insect people pass, not a single grass grows.

Terrazer.

In the galaxy they once lived in, other civilizations called them with fear and disgust because of their terrifying appearance, but they preferred to be called Terraworms.

Terra, derived from the name of their home planet, and the Bugmen represent their perception of themselves.

And the collective term Zerg is more of a sarcasm or insult to the Terra Zerg.

In fact, this truth is similar to the fact that aliens see us as no different from gorillas: one is a naked monkey who is naked, weak and weak compared to a gorilla but has a very powerful invention, and the other is a reckless monkey with thick hair and a muscular brain all over his body

Anyway, it probably doesn't look much different from a monkey to them.

The advanced intelligent civilization that the Terra Worm people have come into contact with is almost this concept, most humanoid races can't see the difference between bugmen or bugs, in their eyes, the difference between bugs and bugs is at most this may not be necessarily, because some civilizations have a large oxygen content on the home planet, so the insects are larger than ordinary bugs, will use dangerous weapons, and the lethality is much greater than that of cockroaches

In fact, this kind of thing is quite common in the cosmic age, after all, the universe is too large in terms of space scale, and even if the electromagnetic waves propagating at the speed of light want to bring information to the nearest ecological planet to the home planet of civilization, it may take several years, let alone travel at the speed of light.

The vast majority of advanced intelligent races from the germination of civilization to the vigorous growth of civilization, and then to the stage of understanding the universe and opening up the universe, the development process is often calculated in units of 100 years or even 1,000 years, and from the moment they realize the vastness and vastness of the starry sky, the vast majority of intelligent races are searching for planets in the universe where life may exist based on their own living environment.

This leads to the fact that when they first communicate with other alien civilizations, both sides will be unable to avoid this habitual thinking, that is, subconsciously refer to the things they are most familiar with according to the image of the alien race.

And often only after they really come into contact with the culture of these races, they will realize that each other is actually a completely different existence from those things they are familiar with, and the two cosmic races can be regarded as officially opening the door to communication and understanding.

The same goes for the Terraworms.

Many people must be surprised: aren't the Zerg typical Gestalt consciousness or hive thinking? Not to mention the development of art, even whether they have writing or not is two words, how can there be such a thing as culture?

As we all know, writing is a vital part of the development of human civilization.

The vast majority of communication in nature is instantaneous, whether it is the chirping of birds, or the roar of wild animals, whether it is pheromones released by insects, or the sign language used by ancient humans during the barbarian flood period, the roar of specific pronunciations, etc., any communication is actually instantaneous.

If we are talking face-to-face, unless there is a recording, any language and sound can only exist at the moment when the words are spoken, and the content of the conversation after the conversation becomes something that can only be recalled, not reproduced.

If I give a warning in the dark forest, it will only be heard by others within the range of the sound, and once the warning is given, the voice that transmits those words will be fleeting and will cease to exist.

That's instantaneousness.

It's fleeting and can't be reproduced.

However, human beings have invented writing, and the communication that should have disappeared after dissemination can be preserved through certain media and carriers, so that it can be passed on from generation to generation, and the experience of predecessors combined with the wisdom of future generations will promote the continuous progress of civilization step by step.

The Tartar are a little different.

They also have writing, but this is not the product of their civilization development, but the product of their contact with other civilizations after they reached the stage of cosmic civilization.

The reason is simple: they don't need to.

Originally, the ancestors of the Terra Worms lived on the planet Terra with strong fecundity, short growth cycle, rapid iteration and adaptation to the environment, and a small amount of extraordinary potential, but there was no competitiveness on the planet

Thing.

Creatures more powerful than them abound, and there are countless races that are more developed and perfect than them in terms of intelligence and evolution, and they are almost no different from cockroaches living on the earth in terms of status and living conditions.

In the barbarian period, the ancestors of the insects have learned how to control the organs that release pheromones to release specific pheromones, and then cooperate with the vibration frequency of the wings to communicate and warn, although this is like the simple language of ancient humans, primitive and rudimentary, but it already has the basic conditions for the further development of civilization.

With the growth of the demand for language and the active exercise of pheromone release organs, after tens of thousands of years, the pheromone language of the insect people has gradually developed and perfected, from the initial can only convey vague meanings to later convey certain phrases, and then to convey a more complex long sentence and convey complex meanings.

Originally, according to this development trend, they would eventually develop writing, and go to a similar development process as the vast majority of human civilizations, or before the development of civilization, the race would be annihilated for various reasons, and it would disappear in the long river of history.

However, when a bug-man was infected with a terrifying fungus, and as the fungus continued to expand among his population and the surrounding races, the trajectory of civilization for them, and for the entire world of Terra, was greatly shifted.

This terrifying fungus will parasitize the host's body, constantly robbing them of nutrients and supernatural powers, and eventually gnawing into an empty shell inside the shell, and the mycelium will continue to extend inside the shell, eventually turning the empty shell into a breeding ground for their growth.

For creatures with strong supernatural potential, this fungus is even more poisonous, because the more extraordinary energy in their bodies, the more nutrients this fungus devours and obtains, and the more nutrients, the faster the fungus divides and multisides, and the sooner death comes.

A large number of transcendent creatures on Terra were infected and died, and the more spore particles floated in the air, causing more infections, and after the vicious circle was established, the mass extinction of transcendent creatures began.

No otherworldly creature could survive this catastrophe, and even the Terraworms, with their cockroach-like reproductive abilities, could only survive the fungus infestation.

Maybe the transcendent potential possessed by the Terra Worm is too weak, or maybe the Worm Man has found his way out in iterations after iterations, and finally, in order to adapt to the fungus, the Worm Man has evolved an organ dedicated to accommodating the fungus in many iterations, and after a longer period of time, the relationship between the two has gradually evolved from parasitic to a deep symbiotic relationship The Worm Man gradually fused with the fungus in biological form in continuous iterations, becoming a special life form of half-living and half-fungi, and the fungi that were fused became more gentle, No longer as deadly and furious as it used to be.

At that time, the transcendent creatures on Terra were on the verge of extinction.

And after the insects adapted to this fungus, which was extinct to 90% of the transcendent creatures on Terra, the effect of the fungus gradually became apparent.

Mental connection.

Feeding on the symbiotic coexistence of fungi in the body, fed with the trace amounts of extraordinary energy possessed by the insects, the Terra Worms were surprised to find that some kind of mental connection was born between them, this was the first time that the Worms used a way other than pheromones to communicate, and after a long period of exploration and use, a huge database connected to the minds of all the Worms was built.

This huge mental database will store the individual information of all the Zerg people who are included in the mental connection, every spoken language, the wisdom and experience of every Terra Worm sage, and the testimony of every historical node will be stored in the database for the Terra Worm followers to observe and learn.

The Terra Bugs have soared ever since.

There is no longer a need for written records, and any previous experiences, great deeds, and past mistakes will be recorded in the database in great detail, exactly as the past history.

And the queen of the insects, the leader of the worms, is not only the manager of the mind of the main nest, but also the person with the highest authority who stands at the highest point of the mind of the main nest, and broadcasts messages to them in the mind of the main nest all the time to reassure them.

Now, they could no longer feel the connection to the mental database, nor could they hear the Queen's voice

This is the case in Terra

From the moment the mind database was established and the main nest mental system was born, there has never been a human being.

The Great Mind Database is unable to respond, and the voice of the highest authority cannot be heard, and the only people who can make a mental connection are the compatriots in this rescue ship

The main nest has a mental breakdown, and the queen dies in battle.

This conjecture appeared in the original Wormman's thoughts, and he remembered what the ship's core that had awakened him had told him: the rescue ship had crashed from low Earth orbit after being attacked by a human fleet;

He wanted to make contact with the humans, but he was greeted by guns and bombs.

He turned on the field to unload the bullets and destroy the men's guns, but more intense fire followed until death.

The fury of betrayal and betrayal burned in his heart, and the death that accompanied him spread like wildfire through mental connections.

And then things got out of hand.

More and more insects awoke from their slumber in anger, breaking the stagnant force field, and attacking the humans inside the facility with a lot of anger and hatred.

The Terra Worm itself is the embodiment of the development of biological science to the limit and its peak.

With unimaginable technical support, each larva of the Terra Zerg has integrated information from all the genetic factors of the Zerg civilization.

Each insect is the crystallization of peak biotechnology, and their genes integrate a variety of benign mutations, eliminate defects, and select the best expression; The biological weapons created by strengthening their bodies to adapt to a variety of extreme environments, including the space environment, and bringing biotechnology to the pinnacle, have made them invincible at any time and in any state.

And such a legion, it is terrible to launch a madness.

Countless humans have died under the claws and guns of the insects, and in the face of the genetically adjusted and strengthened bodies of the insects, the physical strength of human beings is vulnerable.

The insects ran through the alloy tunnels, their wings vibrating and emitting a high-pitched roar, a means of expressing their anger, and the angry swarm of insects split in two, one rushing towards the Dominion, threatening to kill the thieves who had stolen the privileges of their ship, while the other rushed towards the route beyond the ship.

Poof!

A sharp scythe arm stabbed out from the back of the alloy door, and with the screeching sound of metal grinding, sparks flew and a narrow gap opened.

With a few bangs, the crack in the door that was opened by the scythe arm became bigger and bigger, and the alloy door that the humans had reinforced on the outside of the spaceship was smashed through, and the swarm of insects surging inside spread in all directions like a spreading tide.

It's all over, and no one can get out now.

The chairman sat on the throne with some dejection.

Just now, through the surveillance perspective of the Throne of Domination, he has seen a worm rush out of the inside of the ship.

The spread of insect infestations is inevitable.

Can't control it? The First Hunter asked.

Yes, yes, but the chairman wanted to speak and stopped, and then he shook his head and said: It's just that there is not enough time to evacuate, and I can only try my best to seal them here

His years in Night City have been more than just these arms and new weapons.

But at this moment, there was already a harsh grinding sound outside the door between the rulers.

They're coming.

The door was gradually torn open by the massive scythe arm, and one after another insects with burning rage in their eyes emerged from the small cracks that had been torn apart, and let out a loud roar.

The first hunter didn't say much, only asked: What am I going to do?

Protect me before I start the device.

How long.

Two minutes.

The first hunter had a smug smile on his face: Fortunately, it was much easier than the previous combat requirements of dragging a large swarm for half an hour

Leave it to me, and in two minutes, I won't let anyone hurt you.

I'm sorry for the chairman, and finally pulled you into these things

However, he did not hear what the chairman said, for before the latter could say this, the hunter had already rushed straight out with the weapon in his hand.

At the same time, three or four angry insects came out of the crack in the door.

Click!

The first hunter's wrist shook slightly, and the meat saw in his hand turned into a huge meat cleaver, raised high, and slashed at the scythe arms that turned into black shadows!

Ding Ding Ding Ding!

The crisp and pleasant sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the room,

As soon as he saw him, the first hunter fell into the downwind, and the sickle arm cut many wounds on his body, and blood gushed out, and the blood mist filled the air.

The First Hunter let out a roar of rage in the pain, drew a musket from inside his trench coat, and aimed his backhand at the nearest bugman

It's just a shot!

Bang!

Mercury bullets loaded with hunter's blood erupted from the barrel of the wall of fire, but under the influence of the deceleration force field, the kinetic energy of the mercury bullets quickly decreased to a minimum, and finally the bullet exploded into a cloud of blood mist and fell weakly to the ground.

The shot was unsuccessful, and the Terrazers fought back, and they rushed into the blood mist, flashing six arcs of light that swung the massive arms of their shoulders and slashed at the throat, abdomen, and chest of the First Hunter from different angles, while the other arcs blocked all of his dodge paths.

Even in a desperate situation, the First Hunter was not shocked, but only took two steps back slightly to avoid the fatal blow to his throat, and then snapped his fingers lightly.

Syllable!

The blood mist that diffused in the air suddenly turned into crystal thorns, and from the inside of the incomparably hard carapace, the insects were dismembered in the blink of an eye, but before he could catch his breath, more insects also tore through the cracks in the door and rushed out of it.

While the first hunter here is in a bitter battle with more insects, the chairman is also in full swing preparing to start his preparations.

Gwen, start the output as planned.

Received, start shutting down the other energy output of the miniature solar furnace. Gwen's voice sounded faintly.

The energy output of each unit and each area is rapidly decreasing, the lights are being turned off, and the huge devices are gradually shutting down, and as the energy output of the ship's major main areas declines, these energy sources are beginning to be transferred to other places.

The output unit and its energy circuit are being opened, and the start-up progress is 30 percent, 70 percent, and 90 percent

Ready to go, is full power output on?

Bite!

A crisp sound interfered with the chairman's thoughts, and a huge scythe arm landed on the throne of domination on the right side of his head, and a wormman bypassed the interception of the first hunter, raised the scythe arm and rushed to his side to try to attack, but the first hunter arrived at the critical moment, which failed to let him succeed.

However, the chairman only took one more look and continued to plunge into his fight.

Initiate.

Received the order.

The surging currents were like blood, galloping through the pipes of the wiring to deliver the energy they needed to move to the various areas of the ship, and now under Gwen's control, the ship's internal facilities began to shut down one by one, revealing the glaring emergency lighting, and the huge amount of electricity flowed in unknown directions.

Soon, the unexpected happened.

Chairman, third! The road has a tendency to overload and melt down!

The output strength of the third and the road is reduced, and the resistance of the material is being recalculated, and the output intensity is adjusted according to this result.

Chairman, the twelfth node is completely melted! Can't use it again!

The twelve nodes are discarded, and the backup node loop is started to share the pressure.

Start the redundant structure!

There is a serious logic problem with the seventh node

Chairman! Once recharged, the device is ready to start!

One problem after another was exposed, one correction command after another was issued, and the device used to seal the swarm was activated normally, and it was gradually on the right track.

The chairman slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was there

The first hunter who fought bloodily.

At his feet lay the corpses of many wormmen, surrounded by a shield of condensed blood, but now it was precarious and crumbling.

He fulfilled his promise, and for two minutes, he was unharmed.

And the time he desperately bought might have saved the whole world.

The chairman's eyes flashed red: Night City Great Shield activated!

A light lit up in the night hemisphere.

More than a dozen kilometers away from Night City, the Wasteland of Eternal Night.

The light released from the lighthouse turned into a blinding white light that pierced the eternal darkness here, and in this grassless wasteland, a rush of light gushed out from the tower, passing across the space to the next tower, and as one node after another was activated, a circle of grandiose and dazzling light shrouded Night City in the center!