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Chapter 385 Zerg Evolution, Newborn Zerg

Frontline Planet.

Shi Yuan, the Crown Prince's cousin whom Shi Zhongming was always thinking about, was seriously injured and had retreated to the sidelines to recuperate.

The army doctor Odysseus is examining his wounds.

Rin has replaced Shi Yuan and is leading the team to resist the Zerg.

When Shi Yuan awoke from his coma, the first thing he saw was Odysseus, whose brows were furrowed and whose face was grave.

Shi Yuan: "What's the current situation of the battle?"

With Rin absent, Odysseus not only served as Shi Yuan's healer but also took on some of the duties of an adjutant.

"This is not good. According to General Lin's report, it has been confirmed that the vanguard of this attack is none other than the Zerg, which has never appeared before."

Odysseus handed Shi Yuan a report summarizing the information he had gathered, and said in a low voice, "The newborn Zerg, based on current observations, are extremely adept at mental attacks, especially hypnosis and inducing mental breakdowns in warriors."

Odysseus had read the battle logs that had been sent back. Almost all the soldiers that His Highness the Crown Prince had led died from mental breakdowns or from killing each other.

Shi Yuan slowly closed his eyes, concealing the pain and complex emotions within them.

His injuries were not caused by the Zerg, but by his own soldiers who were controlled by the Zerg.

"The news has been relayed back to the Empire. His Majesty and the military have said they will send the Second Legion to provide support as soon as possible; they should arrive in three days."

Shi Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze regaining its former sharpness. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "If we can't resolve this newborn Zerg's mental control and interference, sending more warriors will only be a death sentence. Have the Second Legion temporarily encamp on Stone Pine Star and await my orders. How are those controlled warriors?"

Odysseus: "It's all under control now, and he's lucid at times."

The control he spoke of was real control; the limbs were bound with the strongest shackles to prevent the soldiers from harming their comrades and also to prevent them from injuring themselves.

"The control of the Zerg's mental power is extremely domineering. In the past, it was enough to stay away from the battlefield for a period of time and purify one's mental power to eliminate the influence of the Zerg's mental power. But this time, it has been three days and four nights, and they are still under control. Even when they are occasionally awake, they keep complaining of headaches."

Shi Yuan: "Although the newly born insectoid race is good at mental power, their insect bodies are extremely fragile, and even ordinary warriors can kill them with ease."

Odysseus smiled wryly, "Your Highness, now the only thing in the entire camp is the insect corpse you brought back. The other soldiers are simply unable to resist the mental power from the newly born insect race, let alone get close enough to kill it."

Shi Yuan remained silent.

Indeed. The newly formed Zerg possess extremely high intelligence; they blend in with other Zerg and command their attacks.

Let alone killing them, even getting close to them has become a problem.

The insect corpse he killed was actually the result of his own SSS-level mental power resisting the mental hypnosis, pretending to be affected and getting close to the newborn insects. Unfortunately, he only killed one new insect before the opponent increased its mental power output and moved its location.

Odysseus: "The number of Zerg summoned by the newly formed Zerg is increasing, and there are also several advanced Zerg groups. General Rin has been using firepower from thermal weapons to suppress the Zerg attack these days."

There aren't many types of advanced Zerg, but each group's defense and firepower are beyond the reach of ordinary warriors.

Fighting the advanced Zerg has always required high-level warriors, mechs, and high-end weaponry. Shi Yuan: "Have you made any progress in analyzing the Zerg corpses you brought back?"

Odysseus: "The research has been conducted for a short time, and we haven't discovered anything yet. However..."

Shi Yuan looked at him with cold eyes.

Odysseus: "An urgent report from His Majesty. The Zerg Queen has been born. The Empire speculates that the birth of the Zerg Queen may have nourished the Zerg, leading to the emergence of new Zerg."

The emergence of the previous Zerg Queen was accompanied by the birth of a higher Zerg race.

This advanced Zerg race, born alongside the Zerg, is known as the Queen's companion Zerg.

Odysseus: "Experts speculate that the newly formed Zerg may be the symbiotic Zerg of the new Queen. In other words, the newly formed Zerg we are encountering are also advanced Zerg."

Shi Yuan: "We cannot rule out that possibility."

If it weren't for the advanced Zerg, how could its mental power be so high? A tiny insect could control so many advanced Zerg continuously for its own use, while still having the power to control the Empire's warriors.

Zerg Queen...?
Every time a Zerg Queen is born, it brings devastation and death.

Ignoring his injuries, Shi Yuan dismissed Odysseus and immediately sat up, dialing the Emperor's communication hotline: "Old man, how did you learn of the birth of the Zerg Queen?"

Emperor Shi Yuejin's forehead vein throbbed: "It's the sea race. The Mermaid King personally told me this in person." To think that he, a dignified emperor in the prime of his life, was being called an old man by this brat for nearly a century.

Shi Yuan asked in surprise, "The Mermaid King Perez?" The sea race has always been indifferent to worldly affairs, especially after the sea race princess Cordelia died in internal strife and external troubles, they stopped traveling in the interstellar space even more.

The reason the Empire and the Sea Clan re-established diplomatic relations this time was because the Sea Clan's little princess Natalia had come of age and wanted to choose a husband, which led the Sea Clan to resume their interstellar travels.

Shi Yuejin: "Yes, he also brought news of the remnants of the rebels."

Shi Yuan's eyes were deep: "What remnants of rebels? Weren't those things wiped out by my grandfather long ago?"

No one knows a son better than his father, and Shi Yuejin certainly knew what his little beast was thinking.

"Back then, your grandfather was too soft-hearted and let a few test subjects go. That's how the survivors came about." Shi Yuejin thought to himself: I guess even my father back then never imagined that these seemingly weak females would become important pawns in the resurgence of the rebel alliance.

Shi Yuan: "The Rebel Alliance? A bunch of lowly rats. My grandfather wiped them out back then, and so can I. Old man, your task now is to find the Zerg Queen's location as soon as possible!" Then he's going to personally destroy the Zerg Queen!
The repeated use of "old man" made Shi Yuejin, who considered himself young, unable to contain his anger: "You keep calling me an old man, don't you see that I'm in my prime, full of vigor and vitality...? If we only look at appearances, you and I standing together look like brothers!"

Shi Yuan scoffed, his face full of mockery: "Old man, do you want to look at the wrinkles around your eyes before you say that to me? Do you want to count how many four-character idioms you used? What does that prove? It proves you're guilty!"

The veins on Shi Yuejin's forehead were no longer throbbing occasionally, but were now bulging violently.

Shi Yuan: "As a male, you should be thinking about how to make achievements and establish a career, instead of being like a female beastman who is always concerned about her face or worried about losing her looks."

Shi Yuejin: "You unfilial son! You unfilial son! Shi Yuan, you unfilial son!"

The sharp, mocking gaze of Shi Yuan, who had been called a rebellious son, suddenly cleared...