Those who reincarnate must die.

Red Manco Galaxy.

After several days of cracking, humanity finally stabilized the Zerg's star portal entrances and exits. At the same time, they also completed the initial occupation of several planets in this star system, and various resource extraction points were already operational.

Now, according to the battle plan left by Zhang Lang, humanity should begin its journey towards the Crimson Stream Star System at the other end of the Star Path.

As the supreme commander of the Third Expeditionary Force of Humanity, Zhang Lang's orders are absolute. From a human perspective, military orders are paramount; from the perspective of the altar, in order to cooperate with the reincarnators in completing their mission, Zhang Lang's instructions will be executed with the utmost efficiency.

Therefore, although most of the human leadership thought Zhang Lang's plan was too absurd, they still made preparations for this expedition.

However, just in case, they only dispatched a reconnaissance team, codenamed Squid Squad, equipped with state-of-the-art stealth systems and jamming equipment, with self-preservation as their primary objective.

"Listen up, Squid Squad..." Katarina gave the reconnaissance team their final orders via Zhuge: "Don't rush forward in the Starway. First, use the energy generator to adapt to the spacetime turbulence. Once you're sure the equipment is working perfectly, proceed to the Crimson Stream System in stealth mode. If you are detected and attacked by the Zerg, immediately release the illusion grenades and retreat back to the Starway..."

"If we are not discovered by the enemy, report the situation in the Crimson Stream System to headquarters immediately!"

"Understood, sir!"

"We guarantee to complete the mission!"

Once everything was ready, the Squid Squad started up their warship and, under the watchful eyes of the main human fleet, slowly sailed into the starway.

The most elite teams of the human expeditionary force are all gathered at the Star Crossing. Who knows if the other side will turn around and attack after discovering the Squid Squad? They must prepare for the worst!

Time ticked by, and the constant tension caused Katarina's forehead to begin to sweat slightly.

"Zhuge... by now, they should have reached their destination..."

"Based on the speed of the probe warships, they should have arrived some time ago. However, considering the time they need to stabilize and prepare within the star path, it is estimated that they will arrive in the Crimson Stream system in about five to twelve minutes."

"Do we have to wait a while longer..." Katarina gritted her teeth. "Zhuge, are you sure the commander was in a normal mental state when formulating the battle plan?"

"This is the thirteenth time you've asked this question," Zhuge replied calmly. "My thermal imaging device hasn't detected anything unusual about the commander's body. And while what he said was surprising, the logic, tone, and demeanor were all flawless, so we can basically conclude that his mental state is stable and normal."

"Then why did he devise such a plan?" Katarina rubbed her temples anxiously. "And where has he been these past few days? We can't find him anywhere."

"I've had drones searching continuously for 118 hours, and it's almost certain that the commander is not currently in the Red Manco system..."

"Then how did he leave?" Katarina was increasingly puzzled. "Even his fighter jet was recovered, so where could he have gone..."

Just then, Zhuge's notification light suddenly lit up: "Inkfish Squad has sent back a message that they have arrived in the Crimson Stream System and are requesting contact!"

"So fast?" Katarina exclaimed in surprise. "They should have concealed themselves first, otherwise it would be troublesome if other civilizations intercepted their signals."

Despite saying that, Katarina still ordered the communication to be connected.

"Report, sir! We have arrived in the Crimson Stream System..." In the video, the captain of the Squid Squad looked surprised and stammered.

"Calm down, what happened?" Katarina asked anxiously. "You weren't discovered, were you? Were you attacked?"

"Discovered? No, there's nothing left to discover us..." With that, the leader of the Squid Squad switched the scene to the vast universe, where the first thing that came into view was a huge, floating mother nest.

When Katarina first saw the hive, she thought the team had been discovered and was quite startled. But upon closer inspection, she found that the hive was irregularly shaped, with a large crack in the middle, and many debris floating around it, including several floating Zerg corpses!

"A damaged mother nest?" Katarina's mouth dropped open. "Was this done by Berserker Blood?"

"It's not just the mother nest!" exclaimed the leader of the Squid Squad. "Look at this!"

As he spoke, the camera turned to the fifth planet not far away. This place, once the main battlefield for the mad blood and the insects, is now a scene of devastation. The surface is covered with craters of varying sizes, and the atmosphere is filled with a dark color. The outlines of the land and ocean on the surface are almost invisible. From a distance, it looks like a dead star.

"This is the fifth planet in the Crimson Stream System?" Katarina couldn't believe her eyes. "According to the intelligence we had, this should be a lush, azure planet... Even if it was invaded by the Zerg and covered with a fungal carpet, it should be covered in a purplish-red color. What's going on with this?"

"We don't know either..." said the leader of the Squid Squad. "So, we plan to land on this planet and observe it up close..."

"Approved!" Katarina also wanted to know what had happened in the Red Stream Galaxy.

As a precaution, the Squid Squad's reconnaissance warship remained stealthy as it slowly approached the fifth planet.

As the camera passed through the murky atmosphere, the planet's surface finally came into view.

As you can see, this was once a planet rich in natural resources, with collapsed mountains, churning oceans, burning forests, and ravaged fungal carpets everywhere... Get closer, and you can even see countless corpses of creatures. Among them were the planet's native inhabitants, but more numerous were the Zerg and the Berserkers!

"This is the end of the world. This planet was hit by a meteor shower, and all life on it, including the fighting Berserkers and Zerg, has been wiped out!"

While observing, the Squid Squad analyzed the situation: "However, they're not all dead yet!"

As the camera focused on a valley, a damaged Berserker warship lay embedded in the ground, smoking, surrounded by Berserker troops engaged in a fierce battle with a large number of Zerg. However, the Zerg seemed to lack any organization or discipline, behaving like wild beasts, simply surrounding the idiot.

"It seems the Zerg queen is dead... These insects are fighting on instinct... or rather, they're hunting for food!"

Humans who have dealt with insects are very familiar with this situation.

As for the Berserkers, they are less like an army and more like survivors of a crashed spaceship, struggling to survive under the siege of insects...