My evil self is completely unable to exert its power in the Zerg.

In the monster's—no, in Morpheus's—scarlet pupils, there was only emptiness.

The disgust, fear, dread, screams it had anticipated... none of them came. No, the screams did appear, but not in the way Morpheus had imagined.

The male insect's scream is a scream full of surprise.

The praise in its words, and the pure, intense love shining in its large amber eyes, were so bright they almost burned its soul.

The stark contrast, completely exceeding all its cognitive logic, caused its core processor, composed of pure combat instinct and a cold, murderous will, to short-circuit instantly.

As a monster, it even subconsciously made a movement completely inconsistent with its ferocious appearance...

Morpheus, in an extremely clumsy manner, tilted his head, which was covered with sharp bone armor, and blinked his huge single eye and all the compound eyes on his body, as if to confirm whether he had fallen into a hallucination due to the hallucinogen in his mind and had misheard.

"Morpheus! Can you hear me?!" Su Tang became even more excited when the monster responded. She wriggled like a maggot in Lancelot's arms, pointing at the black market members still fighting her female insect below the stage. She pouted, "Morpheus, kill them!"

hum...

Under Su Tang's excited gaze, the deep purple energy aura around the monster brightened, and all its compound eyes vibrated and opened uncontrollably.

Morpheus's brain was no longer his own; it had become a mere decoration, mindlessly obeying the commands of his lord.

The enormous monster leaped onto the battlefield with overwhelming force. Despite its immense size, it was not cumbersome at all, and its movements were swift and swift. Several black market members didn't even have time to feel fear before they were sliced ​​to pieces by its claws.

"Morpheus, leave a few alive!" With Klein's shout, Morpheus's malfunctioning brain finally came to its senses.

The toxin was precisely sprayed into the swarm of insects, and the black market members who couldn't escape in time had their bodies melted off, lying on the ground barely alive.

The dramatic change ended amidst the overwhelming onslaught of the powerful monsters, and the belated reinforcements finally landed on the military academy star to begin handling a series of follow-up tasks, including the treatment of the wounded and injured insect soldiers and the interrogation of the enemy insects.

Su Tang's female insects finally had a free hand and rushed to the male master's side to offer their concern and care.

But Morpheus, the hero, remained in his monstrous insect form, hesitant to return to the male insect's side.

"Morpheus! That's awesome!" Seeing the monster quickly eliminate the enemy insect, Su Tang's voice rose even higher with excitement, carrying a sharp, slightly cracked tone.

The male insect's face flushed red with excitement as it struggled fiercely in Lancelot's arms. "Put me down! Lancelot! I want to go over there! I want to go see!"

"My lord! Danger!" Lancelot instinctively tightened his arms.

Lancelot couldn't convince himself that the monster before him was Morpheus.

As a colleague, Lancelot had seen the tarantula's insect-like form before. But those were all small mimicry used for lurking or tracking; he never knew that its true combat form was so nauseating and uncomfortable for insects.

Morpheus had been poisoned by the bald leader's hallucinogenic drug before, and the aura he exuded was still terrifying. His deep purple energy veins and scarlet compound eyes were flashing wildly, clearly indicating extreme instability. Who knew what would happen next?

Lancelot couldn't let his male insects take that risk.

"Hey! Let go! It's okay! This is my Morpheus! He's mine! He won't hurt me!"

Su Tang kicked her legs anxiously in mid-air, her tail slapping against Lancelot's body, her little finger pointing at the dark monster, "Put me down! I want to touch it!"

"My Morpheus" escaped from the male insect's mouth, and the monster's massive, mountain-like body trembled violently once more. Its enormous, scarlet pupil, as if subjected to severe signal interference, rapidly expanded and flickered. The thick bone armor covering its entire body emitted a creaking sound, like metal plates rubbing and pressing against each other. The deep purple energy veins flickered at a critical frequency, almost escaping through the bone armor.

He supported his body, his wriggling feet, the incredibly sharp, hook-shaped blades at the tips of his feet even unconsciously digging deep into the alloy ground, emitting a metallic tearing sound that would make worms' teeth ache.

Lancelot became even more wary and held the little male insect tightly. Isaac and Adloro also stepped in front of the male master in time, fearing that the still unconscious Morpheus might hurt Su Tang.

But seeing Morpheus's appearance, Little Nose struggled even more fiercely, almost falling out of Lancelot's arms.

"Morpheus! Stop spacing out! Come here!"

Su Tang's amber eyes were filled with eager anticipation, and her little face beamed with a bright smile as she waved vigorously at the huge, scarlet monocular eye, "Be good, let me touch it!"

The scent of the male insect, accompanied by its sound, pierced through layers of gloom and tore through endless darkness like blazing sunlight. It crashed into the deepest part of the crimson giant eye, carrying an inconceivable heat and innocence, scorching Morpheus's self-loathing and despairing soul core!

All chaotic thoughts, self-destructive ideas, and deep-seated hatred for the ugly insect form... all melt away rapidly before the lord's pure and unadulterated praise, like snow exposed to the scorching sun.

In the eyes of this little creature... this ugly form, representing filth and violence... was accepted by him.

At this moment, it is no longer a cold machine, no longer a dark monster.

The monster's enormous scarlet eye, its pupil no longer flashing wildly, focused on Su Tang's excitedly waving little hand, and the frozen void in its eyes completely disappeared.

Its enormous, sickle-shaped pincers lowered slightly, and the terrifying foot blades that were deeply embedded in the ground also loosened their grip.

The monster seemed to hesitate.

The monster is being confirmed.

The monster is actually...afraid?

Morpheus feared that he had disturbed the sudden, intense, and incredible light that was too hot for him to perceive.

The insects watched this incredible scene in astonishment.

"...Morpheus?" Su Tang tilted her head as she looked at the monster's cautious posture.

He nodded firmly, his little tail wagging back and forth. "I knew it was you! Come here! Let me see your big paws! They were so powerful just now!"

The sound was like a spell breaking the last layer of ice.

The enormous, mountain-like, pitch-black monster, exuding a primordial ferocity, finally, with heavy but no longer oppressive sense of destruction, writhed its lower limbs and cautiously took a small step toward Su Tang.

For every small step the monster takes forward, the Zerg civilization takes a giant leap.

Lancelot, who had been on high alert, now had a strange expression. Who was he trying to impress with that look? Who was the real monster that instilled fear in the insects?

But he was somewhat relieved, which meant that the black-haired vixen was probably still conscious and wouldn't fail to recognize him as her master.

However, Lancelot did not completely let his guard down.

He was also affected by the violent gas in his mental sea, and is currently relying on the male insect essence from the little guy in his arms to gradually suppress and clear the toxins.

He couldn't guarantee that Morpheus, who was lucid at this moment, wouldn't suddenly go berserk at the next.

The chaos of the celebration gradually subsided, replaced by a tense and eerie atmosphere.

All the insects' gazes, regardless of distance or whether they were enemies or remnants, were involuntarily drawn to the chaotic center of the battlefield in the set props area.

There stood a dark mountain.

monster.

Or rather, it is Morpheus's insect form.

That enormous, rugged, terrifying being covered in cold, obsidian-like bone armor, its single eye burning with scarlet light, was now slightly lowered, staring at a small patch of open ground in front of its toes.

There stood a small figure.

His pale face had long been replaced by an excited flush, and his amber eyes shone brightly, like two small burning flames, staring intently at the huge, ferocious, and powerful "creation" before him.

The previous fear seemed to have never existed, leaving only the pure amazement and desire to explore, like a child discovering a priceless treasure.

He reached out his little hand, wanting to tentatively poke the side of the blade closest to him.

Every insect's heart was in its throat.

"Su Tang!"

Freya's enormous emerald wings folded slightly, his handsome face filled with disapproval. His copper-green pupils swept sharply over the silent behemoth, finally settling on Su Tang:

"It's best to keep your distance. Those terrorists used psychic sea berserk gas and hallucinogens; all the female insects are currently at risk of going berserk at any moment, especially this one with its insect form... it's lethal. There's an uncontrollable risk!"

The sub-female doctor's words were devoid of any insect-related emotions; they were merely an analysis of the actual situation. They served as a reminder to Su Tang and also as a statement to all insects, especially to the one who could make the final decision at this moment.

Freya's gaze passed over Su Tang and landed on Klein, who was not far away.

The Imperial Marshal stood there, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his face devoid of any superfluous expression. His icy blue eyes, like frozen polar seas, calmly surveyed the strange and dangerous scene before him.

His young lord was enthusiastically trying to "study" a terrifying insectoid race that had just torn apart several powerful enemies and exuded the aura of an ancient predator.

Sensing Freya's gaze, Klein finally shifted his attention from Su Tang to the silent, dark monster.

The marshal's gaze was sharp as a knife, as if it could pierce through the thick bone armor and look directly at the surging energy and chaotic spiritual core beneath.

Having once been Morpheus's adversary, Klein was well aware of his terrifying nature.

Like Morpheus, Klein had also undergone insect experiments, but Klein's experiments were conducted by the military. Even though they were equally painful, at least those experimenters retained their insect-like nature, and the purpose of the experiments was to create weapons of war to solve the Empire's predicament at the time.

However, the modification experiment Morpheus underwent was a cruel and inhumane experiment conducted by the underground black market to satisfy its own selfish desires, turning Morpheus into a monster that was neither insect nor ghost.

No wonder he never goes to the front lines, only taking on missions in the shadows. Of all those who have seen his insect form, only Klein has remained estranged from him or been terrified.

Of course, there are probably a few more now.

Klein's gaze swept over the behemoth once more.

Under Su Tang's curious gaze, its massive body seemed somewhat stiff. Its single, scarlet eye dared not look directly at the small male insect below, its gaze shifting slightly. Its enormous mandibles also retracted a bit, revealing a clumsy awkwardness that was completely opposite to its terrifying appearance.

Is this old guy, whom he turned from enemy to friend, actually shy?

Klein understood, and a barely perceptible smile flashed across the depths of his icy blue eyes.

"He is of sound mind."

The marshal spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly carried throughout the silent area, carrying a decisive and final word, four words that sounded like an edict.

Freya's tense body relaxed slightly, but the wariness in her eyes did not completely disappear.

Isaac and Adlord also breathed a sigh of relief, but their gazes toward the behemoth remained incredibly complex, a mixture of awe and indescribable envy.

Lancelot's approach was simpler; he just rolled his eyes and let the monster figure it out for itself.

Su Tang didn't care about any of that; all he understood was Klein saying "controllable"!

"Klein!" He turned excitedly to look at the marshal, his little face beaming with a smug smile of approval. "Then I..."

"It's alright, baby, go ahead." The white-haired female insect looked at her little male master tenderly again. She had always known that this was a child unlike any other.

Sure enough, no matter what, the little male insect never disappointed him, and even brought surprises time and time again, making him more and more inseparable from him, wanting to keep him forever in his wings, to merge into one, and never be separated.

"Morpheus! It's huge!"

Su Tang's amber eyes sparkled as she looked again at the base of the jaws, which resembled a gaping maw from an abyss. There, she could vaguely see the fine, gleaming serrations on the inside of the jaws.

"Morpheus! Let me see your teeth! What's that purple light inside? Is it Venom? Wow, that's cool!"

As he spoke, he actually stood on tiptoe, stretched out his small hand, and boldly reached out to touch a relatively less sharp area near the base of the huge jaw, covered with a deep purple chitinous sheen!

The purple light in that area seemed to be more intense than in other places.

"My lord!" Lancelot exclaimed in shock, his body almost instinctively rushing forward.

"Baby!" Klein's pupils also contracted sharply!

Although the little guy was always very naughty, Klein was always very tolerant. This was the first time he had felt the destructive power of a naughty child, and the first time he wanted to restrain all his affection and properly educate the disobedient little devil.

The black monster involved in the incident shuddered violently as if electrocuted the moment Su Tang's small hand was about to touch the sensitive area inside its jaws!

The enormous, scarlet, single eye suddenly contracted into a dangerous slit, and the jagged bony armor covering its entire body emitted a series of rapid, slight "clicking" sounds, leaving the female insects present with no doubt that this guy would have strained his back if it weren't for his strong physique.

The monster seemed to want to retreat and dodge, but its feet, deeply embedded in the ground, seemed to have taken root.

The enormous, sickle-shaped pincers suddenly rose for a moment, creating a sharp gust of wind, before freezing in mid-air.

In the end, it only managed, with extreme difficulty and restraint, like a rusty machine, to arch its back slightly, moving the deadly jaws a little further away from that audacious little hand.

Su Tang's little hand finally landed on the deep purple, smooth and warm chitinous area on the inside of her jaw.