Volume 1: Chapter 140 Muscle Fierce Bug

　　In the wilderness.

　　The off-road vehicle is moving forward at a rapid speed.

　　Qui'saršinnag bit her lower lip slightly.

　　The clone of the Shapeshifter Lord who infiltrated the Confessarii's lair saw Salus taking Liz away.

　　Apparently some kind of experiment was going on—

　　The experiments that Salus could take away were not simple experiments.

　　Before she left the nest, Lizzie's health was already in poor condition.

　　"Your Excellency the Shapeshifter Lord, may I ask what else you saw afterwards?"

　　Take Liz’s case, for example.

　　"The girl you were concerned about was unconscious and her face was very pale."

　　The eyes of the shapeshifter cluster flickered.

　　Qui'sartuštaj was in the hall, and she couldn't get close to that hall, otherwise she might be discovered.

　　Other pardoners cannot find the clone, but Qui'sartuštaj may be able to find it.

　　Pointless conflict was not what she wanted.

　　However, the door of the hall was partially opened at this moment, and the clones of the Shapeshifter cluster saw the pale-faced, blond Sarkaz through the gap.

　　The other person fell limply to the ground, and it was unknown whether she was alive or dead.

　　"Liz..."

　　It looked like the experiment had taken a severe toll on Lizzie's body.

　　We must get there as soon as possible!

　　Qui'saršinnag felt a little anxious.

　　Previous experiments had caused irreparable damage to Liz's body.

　　And among them——

　　She also took part in the experiment on Lizzie.

　　That sin has always weighed heavily on her heart.

　　As a result, now, she could only listen to Liz conducting unknown experiments. The results of the experiments were not discussed yet, but it was obvious that they had caused a huge burden on Liz's body.

　　Thinking of this, Qui'saršinnag stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

　　Then--

　　The faces of the shapeshifter cluster turned a little strange.

　　Her doppelganger was caught.

　　The Sarkaz named Salus asked her to prepare some food and water.

　　What is this for?

　　Apparently it wasn't that Salus and Qui'sartuštaj were hungry.

　　The clones of the shapeshifter cluster lowered their heads and accepted the order.

　　Salus asked her to bring food and water into the hall.

　　There is no doubt that——

　　This will bring you face to face with Qui'sartuštaj.

　　There is a possibility that her clone will be exposed.

　　However, the shapeshifter cluster does not care about the fact that the clone may be exposed at this moment.

　　She felt a little curious.

　　The long time allowed her to see many things——

　　But the experiments of the pardoners still sometimes amazed her.

　　This time is no exception.

　　Through the crack in the hall's door, the group of shapeshifters caught a glimpse of the shriveled body of a creature.

　　According to the appearance——

　　Part of the swarm.

　　The green-haired Sarkaz glanced at the small child.

　　She noticed that Zerg seemed a little confused.

　　“…”

　　In the back seat, Zerg blinked.

　　He sensed a Zergling appearing in the hive network.

　　Those are not newly hatched springtails.

　　The Overmind knows the birth of every Zerg.

　　And this newly emerged springtail—

　　Not hatched in his hive.

　　Is it a wild swarm of insects?

　　Zerg thought.

　　In Terra's past, wild swarms of insects seemed to have appeared.

　　Theresa said.

　　However, the Overmind has no memory of this.

　　“How strange.”

　　The little master said so.

　　"Zerg, are you having any problems?"

　　Qui'saršinnag suppressed her worry and anxiety.

　　Zerg is the key to saving Lizzie.

　　"Zerg senses a new Zergling!"

　　The master gave his answer.

　　However, the vitality of that springtail was very weak, and it had just been activated and had recovered some vitality.

　　According to the induction

　　The springtails are very weak and have not received any additional food for decades.

　　It has to go into hibernation and reduce its body metabolism to the minimum to maintain its life.

　　Even after sensing a living being again—

　　The springtails no longer have the energy to hunt.

　　The most that springtail can do now is move its limbs a little.

　　If it hadn't been injected with a weak vitality before, the new springtail might have died at any time.

　　"It seems that Qui'sartuštaj wants to study that springtail."

　　In the clone’s vision——

　　The shriveled body of the creature turned into a dying little creature.

　　Very amazing.

　　How does it work?

　　Observing it at different times will produce completely different results.

　　The change seemed to occur when Zerg spoke.

　　The shapeshifter group speculated so.

　　Following the little child was indeed the right choice.

　　In a short period of time, she has witnessed many phenomena that she had never seen before -

　　It is also a phenomenon that the immortals cannot understand.

　　Terran science is completely unable to explain this phenomenon.

　　Just like the demons in the subspace.

　　Controlling their clones, the group of shapeshifters walked into the hall carrying food and water.

　　The man sitting in the seat glanced at her.

　　"Chief, the food and water you requested."

　　The clones of the shapeshifter cluster bowed their heads and offered food and water.

　　Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the tiny creature.

　　The little guy was breathing weakly.

　　“…”

　　The white-horned Sarkaz did not respond.

　　"Salus, take Lizzie aside."

　　The leader of the Pardoners gave the order.

　　"Yes, Chief."

　　Even though she didn't understand what was happening, the blue-haired Sarkaz still obeyed the order.

　　However, it seemed to be related to the servant of the Pardoner's family whom he had casually captured.

　　"Go and feed it food and water."

　　With an unfathomable smile on his face, Qui'sartuštaj gave his orders.

　　"Yes, Chief."

　　The shapeshifter cluster moved closer to the little guy step by step.

　　The dying creature raised its eyes slightly.

　　“Ga…ha…”

　　It made a hoarse, weak sound.

　　“…”

　　In the eyes of Salus and Qui'sartuštaj, the dying insect opened its ferocious mouth and let out a captivating hissing sound.

　　Hoarse, low, weak.

　　All of them highlight the fact that it seems to be dying at any time.

　　But this is just an illusion.

　　Just feed it food and it will be revived.

　　Even when the insect is dying, it will still maintain its ferocious and brutal nature.

　　The clone of the Shapeshifter cluster calmly put the food into its mouth.

　　“Chew… chew…”

　　The little guy chewed with his "W"-shaped mouth for a while, and then made a swallowing motion.

　　Visibly—

　　It becomes more dynamic.

　　The limbs that had been weak were able to stand up again.

　　The only sounds in the hall were those of chewing and swallowing.

　　Qui'sartuštaj's demeanor changed.

　　The insects, having been fed and rejuvenated, should attack.

　　"Chief, the feeding is over."

　　The clone of the shapeshifter cluster reported this.

　　"……I see."

　　The white-horned Sarkaz looked at this ordinary Confessarii servant.

　　He already had the answer in his heart.

　　"It is truly an honor for Qui'sartuštaj to have a lord of the royal court help me feed the bugs."

　　He said so.

　　The Lord of the Most Ancient Royal Court.

　　The most mysterious Lord of the Royal Court.

　　He could only sense something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he used the insects to test the other party.

　　As a result, the bug really found out something -

　　Even if the fierce attack had not caused the Absolution Master's servant to reveal his weakness.

　　"Qui'sartuštaj, you are studying an interesting creature."

　　The shapeshifter cluster regained its original appearance.

　　A barefoot Sarkaz with green hair and green eyes stood in the hall.

　　She reached out her hand tentatively and touched the little guy.

　　The springtail didn't react at all and just let her touch it.

　　“…”

　　When the White-Horned Sarkaz saw this scene, a look of fear appeared in his eyes.

　　The bug showed a strong bloodlust towards him, Salus and Liz, as if it wanted to tear them apart.

　　However, the nearby group of shapeshifters did not suffer any attack.

　　"It seems that over time, you have learned to coexist with these bugs, shapeshifter."

　　Qui'sartuštaj grasped his weapon.

　　The Lord of the Most Ancient Court seemed to have gone further down this path than he had.

　　Her ability can even deceive insects?

　　"No, Qui'sartuštaj, you are wrong."

　　The Shapeshifters didn't know why this clone hadn't been attacked by the little guy, but if nothing unexpected happened—

　　It's about Zerg.

　　Zerg can let her join the Zerg Swarm, and is obviously a swarm leader of some kind.

　　But even from such a distance, it can still affect the little ones around him.

　　She sighed a little.

　　There is a high possibility that there is some kind of communication network between Zerg and the little guy.

　　It's like there is a network of thoughts between her and her other clones.

　　Shapeshifter clusters across Terra can share information.

　　"I haven't learned how to coexist with the swarm."

　　The Shapeshifter Cluster said so.

　　"It's just that some existence influenced it and it didn't attack me."

　　The green-haired Sarkaz said this.

　　“…”

　　The leader of the Pardoners suddenly tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword.

　　Some being influenced this bug?

　　Is it an Originium technique developed in the past that is specifically targeted at bugs?

　　still……

　　He rejected that terrible possibility.

　　According to past research and analysis, the existence of the insects that obey orders is basically left with only a few remnants of their will.

　　But the remaining echoes of that will can only be detected when the insect swarm arrives.

　　At this moment, the endless swarm of insects still remains in the subspace and has not yet arrived.

　　The Sarkaz witchcraft that was deployed did not detect any trace of the echo of that will.

　　Therefore, the Shapeshifter Cluster is likely to have mastered some Originium technique that can affect bugs—

　　Her life was long enough, so it was not surprising that she had learned this Originium technique.

　　The threat posed by a single insect is basically not high for the people present.

　　"It seems that you have learned some new Originium skills over a long period of time, Shapeshifter."

　　There was no emotion in Qui'sartuštaj's voice.

　　"But you are not welcome here."

　　It is not impossible that there are clones of the Shapeshifter in the Confessarii's territory.

　　No Sarkaz knew how many clones the ancient Lord of the Royal Court had, and where they existed.

　　If the shapeshifter had not come into his sight on his own initiative, he would not even have noticed that there was a visitor in the Confessarii's lair.

　　"I don't want to conflict with you either, Qui'sartuštaj."

　　The shapeshifter cluster sighed.

　　"Give me the blond Sarkaz and it, and I will leave your territory."

　　One is the deal with Qui'saršinnag.

　　The other is her own idea.

　　Take this springtail away and study it carefully.

　　After all, this is an opportunity that was impossible in the past.

　　No matter how perfect the transformation was, her clone would be swallowed up as soon as it appeared in front of the insect swarm.

　　It was as if they knew that this creature that looked exactly like them was not their companion.

　　But how did Qui'sartuštaj catch this little guy?

　　According to her past observations—

　　The disaster that descends from the Warp will not be alone.

　　They only hunt and harvest in groups.

　　I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the shapeshifter cluster always feels that the little guy around them seems to have become a little bigger.

　　"You know the answer, Shapeshifter."

　　Qui'sartuštaj pointed his blade at the Lord of the Ancient Court.

　　"This is the last surviving bug I caught. I can't let you take it away."

　　In a space without food or clean water, the hungry insects fought to the end, and finally only this one was left, devouring the few remaining remains of its own kind.

　　Then he lay dormant for decades, motionless.

　　"Then it looks like the talks have broken down."

　　The Lord of the Royal Court was not surprised.

　　She glanced at the little guy beside her -

　　It seemed as if some changes were happening in the little guy's body.

　　It's like getting food and finally having the energy to make changes.

　　“…”

　　Qui'sartuštaj noticed that the bug was growing in size.

　　The originally shriveled body gradually became fuller, and even—

　　The outline of the muscles appeared.

　　The food and clean water it ingests not only meet its energy needs for activities, but are even enough to support its evolution!

　　This is a phenomenon that has never been discovered before!

　　"Salus, stop her!"

　　The white-horned Sarkaz ordered his subordinates.

　　The Lord of the Royal Court wanted to take this strange insect away.

　　This is not allowed behavior.

　　This is the lair of the Confessarii.

　　Even the Lord of the most ancient royal court cannot just leave whenever he wants.

　　The shapeshifter cluster wants to take action.

　　Then suddenly her hand was grabbed.

　　The group of shapeshifters sitting on the SUV lowered their heads and saw the little child looking at her—

　　Eyes sparkling.

　　After receiving energy replenishment, the newly born springtails began to evolve autonomously!

　　The Overlord was very happy. This meant that the Zerg had a new way for the Zerglings to evolve!

　　But it seems to be stuck -

　　Because of insufficient energy, evolution cannot be completed.

　　"Zerg is going over there!"

　　Using its psychic connection with the Zergling, the Overmind will perform a spatial teleportation.

　　"?"

　　The shapeshifter cluster had just had a confused thought when the scene in front of her changed.

　　Originally still in the wilderness -

　　Now she suddenly appeared in a hall that looked familiar.

　　The off-road vehicle roared and crashed forward.

　　A figure was knocked away unexpectedly.

　　“…”

　　Qui'saršinnag thought she might be dazzled.

　　Did she just see her brother... or her father being knocked out?

　　"evolution!"

　　Then a childish voice sounded.

　　The little overlord took out a biomass crystal and stuffed it into the mouth of the enlarged springtail, and then it quickly changed into a green egg.

　　And broke the eggshell in a very short time.

　　Then the people present saw——

　　A muscular insect with a completely different style of painting stands on the ground.