Game of the Emperor Chapter 2

"Hiss..." A momentary mental connection.

"Fcuk! Are these bugs on drugs?! Report to the commander, the right wing defense line is about to be breached." The scouts shuttling across the front lines urgently reported this change in the battle situation to their superiors.

They had clearly been pushing the Zerg back step by step, and victory was only a matter of time. But just now, this group of low-level Zerg with a power level of δ suddenly became extremely powerful, as if they were extremely angry about something, and they collectively attacked them like crazy, directly tearing a gap in their right wing defense line.

What kind of enemies are the most terrifying on the battlefield? Those who are not afraid of death are undoubtedly one of them.

Every Zerg is a born excellent soldier. They ignore pain, have no fear of death, and show no mercy to their enemies.

What is even more troublesome is that the Zerg troops have far better execution capabilities than other races. They are absolutely obedient to orders from their superiors and never question or ask questions.

"Tell me what's going on. Aren't these low-level Zerg on this planet confirmed to have no commander?" The human general in military uniform frowned and pounded heavily on the table in the operations room with his right fist. The losses of the ground forces far exceeded expectations. Any other commander would not be in a good mood right now.

The Chief of Staff remained silent and did not dare to answer. Judging from the intelligence obtained before the war, these low-level Zergs did have no command and were very loosely deployed. They could not even be called a unit, which was why they were able to defeat them area by area so easily in the beginning.

But now, not only did this group of Zerg suddenly unite, but each of them seemed to have received some major stimulation and went into a collective frenzy.

"Retreat first." After enduring for a long time, the young commander finally gave this order.

Once the order to retreat was given, the ground troops that landed on the planet no longer took the initiative to confront the Zerg, which were in a violent state, but instead looked for opportunities to evacuate.

To their surprise, these low-level Zerg did not chase them closely, but scattered one by one without any hesitation, just like...

Like looking for something.

This situation was not normal, but the human general who was commanding the evacuation did not pay much attention to this abnormal phenomenon. He was more thinking about how to capture this resource-rich planet in the future.

In fact, the abnormal behavior of the Zerg does not only exist on this planet, but also in every corner of the dark and vast interstellar space. All races that are fighting against the Zerg should have some understanding of this.

But neither humans nor other races in the vast interstellar space took this abnormal phenomenon seriously.

If they had paid more attention, investigated the reasons for the Zerg's abnormal behavior or reported the situation, they might have discovered the truth in advance. A truth that they would avoid in the future and try every means to change.

The brief mental connection allowed all Zerg to receive an important signal---

Their king had just been born and was in desperate need of their protection.

At this time, on an abandoned planet far away in a remote galaxy, the originally dark cave was illuminated by the light coming in from the outside world.

Completely unaware of what he had done inadvertently, the slim black-haired young man was sitting quietly in the cave. He was closely guarded by a group of Zerg soldiers, and even when he was eating, he was watched by countless eyes.

What made Ethan King speechless was that while he was eating, he could feel the Zerg soldiers were extremely nervous about him.

"...Do they think I'm a kid who chokes when eating?" Ethan King couldn't help but say this to his system, having naturally learned to sense the consciousness and emotions of these Zerg soldiers, while continuing to crunch on the eggshells.

Yes, I eat the eggshells. They have a milky flavor and are crunchy.

"In their eyes, you were just born, a cub." The system stated the facts in a cold voice.

Editor Gu was speechless for a moment. To be honest, he had indeed just "broken his shell".

The narrow space that he had struggled to break free from for a while was actually the inside of a giant white egg. He was nurtured and hatched in this white egg, and now he has successfully broken out of the shell and been born.

"I'm full." After eating just one sixth of the eggshell, Ethan King felt a distinct sense of fullness. In addition, there was an indescribable wonderful feeling.

It was a bit like a warm feeling filled with energy, so comfortable that he wanted to close his eyes and curl up his body.

Through the system's friendly reminder, Ethan King knew that the eggshell with a large hollow created by him was a very high-quality nutrient for him, but he did not expect the effect to be so immediate.

After all, he is not a real cub mentally, so Ethan King restrained himself from entering the standard mode of a cub that eats and sleeps.

In the eyes of the Zerg soldiers who were watching the young man, their king was so small. He was obviously very sleepy after eating, but he was still trying to keep his eyes open to resist sleepiness...

cute.

This word does not exist in the Zerg, but this is what these Zerg soldiers are feeling right now. Not everything is only used for destruction, and this one in front of them is different.

Once he accepted the identity of a "cub", Ethan King was no longer as conflicted as before about the surrounding Zerg's eagerness to protect him, and he was not nervous at all when being stared at by so many pairs of vertical pupils.

These dangerous creatures that looked threatening had no ill will towards him. Even when they were chasing him at the beginning, they were just doing it out of kindness... Ethan King understood this point ever since he learned about his current identity from the system.

"They're afraid of losing you, but they won't restrict your movements."

"Well, I know." Ethan King responded in his mind, and at the same time, he called up the information panel provided by the system. At the top of the panel, in the most conspicuous place, there was a column like this: Clearance value: 15%

Where does this 15% figure come from?

According to the game rules that Gu Yan knew, achieving a 100% clearance value in each plane of the world required him to interpret his own role to the extreme and achieve the highest achievement worthy of praise.

There is more than one way to interpret a character's identity. Different choices will naturally lead to different achievements.

For example, in the current world, taking his current identity as the Zerg leader, leading the Zerg to conquer the interstellar would probably be considered a supreme achievement, but Ethan King denied this method of passing the level from the very beginning.

"Breaking the Shell only increased the clearance value by 5%, where did the other 10% come from?" Rubbing his eyes to shake off the sleepiness, Ethan King tried to ask his own system.

The reason why it was called an "attempt" was because up to now, Ethan King had not yet figured out the system's attitude towards him. From the tone of its words, it sounded quite cold towards him, but before that, it had met his request for a piece of clothing without saying a word.

"You established a mental link under the stimulation of pain. The link lasted less than a second, but it was enough for all Zerg to know of your existence." The system answered truthfully.

"The link time is too short to determine the exact location. At this rate, they will turn every planet upside down."

Is this too much? ? Ethan King's drooping eyelids suddenly jumped, "Dear system, let's have a discussion. Next time there is such an important matter, will you take the initiative to tell me?"

After a few seconds of silence, the system did not respond to the question, but said indifferently: "Zerg above level γ have normal intelligence and will not come looking for you in a big way. Others will not worry so much."

The rioting Zerg must be calmed down. Because there is a fact that makes people sad and tearful in front of Ethan King, the Zerg has no "allies" in the entire interstellar. It's okay to have no allies, but there are many enemies, especially the human side, which has been fighting from the old era to the new era, and is completely a mortal enemy.

Knowing what he had to do now, Ethan King turned his gaze towards the Zerg that were surrounding him and watching him.

The previous mental connection was established unconsciously by him. No one taught him the method. This must be his innate ability.

"I'm fine, don't be um...don't be angry?"

Ethan King half raised his head at this time. The Zerg soldiers were really huge, so he had to raise his head like this to meet their eyes.

Lower-level Zerg do not possess much intelligence. They are good at fighting with enemies and will follow orders from their superiors without hesitation, but their thoughts are usually very simple.

Although they did not understand the language and could not respond with words, the Zerg in the cave still had a clear reaction. These huge and terrifying creatures lowered their heads towards the black-haired young man in front of them, their pupils that had been shrunk into thin lines relaxed a lot, and their forearms that were as powerful as saw-toothed blades also dropped down, as if they had withdrawn from the battle.

"Be good." Ethan King walked up to the Zerg soldier closest to him, stood on tiptoe, stretched out his hand and patted the Zerg's forearm.

The ability level of this Zerg is higher than those around it. If it were not here, this Zerg would be the leader of other Zerg soldiers around it.

The Zerg that was slapped on the forearm by the young man let out a faint hissing sound and deliberately lowered its body, as if to make it easier for the young man to touch it. It also immediately adjusted the angle of its forearm, moving the sharp part away from the young man to avoid being touched.

This Zerg, which looked dangerous in every way, now stood motionless, with its head lowered towards the young man, as obedient as a large dog facing its master.

It still works.

The short-range mental link was successfully established, and Ethan King tried to expand the range of the link and consciously choose the target. He did not need to stop the rioting Zerg soldiers one by one, but only needed to appease the leaders of the scattered Zerg units.

"It's a wise choice to reduce mental energy consumption." The system made an evaluation while watching, and added a reminder, "Every country has an exploration fleet. Although this planet is an abandoned planet and belongs to a remote galaxy, it is not an absolutely safe place."

In order to avoid attracting attention from all parties, it is necessary to prevent low-level Zerg soldiers who act only on instinct from rushing to this planet, but if safety is to be guaranteed, it is also necessary to have sufficient guard forces around.

Ten seconds. As soon as he finished stopping the low-level Zerg soldiers, Ethan King clearly felt a deeper sense of drowsiness than before, as if someone was constantly urging him to close his eyes in his mind.

The ability of the 'cub' is limited. Even the innate leadership ability is not yet mature at this stage when it is just born.

I still have energy to spare. Ethan King did not ignore the reminder from the system just now. He resisted the heavy sleepiness and caught the brightest spot of light in his spiritual realm before falling asleep.

At the same time, in the Shanta galaxy ruled by the Sachi people, a one-sided and overwhelming battle has just ended.

This was a race that was recognized as having the strongest individual combat power, but now they were lying on the ground, having completely lost their combat power.

The only person who could stand and move normally was in the center of the battle circle. From his appearance, it could be quickly determined that he was a Zerg, and a high-level Zerg.

Higher-level Zerg have an appearance similar to that of humans, but their eyes all have vertical pupils and they retain certain Zerg characteristics.

Like the high-level Zerg standing in the center of the battle circle, from the perspective of normal human aesthetics, he undoubtedly has an exceptionally handsome face. However, the contours of his face are not gentle at all, and it is a kind of cold beauty without any warmth.

The belligerent smile had not yet completely disappeared from the Zerg's face, and he was now narrowing his pupils and shaking off the blood on the tip of his tail with a bit of impatience. From a distance, he looked like a dangerous beast that had just finished hunting but was still unsatisfied.

But in the next second, this advanced Zerg suddenly paused.

... It's the sound of breathing.

From the shallow and even breathing sound, it can be heard that the owner of the voice is probably in a state of sleep. Although the other party did not say a word, the silver-haired Zerg who had just finished a fierce battle narrowed his pupils even more like a cat whose whiskers were touched.

Feeling of irritability...

The rising sense of irritation will bring about the desire to destroy, but there are no enemies in this place that he can "destroy".

"Tsk." The warlike smile gradually disappeared from the silver-haired Zerg's face. After his expression turned cold, his good-looking appearance appeared a bit cold.

This was the second time for this silver-haired Zerg to have a mental link.

Nature and instinct seemed to have lost their effect on this high-level Zerg, and could not inspire his desire to submit at all. However, when he heard the light breathing sound conveyed in his consciousness, Victor Knight was once again aroused by an inexplicable sense of irritation.

Just at this moment, another adult Zerg male wearing the same black military uniform tiptoed over.

"Boss, more and more soldiers in the fleet want to leave. What do you think we should do...?" Adrian Hale waited until the smile on the silver-haired Zerg's face disappeared before he dared to approach and ask this question. He stated the current situation truthfully.

That mental connection was too fatal. Adrian Hale was very aware of this because he had the same hesitation in his heart.

The Zerg society is undoubtedly a pyramid-shaped society, but the Zerg at the lower level do not have any dissatisfaction. On the contrary, they unconditionally submit to their superiors.

This is determined by the nature and instinct of the Zerg, and is sometimes very difficult to understand in the eyes of other races.

The only difference in their race is that the lower Zerg have a choice of superiors. There are four high-level Zerg with ability level α in the Zerg, and the different objects of submission have led to differences within the Zerg.

All along, both outsiders and the Zerg themselves have believed that the α-level high-level Zerg are the top of the Zerg power. But now there is a fact telling them that this is not the case.

"You don't want to?" The silver-haired Zerg had a blank expression on his face, and no emotion could be seen when he asked this question.

Adrian Hale said to his leader, "It's not easy to betray the leader. If you don't give the order, I can only endure it."

Fortunately, the mental connection was short, otherwise it would be hard to say whether I could hold it in.

Adrian Hale just kept the above sentence in his mind, but the next words spoken by the silver-haired Zerg in front of him made him stuck.

"Then I will grant your wish."

The tip of the silver-haired Zerg's tail, which was a high-risk weapon, curled up unconsciously when he said this. His thoughts at this time were still very rough and simple. As long as he went to see the existence that was calling him, it would be very easy to solve the irritability that was aroused - at worst, he could just destroy it.