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Chapter 357: The Engineer and the Arachnid Swarm
Chapter 357: The Engineer and the Arachnid Swarm
The negotiations went smoothly, as there were no intricate details to discuss. It was essentially a matter of blocking and killing.
However, significant unrest emerged within the Great Yin Dynasty. It was unclear who deliberately spread the news, but within half a day, the entire Great Yin Dynasty knew about it. It seemed like this was intended to force the hand of the Divine Yin Emperor.
As a result, heads began to roll. Under normal circumstances, the Divine Yin Emperor would have engaged in political maneuvering. However, given the current situation, he seized this opportunity to clean up the bloated aspects of the dynasty.
But these matters had little to do with Qin Muye. For him, this time would be better spent on research.
Before that, he needed to visit the Fairy Tale World and call in some reinforcements.
Besides Hercules, Prometheus, and Hecate, Qin Muye thought about inviting a few others. The main gods of Mount Olympus were out of the question, as it wouldn't be appropriate.
Hades and Persephone could be brought in, but only for a short time.
Gaia could also be summoned in times of crisis.
As for the others, he could visit Kronos. If it wasn't urgent, he could also borrow Typhon along with his wife and son.
With these powerful Titans as support, even an 8th-rank insect swarm wouldn't be a concern. He didn't believe that this insect nest planet could have many 8th-rank insects. A large number of 7th-rank insects was more plausible, but a large number of 8th-rank insects was impossible. This was just a strategic weapon, and even having three or five 8th-rank insects would be a lot. It wasn't as if the insect world was mounting a full-scale invasion, where hundreds of military commanders would appear on a single aircraft carrier. That would be absurd.
In the insect world, 8th-rank beings were not common. Even in the most advanced worlds, 8th-rank beings were rare, and 9th-rank beings were even rarer.
The same was true in the Fairy Tale World. Qin Muye, due to his high position, had mostly encountered strong individuals, but if he left the Underworld, the number of Titan gods would be a mere fraction compared to the common people.
Returning to the Underworld in the Fairy Tale World alone, he didn't bring the entire Endless Abyss. After all, it wasn't a major event, and there was no need to worry about being betrayed or assassinated here.
His current strength was on par with that of a typical Titan god. While he couldn't match the renowned and powerful Titans, he had the ability to protect himself.
Moreover, this was the palace of the King of the Underworld. Who would dare to harm him here?
"What brings you back this time?" Hades asked Qin Muye, immediately suspecting that the young man was up to something.
"Oh, I'm here to call in reinforcements. The enemy this time is even stronger," Qin Muye said frankly.
He then briefly described the insect nest planet to Hades.
Hades looked at Qin Muye with a face that suggested he was a harbinger of disaster. "I remember you just sent Hercules and Prometheus back a few days ago."
"Indeed, no one could have predicted how quickly things would escalate," Qin Muye said with a sigh.
"Are you sure it's not because of your own recklessness?" Hades thought that if Qin Muye hadn't killed the so-called demon insect sovereign, things wouldn't have escalated so quickly, though it was inevitable.
"Not likely. I'm usually very cautious," Qin Muye said with a righteous tone.
He felt that the demon insect sovereign was a dangerous entity, so he killed it out of caution, which was quite normal.
"Go ahead and contact them. By the way, Kronos mentioned something when he passed through the tunnel. He said he found something you were looking for, something about black water or something like that," Hades said, suddenly remembering something.
"Black water? He found the Engineer's spaceship?" Qin Muye was delighted.
"Right, it's the Engineer. However, the Arachnid Swarm you asked him to capture will take some time. He has found some traces already," Hades explained.
Although Hades and Kronos still didn't get along, due to Qin Muye's influence, the father and son had some mutual interests, leading to occasional interactions, though these were conducted through intermediaries.
"He isn't busy cleaning up the Underworld? How does he have time for this?" Qin Muye asked curiously.
He knew that cleaning up the Underworld wasn't an easy task. With hundreds of thousands of hells, even without considering the powerful beings, the top hundred hells were no easy feat to clear out.
Moreover, there was the existence of the Eden.
"Yes, he's been working on it. The Arachnid Swarm's vanguard descended, seemingly planning to colonize the entire planet. These Arachnid Swarm are good at parasitizing, but they are too weak, unable to even break through the defenses," Hades explained the situation to Qin Muye.
Qin Muye found it hard to believe that the Arachnid Swarm would come to seek their own death. Even if the Earth didn't have the Titan gods, the killing maniacs and evil spirits born from the Underworld were more than enough to handle these insects.
Didn't they see that three of the four major interstellar civilizations had been destroyed, and the Arachnid Swarm, which was half-destroyed, still had the nerve to come here? This wasn't even a proper way to send reinforcements.
However, what the Arachnid Swarm thought didn't concern Qin Muye much. In fact, he hoped they would come and cause trouble for Cronus. If they did, Qin Muye could sweep them all up, and while he might not rise to prominence, it would definitely advance his current system.
"Alright, I'll contact the others first, and then I'll head to the Terror Universe," Qin Muye said straightforwardly.
He needed to get the Engineer civilization's remnants. Even though only a white figure and a spaceship remained, he expected to find quite a lot of useful things.
With the black water, there might even be the complete knowledge of the Engineer civilization.
Even if that wasn't the case, having the Engineer and the black water would still be a significant gain for Qin Muye.
After all, the black water was the precursor to the Xenomorphs and seemed to have more compatibility in terms of evolution.
While the Xenomorphs could be considered biological weapons, the black water was the core and key.
If everything went smoothly, the insect invasion of the Sorcerer Dynasty, with the help of the black water, would make it easier for Qin Muye to integrate into the research of 7th-rank spirits.
"By the way, I have a world called Tide, though it's a bit poor," Qin Muye mentioned.
But before he could finish, Hades interrupted, "Didn't you give it to Zeus?"
"Yes, but with the immediate crisis averted, there's no urgency to involve Zeus. Do you want to ascend to godhood? It's not ideal, but there's no imminent threat, and it's far safer than the Terror Universe." Qin Muye believed that if Hades and Persephone could separate themselves from their roles as rulers of the Underworld, they could reside peacefully within his realm.
Hades shook his head, "No, I'm fine here. Even if I became a god king, I wouldn't be able to rule the world."
After realizing the gap between himself and Cronus, he understood that he didn't have enough people to help him rule a world.
Unlike Zeus and Poseidon, who had numerous offspring and could easily restart a pantheon, ruling a group of mortals alone would be meaningless, just like his current situation.
Qin Muye looked at Hades up and down. He hadn't expected the ambitious Hades to back down, or perhaps he had come to terms with reality.
The Underworld gods were loyal to the King of the Underworld. If Hades left his position to become a god king in another world, he couldn't take any of the Underworld gods with him, at most Cerberus.
He would have to start from scratch, unlike Cronus, who had a complete ruling system.
In reality, if he went to be a god king, he might as well send Zeus to another world to be a god king to avoid the curse causing a great upheaval.
However, the possibility was low. Zeus wouldn't give up, and he only wanted the Tide world to send Poseidon away, then he could reclaim the power of the sea.
He would send Hades away last, so that all the powers of the sky, sea, Underworld, and the mortal realm would be in his hands, effectively reclaiming all the rights.
Hades had seen through this, which was why he refused to leave. Staying and enjoying power was better than leaving and struggling anew. Moreover, if something went wrong, there would be someone to take the blame. Therefore, between enjoyment and power, Hades chose enjoyment.
(End of Chapter)
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