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Chapter 364: Then We'll Go Straight to Their Nest!
Chapter 364: Then We’ll Go Straight to Their Nest!
It turned out that Qin Muye's suggestion was quite constructive. When over a hundred Titans stormed the insect hive planet, the insect queen didn't even have time to produce 8th Rank insects before being subdued, and even the brain bug was captured.
It wasn't that the command room didn't try to intervene; they had underestimated the strength of 8th Rank beings, especially when they had a numerical advantage.
"Indeed, in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are meaningless."
They didn't even need to devise tactics. With the strength of 8th Rank beings, they marched in confidently and returned just as confidently with four 8th Rank insects in tow.
The brain bug's psionic energy barely made a splash against the Titan race.
These Titans were all seasoned 8th Rank beings, battle-hardened veterans. Hercules slapped the brain bug, and if it hadn't defended itself with psionic energy in time, it would have been killed on the spot.
"Dionysus, please don't exaggerate the next time you talk about a life-or-death crisis. This hardly counts as one," Hercules said, somewhat exasperated.
Qin Muye also looked helpless. How was he to know that these things were so fragile?
He had assessed that the overall strength of the insect hive planet far exceeded that of the Skynet era. Then he realized why Skynet was so hard to kill.
Skynet was an intelligent AI, and neither the brain bug nor any other insect had its unique capabilities. In a fight, the insect race might have an edge, but when facing powerful beings, their resilience was different.
Back then, if it weren't for Qin Muye's extraction from the Matrix world, killing Skynet would have been extremely difficult. Even without the Matrix, Qin Muye had to sweep through half the world to finish the job.
So both Qin Muye and the command room had compared the brain bug to Skynet, thinking it would be difficult to kill. In reality, that wasn't the case.
The two had different strengths. If Qin Muye hadn't reacted quickly, they might have had to follow the steady, step-by-step approach, which would have taken much longer.
With the four different-looking insects in hand, the insect invasion of the hive planet activity progressed directly to the third stage, leaving only two artifacts to be obtained.
Qin Muye estimated that killing these four 8th Rank insects counted as one stage, and wiping out the remaining insects on the hive planet would be another stage.
Without the brain bug's command, all the front-line insects fell into chaos. The main brain being captured, the insects lost the hive mind network's guidance and naturally became disorganized.
The goblins, who had the upper hand, directly stormed into the insect hive planet, and the situation reversed in an instant.
"Originally, it was calculated, but now that you've captured them, it no longer counts," Qin Muye sighed, not expecting this to happen.
With great power and a bit of insignificant thought, a world-ending crisis was solved.
Well, this world-ending crisis was nothing to a group of 8th Rank Titans. Hercules probably thought it was easier than dealing with Skynet.
"Any other requests? Need me to help you deal with these four ugly insects?" Hercules asked.
"Not yet, just help me lock these four insects up for now," Qin Muye informed Black Hand to upgrade the prison to Level 8, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to contain these four 8th Rank insects.
Although they had dealt with the 8th Rank insects, it wasn't over yet. The hive planet still needed to be cleared, and there were probably hundreds of billions of insects left.
The insects weren't just battle drones; there were also a large number of worker bees and larvae, even more in number.
So even with the goblins entering to kill, it would take months to completely clear them out.
They also needed to interrogate some matters, such as why they didn't use ranged weapons and only sent the insects to attack. While this was consistent with the insect race's characteristics, it didn't make logical sense.
"Alright, but now that the matter is resolved, they are preparing to return," Hercules said.
He was referring to Tiphon and the other Titans, who couldn't stay as long as Hercules could with Qin Muye.
"Alright, I'll have someone prepare a generous gift for each of them and send them back."
Qin Muye didn't expect these Titan gods to be in such a hurry.
However, most of these Titan gods were part of the group that followed Kronos to the Horror Universe. Naturally, Qin Muye didn't force them to stay. He sent each of them a generous gift, after all, he couldn't let them leave without compensation for their efforts.
One had to be considerate of human relationships; otherwise, it would turn into a social disaster.
Hercules didn't say anything. While the others wanted to return first, he wasn't in a rush and decided to stay and relax with Qin Muye for a while.
Prometheus and the three Hundred-Handed Giants also didn't plan to leave just yet. Compared to the others, they were closer to Qin Muye, especially the three Hundred-Handed Giants, who greatly appreciated Qin Muye as a junior. They had never felt discriminated against, as most Titan gods looked down on them due to their appearance.
Black Hand handled the arrangements, and Qin Muye also saw them off. Since he brought them, it was only right to see them back.
Their arrival and departure were swift, indicating that the battle situation in the Horror Universe was quite intense. Although Kronos told Qin Muye that everything was fine when he arrived, it was probably just to maintain his image of strength.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be likely for Tiphon and the others to be so eager to return.
Qin Muye just pretended not to know; sometimes, playing dumb could be very useful.
After handling these matters, almost half a day had passed.
Then, he received a message from the Three Demons of the Spirit Realm, but not directly to him. They contacted Black Hand, as the Three Demons didn't have the ability to penetrate the defenses of the Endless Abyss.
To contact Qin Muye, they had to use the communication devices set up by Black Hand and then have the message relayed.
This reduced Qin Muye's contact with the outside world, ensuring he wouldn't be ambushed. Additionally, he didn't want to be disturbed during his studies or experiments, as any interruption could ruin things.
He briefly reviewed Black Hand's message, which was mainly about the Three Demons of the Spirit Realm inquiring about the battle. When over a hundred Titan gods stormed the insect hive planet, it was a significant event that couldn't be hidden from the Three Demons.
However, due to their own strength, the Three Demons had been very cautious, fearing they might be taken away by passing Titan gods.
While they were immortal, there were many ways to deal with immortals, and they certainly didn't have the courage to provoke beings stronger than themselves.
Their usual madness was just a facade; anyone who took it seriously would be the real fool.
Qin Muye didn't plan to reply. Could the Three Demons not see Hercules and the others dragging the brain bug back? They were just trying to use this as a pretext to learn more about the Titan gods.
The best course of action was to ignore them. Leaking information wasn't a concern, but Qin Muye had his own plans.
Jishan needed the Spirit Realm, and now was the perfect opportunity to take it over.
It was a rare chance to capture the Spirit Realm, and he couldn't let it slip away. If it were to cause a crisis due to a misstep, having it in his hands would give him time to prepare and contain it.
Qin Muye didn't intend to say anything pretentious about the righteous deserving the treasure; he simply wanted to seize the Spirit Realm and eliminate the Three Demons of Greed, Hatred, and Delusion.
As a villain, one had to adopt the black-on-black tactics of the underworld.
Therefore, he decided to drag out the Three Demons, waiting until he had finished dealing with the insect hive planet before slowly turning the tables on them.
Currently, due to the intimidation from Hercules and the others, the Three Demons were uncertain about the situation in the Endless Abyss and wouldn't act rashly. They would continue to be manipulated by Qin Muye.
They would likely wait until the insect hive planet was cleared before coming to inquire, rather than leaving prematurely.
"Alas, I need to quickly enhance my strength. Otherwise, everything I do will be hindered. If I were 8th Rank, I wouldn't have to worry about these things."
"If my entire team were 8th Rank, I wouldn't have to worry at all."
(End of Chapter)
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