Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

Insect swarms are quietly active under the surface, and under the seemingly peaceful appearance of the entire galaxy, undercurrents are surging.

Among the small celestial bodies in the galaxy, where Mira could not see, swarms of insects were growing wantonly.

With the help of the power of Mira's mechanical fleet, he survived from death and spread the seeds of the Zerg throughout the galaxy. At this moment, under the leadership of Sass, after ten years, the Zerg swarm once again appeared in the galaxy. Activity unfolds at the edge of the galaxy.

The difference from before is that this time, they are not launching a decisive battle blindly. With the current strength between the two sides, doing so would be tantamount to seeking death.

They have a purpose.

Of course, until it develops to a certain extent, the insect swarm will not cause any big noise, and everything will focus on concealing itself.

Everything is unfolding quietly, starting from the beginning again and moving towards strength bit by bit.

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At the edge of the galaxy, inside an irregular asteroid about 160 kilometers in diameter, a small Zerg base is being established here.

This asteroid is rich in various mineral elements, such as gold, platinum, iron, nickel and other conventional resources. Some fusion fuel can also be found in its internal cavities, which allows it to provide resources for the development of the insect swarm. Most needed.

Of course, it is just an asteroid, and it cannot allow the Zerg here to obtain huge resources and expand to an exaggerated number. But how many asteroids like this are there in this remote galaxy?

More than 600,000 pieces!

Among them, there are about 140,000 ones with a diameter of more than 100 kilometers!

If you stretch your field of view to both sides of the ecliptic plane of the star system and expand it infinitely, you will find that among the 600,000 asteroids hidden in the darkness, there are more than 300,000 Zerg activities!

The rest are either controlled by Mira or have no use value.

Since the seeds were planted in the past ten years, they have not shown up, allowing the mechanical fleet to shuttle back and forth. It was not until the first Zerg base was established underground on the planet inside the galaxy after the war that the dawn was finally announced!

Four months later, a small Zerg fleet assembled among the asteroids and successfully destroyed a small base where Mira was stationed here.

This is just the beginning, but it is equivalent to announcing to Mira the return of the swarm!

For a time, the mechanical fleets in the entire galaxy, which had been calm, once again began to attack frequently.

However, just two days later, more Zerg fleets launched a surprise attack on the fleet stationed in the asteroid belt, and dozens of small mechanical bases became nourishment for the development of the Zerg swarm.

This time, the Zerg changed their commanders and had no fixed base to defend. They dispersed in small formations and retreated immediately after making gains.

Mira, who was stationed on Planet Three, had no time to issue real-time orders to the mechanical bases on the edge of the galaxy. The bases without enough garrison were all overturned by the swarm of insects. For a time, the edge of the galaxy showed the appearance of being about to lose control again. scene.

The raging insect swarm grew and expanded in the battle, almost as if fighting supported war. Those war debris, and even space junk left over from previous wars, can be used by the Devourer to turn into Zerg warships one after another and join the battle sequence!

Mira tried to command the main force of the fleet to fight against the insect swarm, but this time it was different from the past. The insect swarm did not have a fixed base to station. They often plundered after the battle, and then left immediately, hiding themselves in the deep space of the universe.

This elusive guerrilla warfare style, coupled with the limitations of Mira's own command, made it impossible to restrict the activities of the insect swarms. Several large-scale extermination operations yielded extremely limited gains.

The Zerg showed no signs of gathering together for a decisive battle with the mechanical fleet. Even if they came together briefly due to the needs of the battle, they would separate soon after.

This makes it difficult for Mira to track their whereabouts, especially at a time when the distance is very far and the speed of information transmission is quite slow.

Of course, the most important reason why such a scene appeared for a while was that Mira's fleet was too scattered, so the swarms were given a chance to attack each one. As they gradually began to gather, and the interior of the galaxy With the successive arrival of mechanical fleets, the Zerg will no longer have such an opportunity. It is even more likely that they will return to the state they were in when they were exterminated after the war. They will be squeezed out of their living space by absolute numerical advantages, and will eventually have to die A fight to launch a decisive battle.

However, this time, it is no longer Mira who holds the initiative!

Fighting guerrillas at the edge of the galaxy is nothing more than Sass's strategy. Although there are not a few insect swarms actually active here, they are just bait and can be sacrificed at any time!

The real purpose of Sasse is obvious - to drive the tiger away from the mountain!

In order to cope with the intensified Zerg attack on the edge of the galaxy, the fleet stationed there alone cannot wipe out the Zerg. Facing the resurgent Zerg, it is absolutely impossible to threaten the guerrilla forces without using the fleet stationed around the large celestial bodies in the galaxy. Swarm!

Therefore, the Zerg fleets that are blooming and expanding wildly on all sides here, although they are huge, are just a feint attack. The real Zerg swarms, which are the main force of the counterattack, are quietly growing deep underground in various planets, waiting for the right time.

As time passed, more and more mechanical fleets appeared on the outer reaches of the galaxy, but Sass was still not satisfied.

Although the power of the Zerg has been quietly expanding within the planet, in order to avoid causing major changes, this expansion is carried out very slowly, so there is no ability to directly confront the opponent's main force.

Therefore, Sass's purpose is to introduce more mechanical fleets to the outer reaches of the galaxy. It is best to attract Mira herself there, which is undoubtedly the best.

This places higher demands on the swarm of insects moving around in the asteroid belt, because as the opponent invests more combat power here and the superior force, the living space of the zerg is gradually compressed.

They gradually no longer have the opportunity to launch raids on small-scale mechanical fleets, because these warships have quickly completed their assembly and gradually begun to launch large-scale collective actions. If the insect swarm attacks rashly, it will be easily surrounded and suppressed.

Currently, the insect swarm is here. They neither want to gather in large numbers and start a battle with the opponent, nor can they just flee. The former will most likely make Sass's plan fail at the last moment, while the latter will not be able to attract more enemies.

Mira is not a program-driven fool, she can think. Even if it is an act or a feint, Sass must be careful, otherwise she may see through it!

Therefore, how to attract the opponent's mechanical main force while retaining the combat power of the insect swarm is the most important part of Sasse's plan.

Based on the command requirements that are close to the lowest level, under certain conditions, Mira is absolutely unable to turn a blind eye to the existence of the Zerg, which is completely different from ordinary life. You can't do it even if you "touch fish", you must go all out!

And what did the original "apocalypse" of intelligent life leave to Mira? In addition to some characteristics of life, there is only "hatred" for intelligent life that is written into the bottom layer and cannot be erased!