NOVEL NEXT chapter 9
9 tues – those on the bottom floor (2)
[Swarms are no longer a mere mass of cells. It is a force that ate up an ecosystem.]
It was easy to understand when it came to the expansion of the domain.
It was common for humans to win wars to expand their territory and increase their productivity.
[The energy that ate the 8th and 9th floors became a bridgehead, and the corps is occupying this area]
“No, but this is not occupation…”
[This is the Legion’s way]
I looked at the screen and stuck out my tongue.
It should not be thought of simply as an extension of the territory.
Now, the entrance leading from the 9th floor to the 10th floor hallway was gradually being covered with a wriggling six wall.
That whole sticky, wriggling piece of meat is a living corps and territory.
If this is the case, it seems appropriate to understand that it is simply increasing one’s own size rather than the expression of expanding the territory.
By the time we ate dinner, the six walls that were standing and widening reached the vicinity of the cavity we had been aiming for.
[Small scouts scouted the destination more closely. And the Legion began to produce soldiers tailored to the enemy]
“Is it the same lizard…”
[Yes. It is the most efficient and strongest type of entity in the current corps data]
It was armed with a thick black carapace like scales, a strong jaw and long limbs.
The best group tactics that the corps still have are ants and bees.
It was based on a lizard that emphasized strength, but its operation was similar to that of an ant.
[New soldiers growing from eggs will be poured out tomorrow. Then we will attack the target, slaughter and devour]
“I don’t think I’ll lose.”
It was sincere.
Obviously the giant blue lizard we observed.
He was bigger than any enemy he had ever met.
It was an enemy worthy of being called a boss mob.
But I was sure of victory.
The strength of the corps is not only the soldiers, but the nest, the stored nutrients, and the accumulated data and thinking ability.
There is no way this group can be stopped alone.
[The corps conducted a search battle first]
The first move was, of course, the corps.
There was a gnome in this wide cavity, dense mushroom forest.
ruler of this joint. If we subdue him, we can eat the whole place.
[The scouts hit him first. Their weapon is a stinger on their tail. But instead of spewing fire, that gigantic lizard killed three scouts with a single tail. Hana landed on his back and stabbed the stinger, but the stinger broke.]
“…are you counting?”
[The angry man spewed fire from two heads. We have no tolerance to fire. All of the scouts were defeated, and a part of the corps that had ceased activities became its prey]
The tie-up broke out in an instant.
On the subject of the lizard, I stiffened for a moment when I saw the roar of victory.
That overwhelming double-headed lizard, like the monster movie Creature, was different from the lizards of the small ecosystems we were dealing with.
did i get it wrong?
I got anxious for a moment.
[If you are anxious, please choose]
[Right to Kill]
As if reading my mind, an item I had appeared on the screen.
You’re leaving this to me here?
For a moment, my heart was pounding.
Depending on what choice I make here, the result will be different.
write a kill right Then, the Legion can easily overcome this crisis and acquire its power and become stronger.
But if that two-headed dragon was the weakest here.
If an endgame king-class entity appears.
What about when that happens?
“Hey.. Back. Isn’t there such a thing as a push back?! Look at more reconnaissance records!”
I shouted into my phone.
But there was no answer. There was only the gloomy music of its own.
The guy who liked to talk like that didn’t say anything.
ripped his hair
Why, at such an important moment?
[I will not use it. Why don’t you reconsider, the Legion isn’t a chess piece that moves the way you want it to. Whatever your intentions, you will make a life-and-death decision with that lizard. If it’s too late to use the power to kill, the energy consumed cannot be fully recovered]
“No, I’m saving. I don’t know when it will be, but I’ll keep it.”
Made a decision
I didn’t use the kill right.
“Let’s write it to a bigger guy someday. Believe it. So I will believe it.”
[…After all, this time too]
“What?”
[The corps moves again. But what are you trying to do?]
“I think I need some help!”
Having evaluated his strength through reconnaissance, the corps prepared for the next attack.
I rushed out of the house before things got bigger.
I rolled the jjanggu, which was not very smart, hard.
Now about what I can do to help.
[The tactic chosen by the corps was the Orthodox Method. Its scales won’t hurt either the poison stinger or the jaw. So, he sent a lot of soldiers to crush it with force. That was the tactic I learned from the ant.]
“That’s too ignorant. If you win, you’ll die a lot.”
[Then what kind of tactic should I use?]
how do i know that
But what I can give now is not a strong, unique trait or gene.
A more diverse and complex battle method of various creatures.
In fact, the Legion copied and applied the advantages of the creatures it ate, whether it was the specimens they put in or the ones they hunted in the cave, and used them.
So if I tell them, surely the Legion will find the answer among them.
*
[The corps quickly interpreted and accurately analyzed the new incoming information. The newly arrived specimens are bomb dust beetle, centipede, mantis, long-leaved beetle, cat, woodpecker, magpie, crow…]
The whole army just stopped.
The amount of information pouring out was so much that it was difficult to process all of it.
[The Legion understood the intent. More diverse tactics and strategies]
Apparently they are the same externally, but now the soldiers of the Legion have evolved one step further.
A new fighting method was established by imitating and remodeling the habits and methods of the creatures that had been accepted.
[The corps has revised its grand strategy. The first thing I did was to organically mix the types of soldiers and encircle the target]
The corps moved again.
The momentum was a little different from the previous one.
Native creatures blocking the way did not bother to trample on them and run away.
[It steals his gaze, and aims at the gap in the scales. Tenaciously bites the weak vital point and hangs down]
The acquisition of simple knowledge is of no use to oneself.
However, you just need to receive that grace and develop it by processing and combining it yourself.
“Kreuk..”
The two-headed lizard was perplexed, noticing the incident.
It had never been so collectively lynched before.
[The corps begins war. There was only one thing he was aiming for, it was his vital point.]
“Aww!”
An angry double-headed lizard spewed fire.
However, the Legion does not back down even if it is burned to death.
Once an operation is established, it is unconditionally accomplished.
[The besieged man stomps his feet and wags his tail, killing dozens in one blow. However, those who were waiting on earth and from heaven attacked all at once, and immediately their entire body was covered with legions. And while it was exposed like that, the poison thorn that I had pierced deeply pierced one of his eyes.]
In the first place, the Legion concentrated and dug in areas that were not covered with scales, such as the eyes, genitals and excretions.
Embarrassed, the two-headed lizard shrieked and knocked down the mushrooms, then shed its body and started running.
[…he fell under the guise of the Legion. In the beginning, this was the trap we set.]
At the communal entrance, it was entangled in a sticky web that covered its body.
The ambush team, which had been ambushing as if dead, continued to spew cobwebs and poisonous chemicals.
A terrifying scream resounded throughout the aisle and the cavity.
[The power drains from the body of the person who fell into the trap. He doesn’t even have the strength to breathe fire anymore. The Swarm poked stingers into his three remaining eyes without mercy. Immediately, the body stopped moving.]
“…under.”
Victory. I stumbled upon it and sat down on the bench.
I wondered if it was worthwhile to run around the mountain until this late hour…
[Bluescale Twin-Headed Dragon: 3a2002]
“Earth Dragon…?”
Caught the big guy.
It was now completely submerged in the six walls.
The scales could not be crushed, so they would digest it in a barrel and disassemble it.
[This is a moment recorded in history. Your efforts were not in vain. If we hadn’t included a variety of samples, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve an effective victory if we hadn’t been able to obtain more data and diversify our strategies and tactics.]
“…okay.”
[Now we can eat the bigger world in earnest]
As always, the Legion did not stop.
They were born with the instinct to eat the world without end.
I blankly stared at my phone and staggered down the mountain.
“What’s wrong with your face? Where the hell have you been?”
“…a lot has happened. It’s really hard.”
Is your brother surprised to see you?
I laughed and said it was a workout, entered the room and closed the door.
Cell phone… it’s quiet now.
I recalled the feelings I felt this afternoon.
Why the hell did I run so desperately?
It was as if I had become one with the Legion at that moment.
It wasn’t just because my life was at stake.
It was just, really just.
As I was contemplating whether I should regard this feeling as love, I laughed out loud.