fictionpage Chapter 722 The Great Crisis of the Red Moon World
Chapter 722 The Great Crisis of the Red Moon World
Chapter 722 The Great Crisis of the Red Moon World
"It's like a mother nest, but not quite." Little Black had a hard time describing this feeling because it was completely bewildered.
“I only have a part of the memory of the Mother Nest. I remember it as a dark, funnel-shaped nest. It wasn’t very big, unlike us, which can occupy an entire planet or even a star system.”
Little Black obediently lay down at Lin Xiaohe's feet, letting the right arm stroke its shell.
That memory is so distant, it's as if it's been sealed away in time and space, like an old computer creaking and groaning, requiring a lot of time and memory to find the program in the corner.
"The mother nest is on a very small planet, no, more like a cosmic meteorite, crashing around in the universe. It was born in a huge, empty bubble."
"Suddenly, one day, it flew to the edge of the cavitation bubble and came to the dense area of abundant resources. As a result, the Zerg began to develop rapidly."
Xiao Hei didn't understand what those empty bubbles meant, but he knew that from then on, the Zerg's lives improved.
Like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, they bloom everywhere.
Lin Xiaohe asked thoughtfully, "You mean, this place is like a mother nest?"
"Yes, it's similar, but not quite, like something's missing." Xiao Hei's CPU was practically smoking from exhaustion.
"It's alright, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. Let's get our bodies back first."
……
The world of Crimson Moon issues an emergency call to arms at midnight.
This is the fourth time in a hundred years.
Each of the core city walls and the city center clock towers chimes seven times in succession.
The deep, cast-iron chimes spread through the damp night air, followed by a rapid mobilization.
The meeting was held in the circular conference hall on the second basement floor of the Knights' headquarters, Anvil Castle.
The dome of the conference hall is transparent, allowing a view of the night sky outside.
In the world of the Red Moon, there are no stars, only a bright red, dazzling moon hanging there.
The round table has five seats.
For centuries, the survival of humankind has depended on whether the owners of these five chairs could find common ground amidst their disagreements.
Tonight, they came faster than the bells tolled.
Knights Commander Kaimon Rein was the first to arrive.
He sat in a cast-iron high-backed chair on the north side of the round table, his hands folded on the table, revealing dense, snake-scale-like scars on his forearms.
The acting librarian, Servilia, sat on the east side of the round table. She looked to be in her fifties, with her skin covered in fine, silver-gray lettering tattoos.
Hersel, the chief engineer of the Mechanical Association, sat on the west side. He was a stitched-together body of machinery and flesh. Above the waist was a human torso, arms, and head; below the waist were four mechanical spider legs.
Each one ends in a blade-like claw, now folded under the seat, trembling slightly, like a spring poised to spring.
Sister Agatha, Superintendent of the Silent Sisters, sat on the south side. Her attire was the simplest compared to the other delegates.
A faded black nun's robe, tied with a hemp rope at the waist.
The meeting officially began after the fifth person took their seat. Servilia tapped her finger on the table, and a projection made of light mist rose from the center of the round table.
It was a scene from a dungeon in the Fate/Destiny space, showing panicked players, shaky camera work, and a fleeting glimpse of a Zergling nest!
Servilia's voice carried a hint of irritation: "The newly awakened instance, named 'Hive' by the library, has a rating of SSS++. This is a level we've never encountered before. None of the existing rating systems apply."
She swiped her finger, zooming in on the projection to focus on the giant octopus at the bottom of the funnel.
"This is the Queen Insect. The core of the instance, the final boss. It is known that it can evolve. When we first recorded it, it had a human right arm; when we recorded it again, it had two human arms."
"We don't know what it will eventually evolve into. Maybe human? What will it bring to our world when it becomes humanoid?"
Severia projected a statistics table: "A total of 23 high-level hero teams failed miserably in the Insect Nest dungeon. But that's not the worst part. What's truly terrifying is that the difficulty of all other dungeons increased on the very day this dungeon appeared! According to our existing statistics, the dungeon has increased in difficulty by at least one level!"
"The world has undergone a dramatic change without our knowledge. This is a crisis of life and death for us. We need to take countermeasures."
Grand Master of the Knights, Katemon: "Severia, we need more evidence. You just said the entire army was wiped out? Where did this information come from?"
Servilia glanced at Sister Agatha, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "We have reached some cooperation with the nuns. Through the favor of the gods, we are occasionally able to glimpse a corner of the space of destiny."
She did not reveal any further details about the collaboration, but instead produced a written document.
[The Insect Queen is terrifying!! Don't choose this instance, leave! Leave!]
The Queen Mother can read and corrupt memories. Don't let her know your name, don't let her know anything you remember.
The Queen is not fighting alone. The entire hive is her body. Our teammates fall one by one, and the insects drag their corpses into the walls. Minutes later, new soldier insects hatch from the walls, carrying the abilities of their teammates.
Hahaha, can you believe it?! These damn bugs have actually learned magic!
They can actually shoot flames!
This world must be insane.
I actually saw a black bug use Holy Light Judgment!
God, aren't you the one who drives away evil? Why don't you favor your people? Why do even insects possess the skills of the Church? Who bestowed power upon them?!
These insects don't seem to be in a hurry to eat us. They're toying with us, like a cat playing with a mouse.
We've given up on clearing the instance; our only goal is to survive.
I think I must be hallucinating. Why do I see mockery in the insects?
Lillian is dead, Joseph is dead, Galileo is dead... They are all dead, and I am the only one left.
No one knows how terrifying these insects are. They eat everything! They have an astonishing digestive system. Our prized silver weapons are more like delicious candies to them.
They reproduce even more than the ocean sunfish, the most prolific egg-laying fish! While an ocean sunfish lays 3 million eggs at a time, these insects can produce up to 5 million offspring at once! What's even more deadly is that they can selectively produce insects.
Yes, they are intelligent, have strict military discipline, and absolute obedience to the queen insect.
With my limited mind, I find it hard to imagine how to fight against the Zerg.
Alright, goodbye.
Since I can't beat them, I'll join them. Perhaps, someday, someone will encounter a bug that contains a part of me.
(End of this chapter)