Chapter 63 The Zerg, how could we possibly encounter such a fortunate encounter...

The defective insects on the planet initially thought that what they were experiencing was just a hallucination before their death.

They are the worst and most useless Zerg, the kind of worthless Zerg that can only rummage through garbage dumps for offerings.

How could a king possibly appear on the planet inhabited by these lowly insects?

Moreover, this planet is so dangerous that it could explode at any moment.

Feeling the dreamy and reassuring atmosphere around them, they kept their eyes tightly closed, afraid to open them.

They were terrified that the illusions around them would vanish the moment they opened their eyes.

They were afraid that when they opened their eyes, all they would see was an exploding planet.

But--

Half a minute later.

The planet that should have exploded still stands safely in the Gray Cloud Galaxy.

No destruction, no death—

Only the comforting scent lingered for a long time.

The smallest and thinnest insect couldn't help but cautiously open its eyes.

The planet seemed to be enveloped by some kind of energy, completely shutting out the sounds of explosions, cries for help, and the hum of starships outside.

All that remained was a beautiful stillness.

Even the explosions that had begun at the edge of the planet were suppressed by this energy.

The tiny insect, sensing the aura surrounding it, raised its head in a daze and looked up at the sky.

In mid-air, a figure with black hair and black eyes stood still.

Her jet-black hair danced in the wind, and the powerful aura around her suppressed the planet's explosion, isolating her from all danger.

Yet, such a powerful being looked at them with such gentleness.

It's like... they, this group of insects, are very important to her.

The thin insect murmured:

"Hiss—it's the king."

He truly is a king!

It's not a hallucination!

Wang Zhen actually came to this planet and... saved them!

Upon hearing his voice, the other insects could no longer resist and opened their tightly closed eyes.

They stared at the figure in mid-air, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

Is it really... the king?

After the initial shock, an unprecedented joy and happiness welled up within their insect cores:

He truly is a king!

These worthless insects actually saw the king!

But……

Some insects clenched their pincers in bewilderment:

Why is Wang here?

They dared not hope, yet they couldn't help but hope:

Did the king come for them?

As soon as Ai Ying arrived in the Gray Cloud Galaxy, she sensed that the edge of the planet where the Zerg were located was on the verge of exploding.

If left unchecked, the entire planet and its inhabitants could be reduced to ashes in a few dozen seconds.

She had no time to think; her mental energy surged forth immediately, firmly protecting the entire planet.

Having already contracted with six Lord Insects, her mental strength had long surpassed the SSS level in human assessments, and even exceeded the limits of human cognition.

She has now become a powerful being that transcends all species, including the Zerg lords.

Therefore, protecting the planet from exploding was not a difficult task for her.

She could also disperse a wisp of spiritual energy imbued with Gu magic to soothe the insects on the planet.

The six lord insects beside Ai Ying reacted the instant the kingly aura protected the planet, unleashing their energy without reservation to limit the explosions around the planet.

Under the powerful suppression of the Zerg, the entire Gray Cloud Galaxy is much calmer than before.

Many exploding planets stopped exploding as if by a remote control, and the dust rising from the explosions froze in place.

The species that are still alive on this planet should use this last bit of time to escape.

Just as many species had gone through hardships and exhausted their resources to finally board the starships leaving the Gray Cloud Galaxy, they all heard the voices coming from the planet where the Zerg were located.

The voice was gentle yet firm:

"All insects, leave this place with me."

"Line up to board the starship."

Ai Ying's gaze swept over the exceptionally thin insects on the planet, some with mutilated bodies and others unable to stand. She took a deep breath and suppressed the bitterness in her heart.

It's too dangerous here now; they must evacuate as soon as possible.

She looked at the insect, who stood there dumbfounded, seemingly unaware of what had happened, and said softly:

"good."

"Don't be afraid."

"I will take you home."

Upon hearing the king's voice, the insects on the planet finally reacted, their antennae silently rising to the ground.

The king... really came to save them!

Wang said, "Take them home."

They didn't know what home was, but when they heard Wang Wenrou's gentle voice, the core of every insect was filled with unprecedented happiness.

They blinked, somewhat bewildered, and wiped the tears from their eyes with their tongs.

They didn't cry when they were dumped on this abandoned planet.

They didn't cry when they were in so much pain that they could only roll around in the garbage.

Even as they faced death, they did not cry.

But now, listening to Wang's gentle comfort and feeling the comforting atmosphere around them, they couldn't stop their tears from flowing.

The king... did not abandon them.

The king did not despise them for being useless.

So... so these useless insects can be this happy too.

Wiping away their tears, they obediently lined up and boarded the starship as the king commanded.

Even insects with weak limbs and difficulty walking still try their best to move forward.

In the vertical pupils of each insect, an unprecedented anticipation flickered.

The other species looked on in astonishment as they watched the Zerg safely board the starship and leave the Gray Cloud system.

They fought with all their might, using up all their savings accumulated over decades, just to barely survive.

Because there is absolutely no species, no being, that will help the weak.

They could only rely on themselves, and could only exhaust their savings to board this starship whose destination was unknown, possibly to sell them as slaves.

But those insectoids, those even more useless insects than them, left this place so easily under their king's protection.

They sat in the starship, not daring to utter a sound:

The Zerg King... does he really care so much about this bunch of useless Zerg?

All species follow the law of survival of the fittest and will actively eliminate the weaker members of their own kind.

In their memory, this has been the case for thousands of years.

Including the Zerg, or especially the Zerg.

But--

Recalling the sound they had just heard, many species silently lowered their heads:

That voice... was so gentle.

They previously thought that the Queen would only oppress the Zerg.

Under the queen's rule, every insect lived a life of hardship and despair.

Even later, when they heard that the newborn Queen was good to the Zerg, they still felt that the Queen was only slightly better to the useful Zerg.

That's the Queen of Insects. Even if she's good to the Zerg, how good can she be?

They never imagined that the insect queen would expend energy and countless insect powers to save these useless insects.

These species lowered their heads, silently hugged themselves, buried their heads in their legs, and concealed the envy in their eyes:

These insects are so lucky.

The Zerg are so lucky right now.

They actually managed to encounter such a king.

If only they... if only they could meet a king like that.

That way, they wouldn't have to worry about the planet exploding or dying in the Gray Cloud Galaxy.

In that way, they could travel safely to another planet under the king's protection.

Instead of like it is now...

They could only wait for the starship to send them to a place destined to be oppressive, where they would be at the mercy of other species.

On another starship.

The sinful beasts of the Dark Beast Clan also learned that the Waste Insects had been safely taken away by their king.

Every beast's eyes were filled with astonishment:

Weren't those insects heading to the Gray Cloud Galaxy just to witness the galactic explosion that only happens once every few centuries?!

The Queen of Insects… that Queen of Insects who only ever oppressed the Zerg, actually went there to save a bunch of useless Zerg?!

How is that possible?!

Absolutely impossible!

There must be a mistake!

It must be some other species that's mistaken!

The beasts, who had long been abandoned by their own kind, trembled slightly as they tried to reassure themselves that everything they had heard was a lie.

But……

Recalling those starships that exuded the powerful aura of the Zerg, they gritted their teeth and clenched their fists.

They also knew that the Zerg wouldn't make such a fuss just to see a galaxy explode.

Perhaps those starships really were there for those useless insects.

The beasts exchanged glances, all seeing the envy hidden deep in each other's eyes.

*

On the starship.

The six lord insects looked at their king, who was resting with his eyes closed on the throne, each of their eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light.

Fiedlock reported the Gray Cloud Galaxy explosion to the King simply because he felt that all matters concerning the Zerg should be reported to the King.

Even though he had a vague premonition, he still didn't take it too seriously.

He knew that the king had always valued all the insects, including the lower ones.

However, to all the insects in the Gray Cloud Galaxy, the insects were no different from dead insects.

Such a weak insect, which could die at any moment due to an accident, even if saved this time, may be seriously injured and die next time due to other things.

No matter how you look at it, they are not worth the king's effort, much less the king's waste of so much energy.

But……

Even though Wang knew how useless and fragile those insects were.

When the king heard his report about the explosion in the Gray Cloud Galaxy, he did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered all the insects to prepare for the rescue.

Thinking of this, Fiedlock reached out and placed his hand on the insect core, feeling the unprecedented sense of peace surging within it, and slowly closed his eyes:

The king... cares about every single insect.

The king... will not abandon any insect.

The eyes of the other lord insects also gleamed with an unprecedented light.

In fact, all insects, regardless of their strength, are filled with fear.

She feared that, over time, or due to unforeseen circumstances, she would become useless and unworthy of the king's attention.

But this time, they finally realized.

With the current king by their side, they never have to worry about being abandoned by him.

Even if they are seriously injured, even if they become useless.

Alfred, who was the last to appear beside the King, was more severely impacted than the other insects.

He never saw the king's patience with the lower insects, nor did he see the king gently comforting them or carefully designing amusement park scenes for them.

Therefore, when he saw with his own eyes that the king was willing to waste his energy for a bunch of useless insects, his insect core jumped out of control.

For the first time, his grey-brown eyes held no longing; they simply gazed at the figure on the throne.

This is... his king.

He had waited three hundred years for the king.

Alfred raised the corners of his lips, the excitement and desire in his insect brain even stronger than before:

what to do?

He desperately wants to be possessed by the king right now.

He desperately wanted Wang Neng to devour his flesh and blood bit by bit and suck his insect blood dry.

The thought of the scene where Wang's lips were stained with his insect blood caused his pupils to suddenly contract, and his insect body to stiffen.

Ai Ying had gotten used to the constant gazes of all the insects directed at her.

But isn't that insect's gaze a bit too obvious?

After resting for more than half an hour, her mental energy had been largely restored.

She opened her eyes and glanced at Alfred indifferently.

Seeing his eyes light up suddenly after he sensed her gaze, she felt a little helpless.

Habits are a terrible thing.

She had only seen Alfred a few times, but she had already started to get used to his casual attire.

She looked at the silver jewelry clinging to his upper body and the barely visible leg rings on his thighs, and her heartbeat barely changed.

Ai Ying calmly shifted her gaze to the pitch-black universe outside the starship, and thoughtfully tapped the armrest of the throne.

The rescued insects are all on the starship behind.

Thinking of how thin and pitiful they would look when she saw them, she frowned slightly.

We need to find a suitable planet for them to live on.

Merton Star is definitely not an option.

The insects on Merton are not only powerful and energetic, but also have rather bad tempers. Even with her orders, they might suffer injustices when she can't see them.

Moreover, these insects have such weak energy that they might not be able to see in such a completely dark planet.

Noah's Ark is not an option either.

The planet Noah is constantly battered by massive storms, making it completely unsuitable for these insects to survive.

What other planets are there...?

Ai Ying thought for a couple of seconds and suddenly realized that she was now the queen of the Zerg.

If you want to know something, just ask the insects around you.

She stopped tapping her knuckles on the armrest and looked at the several lord insects beneath the throne:

"Do you have any planets in your territory suitable for the insects of the Gray Cloud Galaxy to live on?"

"The planet needs to be safe enough, the environment can't be too harsh, and ideally the native insects should be relatively friendly..."

Alfred, as the last of the lord insects to arrive at the king's side, knew that if he wanted to climb onto the king's bed, he had to seize every opportunity.

Opportunities are seized, not waited for!

For example, right now.

He must speak first than the other insects; he must seize the opportunity!

"My king, in my territory..."

Although he didn't immediately think of any suitable planets in his territory, he cleverly chose to talk about the territorial planets he knew more about first.

Although it couldn't perfectly match the king's requirements, it could keep him talking nonstop, leaving the other insects no chance to speak.

Seeing Isaiah hesitate for the third time, clenching his fists, Alfred finally thought of a planet that could perfectly meet the king's requirements.

Just a second before Isaiah could finally restrain himself and interrupt him, he spoke reverently to the king:

“My king, there is another planet called Kree in my territory.”

"All the gems on that planet have been explored and completely cleared out."

"With the gems cleared out, there were no other dangers on the planet, and all the insects evacuated."

"The planet receives about five hours of sunlight each day, and the temperature is relatively suitable."

After listening to Alfred talk for a long time, Ai Ying finally heard him mention a planet that suited her taste, and she breathed a sigh of relief for him.

She simply said:

"Then let's go to Kree!"

Meanwhile, Horace was still counting on his fingers, pondering which planet in his territory best suited the king's requirements.

Then, when he looked up, Wang had already decided on the planet he wanted to go to.

He stared blankly at the figure on the throne, his dark red pupils filled with confusion.

On the other hand, Isaiah, who had been paying the most attention to Horace, was now focusing all his energy on Alfred and didn't even notice Horace's silly appearance.

Isaiah gritted his teeth, his vigilance toward Alfred rising infinitely within the insect core.

This worm is the real cunning little worm!

He actually used such a disgusting method to make the king ultimately choose to descend upon his planet.

Did he realize he'd been spouting nonsense to the king for a minute and a half?!

That's so mean, so mean, so mean!!

Alfred paid no attention to the angry stares of the Lord Insects.

It takes skill for him to be able to get the king to choose his territory!

It is a skill he has honed day and night for three hundred years!

How can you blame their incompetence on him, who is so capable?!

How ridiculous!

Alfred stood tall, his gray-brown eyes brimming with confidence:

He's not the same kind of worm as them!

He's the kind of insect that climbs onto the king's bed!

I won't stoop to their level!

only--

If he remembered correctly, the planet Kree, where the king was about to descend, was adjacent to the territory of another Lord Insect.

Will this lord-like insect take this opportunity to attract the king's attention?

After thinking for a second, Alfred's expression gradually relaxed:

Adjacent to his territory was the Lord Insect Jeffrey.

Jeffrey!

Then it doesn't matter.

*

"What?"

"Lord Jeffrey went to Merton to find the king?"

Benny received the king's order to find the last Lord Bug.

After arriving on Jeffrey's planet, he learned of this news from the lower-level insects in the territory.

He stared blankly at the slow-moving, sluggish lower insects:

"But the king has already left Merton Star."

On Merton.

Jeffrey disembarked from the starship at a speed he had never seen in three hundred years.

Sensing the faint sense of security surrounding him, his long, dark blue hair danced slowly in the air.

king!

He finally found the king!

Upon seeing Jeffrey, the subordinate insects remaining on Merton quickly ran to him.

Knowing his purpose, he quickly spoke up:

"My lord."

"Wang is currently heading to the Gray Cloud Galaxy, not Merton Star."

Two and a half minutes later, Jeffrey finally realized what the subordinate insect had said.

His light blue pupils were glazed over for a few seconds before he quickly turned around and walked toward the starship.

This time, his speed of boarding the starship was comparable to his speed of disembarking earlier.

His speaking speed was more than a second faster than before:

"Go quickly to the Gray Cloud Galaxy and find the King!"

The subordinate insect that had been following Jeffrey quickly 'ran' towards the starship, and while 'running,' it answered half a beat late:

"yes!"

*

Kree Star and Alfred said the same thing.

The planet is calm and the temperature is relatively suitable.

Aside from the lack of treasures, it has no other drawbacks.

But for the Zerg, without treasures, it's no different from a deserted planet.

Therefore, all the insects abandoned this suitable environment and left the planet.

After emerging from the starship, the insects of the Gray Cloud Galaxy cautiously huddled together, not daring to move an inch.

This was the first time they had ever left the Gray Cloud Galaxy and arrived on a strange planet since they could remember, and their insect core was filled with panic and trepidation.

In their insect brains, it was already very, very good that the king was willing to expend energy to save these useless insects.

They must not disturb the king any longer!

All Wang needs to do is throw them onto a planet and give them a small corner.

They would stay quietly in the corner without making a sound.

They will absolutely not cause the king any trouble!

As soon as Ai Ying stepped off the starship, she saw the insects huddled together, trying to shrink their bodies so that they wouldn't take up too much space.

In the Gray Cloud Galaxy, time was of the essence, and she did not have time to thoroughly examine the condition of the swarm of insects.

Seeing them huddled together, she froze, her gaze fixed on the spot.

Each of these insects has a defect on its body.

Some were missing pincers, some were missing a leg, and some were so small that they were only one-third the size of a normal Zerg.

What's even more shocking are the wounds on their bodies that are impossible to heal.

Because of their underdeveloped worm nuclei, their wounds heal extremely slowly. Some of these wounds have been with them for decades and still bleed from worms every day.

She also saw a grayish insect carefully holding a glass bead with its only remaining pincer.

His body had more than a dozen wounds of varying sizes, but the glass bead on his pincers was smooth without a single scratch.

Ai Ying clenched her hands tightly, her breath trembling slightly.

She knew that the glass ball, so cherished by this insect, could only be a gift he had prepared for her.

These glass beads, which are considered trash by other insects, are treasures that he painstakingly found.

She could almost see the insect happily waving its antennae after finding the glass bead.

She could almost see the insect willingly getting hurt to protect the glass bead.

Ai Ying's gaze lingered on the insect for a moment, then slowly swept over all the insects in the Gray Cloud Galaxy.

She tried to lower her voice:

"good."

"Close your eyes."

Seeing all the insects obediently close their eyes even though they didn't know why she was asking them to, she unleashed her Gu technique, 'Healing,' without reservation.

The real wounds of these insects are in their nuclei.

Ai Ying's Gu technique slowly travels across the core of each insect, helping them repair injuries that existed in the egg.

As time went by, the nuclei of all the insects gradually developed into complete forms.

The strengthened insect cores allowed their insect bodies to continuously heal from injuries.

Ai Ying breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the insects, who were still somewhat thin but whose bodies had become whole.

She said gently:

"alright."

"Open your eyes now."

At this point, her mental energy was completely depleted.

But she still didn't choose to go back to the insect nest to rest; instead, she looked intently at the group of insects in front of her.

She ignored the excitement and devotion in their vertical pupils, her gaze gradually settling on their severely injured limbs.

Even though their bodies are now whole, they have long since become accustomed to their incomplete bodies over the decades.

So even after their injuries were healed, their injured limbs were still unable to move.

It was as if their newly grown limbs did not belong to them.

yes.

How can decades of habits and pain be completely changed in just a few minutes?

It may take them several years, or even longer, to become familiar with their current complete body.

Seeing this, Ai Ying tried her best to suppress the bitterness in her heart and seriously considered solutions.

perhaps……

She could prepare some rehabilitation machines for these insects.

This allows them to gradually regain their bodily awareness through play.

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Author's note: My dearest darlings, I love you all~~

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