The family born is the best among male insects.

——Female insects are at the bottom of the family and naturally have no right to be recognized by the family.

The news of Modima's capture has been spread by the rebels, and panic is gradually spreading among the male insects in the central area.

When the rebels officially announced that they would stand against the male insects and become their enemies from then on, they were merely angry at the audacity of these lowly female insects and did not take it too seriously.

Afterwards, the removal of the mental lock, their most powerful weapon against female insects, did indeed terrify these superior male insects for a while.

But soon, Modima's robot army appeared and they felt that everything was back to normal.

For hundreds of years, their heartfelt contempt and indifference towards female insects have deeply influenced them.

What great things can a lowly female insect accomplish?

——Or in other words, the female insects who must rely on them to relieve the intense pain caused by the mental lock are worthless in their eyes.

But when their last reliance, Modima, who controlled the robot army, was also captured by the female insect, strong panic enveloped the entire central area.

All the usual intrigues disappeared at this moment, as if they had never appeared.

The male insects in power from various families gathered together. There were only male insects in the huge conference room. Even the female insects who were most loyal to them did not have the right to enter and serve tea and water.

At this moment, these noble male insects no longer need the female insects' meticulous service.

Sitting at the top was Modima's father, the previous Zerg Archon.

He is already old, and even though he has lived a life of luxury over the years since the power was handed over to his son, wrinkles have already climbed up his face uncontrollably.

However, the aura of authority he had developed over the years of holding power still made him stand out among many male insects.

More importantly, he never underestimated the power of female insects.

There was nothing on the large conference table, and a translucent figure appeared out of thin air in the center.

It was an image of a handsome man with black hair and black eyes. Looking closely, he was made up of countless complex characters.

"Bert, what do you think?" As soon as the old man at the top spoke, the noisy meeting room suddenly became quiet.

The male insects, each holding their own opinions, looked at each other, still with anger on their faces, but they had already quieted down.

"Sir." A warm, clear male voice echoed throughout the conference room. "Now that the Archon has been captured, we must quickly appease all Zerg in the central area to prevent them from acting irrationally."

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"Those lowly female insects in the central area have started to protest again, but they have all been suppressed by the mechanical soldiers." The young male insect next to the old man at the top spoke at this time, and his eyes lightly swept across the translucent figure on the conference table with contempt and vague fear.

"Oh?" The old man seemed very interested, and his tone was encouraging: "I heard that Audis's mechanical soldiers have been upgraded recently?"

The translucent figure listened silently to Audis' endless boasting, listening to the complacency and boasting hidden in his words, with a calm expression.

The eyes of the entire conference room have shifted away from the translucent figure in the center of the conference table, and everyone wants to listen more closely to every word Audis says.

They responded with a smile, subtly following Audis's wishes to flatter the old man at the top.

——Even the male insects who are superior to the female insects, in the complicated family interest relationship, have to smile and carefully flatter the people in high positions.

The translucent figure lowered his eyes, and a faint light flashed in his eyes composed of complex characters.

Even with the doors and windows closed, the spacious meeting room was bright and well-lit. However, even in such a bright environment, the translucent figure, isolated by the male insect, suddenly seemed eerie.

The male insects were busy pursuing the interests of their own family, and no one paid attention to the figure who had just been speaking.

——After all, Bert is just a tool, a tool to help them maintain their rule.

Just as the atmosphere in the conference room was getting along well with each other, all the male insects suddenly stopped what they were doing, and like an abandoned robot that had been out of repair for a long time, they slowly raised their heads and looked towards the distant starry sky in a unified and stiff manner.

A faint golden light slowly floated out from them, then paused for a moment in the space where the insects had not yet regained consciousness, and finally floated across the room into the distance with a desperate momentum.

As the male insects gradually regained consciousness, the noisy discussions of the buzzing flies filled the entire space. Burt silently concealed the thoughtful look in his eyes, still seeming to be a cold machine.

The old man at the top has been keeping his eyes closed since he recovered from his coma, and no one knows what he is thinking. Audis wanted to express his opinion several times, but after all, he was not really stupid. The solemnity in the old man's expression could no longer be concealed, and it was faintly visible in every wrinkle at the corner of his eyes.

"Quiet." As the discussion intensified, the old man finally spoke.

"Odis and Bert stay, the rest of you can disperse first. Take care of your own family's jurisdiction and don't let those little things disturb the safety of the entire central area."

The other male insects lowered their heads, responded silently, and then slowly left the meeting room until the last male insect left. Only two insects and one person were left in the entire meeting room.

The old man looked at Audis who was sitting upright beside him and waiting for him to speak, and his expression darkened for a moment.

Odis was his brother's son, but not the heir he had envisioned.

His most satisfied heir was his son Modima. Although Modima always had his own little thoughts, it must be said that Modima's ability was indeed much higher than those of the male insects.

Unfortunately, Modima has been captured.

"Odis, do you know what the golden light emerging from us is?" The old man restrained his emotions that inadvertently leaked out and asked in a gentle tone.

Since Modima is not here, a substitute must be used no matter how poor its quality is.

"Uncle, Audis doesn't know." The young male insect answered respectfully.

"That's a mind lock. Actually, it's not just female insects who have mind locks; male insects have them too. They're made using a special kind of mental power, capable of suppressing the violent turmoil within our mind seas. All insect eggs received by the brooding facility are first sent to a secret laboratory underground before entering the hatching nest."

"There are omnipotent robots that first identify whether the larvae in the eggs are male or female, and then implant different mental locks into them. The mental power that makes up the mental locks has a natural attraction and sense of fusion to the Zerg, so the mental locks will take root silently in our spiritual sea without any sense of abruptness. The mental locks implanted by male insects are more refined, and female insects have a natural yearning for the purer mental locks in our spiritual sea, and the suppression of female insects also comes from this." As the old man narrated without emotion, Audis's expression gradually became panicked even though he tried his best to restrain himself.

"Uncle, the mental lock has been lifted. What should we do now?"

"This matter can't be concealed for much longer. As the time spent without the mental lock increases, the bloodlust and anxiety that constantly surge within the mind sea will reveal everything. Both the female and male insects will eventually learn the truth."

"The most important thing now is to maintain the status of male insects in the central area." A vicious look flashed across the old man's turbid eyes.

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As the golden light continued to pour into his body, Elvis's spiritual power, which had already increased dramatically with his coming of age, surged again. As time passed, Elvis felt as if everything around him gradually faded away, leaving only him constantly devouring the entire space. The increase in strength brought him a strange satisfaction, and a whisper of urging seemed to emanate from the endless distance.

These golden lights came from the same source as his original spiritual power, and each golden light spot was of the purest and flawless appearance. When they flowed into the body, there was no need to worry about being contaminated by any other substances.

As the golden beam of light gradually faded, a figure appeared in the midair through twisted, eerie black cracks. These tiny, fragmented cracks exuded a deep, terrifying aura. The faint sound of a whistling wind caused Boyce's tentacles, hovering on the ground, to instantly wrap tightly around Elvis' waist.

——It’s a space crack.

The spatial crack that left a deep impression on Beuys.

That was the spatial crack that almost separated him from Elvis.

Countless broken and distorted images flashed through his mind, and Elvis felt an almost creepy shudder. His intuition told him that these images were important, but even though his mental strength had reached a peak, he still couldn't stop the images from flashing away at that moment.

In the end, Elvis had to give up.

But he was not lost.

You'll know eventually.

An inexplicable certainty caused a strange color to appear in his eyes.

"I'm fine." He slowly opened his eyes, and his slender white hands gently patted the tentacles tightly wrapped around his waist as if soothing.

The fingers with clear joints slowly rose up and gently touched the hideous crack floating in the air.

The contrast between pitch black and snow-white is sharp, and there is an undeniable interweaving of weakness and tenacity between the strength and tenderness of snow-whiteness.

Boyce's tentacles, which had been slightly relaxed by his partner's comfort, tightened again, revealing a strong power ready to strike.

But he didn't move after all.

It is wholehearted trust.

Elvis chuckled softly, a gentle smile shining brightly in his azure eyes. With the precise touch from his fingertips, all the black cracks in the entire space were instantly smoothed out by a powerful force.

Chapter 42

The ultimate sense of power