Just kidding. Even if the Queen doesn't mobilize the other Zerg, Yunqi wouldn't be able to beat the few Zerg warriors at the entrance of her cave. She might have a chance to win if she fought one of them one-on-one, but if they all attacked together, Yunqi would definitely lose.
Yunqi disregarded everything else. The number of insectoids in front of her was increasing, and Yunqi dared not linger. She sprayed insecticide while rushing forward, determined to get out of the cave even if it damaged her mecha.
Fortunately, the insects that came into contact with the pesticide either fainted or had their reactions slowed down, giving Yunqi time to dodge the attack and run wildly following Xiaoqi's navigation...
"Qiqi, quick, turn right!!"
"Keep running forward!!... Kiki, dodge to the left."
Yunqi instinctively maneuvered her mech to the left, narrowly avoiding an attack from the Zerg warrior.
Holy crap, how come there are Zerg warriors?!
Yunqi continued spraying insecticide and continued to flee!
"Kiki, hurry! The Zerg warriors are catching up! They're close!"
"I know I need to be quick! You keep an eye on the navigation for me!"
Yunqi didn't turn around, and sprayed insecticide wildly behind her! She didn't expect the insecticide to wipe out the Zerg warriors, she just wanted to slow down their pursuit!
"We're almost at the cave exit, turn left!"
The number of insects at the exit is increasing, but they are all low-level worker and soldier insects.
Yunqi put away the insecticide, drew her laser sword, and slashed at both sides, leaving the mech covered in the insectoid fluid.
Yunqi piloted her mecha and leaped out, finally escaping the insect burrow!
Xiao Qi flew out of the system space, hovered in the air, released its pressure, and let out a phoenix cry towards the insectoids below!
The Zerg immediately trembled with fear, crawling on the ground, no longer daring to chase Yun Qi!
Birds are the natural enemies of insects, and the phoenix is the king of birds, with the Vermilion Bird being the king of phoenixes! The insects were terrified...
"Qiqi, run now! I've scared these bugs!"
"Xiao Qi, thank you!"
"You are welcome!"
Only after Yunqi returned to a safe area did Xiaoqi withdraw its oppressive aura and fly back to Yunqi's side.
The insects dared not pursue them any further and all returned to their burrows to hide.
Yunqi emerged from the mecha, panting heavily: "Whew! That was really close!"
"Don't be so reckless next time. We can simply wait for the Federation to send someone over."
"That won't do. We need to at least find out what's going on. Otherwise, if the Federation sends people here and they don't know what's going on, they'll be completely lost."
Yunqi checked the mecha and thankfully, there was no major damage.
Yunqi went to the small lake to wash herself. After cleaning the mecha, she repaired it.
After shrinking down, Xiao Qi stood on Yun Qi's shoulder and watched Yun Qi repair the mecha: "Sigh, there isn't even a tree here, so I can only stand on Qi Qi's shoulder..."
"There's nothing we can do; the Zerg have eaten all the trees."
"These bugs are awful!"
"Xiao Qi was really amazing just now! Those bugs seemed terrified of you!"
"That's right. I'm now the king of kings among birds, so the insects must be afraid of me."
"I thought you only had the appearance of Suzaku, but you also have Suzaku's abilities?"
"Of course it does! If it were just about appearance, why would it cost me so many points to upgrade?!"
"So you're now a genuine Vermilion Bird divine beast?!"
"Of course!" Xiao Qi raised her head with a proud look.
"Xiao Qi! Please help! These Zerg are counting on you!"
"...It's a bit difficult...Although I am the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast, I am essentially a system, meant to assist you in completing your mission. I can provide you with help, but I cannot directly attack the creatures in the mission world; that is not permitted...At most, I can only help you suppress them."
"It's already great that you can suppress it! Xiao Qi, thank you!"
"Qiqi, don't be so polite!" Xiaoqi happily nuzzled against Yunqi.
Yunqi opened her personal terminal and contacted Simon: "Simon, has the Federation sent anyone over?"
"The federal government notified me a few days ago that they had sent someone over, and they should arrive in the next few days."
"Okay, please let me know when you arrive."
“Okay.” Simon quickly asked, “Yunqi, are you currently in an unknown region of Planet L?”
"Um."
"Yunqi, Planet L is very barren and not suitable for tourism. You should go back quickly."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to leave right now. I'll wait for the Federation people to arrive so we can go back together."
“…Alright. I’ll contact you once the Federation personnel arrive.”
"Thanks."
After hanging up the communication, Yunqi scanned the mecha's data. Some parts were damaged after the intense battles of the past few days, but they were still usable. There were no replacement parts available at the moment, so she would just have to make do with them.
Yunqi tried piloting the mecha again and felt it was okay: "Although some parts are damaged, it doesn't seem to be a big problem."
Xiao Qi said, "Qiqi, I also scanned your mech. Overall, it's okay, but it probably can't handle high-intensity combat anymore. In your current condition, your mech has little chance of winning against the Zerg warriors."
"...Okay, I'll try to avoid direct conflict with the Zerg warriors."
Yunqi retrieved her mecha and decided to learn body-refining techniques: "Xiaoqi, keep watch for me."
"OK."
Yunqi operated the optical computer projection and continued practicing according to the movements. Thanks to the enhancement of the "Heaven and Earth Technique," Yunqi achieved twice the results with half the effort. After quickly becoming familiar with a movement, her body entered a mysterious state. Once she was familiar with it, Yunqi continued to practice the next movement...
By the time I had recovered my strength, it was already dark.
Yunqi decided to go back to the mining area to see if there were any lone worker insects that hadn't returned to their burrows.
Obviously not; there were no Zerg around.
This time, Yunqi turned on her personal computer and looked at the live feed from the camera inside the cave.
The cave where the Yuan Crystal was stored was empty, and so was the cave where the four little insects had lived.
The Zerg's "larval chamber" was bustling with activity, as worker Zerg were doing their best to feed the larvae, which consisted mainly of fragments of elemental crystals.
The most heavily fortified place was the Queen's cave, with eight Zerg warriors standing outside and two Zerg warriors guarding the Queen on either side inside.
The queen is currently being cared for by the worker insects. She is gathering all her energy and giving birth!
Yunqi stared in shock at the scene where the queen insect gave birth to larvae: "Xiaoqi, don't insects lay eggs?! How come they're giving birth to larvae right away?"
"...It's not in the plot..."
"...Xiao Qi, can you help me figure out what kind of insect this one just sprouted?"
“Okay, let me check… Based on the division of labor and different forms of the Zerg… this is a functional Zerg, the larvae of the insects that ate the elemental crystals before.”
"It seems that the Queen needs this kind of functional Zerg to help her purify elemental crystals."
After giving birth to two functional Zerg, the Queen was noticeably weaker, and the energy beams on her translucent body had dimmed considerably. The two baby larvae were taken away by the worker Zerg... Most of the worker Zerg were caring for the Queen, and the Zerg warriors also stepped forward to comfort her.
Yunqi had read a lot of information about the Zerg, but this was the first time she had ever seen a Zerg queen eating purified elemental crystals!
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