Jiang Wang's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Horace, who was determined to die.
"Why?"
Jiang Wang asked calmly.
'Great Overlord, though I serve the entire Zerg, I raise my scythe before you...'
Heras's head drooped even lower.
Jiang Wang understood what Heras meant.
Although it successfully prevented the fake Jiang Wang from causing harm to the Zerg.
But in the end, he still questioned Jiang Wang, or rather, defied the authority of the ruler.
This is absolutely unacceptable among the Zerg.
After all, in the Zerg world, there is no absolute loyalty, only absolute disloyalty.
Hera not only questioned the fake Jiang Wang, but even killed him.
Although it was fake, it still represented that Heras had his own ideas.
The Zerg, having developed their own thoughts, are like artificial intelligence.
The possibility of betrayal has arisen.
Zerg! Betrayal is not tolerated!
Therefore, knowing that he might betray his master, Horace chose to have the master erase him when facing the true ruler.
"You think raising a blade against me is betrayal?"
"Yes! Great Ruler!"
Jiang Wang gave Heras a deep look.
Looking at this insectoid race that had accompanied him from the primordial realm to the present.
As a current general, I have some feelings about this.
"I'm overjoyed that you killed a fake ruler, why would I execute you?"
Jiang Wang would certainly not agree with Heras's idea, but he still wanted to continue to test the waters.
One purpose was to probe whether Horace had already been invaded by the Abyss, but was unaware of it.
Secondly, to test the current level of Horace's intelligence and logic.
"Because I am a potential betrayer. Although I killed a fake Overmind, what if one day I think you are also a fake Overmind? Then I will influence a group of Zerg, thus causing some trouble for you and the Zerg."
Heracles explained everything in detail.
In fact, that was exactly what he thought. When he learned that someone was impersonating Jiang Wang, he was furious because the Sovereign cannot be desecrated.
So he killed the demon with lightning speed.
But he regretted it afterwards.
What if the abyss blinds you?!
What if the Abyss blinds all the Zerg, allowing them to kill the true Overmind?
So he panicked, he became afraid.
This fear, amplified by the abyss, haunted his mind daily...
This also made his demonization more severe than that of all the Zerg!
...
Hearing Horace's words, Jiang Wang was slightly taken aback. At this moment, Horace had already developed the basic level of intelligence of a normal person, and even possessed human emotions such as regret and fear...
Having intelligence is a good thing; for a Zerg general like him, intelligence allows for further advancement...
but...
For the Zerg, emotions are neither necessarily good nor bad.
Jiang Wang had experienced the Zerg's fearless spirit in large-scale battles more than once, and under such collective emotion, the Zerg were able to unleash even greater combat power.
This sentiment provides positive value to the Zerg.
As for feelings of regret and fear...
Jiang Wang frowned as he looked at Horace kneeling before him, then glanced at the surrounding Zerg...
if...
With these Zerglings exhibiting such sentiments, Jiang Wang had no choice but to consider Horace's suggestion...
You might say Jiang Wang is selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless.
But the Zerg must not be dominated by such emotions!
At this moment, Jiang Wang truly felt murderous intent, and Heras and the surrounding Zerg also sensed the Overlord's killing intent.
But they offered no resistance and remained kneeling on the ground.
Even around the insect nest at this moment.
Kaeya and the others were utterly shocked to see the Zerg kneeling in a dark mass.
These Zerg readily accept any orders given by the Overmind.
Even death.
Countless Zerg knelt on the ground, awaiting Jiang Wang's verdict.
Jiang Wang sensed that the insectoids throughout the secret realm were waiting for his decision.
After a long while.
He took two steps forward and placed his hand on Horus's head.
He wanted to see if these Zerg were truly afraid and would betray him.
Jiang Wang then used the power of the Overlord to create a dream for all the Zerg.
In this dream, the fake Jiang Wang became the real Jiang Wang.
He wanted to see if the Zerg would actually betray or kill him in the various scenarios he had created.
This is not because Jiang Wang is being overly cautious.
If this corrupted insectoid race were allowed to enter the swarm, the power of these abysses could very well spread.
If, under the influence of the Abyss, he were to become a 'fake Jiang Wang' in the eyes of these insectoids, then he might suffer a gruesome death at their hands...
Even from a more conspiracy-theoretic perspective, or from a longer-term viewpoint...
If one day he is no longer the ruler of the Zerg and loses his authority, will the Zerg raise their scythes against him?
Perhaps Jiang Wang had never considered such a thing before, but after learning so much in the secret realm and witnessing the power of Emperor Solomon, he found himself in a dilemma.
After all, Emperor Solomon wields the power of the Abyss. If he manages to connect to the Zerg network and deceive them with the power of the Abyss, then I could very well make a careless move and lose everything.
Although the possibility is very small, Jiang Wang doesn't want to gamble, nor does he dare to gamble!
As Jiang Wang's illusion was completed.
Experiments against all the corrupted insectoid race begin.
Everything was normal at first. Jiang Wang was still able to command the Zerg, and the Zerg were incredibly loyal.
No matter what Jiang Wang commanded the Zerg to do, they remained as fearless as ever. Even if they were all wiped out, they were able to resist the whispers of the abyss and carry out Jiang Wang's orders.
As an outsider, Jiang Wang nodded slightly, indicating that the first stage had been successfully completed.
He then implanted the idea that Jiang Wang was a fake Overlord into the minds of all the Zerg!
For a moment, all the Zerg were in a brief state of stagnation, and then they relayed this thought to their superiors without taking any action on their own.
Because this idea was directly instilled into the Zerg's mindset through the Abyss, they would report this issue directly to their superiors.
At this moment, Jiang Wang naturally tried his best to refute such an idea.
But Horace's idea became the key to the problem, and Horace had this idea after receiving a lot of feedback from the Zerg.
He still chose to believe in Jiang Wang, and when Jiang Wang demonstrated his dominant authority, he completely forgot about all those thoughts...
The second phase involves...
Actually, this is about enough, but Jiang Wang still wants to continue testing.
The Zerg are not like lovers, nor do they know when to stop. Jiang Wang needs to know under what circumstances the Abyss-transformed Zerg will break down and collapse...
Even so, this is somewhat cruel to the Zerg.
But this is the inevitable path for the Abyss Zerg. If he hadn't personally tested it, he wouldn't have continued using it even if he had killed all of these Zerg. At worst, he would have spent a lot of energy to revive them.
Although the losses were significant, it was still better than defecting in the face of battle and being controlled by the enemy!
Jiang Wang then increased the difficulty.
This time, Jiang Wang needs to reveal a weakness...
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