78: Chapter 78 The Insect Swarm That Sweeps Through the Entire Solar System

After Lin Sheng left, the surrounding Zerg Swarm did not retreat immediately.

They crawled onto the corpses of their kin killed by Lin Sheng and began to feast on them.

After consuming about half, the Zerg Swarm stopped simultaneously, as if receiving some kind of command.

Then, these surviving insects picked up the corpses of their kin and flew toward the outer reaches of the Solar System.

...

After leaving Mars, Lin Sheng arrived in space.

After seeing the situation in space, he realized that the state of the Solar System seemed even worse than he had anticipated.

Originally, space was quite empty, aside from a few planets.

But at this moment, the once empty space gave Lin Sheng a sense of liveliness.

Lively in the literal sense.

Because everywhere Lin Sheng looked, there were all kinds of insects.

These insects varied in size, but any insect capable of moving in space was at least 5,000 meters long.

As for how large the biggest ones were?

Lin Sheng had no way of knowing yet, but he caught a glimpse of a segment of a body coiled around one of Earth's Asteroids.

...

Lin Sheng's appearance instantly caused a stir among the insects in space.

The insects that were originally listless all became excited upon sensing Lin Sheng, a creature brimming with abundant energy.

They swarmed toward Lin Sheng; this scene was far more intense than what he had experienced on Mars.

Seeing this, Lin Sheng immediately accelerated and left.

It wasn't that he was afraid.

Although these insects looked terrifying, Lin Sheng could still manage to kill them.

But the problem was that a Zerg plague of this level was certainly not something Eighteen could handle.

The more Lin Sheng understood the Zerg plague, the more he worried about Eighteen's safety.

Therefore, he didn't dare to stop for a moment, wanting only to find Eighteen as quickly as possible.

If he couldn't find it...

...

For unknown reasons, the mark Lin Sheng had placed on Eighteen had long since failed.

Helplessly, he could only follow the intuition provided by "Omniscience" and wander through the Earth-Moon system, hoping to find Eighteen or clues related to it.

Lin Sheng first returned to Earth.

Although Earth had also become quite desolate due to the frantic reproduction of the insects.

But compared to other planets, the situation on Earth was clearly much better.

At least it wouldn't be like Mars, where a massive layer was directly gnawed away by the insects.

Lin Sheng landed somewhere on Earth; aside from the desolate land, all he saw were some insects that were smaller than those in space.

Insects are creatures without fear; even if there was a vast difference in size compared to Lin Sheng, they would still launch fearless charges against him.

Lin Sheng had no time to entangle with these insects; after circling the Earth and finding that Eighteen wasn't there, he left Earth immediately.

Flying in Earth's orbit, Lin Sheng maneuvered around the surrounding Zerg Swarm while trying to find Eighteen's location.

Earth had been ruled out, and he estimated that Eighteen wouldn't go to the Moon.

Then the most likely place for Eighteen to be was its Asteroid.

However, Lin Sheng wasn't sure if anything had happened to Eighteen's Asteroid over the past 200 years.

If that Asteroid was gone, where would Eighteen be?

After several orbits around Earth, Lin Sheng did not find Eighteen's former Asteroid.

Lin Sheng's heart felt heavy, but fortunately, his intuition (Omniscience) told him that Eighteen was still alive.

...

Earth's orbit.

A milky-white crystal floated quietly.

The crystal was about ten thousand meters long and was a regular oval shape.

Occasionally, some insects would pass by the crystal, but they seemed to subconsciously ignore it.

Lin Sheng approached the crystal and reached out a claw to touch it.

「??? Remnant Grace, can protect internal lifeforms」

「Sustainable Duration: 207 years」

「Remaining Time: 5 years」

Following the guidance, Lin Sheng found Eighteen's location.

Just as his claw touched the "Remnant Grace," it suddenly glowed with a soft light.

The light attracted the surrounding insects, and they began to converge on the spot.

Seeing this, Lin Sheng took a stance, intending to battle the Zerg Swarm.

The largest insects here were only twenty thousand meters long, and aside from their numerical advantage, they had no special abilities; in front of Lin Sheng, numbers weren't entirely an advantage.

Lin Sheng felt he could handle these Zerg Swarms on his own.

But just as he was about to act, several giant claws suddenly extended from the crystalline "Remnant Grace."

One of the claws brushed Lin Sheng aside, while the others snatched at the surrounding insects with lightning speed.

A strange magnetic field enveloped the giant claws; the insects were completely defenseless against them, being torn into several segments instantly.

"..."

A familiar electromagnetic signal was transmitted to Lin Sheng's surroundings, and he turned to look.

Eighteen withdrew the "Remnant Grace," which could have lasted another five years, and appeared beside Lin Sheng.

Its eyes were filled with deep surprise; Lin Sheng could see that Eighteen had much to say to him.

But now was not the time for talk; the Zerg Swarm had surrounded them. Only by successfully breaking through could they have a chance to catch up.

Lin Sheng wanted to attack alongside Eighteen, but Eighteen held him in place.

Lin Sheng didn't quite understand Eighteen's behavior.

Although Eighteen's body had surpassed the constraints of its race, reaching a length of ten thousand meters.

But Lin Sheng was still a combatant; in this situation, Eighteen shouldn't have stopped him from fighting.

However, in the next moment, Eighteen suddenly handed something to Lin Sheng.

It was a red crystal, the kind found on Mars; Lin Sheng wasn't surprised that Eighteen still had such a crystal.

However, what surprised him was that a Little Thing was actually perched on the crystal!

This Little Thing was Sky!

Although Lin Sheng couldn't distinguish between individuals of the Little Things race, "Omniscience" had already informed him about this one.

"Omniscience" clearly told Lin Sheng that this Little Thing was Sky.

By this point, Lin Sheng also understood Eighteen's intention.

He used Electromagnetic Force to protect Sky and then stood silently behind Eighteen.

After noticing Lin Sheng's situation, Eighteen also breathed a sigh of relief.

It bared its claws at the insects closing in and began a ruthless harvest.