342: Elite Captain

Authority was everything here.

That was how it worked inside the hive.

Ye Su's arrogance was perfectly justified.

At the same time, he was constantly constructing a 3D map of the hive.

It was big.

Truly, far too big.

After wandering inside for over an hour, he hadn't felt any sense of a boundary at all.

Elite Zerg could share a certain range of the hive's perception.

Even so, Ye Su simply couldn't sense the edge...

Just how big was this place?

"Senior, how big is this hive?"

"About the size of a planet."

Fen Tian said,

"An Ascension Five level hive is like this. If it were Ascension Six or higher, it would be even larger."

It was already massive.

"Won't we be unable to find the edge then?"

Ye Su was speechless.

Fen Tian lowered his head in thought for a moment before saying,

"You can use your elite authority to open up airflow channels within the hive!"

"That way, the Zerg can move at high speeds inside."

'Moreover...'

What Fen Tian didn't say out loud was:

'Once Ye Su opens an airflow channel, he will inevitably be chosen as an Elite Captain!'

Ye Su stared at him.

"Senior, you aren't a spy planted by the Zerg Swarm in the Golden Crow Clan, are you?"

"You..."

Fen Tian was stunned, then said helplessly,

"The Golden Crow Clan once secretly captured a Zerg Broodmother and thoroughly researched both the Broodmother and the hive."

"An Ascension Five hive is chaotic like this."

"But once an Elite Captain opens airflow channels, the Broodmother grants them the authority of an Elite Captain."

"Of course, airflow channels are also the beginning of the Broodmother's design involving wind-attribute laws; this is their path toward Ascension Six."

Damn.

This Fen Tian knew the hive better than the Broodmother herself!

It could only be said that the Golden Crow Clan had done many things in secret over the years.

There was no choice; acting as a vampire on the back of the Ghost Clan would lead to being beaten to death sooner or later.

So, while they had the resources, they dabbled in everything to see if there was a way out.

This was also why, after the Golden Crows were targeted by everyone...

The Golden Crow Clan didn't collectively lose their minds.

They had already fucking thought of this path.

It was just very difficult to start.

The Golden Crows being targeted was a standard opening.

After all, only two or three of the Great Clans knew, not all seven!

"Elite Captain authority?"

Ye Su got excited;

"What are the benefits?"

"Managing a whole bunch of elite Zerg!" Fen Tian said,

"You can also share some of the Broodmother's senses, perceive the situation outside, and even force the hive to make changes."

This authority was very significant.

Ordinary Zerg were cannon fodder.

Elite Zerg were the Broodmother's children.

And an Elite Captain was the Broodmother's right hand in battle.

Furthermore,

One's own evolution was also related to being an Elite Captain.

To put it in common terms:

The Broodmother was the Queen.

The Captain was the Guardian Knight.

The hive was the palace.

The three in one formed a Zerg Broodmother Strike Group!

Ye Su nodded;

"Then let's do it!"

"If the Broodmother doesn't dare to manage things, I will!"

"What the Broodmother doesn't dare to do, I will do!"

"Elite Zerg, by my divine right!"

Ye Su was prepared to climb the ranks.

After all, he hadn't expected such a thing to exist inside the hive.

You don't like managing things?

No problem, I'll do it!

With Fen Tian providing the theoretical knowledge from behind,

Ye Su began to make sweeping changes.

Actually, carving out a high-speed airway was quite simple: it just involved leaving one's pheromones along the route.

Ordinary Zerg wouldn't dare to trespass.

It was just a bit tedious and complicated.

Simple, yet not simple.

Individual Zerg didn't have functioning brains; if they managed to carve a high-speed airway, it was by pure coincidence. None were like Ye Su, who came with a conscious will.

Very soon,

A high-speed airway was established.

However, gaps quickly appeared in the middle.

That was because other elite Zerg passed by and released pheromones randomly, messing everything up.

This made Ye Su unhappy.

Taking Fen Tian with him, he charged straight over.

He gave that elite Zerg a beating!

A heavy beating!

A wild beating!

And wouldn't you know it, once these elite Zerg developed a bit of a brain, they could actually be beaten into submission!

Thus,

Ye Su's group of insects now had three members.

"It can even work like this?"

Ye Su looked at Fen Tian.

Elite Captain?

It seemed he could fight for it himself!

Fen Tian spread his hands. "Uh... this... maybe it should be possible."

After all, it was his first time being an insect.

How could he be that certain?

Theory was theory!

Practice was practice!

Consequently, Ye Su began to change his strategy.

He specifically sought out elite Zerg,

And once he found one, he made it follow him.

If it didn't, he beat it!

Who the hell could stand that?

Then—the team grew larger and larger!

After subduing yet another elite Zerg,

The Broodmother noticed the situation.

Inside the hive, a group of elite Zerg had actually united.

They were attempting to open high-speed airways.

To the Broodmother,

This was simply a sign of her own extraordinary talent (it was all her credit!)

And so, without surprise, she granted the status of Elite Captain.

Inside the hive,

The aura of one elite Zerg changed instantly.

It...

It wasn't Ye Su!

Ye Su was absolutely fuming.

What?

"Broodmother, are you blind?"

"Can't you see who's doing the work?"

He had worked for so long only for another insect to pluck the fruit?

When had Ye Su ever taken such an insult!

Elite Captain?

And it was the very insect he had beaten the hardest at the beginning.

This was unacceptable.

If that guy rose up, wouldn't he make life a living hell for him?

"Get him! Senior, help me out!"

Ye Su charged right in.

He couldn't let another insect take the Elite Captaincy.

Otherwise, the subsequent plans would be heavily affected.

Even his identity might be exposed.

Ye Su and Fen Tian, the two insects, took advantage of the other's unfamiliarity with the Elite Captain authority.

They rushed up and started pummeling him!

That insect immediately didn't dare to fight back.

It was terrified from the previous beatings.

Its mindset hadn't shifted yet.

Meanwhile, the other elite insects ran far away.

The Ye Su Insect and the Fen Tian insect were notoriously fierce!

They beat him for a full half-day.

Suddenly, Ye Su connected to the Elite Captain authority.

Even if the Broodmother was senile, she could see clearly now.

So, she changed the authority and bestowed it upon Ye Su.

Now,

Ye Su was the rightful captain!

Kicking the half-dead elite insect aside,

He felt the Elite Captain authority.

He discovered that the Elite Captain's authority was surprisingly high.

In fact,

Ye Su could connect to the flesh and blood within the hive to synchronize and perceive the situation outside.

That is to say, the Broodmother would grant some authority over the sensory organs to the Elite Captain.

After all,

Only by knowing the outside situation could an Elite Captain organize the swarm for offense or defense at the first moment.

"Holy crap, it really is as big as a planet."

Ye Su thought to himself;

"And this place... why does it feel like it's not the North Star Sector?"

Using the sensory organs, Ye Su investigated the situation outside.

Later, feeling it wasn't enough,

Ye Su also tried to use his captain authority to force the hive to grow a visual organ.

Now,

Everything could be seen clearly.

Outside, there were a large number of hives.

These hives were drifting through the Void Realm, advancing uniformly in one direction.

Behind them,

Was a colossal wormhole.

The other end of the wormhole was the North Star Sector.

And ahead,

Was a continuous range of mountains.

It was extremely bizarre.

Because,

Those continuous mountains, spanning tens of millions of kilometers, were actually entirely composed of flesh and blood!