180: Chapter 180 Grandpa, I am Lü Bu's adopted son, your adopted grandson.
At the location of Li Shunyao's main body, a massive number of Zerg eggs suddenly rained down.
The Dog-Insects within the eggs broke through their shells and charged toward Li Shunyao.
He instantly lost his composure.
Li Shunyao thought he was well-hidden, but Xu Xuan still found him amidst the vast Zerg Swarm.
Countless Dog-Insects pounced and bit at him; Li Shunyao angrily swung his weapon, slaying the lunging creatures.
"What's going on, Swarm Queen! What are you doing, letting Xu Xuan control so many insects?"
This was extremely awkward.
Originally, the insect-man Li Shunyao had started a global livestream according to the Zerg Overlord's wishes.
Now, in front of the whole world, the Zerg Swarm was seen losing control and killing each other.
Not just Li Shunyao, even the Chief Gods of the Ghost Race and Elf Race were all dumbfounded.
The Zerg Swarm, which usually acted with overbearing tyranny, had become Xu Xuan's plaything today.
It truly embodied the saying: your troops are my troops!
The cannon fodder that the Zerg Swarm was so proud of had become their weakness.
These low-level insects had almost no brains; the Zerg Swarm would only mindlessly obey orders.
They lacked the ability for self-judgment and didn't need to think.
These insects might only live for a few days or dozens of days from birth to death.
Most insects wouldn't live to be half a year old before being consumed in war or eaten by their own kind due to disability.
The Zerg Swarm didn't need to think; they only needed to passively receive orders.
This was the reason for their invincibility.
It was also their only weakness!
Now that Xu Xuan had mastered the Zerg Swarm network, he was the Swarm Overlord.
Standing on the high tower, Xu Xuan used the Insect Girl to control the Zerg Swarm.
It felt truly exhilarating right now.
With the Zerg's unlimited troop-spawning style, wherever his finger pointed, the Zerg Swarm would immediately rush forward to submerge the enemy.
Watching these insects kill each other, blades cutting through carapaces, and various green fluids exploding.
The entire land was soaked in the green fluid of the Zerg Swarm.
It was slimy, and the soil had become spongy, saturated with green insect blood.
At this moment, Xu Xuan enjoyed the pleasure of being a Zerg Swarm lord.
He didn't need to care about casualties under his command; if he sent out 20 legions, he could produce another 20.
"Swarm Fleet, blast Li Shunyao for me!"
"Scythe Ant Legion, slay the giants."
"Acid-spitting Ants, fill the hive with your concentrated acid."
Satisfying, so satisfying.
Watching the dense, ant-like Zerg Swarm slaughtering each other.
Xu Xuan remembered a neighbor from his childhood.
The older neighbor liked to keep ants and would cultivate two different species of ant colonies.
Then he would put the two colonies together and let them kill each other.
This scene had the same feeling as his childhood.
Except back then, he saw a duel between thousands of ants.
And now, what was displayed before him was a truly grand battlefield.
There were Swarm Battleships in the sky, Great-mouthed Sandworms on the ground, and green projectiles fired by Acid-spitting Ants streaking across the sky.
"This is even more satisfying than playing StarCraft."
Xu Xuan experienced the thrill of infinite troops; no matter how many of the Zerg Swarm in his hands were lost.
He just had the Insect Girl control another swarm, and there would be another 100,000 insect soldiers!
Having satisfied his craving for commanding millions of Zerg Swarm, Xu Xuan reached out contentedly and gently stroked the Insect Girl's hair.
"You've done well. I'll reward you with a whole cow later."
When she heard that Xu Xuan was going to reward her with a whole cow, the Insect Girl couldn't stop drooling from the corners of her mouth.
She felt no burden about betraying the Zerg Swarm; insect society was naturally cold and ruthless.
Useless insects were discarded at any time.
They had no emotions, and there was no such thing as family affection.
Especially for someone like the Insect Girl who could grow into a Zerg Queen; from the moment she was born, she had to play a deadly game of survival against her own mother.
She also had to be on guard against her other sisters, enduring until the end before she could break away from the Zerg Queen and build her own nest outside.
The world of the Zerg Swarm was cruel.
Now, as the Insect Girl's head was being stroked by Xu Xuan, she was initially a bit unaccustomed to it.
After all...
Kind touches were simply non-existent for insects.
In her childhood memories, there was only fighting with her sisters for food, being beaten, and being punished.
Mother? That high-and-mighty mother of hers would swallow her in one bite the moment she discovered her existence.
Yet at this moment, she felt Xu Xuan's warm, large hand gently stroking her hair.
Such a strange feeling.
The Insect Girl looked up at Xu Xuan; she had lived her life as if treading on thin ice until now.
Before this new master, she actually felt a hint of ease.
For some reason, staying by her master's side made her feel very relaxed and at peace.
Is it because...
I am still useful to him right now?
If one day I become useless, will the master also be as ruthless as the Zerg Swarm and throw me away like trash?
At the thought of this, the Insect Girl became somewhat afraid.
She had already been abandoned by the Zerg Swarm once and didn't want to be abandoned a second time.
Consequently, she worked even harder to control the Zerg Swarm, desperately trying to prove her ability.
Seeing the Insect Girl's serious expression, Xu Xuan cast an appreciative look.
Having received Xu Xuan's affirmation, the Insect Girl worked even more diligently.
"Master, we still need to capture several Zerg Queens so that we can produce our own Zerg units."
Standing on the high tower, Xu Xuan's mouth curled up: "Tell me your thoughts."
The Insect Girl, who was very eager to prove herself now, began to offer suggestions to Xu Xuan.
"Master, the Zerg Swarm is actually not as united as outsiders see it."
"As long as a Zerg Queen breaks free from the Overlord's control, she will try to evolve into a god."
"Master can also capture them and use both threats and inducements to make them cooperate."
After hearing her words, Xu Xuan gently pinched her cheek.
"I like this idea of yours very much."
When she was praised by Xu Xuan, the smile on the Insect Girl's face became even more radiant.
In the Zerg Swarm, she had never received positive affirmation or any emotional rewards.
But before her master, she could feel that she was being valued.
"However, for now, I need you to capture Li Shunyao for me."
Xu Xuan looked toward Li Shunyao's direction in the distance.
This human traitor had provoked him not once, but twice.
And he even started a livestream twice?
There is a saying that things shouldn't happen more than three times.
Since Li Shunyao loves global livestreams so much, I will publicly execute this human traitor in front of the whole world!
By now, the battlefield was already piled high with the corpses of the Zerg Swarm.
And relying on his control, Xu Xuan could continuously obtain Zerg troop reinforcements.
No matter how the battle went, he maintained 20 Zerg Swarm legions in his hands.
Right during the global livestream, Li Shunyao's limbs were bitten by a group of Dog-Insects, and he was carried outside the city walls.
At this time, a staircase composed of spiritual energy descended from the Floating Island.
Xu Xuan walked through the air, stepping on the spiritual energy staircase, and looked down at Li Shunyao from mid-air.
Seeing Xu Xuan emerge, the captured Li Shunyao shouted in front of the global livestream.
"Grandpa! I am Lv Bu's adopted son, your adopted grandson!!"
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