473: The second-order devourer plans to devour the celestial body

"But... is Zhao Ling willing? You're going to nominate him as a Savior?"

Yang Qianqian felt a pang of worry.

Becoming one of the four Saviors, while allowing access to a flood of massive resources, would also mean facing the most terrifying Zombie in this World — the Pathogen!

"He is willing." General Yang nodded: "I've already spoken with him, and this time, going there is also his own choice."

With the White-Haired Old Man's words, Yang Qianqian was finally left speechless.

"If something happens to Zhao Ling, I won't forgive you." Finally leaving behind a resentful remark, Yang Qianqian tossed her ponytail and turned to leave.

General Yang, meanwhile, smiled helplessly.

He then looked towards the distant sky: "I hope everything goes smoothly."

General Yang didn't notice that a bug had already brushed past him and flown into a room.

Data files are usually kept in relatively safe places.

Nie Fangping, with a few Tool Worms, flew directly in through the window of the wooden house.

Just a few bugs.

Didn't attract anyone's attention.

In the wooden house, there was a safe.

And in the central area of the room, there were rows of shelves for storing data.

Obviously, the data in the safe was more valuable.

Nie Fangping wasn't that desperate to know.

The other information inside this room was enough for him to digest.

"The Zombie Civilization sent 17 Pathogens as vanguards into the Human World."

"The Zombie Civilization's fleet is still one light-year away from the Solar System and will likely arrive within a hundred years! [Recorded on May 20th]"

"The Zombie Civilization will likely continue to deploy Pathogens in the following years! The Pathogen's eyes can transmit perceived images to the Zombie fleet."

"The Savior Plan aims to create four super-Humans to decapitate the Pathogens, allowing Humans to regroup and resist the Zombie Civilization!"

"Three Pathogens have been destroyed and killed using nuclear bombs: 11 (East Ying), No. 15 (United States), and No. 8 (Polar Bear) [Recorded on May 20th]."

Besides this information that Nie Fangping considered useful, there was also more scattered information.

"Qing City Cleanup Plan."

"Tier 2 Mutated Zombie Hunting Plan."

...

And so on.

"Zombie Civilization." Nie Fangping landed on the bookshelf, gaining a clearer understanding of this civilization.

It turns out that the root of the Zombie virus lies with this alien civilization.

From the data, although the Human Civilization's information was described enthusiastically, it was not difficult to see the gap between the two sides.

Just a batch of vanguards caused the entire Human World to fall apart in just over three months.

What if the subsequent offensives come?

Whether Humans will still exist is unknown.

Looking at it this way, he really couldn't continue in the previous manner, seeing a Zombie and having the Swarm Larva convert it into energy, and then directly consuming the energy to create bugs.

This style would definitely attract the attention of the Zombie Civilization.

You should know that the Zombie Civilization can observe everything in this World through the Pathogen's eyes!

He could only be glad now that his swarm was not yet large at that time; in the eyes of that Pathogen, it was probably just an unusual swarm.

Added to the fact that under a nuclear explosion all beings are equal, his previous actions were highly unlikely to attract the attention of the Zombie Civilization.

But if they discover a civilization other than Human Civilization, they will definitely destroy it at all costs!

Nie Fangping believed that he needed to develop to a complete state before he could reveal his true form!

Then this was another problem.

The development of the Swarm requires a massive amount of energy as a foundation.

To develop to a complete state, to develop into a group calculated in trillions, he can only devour the creatures of this World!

In the Solar System, only this piece of land beneath his feet has life.

And Zombies are the largest part of the group.

Not contacting Zombies and Pathogens, yet wanting to develop to the point of resurrecting his younger sister, is simply impossible.

Nie Fangping had estimated.

His current percentage progress bar, which had reset to zero, required more quantity the further it advanced than before.

Just like a game's progress bar.

The loading time for the last 99% to 100% is longer than the time for all the previous percentages combined.

In games, it only gets stuck here.

With the System, however, each stage requires a greater number of the swarm to make a breakthrough.

He needs to develop to a complete state to be fearless of the Zombie Civilization.

And to develop to a complete state, he must collide with the Zombie Civilization.

This was almost a dead loop.

"System? What should I do?" Nie Fangping asked the System again.

"Doesn't the Host have Pathogen Origin?" Ye Tian reminded him.

"Pathogen Origin?" Nie Fangping slightly came to a realization.

Pathogen Origin can upgrade the level of the swarm he can create.

He hadn't used it before because he didn't want to waste it.

And with this reminder from the System, he seemed to have thought of the key point.

"System, use Pathogen Origin to upgrade — Swarm Larva!"

His gaze fell on the [Swarm Larva] option, and Nie Fangping said without hesitation.

In the System space, after the Host's voice fell, Ye Tian looked at Xiao Zao beside him.

"Get to work."

...

Half a day's time.

Nie Fangping vaguely seemed to hear the sounds of machinery like polishing machines and electric drills.

While somewhat confused, a notification finally appeared on the panel before him.

"Ding ~ Congratulations Host, you have consumed Pathogen Origin and evolved Swarm Larva into [Tier 2 Swarm Larva]."

[Tier 2 Swarm Larva]: Its size has surged to the size of a washbasin, it possesses a certain degree of attack power, and it can devour creatures, devour soil and rocks and other rare minerals, and convert them into energy.

As the introduction for the Tier 2 Swarm Larva appeared before him, Nie Fangping's breathing gradually quickened.

It can devour soil and rocks and other rare minerals!

Indeed, just as he had guessed!

The Tier 2 Swarm Larva has broken free from the limitation of only being able to devour biological energy.

Its diet has expanded to include minerals like soil and rocks!

You should know that in the Solar System, biological energy is simply too minuscule!

The real main component is gases like hydrogen and helium.

After that, it is the soil and mineral matter of various celestial bodies.

Now that its diet has expanded like this, he completely doesn't need to worry about the meager resources on this planet beneath his feet.

If he can send the swarm into space and deploy it onto surrounding celestial bodies, not only can he avoid the Zombie Civilization's gaze, but he can also develop steadily.

And there are even more abundant resources than on this planet!

Enough resource energy to support the swarm reaching the trillion level!

By then, when the Zombie Civilization arrives, they probably won't be able to run away even if they pull up their pants.

Indeed, this is how Pathogen Origin should be used!

The problem now is how to send his swarm into space to develop on other celestial bodies.

His swarm is currently too low level and cannot fly in space yet.

What he can rely on is only the power of Humans, the rockets of Humans.

But at a time like this, the surviving Humans are all thinking about how to deal with Zombies, where would they develop rockets?

Even if they develop rockets, it's to replenish lost satellites, far from being able to help him send his bugs to surrounding celestial bodies.

Unless... he can mobilize Humans to help him do this.

How to command them?

Without exposing the situation of the Swarm, the only way is this.

Nie Fangping's gaze slightly focused as he looked at a document beside him.

[Savior Plan]

Only if he becomes one of the Saviors revered by Humans can he use his unquestionable authority to command Humans to do that thing for him.

Looking at the [Human Body Shell] template, the points on Nie Fangping's System panel began to be consumed.

"If there are four Saviors, there should be a spot for me."