Novel Full Chapter 3288: Parasitism
Chapter 3288: Parasitism
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the same time, the Spawn Alliance legion had already fallen into complete chaos.
In less than two minutes, one warship after another quickly lost contact on the communication channel, gradually succumbing to the pollution of the Seed of Ouroboros.
Commander Erwin’s face showed shock.
He had never imagined that the war would unfold in such a one-sided manner.
They had resisted.
But they simply could not resist!
The fleet hastily gathered by the spawns to form the first line of defense was indeed with the intention of probing the enemy’s strength.
More accurately, the spawns wanted to use the strength of the allied army to stall the advance of the Seed of Ouroboros’s Insect Planet.
But Erwin had never expected the strength of the Insect Planet to be this ridiculously overwhelming!
It was even more terrifying than when they had encountered the beetle king Tantalus, more than ten times worse!
The enemy had definitely concealed its aura!
As one warship after another fell rapidly after entering the spore cloud, Erwin’s heart gradually sank to the bottom.
He knew the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and there was no point in continuing. He immediately said, "Pass down the order, retreat at once!"
"Yes!!"
In the main control room, the spawn operators immediately controlled the warship to prepare for an emergency transition to withdraw from the battlefield.
However, the data displayed on the screen shocked them all. The control personnel looked as if they had seen a ghost, with large beads of sweat streaming endlessly down their faces.
Erwin faintly sensed something abnormal and demanded, "Why hasn’t the transition preparation begun yet?"
"Report, Commander, the ship is under unknown interference. The transition system is not functioning."
The main control room instantly fell silent.
"What is the reason!?"
The control personnel pressed the buttons repeatedly, their voices trembling, "I...I don’t know, still checking..."
Not only the three giant spawn motherships, but the rest of the allied ships, after receiving the retreat order, also attempted to escape at once.
But every warship encountered the same problem.
For some unknown reason, the transition system had completely failed!
A failure with no clear cause!
Normally, they could still run diagnostics, but at this critical moment, there was no time for a full inspection!
The ships could only watch helplessly as the red spores and mutant worm swarms diffused through the galaxy and enveloped them.
"Bang! Bang bang bang!!"
One warship after another, infected by the spores, sprouted tentacles of the Seed of Ouroboros from within, completely falling into its parasitic control.
They could not win, nor could they escape...
In just moments, as rows of ships gradually fell, even the three giant spawn motherships at the rear of the fleet were swallowed by the red spores.
...
More than ten minutes later.
All three hundred plus warships of the Spawn Alliance had been infected by mutant worm parasites, their hulls covered with blood-red tumors and tentacles.
The insect attendants returned to the Insect Planet once more.
Fang Heng raised his head, gazing at the fleet in the galaxy that had been completely infected by the mutant worm spores.
Through his mental strength, he could send commands to the infected ships and control their navigation in the galaxy. But once infected by the spores of the Seed of Ouroboros, the warships completely lost their ability to spatial transition, and could only drift through the galaxy by means of the parasitic tentacles.
This drifting was very slow, and the infected ships had very low attack and defense capabilities, nearly useless in combat.
However, Fang Heng soon discovered that as long as the warships were not too far from his main body, he could actively channel mental strength to accelerate them.
Moreover, the infected ships could serve as transit stations for wormholes!
After all, ordinary wormholes had limited transmission distances. If two planets were too far apart, wormholes could not be used for rapid troop movement.
But with infected warships, it was different. He could establish wormholes on them as movable intermediate nodes to connect the wormholes of two planets.
In this way, one warship could extend the theoretical transmission distance of a wormhole by double.
If the distance was still insufficient, then another ship could be added as the second node.
Theoretically, as long as he had unlimited warships, he would have unlimited wormhole transmission distance...
"Not bad at all..."
Fang Heng murmured, withdrawing his gaze from the fleet, and said faintly, "Continue forward, target: Spawn Homeworld UU-03."
"Yes, Lord Beetle King!"
The Insect Planet, covered in tentacles, slowly accelerated again. At the same time, the infected warships gathered around it also turned, following closely behind, advancing together toward the spawn headquarters.
...
Planet UU-03.
Spawn headquarters.
"What? The reconnaissance fleet was completely annihilated?"
Valentin, the highest consul of the spawns at headquarters, stood up abruptly upon hearing the news, his eyes flashing with disbelief.
Three of their sharpest giant warships, plus more than three hundred allied warships—how could they all be wiped out in the blink of an eye?!
Such strength, even against the beetle king, could hold for some time!
How could not a single warship escape?
A subordinate reported respectfully, "Sir, according to the last images and recordings sent back by the fleet, we confirmed that the fleet had been parasitically infected by the Seed of Ouroboros, none survived."
"At present, after a short pause, the Insect Planet has resumed its invasion into our star domain. In addition, the Engineering Department has made a prediction based on its trajectory. The target of the Insect Planet is most likely our headquarters on planet UU-03."
Valentin took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
"Preserve the recording, I need to review the battlefield situation immediately. Transmit the footage urgently to the Grand Consul as well. Tell him, the Seed of Ouroboros has returned, approaching our headquarters rapidly. We must immediately request aid from the God Clan."
"Yes!"
"And also, send emergency distress signals to all factions of the Seven Realms Martial Capital. Activate the planetary defense system at once! Gather all high-tier martial artists! Prepare for battle!"
"Yes!"
With Consul Valentin’s order, the entire spawn headquarters on UU-03 immediately entered a wartime state. A massive energy shield rose from the planet’s surface, and countless defensive light cannons emerged from underground, densely covering the surface.
At the same time, thousands of spawn martial artists flew out from bases across the headquarters, assembling into squads and deploying defensive lines at various positions inside and around the headquarters.
The Seed of Ouroboros had come too quickly.
From the moment they had first detected abnormal ripples, only eight hours had passed!
Less than twelve hours remained before the Insect Planet’s arrival.
Yet the God Clan was still patrolling outside the star domain. Even if they received the news immediately and chose to return to aid, whether they could arrive within twelve hours was uncertain.
Time was far too tight!
The spawns had already sent out an urgent call to the Seven Realms Martial Capital, requesting an emergency council to respond to the second outbreak of the Seed of Ouroboros. But Valentin knew very well that, given the reaction speed of the various races in the Martial Capital, support arriving within twenty-four hours was practically impossible.
The headquarters must not fall!
Valentin’s face grew solemn, his fists clenched tightly.
For now, they could only rely on themselves!
They had to hold out until the reinforcements from the Seven Realms Martial Capital and the God Clan arrived!
"Come then, mutant worms! Let me show you the true strength of the spawns!"