I Love Destroying Worlds' Plot

Chapter 1353: 19.12 Second Red Star - Worker Zergsʼ Territory

A serious injury was sustained by Cid Warlock, yet his strong will alone allowed him to make his way back to the illegal borders of the Hive, the home of worker zergs. Despite being the lowest class of zergs, worker zergs are the most numerous. The only things that separate the worker zerg from the high-level zerg are their strength, intelligence, and capacity for transformation.

These three skills are not available to worker zergs. They can be categorized as animals, pets, or high-level zerg servants at most.

Therefore, it is easy to sneak into the worker zerg village, and as long as you do not smell like humans, you can survive there. Not only can Cid Warlock blend in with the Hive with the aid of his beast, but his bloodline also makes this possible. He resembles a human more than a zerg because he is a mix of a zerg and a human with a stronger bloodline than a human.

In order for him to maintain his human shape even after evolving into a mixed breed, it may be assumed that one of his parents must be a high-ranking zerg, at least in comparison to the nobility or even the previous royal tribes. A few of the men he accompanied on this trip resembled him but had undergone terrible transformations.

The human race looks down on them because they resemble zergs more than humans. They could only live differently under Major Cid Warlockʼs leadership.

Nestled inside the worker zergsʼ nest is a little cottage. These weaker Zergs do not attack them because of their mixed heritage because they seem like genuine Zergs to them. They disregard them and keep moving about the hive for no other reason than the royalsʼ order to protect the hiveʼs perimeter. Who would have imagined that people would send spies who were mixed breeds?

They were able to get around the worker Zerg guards because of their half-Zerg heritage.

There are four humanoid creatures with faint insect shapes within the shack. On its back were one pair of wings. One had fly eyes, the other had sharp teeth, and the other had grasshopper legs. All of them have a human appearance overall, but their odd features give them more of a monster appearance.

Cid Warlock collapsed to the ground, his face pale, the instant he stepped into the shack. The other four expressed their dismay at their lordʼs unexpected return and claimed that things were not looking good for him. He has serious injuries.

”MAJOR!”

”Get the healing pod ready!”

”Someone carry the Major over. I need to check on his bones. They seem to be fractured.”

”I, Lucas will get the spaceship ready! If the Lord ends up like this, he will be caught.”

”Okay. Go get it ready!”

Who would have guessed that one of the troops had just emerged from the shack and was taken aback by what they saw outside? The labor zergs who had previously disregarded them had now surrounded them and exposed their fangs. These worker zergs obey solely the royal familyʼs orders. Put simply, they can only be ordered by the monarch and the queen.

If the royal family did not give the remaining zergs a token that could be used to command these millions of worker zergs, they would be ignored.

The soldier, who was about to emerge, recoiled at the sight of such a massive scene and collapsed into the ground within the shack. The worker zergs moved in, and within a second or two, they had completely demolished their little shack.

Cid Warlock had been promptly inserted into the healing pod. His subordinates surrounded him, their bodies obscuring the healing pod.

Lucas, who was about to come out to get their spaceship ready, was stunned. A handful of the humanoid zergs appeared, and compared to them, they werenʼt even worth anything. Other than being extremely beautiful, they are very similar to us. The sole distinction is the air dignity these humanoid bugs exude.

In the Hive, there is a proverb that states that a humanoid zerg with a dignified aura that is not overly sensitive is likely female. It is a male zerg if the humanoid has a delicate build but a haughty demeanor.

At least four of them fit into the first group, but the middle person is not like the others. He is graceful, dignified, and stunning. A Juliet rose among regular roses—that is how he is. Indeed, it is akin to a queen.

Lucas muttered while trembling, ”Impossible! Didnʼt they say that the Queen canʼt come out of the Imperial Palace?”

”Thatʼs the Zerg Queen?!” The other mixed-breed soldiers said.

Immediately, the other troops of Cid Warlock were afraid. If there is only a regular female zerg after the major, they could get away. However, this is Zerg Queen. Among the Zerg race, the Zerg Queen was said to have the greatest strength. It is not possible to get out.

”Your Highness the Queen!”

”Greetings to the General!”

Anticipating this, the other female zergs bow down to the zerg queen in the sky. A huge pair of butterfly wings adorn Queen Titaniaʼs wings. Apollo Butterfly is the tribe from whom Queen Titania hails. His mutated wings were large enough to be likened to those of the Monarch Butterfly clan. This tribe has distinctive black patterns on its white wings that are accented with brilliant red dots.

The race of butterflies that has the greatest affinity for icy elements is this one.

The temperature in the area plummeted sharply the instant Queen Titania opened his wings. Even the worker zergs stayed the same, indifferent to the drastic temperature variations that they were accustomed to. The only people who felt the intense pressure of aura and chill seeping into their bodies were the mixed breeds in the midst.

Queen Titania, as soon as he left the Kingʼs Palace, flew and left the Imperial Palace after receiving the report from his subordinates tailing that human spy. He wanted to see if the current King Augustus truly didnʼt care whether he left the palace or not. Before, he wasnʼt only forbidden to leave the Imperial Palace but was even thrown to the Cold Palace.

But after his regression, a lot of things changed. King Augustus had the most changes. His harem was neglected, and all of the female zerg servants were banished. He no longer mistreats or wears out the female zergs. The royal guards could not even enter his chambers. They could only stand outside to defend the Kingʼs Palace.

All servants were banished from his chambers.

The hive has news that King Augustus is no longer against discriminating against female zergs. Others initially did not think it was true. The Zerg Kingʼs reputation has turned from black to white. However, it would be more accurate to state that he no longer gives a damn about the gender of the zergs rather than that he no longer discriminates. The only thing that can get in his way is strength.

In this instance, Queen Titania just about managed it.

Aside from Marquess Conrad Silver, who is said to be the strongest male zerg after the King, only his wife, Colonel Cyril Bailey, was capable of initiating conversation with the current king. The rest were ignored or mostly punished.

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Back to reality

Major Cid Warlockʼs subordinates were in disbelief when they saw Queen Titania Ambrosia standing before them. They were considering the best strategy to save their lord. The only member of the human species who does not think less of them is Cid Warlock. For the simple reason that their ancestry was not pure, the other races in all other stars denigrated the majority of hybrids.

Most of these mixed-breed individuals became criminals by becoming space pirates or slaves. However, the majority of Major Cid Warlockʼs soldiers were mixed-breed. Although they all believe that the Major is their savior and are prepared to sacrifice their lives in order to keep Cid Warlock safe, no one knows why a member of the armed forces would welcome halflings like them.

As expected, except for the youngest among them, the other halfling soldiers of Cid Warlock all stood before the zergs. Lucas was the youngest and the spaceship operator of their troop. The group Cid Warlock leads isnʼt that big—just a hundred soldiers made up of halflings under one of the colonels of the federation. Their missions were mostly espionage.

So regardless of their few numbers, their strength was at least B- to S-class fighters.

Abruptly, the spaceshipʼs disguise was disrupted, revealing more humans and halfling warriors. The Zerg Queen and the other five female zergs who were at least A-class warriors, are the only members of the zerg side against a hundred human soldiers.

The sheer force of numbers should have made one shudder, yet for some reason, the little band of female zergs under the leadership of the Zerg Queen did not lose their cool. The strongest member of their race is, after all, the one on their side. The queen sees nothing at all in a mere hundred adversaries.

Queen Titania spoke, ”Are you guys done struggling?”

”Lucas, grab the Lord and leave the planet immediately. We will buy you some time!”

All the halflings and some human soldiers that serve Cid Warlock jumped on the Zwrg Queen, wanting to slow him down. Distorted humanoid forms of half-bugs and half-humans, as well as half-beasts and half-humans, attacked the Zerg Queen.

Lucas and the healing pod, which enclosed Cid Warlock, were thrown inside the spaceship. With tears in his eyes, Lucas instantly started the spaceship and flew away with only Major Cid Warlock with him. The rest of Major Cidʼs troops were left behind to block the enemies.

The majority of the men who were attacking him were subdued by his subordinates, so Queen Titania chose to ignore them. These are his immediate subordinates who came out with him. The majority of them were peak A-class, and a few had advanced to S-class by applying the cultivation method that King Augustus had supplied.

”You are not allowed to catch up to them!” A halfling with a fly bloodline threw up all the corrosive liquid in his body just to deter his enemies.

The female zergs who accompanied the Queen were sufficiently slowed down by this. In addition to wanting to drag the Zerg Queen to his death, he himself made the decision to sacrifice himself. The halfling attacked the Zerg Queen by self-destruction while embracing him. This attempt would be useful to the other zergs, but not against Queen Titania.

The Zerg Queen cast a deadly gaze on the halfling who had the audacity to embrace him, his silver eyes gleaming with murderous intent.

Queen Titania said, ”How dare you touch this Queen!?” He extended his hand and took hold of the halflingʼs head. The Zerg Queen squeezed the halflingʼs head with his own hand, and there was a cracking sound as the head exploded. Even though he is now coated in red blood, he still seems so calm and unaffected.

The Zerg Queen commanded, ”Keep the last three that were with this trash alive and kill the rest of them.”

”Yes, General Titania!”

Every Zerg in the vicinity, including the Worker Zergs, had moved under the Zerg Queenʼs command. This area is home to at least a few million worker zergs, and these invaders treated them like nothing, even taking the lives of a few of them just for kicks. These millions of Lesser Zergs have now all attacked the local humans and halflings, as per the Zerg Queenʼs royal command.

A hundred against a few million. It is completely incomparable. After the worker zergs devoured their attackers, not even bones remained.

The other halflings, who are directly under Cid Warlock, were all taken prisoner, with the exception of one who was slain by Queen Titania.

Glancing at the spaceship that had vanished into thin air, Queen Titania was displeased to see the three halflings that his minions had managed to capture.

”Return to the palace and throw those guys in the dungeon. Donʼt let them kill themselves.”

”Yes, General!”

Their troop, led by Queen Titania, made their way back to the Imperial Palace and ordered the Royal Guard on patrol to return with them. After learning of what had transpired, King Augustus left everything to the Queen and concentrated on lifting the curse on him. He shut himself in the Kingʼs Palace once more.