279: Chapter 279 Destroying the Insect Hive

"Niannian, your father is nearly invincible now, but his IQ is mediocre. He's a poor student and can't truly inherit my legacy..."

"My recorded image personally taught him for several eons, yet his knowledge level can't even match the Sweeping AI on Book Mountain..."

"Fortunately, you're different from your father. Your talent for various academic research is quite good, though you're a bit too playful..."

Saintess Jiang Nian suddenly recalled the scenes from her childhood when she went to the Realm of Truth.

"That's right, I seem to have heard something similar from Grandmaster..."

She floated in the air, her eyes shining with divine light as she quietly scanned the mechanical legion that was being constantly dismantled by the undead Swarm and then repeatedly resurrected. Some voices etched deep in her mind gradually became clear.

"I've always been thinking about what the end of knowledge is..."

"Space-time, causality, fate, dimensions... the world is constantly extending, like a different version of Zeno's Tortoise. Even I cannot exhaust all variables..."

"This is an interesting semi-finished product... If an area is completely digitized, then all its variables will be under my control..."

"Life and death, space-time, dimensions, physics, life... in a sense, they are nothing more than a simple accumulation of data..."

"Yes, I remember now..."

Saintess Jiang Nian thoughtfully felt the flow of the power of laws in the world.

"It's very similar to the results Grandmaster described back then, except it was only at the theoretical stage... Could this kid be related to Grandmaster?"

Saintess Jiang Nian suddenly became interested.

She knew that her father's teacher occasionally cultivated true geniuses. He had left various ruins and opportunities throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, and even in segments of sealed history.

"If that's the case, it's a bit troublesome..."

Saintess Jiang Nian frowned slightly.

In fact, she hadn't taken this competition to heart at all, even if the opponent had surpassed her by one floor in the Tower of Knowledge assessment during the first round.

Born with a Supreme Godhead and blessed by the gods, it was impossible for her to lose to a peer in actual combat.

But now, things were different.

The opponent also possessed a power that shouldn't belong to this world.

"If I remember correctly, this power can borrow energy from the entire world... To win, I must exhaust the power of the entire world... Fortunately, it's just a small planet. Let's try..."

The golden light in Saintess Jiang Nian's eyes faded, replaced by a deep death qi as bottomless as a black hole.

Her originally holy and gentle temperament suddenly changed drastically, becoming cold and deathly still. Even the two illusory wings behind her turned ink-black.

A thick death qi suddenly spread across the entire battlefield.

Wherever it passed, flowers, trees, and even the soil became decayed and ruined, exuding a sense of decline.

Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions... Through the satellite's view, various natural disasters could be clearly seen breaking out everywhere.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Huaiyuan, who had already taken control of the entire world through his ability, instantly sensed the abnormality.

The world's origin was being consumed!

"As expected of the Saintess of the Holy Light Monastery, she found the only loophole in the ability so quickly?"

Zhang Huaiyuan was somewhat shocked.

Naturally, he didn't know the opponent came from a higher-level world and had heard of similar abilities, which allowed her to react so quickly.

He simply thought that the elites of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms all had such insight.

For a moment, the slight complacency he had felt from taking first place in the previous round vanished completely.

"The opponent has too many tricks. Just in case... I'll get the points first."

After a brief thought, Zhang Huaiyuan made a decision.

At least take the points from those ten Leviathan Academy students first. That way, even if there's an accident, he won't fall too far behind.

With a single thought, the locations where the ten students were hiding instantly surfaced in his mind.

Ten huge, hideous hives were located in different places—some in caves, some on mountain peaks, and some deep in the jungle.

However, it seemed that because they had just lost too many troops, a significant portion of the rear defense forces had been dispatched to the front lines. At this moment, the defenses were not very tight, with only about ten thousand Insect Beasts standing guard nearby.

"If I remember correctly, the Zerg possess a special communication network, just like the ability granted to me by the 'Fusion Artist'; they can share information or communicate at any time."

Zhang Huaiyuan thought about the scattered data on the Zerg he had seen at the academy.

The permission level for that data was extremely high. If he weren't the disciple of two Tower Lords, he would never have been able to access it.

"They obviously haven't realized yet that I can mobilize energy out of thin air to construct troops anywhere in the world... But there's only one chance. I must deal with all ten at once."

Zhang Huaiyuan quickly analyzed the composition of the ten hives, looking for defensive loopholes.

His brain, comparable to a galactic-level supercomputer, instantly constructed a model network, marking each flaw.

"Outer layer estimated defense strength: Level 2.7..."

"Inner layer estimated defense strength: Level 2.1..."

"Scanning armor type: Bio-hardened cuticle..."

"Selecting suitable attack weapon: Piercing type..."

"Scanning 137 vulnerability points for attack..."

One data plan after another was quickly finalized in Zhang Huaiyuan's mind.

Hundreds of phantom laser weapons, visible only to him, slowly condensed in the surroundings.

"Rule addition: Increase laser weapon power to maximum bonus, reduce dispersion to minimum..."

"Data confirmed, aiming positions locked, manifest... fire!"

Far away in front of the battlefield command room, Zhang Huaiyuan's expression turned solemn.

The void creation ability granted by "Mechanical Armament Master" was completely integrated with his gamification ability.

As the command "fire" was given.

In an instant, the laser weapons beside each hive turned from phantom to reality, and brilliant energy light erupted in an instant.

Zzt!

Almost at the same time, these laser weapons finished charging, and over a hundred beams of light, each a meter thick, struck directly at the bio-cuticle of the hives.

Roar!

All the patrolling Insect Beasts turned their heads at the same time, letting out urgent and angry roars, charging toward the light beams without hesitation.

But it was too late.

The bio-hardened cuticle, capable of withstanding nuclear attacks, melted instantly under the precise hit of the High-Melt Lasers.

Chambers incubating insect eggs burst open one after another.

Green slime mixed with blood-like substances flowed down the hundred-meter-high base's outer layer.

"How is this possible!"

The Leviathan Academy students, who were integrated with the hives, were also pale with shock.

Their consciousness was still connected to the Zerg Swarm on the battlefield observing the situation. They never expected their home base to be suddenly attacked.

"It's over... No, I must inform the others of this information."

Sensing the severe injuries and knowing they were doomed, the students immediately transmitted the information through the Zerg biological network.

"The opponent has a means similar to Warping directly to the base to attack. Be very car—"

"Has a means to directly attack the base, be careful..."

Fluctuations with similar meanings were transmitted ten times almost simultaneously.

"All bases were attacked?"

Before the Leviathan Academy students could react from their shock, over a hundred High-Melt Lasers finally broke through the inner layer's protection, completely destroying the hive cores where their consciousness resided.

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