Previously on Swarming the Gods
The tail of the hydralisk stabbed forth, adding to the struggle of the man he was only an early stage nascent profound realm cultivator fighting against a creature that was nearly two stages higher than him.
The more he struggled to better he was getting with the sword however the monster too was getting better thanks to his reaction and skill the hydralisk was ordered to gather some data from him so that in the future, swordsmen will find even the weakest ones if their hive, a hard bone to chew!
He may not be a master, but he was still a good swordsman so the zerg decided to use him to make future countermeasures as they drained him of his worth as much as possible...
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As for the human female, at this time, under the shroud of night and with the help of the controlled disciples.
She was brought to Bane, including the children she had requested to save.
Thanks to the influx of knowledge gained from the hundreds of monsters killed and the tens of disciples during Blivet's struggle, as well as earlier, the zergs had gained quite a bit of information on a lot of things, making them much more cunning and dreadful with their meticulous planning!
As for why he saved her?
Heh, who knows humans best than a human, there is a chance that she might be what our queen calls a psychic thanks to this strange, compelling force she gives off.
Bane was tempted to devour her right then and there, but he quickly changed his mind when he heard of what this human wanted to do.
Revenge!
Her words of brutal endings being brought upon her oppressors were deliciously intriguing.
The ferocious eyes she gave despite being so weak were satisfying!
Humans are always so creative once they decide on a goal, especially when Revenge is involved!
Bane licked his lips at the idea of helping her fulfill what she wanted to do.
Since she was so eager, why not let her do it herself?
Bane planned on using her hatred towards the burning heavens sect to bring forth its ruin, especially when most elders had their fill of her as well!
The woman would maximize the amount of damage done to the sect compared to his rigid means that should only be used as a finale according to what he had gathered at least.
In exchange for revenge and power, the woman was to pledge her loyalty to his queen by offering the blood of the ones she can kill after she is converted.
It may take some time since she is a regular human, not a cultivator.
Doing the exact same thing that his queen did, bane ripped off one of his fingers, then gave it to the woman, then sent her away to one of the underground caves he made into a base.
Before returning to enjoying a good fluffy rabbit was coming close to having a heart attack from how scary he was to it, albeit unintentionally~
But that didn't really matter right now since one of the hydralisks was fighting against a sword cultivator!
The amount of destruction they made to their surrounding was bewildering as the human's hut was cut to pieces.
Anyone foolish enough to get close either got crushed or cut up.
The bloody and ruined body parts around them could attest to that.
Even some of the elders noticed the disciple's progress, which was why they held themselves back lest they cause this seed to wither away before it bloomed.
It hasn't been very long, but the two individuals made quite a bit of progress.
So much that even a slight distraction can end dreadfully.
Bane was satisfied with the amount of data it had collected as well as the amount of strength it had gained he intended to make it one of his elites if it manages to survive.
But the ground under the hydralisk collapsed suddenly, forcing the burst of growth they had to be cut short.
The young man stabbed forward with his dull and chipped sword; the zerg attempted to block the attack with its own cracked blades!
The collision broke the blades forcing the fight to be more of a wild brawl as the human cultivator managed to break through to the next stage, bringing a balance to the scale of power between them.
The zerg attempted to heal its blades only to receive a punch to the face cracking the carapace it had!
The human can fight realms higher than his own!
One must remember that whatever skills the queen had, her minions gained a similar one to it, and the minions of her creations gained a weaker version of it that had roughly 50% of the power and strength.
The zerg was angry at the sudden change as it wanted to learn more about swordsmanship.
Since the human was unruly, it knocked the human down with its own charge headbutting the man and knocking him to the ground.
This attack made the man's eyes turn white for a moment before his eyes turned bloodshot, then refocused on the hydralisk that curled forward for its next attack
The man rolls to the side before a spear-like tail dug into the ground where he was just at.
Seeing that the disciple was no longer in his epiphany state, the watching sect elders made their moves!
The elders tried to attack, Using flames that spread and burned the surviving huts nearby.
The amount of power burned away some of the weaker disciples nearby, quickly turning them into charred meat.
It is evident that these old fogies didn't care about the other disciples.
The hydralisk had a random thought as it recalled some of the information collected from the exploded 'mess' from earlier.
"While they are profit and power-driven people, don't they realize their actions will affect their sect in the long run?"
But it didn't have the luxury to enjoy thinking about such things as the heat from the fire attacks grew hotter by the second.
The Hydralisk they attacked quickly went into hiding zerg style while the first part of its action was visible, earning the spot to be rained down on by flames and other forceful attacks from the elders.
The zerg used the innate ability that all zerg of this world had mixed with a Spirit mole called the 'moving burrow.'
It meant that upon hiding, it immediately moved to another area!
While the zerg couldn't complete the main task, the subtask was still a boon for their race overall.
It would love to continue; however, it still suffered from the attacks of the damned geezers!
The area it was at had turned into molten lava, which also melted a portion of its spine and the tip of its tail!
It would need some time to recover, but it was still able to lure out the hidden tigers that were waiting.
So now it was up to the infected rat to spread the present in one of the communal rooms while the targets were sleeping.
During this time, a rat was beside a fat figure with a bubble from his nose.
The belly of the rat moved unnaturally before something large than its throat forced its way out of its mouth.
It was a parasite flailing about, nearly killing the host of its parent before finally landing on the bed right beside the human they chose.
There are a few ways for it to enter a human as long as there is a cut or hole.
It will then enter forcefully, take control of the spinal nerves to replace them with themselves, then make the host use their body's nutrients to heal and create a few more of their brethren, causing the host to lose weight.
It was a sure way to slim down, so if you know anyone willing to be controlled in exchange for gaining a slim figure, please call now while the spots last!
Hehe, sorry about that. Random memory from the queen for some reason.
But back to the main thing, the rat moved to the next target as the first parasite that was released used a paralyzing agent to make its target immobile.
It entered through his mouth forcefully, stretching it as much as possible, causing the flesh that held the jaw to open wider to tear.
The man was now awake due to the lack of air and pain!
His eyes darted around, hoping to get some help. Unfortunately for him, the ten other brothers-in-arms were suffering the same fate!
As their quivering bodies showed the pain they were suffering, one was foaming since he was the youngest and smallest.
That didn't stop the zerg as it forced its body in, completely tearing the cheeks apart as blood was slowly drowning the boy, causing his eyes to roll back.
Newfound fear grasped the hearts of the other men that saw this, so they stopped resisting seeing that more gruesome pain would follow as another one of their brothers was now having his lower face getting eaten.
The fatty then saw a strange rat that seemed to be smirking at him before hearing some words.
"ₙₒw, yₒᵤ bₑₗₒₙg ₜₒ ₜₕₑ ₛwₐᵣₘ!"
The fatty's name was Fen Gudao, an orphan that caught the attention of a passing elder.
He thought that his time for fame and glory had come, only to succumb to the actions of this strange monster.
As more words flowed into his mind as his body is no longer under his control!
"ₙₒw gₒ ₐₙd gₐₜₕₑᵣ ₘₒᵣₑ ₒf ₒᵤᵣ ₖᵢₙ ₐₙd bᵣᵢₙg fₒᵣₜₕ ₜₕₑ ᵢₙₛₐₙᵢₜy ₜₕₐₜ ₗₒᵣd Bₐₙₑ dₑₛᵢᵣₑₛ."
Each successful infected had left to spread and make the next step in the plan.
As for the two failures, they would serve better as nutrients for the leader!