Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 54: Chapter 53: Third Kind of Contact (Part 2)

“They are a biological civilization developed to the extreme… self-proclaimed as the Alien Insect. They possess unparalleled power and a collective goal, evolution. They travel through the universe, seeking out planets with powerful life forms, defeating them, and acquiring their strength to evolve themselves…”

Returning to the United Command, in front of the big shots, the bespectacled woman no longer had her previous vigor, replaced by a face of despondence. Although Mirune had only shown her the tip of the iceberg of the Zerg history, just this fleeting fragment was enough to make her tremble with fear.

“…”

Upon hearing the bespectacled woman’s words, the United Command was shrouded in deathly silence. No one spoke. Although they had been mentally prepared, they had not expected these terrible creatures to be so ruthless. After a while, the elder leading them broke the silence with some difficulty.

“So… why did it… that Alien Insect, tell you these things? Are they planning to declare war on humanity?”

“No…”

Facing the elder’s inquiry, the bespectacled woman shook her head with a strange smile.

“You may find this hard to believe, but… in fact, in their eyes, we humans are completely insignificant. We possess no individual strength or special abilities. The Alien Insects see us as nothing more than stones by the roadside. In their eyes, we hold no value. Their only target in coming here is those extraterrestrial monsters fighting against us.”

Saying this, the bespectacled woman even revealed a complex smile.

“Ironically, it is because we humans are worthless in their eyes that they don’t bother with us… If we possessed any unique power or strong abilities, these Alien Insects would spare no effort to conquer our planet and devour our genes to fuse and evolve… this is a civilization completely different from us humans, extremely powerful, terrifying, and dangerous.”

“…”

Upon hearing the bespectacled woman’s words, everyone seated bit their lips and clenched their fists. Regardless of what country they came from, what race they belonged to, in the end, they were all humans. They had always believed that after so many years of evolution, having achieved such advanced civilization and technology, and even started space exploration, they were qualified to converse with extraterrestrial life. But now, they finally understood that those things they took pride in were utterly worthless. To extraterrestrial life, humans themselves were of no value!

The irony was, it was precisely because they were of no value that they escaped the Zerg’s extermination. Otherwise, humanity might have faced total extinction!

Thinking of this, everyone present felt complex emotions and didn’t know what to say. After a long while, the elder sighed deeply and spoke.

“You have worked hard… go and rest.”

“Yes…”

The bespectacled woman and Wang Dong nodded and turned to leave without saying much. In fact, they were feeling a bit down. Although humanity had been fighting the Mimic Monsters and losing ground, at least those Mimic Monsters were not unbeatable. With enough powerful firepower, humans could still harm these creatures. So they were somewhat confident, believing that even if there was a gap between them and extraterrestrial civilizations, it wouldn’t be too vast. And if they could recover the remains of the Mimic Monsters for research, they might even reverse-engineer higher technology to drive these creatures off Earth.

After all, Earth was humanity’s home, and they were its rightful masters.

But the sudden arrival of the Zerg was like a cold slap, waking them from their dreams. The Zerg didn’t care if Earth belonged to humans because, to them, humans held no more value than ants. Would you care if a piece of land belonged to an ant?

This realization left the higher-ups with mixed feelings. On one hand, they were relieved that they were not the Zerg’s target, while on the other hand, they felt humiliated and angry because, in the eyes of the Zerg, they weren’t even worthy of being a target!

But these people were still smart enough to understand that since the Zerg had no interest in them, it was best not to provoke them. According to the bespectacled woman, the Zerg on Earth were just a frontline force. They came here to devour the genes of the Mimic Monsters and complete a higher level of evolution. According to the “Insect Matriarch,” they would leave once they accomplished their goal because this planet was too barren to interest the Zerg for conquest.

In this case, humanity would only court disaster by provoking the Zerg. Since the Zerg were not interested in them, the likelihood of further interaction naturally disappeared.

However, someone had to be blamed, so the reporter who had intruded into the Zerg territory took the fall. The United Command attributed the inability to communicate with the Zerg entirely to this damned reporter. He and his two assistants were sentenced to death by the military tribunal for violating wartime military control orders and were executed.

And so Dino was recorded in history—as the United Command couldn’t outright tell the public, “The Alien Insects have no interest in communicating with us; they see us as trash,” Dino’s actions were framed as a provocation against extraterrestrial civilization, which closed the communication channels with humans and warned them not to disturb them again. This way, if people later asked why they hadn’t seized the opportunity to communicate with these extraterrestrial visitors, this excuse would suffice.

This excuse was quite plausible, as Dino’s globally broadcast suicide mission had made many people aware that he had intruded into the alien territory. While some cheered his bravery, more people worried that this act of stupidity might bring disaster. When the United Command released the news, the world was in an uproar.

That idiot had ruined humanity’s first chance for peaceful communication with an alien civilization!

Dino’s name, as he wished, went down in history, infamously. He would likely remain on the pillar of shame in human history as long as humanity survived.

Fang Zheng did not bother with the ongoing affairs of the human world because, at that moment, the battle against the Mimic Alien was reaching its final stage.

Attack on Paris!!

The boss seemed to have realized Fang Zheng had sensed his presence, so he gathered all his minions in Paris for a final showdown against Fang Zheng. Tens of thousands of Mimic Alien creatures converged on Paris, trying to protect their core.

But this was meaningless to either Fang Zheng or the Zerg.

Because the sacred F2 connected us!!

Swarms of Jumping Bugs poured into the city like a flood, while the Mimic Monsters screamed in resistance. Countless artillery shells flew, exploding among the Swarm and creating bursts of fire. But the Swarm was unstoppable. A single Mimic Monster could use its tentacles to pierce a Jumping Bug, but the next moment, it would be torn apart by swarming enemies. Even the flying creatures the Mimic Monsters developed to mimic the Zerg were useless; Flying Dragons were the true rulers of the skies.

From above, the dense Zerg formed a massive red circle surrounding the entire city. The circle gradually shrank inward, and eventually, the whole city was enveloped in a nauseating dark red hue.

“Phew, finally done.”

Standing before The Louvre, looking at the enormous Light Orb in front of him, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, there wasn’t much to say about this battle. It was essentially about using the F2A strategy, relying on sheer numbers to overwhelm. Roughly a thousand Mimic Monsters gegen ten thousand Jumping Bugs; the Mimic Monsters killed two thousand Jumping Bugs, then the remaining eight thousand drowned them. The process was simple and monotonous, hardly worth mentioning.

However, the boss core caused some trouble in the later stages. Realizing it couldn’t defeat the Zerg, it ordered its “subsidiaries” to commit suicide, attempting to force a reload!

Noticing this, Fang Zheng was quite startled. Though these creatures were easy to fight, he wasn’t Tom Cruise, unwilling to repeat the battle hundreds of times. So he had to forcefully command the Zerg to split their forces and rush, capturing these “subsidiaries” at all costs before slowly surrounding and killing the small monsters.

As a result, the Zerg suffered heavy losses in the final assault, with about one-third of their forces being completely consumed. However, Fang Zheng didn’t mind… as long as there were enough resources, he could easily replenish them.

Now, looking at the core locked by Psionic energy and floating in the air, Fang Zheng felt it was all worth it.

The core of the alien boss appeared like a large glowing orb, but it wasn’t purely an energy form. It looked like a glowing gelatin fused together, something between an energy form and a solid. Currently, its glow was very dim—which was expected since it had attempted a desperate attack on Fang Zheng when he appeared. After suffering a Psionic impact from Fang Zheng, it was now half-dead.

“Congratulations, Master. We have successfully captured the target.”

Standing beside Fang Zheng, Mirune gazed at the Light Orb with longing eyes.

“Indeed, but we’re not done yet.”

Hearing Mirune’s words, Fang Zheng nodded. The task in his information panel was still incomplete. The mission required him to “find and obtain” the core, and right now, the core did not belong to him.

Fang Zheng had already planned how to deal with the core.

“Mirune.”

Looking at the core, Fang Zheng turned and issued an order.

“Prepare the Incubation Pool. I am going to make modifications.”