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"Try contacting the humans of this indigenous world. My ghost energy tells me that they also use a spiritual system," the Brain Worm contemplated before speaking.

"The power system is damaged, we lost a large number of worker bees and larvae, a few soldier ants were injured, and some evolution chambers and incubation centers were affected," a ferocious Jumping Worm replied using ghost energy.

"Repair the power system as soon as possible," the Brain Worm finally issued the command.

"Entering this indigenous world? It won't be that easy," the Brain Worm remained calm and didn't irrationally blame the Jumping Worm Clan Leader.

"I didn't expect them to have high-energy weapons; it seems I underestimated this group of natives who accepted the traitors," the Brain Worm's mental ripples continuously spread.

"Have the Insect Queen produce a batch of altered bodies that mimic human aesthetics to further tempt them, letting them provide us with resources."

"Yes, I will prepare everything as soon as possible for the Main Brain," the Jumping Worm Clan Leader, although worried, didn't argue but went down to instruct the Insect Queen to produce altered bodies.

"How's the damage assessment going?" the Brain Worm reined in its anger and then asked.

"I will handle this matter. Although the space is locked, they cannot lock the power of the mind. Do you know what is being used to block the world portal?" the Brain Worm confidently stated.

"Main Brain, we have insufficient materials; we need to enter that King Level world to gather them," the Jumping Worm Clan Leader reluctantly said.

"Main Brain, this might also be quite difficult, the world portal is blocked by those peculiar Beastmen. They possess technology comparable to ours, and it's not easy to break through their average King Level strength," the Jumping Worm Clan Leader said.

"To be precise, it's a subspace constructed from spiritual energy. Although I can't fully utilize it, it's sufficient as a ghost energy amplifier," the Brain Worm explained.

The production of 7th Rank Insect Race is not something that can be done casually; even if the Insect Race excels in reproduction, it's mainly for lower ranks. Such high-rank Insect Race also incurs significant energy costs, and even though powerful, they must adhere to the conservation of energy.

This particular Brain Worm's achievements and qualifications aren't enough to govern an Insect Nest Planet. If given too many Clans to control, it simply wouldn't be able to manage.

After all, if it still loses in such an overwhelmingly advantageous situation, one can only say this Brain Worm wasn't meant to succeed.

However, the Jumping Worm Clan Leader is also somewhat concerned, especially since the one controlling the Spirit Monster is a capable individual, and he always feels that things may not be as simple as they seem.

However, the Jumping Worm Clan Leader didn't voice these thoughts, pretending not to have considered them. After all, if the opponent truly succeeds, that would mean they'd be his forever superior. And if the opponent rises to great heights, he could also benefit from it; thus, naturally, it's a matter of turning a blind eye.

But if this time proves successful and it's executed excellently, then the remaining Insect Race Clans will complete him, making it a full Insect Nest Planet.

By then, having them send resources to repair the power system would be a minor issue; perhaps even getting them to join him wouldn't be a problem.

And this Brain Worm is from the Main Clan, and as the brain of the Insect Race, it naturally has a suppressing effect on other Insect Races.

Otherwise, why wouldn't they use the numerous weapons in the Insect Nest rather than sending soldier ants to assault, clearly to avoid damaging this subspace.

Worker bees are the lowest level of laborers and menial workers, larvae are Insect Race that haven't evolved yet, and soldier ants are all the combat types of Insect Race, which further divide into Jumping Worms, Spine Snakes, and other species.

Fortunately, the Brain Worm is not insane; although angry, it didn't harm its subordinates.

The black hole transit strike system still caused it some damage, nearly tearing it in two, but luckily, due to its formidable strength, it barely survived.

The power of the Spirit Monster is quite terrifying. Unless they send their elites, ordinary soldier ants stand no chance, but the elites are only 7th Rank. Although numerous and able to surround and attack, the Spirit Monster side can also enhance from afar.

It's a multi-benefit situation indeed.

After hearing this simple report, the Brain Worm's emotions were tinged with anger, and even its Ghost Energy was somewhat unpredictable.

The Brain Worm knew that since a direct attack was impossible, the only option was to revert to the old tactic of division.

The enormous Brain Worm, lying within the Insect Nest, was slowly wriggling its tender skin, and the visible tearing sensation was gradually repairing itself.

The human hybrid was now a part of the Insect Race, albeit mixed with human genes and modified in appearance, personality, and body structure to make it more human-like. Besides humans, there were various other hybrids, all used as spies or gifts.

If it were before, it would have been difficult for the Brain Worm to break through the Space Lock from the other side. However, with Subspace acting as a Ghost Energy amplifier, it didn't need a big tear—just quietly ripping a small hole was enough. This way, it could infiltrate the enemy's rear without alarming them and undetected.

An attack was impossible. On the Insect Nest Planet, apart from the Brain Worm and the Jumping Worm Clan Leader, others included the King Worm Clan Leader responsible for communication, combat coordination, fungal carpet laying, and transportation, and the Insect Queen Clan Leader responsible for production and transformation.

In reality, the Jumping Worm Clan should have been in charge of combat.

Clans differed from one another; for example, the Jumping Worm Clan Leader—above him was a bigger Jumping Worm Clan. He was merely a vassal divided from it. Like him, there were many vassals. Theoretically, he was only the Clan Leader of a sub-clan, not of the Main Clan.

Thus, this Brain Worm needed to prove itself—but it had not expected to be ambushed right away. Due to lack of experience, it was caught off guard. While other losses were manageable, the damage to the power system was a real problem.

It was, after all, the brain of the entire Insect Nest Planet. It had to plan everything.

It guessed too that the Brain Worm wanted to use this Subspace for seduction and had sent these human hybrids, who were masters of Ghost Energy and seduction and particularly useful, to human leaders, who favored them.

Although it was of the eighth rank, it wasn't like other members of the Insect Race who possessed strong physiques, which was why it was injured.

Especially since the humans of this world practiced a system related to Spiritual Energy and only needed to corrupt the enemy gently with Ghost Energy, everything could then be easily resolved.

The Jumping Worm Clan Leader also felt some fear, knowing he had no resistance. Should the Brain Worm decide to vent its frustrations on him, he would have no choice but to endure helplessly.

The Jumping Worm Clan Leader was stunned, then said, "A piece of Subspace?"

If the timing hadn't been so bad, he would have thought about calling for help.

With the Thunderbolt Divine Artifact Equipment and Phantom Divine Artifact Equipment, ordinary firepower might not match the strength of an overloaded black hole transition system, but it didn't have range limitations anymore. It even ignored obstacles and increased accuracy, and with the support of other Divine Artifact Equipment, the damage was significant.

Because the other party coveted this piece of Subspace—constructed from Spiritual Energy, which wasn't common—it would transform the Insect Nest Planet once acquired. This Brain Worm could then undergo a qualitative change to match veteran Brain Worms and also serve as a safety net for the mission. Even if it didn't capture the traitor, possessing this piece of Subspace would suffice to report completion.

Because during evolution, the vocal organs were replaced by the emergence of Ghost Energy, it could only emit meaningless insect sounds. Therefore, communications among the Insect Race mostly used Ghost Energy as a means of interaction.

It wasn't that it was too weak, but it specialized in Ghost Energy, and with its focus entirely on the battlefield, it was caught off guard and couldn't release Ghost Energy for defense in time.

At that moment, the Jumping Worm Clan Leader immediately understood why the Brain Worm had adopted a style different from before.

This Brain Worm had been directly transferred from a higher-ranking Brain Worm Clan. Though it reached the eighth rank, it had no command experience, which was why it was put in charge of the pursuit of the traitor: to gain honor and to accumulate some Experience through a relatively simple mission.

This Jumping Worm was one of the Clan Leaders of this Insect Nest Planet, also ranking eighth, and in combat, it was a pure Slaughter machine, yet it was still controlled by the Brain Worm.

If there were hordes of the seventh rank insects, it might not be effective. A concurrent strike from the Endless Abyss could cause considerable grief to the Insect Race.

As for recruiting the major Insect Race Clans, that was simply impossible; these three sub-clans were still assigned by the Brain Worm from the Main Clan.

The Clan Leaders of the Main Clan were of the Dominator Level, the ninth rank, extremely rare, and would not leave the great Insect Race world.

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