Chapter 173.2 The same mental energy level as the Zerg Emperor
Editor: Jodi
“Marshal Yu, the Zerg Emperor has moved to Planet H-6.” A soldier monitoring the Zerg Emperor’s trajectory reported loudly.
The crowd turned to look at the video feed, which showed the Zerg Emperor burrowing out from a wormhole then heading towards the atmosphere of Planet H-6.
“Marshal Yu, Planet H-6 is sending a distress signal.”
“Marshal Yu, what should we do? Should we respond?”
Respond? How could they respond? They couldn’t defeat it and they couldn’t get there in time, so what was the use of responding?
With a bang, Yu Xiu Yuan slammed his fist onto the console, causing the entire screen to tremble uncontrollably from the force of his punch.
“Marshal Yu, there’s no sound from the other side.” The communications officer reported next.
No sound signified what everyone already knew: another military fortress had been destroyed by the Zerg Emperor. At this point, the Zerg Emperor had already attacked five planets in row, with it only targeting their military fortresses without rushing to hunt the civilians in the planets, and the purpose of all this, was undoubtedly to warn and to threaten, to threaten Sheng Heng into making the choice it desired.
“Damn it! We have to do something.” Feng Ming couldn’t stand it any longer. He had been the first to face the Zerg Emperor, but had fled, marking the first time in his military career that he had been a ‘deserter’, and although no one blamed him, he was filled with regret. If he had rushed up at that time, even if it had meant being killed by the Zerg Emperor, it was better than what he was doing here now, just sitting here feeling stifled, unable to do anything.
“General Feng, calm down. Right now, the Zerg Emperor is in its divergence phase, which means any one of us could be its nourishment.” Professor Zhur said. “Your mental energy level might not be as high as Sheng Heng’s, but it’s still S level. To the Zerg Emperor, you might not be as nutritious as Sheng Heng, but what if it devours several like you?”
“Then what do you suggest? Could it be that we should just wait, wait while the Zerg Emperor takes over six planets a day? How long can the entire Federation last?” Feng Ming asked back.
Yes, how long could the Federation last? The crowd started thinking about it. The reason why the Zerg Emperor was able to invade and take over those six planet was because those planets didn’t have strong military forces. All the Federation’s highest military might was here, and if they all went to battle, the Zerg Emperor would definitely not find it as easy to win as it was doing today, however once they failed, then the remaining planets would really become the zergs’ livestock pens and vegetable gardens.
“Actually…” Sheng Heng hesitated for a while, but still said, “I believe my mental energy might not be much lower than the Zerg Emperor’s. It might even possibly be on the same level.”
“What did you say?!” Yu Xiu Yuan and Professor Zhur shouted in shock at the same time, while the others also looked over in shock.
“Sheng Heng, this is no joking matter.” Startled, Sheng Zhuo cautioned him hurriedly. This wasn’t something to be said lightly, as it would directly affect the Federation’s strategic battle layout.
Sheng Heng was aware of the gravity of the situation, so he didn’t dare to be too certain, however keeping quiet wasn’t an option either, because in the face of the Zerg Emperor’s absolute power, the federation was completely powerless.
“Why do you feel this way?” Professor Zhur, always meticulous, pressed Sheng Heng on how he had concluded that his mental energy was on par with the Zerg Emperor’s.
Sheng Heng said slowly, “When the Zerg Emperor and I were communicating, our mental energies were connected, and after returning, I felt that my mental energy had improved.”
Improved? The crowd gasped.
“It’s not an improvement in level, but rather….. it’s as if a new domain has opened up.” Sheng Heng paused for a moment to organize his thoughts before continuing, “The Zerg Emperor said that our research on mental energy is still at the very basic level, and that we haven’t developed many uses of mental energy such as using it for thought communication, for disrupting space and for creating wormholes.”
“Moreover when I sensed the Zerg Emperor’s mental energy, even though it felt stronger and was somewhat suppressive, I wasn’t afraid. Instead, I adapted to it through the continuous contact.”
And hearing this, Professor Zhur suddenly became excited: “Usually, a low level mental energy would instinctively tremble when it encounters a high level one. That is, when a profound suppression comes from the depths of a certain sea of consciousness, it requires tremendous willpower to overcome it, however one would still be afraid. If you just felt suppressed but not afraid, then it indeed suggests a phenomenon where the levels of mental energies are similar, however it’s also possible that the Zerg Emperor didn’t exert its full mental energy to suppress you.”
“But why wouldn’t the Zerg Emperor use its mental energy to suppress me in its entirety when the timing was so favorable? Because although I deliberately kept my distance, given the Zerg Emperor’s strength, its not to the extent that it wouldn’t even dare to try, right?” Sheng Heng mused.
The crowd nodded one after the other, feeling that he was making sense.
“But it’s also possible that because the Zerg Emperor had just led its race through a wormhole into the federation, it had consumed too much of its mental energy, making it so that it wasn’t in its prime state at that time.” Someone mentioned.
“There is also this possibility.” Professor Zhur nodded.
” I don’t think so. If the Zerg Emperor consumed too much of its mental energy, then it should be recuperating at this time, instead of using its mental energy to create wormholes one after the other just to warn us.” Sima Ming Xuan suddenly spoke out.
And there was such certainty in his tone that it drew everyone’s attention to him, including Yu Xiu Yuan’s, who asked directly, “Why are you so certain?”
“Put yourself in the Zerg Emperor’s place. If I were the Zerg Emperor, I would stay on Planet X-18 quietly and only come out to roam a bit from time to time. Anyway as long as you guys can’t ascertain my capabilities, you won’t dare act rashly. This way, I can not only deter the federation, I can also buy myself some time to recover. Then once my mental energy is restored completely, I’ll just come back to take whatever food I need.” Sima Ming Xuan’s gaze was fixed on Sheng Heng when he said food.
And Sheng Heng, unable to figure out what was going on in his mind, just stared back calmly.
Everyone broke out in cold sweat when they heard this, with General Xiao even saying bluntly, “Kid, you’re quite scheming.”
Sima Ming Xuan just laughed softly, not saying anything.
“It’s only normal for a zerg that has been wandering the universe for years in order to revive its civilization to be cunning.” Yu Xiu Yuan nodded approvingly.
“Then should we bet on the fact that Sheng Heng’s mental energy is about the same as the Zerg Emperor’s?” General Xiao asked.
The others also looked at Yu Xiu Yuan. With the Zerg Emperor’s destructive power being so strong, with its rate of invading then taking over six planets per day, they couldn’t even afford to wait for two hours.
“Whether Sheng Heng’s mental energy is similar to the Zerg Emperor’s or whether it’s just that its mental energy is too depleted to recover, we can’t wait any longer.” They had only one option before them, and that was to go to war with the Zerg Emperor. Sheng Heng’s speculation had merely just provided them with more methods.
“Gentlemen, let’s devise a plan.”
The planets that were currently being occupied had only had their military fortresses destroyed. Most of the populace was still alive. Hence as long as they could kill the Zerg Emperor and prevent the low level zergs from joining the hunt, then all of these people could be saved.
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