ushernet Chapter 37: Zerg Hero - The Venomous Queen
Chapter 37: Zerg Hero - The Venomous Queen
Simultaneously, Catherine revealed her true form alongside him.
Two stunningly attractive individuals, a breathtakingly beautiful woman and a strikingly handsome man, appeared before old Johann's eyes.
This sight drove old Johann to the brink of madness. He kept muttering incessantly, "I knew it! I knew it all along! Why didn't they list to me?"
"How could a leading figure like Overlord No. be someone our vanguard could afford to offd? It's over, everything is over!"
Listing to the old werewolf's desperate soliloquy, neither Charles nor Catherine felt any pangs of sympathy.
In truth, the momt he appeared here, he should have be prepared for the possibility of sacrifice.
"Roar! (Master Overlord, Your Majesty the Que, how did I do?)" Little Gre exclaimed excitedly. She had already ssed the presce of her Que and the Overlord, and seeing them reveal their true forms made her ev more ecstatic.
It was, of course, referring to the currt mission: to hunt down and eliminate all invading emies. Little Gre believed it had executed this task exceptionally well.
In fact, because it wanted to personally savor the hunt, it had be extremely cautious with its poison, fearing to kill its prey too swiftly. The emies outside had all be meticulously slain, one by one, by Little Gre's own hand!
Charles and Catherine bypassed the dazed old Johann, who was kneeling on the g in utter despair. Charles, with a pleased smile, gtly patted Little Gre's head. "Little Gre, you did an excellt job, far better than your disappointing sister."
Moreover...
[Little Gre]
[Species: Zerg → Zerg Hero (Metamorphosis Phase)]
[Combat Power: Tier Superior → Tier 3 Inferior (Metamorphosis Phase)]
[Description: After countless slaughters, the Toxic Baneling has reached the threshold of becoming a Zerg Hero. Bathing in the blood of its kin once more might grant it the chance to become a true Zerg warrior!]
It was almost a foregone conclusion that Little Gre would become a Zerg Hero. Charles was very pleased with the little creature.
Another member was about to join the high-ranking Zerg family.
"Exactly, your sister disappointed me greatly not long ago. She forgot all the combat training and discipline I had instilled in her, choosing to be playful instead. The result? She was killed by those lowly Overlords teaming up against her!" Catherine fondly caressed the antnae on Little Gre's head, though her words were filled with complaints about the deceased Zergling.
"Roar! (I won't be a fool like her, Master Overlord, Your Majesty the Que. Little Gre loves you both the most!)" Little Gre squinted its eyes, clearly joying the atttion.
While they were basking in their camaraderie, old Johann was drched in cold sweat.
He stared in terror at the three imposing figures united before him. Their combined strgth, reaching a formidable Tier 3 Intermediate, crushed any remaining hope of resistance within him.
He collapsed to the g in utter despair, a bitter smile playing on his lips.
From the very beginning, it had be an unequal battle. To think that ev a mere Tier Superior Zerg could possess such intelligce.
The coalition stood no chance of victory. Anyone who opposed Overlord No. was doomed.
"I just want to ask one thing: how exactly did you poison us? At least let me die knowing the truth." old Johann pleaded, almost begging, as he looked at Charles with a desperate gaze. After all, this Overlord was the ruler who controlled everything.
They had succeeded!
At this momt, the mysterious Zerg system reappeared.
[Ding! Host's unit detected to be on the brink of ascding to hero level. Choose an evolution path from the options below!]
[Path One: Bloodstone + Essce Blood of Multiple Toxic Banelings + One Bronze-level Overlord Heart = Zerg Hero - Blood Vom Que]
[Path Two: Three Vomous Scorpion Tails + Essce Blood of Multiple Toxic Banelings + One Bronze-level Overlord Heart = Zerg Hero - Scorpion Vom Que]
[Path Three: Source of Toxins + Essce Blood of the Entire Toxic Baneling Swarm (collected by the system) + One Drop of Dark Essce + One Bronze-level Overlord Heart = Zerg Hero - The Vomous Que]
Charles was a bit tak aback, he hadn't expected the system to provide these evolution paths for ascding to a Zerg hero.
This required careful consideration.
After some thorough thinking, and following the logic that the rarer and more powerful the materials, the stronger the evolved hero would be, he ultimately chose Path Three.
But where could he find the Source of Toxins?
That was something incredibly rare and hard to come by...
After a while, gazing at the still-evolving Little Gre, Charles couldn't resist reaching out to Rose for another trade.
[Charles: Rose, do you have a Source of Toxins?]
As if she had be waiting for him, Rose replied almost immediately.
[Rose: I think I do have a Source of Toxins. I just can't remember which uncle gave it to me.]
[Rose: If you want it, though, Dark Essce alone won't suffice. The Source of Toxins is a high-tier, Level 6 material.]
[Charles: One of my subordinates needs the Source of Toxins for a perfect evolution. How about I set up a pact to borrow it from you?]
Rose wt silt for a momt.
[Rose: Forget the pact. Ev though it's high-tier, I have no use for it.]
[Rose: How about this—I'll waive the Dark Essce you owe me, and in return, you must either share your experices from the outside world with me daily, or come visit me at the Succubus Castle once you reach Level 7 to keep me company.]
[Rose: You can pick either condition and set up the pact. I'm quite bored in the castle and need an interesting fellow like you to amuse me.]
[Charles: The pact has be st. Please check your inbox.]
In the d, Charles decided to share his daily experices with Rose. After all, he was quite hesitant to visit the Succubus Castle, fearing that the succubi there might drain him of his essce, leaving him as nothing more than a desiccated corpse!
Before long, the Source of Toxins was delivered to him.
The momt he received the material, Charles said in his mind, "System, I choose the third path!"