Chapter 167: The Ancient Ruins

Under Yuri's mind control, the few Zerglings had no power to resist and revealed their mission.

Their mission was simple: to find the ancient ruins on Earth, enter them, and find something inside. However, Brood did not tell them what exactly they were looking for, only stating that they would know it when they saw it.

"Are there really ancient ruins on Earth?" Su Chen frowned.

The four Zerglings were of no further use and were killed on the spot, contributing four Energy Crystals.

ZergBrood had gone to great lengths to make the Zerglings and humans similar, so did that mean the ancient ruins had something to do with humans?

However, Su Chen had never heard of any ancient ruins until now, so he decided to ask Hui Ge.

With ZergBrood eliminated, the area held no further value, and the main force began moving towards the nearest Sub-base. On the way, Su Chen called Zhu Hui.

"Hui Ge, do you know about ancient ruins?" Su Chen got straight to the point.

"How do you know about ancient ruins? Only a few of us Emperors know about it," Zhu Hui was puzzled when he heard Su Chen's words.

He was certain that the news had not been leaked, or else it would be even more dangerous if the Mutant Beasts found out.

From Zhu Hui, Su Chen learned what the ancient ruins were. It was a very peculiar place, where there seemed to be a civilization that exceeded the current human civilization. Some of the technologies used by humans now were excavated from inside it.

"The person who discovered the ancient ruins was the South Emperor. It's a strange place, and only beings above the eighth order can enter it. Once inside, they must complete a trial to leave and receive a reward upon completion."

"What if they fail?"

"I don't know, but I suspect the consequences would be dire. We Five Emperors have never failed, but losing even one person would be a heavy blow to humanity. They are our pillars, and if we lose one, we might not be able to withstand the pressure from the Mutant Beasts."

"The five of you have been inside once, don't you know the specifics?" Su Chen frowned. He found it hard to believe that they, as Transcendents of the eighth order, didn't know much about the ancient ruins.

"You're thinking too simplistically. If we had known what was inside, we wouldn't have gone in. The trial was too dangerous, and Emperor Kong almost couldn't come back. We never went back in again after that one time. Only the five of us know about this, so how did you find out?" Zhu Hui was puzzled. As Emperors, they would never tell anyone else about this, even their closest confidants. Otherwise, the Mutant Beasts would have found out long ago.

So how did Su Chen find out?

"I learned it from a ZergBrood that we just destroyed. Oh, and that guy you captured before was actually a Zergling. Their goal is the ancient ruins."

"What?" Zhu Hui's face showed a shocked expression. As an Emperor, he had never lost his composure before, but Su Chen's words made him do so.

He heard about ZergBrood and Zerglings, but what on earth were they?

If it weren't for Su Chen saying it, he would have thought he misheard. Were these really things on Earth?

"Is what you're saying true?" Zhu Hui's voice trembled slightly.

"Of course, I don't have the time to play games with you," Su Chen rolled his eyes.

Su Chen briefly explained about the Zerg, and these things almost overturned Zhu Hui's worldview.

"He finally realized that Earth was not the only planet in the universe with life. In other places, humans and even Zerg had already left their marks. The shape-shifting Banelings were a type of Zerg that could transform into any living being's appearance, but their inner essence remained that of a bug.

This time, the ZergBrood used giant eggs to transform these Banelings into human-like beings, infiltrating human society's upper echelons to obtain information on ancient ruins.

"What do they want to know about the ruins?"

"It seems like they're after something inside the ruins. They told me the location of the ruins, and I'll go check it out when I have time."

Zhu Hui didn't hesitate. Su Chen had told him about the Zerg's plans, and he wasn't a stingy person. He immediately gave Su Chen the location of the ancient ruins.

When Su Chen checked the map, he was surprised to find that the ruins were located in a large desert. Before the Apocalypse, this place was almost uninhabitable, and only a few bored individuals would venture there.

However, for an eighth-order Transcendent like Su Chen, the harsh environment posed no challenge. They could easily cross the desert.

As Su Chen headed towards the Sub-base, Red Alert Soldiers were heading to each Base City, opening their stores.

Every Red Alert Soldier who arrived at a Base City was greeted with great enthusiasm. After all, they brought a mobile phone card that could communicate with others.

Moreover, Su Chen received news that four more Base Cities had been brought under his control. He now controlled seven Base Cities, all of which were third-tier Base Cities. He had yet to acquire a second-tier or even a first-tier Base City, which was guarded by a Sovereign.

Su Chen thought that once his authority reached level 8, he could dominate the Earth. His subordinates would all be eighth-order peak existences, and no one could match him.

Thinking of this, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh.

Just then, the System's alarm sounded in Su Chen's mind: "Alert! The first eighth-order Mutant has been detected. The Mutant has entered a period of rapid growth. Please issue instructions, Master."

"What?"

Su Chen was taken aback. He checked the map and saw a huge light spot in a Mutant gathering point, indicating that a Mutant had reached eighth-order strength.

"How could this happen so quickly? Wasn't it supposed to take some time?" Su Chen was puzzled.

"According to the analysis, a sudden surge of energy has emerged on Earth, which has promoted the Mutants' strength. The source of this energy is the ZergBrood."

Based on the images captured by Spy satellites, energy tides suddenly erupted in many parts of the world, which seemed to be effective only for humans and Mutants, not Mutant Beasts, which was quite strange."