The merging of divinity wasn't difficult. The assimilation and growth characteristics of the Aberrant Starfish were highly compatible with the life, reproduction, and nurturing attributes of the Swamp Divinity.

Li Ang could sense that the accumulation of divinity had vaguely reached a delicate threshold.

His vision became clearer—not because his visual organs were enhanced, but because his spiritual consciousness had been strengthened like never before.

He could sense the heartbeats of the millions of insects in the hive, feel the fervent and intense worship of the cerebrates. The plant vines buried deep within the hive all transformed into his eyes and ears.

Li Ang even had the illusion that, even without divine power, he could make a vine thousands of meters away blossom and bear fruit.

【Swamp Divinity: 】

【Swamp Divinity: 】

【Swamp Divinity: 】

...

The divine mark on the back of his right hand sent waves of burning pain.

In his personal panel, the capacity of the Swamp Divinity rapidly increased, eventually settling at 【Swamp Divinity: 】

So, this could be considered a success?

Li Ang frowned uncertainly. He felt that there were deeper changes behind the divine mark, but now wasn't the time to lower his guard and study it carefully.

The Lost World was on the verge of collapse. All the players around the safe zone had already left. The system detectors should be moving here soon.

With a thought, Li Ang commanded all the cerebrates guarding the perimeter to retreat.

Several capsules instantly popped out from the walls of the spherical hive, each containing a comatose Earth player.

The hive had not only captured Long Xiang Bao Bian and Tsuchimikado Komomo, but also some human players scattered across various floors.

These people were relatively weak and couldn't even break through the hive's encirclement.

Li Ang simply sealed them up collectively, not using them as cannon fodder like Ju Tianfu (and these people weren't familiar with Ju Tianfu, so they couldn't be used as a threat).

Now that the system detector was about to turn its lens toward Li Ang, who was actually a player, he could just use these captives as cover.

Squeak—

The biomechanical arm above the spherical hive removed the capsules from the hive walls and gently placed them on the ground.

Li Ang stood in the amber blood pool (the blood pool had originally become much clearer due to the stripping of divinity, but to enhance the camouflage, Li Ang had the hive inject orange dye into it).

His left hand drooped below the water's surface, extending all the way to the lower levels of the hive.

Then, he opened his inventory and took out the Automated Pet Feeder outside the hive, starting to collect the hive units.

There were simply too many low- and mid-level insect soldiers, so Li Ang simply had all the burrowing sandworms swallow the collapsing biological factories, cerebrates, hive lords, and massive numbers of insect soldiers.

Each time, he only needed to put the huge burrowing sandworms into the Automated Pet Feeder.

Sure enough, a system detector appeared inside the spherical hive, its lens aimed at Li Ang and the human players in the capsules.

"..."

To buy time, Li Ang remained silent and still, waiting a moment before raising his hand and snapping his fingers.

Bang, bang, bang, bang—

The doors of the oblong capsules lined up on the shore of the amber blood pool popped open one by one. As the medicine was injected, the captured players woke up in succession.

"Ugh, aah, aah, aah!"

The players shouted incoherently. The effects of the muscle relaxants and anesthetics hadn't completely worn off. They were still in the shadow of the fear of being surrounded, captured, and imprisoned in the confinement rooms of the hive by tens of thousands of insects, and being analyzed and researched by the hive lords.

"Quiet."

Li Ang's left hand covertly and quickly retrieved the units outside the hive. The complex mouthparts on the Hive Tyrant's face trembled, emitting a low, hoarse, and intimidating whisper.

The dazed players immediately shut their mouths and cast terrified gazes at the Hive Tyrant.

"Go back and tell your civilization that this war is only the beginning."

Li Ang said coldly, "Humanity lives on a small island called Ignorance in a dark ocean. This ocean is vast and boundless, full of endless secrets, but also fraught with danger.

The sea of stars is cruel and dark. Before setting sail, it's best to find reliable allies."

"Aah, ugh, aah..."

The players, their mouths drooling from the residual effects of the anesthetic, were unable to ask questions before they saw the powerful and mysterious Hive Tyrant disappear on the spot.

The next second, an even stronger drug was injected into the necks of the players present, completely eliminating the effects of the muscle relaxants and anesthetics. The players instantly sobered up.

They saw the inner walls of the spherical hive beginning to melt on their own, and the flesh and blood floor they were standing on was all turning into corrosive acid (Li Ang's self-destruct program).

At the same time, the arms of the Aberrant Starfish had also reached this floor, causing the floor to collapse rapidly.

The players, who had just woken up from their sleep, were completely unaware of the time, and had also received an inexplicable threat from the Hive Tyrant, dared not stay any longer. They surrendered and withdrew from the Lost World.

Rumble—

The rock strata fractured, completely burying the self-collapsing and disintegrating spherical hive, which had lost its structural support.

The system detector located inside the hive was not affected by the acid splashed out by the hive, nor was it hit by the falling rocks. It continued to fly upward.

Along the way, the number of ten system detectors gradually decreased, until the last one.

This detector arrived at the half-collapsed twenty-third floor, and pointed its lens at Michael, who was flapping her wings and floating in mid-air.

The flames on the Flame Sword held by Michael had weakened to the point where the sword's body could be seen.

The halo above her head had also faded, becoming dull and dusty.

"..."

Michael looked down. Large numbers of pink tentacles protruded from the collapsing rock strata. The main body of the Aberrant Starfish, like a giant pyramid, arched upward.

Without a doubt, this Aberrant Starfish, although it didn't have a clear self-will, or any highly efficient or even minimally efficient use of extraordinary power,

It was still the most powerful creature to have appeared in this season's Killing Game so far (except for the Mirage Dragon).

Such a super-giant extraordinary creature that could support its own weight with divine power,

Given enough time, it could even change the structure of the rock strata, create geological disasters at will, trigger tsunamis, and stimulate volcanic eruptions...

"Hoo..."

A long exhalation came from below Michael's helmet. The halo above her head became pitch black, but the flames on the Flame Sword burned again.

Her wings transformed into six wings.

Michael turned around and swooped downward.

The Aberrant Starfish at the bottom seemed to sense something. Its pink arms moved toward the center like a cage.

Michael flapped her wings, skillfully avoiding all the arms, and struck the center of the Aberrant Starfish's main body with her sword.

Boom—

Flames soared into the sky, obscuring the detector's vision.