Rise of the Zerg in the World of Gods

Although Asiba had numerous Gold-tier units at hand, with more forces on the way, he was completely outmatched in the mid to low-tier power confrontation.

Silver-tier xenomorphs and Bronze-tier Fire Locusts were like two thugs!

They fought dirty, appearing in swarms, and were especially voracious. They could continuously grow stronger just by eating.

Even in death, they could still be useful.

Whether it was xenomorphs being devoured by their own kind or fed to Fire Locusts, or Fire Locusts self-immolating after death to leave evolution crystals that could be used to strengthen xenomorphs, the effects were extremely abnormal.

Especially after xenomorphs reached Silver-tier 9, they no longer needed to devour large amounts of flesh to forcibly break through bloodline limitations and compensate for genetic defects.

They only needed one evolution crystal to successfully break through.

It was much more convenient than before.

As for Fire Locusts, they could also devour dead xenomorph corpses.

When xenomorphs devoured each other, they could only digest part of the other's energy, with most of it wasted. Fire Locusts were different; after burning away the impurities, only the essence remained.

Although they consumed some themselves, it was still profitable.

With these two types of units complementing each other, they were absolutely the enemy's nightmare.

While Asiba was delighted that his other Gold-tier units had arrived, he was surprised to find that some xenomorphs had already advanced to the Gold tier, directly intercepting his reinforcements.

The xenomorphs' learning ability was terrifyingly powerful. Previously, Xu Luo had completed training plans that would take others many years to finish, ahead of schedule due to this ability.

Now, after advancing to Gold tier, the xenomorphs' power increased, and their combat skills rapidly improved through continuous battles.

Xenomorphs were originally living weapons specifically born for battlefield slaughter.

Xenomorphs didn't provide much faith power, which was why Xu Luo didn't cultivate Gold-tier xenomorphs on a large scale.

But this didn't affect their status as powerful individual combat weapons.

These creatures didn't need to be numerous; a moderate amount was sufficient.

When needed, they could be upgraded to a certain level on the battlefield.

During peacetime, Xu Luo kept them in hibernation to reduce consumption. Once in battle, their consumption was terrifying.

Seeing this situation, with his species and believers being continuously slaughtered, not only were creatures being killed, but the entire Divine Domain was being extensively damaged. Asiba couldn't care about conquering outside anymore. If problems arose in his Divine Domain's headquarters, what use was being invincible outside? The so-called ascension to godhood would be meaningless if the Divine Domain was gone.

Suddenly, several pillars of light appeared in the Divine Domain, stretching from earth to sky, with faint blood-colored light spots. Through them, one could vaguely see massive snake tribe armies, some of which were engaged in battle with other races.

However, at this moment, Asiba couldn't care about much else and could only have his troops teleport back through the transmission light pillars.

But when the light pillars appeared and his snake army returned, they also brought the enemy's army with them.

"Asiba, you're having your day now!" An excited voice came through.

It was a tall figure floating in mid-air, immediately starting to search for Asiba's main body upon arrival.

"My people, hear my command, kill all the giant snakes that bring calamity!" A group of barbarians, hearing their god's divine edict, excitedly pounded their chests and then charged towards the large snakes they saw, regardless of everything else.

Some of them suddenly grew larger as they charged, directly entering a berserk state.

Asiba was dumbfounded. He had only wanted to summon his living forces back, how did he bring this guy along too!

This guy was actually like him, both from the Demon Claw civilization. The two had grudges and would fight on sight. Previously, when one of Asiba's expeditionary forces was spotted by him, he directly went to gang up on them. Asiba, confused by Xu Luo's attack, had forgotten about this and directly teleported all his forces back, inadvertently bringing him along too.

"No matter what, we're of the same race. I, Miami, am not such a shameless person. I won't join other civilizations in attacking my own race!" Miami shouted loudly.

"Asiba, let's drive out this invader of yours first, then we can fight!"

Saying this, he directly ordered his barbarian army to attack Xu Luo's Zerg.

"Interesting!" Xu Luo's avatar stood on the starship's deck, watching this melee through the rift in the sky.

"So loyal, let's start with you then!"

The starship turned sideways towards the opening.

Then a small hole opened in one spot.

Subsequently, an intense white beam shot out from it, precisely aimed at Miami.

Miami, being a Demi-God in the Divine Domain with a top-tier avatar, sensed the danger and hurriedly tried to dodge.

But the speed of light wasn't so easy to evade.

By the time he realized the danger and was about to make an evasive move, the Staam Ray Zerg's beam had already hit him.

However, Miami's avatar was indeed very powerful, with layers of protection on his body surface and equipment that, although not divine artifacts, was a complete set of top-tier Gold equipment. With all this neutralization, although the beam directly penetrated his body, leaving a huge hole visible, it still couldn't completely disperse this faith avatar.

After a while, the large hole in Miami's body recovered.

After all, being an aggregate of faith power, there was no concept of fatal wounds on his body.

As long as he couldn't be directly dispersed, he wouldn't dissipate.

However, although this was the case, it still caused Miami to consume a large amount of faith power. At this point, the aura of this avatar weakened rapidly, directly dropping to barely Gold-tier 1 level.

"Holy crap!" Miami couldn't help but exclaim, using a national treasure learned from humans to express his current frustrated mood.

He was feeling terrible now.

Just one hit had nearly finished him off. What kind of attack was this? He had two protective divine spells on the surface, just in case of surprise attacks, plus his equipment, yet it still consumed nine-tenths of his faith power in one go.

"Asiba, who the hell did you provoke? Are you still hiding at a time like this?" Miami couldn't help but curse loudly.

He had good intentions, thinking that those of the same race shouldn't lose face in front of outsiders. Unexpectedly, when he was attacked, the other party simply ran away, not even a shadow to be seen.

"How the hell should I know!" Asiba was particularly aggrieved. Who had he offended? He was preparing for his ascension to godhood, even accumulating faith power secretly, only daring to plunder those weak existences, afraid of attracting attention. But even being so low-key, someone still came knocking. At this point, he didn't know if this was just a top-tier plunderer or if it was revenge sought by those he had bullied.

Anyway, among those he had bullied, there definitely wasn't anyone like this.

Just three Gold-tiers directly suppressing his more than twenty Gold-tiers, such combat power was too fierce.

Especially the other units, which could advance to Gold tier during battle. How could this be? Since when was advancing to Gold-tier units so easy?

"Hey, friend up there, is there some misunderstanding between us? Can we talk about this?" Asiba didn't dare show himself. In his own Divine Domain, he could freely gather and disperse his divine body.

Having witnessed that terrifying strike just now, he didn't want to end up like Miami.

"If possible, I'm willing to pay a certain price to ask you to leave!"

After shouting this, Asiba waited for the other party's response.

"Accept my protection and become a member of the Umbrella from now on." A calm voice came through the amplifier.

"The Umbrella?" Hearing this name, both Asiba and Miami were very confused.

Was this the name of a new top-tier plunderer?

They had never heard of it!

They knew about those veteran plunderers and hunter teams.

But they were completely unaware of the name "Umbrella".

"But I don't need your protection. I just hope you'll leave. I'll definitely offer you a generous gift!" Asiba hurriedly spoke.

"No, you do need it," Xu Luo calmly said.

"The Umbrella only protects its own people. Those who aren't our own will all be destroyed!"

"Huh?" Hearing this, Miami was dumbfounded. Since when did plunderers start developing members?

It seems this time, Asiba was in for some bad luck.

"But I don't want to become a plunderer!" Asiba didn't want to become a plunderer at all. He was about to ignite his divine flame and ascend to godhood. Doing plunderer things at this time would make him too hated, and the more people he offended, the greater resistance he would face when ascending to godhood.

He didn't want to be like Ying Yinglo, with the whole world as her enemy, countless civilizations coming to stop her when she was ascending to godhood.

"I'm not a plunderer!" Xu Luo smiled.

"I'm the Umbrella, spreading the glory of the Umbrella, bringing peace to everyone. Join me, and I'll give you safety. You pay me a certain fee, and from then on, no one can bully you!"

"No one can bully me except you, you freak!" Asiba grumbled in his heart.

But he didn't dare say it out loud.

This person was too strong. He had recalled all his troops, plus had Miami's help, but they were still at a disadvantage.

He had thought his Gold-tier units could at least gain the upper hand.

But now he saw that the other party's Gold-tier numbers directly overwhelmed his.

Where on earth did such a freak come from?

Protecting others?

Is this how your family protects others? First beat someone up and then ask if they want protection.

"If I join the Umbrella, what benefits are there?" Asiba wanted to consider the pros and cons.

"Join the Umbrella, and from then on, no one can bully you. When you plunder or invade others, if you encounter someone you can't beat, you can ask me for help. If you have any needs or problems you can't solve yourself, you can ask other Umbrella members for help. Of course, if you can afford it, I can also accept employment to help you deal with your competitors, protect you while exploring various god tombs and plane worlds. I can also accept protection missions during your ascension to godhood, helping you ascend smoothly."

Xu Luo directly listed out the benefits of joining the Umbrella.

Hearing this, to be honest, Asiba was tempted.

Just paying a price to solve his competitors, and even getting protection for his ascension to godhood.

These two points were most attractive to him.

Just one starship's power had beaten him to this state; the other party's strength must be more than this.

With the protection of such a person, his divine flame ignition would surely go much more smoothly.

"There won't be any restrictions, right?" Asiba was still very wary, afraid the other party was deceiving him.

"No restrictions. In the Umbrella, everything follows fair and open principles. You pay the fee, others accept the mission."

Xu Luo explained a bit to prevent any misunderstandings from new members.

"Then... I'll join!" Asiba still decided to join.

There was no choice but to join. Didn't you hear what they said? The Umbrella only protects Umbrella members. Not joining means being an enemy, which means being a target for elimination, right?

He was about to ascend to godhood and didn't want any complications.

"Um, can I join too?" Miami was anxious. Asiba had joined them, and he was very worried that this guy might immediately ask them to eliminate him.

"Anyone can join the Umbrella!" Xu Luo welcomed all comers.

"Well then, let's discuss the matter of compensation."

"Compensation? No need, we're all family now. Earlier was just a misunderstanding. No need for compensation!" Asiba waved his hands repeatedly, thinking this organization was really good, actually offering compensation after beating him up.

"You've got it wrong. It's you compensating me." Xu Luo's voice drifted over leisurely.

Hearing this, Asiba suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Wh-what compensation?"

"Here's the list." Xu Luo directly listed the units he had lost just now, only including their tiers and numbers, without specific species.

"What?" Seeing that list and the compensation prices behind it, Asiba felt a surge of anger rising to his head.

"This is extortion! It's not even as bad as robbery!"

"You're wrong. Robbery isn't as profitable as this." Xu Luo answered lightly.

"Because of your non-cooperation, I lost so many units. If I don't seek compensation from you, who should I ask?"

"But I've lost a lot too!" Asiba gritted his teeth.

"Oh, we're all adults here. Of course, you have to bear the consequences of your own decisions. I told you at the beginning, but you didn't cooperate. Now, of course, you have to bear the losses caused by this yourself."

"Fine! I'll compensate!" With no choice but to bow his head, Asiba agreed, although very unwillingly.

Moreover, at this point, he also understood that this was a plunderer organization. How could they be so kind-hearted?

He had been too naive!

He just hoped that what the other party said earlier was true, that it was an exchange of interests. If he paid enough, the other party would really provide protection.