To quickly consume the flesh and blood on the scene, Xia Jin dispatched nearly 500 drones to follow behind the battlefield, continuously converting the goblins into resources.
With over 1,000 upgraded Zerg as the core, the main force pushed forward, sweeping across the vast territory in a literal steamroll, annexing all the goblin tribes distributed along the way.
The main force advanced more than 100 kilometers in a single day.
Because the speed was too fast, the forces became somewhat spread thin, and Xia Jin had to temporarily slow down the pace of the offensive.
The next day, 2,000 new upgraded Zerg arrived at the front from the main hive, replacing the non upgraded units and easing the pressure of the offensive.
By now, it could be said that most of the swarm had been upgraded.
The total size of the legion had reached approximately 12,000 units.
The number could have been higher, but many were lost to the goblins before the upgrades.
In the following days, as the queens were put to work, nearly 2,400 new Zerg were hatched every day.
They would be sent to the front as reinforcements to help combat the Goblin Kingdom.
The two sides fought several more battles involving tens of thousands of combatants.
By evening, the 2,000 main units of the swarm arrived at the so called capital of the Goblin Kingdom.
In front of a large cluster of dilapidated buildings, the last 10,000 goblins guarded their final home.
But the Zerg did not rush to attack. Instead, they had the hydralisks position themselves outside the range of the enemy's arrows and begin firing Tier 5 acid.
Neither buildings nor flesh could withstand such firepower; they were melted away one after another.
The resulting liquid actually contained a large amount of nutrients that could be converted into resources by the drones.
After several hours of attrition, the goblins suffered heavy casualties.
Some giant goblins ran out to surrender.
But just as they had refused to accept the surrender of humans in the past, the even more cold blooded Zerg were completely devoid of such sentiment.
Swarms of zerglings surrounded the city and slaughtered the soldiers.
Countless units pushed their way into the interior.
This battle declared the total destruction of the Goblin Kingdom.
Of course, in the vast territories to the east, countless goblin refugees were still fleeing in panic.
Even if the swarm did not pursue them, they were destined to fail to survive in the cruel Great Forest.
Unless... they recklessly attacked the human city states further east.
“How could I let you get there first?”
Xia Jin chuckled. While the drones entered the city to loot, she immediately ordered the swarm to continue eastward to hunt down the remaining goblins in the kingdom.
“I suspect there truly isn't any creature in this world that likes goblins.”
She watched the fleeing lives and shook her head privately.
The land seized in this wave of fighting was truly massive, and there were still countless magic beasts within the area that had not been cleared. There were also scattered goblin forces, which might total several tens of thousands.
So many resources would allow Xia Jin to accumulate enough ordinary energy for the next hive level.
Of course, her primary goal now was military expansion; upgrading the hive was not particularly urgent.
This was because some upgrade resources were only found in human territories.
“I wonder at what level I can leave the planet.”
She let out a soft breath and withdrew from the battlefield observation.
At this time, the mage girl slowly woke up.
She was confused at first, but she quickly remembered what had happened.
“Zerg... I am no longer human?”
She was shocked and found it hard to believe.
When she saw Xia Jin sitting not far away, swinging her legs, the girl showed a look of fear.
“There is no need to be afraid. You are one of us now,” Xia Jin said with a sly smile. “I am the Zerg Queen. Surely you understand what this identity represents now?”
“My... My Queen.” She swallowed hard, so frightened she sat back down on the ground.
“In a few days, I will release you from the forest. You can return to your academy, but you are forbidden from revealing any information about the forest. I will be observing you from a distance and gathering intelligence on the kingdom through you.”
Having said this, Xia Jin lightly jumped down from the top of the hive and landed beside her.
“By the way... my former identity was a princess of the kingdom.”
“Eh?” The mage girl’s eyes widened.
Looking at Xia Jin's white hair, she vaguely guessed something, and a flash of disbelief crossed her eyes.
“The kingdom has fallen into decay. Even as a princess, I had to flee from within. Now that you have become part of the Zerg, you should understand that these seemingly fierce creatures are actually very pure. Their will is my will. Compared to some humans, perhaps they cannot be called cold blooded.”
The female mage said nothing.
“So, help me go back. I want to return to that country, back to where I should have stayed.”
“You are truly Her Highness the Princess?” The young mage found it hard to believe, but the mental network told her it was true.
Xia Jin, who had been driven from her home, was actually the Zerg Queen. Everything she was doing now was merely to return to that country.
“In the future, not just Clear, but the entire world will be under my rule. Humans, elves, dragons... even those civilizations above the stars will eventually submit. You are lucky to be my subordinate rather than my enemy.”
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