After this lesson, Ilu deliberately avoided the areas where the swarms gathered on her way.
Even if some insects noticed her presence, she would suddenly accelerate and leave them far behind, not giving the Swarm any chance to catch up.
Of course, sometimes Ilu would encounter situations she could not avoid, so she had to show her mantis blade to quickly deal with all the witnesses before continuing to move forward.
As she got closer to the dark red star, the number of swarms she encountered increased, and the frequency of these encounters grew. She even saw several planet-sized Stings, which were undoubtedly complete True Stings.
Among them were many subspecies that Ilu had never seen before, and she could feel the terrifying heat radiating from them even from a distance.
Of course, Ilu had no intention of confronting these powerful creatures head-on.
With her current strength, it would be difficult to kill the True Stings without using the sniper rifle on her back. If she tried her best, Ilu might be able to kill one, but she couldn't stop the self-explosion of the True Sting after its death. Once she attracted the attention of the Swarm, she would not be able to sneak into the vicinity of the dark red star quietly as she was now.
"By the way, that guy..."
Squinting her eyes and looking at the dark red star in the distance, Ilu couldn't help but frown slightly and whisper, "Could it really be a big Sting?"
From the density of the swarm, she could tell that she had penetrated deep into the heart of the swarm and was not too far from the Swarm King. Additionally, a large number of True Stings were appearing nearby, making the true identity of this dark red star a bit suspicious.
A star-sized Sting emitting such terrifying heat—could it be that this is the Swarm King she is looking for?
It seems that those dense black spots were probably the True Stings guarding it...
"It seems that it's time for it to appear."
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Ilu's expression immediately became serious. She took off the sniper rifle [Severance] tied to her back, removed the cover of the scope, and aimed the gun at the direction of the dark red star.
The horrifying scene seen through the scope once again confirmed her guess. Those black spots were True Stings the size of planets, and the dark red star surrounded by them resembled a huge Propagation nest. Countless Sting flew out of its large mouth, like a black wave attacking the distance.
As she guessed, this creature was the Propagation Emanator she was searching for.
"Unfortunately, the distance isn't enough."
Glancing at the effective range displayed in the lower right corner of the screen, Ilu muttered to herself seriously, "We have to get closer."
Although the bullet fired by [Severance] can span billions of kilometers, the distance between her and the Swarm King was too far at this time. She was unsure whether this shot could hit its body. If it failed to kill it, what awaited her would be the endless revenge of the swarm.
As for whether it would hit but not kill...
Although this possibility existed, as a sniper who sneaks behind the enemy, she could only trust her own bullets. If she didn't even trust the bullets in the barrel, there would be no need for her to appear here.
Ilu took a deep breath and confirmed once more that the bullets were loaded and ready to fire at any time.
She began to fly at full speed toward the pre-set sneaking route, like a firefly flying into a fire, heading toward the dark red star shrouded in the haze of the swarm.
After another thirty system hours, as the distance between them continued to close, she finally saw the ideal sniper point.
But before that, the super giant Swarm King born in the shell of a red star had noticed the existence of Ilu.
One must understand that all the Swarm in this galaxy were its offspring. As the Emanator of Propagation, it could naturally distinguish this lurker disguised as a Sting.
Seeing that the iron cavalry knight which should have been fighting with the swarm in the Glamoth galaxy now appeared under its nose, the Swarm King's heart surged with a sudden irritability.
Dangerous factors made it feel restless. The sniper rifle in the hands of the silver-white iron cavalry constantly warned it. It could sense that it was a terrible weapon capable of annihilating an entire galaxy and could even cause fatal damage to it.
Although its main task was to breed more swarms, facing such a significant enemy, it had to prioritize annihilating this human who had intruded on its doorstep.
"Buzz—"
The Swarm King made an ultra-low frequency sound that human ears could not hear, ordering the barkinsects of the entire galaxy to exterminate the human in front of them while taking this opportunity to breed more swarms to fill the gap.
"Chichi—"
After receiving the extermination order from the Swarm King, the True Stings dormant near Ilu instantly made a series of piercing buzzing sounds, flapping their elytra and beginning to gather in her direction.
They moved as fast as lightning, like black meteors streaking through the night sky toward Ilu's position.
Oh no, she has been discovered!
Seeing that the barkinsects of the entire galaxy began to gather in her direction, Ilu immediately realized that her coordinates had been exposed. The Propagation Emanator seemed to have recognized her identity and launched a comprehensive encirclement and suppression against her.
The girl frowned slightly after glancing at the swarm of young Stings that had already flown near her.
This was a group of mutant young Stings. They were red and covered with flame patterns—undoubtedly new weapons created by the Swarm King. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be for the Fyrefly armor which excelled at burning through the sea of stings to fight these flame-resistant creatures.
It was likely that the Glamoth Empire was aware of this, which is why it formulated this assassination plan and sent her to kill this Swarm King.
In this situation, there was no time to waste; action had to be taken quickly.
"Turn off Mimicry Mode and start Hunting Mode."
Thinking this, Ilu did not hesitate to cancel all her mimicry disguises, completely revealing the full appearance of the Snow Fyrefly-V strategic stealth armor in front of them.
Infiltration and hunting were both compulsory subjects for assassins. As a member of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, she had learned combat experience passed down from her predecessors since her birth and naturally knew how to kill the swarm with maximum efficiency.
"Swoosh."
From the elytra behind Ilu, blue wings of light bloomed, and then she rushed toward the attacking young Sting insects at a terrifying speed that was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye. She held the sniper rifle [Severance] in one hand while the palm of the other hand sprayed a large amount of ultra-low temperature gas, instantly freezing the rushing insects into ice.
However, because they were too close to the Swarm King, the ice frozen on them quickly melted, and Ilu had to use the mantis blade on her arm to cut them into pieces. This time, the insects she sliced burst forth with strong light and heat, resembling heavy bombs exploding in the universe. Fortunately, she pulled away in time and was not affected by the explosion.
"Tsk, damn planner, why did you design this kind of dung monster? Is there no one in your house..."
As she thought about how she had almost been blown away by the insects, Ilu couldn't help but curse and complain about HSR Devs' inhumanity.
Lttle did she know that in the future, she would become the T0 phantom god in the entire game because of these extremely troublesome stings. Even after several versions, no character could replace her.