"Wuwuwu... everyone is dead...! They were all taken away by them!"
"Cry, cry it all out."
Kiana gently pressed the girl's head against her chest, then rested her cheek on the top of the girl's head, speaking softly.
The little girl cried even harder, clutching Kiana's arm tightly, her tears soaking Kiana's clothes.
After crying for an unknown amount of time, the little girl finally began to calm down.
Sniffling her snotty nose, she wiped her swollen eyes, then looked up at Kiana's pretty face.
"Sis... Sis, was it you, was it you who saved Lisa?"
The girl named Lisa stared intently at Kiana with hopeful eyes.
"Something like that."
Kiana nodded slightly.
The Cloud Knights saved the little girl, and as their superior, it indirectly meant she saved her!
Seeing Kiana nod, Lisa's green eyes flickered slightly, then she left Kiana's embrace and plopped down onto her knees.
"Please, sister, please save us!"
"Hey, no need for that!"
Kiana quickly picked her up, then changed the subject.
"Little Lisa, my name is Kiana. Can you tell me what happened first?"
"Mmm..."
Lisa muffled a nod in Kiana's arms, then began to recount everything that had happened.
She and her family were residents of a frontier planet in Gresiavia.
They had been confined to this planet since birth, living a life of constant hunger.
And people often disappeared, their whereabouts unknown.
Some said that the missing people were taken away by tall, humanoid creatures with locust heads.
The men who were taken were directly eaten as nutrients.
And the women became breeding grounds for their new lives.
After these rumors spread, in despair, some people voluntarily stood up and decided to organize everyone to resist.
But... the effect was predictable; everything was futile.
Even finding technological weapons left behind by a civilization decades ago still couldn't stir up any trouble.
The first resistance was easily suppressed, but this also spurred waves of resistance across the planet.
However, resistance did not bring salvation.
Instead, it brought deep despair.
Because their numbers were simply too great.
Countless locust-headed humanoids of various appearances.
Abnormal recovery abilities, powerful jumping and flying capabilities.
They easily tore apart the resistors and devoured their flesh and blood.
During this large-scale resistance, people also learned the name of these Locust Bug people.
They called themselves Followers of Abundance—Locust Bugs.
They were spread throughout Gresiavia, with most planets invaded and devoured by them.
For civilized planets, they imprisoned the civilized beings, treating them as reserve food and breeding grounds for better genes.
No one knew their origin, as if they had suddenly appeared on a certain planet 32 years ago.
And the planet Lisa was on had just suffered a near-total massacre of its regional population due to the Locust Bugs' violent suppression.
She was only spared because her mother desperately protected her.
Her mother, along with many others, had been taken away, their whereabouts unknown.
But it was imaginable that those who were taken would experience unprecedented despair.
"…"
The smile on Kiana's face had long vanished; her wide eyes and tightly clenched teeth showed that she was truly angry now.
The Emanator's pressure overflowed from Kiana, causing the entire Taiyin Mansion to tremble slightly.
Her subordinates couldn't help but look at Kiana worriedly.
They had no idea what had made Kiana so furious.
Only Chief Strategist Yushu, sitting not far from Kiana, had heard the entire story.
Her perpetually gentle smile had also disappeared; at this moment, she was expressionless, her eyes Burning with endless rage.
Followers of Abundance! Locust-like Insectoids!
"Hoo..."
Kiana forced herself to calm down, letting out a long breath.
As a General, she couldn't let anger control her too much.
"General... This subordinate has never heard of the Locust-like Insectoids among the Followers of Abundance. Perhaps these are new Followers of Abundance that emerged after this star system was sealed off decades ago."
Shuya gently patted her chest, also taking a few deep breaths to calm herself as much as possible, then walked over and spoke to Kiana.
"Hmm, I suspect things aren't that simple, because while they possess insect characteristics, they also call themselves Followers of Abundance..."
Kiana's gaze was gloomy, and her tone was slightly heavy as she spoke.
A daring thought flashed through Kiana's mind: this was a lineage of The Propagation that had received the blessings of Abundance.
If that were the case, then over these decades, their scale must have become incredibly vast, and their intelligence not too low.
"General's meaning is... they might be a Swarm of The Propagation blessed by Abundance?"
As Kiana's Chief Strategist, she quickly guessed Kiana's thoughts and concerns.
If it were truly so, allowing them to develop would be a disaster capable of shaking half the galaxy.
Rapid reproduction, insidious cunning, abnormal life recovery, and genes that can evolve by using other species' mothers.
The thought alone made her scalp tingle.
"Yushu, dispatch the main fleet of the Warahip Cloud Knights to completely blockade the Gresiavia star system, and at the same time, contact Yaoqing to request support."
Kiana's mind raced as she issued commands.
If it was as she suspected, this place had to be completely sealed off, not allowing a single one of those Abundance Bugs to escape.
If they truly were a Swarm, the Imaginary Space between star systems wouldn't be able to stop their expansion at all.
"Lisa, be good, stay here. If anything happens, just call the uncles and aunties downstairs."
Kiana ruffled Lisa's dry, chestnut hair, then stood up and quickly walked outside.
"Until I return, all matters of Warahip will be handled by the respective departments!"
"Sigh..."
Yushu's gaze towards Kiana's retreating figure was filled with worry, but there was nothing she could do.
A moment later, Yushu went to execute Kiana's orders, dispatching the main Cloud Knights fleet.
And she relayed Kiana's words to the various departments of Warahip.
She also contacted Feixiao of Yaoqing, explained the situation, and requested support... Kiana, alone, used the Imaginary Gate to arrive at Lisa's planet.
Kiana, alone, used the Imaginary Gate to arrive at Lisa's planet.
"Hiss..."
Upon arriving, Kiana gasped.
The city here was already dilapidated, with ruins everywhere, and discarded corpses that had been gnawed upon.
There were even countless pulsating insect eggs, emitting the aura of Abundance from the Followers of Abundance.
At the same time, the power of The Propagation Path was also mixed in.
Kiana released countless Spears of the Void, piercing each insect egg, her expression becoming incredibly grim.
Her guess was correct... What was Yaoshi of "Abundance" thinking? Why would they bless the Swarm with Abundance for no reason!
Suddenly, Kiana sharply looked up, staring ahead.
A powerful Honkai Energy reaction erupted there.
And—
Countless Imaginary Gates densely packed the sky.
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