Red Scourge (5)
Of course, everything from hearing about it to the horde suddenly turning into a bunch of space commie monsters was being broadcast live in real time.
While I was staring at it in confusion, the users in the gallery window—floating near my vision like a translucent hologram—saw the same thing and reacted.
Extremely Heinous and Brutal Hypno-Brainwash Tentacle-Corrupting Space Commie Pedo Monster Horde.jpg
Posted by: ChickenCurry
Screenshot of the Red Scourge horde going wild over Benya
And now they've turned into an extremely heinous and brutal hypno-brainwash tentacle-corrupting space commie pedo monster horde.
Those shitty bastards got even shittier traits added on.
“What comes after the queen is gone?”
Posted by: Anon
"Is that so? You don't know?"
"……A new queen pops out."
"Agh, what the hell is this..."
I could see everyone going absolutely apeshit, tearing into it like the gallery's first glorious hot topic bait.
And while the other users were losing their minds like that, I should've figured out some response.
But right as I was peeking at the users' bullshit, a bunch of alert windows popped up proving the Red Scourge's freakout wasn't fake...
"Nngh~ Nngh."
With those weird notifications and ominous messages scrolling up...
But soon enough, seeing the result that my forces had grown without issue, I felt a strangely satisfying buzz.
With things turning out like this, I naturally decided to cut the live feed I'd been uploading to the gallery nonstop.
I calmed myself as much as possible and settled in for a close analysis of my current situation.
Of course, someone seeing me do this might think, 'You don't know shit about strategy or tactics—why bother?'
But common sense said that even if I knew zilch about that stuff, I at least needed to know what was under my command to avoid future headaches.
So I tossed aside those half-baked thoughts quick.
Anyway, enough chit-chat—time to check how useful these new Red Scourge were.
> Red Scourge Subjugated Horde
> This horde nearly went feral after losing its queen, but an experimental subject in the area accidentally linked the horde's mind to it, averting collapse!
> Of course, some outer forces fully feralized and couldn't be saved,
> but you still netted over 10,000 bio-weapon-grade Red Scourge combatants and workers,
> plus over 80% of their bio-nest facilities intact—what's not to like?
> *Horde name can be changed anytime.
> Current Horde Forces:
> 5km-class Fixed Underground Bio-Nest x1
> Combatants: 3,513
> Workers: 5,824
> Non-Workers (Pupae/Eggs incl.): 156
"We'll need to scan separately for exact numbers, but since some forces broke off, we probably won't hit 10k."
"It's fine, it's fine—just 5-10% loss, no biggie."
I knew the precise count from the status window, but my subordinates like Elena didn't.
Amazed at how spot-on Elena's estimate was anyway, I told her not to push too hard and reopened the gallery to check the bait.
And right as I did, even though I'd just closed it, the Benya-bait was still raging—evolving into slightly more advanced threads.
Curious about the angle, I checked the concept post first.
Science Dunce Analysis: This Shit is Wild
Posted by: EarthGaiaSeedlingUnion
Queen dead, no queen there—why no feralization?
During the bio-weapon test earlier, she casually mixed in her own genes or whatever.
That super Red Scourge ended up acting as a synapse creature.
OverMom's the queen now, not that thing—the super Red Scourge relays her will.
Think of it like a repeater.
You might wonder how, but
like OverMom posted, those are 2-3 stages above current Red Scourge—super evolved.
So it developed enough to command the horde lol
Funny part: OverMom rebuilt it hardcore to prevent betrayal, turned it into total slave mode before sending.
If it'd died there, fine—but her chimera minions were too competent, got it to the queen intact.
Then the slave-assassin-spy guinea pig, unscathed, pushes OverMom as queen and blasts its ingrained slave instinct.
The low-tier Red Scourge horde gets swept up in the superior entity's slave vibe—boom, 'Long live Queen!' mode.
Don't think 'Can I do this?' and rush in—NO.
This worked cuz OverMom's traits randomly aligned perfectly for it,
plus luck to spawn a 2-3 stage elite in a stage 1 zone,
and jackpot queen authority usurp on top—straight-up slot machine 777.
Don't challenge, snowball your early game, or you'll whine—stick to guides.
"Hehehe~."
"Did a good idea just hit you, Doctor?"
"Uh-huh, nah, nothing big. Oh yeah—with results like this, maybe report to the Empire?"
"A bit iffy still, but a little more progress and we could send it right away."
"Got it!"
With the gallery smartasses' words and Elena's sorta-confirmation,
I stretched my legs from the chair, wiggled my toes, swung my arms with my back tentacles, and struck a joy pose.