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Chapter 2355 Survivor Bias

The Star-Burning Venerable was quite proficient in spatial rules, and the five-person cultivation group was also careful enough that they were not discovered upon arrival.

Next, a high-ranking member quietly informed his clan that reinforcements had arrived and that they should make some arrangements for their cooperation.

The three Star-Beast Venerables here also knew that there were cultivators among their powerful reinforcements.

However, they were still somewhat incredulous when they heard that there were double-digit numbers of their own kind of great beings coming.

When did our clan's Great Venerables become so actively involved in the war?
Despite their confusion, they remained vigilant in keeping secrets while on the front lines.

However, the sudden ease on the faces of the Great Venerables aroused much speculation among the Tapir tribe below.

Anyway, it seems unrealistic to expect the tapir clan to keep it completely secret, so it's good enough if it's close enough.

However, according to the three guardian deities, judging from the current development of the battle, the final battle should be at least three months from now.

The group of five was quite helpless about this, but there was nothing they could do but accept it as it was.

A major war is unlikely to break out now, but small skirmishes are occurring frequently along the entire front, which need not be discussed further.

More than ten days later, a small team of tapirs was caught off guard by a suddenly appearing team of insectoids.

Some wounded tapirs escaped, but most were annihilated, and one Nascent Soul tapir was captured alive.

There are many such minor frictions every day. They may seem insignificant, but when all the damage is added up, the total loss is absolutely alarming.

Today's conflict was no small matter, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Baku clan was captured alive.

The elder of this tapir clan, who had transcended his physical form, even suggested sending an elite team to rescue him.

As expected, its suggestion was rejected—if you want to save someone, go save them yourself, as if every family has descendants who have died or been injured.

This wasn't originally a particularly serious matter, but no one expected that it would directly affect the progress of the battle!
This Nascent Soul Star Tapir had heard from its elders that reinforcements had arrived and were already in ambush, meaning the victory in this battle was already assured.

The elder meant to tell it that since the outcome was already predetermined, it should fight bravely when the battle began.

In the Tapir society, circles also exist, and it is important for juniors to make a good impression on their seniors.

Who would have thought that this nascent soul would be captured? What surprised the tapir clan even more was that the insectoid clan would actually search the soul of the tapir clan's nascent soul!
On the battlefield, it is a necessity for opposing sides to gather information from each other, and beating prisoners and using torture to extract confessions is also quite common.

However, the Zerg rarely search the souls of the Tapirs—they don't need to go through all that trouble; they can simply eat the Tapir's brain and know everything.

However, even the Out-of-Body Insect Clan might not be able to absorb the memories of the Nascent Soul Tapir Clan.

As for dedicated soul searching, the Zerg rarely do it because it's unnecessary!
Fight opponents you can beat, and fight opponents you can't beat... too!
If you really can't beat them, just run away when you encounter them. Why bother searching their souls?

However, all of this does not mean that the Zerg do not know how to search for souls.

On the contrary, there are quite a few Zerg who are skilled at soul searching, but they mostly use it for internal fighting.

There aren't many tribes outside that are worth their serious soul-searching.

Over time, the tapirs came to the conclusion that the insectoids didn't seem to care much about collecting high-level intelligence.

The key is that they don't need to care, right? The battle is basically a one-sided victory. If they really encounter great danger, the Zerg's spawning can be predicted.

But this time, the Zerg are taking this battle very seriously.

Instead of rushing to devour the Nascent Soul Tapir Clan, they unleashed Illusionary Heart Butterflies and Bewitching God Fireflies, striving to understand the Tapir Clan's strategy.

In fact, the Zerg have recently faced an unprecedented crisis, forcing them to adjust their strategies.

The Zerg did not expect to lose, but the transmission of information through the Incense Path was very convenient, and news of the fall of a large number of Out-of-Body Gods spread like wildfire.

Even the failure of the "island hopping tactic" has spread throughout the temple.

Therefore, the Zerg took this battle very seriously—there were three Zerglings ostensibly leaving their bodies, but in reality, there were many more.
They learned through soul searching that the tapir tribe on the other side had the same idea, so they were sure to have a fierce battle.

Unfortunately, this Nascent Soul only knew this much; as for how strong the reinforcements were or how many there were, it truly had no idea.

It can be said that although the Tapir Clan is unreliable, they still have a general understanding of what is important and what is not, and the Star Tapir Grandmaster did not spread too much information.

Over the next few days, the Zerg captured some more Tapirs, but found no further information.

Two days later, the fourth Zergling emerged, followed by a large swarm of Zerglings.

Over the next five days, the newly arrived swarm completed its overall deployment and began probing attacks.

They're creating small-scale battles while simultaneously adjusting their deployments in various directions, showing great patience.

However, three days later, two of the four Out-of-Body Insectoid races launched a full-scale probing attack.

It was supposed to be a trial, but the sheer number of Zerg was overwhelming.

The number of tapirs was already small, and now it's one tribe facing off against four major insect swarms.

This tribe did have reinforcements, but they were mainly composed of two Out-of-Body Star Tapirs. The number of reinforcements below the Out-of-Body level was far less than that of the tribe.

The reinforcements that came were all elite troops, but their numbers were too few. What good are elite troops if they are so few?
Therefore, the probing attacks from just two large insect swarms were enough to tie down a significant portion of the tapir's fighting force.

For the past two days, neither side has been able to use their special abilities, and the Zerg have been methodically wearing down the Tapir's fighting strength.

During the battle, the Zerg suffered significantly greater losses, but if this continued, the Tapir would eventually be unable to hold out.

However, that will be a rather long process, relying on the Zerg's high reproductive rate.

The Zerg were clearly not satisfied with this outcome, so on the third day, two Zerg creatures emerged from their bodies and began to approach the battlefield.

The tone was quite provocative: You only have three Nascent Soul Grandmasters, but we have four!

Judging from the progress of such a large-scale battle, it seems that the Zerg are in a bit of a rush.

However, the Zerg have the advantage in both high-end and ordinary combat power, so a quick victory is not impossible.

On the fourth day, all-out war broke out, and the two Zerg spawned and commanded their subordinates to launch an attack.

The other two major insect swarms maintained a defensive posture, occasionally sending out small groups to harass the enemy.

Everyone says the Zerg aren't very intelligent, but judging from the strategy of this war, there haven't been any major problems.

The tapir tribe also allocated almost half of its fighting force to counter the enemy's attack.

However, half of their fighting force was not enough. After fighting for two days, the tapir clan sent out half of their remaining fighting force.

At the same time, the two Star Tapir Grandmasters who were holding the fort also entered the fray.

It was a three-on-two fight when they were out of their bodies, but in terms of regular combat strength, the tapirs were clearly struggling to hold their own.

As the losses mounted, the remaining quarter of the tapir's reserve force remained inactive.

They were clearly on guard against the other two major insect swarms—even if they rushed to the main battlefield now, they couldn't reverse the decline.

On the ninth day of the battle, the two swarms of insects that had been watching finally made a move.

When it moves, it's truly astonishing; it launches a full-scale attack, and even its two external spirits are involved.

Even though the tapir tribe had reserves, they were basically of little use against such an overwhelming attack.

Fortunately, they all knew that reinforcements were lying in ambush, so they gritted their teeth and fought back desperately.

During this process, quite a few tapirs still turned and fled—the pressure was simply too great.

However, the tapir tribe also had a supervisory team, mostly composed of reinforcements, and those who tried to escape were mostly killed on the spot.

—We've come to your aid without fear of death, and you're trying to escape? If we don't kill you, who will we kill?
This battle situation caused countless tapirs to suffer greatly, and they were all wondering: What are the reinforcements doing?
What most of the tapir tribe didn't know was that reinforcements were not going to be sent out lightly.

They need to fight hard to restrain the Zerg as much as possible and bleed them dry.

Enough of the small talk. When the entire Star Tapir battle line was on the verge of collapse, the six Star Tapir Grandmasters appeared together and attacked the Zerg.

They confirmed that the Zerg were already entangled in a fierce battle and engaged in full-scale combat, making it impossible for them to quickly withdraw from the battlefield.

Otherwise, the defeat would be utterly devastating—this statement remains true even in interstellar warfare.

With morale completely broken, it's simply impossible to organize an effective counterattack!
Of course, the Zerg's Out-of-Body ability can still escape at this moment, but the losses will be extremely heavy.

Even though the Zerg have a high reproductive rate, they still need a considerable amount of time to recover.

Especially when well-trained elite forces are wiped out, their recovery will be even slower.

The Star Eater brought a total of twelve Grand Venerables this time, but only half of them were deployed, partly out of concern that the Zerg might have ambushes.

Anyway, everyone knows what's going on on the battlefield. A dignified Nascent Soul Grandmaster like him couldn't possibly be without even this much caution.

If the Zerg hadn't laid an ambush, then the appearance of these six Star Eater Grandmasters would have been enough to completely turn the tide of the battle.

The Star Eater and the Zerg's exit from their bodies were originally a three-on-four situation, with the Zerg clearly having more control.

Fortunately, the Star Tapir Lord knew that reinforcements were coming and was fighting desperately, and they were also surrounded by a strong force of guards.

However, there is no doubt that these elite Star Tapirs who had left their bodies also paid a very heavy price.

Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain, and they finally received help from the clan's supreme leader.

In this way, the number of Grandmasters on both sides became nine to four, and the battle instantly became much easier.

Some Star Tapir Grandmasters fight two against one, some fight one against one, and some even have three Star Tapir Grandmasters in reserve.

The Grand Venerable, who was overseeing the operation, wasn't just standing by and watching; he also took the opportunity to wipe out the Zerg.

However, large-scale extermination of the Zerg is also quite difficult.

Although the Star Eater Venerable was quite powerful, the opponent's battle formation was already fully deployed.

Not only are they resilient, the swarm also has a certain ability to retaliate.

The insects have low intelligence, but the Out-of-Body insects are quite intelligent. They can adjust their tactics at any time through the connection of incense.

Moreover, the Zerg were able to conquer so many worlds not entirely by brute force—Zerg that only knew how to brute force are basically extinct.

It is precisely because of the survival of the fittest that they have developed almost instinctive fighting styles and tactics.

Although they cannot compare to the battle formations of cultivators, they still have a certain level of tacit understanding in their offense and defense, and are not just a pure rabble.

Most survivor biases are not due to luck.

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