I Am The Swarm

The Longevity Plant, although a creation of the Swarm, was presented as a wild species, seemingly unconnected to the Swarm.

For a faction like the Riken that had been operating on Great Dawn Planet for years, the large-scale conflict with Godzilla wouldn’t have escaped the Swarm’s notice.

Once the Swarm identified such activity, it would have been illogical not to exploit the opportunity. Overplaying their hand would seem too deliberate, undermining the Swarm’s intelligence and insulting any potential observers.

Thus, it was only reasonable that the Swarm had introduced fungal carpet seeds into the Longevity Plants.

There were flaws, of course—like the current Godzilla being a product of the Swarm, raising questions about whether any observers had witnessed the wild version of Godzilla being killed by the Swarm.

As a biological civilization, the Swarm could justify replicating a Godzilla. The reason could even be framed as precautionary, ensuring the Riken didn’t suspect anomalies. But why reveal it? Why was there Longevity Plant evidence in the nest?

Luo Wen had no solution for these inconsistencies. He could only hope that during that period, the Swarm was not worthy of attention. After all, at the time, his perspective and vigilance weren’t high enough to anticipate these issues.

As for whether the Swarm’s actions would be detected by potential observers, Luo Wen thought it was possible, if they existed. But who could say for sure? Sometimes exposing a little while concealing the rest might even bait hidden enemies into action. After all, the unseen threat was always the more terrifying.

Through the Intelligent Entities embedded within the Riken, especially with Lieutenant Colonel Cross in a senior position, the Swarm had complete insight into the Riken’s movements and decisions.