I Am The Swarm

There had been an incident in the past where a monster emerged from the wormhole but didn’t rush away. Instead, it lurked near the wormhole, evading detection by the reconnaissance equipment. When mecha warriors with no prior experience ventured too close, the monster ambushed them.

In that attack, three mechas were destroyed, and one pilot lost their life.

This time, the situation bore an eerie resemblance. After the wormhole opened, there was no indication that the monster had moved. Rooney and Zeki, determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past, proceeded with heightened caution.

Though there was no apparent sign of a monster, a creature tens of meters long and weighing tens of thousands of tons couldn’t hide without altering the surrounding terrain. Every larger rock in this area had been cataloged, so by scanning the current terrain map and comparing it to the previous one, they could pinpoint any changes.

But to their surprise, the updated terrain map showed only minor variations. These changes were so slight that they couldn’t possibly be attributed to a massive monster. Marine biologists had already determined that these changes were caused by large underwater creatures native to the area.

The wormhole had opened, yet nothing emerged? The skeptical Botians searched tirelessly for days. During this time, reinforcements arrived—over ten additional mechas, several submarines, and a substantial number of reconnaissance devices were deployed. They practically scoured the seabed, leaving no stone unturned, but still found nothing.

This left them bewildered. The wormhole’s premature activation was already unusual, and the absence of any monster made it even stranger. Experts poured over the data, attempting to make sense of it, but no conclusive explanation emerged.

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Previously the moment the wormhole opened, a flesh pod was expelled.