Chapter 376: Weak Point

She was not unfamiliar with this term.

Five hundred years ago, the concept was mentioned in the encrypted file Qin Hao sent her before his retreat.

Back then she only felt chills, but did not understand it deeply.

Now Qin Hao has brought up the old matter again; obviously, this is the key to the problem.

「Meme complex……」

Qian Yin chewed on those words softly, looking at Qin Hao, her eyes full of curiosity, 'What exactly does this mean?'

Qin Hao's gaze swept over everyone present, and he began to explain.

「You can understand the Overlord as a kind of... cosmic plague based on high-dimensional information。」

「It has no physical form, no unified, independent will。」

「Its existence is to constantly devour, copy, and integrate the information, energy, and even souls of every civilization it contacts。」

「The more civilizations it devours, the more chaotic and bloated its 'consciousness' becomes。」

Countless remnants of will from the devoured civilizations clash and scream inside it, forming an extremely chaotic collection of consciousness.

「It constantly devours not to grow stronger, but to maintain its own existence! 」

It needs a constant influx of new information and energy to suppress the internal chaos and keep this 'collective' from collapsing from within!

Qin Hao's explanation revealed an astonishing truth to everyone.

As it turns out, the seemingly omnipotent 'Overlord' is actually a chaotic aggregate constantly on the brink of collapse!

「So... it is not a true unified will! 」

Academician Qian Bowen suddenly realized, 'It is merely a monster driven by the instinct to devour...'

「That's one way to understand it。」

Qin Hao nodded. 'It appears strong because it has devoured too many civilizations below level six, mastering vast amounts of technology and information.'

But its use of this technology is very crude and primitive, because it lacks a sufficiently intelligent 'brain' to direct all of this.

「Just like our Great Wall。」

Qin Hao pointed at the star map, 'It can blast a hole in it with brute force, but it cannot comprehend the principle of the dimensional stabilizer, nor does it know how to fundamentally dismantle our defense system.'

It will only use the stupidest method, repeatedly smashing the wall.

「We, on the other hand, have a unified will, we have the Heavenly River Light Brain, and we have you, the top-tier scientists。」

Qin Hao's gaze swept over Qian Yin, Academician Qian Bowen, and others.

「We can think, we can create, we can find the pattern of its attacks, we can target its weakness, and devise the most effective countermeasure。」

「This is our advantage! 」

「No matter how strong an infant's power, it cannot defeat an adult sage。」

Qin Hao's words completely dispelled the last trace of gloom in everyone's hearts.

So that's how it is!

They had long been awed by the Overlord's massive size and terrifying power, yet they overlooked its most essential flaw.

This is not a one-sided crushing by overwhelming power, but a contest of wisdom versus barbarism!

「I understand now! 」

Qian Yin's eyes flashed with astonishing light: 'Its attack pattern is fixed, based on the databases of the civilizations it has devoured!'

「As long as we can analyze its attacks, we can predict its next move! 」

「Exactly! 」

Qin Hao's lips curled upward.

「That 64% victory rate is how it came about。」

Inside the Command Center, a cheer even more enthusiastic than any before erupted once again!

This time, it was no longer mere joy, but a shout filled with confidence and high fighting spirit!

Fear, utterly shattered!

They, now have something to fight for!

Old Luo and Zhang Yunfeng exchanged a glance, both seeing relief in each other's eyes.

Qin Hao, still the same Qin Hao.

He always manages, in the direst moments, to find the path to victory for civilization.

Just as everyone was rejoicing, Qin Hao suddenly changed tone, his expression turning stern again.

「However, don't get too excited too soon。」

His voice instantly silenced everyone.

「Although it is merely a newborn, the toys it brings are far from few。」

Qin Hao raised his head, his gaze seeming to pierce the wall, pierce the Great Wall's ramparts, and look toward the distant depths of space.

「All personnel, ready。」

「Guests, they are about to... arrive。」

Several days later.

At the edge of the Virgo Supercluster, in a dead silent void.

Space was like a torn canvas, with huge black cracks appearing out of nowhere.

The next second, a fleet so massive it defies description leapt abruptly from those higher-dimensional rifts.

Leading it was a colossal biological flagship comparable to a small star system.

Its entire body was pitch black, its surface covered with countless pulsing crimson patterns, exuding an aura of chaos and ill omen.

It is one of the vessels of the Overlord's will.

A cold, chaotic thought brimming with violent will,

It instantly swept across this unfamiliar star field.

"Target, Andromeda Galaxy, Milky Way Galaxy."

"Cleanse the filth on the platter."

The icy command echoed through the biological network of countless Devourer warships.

The next second, all Devourer warships, from the biological flagship rivaling a star system,

down to scouting units only a few meters long, the blood‑red patterns on their hulls lit up simultaneously.

The dimension engines began charging.

Space around them violently twisted.

Their goal was clear: directly perform a dimensional jump,

descend into the interiors of the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy to thoroughly cleanse the "filth" there.

This is the method they have most often and most effectively used for eons to harvest countless civilizations.

Before absolute power, any defense is meaningless.

However, the next second.

Something strange happened.

The anticipated dimensional shuttle did not occur.

All Devourer warships that had activated their dimension engines, like a beast slamming into an invisible wall, were violently thrown out of the dimensional leap state!

Countless warships suffered an energy backlash; their hulls' biological tissue instantly ruptured, spewing foul green blood.

On the flagship, the biological intellect responsible for navigation and spatial detection——

a gigantic mass of flesh formed from countless brains and neurons emitted a confused yet sharp sound.

"Warning! Warning!"

"Target area dimension locked! Space structure forcibly smoothed!"

"Unable to perform dimensional shuttle! Unable to establish space anchor!"

"Repeat! Unable to perform dimensional jump and space transmission!"

The information was swiftly relayed to the core of the biological flagship.

That chaotic, vast will produced a flicker for the first time.

It "gazed" at the region that, in its perception, should have been empty.

In the three‑dimensional layer, it remained dark void.

But from a higher‑dimensional perspective, a wall millions of light‑years long stretched there.

This wall was so smooth and stable that any attempt to disturb its structure was instantly smoothed over.

The Overlord's will fell silent.

Within its chaotic thoughts formed from countless civilizations' echoes, an emotion called surprise arose for the first time.

Over its long existence, it had witnessed countless civilizations resist.

Some relied on fleets to wage a tragic decisive battle.

Some detonated stars in a bid for mutual destruction.

Others built interstellar fortresses to wage a beast‑at‑bay fight.

But it had never seen this manner of resistance.

They abandoned all offensiveness, channeling all their power into reinforcing dimension and space itself.

"Oh?"

A thought brimming with surprise and a hint of curiosity echoed within the flagship's core.