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Yuuki decided he would wipe out one of the two swarms and capture the other. He had absolutely no desire to eat those cockroach-like creatures—he wasn't one of the Gourmet Corp psychos who'd eat anything that moved.

Maybe if they were centipedes, he could stomach it. But roaches? Never. Not even something that just looked like a roach.

With his decision made, Yuuki headed straight for the cockroach swarm's territory. His plan was simple: get to the center, drop a Supernova Explosion, and send the entire bug colony on a one-way trip to oblivion.

The blast would be immense, but it wouldn't harm the Godly Ingredient. Besides, the surrounding planets had already been completely overrun by the roaches. There was no reason to hold back.

Thanks to his speed and cloaking abilities, the roaches never even sensed his presence. Yuuki slipped through their ranks and arrived at the heart of their nest.

A colossal hive had been constructed around the Godly Ingredient. Yuuki's job was to blow the entire thing to kingdom come.

At the core of the nest was the swarm's Queen. She was several times larger than the Cosmos Mammoth King Yuuki had encountered before, and with every passing second, as she constantly fed, she laid a terrifying number of eggs.

It was just as you'd expect from an insectoid race. They weren't the Zerg, but anything related to bugs seemed to have an absurdly fast reproductive cycle.

The whole process was, frankly, disgusting. It was a good thing Yuuki was used to seeing all sorts of nauseating things, otherwise, he might have just thrown up.

Without another thought, Yuuki revealed himself, a sphere of light already coalescing in his hand. He didn't bother staying hidden; once he used this technique, his presence would be exposed anyway.

But for Yuuki, it didn't matter. He could now cast this spell instantly.

The moment he appeared, the cockroach swarm's fate was sealed.

The instant the Queen spotted Yuuki and the terrifying energy pulsing from the sphere in his hand, she let out a massive shriek. But it was too late. Whatever she had planned was doomed to fail.

"You're the first creature to ever taste this attack. Goodbye!"

Yuuki said with a grin. The Supernova exploded, and a wave of energy tore through half the galaxy. The shockwave even startled the nearby Octopus species.

In the vast emptiness of space, a sudden, violent energy burst like this was terrifying, especially when it came with absolutely no warning.

Cosmic events, if they occurred naturally, always had some kind of prelude. But this—this was just instant annihilation.

The Octopus species watched in horror. The cockroach swarm had been a massive pain for them. The two species were neighbors, and rivals.

They despised the insects. The roaches were weak, but their numbers were endless. You could never kill them all.

And the stronger bugs never even showed themselves, just sending out endless waves of cannon fodder to harass them.

But now—a blast this powerful meant the cockroach swarm was finished. The Octopus species should have been overjoyed.

But beyond the joy, there was a deeper fear. The roaches were gone, wiped out by some other lifeform.

Their own strength was roughly on par with the cockroaches'—that's why they were neighbors in the first place. If they had been stronger, they would have wiped out those disgusting things themselves long ago.

If this newcomer could so easily annihilate the roaches, what did that mean for them? The thought sent a wave of panic through the entire Octopus species. Updates are released by novel{f}ire.net

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Yuuki had no idea what kind of impact his attack had on the octopuses, not that he would have cared. He was going after them next, after all.

Of course, he only planned on capturing one or two. He didn't need any more. These ingredients were mainly for tasting and for sharing with others.

As for himself, he had better things to eat—Godly Ingredients.

Once the energy from the Supernova Explosion finally dissipated, everything in the surrounding area was gone. Only empty space remained.

The nest, the bugs, the planets—all of it had been wiped out. The power of the blast was simply too immense.

It was Don Slime's technique, and it was perfect for taking out the trash. In the original story, Don Slime had been handicapped by his host, and the Supernova he unleashed couldn't even kill Acacia.

Seeing that everything was gone, Yuuki collected the Godly Ingredient before him. This was the key to his rapid power-up.

He never thought he'd find two Godly Ingredients so soon after entering the Green Universe. Even if they were just fragments, it was more than enough.

He didn't have the ability to capture a complete Godly Ingredient yet. That required a trip to a place called the "Farthest Lands"—a place far beyond his current reach. That was the hunting ground of the Gourmet Gods.

The ingredients in his hands were likely leftovers from their hunts. Judging by their size, they could only be scraps.

With the ingredient secured, Yuuki didn't stop to eat. He headed directly for the other species's territory.

There was another fragment of a Godly Ingredient there—and those octopuses.

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