Research on "resurrection of the dead" is not uncommon in the galaxy.

Before civilization could touch the stars, death and the world after death had always been a serious and thought-provoking topic.

Some old emperors were afraid of death, so they sent people to find the elixir of immortality, or had people sacrificed in burials, so that they could continue to maintain their supreme status in the afterlife.

There are also crazy genius scientists who sewed up corpses in order to save their loved ones, and ultimately created twisted creatures that could not be called "life".

Even in the interstellar age, there are many literary creations about "death". Every once in a while, a master will win the "Galaxy Star Scroll Award", the highest annual literary award, for his thinking on "death".

In addition to philosophy, the scientific research on "death" has never stopped.

Just like some global companies, in order to maximize the utilization of employees, they have already had some unique insights on "re-employment after death", but they have not yet been announced.

Those idealistic civilizations are even more concerned about "death" and have created unique religious groups that worship death. However, just like "re-employment after death", they are very niche in the galaxy.

However, even if spiritual energy exists in this universe, it does not mean that the resurrection of the dead can occur at will.

Therefore, when the galactic civilization discovered that those rapidly expanding "corpse civilizations" were on guard, everyone also fell into discussion.

In Crebo's Trade Enclave No. 13, Braining was looking at the report sent by his subordinates and thinking seriously about this "crisis".

"... Judging from the pictures taken, what appeared recently is indeed a civilization composed of a group of 'cadavers'."

The large screen in front of him showed a "space whale carcass" that was rapidly advancing in the vast sea of ​​​​stars.

They are indeed corpses, because no signs of life can be detected on these space whales.

But even so, these corpses are still "active" to a certain extent, as if they are being manipulated by something.

Even if it is dead, the tentacles on the corpse are still swinging regularly. If the fatal wounds on the corpse can be ignored, they give people the feeling of "still alive".

Space whales are a type of space creature that interstellar civilizations will almost certainly encounter. They wander in space and travel across galaxies at faster than light speeds through incomprehensible biochemical reactions.

It is unknown who first named this creature "space whale". Although the name contains the word "whale", their appearance is similar to some kind of mammal living in the ocean of a blue planet.

Animals are completely different.

To be honest, the space whale looks more like a "space squid", except that the top head grows into an umbrella shape.

This is a docile space creature. Although it is comparable in size to a large spaceship, it is difficult to arouse their temper as long as you do not actively attack them.

Among the known habits, they always gather in groups of a "small family" and migrate from one gas giant planet to another. The thick surface atmosphere is their food.

After the "Space Whale Protection Act" was enacted, the act of hunting these docile space animals became a prohibited matter in violation of interstellar law.

In the past, no civilization actually hunted such space creatures, which basically had only biological research value. Only some newcomers to space would catch a few out of curiosity.

Originally, the space whales should have lived a carefree life in this environment, but until "Presolin" appeared, everything changed.

Some civilizations noticed this "hive's lost empire"'s obsession with food, and tentatively delivered space whale meat.

After discovering that this is feasible, enough benefits have led these civilizations to embark on the path of "hunting space whales".

After all, space whales are gentle and have plenty of time to lay traps around them.

Although these space creatures have considerable fighting power when they go crazy, hunters can always easily hunt space whales by relying on preparations in advance.

If "Presolin" hadn't solemnly stated that it would not accept the corpses of intelligent creatures, otherwise the behavior of "killing natives to take credit" might still be carried out here.

Even now that the "Space Whale Protection Law" has been implemented, there are still civilizations that are taking desperate risks for this "200%" benefit and using whaling teams disguised as pirates to hunt space whales.

At this time, the corpses of these space whales in the image before Bryning's eyes looked like countless undead, seeking revenge on the living who were active in the world.

"...'Undead'?" Among the information Brynin received, there were not many records about the "corpse civilization" that controlled these space creatures.

"However, some small-scale frictions have already occurred in the interstellar world. I think the 'Galaxy Community' will issue a formal notice soon. Maybe I should consider returning to the headquarters to take refuge?"

He thought about the possibility of this, but then he looked at the star map again - the "Mechanical Lost Empire" near his trading post.

"...Forget it, let's just stay here. Maybe my place will be one of the safest places in the galaxy."

Compared with Braining's leisurely attitude, the interior of "Star Sea Community" seems much busier.

The headquarters located in the Triad Galaxy constantly has ambassadors from various civilizations, gathering together to discuss the situation of these "corpse civilizations" that suddenly appeared.

Originally, they thought that although these "corpse civilizations" looked strange, they were still generally civilizations and could understand each other through communication.

However, this idea ended when the diplomatic envoys sent to contact the "Corpse Civilization" never returned.

Although these "corpse civilizations" may be civilizations, they are most likely to be existences similar to extinct regimes.

Even if there is no exchange of fire yet, the expansion speed of this group of "dead" and the reaction of the "merciful adopters" have put great pressure on the "Galaxy Community".

"What condition have those 'corpses' reached now?"

"Their expansion speed is far beyond our imagination. Even the observation station cannot be updated in time. But fortunately, the star map shared by the 'merciful adopters' did not cause a catastrophe..."

Along with the conversation of a group of staff, the known star map of the entire galaxy was also displayed in the center of the conference room.

A dangerous red color occupies a prominent position in the star map, and spreads rapidly like a plague, and will soon encounter several civilizations head-on.

At this time, this red patch, which is likely to be the "enemy", has not yet been given an exact name, but everyone understands the urgency of the matter.

"Did the 'execution fleet' sent to collect information achieve any results?"

"...No, although there were some small-scale battles, the enemies rushed forward like endless space creatures, leaving us no time to take away those corpses..."

"So do other civilizations have any explanation?"

"...No, they encountered the same problem as us, that is, there is no time to stop. Maybe it needs a victory that is enough to defeat the enemy before we can start research..."

Discussions about these "corpse civilizations" are still ongoing, but in fact, the "Galaxy Community" has not been able to obtain useful information until now.

While the civilized representatives in the conference room were still debating how to obtain enemy intelligence, the communication from the "merciful host" was delivered here.

However, a holographic projection of a representative of the "Mercy Adopter" appeared in the center of the conference room, replacing the position that originally belonged to the star map.

After the conference room calmed down, the representative from the Lost Empire spoke:

"In view of the rapid expansion of this 'Invasion of the Dead', we will now share the intelligence we know."

"These are a group of enemies that we defeated in ancient times. We thought they had perished, but we didn't expect that they would return again today."

"We call these countries composed of the dead and corpses the 'invasion of the dead'. They will destroy all civilizations in their path and turn life into death."

"At that time, we did not understand these threats, and we paid a huge price for it - most of the combatants became part of them and became the 'undead' with them."

"This is our biggest experience, don't fight them alone, otherwise our enemies will only become more and more numerous, and we need to unite!"

"In that era, we finally gathered all the survivors in the galaxy and fought a brutal battle that lasted for decades in the decisive battle galaxy before we successfully drove away these 'undead'."
Chapter completed!