I Am The Swarm

Chapter 453: Intelligence

“But back then, the Swarm only sent 3,000 re

“Ordinary citizens have no idea the Swarm exists, while their leaders are desperate to distance themselves. What exactly is going on between the Rat Folk and the Swarm?”

“Now that I think about it, the Rat Folk leaders’ behavior during the negotiations felt too deliberate. I can’t tell if they were genuinely trying to sever ties or just putting on a show.”

“Could they be staging this on purpose? But what do they want us to believe?”

“A mix of truth and lies, perhaps to make us overthink and divert our attention. It’s a classic tactic to hide something bigger.”

“That’s possible. But what is the real secret?”

“Wait!” Blanca, who had been mostly silent since the meeting began, suddenly spoke up, cutting off the discussion.

“What is it, Blanca?” the Captain asked. Blanca was a veteran team member and, in the Captain’s opinion, the second smartest person in the squad after himself.

“Have you considered that by fixating on this so-called ‘real secret,’ you’ve already been distracted?” Blanca didn’t beat around the bush and stated her point directly.

Her words hit the team like a wake-up call. They realized they had been led into a mental trap. Continuing down this path would either yield minimal results or ensnare them further in layer upon layer of misdirection.

“Damn it!” someone cursed.