There was strength in numbers.
This truth had been acknowledged across existence since the earliest days when the first beings clustered together for protection against threats they could not face alone.
Many had proclaimed that if one simply possessed sufficient quantity, quality became secondary concern.
Accumulate enough. Gather enough. Amass enough.
This was true, but only to an extent.
If there existed a terrifying army of knights numbering 100, each capable of massacring a peasant with single swing of their blade...trained warriors encased in armor that deflected weak strikes, wielding weapons that cleaved through unprotected flesh like scythes through wheat...
Then even 1,000 peasants might not accomplish much against them.
The peasants would charge. The knights would cut them down in swathes. Bodies would pile. Blood would flow. And the knights would stand victorious over mountain of corpses.
But if 1 million peasants with no individual power swarmed these same 100 knights?
The calculus shifted dramatically.
The sheer exhaustion after cutting down thousands would accumulate. Arms would tire from endless swinging.
Armor would dent under cumulative impacts of countless weak strikes.
Eventually, dozens of these invincible knights would fall...not from single devastating blow, but from being gradually ripped apart by weak peasants who simply refused to stop coming.
There was strength in numbers, yes.
But one had to understand how to use these numbers. Where the true strength resided.
How to ensure that tens of thousands of peasants did not have to die before achieving results they wanted.
The difference between victory and pyrrhic slaughter lay not in accumulation of bodies, but in tactical application of accumulated force.
Wisdom transformed numbers from blunt instrument into a magisterial, tyrannical, surgical weapon.
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In the Dessicated Sleeping Shore.
Protos gazed at the erupting might of the Illusory Reality Avatar of Existence with coldness and immensity that exceeded his newly born consciousness.
He currently stood in front of Noah, feeling the interminable gaze of The Master behind him.
The analytical eyes that observed and wanted to see the results of them facing their first genuine enemy.
And the first enemy they faced was 15 times stronger individually than each of them.
But so what?
The Master wanted results, and The Master would have results.
It was the least that Protos could do to deliver results when the Master had done so much for their emergence. When the Master had infused them with Infinite Hunger and purpose!
So Protos watched as the Avatar of an Early Creature below made his move.
Since he had the honor of being fused into Master’s glorious glow, his capabilities had grown far beyond his Brothers and Sisters.
His gaze could perceive details that others could not access.
This was why his Master allowed him to come out and lead.
When he looked at the Avatar, he looked at it through the Master’s brilliant analytical gaze as details freely displayed themselves.
|Illusory Reality Avatar of Existence|
|Designation: Aurelius Paradoxus - Early Creature of THE Loom|
|Current State: Avatar displaying 25% of Main Body’s capability|
|Main Body Complexity and Purity: 6 Sextillion|
|Avatar Complexity and Purity: 1.5 Sextillion|
|Primary Authority: Civilizational Authority of Paradox|
|Thr Avatar possesses limited duration outside THE Loom. Estimated operational time remaining: Unknown.|
"Brothers and Sisters, heed my words. The enemy designated Aurelius Paradoxus possesses power exceeding ours individually by a factor of fifteen. His Civilizational Authority of Paradox is substantial, and three Grand Principles amplify his capabilities significantly."
"However, this Avatar represents merely 25% of his main body’s power. Our duty is clear- we must pressure him relentlessly until all of his existence burns under our Infinite Hunger!"
HUUUM!
"After the initial impact of this first wave between us, the pivotal moment for us to oppress this much more powerful enemy will appear. Our numbers are our strength. Our coordination is our weapon. Our Infinite Hunger is our victory."
After delivering this assessment, his body began to pulse as he and all his Brothers and Sisters activated their Civilizational Resonance.
"Impose your Hunger onto this enemy. Let them experience glimpse of what Infinite Hunger truly feels. Everyone...activate Hunger Propagation immediately!"
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