Stealing a home
by M1zushiThe starship was blocked outside by the Zergs, and other captains under the Jialin Jurisdiction such as Chi Feng, Zhao Ying, and Keppel, had also taken their positions. They had no objections to Gu Huan regaining control of the military, as he was personally appointed by the Crown Prince. Based on this, they would follow his orders. Moreover, they had a high level of trust in the General.
Hearing that a Zerg resembling the Zerg Queen had appeared on the Interstellar Court Planet and that it led tens of thousands of Zergs, they were genuinely shocked. This scene was indeed very shocking, like a grain of rice falling into an anthill.
With such thoughts, a slight desire to retreat arose within them. However, they couldn’t afford to retreat. If they retreat, starting from them, humanity’s self-confidence will be swept away. Who knew how many years it would take before they had the courage to face the Zergs again?
Never before had there been a moment like today, feeling as if they were standing in the river of time, writing a new chapter in the book of history. This sense of creating history made all the generals excited.
Utilizing the formation training in the military region, Gu Huan divided the forces into two parts, one to attract firepower and the other to flank. Then, he had the large starships gradually advance within the firing range, with three waves of troops acting separately.
He had a special task himself; he needed to break through the encirclement under the protection of these starships and soldiers and enter the Interstellar Court Planet. He had to kill that monster.
According to the intelligence provided by Mo Xiao, the creature could absorb energy, and approaching it would result in corrosive fluids being sprayed. Therefore, conventional energy weapons like energy cannons were ineffective, and melee combat was also not an option. This mission could only be completed by him, using the “Elf” mecha with a longbow.
So, he had to get close to the Interstellar Court Planet.
Soldiers around him rushed forward to clear the way for him. His cold expression became even more resolute, as he waved his hand and used the bow to fend off the Zerg crawling up around him.
A golden glint appeared in his eyes,
“Get lost.”
The Zergs really stopped in their tracks the moment they heard the command. Gu Huan took advantage of this opportunity to turn around, activate the accelerator, and fly towards the atmosphere. The blue jets drew an elegant arc in the sky, gradually disappearing from view.
Chu Xinglin, sitting in the main command seat, watched the holographic image of the pure white mecha breaking through the encirclement in silence, tightly clenching his fists.
Chu Fengyuan, bound to the chair, spoke, “Actually, you can choose to give up this planet.”
However, that would be equivalent to giving up the opportunity to eliminate the Zerg Queen this time.
Chu Xinglin’s voice was firm, “I believe in him.”
The moment the sky was torn open, Gu Huan confirmed that he had indeed seen this place before.
He quickly drew the bowstring.
“General, that towering earth pillar is the monster we talked about.” Mo Xiao’s voice came from mecha’s comms.
“You need to hit its head.”
“Understood.”
Just as Gu Huan was about to release the bow, he heard Mo Xiao’s faint prayer,
“I hope you can avenge Nie Chuan.”
Gu Huan thought he had misheard. “Nie Chuan?”
“What happened to Nie Chuan?”
Due to the intense battle and the fact that the fighting had not yet concluded, Mo Xiao had not yet reported Nie Chuan’s situation, so this was the first time Gu Huan heard about Nie Chuan’s condition.
Andrew continued Mo Xiao’s report,
“He Qixing, Nie Chuan, and others arrived at the Interstellar Court Planet and also participated in the mission to find the weakness of this monster. However, Nie Chuan was swallowed by that monster.”
Hearing this, Gu Huan temporarily abandoned the plan to use the bow and arrow, and the golden glow on the bow slowly faded.
“According to the Lieutenant Colonel, the monster’s body is filled with highly corrosive mucous. If one is swallowed, they will undoubtedly perish.”
Gu Huan decisively refuted. “That’s impossible.”
Nie Chuan showing up at the Interstellar Court Planet was completely understandable to him. After all, in the original story, Nie Chuan was the protagonist, and if he didn’t appear in this major battle, Gu Huan would genuinely doubt whether he had transmigrated into the wrong story.
But the protagonist dying? How could that be possible?
In the beginning, to prevent him from excessively interfering with this world, the world will that could directly cause his death would not let the protagonist be in danger.
Seeing Mo Xiao’s slightly moist eyes, Gu Huan comforted her: “It’s okay,”
“I’ll go find Nie Chuan.”
“General! Please don’t take any risks!” Mo Xiao strongly objected.
“We can’t afford to lose another person!”
Gu Huan understood that, logically, the most correct choice now would be to directly draw the bow and shoot the head of the monster, eliminating the Zerg Queen. But an inexplicable intuition told him that if he really did that, the will of the world might not make life easy for the rest of them.
He didn’t believe that Nie Chuan would die. Wanting to save Nie Chuan was not only because he was Gu Huan’s student but also for the sake of this world.
“Have He Qixing contact me.”
He Qixing’s face immediately appeared on Gu Huan’s mecha screen and he gave him a formal military salute.
“He Qixing, make a deduction. Is there a possibility that Nie Chuan is still alive?” Gu Huan asked, his cold golden eyes staring straight at He Qixing. This was both a show of trust and a test.
“Yes.”
“The mucous in that monster’s brain should not be corrosive.”
“My father was clearly standing in that kind of mucous, but he didn’t die, so there is a possibility that Nie Chuan is still alive.”
Gu Huan nodded, “Understood.”
Mo Xiao wanted to persuade him, but Gu Huan had already made up his mind,
“Mo Xiao, there’s no need to say more. Don’t give up on anyone. That’s what I taught them. Since we know there’s a chance he’s still alive, I can’t abandon him with a good conscience.”
Mo Xiao pressed her lips together and said, “Yes, General.”
Gu Huan flew to the top of the earth pillar.
The massive monster suddenly moved, and frozen sand chunks fell from its body.
Gu Huan took a few steps back in order to avoid it.
Suddenly, he heard a voice calling him in his mind.
“Gu Huan, Gu Huan.”
“Shall we go to a new world?”
What does a new world mean?
“—A beautiful world.”
“No need to deceive me anymore.”
Gu Huan said coldly,
“It was you who gave me memories that never existed. It’s also you who wanted me to hate this Empire, to help you achieve your goals.”
“Now I remember everything. I have never been betrayed. I voluntarily gave up the throne.”
The monster’s voice carried a hint of pride and arrogance.
“You did manage to break free from my mental powers. Even after you died once, you are still so powerful.”
“So I want you to join me.”
“Shall we create a new world together?”
“Let our mental powers control a world where there will be no wars, no conflicts, and everyone’s joys, sorrows, desires, and thoughts will be under our control.”
“And I will give you a home, so you will never be lonely.”
“What a beautiful utopia.”
Gu Huan looked up at the monster.
He understood what the monster truly wanted to do; it wanted to become a god.
Nie Chuan didn’t know when he woke up. When he did, he sniffed the smell around him and almost passed out again.
After recalling the events, he remembered what had happened to him.
“So there really is hell on earth.”
But upon further thought, he felt something was off. He hadn’t done anything wrong, so why would he go to hell? He should be going to heaven.
“Are there grim reapers? Yin and Yang death envoys? I suspect you might have taken me to the wrong place.”
“Cough, cough, cough. This isn’t the underworld and you’re not dead either.”
He Yunan said,
“This place is equivalent to the Zerg’s brain fluid; you’re inside the Zerg’s mind.”
“The mucous here isn’t lethal, just toxic. You won’t die in a while, but I’m dying soon, cough, cough.”
Nie Chuan also figured out that Xingxing’s dad looked like he was hanging on by a thread.
Nie Chuan wasn’t a Holy Father to ask how he was or if he was going to save him.
They had a feud, and even if they knew the other might be under control, it was something that couldn’t be resolved. At most, Nie Chuan wouldn’t harm him, but he couldn’t possibly save him.
Fortunately, He Yunan had some self-awareness and didn’t force Nie Chuan to save him.
Nie Chuan looked at his spatial ring. His mecha had no energy, so it had shrunk to the size of a toy. Thinking about it, he couldn’t bring a mecha to hell. So, considering that, he was indeed alive.
“I didn’t even die; my luck is truly something.”
Nie Chuan’s mind raced.
“Did you say I’m inside the monster’s brain?”
“That’s right.”
Nie Chuan suddenly clapped his hands,
“This is like giving me the opportunity to steal its home!”
M1zushi: I have some good and bad news. Good news: we’re 2 chapters from ending the novel! Bad news: next chapter is a whooping 10k words so I’ll have to split it up in order to conserve my mental health XD