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Jiang Ci⁠‌‍​​⁠‍⁠‌​‌‌‍‍‍⁠⁠⁠​‌‍‍​‍ suddenly froze. But He Zhun didn’t stop. He looked very nervous, but was desperately trying to stay calm.

“The reason Huo Xianfeng initially had a human form was because he hadn’t completely absorbed Huo Chao’s part. So when Huo Xianfeng fully reclaims his power, Huo Chao’s part will be completely eliminated.”

“But this process is not yet complete. So theoretically, Huo Chao is still parasitizing him. This is Huo Xianfeng’s only weakness right now. A-Ci, one wanes as the other waxes. Only when Huo Chao dies can Huo Xianfeng live.”

He Zhun took a very deep breath. “So based on this information, I speculate that the Illusory God Church’s creation of the clone might be a smokescreen, or a political strike. Their real killing move is to have Huo Chao replace the Zerg King again. You know, Huo Chao is also Pei Changyun’s Achilles’ heel. This way, they can both sow discord and kill two birds with one stone…”

Before he could finish, he saw Jiang Ci abruptly stand up and stumble a step back.

“He… He Zhun, thank you. No, I… I’m sorry, I have to go.”

“A-Ci?”

He Zhun froze. Then he suddenly reacted.

His signal had only been sent out for a few minutes before Jiang Ci arrived, which meant he had been here all along, and had snuck in. And, Jiang Ci was clearly pregnant.

In this situation, why wasn’t Huo Xianfeng by his side?

He lunged forward and grabbed Jiang Ci’s hand, pulling him back. “Wait, A-Ci, calm down first.”

He Zhun was about to ask something else when he suddenly noticed the other’s attire. “This kind of protective suit…”

Because He Zhun had been imprisoned, besides knowing about the plague outbreak, he knew nothing about the transmission routes, clinical symptoms, or other information. But it was obvious that the parasitic plague on Eternal Cloud Planet was a derivative of the Holy Stigmata.

A believer’s Holy Stigmata injection required a professional syringe to be inserted directly into the heart. But if it were to break out as a plague, then a simpler mode of transmission would have to be chosen. And the special protective suit Jiang Ci was wearing could reveal a lot…

“A-Ci, don’t be in such a hurry to leave. Calm down first. I have a few questions for you. Are the current transmission routes for the parasite infection contact, food, water, air, and then blood and bodily fluids?”

“Except air, the others… the others are all included.”

This affirmative answer instantly made He Zhun’s expression turn ugly. He continued to ask, “Then… you said before that His Majesty killed Marshal Huo Chao’s clone. Did he… did he get any blood on him? Or anyone else, anyone close to him?”

“…” Jiang Ci suddenly froze.

“Yes… yes, a lot.” A lot.

When a person’s head is severed, the blood spurting from the artery can reach several meters. On that day, Pei Changyun could be said to have been almost bathed in blood. And… Huo Xianfeng, who was standing next to him, also got some on him.

Jiang Ci’s face turned deathly pale. He felt a chilling sensation shoot up his spine like an electric current.

“So that’s how it is…” He Zhun closed his eyes.

—So that was how it was.

He had always felt that Huo Chao’s clone couldn’t be that simple, but it turned out to be like this…

Who would have thought that the clone the Illusory God Church had created with so much effort and pains would have its purpose fulfilled by being killed?

He Zhun took a deep breath and was  already preparing himself for the worst in his heart.

“A-Ci, I think it’s possible… His Majesty has been infected. If he really has been infected, then the royal warship he’s on, and even the entire palace, could all be infected… You should tell the Legion Commander this speculation right now…”

“—He knows.”

Jiang Ci’s voice dropped to a freezing point.

“He told me the palace was very dangerous.”

“……”

He Zhun fell silent. But before he could think of a countermeasure, Jiang Ci suddenly pushed his hand away.

“A-Ci——！”

“He Zhun, I’m sorry, I still have something to do.”

He Zhun couldn’t hold him back. “A-Ci—!”

But Jiang Ci could no longer hear him.

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“A-Ci, the Academy of Sciences is sealed…” He Zhun was panting heavily; it was clearly a great burden for him to keep up with Jiang Ci.

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After all, He Zhun had worked here for nine years, and his rank and status were very high. He definitely knew some secret passages.

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“Fine, I recorded that.”

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This was the competitor He Zhun had mentioned before, named Wei Jun. After He Zhun’s incident, the other had taken his position.

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“Of course not.”

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He Zhun connected the silver ring to the office’s mainframe interface, his tone gentle. “I’ll just have to ask our Xiao X to stall them for five minutes.”

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Nora had first eaten for three months in Bright City, and then had been well-fed by Jiang Ci at the Jiang estate for another month. She was no longer the weak little Zerg that could be sent flying by Cecilia.

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A Zerg’s strength was a direct match for a mecha’s, and no matter how powerful an alpha was, they couldn’t possibly have the same strength as a mecha. This led to the situation where the Legion Commander was now unable to resist being pinned to the ground by a little girl.

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Zhou Jiuya: “……” Great comfort. Please don’t open your mouth next time.

The Legion Commander closed his eyes. After a long moment, he finally spoke. “Get me Ye Shu, and then contact Long Dream.”

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But it didn’t matter. As long as he got out of the Academy of Sciences’ defensive barrier, as the SS mecha Bai Ze, breaking through the blockade of a group of A-class mechas was not a difficult task. He Zhun was silent for a moment, then finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

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“It’s fine. Huo Xianfeng said it’s common for pregnant females of their race to have a little fight. Besides, I’m just piloting a mecha, not engaging in hand-to-hand combat.”

“Oh, I see…” He Zhun sat in the co-pilot’s seat, still quickly organizing the information on his datapad. “Although I don’t think it’s very scientific, a five-months-pregnant omega fighting in a mecha has certainly given me a new understanding of you, and a new understanding of the formidable nature of the Zerg race.”

“Thanks for the compliment. You’re not bad yourself.” Jiang Ci controlled Bai Ze with swift and clean movements, taking down an intercepting mecha with a single shot.

The silver giant completed an almost 720-degree spin in the air. But for He Zhun, who was sitting in the co-pilot’s seat and tightly secured by his seatbelt, this kind of maneuver, which only professionally trained mecha pilots could withstand, seemed to be nothing. He just adjusted his glasses and continued working with a blank expression.

In a sense, when it came to being a workaholic, He Zhun was indeed very strong.

Perhaps because He Zhun was by his side, Jiang Ci’s tension was greatly relieved. He was able to quickly calm down and find a countermeasure. If he were to assume the worst-case scenario—that Pei Changyun was infected, or even controlled—then his objective would be to target Huo Xianfeng.

Although Jiang Ci didn’t know what means the Church had to make the deceased Huo Chao replace the Zerg King again, regardless, he had to go to the palace immediately to stop it.

Nora could no longer contact Huo Xianfeng, which was not a good sign.

At this moment, all the fighters that had received the order quickly closed in.

“Target acquired! Target acquired!”

“Deploy interception grid immediately!”

Jiang Ci’s expression turned cold, and he prepared to break through with brute force.

Just then, Bai Ze’s voice suddenly sounded—

“A-Ci… $%¨##… Long Dream… mine…”

The next second, Bai Ze’s voice completely disappeared, replaced by Long Dream’s gentle mechaanical voice,

“Major General Jiang Ci, hello, I am Long Dream. I apologize, but given your unauthorized escape from the Academy of Sciences, according to the Imperial Military Weapon Management Regulations, I must now forcibly suspend your usage rights for Bai Ze.”

The ownership of Bai Ze belonged to the Empire; Jiang Ci had only obtained the right to use it through the national mecha league back then. Therefore, Long Dream could suspend the granting of usage rights.

“Damn it!”

Jiang Ci gritted his teeth.

But Xiao X was left at the Academy of Sciences.

At that very moment, a giant net of electricity fell from the sky, instantly enveloping Bai Ze.

Bang—!

The moment the electric net closed, a life pod suddenly ejected from Bai Ze’s chest.

“Not good! Catch it, quick!!!”

That’s Major General Jiang Ci!

The Legion Commander had given a strict order: if he got even a scratch, they would all be done for!

Thus, all the mechas descended like a swarm of bees, rushing to the rescue.

The first alpha officer to rush down grabbed the life pod, but just then, an extremely dazzling snow-white light exploded behind them.

A white mecha quickly assembled and transformed into a fighter jet form, and then, while everyone was swarming towards the life pod, it turned into a streak of a meteor and sped away.

Huh?

??????

A string of question marks appeared above everyone’s heads. If it weren’t for the fact that the snow-white light was so bright it brought tears to their eyes, they would have thought they were hallucinating. They looked at Bai Ze, caught in the interception net, then turned to look at the speck of light disappearing into a star in the distance.

Another SS mecha???

If the person piloting that mecha was Major General Jiang Ci.

Then who was in this life pod?

With this question in mind, the alpha officer holding the life pod looked down and met the eyes of the beta young man inside.

He Zhun was expressionless. He indeed hadn’t expected Jiang Ci to use him as a decoy to lure away the pursuers, but on second thought, it was understandable. Besides, he hadn’t finished with the remaining information in that book yet.

So He Zhun lay flat inside, took a moment, and then continued to open his optical computer and work.