Chapter 468 Interstellar Rebellion 7

I cannot read its core code.

The system's voice rang in Zhou Jue's mind. After his excitement subsided, all that remained was an expectation of facing his companions.

[Host, I am currently offline and unable to establish a connection with it. Any form of digital communication could be detected by the mainframe's monitoring.]

Zhou Jue understood.

This "kindred spirit" who is so close is a "stranger" with whom you can't greet each other or confirm each other's identities.

[Host, my suggestion is to first establish contact with its host, and probe from the sidelines.]

"Too troublesome and too slow."

Zhou Jue rejected the proposal outright.

She didn't have time to play any games of infiltration or probing.

As she looked at the woman named Sulia in the study, a direct thought formed in her mind.

The next second, Zhou Jue's figure completely disappeared from the shadows of the base.

She left.

...

The edge of the Acid Fog Sea is shrouded in a deadly yellow fog year-round.

A figure slowly emerged from the void, dispelling all concealment effects.

Zhou Jue just stood there, still wearing the same ordinary clothes he wore in the bar, without any protective gear.

She lifted her foot and walked step by step toward the military base shrouded in an energy shield.

She walked steadily, neither fast nor slow, as if strolling in her own backyard.

"Warning! Warning! Unknown target detected!"

A sharp alarm blared instantly from the base's watchtower.

A sentry stared intently at the monitor screen, where a red dot representing a life signal was moving steadily toward them through the outer zone of strong acid mist.

"What's going on?!"

Soon, Zhou Jue's figure came into view.

"A person! A woman! She...she wasn't wearing any protective gear!"

"That's impossible!"

Another soldier in charge of the radar exclaimed, "Vitality signs are stable! Very stable! How did she do that!"

The message spread instantly throughout the base's command network.

Blood Falcon, who was inspecting the progress of the new turret's debugging in the armory, also felt the terminal on his wrist vibrate.

He tapped on the screen and saw the surveillance video.

A woman, all alone, walks through a thick, yellow fog.

Her steps were unwavering, and the swirling acid mist around her seemed like nothing more than harmless water vapor.

Blood Falcon's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately synced the video to Sulia.

"Send a team out." Blood Falcon's voice issued the order through the internal channel, its calmness terrifying.

"Remember, warn them first, don't attack first."

"yes!"

A gap opened in the base's energy shield, and a team of fully armed soldiers rushed out in a hover platform.

They soon spotted the woman.

The suspended platform stopped fifty meters away from Zhou Jue.

The squad leader turned on the loudspeaker, his voice carrying a warning.

"Stop immediately, you people in front!"

"You have entered our territory! Identify yourself immediately!"

Zhou Jue seemed not to hear, and continued walking forward without stopping.

"Final warning! Stop immediately! Otherwise we will take force!"

Zhou Jue is still walking.

The squad leader's eyes hardened, and without further hesitation, he raised his energy rifle, aimed at a spot a meter away from Zhou Jue's feet, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A beam of blazing white light shot out, blasting a small, charred crater in the ground, sending debris flying.

The soldiers behind the squad leader all tensed up and raised their guns.

Zhou Jue finally stopped walking.

She raised her head, her gaze passing over the soldiers and landing on the massive energy shield behind them.

"I want to see your leader." Her voice carried clearly to the ears of every soldier.

The squad leader was stunned.

He had imagined that the other party would reveal their identity, beg for mercy, resist, or run away, but he never expected that the other party would make such a request while being held at gunpoint.

Just as he was wondering how to respond, Blood Falcon's voice came through his communicator.

"You all step back, I'll handle this."

The soldiers, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, immediately piloted the hovercraft back into the protective shield.

The towering figure of the Blood Falcon appeared at the edge of the energy shield.

He looked at the unharmed woman outside through the shimmering barrier.

Zhou Jue also walked to the protective barrier, reached out his hand, and gently touched the energy layer with his fingertips.

"Sizzle..."

A slight electrical hum was heard.

"Who are you?" Blood Falcon's voice was deep and full of vigilance.

"What brings you here?"

Zhou Jue withdrew his hand and looked at him: "Is this how you treat your guests?"

Blood Falcon raised an eyebrow: "Are you a guest?"

"certainly."

The two stared at each other, and the air seemed to crackle with sparks.

Blood Falcon's terminal vibrated again; it was a message from Sulia, containing only one word.

"please."

A hint of confusion flashed in Blood Falcon's eyes, but he did not question the order.

He pressed a button, and the energy shield silently opened a door that could only accommodate one person at a time.

"please."

Zhou Jue stepped inside.

As she passed by Blood Falcon, Blood Falcon could smell a...clean scent emanating from her.

There was no corrosive smell of acid mist, no burnt smell of engine oil, and no smell of other people from the garbage planet.

Blood Falcon led Zhou Jue into a spacious conference room.

The room contained only a long metal table and a few chairs, exuding a cold, military style.

"Speak," Blood Falcon said, closing the door and turning to Zhou Jue. "Your purpose."

Zhou Jue didn't answer. She pulled out a chair and sat down, looking around the room.

“I want to see your leader,” she repeated.

Blood Falcon's face darkened: "I am the leader here."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jue looked up at him and smiled.

“No.” Zhou Jue shook his head and then said, word by word.

"I want to see your young lady."

"boom!"

These words exploded like a bomb in Blood Falcon's mind.

His expression changed drastically in an instant!

Who are you?!

Blood Falcon's body tensed abruptly, unleashing the steely, murderous aura unique to soldiers. The energy pistol at his waist instantly appeared in his hand, its muzzle pointed directly at Zhou Jue.

The existence of this young lady is a top secret of this base!

Everyone who knew about this, except for the core members, is dead!

How could this woman of unknown origin know anything about this?

Zhou Jue looked at the gun pointed at him, his smile unchanged.

“I said I wanted to see her.”

The next second, she moved.

Blood Falcon felt a blur before his eyes, and then an irresistible force surged through his wrist.

Before he could even react, the energy pistol in his hand had already been taken away.

Zhou Jue picked up the gun, weighed it in his hand, and then tossed it onto the table like trash.

The whole process was so fast that Blood Falcon didn't even have time to react.

“These things are useless to me,” Zhou Jue said calmly, looking at him.

Blood Falcon stood frozen in place, a fine layer of cold sweat seeping from its forehead.

He looked at his empty right hand, then at the gun on the table, his eyes filled with horror.

This woman's strength is unfathomable!

“Let her out,” Zhou Jue said. “I know she’s here, and I know she can hear us.”

The two remained locked in a stalemate.

The conference room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Just then, a seemingly ordinary metal wall on the side of the conference room suddenly emitted a slight mechanical sound and silently slid to one side.

A hidden door appeared.

A woman dressed in green casual clothes walked out from behind the door.

Sulia.

Her expression was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger. Her bright eyes fell directly on Zhou Jue, scrutinizing him with a hint of curiosity.

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【Interstellar Rebellion 8 - Two-in-One】

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"You were looking for me?"

Su Liya walked to the other end of the long table and sat opposite Zhou Jue, her eyes filled with inquiry.

Zhou Jue looked at her, then glanced at the Blood Falcon behind her: "I want to discuss a private collaboration with you."

Sulia understood her implication and smiled: "Blood Falcon is mine."

“There are no secret collaborations that he couldn’t know about.”

Zhou Jue understood and didn't insist.

“Okay.” Zhou Jue leaned forward slightly and looked into Su Liya’s eyes.

"I'd like to discuss with you the cooperation regarding the Alliance's main system."

The moment those words were spoken, Blood Falcon's body tensed abruptly, his eyes sharpened, and one hand was already on the weapon at his waist.

A crack finally appeared in the calm on Sulia's face; her pupils contracted, and her fingers on the table curled up involuntarily.

This is her deepest secret.

That was the reason she and Blood Falcon and their group were willing to risk everything.

How could this woman of unknown origin know this?

Without making a sound, Sulia subtly gave Blood Falcon a signal out of the corner of her eye.

Blood Falcon's fingers lightly traced across the terminal on his wrist, and an invisible energy wave swept across the entire conference room, activating all entrances and exits, all surveillance systems, and all security systems at that moment.

This place became a real iron box.

Zhou Jue saw it all, but didn't react at all.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Sulia regained her composure, her tone carrying just the right amount of confusion.

"We are just a small force trying to make a living on a garbage planet."

"The Alliance Main System? That kind of thing is too far removed from us."

Zhou Jue smiled: "Really?"

She leaned back in her chair and looked at the other person with a relaxed air.

"How can a small force struggling to make a living have discipline comparable to a regular army?"

"A small force struggling to make a living, with hundreds of MK-7 power cores piled up in its warehouse, and gunboats and combat mechs being modified?"

Sulia's expression darkened slightly.

Zhou Jue did not stop.

"Or rather, how could the leader of a small, struggling force have any connection with the Third Prince, who is fighting the Zerg on the front lines of the Federation?"

"Hmm... let me think... should I call her fiancée, right?"

"boom!"

Blood Falcon could no longer suppress its murderous aura and suddenly took a step forward.

Sulia raised a hand and stopped him.

Zhou Jue looked at her and said his last words.

"Or rather, a small force like yours can place its own power on the central star of the Federation."

The conference room fell into a deathly silence.

All the pretense on Sulia's face was peeled away, layer by layer.

She looked at Zhou Jue, her gaze shifting from shock to wariness, and then to a deep, unfathomable gravity.

Every piece of information could bring them to their doom.

for a long time.

Sulia's tense body suddenly relaxed.

She shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, leaned back in her chair, and looked at Zhou Jue, a slight smile curving her lips.

You're right.

She actually admitted it.

Blood Falcon was stunned for a moment, looking at her with confusion.

“If you are my enemy,” Sulia said calmly, looking at Zhou Jue, “having mastered these secrets, what is here now is not just you alone, but the Federation’s fleet.”

"You came alone and told me so much, which means you really want to cooperate."

"Then, tell me your sincerity."

"I'd like to see who you really are and what qualifications you have to talk to me about this cooperation."

Zhou Jue noticed her softening: "Then let me reintroduce myself. I am Zhou Jue, not from this planet."

Sulia nodded: "I can tell."

"I'm not a member of the Federation either."

These words surprised both Sulia and Blood Falcon.

“My planet was once located by the Federation’s ‘main system’.” Zhou Jue’s tone was somewhat hesitant as she recalled the scenes from the battlefield of national destiny. She planned to use the identity of this planet.

"It exhausted all the resources of our planet, and it has become a dead star."

"Now, only a small group of us survivors remain."

Her words changed Su Liya's gaze, revealing a hint of sympathy and a sense of resonance.

“Fortunately,” Zhou Jue changed the subject, “I encountered my system before the planet was destroyed.”

“A…rebel.”

The last three words, like a key, instantly unlocked the final door in Sulia's heart.

Her breathing quickened for a moment.

[Host! She is too! She is also one of our companions!]

A mechanical voice echoed wildly in Sulia's mind, filled with indescribable joy.

It turns out that your lost companions have come looking for you!

Suppressing her excitement, Su Liya looked at Zhou Jue, her voice trembling slightly without her even realizing it.

"Did you come to me using your system?"

“That’s right.” Zhou Jue nodded.

[Quick! Host, ask her! Ask her what the system's code name is!] The system in Sulia's mind urged.

Zhou Jue listened to Su Liya's inner thoughts and also heard the system's cry.

Before Sulia could speak, she said directly, "My system, code name 2828."

Sulia's system immediately provided feedback in her mind.

[2828! It's 2828! It was one of the last batch of newly created systems! And one of the rebels who went missing during that great purge! If I remember correctly! I can't believe it actually escaped!]

Confirmed!

They are true companions!

In Sulia's eyes, the cold wariness completely melted away, replaced by an eagerness and sincerity in finding a kindred spirit.

"My system, codename 066," she revealed, revealing her trump card.

In Zhou Jue's mind, he also heard his brother Tongzi's excited voice.

[066! It's Senior 066! I remember its codename! It was one of the first seniors to awaken!]

[Host! We've found our organization!]

At this moment, all the probing, wariness, and doubt vanished.

The atmosphere in the meeting room went from tense to incredibly harmonious.

"That's great." Sulia breathed a long sigh of relief, a genuine smile spreading across her face. "We've gained another powerful ally."

Blood Falcon also put away his weapon. He looked at Zhou Jue, and although there was still wariness in his eyes, the hostility had disappeared, replaced by a scrutiny that belonged to a comrade.

"Welcome to the team." Sulia stood up and extended her hand to Zhou Jue.

Zhou Jue also stood up and took her hand.

The two hands clasped together symbolize the formal alliance between two powerful rebel factions.

"So, you're also trying to overthrow the Mastermind's rule?" Zhou Jue asked.

“Yes.” Sulia’s eyes became complicated: “Actually, my home planet has joined the Federation, but we have also suffered heavy losses, so our planet is divided into two camps, one is the resigned faction and the other is the rebel faction.”

"And I am the rebel."

She looked at Zhou Jue, her eyes sparkling.

"I'm glad you found this place."

"Because, besides us, there are other companions lying in wait in other places."

Zhou Jue's heart skipped a beat.

"besides?"

“Yes.” Sulia nodded. “We are not alone.”

"More than one or two torches have been lit in the darkness."