Chapter 56 Brother, is that you? Murphy saw Attia…

When Murphy saw Attia approaching, his eyes crinkled into a smile.

"It's nothing, just a little trouble that I need to deal with, so I might have to leave for a while."

He showed no signs of anything amiss; even the curve of his smile and his cheerful tone were exactly the same as usual.

"Honey, remember to come home before dinner, or I can come pick you up."

"..." Atia had intended to ask more questions, but upon hearing the second half of the sentence, he turned and left without looking back. The fact that he was still in the mood to tease him meant that it must not be anything important.

Murphy chuckled as he looked at him, then flipped over the wall and headed towards the starship's dock.

...

"...Boss, why did you come in person?"

When Doris saw Mephiel, he was like a mouse seeing a cat; the smile on his face was as bitter as a cry.

The black-haired worm stared at him, slowly curving into a strange smile. "Can't I come? After all, you lost one of my important collectibles."

"I...I didn't mean to...I...uh..." Doris's smile froze instantly as her mind raced, trying to come up with countless ways to play the victim and beg for her life.

In the end, it was Talos who saved him. "Your Excellency, the airship you need is ready."

"Alright." Before leaving, Morpheus gave Doris a meaningful look, which startled Doris so much that he immediately shrank behind Talos.

Starships are too large a target and too slow to start, so Morpheus only asked Talos for a reconnaissance airship. These reconnaissance airships are fast and have strong stealth capabilities, making it easy for him to reach his destination quickly.

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Because the discovery was quick and there was a general location indicated by mental energy, Morpheus's search was not too difficult. He found his target almost immediately after catching two black hole jumps.

He silently infiltrated, using his mental power to quickly locate the golden-haired female insect, while rapidly moving in the direction he sensed most strongly.

"Enemy insects have invaded! Enemy insects have invaded!"

The alarm sounded very quickly, almost immediately. As soon as the door opened, two teams of fully armed soldiers carrying heavy machine guns appeared. They were well-organized and highly coordinated. As soon as they saw Murphy, they opened fire. Once one team ran out of ammunition, the other team immediately took over.

Moffer's speed remained unchanged. Then, a flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, and the barrage of shells seemed to transform into a series of animated frames. At the same time, the soldiers' movements became as stiff as puppets.

Murphy walked through them, and the moment he left, the two groups of soldiers fell to the ground with a thud.

The same method was used on the next few checkpoints, and things progressed exceptionally smoothly. Murphy quickly found the central chamber where the golden-haired female insect's treatment pod was located.

However, the defenses here were far greater than he had imagined. Soldiers surged out in waves, like ants in a tide, one wave after another, seemingly without end.

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Wearing an exquisitely tailored white-gold suit, with the bustling banquet hall behind him, Roxis looked up at the night sky outside the window. There weren't many stars tonight, only the bright moon hanging high in the sky, making it seem somewhat empty, until the brilliant fireworks burst one after another, painting the empty night with color.

He raised his wine glass slightly to the bright moon.

"This fireworks display is for you, and for me."

Loxis originally only wanted to bring Lovin back, but the special item "Crystal Ball" gave him another idea. It was his strongest item, and he had always been reluctant to use it, but now seemed to be the most suitable time. As long as he used Lovin as bait, there would always be some bugs that would fall for it.

Recently, the timeline has gradually started to move in the right direction, and he is getting fewer and fewer points. It will be difficult for him to obtain another item as powerful as this. He must seize the opportunity.

The Crystal Ball, part of the "Goodbye Sleeping Beauty: Eternal Sleep," has been integrated with the entire starship. Its sole purpose is to plunge the insect into an eternal sleep from which it will never awaken again.

It's a real shame I didn't get to see the fireworks in person.

"Your Highness, so you were here..."

"Hello."

When an insect came to offer a toast, Loxis's impeccable smile vanished, and he turned and returned to the banquet hall.

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Quiet, an eerie quiet.

After finally eliminating the last wave of guards and successfully locating the healing pod containing the blonde female insect, the surroundings became completely quiet.

Even the sound of the air exchange stopped. There were no machine operating sounds, no other breathing sounds, and no other noises. The only sound was his footsteps on the ground.

"Da-da-da"

The sound seemed endless, and the seemingly short road seemed to stretch on forever.

Murphy gradually slowed his pace until he came to a complete stop.

He stood there, motionless, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, Murphy, who had been staring at the ground, finally raised his eyes, pointed them at a point in the void, and slowly revealed a pleasant, surprised smile.

"You little mouse are really naughty."

As he spoke, he stomped his right foot hard on the ground, and everything around him, including the treatment pod he was holding, seemed to shatter into millions of pieces of glass. The surrounding scene instantly transformed back to the way it was when he first entered the starship.

Interesting, interesting.

I don't know when I stepped into the range of an item, and it's an item that really suppresses mental power. The last time I encountered something like this was hundreds of years ago. I really miss it.

Murphy once again strolled into the starship, and this time, even as he swaggered past the surveillance cameras, no alarms were triggered.

The surrounding atmosphere was eerily quiet, not because there were no insects, but because almost every insect encountered on the road was lying haphazardly asleep.

Morpheus arrived at the very center of the chamber without any obstruction. There wasn't a single insect there, except for the healing chamber where the blonde female insect resided, which sat quietly in the very center.

He took a step forward, and the distance in front of him, which was only a few meters, suddenly stretched to hundreds of meters. Moreover, the road twisted out of thin air, and almost instantly, he could no longer see the treatment chamber.

He deployed his mental energy to locate the target, and colorless and formless tentacles instantly spread out. However, here, mental energy seemed to be able to extend infinitely, and wherever it went, there was nothingness.

Interesting, this game is really interesting.

Murphy wasn't in a hurry to break free. The feedback from his mental tentacles told him that the blonde female insect's condition hadn't changed, meaning the target had naturally turned to him.

He simply lifted his foot and walked forward. Every sleeping insect around him had a happy smile on its lips, so it seemed that the prop was meant to help him have sweet dreams.

So what kind of wonderful dreams might he have?

As he walked, Murphy pondered. He had experienced countless worlds in the past, and he had enjoyed every single one of them. He didn't need to rely on dreams to achieve his goals.

So, based on this, what kind of wonderful dream will this prop give him? I can't wait!

Let him guess, maybe when he gets home he sees a little butterfly welcoming him, and then she shyly cuddles and hugs him?

That would indeed be a beautiful dream.

Murphy was filled with anticipation as he took a few steps forward, and the scene before him suddenly changed as he had hoped.

This was a beautiful garden I had never seen before, with flowers of all colors blooming lushly. The lawn was neatly trimmed, and a picnic blanket with plenty of food was placed at the edge of the lawn. Sitting around the picnic blanket was a happy family of four.

A black-haired adult, a blond-haired adult, a black-haired boy, and a blond-haired boy.

The black-haired adult mocked, "Lovin, what happened? How did you get all bruised and battered like a little kitten?"

"..." The blond boy, his face covered in dust, didn't speak, but secretly glanced at the black-haired boy next to him.

The black-haired adult casually grabbed a towel to wipe the blond boy's face while coaxing him, "Is it fun being outside with your brother?"

The blond boy, who looked very young, nodded blankly for a moment, then seemed to remember something and immediately shook his head.

Another dark-haired boy hid behind the blond adult and stuck his tongue out at the blond boy.

"You idiot, Lovey-N'M. You always get tricked into talking by your father. I'm not taking you out to play next time."

The black-haired adult glared at him and said irritably, "Fine, you want a next time? Look what you've done to your little brother!"

The black-haired adult pretended to grab the black-haired boy, but the boy darted away quickly, sticking out his tongue as he ran, "Nya nya nya, can't catch me."

The blond adult sat beside him, smiling, and took over the task from the black-haired adult, carefully wiping the blond boy's face.

The blond boy wiped his face, but kept glancing at his older brother.

As soon as the blond boy was wiped clean and released, he couldn't wait to run off to find his older brother with his short legs.

Over there, the older brother was being lightly spanked twice, his face clearly showing his dissatisfaction.

The black-haired adult crossed his arms and looked very proud. "Your father is your father. If you want to beat me, you'd better grow up first."

"Old Deng, you just wait!" The black-haired boy clenched his fist and raised it, looking full of morale.

Then the blonde little dumpling rushed over and hugged his leg, raising her fist in confusion, "Wait!"

The dark-haired boy patted his head. "Okay, Lowe, that's the spirit we need to have."

The scene changes.

It was the same lawn, but now only the blond boy, or rather the blond teenager, was there. He sat on the lawn, gazing blankly and sadly at a point not far away.

Murphy sat casually to one side, tilted his head and thought for a moment, wondering if he had a falling out with his family.

Then, the blond and black-haired adults who had appeared in the previous footage walked over. They both looked like they had aged a bit, and what was different was that they were holding the hands of another blond-haired boy.

The blond adult said gently, "Lovin, why is there another bug sitting here? Didn't you used to love playing with your brother the most? We brought your brother to find you."

The blond-haired boy named Lovin said coldly, "He's not my brother."

The blond adult squatted down and patiently said, "Rocsis was indeed recuperating away from home because of his poor health, but he is your brother."

"..."

Lovin looked at him with an angry and sad expression. "He's not, he's not! My brother has clearly been living with us all along and has never recuperated outside. Why have you all forgotten?"

Lovin shook off the blond man's hand and rushed out.

The black-haired man chased after him, while the blond man squatted down and patted the blond-haired boy's head. "I'm sorry, Loxis. Lovien was a bug when he was little. He probably just couldn't accept suddenly having an older brother. But he is a very kind child. I hope you won't be upset."

"It's alright, Father, I know."

The boy with long blond hair behaved very well-behaved and sensible, but the way he looked at the boy with short blond hair just now was not exactly friendly.

Tsk, looks like that idiot Lovin can't beat him.

Murphy rested his head on his hand as he offered his comments.

But why are his dreams filled with fragments of these strangers' lives?

Why... did he feel like they looked familiar?

...

Lovin felt as if he were drowning in warm water, or as if he were wrapped in soft clouds. The wind blew gently, and the sun shone warmly. Everything was helping him drift into a deeper slumber.

I'm so tired, I just want to sleep forever...

His remaining rationality was frantically warning him, but his body was powerless to resist.

He vaguely remembered being trapped on Lan Kuo Star. By chance, he discovered an obsolete pulse turret capable of single-point breakthroughs. After numerous attempts, Lan Kuo Star's protective shield finally weakened. He forcibly consumed energy to enter a transformation phase, breaking through the shield, and then…

He didn't know how long he had been drifting. It seemed he was picked up by a passing merchant ship and received some treatment there. But soon, the merchant ship encountered a notorious pirate crew, and all the insects were captured, including him. But then something else seemed to happen. The pirate crew's ship crashed, and he used his last strength to grab a life pod and eject. After that, he remembered nothing.

At this moment, Loven stood in the familiar garden, stunned. How did he get here? Had he come home?

No, this is his home, and it's perfectly normal for him to be here. What's wrong with him today? He keeps thinking strange things.

"Lovin, what are you daydreaming about?"

Suddenly, a head popped out from beside him. The creature had black hair and dark pupils with golden markings; it was his older brother.

"I'm..." looking for... um?

Lovin opened his mouth to answer, but felt something was strange. Why did he want to say he was looking for his brother? His brother had clearly been by his side all along.

"Don't even think about it. The female father is calling us home for dinner. If we don't go back soon, the male father will eat all the good food. That scoundrel won't leave any for us."

His older brother patted his head. Now a young man, his brother looked quite spirited, and his defiance of their father was also very vivid.

"Let's go quickly."

His brother reached out his hand to him, the sunlight almost gilding him with gold. Lovin looked at him and couldn't help but take his hand.

The black-haired boy pulled him along and they ran quickly. The sun shone warmly on them, and even the wind seemed warm.

Soon, Lovin saw the male and female fathers sitting at the dining table. The male father was setting out the bowls and chopsticks, and the female father was carrying the soup. When the male father saw them running over, he immediately laughed and scolded, "Slow down, how old are you and you still like to run around with your little brother."

The black-haired boy was not ashamed at all, but rather proud. "Hmph, Lovin likes me. Do you think he'll run off with you?"

Upon hearing this, the father put down his chopsticks and pretended to scold him, saying, "Hey, you're getting worked up about it."

The black-haired boy wasn't afraid of him at all. "Hehehe, I knew it. You should be secretly happy that an old male like you with unstable emotions could marry such a beautiful female as your wife."

The black-haired boy shouted loudly as he hid behind his female father.

"Alright, alright." The father, as usual, protected his older brother, pulling him behind him. "Hawthorne, don't always argue with the children."

The black-haired boy, now under the protection of his female father, arrogantly stuck out his tongue and made faces at his male father from behind.

"Melville, look at him!" The father was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Looking at this vibrant scene, Lorvyn couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, the female father looked at him and gently called out, "Lovin, why are you still standing there? Come and eat."

His older brother waved to him, "Come on, come on, we must get the meat before our father today."

The father looked at him and said irritably, "You brat, you're not allowed to help your brother today."

Lovin smiled, gazing intently at the insects he cherished, and shook his head. "No, male father, female father, I'm truly happy to see everyone together."

Therefore, I will definitely find my brother, and we will definitely live this kind of life again.

The black-haired boy seemed a little confused. "Lovin, what's wrong? I'm right here."

“It’s different.” Lovin shook his head again, forcing a smile. “Brother, I’ll find you soon, very soon. Wait for me, okay?”

He discovered that the small cube of the signal transmitter was constantly guiding him, and the vibration of this guidance became stronger as his position changed, which was why he did not leave the pirate ship immediately.

He wants to wake up; he wants to find his brother.

Lovin took a few steps back resolutely, and just then, the three insects standing in front of him shattered like a piece of glass.

The spiritual energy wrapped around his wrist seemed to sense a familiar resonance, and strands of power flowed into his body through the connection. The golden female insect in the transparent jar seemed to be surrounded by rays of light before disappearing.

Lovin slowly opened his eyes, and after his eyes adjusted to the bright light, he immediately saw the black-haired male insect with his eyes closed standing opposite the treatment chamber.

In an instant, Loven stopped all movement, and even almost stopped breathing.

So familiar...

He was so familiar with it that his eyes almost instantly welled up with tears.

Brother, is that you?

Have I finally... found you?

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Author's Note: Thank you AAA for the gift! Love you~ [heart eyes][starry eyes][cheers]

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