Chapter 23
Bang!
The office door was slammed shut with lingering anger.
"What a bunch of idiots! Damn them! I'll find a chance to blow their heads off sooner or later......!"
Anto Edeka swore a few times in annoyance, slammed the documents in his hand on the table, and unbuttoned the top button of his collar.
Those old guys in Parliament are so troublesome, all they do is cut the military pay to satisfy their own greed, as if the army has so many mouths to feed.
If the enemy comes to your door, the first thing you should do is throw those old things out as cannon fodder!
Anto slumped down on the soft chair in frustration, looking at the pile of documents on the table, feeling annoyed for a moment.
In the past five years, he had been involved in so many disputes with them that he even fell behind in his training. Never mind... the war was gradually dying down now, so there was nothing wrong with relaxing a little.
Did that guy also bear such great pressure before, dealing with the nobles and the parliament while not slacking off in military training?
This thought flashed through my mind without leaving any trace.
Anto raised his eyes and looked at the medal wall on the side of the office.
Originally it was just a smooth white wall, but in five years it has completely changed.
Various medals and awards are neatly placed in glass display frames and densely hung on the walls. They sparkle under the lights, representing supreme honor and power.
This made him feel better. "This office is finally mine. Those old things can be jealous. Otherwise..."
He stopped talking cautiously and continued to admire the medals with his eyes narrowed.
"This wall is perfect for displaying these things. It's a delight to look at. That boring guy only knows how to train people to work and train people to work. Even his office is so dull. He is dull and inflexible. No wonder he doesn't get much support from the nobles."
But surprisingly, there are still many female soldiers who support that guy, and think that his death is suspicious, and even have signs that they can't suppress the riot.
The adjutant of that guy has been sent to guard the border, and the rest of them will be demoted at the right time. They are right in their suspicions, the admiral they trusted is not dead, but...
Maybe it would be better to be dead.
It's not my fault, Anto murmured.
Who made him so arrogant and harsh? It was normal for him to get killed.
"If I don't do it, someone else will. If you fall into my hands, at least you can save your life, right?"
He laughed strangely.
When you have truly consolidated your military power, you might consider... making that guy's life a little more comfortable?
After skillfully making excuses for himself, he remembered that tomorrow was Sunday and the weekly special activities had not yet taken place, so he walked into the lounge nearby.
The originally simple and neat lounge was transformed into a luxurious small screening room. He turned on his laptop and saw a message quietly lying in his email box. The time was ten o'clock this morning.
"Civilian scum who lack supervision are prone to slacking off. One of them is lazy and slacking off, and I even have to send him an email to urge him. He deserves to rot on this garbage planet for the rest of his life!"
Anto sighed in dissatisfaction, not caring about anything else and directly transmitted the video.
The reading progress bar loaded to the bottom in a few seconds, and then began to play——
The picture shook slightly, and finally focused on the face of the female insect with white hair and golden eyes.
Those were the familiar eyes and brows that concealed the pain, and should have been filled with unparalleled pride, but now they were being trampled and insulted at will, like garbage being pushed into the dirty water and mud.
He was in a desperate situation and was in a very miserable state.
...What a beautiful picture.
The expression on Anto's face gradually became distorted.
He watched the suffering before his eyes almost addictedly, gulping down the freshly squeezed blood, flesh and marrow, and felt unprecedented pleasure and satisfaction.
*
At the same time, in the old city of Etal.
As the night drew on, the biting snow and wind grew stronger, and a hint of warm light shone through the balcony amid the chilly wind.
"Okay... raise your head a little more and blink your eyes."
Yael said softly, with his index finger bent and pressed against the female insect's chin, while his other hand held the eye drops, looking for a suitable position to drip the liquid into those golden eyes.
The liquid spread out in tiny ripples on the surface of the pupil, like a flowing light soaking into scattered gold pieces of glass, and a small figure was reflected inside.
"alright."
After applying the medicine, Yael closed the lid of the eye drops and saw the female insect closing its eyes out of the corner of his eye.
"I've been wanting to ask this for a long time. How do you control yourself from blinking when putting eye drops in your eyes?"
The puppy we picked up at that time also needed eye drops, but every time I had to hold it in my arms and hold it tightly to prevent it from struggling or shaking. Every time I finished, I felt as tired as if I had run 800 meters.
"Do military girls have such strong control over their bodies?"
Xi Ze was trying to endure the burning pain in his eyeballs with his eyes closed. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "I guess so."
He lowered his head and rubbed his nose against
"My Lord... can the concentration of the medicine be higher? The current speed is a bit too slow."
Yael glanced at him and said, "I'll go ask Hughes about the adjustment plan. Let's leave it at that for today."
It was already late, leaving 015 to clean up the scattered medicines on the coffee table. He went to the kitchen to bring hot milk with sleeping pills added, "Drink it and go to sleep."
For the first time, Caesar did not take the milk. He still closed his eyes. Although there was no expression on his face, he could hardly hide a trace of anxiety and uneasiness.
"...My Lord, can I not drink tonight?"
"What's wrong?"
Yael realized something was wrong and bent down to look at the female insect. "If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Go to bed early."
Still a little worried, he reminded her before returning to the room, "Call me if you have anything, I will hear you."
"Okay, go and have some rest."
Xi Ze curled the corners of his lips and said in a low voice, "Good night."
“Pah.”
The lights in the living room were turned off, and Yael looked back subconsciously.
The female insect was still sitting on the sofa, the outline of her body blurred by the night, like a silent mountain shrouded in darkness, her breathing barely audible.
…
[On November 13, 9037, 56 fringe planets including Liklon, Etal, and Mino will experience the first large-scale cold storm of the year. Meteorological experts say...]
On the huge projection in the city center, news about the severe weather was being urgently broadcast.
"Bang!!"
A huge hailstone fell suddenly, piercing through the suspended blue light projection and smashing a hole in the ground.
It was like the first gunshot at the beginning of a war, and then countless hailstones poured down in an instant.
"call……"
The violent snowstorm was as sharp as a knife, the cold blade cutting the surface of the house. The ice debris mixed in the snowstorm smashed the windows, shattering the silence in the room.
Yael, who was in a deep sleep, frowned, looking vaguely uneasy, but did not wake up.
“Beep——”
The central temperature control system emitted a long, faint sound and gradually stopped running. The heating outlet closed automatically, and the indoor temperature continued to drop as the wind and snow penetrated.
A flash of blue lightning suddenly split the sky, illuminating the scene in the room for a moment.
The next second, a huge explosion seemed to explode in my heart——
Yaerhun's body shook violently, and he opened his eyes instantly.
He panted heavily for a moment, closed his eyes and regained his senses. When the pounding in his heart subsided, he realized belatedly that the temperature in the room was abnormally low.
"What's going on? Is the indoor temperature control broken?"
Yael picked up a coat hanging beside the bed, put it on, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, but his feet stepped on a warm surface that was different from the cold floor.
He was startled and almost jumped up. "What is that?"
The switch was turned on with a "click", and the dazzling light instantly illuminated every corner of the room.
Curled up at the foot of the bed was a sleeping female insect.
His back was as tight as a bowstring, and his tall figure was half hidden by the shadow beside the bed. What Yael had accidentally stepped on just now was the shoulder of the female insect, and it was already cold there.
The bloodstains were like a winding road, spreading from under the female insect's body all the way to outside the door.
"Nishizawa...?"
Yael's pupils shrank, and then he reacted quickly, tearing off his coat and wrapping the female insect.
The female insect's body has been exposed to the cold air for a long time, and its whole body is tense. It goes from being hot and soft to being cold and stiff, which is a sign of hypothermia.
The touch under his palm frightened Yael so much that for a moment he almost thought it was a corpse.
There was no time to find out the reason, so Yer used a little strength to carefully straighten the female insect's body.
The messy hair was brushed aside by fingertips, revealing Xi Ze's pale face underneath.
He closed his eyes tightly, his lips turned blue, the pain in his brows seemed frozen, and even his breath was barely audible.
"Xize?!"
He called the female insect's name loudly, but got no response.
My heart shuddered violently, pounding against my chest, suffocating me to the point of almost being painful, and the uncontrollable panic almost surged over my head.
It wasn't until his deep breath passed over his fingers that he was finally able to breathe normally.
But the situation was still bad. Yael suppressed his panic and continued to check the condition of the female insect.
"Xize? Wake up... can you hear me?!"
But in stark contrast to the female insect's physical condition -
Yael inexplicably felt his mental power.
It is no longer a sharp-edged blade fragment, broken but with strong offensive power, but becomes weaker but full of vitality.
Wandering and leaping in the room, like a newborn beast, eager to explore the new world.
He felt a wonderful touch on his calf, as if a little beast was humping and nuzzling him affectionately, treating him as a mother it could rely on.
What…is going on?
The scene before him was full of weirdness. Yael had no time to think about it and shouted to the door, "015?!"
But I don’t know if 015 has malfunctioned again. I called out several times but got no response. Instead, I woke up the female insect in my arms.
"pain……"
Xi Ze suddenly uttered something incoherent, and his tortured body seemed to be suddenly awakened to pain, and his limbs began to twitch slightly.
"015!"
Yael looked horrified. He put the female insect on the ground and stood up suddenly, but he was unable to leave smoothly.
A hand gently grasped his trouser leg, and an indistinct whisper sounded, with some deeply hidden and suppressed attachment.
"My Lord..."