Chapter 77
"Your Majesty personally leads the way and overthrows hundreds of underground agents! The Duke's Mansion may face liquidation..."
"A wanted order has been issued for the traitor Anto Edeka!"
Blood-red news headlines popped up one after another, emitting a dim light in the dim control room. The overwhelming bad news made Anto breathless.
Damn it…!
Why did things turn out like this?!
Everything was fine two months ago. He was the proud general of the First Army, holding great power in high society. This was how it should be!
The female insect's eyeballs were covered in bright red bloodshot, and it looked as if it had not rested for a long time, or perhaps it was going crazy due to long-term fear and anxiety.
“Damn it, damn it, damn it…”
Anto was frantically searching through various news, but when he saw a piece of gossip, he suddenly stopped and his distorted expression froze.
"His Majesty Yael and Marshal Monte are so sweet and cute! ! 》
The two names in the title and the exclamatory words at the end almost made him vomit, but he still couldn't help but click on the news.
That was the day after the impeachment.
The background of the secretly taken photo in the first chapter was the base, and it was snowing heavily.
The male insect in the photo is wearing a coat with a plush hood, while the female insect is slightly bent over with a puzzled expression.
In the second photo that slides down, when the female insect gets close enough, the male insect smiles and suddenly puts on the big plush hat, covering the heads of both insects.
It looks silly enough.
But whether it is the bug taking the photo or the bug writing the news, it is obvious that they are already high, with a fresh and sweet breath and pink bubbles filling the screen.
Only Anto in front of the screen had an increasingly gloomy expression. His hands holding the computer were so tight that his knuckles turned white, and he wished he could kill the bugs on the screen one by one.
But suddenly, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and he stared straight at the figure of the male insect on the screen.
"I understand. Hahaha. It's all this male insect's fault. If it weren't for him..."
"As long as I kill this male insect, everything will be back on track. It doesn't matter if I can't kill Hillzer. I just need to destroy the thing he cares about most, and it will be enough to make him live a life worse than death."
As if he suddenly had a target, Anto stood up and connected to an encrypted communication.
The troops he has are not enough to fight against the current military, but now that things have come to this, there are some things that no longer need to be hidden. As long as he can turn the situation around, he can do anything.
...as long as we can turn the tables.
*
"Okay, stop."
Aiko spoke, signaling Yer to cut off the release of mental power, and then pressed a button at hand.
Soon, a densely packed report was generated in his hands.
He quickly moved the light screen to find the data he needed. The more he looked, the more serious his expression became. "Strange..."
Yael walked out of the large instrument. Because he was wearing special protective clothing, his movements were a little clumsy and his voice was a little buzzing.
"How is it going?"
Eco saved all the valuable data and smiled when he heard this.
"That's about it. Take off your protective suit first and go to the back to rest for a while."
Yes, after passing the assessment and joining the Imperial Research Institute again.
Yael did not become a small assistant who did chores as Maude said, but became the core backbone of the project.
The object of study.
He now very reasonably suspects that they tricked him back because there are no male insects that can observe various data and signs at such a close distance, and even cooperate with various research.
A series of studies have shown that his shell is indeed a pure insect race. Perhaps when he first came here, the various physical signs were not obvious, but after the secondary differentiation, all aspects became more mature.
"Is the data abnormal?"
Yael copied the report and moved it in front of himself to look at it.
——But he is still a human at heart, and his soul or mental power is subtly different from that of an ordinary male insect.
Eco believes that this difference is the reason for the existence of S-class males, or the root cause of the "mutation" of A-class males into S-class males.
Yael has reservations about this.
However, these are all additional projects in the research of genetic drugs. Their biggest goal is to develop drugs that can change the genes of female insects and increase the birth rate of advanced male insects.
"Your mental power seems to be fluctuating recently. It feels unstable and not as precise as before."
Eco reviewed the report again and again, and asked Yael after he noticed something.
"Have you been doing spiritual counseling these days? Do it within your ability, otherwise it will damage the foundation of your spiritual picture."
"I haven't used my mental power in the past few days, except just now."
Yael was stunned for a moment, recalling the feeling of manipulating his mental power just now.
"I don't feel my control has decreased. Is it possible that there are other reasons?"
“That’s possible.”
Aiko recalled the process just now and noticed something was wrong.
"The aura around you seems to be fluctuating, causing the instrument to load a few tenths of a second slower at first..."
He opened the new report and pointed out a peak to Yael.
"This is a bit like the special kind of fluctuation I detected when I went with the project to measure the wormhole."
wormhole.
Yael was stunned for a moment, a sense of strangeness passed through his mind, but it did not leave any trace.
*
The night gradually deepened.
There have been no urgent research projects recently, and most of the insects in the institute have gone off work on time, leaving only a few laboratories with lights on.
Eco sorted out the day's data and was about to go out when he remembered something. He turned around and looked at Yer who was still busy comparing data.
"Aren't you going back? When you're not busy, you should take time to rest, otherwise your body won't be able to hold on when you get busy."
"Okay, I understand."
The male insect did not turn its head or even change its posture as it bent over the specimen.
"My family will come to pick me up in a while. I will stay for another two hours and catch up on the progress I have missed."
Eco sighed.
Yael was like this before when he was in the research institute. Sometimes he would even stay up for days and nights if you forgot to remind him. On the surface, he looked gentle and obedient, but in fact, he was very stubborn.
Exactly the same as Teacher Maude.
"Anyway, remember to leave early. I'll come back and close the store after I'm done."
Yael hummed absentmindedly and didn't notice the sound of the door being closed softly.
Time passed by bit by bit, and the coldness of the night gradually seeped into the laboratory.
A gust of wind came from somewhere and blew open the door, which was not closed tightly, making a creaking sound.
Yael suddenly came to his senses and found that most of the agreed time had passed and he had to pack up in advance.
But maybe it was because he had been standing for so long, but half of his body felt numb and stiff. When he moved suddenly, he lost his balance and tilted to the left.
His waist accidentally hit the instrument beside him, making a dull sound.
"!"
The moment the blunt pain spread, a subtle feeling of dizziness came over him. Yael reached out to hold on to the table beside him and shook his head slowly.
Strange, what is this feeling...?
Mottled colors appeared in his shaking vision, and the world was spinning before his eyes. Before he could react, his palms were already pressed against the cold ground.
"cough..."
Yael had lost all feeling in his body. He could only try to prop up his elbows and crawl forward a few steps using his hands and feet, trying to emerge from the shadow under the table.
He seemed to lose consciousness for a moment.
Time seemed to stand still. At that moment, time and space were infinitely stretched, crossing the distant and vast universe, resonating faintly at the other end of the universe, and opening up a brand new channel.
“…”
Yael opened his eyes again and saw the door.
It was a black door that seemed to absorb all light. It was silently suspended in the void, its lines constantly twisting with the chaotic flow of the cracks in time and space, and it was standing less than ten centimeters in front of him.
Those erased memories, along with the feeling of the body, returned, leaving him stunned.
It turned out that these were the things he dreamed about that night, and even exposed his abnormality to Xi Ze, so the female insect had been acting so abnormally in the past few days...
Yael raised his eyes in a trance, and realized slowly that he seemed to be in some kind of strange space. He had also felt this wonderful feeling on the eve of his sudden death.
——As long as he opens the door in front of him, he can go back.
This thought was like a thunderbolt, instantly breaking through all the chaos, causing his pupils to shrink and waking him up from his trance almost instantly.
Can I go back?!
Yael pressed the doorknob subconsciously.
But just before gathering strength, he stopped abruptly, and then loosened his hand stiffly and little by little.
no.
You can't just leave like this.
Regardless of whether this is a trap or not, what lies behind the door may not be a chance to go home, but complete death... Regardless of whether this opportunity only comes once, he cannot just abandon everything and leave.
The shock and ecstasy that had overwhelmed his head faded away, and Caesar's face appeared in his mind, allowing reason to regain the upper hand, like a strong rope, pulling him tightly and preventing him from taking another step forward.
Yael tightened his fingers and staggered back a step.
And as if because of the decision, the door that had been waiting there disappeared like a reflection in the water, and the familiar waves also left him in an instant.
“?!”
The next second, Yael suddenly opened his eyes.
The brightly lit laboratory is still in front of me, and it seems that nothing has changed and nothing has happened.
"Hah...eh?!"
If he hadn't actually fallen to the floor, Yael would have almost thought it was just his imagination, or some kind of trance-like fantasy.
Yael's breathing was rapid, his ears were filled with the sound of his rapidly beating heart, and he forced himself to stand up from half-kneeling, trying to relieve the dizziness.
And as if to prove that everything that just happened was real, the content of the dream from half a month ago once again flooded into my mind.
Mother, principal, tutor... He must have become a vegetable in the end.
Yael finally came to his senses and realized what kind of opportunity was before him.
Although we don’t know how fast time flows on both sides, if not much time has passed there, then his body is likely to still be lying in the hospital bed, but he has been diagnosed as a vegetable.
The existence of that door has already escaped the highest level of cognition of living beings, but it should be the culprit that caused him to travel through time. Yael can feel that it has not disappeared. As long as the time is right, the door will definitely appear again!
As long as these two conditions are met, he still has hope of returning and surviving.
These two simple causes and effects went around in his mind, and he soon came to a conclusion he had been thinking about day and night -
He can go home!
He can go home!!!
Go home, these two words are almost engraved in my bones and blood. Whenever I think of this possibility, the most primitive joy and desire bursts out from my soul.
And now, an extremely simple choice was presented before him. He didn't even have to do anything. He just had to push the door open and take a step forward, and he could go back smoothly.
But now that he is gone, what will Caesar do?
Suddenly, this name squeezed out the two words with strong temptation and firmly gained the upper hand, like a strong vine that took root in the heart and tightly entangled with every nerve and blood vessel.
He might not have felt anything at ordinary times, but only at this moment did he feel a tearing pain, reminding him that there were things he could not forget or give up.
“…”
Yael was still half-kneeling on the ground, but his breathing gradually became lighter and lighter as he suppressed his rapid excitement, and finally became almost silent. The corners of his mouth went from being raised uncontrollably to being flattened, and finally tightly pursed.
The floor beneath my palm was icy cold, almost freezing my flesh and blood, but soon a warm feeling jumped there, slightly repairing the body temperature that was below the comfortable level.
The female insect is always committed to giving him gifts that will remind him of him all the time. Her thoughtfulness subtly fills the space around him, and he only realizes that she has become indispensable when he comes to his senses.
The corners of Yael's mouth curved up for a second, then quickly pursed again.
Moreover, he had promised not long ago that he would not leave without permission and would live with the female insect on the main planet.
They had just confirmed their relationship, or in human terms, they were still in the passionate period of love. Moreover, due to work, they were rarely together and had not been able to stay together for long.
They had already agreed to travel together, to touch the legendary lambs that felt so good, to see the snow-capped mountains and soak in hot springs together... The female insect even cautiously said that she would lay an egg for him.
Just a quick count showed that there were so many ties between him and Cecil, and countless promises and agreements waiting to be fulfilled one by one.
Yael once thought that he was a seed that had wandered here, without roots and unable to adapt to the climate, and was always waiting for a gust of wind to return to familiar land.
Now the gust of wind came, and he realized belatedly that—
It turns out that I had already taken root in this unfamiliar soil, grown thousands of roots, absorbing new nutrients to continue a new life.
The female insect is not the soil, but the tall and silent tree growing beside it. Their branches and leaves are intertwined, their roots are connected, and they can no longer separate without hurting each other.
"Yell! What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?!"
A shocking sound woke Yael up. He closed his eyes tightly, stood up from the ground with the help of the instrument beside him, and stopped Aiko from packing him up and taking him to the infirmary.
"It's okay, I just tripped accidentally."
Yael cleared his throat, only to find that his voice was so low and hoarse that it was almost inaudible. "I may still be a little sleepy. I'll just go wash my face."
"Are you really okay? Your face is so pale..."
Not wanting to worry Echo, he temporarily blocked out his confused thoughts, quickly adjusted his facial expression, and walked quickly into the compartment next to the laboratory.
Click.
The door was closed gently, blocking out the last ray of light. Yael leaned against the door without moving. It took him a long time to remember to turn on the light.
He held on to the lamp, took a deep breath, stretched his stiff legs, and walked to the sink.
Blah-la-la——
The cold water rushed through his fingers. Yael scooped up the water and splashed it on his face. The coldness made his mind go blank.
The worm in the mirror was black and messy, and looked dazed. Although it did not appear sick, there was still a lingering shadow, which was tightly wrapped around him like an invisible thread.
He was in a trance for a moment, as if he saw the child in a thin hospital gown standing at the hospital entrance, looking at the roads that led in all directions, at a loss as to where to go.
At that time, he was still seriously ill, had lost his mother, had no money, and had no one to rely on. He felt that this was hell.
But that is just the human world, an ordinary world with its bitterness, sweetness, malice and kindness.
The real hell is when you gain something and then lose it completely, when you discover the bitter core after experiencing the sweetness.
Falling from the distant clouds and being shattered into pieces is more thorough.
Yael's fingertips were wet as he gently stroked his face in the mirror. All traces of joy had disappeared, leaving only an empty and pale face.
After being with Caesar for so long, the only thing he learned was the female insect's calm and cunning manner, which could easily deceive the eyes of the insects who were worried about him.
He smiled again, but it was so ugly that he couldn't bear to look at it, and tears almost welled up in his eyes again.
...But he is obviously no longer that afraid of the Zerg.
I have clearly decided to stay here and live a good life with the female insect.
The dream that day was indeed a beautiful dream, it was the star-like kindness and help that supported him all the way.
But once it was erased, it was erased. He didn't remember it and slowly stopped thinking about it. But it came back at such an inopportune time.
What to do now?
Yael smiled bitterly, took a deep breath to clear his mind, and leaned his hands on both sides of the sink, keeping his head down and silent for a long time, until a drop of water suddenly fell from the tip of his nose.
Click.
He was suddenly startled, looked up and looked at himself in the mirror, opened the door and strode out.
He wanted to see Cecil, now, immediately, immediately.
"Junior brother? Where have you been? Are you feeling better?!"
Passing by Aiko, Yer was in a hurry and only had time to say "please lock the door" before running out quickly.
The location of the research institute was not too far away, so he couldn't wait for the elevator, so he went downstairs in two steps. During the trip, he met a professor who had insisted on climbing stairs to exercise for many years.
The bug wearing reading glasses looked kind and said slowly, "Your Majesty? Why don't you take the elevator down? Do you want to exercise too?"
"No...it's urgent!"
Yael slowed down his pace so as not to accidentally bump into him and spoke incoherently.
The professor understood, trembling and turning aside to make way for the other party. "Oh, then go ahead and be careful."
"Thank you, please walk up the stairs slowly!"
Coming out of the research building, there is still a large area of silver buildings of similar shapes scattered around. It is easy to get lost if you are not careful, but Yelle turned a few corners without thinking and soon saw the gate.
...Is he already so familiar with this place?
A faint thought flashed through his mind, causing him to pause for a moment, but he still didn't take it too seriously.
When the guard at the door saw him, he immediately smiled broadly and greeted him as usual, "Your Majesty? Are you off work? The Marshal's car doesn't seem to have arrived yet..."
Yael nodded and blurted out subconsciously, "Hasn't the shift changed yet?"
The guard uttered an "oh" and skillfully opened the door while chatting.
"Yeah! That guy broke his leg while on a field trip and had to take leave to recuperate. I had to take over, but I can get double the salary for a few days, which is not bad!"
When the complicated door was unlocked layer by layer and slid open to both sides, the simple daily greetings ended, as usual, and even became a habit.
Yael became a little hesitant and no longer ran as quickly as before. He calmed down and walked out.
He was running so fast that he didn't notice it. When he stopped, he found that it was snowing. The snow was not heavy but not light either. He didn't have an umbrella, so soon a layer of snow accumulated on his head and shoulders.
The snow melted by body temperature and seeped into the fabric of clothes, so cold that it seemed to touch the soul, yet so real and vivid.
After walking for ten minutes, you will enter the bustling city area.
It was already late at night, but the huge projections and neon lights were still dazzling, and countless star-like orbits swirled and intersected in the sky, outlining the breathtakingly beautiful outline of this high-tech city.
Tides of insects come and go, and their laughter and breathing seem to weave an invisible web that connects thousands of people. Being wrapped up in this torrent of life, it seems that even the cold wind is no longer biting.
It's like walking from the quiet and cold into the prosperous warmth, and even the air is filled with the sweet aroma of food.
Yael was stunned for a moment, and walked through it according to his usual route. Perhaps his mood had subtly changed, his pace became slower and slower, until he stopped completely.
Was his previous impression of the Zerg so warm and beautiful?
"Hello?"
A childish voice rang in his ears, and Yer came back to his senses. He lowered his head and found a sub-female cub standing at his feet, holding a balloon in his hand, looking a little embarrassed.
"I'm going home, this is for you!"
The brightly colored balloons were floating around, and I could smell a hint of glue. When they were passed over, they filled my vision all at once. At that moment, it seemed as if the whole world had become brighter.
Yaer felt a little palpitated for some reason. After coming to his senses, he half squatted down and thanked him solemnly, "...Thank you."
He took the balloon from the little hand and watched the cub skipping away. He seemed to be infected by the joy and smiled unconsciously.
“Beep!”
A familiar suspended vehicle slowly stopped by the roadside, beeped twice, and then stayed quietly by the roadside so that it could be used at any time.
Yael withdrew his gaze, stood up on his knees, and stuffed the balloon into the suspended car.
He was interrupted again and again, but he did not forget his original goal——
Go see Cesar.
The suspended car had a smooth journey and arrived outside the training ground smoothly. The female serviceman guarding the door trotted up and immediately signaled to another female serviceman after seeing the license plate.
"Your Majesty? Please wait a moment. I will ask him to inform the Marshal."
Before Yer could come to his senses, the female military officer scurried out like a wild rabbit and disappeared in an instant. He coughed softly, got out of the car, and sent away the female military officer who was standing by nervously beside him.
The snow was falling heavier, and the lights of the training ground could be seen in the distance. Soon the door was opened, and a figure trotted out, breaking through the wind and snow.
"call......"
He exhaled a breath of mist and saw a flash of white in his field of vision, followed by a tall and straight figure. Although he was wearing a dark military uniform, it was out of tune with the cold night.
The moment the female insect appears, everything around it seems to light up, from dull to interesting, from ordinary to lovely.
The change was so significant that it was almost impossible to ignore.
Yael was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly smiled, and his tense shoulders relaxed, as if he was relieved and compromised.
——But before Xi Ze walked out of the door of the training ground, in his eyes, the world still had colors, and it also had its own uniqueness and beauty. It was no longer a dull gray.
He didn't know when he could no longer just see himself, or just look at Xi Ze, but truly see this vast world.
Colorful and wonderful, just like the world over there.
What is this place? Who is he?
It seemed that these no longer mattered, at least not important enough to make him sink into the mire again - he was no longer an NPC who was out of tune with this world, and the life around him was no longer a dream.
Maybe it's not bad to stay here.
It was the first time that he caught this thought so clearly and faced this seemingly "losing oneself" idea head-on.
This is not so-called betrayal, it's just another possibility of life.
"My Lord? Why did you come here so early..."
Yer stared at the female insect in front of him for a while, then opened his arms and hugged him tightly, wrapped in the warm and familiar breath.
"What's wrong?"
Cize paused, hugged Yael back with one hand, and with the other hand brushed off the snow on his head and shoulders, and asked softly with some confusion.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see you sooner."
He chuckled intermittently, like a sigh, like a warning, or maybe just the joy and smile that came naturally when being intimate.
——You have a new home, Yael.
Live a good life in the future and keep moving forward.
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