Chapter 96 Promoting Stars
News of the enemy attack has reached the main military camp and the administration building.
The commander-in-chief of the Wei-3 base, who was still on his deathbed, and the base chief who had just finished a meeting and was using medicated oil to wake himself up, as well as Mao Anlin of the North 1 base who was about to go to sleep, were all "startled awake from their deathbeds"!
The base commander had just been talking about Qi An, who was described as "neither human nor insect," at a private meeting. Now, his face was ashen, and all he could think about was the name "Qi An."
"Qi An! Quickly send Qi An into the air to intercept him!" the base commander shouted in a trembling voice.
Qi An had already taken off and was now flying over the southern wall of the base.
She was initially very somber, but she discovered that the "star" flew extremely fast when it was far away, but slowed down once it got close enough to make out human shapes.
When it slowed down, its position was exposed to the view of patrol and reconnaissance aircraft on the perimeter of the base. It flew there leisurely as if it were setting up targets for missiles and laser cannons.
The enemy attack alarm inside the base was about to sound. Tan Fu was also pulled out of bed by her guards. She had just logged on and asked in surprise:
What's going on?
Qi An could only say, "It's a very unusual situation."
It was truly an unusual situation, because Qi An "heard" a very polite greeting.
The other party stopped completely three kilometers away from her and said to her through the telepathic communication of the Fallen Insects, "Are you Qi An? Hello, my name is Xu Zhuoxing."
Qi An was stunned for a long time.
The way the Fallen Insects communicated, their appearance. The aura of pollution was unmistakable, yet the other party immediately gave a personal name!
Is this the common etiquette for Ash Priests when they meet?
Tan Fu was still anxiously asking: "What's wrong with An'an? Don't scare me! I'm almost at the main camp. Lao Mao called; he's also urging me to ask!"
Qi An's white tendrils fluttered around him, maintaining a state of combat alert, but he truthfully said:
"An Ash Priest, stronger than Qiu Yunmeng, is currently hovering three kilometers south of the new main base."
Its aggressive intent didn't seem strong, and it even spoke first, introducing itself as Xu Zhuoxing.
Tan Fu had indeed arrived at the main gate of the camp, and Mao Anlin's chief secretary came to greet her personally.
The secretary urged him in a low voice, but Tan Fu remained standing on the wide steps.
"Xu Zhuoxing?" she asked. "That Ash Priest is named Xu Zhuoxing?!"
"You know him?" Qi An immediately asked back.
The sky was clear in the north, with no clouds in the night sky, only a vast expanse of starlight.
Tan Fu looked up at the deep starry sky and murmured, "I recognize it. I just looked at the classified files a couple of days ago."
She snapped out of her daze and exclaimed, "An'an, Xu Zhuoxing was the commander of Qiu Yunmeng's lunar exploration mission! Judging from the order in which they came into contact with the contamination, he is very likely the 'Source Priest' from the Fallen Insect legend!"
Qi An was stunned again.
Seeing that she didn't answer, the other party flew closer and said, "I didn't want to attack the human base. I came here to stop Qiu Yunmeng, but I missed it."
I heard from the evacuated insects that a battle had taken place between high priests here.
"You're really strong to have defeated Qiu Yunmeng."
Even at night, Qi An's eyesight was good enough to make out the general features of "Xu Zhuoxing" from this distance.
It...it seems to have only one pair of wings, and there are no tentacles or anything floating around it; it looks particularly simple.
He was wearing an oversized T-shirt that looked like an old man's shirt, baggy pants, and his feet seemed to be bare.
The other person moved a little closer, and Qi An could see his face clearly. That face... was really inconsistent with his overly plain clothes!
Logically speaking, Qi An had just finished chatting with the Chen brothers and was in a period of "immunity to handsome men," but the other man's face still amazed her at first glance!
The man also had a sharp, angular face with handsome features, but in terms of refinement, he was not as refined as Chen Yuezhou, much less comparable to Wu Han.
He smiled, and fine lines, like crow's feet, gathered at the corners of his eyes, while the lines around his thin lips seemed to hold deep stories. His short hair was ruffled by the night wind, but that ashen gray possessed a unique, profound, and mysterious beauty!
The enemy is very close, only one kilometer away. For their current combat capabilities, this is already considered the critical point of "social safe distance".
Xu Zhuoxing seemed somewhat confused and asked Qi An in a human voice, "Can't you hear the hidden sounds?"
Qi An then came to her senses. Still cautious, she carefully replied, "I could hear you, I was just a little surprised. You just said that you originally wanted to stop Qiu Yunmeng?"
This is the key point! Qi An couldn't help but stare at the other person!
He said he was there to stop Qiu Yunmeng!
"Yes. I don't come ashore often, but I do come once or twice a year."
"With me here, Qiu Yunmeng has never dared to launch a major battle." Xu Zhuoxing smiled, his hands behind his back, and then carefully examined Qi An:
"She knew I was involved, but she still mobilized this time. Was it because humanity has new technology, or because humanity has you?"
Qi An was a little confused, but Tan Fu's timely explanation came through the earpiece:
[An'an, the pollution information originally came from the crew of the 'Nine Heavens', from lunar soil samples collected from the dark side of the moon.]
The 'Jiutian' spacecraft was equipped with relevant scientific research equipment, and the crew opened some of the specimens during the return voyage to conduct preliminary research.
The crew members were exposed to the contamination during this process.
The return journey of the 'Nine Heavens' spaceship lasted three days. By the time it landed, all six crew members inside had become Fallen Insects. Tan Fu's voice was heavy.
It took Qi An two seconds to process this information before he immediately asked the key question: "What level of Fallen Insects are they?"
[3 White Priests, 3 Ash Priests.]
Qi An was stunned for the third time.
She looked at the high priest in front of her, who was dressed casually but had a majestic air about him. Especially when she saw his gentle yet bright eyes, the question that had been lingering in her mind seemed to be answered.
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