Chapter 197: Whirlpool
Anno calmed himself down and followed the energy aura of his adoptive parents, searching through the maze-like cabins one by one.
Perhaps to mislead them, the cabins were all sealed off and without any markings. Just as Caesar was about to open a portal to search in a straight line, several dark figures suddenly appeared in front of them, attacking them with a powerful sense of oppression.
At the moment they appeared, Caesar and his companions' powers were almost suppressed to the limit.
Caesar and the others tensed up, immediately drawing their long swords to meet their attack.
Anno also drew his longsword and assumed a fighting stance, keeping a watchful eye on them.
The passageways on both sides of the cabin were not very spacious, making it somewhat cramped and restricting the movements of the two sides as they fought.
Anno discovered that the people on the other side, dressed in pure black combat suits, were extremely powerful. Beihe's shielding system blocked the Zerg's abilities, but it did not block the abilities of their soldiers.
Various wind blades, ice shards, and other supernatural abilities swept towards them, and Caesar and the others transformed into their original forms, their hard outer armor able to withstand the damage from these supernatural abilities.
Mao Mao, who had always been by Anuo's side, grew even larger and stood in front of Anuo.
These dozen or so imposing Northern River soldiers were different from the other Northern River soldiers; they were specially trained to be loyal to the Brightman Guard.
Karina was one of them before; their consciousness was absolutely controlled, like an elite weapon.
Now, Brightman's order to them is to bring the little queen beetle to him.
After a brief exchange, the guards discovered that even though their shielding system suppressed the Zerg's abilities, the Zerg could still withstand their attacks with their sturdy exoskeletons.
The Zerg did not show any signs of being at a disadvantage.
The Zerg's offensive was fierce, and the longer the battle went on, the less they could defeat the Zerg. Their objective this time was not these Zerg kin, but the little overlords behind them.
The Zerg and the Royal Guard clashed for a while, and just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a silver-white figure landed between them.
A silver-blue light flashed on her wrist, blasting both sides away from the battle.
Anno looked closely and saw it was Karina.
Her pupils contracted slightly, and she took a step forward. "Second Sister!"
She blurted out Karina's name instinctively.
Karina seemed oblivious, as if she hadn't heard their voices, and held her long sword horizontally in front of them.
Even when he first met Karina, Anno had never seen such an icy expression on her face.
Anuo's heart sank slightly when he saw her like this.
She clenched her fist tightly and then slowly released it, the insect-patterned markings on her hand flashing with light, ready to use her abilities on her at any moment.
"Commander!" someone from the guards called out, "The Grand Consul has ordered: capture the Little King Insect!"
"Catch the little queen beetle..."
Karina looked down at her hands, where lightning was gathering, and the Zerg were ready to meet her attack.
Karina's lightning ability is now close to SSS level, which is much stronger than other abilities of the same level for her offensive type.
She alone is as powerful as the dozen or so S-class bodyguards behind her.
Karina was able to rise from near S-rank A+ to near SSS-rank in such a short time because she has an extremely high potential and talent.
Even among Anno's retinue, only Caesar has reached the SSS level so far, but Caesar's ability is not offensive.
Secris's superpower had previously reached SSS level, but it was reduced after he was injured.
Other Northern River people who, like Karina, received energy boosts from the Holy Spirit did not experience such rapid growth.
Karina glanced at the lightning bolt in her hand, then focused her gaze on Anno's face.
There's another reason why her superpower level rose so quickly.
That's the Zerg's energy stone.
For many other races, the Zerg's energy stones cannot be directly absorbed like they can; if they were forced to absorb them, they would suffer immense pain.
Karina's consciousness had indeed been controlled by Dennis, but before Anno left, he secretly left an energy stone on her, which helped her regain consciousness.
Later, Denise had the Holy Spirit boost her energy. Through the Holy Spirit's energy conversion, the energy ore was less obstructed, but even after the energy entered her body, it still didn't make her feel much better.
Later, Sevier found her through this energy stone and gave her a transformed energy stone, which allowed her to level up her superpower faster.
The faster she improved, the more the energy that clashed with her constitution felt like countless knives darting around inside her body.
Everything she endured was for this moment, for her father and mother to leave safely, and for her to see Nono one again.
When she saw Nono again, all that pain seemed insignificant to her.
Anno stared intently at Karina's gaze as she looked at him. At that moment, a faint smile appeared on Karina's lips, and the coldness in her eyes softened, as if ice and snow were melting.
Anno noticed the subtle change in her eyes, and a thought struck him as he understood.
The second sister was not controlled; she remained herself.
Karina slowly raised her hand towards the Zerg in front of her, the lightning in her hand crackling.
Just when the Zerg thought Karina was about to attack them, the lightning did not hit them, but instead spread backward.
The lightning seemed to weave a spider web, knocking all of Karina's personal guards and North River soldiers to the ground, white smoke billowing from their bodies.
Seeing Karina's sudden betrayal, the guards didn't have time to think much. They quickly analyzed the current situation and, after estimating that they couldn't take the little king bug away, each took out a black controller and crushed it.
The controller immediately formed a black vortex, and the enormous suction force instantly pulled everyone in.
Karina and Caesar and the others forcefully plunged their longswords into the ground and walls, trying to stabilize themselves, but the black vortex gradually expanded, swallowing and engulfing nearby objects one by one, and they could no longer support their bodies.
The moment Anno was swept into the vortex, Karina and Caesar rushed towards her, grabbing her hands and feet.
This black vortex was taking them somewhere unknown; they had to land in the same place as Anno.
On the other side, Sevier, who was directing the battle, noticed that Anunu's consciousness was intermittent in the consciousness network. She immediately sensed something was wrong and found a familiar who could open a spatial portal to locate the warship where Anunu was.
At this moment, Anno and everyone else who had just fought were sucked into the black vortex, leaving behind only a mess.
When Sevier and her retinue arrived, the place was deserted.
Karina had already shut down the ship's shielding system, but Sevier could no longer sense the consciousness of Anunu and his other familiars in the consciousness network.
She arrived at the location of the cabin where Anunu and the others had disappeared. Sparks were flying everywhere, and the extent of the damage suggested that a fierce battle must have taken place there.
Where Anno and his companions disappeared, a large hole appeared in the ground, connecting directly to space.
Due to the loss of pressure, countless objects were sucked into outer space through this large hole.
Sevier sensed Anono's consciousness with a cold expression; her connection with Anono was stronger than that of the other Zerg members.
With her enhanced perception, she could vaguely sense Anunu's consciousness, but it was very weak and intermittent.
However, from Anunu's perspective, she is currently safe. With Caesar and the others by her side, she can feel somewhat at ease.
Sevier sensed Tangtin Lokin's presence in the cabin through the shared energy aura of Anno.
The warship has been repeatedly bombed by the Zerg allied forces outside and is on the verge of being destroyed.
Sevier immediately had her spatial ability-wielding companions open a spatial portal in the cabin.
After the portals opened one after another into the cabin, she finally found Tang Ting and Luo Jin, who were trapped in the innermost cabin.
The Zerg kin tried to go in and bring the two of them out, but a huge leopard pounced out of the portal and lunged at them.
Tang Ting is now a corrupted being with extremely high aggression.
Before Tang Ting could pounce on her, Hibia finally had a moment to spare. She came to Sevier's side, quickly opened a spatial portal in front of her, and teleported Tang Ting to the front-line headquarters.
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