Chapter 193: Rescue
Vast Star, Undersea Base.
"commander......"
"Commander..."
Karina disembarked from the aircraft and walked towards the confinement room, where staff members greeted her respectfully along the way.
They were all terrified of the commander of the Second Legion; her aura was simply too powerful. Although she was young, her superpower level was already close to breaking through to SSS level.
This will be the youngest SSS-rank in Beihe; she's not even an adult yet.
Karina walked forward with her posture upright and her eyes straight ahead.
His blood-red eyes were as cold as frost, and no one dared to meet his gaze.
A researcher in a white lab coat saw Karina and stepped forward, saying, "Commander, are you here to boost your energy again?"
Karina stopped in her tracks and stared at him coldly.
The researcher felt a chill run down his spine under Karina's gaze. He cautiously replied, "Commander, anyone who comes in needs the permission of the Grand Consul and the Minister."
Karina tapped a few times on the personal terminal and showed him the access token.
The researcher breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the pass and immediately stepped aside to make way for her. He was genuinely afraid that Karina would force her way in, and even if he wanted to stop her, he probably wouldn't be able to.
He followed behind Karina, a smile on his face, and said, "Commander, you are about to set off. There is only one last barrier before you break through to SSS. This time, you might be able to break through. The Holy Spirits' energy has been replenished by the Holy Tree once again."
Karina ignored him, and he, used to it, continued talking to her.
Upon entering the confinement room, Karina paused and turned to look at the incessantly chattering researcher.
The researcher immediately shut his mouth upon seeing her gaze, but her adjutant grabbed his shoulder and said coldly, "The Commander doesn't like being followed. If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
The researcher was intimidated by Karina's cold aura and chuckled awkwardly. "Then I'll go attend to other matters. Commander, please do as you please. The Holy Spirits' energy is limited, so please don't use too much at once."
Karina continued walking forward, and just as her adjutant was about to follow, she turned back and glanced at him: "You stay here and wait."
The adjutant immediately stopped in his tracks: "Yes, Commander!"
Karina passed through the various tests in the solitary confinement room and entered the room where the Holy Spirit was imprisoned.
By this time, the three Holy Spirits had already awakened. When they saw her enter, they were so frightened that they immediately huddled in a corner.
Karina sat down on a chair in the room, nodded slightly to them, and said in a completely emotionless voice, "Come here."
The eldest of the three Holy Spirits shielded the other two behind him, saying, "Don't even think about it! We won't enhance your abilities anymore!"
Karina crossed her legs and stared at her coldly: "Come here yourself, or should I drag you here?"
Looking at the white-haired, red-eyed girl before them, who resembled a vicious wolf, the two youngest Holy Spirits' eyes welled up with tears, and they began to sob softly.
They had never seen such a fierce girl before. She looked so young and was very pretty, yet she was so terrifying.
Karina seemed impatient to wait for them any longer and was about to stand up when the eldest girl took a step forward.
He Yun Saixi knew she couldn't resist; even with her abundant energy, she couldn't withstand the Northern River Star People's ability to control their consciousness.
Rather than having her consciousness controlled, it's better to consciously enhance her abilities.
He Yun slowly approached Karina, who stretched out her long arm and pulled her directly in front of her.
Looking at the Holy Spirit with tears in her eyes, she released her hand. "Let's begin."
He Yun scoffed at her, "So what if you're strong? You're still just a puppet being controlled by others!"
Although He Yun was also somewhat afraid of Karina, she knew that the Northern River System would not do anything to them for the time being.
The powerful girl in front of her was about to break through to SSS level. Such a strong person was indeed a puppet. She couldn't help but want to mock her.
Karina didn't react to her sarcasm; as she said, she was just a puppet without any emotions.
He Yun looked at her ruby-like blood-red eyes staring at him, took a deep breath, and reluctantly extended the energy thread from his hand.
Karina grabbed her warm hand, startling He Yun. She tried to pull her hand away, "Let go! I can feel it without physical contact..."
Before she could finish speaking, she felt something pressing against her palm, and at the same time, a surge of energy rushed into her body along her energy strands.
It was a very abundant, yet somewhat unfamiliar energy, coming from the small stone-like object in my palm.
She looked at Karina in surprise, "You..."
At this moment, Karina's fingers gently slid across her palm, writing a few words in the Tianyun language: "Absorb, Sleep, Dream".
She lowered her eyes slightly and, through the gaps between Karina's deliberately exposed fingers, saw a thumb-sized, star-shaped mineral.
Star......
At that moment, He Yun immediately understood.
The girl in front of me was not being controlled.
This star-shaped mineral was meant to tell her that she was on Anaiya's side. Anaiya's full name translates to "star," and Karina wanted her to believe her.
In order to shield the energy of these holy spirits and prevent outsiders from exploring, no communication devices can be used inside the room; cameras can only be placed outside.
Karina's position perfectly blocked He Yun's view. The surveillance footage only showed Karina pulling He Yun, not their hand movements.
He Yun looked at the energy ore in his hand, feeling uncertain and doubtful, but in the end he chose to trust Karina.
Now they are meat on the chopping block of the Northern River Star People, and they can't be much worse off.
She absorbed the energy ore in her hand, intending to enhance Karina's abilities in the process.
She only gave Karina a brief boost before a tiny electric current knocked her unconscious.
Karina watched as the energy ore in He Yun's hand was completely absorbed and disappeared. She picked her up and placed her on the bed, then looked at the other two Holy Spirits.
Looking at the two tearful Holy Spirits, she sat down by the bed and beckoned to them with her finger, "Come here."
A few minutes later, the two little Holy Spirits were also knocked unconscious by her electric shock and lay down next to He Yun.
The guards outside watched as the three little Holy Spirits fainted, thinking to themselves, "No wonder he's a commander who's almost reached SSS rank. He can't even supply the Holy Spirits' energy anymore; he's exhausted his energy so quickly."
Karina stepped out of the room and said to the two researchers who had come to observe, "Use the Sacred Tree to replenish their energy."
The two researchers looked at the three Holy Spirits lying on the bed and agreed in unison.
One researcher couldn't help but ask Karina, "Commander, you haven't broken through yet. Would you like to wait here a moment until we recharge the Holy Spirit before you...?"
"No need, I'm going to the front lines."
After hearing this, the researcher said, "Then I won't take up any more of your time, Commander."
Karina glanced at the three sleeping Holy Spirits in the room and walked toward the solitary confinement cell where her parents were imprisoned.
There were already people waiting in front of Tang Ting and Lockin's solitary confinement cell.
"commander."
Karina looked through the glass at her father and mother inside. Her father had been given anesthesia and was now lying motionless on the ground, while her mother sat in a chair with her back to them.
Even after becoming a prisoner, her back remained upright.
She tightened her grip on the long sword at her waist and said to the person beside her, "Take him away."
Meanwhile, the researchers brought the container holding the sacred tree into the Holy Spirit's confinement room. At this time, the sacred tree was only the size of an arm and was still a sapling.
But it is already providing a large amount of energy continuously.
They stared at the sacred tree with near-obsession. If there was a sacred tree in Beihe, could they also receive its blessings...?
The radiance of the sacred tree flowed through the room, filling the three Holy Spirits lying on the bed with energy.
The energy condensed into a ray of golden light and entered their bodies, activating the energy of the insectoid ore that He Yun had just absorbed.
In her sleep, He Yun saw a dream in which Anaya taught the three of them how to transfer energy to each other, amplify the energy of the Sacred Tree, and break through the shield and blockade of the Northern River.
Although the energy stone Karina gave He Yun was small, it contained very rich energy and had a special energy magnetic field, which could help them build a Zerg magnetic field for their entire base.
He Yun's energy threads connected with the other two Holy Spirits, allowing her to share dreams with them.
The researchers gradually noticed the anomaly: the sacred tree seemed to be outputting too much energy today, and its light was much brighter.
They were all finding the oppressive energy too much to bear and wanted to retreat outside the room.
At this moment, He Yun and the other two woke up at the same time. They looked at each other and raised their hands towards the researchers.
"Since you want energy so much, then here you are."
He Yun sneered, and an invisible energy field rapidly spread out from the three of them.
The four researchers stayed in the room, feeling the energy becoming increasingly concentrated, but this energy did not enter their bodies at all. Usually, they could still get some energy when the Holy Spirit was charging, but now it was like drowning, and their breathing became more and more difficult.
He Yun and the other two injected the Zerg energy, which was mixed with their own energy, into the bodies of the four researchers.
Moments later, the researchers collapsed in agony; their hearts could not withstand the Zerg energy and exploded instantly inside their bodies.
Just as He Yun and her team dealt with the four researchers, a spatial portal opened into their room.
Hibia and Caesar emerged from the portal.
"Hibia!"
Upon seeing the two of them, He Yun exclaimed in delight.
Hibia said to them, "Come on, I'll take you home."
He Yun wanted to hug the sacred tree seed, but as soon as he touched the glass wall containing the seed, his hand was jolted away as if he had been electrocuted.
She frowned and said, "This thing contains the sacred tree seed; it can't be taken out."
Upon hearing this, Caesar immediately opened a small spatial portal in front of the device. Seeing this, He Yun carefully reached into the portal and took out the sacred tree seed.
As soon as the sacred tree seed sprouted, tiny tendrils entangled her hand.
He Yun gently touched its trunk: "Come on, let's go home together."
Hibia looked at Caesar: "Aren't you coming with us?"
They opened the portal together. The base's shielding measures were indeed impressive; it took Zerg biotechnology to finally locate and open it, but it still required the combined efforts of the two of them.
If he leaves, he won't be able to open the portal here alone, and Caesar will be trapped in this base.
Caesar: "You all go first, I have things to do."
Hibia didn't ask any more questions. Caesar was the Zerg's strongest vanguard and knew how to act.
On the other side of the portal was the front-line main base. Hibia entered the portal with three Holy Spirits and the seed of the Holy Tree.
As soon as the portal disappeared, Caesar walked out. If he encountered any staff members in the base, he would open a portal to quickly move to another part of the base and avoid them.
He didn't want to alert Dennis yet; he needed to find him first.
The shielding in this base is still on, so the spatial portal can't be opened over long distances, but it's enough for him.
After circling the base several times and figuring out the locations of the various functional areas, Caesar placed a jet-black ore that emitted a dark glow in the base's energy zone.
Looking at the ore, a bloodthirsty glint appeared in his eyes.
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