Chapter 241: Mutual Disgust
Caesar was stunned for a moment when he heard his words, and let Secris's knife-like claws slash at him.
"What did you say? His Highness is crying?"
As Caesar probed Secris's consciousness, Secris kicked him in the chest, sending him crashing into the isolation magnetic field and collapsing to the ground.
Caesar coughed and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He had thought that His Highness wouldn't be able to keep it a secret, but he didn't expect that His Highness would tell Cecil when he was drunk, and only to Cecil. Because he was worried about the Queen's scolding, His Highness hugged Cecil and cried for a while.
The image of His Highness holding Secris and sobbing flashed through his mind, and his eyes gradually darkened.
Damn it, I actually made His Highness cry, I really deserve to die!
He felt a sharp pain in his chest; Secris's kick was quite powerful, enough to shatter even a slightly weaker outer armor.
Secris kicked him, which relieved him a little. He turned away in his original form with a sullen face and ignored him.
For the next month, he will be staying in the abyss with him.
Just thinking about it makes me feel uneasy.
Caesar shared the same idea, transforming into his original form and turning his back on the past, ignoring it.
When the Zerg transform into their native form, they are in a state of high alert, ready to respond to any unexpected situation at any time.
The two of them just didn't like each other and wanted to retaliate whenever they wanted, making it easier to start a fight.
They cannot use energy in this isolated magnetic field and can only fight bare-chested.
This is also the form in which the Zerg love to fight the most.
The two of them spent several days in the abyss, mutually loathing each other. The moment Anno connected to their consciousness network, they immediately opened their eyes, abruptly transformed back into human form, and stood up from the ground.
"Bobo, do you think Vanguard and Secris will start fighting since they've been down here together for so long?"
Mingxiao and Poponia followed behind Anno, their voices filled with concern.
Poponia: "Not fighting is impossible."
Caesar and Secris have never gotten along. On the surface, they seem to be on good terms, but in reality, they have been secretly fighting each other for a long time in the consciousness network.
However, Caesar always hid his emotions very well in front of Secris. Most Zerg are short-tempered, but Caesar is the kind of person who can remain calm and stand aside even after others have been angered.
The more he acts like this, the angrier people become.
Poponia used to follow Caesar around, just like Mingxiao. Mingxiao was the youngest of Anunu's seven high-ranking servants, and Poponia was the next youngest.
Poponia was the sixth child in the family, not much older than Mingxiao.
His personality is relatively mild among the Zerg, and even his special ability is defensive, so Caesar likes to fool him.
However, he was a little smarter than Mingxiao. After being fooled by Caesar multiple times, and with reminders from Tanville and Baiyan, he finally used the defensive shield on himself, specifically to prevent Caesar from fooling him.
So much so that he used to avoid Caesar whenever he saw him. But now he doesn't avoid him anymore. With Mingxiao, this simple-minded fool, around, Caesar can be fooled for another few hundred years.
Mingxiao has been following Caesar for over a hundred years, growing taller since it hatched.
The size of his heart when he was hatched is the same size of his heart now.
When Mingxiao was a child, Poponia liked to play with him. He also had Obsidian. The three of them were the youngest and always hung out together, following Caesar around. Before he became a vanguard, Caesar tricked him into calling him Vanguard Lord, with a face full of admiration.
Later, Bai Yan, the older brother of Hei Yao, couldn't stand it anymore and took his brother away. He gradually started to grow smarter and more shrewd, leaving only Ming Xiao still following Caesar around happily.
Tanville and his team took care of Mingxiao for a while, but later found that Mingxiao was simply too much for them to handle, so they gave up on him.
"If they were to fight, do you think His Highness would feel sorry for Vanguard Lord or Secris?" Mingxiao asked again.
This question stumped Poponia.
His Highness is very soft-hearted; he must feel sorry for them when he sees them injured.
They are isolated by the magnetic field below and cannot even use energy. If they fight too fiercely and get injured, their recovery will be very slow.
Caesar is always the one to play the victim in front of His Highness, but His Highness seems to have taken a liking to Cecris these past few days. After all, His Highness only told Cecris about her using her primal energy.
Secris was punished and imprisoned in the Abyss because of this incident.
He really didn't know who His Highness would feel most sorry for.
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of sadness and said to Mingxiao, "Anyway, His Highness won't care about you or me."
Mingxiao scratched his head. "Oh right, His Highness dislikes us the most."
The two of them lowered their heads simultaneously, letting out a sigh of relief.
In terms of pleasing His Highness, they were indeed inferior to Caesar and his men.
Especially Mingxiao, he always felt somewhat clumsy in front of His Highness.
He was clearly the smartest among the Zerg, and the King and Queen had even praised him because he was the Zerg's top network engineer, primarily responsible for the Zerg's network firewall and various network constructions.
Besides the internet, he also participated in the main construction of some electronic-related equipment, spacecraft, and other facilities.
He is the youngest senior engineer among the Zerg.
But he just couldn't win His Highness's favor.
Anno received the entire conversation between Mingxiao and Poponia in his consciousness network.
They were completely unguarded with her, and at such close range, she could copy their conversation word for word.
I never expected them to be so frustrated because they felt so insignificant in my presence.
She actually felt about all these relatives pretty much the same, except that Caesar received more attention from her.
Caesar was indeed a bit different, but her feelings for them were the same.
However, as an Ohmu, she couldn't fully understand the dependence that her family members had on her.
She stopped, and Mingxiao and Poponia immediately stopped beside her as well.
The abyss is of unknown size, and Anno is the only source of light in this space, like a star illuminating the dark space in a cold universe.
At the bottom of the abyss, Caesar and Secris felt Anno's consciousness drawing ever closer. They knew she had come specifically to see them, and they both looked up expectantly, waiting for Anno to fall from above.
Anno looked at the two familiars in front of her, reached out and rubbed Mingxiao's head, then looked at Poponia. Poponia immediately lowered herself down a bit, then bowed her head slightly in front of Anno, like a knight receiving a medal.
Anno smiled and patted his head, saying to the two of them, "Why would you think that? You are both my closest people, how could I not like you?"
Mingxiao's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears. He asked cautiously, "Your Highness, will you also like me?"
Anuo smiled and pinched his cheek. "I've always liked you, you're such a good boy."
After saying that, she looked at Poponia and said, "Poponia too, you two are the best behaved."
Mingxiao exclaimed excitedly, "I promise I'll always be the most obedient one by Your Highness's side!"
Poponia, whose expression was always gentle, was moved and could not hide her excitement.
"So, you shouldn't overthink things, and you should try to be happy."
The two nodded in unison.
Hmm... It's easy to coax your family members.
After coaxing the two adorable little devils, Anno continued to descend to the bottom of the abyss.
Caesar and Secris, who had been anxiously waiting at the bottom, finally saw a glimmer of light above them.
As they watched their beloved princess fall towards them, they couldn't help but reach out their hands to catch her.
After waiting for a while, Anno suddenly stopped above their heads.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Mingxiao and Poponia saw that Anno had stopped again, so they went up to ask him.
They could almost see Caesar and Secris below, so why isn't Your Highness moving?
Anno looked puzzled. She seemed to hear a sound in her ear, and upon closer listening, it seemed to be in her consciousness.
It was as if... as if a consciousness had connected with her.
Moreover, the energy that had previously attracted her became exceptionally strong, making her unable to resist wanting to follow it.
She had never felt this way before; it was so captivating.
"You all go down first, I'll be there in a bit."
After saying this to Mingxiao and Poponia, Anno ran off in another direction from the abyss.
How could Mingxiao and Poponia really let her go alone, even on the main planet?
They were getting anxious and chased after him, calling out, "Your Highness!"
They had only chased after it for a short distance when they were blocked by an invisible energy wall. They could only watch helplessly as Anno got further and further away from them and finally disappeared from their sight.
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