Chapter 266: Escaping the Base
Anno immediately tried to cover Sitar's mouth.
What kind of parents are they? They haven't even reached adulthood yet, how could they have such a big daughter!
But Sitar had already spoken. Spark's eyes darted around them twice before she grabbed Sitar's leg and cried, "Daddy!"
Anno sighed, rubbing his forehead: "Sitare..."
Sitar raised the corners of his mouth, seemingly in a good mood, and said to her in his mind, "Soothe the little one."
Anno snorted: "You don't seem to be trying to coax her."
Xinghuo called him "Dad," and he was overjoyed.
A cracking sound came, and the ice wall built by Xinghuo cracked open like a spider web. Then, with a crisp sound, the ice wall that had encircled them shattered and collapsed.
Brightman held an energy gun in his hand, aiming it at them, his expression even colder than the ice wall.
Anuo saw his gaze fall on her, his pale lips pressed into a thin line, his cold expression revealing an indescribable stubbornness and obstinacy.
This was the first time Anno had seen Brightman with such an expression. He was usually expressionless, and no matter how outrageous she was to him, he didn't show much emotion.
He always knew that Anno's drunkenness was an act, and that everything he said and how he approached him while drunk was a lie.
He didn't care; as long as she was by his side, it didn't matter how she lied to him.
But at that moment, he knew she was leaving with Sitar.
She absolutely cannot leave his side.
Brightman's gaze shifted to Sitar, her male insect king, the man she would love for the rest of her life.
If he dies, will she...?
Brightman's eyes gradually darkened, and the energy gun in his hand gathered an energy aura.
His abilities were also suppressed by a suppressor. Dennis was turning on his personal terminal, preparing to enter a password to unlock the suppressor on his hand.
The guards swarmed forward, intending to capture them all.
Countless beams of energy flashed as the guards opened fire on Sitar and his companions.
Brightman had given them orders: everyone except Anno should be dealt with on the spot.
Starfire continued to gather ice walls to defend, while Tanwell used his illusionary abilities to temporarily block the guards' attacks.
In addition to blocking signals, this base also suppresses their superpowers. Although it is not as strong as the ability suppressor in Sitar's hands, it still suppresses their abilities to some extent.
Just as they were about to escape, the ice wall of Starfire was once again shattered by a tremendous force.
The shockwave that shattered the ice wall knocked them to the ground as well. Anno was closest to Sitar, and Sitar caught her in his arms as they tumbled to the ground.
Anno looked up and saw that the ability suppressor on Brightman's hand had been deactivated.
She realized something was wrong. Brightman's abilities had been elevated to an abnormal level, even stronger than a typical SSS-level, and his ability was to replicate.
Among the thousands of enhanced humans present, many possessed superpowers, and they were all replicated by him.
Anno's energy was almost unable to suppress the enhanced humans.
Sitar picked up Anno and stood up. As Brightman used his ability again, he quickly gave orders to Mingxiao and Tanwell in his mind: "Blow this place up."
When he contacted Mingxiao and Tanwell before, Sitar had made two preparations: he had Mingxiao hack some of the base's weapon systems, and if they could get out safely, that would be fine.
Given the current situation, we have no choice but to proceed with another plan.
Tanville continuously used his illusionary abilities on Brightman and his group to stall them.
After receiving the order, Mingxiao quickly turned on his personal computer and activated the weapon system he had hacked.
The bombs hidden throughout the base began to explode one by one. They had also planted many bombs in the petri dish factory, as well as small mobile bomb machines.
Mingxiao controlled the small bomb to move it to the side of Brightman and Dennis and activated the bomb switch.
The flames engulfed the petri dish factory, and its top was blown off. They were now in the belly of the island, some distance from the ground. To escape, they would have to overcome numerous guards and take the elevator up, but they could easily get trapped.
Therefore, Mingxiao planted a lot of bombs in this location, which can be described as precise explosions, creating a gap that allows them to look up and see the sky.
Anno and the others spread their wings and flew out of the broken roof to the ground.
However, they can only fly to a height slightly above the ground. If they fly any higher, they will be charred by the high-energy electromagnetic shield deployed at the base.
Flying to a high vantage point, Anno can see the entire island.
The island wasn't large; even flying low, she could see the entire island at a glance.
The island is surrounded by an endless ocean.
Brightman said that this sea is called the Sea of No Crossing, and it is full of ferocious sea monsters that will attack even ships. If they leave this island, they will have nowhere to land.
However, if they don't leave the island's shielded area, they can't contact the Zerg at all.
It's unclear how large the shielding range set up by Dennis and the others is. While Mingxiao and Tanwell were setting up the bombs and stealing the core fragments, they also stole two quantum computers. Anno also saw some topographical maps of Xunri Star from their consciousness. The area of the Wudu Sea is so vast that even if they flew over the sea for three days and three nights, they still wouldn't be able to get out.
However, this island is not included in the topographic map. It is probably an unnamed island or a man-made island. They may be able to find a place to settle at sea.
The explosions continued. According to the bombs Mingxiao had planted, even if they couldn't sink the island, they could at least destroy half of it.
They landed on a corner of the island's cliff. Mingxiao used a device he had prepared beforehand to open a hole in the high-energy electromagnetic shield at the edge.
Just as Anno and the others were about to fly out through the opening, two figures darted out from the flames.
Just as Mingxiao and the others were about to make their move, Anuo stopped them.
A huge gray wolf approached Anno and nuzzled against her.
“Wen Ye.” Anuo patted his head.
Beside Wen Ye was Bai Yu, behind whom were a pair of huge, pure white wings with flame-like orange tips.
She had heard Ye say that Baiyu was a peacock, but looking at these wings, they didn't look like a peacock at all.
She had originally intended to try and see if she could wake them both up, but now that their eyes were clear, it seemed she had succeeded.
"You want to get out of here?"
Bai Yu glanced at them and said, "Your insectoid flight speed is not as fast as mine. I'll take you out."
After saying that, he transformed into a huge white bird, not a peacock.
Wen Ye transformed back into human form and smiled at Bai Yu, saying, "I never thought we'd end up doing things the opposite of each other."
Bai Yu is a variant species and rarely transforms into its beast form.
"Hurry, they're coming after us."
Anno and his team watched as drones began to fly off the ground, which continued to tremble, looking as if it were about to collapse.
They quickly climbed onto Baiyu's back, and Baiyu flapped its wings, carrying them away from the island.
The drones that followed were still in pursuit, but they were all shot down. The weapons on the island were also hacked and disabled by Mingxiao.
Bai Yu flew at an extremely fast speed, and in no time, he carried them out of the island's weapon attack range, and the island gradually disappeared from their sight.
"Why can't I still connect to the consciousness network?"
Anno saw that they were already quite a distance from the island, but their consciousness was still being shielded.
“Your Highness,” Mingxiao said to Anuo, “they have implanted a shielding system into Xunri Star’s satellites. We will probably have to leave Xunri Star to be able to contact Her Majesty the Queen.”
Sitar said, "Let's find a place to land first, fly as far as possible, and preferably find a town."
White Feather let out a melodious cry, which can be considered as a response to Sitar.
"Mother."
Xinghuo moved to Anuo's side, hugged her waist, and snuggled into her arms.
Anno looked at Sitar with a helpless expression, as if to say: Look what you've done.
Now Xinghuo insists on calling her her mother.
Sitar sat down next to Anno and put his arm around her. "If you don't want this daughter, we can settle her in after we get out of here. She has a fragment of your core inside her. She is affected by the core fragment. Even if you don't acknowledge her, she will still regard you as her mother."
Anuo looked at Xinghuo nestled in her arms, rubbing against her waist like a little animal, and her heart softened.
Sitar is right. Even if she doesn't acknowledge it, Starfire still treats her as her mother. In any case, they just need to take her back and find a way to retrieve the core fragment. Let her keep calling out for now.
I'll talk to Xinghuo about it later; she can't be a mother right now.
Tanvel smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness has gained such a grown daughter for free."
Mingxiao whispered, "Our prince is still in his infancy, how could he have a daughter?"
Although Starfire possesses fragments of Anno's core, the Zerg do not recognize them. In their eyes, Starfire is just an ordinary genetically enhanced human.
Anno will have its own Little King Worm in the future; they only recognize this one.
No matter how close outsiders are to Anuo, they will not recognize them.
Anno understood this, so he couldn't just adopt a daughter casually, and in the future, he could only find Xinghuo a new adoptive family.
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