Chapter 140: Going Home
When the Zerg mark an outsider, it's not simply an invitation to their home; it's making them a member of the Zerg. However, they cannot become completely identical to the Zerg creatures. Apart from their physique and appearance, they are no longer distinguishable.
This is the highest courtesy the Zerg can show to their friends; they are not guests, but family.
Secris told him, "You still have a choice."
Bazel's gaze fell on Anno, a beast born in the exile. His parents were both fallen creatures, and he was found by them in the exile. This was what his father told him.
When he was very young, his father was just a severely degenerated beast, but still possessed human consciousness.
In the place of exile, there were many people like them, but his father said that it was rare to see a beast with such a genetic level as him. Not only had he not degenerated, but his genetic level had also been slowly improving.
The father told him the story of how he and his mother came to the exile. After his mother degenerated into a corrupted species, she was directly thrown into the exile by the Northern River Federation. His father was unable to stop his mother from being exiled, so he angrily injected himself with TG3. After causing a scene, he also rapidly degenerated and was exiled.
The father found the mother in the place of exile. The mother, who had become a beast, did not attack the father. The two could not communicate, but they still lived together. On that dark and gloomy planet, they were each other's warmest light.
When he was five years old, his father completely degenerated into a degenerate, but his parents still went out of their way to find food to feed him.
But in the exile zone, the most dangerous people are not their own kind who are also corrupted, but those who often come to the exile zone to capture corrupted people, and the Northern River Federation that comes to clean up the area.
There are too many corrupted species. In order to prevent them from growing stronger, the Northern River Federation will come to clean them up every now and then.
His parents died during the cleanup. Later, he was discovered and taken away by a gang that came to capture the Fallen Ones. From a young age, he was trained to become a sharp blade in the arena, a ferocious beast that would fight to the death to win the competition.
If he lost, he would go hungry for several days and wouldn't even have a sip of water. Later, he never lost again. After getting a chance to escape, he killed one of the gang leaders, wounded many gang members, and escaped.
In the days that followed, he wandered from planet to planet. He had no identity and refused to listen to his father's advice to find the people of the Northern River Federation and have them adopt him.
He could never forget how they died at the hands of those people.
Later, he went to ancient Earth and found Anno in a ruin. At that time, she was still a small egg, protected by a special energy membrane, making it impossible to identify what kind of creature's egg it was. However, he could sense the energy emanating from it, which was similar to the aura of the Northern River people.
He took her back with him and placed her in a petri dish like a seed, watching her grow slowly from a tiny ball.
He had been alone for years, his life shrouded in gloom. Only after the seeds were sown did he feel that his life had meaning and hope.
He envisioned the future and the life he would share with the seed. He would give her everything he had, cherish her, let her grow up without any burdens, and let her have a happy life.
Later, his hopes were shattered by reality.
Now that he knows Nono's true identity and has seen her past memories, he is even more determined in his thoughts.
He would stay with her and never leave her again in this lifetime. He would become her shield, protecting her from further harm, and the sword in her hand, piercing anyone who dared to hurt her.
Looking at Caesar and the others who were waiting for his reply, Bazel's gaze fell on Anno: "I only recognize her."
Caesar: "That's enough."
After saying this, Caesar picked up Anno and turned to step into the portal.
Bazel followed closely behind with his other retinue, and before the portal closed, some of the golden sand jellyfish also went inside.
Caesar opened a portal in front of the palace, where Her Highness would live from now on. They had prepared everything for her long ago, just waiting for her to return.
Now, their prince has finally returned.
As Caesar carried Anno out of the portal, he saw the King and Queen anxiously waiting in front of the palace, along with a group of people kneeling on the ground.
The queen's imposing aura sent shivers down his spine, and he immediately knelt down.
Upon seeing the slender figure in Caesar's arms, Sevier immediately withdrew her oppressive aura and quickly walked up to him with Augsis.
"Your Majesty, we have brought His Highness back."
Aughis breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Anunu return safely and checking that her core and energy were intact.
“Anunu…”
Sevier called out softly to Anno, wanting to reach out and hug her, but after sensing the resistance emanating from her, she withdrew her hand. After repeating this several times, she couldn't help but touch her cheek.
Her Anunu has grown up, but is still a tiny little thing. Anunu is very beautiful; even the most beautiful gemstones cannot compare to its brilliance.
During the three hundred years she slept, she always missed her Anunu; all her dreams were about Anunu.
She would think, when she wakes up, Anunu will have grown up, what will Anunu look like then?
With Augsis around, Anunu shouldn't be unfamiliar with her, because her energy will always be with Anunu. Augsis will tell her that her mother is still asleep and will wake up one day to be with Anunu.
But now, looking at Anunu's tired appearance, even her brows were slightly furrowed in her sleep, her consciousness network sensed that her spirit was also filled with unease and pain.
She was so heartbroken she almost cried.
Her Anunu was stolen while she was still in the egg, she was so small!
Caesar said, "Your Majesty, please allow Her Highness to rest for a while; her mental state is not very good..."
Caesar knew that the Queen and the King would soon see His Highness's past experiences through their shared consciousness network, so he had to settle His Highness down first.
Waking Her Highness up at this moment and making her recall the past again would undoubtedly be like adding insult to injury to a wound that had just been reopened.
Let them avenge her and take back everything from those who hurt her.
Sevier knew that Caesar and the others were using their consciousness to soothe Anunu's mind and put her into a deep sleep. The fact that they, as her family, were doing this together could only mean one thing: Anunu had suffered a very serious psychological blow, and they had no choice but to do this in order to prevent her from having a mental breakdown.
She carefully took Anunu from Caesar's arms and led her into the palace, heading towards her quarters in the rear hall.
Upon entering the spacious room in the rear hall, Sevier sat on the bed with Anno in her arms. She pressed her face against Anno's, pulling her tightly into her embrace, and held her for a while before reluctantly placing her on the bed.
Augustus and Sevier both leaned down and kissed Anno's forehead, then sat by her bedside and looked at her.
Sensing that Anno's mental state was not good in the consciousness network, their whips unconsciously extended from behind them, resting on Anno's hands, and constantly soothing her with energy.
Within the consciousness network, Caesar and Cyrus's consciousnesses were constantly flowing, preparing to release His Highness's memories.
Augsis and Seville's consciousnesses were the most powerful in the Zerg consciousness network. After sensing Caesar and the others' consciousnesses, they directly received the memories belonging to Anunu that were surrounded by them in the consciousness network.
Their memories are not passively released through the consciousness network. Memories can be transmitted within the consciousness network, but they cannot be accessed without the individual's consent. The consciousness network is merely used for communication by the Zerg.
This consciousness was actively released by the Anunu Core.
Augsis and Sevier probed their consciousness into this memory.
After a long while, the two slowly opened their eyes. At this moment, their hands were tightly clasped together, so tightly that they broke each other's hand bones.
They were all so angry that their bodies trembled slightly, and they tried their best to control the rage and pressure emanating from them, for fear of waking Anunu.
Augustus and Sevier looked at each other and saw tears in each other's eyes.
"Anunu, our Anunu..."
Sevier's voice was slightly hoarse. After reading Anunu's memories, she was so angry that she could barely speak.
"How dare they?!
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