Chapter 445: He is a Zerg
When 02 pushed Anno down, a gasp rippled through the stadium.
The girl's slender figure was enveloped by 02, and Anno lay on the grass, almost out of their sight.
Everyone thought that the battle was over at this point.
Many of them had witnessed 02's battles before, and the girl on the field had been fighting 02 for quite some time. Even though she lost, they still admired her. With the girl fighting seriously, their previous attitude of just watching the show had vanished.
The game hasn't decided who won yet, which means that 02 isn't going to kill the girl, and she hasn't given up.
The audience didn't want to see this beautiful young girl die on the spot, and they were all silently urging her to admit defeat.
From their perspective, 02 is kneeling on the ground, one hand pressing down on Anno's shoulder, the other hand raised towards Anno, with a sharp blade extending from the wrist pointed at her face. Anno is bending her legs and pressing against his abdomen, her hands gripping his wrists.
They were locked in a stalemate; if she loosened her grip, the knife would pierce her brow and kill her.
"Give up! It's okay, I'll come get you!"
"Admit defeat, or he'll kill you!"
Some celestial beings in the stands stood up and shouted, followed by others who shouted for Anno to give up.
These were all Celestial Beings of considerable rank. They had already noticed Anuo when she entered through the gates of Heavenly City, but she had already been taken away by Fei Jue's men. Their ranks were all lower than Fei Jue's, so they couldn't compete with him.
But seeing that she was about to be killed by 02, they couldn't help but get anxious. They had seen countless bloody battles in the arena, but none of them had ever made them so anxious.
Perhaps they were captivated by the girl's beauty, or perhaps something else, but in any case, they didn't want her to die so easily.
In just a short while, someone has already contacted Caius and Feijue.
On the field, Anno and 02 were locked in a stalemate, while off the field, Caius and Feijue were also secretly competing.
Seeing that Anno was about to be killed by 02 at any moment, Fei Jue looked regretful, picked up his wine glass, took a sip, shook his head and sighed, "A death match, it seems that someone has to die. Caius, you need to get rid of this impatient habit."
Caius gripped his wine glass tightly. Even though 02 seemed poised to win, he didn't look particularly happy. He had already figured out that Fei Jue must have plotted against him, but he could only silently endure it. The fight to the death was his decision. Once the shield was raised, unless the girl surrendered, there was still a sliver of hope.
But 02 was his slave, and he knew 02's character well, so he would never show any mercy.
“It seems 02 still doesn’t completely listen to you.” Fei Jue glanced at Caius, a slow smile playing on his lips. “See, I told you long ago, if you have a knife that’s too sharp but don’t know how to use it, you’ll hurt yourself sooner or later.”
Caius sneered, "You think you're so good at using things? Have you forgotten what your general 09 did?"
When 09 was mentioned, Fei Jue's expression didn't change much. "You don't need to worry about that. Just look at the present."
Fei Jue's single sentence brought the topic back to the arena.
The two were still locked in a stalemate. The large screen clearly showed the girl gripping 02's wrist tightly, her fair skin glowing faintly, the veins bulging slightly from the force.
However, those with keen eyes also noticed that 02's wrist was trembling slightly, as if she was trying her best to suppress something.
"May I have your name?"
Anno gripped 02's wrist, showing no fear of the sharp knife hanging over her head.
During her encounter with 02, she discovered that 02 was not a mechanical being; there was nothing mechanical anywhere she could see.
Now that they're so close, she can see some of the lines on his face.
The patterns had faded somewhat, but the shape was familiar to Anno.
These are insect patterns.
Anno had never seen insect markings appear on other races. Even if some creatures imitated the insect markings on the insect race and tattooed them on their bodies, there would be a big difference.
The insect patterns of the Zerg are patterns that represent a kind of life, in which energy flows. When the Zerg communicate with each other, the insect patterns will also emit different degrees of light.
The 02 in front of me is a Zerg creature with indistinct features.
Anno couldn't connect to his consciousness network, but he could sense the unique insectoid pheromones on him, a scent that only insectoids could smell.
She didn't quite understand why a Zerg would fall to such a state, becoming a tool in someone else's hands.
She couldn't spare the time to ask Mo, so she could only hope to awaken 02's senses.
His eyes were filled with nothing but slaughter at this moment, cold and numb.
She needed to figure out why a Zergling was here.
“You’re not called 02, you have other names, right?” Anno patiently guided him, the light in his pale blue eyes rippling like water. Anno’s whip extended from behind him, wrapping around his ankle from an angle that no one could see.
02 Looking at the person he had pinned down, the tip of the knife slowly retracted. Anuo felt the strength in his wrist withdraw, but the next moment, he grabbed her hand and moved even closer to her. His expression was ferocious for a moment, like a wild beast, and then he stabbed her hard with the sharp blade in his other hand.
A gasp of surprise rippled through the entire arena, and even Fei Jue and the others stood up, their expressions frozen.
When they saw 02's sharp blade embedded in the ground next to Anno's cheek, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Anno tilted her head slightly and held her breath. She wasn't dodging 02's knife, but his sudden burst of pheromones. Others might not be able to smell them at all, but for her, it was almost pungent—too strong.
Similarly, 02 could also smell her unique pheromone scent, a refreshing and cool fragrance that could instantly wake one up.
02 His blood-red eyes gradually focused and became bright. He opened his mouth and uttered a single word: "...Scarlet."
This is spoken in the Zerg language.
Anuo was overjoyed. "Fei? That's your name, right?"
02 just looked at her and even sniffed her, but since he was masked, Anuo couldn't see his expression.
Anuo could sense that Fei was still tense. She was now certain that something was controlling Fei, and she couldn't let her guard down.
Her spine whip had already wrapped around his legs, ready to connect with his consciousness. No matter what was controlling him, with her, the queen insect, there, once the spine whip connected with his consciousness, it could pull him back.
Just as Anno was about to concentrate and open his mind network, a cold object suddenly wrapped around her sensitive spine.
A jolt of electricity-like sensation ran up her entire back from the whip. Anno shuddered, her eyes widened instantly, and then she pulled her hand away from 02's grasp and shoved him hard.
Before the crowd in the stands could react, they saw 02's body fly out and crash heavily into the shield.
The girl he had restrained quickly got up from the ground, her cheeks flushed and her face showing shame and indignation.
The audience thought to themselves, "He must be very resentful that he was almost killed by 02."
Anno's whip had already retracted, but the sensation from just now was still very clear; she felt her back was still numb.
Since she entered the adult stage, her mother had separated her from Sitar. The connection reaction brought about by the adult stage had faded, but just now, that Fei had tried to connect with her without her permission. She was afraid that if she didn't push him away, his tail, which he used for mating, would stick out.
Even the Sitars had never reacted like this before. This Zerg, whose origins and identities are unknown, is incredibly audacious.
It must be because I released too much pheromone just now in an attempt to wake him up.
Anno took a few deep breaths to suppress the extreme embarrassment in her heart, picked up the knife that 02 had dropped on the ground, and threw it away.
A beam of energy concentrated in her hand. She looked at the shield above her head and threw the knife in her hand.
The energy struck the shield, a piercing crackling sound of electricity rang out, and ripples surged across the shield before it exploded with a loud bang.
The entire room fell silent again.
Anno walked up to 02, saw him about to get up, and angrily stepped on his shoulder to stop him from getting up.
"Admit defeat."
She didn't want to attack her own kind, nor did she want a royal insect and its kin to fight in front of a group of outsiders in such a place; it would be too unsightly.
She didn't know before, but now that she does, she will never fight with him again.
What is he doing?
On the stands, Caius watched as 02 was so easily immobilized by the girl's foot. He tapped the personal terminal on his hand a few times, trying to get 02 to move, but 02 remained unmoved.
Fei Jue looked at him with a half-smile, "It seems that 02's abilities are inferior to this little girl's. Caius, you'd better not bother. Go back and prepare a banquet to apologize to the little girl properly."
"Apologize?" Caius laughed angrily. "Why should I apologize?"
Fei Jue didn't reply; this was the last time he would remind him.
Anno looked at 02 lying on the ground, her crimson eyes staring straight at her. She leaned down slightly and whispered, "Your queen commands you to surrender."
The broken sword, severed by 02, was pointed directly at his throat.
02 tried to grab Anuo's foot, but Anuo stopped him, saying, "If you dare touch me again, I'll cut off your hand!"
02 paused, her hand fell, and a barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
On the giant screen above the arena, electronic fireworks exploded, and the image of 02 went black, marked with a large red X.
02 conceded defeat, and Anno won.
The audience was stunned for a few seconds, then erupted in huge cheers.
02's performance in this match was truly bizarre, but in any case, most people didn't want to see 02 win.
02 stood up and stared at the girl's back. Suddenly, his head throbbed with pain, and that consciousness resurfaced in his mind. The intense pain only made him frown slightly. Seeing Lingqi and Eleven walking towards him, 02 grabbed Anuo's wrist and led her off the field.
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