Every word is heart-wrenching and shocking.
Gu Qiongsheng's chest pounded, her blood coursing faster, her ears practically buzzing. She quickly put down the file and opened several others—the reports were largely identical to the first, each one a blatant accusation of Chenxi's deepest hatred.
Countless details showed that Chenxi must have changed. He was no longer the patron saint of mankind, nor was he one of the three respected and admired legions.
When such news gets out, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to humanity.
Moreover, the Federation just couldn't understand why it was obvious that joining the Zerg would not benefit these people at all. It would be completely detrimental to others and not beneficial to themselves. Not to mention that their relatives, friends and children were still human. Even if they were alone and had no worries, what could they get from the Zerg?
Longer life?
But the Zerg have no concept of entertainment at all!
Their "entertainment" is nothing more than killing and eating, and at most digging holes in the ground and playing in the mud. Wouldn't it be more painful and completely inconsistent with human spiritual pursuits to pursue longevity within such a race?
Precisely because no explanation could make sense, the Federation classified the files as "Top Secret," suppressed the news from the public, and only conducted secret investigations within a certain range.
But now it seems that the so-called secret investigation is probably fruitless.
Putting down his personal terminal, Gu Qiongsheng took a deep breath and raised his hands to slap his cheeks hard.
The cool breeze brought by the cold palms gradually made her thoughts clearer.
There was no doubt that Chenxi would not surrender to the enemy without a reason, and Gu Qiongsheng also had complete faith in the original owner's father's character. Rather than saying that he might have surrendered to the enemy, it would be better to say that—
"Jonson?"
A clear voice interrupted Gu Qiongsheng's thoughts.
She suddenly turned around and found that Qin Yuan had left the console at some point and was leaning slightly in front of her, looking at her worriedly.
Qin Yuan stretched out his hand towards her: "What are you looking at?"
Why do you look like you are facing a great enemy?
Gu Qiongsheng took his hand, stood up from the ground, and wiped his face: "It's okay."
She asked softly, "How are the three small armies that lost contact..."
"We've found two," Qin Yuan said with a smile. "Sacrifices are inevitable, but more than 80% of the people have been found. With the healers here, there's no need to worry about casualties. They should all be able to return safely."
Gu Qiongsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good."
Even though they lost contact for more than ten hours in the Zerg-ravaged occupied area, they were still able to rescue more than 80% of the soldiers. This record is truly brilliant.
However, Qin Yuan changed the subject: "But there is a problem with the last remaining team... I'm afraid you, Qiongsheng, will have to make a decision."
Gu Qiongsheng raised his head in surprise: "What?"
Qin Yuan said helplessly, "According to information provided by some of the wounded, they encountered a large number of Zerg. While fleeing, nearly half of them panicked and ran in this direction."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and lightly tapped the center of the screen with his slender fingers.
Gu Qiongsheng asked doubtfully, "What is that?"
Qin Yuan said succinctly: "It's the place where the Worm Mother stayed."
Gu Qiongsheng understood immediately.
She had learned from Qin Yuan the entire process of the previous "Sharp Knife Plan" and knew that Qin Yuan and his team went deep into the Zerg Xue in the Great Sally Galaxy, but in the end they only found an empty nest.
"Accidentally entered a wormhole? That shouldn't be so bad," Gu Qiongsheng pondered. "Didn't you say that the last time you sneaked in, you found it was completely empty?"
"Then this team shouldn't be in too much danger. We just need to send our team members to bring them out."
Qin Yuan shook his head.
His brows furrowed slightly, his expression somewhat serious: "It's not that simple."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and tapped the controller several times quickly. As a series of crackling sounds rang out, dense red dots were marked one by one, unfolding a fine net in front of Gu Qiongsheng's eyes.
It was a flowing net, seemingly chaotic and disorderly, but after Qin Yuan gave specific marks to each Zerg team, it gradually showed a regular trajectory, as if guards were lingering and patrolling, guarding a certain point on the map.
Gu Qiongsheng stared blankly: "What is this?"
"These are the Zerg movements encountered by each team," Qin Yuan tapped lightly in the center. "See? They're moving around the entrance to the underground Zerg academy."
"Around that wormhole that we thought had lost its usefulness and was completely emptied."
There was a long silence.
Gu Qiongsheng also frowned and stared at the screen in front of him.
Previously, due to the existence of the silent barrier, soldiers fighting in the Greater Sally Galaxy could only contact the Federation in fixed areas, and the information reported to the Federation was often delayed.
This time, a healer who inherited Gu Qiongsheng's skills stepped in and allowed each team to communicate with the command center in real time. This was the first time that the command center was able to obtain the precise movements of the Zerg at the first possible moment.
It is precisely for this reason that Qin Yuan was able to draw a map of the Zerg's movement and discover the patterns therein.
The Zerg abyss was cleared, but it was still protected by a large number of Zerg troops?
That only means that there must be something else inside.
And it is something very important to the Zerg.
"Besides that, there's one more thing," Qin Yuan said softly, "When our people were preparing to dive into the insect acupoints, they found this on the surrounding walls—"
A scribbled pattern appeared in front of Gu Qiongsheng.
It seemed to be outlined by stones, extremely sloppy, like a child's graffiti, but the moment it caught Gu Qiongsheng's eyes, she trembled violently and clenched her right hand.
It was a small sun pattern painted black.
No matter how sloppy it was, Gu Qiongsheng could still recognize it; it was the emblem of the former Dawn Legion!
"We haven't seen this before on our spearhead missions."
Seeing Gu Qiongsheng's stern expression, Qin Yuan's expression also became more serious: "The team members sent back a message. They judged based on the traces that this should have been carved not long ago, and it should not have been more than a week ago."
Gu Qiongsheng remained silent, his eyes slightly lowered.
Countless images flashed before her eyes: her father's loving smile in her memory, the surprise and pain she felt upon learning the federal court's verdict, the bloody traces recorded by the soldiers on trial with trembling hands, and the mysterious signals bouncing between the Great Sally System and the Western Antelope System...
She clenched her right hand tightly, her fingertips dug deep into her palm. After a long time, she raised her head and took a deep breath.
"I see."
"Prepare the small spacecraft, we will set off immediately."
She couldn't just rely on other teams; she had to go down and find out the secrets of this underground insect acupoint herself.
…
The Dawn Legion was extremely fast, and Gu Qiongsheng was prepared from the beginning to personally take part in the battle if any situation arose - she was not someone who would sit quietly in the rear, and she missed the thrill of fighting on the battlefield very much.
Moreover, the system's experience value should continue to increase. During this period, I focused on building the legion, and the experience value increased very slowly. It's a pity to think about it.
Qin Yuan also handed over command authority to Zhou Feng and Zheng Hun.
These two people have rich experience in leading teams. Even if their logical thinking speed is not as fast as Qin Yuan's, they are more experienced and sophisticated. Moreover, the combined strength of two people is enough to ensure that subsequent command will not be affected.
After getting on a small spaceship, the group was ejected into outer space. The ochre-colored surface of the planet gradually approached outside the porthole. Gu Qiongsheng could vaguely see a gray-white cyclone circling over the Great Sally Galaxy.
It is a fog that never dissipates all year round, covering the entire surface of the planet.
Even after nearly ten years of war, every inch of soil on the surface of the Great Sally System was almost soaked in blood, but the white fog remained the same.
"Jonson."
A clear calling voice sounded behind him. Gu Qiongsheng turned around and met Qin Yuan's concerned gaze.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked. "You haven't looked happy since an hour ago."
Gu Qiongsheng was slightly stunned and a little embarrassed: "...did you find out?"
The affairs of the Dawn Legion were no longer a big secret, and Qin Yuan was undoubtedly one of their own, and Gu Qiongsheng had absolute trust in him, so she took advantage of the time on the spaceship to tell Qin Yuan everything.
Qin Yuan listened quietly, and finally whispered: "Parasite?"
Gu Qiongsheng nodded: "That's my guess too."
The incident with the Legion of Dawn happened a year ago. At that time, the new type of spider insects had not yet been discovered by the Federation. The rebellion of those soldiers had no explanation and had to be marked as top secret by the Federation.
"But the parasite alone can't fully explain this matter," Qin Yuan said, "Don't you think the last communication is strange?"
Gu Qiongsheng was stunned.
……yes!
If it was really a betrayal, then why leave the last communication?
Without this communication, no one would have known that the Dawn Legion was last seen on the planet Xiling, and no one would have known where the missing wounded were buried. The Greater Sally System is so vast, and without precise landmarks, the Federation would have been unable to find the bodies of the victims, and thus would have been unable to confirm the Dawn Legion's treasonous hypothesis!
If that were the case, if she was the manipulator behind the parasite, she would definitely let Chenxi return to the Federal Military District in the form of a human. When the military district was off guard, Chenxi would be able to hide perfectly until one day she found the right opportunity to inflict a heavy blow on the human.
Instead of being like what is happening now, the federal government will find out as soon as the incident happens, it will be classified as a crime against humanity, and the entire military region will be on alert.
Chenxi has never appeared in the past year, like a non-existent ghost. Perhaps this is the reason.
Qin Yuan's logic was indeed spot-on... Gu Qiongsheng sighed inwardly. She was so irritated by the cruel truth that she failed to see through it rationally.
"From this perspective, perhaps there is still room for mediation?"
A small spark of hope ignited in Gu Qiongsheng's heart again. Does the appearance of the last communication mean that the parasite's control over Chenxi is not complete?
Are they also secretly resisting the control of parasites and leaving signals for humans?
Is there still a possibility of saving the soldiers of the Dawn Legion?
And the little black sun that appeared at the entrance to the underground wormhole... I wonder if it's a clue for them, but of course, it could also be a trap...
All kinds of thoughts came to my mind, and outside the porthole, the spacecraft turned into a red spark, breaking through the barrier of the atmosphere and rapidly descending in the heavy fog.
The long-awaited Great Sally Galaxy is finally within sight.
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