Chapter 125 A Twist of Fate at the Banquet! A certain white-haired, disabled insectoid woman returning for the event is suspected of being pregnant? ^……
The scream was filled with fear and helplessness, as if it had been attacked by something extremely terrifying, followed by a slight tremor.
The banquet hall erupted in commotion as celebrities and dignitaries began making calls, only to be astonished to find that the signals had been jammed by something, making it impossible to contact the outside world.
"How could this happen?" "What happened?" "...This situation..." "...Quickly, first..."
At this moment, Ling Rui didn't care about anything else. He hurriedly tidied his clothes and was about to run into the garden when Pei Qing grabbed him.
Where are you going?
"I... I'm going to find Ye Ling," Ling Rui said, breaking free from Pei Qing's hand. Her face flushed red and then paled, before finally settling into a feigned calm, except for the still-hot tips of her ears, which remained somewhat honest.
"Wait a minute—!"
With a deafening crash, the opulent banquet hall collapsed, beams fell, and falling debris indiscriminately assaulted everyone present. In the nick of time, Pei Qing grabbed Ling Rui by the collar and darted left and right, barely managing to avoid being crushed into a pulp by the cracked wall next door.
"What on earth is going on—" Ling Rui was cut off midway through her sentence by being tightly covered in the mouth.
"Shh, don't speak, something's approaching." Pei Qing frowned and lowered her voice. She quietly released her spiritual power and sensed a strange, unusually murky power; she had never encountered such a peculiar power fluctuation before.
Before anyone could think, a second impact struck, the tremor incredibly strong. This time, almost the entire banquet hall collapsed, countless people were injured, and the stench of blood was overwhelming.
Ling Rui, who was beside her, had disappeared without a trace. Perhaps he had been lost in the chaotic crowd. Pei Qian hurriedly hid in a narrow corner to catch her breath.
After calming down, she vaguely felt that something was wrong. Only living beings could have fluctuations in mental energy, so what kind of enormous creature could have caused such a violent impact? There were indeed diverse species in the Federation, including some enormous ones, but as far as she knew, those dangerous creatures would never be qualified to enter the capital planet.
Could it be an enemy attack? After all, the border incursions by the Zerg are becoming increasingly severe and widespread, and relations between the Federation and the Empire are becoming more tense. But the problem is, this is the capital planet, the political center of the Federation. Unless the Zerg have gone mad and want to start a direct war...
A giant chandelier suddenly fell from above. Pei Qing was still lost in thought, and by the time she realized it, it was too late to dodge. The surrounding situation was complicated, and moving rashly would probably make things worse, so she decided to take the hit.
Just as the chandelier was about to crash down on him, a whooshing sound suddenly rang in his ears. The next instant, the chandelier was violently swung aside and shattered into dust.
Pei Qian looked up from the dust and saw the enormous creature before her; her pupils dilated sharply.
“…Gaman?”
Even though the creature was almost completely mutated, Pei Qing recognized it at a glance when she saw its face covered with strange insect patterns.
The male spider with its snow-white abdomen slowly lowered its head, its scarlet compound eyes gleaming with a cold, inorganic light, and its menacing mouthparts dripping saliva.
It seemed to hear Pei Qing's call; a few traces of pain flashed in its chaotic compound eyes, and its face, covered with insect patterns, twitched violently, as if it were struggling against something.
Pei Qian stared intently at the male insect before her, unwilling to miss even the slightest trace of anything special. How could he have suddenly found this place? Even with his exceptional strength, a single male insect like him wouldn't have been able to reach the capital planet so easily, let alone find her location so coincidentally. There must have been an invisible hand quietly orchestrating all of this.
Zerg aliens, Federation assimilationists, border wars, mysterious enemies from within... all of this made Pei Qing feel dizzy and disoriented. A fine, woven net silently enveloped her, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
As if provoked, the male insect suddenly let out a soul-shaking shriek, causing countless people present to cover their ears and fall to the ground, bleeding from their seven orifices. Pei Qing moved slowly, trying to lure the insectoids to the open space not far away. The houses were already extremely fragile and could not withstand another attack, which would surely cause even more serious casualties.
"Good child, look here, yes, right here..."
Pei Qing spoke softly, releasing her spiritual energy to surround Gaman's face. Sensing the familiar aura, Gaman's trembling hind legs slowly reduced their striking frequency, and its claws gradually drooped.
The enormous insect body moved slowly, and Pei Qing finally saw Ye Ling's concealed figure. At this moment, he was lying weakly on the ground, the wound that had pierced his abdomen looking very serious, and it was covered in blood.
Ye Ling was the first to discover Gaman and the first to suffer a direct attack from the mutated male insect. If he hadn't dodged in time, he would probably be a dead man by now. Even so, his injuries were extremely serious and could not be delayed any longer.
Time was of the essence; Ye Ling needed to receive treatment as soon as possible. Pei Qing twitched her fingers slightly, and the guard team, which had already arrived quietly, immediately began to move. Before long, several team members had reached Ye Ling's vicinity.
They were just one opportunity away from being able to save the person safely.
This is far from enough. Pei Qing was pondering to himself when an impatient member of the guard team suddenly launched an attack. Laser guns rained down on the Zerg's hard shell, causing no damage whatsoever, but instead thoroughly enraging it.
"Roar!" The insect's enormous body was incredibly agile, and its pincers pierced through the team member's body at an unbelievable angle, freezing the team member's terrified expression forever in that moment.
Enraged, the alien insect unleashed a frenzied rampage. Just as the weakened Ye Ling was about to perish under its sharp pincers, Pei Qing's tentacles stirred. However, before anyone could react, a slender figure swiftly rushed out, heading straight for Ye Ling's location!
"Wait—no!"
Pei Qing's voice faltered for a moment, and the next second, the slender figure was swatted away by the enraged alien insect and crashed heavily into the beam!
"boom--!"
The roar of fighter jets could be heard overhead, and the military rushed to the scene after receiving the message.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Pei Qing dragged Ye Ling to a safe place. Medical personnel quickly took their positions. Just as she tried to get up, she was grabbed tightly. "Ah, Ah Qing... don't go, don't..." Ye Ling weakly raised her eyes, using all her strength to resist letting Pei Qing leave.
“You rest here,” Pei Qing pulled his hand away, “I’ll be right back.”
Beside the collapsed beam, Ling Rui lay quietly, his vision blurred by crimson blood, his chest throbbing with unbearable pain. Perhaps, dying like this was a good ending; he simply didn't want to owe anyone anything, and this was fine too…
As the warmth in his body gradually faded, he felt the stench of the alien insects getting closer and closer in his unconscious state. The last thing that appeared in his mind was the smug face of the black-haired female A, and a faint smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
That's it...
"Ling Rui! Wake up! Don't sleep, please don't sleep!" An anxious voice came from beside him, and his body was shaken violently. Ling Rui opened his eyes wearily and met a pair of dark eyes.
"You, cough cough cough!" Ling Rui's voice was unusually hoarse, his throat filled with the metallic taste of blood. He tried to speak but coughed so violently that he couldn't utter a single word.
A cool palm suddenly pressed against his lips, stopping his movement. "Don't talk. Don't worry, you'll be fine." Pei Qian finished speaking and bent down to pick him up.
Ling Rui curled up against the firm chest of the woman, a feeling of grievance and warmth welling up in his heart. She actually remembered him, and even risked her life to save him... The blue-haired man quietly grabbed Pei Qing's clothes and clenched them in his hand, as if he were holding something extremely precious.
Pei Qing leaped through the flames of war, twenty meters, ten meters. Just as she was about to reach the safe zone, a roar suddenly rang out. The alien insects, completely disregarding the intense artillery fire around them, charged towards her like madmen!
In the blink of an eye, she arrived behind Pei Qing, her scorching breath almost touching her. Female A paused, thinking that if this was what the person behind the scenes wanted, then she would grant their wish.
"Catch!" Pei Qing threw the person in his arms with all his might. Ling Rui's body was lifted into the air. He could only watch helplessly as she turned towards the ferocious mouthparts of the alien insect. He could only stretch out his hands in vain, but he could do nothing.
As Garman sensed a familiar aura approaching, a look of admiration flashed across his chaotic compound eyes. This aura... it was the Queen... He wanted to call out, but what came out was a hoarse shriek. Only then did he belatedly panic. His muddled mental sea was connected by the familiar mental energy, and he suddenly couldn't remember how he got here.
It seems to be a black-haired person with the same aura as the female master... No, that's not right, it's the female master, that's the female master, the female master found him and brought him here, yes, that's it.
In an instant, Gaman forgot those obviously strange memories, his eyes fixed only on the female he had regained, radiating a sweet, yearning-for-affection aura. Her sharp claws carefully retracted their bone spikes, resting securely on the ground, showing no sign of aggression.
Pei Qing was momentarily stunned. The alien insect before her no longer seemed completely mindless; instead, it appeared more lucid. What was going on? And what was with its current posture?!
The alien insects crouched down on their enormous spider abdomens as if offering a sacrifice. The upper half of their slender, pale human bodies was flushed with an abnormal redness, and their pink compound eyes shone with a peculiar light. A fresh scent of grass and trees spread out.
This posture... it looks like... courtship? No way, does someone who has mutated into an alien insect also have a need to reproduce? Pei Qing was a little confused.
Not far away, the elegant figure, almost blending into the darkness, could barely contain the surging killing intent and rage deep within her. Pei Yu's lips were tightly pressed together, her alluring face contorted in agony, and gray-black tendrils writhed in the shadows.
What a piece of trash! I went to all that trouble to get this disgusting, lowly worm to the capital planet, and not only did I fail to kill those two eyesores who are always hanging around my sister, but now he even dares to dream of getting my sister's favor!
How dare he expose that hideous and disgusting body to his sister without any restraint! He must be killed! He must, he must!
Pei Yu stared coldly at the crawling insectoid creature, as if looking at a corpse. Sticky tentacles crawled out from under his eyes, and the man's body gradually dissolved. More and more gray-black tentacles twisted and coiled, silently crawling towards all the living creatures in the area.
Just as the tentacles were about to climb onto the alien insect's carapace, another warship roared in. The main trunk of the tentacles, as if sensing a tremendous threat, quickly retracted its previously scattered branches. The single phoenix eye at its tip cast a venomous glance before reluctantly disappearing into the darkness.
Looking at the warships landing in the distance and the crowds being evacuated smoothly, Pei Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Feng Lin arrived in time; otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to deal with Garman without exposing Chu Zhi.
An overwhelming and terrifying pressure swept over them. Sensing the danger, the alien insects that tried to fight back were unable to struggle and lay helplessly on the ground, letting out hoarse roars.
"You're finally here. You can do whatever you want with this thing. I'm leaving now..." Pei Qing was extremely exhausted. The feeling of firmly suppressing the tentacles was not pleasant, and each tentacle was struggling to pop out.
"This thing?" Feng Lin walked over with the suppressor in his hand. "You really are heartless. She was just calling you 'Mistress' a moment ago."
“Pregnant? Don’t joke around,” Pei Qing raised her eyebrows. “You can understand the Zerg’s native language?” She was more concerned about this than the joke about her possible pregnancy.
Feng Lin casually hit the suppressor on the alien insect, and the insect immediately quieted down. She took a step back and stuffed the energy crystal into Pei Qing's hand, saying, "I'm not kidding you, there are signs of life in him. I minored in insect language when I was in school, and I still remember some of it."
"Looks like you haven't learned anything serious either," Pei Qing said, her complexion improving considerably after absorbing the crystals, and she was in the mood for jokes.
Feng Lin smiled as he watched his subordinates carry the Zerg into the warship. "For the Zerg, reproduction is the most important and serious thing."
“Okay.” Pei Qing shrugged and followed her into the warship.
Upon arriving at Feng Lin's office, Pei Qing's smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression. "I felt it, that familiar power."
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Author's note: [Go for it!][Go for it!][Go for it!] Here I come!
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