"Catch fireflies alive..."
Mingmei was taken aback. Just now, her uncle Ruanruan had advised her not to meddle and to stay here and guard the place. Her uncle Yan Hui certainly had a lot of confidence in her.
Why would someone trust her so much that they would send him and Mu Chen to capture Liu Ying alive, who is at the level of a bug general?
"Is he really not sending us both to our deaths?"
Mingmei asked, half-jokingly.
"Probably not." Mu Chen shook his head and said, "According to Mr. Yan Hui's guess, this firefly is not as powerful as imagined."
"Not as bad as I thought? What do you mean? Is he injured?"
"No, not exactly." Mu Chen shook his head again, making Ming Mei feel a little anxious.
"Then tell me quickly, stop keeping me in suspense."
Seeing Mu Chen like this, it was obvious that he knew something, but he deliberately didn't say it and instead guided her to say it.
"According to Mr. Yan Hui, the fireflies we know and the fireflies that actually exist are probably two different insectoid species."
"Two types of Zerg? Does the Firefly even have subspecies?"
"That's not true. According to Mr. Yan Hui, they shouldn't be real fireflies."
"What?!" Now it was Mingmei's turn to be dumbfounded. "What else could it be but a firefly?! Is there such a thing as an imposter?!"
"The spiritual entity we captured in the game world before was supposed to be the Starfire Insect General, but it turns out it wasn't."
"You mean that the Firefly and the Starfire Insect are actually other insects in disguise, right?"
Seeing Mu Chen nod, Mingmei felt even more incredulous.
"The Zerg have this kind of aggression?" Mingmei could hardly believe it. "I would believe it if there were Zerg that could mimic the form of other Zerg, but you can't just imitate their abilities so perfectly, can you?"
Mingmei had a brief encounter with that insect.
However, the opponent's strength was not as weak as imagined; in fact, it was even more powerful than the advanced insect firefly that she and Lu Gui had initially ganged up on.
This proves that this insect is not just hype; even a fake couldn't create something this realistic.
"Yes, if even the abilities of the Zerg can be replicated, it would certainly be terrifying. But in fact, such a Zerg does exist."
Mu Chen chuckled and said, "How do you think your second brother's Queen Insect Mother on Hua Lan Star found out about our situation?"
"The Zerg must have tipped them off."
"Given how far this is, even your parents would need some time to get there. What Zerg could possibly be faster than your parents?"
The problem is quite obvious.
"Moreover, the time difference doesn't seem to be the reason they know about this place."
"Do they go online too?"
Mu Chen: ……
"Hmm, do you think they wouldn't be controlled by the mainframe if they went online?"
Mu Chen felt it was appropriate to let Mingmei use her brain more.
"We can take inspiration from how the alien sea breeze established its internal network."
"So all this guidance is just to say that the Queen Mother of the Zerg has immense mental power, and that she's been woven into something like a Zerg network, allowing for rapid communication within the group?"
Even Mingmei herself found it unbelievable when she said it.
"How strong is the Queen Insect's spiritual power?"
"The Queen Insect Mother herself has strong mental power, but on the other hand, the mental power of the insectoids who can connect with the Queen Insect Mother's mental network is also considerable."
"So, you're saying that these insects are actually royal insects, the same species as the royal insect mother?"
Seeing Mu Chen nod, Mingmei raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder, angrily saying, "What are you doing? You still have time to make me guess?!"
"No, it's just to change your mood. Besides, actually capturing this 'Firefly General' alive isn't something that can be done in a short time."
When Yan Hui asked them to do something, Mingmei frowned: "My uncle told you everything, so why didn't he tell me?"
“It’s not that he didn’t want to tell you.” Mu Chen smiled. “Mr. Yan Hui just told me that when he video-called you, your line was busy.”
Mingmei felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.
It turns out that Ruan Ruan's uncle beat Yan Hui's uncle to it and told him about it before he could.
Moreover, it was clear that Ruan Xun was unwilling to let his niece take such a risk.
"Tell me, besides Uncle Ruan Ruan, who else knows that Uncle Yan Hui asked us for a favor?"
Mu Chen pursed his lips, seemingly serious, but his eyes were full of smiles, just like Mingmei's. He said, "It's probably just like what Mr. Yan Hui said. Afterwards, he was chased and beaten by your mother and father, and then he secretly hid."
They were initially overwhelmed by the seriousness of war, but the two couldn't help but laugh out loud just thinking about it.
"Um... cough cough." Clearing his throat, Mu Chen said more seriously, "The most important thing now is to contact Major General Hu. After all, we can't make decisions on this unilaterally. We can't guarantee that the next second after we charge in, the commander-in-chief will be shouting and frantically calling us back."
However, when the two of them contacted Hu Mingli, Hu Mingli also contacted them.
When the other party immediately told them to follow his orders, Mingmei and her companion knew that Yan Hui must have already informed Hu Mingli.
Her uncle is such a busy man!
"I will speak to your commander and arrange for you two to cooperate with me on this mission separately. How can I entrust the task of capturing the fireflies to just the two of you? I will also send people to assist you."
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