Alliance of Ophiuchus (3)

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date="2020-11-09"

title="Alliance of Ophiuchus (3)"

weight="103872"

series = ["Falling into the Abyss"]

mode = "manual"

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The Ophiuchus Alliance is a great power made up of two neighboring galaxies. More than 60% of the population are terrestrial people. The ancestors escaped during the long nuclear war that almost destroyed the earth before the establishment of the Earth Alliance. Hundreds of years later, descendants settled in distant galaxies. Since they were sailing in the direction of Alpha Ophiuchus at that time, they also called the two galaxies they chose to settle down as the Ophiuchus Alliance. Probably those ancestors would not have thought that one day their descendants would actually regard the earth as an enemy.

Star Wind is anchored in the space port near Dominica V in the Dominica galaxy, where the environment is most suitable for human survival. Everyone is required to isolate protective suits on board and fly to the largest part of the northern hemisphere in a short-distance spacecraft by special personnel. A city on the mainland near the ocean. There is the heart of the entire galaxy-Lan Hu, the seat of the Presidential Palace of the Alliance of Ophiuchus and major government agencies.

Ethan was completely quarantined and taken into an empty room. First, he went through a series of disinfection procedures, and put on the simple white shirt and black trousers they gave him. He had all the medical services that were tightly wrapped. The staff drew his blood, measured his blood pressure and pulse, and even took him into a room for an X-ray. Now he is sitting in that room alone, surrounded by concrete walls and ceilings, only in front of him is the same chair as he is sitting. He sat very upright, with his hands on his knees, his eyes looked at the space in front of him, as if he hadn't seen anything.

The door in the room that was so simple that it almost blended into the wall opened, and a middle-aged male beta in a suit came in. He smiled friendly at Ethan, and then sat down in the chair opposite him. Ethan noticed that his suit collar was pinned with a small pin, and his ears were also stuffed with something round, which was probably a headset.

It seems that someone is watching them outside this room. Although I don't know where the camera is hidden, or these walls are actually single-sided glass with projection function.

The man holds a small piece of folded paper in his hand, and when it is unfolded, it turns out to be a thin transparent board-this is the personal information storage tool of the Ophiuchus Alliance, and it shows some blue light on it. Text. He said to Ethan, "Mr. Eldridge, hello, I'm Vincent Ballander, the commissioner of the Special Operations Division of the Ophiuchus Alliance."

Ethan said, "Just call me Ethan."

"Ethan, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting here for so long. It's just that now the Earth Alliance's epidemic is serious, and we have to take more precautions."

Ethan nodded, saying nothing.

"We learned from Commissioner Sean Di Canio that you had some accident on the spacecraft?" Ballander looked at the information in his hand, but actually raised his eyes to see Ethan's reaction.

Sean. Di Canio... It took a few seconds for Ethan to remember that it seemed to be Roland's real name... He remembered that he heard the female agent call Roland "Sean" on Faun Star.

Ethan shrugged and said, "It's not an accident, it's just that I am in the cocoon period."

"Cocooning period?"

"I have the lineage of the Celestial Star, and your Ophiuchus information is so developed, you haven't heard of the physical characteristics of Celestial man, right?"

Ballander smiled sincerely, "We know that the development of Celestial man is a little different from that of ordinary people. It will age rapidly after entering adulthood. But we don't know the details so clearly. After all, Celestial man is very rare, and it is very rare for our own Physiological changes are secretive and it is difficult to find written records."

"Most people do get old, but I might not." Ethan said.

Ballander looked at him unexpectedly, "Why?"

"I already have enough things in my body to keep me alive." Ethan said, suddenly curling his mouth slightly, "Don't you have my blood? Can't you find out what's in it?"

Of course they have got the result. It's just that the result is a bit unbelievable.

The plague of the Earth Alliance is not a virus, but a kind of strange parasitic eggs. Like fungi, these eggs will reproduce quickly in the human body, turning people into something like cordyceps. It's just that Cordyceps is a plant, and those who are infected become a kind of insect.

There is no such worm egg in Ethan's blood, but his genetic composition is surprisingly similar to that of the worm, which means it is not a human genetic sequence at all. At the same time, they found that the genetic sequence contained in Ethan’s blood is not even stable, and mutations may occur in every copy. It stands to reason that such a person should have cancer all over his body long ago. I am afraid that even at the current medical level. Can't save him.

But he was sitting here, looking like a normal person. His body scan did not reveal any shadow areas, he was healthier than ordinary people, and he couldn't find a scar on his body.

The rumor seems likely to be true, and Ethan is the creator of the disease. It now appears that he may not belong to this universe at all.

So far, Ethan hasn't acted aggressively, but the tragedy that happened in the forbidden city still makes the senior officials of the Special Office very nervous. They have made dozens of robots called "Killing Machines" No. 3 robots surround the room where Ethan is located. Once there is any abnormality, they will open fire at the same time, by then the entire room will not even be left ashes. In order not to arouse his aggressiveness, they originally wanted to find an omega who would voluntarily go in and talk to him, but no one wanted to lose their lives even if the bonus was generous. In the end, Ballander, who is a beta, voluntarily entered. The condition is that the government must be responsible for providing sufficient medical expenses for his bedridden mother all the year round, hiring expert care, subsidizing his children to enter the highest education institutions, and guaranteeing all his family members. Worry-free for life.

Ballander smiled embarrassedly, "We do have your blood sample, but we are not sure how to interpret it."

"Which part do not know how to interpret?"

"According to the information, you are born on earth, your father is Adrian Eldridge, and your mother is Liliana Shael’zas, and your previous blood test results are normal."

Ethan said, "Yes, I have been infected, no, it should be said that I was'purified'. The goddess purified my body under the order of power and gave me new life."

He lacked emotion when he said this, and even had a hint of mockery in his tone.

"What do you call the genital goddess?"

"Sabu Nicholas."

"Is that the faith of the Eve people?"

"It's not just Eve's. Many planets have worshipped her. There have been beliefs about her on Earth, but we have all forgotten."

Ballander didn't show believing or not, but nodded thoughtfully. He asked again seemingly, "After you have been purified... have you been asked to do anything?"

Ethan suddenly smiled, "You want to ask, did I do the plague of the Earth Alliance?"

Ballander was surprised, "Do you know the plague of the Earth Alliance?"

According to Sean, Roland's intelligence, Ethan was taken to Eve before the plague began, and even if he escaped, he remained dormant until he was intercepted by the Starwind two months later. How did he know the plague of the Earth Alliance?

Ethan said, “I felt a lot of things during the cocoon period. Plus, I remember that I did something to a guard on earth... I was not sure what I did, but now I Got it."

"So... you admit it is you?"

Ethan kept smiling and said calmly, "It's me."

At this moment, beads of sweat appeared on Ballander's forehead. He knew that as soon as such an answer came out, someone might order the destruction of this room at any time, and even himself would be burned to the dust.

However, he must ask this question.

No one spoke in the room for a few seconds, and the choking silence enveloped everything. Ballander realized that he was still alive, and it was obvious that the upper echelons were still waiting.

He cleared his throat and continued to ask, "How did you do it?"

Ethan turned his head slightly, and asked, "What you want to ask is, am I going to do this in the Ophiuchus alliance, right?"

This sentence was obviously more threatening than the sentence "It's me" just now, and Ballander felt that cold sweat had soaked his back.

"Don't worry, I have no such plans." Ethan said, "I want to go to a place. If you can help me, I will be very grateful."

"Where to go?"

"Third Empire border, a certain asteroid. Your Commissioner Sean should know where I want to go."

Ballander naturally has this information in his hands. Obviously, this Ethan Eldridge has a close relationship with Eve Star, the special priest Tanisel, who has repeatedly intervened to rescue Ethan, who was previously an inhumane in the forbidden city. According to Sean Di Canio’s report, at that time Ethan and the other omega named Joe Samuel were rescued by them from an Eve spacecraft that was badly damaged and on the verge of a crash. They only learned from Joe Samuel. There was another person in the boat, Tanisel. But at that time, the spacecraft had fallen into the atmosphere of a desolate planet named "Hermon Star" on the border of the Third Empire, and it was almost impossible to live.

"Are you talking about Star Black Gate? Where did your ship crash?"

"Not bad."

"You should know that the person you are looking for is probably already..."

"Even if there is only a corpse, I will find him." There was no room for change in Ethan's tone, but soon, he smiled again. The smile seemed a little cold, "Of course, I know you won't let me go easily. And now your president may be ordering to end me."

"You worry too much..."

Ethan interrupted the poor negotiator opposite, stood up slowly, slowly opened his arms to someone who was peeping in the void, and said, "Come on, fire on."

Ballander stood up suddenly, his face pale, "Mr. Eldridge, please calm down, we are not planning to end you!"

Ethan glanced at him nonchalantly and said to him, "Don't be afraid, you won't die."

The people who were observing them seemed to hesitate. Ethan smiled and said, "If I want to leave, you can't stop me." After speaking, he stretched out his hand, and a long line spread out from his fingertips. , Black tentacles...

Suddenly, hot flames blasted from all directions, and the sky was ignited. The center of the room was as high as 3,000 degrees Celsius, and the center temperature of the original bullet explosion was no more than this. Any creature would instantly vaporize.

From a distance, there was a terrible explosion on the wasteland where this room was located. Smoke and dust rose into the sky, covering the sky, as if the end of the world was coming.

After the smoke dissipated, those behind the scenes immediately dispatched drones to check, but they were surprised by what they saw.

A large crater has been blown out of the surface where the room was originally located, just like a crater on the moon. But in the middle of the big hole, there was a black ball.

If you get closer, you will find that it is not a "round ball," but something woven from many large and terrible black tentacles with barbs dripping with mucus. They are woven so tightly and tightly that no gaps can be seen, but some of the mouth-like organs and eye-like organs that are outside are still turning and opening and closing slightly, spitting out puds of mucus and bubbles, making people look at the stomach. Churn.

The Union President, who was sitting in front of the screen with other senior officials, was also stunned, and muttered, "What is that?"

No one can answer him, because neither the Minister of Defense nor the Director of Special Operations are equally speechless.

Those filthy and terrifying compound eyes seemed to see the approaching drone. The next moment, the ball suddenly loosened, countless tentacles rose into the air, and then all retracted behind one person.

Ethan still stood on the spot, with no dust on his body, looked at them with a little disappointment and sighed, as if regretting that they could not kill him. At his feet, Ballander was already limp on the ground, a piece of pants wet. Even the two chairs remained unharmed.

"Look, I said, you can't stop me." Ethan looked at the still squirming tentacles of his fingertips, muttering to himself, not knowing who he was talking to.

The author has something to say: The life of the tentacles being blackened has begun...

Modified a detail that I forgot to explain