Chapter 252

Chapter 252

Not only did Bai Xiaoyu furrow his brow, but the elders nearby also frowned after hearing the words of the dragon cubs.

The dragon cubs' intense reaction indicated that the identities of those other youngsters were highly suspicious.

When they tried to ask for more details, the cubs couldn’t provide any further explanation. It was merely an instinctive reaction at the moment they met, and the brief one-minute clash didn’t reveal much.

The dragon cubs were still quite agitated, and it took Bai Xiaoyu quite some time to calm them down.

Even though they had calmed down, they were still restless, baring their teeth from time to time. At least they had their beast forms under control now.

Normally, when they couldn’t access the star network and became irritable, the dragon cubs would fight amongst themselves. But this time, they had no interest in fighting amongst themselves. All they wanted was to get back on the star network and find their opponent for another fight.

Unfortunately, despite multiple attempts, the system protections prevented them from logging in.

They stayed around Bai Xiaoyu for a full hour before they finally managed to reconnect to the star network.

Bai Xiaoyu followed them online and saw the dragon cubs return to the place where they had been forcibly logged out. Some maintained their offensive stances, rolling nimbly to their feet and baring their teeth while scanning the area.

Unfortunately, their previous opponent wasn’t there. The dragon cubs looked around at all the other cubs present, trying to identify the enemy among them, but they couldn’t find anyone suspicious.

In their frustration, they emitted low, threatening growls, but still, no one rushed out to challenge them.

In the end, still unsatisfied, they charged back into the crowd to search again.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyu fell into deep thought.

At that moment, he quietly called out to Fish Egg, “Fish Egg, do you have any news about the youngsters who fought with the dragon cubs?”

The abnormal behavior of the dragon cubs reminded him of something he had seen when the Little Prince was still in his tentacle form. Almost every time they encountered the White Tiger, Bai Kan, and Big Black, the Little Prince would become restless.

The White Tiger was the natural enemy of the Zerg Prince, and the Little Prince’s tentacles had a very similar reaction to these three.

Could these cubs have an instinctual enmity towards someone deeply ingrained?

The dragon clans had an answer for this: dragon clans could indeed have such an instinctual enmity towards the Zerg. Especially those with superior qualifications and stronger abilities. The sharper their senses, the more likely they were to harbor hostility towards the Zerg.

So, it wasn’t surprising that the dragon cubs reacted this way. However, the problem was that they needed to find out what exactly caused such a strong reaction.

The dragon clans had also investigated immediately but found no significant results.

Bai Xiaoyu knew that the dragon clans hadn’t found anything yet, and his own investigation had yielded similar results.

He had sent out his message a while ago but hadn’t received a response from Fish Egg. Just as he was wondering if Fish Egg had fallen asleep, the call came through. “Shhshhshh, that terrifying Overlord is also active. I need to avoid their sharp edge.”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoyu was taken aback. The Overlord?

Naturally, he knew who Fish Egg was referring to. It was the main brain. The fact that the Overlord was investigating meant that the royal family had made their move.

Well, that explained it. No wonder Fish Egg seemed more normal this time. Usually, this guy would be accompanied by sinister laughter, especially on the star network.

After a long while, Fish Egg sent another message, “This is strange. I can only find the information that those youngsters have publicly displayed. There’s not much more I can uncover. Their style seems similar to what we're familiar with. I’ll keep looking into it.”

Bai Xiaoyu: "Since that's the case, let's not investigate for now."

The investigation of these cubs' data was only meant to check for any anomalies, and the investigation should be stopped immediately if none were found. Now that the main brain is making a move, it's too dangerous for Fish Egg.

Fish Egg: "No, I have to figure out what's going on. I've made quite a bit of progress recently and won't be running away like before. This is a good chance to test my skills. By the way, don't send me any messages for now; I'll contact you when I'm done. After all, when experts clash, what if we accidentally give ourselves away?"

After saying that, the communication ended, leaving Bai Xiaoyu with no choice but to wait for news where he stood.

At the same time, he called out to the system, "System, can you look after Fish Egg for me?"

System: "One million points for an hour. The system will only protect Fish Egg once during that time and is not responsible for directly confronting the main brain of this world."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Alright, give me an hour, deduct the points automatically."

System: "Sure thing."

Soon after, Fish Egg returned.

Its transparent egg body had grown a bit larger and it was wobbling slightly, looking like it had grown quite a bit from this trip.

But upon seeing Bai Xiaoyu, Fish Egg wobbled and stammered, "I couldn't find out, but from that information, I could faintly sense the presence of similar beings. It wasn't just me; the big demon sensed it too."

Bai Xiaoyu was quite surprised by this news. So, the other side had a conscious entity like Fish Egg?

No wonder Fish Egg couldn't find the real data on those cubs.

At this time, the area outside the Dragon Clan's forbidden zone within a hundred miles did not allow any dragons to approach. The noise and commotion the dragon cubs had made earlier were not small, yet the outside dragons hadn't noticed.

Many adult dragons were now at the edge of the forbidden zone, peeking around. They were all looking into the depths of the forbidden zone from afar, either digging the ground or howling up at the sky, seemingly trying to call the dragon cubs out.

Although they usually fought mercilessly with the dragon cubs, and the cubs often got injured, most of the injuries were superficial. The adult dragons had a good sense of proportion. After all, if their cubs always had to be given special treatment, they wouldn't learn real skills. If they didn't learn them now, how would they handle real battles against others, or even the Bug race, in the future? The others wouldn't go easy on them like the dragon clans do.

In fact, the progress of the dragon cubs proved that the tough love education from the dragon clan family had been correct all along.

The adult dragons roared, wondering why the dragon cubs hadn't come out today.

They were getting impatient.

At this moment, one adult dragon, who had been watching everything from the star network, looked toward the dragon den with burning eyes. He was concerned about how the cubs were doing now.

This adult dragon moved back and forth near the forbidden zone, his massive dragon body gleaming in the sunlight. His powerful tail occasionally slapped the ground, sending up clouds of dust.

Seeing this, another adult dragon nearby swung its tail over and roared at him, "I know you miss the dragon cubs, but be careful. Don't cross the line, or the elders won't let you off, and neither will we."

Hearing this, the other adult dragons gathered around, blowing hot air at the dragon as if they were ready for a friendly spar if he dared to cross the line.

It's no wonder the adult dragons were so cautious. Ever since the dragon cubs returned, the warning zone outside the forbidden zone had been expanding outward over the past month. This was entirely because the adult dragons couldn't control their excitement and had crossed the boundary.

Once or twice, or if only one or two dragons crossed the line, the elders would usually turn a blind eye. But the arrival of the dragon cubs was taken very seriously by the elders, and when the adult dragons collectively crossed the boundary, the elders caught many of them. Not only did they punish them severely, but they also decreed that every time a dragon was caught crossing the boundary, the forbidden zone would expand by ten miles in all directions.

The dragon, now surrounded by his kin, let out a dragon roar. Though he wasn't entirely willing, he eventually moved back. But since the dragon cubs hadn't come out yet, he turned and charged at his fellow dragons.

Since that was the case, he might as well fight his kin to pass the time.

The two large dragons quickly started fighting, and the other dragons were used to this. They usually had to keep themselves active and maintain their wild nature. Fighting three to five times a day was as normal as daily chores for them.

The other dragons stood by, pointing and cheering, offering advice and encouragement. If that wasn't enough, they bared their teeth and charged at their fellow dragons.

Meanwhile, the medical headquarters of the Twelfth Legion also received the information. A man in a white coat and glasses was looking over the data that had been sent over, which included the abnormal behavior of the dragon cubs on the star network, as well as the cubs' inability to control their beast forms.

After reading, he instructed someone to look up the information on these dragon cubs.

Naturally, there was no gain.

At this point, he received information about Ye Yang on planet R99 having obtained a new batch of dragon clan genes. Thinking about the dragon cubs' bug form, his expression became unreadable.

Ye Yang had been secretly connecting with someone inside the dragon clan, and now he had finally obtained a batch of dragon genes.

He quietly contacted Bai Xiaoyu through another optical brain to inform him of this, but people from the Huang Family had also received the news and quickly caught up with him.

Thus, he had no choice but to hand over these dragon genes to them.

However, upon receiving these genes, he had already injected them with one of the serums Bai Xiaoyu had given him earlier.

Bai Xiaoyu was currently watching Xiao Lü's live broadcast of the dragon cubs fighting with the adult dragons. The dragon cubs had gone offline in a rage after failing to find the cubs they had fought with on the star network and had gone to fight the adult dragons instead.

He was surprised by the news. Ye Yang had finally obtained the dragon genes, and it seemed that both sides had made contact. Now that Ye Yang's situation was dangerous, they certainly couldn't damage these dragon genes. However, Ye Yang had used a colorless and odorless serum on them, which was a marking tracking serum.

These dragon genes would be sent to the research institute. Huang Family members who had secretly exchanged the genes left, removing their optical brains, making it difficult to track them. They might even discard or swap optical brains along the way. The star system was vast, making it naturally hard to track them.

Once they reached the underground base, it was also completely isolated from the star network.

These serums marked could not be tracked in space. But as long as they reached a planet, they could be found within the same planet.

At this time, in the enormous aircraft of the Dawn, Mo Yan was staring at the transparent container filled with dense purple pupae.

These pupae would be carried by everyone when they went to confront the Huang Family in the future, and they might be able to locate the Huang Family's most important underground research base.

Although these pupae were constantly moving and, apart from their somewhat eerie color, seemed no different from ordinary pupae, this was what the boss said, and they naturally trusted him completely.

Because of this, they were a bit restless and eager to take the pupae out for a spin, to see if they could take down the Huang Family's important underground research base.