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Chapter 77 Relationship
Shock appeared on Gran's face, and with the help of starlight, he saw the face of the bug behind him—it was indeed exactly the same as Ling Qi's facial features, with a delicate face, a special temperament, and a little specially tuned.Taught me well, who else could it be if it wasn't Zero Seven?
As a "colleague" who has worked with the other party for several years, Gran is sure that the bug standing in front of him must be Zero Seven.
— But, isn’t this guy already dead?
"How, how is it possible? Aren't you already dead?" Gran couldn't believe that Ling Qi, who had been killed in the explosion before and had his limbs blown off, would appear in front of him again...
Zero Seven tilted his head, but the words he said were particularly strange, "Who told you that there is only one Zero Seven?"
"What do you mean?"
"Literally." Zero Seven smiled, as gentle as ever, but Gran could only feel a kind of creepiness, "There can be many useful Zero Seven."
Zero Seven didn't intend to make any more useless explanations, he just obeyed his master Xin Zhu's order to catch the escaped "thankless wretch", as for how to deal with it afterwards, that was also his master's business.
He said: "Don't try to escape, the master guessed it from the beginning."
"Did that guy expose it?"
Obviously, the guy in Gran's mouth is the "Asian female" who helped him escape.
Ling Qi shook his head, bent down and tied Gran's hands with the rope he carried with him, "Master didn't see it from him, but 'guessed' it from you."
Gran is not like a worm who is content with the status quo, so Xin Zhu can easily guess that the other party must be secretly thinking about how to escape... But what Xin Zhu did not expect is that a thankless wretch like Gran,There are still some idiots who want to take the initiative to help him.
——It's like a realistic version of "The Farmer and the Snake".
After all, Xin Zhu knows very well that this is not the first time Gran has been a "snake".
"Ah……"
Gran sneered, at this moment he let Zero Seven wrap the rope around his wrist, but his eyes were on the desert in the distance, as if he was waiting for something to arrive.
Suddenly, he asked: "Zero Qi, do you know what my ability is?"
Ling Qi was stunned when asked, "What do you mean?"
"The most important reason why I cooperated with Xin Zhu is because he valued my ability - I can control strange beasts." Gran shrugged, a little indifferently said: "The entire Rose Alliance knows that on the planet Herdik at nightIt's full of dangers, and do you know where those dangers come from?"
Ling Qi's back felt cold, and he had an ominous premonition, but he calmed down, but no change could be seen on his face.
I just heard Gran continue: "Those dangers, of course, come from the many strange beasts on planet Herdik!"
The next moment, a gust of wind hit, Ling Qi quickly let go of the rope, his nimble limbs leaped to the side, and several streaks of black mucus were immediately thrown out from where he was originally standing.
A strange beast of moderate stature appeared here at some unknown time, it stood quietly between Zero Seven and Gran, and Gran, who was loosened, also took the opportunity to dip the rope in black pus, and immediatelyWith a corroding sound of "sizzling", the knot dissolved, and his hands were free again.
Gran looked at Ling Qi's guarded expression, and said in a low voice: "Xin Zhu has always known my ability, he let you out to catch me, isn't he really afraid that you will die under the mouth of a strange beast?"
It was a blatant sowing of dissension. If he was a normal person, he should have doubted Xin Zhu's purpose at this moment, but Ling Qi didn't waver at all. In his thinking, the option of "doubting and questioning" the master never existed, soGrant's play was played for the blind.
"My task is to catch you, and other things have nothing to do with me." Zero Seven said coldly, and took a long laser knife from his waist.
"Tsk, you're really obsessed with obsession." Gran snorted coldly, "But I don't have time to play with you!"
As soon as the words fell, the strange beast attacked towards Ling Qi, and Ling Qi who was blocked could only be forced to go up. As for Gran, who took the opportunity to turn over the small sand dune behind him, he disappeared in Ling Qi after a while.within the line of sight.
The alien beast alone is not considered powerful, but in order to escape, Grann naturally cannot give Ling Qi a chance to continue to catch up. Almost after Ling Qi beheaded the alien beast just now, another group of alien beasts never came.Coming from a distance, black slime fell on the yellow-brown gravel, the cold wind howled on planet Herdik, and the long laser knife shining with silver light was tightly held by Zero Seven in his hand, the sweat falling from his foreheadA small hole was punched in the sand.
The next moment, all the strange beasts that had been standing still came out.
"Well, it seems that Gran still lied to me, obviously his ability has not weakened..." Xin Zhu, who was standing on the top floor of the Rose League base, held up the binoculars and quietly watched the fight. A look of pity flashed across his face.Ling Qi in the distance was gradually exhausted under the siege of the strange beasts, and could only murmur: "My poor little Ling Qi..."
"Master, are you calling me?"
Yayu, who was standing at the desk sorting out the files, was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly made a sound.
Under the flickering lights and shadows, this person looks exactly the same as Zero Seven, and even strangely, he also has a name called "Zero Seven".
"No, I'm not calling you." Xin Zhu smiled nonchalantly.
After receiving the response, Zero Seven slowly lowered his head, focusing on tidying up the desktop.
Xin Zhu was still watching through the binoculars. He watched the group of strange beasts corrode his "powerful subordinates" with black slime, and watched the "easy-to-use" Lingqi who he called "easy to use" in the desert little by little.Lost interest, "Well, well, today's scene has come to an end."
He turned his head and asked the subordinate standing at the door, "Has the worm from the eye of the curtain star arrived?"
The subordinate immediately replied: "My lord, it has been delivered."
"Tsk, that old Glenn thing is somewhat useful... Unfortunately, I can't help him evolve into Jacques..." Xin Zhu shook his head, "Okay, arrange it, and go tomorrow morning with the eyes of curtain starQuicksand there."
Subordinate: "Yes!"
Xin Zhu glanced at the other side, "Lingqi, you will follow tomorrow."
"Good master." Ling Qi responded immediately, he never disobeyed the master's orders.
At this moment, Xin Zhu's mood was unprecedentedly joyful. Even though Gran escaped this night, and Zero Seven died trying to test the depth of the other party, these are not as good as the good news that he may soon enter the battlefield of primitive insects.
He hummed an unknown song in a good mood, and held up the binoculars to see the alien beasts gradually dispersing in the distance, as well as the long laser knife that fell to the ground and would soon be covered by yellow sand.
Xin Zhu murmured: "So you need to prepare more than one useful thing..."
Just like the Zero Seven that he used so well.
...
When the first ray of light rose from the highest sand dunes on planet Herdik, the temperature here had already risen to an acceptable level, the brown gravel was illuminated golden, and even the constant howling and raging wind at nightCertain convergence.
It was Campbell who woke up first. Last night, he and Gu Tingben had a little release on the insect-free sofa. Maybe it was too comfortable, or maybe the atmosphere was just right, so the two of them just hugged each otherslept here.
A few rays of sunlight came in through the window half-covered by gravel, and it happened to fall on Campbell's eyelids. He moved his eyelashes, and when he opened his eyes and lowered his head, he saw the black head buried in his arms.
"Yawn, you..."
At this moment, Suo Xun's figure loomed from another door. Before he could finish his sentence, he was blocked by the spider legs protruding from the back of Campbell's spine.
The shiny black spider legs almost filled the entire room, but they perfectly protected Gu Ting's figure, like a most solid barrier, preventing the "prince" inside the barrier from being disturbed.
The silver-haired female worm raised her fingertips and gently covered her lips with a "shh", and Suo Xun also covered her mouth, and pulled out the crystal that was about to walk in behind him.
After walking far away, I could vaguely hear Crystal complaining: "Why did you pull me out? I haven't found my mother yet!"
"Shut up! Mommy's still sleeping."
"Sleeping? With whom? Campbell?"
"if not?"
"Suo Xun, I remember you can't accept mom and Campbell together?"
"Shut up, you! As long as mom likes it!"
Gu Ting's two big boys were fighting each other as they walked, but the male who was still in Campbell's arms squinted his eyes at the movement, and said a little dullly: "Is it time to get up..."
"Well, they're all awake." Campbell replied in a low voice, reaching out and rubbing the back of Gu Ting's neck, as if doing some kind of morning service.
"I still feel sleepy."
"From yesterday to now, you haven't slept for a long time."
"Oh, I really want to sleep late..."
Gu Ting complained softly, but sat up honestly. He took a deep breath, and the laziness that had been entrenched in his bones seemed to go away with this breath.
Campbell, his scarlet eyes open, leaned in for a kiss.
"—Wait," Gu Ting covered his mouth, and hid his body back, "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."
Campbell: "Baby, do you hate me?"
Except on the bed, it is difficult to hear the word "baby" from Campbell's mouth, so Gu Ting cherishes it every time.
Gu Ting shook his head quickly: "No, it's just..."
The silver-haired female did not speak, but just stared at Gu Ting quietly, but the persistence in her eyes was bright like a beam of flames, making Gu Ting's face flushed red.
Such a look at each other easily reminded him of some small interactions last night, the chocolate fingers, the pink jade held in the palm, the delicate kiss on the neck, and the twitching tail hook...
Gu Ting hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and carefully kissed Campbell's lips.
He originally thought of just a light kiss, but he didn't want to be caught on the back of the neck by the silver-haired female the next moment and continue to deepen the kiss.
In a daze, Gu Ting suddenly thought that the relationship between him and Campbell has reached the point where you can kiss without brushing your teeth...
It was already half an hour after cleaned up thoroughly.
Engrie looked out of the window that had just been cleaned, and there was endless yellow sand in the distance, and it seemed that he could see nothing else, "So what's next?"
"Go directly to the Rose League?" Gu Ting sat upside down on the chair, "Will you startle the snake?"
Campbell glanced down at the communicator, "Toines, Wei and the others have arrived."
The "arrived" in Campbell's mouth does not mean that he has already landed on the star Herdik, but has reached the surrounding area of the planet. As long as the leader of the Star Alliance gives an order, the legion leaders who are ready to take everything will be able to bring their own troops immediately.The soldiers set foot here and deal with all those who have different intentions.
Arnold suddenly said: "Leave the crystal to me when you go."
"Me? Why?" Crystal pointed at himself, with a face of reluctance, he turned his head and acted like a spoiled child to Gu Ting, "Mom..."
"Because Arnold wants to teach you to become a qualified Jacques." Gu Ting replied.
"Must?" Crystal sullenly.
Arnold said: "If successful, it can help restore Yutan's mind."
Crystal naturally remembered who Yutan was, that was his mother's male father, so he immediately changed his attitude and nodded in agreement, "Okay!"
Although he wondered if Yutan was dead, he didn't ask.
Just as they were about to discuss today's arrangements, Liu Li suddenly raised her voice, "Arnold, maybe a strange beast is here to find you?"
His voice was a bit hesitant, but Arnold and Gu Ting walked over immediately, and sure enough, they saw a single strange beast at the door, not too big, waiting there quietly, like a well-behaved puppy——Of course, it may not be as good-looking as a puppy, and it is several times bigger than a puppy.
Arnold opened the door first and walked out. He approached the beast, and stretched out his hand to press against the opponent's body as in the past. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
The seemingly small beast shook its head, and its huge mouth let out a "ho hoo" neighing, with a shallow echo floating in the empty desert. Arnold listened intently for a while, and then turned to Gu Ting, who had followed him., Campbell said: "The strange beast said that the group of outsiders went to the quicksand again, and they also brought 'sacrifices'..."
"Sacrifice? What do you mean?" Gu Ting didn't understand.
The strange beast opened its mouth again and said "ho ho" a few times, Arnold frowned, "A red bug with long eyes?"
Suo Xun, who leaned over from behind, was taken aback, "Could it be the eyes of the curtain star? But how could there be..." He suddenly stopped talking, and couldn't help but think of the original calculation of the eyes of the Gray Curtain.
Suo Xun murmured: "He wouldn't really do that..."
As soon as the words came out, the other insects were silent. Although it felt a bit unbelievable and unreliable, the only race that could best explain the "red insects with long eyes" seemed to be the eyes of curtain star.
"Use the eye of the curtain star as a sacrifice? What does Xin Zhu mean?" Gu Ting didn't understand. He found that since he met Xin Zhu, the biggest emotion he could arouse was "not understanding".
"Could it be that Xin Zhu also knows the story about the worm mother?" Engrie's thoughts diverged, and Liu Li quickly followed the other party's thoughts——
"If the Xin Zhu you are talking about knows about the worm mother, then it is very understandable to use the eye of the curtain star as a sacrifice, because the eye of the curtain star was a betrayer back then, but can this really succeed?"
Arnold frowned, his face was not very good-looking, "I'm not sure, the beasts can't think independently, they are dispensable to other things except following the mission engraved in their bones, but if you use the betrayer as the key to lure them......"
Arnold hesitated.
In the eyes of the alien beasts, the eyes of the curtain star are the betrayers. If they can dedicate the betrayer to the worm mother at a certain moment, will they be lured away from the quicksand that they have been guarding.
Suo Xun remembered his experience on planet N923, "But I have also met strange beasts before, and I have not been specifically targeted..."
Arnold shook his head, "It's different, the group of alien beasts guarding the quicksand is different from other alien beasts."
Even though they are all incarnations of Yutan, as knights guarding the tomb of the insect mother, they are fundamentally different from other beasts. They will not take the initiative to step out of the range of quicksand, and will not actively attack the Zerg—unless there are outsidersTrying to invade the resting place of the worm mother, until then they will show their fangs and deal with all evildoers.
"No, I'm going to take a look!" Gu Ting said, a layer of anger against Xin Zhu appeared on the beautiful blue eyes.
Campbell: "I'm with you."
"I'll go as well……"
Arnold also said: "In that case, let's all go and see the situation together."
Because of the report from the alien beast, the worms soon led around the sand dune under the leadership of the other party, and approached the quicksand from the other side——
Xin Zhu and the other worms had been waiting there for a long time. The three worms from the Eye of the Curtain Star were bound by chains, and their flesh-red torsos were covered with orange-yellow eyeballs.
The group of Curtain Eyes almost all fell into a coma, covered in yellow sand, and were carried to the edge of the quicksand not far away by the joint efforts of several insects in protective clothing.
Hiding behind the sand dunes in the distance, Gu Ting frowned at everything.
Xin Zhu commanded his subordinates to place several curtain star eyes on the sand one by one, and finally ordered: "Let those strange beasts out."
"yes."
The voice that responded was somewhat familiar. Gu Ting, who was hiding behind the sand dunes, followed the voice, covered his mouth and said to Campbell beside him, "That's Zero Seven?"
Hearing this, Campbell also looked over——
Yayu, who had been buried in the shadow behind Xin Zhu before, came out, her face was exactly the same as that of Ling Qi who had met several times before, and even Liu Li couldn't help but said: "Didn't you say that Ling Qi already has that..."
Gu Ting: "I don't know either, but he exploded in front of me..."
The young male looked puzzled. He clearly saw Ling Qi's exploded body and the disbelief on the other side's face, but who is the sub-female suspected of Ling Qi appearing next to Xin Zhu at this moment?The shattered limbs under the explosion are difficult to recover even the top healing equipment... Or, could it be that there were more than one Zero Seven from the very beginning?
Gu Ting was thinking about the problem in a mess, and the black beast in the quicksand on the other side had poked its head out.
It was as if positioning tracking had been installed on them, and the moment their heads popped out of the flowing gravel, they all turned towards the eyes of the few curtain stars who were powerless to resist.
Xin Zhu murmured: "Do you remember the eyes of the curtain star? They were the ones who betrayed the worm mother back then. Don't you want to teach the betrayers a lesson?"
As he spoke, he let out the insect wings behind him—a pair of purple-gray butterfly wings, covered with scales shining in the sun, very beautiful, like some kind of insect that should be kept in a collection roomtreasures.
Arnold frowned. He felt that the pair of wings looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember what kind of insect these wings should belong to for a while.He whispered to Liu Li beside him: "Have you ever seen a Worm Wing like this?"
Liu Li looked at it for a while and shook her head, "I have no impression..."
The voices of the two of them were so low that Campbell on the other side couldn't answer—they knew that Xin Zhu's insect form was a rare purple gray butterfly a long time ago.
Xin Zhu flapped his wings, and the fine scale powder was shaken out. They fell on the yellow-brown gravel, and were blown by the wind to the group of alien beasts.
The strange beasts "stared" closely at the eyes of the curtain star, their scales shone in the air, and the hatred rolling in their blood was burning fiercely, so starting from the first one, the slender limbs supported the quicksand,Ignoring the suction from below, he just walked out like that.
Xin Zhu murmured: "I knew I could..."
Gu Ting watched anxiously, seeing that the leading beast had completely stepped out of the range of quicksand, he couldn't help pulling Campbell's sleeve, "Then what should we do now?"
Before Campbell could reply, Arnold jumped up from behind the dune, and quickly slid down the slope of the dune with light steps.
"Who?" Xin Zhu frowned, and the sub-female who seemed to be Zero Seven immediately raised her laser gun to protect her master, and the other insects also looked at the unexpected visitor vigilantly.
Arnold is too lazy to talk nonsense, he said coldly: "Although I don't like the eyes of the curtain star, at least I can distinguish some things."
Xin Zhu looked unhappy, "Oh? Then you can tell what's going on?"
"Some crimes were committed by the ancestors of the eyes of the curtain star, you are now using this group of guys who don't know anything as bait..."
"So what?" Xin Zhu interrupted Arnold's speech, he snorted, "Who are you? Why do you know these things."
"It has nothing to do with you, but I will not allow you to enter here." Arnold was not far from the leading alien beast. He walked in under the vigilant eyes of the insects, almost just touching the alien beast with his palm, and some changes were obvious——The strange beast stopped its original approach to the curtain star's eye.
Xin Zhu's face changed, and he was a little surprised, "Who are you?"
It's just that Arnold didn't want to answer at all.
"Is there some misunderstanding?" Xin Zhu suddenly smiled, his face changed quickly, he waved his hand to let the other worms put down their raised laser guns, "You know those things... maybe our purpose is the same?How about working together?"
Arnold: "I said, I won't let you in."
"Xin Zhu, what exactly do you want to do?" Gu Ting, who appeared from behind the sand dune a step behind, slid down the sand slope with his tail hook, followed by several other insects.
"Tsk, so it's all here..." Xin Zhu's eyes swept over, and when he saw Suo Xun, he obviously lit up, "There is such a good thing as delivery to your door!"
Suo Xun's face darkened, he looked at the eyes of the curtain star, and quickly recognized their identities - they were all relatively talented bugs in the generation of the eyes of the curtain star.
Xin Zhu clapped his hands, "Well, I didn't expect so many guests to come back, but it's interesting when there are more insects!"
Gu Ting, who was standing with Campbell, frowned, he had a bad feeling...
He said again: "Xin Zhu, what else do you want to do?"
Xin Zhu smiled, "There is only one thing I want to do - and that is to find the remains of the original worm's battlefield!"