Chapter 418: A Game Within a Game
* * *: I drank a bit last night and caught a bit of a cold, so I was unable to complete the third watch today. Brothers, please forgive me.
In front of the green door, Autumn Cicada and Xiaoyu saw Red Oriole and Yanyan standing guard by the door.
Autumn Cicada frowned slightly and bowed to Red Oriole. "Big Sis Red Oriole."
Red Oriole's eyes wandered as she stared at Autumn Cicada's beanbag-like chest.
Autumn Cicada had grown up in this circle of women, so she naturally knew that Red Oriole's gaze was strange. However, she had never cared about it, preferring to treat Red Oriole as a pure big sister. Alas, this was only her wishful thinking.
From Autumn Cicada to Xiaoyu, Red Oriole licked her lips, a faint smile on her lips. She thought to herself, One day, I'll make these two pure and beautiful girls my * ss. To her, inexperienced chicks were fatally enticing, especially chicks who were this pure and beautiful.
"Let's go in. Mother is summoning us," Autumn Cicada said.
Red Oriole nodded with a smile. She had her subordinates open the door and entered with Autumn Cicada, leaving Yanyan and Xiaoyu outside.
Under the dim red light, the room had an indescribable luster to it. Pink gauze casually hung around the room, and a dizzying fragrance wafted through the air that could increase the secretion of adrenaline.
Autumn Cicada wrinkled her nose adorably. She did not like the smell of this place. The fragrance was too strong, and it also carried an indescribable allure. Compared to the faint fragrance of lilies, she preferred it.
In the center of the room was a large round bed. A woman lay on it, pink gauze covering the bed like a mosquito net. It was impossible to see the woman's appearance, but one could vaguely make out her curvaceous figure.
"Mother."
"Mother."
Red Oriole and Autumn Cicada respectfully bowed, then knelt by the bed and lowered their heads.
The woman on the bed wore a strange mask that resembled an owl. She lightly waved her hand, having Red Oriole and Autumn Cicada stand to the side.
"It's been several years since we came to the Panhuman Alliance. It's about time for us to return. Red Oriole, Autumn Cicada, when I open the Spatial Gate, I'll need the two of you to protect me. Go back and make the preparations," the woman said.
Autumn Cicada was taken aback. On her trip to the Panhuman Alliance, she had inadvertently come to understand something called love. Now that she was about to return to the sealed world so soon, Autumn Cicada was rather reluctant to leave. It was not because she could not let go of anyone, but because she could not understand this mysterious love.
"Mother, the Human Alliance can be considered to be of the same origin as us. Right now, the Human Alliance is being invaded by the Outsiders. If we return just like this, I'm afraid …" Autumn Cicada said timidly.
The woman heaved a heavy sigh. "Cicada 'er, your weak and worried nature will harm you in the future. In that dog-eat-dog world, we don't need such things. In the end, we and the Human Alliance are not existences of the same plane. Even if the Alliance is destroyed by the insectoids, it has nothing to do with us. We've already set a bad precedent by searching for outstanding disciples in order to develop the Alliance. If we act to help the Alliance, it will inevitably lead to conflict. When that happens, the circle will fall into chaos, and we won't be able to bear the responsibility. Don't mention this matter again. We'll leave in twelve hours."
There was no lack of concern in the woman's words, but she was also quite critical of Autumn Cicada's personality. Red Oriole looked at Autumn Cicada with schadenfreude and said, "Mother, Ying 'er and Cicada' er understand. We'll go and make the preparations. To tell the truth, after being away from home for so long, I've long wanted to return."
The woman nodded. "Cicada 'er, you have to learn from Red Oriole in the future. You're already so big, so why are you still so insensible?"
Autumn Cicada felt very wronged, but out of her usual obedience, she could only nod in agreement.
After leaving the woman's room, Red Oriole stealthily pinched Autumn Cicada's supple buttocks and giggled. "Little sister, what's so hard about going along with your mother's wishes? Besides, you're much luckier than your older sister this time. Not only did you take in a little cutie as pretty as a flower, you've even met men and gotten so close to them. Just thinking about it makes one jealous."
Xiaoyu hurriedly lowered her head. The little cutie Red Oriole spoke of was none other than herself.
Autumn Cicada said nothing. She brought Xiaoyu back to her room and stood by the large floor-to-ceiling window, staring blankly at the distant nebula.
"Young miss, are we going to that place you mentioned?" Xiaoyu asked, her face streaked with tears. It was not hard for her to tell from Red Oriole's words that they were going to return, so she began to cry.
Autumn Cicada wiped away the tears on Xiaoyu's face and smiled. "Actually, the place we're going to isn't too bad, though it's not as bustling as the Panhuman Alliance. Don't be afraid. With me around, Big Sis Red Oriole won't do anything to you."
Who would have thought that these words would make Xiaoyu cry even more? She ignored her status and hugged Autumn Cicada, burying her head deep into her as she sobbed.
Autumn Cicada was taken aback at first, but she soon softly patted Xiaoyu's shoulder in understanding. These two young ladies would have to depend on each other in the future, and this was probably something that was fated.
"Miss Autumn Cicada, Xiaoyu doesn't want to go. Xiaoyu's home has been taken over by the insectoids, and I don't know if my family is still alive or not. Big Brother Xia is still fighting alone. Xiaoyu can't stop worrying about all of this."
Xiaoyu cried very sadly. Though Autumn Cicada did not really understand family and love, it was not hard to understand how important this was to Xiaoyu from her grief. The two young ladies did not know how to comfort each other, so they could only silently hug each other.
"Actually, I also want to know what love tastes like …" Autumn Cicada thoughtfully looked out the window.
Far away in the insectoid territory, Xia Fei had no idea that the little cutie in his heart was about to go on a long journey, to an unknown and unfamiliar place.
Miss Autumn Cicada, whom he had never met before, had a seed planted in her heart because of her relationship with Xia Fei. What kind of influence would this seed have in Autumn Cicada's life? Would it eventually affect Xia Fei one day in the future? No one could predict what would happen.
An unpredictable future awaited Xia Fei in the distance. Xia Fei believed that he had not done anything, but he had already inadvertently imprinted his own shadow deeply into the hearts of these two innocent girls.
…
The pressure of reality left Xia Fei breathless. He had no time to think about anything else. Every day, he had meticulously read through his plan, and every step of his plan needed to be deliberated over and over again.
Alone in the heart of the enemy's territory, no one could help him. The only one who could help Xia Fei was himself.
In Barren Ridge, Xia Fei put away October Flying Snow. Holding a head in his hand, he frowned. "We've been targeted."
Phantom was startled. Looking around, he saw that there was nothing around him, not even a shadow of a person.
"That can't be. This planet is so remote, and the target was carefully chosen by you. How could you have been exposed?"
Furball lazily rested on Xia Fei's shoulder, seemingly unconcerned by Xia Fei's caution.
Xia Fei did not say anything. There was a nearly withered tree branch on the ground. Xia Fei stuck the Sacred Warrior's head into the withered branch and lit a cigarette, in no hurry to leave.
"South-west at half past seven, northeast at a quarter past one …"
Xia Fei calmly said. Phantom looked in the direction Xia Fei had indicated, and sure enough! Several small black dots were slowly closing in on Xia Fei in an encirclement!
"Leave this place! This is a trap! "Phantom yelled.
Xia Fei shook his head. "A mental ability user has left a mark on me. If I can't get rid of him, it's useless no matter where I go."
Phantom hurriedly examined Xia Fei's body. He saw something similar to a mental chain wrapped around his heart, tightly binding it!
This was definitely an unimaginable ability! Even someone as powerful as Phantom had not been able to sense the approaching danger! This was not to mention the superb perception that Xia Fei had always been proud of! Just how had these people managed to bypass Xia Fei's perception and sneak up on him?
Furball yawned and nonchalantly glanced at the approaching enemies. It seemed that he was the calmest of them all.
Duabi, Laresh, Yadan, and Mingjing were approaching Xia Fei from different directions. They were not moving very quickly, as if they were intentionally putting psychological pressure on Xia Fei.
Xia Fei nonchalantly stood where he was, but in truth, he was more nervous than anyone else.
Xia Fei was well aware that there was a mental ability user entangling him in chains, but he could not act rashly just yet. First, he needed to understand if these mental chains would cause him any harm, who was the one who had unleashed the ability, and if there was any way he could defeat them in one strike and escape from the bindings.
The figures got closer and closer, and when Xia Fei clearly saw Mingjing's face, he was stunned. This somewhat dazed girl was clearly a human! Xia Fei was very curious that he would encounter a human here, but this curiosity was quickly replaced by a faint killing intent. In Xia Fei's eyes, these people were all his enemies, and there was no distinction between races.
Mingjing was clearly looking at Xia Fei with a much stranger expression. She tilted her head. This was the first time in her life that she had seen someone of her own race so closely.
For as long as she could remember, Mingjing had lived in the insectoid territory, following High Priest Ryun. Humans were both curious and unfamiliar to her, and the Xia Fei before her gave her a very strange feeling. Her face burned slightly, and Xia Fei inadvertently glanced at her, causing her to hurriedly lower her head and avoid his gaze.
Yadan had his hands in his pockets, a smile on his face. He stopped two or three hundred meters away from Xia Fei, while the others kept walking until they were several dozen meters away from Xia Fei.
Xia Fei tried to circulate his breathing, and he discovered that the mental chain in his internal organs was cautiously observing him. He did not dare to act recklessly. At the very least, before the enemies made a move, Xia Fei was still trying to find a way out of this situation.
Laresh stared at the communicator on his arm and quietly said to Duabi, "Guildmaster, we're probably being watched."
They were very close, so Xia Fei naturally heard this, and he found it very funny. These people who had been watching him were not in cahoots with the person farther away. This was truly a strange situation.
"Say that again?!" Duabi could not believe his ears. They were the hunters, but who could have imagined that the hunters were also the prey?
"No signal. Not a single one," Laresh sternly said.
The atmosphere was abnormally strange. Laresh discovered that his communicator had suddenly lost all signal. It was clearly blocked, and he could not come to a reasonable conclusion other than that someone was watching him.
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