Back then, Kang Man was still an arrogant and stubborn young man. He and Pride were known as the Twin Stars of Seven Lights. A few years had passed, and Kang Man's arrogance had lessened a lot. Perhaps it was because he had gone through a lot of things and learned to hide his emotions.
However, Kang Man was still very happy when he saw Silin. Ci Jincheng had told him beforehand that Silin would be joining them. Although Silin was no longer the same as before, it did not affect Kang Man's opinion of Silin. This was especially true when he learned that Silin's shadow was behind the 'miracle' at a certain base at Sector C. Kang Man truly admired him.
Silin introduced Czedow and Huimao to Kang Man. Huimao glanced lazily at Kang Man and continued to mark the territory.
Kang Man did not know how many people this newly formed 'Tapir Extermination' team had, or who they were. He only knew a part of them.
Lung wasn't here. Ci Jincheng told Silin that according to young master Lung, they were working together from the inside and outside. Young master Lung would investigate from the outside and then report back to the squad. After all, the military and civilian might not receive the same information, and young master Lung had many unorthodox methods, so he would be able to obtain a lot more information.
Kang Man led Silin into the interior of the base. The research area was a little far from here, and there were some training grounds in between. When Silin followed Kang Man past there, he just so happened to run into a couple of people coming out.
When they saw Silin, they were stunned for a moment. Then, the person walking at the front quickly rushed over and grabbed Silin's neck, shouting, "You've finally appeared!"
Silin elbowed him with a backhand, "If you used any more strength, my neck would've been broken."
"Then you deserve it!" Although he said that, Knight still loosened his arm. However, he still punched Silin a couple of times, "You're so mysterious that you always disappear."
"Can't help it. I'm a Hunter." Silin rubbed his shoulder. Knight really did use some strength.
"Bullshit! I've never seen anyone like you, Huntress. You're just like 'Fog' and 'Wushe'. You'll disappear after a while and come out again after a while. "
The few people standing at the entrance of the training room smiled as they looked over. Among them were Yue Lou and Feng Haicao, whom Silin was familiar with. However, the way they looked at Silin was a little strange. They kept thinking about Miracle's base. This was especially true for Yue Lou. He had seen Czedow's face before, but his heart skipped a beat when he saw Czedow's face. He suddenly recalled the strange man who had fought Stola to a standstill inside Miracle's base. Was it really him? So strong? Since when did Silin have such an expert by his side?
"Yo, are you done with your training, boys?" Prissa, who was walking behind them, said.
"You're back!" Knight raised his hand in greeting.
"I was wondering when my presence was so low that people could ignore me," Prisa said.
"Not at all, not at all!" Knight and the others shook their heads in unison. They still needed the help of an expert like Prisa during their upcoming training, or they wouldn't make much progress if they trained alone. It was obvious that Prisa's guidance would be more effective.
In fact, Prisa's main reason for coming here was to accept Ci Jincheng's invitation and help train these youngsters. These people might be the elites of the military, but they were far from reaching Prisa's standards. They were going to face Miracle, a famous bionic warrior from Monster Corporation. Since they had joined the Tapir Extermination team, it was only natural that Prisa had high expectations for their strength.
The gray cat crouched on Cillin's shoulder and stared at these people. It recognized Yue Lou, and it had met him a couple of times already. It knew that this person was present back at Miracle's base, but Cillin had told it to ignore him, so it didn't act. He didn't think that he would become a teammate of the Tapir Extermination team. But this kid's strength …
Feeling Huimao's gaze, Yue Lou looked over. He himself was wondering why Silin's pet would look at him with such a disdainful gaze. They had seen Huimao when they were on missions in the past, and knew that this cat was special. But this gaze was really irritating.
"You're Wheeze, right? Do you have something against me? "Yue Lou walked over and looked at the fat cat crouching on Cillin's shoulder as he asked.
Huimao flicked his ears and turned his head away, "You're too weak."
Everyone around him stared at him.
Too weak...
Yue Lou was considered the cream of the crop among the young men in the army. However, this was the first time that Yue Lou had received such an evaluation. Moreover, the one who evaluated him was a cat, a cat with a gaze full of disdain.
Prisa couldn't help but laugh, "This is the first time Yue Lou has heard such an evaluation. Wheeze, you're too much of a blow. "
"No, I don't lie!" Huimao said righteously.
Knight and the others continued to stare at him. This statement was even more of a blow.
Yue Lou's face twitched a couple of times. He didn't know what to say.
Before Prisa could continue, Huimao pointed a paw at Czedow and said, "Czedow can beat them with one hand!"
This time, everyone except Yue Lou and Knight broke their silence. They were about as strong as Yue Lou, and although Huimao was talking about Yue Lou, it felt like he had dragged them into the conversation as well.
Right now, Yue Lou was even more certain that Czedow was that person from the "Miracle" base. Knight continued to remain silent because Lung had told him about Czedow before. He hadn't personally witnessed how powerful Czedow was, but according to Lung, there was no way he could measure the strength of a non-human. He was a monster just like Cillin. Who would know that the man in front of them was actually a robot? Moreover, only idiots would fight a strange robot head on!
"Alright, alright. You guys have rested enough, haven't you? Then get back to training. I'll check your progress. "
Prisa pushed them back to the training field. Yue Lou glanced at Silin and Czedow before following her inside.
"Silin, I'm going to train for a while. I'll come find you and Ci Jincheng when I'm done." While saying this, Knight also turned around and walked into the training field. Before he turned around, he swiftly flicked Huimao's ear as if he was taking revenge.
Huimao bared his teeth. If these people weren't his' teammates', he would've stretched out his claws a long time ago.
Kang Man was only interested in Silin's research abilities. He didn't know much about the other's strength, but from their conversation, he could feel that the current Silin had changed greatly compared to when he was at Seven Lights. If Silin's men were this strong, then Silin couldn't be bad either. But envy was one thing, but Kang Man knew his own position very well. He also knew that he didn't have much to contribute in terms of combat ability, so it was better to work on the direction he was interested in.
While Kang Man was looking for Ci Jincheng with Silin, inside the training room.
Only a few people had gone out earlier, and there were still a few people inside. When Feng Haicao and the others returned and told them what happened just now, the people inside the training room immediately exploded. However, because Prisa was here, everyone endured it. They were all elites of this generation. Who could remain calm after hearing such extremely disdainful words?
"Do you know Czedow's strength?" Prisa asked while looking at the people inside the room.
No one answered. The discussion became much quieter, and some people even murmured in a low voice.
"Knight, Yue Lou, you should've heard some things about Czedow. What do you think?" Prisa asked again.
It was only now Feng Haicao remembered that neither Yue Lou nor Knight had said anything just now. At first, he thought that Knight was silent because of Silin, but it didn't look like that was the case.
"I heard that he's very strong," Knight said seriously.
"Heard?" Ruo Lin frowned. Ruo Lin frowned and wasn't satisfied with Knight's words.
The others weren't satisfied with Knight's "hearsay" either. Was there no truth to it?
Yue Lou was about to tell them about the scene he saw at the "Miracle" base when Prisa spoke first.
"Then I'll tell you something I've heard. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, the person who told me this wouldn't lie. "
Everyone fell completely silent and listened to Prisa's next words. Among the Six Stars of Hunt, Prisa was the only person who didn't look like a Star Hunter. She wasn't high and mighty, and she was easy to get along with. If one didn't know that she was one of the Six Stars of Hunt, no one would associate her with the Six Stars of Hunt.
Although the military worshipped Heaven's Edict more than the Hunters, the people here didn't share the same opinion. Maybe it was because Prisa was Ci Jincheng's aunt and a trustworthy person that they respected her more. Or maybe it was because they were too disappointed in some of the people in the military that their worship had shifted.
Under everyone's gaze, Prisa continued, "You all know the two famous assassin organizations in the League of Stars, 'Mist' and 'Wushe'. Then let me use the people from 'Mist' as a comparison. A while ago, an old friend told me that 'Mist' lost three people. Among the three, Swift Blade Tyers died by Czedow's hand, and Czedow was unharmed. "
Silence. A long silence.
Even if they hadn't fought Swift Blade Tyers directly, they still knew a little about his strength. A person who could kill Swift Blade Tyers and come out unscathed...
"Then, what about the other two of the three?" Ruolin asked with difficulty.
Prisa looked at him, "Isn't there still Silin?"
A collective gasp sounded.
The corner of Knight's mouth twitched again and again. He cursed in his mind: That bastard Lung, why didn't he tell me about Silin? Since when did Silin become so strong?! Motherf * cker!
After Prisa was done, she looked at the equipment at the side of the training room and smiled.
At this moment, Huimao, who was lying on Silin's shoulder and grinning cheekily, suddenly froze. Then, he cried out, "Meow, that woman discovered me!"
Silin knocked on Huimao's head, "That's what you get for eavesdropping on us so blatantly!"
Huimao's ears turned and said stubbornly, "I was careless. If I had gotten serious, that woman might not have been able to discover me!"
Walking at the front, Kang Man thought about the conversation between Silin and Huimao in confusion. Why didn't he understand what they were talking about?
When they arrived at the research area, Ci Jincheng was alone. A rare smile appeared on his face when he saw Silin, "You're here."
"Mn." Silin looked at the equipment around him, "Very good stuff."
As expected of the Ci Family, the equipment they used was of the best quality. Even Huimao, who was a little picky after seeing the equipment Xi Mu and the others used, did not have a cheap mouth for once.
"How is it?" Silin asked as he looked at the data and molecular models on the screen.
Ci Jincheng rubbed his forehead. He looked a little tired. It had been days since he had rested well.
"The samples are incomplete, so it's very difficult to study further." While saying this, Ci Jincheng operated on the screen for a bit and pointed at some of the information displayed on the screen. He said, "They're all incomplete samples, and the preservation of the samples isn't good either. The information we can obtain from them is too limited, and the accuracy is far from what I want. We spent a lot of effort to obtain these samples, and the other research teams aren't any better than me. "
Silin could understand Ci Jincheng's troubles. Without good samples, it was very difficult to make any progress. They might not be able to obtain the results they wanted even if they continued researching day and night.
Back then, Si Fang was very unyielding when he carried out the Tapir Extermination Operation. None of his subordinates kept any Nightmare Tapir samples. All the Nightmare Tapir samples that they knew and saw were destroyed. That was why they couldn't find a perfectly preserved Nightmare Tapir sample in the army now. The samples that Ci Jincheng had, and the samples that the other research teams had, were all collected during the past few years of encirclement and suppression of 'Miracle'.
"Even splicing the information won't work?" Silin asked.
"No, those samples are all different. The viruses they carry and their tolerance are all different. Without knowing the parent, splicing the information will make the error even bigger." Ci Jincheng picked up the cup next to him and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water. He was really exhausted during this period of time, but the results he obtained were really annoying.
"Is there any progress on Lung's side?" Silin asked.
Ci Jincheng shook his head, "No, I don't think there's much progress …"
Before he finished, Ci Jincheng received an emergency communication request. His communication here had gone through multiple layers of encryption and camouflage. Its confidentiality was very high, and it was very difficult for others to eavesdrop.
Looking at the code on the communicator, Ci Jincheng raised his eyebrows, "I just mentioned this guy and he's calling."
Ci Jincheng pressed the button to accept the call directly, and the light screen that popped up showed young master Lung's usual slovenly appearance.
The moment the call connected, young master Lung made a fuss, "Has Silin gone to your side yet? I have an emergency! "
Ci Jincheng looked at the person on the light screen who was yelling "I have an emergency" while swinging his feet and chewing on a watermelon. He silently adjusted his perspective so that Silin was facing the light screen.
"Pfft!" Lung was so excited that he spat out a mouthful of watermelon water. Quite a bit of it even went into his nose.
"Fuck! Why didn't you guys tell me that Silin is here! "
"What's the emergency?" Silin did not waste words with him. There was no telling where this guy would go once he started talking.
The young master wiped his mouth with his sleeve and threw away the watermelon skin carelessly. Lung said, "I found some information regarding the sample that Ci Jincheng mentioned."
Ci Jincheng was going to sit down at the side, but he immediately stopped when he heard Lung's words. He walked up and asked, "You got it?!"
"I got it. But I get angry when I talk about it! " Lung said angrily, "That red-eyed one is seriously hard to please. I can't get a single fart out of him no matter how much I try!"
Ever since young master Lung locked the little old man Berzett outside the study, he had become a lot more at ease.
"The red-eyed one?" Silin was puzzled.
"That thug from Sector V!"
"Oh, Blood Eye Aiken." Silin nodded, "What does this have to do with him?"
"This doesn't have much to do with him at first, but it does have something to do with his foster father." Lung explained.
The foster father of the current leader of the Freedom Army, Aikenthus, used to be one of the bigwigs of Sector V. However, after the bigwigs were killed one after another and Sector V fell into complete chaos, Aikenthus, as one of the man's many foster sons, seized the opportunity to rise to power.
"There are many reasons why the bigwigs of Sector V were killed one after another. One of them is that some of them are connected to 'miracles', and Aikenthus' foster father is one of them. Also, he is one of the people who helped to preserve the sample. "
Lung's words were the most important piece of information. Ci Jincheng could not help but grow excited. He was not afraid of not being able to get his hands on the sample. No matter how difficult it was, he had to find a way to get his hands on the sample. Otherwise, everything would be too late.
No wonder it was so hard to clean up the sample back then. He didn't think that they would infiltrate Sector V. How laughable. Sector V almost became the Nightmare Tapir's sacrifice, but in the end, they were the ones who helped to preserve these 'killing machines' that almost took their lives.
On the other hand, the reason why Si Fang couldn't find the remaining 'samples' back then was definitely because of Oskulos's interference. Otherwise, the people of Sector V might not have been able to keep the sample a secret with Si Fang's determination and methods back then.
Lung continued to talk about the investigation this time. Through the unorthodox methods in his hands that could not see the light of day, he did manage to find a lot of useful information. Then, he dug deeper into the information and dug out Aikenthus.
"The samples that were preserved back then were all taken back by 'miracles' after the bigwigs of Sector V were killed one after another. However, they might not have really taken everything. Back then, those bigwigs had helped to preserve a box, and the Nightmare Tapir's sample was inside the box. However, they did not know that the box contained the thing that those bigwigs had spent a lot of money to preserve. However, one of the bigwigs opened the box by force. Once the box was opened, the item inside would spontaneously destroy itself upon contact with oxygen. Fortunately, there was an exception.
One of the samples did not undergo oxidation and decomposition when it came into contact with air. At the time, Aikenthus's foster father happened to be there, and after he killed the person, he secretly stored the sample away. He did not tell anyone about the sample even in his death. I'm guessing that 'miracles' didn't expect there to be an unexpected exception. That was why they did not suspect Aikenthus's foster father after they saw the oxidation and decomposition scene. After cleaning up the people who helped to preserve the sample and retrieving the sample, 'miracles' allowed Sector V to do whatever they wanted. "
"So, you suspect that Aikenthus has the sample?" Silin asked. Aikenthus had taken over some of his foster father's things. In other words, he had forcefully seized some of his foster father's things. It was very likely that the Nightmare Tapir's sample was among them.
"That is indeed the case. However, I've talked to Aikenthus many times, but he refused to say anything. He wouldn't say that he has it, but he wouldn't say that he doesn't. I think that you have a good relationship with him. If you personally ask him about it, he might speak up. "
Lung's great young master was pretty depressed. The great Andriera Family's current young master had lowered himself to talk to him in person, and Aikenthus still gave him the cold shoulder!
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