Recently, all kinds of rumors in the League of Stars had made people anxious. Although some important people had come out to 'calm down', some things were still stirring in the dark.
Other than the Big Four, the other Hunters had already started migrating. They liked to roam the galaxy in the first place, and this unknown news made them nervous. It was always good to be prepared.
Some of the scattered adventurer organizations began to make preparations. Some of them took this opportunity to make money and strengthen their own teams. At the same time, they were afraid that they would release some false information. Things that were originally nonexistent became even more mysterious.
The local governments of the various Sectors tried their best to control this suppressed commotion, but to no avail. On the military's side, someone leaked information about the activities of the Eight Great Armies, saying that they were searching for something terrifying. This made the already suspicious citizens even more anxious. Looking at the situation, it didn't look like it was fake. Also, military enthusiasts knew a little about the current Eight Great Armies. The videos that were publicized on the internet allowed them to find too much evidence. Although this video had not existed for a long time, under the verification of some professionals, the local government's criticism of the video seemed to have exposed something.
Inside Ci Jincheng's base, Ci Jincheng hadn't slept for a few days. He sent a copy of the newly collected information to the Ci Family. There would be a project team there to analyze and follow up. At the same time, Ci Jincheng was also researching in his own way. In the past few days, Knight and the others were speechless when they saw Ci Jincheng. This man with bloodshot eyes, messy hair, stubble, and a strong sense of decadence was Ci Jincheng? In the past, this guy paid a lot of attention to his appearance. It was obvious how much pressure Ci Jincheng was under right now.
Knight and the others understood. Because of their identities, they knew a lot of things that were hard for others to find out. The recent movements of the armies did indicate that the cleanup of 'Miracle' was not going smoothly. The rumors that were circulating in the League of Stars weren't completely fake.
Someone was leaking information. It could be 'Miracle', or it could be other forces.
No matter what, whether the rumors were true or false, they all foretold one thing — a disaster was about to happen.
Recently, Knight and the others had been spending all their time in the training room, training to adapt to various conditions. No one knew what the conditions would be like in the place they were going to next. If they did not prepare, they would not have the time to adapt when the time came and they would be the ones suffering.
Just like Ci Jincheng, Silin was holed up in his own lab. He was almost done deciphering the records that Chamounidin left behind. As he continued to decipher them, he was getting closer and closer to the Nightmare Tapir's initial form.
The relationship between the primary form of the parasite in the beginning and the modified Nightmare Tapir was crucial. Perhaps he could understand this powerful parasite better if he could learn more about it from its primary form.
Even Miracle's people might not have complete information about the Nightmare Tapir's original form. That information had been wiped out during the Tapir extermination operation almost 20 years ago. Even if it was not completely wiped out, there would not be much left. However, no one would have thought that a long time ago, an unknown hunter would record such a thing and this creature. However, he passed away before he could officially name this creature. It was only when the Nightmare Tapir was discovered and modified by Miracle's people that this parasite spread in a small circle.
Czedow had successfully obtained the sample from Aichenthus. Silin did not analyze the sample immediately. Instead, he asked Czedow to help Ci Jincheng.
At first, Ci Jincheng was reluctant. He preferred to explore alone when he was doing research. On the other hand, he thought that an assistant would be a hindrance. It would be fine if it was Silin. Ci Jincheng acknowledged Silin's abilities, but Ci Jincheng was too unfamiliar with Czedow. To be honest, Ci Jincheng did not really trust robots. However, after Ci Jincheng witnessed Czedow's abilities for himself, he slowly acknowledged him.
Czedow was able to analyze problems that even professionals found hard to analyze. Ci Jincheng thought about it and agreed. How could a person trained by Silin possibly be bad?
The days passed by in such a tense atmosphere. Silin did not have the energy to deal with the messages and communication requests inside the communicator, so he asked Huimao to handle them for him. Ji Feng, Nata, Eudy and Hidden Wushe all received the same reply from the cat: Silin is busy. If it's not a life-threatening emergency, wait until he's done.
On this day, the base welcomed another member.
It was still the same face that made women overflow with motherly instincts. It was still the same person who liked to look at people with his chin, the unconcealable arrogance, and the same awkward personality. The newcomer was the other person who was once called the 'Twin Stars of Seven Lights' along with Kang Man in Seven Lights — Pride.
"Yo, Pride. Why are you here now? I thought you'd contact us when it's true. "Knight said while rubbing his neck and swinging his arms. He had just been 'tortured' by Prisa, and his face was still wounded. However, wounds like this would recover very quickly, and it was nothing to Knight who was already used to it.
Pride, however, was different. He curled his lips and looked disdainful when he saw Knight's terrible condition.
"If I don't come now, I don't think I'll have a chance at all in a few days." Pride answered impatiently.
"The Fourth Legion has been quite active lately." Knight frowned. From what he knew, the Fourth Legion's inactivity was one thing, but once it was active, it meant that things were really troublesome.
While walking, Pride said indifferently, "It's still the same. Isn't your Third Legion and Ci Jincheng's Seventh Legion about the same? Everyone knows what's going on right now. A disaster is probably unavoidable, so we can only scare the people first. When I came here, I heard that the Second Legion had captured another batch of 'Miracle' higher-ups. However, these higher-ups committed suicide in a very strange way just like the ones who were captured before. All they said before they died was' a nightmare is coming '. "
The Second Legion was where the Yu Family was located, and these higher-ups who were captured actually used to have dealings with the eight great legions. Now, they seemed to have hardened their hearts and gone crazy. Pride's elder brother Ji Money and second brother Ji Feihang both said that these people were captured on purpose. If they really wanted to escape, they could've run far away, but these people chose to be captured and injected themselves with drugs before they were captured. Once the time was up, they would die. Their bodies would turn gray, stiff, and then shatter into a pile of ashes.
Pride's grandfather said that these people seemed to be protecting someone, and the person who had been hiding behind the scenes and evading the eight great legions' joint investigation might very well be the person who controlled the awakened 'Dream Tapir's' main body. As long as the main body was under control, the other 'Dream Tapirs' would listen to his orders and continuously spread the virus. Unless the main body stopped them, the 'Dream Tapirs' that carried all kinds of fatal viruses would spread the virus endlessly.
"Let's not talk about those depressing things," Pride waved his hand. He was especially disgusted by these things. He had disliked this' Miracle 'company since a long time ago, but some people just didn't believe it and kept getting involved. Now look at it, not only was it a mess, they even dragged a large number of people into it. This time, it wasn't just some people from 'Miracle' who were captured, a batch of people from the military had also been transferred from top to bottom. Pride did not know about the other legions, but at least the Fourth Legion was like this. Half of the high-ranking generals had been replaced.
"How's the progress on Ci Jincheng's side? Didn't they say that they found a sample a while ago? "Pride asked.
"The progress is a little faster, but personally, I don't think we'll make it in time to find a solution."
"Ci Jincheng is probably under a lot of pressure right now." Pride guessed.
Knight felt that his shoulder was hurting again. It really was a pretty heavy topic when he brought up this topic.
"You'll understand when you see Ci Jincheng."
Pride was still wondering why Knight would have such an expression when he mentioned Ci Jincheng, but when he saw Ci Jincheng with his own eyes, his jaw couldn't close for a long time.
"How … how long has it been since he last rested?" Pride asked Knight.
"I don't know. Right now he's basically staying inside that laboratory all the time. It's fine now that Czedow is helping him, but when he was alone before this, he was practically like a primitive man recorded in the data. "
How terrifying … Pride shuddered. Thank goodness he wasn't a student of this.
After looking around, Pride asked, "Didn't they say that little bastard Silin has returned? Where is he? He's not slacking off, is he? "
Pride had gone to the training room to greet everyone, and then went to the lounge to put down his things. Now that he had seen Ci Jincheng, he didn't see the curious Silin either.
It had been many years since they last met, and Pride had seen the current investigation information on Silin. This person looked even more infuriating than before.
Knight was about to answer when he saw Huimao crouching on a metal frame inside the passageway and looking in their direction.
"Wheeze, has Silin finally come out?" Knight said to Huimao.
Huimao looked at Knight and Pride, yawned, then raised his chin and answered lazily, "Yes."
The corner of Knight's eyes twitched. Was this cat competing with Pride to see who could raise their chin higher? In the past, Knight thought that other than an idiot like Pride, there wouldn't be another idiot like him. He didn't think that he would actually meet a fellow who dared to raise his chin and glare at Pride, and the tone of his reply was one of disdain. He didn't know if it was directed at Knight or Pride. In short, Knight felt two intense gazes filled with arrogance and contempt colliding in the air.
These two species were incompatible. That was Knight's feeling.
While they were talking, Celine walked over. He seemed to have freshened up and was in better spirits. Right now, he was holding a hardtack and a cold drink in his hand, eating.
"Pride?" Silin said while chewing on a biscuit.
There was no need to look at his face. Just by looking at the fellow who was competing with Huimao to see who could raise their chin higher, he knew that it was the always proud Pride from his memories.
"Ah! Silin, you stole my biscuit! " Huimao, who was competing with Pride to see who had the strongest contempt in his eyes, ignored Pride after Silin came over. He smelled a familiar scent.
"Here's my share." Silin answered calmly before taking out another heated biscuit and tossing it to Huimao, "Yours."
Huimao caught the biscuit and flicked his ears. He ignored Pride now that he had something to eat.
Pride looked at the person in front of him and was about to say something when Knight cut him off, "Cillin, you and Ci Jincheng have stayed in the lab for such a long time already. You should rest a little more. The brain needs rest too."
Pride, who was about to make sarcastic remarks out of habit, didn't say anything after hearing Knight's words. Right now everyone was busy thinking of a solution. It wasn't easy for anyone, and every new result was a ray of hope. To be honest, although Pride wasn't interested in that area, he really admired them.
Although Silin wasn't as exaggerated as Ci Jincheng, he also looked tired.
"Mn, go take a nap after eating. We'll continue after we've gotten some results. You guys chat first, I'm going in. " After a brief greeting to Knight and Pride, Cillin continued into the lab. He closed his eyes and rested for a moment before continuing his work.
That genetic information had been deciphered, which was why he could take a break. Silin's next step was to combine Ci Jincheng and Czedow's results and conduct an in-depth analysis.
Not long after Silin entered the lab, Ci Jincheng also came out. After freshening up, he couldn't be bothered to chat with Pride anymore. Just now, Silin had sent him a very important piece of genetic information. His workload would be even greater from now on, and Ci Jincheng knew where his limits were. That was why he and Silin agreed to take a break and replenish their brain power first before continuing their research.
As for Czedow, he was still busy with Ci Jincheng's unfinished work. To him, he wouldn't feel tired even if he worked like this for ten years straight. As long as he had enough energy, he could continue. Just like Ci Jincheng said, Czedow was a great contributor.
Two days later, Allen returned to the base. Allen was also Silin's former schoolmate at Seven Lights.
Allen already knew some things about Silin. Ever since he left Seven Lights, Allen had been very close to the Andriera Family. He had always been paying attention to Kang Man and Pride's movements. However, it was very difficult for Allen to follow up on someone with Pride's background. As for Kang Man, he was poached by the Ci Family after graduation, and he couldn't be found. Later on, he worked with Ci Jincheng under Lung's matchmaking. Allen personally went into battle and reported some of the Ci Family's Seventh Corps.
Right now, Allen was the organizer of . This electronic magazine did not have more than sixty contribution points in the League of Stars. It was far inferior to old giants like and which had more than eighty contribution points. However, there were more young people who would pay attention to because the characters and deeds inside were all young people. There were people who were in their twenties to thirties.
The people inside were not people that the public of the League of Stars were familiar with, nor were they big shots that they felt were out of reach. The reason the young people loved to pay attention to this was mainly because the characters inside were about their own age. Everyone liked to pay attention to people who were about the same age as them, and some parents loved to watch it as well. They would always use the outstanding characters inside to motivate their children.
Ever since Allen's old man passed to Allen, Allen often traveled around and personally came into contact with these people. There was a period of time when Allen personally went to interview some of the recruits who had made great contributions to the military who appeared in . In the eyes of the public of the League of Stars, the Seventh Army Corps that the Ci Family belonged to was much better than the Fifth Army Corps. It was also much better received by the public than the other armies. This was also one of the reasons why Ci Jincheng agreed to cooperate with Allen.
Allen's goal was to increase the contribution points of in the League of Stars from Rank 60. He hoped that this electronic magazine could reach Rank 70 or even Rank 80 in his hands. Correspondingly, Allen would have to put in a lot of effort. He had personally gone to the frontlines many times, personally experienced those things, came into contact with those people, and reported the truest side of them. It was only in those kinds of environments and conditions that such people were the most attractive and admirable.
Alan's visit this time was not permitted by his father. It was entirely Alan's own idea.
In reality, most of the people who came here were of their own will. Their families hadn't agreed to it, like Pride who had escaped and Knight.
The Feigler Family had also requested for Knight to return many times, but Knight kept repeating the same words over and over again. After arguing with his old man for the ninth time, Knight no longer paid attention to the communication on the receiver and dove straight into the training room to begin the next stage of adaptation training. Every time they started a new stage of training, they would come out with a body full of injuries. Other than having to adapt to different gravity environments, different atmospheric composition and so on, they also had to deal with Prisa's attacks. It was no wonder that every time they came out, they looked like they were half dead.
Amidst everyone's nervousness and the military's activities grew more and more frequent, one day, in Ci Jincheng's base, a sharp alarm caused everyone to stop what they were doing.
"This alarm …"
"Fuck! It's starting! "
The people in the training room and those who were resting hurriedly ran towards Ci Jincheng. Since the first day they came to this base, Ci Jincheng had told them what the various alarms in this base represented, and the one that was going off right now was a disaster announcement.
Other than the base's alarm, Knight had also received a message from the Feigler Family. They were still asking him to return. After Knight read the message, he replied with the same words as before. Then, he turned off his receiver and headed towards Ci Jincheng's location with everyone else.
At the same time the alarm went off, Silin's personal communicator also responded. There were a few messages on the communicator from different people. There were from Ji Feng, Eudy, Angenia, Yin Wushe, Shi Huajing, Yu Linglong …
All of these people's urgent secret messages to Silin mentioned the same thing — the Nightmare Tapir had officially appeared.
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