Corgi felt a little dizzy. The situation was developing too fast for him to accept. Not long ago, he received a message from his men saying that they were ambushed and needed reinforcements. After he sent out the reinforcements, his men sent him another message saying that they didn't need any reinforcements because there was an ambush on the way. Then, he learned that Xiao Ran had chosen to cover the retreat to protect his men and lost contact with him.
After that, he received news from Xiao Ran that Xiao Ran had taken down the entire Resistance Army by himself. What happened in the middle? Corgi's heart was quite complicated. The men he sent out had become a hindrance. Not only did Xiao Ran let them return safely, he even took down the enemy. It felt like he didn't do anything, but the situation was completely different. Was this the feeling of hugging someone's leg? Although it was inexplicable, why did it feel so good?
Cornelia's mood wasn't as complicated as Corgi's. Although she was surprised after hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, when she saw that Xiao Ran was still contacting her, she knew that Xiao Ran shouldn't be lying. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the chance to contact them.
However, Cornelia wasn't so relieved. She asked worriedly, "That's it? Just one bet determined the success or failure of a force. You want to seize the ownership of such a large area from us? Aren't you worried that they will go back on their word? Even if they return, the most you can do is launch a retaliatory counterattack. But what if you can't find them? What if they set up a trap specifically for you? "
Xiao Ran said indifferently, "They won't be able to withstand my anger. If I can take down the strongest among them and all of their combat strength, then I can do the same for the second time. However, the next time won't be as friendly as now. Before they go back on their word, they first have to consider whether they can withstand the loss of more than 60% of their combat strength and all of their high-end combat strength. If they aren't mentally prepared, then they won't be able to go back on their word."
Cornelia wanted to say something, but Xiao Ran was one step ahead of her and made her swallow her words. "Okay, this matter is decided. Lulu will personally go to the other side to reach a cooperation agreement, but it would be best if we can completely subdue them. Next, speed up the occupation of the areas that the Resistance Army withdrew from. We must completely occupy these areas before the EU can react."
"Shift the main forces to the front line with the EU. Maintain the previous strategic square formation against the EU and let the Scarlet Knights continue to harass and destroy the EU. However, other than defending the newly acquired territory, all of the extra forces will be sent to that side."
"Phew." Cornelia took a few deep breaths and nodded. "I will send someone to scout the situation first. As soon as I confirm that the Resistance Army has withdrawn, I will immediately send people to seize those areas as soon as possible."
"Okay."
The corners of Cornelia's mouth twitched. A corps losing more than 60% of its members, plus the loss of their commander and other high-end combat power was a loss that none of the participating corps dared to bear. Therefore, as long as they didn't violate the mission, the other side wouldn't dare to resist. And even if they violated the mission, they would do everything possible to ease the situation. As long as the other side didn't deliberately seek death or had absolute confidence, they would definitely not go against Xiao Ran.
However, although Cornelia didn't see what happened when Xiao Ran went out, judging from the current results, Xiao Ran must be very powerful, far more powerful than Cornelia imagined. Xiao Ran arranged for him to send someone to pick up Lulu and escort him to contact the Resistance Army. Cornelia felt that he could take advantage of this opportunity to communicate with the other corps. After all, he would be working under the same boss in the future, and he might even be able to take advantage of the other corps.
Xiao Ran nodded and stopped talking to Cornelia. He sat in the cockpit and spoke without even changing the angle of his vision. "Cornelia, some parts of this body were damaged during the battle. When I return, I will send someone to receive the body and repair it as soon as possible."
"Okay, I will send someone over right away."
After hanging up the communication with the two, Xiao Ran used this opportunity to report his safety and stabilize the morale of the Resistance Army so that they wouldn't panic because of such a small incident. Next, after a short delay, Xiao Ran piloted Kaiser back to the frontline base and handed the body to the people waiting there. But before that, Xiao Ran had already removed the small bits adhered to various parts of the body. After all, those things couldn't be handed over to the Scarlet Knights. As for the small bits, they were temporarily hidden in the place where they were removed.
After sending the body away, Xiao Ran returned to his office and asked his secretary to call Cornelia over. Perhaps because there were too many things to deal with, Cornelia entered Xiao Ran's office almost an hour later after receiving Xiao Ran's notification. As soon as she entered, she saw Xiao Ran sitting motionlessly on the chair. Not only that, her sixth sense as a woman vaguely sensed that Xiao Ran seemed to be a little different from before. He exuded a kind of aura that she had never sensed from him before. It was somewhat cold and indifferent.
"You're here."
Cornelia nodded and approached Xiao Ran with a doubtful and worried expression on her face. She approached Xiao Ran and asked, "I feel like something is wrong with you. Did you get injured in the battle with those people?" Xiao Ran nodded. Cornelia didn't know what to say. She didn't know what to say, but she didn't know what to say.
"Those people aren't strong enough to hurt me." Xiao Ran said so calmly, but what he said was indeed the truth. Although he was only piloting the body of Grand Demon Kaiser, if Kaiser was really injured, he could directly enter the quantum realm to avoid all attacks. It was really not easy to injure Xiao Ran in his current state.
"Then what about you?"
Xiao Ran shook his head. "It's alright, you don't have to worry. My current condition is indeed different from normal, but it's definitely not because of my injuries. I've used a special secret technique. During the activation process, my strength will greatly increase. Next, depending on the duration of the activation, I'll be in a weakened state. So, I'll leave the rest to you. With my current condition, I'll need at least one or two days to recover."
"Weakened?" Cornelia's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Xiao Ran with a complicated expression. After taking a deep look at Xiao Ran, she slowly closed her eyes and sighed softly, "I understand. I will take care of things here and hide your weakened state. It's really strange. In fact, I should take advantage of your weakened state to get rid of you, but I find that I can't do such a thing."
Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "What kind of answer do you want from me? Should I tell you that this is because you are under the control of my geass, or should I tell you that what you think in your heart is your truest thoughts? I can't answer that question. Maybe it's one of the two, or maybe it's both."
"Haha." Cornelia laughed. She crossed her arms to make her chest appear more upright, and said with a slightly disdainful tone, "I think it's only control. Do you think I started to fall in love with you just because we slept for a while? Don't flatter yourself. "
Xiao Ran didn't answer Cornelia. Instead, he slowly stood up from the chair and said, "I'll leave the rest to you."
Cornelia's eyes widened in disbelief. She unconsciously loosened and clenched her fists. She watched as the figure in front of her turned into countless light spots and slowly disappeared before her eyes like magic. It was as if the person she was talking to was just an illusion in her imagination. Cornelia stood there in a daze for a long time until all the light spots in the room disappeared.
After a long time had passed, Cornelia finally awoke from that inexplicable state. She muttered to herself, "Is this … still a human? Is this really a human? What the hell is this thing?"
Xiao Ran, who had disappeared from the office, condensed his body and appeared in his own room. The moment he sat on the bed, he disengaged from the state of quantum assimilation. Then, that strong back turned limp. He weakly reached out and took off his mask. He leaned on the bed softly and panted softly.
This time, the quantum assimilation state had not been activated for too long. The battle he experienced was also not that intense. It was just that without the help of the Solar Furnace, Xiao Ran would be weakened for a long time after using quantum assimilation. The more intense the battle, the more energy would be consumed. That would also increase the duration of the weakened state. The effects of the weakened state would also be quite uncomfortable.
However, with Xiao Ran's mastery of quantum assimilation, the series of sequelae caused by the weakened state slowly reduced. Using quantum assimilation for a short period of time would also not cause him to faint. Now that he had been promoted to an S-rank pilot, the bloodline of the Reformer had advanced and merged with the Solar Furnace. The sequelae were also much weaker, and his recovery speed was much faster.
In his current state, there was actually no need for him to tell Cornelia that it would take one or two days. He reckoned that he would be able to recover after a night's rest. One of the main reasons for the discomfort after quantum assimilation was that it consumed too much of his Spirit. Although Xiao Ran had also consumed a lot of Spirit, it was not to the extent that he could not recover from it.
The reason he told Cornelia this was not to test her. Cornelia, who was under the control of Geass, would not do anything to hurt or betray him. Even now, Cornelia was not sure what her mind was like after being controlled by Geass. There were some other things in it that made it even more impossible for her to hurt Xiao Ran. Therefore, Xiao Ran only told Cornelia this in hopes that she would be prepared for him to not be able to participate in the battle and command for a while. This was because even if the sequelae disappeared, it would take about one or two days for his Spirit to completely recover to its peak state. It would probably take at least the same time to repair the Demon God Caesar.
No matter how mild the sequelae were, Xiao Ran still felt tired and weak. Not long after lying on the bed, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ran slowly opened his eyes. His gaze quickly cleared up. He shook his head gently and sat up on the bed. Then, he looked at a certain corner of the room. A graceful figure was sitting in front of a small round table. She crossed her legs, held a pen in one hand, and operated a tablet with the other. At the same time, she was whispering into her earphones from time to time.
Xiao Ran's movement was also noticed by the graceful figure. After glancing at Xiao Ran, she took off her earphones and turned them off. She stood up and walked to Xiao Ran. She frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Ran, "You're awake. How do you feel?"
"It's much better than expected." Xiao Ran rubbed his head that didn't hurt. He looked at the woman in front of him and asked, "When did you come?"
Cornelia flicked her hair and said with dissatisfaction, "I've been here for a long time. You didn't even notice my arrival. I've been dealing with official business here and didn't wake you up. It seems that the sequelae are more serious than I expected. If you were in your usual state, even the slightest movement wouldn't be able to escape your ears."
"Haha, it's indeed more serious than I expected. I didn't even notice you've been here for so long." Xiao Ran smiled, but his heart sank slightly. Although the sequelae were alleviated, it was indeed a big problem to not be aware of the outside world after falling asleep.
Previously, when Xiao Ran was in a weakened state after activating Quantum Assimilation, there were always people accompanying him, and those people were all trustworthy. Although Cornelia was trustworthy, it was still a little inappropriate. There were various reasons, such as the fact that Cornelia didn't even have the ability to protect herself, which was a big problem. This also reminded Xiao Ran that he had to pay attention to this situation in case it happened again. This time, he was indeed too careless.
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