I don't even know how I got through today.
Those Empire Commanders swiftly blended into the crowd around me with surprising efficiency. In every classroom, every corridor, you could see one or two unfamiliar faces at any time. They included the school teachers, the school workers who were repairing the flower beds, the cafeteria girls who were selling food, the electricians who were repairing the wiring, and any other occupation that could possibly appear in the school. It gave me the feeling that an alien invasion of Earth was quietly unfolding without anyone noticing …
At the start, there were even some students who whispered in surprise, "It seems like there are quite a few new people in our school?" However, very quickly, the related topics decreased by a lot. I don't know if it was because of the Commander named Kaios's interference, or if the students were already used to these unfamiliar faces popping up everywhere.
On the way home from school with Pandora, I would occasionally greet people that I didn't know. I was more and more amazed by these Imperial Army Commanders who could unknowingly infiltrate a foreign civilization. Fortunately, they didn't come to this world with the intention of conquering the humans.
I turned my head to look at Pandora who was silently following beside me.
… With this little battle maniac around, it could only be said that they wouldn't be conquering the humans for the time being.
"Brother," said Pandora suddenly in a low voice, "are you very popular?"
I felt a little strange. "It's okay, I guess. Why do you suddenly ask?"
"Just now, there were a few carbon-based lifeforms whispering about you, saying that your popularity is very good."
… Any normal person would have such a feeling when they saw a high school student chatting amiably with a police officer by the roadside and a street vendor at the corner of the street. If it wasn't for the fact that our ages didn't match, people would have suspected that I was a high-ranking official who had come here to visit incognito.
My house was quite a distance away from the school. If I walked, I would have to pass through a bustling street. This street was famous for the food stalls and pirated disk vendors that fought with the city enforcement officers for a long time. Especially the pirated disk market. It was known as the last holy land of pirated disks that stood proudly despite the destruction of the city enforcement officers. Originally, my older sister had repeatedly warned me not to let Pandora (Pandora's name in front of outsiders) walk through such a chaotic place. Shallow Shallow also suggested that I take a longer route to ensure her safety. But I don't know why, but Pandora still insisted on going home through this chaotic street.
Soon, I found out why Pandora was so insistent.
Near the exit of the market, a man dressed in black like the Hacker Empire came over and said mysteriously, "Bro, do you want to gamble?"
I lifted my head and tears rolled down my cheeks.
That middle-aged man with a knight's face who forged his identity.
The ancients said well, you can't judge a book by its cover. Everything this middle-aged man did with a righteous expression was so unexpected …
Pandora explained from the side, "Our original plan was to monopolize all the business systems in this city. Then, we would use this as an opportunity to build a complete information network and plan a safe route for you to take. But later on, we realized that we could achieve the same goal by sending Sicaros to hide here."
The middle-aged man with a knight's face also reported with a serious expression, "The humans in this street seem to have mastered some kind of primitive but very unique method of transmitting information. Although it isn't enough to be called an information network, it is enough to gather information about the recent movements of humans. Also, since the management of this area is rather chaotic, it is relatively easy for our people to hide here."
I broke out in a cold sweat after hearing that.
Only then did I realize that there were a few faces that I had a vague impression of among the surrounding peddlers. It seems that I had underestimated these fellows' war mentality. How are they looking for a job in human society? They are practically following the standard of a spy …
"Brother, we found an abnormal target," Pandora suddenly reminded me.
"Abnormal target?" I was astonished.
The middle-aged man with a knight's face said, "I am going to set up a sniping point." Then, he quickly left.
What's going on? Hey, hey, you can't be planning to start a Hacker Empire on the streets, right?
"There is one … no, two carbon-based lifeforms with high energy reactions that have locked onto our position. They don't have any hostility, but they have the intention to attack."
They don't have any hostility, but they have the intention to attack? Why can't I understand?
However, before I could figure out what was going on, I heard Pandora shout, "They are attacking!"
I felt a cool breeze blow past me, and then everything became calm.
Just as I thought that nothing had happened, Pandora gestured for me to look behind me.
I turned around and saw a deep cut that was more than a meter long and half a centimeter wide on the wall behind me. A wisp of white smoke slowly floated out from the cut. I broke out in a cold sweat …
"Highly compressed air blades." Pandora's eyes glowed with a faint blue light. This was a sign that she had entered information processing mode. "They have extremely high speed and decent destructive power. Most importantly, they are hard to detect by the sensory organs of carbon-based lifeforms. They are a fatal threat to ordinary carbon-based lifeforms."
"… This isn't the time to talk about this …" The corner of my mouth twitched. "I was almost killed by this thing. You should be able to block this kind of attack, right?"
Although I wasn't very familiar with the Xiling Empire's technology, based on what I had seen so far, with Pandora's power, it would be a piece of cake for her to block this kind of attack. However, the current situation was that the enemy had attacked and almost killed me. Meanwhile, Pandora was calmly analyzing the characteristics of this attack …
Pandora raised her head to look at the sky and said, "Although this kind of attack is commendable, it doesn't pose a threat to me. It's just that the enemy doesn't seem to have any killing intent. It seems like they are probing me. This time, they purposely missed."
"In other words, you knew that this attack wouldn't hit me, so you didn't block it?" I asked in surprise. I had a new understanding of Pandora's instantaneous calculation ability.
"That's right." Pandora was still looking at a certain spot in the sky as she replied, "Now, we can confirm that the enemy doesn't have any hostility. They are probing us for some unknown purpose. Requesting for a satellite cannon connection …"
"Probing." I nodded in understanding. At the same time, I was confused. "What is there to probe? What do I have to probe? Logically speaking, your matters have always been confidential. It shouldn't be possible for it to be leaked in such a short period of time. Furthermore, they used compressed air to attack. Did the humans on Earth develop this kind of weapon? "
"Currently, we are not sure if this kind of attack is the technology of the life forms in this world. However, we can confirm that it is a carbon-based life form that launched the attack. Satellite cannon in position …"
"Oh? Huh? Pandora, what did you say? Satellite cannon? " At this moment, I finally noticed the satellite cannon that Pandora had mentioned twice in a row. Just from the name alone, what does it mean? What does this little war maniac intend to do?
"Although the enemy doesn't have any hostility and didn't cause any actual harm to you, attacking Emperor Schilling is a serious crime. Anyone who dares to harm you must pay the price. Final coordinates confirmed. Fire at will!"
"Hey!" I didn't care if I would attract the attention of passersby and shouted, "Stop! This is a residential area! "
Pandora's eyes were glowing red. She said without turning her head, "This time, the satellite cannon is a weapon that we summoned from outer space through Void Projection. Its attack is almost invisible and won't be detected by ordinary people. Also, we have limited the energy level of the attack. The satellite cannon with the lowest output power won't cause a destructive attack."
"That's not what I meant!" I said anxiously because I could vaguely see the air in the distance distorting abnormally. The satellite cannon's attack was about to begin!
How powerful are these satellite cannons? According to the information I obtained from the database, the most powerful Schilling satellite cannon can even penetrate an entire planet in one shot! Although Pandora said that the scale of this attack has been limited, this kind of attack isn't something that ordinary people can withstand.
Although I was annoyed that I was attacked for no reason, I would be worse than a beast if I implicated thousands of people to die together with me …
"Pandora, I don't want to use orders to force you." I stared at Pandora's eyes that had turned purplish red. "Just do me a favor and don't hurt the innocent."
"Even if two of them are stupid enough to attack you?" Pandora asked calmly.
"You said it yourself. They don't have any hostility. Forget it."
In the end, the little girl in front of me chose to compromise. "Alright, if that is your order."
As soon as Pandora's voice fell, the satellite cannon stopped its attack.
Although it didn't actually fire, I noticed that there was a serious commotion right below the distorted air. It seemed like a small-scale fire had broken out.
Just the concentrated radiation of the satellite cannons was already so powerful. It was hard to imagine what would have happened if I hadn't been able to stop the launch.
"Although they can be pardoned from death, appropriate punishment is still necessary. Brother, this is the bottom line of my tolerance. Otherwise, the Empire's reputation will be completely destroyed."
"It can't be that serious …" I felt a headache coming on. The loli in front of me was good at everything except for her stubborn personality when it comes to the Empire. She didn't understand the concept of 'peaceful resolution' at all. Who knew when she would make a huge mistake.
"Don't cause too serious of a result." Under Pandora's unwavering gaze, I gave up on the idea of turning her into a peacemaker. "Most importantly, don't hurt the innocent."
Now, I could only silently pray for the two mysterious attackers — — Let's hope that they can escape from the Xi Ling weapon's attack …
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