A small group of imperial soldiers stepped forward in an orderly fashion and carefully placed the dead giant warrior on the transport platform. An imperial technician in a white coat pierced a probe into the other party's head and began to read the image of his brain tissue at the moment of death, which would make the resurrection process smoother.
After the layer of strange silver-white radiation and his own courage disappeared, the wounds on the warrior's body finally burst open. Dark red blood with a tinge of blue light spurted out from the cracks in his armor, spraying several meters away. At first, we didn't even know that this person was injured to this extent.
Well, perhaps a third of the wounds were caused by those laser cuts that were neither light nor heavy. After all, we didn't even know that this guy was still alive at first …
Of course, those wounds weren't fatal. What really killed this warrior was the fatal journey into space and the astonishing consumption of energy while fighting against the enemies of the Abyss. Even if he had combat strength that surpassed that of the Empire soldiers, as a carbon-based being with a congenital deficiency in his body, it was too much for him to face those two challenges at the same time.
"There are traces of mutation in the blood." Tawil collected the blood from the ground and smeared it on his fingertip, analyzing the secrets contained within. "It seems that he had undergone artificial genetic modification. All his cells are mixed with strange but non-fatal impurities, which made his body far stronger than carbon-based cells. However, the source of that strange silver-white energy doesn't seem to have anything to do with the mutation in the cells. It might be the effect of spiritual power — some kind of superpower."
"Let's wait and see." I frowned as I walked towards the other corpse that was being closely monitored. It was a humanoid creature that had been distorted due to being infected with the Abyss energy. "The Abyss reaction in its body has stopped. It's obvious that it's also an infected. The source should be from another world."
Shallow Shallow came over and poked the corpse on the ground with a stick. She looked disgusted. "So ugly … Ah Jun, how did you kill it? Another new function? "
I was stunned for a moment before I reacted. "Damn! I just remembered. Who did it? "
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
A few minutes ago, just as the monster was about to pounce towards us and the Royal Guards were about to open fire, a white shadow attacked this crazy creature and used a strange method to kill it. The white shadow was charging towards us. At first, I thought that it was a mental attack from Sandora, but looking at Sandora's expression, it wasn't her doing?
"The thing that escaped from your body." Shallow Shallow raised her hand to report. "You don't know about Ah Jun?"
The corners of my mouth twitched as I felt around my body. "What do I know? How come I don't remember fighting just now … Eh! The Xijing is gone! "
The spiritual sea was empty, with only Alaya's aura, which had been dispersed into an energy form, roaming around inside. It was obvious that he was sleeping, and the little girl who should have been playing around in the spiritual sea at this time was nowhere to be seen.
"It wasn't Xi Jing that charged out just now, was it?"
Shallow Shallow blinked as she voiced out the worst possibility. Sandora nodded helplessly after giving it some thought. "Looks like it. Perhaps it was to protect father."
I understood. After many training sessions, Xi Jing could now see the outside world on her own without any restrictions. Perhaps the little girl was observing the outside world just now and saw the scene of the monster attacking her father. The little girl was very brave and charged forward.
In the end, the outcome was decided. The monster was killed in an instant. But the problem was, where was my daughter?
Everyone started to get nervous. The little Xijing had suddenly burrowed into the body of the monster that infected the abyss. Although the latter seemed to have been killed in an instant, how did that weak little soul manage to do such a thing? Wouldn't she get hurt doing that? Most importantly, where was she now?
I couldn't find the little girl's reaction through the spiritual connection. It was as though Xi Jing had evaporated from the world.
But fortunately, just as everyone was about to fall into chaos, Xi Jing's innocent laughter finally responded to my anxious call. Her laughter suddenly echoed in the public channel. Then, she quickly found a frequency that she was most familiar with and sent me a joyful emotion wave. Because we used the resonance principle of homologous spiritual power, this was an interaction that could only be carried out between father and daughter. Directly sending one's emotions to the other's senses was what I usually called expressing emotions.
A white mist of light was emitted from the body of the abyssal infected, which was already dead. It gradually condensed into the shape of a little girl. It looked as though the latter's body was evaporating into water vapor, and the water vapor formed Xi Jing's body. This strange scene piqued my curiosity, because …
This scene really looked like an out-of-body experience … It was too evil.
"Hehe …" The little girl finally finished reconstructing her body half a minute later. She immediately leaped over with a smile. As usual, she hugged my neck and spun in a circle before returning to her "home". Yep, she went back to her spiritual sea to play.
"Uh, Ah Jun, what happened just now?"
Sandora looked over in confusion. Even with her vast knowledge, she didn't understand how Xi Jing killed the abyssal creature.
I seriously shared Xi Jing's unreserved emotions and memories. I didn't know where to start. "Simply put, Xi Jing ate the monster's spirit."
Everyone showed a confused expression, even Sandora.
"Xi Jing's memories are a mess. The things that little girls pay attention to are different from adults." I rubbed my forehead and tried to analyze the strange world in Xi Jing's eyes for useful information. "She really wanted to protect me, so she rushed into the monster's body. Then … God knows how she did it. That little girl ate all of the monster's spirit. It's probably not an exaggeration to say that she ate the monster's soul."
"This is unbelievable!" Sandora immediately waved her hand. "How could a weak spirit like Xi Jing 'eat' such a crazy soul infected by the abyss? How could she hold so much energy?"
"Of course not. That's why she only 'digested' less than 3%. The spirit that she couldn't digest was all fed back to me. Didn't you notice that I'm more energetic than before?"
Sandora quickly waved her hand. "… I didn't notice. Alright, let's not talk about this first. Ah Jun, do you feel any discomfort? What about Xi Jing? Won't you get food poisoning if you absorb the spirit of such an abyssal creature? "
"I'm fine. I feel fine. The energy I got from Xi Jing doesn't have any attributes. She seems to have filtered out the abyss infection during the process of devouring. That child is still alive and kicking."
Sandora seemed to want to ask something, but when she opened her mouth, she realized that there was no definite question. What happened just now was too abnormal. It was even beyond this wise queen's experience. A spirit that was theoretically extremely weak actually easily ate the soul of an abyssal creature. What was even more bizarre was that not only did she eat it clean, she even fed back the 'nutrients' that she couldn't absorb to her father … This kind of ferocious ability couldn't be explained with theory. Tawil would probably be very busy for the next few days.
Looking at a certain bespectacled lady's burning spirit of research, I came to a certain conclusion.
"There are plenty of opportunities for you to research." I glanced sideways at Tawil, who was just short of shooting laser beams from his eyes to show his enthusiasm. "Hurry up and go take a look. God knows how much chaos this commotion will cause."
The discovery of an uncontrollable abyssal creature in the capital of the Empire could be a big or small matter. From Sandora and my point of view, an abyssal creature that even the Schilling soldiers might not be able to defeat was probably nothing more than a side show. But from the commanders' point of view, this was a serious matter that challenged the very foundation of the Empire. Since the starting point was different, the seriousness of the problem would naturally be different. Perhaps this would even lead to a bunch of new security regulations in the future. Anyway, I didn't have the time to think about that. Right now, the most important thing was how to fool this matter: there was still a festival going on outside.
Fortunately, the huge commotion that I expected didn't happen. A few seconds after the alarm of the abyssal creature invading the capital was issued through the Mother Nest, the second order to lower the alert level was issued. Bubble, who happened to be on duty in the Mother Nest, accurately determined that this was just a research accident and not a real abyssal invasion. This prevented the emergency martial law from spreading beyond the base.
The people who were separated from the Shadow Fortress by just a wall didn't even know what was going on behind the high walls. After Shallow Shallow announced through the official platform that it was just the head of state's family participating in a Gundam fighting tournament, the people believed it to be true.
… I felt that as long as it was something that came out of Shallow Shallow's mouth, even if it was Ultraman eloping with the Unit-01, people would still believe it.
After leaving the headquarters, I met my elder sister who was rushing over. She intercepted an emergency mobilization order from the Royal Guards through the information link. Although the order was canceled after a few seconds, she was worried about her younger brother's safety and immediately rushed over. After sorting out what happened from Shallow Shallow's messy description, my elder sister fell into deep thought.
"It seems that Xijing is hiding quite a lot of secrets."
Looking at the faintly discernible white halo on my hand, my elder sister said thoughtfully.
"Strictly speaking, it should be Ah Jun's hidden secret." Sandora thought of something and said with a smile. "The real Snowy Xijing has already been reborn. Half of her current body comes from Ah Jun's spiritual power. We have information on Alaya's powers, but only Ah Jun's powers can't be explained. Perhaps, Xijing's exceptional performance today is related to the outstanding genes she inherited from my father? "
I didn't know when it started, but Sandora had gotten used to running her mouth!
Just like how she would worry about her mischievous younger brother when accidents happened when I was young, my elder sister who finally calmed down started to play with my hair subconsciously while asking casually, "How did you deal with that big warrior and that monster?"
"The former died in battle, but he can be revived tomorrow. If it really doesn't work, I got Liliana to do the hard work. That monster was sent to the dissection room. Even in its dead state, it was actually able to hide the power of the abyss in its body from our scanning device. This made Tawil furious. She swore that she would only stop after cutting that unlucky monster into pieces. On the other hand, Sandora was a little worried that this was a brand new method of infection and concealment. Perhaps we should use this chance to upgrade our general scanning system. Elder sister, don't touch my head, I'm going to pull out all my hair! "
How should I put it? Although there wasn't any official business to deal with today, the unexpected situation that just happened made me lose interest in participating in the festival. Now, I was waiting for Tawil to quickly think of a way to revive that warrior. For this, I might have to look for Liliana to stretch my muscles a little. It wasn't that I didn't believe in the Shiring Apostles' resurrection technology. It was just that when I saw Tawil staring at the two "people" in the space amber, I was afraid that my elder sister would eventually revive a monster named Shrek.
In comparison, the experts under the Goddess of Life were more reassuring. Unfortunately, the Goddess of Life herself was quite unreliable.
With this thought in mind, I bade farewell to my elder sister and walked in the direction of the World Tree. This was because when I woke up in the morning, Liliana seemed to have told me that I was going to settle the documents that Jingle had accumulated in the Church of Life today.
No matter how noisy the revelers on the streets were, there were always two places in the City of Shadows that had to be maintained in absolute peace. One was the headquarters in the city center, and the other was the Church of the World Tree, which was the core of the entire world. Ever since the carnival, other than a certain Red-White Town Security officer setting up a stall at the entrance of heaven, this place had always been a paradise.
Stepping on the stone path in front of the Church of Shadows, the moment I walked into the garden of the Church of Shadows, a certain sense of tranquility did indeed dispel a lot of the worries in my heart. The little thing's abilities weren't that great, but the conditions of the office were really not bad.
I strolled to the trunk of the World Tree that was like a precipice that stretched as far as the eye could see. I took out the sleeping little bean from my pocket (Sleeping after eating is one of the big advantages of this little fellow. She didn't even wake up in the bustle earlier). I didn't want to wake her up, I just lightly swiped the little thing a few inches in front of the trunk. Instantly, a 'di' sound rang in my ears, and an ancient wooden door that was emitting a faint green glow appeared in front of me.
… This was a little secret that I had discovered after hanging out with Jingle for a long time. Actually, the identity module of the pirated world's operating system was even dumber than XP. When it wanted to open the door, it didn't even need Jingle to personally say anything. It only needed to take the Goddess and swipe the card at the door.
The little bean was still muddleheaded in my palm. Occasionally, she would turn over and hug my thumb as a pillow. She didn't know that she had been mistaken for an IC card, nor did she know that her Church of Shadows had been so easily opened by someone.
From the entrance of the Church of Shadows to the innermost Church of the Sublime — the place in the Church of Shadows specially prepared for humans who were close to the Gods, which was also Liliana's office — there were a total of a dozen doors. I grabbed the muddleheaded Jingle and swiped the card all the way in. Finally, I saw Liliana lying half-dead on a gorgeous golden desk, almost buried in a mountain of documents.
"Boss … Wuwu …"
When Lina saw me, it was as if she had finally seen her family after being cut off from the world for several years. Tears streamed down her face, and she held a scroll in her hand. This fake loli's voice was heart-wrenching and heartbreaking. I looked at the stacks of scrolls that were at least half a meter tall next to her, and the boxes of scrolls behind the table. I felt my calves cramping up.
"These are all accumulated by Jingle?"
Liliana nodded with a tearful face. "They are all reports on the world's operations and prayers that need to be replied to automatically compiled by the World Tree. I thought there weren't many. If I had known that there were so many things, I would have dealt with them earlier."
"Wait a minute. I remember that when this operating system receives prayers, it produces those little light balls, right? Isn't that more convenient than these documents? "
I didn't expect that it would have been better if I hadn't asked. The moment I asked, Liliana burst into tears. "Wuwu … The demo version of the Perception Sharing function expired last month! The serial number given by the Goddess is fake. After entering it, all the value-added functions are blocked. Only the DQS system can be used! So, things that were originally easy to deal with have become these documents that take a long time to read!! "
What the f * ck is this DQS system, you bastard!
With an almost horrified expression, I trembled as I pulled out a piece of "paper" made of unknown material from the table. This document automatically generated by the Temple of Light had the oversized words "Demo Version Locked" floating above it. It was a blatant declaration of the evil software monopoly manufacturer's harsh exploitation of users. What was even worse was that no matter how the observer changed their perspective, this line of floating watermarks would always hover in the middle of their field of vision. It wouldn't affect reading, but it was extremely annoying.
The wonderful technology of the Protoss was really omnipotent. Even the watermarks were so elegant.
The document that I randomly pulled out didn't have any words on it, but when I concentrated, the contents of the document directly entered my mind. Yep, the contents made my balls hurt even more:
Dear user, this operating system has just made a difficult decision. As you have used too many inferior pirated third-party plug-ins, the stability of the system is seriously threatened. In order to ensure the normal operation of the entire world management terminal and your right to use the original operating system, this system has no choice but to temporarily shut down all enhanced operation value-added services. Please, in the near future:
Sell your child, sell your daughter, sell your rice, sell your blood, and pay the service fee. Thank you for your cooperation.
— — Dawn Temple's First Program Team, Icetis.
I silently lowered my head and was filled with emotions. I never thought that a hooligan like Icetis would also have years of working with her brain. But from the second last sentence, I could tell that even in the era of working with her brain, Icetis was still a female hooligan.
What kind of f * cking way was this going to unfold? Damn it! Jingle, you little idiot, stop sleeping and quickly wake up to save the world!
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