"According to the surviving military female, the person who invaded the aircraft carrier was..."
"Wurm."
The adjutant's voice was heavy and he looked towards the marshal.
The marshal sitting on the hospital bed looked pale. The moment he heard "subworm", his long eyelashes swept over him fiercely, and the corners of his lips trembled, but no sound came out.
The marshal stared at him, almost closely.
Under the military uniform that symbolized the empire's supreme glory, his body was already thin and weak. The pale face, tight lips, and hand holding the abdomen gave off an aura of vulnerability.
The adjutant inexplicably thought of butterflies, but he rejected it the next second.
How can a strong and tall military female be described with words like fragile and butterfly?
Especially when the other party is a marshal.
The adjutant nodded heavily and confirmed again, "It's a subworm."
"The captain of the soldier and the chief of staff returned on the second day after arriving on the star of Gart. The combat aircraft and the soldier regiment stayed on the star of Gart to guard the port. On the afternoon of the second day, when traveling to the third channel, the K-211 aircraft suddenly Sound the alarm..." The adjutant relayed the confession obtained from the military female who survived, "A group of sub-worms appeared out of thin air and attacked them."
How could Wurm possibly appear out of thin air?
If they hadn't invaded before departing from the Empire, they had infiltrated while anchored on the planet Ghat. However, before the aircraft ships sailed to the Ghat star, the military department conducted strict inspections. Is there a problem with the military, or are Nolin, Xio and the others really colluding with the subworm?
The marshal clenched his fists unconsciously, feeling confused.
Machel represented the bridge of communication between him and Nolin. He sent Machel there in the hope of having a frank and honest conversation with the garrison.
However, Mechel died tragically.
All visible evidence and speculation point to his trusted subordinates.
The marshal didn't want to believe it. Under the intense anger and grief, there were spasms in his belly. His fingers were weak, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "Did Meichel leave anything behind before he died?"
The adjutant shook his head silently, "Due to the huge stimulation, the military female's memory was confused. She only remembers that Walker Poston connected the communicator and sent support to rescue him."
"Walker Poston does have wounds from the mutant bug attack," the adjutant added.
He lowered his head and said, "A small group of officers and nobles are already spreading rumors, saying that Admiral Nolin and Lieutenant General Xiu have rebelled. They are conspiring with Lord Gu Lian to collude with the sub-worms to attack the empire..."
The marshal made no reply.
Suppressed anger and abdominal pain swept over him.
The silence lasted too long, and the adjutant finally realized something was wrong.
He raised his eyes and saw the marshal clutching his abdomen. Cold sweat dripped from his thin chin, and blood slid down the trouser legs of his military uniform.
"marshal!"
The adjutant's expression changed drastically and he hurriedly ran to call the doctor.
Drenched in cold sweat, the marshal looked at the small pool of blood on the ground. In my heart, I am extremely clear. He held his belly, just feeling pathetic.
He stands at the pinnacle of power, but in fact he is imprisoned in a cage of exquisite dignity.
There is a male insect on his pillow and a companion beside him, but he is still fighting alone.
*
"Yi Ao——"
In the research center, the little bug cub communicates with its new partner through a specially-made cage.
Their means of communication are not limited to feelers, body movements and simple language. The mutant bug that was called sat quietly in the cage. A pair of blue and white eyes stared at the meat dumpling with buzzing bone wings like a little bee.
The purple-white, peeling lips are slightly open.
"Zhao...Zhao."
His voice was hoarse and soft, but it reached every insect's ear very clearly.
Gu Lian's eyebrows moved slightly, and he was a little surprised at the progress of Gu Wei's mental reconstruction of the advanced mutant bugs. He looked at the calm-looking female insect in the cage and looked at Gu Wei, "It's progressing very quickly."
"It is indeed faster than expected." Gu Wei said, "The thinking and learning abilities of advanced mutant bugs are normal, even stronger than ordinary bugs."
The two male worms were discussing the intelligence of the mutated worms, and Xio had not been able to relax since he heard Io speak.
"Speaking..."
Xio couldn't believe it, looked at Io in the cage and murmured, "Does that mean his cognition has returned?"
"It's not just that." A rare smile appeared on Gu Wei's face. "After establishing trust, we successfully entered his spiritual realm and found that his original consciousness was still retained. Then, this part of his consciousness was lost by accident. Activated."
"His memory is coming back."
Xiu was surprised when he heard Gu Wei's words.
"Go and give it a try?" Gu Wei suggested.
The three insects stepped forward, and a pair of small antennae on the top of the insect cub's head, which was extremely sensitive to the signals from its male and female parents, trembled instantly. Turning around, he was torn between Gu Lian and Xiu.
The male father is fierce.
The cub with slightly drooped antennae buzzed and flapped its wings, preparing to follow the signal and fly into the arms of its female father.
However, he was told to stop.
"come over."
Gu Lian glanced at Xiu beside him. It was obvious that all the bugs could see now were the mutated bugs in the cage. Gu Lian picked up the more excited insect cub and let the fleshy claws hug his neck.
Watching Xio approaching Io who was locked in a cage.
Although he knew that the mutated insects locked in a special cage were of little threat, Gu Lian's mental tentacles were still dormant around him.
Once there is any abnormality, they will rise up and kill the opponent without hesitation.
The insect cub followed his male father and watched Xio and Io.
It didn't understand what it was doing. It tilted its head and stared curiously with its round eyes. Feeling bored, he turned his head again. Just as Xiu was about to speak out, he hugged Gu Lian's neck and kissed him hard on the chin, and then shouted loudly:
"Yi..."
"Dragon father!"
This sound successfully attracted Io's attention.
Io looked at the insect cub and then at Gu Lian.
Gu Lian's eyes ran across Iao's body, he put his index finger in front of the insect's lips and made a "shh" mouth.
Zai stared at it in confusion, and after a moment, he licked it.
Guaiguai Qiaoqiao continued to shout, "Father Xiong?"
It looked at Gu Lian's fingers in a daze, and then quietly glanced at Gu Lian's expression.
Want another lick?
"..." Gu Lian was speechless.
Just when I was about to educate the insect cub, I suddenly felt a sense of hostility.
The direction of this hostility is obvious, and the dormant spiritual tentacles are waiting for the opportunity to move. Gu Lian's eyes were sharp, staring straight at Iao in the cage.
The situation is tense.
Xio had a premonition that something was wrong in the atmosphere and frowned, "Io?"
However, Io didn't look at him, but locked his eyes on Gu Lian. Because of the rawness, the hoarse throat made a warning sound similar to that of a beast.
"mix……"
"Asshole... insect scum..."
All the insects present were stunned.
For a moment, everyone looked at Gu Lian. After all, Gu Lian had a bad reputation in the past, and he didn't know when he provoked this military female.
Gu Lian narrowed his eyes slightly.
Looking at Io's eyes, I had a rough guess.
The dormant tentacles were retracted, and Gu Lian lowered his sticky index finger.
Speak out, "Look around you."
If he guessed correctly, the military female's memory was confused, and it still stayed before he went to the Ghat planet, that is, when Gu Lian had just passed through.
Or to be more precise.
Was it some time when he "abused" Hugh?
The large amount of data received through the recovery of memory caused Io's thinking to slow down. It took him a minute to digest Gu Lian's words before he glanced around.
An anxious and familiar face broke into his eyes.
"...Lieutenant...General?"
Xiu was shocked and overflowing with joy.
All the emotional words turned into a gentle sentence, "You finally woke up."
It was as if he really just slept and woke up.
Looking at the cage that trapped him, Io was confused, "...What on earth happened?"
Io spent two days sorting through all his memories, and his memories ended after he was transformed into a mutated insect.
"I saved little Odin."
Io recalled asking, "What about him? Where is he?"
The atmosphere was slightly silent. Xio looked at him and said, "You want to see him?"
Seeing the Lieutenant General's appearance, Io's expression changed instantly, "What's wrong with him?"
There is no way he could be transformed into such a monster like him.
Xio didn't say much and took Io to the detention camp. When they reached the camp, Io realized that the innocent little military female had probably made some mistake in the army. What kind of mistake could that little courageous little military female who only blushes with anger make to deserve to be locked up in solitary confinement?
With doubts and heaviness, Io walked into the camp.
Xio did not follow, but stayed outside the camp.
It was clearly daytime, and the tent was as dark as evening. Probably due to the mutant bug's constitution, Io's eyesight has improved a lot.
I saw an army female resting on the bed with her back to the curtain.
The figure on the back wearing the military uniform looks a bit skinny. Io glanced at the untouched dry food on the table and frowned.
He saved him not to let him waste his life like this.
Io approached.
Stretching towards Io on the bed.
"Little Odin."
Either because he was not asleep or because he was really sensing something, Odin, who had his back turned to him, suddenly stiffened. Then, he turned around sharply.
Io's hand, which was about to fall, froze instantly.
The dark, empty eye sockets and the other ferocious red eye stared at him.
The skin was so thin that no flesh could be seen, and it was extremely shabby and clinging to the bones. There was no trace of the innocent, lively, mascot-like military female she had been at the beginning.
In shock, Odin hugged him before he could react.
"Io... I knew you wouldn't die..."
Odin knelt on the bed, hugged his waist tightly and buried his head in his arms in a posture of extreme collapse and longing for redemption . With tears and whimpering in pain, "This is not a dream..."
He pleads that this is real and not one of his dreams.
Io had mixed feelings, and his hand finally fell on Odin's head.
With a bit of hoarseness, he mocked, "What a stupid little military female. She can't even tell the difference between dreams and reality."
He mocked, but gently stroked Odin's head.
He said softly, "This is not a dream, Odin."
After a while, the unbridled cry of the military female finally came from the camp.
*
The existence of high-level mutant bugs is a containment for low-level mutant bugs. They can organize, lead, and even dominate lower-level mutants. The existence of Iao's special body undoubtedly excited all the military females.
In order to make up for his mistake of becoming a mutated insect queen, and to plead for Odin, Io agreed to continue participating in Gu Wei's research experiments to establish contact with low-level mutated insects.
The garrison did not know the news of Mechel's death. They only knew that the resources would be delivered on time, and there was hope that the mutant bug problem would be solved. Everything seemed to be heading toward victory.
In the evening, in the tent.
"How many more days?" Gu Lian asked Xiu.
"Three days." Hugh replied. In three days, the military aircraft will arrive at Gart and the port will be opened again.
Gu Lian picked up the tea cup and instantly concealed his thoughts as he lowered his eyes.
There are still three days left.
But Nolin Castleman didn't intend to do any defense.
Gu Lian said slowly, "You are too careless."
Xiu was slightly startled.
He knew that the hero still did not believe that the port was blocked just to transport supplies.
"As long as Sergeant Major Mechel conveys the news to the marshal, the marshal will respond immediately. At least, the safety of the garrison will be guaranteed."
"Can you guarantee that nothing will go wrong along the way?" Gu Lian raised his deep eyes and asked.
Xio was silent for a moment and pursed her lips.
He was indeed a little shaken, from the beginning.
What the hero said is right and absolutely rational.
But in essence, just like the insect people blindly worship the insect emperor, all the military females, including the general, believe in the marshal. Apart from the marshal, who can a military woman who comes out of the military department rely on?
The marshal would switch sides, which is something that the military females would never imagine; but if the marshal really switches sides, the entire Zerg race will be destroyed.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Xio, who hesitated again and again, gradually darkened his eyes.
He said, "Master, we must convince the general."
"It's you, not us." Gu Lian put down the tea cup and rubbed the cup with his fingers, "Why should I convince him?"
He looked at Xio, his deep black eyes making it impossible for Chong to look into them, "You need to know."
"Physically, I'm a worm."
As for psychology, what does he have to do with the Zerg as a human being?
For Gu Lian, this is a good opportunity. If Nolin Castleman realizes the crisis and reacts quickly, then everything will be fine; but if not, this is an opportunity for all military females to completely wake up.
And the opportunity to break the order of this world and reshuffle it.
Gu Lian's eyes were dark. He disdained being the Insect King, but he needed a position that was absolutely safe and could pave the way for his insect cub, the insect in front of him.
He needs to have absolute say.
The insect opposite had a calm expression, but his hands began to cross uneasily.
Gu Lian stood up and walked to Xiu's side. Lowering his eyes, he saw that the tea in Chongzi's hand had not been touched. He stared for a moment, bent down slightly, and stretched out his hand to touch the cup of tea.
Sure enough, the absent-minded insect quickly reacted and subconsciously reached out to grab the cup of tea.
"Master, it's cold."
How could Xiu know that the male above was teasing him on purpose? He just thought that Gu Lian wanted to drink the cup of tea. But there is no reason for a female monarch to drink cold tea for her male protagonist. This is too unqualified.
His and Gu Lian's hands touched.
The teacup fell over, and Gu Lian quickly stabilized the cup with quick eyes and hands. However, there was still no way to prevent water from splashing on my fingers.
"Master, I'm sorry." Xio stood up immediately and prepared to wipe.
But Gu Lian didn't pay attention. While holding Xio's shoulders, he used his fingers to lift the unknown leaves from the rim of the cup into the water.
He turned his head and looked at the slightly panicked side face of the insect.
The distance was very close, and the body temperature and breath were transmitted faithfully.
Xiu froze for a moment, and as if in an illusion, the lips of the invisible hero touched the base of his ear.
"A gamble?"
"In three days, let's see who will open the port?"
"It's the military department."
"It's still me and Gu Wei."
The wandering whisper was extremely magnetic, but Xio couldn't care less about the itching in her ears.
He looked at Gu Lian suddenly and said in an unsteady voice, "Master? What do you want to do?"
"If there is a chance of winning, wouldn't it be more certain to do it yourself?" This is why he didn't follow Xio to persuade Nolin Castleman.
Norin Kasman's loyalty to the Marshal and his loyalty to the Zerg prevented him from looking at the problem completely rationally and correctly, and ultimately set limits for himself. However, this kind of loyalty is completely worthless in Gu Lian's eyes.
He presented the facts to Hugh.
"In addition to the male father, Michelle was also involved?" Xio divided Michelle keenly.
Gu Lian said calmly, "Michelle has always been a smart insect.
"If I throw it, he will definitely catch it."
Hugh was silent.
He didn't know what the hero wanted to do, but as far as the current situation was concerned, the admiral's decision-making was indeed in crisis.
Gu Lian stared at Xiu for a moment, knowing that it was difficult for this insect to make a choice. Once he stood up, in a certain sense he stood on the opposite side of the Zerg.
The index finger dipped in water was raised in front of Xio's lips.
Gu Lian didn't make a sound, but the meaning in his movements was easy to understand.
Did the hero mean to tell him to keep quiet? Even if you don't stand with the hero, why don't you come and cause trouble?
Xio was silent for a long time, and suddenly felt a little sour for some reason.
Although he is not as aware of current affairs as Michelle, even if he really does not choose to stand with the hero, he will not do anything to harm the hero. Then why did the hero think he would snitch?
Hugh admitted that Michelle was indeed smart and aware of current affairs.
In contrast, it is quite normal for the hero to trust Michelle more.
Xio couldn't hold it back, her eyes showed melancholy blue, "Don't you believe me?"
Gu Lian's raised index finger paused slightly, wondering where this bug came to this conclusion. He prepared to withdraw, but Hugh backed away.
Looking at Gu Lian's fingers gradually withdrawing, it was as if she was afraid that he would withdraw the little trust or tenderness he had given her. Driven by the extremely sour and torturous mood, there is no way to keep anything.
In a panic, he opened his mouth and bit Gu Lian's finger.
However, instinctively, he was not willing to bite his hero. The moment the tooth shell lightly pressed against the side of his finger, he released it in a panic, and the tip of his tongue even more panicked swept over Gu Lian's fingertips.
Sticky and itchy.
Gu Lian did not answer Xiu's question, but his eyes deepened as he looked at Xiu.
"Please……"
As the insect apologized and was about to retreat, his index finger touched his lips.
Soft and docile.
The same as when he lowered his eyes.
"male……"
Fingers squeezed between the gentle lips.
Skim the scallops and stir.
Subconscious resistance and gradual compliance are full of trust.
Gu Lian could imagine that as long as he asked to take off his clothes.
The bug will then obediently and docilely take off his clothes and lie down, even assuming the position that pleases him most.
"You just have to trust me."
Gu Lian took out his finger and wiped his warm index finger down along the corner of his lips, wiping off an inconspicuous water stain.
Xio pursed her lips tightly, and her blue eyes returned to ice blue, full of shame and shock. Before he could react, he heard Gu Lian say again:
"Don't bring some bad habits to Gu Zhao."
Xiu was stunned, "?"