The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 265 You Liar

This liar!

From beginning to end, not a single word of truth was told to her!
"Why did you lift the restrictions on the contaminated area? Are you just trying to deal with the central government, regardless of the lives of others?"

"Every outcome comes at a price. How can it be called a revolution without bloodshed?"

Arachne approached her cautiously, his purple eyes unfathomable, as if he were trying to figure out how to explain his actions.

But he knew very well that this girl was far too calm, or rather, too indifferent. Whether angry or happy, she would never reveal her true emotions, especially—

She's gotten even stronger!
Arachne didn't know what had just happened, but he could sense the unknown power within Lin Nan's mental landscape.

So, the cunning man chose to use straightforward language.

"The current Central Military Commission is corrupt and incorruptible. Only revolution can truly change its bloodline. Sooner or later, those people will become victims of the monarchy and die at my hands. It will be cleaner for them. I think if they knew this in the afterlife, they would understand."

After Arachne finished speaking, he walked up to Lin Nan, knelt down on the ground, picked up the hem of her black uniform skirt, kissed it lightly, and then moved down to touch the toes of her shoes.

“Master, please don’t be angry with me… With our insectoid reproductive capabilities, you can easily decide how many combat troops we need. These people have been rotten and stinking from the Queen’s spiritual power. If they don’t die, we cannot take over.”

Arachne's voice, like poisoned spider silk, clung stickily to the air as he spoke of the cruel nature of war in a nonchalant tone.

"Those monsters have been released. How do you plan to handle this now?"

The alien species don't distinguish between friend and foe. Even if these Zerg soldiers have her mental shielding ability, it won't last long.

"That's why I'm here now—Master, you'll help me from now on, won't you?"

Lin Nan was stunned for a moment, and finally figured out the true purpose of these insectoids. He immediately found it extremely ridiculous.

They had sent her an invitation once, which she declined. This was the second time, and these guys were putting her right in the spotlight.

Things have come to this point, and they're betting she won't stand idly by.

"Look how weak and incompetent the Queen is under the command of these high-level aliens."

Arachne raised his hand and pointed out the window. In the distance, several golden energy blades were easily shattered by the alien species. The sentinels of the Tahir family were being pierced one by one by the claws of the Red Claw Spider, and blood fell like beads from a broken string.

Caesar had arrived at the front line of the battlefield. His golden lion spirit body was almost one with him. His fluffy mane exploded in the fishy wind of the contaminated area, and every hair shone with dazzling golden light. Even the black spores floating in the air were forced back by this pure spiritual power.

Young and impetuous, his eyes burned with a fierce fighting spirit. Caesar's roar echoed across the battlefield as the golden lion pounced on the red spider, its claws carrying the power to tear through steel, aiming straight for its most vulnerable eye.

The red-clawed spider's blood-red eyes darted around, and one of its barbed legs swept out with a whistling sound, forcefully withstanding the lion's attack.

"Bang—" The dull impact made the surrounding rubble tremble.

Caesar was thrown back and crashed heavily into a section of broken city wall wreckage.

He struggled to his feet, but a metallic taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ruins before him, staining half of the charred bricks red. "Tsk, this lion is indeed strong, but it's a bit too arrogant and manic. Without a guide, the golden lion of the Tahir family is nothing but a weak and incompetent rabbit in the face of mind-controlling enemies!"

"My master, you wouldn't just stand by and watch your pet be killed, would you?"

"At times like these, only your intervention can establish your authority in everyone's hearts."

"I want everyone to see your power and know that supporting the new queen is the right choice for the Zerg."

……

Lin Nan stood atop the tower, battered by the raging wind, feeling the icy chill that ran through her body.

She looked up at the city, which had become a hellish place, and felt that everyone there had gone mad.

Driven by a thirst for revenge, the Zerg allowed the aliens to devour an entire city; the Queen, in her quest for higher-grade energy stones, relentlessly hunted the aliens, even throwing her own sentinels into contaminated zones; and the aliens, in turn, fought against humanity for their right to survive.

Everyone stands on their own ground, doing what they believe to be "right," but these "right" actions, when intertwined, drag the entire city into purgatory.

The calculation of gains and losses is nothing more than a game among those in power; those who are truly implicated are the innocent people who know nothing.

Who can speak up for them?

Amidst the ruins, Lin Nan saw the surviving staff struggling to move forward, and he also saw wave after wave of sentinels being devoured by the alien species. He even saw some lower-level aliens, commanded by higher-level species, recklessly trying to block the sound source release port of the detector, ultimately turning into a thick liquid...

Lin Nan's fingernails dug deeply into her palms, and blood dripped from between her fingers, hitting the bricks and stones at the top of the tower, where it was instantly dried by the strong wind.

She recalled what Director Hossen had said at midnight:
The purpose of a nation and an army is not to fight for power. Just as the establishment of rehabilitation centers is never a tool for regime control, but rather to preserve the last shred of dignity for those soldiers.

I don't care what people outside think of me, or how much they hate me, as long as I live, this will be the last line of defense for humanity as 'human beings'...

But now, the Queen's army is slaughtering the Sentinels, the Zerg in Arachne are letting the aliens run rampant, and the reinforcements from the Central Plains are nowhere to be seen—what exactly are they protecting?
Lin Nan's heart, which had been dormant for five hundred years, suddenly ignited a flame, and for the first time, she felt her own anger.

The vines around him trembled with the subtle changes in their owner's emotions. The vents on the vines opened and closed, and even the raging winds around them seemed to be slowed down by this suppressed anger.

Arachne.

Nan suddenly spoke, her voice not loud, but carrying an icy chill, like a sharp knife, making the previously confident man choke!
"If your so-called 'ascending to power' and 'ruling' are achieved by stepping on the corpses of innocent people, then how are your actions any different from those of others? They are nothing more than satisfying your own ambitions."

"This time, I'm not helping you, nor am I being coerced by you. After this is over, turn yourself in to the Central Committee—"

The girl's indifferent voice was carried by the raging wind and echoed across half the battlefield.

The destroyed, dilapidated white tower suddenly emitted a beam of green light that shot into the sky, and the sound of ancient bells rang out—

(End of this chapter)