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Chapter 254 The Gluttonous Dragon! Green skin cells that possess both plant photosynthesis and animal cell characteristics!

Rumble—

The multi-functional Z-20 transport aircraft flapped its wings and flew over the territory pioneered by mankind, followed by a formation of armed helicopters for protection.

After passing through the air defense network, the aircraft formation quickly flew towards the research institute built near the time portal.

Suddenly, a very small, strange green bird flew in from a distance.

"Saga~"

It wasn't a strange bird; it turned out to be a demonic dragon named Ironhead, whose body was covered in dark green scales and wings.

It flew in from the distant factory, its wings flapping at an astonishing frequency, curiously following the helicopter formation.

Although the helicopter formation detected the approaching enemy, they did not launch an attack! Clearly, they were very familiar with its arrival.

The little dragon skillfully adjusted its flight path, maintaining perfect synchronization with the helicopter formation, its scarlet vertical pupils gleaming.

The pilots saw the visitors through the portholes, but no one took any precautions. Instead, the pilots and many others raised their arms and waved enthusiastically at the dragon.

Ironhead felt the greetings from the people and let out a loud "Saga!" filled with excitement.

Then, it opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and a red flame mixed with green spewed out from deep in its throat!

The flames streaked across the sky, leaving a magnificent trail!

crackling and popping—

The passengers inside the helicopter burst into applause!

The little dragon became even more excited and started spinning in the air like a pigeon, spinning several times before flapping its wings and flying towards the airport!

"Haha, the darling of the base is getting more and more amazing. Its flying speed and flying skills are getting better and better. It's almost 100 kilometers per hour now? It's almost catching up with our professionals!" one of the accompanying mechanics joked through the walkie-talkie.

As a legendary magical creature with a dragon-like name, it naturally aroused everyone's curiosity after a special relationship was established between it and humans.

Over the past month, whenever staff members had a day off, they would make a special trip to the base just to catch a glimpse of it.

This dragon is lively and proud, and it is extremely happy to be admired and praised by people. It often deliberately shows off its flying posture in front of people.

As for that flipping pigeon shape, I wonder which bastard taught him that! And this guy actually learned it quite well—

Later, as the little dragon became more and more energetic, the two pet owners applied to have it undergo systematic training in flying skills.

For this reason, it often flies alongside helicopters coming and going near its residential area.

Through this interaction, everyone gradually became familiar with it.

"Yes, but look how fast it's growing! It's only been a short time, and it's already more than doubled in size! This growth rate is unbelievable!"

One of the drivers said with a smile, his voice filled with amazement.

In just one month, this little dragon, which was only about 20 centimeters long, has now grown to more than 40 centimeters in length and has a wingspan of more than 50 centimeters, nearly doubling in size.

It is now comparable in size to some of the most ferocious birds of prey and raptors on Earth.

No, its momentum and attack power are even greater.

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Because the flames it spews are incredibly powerful!

At this rate of growth, it might not even take a year for this dragon to grow to a massive length, eventually evolving into a behemoth several meters long.

"Who knows? It's a magical creature after all, and its body mechanics are completely different from Earth's creatures! I wonder when it will grow to be even bigger than our 919! The elves say that dragons can grow to hundreds of meters tall—tsk tsk—I wonder if we'll be able to travel together on a dragon when that happens!"

"I heard that the science department is studying the flames it sprays and discovered that using dragon flames when smelting certain steels makes forging much easier! I wonder if our helicopters can use that kind of steel!"

"Gentlemen, don't get distracted. We're almost at the airport. Prepare for landing. The live orc specimens we're transporting are extremely important. This is a mission personally assigned by General Su, and we can't afford to make any mistakes!" A captain's voice came through the communication channel, his tone exuding an unquestionable seriousness.

"Understood, airport located. Proceed with landing procedures!"

The multi-purpose helicopter landed steadily on the hardened concrete road surface, the airflow blowing away the surrounding snow, and the rotor gradually slowed down and stopped rotating!

Zhong Zhenguo was already waiting at the edge of the tarmac with several fully armed soldiers, and Professor Wu Shengli, who had just returned from the modern world, was standing next to him.

Professor Wu stared intently at the transport plane as its hatch opened, his eyes revealing undisguised anticipation and excitement.

Compared to staying in the modern world memorizing scripts, having to carefully choose words when interviewing and communicating, and having to show off the University of Tokyo's technology, these scientific research projects are much more interesting!

These biological samples are the flesh and blood of orcs who were killed a few hours ago after bursting out of the spacetime rift at the intersection of the heavens and the earth, as well as live samples that were captured at great effort.

Each sample represents a new understanding of an unknown species and could be the key to unlocking the weaknesses of these invasive organisms.

As the helicopter cabin door was fully opened, several soldiers carefully pulled out a closed storage box and several closed tempered glass cages from the cabin.

Inside the cage was a small, green-skinned monster, its limbs tightly bound by specially made alloy restraints.

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waaaaagh——————"

The little creature's green skin gleamed oilily in the sunlight. It huddled shivering in the corner of its cage, and when it saw the people around it, it immediately let out a sharp and piercing cry.

"So ugly, so awful!" A young soldier couldn't help but frown. "He looks like he's got a cowardly streak too!"

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"Don't be fooled by their shabby appearance; it's just a disguise!" an experienced soldier said in a deep voice. "According to what the captain said earlier, these guys undergo a very unscientific evolution. If they evolve into green-skinned orcs, they will be extremely dangerous."

"Huh? It can evolve? That's so weird!"

"Yeah, those evolved green-skinned orcs are incredibly powerful! While we were transporting them, our forces were already fighting them four or five times over on the other side of the spacetime rift."

Another soldier added that he still smelled of gunpowder on him, clearly having just been withdrawn from the front lines and was here to hand over firsthand combat data to the command center.

"Alright, stop talking. We still need to transport weapons and ammunition over there later."

"Is it really that big of a deal? They're just some primitive people!"

"Headquarters said these bugged races are dangerous, we can't let them break out from inside."

This is at the base. The soldiers who are on guard are relatively relaxed, but they don't let anyone get close.

Professor Wu Shengli circled the cage, carefully observing the farting creature's physiological characteristics, then looked up and asked, "Are there only these few little farting creatures? Are there any other big ones?"

"Professor, of course it is, it's inside!" The pilot pointed to the helicopter that had just landed not far away!

As the hatch opened, the guards and the creatures inside the enormous steel alloy cages were revealed.

The cage took up almost half of the cargo hold space and required a forklift to move it!

The cage was heavily guarded, encased in an alloy cage, with an interior made of transparent special plastic film and bulletproof glass, and equipped with an air filtration device, forming a completely sealed isolation space.

The entire cage is like a mobile biosafety cabin, where no air can be directly exchanged with the outside.

In the early stages of developing other worlds, humans built many similar devices to capture various creatures from other worlds and to protect against unknown pathogens and harmful substances.

No one expected that these protective devices, originally intended to protect human researchers, would now be used to contain other terrifying alien creatures that have invaded this other world.

To put it in more detail, humans were originally invaders from another world, but now, in order to protect this world, they have no choice but to fight against invaders from other worlds.

It has a dark sense of humor!

"Gentlemen, we will conduct another check later. The headquarters commander said that this guy's hair, blood, and even his hair and dander contain spores with reproductive properties."

"It was a serious statement from one of the officers in charge of the escort," said one of the officers.

He held a thick safety operation manual in his hand, which was covered with various warning signs.

"Therefore, we implemented the highest level of protection, and maintained a state of biosecurity throughout the entire transportation process."

Zhong Zhenguo nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, that's a good containment. These guys are high-risk! We must be careful during experiments!"

"Don't worry," Professor Wu Shengli pushed up his glasses, a confident smile spreading across his face, "Once they come to our lab, even God has to provide complete research value before they leave!"

Then, the scientists and soldiers, dressed in white protective suits, carefully transported the orc and the trembling fart spirit, who looked extremely miserable, to the laboratory!

Some soldiers shuddered when they saw the jubilant expressions on their faces!

The entire team walked in an orderly fashion toward the fully enclosed biosafety laboratory not far away.

As humans spend more time here, the standards for laboratory construction must also become increasingly higher.

The newly constructed laboratory's exterior walls are made of special composite materials, and the fully enclosed interior allows for the production of various disinfection procedures.

Professor Wen Min and Professor Peng, along with their graduate and doctoral students, arrived at the helipad and peered into the helicopter cabin.

Unfortunately, apart from the two biological containment cages, the cabin was completely empty of cargo.

"Why are they all biological samples? Where are the specimens from the lava world?" Professor Wen Min's questioning gaze swept across the cabin. "Where are the magma specimens collected from the lava world? Didn't we apply for a batch of high-temperature lava samples for materials science research?"

"Reporting, Professor, those items are coming with the next shipment," a pilot replied, sticking his head out of the cockpit.

"Gentlemen, our main mission on this trip is to transport biological samples. The next flight will carry ammunition supplies and the geological specimens you need."

"Alright!" Professor Wen Min sighed helplessly, her face full of disappointment.

They had learned from their colleagues how challenging these biological specimens were—every cell in those green-skinned creatures seemed to possess a terrifying reproductive potential.

Transporting these hazardous materials and regular geological specimens separately is indeed the safest approach; better safe than sorry.

These researchers, who specialize in materials science, environmental science, and mineral composition analysis, learned that the alien magma and mineral materials they desperately wanted were about to arrive, so they simply stayed near the helipad and waited.

Some people brought out folding chairs and chatted to pass the time in a glass room not far from the airport, drinking tea from their thermos cups.

Some people were teasing the dragon that flew over again!

The dragon, which had been circling above the airport for a while, saw that the humans below were trying to lure it down again. Feeling there was nothing interesting to watch, it let out a proud and clear squawk, and then the little dragon turned and flew towards the distant dense forest.

The materials science researchers at the edge of the helipad below looked up at the receding figure of the dragon. One of them said enviously, "Those two lucky ones, sigh, I reckon in less than two years, they'll be real dragon knights!"

"Why don't you go feed the dragon too? Maybe when it grows up, you can become a dragon knight!" a colleague teased.

"I don't want to be a dragon's father!"

"Forget about becoming a dragon knight. That dragon is closer to its two tamers!" Another older researcher shook his head, offering a realistic analysis. "It only interacts with and observes others out of curiosity!"

"Hmm, but you can be a dwarf knight 1."

"Never mind, I still prefer long ears! Those elves are so beautiful!"

"Pah, you old lecher, aren't dwarfs good enough?"

"I'll bring some things over another day and see if I can take more photos with the dragon. It's getting bigger and bigger now, and I feel like it'll be harder to pet it in the future!"

"Wow, those are two lucky ones!"

When Ming Yufei and his friends were mentioned, the group couldn't help but sigh, their eyes revealing undisguised envy.

Soon after the dragon flew towards the nearby dense primeval forest, it began to roar continuously!

Afterward, the young dragon flew back and forth in the dense forest, instinctively honing its hunting and flying abilities!

Young birds need to maintain a flight state for a long time in order to make themselves more agile.

The same applies to the dragon!

Humans have dedicated personnel to monitor the dragon's whereabouts!

These alien jungle areas are already safe locations completely under human control, with sophisticated monitoring systems and defense facilities deployed around them.

Although Ironhead is young, its attack power is already quite formidable. The large wild beasts in the vicinity have been cleared away, and the small wild beasts are no match for it at all. No one is worried about its safety.

The tranquility was shattered when a high-powered loudspeaker placed near the jungle suddenly blared out!

"Hey kid, time to eat!" A loud male voice boomed through the loudspeaker, echoing throughout the area. He repeated this several times in succession!

As the loudspeaker blared its call, the little dragon from the depths of the jungle suddenly flew out from among the dense trees.

"Saga—" the little dragon responded with a cry.

Then, the small, green dragon disappeared back into the dense forest.

When it came out again, it was carrying a rabbit in its mouth!

It flew over the human camp, carrying a rabbit almost as big as itself, circled once in the air, and then slowly descended to its dwelling, as if showing off its prey.

After landing on the scorching hot water pipe, the rabbit was dropped off, and then it let out a soft growl at its owner, Ming Yufei, who was some distance away.

Having established a mental connection with the dragon, Ming Yufei sensed the longing and anticipation in Tie Touwa's heart. He smiled, raised his hand, and then turned to walk to the insulated box that had been prepared in advance, taking out several pieces of pre-roasted beef from it.

The beef chunks were still steaming, emitting an enticing aroma, their surfaces roasted to a golden brown and crispy, with succulent juices faintly visible through the cut surfaces.

When the Iron-Headed Dragon saw the food in Ming Yufei's hand, it flapped its wings and let out a cheerful cry, its voice clear and loud.

Then, it lowered its head slightly and gently touched the otherworldly long-eared rabbit it had just captured with its snout covered in fine scales.

"Great, I see your spoils! We can have an extra meal today!"

Ming Yufei watched the demon dragon's boastful actions and praised it with a smile, his tone full of approval.

"Squeak~" Ironhead responded happily to Ming Yufei's praise, his voice rising noticeably, his wings flapping and his long neck twisting gently.

Ming Yufei's smile deepened.

He walked to the dragon's side, put away the rabbit it had hunted, and then fed the little guy piece by piece.

Ironhead opened his mouth, revealing his neatly arranged, sharp teeth, and rudely snatched the beef chunk from Ming Yufei's hand, making a crunching sound as he chewed.

The beef was already cooked, so there was no need to spray it with flames.

Jiang Ruixuan, standing next to him, skillfully took out a specialized thermometer and a large, fire-resistant electronic scale from his toolbox.

These are all devices specially designed for the dragon. The weighing scales are heat-resistant and can measure weights of up to 500 kilograms.

"Come on, be good!"

Jiang Ruixuan patted the edge of the scale pan and called out to the dragon who was enjoying his meal, his voice gentle and familiar.

"Saga~"

Upon hearing the command, the dragon clearly showed its reluctance and let out a roar that sounded slightly protesting.

"Ahem, after you eat this, you're allowed to fly for an extra time tomorrow!"

The boy who had been protesting suddenly jumped up in agreement.

With a burst of power from its hind legs, the muscles of its strong, scale-covered legs tensed instantly. Then, it leaped onto the electronic scale that it had tested countless times and that was all too familiar to it.

The scale trembled slightly the moment the dragon landed, and then the numbers on the display screen began to jump rapidly before finally settling on a new value.

"You haven't gained much weight, but you're growing so fast!"

Jiang Ruixuan stared at the numbers on the screen, then looked up at the dragon's obviously more robust physique than last week, and couldn't help but burst into laughter. He then recorded its data.

"Saga~"

Upon hearing Jiang Ruixuan's praise, the dragon raised its head, puffed out its chest, tilted its neck back, and let out a proud roar.

Although the dragon cannot speak like a human, its vocal range is exceptionally rich, with each cry carrying different emotional information.

Jiang Ruixuan could clearly hear the heartfelt pride in its tone, as well as its sense of pride in its rapid growth.

Of course, most importantly, Ming Yufei and Jiang Ruixuan have already established that special mental connection with the Demon Dragon.

This is also the key to their ability to accurately understand the dragon's thoughts.

Through this magical connection, they could easily sense the dragon's emotional fluctuations and even receive its more accurate thoughts.

"Ironhead, you've been eating a lot lately, and your dragon has grown quite a bit, but—you absolutely can't go hunting yellow-feathered chickens at the Livestock Research Institute again!"

As Jiang Ruixuan recorded the data, he earnestly gave him his instructions.

"You have to understand, those are precious treasures carefully cultivated and raised by scientists. The death of even one would break the professors' hearts for days!"

"Saga~"

The dragon understood Jiang Ruixuan's words and let out a slightly aggrieved cry, its tone drawn out.

It clearly remembered the time it sneaked off to the animal husbandry research institute to hunt and was chased and complained about by a group of professors.

Jiang Ruixuan wanted to say something more, but suddenly found that the mental connection he had established with the Demon Dragon Ironhead was fluctuating violently.

Then Jiang Ruixuan looked at Ming Yufei and found that the class monitor was the same.

They stared at Ironhead, while the dragon's attention had already been drawn elsewhere.

The group looked into the distance, and amidst the whirring of the propellers, both the humans and the dragon locked onto the helicopter flying overhead.

It was a general-purpose helicopter painted in matte black, slowly descending towards the airport helipad.

Immediately afterwards, the dragon's nostrils began to twitch violently, as if desperately trying to catch some special scent in the air.

Ming Yufei was surprised to sense the change in its mind.

The researchers, who were furtively studying the dragon from a distance, watched as the dragon's nostrils opened and closed, its breathing rate noticeably increased, and its entire body trembled slightly with excitement.

"Saga————"

Iron-Headed Boy let out a long cry.

Then, a clearer mental sensation emerged!

Ming Yufei and Jiang Ruixuan felt even more strongly the intense desire emanating from the Demon Dragon's heart.

It was an extremely urgent and restless thought.

It's probably like a child seeing a toy they've always wanted, or someone who's been starving smelling the aroma of delicious food.

"Is there anything useful for you on the plane?" Ming Yufei asked tentatively.

"Saga—" The dragon roared again, this time with a more urgent tone and a clear sense of certainty.

Ming Yufei and Jiang Ruixuan looked at each other again, both of them with a look of doubt in their eyes.

What exactly was on that transport helicopter that made Tie Touwa so excited?

Saga————

The dragon roared again, spread its wings, and then flapped them to take flight.

"No, Ironhead, we'll take you there. If you fly over like this, you probably won't get anything! They won't understand what you're saying!"

"Saga~"

A few minutes later, on the airport tarmac.

The wind and waves stirred up by the huge rotor blades of the Z-20 transport helicopter gradually subsided, and the scientists, dressed in full protective suits, could no longer contain themselves and crowded around it.

The heavy cargo compartment was carefully unloaded from the aircraft cabin.

Several fully armed soldiers came out. "Professors and experts! Please step back! Maintain a safe distance!"

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Zhong Shichang strode forward, glanced at the weight marked on the box, and raised an eyebrow: "Wow, that's quite a lot, 500 kilograms!"

"Yes, there was so much lava flowing out of that spacetime rift. After confirming there were no threats like poisonous gas, we transported a lot of it here. By the way, after basic testing, we found quite a few good things!"

"nice one?"

"Yes, we used a K-type thermocouple high-temperature probe to find that the temperature of the lava was tens of degrees higher than that of Earth! The density of the lava in that lava world was also far greater than that of Earth's lava. Using a handheld LIBS laser spectrometer, we detected that the content of elements such as silicon, iron, magnesium, and aluminum was similar to that on Earth!"

"In addition, when the electron probe analyzed this batch of lava, it discovered some mysterious elements! And most importantly, the magma in this lava world also contains magic stones rich in magical energy particles!"

Upon hearing about the magic stone, many people's faces lit up.

"The differential scanning instrument, synchrotron radiation X-ray and X-ray precision detection equipment are all too small, and there are concerns about errors in testing. Commander Fu is also worried that the area will become a battlefield front, so we can only bring them back and distribute them to everyone for now!" The researcher's tone was clearly reluctant.

The quantity and quality of scientific papers represent their job responsibilities, and the discovery of new worlds is the most fundamental and essential thing for these researchers.

"In short, our intuition tells us that there's definitely something good in that lava world!"

A flush rose on the faces of all the researchers present, an expression a mixture of fervor and longing.

Only Chung Shih-chang, after a brief moment of excitement, suddenly felt a pang of unease.

He recalled the ice spear they had found near the necromancer's remains a few months ago. They had been just as excited then, but their testing methods had been too crude, and they had ruined that unique magical artifact.

Although no one held him accountable, the regret and self-blame still weigh on his heart like a stone.

This time, the lava samples absolutely cannot have any more mishaps.

Wait, why am I getting so sentimental?

Just as everyone was preparing to transfer the transport container to the laboratory, a unique loudspeaker sounded from afar.

Soon, a boxy, military-green all-terrain Cat Assault Vehicle sped toward them.

The cat-shaped car performed a graceful drift and came to a stop at the edge of the tarmac.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, a green figure darted out of it!

"Saga—!"

Ironhead spread its wings and flapped them rapidly, soaring through the crowd like a green arrow and heading straight for the transport compartments filled with lava specimens!

However, warriors circled around the transport cabin, preventing him from getting close. A demonic dragon flew above, circling the crowd frantically, its loud cries filled with anxiety and urgency.

This sudden scene startled everyone. Although the soldiers did not raise their guns, their hands were already on the triggers!

Although they knew that the dragon was the darling of their group, they still had a mission to complete.

"Don't panic! It's a dragon! It can't breathe fire!"

The car door opened, and Ming Yufei and Jiang Ruixuan jumped out immediately.

"Captain Ming?" The officer in charge of security recognized him, but still frowned. "What's going on?"

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"Report! The Demon Dragon is in a panic!" Ming Yufei explained as he ran, his face full of helplessness. "Ironhead went crazy as soon as he saw the helicopter land. He told us through our telepathic connection that he really, really wants everything on the helicopter! We couldn't stop him, so we had to bring him here quickly!"

"You really want what's in here?"

"right!"

Before the words were finished, the circling Ironhead noticed that the place below had been revealed, and then it suddenly descended, landing steadily on a transport container. Its two front paws gripped the edge of the container, its vertical pupils staring intently at Ming Yufei, and it made rapid "squeak, squeak" sounds in its throat.

A stronger and clearer thought rushed into Ming Yufei and Jiang Ruixuan's minds.

That wasn't a desire, but an almost instinctive hunger and an intense longing!

"What is it doing?" Zhong Shichang asked nervously, watching the dragon's strange behavior.

Ming Yufei opened his mouth, turned to look at the box, then at Zhong Shichang who looked anxious, and grinned, saying, "Um—it says—it wants to eat what's inside! Can we open it now?"

A few kilometers away!

Time-Space Gate Command Center, Operations Center.

A huge electronic sand table occupied the center of the conference room, with several icons representing different spacetime rifts flashing on it, as well as a map of our forces' deployment.

The air was filled with the mixed smells of tea, caffeine, and tension. People in various military uniforms moved back and forth, and the sound of keyboards and whispered instructions blended into a buzzing background noise.

"----Report!"

A young staff officer stood in front of the sand table and reported to Su Mingjin and Brigade Commander Man and other senior officers in a calm voice.

"The four spacetime rifts have existed for six hours. We have currently identified two relatively safe areas!"

He pointed to a point on the sand table.

"Target number four is the world on the other side of the spacetime rift in the far north tundra. It has been confirmed to be a vacuum star environment. No life-bearing planets have been detected. We have now deployed a combined arms battalion and air defense forces to establish forward positions."

Then, he pointed to another orange-red dot of light, which was the world that Zhao was in charge of, and Zhong Shichang and his team had just received the lava samples from.

"Target number three, the Lava World. No hostile creatures have been detected yet. However, the spacetime rift in this world is too large and too close to our Glacier Base. The continuous influx of lava has begun to affect the geological environment around the base. The logistics department is planning a base relocation —"

"The information provided by the dwarves is correct; the confluence of glassy domes strongly suggests a new world." Commander Man rested his hands on the edge of the sand table, staring at another rapidly flashing green dot. "How's the forest base doing?"

"The situation is extremely dire." The staff officer's expression turned serious. "The energy fluctuations of the glass-like spacetime rift at the forest base are extremely unstable. According to the dwarves' previous accounts, this is a sign of a high-risk world. Our brigade-level combined arms units have been deployed, and all non-combat research personnel, except those tasked with scouting the spacetime rift, have been evacuated."

At this point in the report, the atmosphere was still within a manageable range.

But when the staff officer's finger moved to the Devil's Sea area of ​​the Ice River base, everyone's hearts jumped.

"That foggy world is extremely dangerous—a brigade has already been mobilized! The troops have completed five rounds of counter-invasion operations, eliminating over three thousand green-skinned goblins and one hundred and sixty green-skinned orcs."

"What are the battle losses?" Su Mingjin asked in a deep voice.

"Aside from two non-combat injuries, our side has not suffered any damage from the attack. The current issue is that it is still uncertain whether the follow-up procedures will be safe and thorough!"

The staff officer pulled up a video feed showing flames burning the corpses of green-skinned orcs and fart sprites.

"We are relatively lucky because the Ice River base is close to the petrochemical plant and has sufficient fuel reserves. We are burning the battlefield thoroughly to prevent the spread of spores."

The spread of spores made the temperature in the command room seem to drop by several degrees.

Everyone knows how terrifying that race with its incredibly flawed design is, and now everyone is having a real headache!

Nowadays, apart from the reserve force, the pioneering team has devoted a large portion of its combat strength to dealing with those green-skinned people!

Su Mingjin's gaze sharpened: "They've been using their abilities for so long, have they analyzed those guys' DNA yet? Any results?"

"This—the preliminary analysis—the results aren't good," the staff officer said with difficulty. "The epidermal cells of the sample, as everyone thought, possess both the photosynthetic characteristics of plants and the features of animal cells."

After speaking, Su Mingjin slowly closed her eyes, leaned back in her chair, and remained silent.

Commander Man covered his face in agony, forcing out a groan through his fingers: "Damn it—it really is that thing?"

"Distinguished leaders, this is only a preliminary slice analysis; complete gene sequencing has not yet been performed, so we cannot be 100% certain."

The staff officer tried to salvage a sliver of hope.

"It's gotten to this point, it's pretty much a done deal!" Su Mingjin opened her eyes, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank it all in one gulp, her movements revealing barely suppressed frustration. "Proceed to the highest standards! Order the troops to prepare for the worst. If all else fails—"

She paused, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes.

"Let's just drop more nuclear bombs on the other side!"

"President Su!" A technical consultant immediately stood up. "That's a bug-level race. There's a very high probability that high-intensity radiation will trigger the scientific and technological potential within their genes, causing them to evolve at an accelerated pace in an even more terrifying direction—"

"Then what do you suggest we do? Wait for them to grow into a giant mushroom and then wreak havoc all over our land?" Su Mingjin retorted.

"Report!" the initial strategist spoke up, pointing to the data on the sand table. "General Su, I believe that spacetime rift is currently very small, less than ten meters in diameter! We can use this to pin the battlefield firmly at the entrance! As long as we can eliminate them before they step out of the rift, we have a chance to completely crush them!"

The command room was deathly silent; all eyes were fixed on that small crack, which foreshadowed endless trouble.

After a long silence, Su Mingjin finally managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "That's all we can do!"

After discovering those things, they had only one goal—to stop the Greenskin Calamity!

Otherwise, hurry up and slip away, then try to blow up the time portal with a nuclear bomb!

Otherwise, they have no other choice!

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