Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

Yuma, who had just dragged the fly insects back, wiped his face and noticed that the atmosphere inside the shrine was a bit off.

Misaki remained silent, while Kagami stared at him with a somewhat anxious look, which made Yuuma feel very uncomfortable.

"What happened while I was just dragging away a corpse-like alien insect?"

However, Yuuma couldn't use this form to ask the two questions. After dropping the fly insect, he activated his acceleration again and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"It's finally all resolved."

A hand patted Kagami's shoulder, and Yuuma looked relaxed.

"Where did you run off to just now?" Kagami complained.

"I was going to go over there and pick up a couple of scraps to use, but when I came back, the alien insects had already been dealt with."

Yuzhen pointed to the ant soldiers whose corpses were already cold.

His reputation as a "life-saving king" will likely be ruined after today's incident.

Looking at the two people standing affectionately in front of the alien insects, Misaki suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.

"Is this the charm of mutual trust? If you dare say it, I truly dare to believe it!"

I don't consider any internal logic at all; as long as it sounds plausible, I don't question it.

Is this what male friendship is like...?

Misaki was speechless, her thoughts completely swayed by the two of them.

"I have a feeling that if these three people get together, they'll produce a genius of ideas."

Misaki noticed the two men's wicked expressions as they commented on the Zerg, and this thought naturally came to mind.

The two people huddled together didn't notice Misaki behind them, but instead carefully observed the half-dead alien insect.

After being kicked, large sections of its plastron cracked open, starting from the center and spreading all the way to its chest.

Its shattered shell fell away with each breath, and large amounts of green blood flowed from the cracks, pooling into a small puddle beneath it—a truly pitiful sight.

"After being kicked, he could only take in the air, not exhale."

Yuma was very satisfied with the result of her kick.

This was undoubtedly seen as a provocation by the alien insects.

It bared its teeth at Yuuma, but Kagami shoved the gun barrel right into its face.

"Don't bare your teeth at my brother, it's creepy."

I, Gagami, am best at jumping in and taunting the enemy after they've been defeated!

Loser eats the dust, you bastard!

Seemingly having discovered a new hobby, Kagami grinned, revealing her two rows of white teeth to the alien insect!

Seeing Kagami's expression, the alien insect trembled with rage and coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.

You two despicable people, taking advantage of my weakened martial arts skills, how dare you treat me like this!

It roared inwardly.

"Alright, Kagami, don't get too angry. We still have some questions to ask."

"If you get so angry that you die, it'll be all over." Seeing that the alien insect's breath had weakened a bit after spitting out two mouthfuls of blood, Yuzhen quickly advised.

As the alien insect looked at the two playing good cop and bad cop, its vision went black and it fainted on the spot.

Seeing that the alien insect had stopped struggling, Youzhen was startled. Could it have really angered it to death?

Are the Zerg so psychologically fragile?

"He's not dead yet."

At this moment, Tiandao also rushed back, appearing just before the alien insect was tortured to death.

He explained something to Yuuma, then looked at Misaki.

"You should come with us too, let's end this as soon as possible."

Now that everyone was present, Kagami, being a ruthless fellow, fired directly at the fly-like insect's chest.

Several bullets embedded themselves in the alien insect's body, causing it to cry out in pain and quickly regain consciousness.

"Alright, now it's time to tell the truth: where exactly did you take Mr. Tadokoro?"

Yuzhen crouched down, a wicked smile on her face, and approached the alien insect.

"If I tell you, will you let me go?" the Zerg asked weakly, before being shot several times.

"You have no room for negotiation, get your facts straight."

Yuzhen patted its face, which was trembling with pain.

"Speak quickly."

Compared to these two, the Heavenly Dao directly summoned Kabuto, posing a significant threat.

Knowing it would die if it didn't speak up, it eventually confessed everything.

"Tadokoro, he's been captured and taken to a deep laboratory," the Zerg quickly stated, providing a coordinate.

"You were supposed to be there, but for some reason you went off course, causing the original capture plan to fail."

"Then, you eliminated this key experimental subject, which also caused the fog to disappear."

"So, I, who was stationed in the lab, was sent over to check on the situation..."

The story that followed was that it was mistaken for a stray dog ​​and kicked to death.

I am clearly a molting alien insect too!

Fly Head was a little depressed.

"I see. There's still one mystery hidden in the shadows that hasn't been solved."

Who was the person following Yuma's team back then?

Yuzhen told the alien insect about her problem, and it looked at Yuzhen blankly.

"Let's go."

With most of the questions answered, Yuuma waved to Kagami, while Tendo led Misaki out of the shrine first.

"Well then, Ghana."

Kagami stared at the terrified insect and coldly pulled the trigger.

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With the specific coordinates in hand, the group moved swiftly and quickly arrived at the laboratory door mentioned by the Zerg.

It is not large, only a few dozen square meters in area, and it looks like an upside-down bowl, covered with a layer of unknown metal.

Yuzhen didn't hold back either, picking up her gun and firing at the laboratory door.

Da da da!

ZECT's guns weren't very effective against Zerg, but they were more than enough to penetrate the lab's defenses.

After a few shots, the locked door was smashed to pieces, but the laboratory remained calm.

"Looks like... we're a bit late. Those guys probably ran away as soon as the fog cleared."

Tiandao frowned, stepped over the damaged door, and entered the laboratory. The others followed him in single file.

The original lights had long been turned off, leaving only a faint emergency red light.

In the entire laboratory, apart from a few alien insect corpses in a large petri dish, all the data was completely destroyed, and all the experimental personnel disappeared.

"Mr. Tadokoro!"

Kagami immediately noticed Tadokoro, who was locked in a cage. He yelled and ran over, shaking the cage.

The inner sanctum, Tadokoro, remained completely still, which made Kagami even more anxious.

"Get out of the way."

Misaki walked over, took the gun that Yuuma had been holding, activated melee mode, and sliced ​​open the cage door with a single strike.

Misaki and Kagami opened the cage door and carried Tadokoro out, trying to wake him up.

After touring the lab, Tendou and Yuuma got together.

"I can only tell from the remaining traces that they were not only conducting experiments on mechanical Zerg, but also on another experiment."

Tendou handed the half-burnt notebook to Yuuma. The words written on the cover were blurry and indistinct, with only the characters "异" (different) and "转" (transformation) vaguely discernible.

"What kind of experiment is this?"

Yuzhen was also a little confused; this thing was truly an extra item obtained from exploring the world.

He tried to open the notebook, but found it was completely stuck together and couldn't be opened at all.

"Mr. Tadokoro, you're awake!"

Kagami's delighted voice made the two temporarily abandon their desire to continue their exploration.

Yuma thought for a moment, then tucked it into his arms, and then, like Tendou and the others, gathered around Tadokoro.

"Mr. Tadokoro, what exactly did they do to you?"

Kagami asked with a worried expression.