Zerg: I ​​was picked up by the cold and beautiful Major General at the start of the game.

Garrett summoned Buck and instructed him, "Prepare some nutritional supplements for that gentleman, and make sure there are several different flavors."

He thought to himself, "Seeing that he's been relatively well-behaved these days, and that my brother's condition has stabilized a bit, I'll let it go."

"Yes, Second Boss." Buck accepted the order and turned to leave.

In the passageway leading to the storage compartment, he encountered Mels leaning against the wall.

"Does the second-in-command have new instructions?" Mels asked casually.

"It's just to prepare some nutrients for the male insect," Buck told the truth.

Mels paused for a moment, then lowered his voice: "How is that male insect...?"

Buck looked at him with some confusion: "You mean to ask about your attitude towards the second-in-command?"

Seeing Mels nod hesitantly, he thought for a moment and answered objectively:

"This gentleman is quite troublesome and has many demands, but they are all minor matters that don't seem to bother him. At least, the second-in-command and the others don't seem to dislike him."

He waved the nutritional supplement he was about to deliver, giving an example: "Look, the second-in-command even specifically asked me to prepare several different flavors for him."

After saying that, Buck took the things and left.

Mels stared at his departing figure, his eyes almost overflowing with malice.

He originally thought that the second and third leaders had risked exposure to kidnap a superior male insect, so they must be doing everything they could to "use" him and squeeze out his value, so that he could also taste the suffering that female insects had endured.

But what happened? The male insect was fed and cared for, and didn't suffer any real harm at all!

Judging from what the second-in-command said, as long as he can revive the first-in-command, he will likely be sent back safely in the end.

Why should I?!

Why are these male insects born to be superior and act recklessly?

Even if they commit crimes of abusing or killing female insects, they almost never have to pay any price!

Even in their current predicament, they are still treated with great courtesy.

He absolutely will not allow it!

He absolutely will not allow this to happen! Male insects must all pay the price!

Mels turned around, as if to do something.

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"Warning! Warning! Enemy insects are attacking!!"

The piercing alarm, accompanied by flashing red lights, shattered the tranquility within the starship.

Garrett's eyes narrowed, and he immediately locked the document on the screen in front of him, then abruptly stood up and rushed outside.

As he passed the doorway to the inner room, his steps faltered almost imperceptibly, and his gaze met Lin Luo's as he peered out.

Lin Luo's heart stirred, and he had the same thought as Ailand: Was it the Empire's rescue?

But Eland immediately sensed something was amiss:

This coordinate is too far from the capital star. Even if Hawke jumps at full speed, it shouldn't be this fast... Unless, he has already been searching in the nearby star system?

Garrett looked away and saw Mels hurrying over.

"Second Master!" Mels stopped, his posture respectful.

Garrett recognized him; a ruthless fighter who fought without regard for his own life, whose loyalty was beyond question.

"Mers," he deliberately raised his voice, making sure Lin Luo in the room could hear him, "keep an eye on the male insect inside, don't let him step out of the door!"

"Yes!" Mels replied in a deep voice.

Garrett gave Lin Luo one last deep look, then turned and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Mels watched Garrett's departing figure, then stepped into the room. The metal door clicked open, and Mels locked it behind him.

Lin Luo was still wondering if it was a rescue or a case of pirate groups fighting each other. If it was the former, that would be great, but if it was the latter, other pirate groups might not be so "easy to talk to".

Lin Luo was about to sit on the sofa and think of a solution when suddenly he realized something was wrong!

He felt a cold, sticky, and malicious gaze coiling around him like a venomous snake.

Lin Luo turned around and met Mels's sinister and crazed eyes.

"What do you want to do?!"

Lin Luo shouted sharply, his hand instinctively slamming on the door-closing button on the wall, but there was no response—this damn door can only be controlled from the outside!

"Male insect..." Mels's voice was low and hoarse, tinged with a twisted excitement.

"Your Excellency is quite composed; even facing death, you can still maintain such an arrogant attitude."

Lin Luo keenly sensed his hatred for the male insect, and he attempted to intimidate him with Garrett:

"Mers! Your leader still needs me! How dare you harm me! You have a death wish?!"

"Hahaha..." Mels seemed to have heard the funniest joke, his expression turning manic. "Yeah? I've wanted to die for a long time!"

He approached step by step, the hatred in his eyes almost tangible:

"Who would have thought? Even 'here,' in this place where you male insects should be in hell, you're actually being treated to good food and drink!"

"Why should I?! I want revenge! I'll make you high and mighty male insects taste what pain and despair are like!"

His voice trembled with excitement:

"I thought I would realize my dream here, but in the end, it was all for nothing..."

"But it's alright, I'll do it myself. Since I can't make all the males suffer, I'll let you experience it, that's not bad either!"

Before he finished speaking, Mels' aura surged, accompanied by a teeth-grinding "crack" sound, and a pair of hard wings covered in old scars suddenly unfolded from his back! The insect-like features made him look even more ferocious and terrifying!

With a flap of his wings, he charged forward like a ghost, his sharp claws aimed straight for Lin Luo's throat!

Lin Luo's pupils contracted sharply, and his body instinctively dodged backward, but the female insect was too fast, and the deadly chill had almost touched his skin!

At this critical moment—

"Bang!"

A dull, loud bang!

The expected pain did not come. Lin Luo only felt a huge force coming from the side, and then he was pulled into a warm and familiar embrace!

That aura!?

Eland?!

Lin Luo suddenly looked up, his eyes reflecting the face he had been longing for!

Ailand's figure stood like the strongest barrier in front of him, and that familiar, cool-scented embrace was still warm.

In that instant, all the tension in Lin Luo's heart snapped, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably like beads from a broken string.

It had been so long, far too long… He had waited for this embrace, for these eyes to look at him again, for so long!

A warm hand gently stroked his cheek, its fingertips clumsily yet tenderly wiping away the scalding tears.

Aland's voice carried an ethereal gentleness, yet it was brimming with an almost overflowing tenderness:

"Your Excellency, don't be afraid. I will wake up soon, and Hawke will be there to save you shortly. Everything will be alright, so don't worry."

"Huh?" Lin Luo was still immersed in the huge shock of regaining what she had lost, and couldn't understand the meaning of these words for a moment.

"Thump!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sounds of fierce fighting and the roar of colliding energy came from outside the door, indicating that Garrett had returned and was engaged in combat with Mers.

Ailand gazed at Lin Luo, his eyes gentle yet firm:

"Your Excellency, don't be afraid, it will be soon..."

"What?"

Suddenly, under Lin Luo's horrified gaze, Ailand's figure transformed into faint specks of silver light and merged into the air.

Lin Luo reached out and touched it, but he didn't touch anything!

"Ai, Land...de..." Lin Luo's voice choked with emotion. He subconsciously poured his mental energy frantically into the place where Ailand had disappeared, trying to hold him back, but...

No miracle occurred...

Only now did Lin Luo realize the meaning of Ailand's last words—he was reassuring him and telling him to wait for rescue.

Moreover, Ailand may not have fully woken up yet.

But how did an Eland who is still asleep and far away on the capital planet end up here?

Out-of-body experience?

But isn't this something that only exists in the world of cultivation? Can the Zerg also have their souls leave their bodies?

Wouldn't leaving the body come at a huge cost? Wouldn't that worsen Aland's injuries?

……

Lin Luo was in a state of utter confusion and began to have wild, unfounded thoughts.

Unbeknownst to him, a portion of the spiritual energy he had just released was quietly absorbed by some invisible entity right before his eyes;

The other part, as if drawn by a powerful force, was almost plundered by the still unconscious female insect on the bed.

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