My evil self is completely unable to exert its power in the Zerg.

Isaac regained some consciousness several hours later.

He struggled to open his heavy eyelids, his vision blurred, and he could only make out that he was imprisoned in a crude cage made of scrap metal.

In the dark cage, Isaac lay half-crouched and curled up on the cold ground, every part of his body aching.

His bones looked like they'd been disassembled and reassembled, and his muscles were spasming from the relentless beating. His mouth was filled with the taste of rust, he couldn't tell if it was his own blood or the polluted air of this garbage planet.

He tried to move his fingers, but was met with a tearing pain that shot through his limbs and made him groan.

The red light of the suppression ring flickered regularly in the dim environment, each flash drawing power from his body, bringing waves of weakness and dizziness.

This damn metal ring, probably made by the space pirates themselves, is firmly locked around his neck. It not only restricts his strength and abilities but also constantly releases tiny bio-interference currents, disrupting his body's self-healing function and leaving him in a constant state of weakness and pain.

Outside the cage, the pirate leader stood in the dim light, casting a huge shadow that enveloped Isaac.

His dirty hands, clad in insulated gloves, grabbed Isaac by the hair and looked down at him:

"Kid, aren't you good at transforming into little Sugar Baby?" The pirate leader's eyes gleamed with a nauseating desire.

"Transform into one for me to see," he commanded, his tone filled with malicious mockery. "As long as you transform into his likeness and let me feast my eyes... I might be merciful enough to lower the click rate for you, hahahahahahaha..."

Isaac struggled to lift his head and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"Don't even think about it..."

The pirate leader sneered, "I'd like to see whether your backbone is tougher or my methods are tougher!"

"Sizzle—!"

A powerful electric current surged through his body! Isaac's body convulsed uncontrollably, and a suppressed groan escaped his throat.

The current stopped for a few seconds, then restarted before he could catch his breath. Confined by the suppression ring, Isaac didn't last an hour before collapsing into shock.

……

Isaac's frequent shocks prevented him from accurately calculating the time of his arrest.

He could only judge by the number of times the space pirates delivered substandard nutritional supplements when he was lucid, or by the number of times he was tortured; this was probably the third day he had been controlled.

The spaceship carrying the hopes of the remnant race should have already landed on a nearby desolate planet. One can only hope that the young can find a way to survive using the meager supplies he hid…

I also hope that Adlord will be smart enough to forget him and the bereaved family, live a good life in anonymity, and not walk into a trap.

The cell door creaked open, letting in light that outlined the tall, insect-hateful figure of the pirate leader.

He toyed with a short blade that flickered with unstable energy in his hand, a mocking smile on his face like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Oh, you're awake? Our big star, what's your decision?"

The pirate leader crouched down, the cold blade pressed against Isaac's cheek, slowly moving downwards, slicing across his neck, and stopping at his collarbone, carrying a threatening air.

Those cruel eyes held no pity for life, only naked possessiveness and sadistic pleasure.

"Just changing your appearance so I can see the little streamer I've been longing for, it shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

During this time, the pirate leader kept trying to get information about Su Tang's private insects or Adlord's contact information from him. But what the pirate leader asked most often was... his initial idea.

To make him use his abilities to impersonate Su Tang to satisfy this scum's filthy fantasies? He was forced to do it before in order to take away the remnant cubs, but now that his wish has been fulfilled, he is no longer threatened by him.

Isaac didn't even want to feign agreement in order to trick him into unlocking his inhibition ring.

He turned his head away, responding with silence.

"Transform." The pirate leader's voice was hoarse and impatient. "I told you to transform into him! Now!"

Isaac leaned against the cold fence, breathing heavily.

His orange hair was stuck to his forehead with sweat and had been stained reddish-brown with blood. His usually well-behaved and gentle face was now as pale as paper, and his mouth was cracked and oozing blood.

"A, you'd better behave! As long as you become like him... let me see..." The pirate leader squatted down and, through the fence, roughly poked Isaac's chin with a wooden stick, forcing him to look at him.

"Just a little while..." The pirate leader's voice held an almost morbid pleading tone, "Just let me see my little darling one more time, please? Please..."

Isaac closed his eyes, his thick eyelashes casting a fragile shadow beneath them.

He clenched his teeth, his jawline taut like a stone.

Su Tang, whom the pirate leader was obsessed with like a madman, was someone Isaac longed to see again.

But he couldn't use his dirty hands, and even when he recalled it, he dared not think of his male insect, for fear of defiling that clean and bright little figure.

That was the only glimpse of light he saw while he was in hell.

"Don't even think about it." Isaac uttered two words coldly, his voice so weak that the pirate leader could barely hear them, yet it carried an undeniable resolve.

He could stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and he could wear any mask of pretense, but once was enough. He absolutely could not, absolutely could not, place his Su Tang under the gaze of these demons again, even if it was just an illusion.

That would be worse than killing him.

"Heh..." The pirate leader sneered and plunged the sharp end into Isaac's chest and abdomen.

Hearing Isaac's soft groan, he burst into laughter:

"Looks like...the lesson wasn't learned enough. Fourth brother, sixth brother, you two teach our infamous A, the survival rules of a lowly female insect!"

The pirate leader gave a signal, and two pirates grinned as they entered the cage.

The process that followed was long and brutal.

Fists fell like hailstones, striking the abdomen and ribs, causing dull pain as if internal organs were displaced.

The whip lashed across the skin, leaving a burning, stinging pain.

Even with each attack, they deliberately targeted the abdominal wound that the pirate leader had previously pierced.

"Change or not?" The pirate leader's voice, like a viper's hiss, rang out between the punches and kicks.

Isaac curled up, gritted his teeth, and suppressed all his cries of pain in his throat.

The bones creaked under the strain, the internal organs seemed to be churned into a jumble, and every breath carried the rusty, bloody smell.

Sweat, blood, and dust mingled together, staining his handsome face filthy.

Isaac's light brown eyes were bloodshot from the excruciating pain, yet burned with an indomitable flame. Like a wounded beast, he let out a painful whimper, but never gave up.

"Boss, this kid's pretty good at holding back."

"Very good, as expected of our favorite to win the championship, you have a truly strong will." The leader smiled instead of being angry, but that smile sent chills down the spines of the insects.

He gestured for his men to stop, then stepped forward himself, placing one foot on Isaac's battered and mangled left leg, and slowly grinding it down.

"Ah—!" The excruciating pain, as if his bones were being crushed, finally caused Isaac to scream out in agony, his body trembling violently from the extreme agony.

"Haha, our big star sings so well! No wonder he's captivated countless fans, including my little Tangtang! Right?"

The two space pirates, known as the fourth and sixth, chuckled and echoed his sentiments.

The pirate leader leaned down, his voice low and cruel, "Tell me, if I were to crush your throat right now and pull out your vocal cords, would you still be able to sing such beautiful music?"

"Oh, I forgot, you're a super S-class female insect. This little injury shouldn't take long to heal! Provided the suppression ring is released!"

"Hahaha……"

Isaac's face was ashen, and cold sweat soaked his hair, which clung stickily to his forehead.

He was breathing heavily, his vision blurred by the pain, but his eyes remained defiant.

"Not going to say anything?" The leader stomped his foot again. "Big star, sing a few more lines, hahaha!"

An even more intense pain struck, and Isaac could almost hear his leg bones groaning.

He bit his lower lip hard until he tasted an even stronger metallic taste of blood, which barely stopped him from screaming again.

With a "crack," the bone was completely broken. The pirate leader curled his lip and kicked the half-rotten leg aside.

"Boss, what if we mess this up? If he dies, we'll be at a huge loss."

The pirate leader scoffed, "It's just a leg. We'll loosen the suppression ring a bit, give him some medicine, and it'll grow back in a few days."

The control of the suppression ring did indeed loosen for a few moments, but Isaac was already powerless to resist.

A dark glint flashed in his eyes. He mustered all his strength, raised his hand, and swiftly struck his own chest. Unfortunately, he was a step too slow and was stopped.

"I've been so gentle with you, you bitch! You want to die?"

The pirate leader, seeing the renewed resolve in Isaac's eyes, finally lost his patience. Enraged, he raised his foot and kicked Isaac even more viciously in the stomach!

"Ugh!" Isaac was kicked backward, slid heavily against the cold metal fence, and coughed up a mouthful of blood. His bones felt like they were falling apart, his vision began to go black, and his ears were ringing.

"Female insects are tough; don't think you can die so easily." The leader seemed to have lost patience, or perhaps it was simply a fit of sadism.

He picked up the murder weapon, which still bore traces of dark red blood.

"I'll ask you one last time," the leader's voice was icy, "change or not?"

Isaac spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed right on the chief's boots.

The leader's eyes instantly turned horrified.

"very good."

This time, instead of landing on the chest and abdomen, it precisely and forcefully pierced the area between Isaac's shoulder blades on his back—the most vulnerable part of the winged female's wing base.

"Ugh—!!!"

Isaac let out a short scream, his body arched violently, and then he slumped back down helplessly.

The pirate leader dropped his stick and left with a sinister look, leaving behind only the words, "You guys have fun, but don't kill yourselves."

"Hey, fourth brother, do you think he's secretly had sex with a male after already having contact with him?"

"Sixth Brother, what are you saying? But it's hard to say. This kid has a foxy look on his face. Maybe he's already seduced a male insect. After all, our bodhisattva isn't afraid of female insects."

"It's possible. Maybe there are already insect eggs."

"Then hurry up and cut it open! If we raise it, it'll be the backbone of our space pirate crew. Who knows, it might even be a male, hahaha!"

The wound on his abdomen was ripped open violently.

Blood seeped from his mouth and nose, and from the countless wounds on his body, spreading out in dark red patterns on the ground, staining the rough ground beneath him.

He felt his consciousness being peeled away little by little, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

The excruciating pain surged like a tide, wave after wave crashing against his already overburdened nerves.

His vision began to blur, and everything before him was shrouded in a bloody hue.

He seemed to see the pirate leader's distorted face, and he seemed to hear the cruel laughter of the pirates around him.

The pain had become numb; only endless weariness and coldness remained, as if to drag him into eternal darkness.

Just then—

The cage door seemed to be gently pushed open.

A figure walked in against the faint light from outside.

In Isaac's blurry vision, a familiar face came into view.

Orange hair, with anxious and worried eyes...

Adloro?

Isaac strained to focus his gaze.

Is it a hallucination?

That idiot, shouldn't we have told him to stay far away and never come back?

He tried hard to see clearly, but the darkness, like thick ink, kept eroding his consciousness.

In the moments before he completely lost consciousness, he seemed to really see Adlaud, reaching out his hand to him...

It must be a dream...

It's so nice... to see you again in my dreams...

Unfortunately, I couldn't see the figure I longed for in my dream...

Isaac twitched the corners of his mouth, as if trying to smile, but the movement aggravated his wound, leaving only a silent twitch.

With this desperate thought in mind, Isaac's vision went completely black, and he fell into an endless silence.

well...

He can finally... rest...

Isaac's vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.

Before he lost consciousness, he seemed to be back on that stage under the spotlight, with Su Tang wagging her tail and watching his performance with bright eyes.

Isaac's last thought was—Su Tang, I hope you can always smile so carefree...

This is probably the last thing this despicable liar could do for the little sun that illuminates his life.

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Isaac slowly awoke to familiar pain, each breath pulling at the wound in his abdomen.

He struggled to open his heavy eyelids, and his blurry vision gradually focused. The first thing he saw was a familiar orange color.

Adlaud, his brother, was lying outside the treatment pod, his eyes red-rimmed, clearly having been waiting for a long time.

"Brother! You're awake!" Adlord's voice choked with emotion as he almost jumped up. "Don't move! The insect doctor said your internal organs are severely damaged, and your leg bones and wings are also..."

Isaac opened his mouth, but his throat hurt so much that he couldn't make a sound, only spitting out a string of bubbles into the treatment fluid.

His gaze passed over Adlaud and landed on Klein, who stood quietly in the distance.

The silver-haired female insect remained as calm as ever, her icy blue eyes gazing serenely at him.

This is not a dream.

The image of his younger brother that he saw at the last moment in the pirate's lair was not a hallucination of near death.

"The worm has regained consciousness. Detection level: S+. Mental endurance test passed. Phase two treatment plan initiated." The worm-engineered intelligent voice announced smoothly.

The sudden, forceful treatment caused Isaac to groan, but this pain was nothing compared to what the space pirates had inflicted on him before.

When the Zerg's mental sea is stable, they can recover without even needing a healing pod, relying solely on their powerful physique.

About fifteen minutes later, the inner walls of the treatment chamber emitted a soft blue light, and the remaining soothing energy flow was slowly absorbed by Isaac.

The hatch opened, and Adlaud carefully helped Isaac put on his clothes, excitedly recounting, "Brother, you don't know! After you were captured, it was... Lord Su Tang who insisted on saving you, on saving all the survivors! He even forced the military to formulate a bandit suppression plan, saying something like, 'I dare to touch my little brothers!'"

Through Adlaud's fragmented narration, Isaac pieced together what had happened.

It turned out that after Su Tang announced in the lounge that she would "protect" Bianjiexing, Klein acted quickly.

Thanks to Su Tang's special identity and influence, along with the detailed intelligence on the space pirate stronghold provided by Adlord, a joint force composed of military elites and veterans of the "Sugar Family Army" was organized with astonishing efficiency and headed straight for the space pirate's lair.

During their interstellar voyage to suppress bandits, they unexpectedly received a distress signal from an autopilot-guided spaceship.

Upon interception, they discovered that the room was crammed with trembling, yet unharmed, remnant cubs!

Adlord embraced and wept with the surviving children, and learned from them the whole story of how Isaac risked his life alone, used a substitute to impersonate someone else, and ultimately fell into enemy hands.

"The kids kept crying, saying that Isaac left himself with the bad guys to save them..." Adlord's voice choked up again. "We sped up immediately, and when we arrived, we saw those bastards dragging you out of your cell..."

Adlores couldn't continue, but simply gripped Isaac's hand even tighter.

Isaac listened quietly, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He never expected that the little male insect he had deceived and almost hurt would become his and the remnant insect cub's salvation.

Isaac returned the handshake to Adlaud, silently comforting his brother.

His gaze shifted to the ever-silent Klein, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Marshal Brown, what do you intend to do with us brothers?"

He knew that, whatever the reason, their plan to kidnap male insects was a serious crime.

Klein stepped forward, his voice steady and devoid of emotion:

"While you were unconscious, I used the highest level of authority to review all background information on you, Adlord, and the so-called 'A Thieves Group.' It was confirmed that you originated from a frontier garbage planet, were forced to survive, and your past actions mainly involved stealing resources, without harming any innocent lives."

He paused, his icy blue eyes sharply fixed on Isaac: "Now, I only ask you one question: Are you willing to abandon everything from your past and turn over a new leaf?"

Isaac was stunned.

He had considered imprisonment, trial, and even execution, but he never imagined it would be a question that implied an opportunity.

Isaac couldn't help but ask, "Why? Why are you treating us so kindly?"

Klein's gaze swept across the window, as if he could see the figure of a little male insect making a ruckus somewhere else, and a barely perceptible softening appeared on his cold lips.

"The will of the great ruler is the direction of my heart," he said calmly, the answer simple yet weighty.

Upon learning that Isaac had regained consciousness, Su Tang rushed into the ward immediately.

He circled the hospital bed twice, and seeing that Isaac was pale but unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, he wagged his tail unhappily.

"That's pathetic, Isaac! I heard you got beaten up by a bunch of thugs. Don't ever say you're one of Su Tang's henchmen again. You're a disgrace!"

Although the words were complaints, they revealed an awkward concern.

Immediately afterwards, he announced his decision regarding the placement of the orphaned children—he would take them all into his home! To become his little slaves!

"I keep my word! Border Star is under my protection!" Su Tang puffed out his chest. "But Klein said he can only take it to Moth Star, not keep it at home, there are too many bugs to accommodate it... Hmph, whatever!"

In fact, because Su Tang was too carried away before, she directly posted the boastful words "Border Star, I've got your back!" on Star Blog.

This post received strong support from many male insects, was forwarded countless times, and spread widely, attracting huge social attention. After some maneuvering, the imperial high command actually took the opportunity to symbolically transfer the jurisdiction of the entire border star field to Su Tang as a special "fiefdom".

This is both a response to the male insect's "kindness" and, to some extent, a way of getting rid of this historical burden.

How to settle the massive remnant insect population scattered across countless junk planets has become a real problem.

Following the subtle advice of Klein, Lancelot, and Rohart, Su Tang, the hindsight expert, ultimately made a decision "fitting his villainous identity"—

"I'm going to open the largest 'evil factory' in the entire universe on Moth Planet!" Su Tang announced triumphantly, her tail wagging high. "I'll make all the remnants of the ancient race work for me! Hmph, they'll create wealth for me day and night!"

The so-called "evil factory" is actually a well-planned agricultural product processing base and a high-end handicraft workshop.

The special fruits and minerals unique to the planet Moth Star require a large number of skilled insect handlers for meticulous processing.

This will not only perfectly resettle the families of the deceased who are being brought in, providing them with stable and dignified jobs and income, but also effectively utilize resources and create economic value.

Isaac and Adloro had already learned the truth about the "evil factory" from Klein. The two brothers exchanged a glance and saw a surge of gratitude and love in each other's eyes.

The male insect, in his awkward and childlike way, carefully maintained their dignity, paving a path to rebirth for them and the remnant insect race.

At that moment, a profound emotion took root in the hearts of the two brothers. Their loyalty to Su Tang was not a compensation for guilt, but a recognition and unwavering devotion from the depths of their souls.

[Isaac and Adloro, assimilation progress 100%.]

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Forced by the male's favor, the Klein Tribe also conducted a more in-depth evaluation of the wasp brothers.

To their surprise, they discovered that these two female insects, which had grown wildly on the garbage planet, not only possessed top-tier S+ qualifications, but their mutation ability, "Touch Translation," was also extremely rare and of strategic value.

Adlord's ability to recall objects and simulate auras, and Isaac's influence and disguise of thought, if properly guided and systematically trained, have unlimited potential.

Furthermore, due to their unique mutation, the brothers' mental states are extremely stable, making them less prone to collapse than ordinary female insects. This is one of the reasons why Isaac did not go berserk despite the various forms of torture inflicted by the space pirates.

Su Tang originally intended to personally train his two newly recruited "little brothers," but under Klein's coaxing, he decided to send them for "advanced training" so that they could make greater contributions to his villainous career in the future.

Adrod has not yet evolved to adulthood. He has a wild and untamed personality, but great potential.

He was sent to the First Military Academy of the Empire for "re-education," where he systematically learned knowledge, discipline, and tactics to hone his skills.

Meanwhile, Isaac, who was already in the late stages of an evolution and was meticulous and resolute, was completely healed and led away by Lancelot with a cold face to join the mysterious "Anti-Si" unit—a special force responsible for important intelligence investigation, infiltration, and interrogation.

His abilities would undoubtedly be put to maximum use there.

Of course, all of this has a premise.

"Remember, all of your identities are 'atonement for your sins'," Klein said calmly but firmly as he saw them off. "You remain the property of Lord Su Tang, and working for him to atone for your sins is your permanent obligation. Eighty percent of your military academy and unit stipends, as well as all your future income, will be automatically allocated to the 'Evil Factory's' operating account, and the remaining twenty percent will belong to Lord Su Tang. Understand?"

"Understood!" The two brothers stood at attention and answered, their voices filled with strength rather than reluctance.

They knew that this seemingly punitive arrangement actually gave them a new foothold and an opportunity to repay their debt of gratitude. Both military academy and the anti-spy force were advancement paths that countless female insects dreamed of.

Adlaud jumped onto the flying car, turned back to Isaac with a grin, and said, "Bro, just wait and see me become the top graduate!"

Isaac nodded, watched his brother leave, then turned and followed Lancelot's aloof figure onto the road full of unknowns and challenges, yet leading to light.

They were all once wanderers lost under the starry sky, but now, the morning star named Su Tang has shown them the way home and given them a new life.

The era of "Star Pirate A" has passed, and the story of Imperial military cadet Adrode and Isaac, a member of the Annihilation Force, has only just begun.