People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Thinking to himself, Colonel Bart quickly pulled out his phone, intending to see who was so clueless as to call him at this time.

The caller ID showed it was the landline of the Trimont Guard headquarters.

Judging by the time, his subordinate Mike should be on duty at this time.

Colonel Bart immediately frowned, adopted an air of authority, and answered the phone:

"Damn it, don't you know what I'm doing right now? Are you blind to call me now?"

The person on the other end of the phone paused slightly, then a strange voice spoke:

“Colonel Bart, I am…”

"I don't care who you are, shut up now and wait obediently at headquarters. I'll deal with you when I'm done with things here!"

"You're going a bit too far, Colonel Bart. Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that!"

The voice on the other end of the microphone also sounded a bit angry, replying verbatim:

“I don’t care what you’re doing right now, shut your mouth and get over here right now. I’m going to discipline General Douglas’s men for him!”

General Douglas?

Upon hearing the name, Colonel Bart's mind went blank for a moment.

My superior isn't General Douglas. He's the superior of my superior's superior, the head of the entire Colombian military. What rank do I have to be his subordinate?

But the next second, he suddenly realized, who is that person on the other end? Can they just call him General Douglas?

"Wait, who are you...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the phone call was disconnected. Colonel Bart was slightly taken aback, but before he could get angry, he quickly waved to everyone in the room, signaling them to continue the experiment, and then hurriedly left the observation room.

Stepping out of the observation room, he immediately called his subordinate's cell phone. As soon as the call connected, he heard a commotion on the other end and quickly frowned, asking:

"Mike, what happened? Who came from headquarters?"

There was static on the other end of the phone, and then Colonel Bart heard his subordinate reply in a mocking, arrogant tone:

“Mr. Bart, you have just been suspended from duty and are under investigation by General Douglas. I suggest you stay where you are and wait for the inspection team to come. Don’t resist, because it will be useless.”

"There's one more thing. Please don't make this call again. I'm afraid President Wilson might misunderstand."

Finally, as if remembering something, Mike proudly added:

"One more thing, next time you see me, please call me Colonel Mike!"

"Dudu-"

The phone hangs up.

There should be BGM here.

P.S.: Both chapters are 4,000 words each, so this makes up for yesterday's update. Goodnight, brothers!

Chapter 194 Horhaiya: After being beaten, she lay on the ground and made Saria pay her compensation.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ernst noticed Colonel Bart rushing out the door, sweating profusely, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face, which seemed rather enigmatic to onlookers.

"It seems Mr. Wilson has arrived."

It must be said, the Vice President's arrival was truly timely. Had it been any later, Colonel Bart might have witnessed the end of Project Balrog. At that point, having realized the possibility of the [Resurrection] technology, the military would certainly not have backed down easily. Even President Wilson would likely have had to put in considerable effort.

If Ernst had arrived too early, he wouldn't have been able to witness this dramatic scene.

In summary, the current situation is undoubtedly the most ideal. No one has truly witnessed the outcome of the Flame Demon Project, so the confrontation between the two sides will not completely break down. As for Rhine Lab, the experimental party, it has a more perfect environment for mediation.

With a slight relief in his heart, Ens turned his head and began to look forward to it.

Holhaya, if you don't show yourself soon, it will be too late. Or have you already blended in with our group?

Ernst's guess was correct. At this very moment, one of the executors sitting at the control panel, wearing a Rhine Lab employee badge and responsible for carrying out the specific procedures of the experiment, was Holheimia herself.

After her attempt to infiltrate the ranks of the executors and tamper with the experiments failed, Horhaia had to take matters into her own hands and try to infiltrate them herself.

It must be said that the Melander Foundation is indeed quite powerful. As the second-in-command of the organization, Tin Man, although he accidentally had his head twisted off by Columbia Superman, this does not negate his abilities. He does have some tricks up his sleeve.

Holhaia still remembered what the Tin Man said when she took out the Rhine Lab employee badge with altered personal information:

"Holhaya, haven't you ever wondered why I would know so much about the content and progress of an experiment funded by the military, led by Rhine Lab, and with a change of person in charge along the way?"

"Don't be surprised, the Melander Foundation is everywhere. Beach umbrellas, Volvotkoczynski, Rhine Life, even in Victoria, Bolivar, Ursus, we have our undercover agents everywhere."

Yes, without Saria, the acting head of the company, being fully unaware, Rhine Lab selected an employee who was actually an undercover agent for the Melander Foundation as the executor. And with the assistance of even more undercover agents, this employee's identity was then changed to Horhyah.

As required by the experiment, the executors had to wear protective suits (Levi and Palvis wore the same suits in the previous laboratory), which helped Horhaia conceal her most troublesome racial characteristic—her large tail, which she possessed despite being a Liberi.

Through these connections, Holhaya entered the experimental field. She naturally noticed the unexpected visitor in the room.

"I was wondering why I always felt there was a familiar smell in the neighborhood."

With her gaze subtly shifted to the side, she swept across Ernst's figure through the protective suit. Holhaia licked her lips with a slightly seductive lick, her expression conveying not only surprise but also a sense of "unexpected yet reasonable."

She had long felt that, given Saria's status as a scientist and her extensive experience in "cleaning up messes for Rhine Lab," she would never be able to discern all of her smokescreens, ruin her plans, or even capture Himer and turn around to monitor and track her, all while she was busy with her daily affairs.

The fact that they were able to keep Horhyah under tight surveillance until they finally had to ask the Tin Man for help and use the "big hand" of the Melander Foundation to carry out an incredible infiltration was something that Saria couldn't possibly do. Horhyah even felt at one point that she was dealing with Victoria's Grey Hat.

Sure enough, Saria had someone backing her up; it wasn't Victoria's grey hat, but Ernst.

When she was with Ernst, Horhaia always felt that Ernst was overly cautious but lacked offensive capabilities. So when she played support, she was often focused on "expanding the victory".

But now, she suddenly understands something.

To expand the gains, there must first be gains.

A skilled warrior doesn't boast of glorious achievements. It wasn't until she actually faced Ernst that Horhaja realized how troublesome it was to encounter such a cautious, methodical, and skillful opponent who could seize upon your mistakes and launch a counterattack.

Her mistake was overestimating Himer's untrained espionage skills, which crumbled at the first touch against the combination of Saria and Ernst.

And if nothing unexpected happens, the military colonel who just rushed out also made a mistake and was caught by Ernst.

Others might miss Ernst's enigmatic smile, but having been by Ernst's side for nearly a year and having developed a tacit understanding, Horhayak kept her eyes fixed on the snow leopard.

She wouldn't miss a single expression or emotion from Ernst.

"But now that things have come to this, even if I see through Ernst, my way of winning can hardly be called honorable."

She murmured a slightly disappointed thought to herself, then shook her head with a wry smile.

The reason she was able to bypass Ernst's defenses, enter the laboratory, and interfere with the Balrog Project's experiments was not due to her own power, but rather to the Melander Foundation's influence in Columbia.

If one had to put it into words, Ernst was single-handedly fighting against a "Columbia in the shadows" that had been operating since the founding of Colombia and whose influence was now spread throughout the country. If he could even defend against this, wouldn't all the years of accumulation by the Melander Foundation have become a joke?

That would truly be a ghost story!

Well, I was just completing a task. I'll save the praise and apologies for Ernst when I get back to Kjerag.

Thinking this, Holhaya looked at the red button beside her.

Each executor has a button like this on their hand; it's a "forced power-off" button that Saria added to ensure the safety of the experiment.

Pressing this button will cut off the power to the entire Flame Demon Project laboratory, and the Flame Demon soul extracted from the fragments will be released instantly. As for where it goes, that's not something Horhaya needs to worry about.

Her job is simply to disrupt the plan, create chaos, and then slip away in the confusion.

Slightly standing up, Holhaya remained in a state of readiness to make a hasty retreat at any moment, and pressed the button beside her.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

The expected scene of a power outage and complete darkness in the laboratory did not occur. On the contrary, after pressing the button, the control panel where Holhaya was located emitted a sharp alarm.

The alarm was far more deafening than Colonel Bart's mere cell phone ring. In an instant, Holhaia felt that everyone in the room was focused on her.

"Catch her."

Saria gave a cold shout, and the next second, Muels, who had been invited here by Saria, raised his hand, and clear water immediately gushed out from the water dispenser in the corner, wrapping around Horhaya like a large net.

Without a moment's hesitation, Horhaya suddenly stood up, about to activate the hidden, simple spellcasting unit to summon a wind wall to block the water flow, creating chaos to escape.

But as soon as she stood up, before she could make any move, an iron fist was already in front of her.

Muirsey's attack was merely a feint; the real attacker was the woman who shouted "Grab her!"

Columbia's Superman punched Holhaya in the stomach, and Holhaya, who had never had a childhood, experienced the thrill of riding a roller coaster in an amusement park through her protective suit, thanks to her innate ability to hit people from a distance.

But that wasn't all. Saria changed her stance, turning her straight punch into a rising dragon punch, aiming to strike Horhys's chin.

"Hey, stop hitting it! How am I supposed to take it home if it gets damaged?"

A very familiar voice hurriedly spoke, trying to stop them.

In that instant, a lot of thoughts raced through Holhaya's mind, and she felt a slight sting in her nose.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The outside world is still too dangerous.

Forgive me, boss~

Saria's punch was too fast, leaving no room to stop; she could only do her best to restrain her power.

With a muffled thud, the feathered serpent soared into the sky of her ancestor, a place she had always dreamed of.

Although it didn't fly as high as our ancestors.

"Oh dear." Ernst stretched out his hand in a gesture reminiscent of Er Kang, watching Holhaya fall to the ground with a thud, and Saria standing apologetically beside her. He pursed his lips and lowered his hand.

I have a feeling that your second punch just now was partly driven by personal grudges. While it's true that Horhyahia schemed against Rhine Lab and even infiltrated their ranks, didn't I manage to block it?

I defended against it all, but even the last little fishing hook I cast caused this feathered serpent to capsize in the gutter.

Was it really necessary to beat them so badly?

What, you're asking why Ernst didn't reach out and stop him?

Are you kidding me? Block Captain Columbia's fist? Ernst's physical abilities... if he really took that hit, he'd be the first clinical resurrection patient after the Balrog Project succeeds!

Ernst walked to Horhaiya's side with a pang of heartache, bent down, and observed her peaceful sleeping face through her protective suit. He sighed. Just as he was about to call Vina over to take Horhaiya to Rhine Lab's medical room for emergency treatment, he noticed Horhaiya's lips moving slightly, as if she were saying something.

Ernst's ears twitched, and for a moment he was unsure which of the four channels to use to listen.

Holhaia's lips twitched, and she reached out to grab Ernst's arm, saying in a trembling voice:

"Make her pay compensation."

"I can share with you the sales information from 4S stores."

Ernst's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.

Hmm, as expected, Horhaya is still my type. I didn't even expect that!

Chapter 195 Flame Demon: You're the one, Philin, step forward and die!

Rhine Life Sciences truly lives up to its reputation as a professional team; they arrived quickly and left just as fast. In the blink of an eye, Horhaya was sent to the infirmary.

With the last problem eliminated, Ernst was finally able to calmly appreciate the Balrog experiment.

In fact, not only he breathed a sigh of relief, but the Balrog on the other side of the wall also breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn it, do Colombians have any manners at all? Isn't this experiment supposed to be called the Balrog Experiment? I even wrote the race in the title. Can't they tell who the main character is?

First, a last-minute phone call to leave, then some alarm to arrest someone—the experiment has already started! My soul even flew over from Londinium beforehand, and now I'm stuck here like this? Isn't that a bit disrespectful to the Balrog?

The Flame Demon experiment didn't even have a high Flame Demon content, and now I have to wait in line to appear?

Now it seems these Colombians have finally sorted out their troubles.

Safar the Fire Demon calmed down. After all, why was he angry with these weak descendants of the ancestors?

Perhaps he should think about how to grill all these Colombians. He'd heard the researchers mention various new cooking methods for Terra; he could definitely give them a try.

The Flame Demon's fire control ability might have a surprising effect.

His attention inexplicably drifted to a strange place, and suddenly, the Balrog felt a pull.

He looked at the source stone on the altar in the room, which served as the medium.

In the eyes of the Balrog, this Originium, processed by the Colombians, had a style reminiscent of the altars used by Sarkaz sorcerers in ancient times, but the processing method was more refined, and the techniques used were completely different from Sarkaz sorcery. Therefore, he could not see what specific effects this Originium could produce.

But without a doubt, the activation of this Originium is a signal, representing the restart of the experiment.

This time, no one will stop him.

As the energy of Levi's specially crafted "Pure Originium" filled the room, the green plants began to die gradually. Numerous Originium crystal clusters burst forth from their crystallized trunks, like an infected person in the late stages of Oripathy, experiencing a rapid onset of symptoms. Before long, the Originium grew wildly, completely covering the original green plants and transforming into an irregular cluster of Originium crystals.