Chapter 752 - 402: Abandoned Pawn
Huangfu Yi opened his eyes and looked at the distinctive UI system projection in his vision, realizing he had once again entered the battle chassis linkage cabin in Outer Heaven.
Just now... it seemed like he was refining the Second Primordial Spirit, merging with that Great Demon Bai Yang Divine Soul, and practicing the Five Immortals Sword Scripture together...
"First-class battle soldier, Weston Four, accumulated battle merits of 4951. Your original form has evolved, the new battle chassis upgrade is unlocked, safety mechanisms are activated, and you currently have 426 battle merit points available..."
Listening to the system’s report in his ear, Huangfu Yi instinctively lifted the coffin lid, habitually wanting to disembark and grind monsters, only to unexpectedly find that the outer hatch and weapon box were locked.
"Beep beep. Received communication from Weston One."
"Hey kid, don’t move around after waking up, if you’re idle, work on your exercises. It’s still two hours until we reach Nest City."
Hearing the sergeant’s voice coming from the communication channel, Huangfu Yi reacted,
"Is the Yangjing Harbor battle finished?"
"Yeah, the Moon Surface Fleet intercepted Mars’ reinforcements at TMI. The Martians jumped over for a battle, and we’ll have to wait for the result in the sky to determine where the next battle will be fought. Only then will we infantry get to enter the field. For now, we’ve temporarily disengaged to withdraw back to Nest City for reorganization."
Alright then, it sounds like the decisive battle is happening elsewhere, and they, the line-holding cannon fodder, can finally temporarily withdraw from the frontlines for a rest.
"Nest City... is it the base of the Outer Heaven people? What is it like?"
"What could it be like? It’s just a bigger, deeper hole. A military base dug inside a mountain, a subterranean refuge shelter for civilians, and it’s all introduced in the system, you can look it up yourself."
Huangfu Yi was genuinely curious about what the natives of Outer Heaven were actually like.
Of course, he knew ’what’ they were like. All those weapon specifications promotional videos clearly showed, whether as weapon users or weapon targets. Aside from their completely different clothing styles, their physique and features are just like Taiji humans, without any missing limbs, so he hadn’t really noticed before. But ever since he saw that insect nest and the Insect Queen...
"Sergeant."
"What’s the matter, need help with a problem?"
"There is something I don’t understand... these Outer Heaven folks, are they considered humans... or insects?"
"Hmm?"
The other side of the communication channel was momentarily taken aback and then abruptly cut off the communication.
Before Huangfu Yi could respond, a flash of red light appeared in front of him, and a red shadow jumped out.
"Blood Demon!!"
Huangfu Yi was shocked! Instinctively, he was about to throw a punch! Suddenly, a jolt of electricity coursed through his spine, then his limbs were in excruciating pain! It felt like being struck by thunder, and also like a steel knife being thrust into his spine, the blade twisting into his bones, causing him to become rigid all over, muscles limp and powerless, forcing him to kneel on the ground, completely unable to exert any strength!
"Don’t be startled, I’m not the Blood Refining Divine Son, it’s just the Primordial Spirit Transmission Shadow Method, not soul-snatching."
The blood shadow took a couple of steps and then transformed into the sergeant’s appearance, squatting beside Huangfu Yi and glancing at him,
"I told you not to move. We’ve already exited the war zone and entered a safe zone. Now the battle chassises are all locked, and the safety inhibitors will greatly suppress the power of your original form, bringing us down to the level of the natives to avoid anyone suddenly becoming reactive and causing collateral damage.
After all, the people here are very fragile, they shatter like mud with just a touch, and if we go berserk and kill too many, they won’t invite you to fight monsters again in the future...
But you, kid, your original form has been evolving quite rapidly? I remember when I first saw you, you were just a Body Refinement grunt, it’s understandable you would build a foundation through practice, but how did you even form an Elixir and strengthen your Primordial Spirit so immensely? How many Divine Souls have you taken, and is your Blessing really this profound?
Forget it, doesn’t concern me, but... where did you learn about the insects?"
Huangfu Yi lay paralyzed on the ground, unable to speak. The sergeant waved a hand in front of his eyes, and images from the insect nest flashed like a carousel in front of him.
Huangfu Yi suddenly regained his senses, gritting his teeth and restoring his consciousness to resist the opponent’s Soul Searching Technique.
"Tch, stingy, it’s not like it would have cost you a pound of flesh."
So the sergeant withdrew his hand, shrugged, and said,
"But looking at that pit, it’s pretty clear it’s an Insect Clan relic suppressed by the Immortal Palace. So, what, you’ve seen the insects?"
Huangfu Yi bit his teeth and stood up, having no time to argue over these matters.
"A new Insect Queen was born in Taiji Heaven, I must eliminate it... how much do you know?"
The sergeant pointed to the battle chassis helmet,
"Not much, not little, but I can tell you, you should be able to remember.
Though it’s not good to talk here, they’re listening. I’ll come find you."
The sergeant knocked on Huangfu Yi’s helmet, and with a flash of red light, his image disappeared.
"Beep beep, cargo 200, has now arrived at the war readiness base, safety restrictions removed."
Feeling a slight crackling sound all around, as if blades piercing his spine retracted, Huangfu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the cabin door, and found it unlocked, so he lifted the curtain and looked out, only to find himself in a kind of man-made, three-dimensional deep well-style transportation hub. Rows of containers were arranged in line, swiftly transported through maglev tracks, surrounded by innumerable tunnel entrances and passageways converging from all directions, loaded and unloaded by mechanical arms, sorted, and transported to various cargo storage compartments.
Looking at this immense underground space, surrounded by tunnels made of heavy alloy gates, light bands entwined among towering steel-reinforced concrete structures, Huangfu Yi felt dazed for a moment, with even more doubts in his heart.
Outer Heaven’s human underground city, Taiji Heaven’s Insect Clan underground nest, and the battle chassis armor and Imperial Divine Weapon... isn’t it all a bit... too coincidental?