“Hey, hey, hey, the subject is still right here.”
At that moment, Yun Guang was like a little fox, clinging to Su Ling and sniffing her incessantly.
Ji Lingyuan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, though a smug look flickered in the depths of her eyes.
‘Hmph, stare all you want.’
She and Yun Guang had been friends for years, but unfortunately, neither of them was the other’s type.
Thus, they had always maintained a regular friendship.
Coincidentally, Yun Guang had a thing for white-haired girls and pure, innocent young women.
In other words, Su Ling was exactly her type.
Ji Lingyuan’s preferences were similar to Yun Guang’s, and because she knew this about her friend, she had specifically called Su Ling over.
Of course, the main reason she had invited Yun Guang was to see if she could find a way to erase Su Ling’s Main Personality.
“Didn’t you say it was too much trouble last night? Why the sudden change of heart first thing this morning?”
Su Ling was quick-witted enough to help Yun Guang with her luggage.
Ji Lingyuan didn’t stop her, but Yun Guang wore a meaningful expression.
Hearing Ji Lingyuan’s words, Yun Guang rubbed her chin with a mysterious air.
“About that thing you mentioned last night… how should I put this? I can do it, but unfortunately, it’s completely illegal.”
Yun Guang glanced at Su Ling.
According to Ji Lingyuan, this well-behaved girl before her was just a split personality.
The Main Personality apparently had a terrible disposition, which made Yun Guang feel a bit of pity.
“Hah, I never thought I’d hear the word ‘illegal’ come out of your mouth.”
Ji Lingyuan snorted in disdain.
How could she not know Yun Guang’s character?
“Even if I really wanted to help you, the side effects of doing that are too great. Are you really willing to risk it?”
Yun Guang shrugged.
If they killed the Main Personality, the split sub-personality might be caught in the crossfire as well.
Hearing this, Ji Lingyuan looked at the obedient Su Ling beside her.
She wanted to give a definitive answer, but for some reason, the words caught in her throat.
Su Ling looked up in confusion.
Seeing Ji Lingyuan staring blankly at her, she instinctively flashed a pleasing smile.
‘Why is she looking at me like that?’
‘No way… I dressed like this on purpose to please her. Does she not like these “green tea” tactics?’
For a moment, Su Ling felt uneasy.
She was genuinely afraid that Ji Lingyuan would grow to dislike her.
She wasn’t afraid of Ji Lingyuan toy with her; she was afraid of Ji Lingyuan losing interest.
She was still counting on draining more money out of her.
Meanwhile, Ji Lingyuan felt a surge of irritation.
‘She’s just a Fuli Ji, a toy I bought. Why am I feeling so restless?’
‘Killing that annoying Main Personality and keeping this gentle, considerate Sub-personality who knows how to please me—isn’t that exactly what I wanted?’
Ji Lingyuan could obviously tell that Su Ling was deliberately trying to get on her good side.
Yet, for some reason, she hesitated the moment she heard that killing the Main Personality would affect the current Su Ling.
‘Ji Lingyuan, did you lose your mind?’
‘She isn’t actually your girlfriend. Why do you care so much?’
“Heehee, you hesitated. It seems like you two are quite lovey-dovey — “
Yun Guang teased.
Su Ling’s eyes were filled with confusion; she didn’t understand why Yun Guang would say that.
Ji Lingyuan snapped back to her senses and said irritably, “Stop being so sarcastic. Since you’re not here to help, why did you even come?”
“Hmm, you really don’t know?”
Yun Guang rubbed her chin, looking at Ji Lingyuan.
Ji Lingyuan’s brow furrowed.
“Did something happen?”
“Tsk, something that big happened last night, and you actually don’t know?”
Yun Guang clicked her tongue in wonder.
“Zerg have appeared in the Lower City of Azure Star.”
“Zerg!”
Ji Lingyuan cried out in alarm.
Even S, who was standing nearby, wore a look of shock.
Su Ling, however, was completely bewildered.
‘What on earth are they talking about?’
“Does our little cutie not know about the Zerg? The Tyranid Swarm?”
Yun Guang completely ignored Ji Lingyuan.
Instead, she leaned down slightly and pinched Su Ling’s cheek.
Su Ling’s face flushed red.
She had an intuition that Yun Guang could tell she and Ji Lingyuan weren’t a real couple.
“I don’t know much about them…”
‘Please, I only traveled to this world a month ago. How could I know that much?’
“Haha, it’s fine. The situation on the front lines against the Zerg isn’t optimistic right now, so the media definitely won’t report it heavily. It’s normal for you not to know.”
Yun Guang smiled.
As early as six thousand years ago, the Witches had observed the existence of other primary universes—at least eleven of them.
Six thousand years ago, which was Witch Era Year 1, the Witches broke through to the Second Universe and implemented unification.
The Witch Empire, possessing two major primary universes, reached unprecedented strength.
Soon, the Third Universe was also incorporated into the Empire’s territory.
Just as the Witch Empire was charging forward, preparing to invade the observed Fourth Universe, they encountered an unprecedented enemy.
The Tyranid Swarm.
The Tyranid Swarm was the absolute hegemon of the Fourth Universe.
Unlike the Witches, they had no technology or magic; they relied solely on pure biological evolution.
“Do you know why the Tyranid Swarm is so terrifying? It’s because those bugs can reproduce like crazy. It’s even more ridiculous than cellular mitosis,” Yun Guang said with a giggle, though a hint of fear flashed deep in her eyes.
“The most fatal part is that the Fourth Universe has been completely permeated by the Zerg. In the Fourth Universe, anything that touches upon the Proliferation Concept can give birth to bugs.”
Yun Guang pulled out a piece of paper and slowly tore it apart under Su Ling’s watchful gaze.
“To give you a simple example, I just tore this paper. Didn’t it turn one into two?”
“In our universe, that’s nothing. But in the Fourth Universe, this already fits the Zerg’s Proliferation Concept. In minutes, those two torn pieces of paper would become two bugs.”
‘Wait? That’s how it works?’
Su Ling’s eyes widened in shock.
She knew about the Zerg.
There were plenty of descriptions of the Zerg concept in games back on Earth.
But according to what Yun Guang was saying, wasn’t this Tyranid Swarm a bit too absurd?
Anything that met even a tiny bit of the concept of reproduction could become a bug?
“That’s not all. At the peak of their horror, if you were to write any words or sentences related to reproduction on a piece of paper, bugs would come rushing out of it.”
Ji Lingyuan sighed.
The Tyranid Swarm had no intelligence, no technology, and no magic.
But with just this terrifying racial skill, the Witch Empire—despite owning three major primary universes—had been beaten so badly by the Zerg that they didn’t dare make a sound.
“Fortunately, only the Empress and the Praetorian Guard possess intelligence. The rest are merely carriers for genes, without a shred of wisdom.”
Yun Guang seemed to sense Su Ling’s fear and comforted her with a smile.
“Sigh, don’t be afraid, little cutie. We’re currently in the First Universe, separated from the Fourth Universe by two other major universes. Those bugs can’t fight their way over here.”
“Besides, that heaven-defying skill is only effective within the Fourth Universe. If they actually came here, they’d be nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.”
Hearing this, Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
“You’ve strayed far from the topic. What exactly happened with the Zerg appearing in the Lower City?”
Ji Lingyuan interrupted.
Yun Guang stopped in her tracks.
The group had already exited the station, but they found a group of people waiting for them at the entrance.
“Expert Yun, we have been waiting for some time.”
The leader was a young woman dressed in a black uniform.
She scanned Su Ling’s group, and when her eyes landed on Su Ling, she actually looked surprised.
“Last night, the owner of Shao Nian You in the Lower City was eaten clean. Based on the traces left at the scene, we suspect the Zerg did it.”
“As for me—well, you know that besides Spirit Magic, I also do research on the Zerg. A paper I published a month ago about the Zerg was successfully submitted. That’s why they found me; they want me to be their consultant.”
Yun Guang took the luggage from Su Ling’s hand and jerked her chin at Ji Lingyuan.
“They’re here to pick me up. Once I’m done with my work, I’ll come find you to play. Bye~”
“Tch.”
Ji Lingyuan suddenly felt the mood was ruined.
However, she didn’t say much.
After saying goodbye, she prepared to take Su Ling back home.
Conveniently, she was starting to get in the mood.
‘Hmph, my cute little Strawberry Little Cake, are you ready?’
Su Ling seemed to sense something, and the corner of her mouth twitched.
‘Sigh, it looks like I won’t be able to escape being poked today.’
However, she was still worried about the Zerg Yun Guang had mentioned.
Yun Guang said the Zerg appeared in the Lower City, and she lived in the Lower City!
Moreover, from Yun Guang’s tone, it seemed the Zerg hadn’t been caught yet?
Her heart suddenly tightened.
‘Miao Miao and Mom better be okay!’
Just as the three of them were about to leave, Su Ling suddenly noticed a line of people appearing in front of them.
It was the same group that had just come to pick up Yun Guang.
“Miss Su Ling, what a coincidence. We were actually looking for you.”
“Shao Hua, what are you doing?”
Yun Guang’s brow furrowed.
This sudden situation caught everyone off guard.
Ji Lingyuan’s face turned cold.
“What is the meaning of this?”
“I apologize, Miss. We are looking for Miss Su Ling.”
Shao Hua looked apologetic.
“Through our investigation, it is highly likely that Miss Su Ling is related to the Zerg that appeared at Shao Nian You last night.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Su Ling was also completely dumbfounded.
She pointed a finger at herself in disbelief.
“I—me?”