Chapter 45: The Siege

“Empress…”

With Meng Dalei’s authority, G502 quickly found Su Ling’s location.

She was currently on the roof.

A pink little girl clung to Su Ling’s window.

Since she shared vision with Selflessness, she could see everything inside the room clearly.

Seeing Su Ling’s beautiful sleeping face, G502’s heart nearly melted.

‘So beautiful!’

And when she saw Bai Miao snuggling in Su Ling’s arms, she nearly lost her mind with bliss.

‘So cute!’

‘Ahhh, a sister sandwich!’

G502 nearly died of excitement right then and there.

She had finally found the Empress, and there was even an unexpected surprise — a very lovely Princess.

‘Ahhh, God bless the Zerg!’

The doll-sized pink little girl on the windowsill slowly crawled into the room and then moved toward the living room.

Two pairs of fair, tender little feet entangled together came into view.

The thin wings on the pink little girl’s back trembled slightly as she flew into the air.

Suddenly, the figures of Ji Lingyuan and K423 appeared before her eyes.

Upon seeing K423, G502 instantly fell into silence.

But when the pink little girl entered Su Yao’s bedroom and saw the former Empress sleeping with a woman who had a hot body and a mature, charming aura, she felt her vision go dark.

‘Phew, at least I found the Empress.’

G502 comforted herself.

She could feel that the Insect Hive was inside Su Ling’s body.

As long as the Insect Hive existed, Su Ling was the Empress, and the Zerg would never go extinct.

She slowly opened her ruby lips. In the next moment, a long tongue extended like a red carpet.

A black insect, similar to a summer cicada and about the size of a pinky finger, slowly poked its head out from her mouth.

It was a Tyranid Soldier, a Communication Bug.

“Notify G506, the Empress has been found.”

This insect was a type of Communication Bug whose main characteristic was its tiny size.

It ignored space and time, and it was capable of cross-dimensional travel.

It was even faster than the Witches’ Aether Network, which covered three universes.

The pinky-sized insect wiggled slightly.

Then, under G502’s gaze, its figure flickered a few times before it vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, G502 breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, she only needed to stay here, guard the Empress, and wait for reinforcements.

She knew that the fake’s Imperial Guard was also searching for the Empress.

The Empress had not yet awakened and could not use the power of the Insect Hive for the time being.

If those rebels found her first, the Empress wouldn’t be able to forcibly control them, and she would surely die.

Fortunately, they were the ones who had won in the end.

Just as G502 was about to enjoy Su Ling’s beautiful sleeping face again, a tiny spatial crack suddenly appeared.

The Communication Bug from earlier was thrown out by some unknown existence.

It looked withered and listless, its body constantly emitting black smoke.

G502 caught the Communication Bug, her expression changing drastically.

Almost at the same time, the Selflessness she had left on Sky Island in the Upper City was suddenly attacked, and she completely lost contact with it.

The final image sent by Selflessness, however, was a pair of extremely cold purple pupils belonging to Meng Dalei.

***

Upper City, Sky Island.

Meng Dalei snapped the neck of the pink little girl in her hand and tossed it into a corner like a piece of trash.

“She’s already noticed. Have the Third Squad head to the Lower City immediately to support the Second Group.”

In front of Meng Dalei was a holographic image.

A red dot was flashing continuously; it was G502’s location.

At this moment, Meng Dalei seemed like a completely different person.

Where was the servile manner she had shown while groveling at G502’s feet?

Her baby-fat face was etched with murderous intent, and her purple pupils were full of coldness and cruelty.

“Besiege her but do not kill her. At least leave her with one breath. Remember, if those Lower City peasants die, they die. Do not be soft-hearted.”

“Yes.”

Behind her, Yun Liuxue replied respectfully.

To make that insect show its true colors, Meng Dalei had put on a grand performance.

When the insect first tried to approach and seduce her, she had keenly sensed that something was wrong.

In order to not alert the enemy, she had played along with the scheme.

It wasn’t until the insect told her she was pregnant that she knew the other party had finally revealed her hand.

The first time she shared a moment of pleasure with the other party, she discovered that there was no Magic within the woman’s body.

Furthermore, there was a faint, unpleasant scent lingering on her — the scent of an Outsider.

Her instincts as a Witch were warning her.

And that insect was constantly trying to tamper with her cognition.

She hadn’t alerted the enemy and had let the insect do as she pleased.

She knew that the other party must have an ulterior motive for approaching her.

The insect thought she had completely overwritten Meng Dalei’s cognition, which was why she had used an insect egg to test her.

Instead, Meng Dalei had chosen to take a big gamble.

She had intentionally performed a paternity test on the so-called “daughter.”

As expected, the insect panicked and frantically attacked her cognition, trying to take complete control over her.

The insect had succeeded; she was indeed controlled.

She knew that only by placing herself in the trap would she avoid raising the insect’s suspicion.

Her contingency plan wasn’t on herself, but on Yun Liuxue.

When the insect left, Yun Liuxue sensed its location and immediately rushed to the Upper City.

With the hidden hand she had left on Yun Liuxue, she quickly broke through the cognitive shackles the insect had placed in her mind.

The insect was also very cautious and had specially left a clone behind.

However, she knew this was the best opportunity.

If she missed it, she would completely alert the enemy.

She had to know what that insect was actually after.

From the looks of it, the other party seemed to want her intelligence authority.

“What did she do with my authority?”

“She went to the Lower City to find the Zerg from this morning’s siege, and then she searched for a citizen’s data.”

Yun Liuxue’s expression was quite interesting at that moment.

She presented Su Ling’s data to Meng Dalei.

“How is it her?”

Meng Dalei was also somewhat surprised.

She knew about Su Ling — an unlucky girl.

“You know her?”

Seeing Yun Liuxue’s expression, Meng Dalei narrowed her eyes.

“Yes. When we were besieging that Zerg this morning, she was a major suspect. But in the end, she cleared her name. We performed gene sequencing and confirmed she is 100% a Witch.”

It was an unexpected answer.

Even Meng Dalei raised an eyebrow.

“By the way, the latest news—your wife is also in the building where that insect is staying. She’s in Su Ling’s home. Should we wait for the insect to leave the building before we act?”

Yun Liuxue secretly observed Meng Dalei’s expression as she made the suggestion.

“Why is she there? Damn it, that bitch.”

Meng Dalei’s brow furrowed.

She knew everything about Wen Ruyu’s affairs.

She had no feelings for Wen Ruyu at all.

In her eyes, Wen Ruyu was just a money bag, a machine used to reproduce her offspring.

She was the least favored daughter of the Meng family.

She had to achieve some political results before she could hold her head high in the family.

The insect before her was her chance.

“Also, the Second Group just intercepted a Zerg Communication Bug. Although it escaped, the information it carried was snatched by the Second Group. They are currently racing against time to decipher it.”

“Leave the deciphering to the Fourth Group. Have the Second Group and the Third Squad focus entirely on besieging that insect.”

“And your wife?”

“Heh, don’t worry about her.”

The corners of Meng Dalei’s mouth curled up slightly.

“Some sacrifices are necessary.”