The Star Ruins.
300,000 light-years from Azure Star.
This was originally an ancient battlefield where the space-time dimensions were extremely unstable.
The Witch Empire didn’t bother to invest resources in repairing it, but this neglect provided a haven for outlaws.
Nowadays, the Star Ruins resembled a black market.
Items that were inconvenient to sell in the nearby major star systems could be found here.
“Where is the stuff I wanted?”
Three black-robed figures arrived at a vendor’s stall.
“On the table. Take it yourself. I’m not delivering,” the stall owner replied.
She was a young, blue-haired girl wearing sunglasses and waving a fan with an arrogant air.
She didn’t bother to look at the newcomers.
In the Star Ruins, such attire was a common sight.
“Drink it.”
The leading black-robed figure led the two behind her into a corner and handed the potion she had just bought to the smallest one.
Seeing that the smallest figure remained motionless, the leader slowly lowered her hood.
With black hair and red eyes, it was Bai Wei.
Bai Wei knelt down, her tone as gentle as possible.
“Be good, Miao Miao. This is a special Magic Potion that will allow you to return to your Mimicry State.”
Because Bai Miao and K423 had been forced out of their Mimicry State by the drugs developed by the Witches, they found it extremely difficult to move.
Bai Wei had no choice but to come here to purchase Genetic Magic Potions.
Bai Miao tilted her head slightly. Beneath her hood, several pairs of eerie compound eyes were filled with resentment.
“Do you hate the way I look right now?”
“I am your mother. How could I ever hate you?”
“Then what about Sister?”
Bai Wei frowned.
“Why bring her up?”
“Why shouldn’t I bring her up? She is also your daughter, and she is my sister. You were missing for one year, and she was the one who supported our family. Oh, wait—I mean the sister from this past month.”
Bai Miao’s tone was thick with mockery.
“The sister from before… ha! She thought about selling me more than once. Every night, she even—”
At that moment, the sound of fluttering wings echoed throughout the alley.
K423, standing to the side, tensed up.
She moved to shield Bai Miao, glaring at Bai Wei with hostile intent.
Whenever Bai Miao thought of that previous lunatic, she felt an overwhelming sense of hatred.
“You little slut! It must be because of you that Mother left home!”
“You useless brat, I’ll beat you to death!”
Day and night, that lunatic would take pleasure in abusing her physical body.
‘She wasn’t a sister at all. She was a demon!’
Whenever Bai Miao recalled that person now, an insatiable bloodlust rose within her.
She had only one sister!
“I’m sorry, but now is not the time for a tantrum. Be good and drink it.”
Seeing Bai Miao remain unresponsive, Bai Wei’s expression chilled.
“Don’t you want to go back and reunite with Ling Ling and the others?”
“We can still go back?”
As if a core command had been triggered, Bai Miao’s delicate body trembled.
“Yaoyao is my wife. Ling Ling is… sigh, she is also my daughter.”
Bai Wei sighed.
Although she didn’t know where Su Ling had come from, the fact that her soul was identical to her previous daughter’s made it impossible for her not to treat the girl as her own.
She was simply too afraid—afraid that something beyond her understanding had replaced her daughter.
She only wanted to ensure that everything was safe.
If she had truly decided that the girl was a Possessor, she would have struck her down with her blade the day before.
Hearing this, Bai Miao finally took the bottle of Magic Potion.
She drank half and handed the remainder to K423.
The two of them drank, and their forms beneath the robes underwent a slight change.
After a long while, they both removed their hoods.
One was a green-haired teenage girl, and the other was a black-haired, red-eyed young girl.
“The Perfume Act is about to be issued. We need to stockpile some perfume.”
Bai Wei glanced at K423.
Currently, K423 had no scent at all, making her extremely easy to identify.
While Bai Miao had a body fragrance, it was very faint, likely due to her mixed blood.
The Perfume Act was a recent initiative pushed by the Witch Council.
Although the Company had been voting against it, more and more Zerg were entering the First Universe through wormholes.
The implementation of the Perfume Act was now inevitable.
Bai Miao stared at Bai Wei before looking away.
“What exactly have you been doing this past year?”
After all, the woman was still her mother.
Bai Wei, who was contemplating their next move, felt her eyes dim at the question.
The wounds on her body were torturing her nerves every second of the day.
“I went to clear out some Insects. Vain needed to be reforged, so I went to borrow some money. I thought I would finish quickly and return, but I didn’t expect…”
Not every Zerg was like K423.
The Zerg that came to the First Universe included those accidentally swept into wormholes, as well as the minions of the Acting Empress of the Tyranid Swarm from the Fourth Universe.
One year ago, she had detected the aura of the Acting Empress’s Imperial Guard.
To protect her family, she had been forced to leave to nip the danger in the bud.
Her weapon, Vain, had been crushed by Su Yao twenty years ago.
Although she had kept the fragments, reforging it required a massive amount of funds.
Ultimately, she had run out of time.
She was forced to take the crack-riddled Vain and intercept the Zerg as they drew closer.
The Imperial Guard sent by the Acting Empress were the elite of the elite.
The weakest were C-Class, but by the end of the battle, she had attracted an A-Class.
In terms of power, that was equivalent to the level of a peak Great Witch.
“Don’t worry. I stopped them ten light-years away from Azure Star. Ling Ling and the others are safe for now,” Bai Wei comforted her.
She hadn’t been a match for that A-Class Zerg on her own.
Fortunately, their battle had caught the attention of Meng Lingneng.
Even an A-Class Imperial Guard was no match for two Great Witches.
However, even then, the A-Class had managed to escape, which remained a security risk.
But that Zerg was heavily injured.
Su Ling and the others would be safe for a short time.
Bai Wei didn’t tell Bai Miao these details; saying them would only cause unnecessary worry.
However, that woman Meng Lingneng was annoying.
Bai Wei had used a trick to slip away first, but she hadn’t expected the other woman to stick to her like a piece of gum.
Bai Wei was in no mood to play games.
She was currently worried about what to do next.
“Sister… is she also a Zerg?”
Bai Miao’s voice carried a hint of expectation.
Bai Wei nodded.
“Then, can I take Sister’s place?”
“Hmm?”
Bai Wei looked at her, confused.
Bai Miao stared back at her, her small face very serious.
“Didn’t you say there are other Zerg looking for Sister?”
“We are sisters. Our bloodlines should be the same, right?”
“Then why not let me become ‘Sister’? Let those Zerg think I am her so I can lure them away.”
Bai Wei understood what she meant.
She stood up immediately and refused.
“Absolutely not!”
This was reckless.
The A-Class Imperial Guard she had encountered was ranked near the bottom—somewhere after A900—yet it still possessed the strength of a peak Great Witch.
She couldn’t even imagine the strength of those higher up in the A-Class.
If Bai Miao were targeted by them, Bai Wei wouldn’t be able to protect her.
“Then send me back.”
Bai Miao’s expression was cold and stern.
“Your identity as a Zerg has already been exposed. You can’t go back.”
“Heh. Since I can’t go back, why can’t I act as a decoy to draw their attention away from Sister?”
Bai Miao let out a cold laugh.
Bai Wei looked at Bai Miao as if she were seeing her for the first time.
A flash of surprise crossed her eyes.
“I said that I will protect Sister.”
“I’m not negotiating with you,” Bai Miao said.
“I’m informing you.”
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