AGTCTCC Chapter 60
by VolareChapter 60 When Voting, Vote for the Red Team
Chu Qi heard Xiang Li’s somewhat nonsensical words and paused, his eyes sweeping over.
Chu Qi: “Mm.”
Seeing that Chu Qi had no intention of continuing, Xiang Li pursed his lips and reached out to grab Chu Qi’s uniform sleeve, his eyes half-lowered, staring at Chu Qi’s hand hanging by his side—the cufflinks on his wrist.
Xiang Li: “…”
He was silent, playfully shaking it twice. Seeing that Chu Qi had no plans to speak again, he raised his eyes and asked seriously.
“You…”
Chu Qi reached back and grasped his hand.
“What are you thinking about?”
Xiang Li was stunned by Chu Qi’s action, his thin eyelids concealing most of his emotions.
Xiang Li: “I don’t know.”
Chu Qi: “Then don’t think about it. Save your energy and protect yourself.”
Xiang Li silently pursed his lips. Clearly, Chu Qi was the one who should be protecting himself. Clearly, Xiang Li’s strength was so much greater than Chu Qi’s, yet these words didn’t feel out of place at all.
It was as if they were back when Chu Qi had first brought Xiang Li to the Main Star.
At the highest point of the main base, Wu Zhen stood there, watching the still intact human base before him.
Behind him, Qi Xiao stood there, supporting Sang Quan Shi Li, with Ning Li An beside him, carrying the unconscious Ke Shi Zhuo on his shoulder.
Wu Zhen glanced at the time and said faintly, “Time’s up.”
On the blue virtual screen, the voting time had expired.
——[The Red Team Wins.]
Comments floated by one after another, all of them cheering.
Wu Zhen seemed genuinely happy for them, a smile on his lips.
“Congratulations.”
*Thump!*
As soon as Wu Zhen finished speaking, a section of the human base in front of him suddenly collapsed, forming a clear “concave” shape (concave).
Xiang Li’s attention was also drawn to the sound outside the window. Outside, sand and dust filled the sky, like a natural warning.
Chu Qi immediately enlarged the holographic sand table of the human base, and the image became more detailed.
Inside the barrier, streams of stone rushed in, unstoppable.
The Polluted Entities mixed in were blocked outside, as the water flow gathered. The Polluted Entities stacked upon each other, gradually reaching the height of the barrier.
A ring of trees around the barrier caught fire, the flames spreading rapidly, encircling the entire base.
“!”
Chu Qi’s whole body went numb. He dialed Shen Gui’s video call, and they spoke at length. Xiang Li stared at the holographic projection, saying nothing.
Noticing Chu Qi pick up the cloak hanging nearby, Xiang Li quickly grabbed him.
Xiang Li: “Where are you going!”
Chu Qi frowned and tugged at his clothes, trying to make Xiang Li let go: “I’m going out to check the situation.”
Xiang Li’s pupils dilated. After Chu Qi finished speaking, he couldn’t let go. The stability in his heart just now was thrown into chaos.
Xiang Li: “No, I…”
“I’m scared.”
Chu Qi frowned and reached out, a strand of Spiritual Power rope appearing in his hand.
He tied one end of the rope to himself and the other to Xiang Li.
Chu Qi: “Shen Gui is there alone. I have to go help him. It’s the commander’s responsibility.”
Xiang Li knew that Chu Qi wouldn’t listen to anything he said at this point, so he obediently followed Chu Qi, the Spiritual Power rope between them gradually fading and becoming invisible.
It didn’t look like anything was amiss.
When Chu Qi arrived, Shen Gui was piloting a mech, transferring the surviving humans to a safe location.
Although the barrier blocked many adult Polluted Entities, countless translucent ovules floated in the turbid water. There were people who accidentally fell into the stone flow.
Nearby ovules would instantly break through the outermost gelatinous membrane, and then tens of thousands of bone-like thorns could be seen bursting out.
A bloody mist exploded around the humans, and the Polluted Entities instantly completed three molts.
By the time they pierced through the human body, they had swelled to the thickness of a thumb, the sound of bones shattering intermingling with the sound of sticky piercing.
In an instant, their bodies were covered in holes, like wood eaten through by a swarm of bees.
They were no longer just infecting humans.
“!”
The goggles on Chu Qi’s face flashed rapidly with the recorded data and analysis. Shen Gui saw them and waved his metallic arm with his dark gray mech.
The titanium alloy mech’s outer shell was opened, and Xing Zi Mu came out from inside.
Chu Qi’s [Silver] hadn’t been repaired yet, they were brought over by the Dark Serpent.
The Dark Serpent hung in the air, slowly approaching Shen Gui and the others. Perhaps because Xiang Li was present, no Polluted Entity could get close to them.
The Dark Serpent lowered its head, confirming that Xiang Li and Chu Qi could walk over safely.
Chu Qi went over to join them first, Xiang Li followed one step behind him, the Dark Serpent shrunk back to Xiang Li’s wrist, yawned, and fell asleep again.
Xiang Li rubbed the Dark Serpent’s head with his fingertip, and seemed to sense something, looking towards the Main Base.
And Wu Zhen watched the chaos before him, seemingly expecting it, or rather, everything was proceeding according to the prophecy.
Qi Xiao interjected at this moment: “Wu Kun, everything has come true as you said.”
“I want to know, when can you start to save Ning?”
Wu Zhen, or rather, Wu Kun, didn’t turn his head back. Even the smile on his face faded slightly.
His tone was still somewhat kind: “Qi Xiao, during my slumber, you and Xing seem to have done many interesting things.”
Qi Xiao frowned: “…”
Wu Kun lowered his head and played with his fingernails. This body was really well taken care of by that idiot Wu Xing.
Wu Kun thought so. He was indeed an idiot, he glanced at Qi Xiao behind him.
He didn’t even know he was being used.
Thinking about the events of these days, Wu Kun felt the sleeping person in his body and wondered if he should create some more fun games for the idiot.
Then he was pulled back to his thoughts by Qi Xiao again.
Qi Xiao: “What do you mean?”
Wu Kun finally turned around, reaching out, a dragonfly quietly landed in his palm.
Unlike before, this dragonfly was particularly colorful and very quiet.
It inexplicably created a very uncomfortable feeling, as if its two compound eyes were staring at you at this very moment.
Wu Kun raised his hand, and the dragonfly flew up with the force of his palm, eventually landing on Sang Quan Shi Li’s head.
Qi Xiao frowned, still not letting go of Sang Quan Shi Li’s hand.
The dragonfly rested on Sang Quan Shi Li’s head. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that several of its legs had deeply pierced into Sang Quan Shi Li’s scalp.
A few seconds later, the legs were pulled out, and the dense hair instantly covered the wound that was still seeping white liquid.
The dragonfly returned to Wu Kun’s hand, its mouthparts constantly wriggling, and its abdomen was now heavy.
Wu Kun handed the dragonfly towards Ning Li An: “Feed it to him.”
Qi Xiao stared at the dragonfly in Wu Kun’s hand, paused, then slowly leaned Sang Quan Shi Li against the ground, and stepped forward to grab the dragonfly’s wings.
Her fingertips trembled slightly, her eyes filled with intertwined emotions.
Ning Li An swallowed the dragonfly whole, without even showing any sign of refusal. Qi Xiao stuffed it into his mouth, and it disappeared.
Ning Li An’s eyes were empty, letting Qi Xiao do as she pleased.
After he ate the dragonfly, Qi Xiao stared at him, and her expression changed from expectation to doubt, an emotion rarely seen on her face.
Qi Xiao turned her head, her eyes already cold. Without her having to speak, Wu Kun took the initiative to say.
“Wait a hundred years.”
Wu Kun’s gaze shifted to Sang Quan Shi Li on the ground. “A hundred years later, his body will age, rot, until he becomes a chrysalis like Sang Quan Shi Li.”
“Speaking of which, this name was given by me.”
Qi Xiao didn’t pay attention to Wu Kun’s murmuring, staring at Ning Li An.
Qi Xiao: “In that case, we…”
Wu Kun understood what Qi Xiao hadn’t finished saying and grunted in agreement.
Wu Kun: “Next, it depends on Xiang Li’s side. But after it’s over, you’ll have to take a trip with them.”
Qi Xiao didn’t care: “I was supposed to die anyway.”
Xiang Li retracted his gaze. He had a feeling that Qi Xiao was there, but he also sensed a very familiar, yet unfamiliar aura.
While Xiang Li was thinking, Chu Qi suddenly pulled him aside.
The place where Xiang Li had been standing was being thrashed by Polluted Entities. This Polluted Entity had bitten straight over, if it weren’t for Chu Qi, it would have gotten Xiang Li’s calf.
Xiang Li frowned. In the stone flow, the Polluted Entities began to riot again. This time, they ignored the deterrence that Xiang Li brought and lunged from the water again and again.
Seeing this, Xiang Li seemed to think of something. He pressed his tongue against his back teeth and looked at the main base again.
Seeing Xiang Li staring there, Chu Qi asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xiang Li’s eyes were cold as he said directly, “I’ll be back in a bit.”
Chu Qi didn’t ask much when he heard this: “Be careful.”
Xiang Li grunted in agreement. He raised his wrist, and a blue virtual screen was projected from the communicator on his hand. His pale fingertips tapped on the screen. Before long, a black mech appeared in front of them.
The mech’s abdomen had a large monitor.
Watching the departing black mech’s silhouette, Shen Gui asked, “When did he get that?”
On the other side, Wu Kun watched the black mech approaching them, showing no surprise.
Xiang Li came out of the mech, his eyes instantly locking onto Wu Kun in the center.
But at this moment, Xiang Li still saw Wu Xing.
Xiang Li reached out, the Spiritual Power staff in his hand pointing at “Wu Xing”.
Xiang Li: “The Polluted Entity outbreak in Beta Zone that day, was that also your doing?”
“Wu Xing” thought for two seconds, then smiled: “Seems like it was.”
Xiang Li tightened his grip on the staff.
“Wu Xing” said clearly: “Didn’t you and Qi Xiao make a bet that day? Betting whether Commander Chu would choose humans or you.”
He deliberately drew it out: “Guess what his choice was?”
Xiang Li wasn’t in the mood to listen to “Wu Xing’s” rambling. While the other was still speaking, the staff had already swung towards him.
At the same time, he said: “Didn’t I say, Chu Qi chose me!”
“Wu Xing” dodged leisurely: “Not bad intuition, but it’s fifty-fifty.”
“Wu Xing” stretched out his hand, waving it in front of Xiang Li after quickly dodging.
Then he heard Xiang Li say: “You—aren’t Wu Xing, are you?”
“Wu Xing’s” movements paused, tilting his head: “?”
Seeing this, Xiang Li frowned: “Stop pretending.”
Xiang Li: “There’s no way that idiot could have such a disgusting expression on his face.”
Wu Kun: “…”
It felt like he wanted to refute but couldn’t.
He straightened his body, took two steps forward, and as Xiang Li’s staff swung again, his body scattered like mist, then solidified again.
Xiang Li clicked his tongue, this ability was really disgusting.
Although that was the case, it didn’t mean there were no weaknesses. This kind of state couldn’t be maintained for long, he just needed to wait for the time to pass—
Wu Kun smiled and revealed something: “It was me who cooperated with you, not Wu Xing.”
Xiang Li: “…?”
Wu Kun slowly said the contents: “When voting, your vote should be for the Red Team.”