AGTCTCC Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Officer, don’t move, lean on me for a bit…

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Officer, don’t move, lean on me for a bit…

Nowadays, almost no one records things on paper anymore. Paper is more of a disposable item; almost no one uses it, as it’s been replaced by electronics.

But this room was almost entirely filled with paper file folders, filled with heavy, gray traces. Time seemed to have faded the colors in this room.

Chu Qi stepped inside, each step leaving a print.

Xiang Li followed behind him, looking around. Perhaps because of the dust in the air, both of them were breathing shallowly.

“The archive…” Xiang Li’s voice was very soft. It was very dark around, and not a single light could be found.

Chu Qi coldly watched Xiang Li fumbling in the dark, snapped his fingers, and Little White, emitting light, appeared in front of Xiang Li and happily spun around.

The extremely faint light from Little White illuminated Xiang Li’s eyebrows and eyes. Those eyes, which Chu Qi seemed to never understand, were now quietly staring at Little White, and Little White was obediently showing off in front of him.

After spinning around twice, Little White quietly returned to Chu Qi’s shoulder, its spherical body touching the metallic epaulettes. Chu Qi then extended his index finger and poked Little White.

“Filthy.”

Little White had rolled around several times in the dusty air, and regardless of the disdain in Chu Qi’s tone, it stuck to him and rubbed against its owner’s fingertip.

Using the faint light, Chu Qi looked at the heavy files placed on the shelves. The names of each file were clearly written on the faded acid-free paper.

Xiang Li didn’t pay attention, and Chu Qi’s Spiritual Power whip wrapped around his waist again, so he could only honestly follow beside him. Every time he passed a shelf with files, his gaze became more serious.

The earliest record in this archive was… more than six hundred years ago.

It started recording right from the year the Polluted Entities broke out, all the way until Interstellar Calendar year 4617, which was the year Yan Zhou Ping came to the Main Star/Capital Planet. After that, there were no more records.

Different from the other files, this file had a line written on the side where everyone could see.

——In Interstellar Calendar year 4391, the pollution virus broke out on Planet C079. Humanity should make way for us.

Xiang Li reached out to touch it. Before his fingertip could touch the file folder, a wave of Spiritual Power surged in front of him, blocking the file.

Both of them were stunned.

Spiritual Barrier.

This method consumes an extreme amount of one’s Spiritual Power. In this day and age, where relying on Source Stone is so convenient, no one would be foolish enough to use their own Spiritual Power to set up a barrier.

Dong!

Dong!

Suddenly, muffled chimes exploded in Xiang Li’s ears. Then, the sound gradually matched his heartbeat frequency, slowly accelerating. In the end, Xiang Li’s heartbeat actually began to actively meet the sound of the chimes.

Bang!

Another sound.

…The chimes shattered.

Xiang Li also spat out a mouthful of blood. Deep red liquid kept surging up from his throat, and the scenery in front of him swayed.

“Xiang Li?”

Chu Qi, who was beside him, noticed that something was wrong with Xiang Li. He saw Xiang Li suddenly bend over, coughing violently, reaching out as if to catch something, but nothing came out.

Chu Qi was shocked. He squatted down to keep at the same height as Xiang Li and gently patted his back. He took out the handkerchief he had used to wipe his gun from his pocket and gently covered Xiang Li’s mouth and nose.

Xiang Li coughed violently, inhaling and exhaling, as if he was trying to cough up his lungs. His face also turned red from the violent coughing.

Xiang Li vaguely felt that he had coughed up all his blood, but he still couldn’t suppress the bloody smell in his throat. The Dark Serpent Spiritual Form on his wrist seemed to be affected as well, wrapping around tighter and tighter.

At that moment, several noises came from outside. Someone was coming.

Xiang Li opened one eye, glancing at the direction of the door, and then turned back to meet Chu Qi’s gaze.

Without the slightest hesitation, they exchanged a look and smashed through the glass together.

After leaving the archive, Xiang Li’s chest still hurt violently, but the coughing had lessened a lot. He lightly twisted his wrist, and a black, sharp dagger appeared in his hand.

The tip of the dagger was aimed at himself. Chu Qi, who was behind Xiang Li, only heard the sound of metal piercing flesh. The figure in front of him staggered, but quickly returned to normal.

Soldiers followed up from behind. Chu Qi, holding a gun, aimed at the connection points inside the mech and fired several shots.

The mech dodged, and therefore slowed down its advance.

Chu Qi quickly stepped forward to support Xiang Li, quickly scanning Xiang Li’s body with his eyes.

He was wearing all black, and it was completely impossible to see in the dark, but he just felt the smell entering his nose became a bit stronger.

Xiang Li glanced at Chu Qi’s face out of the corner of his eye, and kept quiet.

Trespassing on the Main Base, even for Chu Qi, the punishment probably wouldn’t be light.

The number of soldiers increased, and when Xiang Li crossed over an obstacle, he grabbed Chu Qi’s fingertip.

“Officer, don’t expose your identity,” he warned in a low voice.

Chu Qi didn’t answer him. Spiritual Power wrapped around the two of them, and the Spiritual Power whip was tethered to Xiang Li, afraid that he would fall behind.

He took out several test tubes from his pocket, crushed them, and the liquid overflowed. The Source Power within them intertwined around the two of them, forming a temporary barrier.

The gun in his hand continuously fired at the mech behind him, and the dense firepower behind him also aimed at the two figures.

Chu Qi blocked in front of Xiang Li. Several bullets passed through the barrier. Chu Qi’s pupils shrank, and Spiritual Power erupted in his sea of consciousness, forcibly stopping the trajectory of the bullets, but one bullet barely grazed Chu Qi’s wrist, leaving a bloody mark.

The mech driven by the soldiers behind him chased relentlessly. Relying entirely on Spiritual Power, at a bend, Xiang Li skillfully pulled Chu Qi over. The alley was a dead end, with no way to go.

The two stood by the wall, breathing lightly. The mech that followed them forced them into the alley.

Through the surveillance, the people in the management room looked at “Shen Gui” on the screen and simultaneously looked at the person standing next to them.

Together with him, Chu Qi’s face and his iconic uniform were clearly displayed on the screen.

In the screen, “Chu Qi” protected “Shen Gui” behind him. Using the light of the mech, one could still see that there was a terrifying wound on “Shen Gui’s” chest, the flesh was mangled, and the blood had already dried.

Even though they were surrounded now, there was no fear on their faces. Noticing that “Chu Qi” wanted to speak, “Shen Gui” was behind him, his forehead pressed against the other person’s shoulder.

“Officer, don’t speak, lean on me for a bit.”

Xiang Li’s throat bobbed, and his volume was extremely low. Although Chu Qi didn’t know what he was planning in this situation, after thinking for a second, he obediently didn’t speak.

“Where is Colonel Chu Qi?” A management executive in the surveillance room asked upon seeing this scene.

“Chu Qi went out on a mission tonight, to Planet C079,” Shen Gui actively said.

When the others heard Planet C079, no one spoke.

“Cough cough.” Two very soft coughing sounds came from the side.

The crowd looked over, only to see a person slowly walking out of the shadows, using a cane to support him. His aged skin made him look even more like a guardian deity of an ancient tree.

He tapped his cane and moved slowly, his voice like sand, hoarse and old.

“Commander,” the others greeted.

Xing Qing Kun simply nodded, staring at Shen Gui, and then looking at the two people on the screen. His eyes became increasingly turbid, and Shen Gui noticed that the fingers on his cane slowly tightened.

In the screen, several people came down from the mech, holding up their thermal weapons and laser guns, aiming at the two people.

The soldiers wanted to approach, only to see several mechanical arms suddenly extended from the side of the mech, with firepower ports aimed at the two of them.

Chu Qi’s fingertips slowly clenched, and his breathing slowed down. The barrier around the two of them dissipated completely at this time.

Without the slightest hesitation, the bullets began to fire in rapid succession. Just as they were about to touch the two people, a thin layer of Spiritual Barrier suddenly rose up around them.

Chu Qi frowned. Xiang Li coughed very softly beside him, his voice close to Chu Qi’s ear.

“Officer, don’t move,” he repeated softly.

As soon as the words fell, intense Spiritual Power wrapped around the two of them. The color of the Spiritual Power was bright red, like flames, rising fiercely from the ground, engulfing the two of them in an instant.

The soldiers reacted quickly and threw the Spiritual Power capture net towards the two of them. This was woven from Source Stone energy. Source Stone was born to devour Spiritual Power. As long as this net touched them, all Spiritual Power would be devoured.

But what shocked everyone was that the net was actually burned to a crisp by the Spiritual Power. The flames burned around them, and the others seemed to feel a scorching heat, unable to get close.

They could only watch helplessly as the two escaped, leaving behind only two… masks on the ground?

After the two figures disappeared, the surrounding heat lingered for a long time, and the people in the management room were also shocked.

“What kind of Spiritual Power ability is this?”

“Never seen it before. Does the Empire have such a person? There’s no record of it?”

Several people whispered to each other. In the end, Xing Qing Kun tapped his cane, setting the tone with one word.

“Alright, let’s leave this matter here. They didn’t take anything anyway. The most important thing is still the Zerg… Shen Gui, you and Zi Mu come find me tomorrow.”

Shen Gui lowered his eyes: “Yes, Commander.”

On the other side, at Chu Qi’s house, Xiang Li leaned against Chu Qi’s shoulder, unable to support himself. The mouthful of blood that had been accumulating in his chest was finally spat out.

“Xiang Li!”

He reached out to catch him, but Xiang Li grabbed his wrist. He used the handkerchief that Chu Qi had given him to gently wipe the liquid that had splashed on Chu Qi’s fingertips.

He smeared the blood from the corner of his mouth on the wrist of Chu Qi’s hand, not lifting his head, his gaze fixed on the slowly healing wound.

“I just need to rest for a while. Chu Qi, I won’t die. It’s nothing…”

…

Xiang Li, who had always prided himself on being immortal and indestructible, was now lying on the bed, his mouth filled with an unbearable sweet and bloody taste. The bed sheets in front of him were completely dirtied.

“Xiang Li, how are you now?”

Chu Qi’s voice was hurried, but Xiang Li couldn’t hear it clearly no matter how hard he tried. Just looking at his appearance, Xiang Li could guess it.

What was wrong with him… He didn’t know.

The wound on Xiang Li’s chest had already been healed, and there wasn’t a single wound on his entire body, but he didn’t know why he kept spitting up blood.

“Xiang Li, look at me! Xiang Li!”

Xiang Li: “…”

The person on the bed couldn’t hear Chu Qi’s voice at all. He just felt that his mouth opening and closing in front of him was very annoying.

“Chu Qi, I thought… you would like well-behaved children, Xiang Li’s,” Xiang Li said vaguely.

“What?”

Xiang Li’s voice was too soft, as soft as the words Wu Zhen had said to him the night before he left without saying goodbye, so light that he left him alone.

Chu Qi tried hard to hear Xiang Li’s words, his fingertips trembling slightly with fear.

In the room, silver-white Spiritual Power once again filled the entire room, emitting an extremely faint halo, like stars filling the entire room.

When Lin Wu rushed over, this was the scene he saw. He almost didn’t hold his medicine kit steady and hurried forward to give Chu Qi a tube of Spiritual Power stabilizer.

He cursed, “Two living ancestors…”