A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2223 - 1506: Trying to Weasel Out? (Good Thing I Didn’t Buy Metaphor Fantasy)
When Duanmu Huai and the others emerged unscathed from the energy trap, the young man wasn’t particularly shocked. After all... maybe the other side had some kind of powerful shield?
That wasn’t hard to understand.
But when he saw Duanmu Huai swing down and topple over a six-meter-tall, over ten-meter-wide tower completely made of hard alloy with one blow, the young man felt his cerebellum shrink.
What kind of development is this?
How is this possible?
What did he just see?
Is he hallucinating?
Am I dreaming now?
At this moment, the young man’s mind was filled with question marks, as if the world had suddenly become completely incomprehensible to him. Even as piercing alarms echoed around him, the young man felt detached, as if he was cast into a dark, boundless space, drifting further from the chaotic and noisy control room...
"Director! Director! The signal generator is damaged, and the entire network’s energy signals are reversing, Director...!"
It wasn’t until a staff member ran over and grabbed him by the shoulders, shaking him vigorously, that the young man seemed to wake up from a dream. He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. It was important to know that the continuous emission of signals from such a high-power signal transmitter required immense energy, and the energy used here was naturally drawn from the Queen, as it was the only way to weaken her power as much as possible, while preventing her from becoming too weak and dying.
But now, with the signal generator destroyed, the original circulation system naturally collapsed along with it.
In this situation... a single mistake could lead to utter disaster!
"Energy signal reversal? No, no, this can’t happen, initiate emergency evacuation immediately..."
"Director!"
"What else?!"
"The swarm is coming!!"
Duanmu Huai smashed the signal transmitter, indeed stopping the signal transmission. But for the Universal Locust Plague that had already been summoned, this meant nothing.
And their presence was truly shocking.
One could see the edge of the azure sky gradually turning black with clouds, as countless insects blotted out the sky and covered the sun, engulfing everything, screaming as they flew from the universe. Vast as a monstrous wave falling from the heavens, swallowing everything in its path.
Yet their attack was not unstoppable.
"—————————!!"
The deafening Psychic Scream exploded, and countless iron cavalry were awakened at that moment, like a disturbed hive, densely emerging from the massive hive that was the Royal Palace. Tens of thousands of iron cavalry formed assault formations in the sky, rushing towards the dark clouds on the horizon.
The two forces collided, and the surging flames ignited the entire cloud sea.
"Whoo-hoo."
Duanmu Huai placed his hand on his forehead, watching the scene before him, and couldn’t help but whistle.
"Interesting, it seems this Power of Breeding is indeed impressive."
Casually voicing his thoughts, Duanmu Huai then lowered his head, looking towards the city before him.
"Alright, our work is done, it’s time for Her Majesty the Queen to fulfill her promise."
"........."
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Alicia and Mugeng exchanged uneasy glances. However, they said nothing, merely following Duanmu Huai and Lumiaire as they returned to the Royal Palace.
The Royal Palace was now vastly different from the cold and desolate place it was before. The palace walls were densely packed with fully armed iron cavalry, and both sides of the hall’s corridors were occupied by iron cavalry as well. Casually counting them, there were at least several thousand. Just seeing so many iron cavalry was enough to put Alicia and Mugeng on high alert.
But Duanmu Huai seemed oblivious, simply walking straight ahead, while Lumiaire remained perched on his shoulder, silently staring at her terminal, ignoring everything around her, as if none of it concerned her.
Like a child being taken to a banquet by their parents, but completely absorbed in their phone.
Returning to the council chamber, they once again saw the Queen. However, compared to the emaciated and frail figure they saw before, the Queen now looked much more spirited. She sat upright on the throne, exuding a bit of regal presence.
Of course, to Duanmu Huai, none of this mattered. He simply walked up to the throne, hands on his hips, staring at the Queen in front of him.
"The task you asked me to do, I’ve completed it. Now it’s your turn to fulfill your promise."
"Hmm... I can feel it... my strength has returned... you’ve done well... Traveler..."
The Queen’s voice resounded once again, and hearing this, Alicia and Mugeng had a very bad premonition.
They remembered from the TV shows or manga they watched or games they played, wasn’t this exactly how the boss sounded before they turned against the hero?
Next, they heard the Queen’s voice once more.
"So... I agree to let you... take away part of the iron cavalry... as my repayment..."
Hey? She’s actually agreeing to give it?
The two of them were stunned.
According to the usual script, isn’t this when the boss should turn their back on their word, yet she’s actually willing to give?
This Queen sure has a kind heart.
However, Duanmu Huai shook his head, looking quite dissatisfied.
"Part of it? Part of it won’t do, Your Majesty. We made it very clear before, I want to incorporate you and your iron cavalry into the Tribunal, and you agreed. Now you’re just giving me a couple of kittens and want it to be over? It’s not that easy!"
