Chapter 203

I agree! Our dorm doesn't have any problems with what we do.

McCarthy: You shut-up, hurry up and make an excuse!

[Cute and mischievous, but aloof and cold-faced SuSu (pouting) (kissing)]

[Hehe, I just love how Baby 1 can turn on you so easily!]

McCarthy is breaking.

[What kind of breakage? Please elaborate, in a physical sense?]

"I... I..." The situation was dire, McCarthy was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. He was in grave danger of losing his life before he could even get up to touch the Manual Self-Destruct Button or issue the Collective Injection Command.

McCarthy's mouth trembled as his mind raced, and after a few seconds, his eyes lit up. He shouted, "I know a lot of inside information about the Ossotalia Empire! Spare my life, and I'll tell you anything!"

That's impossible. He would rather die than betray the empire. It's all just a delaying tactic. For some reason, his Optical Brain in the office is disconnected and he can't contact the outside world.

Since there was no way to use Evan to distract Qin Su and trigger the Spaceship's self-destruction, causing Qin Su to be caught off guard and die here with him, he could only try to buy time and lure Qin Su to take him away from here.

Once the Optical Brain is functioning normally, he will immediately issue the order for mass injection.

Even if we can't harm Qin Su, we can still complete this mission, only the time will be earlier.

"Is that so?" Qin Su feigned interest and put away his weapon.

"Yes, yes!" McCarthy responded repeatedly.

He knew that no one could resist such a temptation, not even Qin Su. Otherwise, regardless of whether they belonged to the same alliance, different planets would spare no effort to plant spies into each other's territories.

Qin Su didn't speak again, and reopened McCarthy's office door under McCarthy's cautious gaze.

Based on the speed at which McCarthy had walked in front of him earlier, he issued new orders to the Theater Forces assembled at the Weapons Assembly Point, requiring them to reach the top within a specified time and watch with their own eyes the faint black protective barrier disappear in the explosion he created.

After ending his call with Qin Su, He Muzhi realized that he hadn't reported Aldrich's situation. He secretly made a mental note to himself that he must report to Qin Su as soon as he saw him at the rendezvous point. Unexpectedly, he didn't see Qin Su at the rendezvous point, but like the other teams from the War Zone, he received new instructions from Qin Su.

Having previously conducted search and rescue missions Below the Ossotalia Empire Garrison without encountering Garrison from above, they had gained valuable experience.

This time, even though they were heading to the area above the Ossotalia Empire Garrison, no one hesitated. Countless teams, upon receiving Qin Su's order, immediately set off at their destination fully armed and ready to go.

Buzz...

Seeing the office door open, McCarthy resisted the urge to turn and run away. He waited anxiously for Qin Su's orders, deeply regretting that he wasn't wearing Combat Suit and had no weapons. If Qin Su were to fire a shot at him casually, any random part of his body could be turned into minced meat.

Qin Su glanced coldly at the Passageway ahead. McCarthy immediately understood Qin Su's meaning and cautiously confirmed again, "Alright, alright, I'll go now, I'll go now."

After quickly finishing his statement and waiting a second, Qin Su showed no sign of denying it. McCarthy, having received double confirmation, swallowed hard before stepping forward.

After McCarthy, Qin Su temporarily shut down the Comic Capture Camera. He seemingly casually picked up the weapon that McCarthy had placed on the table, but in reality, the instant he touched it, he attached the Miniature Ejection Device attached to his hand to the 14-kilogram weapon and placed it on the self-destruct button of the Spaceship.

Even without McCarthy's frequent attention to the raised, arc-shaped button on the Geometric Human-Head Sculpture, based on his prior knowledge of the Warship, he would have already discerned from its structure that beneath that button lay energy sufficient to detonate the entire Spaceship in an instant.

Wasn't McCarthy planning to self-destruct the Spaceship? Considering I still need him, I'll help McCarthy fulfill his wish within my power.

It was his kindness.

The protrusion was easily pressed down by the weapon, which weighed over twenty pounds, making a slight sound.

Click.

After taking a couple of steps, McCarthy heard a slight noise behind him. Not being able to tell whether it was the sound of a weapon being activated or something else, his scalp instantly tightened.

After setting it down, Qin Su activated the Comic Capture Camera again and looked at McCarthy, who had stopped in his tracks. "Want to stay?"

"N-no, no..."

McCarthy's throat was dry, and he dared not linger any longer, forcing his trembling legs to move.

Regardless of what happens, judging from Qin Su's words, he is still very interested in his proposal. He has value, and we will not easily destroy him...

Throughout the journey, McCarthy kept telling himself to stay alert and observe his surroundings.

Unfortunately, the journey was smooth and the surroundings were eerily quiet; no heavily armed soldiers rushed out of the tightly closed hatches.

As McCarthy drew closer to the hatch, he saw flashes of red light outside, and his breathing quickened.

'What happened?'

Less than a minute later, McCarthy appeared before the open hatch and saw the countless layers of Warships protecting the central Spaceship, and his doubts were answered.

"..."

'How did Qin Su manage to have so many Warships?'

'Such terrifying Mental Power, is Qin Su really... even human?! He surrounded them all by himself?!'

'Will he... still be able to find an opportunity to issue an order for everyone to be mass-injected with the Virus?'

McCarthy's mind was spinning; he was completely dumbfounded.

At first, the soldiers on the densely packed Warships were invigorated when they saw McCarthy, the commander-in-chief of the expedition, appear in their line of sight. Countless similar voices rang out from the various out-of-control, enclosed Warships.

"!"

"The commander-in-chief has come out! Does this mean Qin Su has been dealt with?"

"It's McCarthy, we're saved..."

Before he could finish speaking, the soldiers of the Ossotalia Empire saw McCarthy's disheveled appearance and were stunned. Then they saw Qin Su, who was a few steps away from McCarthy, walking calmly.

The soldiers' flushed faces turned deathly pale in the blink of an eye. The excited words they were about to say abruptly changed into low murmurs, "It's... it's Qin Su, we're... we're doomed..."

[Originally, it was thought that with such a formidable defense, the center of the Spaceship would be absolutely safe. Little did we expect that even with defenses at their maximum, reaching the level of an onion, the Boss 1 could still easily penetrate to the center. McCarthy's body may not have shattered, but his heart must have been shattered to pieces.]

[Come on, McCarthy, experience the sheer awe-inspiring power of the King Su!]

McCarthy: Qin Su's Mental Power is terrifying!

Qin Su: "..."

No, it wasn't Mental Power; it all relied on the 'Optical Brain' I'd been tricked into using and the process of typing out code one line at a time.

Even in the beta world, there is Mental Power, but he is a pure outsider with no Mental Power at all. He can only create the illusion of having extremely strong Mental Power by running the code he previously typed out in his mind, just like in the Real World.

All of this depends on initially convincing the system to act as your 'Optical Brain'.

No matter how many massive and complex processes he typed out, his 'Optical Brain,' a system that existed above this world, could run them smoothly. The pressure was on the 'Optical Brain,' and he only needed to mentally activate the pre-set instructions on the 'Optical Brain.'

If he were truly given Mental Power and Optical Brain, he wouldn't be able to do these things at all; he could be considered to have benefited from misfortune.

Qin Su snapped out of his thoughts, looking at McCarthy standing there dumbfounded at the edge of the hatch. Looking at the Location Map, he saw that Theater Forces had arrived at their designated areas above within the time McCarthy had been there. Without wasting any more time, he coldly urged McCarthy, "Get down."

It's so big... Okay, compared to Spaceship, it is indeed a small Warship, but they're all docked at the edge of the Spaceship's hatch. Didn't McCarthy see that?

Above the massive, circular, pale black Defensive Light Shield, soldiers from various War Zones formed an encirclement around the Ossotalia Empire Garrison, following Qin Su's orders.

Up until now, none of the assembled War Zone squads had seen Qin Su at the previous weapons and supplies depot. They all believed that Qin Su was currently in the enemy's encampment below. Before receiving any new orders from Qin Su, they couldn't help but look down and try to see some clues about how Qin Su had managed to control all the Garrison below all by himself.

Can you see what's inside?

"All I could see were flashes of red light among the densely packed Warships, just like before. Nothing else... No, it's too dense. I can't see anything clearly, I can't even see where Commander Qin is."

"However, the commander-in-chief clearly has these ruthless invaders of Osotaria under control. Why not just arrest them all and interrogate them to extract secrets about the Ossotalia Empire, instead of sending us here with so many weapons and ammunition? It seems like they're going to wipe them all out. Isn't that a bit of a waste?"

"What loss? This small amount of benefit is indeed significant for the Federation, but it's insignificant to Qin Su. Compared to this, I suspect the Commander-in-Chief would rather make an example of him to eliminate future troubles, at least for the Federation."

"Thinking about it, it's true. If we don't teach them a lesson this time and let them get away with it, there might be a next time, and the time after that, and countless times."

"Aside from that reason, I think another important reason is that Chief Commander Qin believes the Empire is not trustworthy."

On the Spaceship.

"... Okay, okay." Qin Su's voice suddenly came from behind. McCarthy snapped back to reality, his legs going weak as he stepped onto the Warship.

McCarthy, pale-faced, took a few steps forward and heard Qin Su's footsteps landing on the Warship.

Even though the soldiers were right in front of him, McCarthy knew he couldn't communicate with them because of the layers of protective shields on the Warship. As for the personal Optical Brain... even if there was a signal, he didn't dare to turn it on in front of Qin Su.

So, Qin Su, recognizing his value, took him away from here...

Before the thought had even settled in his mind, McCarthy, who hadn't even regained his footing, was suddenly thrown forward by the rapidly moving Warship. He fell backward onto the Warship with a thud, completely disoriented.

Controlling the distance to his teleportation point by less than a second, Qin Su stopped and looked down at McCarthy, who was lying in front of him, looking up at him.

"?!"

McCarthy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Qin Su: "...!"

Caught off guard and staring blankly at McCarthy, Qin Su, torn between being startled and deflecting the weapon, opted to be startled and jerked away from the self-destruct button.

Boom!

McCarthy, who was lying on the ground just a second ago, was terrified when he saw Qin Su's cold black eyes looking down at him through Qin Su's combat boots. The next second, he heard a loud bang, and flames exploded behind Qin Su in an instant.

"!!!"

McCarthy's eyes suddenly widened, and he stopped breathing.

The soldiers inside the layers of protective rings formed by the Warships surrounding them couldn't see the movements of Qin Su's Warship at all. They only saw Qin Su and his Warship, which was led by their Chief Commander McCarthy, disappear in the blink of an eye.

When they saw Qin Su again, before they could even get a good look at him, a violent explosion occurred behind Qin Su.

The Spaceship at the center of their defenses was engulfed by a blinding explosion.

The instant the explosion was reflected in the pupils of the soldiers aboard the Warships Warship, Spaceship eyes widened as they were swept away by the immense shockwave from the blast's epicenter in all directions...

[Let's get this fired up, sisters!]

[My goodness, so handsome!]

Art is an explosion!

[What did I tell you? For Boss 1 like him, being handsome only happens countless times!]

Whew... Qin Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

'Although I was frightened, at least it didn't delay Strong's operation.'

Hearing the explosion behind him, Qin Su, who had been firmly anchored to the Warship avoid being thrown overboard by the blast wave, finally felt relieved and belatedly realized how fortunate he was.

'Luckily, he studied and practiced diligently every day to boost the comic's popularity, so he never had a chance to develop a double chin. Otherwise, given McCarthy's perspective, his character would have been ruined.'

In addition... Qin Su looked at McCarthy, who was completely stunned by the fall, and luckily escaped being hit by the blast wave.

'As you get older, your physical condition definitely takes a toll, whether in the Comic World or the Real World. You can easily fall asleep without even realizing it, and you do lie down perfectly still. He couldn't possibly envy that kind of luck.'

"Ah!!"

After experiencing extreme panic, oxygen deprivation, and a mental blank, McCarthy, realizing what had just happened, suddenly let out a sharp, piercing scream as he held his breath.

Let us listen together to the sound of McCarthy's broken heart.

[Huh? Wasn't McCarthy all along thinking about making the Spaceship self-destruct? Now that the Spaceship has actually exploded as he wished, why is he screaming? Is he unhappy that it actually exploded? He's so hard to please. Poor Su Bao, all that effort for nothing (doge)]

[He ordered it. McCarthy really doesn't appreciate kindness. He should say 'Thank you, King Su' already. (covers mouth and chuckles)]

Am I the only one curious about how Qin Su did it?

McCarthy wanted to blow it up so that he could take Qin Su down with him when he wasn't looking. He wasn't just bored and wanted to blow up the Spaceship for no reason. There were many Prisoners and soldiers inside who could be used as Living Dead. Not only would he fail to hit Qin Su, but he would also suffer heavy losses. Who wouldn't be crazy if he didn't?

[What are you all babbling about? Just tell me if it's fried or not. As for how it was fried, or whether it turned out to your liking, don't worry about that.]

Just as he was calming down, McCarthy's sudden scream startled him so much that his heart skipped a beat. Qin Su: "...?"

What are you yelling for? Are you afraid of getting blown up? Are you that unsure of your distance calculations? Besides, he's behind you; if an explosion is going to hit him, it'll hit him first.

Looking around, Qin Su saw McCarthy maintaining such abrupt, shrill, and high-pitched voice in front of so many soldiers, without any concern for his image. He felt a pang of nostalgia for the days when he could act recklessly to save his life.

Sometimes, after wearing a mask for so long, he longed to live freely like McCarthy, without caring about his image.

With regret, Qin Su looked through his Visual Helmet at the soldiers above, all with similar expressions staring down at him, and resolved to continue maintaining his persona under the watchful eyes of the 'Viewers'.

The Spaceship was shattered by the explosion, and the outermost Defensive Light Screen controlled and launched by the Spaceship disappeared.

Qin Su carried McCarthy, who was still recovering from the Spaceship explosion, and sped upwards.

Above the Ossotalia Empire Garrison.

Countless soldiers in the War Zone were speculating wildly, but before they could figure it out, a tremendous tremor, like a tidal wave, came from the center of the Ossotalia Empire Garrison.

The crowd stopped their discussion and looked down. First, through the light screen and the dense Warships, they saw an explosive flash of fire coming from the center. Then, they saw that with that explosion, the outermost layer of the light black defensive Defensive Light Screen of the Ossotalia Empire Garrison instantly collapsed.

After the initial shock, realizing that Qin Su was likely still below, the crowd, still reeling from the sudden explosion, chattered amongst themselves, their expressions uneasy.

"Holy crap, what just happened?"

What happened downstairs?

"How could it suddenly explode, and from the very center! Was it their Spaceship?"

Hearing the sounds rising and falling around him, Anthony looked at the silent students from Class 6 beside him. "Why aren't you saying anything? Aren't you worried? Our Class Monitor is still here..."

Soon, seeing the familiar figure appear in the center of the sky Osotaria Garrison, Anthony swallowed the rest of his words, and the voice that came out was filled with excitement. "Class Monitor!"

"Our Class Monitor isn't just our Class Monitor anymore, he's the commander-in-chief." A student from Class 6 beside him covered Anthony's mouth to remind him, "Calling us that like that will make others think we're getting special treatment and being arrogant."

After the explosion, Qin Su suddenly appeared out of thin air, and the members of the Theater Forces who were talking fell silent in astonishment.

Silence reigned all around. Everyone held their breath and focused their attention on Qin Su, who was positioned in the center. The people on their respective Warships were tense.