Lin Ye walked into the sophisticated medical chamber expressionlessly.
His eyes, hidden beneath his messy black hair, were as deep as the night as he surveyed the Demon Civilization's highest-grade medical room.
Treatment pods made of unknown fibers, some kind of mental-substance scanner, all sorts of bizarre instruments...
But honestly, Lin Ye had not expected the demon medical room to be nowhere near as terrifying as he had imagined.
Although this bunch of roughnecks was a little reckless, they had always done quite well in scientific research.
I really want to crack Demon One right now.
Lin Ye thought to himself as he arrived beside Lingxi.
"Are you all right?"
Lin Ye reached out and placed a hand on Lingxi's head, scanning her.
Hmm, she had merely overexerted her energy. Should she eat a high-energy star, or should he recharge her with lightning genes?
Black lightning flickered in Lin Ye's palm as he asked, "You look pale. How about I recharge you?"
"N-No need."
Lingxi's face turned even paler.
If she used Lin Ye's lightning to recharge, would she not be electrocuted to death on the spot?
Besides, what angel needed charging?
"If you're fine, I'll send you back to Heavenly Blade Seven. I'll hang around here for a few days first."
Seeing Lingxi shake her head, Lin Ye calmly withdrew his hand.
Once he sent Lingxi back, he would have no lingering concerns and could crack Demon One without restraint.
With Lingxi here, there was no telling what troublesome matters might arise.
It would be bad if he got himself into trouble after causing harm to Lingxi.
"You're willing to let me go?"
Lingxi looked at Lin Ye in confusion. "Aren't you a Demon Commander? Shouldn't you kill me?"
"I've already killed you once."
Lin Ye gave a mysterious smile. With a swish, he drew a black-blue ice blade in his right hand.
For some reason, the instant Lingxi saw Lin Ye's weapon, fear rose in her eyes.
It was as though her body was warning her that she had to beware of that weapon and never let it stab her.
"Then... can I really go back?" Lingxi swallowed nervously.
"With me here, no one should dare stop you."
Lin Ye rubbed his chin thoughtfully and looked at Morgana. "Besides, Queen Morgana is very easy to talk to. We've already become good friends."
Tch. Who the hell was friends with you? I don't have a hooligan friend like you.
Morgana grumbled inwardly, rolling her eyes discreetly.
"Little angel, let me ask you something. What is that bitch Kaisha to you?"
"You're not allowed to slander our Queen!"
Lingxi rose angrily, forgetting that she was aboard Demon One as she reached for the sword at her side with her right hand.
"Fine, fine. You angels are all the same. A few words and you lose your tempers."
Morgana waved her hand as though shooing flies, then said seriously, "Then let me ask another question."
"Why... do you have a Sub-biological Engine inside you?"
As she spoke, Morgana kept her eyes fixed on Lingxi.
She tried to find the answer to that question on Lingxi's face.
However.
The result disappointed her.
Because Lingxi's face displayed the same bewilderment and confusion.
What?
A Sub-biological Engine? How did she not know that she had a Sub-biological Engine?
"What kind of expression is that? Don't tell me you don't even know you have a Sub-biological Engine?"
Seeing the confusion on Lingxi's face, Morgana frowned.
If even Lingxi did not know that she possessed a Sub-biological Engine...
Then where had this thing come from?
The scan data could not have been wrong. Lingxi's body truly carried a Sub-biological Engine.
"I..." Lingxi fell silent for a moment. She truly did not know.
At that moment, all the demons present turned toward Lin Ye in unison.
"Queen, is it possible that Lin Ye..."
Xue Yi voiced an idea from the side and looked toward the silent Lin Ye.
"Lin Ye?" Morgana considered it and thought it was somewhat possible.
But when she turned around, all she saw was Lin Ye's retreating back.
"All right. If you're fine, recuperate properly. I'm going to take a look around Demon One."
Lin Ye had no intention of explaining. He waved his hand.
Then he left the medical chamber to tour Demon One.
"Could Lin Ye really possess a Sub-biological Engine? That's Kaisha's absolute secret, yet it appeared on him."
"That's a little too unrealistic."
Morgana watched Lin Ye's departing figure, then withdrew her gaze and began to ponder.
"Queen, why not use this female angel for research? Maybe we can obtain Sub-biological Engine technology too?"
Demon Atto reminded Morgana.
"It won't be that simple. Setting aside that bitch Kaisha's contingencies, Lin Ye alone is already more than we can handle."
Morgana waved her hand and looked at Lingxi. "Keep this female angel locked up. Without my orders, don't let her run away."
"Yes!"
The demons all nodded.
Lingxi's expression became indescribably complicated at the sight.
She felt as though Lin Ye had abandoned her.
Back on Earth, Lin Ye had seemed so gentle.
Why had he become so cold after coming aboard Demon One?
But...
Lingxi looked at her hands, her gaze seeming to pierce through her flesh and see a dark golden substance.
The thing existed somewhere between the void and reality, as though it contained infinite power.
Is this a gift Lin Ye gave me? A Sub-biological Engine... an engine that even Sister Leng doesn't have, and Lin Ye gave it to me so casually.
Then again, although Lin Ye is cold, among all the men who have treated me this well, after all this time, it seems he is the only one...
Lingxi nearly convinced herself as she slowly sat back inside the treatment pod.
She watched Morgana and the others leave the medical chamber, watched the doors slowly close.
She had a premonition that Demon One would definitely not have an easy time next.
And the source of that premonition was Lin Ye's retreating figure when he left.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye wandered around Demon One.
Research rooms, treatment rooms, rest areas, command rooms...
Demon One was far larger than it appeared.
This enormous black spaceship shaped like Demon Wings covered an area equal to seven or eight Heavenly Blade Sevens.
Its internal technological level had also reached the standards of Merlot Heavenly Court.
It would not be an exaggeration to call Demon One one of the Demon Civilization's finest scientific achievements.
At first, Morgana had people keep an eye on Lin Ye as he wandered around. But later, Lin Ye did nothing at all and truly seemed to be merely sightseeing.
So she could not be bothered to watch him anymore.
That allowed Lin Ye to accomplish his objective very smoothly.
"As long as I crack Demon One, the system will definitely upgrade. Then I'll be able to obtain a second-generation Concept Rewrite Engine."
Inside the command room, Lin Ye watched the demons operating the ship and placed his hand on the control console.
Bzzzz!
In an instant, red lights lit up throughout Demon One's command room.
"Warning, warning! Demon One's system has suffered an external information intrusion!"
Hearing this, the demons in the command room immediately went on high alert. When they turned around, they saw Lin Ye.
Every demon's eyes widened, disbelief suddenly appearing on their faces!
Holy shit! The demon killer!
Why had he come to the command room?!
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