In the hotel room, Lin Xiao had been lying there for nearly an hour, growing angrier the more he thought about it.
Morgana had actually ambushed him. He had to find a way to get some payback. It was only proper to return the favor!
No sooner said than done, Lin Xiao opened an interface, entered a long string of commands, and activated a hidden communication channel. Its target was Soton, whom he had given to Morgana.
"Soton!"
Soton, who was hiding somewhere and eating a Family Bucket, was so frightened by that familiar yet terrifying voice that his scales stood on end.
"Wh-who's calling your grandpa?"
"Hehe, pretty forgetful, aren't you? Do you still remember the meals in the lab?"
Lin Xiao's mischievous voice reminded Soton of the terror of being at someone's mercy, of the feeling of sharp scalpels cutting through his skin. The memories were still fresh.
"I... Boss, what do you want from me?"
"Hehe, have you forgotten what I told you?"
"I... I won't be a traitor. Big Sis treats me really well."
Soton looked at the Family Bucket on the ground. Here, he had felt the warmth of home, and Lin Xiao's warning had long since been thrown to the back of his mind.
"Fine. Let's see whether that big sister of yours can protect you for the rest of your life. If I catch you again, I'll make boots from your skin, stew your meat into soup, and leave your skeleton behind as a specimen. Hehe, I bet you'd taste delicious."
"Ah! Don't eat me! I'll talk! Ask whatever you want!"
Every time Lin Xiao said something, Soton imagined it. The image was simply too terrifying.
Soton might have been dumb, but there was a kind of wisdom called seeming foolish while actually being wise. He understood one thing very clearly: if Lin Xiao truly wanted to deal with him, Morgana would not be able to protect him. That guy was far too sinister.
Between Morgana and his own life, the choice was easy. Soton promptly agreed.
"Tell me, where has Morgana gone, and what is she doing now?"
"Big Sis went to Northern Europe. It looked like she was going to revive some Great Demon. I don't know anything else."
"Mm, that's more like it. I'll contact you again next time!"
The communication ended. Soton viciously kicked the Family Bucket, sending fried chicken flying everywhere. His mood was anything but wonderful.
After closing the communication, Lin Xiao left the hotel room, opened the control panel again, and began entering commands.
"Blue Light One, activation complete!"
As the prompt sounded, a meteorite floating in outer space beyond Earth slowly split open, revealing a gigantic eyeball.
It could be considered a disguised satellite, one unique to Lin Xiao. It had monitored the Taotie fleet, and Demon One had also been filmed by Blue Star One during the previous incident involving Morgana.
Lin Xiao activated Blue Star One and began scanning Northern Europe for Morgana's whereabouts.
"Target search complete!"
As the prompt sounded, Morgana's figure appeared on the screen.
They were currently at an altar in the Northern European wilderness. Beside her stood the still somewhat weakened Atai and a priest dressed in divine robes.
Lin Xiao vaguely remembered that this should be the sealing site of that idiot Da Bolun.
Morgana had always been eager to recruit talent. Although Da Bolun was merely a second-generation demon, with enough resources, he could still be made into a demigod. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be in a good mood.
Watching Morgana release Da Bolun on the screen, Lin Xiao sneered inwardly. In a moment, he would blast him into scraps.
"Activate Thor System. Lock target: Da Bolun!"
"Thor System activated. Charging initiated. Preparations complete!"
As the prompt sounded, a long cannon barrel extended from the pupil of Blue Star One's giant eye, blue energy gathering upon it.
"Hehe, fire!"
The final command was issued. A pillar of blue lightning shot from the cannon at extreme speed. With a flash of blue light, it had already entered the atmosphere.
"Get out of the way!"
Morgana, who had been lecturing Da Bolun, suddenly changed expression. A sense of danger descended upon her, and she grabbed Atai and the old priest, leaping backward. As for Da Bolun, she had no time to care about him.
Her premonition was indeed accurate. The moment Morgana leaped off the altar, a blue pillar of light that seemed to connect heaven and earth appeared.
The blue pillar was not particularly thick, but it was enough to completely envelop Da Bolun.
"Ah!!!"
Da Bolun had only just awakened, and his strength had not even reached that of a second-generation warrior. After one scream, he was completely disintegrated by the blue pillar, leaving not even a speck behind.
"Bitch, what the hell was that? It was that powerful?"
Morgana found the thing somewhat familiar. It resembled the beam that had attacked her during the Huang Village assassination, except that beam had been much smaller.
That thing could pierce through her divine body and even had a paralyzing effect. If she had not run so quickly just now, she would probably have been blasted back into atomic form. The cost of recovering from that would have been terrifying.
"It must have been that little bastard. Is his retaliation really coming this fast? Atai, investigate where that attack came from."
"Yes."
Atai was also covered in cold sweat. He had faced rather too many brushes with death today.
Watching Morgana rage furiously on the screen, Lin Xiao smiled knowingly.
But there was still that annoying priest to deal with. Since the Thor System could attack twice, he might as well go all the way. Lin Xiao gave another command.
"Target: priest in white. Fire again!"
Another blue beam shot forth, flashing through the void of space before entering the atmosphere.
"Warning: Thor System overloaded. Cooling required!"
"Blue Star One, activate stealth mode!"
Run after showing off—damn, that was thrilling. Blue Star One retracted its eyeball, transformed back into a meteorite, and slipped into a vast meteorite field.
Meanwhile, Morgana on Earth sensed another terrifying wave of danger. This time, the target was the old man beside her, and fury rose in her heart.
"Damn Bitch, again? Structural Reconstruction!"
Morgana roared, and two black claws appeared in the air. They instantly fused into one massive claw.
Once the giant Demon Claws had formed, they rose toward the sky to meet the blue pillar of lightning descending from above.
"Queen, the attack came from outer space, but the enemy has already fled. It entered a meteorite field, so we can't pinpoint its location!"
Atai watched the blue pillar clash with the Demon Claws overhead and hurriedly reported the results of his investigation.
"Bitch, destroy it for me!"
"Queen, an Antimatter Bomb can destroy that meteorite field. Shall we launch one?"
"Damn it, that would take an Antimatter Bomb! Do we have that many of those? Launch my ass!"
Morgana was so angry she nearly choked. Lin Xiao, that little bastard, was playing dirty with her. She had the ability to destroy Blue Star One, even Earth itself, but it simply was not worth it. It was a terrible bargain.
The blue beam lasted only a brief moment before disappearing, but a large portion of the Demon Claws had been scorched red by the intense heat.
"Let's go back."
Morgana painfully recalled the Demon Claws, opened a spatial wormhole, and left directly.
Lin Xiao was already on his way back to Giant Xia. The moment he finished the second strike, he had run.
Even if Morgana went all out, at most she could destroy Blue Star One. Worst case, he would spend some resources to make another one. But he absolutely had to vent this anger. Now, he felt much better.
What gentleman waits ten years for revenge? For someone as vindictive as him, a gentleman's revenge was best taken from morning to night.
It did not take long for Lin Xiao to return to Giant Xia. The moment he arrived, he saw Qiang Wei and Ge Xiaolun passionately kissing in midair.
"Good thing I made it. I almost missed it."
Everyone from the Super Soldier Company on the deck was watching, and some were even applauding. Lin Xiao immediately joined the crowd of spectators.
The passionate kiss beneath the setting sun looked quite beautiful to Lin Xiao. More and more people gathered on the deck, and the applause grew louder and louder.
Qiang Wei was jolted awake by the applause. She pulled away from Ge Xiaolun's embrace and jumped back to the deck, her face bright red.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! What the hell is the logic behind this?!"
Qiang Wei kept wiping her mouth. The lingering scent of Ge Xiaolun on her lips made her uncomfortable. She had actually gotten lost in it just now!
"No matter how harsh you are with me, you're still my goddess. Your kiss is still a sweet kiss!"
Ge Xiaolun danced through the air, delighted by the feeling of flying for the first time.
"Qiang Wei, the sky is beautiful. I want to take you up there to see it!"
"Showing off, are you? I can fly too!"
Qiang Wei leaped backward. A wormhole opened, and when she appeared again, she was already beside Ge Xiaolun. The two flew toward the high heavens beneath the rising sun.
"Should we go up and take a look too?"
Lin Xiao looked at the three women beside him, who were gazing longingly at the pair growing smaller in the sky. Something suddenly stirred within him, and he spoke those words.
"Sure! Hurry up and take this goddess up there!"
"Arm!"
Lin Xiao wrapped an arm around Leina's slender waist. A battle suit covered his body, and he shot into the sky.
"Arm!"
"Arm!"
Qi Lin and Lian Feng exchanged smiles, then armed themselves with battle suits as well. Their Flight Wings unfolded, and they soared toward the heavens.
"Haha, being able to fly is really convenient."
Leina watched the clouds streak past beside her and spoke with some envy.
"No problem. I'll make it happen for you!"
Lin Xiao was in a good mood. The Fourth Generation Armor had already been designed. Once it was realized, flying would no longer be a problem for Leina, though it could no longer really be called armor.
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