China, Southwest Mountain Area, Liangshan.
A towering Buddhist pagoda stood in the heart of Liangshan. Night had fallen, and the midsummer forest was silent, without the chirping of insects or the calls of birds. Yet the pagoda was brightly lit, making it seem especially eerie beneath the starry sky.
As the captain of Super Soldier Company and the highest-ranking commander after Leina's absence, Qiang Wei led the newly formed team into their first challenge since its establishment—stopping the Victorious Fighting Buddha of myth.
"Maintain formation, stay concealed, and remain vigilant."
Qiang Wei led Ge Xiaolun and the others swiftly into the Liangshan forest, carefully warning everyone. What they were about to face was no ordinary alien, but the Victorious Fighting Buddha. There was little she could do about it except adapt to the situation.
Before coming here, she had asked Leina about him. Although she learned he was not the demon king from myth who wreaked havoc in Heaven and could transform seventy-two times, he was still a Third Generation Super Warrior, far beyond rookies like them who had only recently awakened their Super Genes. They could only be as cautious as possible. She hoped they could persuade him to surrender and avoid a fight if possible. She did not want to see anyone killed or injured, even though she usually called Ge Xiaolun and the others a bunch of misfits.
"The target is still atop the tower. No movement," Qi Lin said after spotting Sun Wukong through her long-range vision.
"Won't Monkey King notice us?" Zhao Xin asked worriedly.
Hearing that, Qiang Wei replied, "We're wearing Dark Alloy armor. Sun Wukong won't detect us approaching."
"But doesn't Sun Wukong have Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils?" Qi Lin asked in confusion.
"Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils are just a Dark Energy analyzer. They're useless," Qiang Wei explained as she walked, hoping to dispel everyone's doubts and ease their fear of Sun Wukong.
"Then what are the seventy-two transformations?" Ge Xiaolun was more curious about that mythical ability.
Qiang Wei immediately explained, "Victorious Fighting Buddha Sun Wukong is a Super Warrior with the God River Gene. Leina's records show that he doesn't possess that ability."
"Leina's records... Leina's records... Leina knows everything, so why didn't she come herself?" Liu Chuang grumbled unhappily. Facing Sun Wukong was so dangerous, yet she knew everything and still had not come herself.
The group quietly reached the trees before the pagoda, each finding cover and preparing to attack or defend.
Meanwhile, elsewhere,
Leina and Jiang Ming finally arrived at the conference room. Having missed the first mission, the two were now preparing to face three beautiful angels. Of course, to Leina, they were three old witches.
On the right side of the long table sat the targets of this meeting: three beautiful angels. To Jiang Ming, they were simply three beautiful young ladies, nothing worth worrying about. The only one he needed to watch out for was the experienced driver in the middle. Jiang Ming hoped Yan would not tease him, or even he did not know what he might do.
After all, he had no intention of stealing his student's girl. Besides, angels had always believed in genetic compatibility. Jiang Ming did not think the Angel Race could currently decipher him, nor had he reached the point where the future queen of the Angel Race would throw herself at him after falling for him at first sight.
Speaking of angels, one had to mention the current Angel Queen, Holy Keisha. Jiang Ming greatly admired her. In the entire Super God Universe, the Angel Race truly upheld justice and peace. For tens of thousands of years, they had used their own lives and sacrificed countless angel warriors to establish the current "Justice Order," though their methods could sometimes be excessive.
Leina sat in the middle on the left. Seeing that there was no seat for him, Jiang Ming waved his right hand, and the God Stone transformed directly into a chair. Ignoring the looks from Leina and the angels, he sat down, his eyes half-closed as though he were about to fall asleep. He seemed to be saying, You talk. Don't mind me.
Leina was helpless at the sight. She ignored Jiang Ming and fixed her gaze on the angel seated across from her.
Angel Yan looked at Jiang Ming's behavior and frowned slightly. She suddenly remembered that he was the young man she had observed from afar on Chang'an Avenue and found interesting.
It was precisely because she could not see through him that she found him interesting. Then her gaze shifted to Leina. Crossing her legs and leaning forward, she looked at Leina with a playful tone.
"Keeping you waiting didn't make you want to jump across the table and hit me, did it... little girl?"
"Not for now, old witch."
Clad in armor, Leina shot back at Angel Yan in a forceful tone, displaying the bearing of a goddess. She did not want to lose face before this old witch. After all, even if she lost the argument, she could not lose momentum.
"You..."
The angel standing behind Angel Yan on the left could not hold back when she saw Leina being so rude and immediately wanted to make a move.
Angel Yan tilted her head to stop her. They had come to negotiate, and the person across from them was the Liesun Star Main God, currently representing Earth as well. How could angels, who valued courtesy and order, behave with such poor grace?
"Pfft..."
"If those little brats can't even handle a monkey, you'd better get out of here while you can!"
Angel Yan looked at Leina with a teasing expression.
"Tell me. Why are you here?"
Hearing that, Leina leaned back in her chair and let out a soft breath. She clearly did not want to waste more words on these old witches, so she got straight to the point and asked their purpose.
Angel Yan was not surprised by Leina's question and instead said,
"Earth has suddenly been exposed, standing upright in full view of all the major forces in the universe."
"And we angels... believe we must first ensure..."
"That it falls under the name of justice."
Angel Yan leaned forward slightly. Her golden hair fell naturally as her fingers tapped against the table, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"There's no such word as justice on Liesun Star. Care to explain it?"
Leina tilted her head, speaking with contempt and pretending not to understand.
"Justice is..."
Seeing Leina's rudeness and her contempt for Queen Keisha's Justice Order, Angel Zhui felt anger rise within her and wanted to have a proper talk with Leina.
Angel Yan turned and gave Zhui a look, stopping her. She then turned back to Leina, tilted her head, and patiently explained,
"Honestly, I envy you. You're carefree."
"Throughout my seven thousand years as a warrior, I've worried every moment about my own tomorrow... or their tomorrow."
As Angel Yan looked at Leina, she also turned back toward Zhui and Mo Yi behind her. Her tone seemed filled with unbearable memories.
"Hmph..."
Leina did not care in the slightest. She simply turned away, propped her cheek on her hand, and stopped looking at Angel Yan.
Yan suddenly straightened up, her expression turning solemn and serious.
"The word 'justice'..."
"Was a set of highly reasonable laws established seventeen thousand years ago, when Holy Keisha ruled Angel City, to ensure the... 'orderly progression' of the known universe."
"We call it... the Justice Order."
"And the depravity known as Ultimate Fear, as well as extreme liberalism, are defined as 'evil'..."
As soon as Angel Yan finished speaking, Leina impatiently waved her hand and interrupted her. She no longer seemed willing to listen, and her tone was somewhat irritated.
"Enough."
"Angels love brainwashing..."
Angel Yan narrowed her eyes and looked at Leina warningly.
"Watch your words."
"We can indeed directly read certain information from you and transmit it straight into your brains..."
Leina looked coldly at Angel Yan, her gaze carrying a trace of hostility. She interrupted Angel Yan and gave it a definition.
"Malicious implantation."
Yan could not exactly get angry at Leina's unfriendly words. To achieve her goal, she could only change direction and try to ease Leina's prejudice.
"Tsk."
"I've studied you. The Liesun Civilization values national prosperity and peaceful lives."
"Our values are fairly similar."
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