Huo Yushen stood beside Xia Chujian, equally thrilled, though in a different way.
This feeling was completely unlike the feeling of winning a battle himself.
It was like sharing in her glory.
He had personally watched the person he assisted climb step by step to the pinnacle of her life, and he felt satisfied and gratified.
There were also certain emotions he could neither explain nor name, like weeds growing madly in the darkness.
Xia Chujian's heart was also surging.
Her former ideal had been to surpass Huo Yushen.
Now, not only had she done it, but she also realized that she no longer clung to that obsession.
Because her sights were no longer limited to Huo Yushen. She saw a far broader world and future ahead.
After quite a while, Xia Chujian finally calmed down. Studying Huo Yushen's expression, she asked evenly, "...That High-Rank Insectoid still hasn't appeared?"
Huo Yushen shook his head regretfully. "No idea where it's hiding."
"I even suspect it... has already infiltrated our ranks."
Xia Chujian's heart skipped a beat. "No way, right? Our fleet all has biometric identification systems."
"It's a Zerg. Even if it has a humanoid appearance, without biometric data, it couldn't enter our warships."
Huo Yushen said, "But our warships suffered severe damage during the battle."
"Do you think we can still trust the biometric identification systems on those warships?"
Xia Chujian narrowed her eyes. "The Star Destroyer has a system that controls all the warships."
"I'll take a look."
As she spoke, she walked alone to her control console and secretly had Seven Lù help inspect the biometric identification systems of every interstellar warship in the Zhengnan Fleet.
Of course, she didn't speak aloud. She merely issued an instruction.
Just as if she were controlling the Mechanical Intelligence of her