The Choice

After registering his marriage with Ye Wanqing, Xiao He felt he had no other desires; all that remained was to choose an auspicious day for the wedding.

As for the wedding date... Xiao He estimated it shouldn't be far off. After June, his and Ye Wanqing's academic year would finally be over.

Ye Wanqing will be a junior in college, Xiao He will be a senior. Their studies will be much easier, and they will basically not need to go to school anymore. It will be almost like they have graduated. Holding a wedding is just a matter of waiting for an auspicious day.

After finishing their final exams, the members of the Special Response Department were stationed in various parts of the country. Xiao He and Ye Wanqing also started their summer vacation. They brought their parents to the island to take a break.

After the summer vacation ended, the first thing Xiao He did was to develop a controller for the "Yinglong Robot". This controller is a high-end VR headset that changes the Yinglong Robot's movements by sensing the operator's actions. In addition, the Yinglong Robot's weapon attacks can also be triggered by voice control, such as "Electromagnetic Railgun", "Tracking Missile", "Laser Cannon" and the like, as long as the operator shouts out the name of the move.

With this controller, Xiao He no longer needed to operate it personally.

After receiving these controllers, the Special Response Department immediately distributed them to the Special Response Department employees with strong practical skills, allowing them to practice using the Yinglong Robot and then put them into actual combat as soon as possible.

This is equivalent to Dragon Country having dozens more Iron Man to ensure that what happened in the M Country that day will never happen in Dragon Country.

However, ever since Claude caused such a scene in public and was then "killed" by Xiao He, the Mutator have temporarily calmed down, and no attacks have occurred for a long time.

Everyone believed that Claude Moriarty was dead.

But Xiao He knew very well that this was precisely where the problem lay. Judging from how obedient the other Mutator had been to Claude should be the "leader" of this group of Mutator. If Claude were really dead, the Mutator would currently be leaderless, and it would be normal for them to run rampant and attack civilians at will.

However, the fact that these Mutator are behaving so obediently precisely indicates that Claude is not dead.

However, ever since he saved everyone at the arena in M Country, and M Country's media, along with DDC, BBT and other media outlets, launched a frenzied attack on "Yinglong," Xiao He has been completely oblivious to what's going on around him.

Now that he and Ye Wanqing are newlyweds and enjoying themselves so much, they don't care about those people and let them do whatever they want.

"Ah! Summer vacation is finally here!" Xiao He hugged Ye Wanqing's slender waist from behind and laughed, "Wife, we..."

"I don't like you calling me 'wife'..." Ye Wanqing pouted, puffing out her cheeks. "Just call me Xiaoqing instead."

Xiao He kissed her puffed-up cheek, deflating her. "Look at you, you're just a Little Pufferfish!"

Ye Wanqing glared at him, but seemed to think that even the Little Pufferfish was better than her "wife," so she acquiesced. While stirring the porridge in the pot, she said, "Honey, let's rest today, and tomorrow we'll take Mom and Dad to the island, shall we?"

"Okay, let's pick up Sister Man and Old Xie over on Friday too," Xiao He said with a smile, leaning close to Ye Wanqing.

"You're putting pressure on me..." Ye Wanqing muttered, frowning, then looked down at it, "How come it's so energetic every day? It tries its best to take care of you every night... and even made noodles for me when I woke up in the morning."

"Perhaps it's because my wife is too adorable." Xiao He's gaze lingered on Ye Wanqing's neckline.

"Alright, alright." Ye Wanqing smiled and poked his cheek. "You take the dumplings over, I'll get the porridge."

The two sat down in the living room and turned on the TV. Today seemed to be another peaceful day, just like any other.

Xiao He took a sip of the preserved egg and lean pork congee, then exclaimed, "Ah... Xiaoqing's congee is the best!"

"That's... because I've added so much love for you." Ye Wanqing laughed triumphantly, then she covered her face with her hands. "I think I've become more and more shameless lately... It's all your fault!"

"How can you blame me for this?" Xiao He asked in astonishment.

Ye Wanqing said coquettishly, "Because you become like those you associate with!"

A familiar voice came from the television. "We're interrupting our broadcast with a news segment. Please turn to this screen."

Xiao He turned his head and saw Claude Moriarty on the television.

Holding the microphone, he smiled at the camera and said, "Next, I'm going to play a very interesting game with you all, called 'The Choice of Humanity'."

"Isn't he dead?!" Ye Wanqing asked in surprise. "You said you killed him last time, didn't you?"

"Obviously, some kind of Superpower him to survive," Xiao He said, sipping his porridge. "That's not surprising. Raphael had a similar 'reincarnation' Superpower before. He should be the same. Last time, Sister Man said he had seven personalities, right? I reckon that all seven of his personalities should have Superpower, and one of them can bring him back to life."

"This is terrifying..." Ye Wanqing said, covering her mouth, then picked up a plate of fried dumplings for Xiao He. "Old Xiao, eat more, or he won't have time to eat if he launches an attack later."

"It shouldn't be that bad," Xiao He replied. "There are so many Yinglong Robot in the Dragon Country."

In short, Xiao He decided to see what Claude Moriarty was going to say next.

"Well then, this game is simple." Claude explained with a smile, raising his index finger and pulling out a map from behind him. "In thirty minutes, I will 'deploy' Mutator in these locations to launch an attack. There will be a lot of them, you probably won't be able to handle it. Only 'Dragon Country' and 'M Country' can 'barely' cope with an attack of this scale. Note the word 'barely'."

At this point, Claude laughed excitedly, "But! Listen carefully, the game content comes next. In addition to these Mutator, I will also be sending packages around the world. These packages contain a device with two 'buttons' on them. When you press these buttons, you will be able to teleport one of your country's Mutator to the Dragon Country and the M Country."

"What!?" Xiao He frowned. He realized the significance of the button and the difficulty of this "game." The situation wasn't looking good...

"Two buttons. One will send the Mutator to the Dragon Country, and the other to 'M Country.' Please note that both countries have a limited capacity to handle Mutator." Claude grinned maliciously. "You can choose whether to deal with these Mutator or pass this problem on to others. Come on, let me see what you choose..."

After saying that, Claude disappeared from the television screen.

Since the other party was at a television station, the set was incomplete, and Xiao He couldn't use the Dimensional Walker to go find him. Moreover, even if he found Claude, he couldn't kill him before figuring out how Claude's "immortality" worked.

Xiao He knew that this problem was not as simple as just throwing the Mutator to Dragon Country and the M Country.

Claude's words contained a lot of hidden information: only Dragon Country and the M Country could "barely" handle this situation, which meant that other countries were unable to handle it.

The Dragon Country was able to handle this situation because of "Yinglong" and the Iron Legion, while the M Country was able to handle it because they bought up most of the powerful Mutant.

But other countries have nothing.

Therefore, those who decide to press the button must face a question: can they really easily pass this problem on to other countries? They certainly can't handle it themselves, but if they leave it all to Dragon Country and the M Country, neither country can cope. And once the Mutator overwhelm Dragon Country and the M Country, the destruction of the world will only be a matter of time.

This is a two-way question.

For those Mutator who consider themselves heroes, the question is, "Do you have the ability to save others?"

For those who are saved, the question is, "Are you worthy of being saved?"

A two-way Soul Interrogation.

"That damned madman!" Xiao He said through gritted teeth, standing up.

"Husband!" Ye Wanqing was unusually calm at this moment. She pressed Xiao He down to sit. "The attack won't start for another thirty minutes. What you need to do now is eat something to replenish your strength and digest it, so you can prepare to deal with the enemies that are about to appear."

"Absolutely right!" Xiao He snapped out of his reverie and began to eat heartily. "Delicious, delicious..."

Xiao He had just finished the last sip of his porridge when Cui Man sent word that he should bring everyone to the Special Response Department to discuss the next course of action.

"We've received the locations where the attacks will occur, and the residents have been evacuated," Cui Man said, her brows furrowed. "It seems like the other side planned this on purpose; the number of attack warning points is exactly the same as the number of Mutant from the Special Response Department combined with the Iron Legion. In other words... we don't have enough manpower to deal with other countries."

"But all we need to do is stall for time, right?" Xiao He raised his index finger and said, "I'll take care of the Mutator on my side immediately, and then go support everyone. Let's deal with the Mutator in the country as quickly as possible."

"I hope it goes that smoothly," Cui Man sighed, "But do you know what's the most unpredictable thing? Human nature..."

"It's alright, we have Yinglong." An Xiuru said with a smile, then waved her hand, "Come on, everyone come closer, let's start with the usual enhancement package for everyone!"

Han Tianyu and An Xiuru cast a buff on everyone, increasing their strength, speed, defense, and toughness. Xiao He then assigned the Mutant to the remaining areas. Xiao He himself was responsible for the safety of Beichang City, where he was located. The good news was that, thanks to the 30-minute warning, all civilians had been evacuated to safe areas.

Everyone had just begun to stand by when the air raid siren sounded.

Xiao He looked up at the sky and saw a circular reflection appear. Then, a Mutator appeared from mid-air and landed in front of Xiao He. It was a very strange Mutator. Its body was no different from that of a normal human, covered with strong muscles, but its head was that of an earthworm, without any facial features.

"Could this be..." Xiao He frowned, raised his hand and threw a large number of crystal swords at the earthworm Mutator in front of him. The sharp crystal swords cut the earthworm Mutator into four pieces, which were scattered on the ground.

But the scattered bodies immediately began to wriggle, rapidly split, and then grew into four identical Worm Monster.

"Just as I thought," Xiao He chuckled. "Then why not just burn them to ashes?"

After speaking, Xiao He raised his hand, and a huge fireball condensed in his palm.

This was one of the Superpower Xia Yu had triggered for him. Although the effect wasn't strong, it was enough to deal with Mutator of this level.

Seeing Xiao He begin to condense a fireball, the Worm Monster decisively dispersed and launched attacks from four directions. Its attack method was very peculiar; it used its earthworm-like head as a whip, whipping it out at extremely high speed.

Before Xiao He could even react, the whip lashed his arm, tearing the suit jacket he was wearing and leaving a gash. The power of this strike was considerable; it could probably sever the arm of a level 3 Mutant!

However, with the buffs from Han Tianyu and An Xiuru, plus his own Erosion, Xiao He's physique has now reached a terrifying level of LV8, meaning such attacks can't even scratch his skin.

However, the other three Worm Monster targeted the fireball in Xiao He's hand. With three lashes, the fireball was instantly shattered into sparks and dissipated. At this point, Xiao He understood their purpose: Claude had sent this guy to fight him to buy time, but unfortunately...

"You won't get your way," Xiao He said, waving his hand. A Soul Chains was placed on the first Worm Monster, and then quickly connected to the other three Worm Monsters.

"The next thing to do is..." Xiao He clenched his fist and laughed, "... just beat you down to the molecular level."

Immediately, Xiao He flashed to the front of the Worm Monster and threw a punch.

The punch delivered by the LV8's physical body slammed into the Worm Monster. The scene was as if a giant was using a spoon to instantly scoop away a large chunk of the area behind Xiao He's fist, obliterating the Worm Monster and a large section of buildings behind it.

The damage traveled along the Soul Chains to the other three Worm Monsters, turning them to ashes as well.

"Sister Man, I've taken care of things here." Xiao He said, raising his hand to use Entropy Reduction to restore the office and residential buildings he had destroyed. Because the residents had been evacuated in advance, no one was injured.

Cui Man smiled with satisfaction on the other end of the line, "Great job, as expected of our Yinglong."

"So, whose situation is more troublesome? I'll go over there now..." Before Xiao He could finish speaking, he suddenly noticed a large dark shadow appearing in the sky above him.

The next moment, more than a dozen Mutator landed in front of him.

"This..." Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized that these Mutator had been transported from other countries! However, it only took him less than five minutes to deal with the Worm Monster. In other words, one or more countries did not hesitate at all, nor did they intend to resist, and simply handed these Mutator over to them to deal with!

"Damn it, don't go too far!" Xiao He cursed through gritted teeth, staring at the large group of Mutator in front of him.