Above the clouds, a spaceship shot through the heavy cloud cover like a silver arrow streaking across the sky, hurtling toward the ground.
Inside the spaceship, the four of them wore grave expressions. There was not the slightest trace of personal emotion in their words; everything was for the team.
A white man wearing a simple white robe embroidered with intricate silver patterns, his gaze deep and profound, focused his eyes and began his report.
"Mental Scan successful. The other side has not used Mental Shielding. I estimate they have no Mental Controller, so there is no need for a Mind Chain. I recommend using Plan B."
"We know their team has fifteen to twenty people. Excluding Daniels and the plot character piloting the spaceship, the maximum estimated number of team members is fourteen, with a margin of error of no more than one."
"What's strange is that four of them have extremely weak presences. Their five senses are shielded. It may be some special skill, but I estimate—"
"There's a high probability they're a Farming Team."
"Dio Brook, it seems your analysis was correct." Zang Ting spoke softly. She looked like a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old girl, dressed in luxurious clothing, with delicate features and elegant manners. Her long hair was lightly pinned up with an exquisite hairpin.
But "her" adam's apple still gave him away.
Zang Ting wiped the faintly glowing energy crystal bracelet on her wrist and said in a soft voice, "Based on the intelligence we currently possess, the only teams we could be matched against in a team battle should be the South Flame Continent Team, North Ice Continent Team, and Heavenly God Team."
"According to the Heavenly God Team, they haven't received any members from the Central Continent Team in a long time."
"The other teams have never fought the Central Continent Team either."
"Our team has never copied anyone from the Central Continent Team."
"So."
"I can conclude it." Zang Ting gently blew at her bangs and continued, "Someone in the Central Continent Team is farming."
The man in the black robe, with an ancient sword hanging at his waist, nodded. "Then the Central Continent Team will have one or two overly powerful individuals."
"Arno." He turned his gaze to the muscular man in a specially made skintight combat suit.
"With the Muscle Fruit, it shouldn't be a problem for you to hold off their second-in-command."
"I need you to ride the Green Goblin Glider alone and lure the snake out of its hole."
After saying that, he looked at the Mental Controller, Dio Brook. "Deal with the Central Continent Team's remaining combatants as quickly as possible."
Finally, the man in the black robe fixed his gaze on Zang Ting.
"Black Water Technology from Alien: Covenant is exceptionally effective for slaughtering cities. Make sure we get it."
Zang Ting stopped touching up her makeup. "Understood, Captain!"
The man in the black robe stroked the sword at his waist. "I'll deal with their strongest combatant."
"Then let's 'purify' the tumor that is the Central Continent Team!"
"Yes!"
(I don't know why the AI made him so handsome. No matter what I did, he ended up as handsome as you guys. So I'll leave it at that.)
Engineer Planet was a planet very similar to Earth.
It was filled with vegetation, minerals, and water.
Unfortunately, ever since the Synthetic Human David had flown the spaceship that was originally ordered to attack Earth back to Engineer Planet and irrigated the place with "Black Water"—
Every spore on the planet had become attached to a virus that would produce Alien eggs inside whoever inhaled it.
From then on, all life on the planet vanished.
Until—
Meng Yao looked at the six thousand frozen Earth colonists aboard the Covenant, and the unease in her heart was finally suppressed.
"Has David been repaired?"
"H-He's still being repaired." Jones, the Black Girl who had regained her freedom, answered with a shiver.
"It doesn't matter anymore." Meng Yao stared at the progress bar on the screen. "In another twenty minutes, I'll have an—"
"Alien army!"
Tap tap tap!
Footsteps raced down the corridor!
Ruan Wei, panting heavily, reported in a fawning tone, "C-Captain, the Covenant detected a small, drone-like object moving at high speed toward us from the northwest! W-What should we do?"
Meng Yao snorted coldly and pointed to the walkie-talkie at her waist. "I don't want to see you. Understand?"
"Yes!"
Ruan Wei hurriedly forced an awkward smile, lowered his head, and backed out of the room.
Pressing the walkie-talkie, Meng Yao blinked. "The advance team is here. It's most likely bait. Go take a look."
"Mm."
The engine of the Green Goblin Glider gave off a low roar, intertwining with the sound of the wind.
Arno wore a specially made skintight combat suit. The vibrations of the glider made his muscle definition even more pronounced. His eyes were locked on the ground below as he searched for where the Central Continent Team might be hiding.
Suddenly!
The corner of Arno's eye caught a high-speed target moving across the ground!
Arno adjusted the glider and steadied himself above Da Qiang. His voice came through the glider's loudspeaker. "Hey, down there. Shouldn't we have a proper talk?"
Da Qiang looked up and saw Arno in the air. A provocative smile appeared on his face.
He did not answer Arno. Instead, he suddenly stopped and struck a nearby tree with a vicious slap.
His strength was so immense that the entire tree was severed by that single blow and collapsed heavily.
Da Qiang picked up the fallen tree, aimed it at Arno in the air, and let out a roar as he hurled it like a javelin!
The tree spun through the air with a piercing whistle, shooting straight toward Arno!
Arno's pupils contracted slightly, and he reacted at once!
Under his control, the Green Goblin Glider shot upward, narrowly avoiding the tree's attack.
The tree flew beneath his feet and crashed heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Da Qiang stood on the ground, his breathing steady as battle fire burned in his eyes.
He looked up at Arno in the air, a taunting smile curling across his lips. "All you can do is fly around up there? What a waste of all that muscle!"
Da Qiang's taunting voice echoed across the empty plains, his figure on the ground solitary and powerful!
Before his words had even faded, Arno had already leaped from the Green Goblin Glider at blinding speed. Like a falling meteor, carrying terrifying speed and force, he plunged straight at Da Qiang!
Boom!
With an earth-shaking crash, Arno's feet slammed down where Da Qiang stood. The ground cracked under the immense impact, dust rising into the air as a massive crater formed!
Dust filled the air, temporarily obscuring everyone's vision, but they could all feel that overwhelming power!
Yet as the dust gradually dispersed, a shocking sight appeared before them!
Da Qiang, his muscles tensed tight, was actually holding Arno's feet up with both hands. He had forcibly endured that strike from the sky without falling!
His legs were deeply embedded in the ground, yet his body remained upright, like an unshakable mountain!
The sight left the newcomers of the Reincarnator Team dumbfounded. For the first time, they directly experienced the strength and terror of a veteran!
Ono Kei covered her mouth, her eyes wide as she sucked in a sharp breath. Her voice trembled slightly. "Th-This... are they even human?!"