When the black shadow flashed out, Su Qi instinctively blinked.
Then a burst of...
"Cackle, cackle, cackle, cackle~"
That grating laugh of a cheap voice doll rang by his ear.
Then a smooth black sphere appeared, swaying left and right... swaying.
Beneath the black ball, a large spring connected to the sphere. Under the pull of gravity, the smooth black ball bobbed left, then right.
Major General Su Qi's face seemed to darken even further.
He took a deep breath and stared carefully at the black ball, remaining silent for a long while.
Gerald was older, after all, and handled such matters far better than Su Qi. He patted Su Qi on the shoulder.
"It's fine. Just a prank. Let's continue the investigation."
With that, the Lieutenant General turned to leave.
Su Qi was about to nod in agreement as well.
Yet at that very moment, the black sphere's surface suddenly lit up with a faint layer of electricity.
Two straight lines representing electronic eyes abruptly appeared on the black sphere's surface.
They even blinked humanely before opening.
A pixelated smiling face appeared on the sphere's surface.
The two Federation generals froze at the same time, their gazes locked firmly onto the black sphere.
The smile only appeared for an instant before returning to a standard programmed expression.
The two electronic eyes turned into two dots.
A three-dimensional light screen instantly projected before the black sphere. White and gray ripples intertwined across it, as though a signal connection was being established.
Even through the synchronized robot, the static crackling came through clearly.
Within the three-dimensional light screen, the upper-body projection of a burly man appeared. Yet he was entirely shrouded in black mist, leaving only his outline visible.
Then the projection spoke softly. His voice was like a file grinding