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"Run—go!"
"Alright, everyone, Assassination Drill step one!"
"Kill!"
The soldiers' deafening shouts revealed the unique bloodiness and toughness of military personnel, with waves of roars continuously pounding against Liu Xuan's eardrums. He still remembered how he was almost startled awake by the soldiers' training sounds when he first arrived. But now, after Time had passed, Liu Xuan found their voices more like a lullaby.
Liu Xuan put down his phone and sat cross-legged on the grass in the distance, enjoying the warm winter sunlight while nibbling on corn from the cafeteria. In front of him, the orderly Assassination Drill seemed unreal, replaced instead by a woman washing vegetables by the kitchen stove.
"Mom, is there Braised Pork to eat today?"
A little boy ran into the kitchen, clutching the woman's skirt, followed by a small brown dog. He looked up at her as if he had seen a piece of heaven.
The woman set down the cabbage she was rinsing and squatted down to touch the boy's face: "You little glutton, we don't have that much meat at home for you to eat."
"Oh, then today..." The boy hadn't finished speaking when the woman pointed to the steamer above his head and said, "Corn! If you're not good, Mommy won't let you eat."
"I want it! I want it! Mommy, I'm very good..."
"Haha, I know Xuan'er is the best child in the world, right..."
"Kill!"
Liu Xuan shivered and nearly dropped the corn in his hand.
"Mom..."
Liu Xuan murmured to himself, took another bite, and the crisp and juicy kernels burst in his mouth, spreading memories like stars between his teeth.
"If I were your mother... she would be proud of you."
Although Liu Xuan didn't react much at that moment, he actually kept this sentence buried inside him until it exploded within. The pearls in his eyes had already formed a thin mist that clouded Liu Xuan's pupils. He blinked furiously while his face remained silent—he had never been a child good at expressing himself; it was just that over these years at the Military base, he had indeed changed a lot.
But if given a choice, Liu Xuan would still prefer to be that silent and insecure boy in front of himself because there were too many things he didn't want to lose from his past.
"Ding ding ding... time to get up, lazy pig! If you sleep any longer, I’ll wash you..."
To prevent being late, Liu Xuan had set an alarm on his phone. He picked up his phone, thought for a moment, then put it back down. After listening to the alarm set by Ma Yihan three times, he finally reluctantly turned off the ringing.
Command Center Conference Room
"Uh, is everyone here?" General Jiang looked around; all the Defenders were present along with some senior officials, including a logistics research representative who hadn't appeared for a long time.
"Liu Xuan, come here." An Xiaotian patted the seat next to him. Liu Xuan nodded and jogged over.
However, before An Xiaotian could wait for Liu Xuan, someone suddenly sat down in another position nearby.
"Hmm?" An Xiaotian instinctively turned to take a look. This short middle-aged man looked so familiar...
"Xiaotian, Merry Christmas!" The man extended his hand with squinted eyes; a whiff of smoke wafted through the air as he grinned widely.
"Uh..." An Xiaotian hesitated; he wanted to remember this person's name before shaking hands.
"Dr. Chen, you silly! Has your head been knocked silly by Yang Meng?" Just as Liu Xuan took his seat, he slapped An Xiaotian on the back of his head.
"Oh, Chen Hao... Dr. Chen! I'm sorry, it's been so long that I've really forgotten a bit," An Xiaotian quickly smiled and extended his hand to shake Chen Hao's hand.
"It's fine, it's fine! You all are out there on dangerous missions; it's only natural to forget some useless things and focus more on skills that can save your life!" Dr. Chen Hao said.
An Xiaotian wasn't sure if he was being sarcastic or if there was a hidden edge to his words—either way, it seemed to convey that meaning. He just smiled awkwardly, not daring to say a word.
"Hey." Qin Weishan sitting behind An Xiaotian gave him a pat. An Xiaotian realized something and quickly tucked his hands away and closed his legs, sitting up straight.
"Without further ado, let's get started," General Jiang said, maintaining his usual demeanor. Seeing everyone quiet down, he took out the USB drive given by Dr. Chen and opened the folder on the screen.
"First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone."
He clicked through the folder until he reached an interface. General Jiang seemed a bit lost as he hesitated between two files before double-clicking the one on the right.
"Oh—"
The audience immediately gasped in surprise as the large screen in the command room displayed photos of scantily clad female models, with a few videos at the bottom.
"I clicked the wrong one." General Jiang quickly clicked back to the previous page.
"Oh my, it turns out the General has a taste for this," Lu Sha leaned against Sister Jiao An's shoulder, chuckling softly.
"This isn't the General's USB drive..." Jiao An remarked.
Dr. Chen Hao nearly jumped up; he pursed his lips and then laughed at An Xiaotian, saying, "Whose USB drive is this? It's hilarious."
"Haha... who knows?" An Xiaotian just pretended not to notice and patted Dr. Chen's arm.
Dr. Chen glanced at An Xiaotian's outstretched hand, and for a moment, his smile seemed to freeze. He leaned back against the chair, his face turning pale.
After the earlier "misfire," General Jiang finally found the correct PowerPoint presentation. He straightened up and began speaking.
"Last time's mission was completed excellently; everyone investigated the case thoroughly. However, only we can know the answers. As Mayor Tan Long said, he has entrusted the police department to explain to society that the suspect is still evading capture and that the case is still under investigation."
"But this is just a facade for the people! If it weren't for preventing social unrest, we wouldn't want to do this either. Moreover, we can't keep deceiving them forever; we must provide society with a correct and clear response because reality is already beginning to expose our lies."
General Jiang started pressing buttons on the remote control as images began flashing before everyone's eyes—excavated graves, disturbed land, shadows by the village at night, panicked sheep scattering in all directions, and people kneeling before their excavated ancestors' graves weeping.
"Although the government has been trying hard to cover up the truth, it seems that some people have already noticed something unusual. The recent cases of grave excavations across the country are solid evidence. People must be wondering what kind of lunatic could be obsessed with necrophilia to this extent, but only we know the truth. The societal aspect is just one issue; the most severe challenge is figuring out how to stop these unseen enemies."
The PowerPoint moved to the next slide showing videos of Liu Xuan, Nars, and Zombie King Miao Chengmin fighting—at that time, Nars had assigned Liu Xuan to study Miao Chengmin's weaknesses by recording their battle footage.
Due to its first-person perspective, it looked somewhat dizzying. As the video approached its end, a full-body analysis diagram of Miao Chengmin appeared beside it; each part's energy intensity was color-coded by Nars, with data about Miao Chengmin's body written out using standards from the Moonheart people—indicators that simply do not exist on Earth.
The image of Miao Chengmin rotated on the large screen as everyone unconsciously turned their gaze toward Liu Xuan.
"Liu Xuan, come up here," General Jiang said.
Liu Xuan stood up; his right eye transformed into a gentle moonlight white. Two souls were simultaneously controlling this body. He put on a microphone and said:
"This is our only record of engagement with them. I’ve studied it extensively with Nars, um... I still hope everyone can prepare for what's coming."
Qin Weishan glanced at Xu Yicheng, who nodded slightly. Encouraged by Xu Yicheng, Qin Weishan slowly raised his hand.
"Please go ahead," General Jiang said.
"We don't understand these parameters. Can you translate them for us? For example, if the highest level is ten, what level can his index reach?" Qin Weishan said.
"I was just about to say that," Liu Xuan nodded and began to translate: "Since Weishan mentioned it, I'll explain. First, according to Nars's estimate, he has absorbed seven percent of the energy from Chaos Crystals. His hands possess a powerful Force Field that tears apart the surrounding positive matter space and gathers anti-energy. This means that once he uses his ability, anything nearby—like if you try to touch his hand—will simply disappear."
Liu Xuan made a gesture like dandelion seeds dispersing. Seeing no reaction from the crowd, he shook his head and continued: "This is where his energy is strongest. If ten is the maximum level, based on Nars's data..."
Liu Xuan suddenly pulled out his phone on stage and opened the calculator. "Around eight point six."
Everyone waited for a minute, only to receive such a frightening answer.
"Heavens..." Lu Sha involuntarily exclaimed—she thought five or six should be about right.
"His entire body flows with the energy of Chaos Crystals, just like the Variant current within Xiaotian, flowing like blood. From practical experience, this seems to be a healing ability; it can heal Miao Chengmin's wounds, just like..."
"Me," Lu Sha interjected. She felt satisfied that she could be with An Xiaotian and deliberately glanced over at him.
"Exactly," Liu Xuan said. "Aside from his hands, the energy fluctuation index around him is about four point three."
"But if we were to rate his physical fitness..." Liu Xuan began typing furiously on his phone.
"Wait," An Xiaotian suddenly called out to Liu Xuan. "This doesn't give us a clear concept. Can you also give us a rating? If not, that's fine; I'm just making a suggestion."
"This isn't my first time doing this job, Captain," Nars suddenly spoke up. "Xuan, let me handle it. I've already calculated it using the formula."
Liu Xuan smiled wryly, scratched his head, and dyed the other eye moonlight white as well.
"It's taking too long to explain everything at once; I'll just give the highest data," Nars said. "The maximum power index is nine point one for Titan Aibo; the maximum speed index for physical functions is seven point zero for Lu Sha; and the maximum explosive power index is seven point seven for Qin Weishan. I won't mention other data because they can't compare."
"Can't compare?" Everyone tensed up.
"Uh, not in that sense; Miao Chengmin might not have those data," Nars's words relieved everyone's tension.
"Now let's talk about Miao Chengmin's data," Nars took a deep breath and said: "Power index, seven point nine; physical function speed index, nine point five; explosive power... eight point one."
Before everyone could react, he added a summary: "Here, he is flawless. Miao Chengmin has almost no weaknesses."
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