Chapter 2038

What should I do!!?

What should I do!!

(Lin An!! Lin An!!! Reply to my message!!!)

The assembly hall was huge, like an ancient Roman colosseum magnified tens of thousands of times.

The air seemed to solidify.

Qing Kai clenched his fists tightly; the pressure from nearly a hundred top experts from all directions almost forced him to his knees.

Faced with the Alliance's ruthless coercion to the extreme, Qing Kai could only desperately send messages to Lin An, hoping Lin An would give him some points in advance so he could get through this!

How ridiculous—he is a full-fledged Star-Destroyer, yet he has not a single point! Having fought in wars across civilizations, from his weak beginnings to now, he has risked his life to complete over a hundred missions, but all he possesses is his own strength and the weapon in his hand.

This is the rule! It is the rule unanimously executed by all civilizations!

Except for the strongest, no other civilized beings can possess any of their own 'system resources'! They are like consumables of civilization, war machines! They can die, but they absolutely cannot die while losing the points on their bodies!

However, no matter how Qing Kai sent the message—his tone shifting from firm to weak, finally to pleading—Lin An on the other end seemed to mock him, not replying with a single word.

I don't know if Lin An entered a dungeon and simply cannot see his messages.

Before Qing Kai could almost be driven mad, a cold, merciless voice completely crushed him.

"Qing Kai, it seems you no longer have the Alliance in your eyes."

"Are you afraid of death? Aren't others? If everyone in the Alliance were as selfish and cowardly as you, the Alliance would have been destroyed long ago!"

"If that's the case, then there's no need to preserve your lineage!"

"Member 199 requests execution! According to Alliance Bylaw No. 18871, sentence the Star-Destroyer Qing Kai, Serial No. b091 of the Fourth Star Zone..."

"Wait! Wait!!!"

"No! No!!!"

"Give me one more chance! I beg the Alliance to give me one more chance!!"

He didn't care how miserable he looked; Qing Kai's eyes were bloodshot as he nearly collapsed, crawling on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, pleading with the Alliance to spare him.

He knew what violating the Alliance rules meant.

Not only would he be stripped of his power, his flesh reclaimed and recycled, but even his family would be used as fertilizer to nourish the next generation!

His bones would be forged into weapons, the flesh of his eyes made into props, and even his memories would become material for a Secret Realm, over and over until worn to blankness!

"Member! Esteemed members, give me a chance!"

I've used up all my points! I exchanged the rules and I'm absorbing them! I promise...! I swear I voluntarily join the mechanical war! After the next mission, I'm willing to go into the intelligence crisis and fight for the Alliance!

There's no way out.

After Qing Kai finished roaring, he gasped heavily, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

There's nothing left to do; he has no way at all.

Lin An refuses to help him, so the only way he can save himself is to voluntarily join the near-certain-death intelligence crisis.

That is a disaster more terrifying than death.

Hatred, grief and indignation.

I never expected the Alliance to give him no chance at all; perhaps because the situation deteriorated extremely quickly, the Alliance is no longer as 'tolerant' as before.

At this moment, Qing Kai can only think of how to preserve his own life!

Oh?

After Qing Kai shouted those words, the entire hall of councilors suddenly looked at her in surprise, and the next second a burst of noisy whispering arose.

In Qing Kai's tense and bitter wait, the original judge, number 199, gave him a meaningful glance, as he had expected, and coldly said:

Your points have been used up? No wonder you've been unwilling to hand them over...

Qing Kai, you really have big guts! But since you're willing to participate in the intelligence crisis as payment to make up for your mistake, the Alliance isn't giving you absolutely no chance.

Half an hour later.

Outside the council hall, Qing Kai walked like a walking corpse, bitterly gazing at the dense artificial star islands above, her heart filled with a desolate, bitter smile.

The Alliance agreed to give him another chance; of course, rather than calling it an opportunity, it's more like letting him suffer worse than death.

It's hard to imagine that not long ago he was the Alliance's supremely honored Star-Destroyer, enjoying the reverence of all civilizations.

And now, he not only had his honorary status stripped away, his future is pitch black, and even death might be a luxury.

All of this is entirely thanks to Lin An! That Fourth Stage worm!

Just hatred, wishing to tear Lin An apart limb from limb, while Qing Kai also suddenly realized that they were merely a dog of the Alliance. They had shed so much blood for the Alliance, risked their life countless times, but in the face of the Greater Good, in the face of the so-called system, they were merely a pawn...

(I ultimately, who am I fighting for..!?)

Qing Kai..!?

Qing Kai!? Are you crazy?

As Qing Kai dragged their heavy body, lost in thought.

A sudden urgent voice sounded from behind.

Only see a middle-aged person similarly wearing blue armor, with different patterns, suddenly flying toward them, eyes full of incomprehension and worry.

I just got the news, you're going into the intelligence crisis!? Qing Kai, what on earth are you thinking!? Not turning over your points to the Alliance, how could you make such a childish mistake!

Qing Kai stared blankly, turning their head toward the middle-aged person flying rapidly toward them.

That was their longtime old friend, and also another Star-Destroyer who fought their way up from the grassroots with them.

Listening to the old friend, although they were questioning them, but more so expressing concern, Qing Kai opened their mouth, eventually forming a bitter smile.

I have no choice..

What could they do?

Tell the Alliance that even all Fifth Stage and Star-Destroying Level ones like them haven't received rewards? Tell the Alliance that it was a Fourth Stage, or a primitive civilization's monkey that completed the mission?

Not to mention whether the Alliance would believe it; even if they did, once Lin An dies, his points are gone too.

One step wrong, steps all wrong; when he, at the exchange point, agreed to Lin An to save his life, he had no way back. Either he would keep covering it up with lies, or he would die there...

Even ants cling to life; what more for him?

Seeing that Qing Kai had something hard to speak of, another Star Destroyer flew to his side, hesitated a moment, and let out a sigh.

Qing Kai, I don't know what exactly happened to you, and I won't press you for answers.

But what will you do next? Don't you know the difficulty of the intelligence crisis is greater than your mission?

Falling into those monsters' hands is worse than death!

As he spoke, a deep dread and fear flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.

Unimaginable, even though he is a Star Destroyer who has endured countless horrors! Yet he dares not face those monsters in the intelligence crisis! They are a group that transcends human morality and biological limits, mechanical demons!

Qing Kai remained silent; he certainly knew what becoming of falling into those monsters' hands would be.

But, things have come to this; he can only take it step by step.

Without answering his old friend's words, Qing Kai took a deep breath, turned extremely serious, even pleadingly looking at his old friend:

Help me out!

Lu Kai! Looking at the fact that we fought side‑by‑side to the death, help me send someone into the Starlight Battlefield!

I know you know the Star Destroyer responsible for the Starlight War; you must help me hide his information, treat him as my kin! Don't let anyone know his identity!

Without paying heed to his old friend's shock, Qing Kai clenched his fists tightly.

He thought it clearly; matters having come to this, all his hopes now rested on Lin An! That damned monkey surviving the Fourth Stage battlefield is no difficulty, even with a 99% chance of survival, securing a decent rank!

By then, he could earn points, gain permission, perhaps even other opportunities!

In that case, he wouldn't be completely hopeless!