Chapter 470

"Okay, Chairman."

Having received the signal, the White Empress began to carry it out.

As for Sui Bian's choice to store the original formulation and regular version of Compound No. 5, as he previously said, it was to avoid "contamination."

If it were possible to eliminate the "randomness," Sui Bian might have kept it, but in fact it is not possible.

On the other hand, the stable and safe 24-hour version can give mortal intelligence officers and regulatory agents an extra option to fight to the death or to preserve their lives.

For example, the fallen legendary intelligence officer Lin Shunsheng, relying on the Te-036 serum that masks pain, forcibly stimulates adrenaline, and boosts reaction speed and physical strength in a short time, single-handedly perished together with the monstrous species.

Compared to Te-036, the 24-hour Compound No. 5 does not cause permanent damage to the injector, but its sole and most deadly drawback remains the "randomness."

After injection, one might gain invulnerability to blades and bullets or the ability to teleport, or might gain the ability to transform into a ferocious beast, but one's intellect would also become animal-like.

Thus, the 24-hour Compound No. 5 merely gives intelligence officers and regulatory agents one more option.

However, the rank of the Single Rush 06 Universe allows Umbrella to reclaim Compound No. 5 and recruit superhumans led by Queen Maeve, who always uphold their bottom line and stay true to their original intentions, which can still be considered "profitable."

However, the 07 Universe under Fugerimu's charge, after sixty days the war still hasn't ended, but this is due to the overall strength of the 07 Universe's forces, races, and deities being more troublesome than that of the 05 Universe.

Moreover, Leon's expeditionary force has the support of major installations and arks, and Helusi had already dealt with numerous spirits and alien forms upon his arrival at the 05 Earth.

On Fugerimu's side, they merely have the Space Wild Wolves as backup, lacking major installations and arks such as these weapons of slaughter, so their efficiency is surely much slower than Leon's and Helusi's expeditionary forces.

Of course, among the newborn OriginalBodies, Sui Bian values Helusi the most, followed by Fugerimu, which is why he deliberately increased the difficulty.

A moment of silence passed.

Sui Bian called up the holographic screen again and opened the relevant files and live feed of the 07 Universe.

At the same time, he also diverted some extra attention and energy from the Psychic Gaze monitoring the main universe and the multiverse to the 07 Universe, in order to as much as possible covertly assist Fugerimu, Rus, and the Space Wild Wolves.

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Sixty Earth days ago.

The main universe.

Inside the Rift Space.

An eighteen-kilometer-long Olympus Class flagship is conducting an airborne descent through this tunnel with light-wave walls.

Looking closely, the left side of the hull bears the words "Tifonleier", while the right side reads "Space Wild Wolves·13th Battalion HQ".

It is obvious that this Tifonleier is indeed the "new" flagship of the 13th Battalion.

It seems that after the main universe's interspatial storm and the expedition against the Titanium-plated Empire, this battalion headquarters has gradually become "surplus".

At this time.

In the large reception chamber of the Tifonleier…

"Oh? Height not bad, build not bad, looks~ also quite handsome, hmm, not bad not bad."

Inside the spacious, bright reception chamber, with floor-to-ceiling window-style isolation portholes on the far left and a red noise-reducing carpet laid down, a girl's evaluation echoed.

The speaker was wearing a dark gray, form-fitting exclusive combat suit, with a brownish-red ponytail, both cute and mature—Sarah Kerrigan.

At this moment, this "she-wolf" whose Spiritual Level is second only to the Human Lord and all the OriginalBodies, with hands on hips and head slightly tilted, adopts a rather interested look, gazing at the "giant" standing not far before her.

"But I always feel…" she glanced up and down, smiling, saying: "You seem not as fierce as I…"

"Enough."

Before Sarah could finish, she was cut off by a thick, deep voice.

It turned out that beside and in front of Sarah were many Terminators wearing gray-blue and light-yellow paint, and the one who interrupted her speech was a custom-made Underworld-type Terminator, also the commander of the Space Wild Wolves' 13th Battalion, Gen Luo·Westgate.

Gen Luo·Westgate, who has undergone two surgeries, still retains the hideous scar on the left side of his face and his left mechanical prosthetic.

This is also why the commander's Terminator left arm is a modular structure, allowing it to be fitted with a mechanical prosthetic, as well as rotating explosive bolts, grenade launchers, or power hammers and power axes.

As for the "giant" standing before Gen Luo, Sarah, and the other Space Wild Wolves, he is dressed in a black military uniform, his silver-white hair too long, so he has tied it up in a male ponytail—Fugerimu.

Even without armor, this young OriginalBody is about 4.3 meters tall, with three-dimensional features and a visage as extraordinarily handsome as Sarah praised.

It can be said that aside from Shengjilesi, almost no one can defeat Fugerimu in appearance.

However, the father of the OriginalBodies is naturally not within this scope, after all, if Sui Bian so desired, his image in the eyes of everyone, and even every higher intelligent life, would be the perfect, flawless image.

At this moment.

Gen Luo glanced sideways at Sarah behind him with the corner of his eye, preparing to openly rebuke his daughter, telling her to "get out" of the reception chamber, while secretly aiming to protect his daughter and also give an explanation to the OriginalBody.

The OriginalBodies' personalities are hard to discern; who knows whether Sarah's earlier retort will provoke the anger of Fugerimu before her?

But no matter what, getting Sarah to leave immediately is the top priority.

"No problem." Yet Fugerimu lightly raised his left hand, indicating he didn't mind the earlier words, still wearing a kind smile as he looked down at Sarah, who is a full 2.6 meters shorter than him, and said with interest:

"I actually like the personality of Commander Westgate's adopted daughter—she's straightforward."

Saying this, Fugerimu also looked over the assembled Space Wild Wolves and gave heartfelt praise: "Moreover, I really like the atmosphere of the 13th Battalion, like a happy family, and I'm also grateful to my father for letting the 13th Battalion assist me in carrying out patrol duties."

"Ha! Don't always be so prim and proper." Sarah ignored the old wolf father's angry glare, stepped up to Fugerimu, raised her right hand, made a fist, and punched the young OriginalBody's left thigh, continuing to tease:

"Since you've come and still want to join our 13th Battalion, just saying nice words… is useless! Kid! Anyway, we still have one or two hours to get to Fenris, come on! Sis'll take you for a drink!"

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As soon as Sarah's hearty words fell, Gen Luo and the many old wolf Terminators without helmets involuntarily let out a soft sigh and shook their heads, beginning to regret why they brought this "crazy kid" to the formal meeting.

Thinking this through, the Terminators all turned their gaze to Gen Luo, clearly intending to pass the "blame" onto the commander who dotes on his adopted daughter.

And Fugerimu's eyes narrowed slightly, evidently not expecting that a mere "mortal" would not be intimidated by his aura and status.

Wherever there are people, there will inevitably be "socializing," and as the son of a father, wherever he goes, people will always be deferential and respectful.

But Sarah is an "exception".

He stared for a moment.

"Cough cough…" Fugerimu cleared his throat to ease the previous "surprise," and immediately replied: "All right, then Miss Kerrigan and all the elder brothers, please lead the way."

"Let's go~!" Sarah, full of excitement, acted as the guide.

She never got to drink Rus; now, how can she let Fugureimu of the "little brother" rank off?

The opportunity must not be missed; we must drink!

Next.

Seeing that Fugureimu really had no resistance, Gen Luo·Westgate agreed to let Shala, as well as the people of the 13th Battalion, drink freely with the OriginalBody.

Thus, Shala, the OriginalBody, and a group of Astate auxiliaries actually drank for a full hour.

Until the Tifeng Lei'er and a fleet of two Zeus‑class and six Steadfast‑class ships left Rift Space and reached the nearest stargate entrance.

Then, in less than two minutes, the Tifeng Lei'er used the stargate tunnel to cross half of the Oslo Star Region and arrived within the gravity sphere of the regional capital Fenris.

It emerged from the stargate tunnel.

What appeared in the 13th Battalion fleet's view were near‑Earth orbit space stations, defensive platforms, transport relay stations, all shrouded in a faint Defensive Barrier, with cargo ships, merchant vessels and cruise liners streaming continuously from Fenris.

Immediately after.

Only after receiving approval could the fleet approach Fenris's near‑Earth orbit, pass through the designated entrance across the Defensive Barrier, and reach an "air port" about two hundred kilometres above the surface.

Here, nearly a hundred warships from other battalions were docked.

Other battalions might be delivering G‑glands, retrieving weapons, or the battalion commander arriving at the regional capital to meet the OriginalBody in person.

The 13th Battalion fleet still followed the instructions, docking at ports of the appropriate specifications and grades, then being secured by the binding stations emitting a faint blue light.

When everything was ready.

Gen Luo·Westgate ordered the 13th Battalion to take proper rest; if permission to descend to the surface was granted, he also allowed the 13th Battalion to go to Fenris's metropolitan area for leisure.

As for Gen Luo, who received a direct order from the OriginalBody, he led ten veteran Terminators of the First Company, together with his adopted daughter Shala, and rode the orbital elevator with Fugureimu straight to the surface port.

At this moment.

Inside the elevator.

"Buzz… buzz…"

As the faint noise resonated, everyone could see through the fan‑shaped sealed observation window that the elevator had left the massive air port and was now exposed in a region where the atmosphere was extremely thin.

Looking up, there was the black void of space; looking down, orderly buildings and blocks, with a prairie to the north and the blue‑vast Fenris metropolitan area to the southwest.

"Glug~"

Suddenly, Shala, her right hand gripping the rail and her left hand pinching her forehead, let out an audible belch that filled the elevator with a strong smell of alcohol.

Fortunately, the elevator's air‑filtering and circulation system was efficient, and the smell vanished after a short while.

Among them, it seemed only Shala, who had not undergone augmentation surgery, had flushed cheeks and a slight buzz, whereas Fugureimu and Gen Luo showed no sign of discomfort.

There was no way around it; even if Fugureimu were young, he was still an OriginalBody, and if he had opened the drink, Shala would already be sprawled asleep in the Tifeng Lei'er's cabin.

Soon.

The elevator carried them through the clouds to an altitude of ten thousand meters, then began to slow, and when it reached the kilometer‑level of the metropolitan area…

"Roar~!"

Everyone heard a faint roar.

Gen Luo, Shala and the other Space Wild Wolves were accustomed to it, but Fugureimu was slightly curious and turned his head toward the source of the roar.

With OriginalBody‑level vision, Fugureimu discovered a relatively large zoo in the bustling center of the metropolitan area.

In the zoo, besides animals from Earth or the Zero‑Three Universe, there were many creatures described in Norse mythology.

For example, a hundred‑meter‑long giant python that looked ferocious but was quite gentle, a massive dragon covered in golden scales, and a colossal beast made of pure ice and flame.

The source of the roar was a giant wolf lounging in the zoo's core area, with black fur and green double pupils.

Moreover, this giant wolf was the largest among all exotic beasts, its overall size comparable to an old‑style traditional aircraft carrier.

Because a group of mischievous brats tossed cheese into its nostrils, the sleeping giant wolf let out a very displeased low growl.

The brats, frightened by the growl, and even their parents, were given a lecture by two Space Wild Wolves tasked with maintaining order.

Surely, once they get home or back to the hotel, their parents will give them a solo and mixed‑doubles beating.

It seems the OriginalBody of the Space Wild Wolves, who usually stay on Fenris handling state affairs, temporarily placed their giant wolf pet in the zoo for a "lazy" form of recuperation.

Another half‑minute passed.

The elevator entered the interior of the ground starport, and the observation window's view quickly narrowed, showing only the sliding rail outside.

A "ding~" sounded as a reminder.

The elevator finally halted, and two layers of safety doors opened, allowing the group to exit.

They stepped out of the elevator.

They arrived at the top‑level lobby.

Fugureimu hadn't had time to look around when a loud, hearty laugh rang out: "Ah~! Hahaha! My dear little brother! Fenris welcomes your arrival!"

Looking around.

Fugureimu saw, even without power armor, a figure taller than him, sporting a golden‑colored beard and a slightly messy back‑hair style, arms spread— the OriginalBody Rus, who gave him an almost suffocating bear hug.

Releasing his arms and granting Fugureimu freedom again, Rus lifted his hand to clasp Fugureimu's shoulder and walked toward the lobby exit together.

Those who didn't know might think Rus and Fugureimu were very close, but in fact, it was their first meeting in real life.

"Oh~! My little brother!" The overly familiar Rus, as if forgetting Sui Bian's admonition, blurted:

"Actually, you came to Fenris not just to meet me, have a drink, eat a meal, and then continue with patrol duties, killing those boring aberrations.

This time, it's your father who arranged for you to save a world on Earth that has already fallen."

(End of chapter)