Chapter 142: Imitation

"After Maike returned using the Rune Teleportation Pendant he crafted himself, both his legs were already gone, and the wounds were still burning with flames. Fortunately, I extracted his soul, and that husk was soon burned to Ashes. What kind of power could possibly force Maike to such a state?"

An Orc wearing a gorgeous Priest Changpao, with well-proportioned muscles and a face softer than other Orcs, was whispering to himself as he placed a soul into a Human Puppet made of Runes.

"Ha... ha... ha, what terrifying power! It's a good thing that Two-legged Sheep wasn't very familiar with that power, otherwise, even my soul might have vanished!"

As the soul entered the Puppet, this Human Puppet seemed to come alive, gasping for breath, its eyes filled with fear as it spoke.

"Maike, what kind of enemy did you encounter? Why did Mailun die as well?" The Orc wearing the gorgeous Priest Changpao leaned lazily back in his chair, watching Maike with narrowed eyes as he spoke.

"High Priest Wagu, there is a very strange unit of Two-legged Sheep in the Fourth Defense Zone. The power possessed by the Two-legged Sheep leading them is terrifying. However, looking at that Two-legged Sheep, it seemed not to know how to use that power; otherwise, I might not have been able to return. As for Mailun, I was operating separately from him, and I do not know how he died."

Maike knelt on the ground with a "thud," speaking in a humble tone.

"So, there is actually a powerful Two-legged Sheep in the Fourth Defense Zone? Could it be even stronger than that Two-legged Sheep called Bansen?" After hearing Maike's words, a look of interest appeared on Wagu's face.

"If this Two-legged Sheep mastered the power he possessed—no, even half of it! —he could finish us off, or even you! But this Two-legged Sheep has not mastered it accurately yet; it might even be the first time he used that power. I suspect that if that Two-legged Sheep used that much power all at once, the first one to die would definitely be himself! He simply cannot withstand such great power!" Maike carefully recalled the scene at the time, analyzing as he answered.

"Even finish me off? Although the Two-legged Sheep race has mastered some strange abilities, they only serve to level their combat power with our Beast Race warriors. Even that Two-legged Sheep called Bansen seems to be what they call a... High-Level Psionic in the Two-legged Sheep race. His strength is indeed great, but not enough to finish me off. You aren't exaggerating the facts, are you?"

Speaking to this point, Wagu looked at Maike, who was kneeling, with a cold gaze that made even Maike's soul feel the chill.

"High Priest Wagu, I really did not exaggerate the facts! In reality, this is a conservative estimate. The pressure emitted by that Two-legged Sheep at the time was truly so oppressive; I have truly never felt such intense pressure before!"

The Puppet controlled by Maike was trembling uncontrollably, and it was unclear whether it was afraid of Wagu or that Two-legged Sheep.

"Once I look at your memories, I will naturally know whether what you say is true or false."

"No! High Priest! Everything I said is true!"

Maike was so frightened he hurriedly kowtowed, but Wagu ignored Maike's actions. He simply pulled with his right hand, extracted Maike's soul, and closed his eyes to examine it carefully.

He saw the tragic battlefield and also saw the strange Two-legged Sheep unit Maike spoke of. Just then, Wagu saw a Two-legged Sheep appear before Maike in Maike's perspective, one with a physique similar to the warriors newly trained by his own Beast Race side.

After being suppressed by Maike, Wagu saw this Two-legged Sheep's right hand gradually gathering power. As a wisp of scorching flame appeared on the Greatsword the Two-legged Sheep had condensed, Wagu felt a powerful force, followed by the scene of Maike's legs being severed and Maike crushing the Rune Teleportation Pendant to return to the Beast Race side.

"The power of this Two-legged Sheep is somewhat strange, especially after that Greatsword appeared; it did indeed emit a sense of oppression, though it is not as serious as Maike said."

Wagu placed Maike's soul back into the Puppet. Once Maike's soul returned to the Puppet, the Puppet soon collapsed to the ground, its body trembling uncontrollably.

At this moment, Maike felt as if his soul had been torn apart and reassembled. The pain originating from his soul made Maike feel as if his mind were about to collapse.

"What is going on with those Two-legged Sheep units? Their physical fitness and combat experience clearly show they have been on the battlefield. Why have we never seen them before?"

Wagu withdrew his right hand and said in a flat voice.

"This... mainly because Mailun had engaged those units in battle, and the failure of the Inner City offensive also had something to do with these units. I only encountered this unit at the very end."

Maike endured the pain from the depths of his soul, controlling the Puppet to slowly climb up from the ground, answering with a trembling voice.

"Did Mailun tell you about this unit? Repeat everything he said to me, word for word!"

Wagu's flat voice sounded again. Maike dared not show the slightest negligence and hurriedly recounted everything Maike had said to him at the time, point by point.

After hearing Maike's description, Wagu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Now that you mention it, I seem to recall something. Deji seemed to have mentioned masked Two-legged Sheep before, but he was in the Ninth Defense Zone at the time. I never expected this unit to be in the Fourth Defense Zone as well. It must be reinforcements sent by the Ninth Defense Zone. However, based on what you said, the reinforcements sent from the Ninth Defense Zone to the Fourth Defense Zone are not few. It seems the Zerg haven't consumed much of the Ninth Defense Zone's strength."

Maike hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, we eliminated at least a thousand masked Two-legged Sheep and paid a heavy price in casualties. We previously speculated that this unit shouldn't have many people, but we speculated wrong. When I saw those masked Two-legged Sheep, there were nearly a thousand of them. Among them were also Two-legged Sheep wearing red headscarves; their physical fitness was even stronger than those masked Two-legged Sheep. However, their numbers were not high, and many of the Two-legged Sheep were bare-chested. We only managed to cause them some casualties by relying on our advantages in numbers and equipment."

"Their equipment is very interesting. I wonder if we can replicate it. Maike, I will give you a chance to redeem your merits: replicate the appearance of the weapons you saw those Two-legged Sheep using and research the corresponding Runes to attach to them. This kind of weapon surely isn't mass-produced by those Two-legged Sheep; otherwise, why would only these Two-legged Sheep be using them? If they were all equipped with this kind of weapon, our casualties might be even greater."

Upon hearing Wagu's words, Maike excitedly kowtowed and said, "Rest assured, High Priest, I will definitely replicate the weapons used by those Two-legged Sheep!"

"Go down! I will arrange for some Priest Apprentices to help you." Wagu waved his hand, signaling for Maike to withdraw.