Chapter 220: Self-Immolation

After receiving the Emperor's decree, the three Xiunu knelt on the ground in excitement. Remembering that Yingzhou had told them not to wake the child, they spoke in low voices.

"We obey your will."

Seeing the white-haired woman from just a moment ago approaching him with two other white-haired women, the man in black felt a surge of fear for no reason. It was a fear born of biological instinct, as if the three white-haired women before him were terrifying monsters.

"You! Mmph... mmph mmph!!!"

The man in black wanted to say something more, but one of the Xiunu used some unknown method to render him unable to speak.

This Xiunu looked at the man in black with a fanatical expression and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Don't be impatient. The Emperor said that waking the child is not good; that would be a sin for us. Be good, we won't let you disturb the rest of the Emperor's child."

Yingzhou did not continue to stay there, but left this corner, returned to the living room of his home, and continued Gathering Spiritual Power.

Regarding the life of such a man in black, Yingzhou still trusted the methods of the Xiunu.

Just as Yingzhou finished Gathering Spiritual Power and was preparing to go out to check the results of the Xiunu's interrogation, he heard the system's notification sound.

【Task: Eliminate the Zerg hidden in the Production Zone.】

【Task Reward: One Random Draw.】

"Eh? I can get another Random Draw opportunity. To ferret out the hidden Zerg, I'll still have to put in some effort."

Yingzhou looked at the pop-up task panel and said with some pleasure.

Checking the time, more than half an hour had passed, so Yingzhou walked out of the room and came before the man in black.

Seeing Yingzhou's arrival, the three Xiunu stopped their actions.

"Let him be able to speak. I want to see if he's still going to be stubborn."

After one of the Xiunu injected the man in black with a vial of medicine, the man in black finally gasped heavily, muttering in his mouth.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, what do you want to ask?"

"Look, wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier? You had to be stubborn, it didn't do you any good. Are you happy now?"

Yingzhou lowered his body, stroked the cheek of the man in black with his broad hand, and cleaned the bloodstains off his face. At this moment, the man in black was already missing quite a few parts, but he had not gone into shock from excessive blood loss.

"Who sent you to monitor my house? What is the purpose of doing this? Are you an Alien Race?"

Yingzhou asked a series of questions, leaving the man in black not knowing which one to answer first.

But seeing the three Xiunu standing beside Yingzhou, the man in black gritted his teeth and spoke to Yingzhou.

"We were ordered to monitor the situation at your house and your mother's activity trajectory. I am not an Alien Race."

Yingzhou smiled and asked the man in black, "Do you think I'm that easy to fool? Trying to hoodwink me?"

The man in black shook his head like a rattle, but Yingzhou ignored his reaction and continued.

"I just asked, who is the person who instructed you to monitor the situation at my house?"

The man in black paused, then answered, "It is our... mmph... mmph...!!!"

At this moment, a red glow appeared on the chest of the man in black, accompanied by high heat. Following this, a burst of flames erupted from the man's chest, directly setting the man in black ablaze. The man in black wanted to cry out for help, but it was already too late.

The man in black was burned until not even a scrap remained before he could reveal any more useful clues. When the wind blew, even those remaining fragments drifted away with the wind.

Seeing this scene, Yingzhou already had some answers in his heart.

"This seems to be like when the Settlement Area where Charlie and the others were was attacked; those invaders also seemed to be able to self-combust. I remember Chief Ji Bu mentioned Demons?"

Thinking of this, Yingzhou felt a trace of vigilance. Now that Demons within the Ninth Defense Zone were eyeing his place, the target was most likely his mother and himself.

"Ah, these Alien Races really are endless. The situation in the Inner City is complex and intricate, and there's no way to get a handle on it. The only clue is now broken. However, this time it wasn't a total loss; at least I know the opponent is an Alien Race, so there will be no need to check carefully later."

Yingzhou shook his head. Seeing that there were still a few hours until sunlight appeared again, Yingzhou returned to the house to continue Gathering Spiritual Power.

"The situation in the Inner City is not something I can think about right now. Plus, with the Zerg plotting something, I can only solve the Zerg problem first."

After making up his mind, Yingzhou entered the state of Gathering Spiritual Power.

Ninth Defense Zone Inner City.

Inside a luxurious house, Pu Lie was wearing a brightly colored bathrobe, leisurely listening to an old-fashioned record, and leisurely tapping out the beat with his fingers.

"Hmm... so comfortable. This music is actually quite good; it lives up to being an old antique."

Taking his black tea from the hand of a maid with outstanding looks and a curvaceous figure, Pu Lie took a light sip of the tea, shook his head, and extended his free hand, placing it on the maid's thigh.

Just as Pu Lie was preparing to relax himself well in this atmosphere, a knock on the door suddenly broke the beautiful mood.

Pu Lie unhappily placed the teacup back on the maid's tray and said to the maid, whose face was full of fear, "You go down first, wait for my summons."

"Yes, as you command."

After the maid bowed to Pu Lie, she left the hall with quick steps.

Subsequently, Pu Lie gave a look to the attendant standing at the door, and only then did the attendant open the door.

Lu Wang walked straight into the house, came to the hall, and bowed to Pu Lie, who was sitting on the sofa.

"My lord, the personnel sent to monitor Yingzhou's mother tonight did not return. The last contact was in the first half of the night."

Pu Lie gently shook his right hand, following the soft music to keep the beat, and spoke slowly.

"The two of them were discovered? So they were taken care of?"

Lu Wang nodded and said, "Replying to my lord, the subordinate thinks so. However, what the subordinate does not understand is how that Yingzhou managed it. The reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities of those two people were quite good. Yingzhou's ability should not be able to take them out silently, to the extent that we cannot get accurate news."

"Lu Wang, no matter what, he is the vessel the Master needs. How could he enter the Master's eyes without some ability? Just like how he previously awakened the Back Spirit of random summoning; everyone thought he was just a soldier with a strong body, but who would have thought he himself is a Legion, summoning 3000 people. If the Master obtained this ability, the Master would certainly be very satisfied."

Pu Lie paused, looked at Lu Wang, and continued.

"So, Lu Wang, do not think the other party lacks this ability. Perhaps he is still hiding other abilities we don't know about."

After hearing Pu Lie's words, Lu Wang bowed.

"Thank you for your instruction, my lord. Lu Wang will remember."