Chapter 284: Lu Yang Under Attack

Seeing that it was getting late and having found no clues in the Data Archive, Lu Yang stood up, organized the data he had retrieved, and placed it neatly on his desk.

"It seems I won't find similar data; I'll just have to leave it at this for now and wait until Yingzhou finishes training those ordinary Human soldiers."

After leaving the Data Archive, Lu Yang discovered that the Guard who should have been stationed at the entrance was nowhere to be seen.

His brows furrowed slightly, a sense of doubt rising in his heart. His gaze swept rapidly across every corner of the surroundings, yet he still failed to find that familiar figure.

"How strange, where is Xiao Jia?" Lu Yang murmured softly, his footsteps continuing to pace nearby. He circled this small area and discovered that not only was his Guard missing, but even the duty soldiers who should have been holding their posts were all gone without a trace.

At this moment, a strange and oppressive atmosphere quietly permeated the air. His brain subconsciously sent out a warning, causing Lu Yang's heart to tighten as he secretly heightened his vigilance. His pace gradually slowed, and he began to secretly mobilize the Spiritual Power within his body, ready at any moment to deal with any potential abnormalities.

Just as Lu Yang was fully focused and cautious, a slightly apologetic voice suddenly drifted from behind him: "Councilor Lu Yang, I am truly sorry! Some unexpected circumstances occurred just now, and I left my post temporarily. I wonder if you have successfully finished reviewing the data?"

Lu Yang looked back and saw his Guard running toward him with a face full of apology.

"Where are the duty soldiers here? Why can't I find a single one?"

"Councilor Lu Yang, I am not very clear on the situation here either. I only left just now because I heard the screams of several soldiers, but I couldn't find the duty soldiers, so I hurried back to find you."

Upon hearing that the duty soldiers at the Data Archive had all gone missing, Lu Yang was suddenly shocked.

What was going on? Only the Nine Great Councilors and those with relevant authorization could enter this area of the Data Archive; if one lacked authorization, the Data Archive's alarm would sound. Now that the soldiers here had vanished, could it be that the Alien Race had found a way to bypass the alarm?

Just as Lu Yang was pondering, Xiao Jia was already nearing him, a flicker of the desire to kill flashing in his eyes.

Just as he was about to make a move, he was called out by Lu Yang.

"Wait, Xiao Jia, we must be under attack; it is very likely that an Alien Race is hiding around us. I just found some very important information in the Data Archive that I must tell the other Councilors. Xiao Jia, is that document I gave you before entering the archive still on you?"

Hearing Lu Yang say this, Xiao Jia pretended to search his entire body and said to Lu Yang with an apologetic face.

"Apologies, Councilor Lu Yang, it seems I have lost the document you gave me."

As he spoke, he took two steps forward, but he was not met with Lu Yang's reply, but rather a series of Wind Blades slashing toward his neck.

But the sharp Wind Blades did not slice off Xiao Jia's head as Lu Yang had expected; Xiao Jia's body quickly dodged to the side, evading Lu Yang's attack.

"You are not Xiao Jia? I never gave Xiao Jia any document. Who exactly are you?"

Seeing his disguise exposed, Xiao Jia no longer hid it. His facial muscles began to squirm, each muscle constantly changing until finally, he transformed into the appearance of a youth.

Beneath the youth's pale face, his pupils turned deep red, filled with the desire to kill.

As the person before him revealed his true form, the youth stopped wasting words. Saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth, and the flesh of his right hand began to change, turning into a sharp Zerg Forelimb Blade.

The youth's figure flashed, his speed increasing once more. Seeing the opponent's figure become faster, Lu Yang retreated rapidly and shot Wind Blades forward, but they were all dodged by the youth.

"This speed, I actually can't keep up!"

Lu Yang clearly could not keep up with the youth's speed. He circulated his Spiritual Power rapidly throughout his body, wrapping a portion of wind around his legs, only then managing to dodge the youth's attack by a hair's breadth.

Although the youth's attack did not strike Lu Yang, the force of the wind still tore the clothing on Lu Yang's right arm, and a wound appeared on his right arm, fresh blood slowly flowing down from the cut.

"Damn it, the Human Alliance didn't have Psionics like this before, you..."

Before Lu Yang could finish his sentence, the youth launched another attack, which became even more fierce than before. The wounds on Lu Yang's body became more and more numerous. Seeing that he could not subdue the youth before him, Lu Yang hardened his heart, the Spiritual Power within his body began to surge, and his speed kept up with the youth's, even becoming faster.

Watching this battle from afar, Pake's smile remained unchanged as he spoke to himself with a laugh.

"Kesumo's research results are truly not bad, actually forcing Lu Yang to go all out. However, Lu Yang, how long can you hold on? Right, this might be even more interesting."

At this moment, although Lu Yang was temporarily suppressing the youth's attacks, the shock in his heart had not diminished in the slightest.

This youth—the wounds he had inflicted were already healed in just a few seconds; his own attacks were completely ineffective.

"Damn it, what kind of monster is this!"

Lu Yang felt that his Spiritual Power was already showing signs of waning. Before long, he would be torn apart by the youth before him. What should he do?

Just then, Lu Yang's body's instinctual alarm bells rang loudly. Before he could even think, his body had already reacted; he saw a spike shoot out from behind him. If he had been even a few seconds slower, he would have already been killed.

"Another one!"

Lu Yang quickly opened up the distance and discovered that a second youth had appeared. Although the two had different appearances, their physical changes were vastly different; the youth who had just attacked him had grown Zerg spikes on his back, and his hands had turned into pincers to attack him.

"Hahaha, Lu Yang! Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"

Just then, a figure appeared in front of Lu Yang, knocking the two youths back, and he himself also retreated a few steps.

"Pake! Why are you here?"

"Lu Yang, at your age, to be beaten so miserably by two juniors, it's time to retire!"

Pake said with a smile to Lu Yang, who was slowly climbing up from the ground.

"Don't be careless, these little brats are tricky. It's not certain that the two of us can take them down. How much longer until reinforcements arrive?"

"It should be soon; let's just get through the current crisis first!"

"Hm!"

Lu Yang stood up and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Pake. Seeing the two youths looking at their side with vigilance, he suddenly thought of something and said to Pake.

"Right, how did you know there was an abnormality here?"