Chapter 52: Emergency Mission

【Host! Emergency mission for the Hundred Brilliance Cup, the competition venue has encountered an invasion by foreign enemies, all contestants must return immediately!】

【Huh?】

【Host, you must be more reserved, you cannot let the Human Emperor have his fill in one go, otherwise you won't be able to keep him on the hook.】

【You're quite the expert!】

【Hehe~ I saw it in the official gossip column, the Sea Queen Romance series.】

【……Xiao Mi!】

Su Xi pushed Zhou Chuchen away, "I have an urgent matter, let's meet again next time."

After saying this, she used Teleportation to leave.

Zhou Chuchen was left stunned in place, caught in an awkward position, his complexion gradually turning from a flush to dark gloom, "Su Xi! No one dares to toy with this Emperor like this!"

A gray-clad old man appeared, "It is normal for a woman to be shy."

"……Fang Lao, surely I don't need to teach you that one should not look at what is improper?" Zhou Chuchen rubbed his forehead; once he thought about being watched by others, this sudden interruption didn't seem like much anymore.

The gray-clad old man laughed heartily, "This old man was just checking to see if Your Majesty understands the way of human relations. If you haven't done it well, this old man can offer some pointers from the side."

A mass of true Origin Spirit power, carrying the roar of a dragon, attacked toward the gray-clad old man.

The gray-clad old man dodged to the side, and the true Origin Spirit power pierced directly through the palace wall, only stopping after punching through several more.

"Hahahahaha——" The gray-clad old man's laughter grew even louder.

……

Su Zhai——

Xiao Mi and Su Fengpu were feeding the chickens together, "That yellow rooster, its meat is plump and delicious, no matter how you cook it."

Su Fengpu: "……"

Su Mu, who was to the side, laughed, "We'll slaughter it tomorrow."

The yellow rooster, which was in the middle of eating, let out a "coo-coo-coo-coo" sound……

Xiao Mi drooled, "Good!"

Su Xi suddenly appeared and scooped Xiao Mi into her arms, saying to Su Mu, "Mother, we have an urgent matter and must leave, we will return after we are finished."

After saying this, Su Xi disappeared while holding Xiao Mi.

Su Fengpu asked Su Mu, "Grandmother, when will Auntie and Xiao Mi be back?"

"That's hard to say." Su Mu sighed lightly, "Your aunt's world is different from ours."

"What is Auntie's world like?"

"Grandmother isn't too sure either; when you grow up a bit, if you have a spiritual root, you will know." Su Mu patted Su Fengpu's head.

"Is Xiao Mi the same?"

"Yes, Uncle Da Jin, Auntie Da Miao, and Xiao Xingxing are as well."

Though young, Su Fengpu's eyes grew brighter and brighter; he wanted to go and see that world.

……

Su Xi had just returned to her hotel room when a massive explosion struck.

【Er Miao, get ready, I have to rely on your skills this time.】

【Don't worry, Host, if it really comes to it, we'll just run.】

【……A brilliant plan!】

Xiao Mi lay in Su Xi's arms, watching her tense expression as if facing a great enemy; finding it rather interesting, she remained silent and curled up in her arms.

Su Xi opened the group chat and discovered that everyone had already returned.

【Su Xi: What happened?】

【Wen Jie: The Zerg are attacking, do not use your systems if you can avoid it. This time, the Zerg can invade systems; once invaded, there is a high probability of being parasitized and becoming a puppet of the Zerg.】

【Lin Xiangshu: Su Xi, where are you? Let's act together.】

【Su Xi: I'm at the hotel.】

【Lu Jin: ……The only room left intact?】

Su Xi held Xiao Mi with one arm and hurriedly pushed the door open with the other, a wind carrying gunpowder smoke and grit blowing into her face!

And the room she was in, which was situated atop a pile of ruins, happened to be intact!

【Er Miao! This is what you call luck! After we go back, we must definitely win over Zhou Chuchen!】

【Yes, Host. But Er Miao feels that it is not just the Host's luck; there is also a mysterious energy surrounding us maintaining the safety of this room.】

【Never mind that, let's get out of here quickly.】 Su Xi jumped down, her other hand tightly shielding Xiao Mi in her arms.

Xiao Mi looked up at Su Xi, "You really are like my sister-in-law."

"Eh?" She still remembers that!

Su Xi leaped across the ruins against the wind, looking down at Xiao Mi, who wasn't afraid at all, and kissed her beautiful forehead, "I really hope your family comes soon, so that Big Sister can be free from the Hundred Brilliance Cup."

"Xiao Mi thinks it's very interesting." Xiao Mi didn't want to go home at all, "And I haven't eaten that yellow rooster yet."

Su Xi patted her bottom lightly, "My mother should have given you the recipe, have your family make it for you when you get home."

"No, I want to play with Big Sister." Xiao Mi pressed against her, looking obedient and docile.

Su Xi looked at the little one who was so heartwarming and lovable, "Your family must be very worried."

After all, if such a cute treasure went missing, anyone would be anxious.

"My mother isn't worried." If she were worried, she would have already been summoned back by the Offspring Summoning System.

"……" Just as Su Xi was about to say something, she saw Lu Jin flying toward her in a helicopter.

And this thing called a helicopter was also something she had learned about in this world.

"Get on!" Lu Jin opened the passenger door and reached out toward Su Xi.

Su Xi leaped lightly and jumped inside.

The door closed automatically, and the roaring sound outside instantly became much quieter.

Lu Jin piloted the helicopter toward the Official Safe Zone, "The authorities have released new competition rules; we are entering the Elimination Match directly, and the final selection for the Hundred Glories will be based on the number of Zerg killed."

"That's fine, it's better than everyone killing each other."

"Your Thunder-Steel Mace isn't controlled by the system, is it?"

"……How did you figure that out?"

"It lacks the energy fluctuations unique to the system. Actually, everyone has noticed; they just haven't said anything."

"Oh." Su Xi nodded in admission, "I am an Immortal Cultivator, and the Thunder-Steel Mace is my Life-bound Dharma Treasure. I can drive it as I please; if I die, it will be destroyed along with me and will not remain behind."

"It truly is an absolutely loyal partner." Lu Jin skillfully piloted the helicopter, dodging an attack from a Zerg.

Su Xi looked at the Zerg in amazement; its torso was even larger than Da Jin's beast form, with thin, hair-like antennae on its head, a giant mouth filled with dense, jagged teeth, eight jointed legs beneath a hard carapace, and a long tail-sword at its rear.

"Is this a Zerg?"

"Yes. Watch out for its antennae; they can directly invade your system and plant Zerg eggs inside your body, which can hatch into larvae in just a few seconds."

"……That's terrifying." Su Xi felt a bit scared after hearing what he said.

【Er Miao, it seems this upgrade rewarded us with a Firewall; hurry up and use it.】

【Thank you, Host. Er Miao is very afraid of dying, so I've already used it.】

【……I'm afraid too.】

Su Xi watched as another Zerg flew toward the helicopter.

She took out the Thunder-Steel Mace, letting it test the waters first.

Unexpectedly, with one strike of lightning, the Thunder-Steel Mace smashed the Zerg into pieces, and blue-purple blood drifted through the air like a rain of blood.

"Impressive!" Lu Jin looked at the Thunder-Steel Mace, his eyes full of admiration, "How about we go kill some Zerg instead of taking refuge in the Official Safe Zone?"

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