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"The current Beibingzhou team has five people in total, including me."

In the reception room of the Hope, Xiao Honglu, who was standing in front of Zhan Lan, glanced at the four people he brought into the room and gave a brief introduction.

When Xiao Honglu decided to put aside his personal pride and sincerely seek help from Zhan Lan, it was essentially equivalent to assigning the Arctic Ocean team to Zhan Lan... or more accurately, to the Central Ocean team.

"Let me start with myself. Thanks to the genetic and psychic technologies that Yuri left behind, our Arctic Ice Team has mastered a shortcut to unlock the third-order genetic lock, and this is also the reason why there are so few members in our team."

Talking about the unbearable past experiences, Xiao Honglu can now face them calmly and is no longer troubled by the haze of the past: "The sufferings of the past have become my food for the present. I can consider it a blessing in disguise. Not only have my mental resistance and willpower become unprecedentedly strong, but I have also made up for my own spiritual loopholes in advance, so that I have awakened the light of the soul in advance when I entered the fourth stage... Not only can I use telekinesis, but I can also use the third eye on my forehead to condense some magic and runes on cultivation creations."

As he spoke, the narrow gap between Xiao Honglu's eyebrows suddenly opened, and a rune that burned like a flame condensed in the third eye. Then, the space nearby suddenly darkened, and all lighting equipment failed. Instead, a ball of flame was concentrated in the boy's hand. "For example, the core rune of the god Prometheus in "Age of Mythology" symbolizes that he stole the fire from the sky and gave mankind wisdom and civilization... In front of this rune, as long as the technological creation I can understand will be under my complete control."

"I see."

Looking at the flame in Xiao Honglu's hand, Zhan Lan couldn't help but understand and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a talent for cultivation."

"Cultivation... that's still too far away from me."

The Beibingzhou team, which had been rebuilt after the group was wiped out, could not compare with the Zhongzhou team, which had already entered the era of full cultivation, in terms of resources. Hearing this, Xiao Honglu seemed to be tempted for a moment. But the next moment, he could not help but smile bitterly after recognizing the reality: "In addition, I also master some other magic runes. For example, elemental attacks, summoning dragons, etc. ... Generally speaking, you can regard me as a fourth-level spellcaster."

"Then, that dwarf is Gunnir, a third-level gene lock. He exchanged for the Frost Vrykul bloodline from World of Warcraft, and his weapon is the Leviathan Axe from God of War. It is a double A-level exchange that can give the holder power comparable to Thor, the god of thunder, and release ice thunder that freezes everything."

After introducing his own exchange, Xiao Honglu pointed to a young man who was less than 1.6 meters tall and had a frost axe on his back and introduced him: "Although he has not yet unlocked the fourth-level gene lock, with the skill called 'God's Descendant', he can transform into a giant of steel and ice, and can even fight against strong men who have just entered the fourth level."

At this point, Xiao Honglu curled his lips, unable to hide the smile in his heart: "Sister Zhan Lan, are you curious why he is only this tall? This is because he was accidentally cursed by a witch in a previous plot world... Although he expelled the curse through full body repair after returning to the main god space, the price is that his height will never grow again, and he can only transform into a 'little giant' when he is in the 'God descending to earth' state."

"Hey, Xiao!"

Hearing Xiao Honglu openly revealing the things that he cared about the most, Gunnil was naturally quite dissatisfied. You know, this captain of the North Ice Continent team in the original world line was not a kind person. He often quarreled with Xiao Honglu during their daily interactions... But this time, his opinion was for another reason.

After hearing that Xiao Honglu not only disclosed his own intelligence, but also Gunnier's intelligence, the expressions of the other people suddenly changed. They were uneasy, confused, and incomprehensible... But out of trust in Xiao Honglu, they finally chose to remain silent.

Xiao Honglu was relieved after seeing everyone's expressions. Since he had made a decision, he had to do it thoroughly. As a wise man, Xiao Honglu naturally understood this truth, and the best way to gain Zhan Lan's trust was to explain the composition of his team and key information such as internal exchange.

...However, what Xiao Honglu didn't understand was that even if he didn't do so, just by relying on the words "Sister Zhan Lan" and the causal entanglement between him and the Zhongzhou team, Zhan Lan would be willing to protect the Beibingzhou team under her wings.

"Mavis, a third-level gene lock, is the archer and summoner in our team. She is of ice elf descent. She uses the Avarosa bow used by the ice archer in League of Legends, and can summon ice crystal phoenixes to fight together."

Then, Xiao Honglu pointed to a tall, blue-eyed young woman with long platinum hair. She exuded an elf-like noble temperament. Compared with the hot-tempered Gunnier, she was much more polite. Not only did she not express any dissatisfaction with Xiao Honglu's decision, but when she saw Zhan Lan looking at her, she bowed slightly silently to show respect.

Zhan Lan smiled slightly when he saw this, while Xiao Honglu continued to point to a punk youth wearing a ragged leather jacket, a gray wolf skin, and spikes and metal rings all over his clothes and body, and said, "Erikya, the third-level gene lock is exchanged for the Wendigo bloodline."

As if he was afraid that Zhan Lan didn't know what Wendigo represented, Xiao Honglu deliberately added: "Wendigo is a subspecies of vampire, which can absorb blood and heat at the same time... He can also emit gray pale blood flames and freeze the enemy with negative energy fire. His weapons are two ice-attributed magic lightsabers, 'Sea of ​​Stars' and 'Ice Meteor', both of which are A-level weapons."

"...Captain, aren't you talking too much?"

Compared to the two people just now, Erica had much more objections to these introductions. Listening to Xiao Honglu's thorough exposure of his past, the young man, whose skin was as pale as a corpse, seemed a little dissatisfied: "My bloodline is the type with relatively large side effects, which is different from you, the captain, so..."

"——So, you already have a way to die."

Xiao Honglu wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't expect Zhan Lan beside him to tilt his head and say something shocking with a smile on his face. Before Xiao Honglu could even react, Zhan Lan beside him raised his right hand and clenched it in the air. The next moment, the originally calm spiritual energy in the void was driven by an extremely powerful mental force, tearing Erica, whose face was not yet fully shocked, into pieces!
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"Don't worry." Zhan Lan's calm voice sounded: "I didn't kill him, he is still alive."

Although he is not as good as the two perverts Yang Yun and Zheng Zha, and not as good as Zhao Yingkong and Luo Gandao in terms of pure combat power, Zhan Lan still has some confidence in the use of mental power... For example, while maintaining a human life, he can decompose the body into particles based on cells, thereby exposing the "foreign matter" in the other party's body. This kind of thing is also possible.

"Aren't you coming out yet?"

Looking at the seemingly empty space in front of him, Zhan Lan's aura was ready to go, and in the next moment he could burst out with a shocking blow: "You are willing to admit defeat after just one move... It's too embarrassing to refuse to show up like this." "...Ha."

Just when Xiao Honglu was still wondering "who is she talking to", a mysterious voice suddenly came from the void, and then a ray of black light slowly emerged: "When did you find me?"

"In the beginning."

At the moment the black light appeared, the rest of the members of the North Ice Continent team felt their breath choke, and even had the urge to kneel down and worship on the spot. Only Zhan Lan could answer unmoved: "I have said it before. When I first came to this world, the powerful and dangerous will from the depths of the void made my hair stand on end. And through that opportunity, I also firmly remember that feeling... that feeling of the abyss descending."

"Fortunately, my premonitions have always been good. The so-called gene lock must be the combination of soul and flesh, yin and yang, spirit and consciousness. Only when the two are combined can it be a human being... The sense of 'spirit' is too strong in you." Zhan Lan said this, concluding with a sentence he heard from Yang Yun.

"That's very well said. I am indeed missing my original body now... I am indeed an outsider from this world."

——When you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you.

After hearing Zhan Lan's reason, that voice had an added emotion that seemed to be "joyful": "Then come, bring all your resistance... I will be waiting for you and all of you in the depths of the void."

"You, and the meaning of 'reincarnation' in you, can you create a more perfect reincarnation..."

The next moment, the black light completely disappeared, and the tense bodies of the North Ice Continent team suddenly relaxed, and they exhaled a long breath. Seeing this, Zhan Lan moved his palms, and soon, the North Ice Continent team's reincarnation named "Erikya" appeared on the ground again, touching his body with a puzzled look on his face, as if he didn't understand what was going on.

"Are you okay, Alekya?"

Seeing Erica's confused expression, Xiao Honglu rushed forward. But before he could express his concern for his teammates, Zhan Lan said casually, "It's okay. It's just reassembling him after he was decomposed into cells. There won't be any sequelae."

——Is this human language? No, is this something a human can do?
Seeing Xiao Honglu's expression of "Are you kidding me?" and doubting his life, Zhan Lan, who understood the beauty of teasing children, couldn't help but chuckle. She looked at the red-haired girl on the other side who was looking at her timidly with golden light flashing in her eyes. She was probably the same age as Xiao Honglu: "Would you like to introduce the last team member to me?"

"……what?"

Hearing Zhan Lan's words, Xiao Honglu was stunned. He had never thought that Amon had come here and even possessed a member of the North Ice Continent team. He should be working overtime to formulate a counterattack plan as soon as possible and rush into the void to face the final boss Amon. How could he still have the leisure to care about these things?

However, Xiao Honglu had no say in this matter. Under Zhan Lan's unquestionable gaze, even if Xiao Honglu was confused, he could only follow her advice and continued to introduce: "The last one is Annie... a third-order gene lock, and also the mental controller and mecha pilot of our team. She used Yuri's technology to implant the mutant gene of Libra and gained powerful mental energy."

Perhaps even Xiao Honglu himself didn't notice that his voice became a little gentler when he introduced Annie, who resurrected him independently after Red Alert 2: "The machine Annie drives is the 'Quantum Snow White Gundam' that I made by combining the technologies of multiple worlds. It is made of a psychokinetic skeleton, with a dual-base GN solar furnace as its power source, and is fused with the Protoss's Kalinda crystal. It is a machine that is specially designed to focus the mental power of everyone on the battlefield, like a small mind-killer."

Xiao Honglu then used his third eye to project a model of a mecha. It was an angelic body with pure white wings, covered with gorgeous psionic crystals, and lived up to the name "Snow White". "Today, Amon has concentrated most of the spiritual power of the Zerg and Protoss, just like Yuri who controls the minds of the world. So we must also concentrate the spiritual power of all the remaining people to fight against him. This was my original idea. But..."

"But after seeing what happened just now, you realized how wrong your previous thoughts were, right?" said Zhan Lan.

"……Yes."

At this moment, Xiao Honglu seemed to have a lot to say, but when the words came to his lips, he could no longer speak them. He could only feel discouraged and uttered one word: "I am still far from it."

It's no wonder that Xiao Honglu suffered such a great blow. First, he was subjected to Yuri's unreasonable mind control, then Yang Yun and Zheng Zha's overwhelming force, and just now, Amon quietly invaded the mind of a teammate next to him without him knowing it... It can be said that after Xiao Honglu joined the Arctic Ice Team, the five words "being defeated by force" ran through his life. Even though he claimed to be unparalleled in wisdom and strategy, he felt a deep sense of frustration at this moment.

"It's okay. As long as a man has the heart to protect others, you will continue to become stronger."

His eyes flickered between Annie and Xiao Honglu, and Zhan Lan gradually revealed a knowing smile: "It doesn't matter if you fall, as long as you stand up again..."

"As for Eamon now, leave it to me."

As he spoke, Zhan Lan's gaze seemed to penetrate the wall of the spacecraft, looking into the depths of the distant void universe, and uttered the famous saying that has been passed down through the ages -

"Veni Vidi Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)" (End of chapter)