You tell me, this is called daily youth?

"Leave the Mechanical Cultist to me. I'll let you handle Sky Island Yuujou. We'll wait until both sides have fought enough before we take action." The real person confirmed this in a cheerful voice, no need for a meeting to discuss it. "I'm just worried now, whether they dare to come."

The two of them are waiting here, and if they find nothing, they will be in trouble.

Shenwei said nothing, his legs suddenly stopped swinging back and forth, and he opened his squinting eyes a little and looked at the empty street below.

"Don't worry, they are here."

......

Is someone watching me?

Mai shuddered and didn't dare to look up. After using this feature so many times, she already understood how to erase the sense of existence.

Don't have evil thoughts towards a specific person, don't look anyone in the eye, don't use any props or skills, and treat yourself as a small transparent person forgotten by the world, so that you won't be observed.

So she didn't dare to look, nor did she need to look. If she was discovered, she would be dead anyway, so she just made up her mind and walked in.

All the bugs hid in the buildings. The wide roads were empty. Everything was quiet. No sound could be heard. The air was filled with the smell of poisonous spores.

Be prepared.

Mai's heart tightened and she quickly quickened her pace. After obtaining the bloodline skills of the psychic warrior, her physical fitness had improved to a certain extent. She quickly climbed over the red wall and found the coordinates left by Yuuki.

The insect swarm in the second ring was even denser, but no matter whether it was the ferocious samurai insect or the human insect with a human head, they could not sense Sakurajima Mai walking past them.

But the sky had already risen, the sunlight was blocked, and it was pitch black all around.

If it were someone else, it would be difficult to move forward at this point. At least it would take a lot of time to search the surroundings, but Yuki was too meticulous.

'Go 300 meters ahead, turn southeast 500 degrees. There's a car wreck on the left. Feel it and go another meters ahead. You can smell a foul odor. Confirm it, then turn northwest degrees...'

Mai simply closed her eyes and turned her back. The dark maze created by the swarm of insects could not trap her at all. After about five minutes, the soft touch under her feet changed.

It is round with a hole in the middle, this is the place of the skull.

Mai leaned over and picked up a skull, confirming that this was the furthest point Yuuki had explored, she stood stiffly, listening carefully to her surroundings, feeling her heartbeat getting faster and faster.

The invisible gaze swept across, detecting every inch of space, giving her an illusion like the sun and the sun, as if this gaze was constantly reading everything.

She had been forgotten by the copy, and it was difficult for even the Connect City to remember her, but her surroundings had not been forgotten.

It's like a book that is too familiar. Because of her, some changes in the book, such as the change of a single word, are of course insignificant, but for readers who have memorized the entire book, they can still notice that something is wrong.

"That pig-head, tell him to sell me out."

Mai gritted her teeth slightly, but had no intention of blaming Yuki, and just stood on tiptoe.

There are still 28 minutes left. If I can't find it, I don't have time to go back, so I might as well make up my mind and give it a try.

Her extraordinary physical fitness combined with her bloodline skills made her steps extremely light as she stepped on those round skulls and moved forward. Her gaze guided her in the right direction, so she didn't have to waste time searching in this dark place.

Mai tiptoed forward almost one meter at a time, and soon heard a puffing sound in her ears, like a fart.

Is something moving?

She tried her best to construct the surrounding environment in her mind and felt that she had passed through an invisible membrane again, just like opening a toilet door, and a strong stench hit her in the face.

The stench, as if from countless piled-up corpses, was nauseating. Mai held her breath, her throat surging as she forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit. At this moment, she saw several beams of emerald green light.

Jadeite stone.

Mai scanned the surroundings with a cursory gaze, not even daring to focus her pupils. She felt as if she had walked into a cave, with scarlet, surging folds all around her.

Not a cave, more like the large intestine of a living thing?

The ground was covered with countless skulls, densely packed and stretching into the distance. The tops of the heads were also covered with dense protrusions that looked like stalactites, but their surfaces were covered with bloodshot and were constantly shrinking.

Insect eggs, countless insect eggs.

Mai felt goosebumps all over and even had claustrophobia, but she was also extremely excited, as this proved that she had found the right place.

The deep passage seems to be inside a living organism.

Is the real insect nest here? Hey, what is that?

Mai approached the emerald stones and saw a long sword leaning against the 'rock wall' of the cave. Its appearance was simple and unpretentious, very much like the weapon commonly used by Yuki.

The knife stood out among the densely packed skulls and insect eggs. Mai certainly didn't dare to touch it. She just looked at it a few more times and quickly walked past it.

Pfft, pfft.

Strange noises continued to be heard, and insect eggs above his head fell. Several warrior insects covered in blood crawled out from inside and immediately walked out of the cave.

Mai stood frozen in place, almost certain that she had found the right place. She glanced at the deep cave and continued walking inside with gritted teeth.

The time for the characteristic passed by minute by minute, and the gaze was still scanning. Mai forgot the consequences of dying on the spot without the characteristic, and just walked in and saw many strange things.

In one area, there were thousands of stone beds filled with shriveled corpses, much like the mummies in textbooks, except that each one had been disemboweled.

In a certain area, countless jade stones were sinking into the quagmire of flesh and blood at a speed visible to the naked eye. The thick blood vessels on the walls were surging, as if sending these stones to somewhere else.

The cave was too huge and its structure was extremely complex, with forks in the road everywhere. Mai simply gave up the idea of ​​retreating because she found that she could not find the way back at all. She could only follow her sight and go deeper.

Closer, closer.

Mai Sakurajima was caught up in some strange obsession and forgot the vibration of her watch, which was reminding her that her special ability could last for another 10 minutes.

Walking into a 'corridor' inlaid with jade stones, the pace slowed down, and the sight was almost at the end.

But at this moment, an ethereal female voice came from all directions.

"You finally came."

His muscles tensed instantly, his heart stopped beating, his purple eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth trembled uncontrollably.

Mai felt her soul leaving her body and began to go through the motions of death, but she seemed to have accepted her fate and remained motionless, with no intention of activating any defensive items.

"You finally came."

The ethereal voice came a second time, causing her heart to start beating again and causing Mai to purse her lips.

What a cunning bug, it actually cheated me.

She breathed a sigh of relief. If she had been discovered by now, she would have no fighting ability at all and had to choose to give up.

Phew, that pig head would be doomed, but vegetables also have their advantages.

Patting her chest, she knew that it was Yuki's turn to fight to the death with his sword drawn. Then she looked forward and saw a door that kept opening and closing like a gastric antrum. This time, there was no intention of moving forward at all.

We are close enough here, going any further would be courting death.

Mai doesn't want to die silently and let Hayasaka Ai get away with it. She will be forgotten by the world, but she has a way to send her coordinates.

She pulled out the spirit particle communicator and crushed it without hesitation. The signal from the host computer would immediately be lost, and Yuuki, who had been ignoring her, would be awakened. Then, following logical thinking, she would remember herself and her mission, and finally realize something.

The Queen is here!

Chapter 36: Mirror Flowers and Water Moons? (Part 2)

Hope, bridge.

Looking out, a clear arc appeared in the sky. The giant ship was hovering over Green Star City. Except for a few maintenance engineers and control personnel, the rest were all soldiers.

The detector transmitted the image below, but nothing could be seen because of the mushroom cap blocking the view.

coming.

Just as Mai thought, after the spiritual particle communicator was destroyed, Yuuki suddenly jumped up from the swivel chair, and then stood there like a sculpture for several seconds.

He remembered that there was someone missing from his side, that person was Sakurajima Mai, and then he remembered her mission, grinning and revealing his sharp white teeth.

"Have you found the Queen?" The smiling lady sat up straight instantly, and the other players who were resting also looked over.

"Well, at least she's close. Captain Chris, tell the commander-in-chief that we have found the queen." Yuki nodded. The plan went more smoothly than expected.

"Yes!"

Everyone preparing for battle was excited and flexing their joints. The battle at the fortress had already entered a fierce stage. If Sakurajima Mai had not sent any news, they would have been ready to activate the backup plan and conduct personal investigation.

A holographic 3D map of Green Star City was projected. When the commander-in-chief arrived with a group of generals, Yuki was already standing next to the map, examining the light spots on it.

A spot of light was the coordinate he had left behind. With it as the base point, Yuki pointed to a certain place.

"This is where Miss Mai's signal disappeared."

"Could it be possible that the Queen is staying in the vault near the former Central Bank?" Admiral Reingold, who had memorized the topographical map by heart, pondered for a moment. "It makes sense, but could it be a trick?"

"I don't know. I can't contact her, but at this point, whether there's a problem or not, we have to bite the bullet. Do we have to think about it in the long run?"

Yuki is in a hurry, as his characteristics will last less than ten minutes. The commander-in-chief is also in a hurry, as if the front battlefield collapses, countless insects will soon come to support.

The two looked at each other and quickly reached an agreement.

"Whether it's a trap or not, let's jump in first. Admiral, proceed according to plan A and airdrop directly to the coordinate point. If we're lucky, one battle can decide the outcome." The commander-in-chief waved his hand. He was indeed a straightforward person.

"Understood. First and Second Battalions, prepare to attack. Who will be coming from your side?"

"Ladies of the Thorn Rose, as well as Captain Levi and Rebecca, go out and airdrop directly to the coordinate point to pick up Miss Mai." Yuki immediately responded. After the senior sister reunited with Hayasaka Ai and others, they could form a complete four-person team to fight. Levi and Rebecca were both masters of fighting in narrow areas.

Plan A was to deploy half of the troops to open up the landing area, and after confirming that there were no problems, deploy the remaining troops under the fire cover of the "Hope".

Yuki looked at the map, his brain working at full speed. After entering the copy, all the information came flooding in like a tide. With a flicker in his eyes, he called out to the admiral who was turning to leave.

"Wait a moment, let's modify a few details so the Hope remains submerged." Yuuki looked at the man leaning against the wall and spoke rapidly, "Mr. Silverhand, activate the railgun and create a hole in the sky as a welcome gift."

The sky inside the red wall was covered by the fungal blanket. Yuki had tested it with a knife before, and this thing was as hard as armor. He originally planned to bombard it with the main gun of the battleship.

"Using your trump card right off the bat?" Johnny's silver hand let out a smoke ring, somewhat reluctantly. "Let me make it clear first, that thing is what we brought from the last dungeon, and it only has three rounds of ammunition."

Yuki couldn't blame him for being stingy. The mechanical believers had staged a big show at the beginning of the copy just to throw the satellite into orbit. It really took a lot of effort.

"Anyway, these are your trump cards to save your life. Isn't now the time to use them?" Yuki asked with a smile.

Johnny Silverhand thought about it and nodded gently: "Okay, I agree."

Fighting hard is just to save life, there is really no need to hide anything, and Yuki continued to make minor changes to the plan.

"Hope remains invisible. I've seen the topographical map. It's dozens of meters underground, so the space must be very confined. I suggest two hundred men guard the entrance. Once the Queen is sighted, we'll bet everything on her."

"Do you think there's something fishy going on?" The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes. He didn't doubt Mai's position.

"It's always a good idea to be prepared. If things go too smoothly, there will be problems." Yuuki smiled sinisterly. He was a gambler, but a cautious one. The name 'Aizen' was too threatening.

I'm a little hesitant. What if the queen escapes?

Everyone looked back and forth, and many people disagreed with Yuki's changes, thinking that this person was quite brave, but why did he become so cowardly when the time came?

The first battle is the decisive battle, so of course the sooner the queen is killed the better. The probability of Sakurajima Mai being a traitor is extremely low. Since she dares to send back the signal, she must be sure of it.

"Okay, let's do as you say. We only have so much capital, so we should be cautious." The commander-in-chief unexpectedly agreed and waved his hand to the general who looked doubtful.

"Time is limited, follow the order."

"Yes, Major General Elliott, Brigadier General Henderson, follow me and get your troops into the landing capsule!"

The sound of dense footsteps was heard, and Yuki nodded slightly to Hayasaka Ai, who followed decisively, followed by Shiina Hiyori and Shinomiya Kaguya.

Levi stayed for a few seconds, left a sentence "I'll wait for you to kill the queen" and left.

A total of six players will be involved in the battle. They will be armed to the teeth with molecular vibro-blades, reaper mechas, and electromagnetic blasters. As long as they can carry them, the defense forces will open the door to the armory to supply them.

These special items alone are worth dozens of enhancement points. It can be said that players have made a lot of money before the war even starts.

Yuuki resisted the urge to see the maid off, as he had to stay here as a representative of the players. Only through the surveillance footage did he see Hayasaka Ai and the others putting on tights and standing on the platform, transforming from a high school girl into a hardcore tin can.

There were two battalions of 600 similar tin cans, like a torrent pouring into dozens of airborne capsules. They sat silently in their seats, fastened their seat belts, and had a thin antenna on their helmets.

This is a modification of the 'Mechanical Believer' faction talent, because human technology has long been cracked by the Zerg, so just in case, player color was added.

Except for a few fighters with personalized paint jobs, all the tin cans are exactly the same, and the six players blend in and cannot be distinguished at all.

This was also part of the battle, the purpose of which was to confuse the two lunatics. However, Yuki took a few more glances and felt that the landing capsule looked very familiar, so he turned his head and looked at the commander-in-chief.

"Don't look at me. These things were all recycled by the research department. I originally wanted to use them to research a way to return to the starry sky. If I can't defeat the Zerg, can't I just hide?" The man was a bachelor and admitted it readily.

"And how come you can't figure it out?"

"Yeah, it's like seeing a ghost. The technology for space travel is completely locked down."

Needless to say, this is the work of the reincarnation game, a bit like the sophon in "The Three-Body Problem", trapping the defense forces on this planet.

Yuki patted the commander-in-chief's shoulder with a hint of pity. Unlike previous copies, the people on the Emerald Star were all living people, a group of unlucky people.

The blood-red numbers are counting down, and Mai's characteristics have entered the last five minutes. Yuuki is trying hard to find Hayasaka Ai from a group of tin cans, and he also has a slightly malicious imagination about how panicked the senior must be at this moment.

Fifty thousand meters below, Cuixing City was just a small dot. The terrain data had been matched, the coordinates had been entered, and Miss CIC's clear voice rose and fell.