[NO.113-Virus Crisis]

"Cosmic Sea?"

Tianxiang put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "I remember that the competition in the Cosmic Sea is not once in a hundred years?" ”

"It's the Crystal Empire," Xue Suihan sat opposite Tianxiang, holding his head with one hand, observing the fluttering of the tea leaves, "You weren't here some time ago, so I don't know, the Crystal Empire publicly announced not long ago that it would include the Cosmic Sea in its bag. ”

"It's so high-profile, they're too confident in their own strength," Tianxiang couldn't help laughing, "However, what does this have to do with the early convening of the competition?" ”

"Remember the last time you went to the Cosmic Sea, the calculation of the so-called 'organizer'?" In the face of Tianxiang's question, Xue Suihan threw out another question.

"Of course I remember, there is ······" Tianxiang was about to ask, "What's the matter", but suddenly reacted, "After that, is the sovereignty of the Cosmic Sea still controlled by them?" ”

"Yes," Xue Suihan nodded, "Although the deterrence of the King of Ultra did have a certain effect, but not long after that, the Federal Exchange---- which is the real person behind the so-called organizer, claimed that everything was the personal plan of the host of the day, and there were some other explanations, I will not go into details, in short, in the end, they executed all the exchange members who participated in the competition that day in a bloodless way in the Cosmic Sea, and then replaced them with a group of people, who were as friendly to the public as possible, regaining the authoritative position of the cosmic sea. ”

"Really······ It's really ······ No, I should have thought of it a long time ago," Tianxiang pinched his chin, "Sure enough, those big forces have some means······ It's just that I didn't expect that the real backing of the organizers is actually the Federal Exchange······ Is this news public or? ”

For many years, although people in the universe knew that there would be a host hosting the tournament every hundred years, and they all recognized this organizer, no one ever knew their true identity.

"Of course it's not made public, the number of people who know this secret so far is probably two or three digits," Xue Suihan shrugged, "Don't ask me how I know, if I don't even know this, don't mess around." ”

“······” Tianxiang was speechless.

"Okay, let's get down to business," Xue Sui coughed, trying to make the atmosphere as serious as possible, "Some time ago, the Crystal Empire issued a long notice, which roughly means that instead of letting this unknown organization control the Cosmic Sea, it is better for them to be in charge, they have this ability and status, and ask the people on the side of the Federal Exchange to withdraw. ”

"And what about the reaction of the people?"

"A small number of them are a little nostalgic, and most of them have an attitude that they don't care about themselves, anyway, they think that their own interests will not be damaged," Xue Sui laughed coldly and continued, "The Federal Exchange can't show its true identity to deal with the pressure of the Crystal Empire, because if people know that the largest neutral organization in the universe has actually been occupying the universe sea to accumulate wealth, it may cause some kind of chaos, so they have to take a final strategy." ”

"That's why you held the contest in such a hurry······ Tianxiang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had a feeling of sudden realization, "Let me guess, their reason is probably to hold another competition or something in the end, and the prize is probably to pay for blood, and the actual purpose is to lure all the masters as much as possible, and then incite the masses to rebel against the Crystal Empire or something?" ”

"Exactly," Xue Suihan snapped his fingers, "The Crystal Empire has long occupied the position of the largest force in the universe, and it is almost unshakable at present, and some members of the Crystal Empire are also indispensable to oppress the weak on weekdays, and there are countless people who are dissatisfied with the Crystal Empire but do not have the strength and courage to challenge, so if it is in that environment, maybe it can really be done." ”

"And even if the Crystal Empire reports the truth about the Federal Exchange, in that case, as long as the Federal Exchange moderately gives enough benefits to show its 'justice' and 'sincerity', it will still be able to have the absolute upper hand," Tianxiang said after Xue Suihan's words, "Although the possibility of bringing down the Crystal Empire is almost impossible, the Crystal Empire will stop thinking about the idea of fighting the Cosmic Sea, and the reputation of the Federal Exchange will be further enhanced." ”

Exactly······ Hawkers, but then again, I don't care who is in power," Xue Suihan spread his hand, and then pointed behind him, "The Fire Yuan Stone is running out again, and it just so happens that the reward for the first place this time is the Element Yuan Stone Big Package---- please~"

"You ······ guy" Tianxiang couldn't help but pull down several black lines on his head, and when he was about to say something, he suddenly thought of the strange merchant who only accepted elemental stones, and immediately changed his words, "I know, I will go, but I want half of the elemental stones." ”

"Huh? Halfway? You're too dark, aren't you? ”

"Don't make any mistake, this is what I won back, it's my possessions, and it would be nice to share half of you, okay?"

"Two-thirds, no two prices."

"Hey ······"

"Then you won't come here in the future."

"Deal!"

Tianxiang slapped on the table, snorted coldly, didn't say hello, and turned around and walked directly into the teleportation array.

To be honest, he doesn't like this place very much, it's just that there are not many people like Xue Suihan who can chat with him in a relaxed and happy way, not to mention that Xue Suihan is a mobile humanoid intelligence base, no matter what point it is, it determines that every time he negotiates with Xue Suihan, he will definitely be in an absolute disadvantage.

"Forget it, it's not bad to suffer a loss once in a while."

Smiling indifferently, Beria found her way and flew towards the location of the Land of Light.

After Belial returned to the Laiqi Tavern with Slay, he learned that after Yilan and Sero came back, they couldn't wait for Belial's message for a long time, and they were going to go out to find Belial, but they were persuaded by Xue Suihan, because according to the narrative of the two, he probably guessed that the spatial crack drawn by Belial was very unstable, and he might not be able to teleport to where, but since it was already very unstable, he probably couldn't get out of the S-65 universe, and since he couldn't get out of the S-65 universe, Then the place that can really threaten the current Belial is almost equal to non-existent, and Beria is entangled by something or someone and can't get away for the time being, so Xue Suihan suggested that they take care of their own affairs first, and don't make trouble for Beria.

Although these words were valid at the time, it didn't take long for Sero to be impatient, and just as he was in a panic and ready to set off to find Belial---- known as his travel ----experience, the Land of Light happened to be busy because of Eddie's new discovery, and even Sero was urgently recalled to participate in the search mission.

On the other hand, Xue Suihan also did the same, deliberately let Sai Qila go out to collect ingredients, and asked her to ask Yilan to accompany her, as much as possible to entangle Yilan before Belial came back, don't let Yilan run around, talk to her by the way, if you have the opportunity, set a set of things about the Vifeld Star---- about the war planet in Yilan's hometown, Xue Suihan still can't completely let go.

Although they were notified as soon as Belial came back, the two of them had already walked a considerable distance, and they couldn't rely on the teleportation array to directly send them back, plus there was a relatively important ingredient that seemed to have been destroyed by the battle of some cosmic people, so they could only find out if there were any other growth places nearby, and it would take two or three days to come back at the earliest, and Sero couldn't even notify him.

But it's okay to do this, it saves time for Beria to explain---- Xue Suihan and Yilan are okay, Sai Qila and Sero, especially Sai Qila's spirit of getting to the bottom of the matter is really terrible sometimes.

After the Land of Light appeared in view, Beria turned his gaze in the direction of the Light Forbidden Zone.

After he came back, it was not very convenient to visit around with a Mephilas, especially when entering the Land of Light, but it was not good to settle Slai, and Belia himself didn't like to put living creatures in Dark Parazi---- now he could feel a kind of emotional fluctuations similar to Dark Parazi, and this fluctuation would also make him empathize, so he now avoided putting living creatures in Dark Parazi---- so he used Slazi as too weak, Throw him into the Bright Forbidden Zone for training.

In retrospect, the first time I did combat training for Sero, I used this monster in the bright forbidden area······

It's been a long time since I've had serious training.

It's not that Beria is starting to get nostalgic or what, it's just an innate sense of responsibility, and this sense of responsibility, whether it's as Tianxiang, or as the former Beria, or even as Beria controlled by Rebloondo, is very strong.

Now, as a Master, he has a strong sense of "dereliction of duty".

As a master, the time he spent with Sero was actually very short, except for the initial training, and then he mainly fought side by side---- although this is indeed the most suitable method for Sero---- but the real teaching skills, or heart-to-heart talks, have hardly been done since the last trip to the Cosmic Sea.

In the Land of Light, disciples are meant to inherit the Master's will, and Beria doesn't pay much attention to these stereotypes and dogmas right now, but it is true to hope that someone will inherit him.

Now I am chasing power, chasing answers, and there is no result, but what if there is a result? Undoubtedly, it is a strong sense of emptiness, and at that time, it will probably be necessary to have someone who can pass on himself.

Beria shook his head, pushing the thoughts that were too far away out of his mind.

By this time, he had entered the Land of Light.

Sure enough, as Xue Suihan said, the current country of light has fallen into a state of busyness, and it is on the verge of busyness and chaos.

"It's so serious······ What exactly is the incident? Beria frowned, he originally planned to ask Sero when he would be able to come back, the competition in the Cosmic Sea was held in a month, and there was still a certain amount of time during this period, if Sero could come back within a month, he originally planned to take Sero to the Cosmic Sea.

Looking at this situation, it is probably unlikely.

With one last try, Beria flew straight to the Plasma Spark Tower.

At the top of the tower, the father of Ultra stood next to the plasma spark source, looking at the light of the plasma spark source with great attention, which was a habit he developed after becoming the father of Ultra, when he was too tired or at a loss, he would come here to relax a little, which is why Beria came here to find him.

"You're here," Beria said in a deep voice, looking at Ott's father, "what's going on?" ”

"You're back, I've heard Sero say it, I'm bothering you again," Kane's voice was indescribably tired, it seemed that he hadn't been here for long, Kane sighed, and looked at the plasma spark source again, "Virus." ”

"Virus?"

"Eddie accidentally observed while monitoring negative energy, near the M78 nebula, there was a galaxy that was suddenly destroyed, and it was destroyed by an unknown virus---- which was only known after Eddie led people to reconnoiter there," Kane explained to Beria as briefly as possible without missing the point, "Eddie, they were attacked by unknown people there, the enemy was very strong, and it seemed to control the virus, and in the end only half of the people survived, however, The matter is not over yet---- among the two people who came back, there are two people, mutated. ”

"Mutation?!"

"Yes," Kane nodded heavily, "I don't know if it's a rampage or a mutation, the muscles all over my body are abnormally inflated, and the absorption of energy has reached the point of almost madness, and I have slaughtered Ultraman on a large scale, but although it seems crazy, every move and formula seems to have been carefully calculated······ One of them mutated on the street while going home to rest, causing great casualties, and the other was mutating in the research institute, although it was effectively controlled, but after being completely contained, he chose to explode without hesitation. ”

"Sounds like an inexplicably enhanced version of Resident Evil······" Beria listened and muttered in a low voice.

Mutation, this kind of thing is indeed uncommon in the universe, but it usually happens to low-level creatures such as monsters, for parasites or spiritual powerhouses, and there are almost no cases of mutation of high-intelligence creatures, let alone those with great power like Ultraman.

"Including Eddie, all the people that Eddie brought back that day, as well as those who came into contact with them, have been quarantined," Kane raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the guard, "Although no signs of parasites, abnormal energy or viruses have been found through various means, but the current situation does not dare to release them easily, and the samples that Eddie brought back with great difficulty were also destroyed in that chaos." ”

"Destroy?" Beria was stunned when she heard this, "I see······ Kane, do you think it's possible to control it remotely? ”

"Remote control?"

"That's right," Beria nodded, explaining, "As you mentioned earlier, although the actions of those two men seem crazy, in fact, each move is highly precise, and it is obviously calculated, and the person who was restrained decisively chose to blow himself up······ So, can it be understood that there is a behind-the-scenes manipulator who controls them through these 'viruses', deliberately making them appear crazy, but in fact secretly accomplishing their own goals. ”

"That'······ What exactly is their purpose? ”

"Did the mutations of those two people happen at the same time?"

"No, it's earlier at the institute."

"That's right," Beria said, with a hook at the corner of his mouth, "it's already obvious, isn't it?" The mastermind behind the scenes is primarily to destroy the sample and prevent us from researching something, so he is in a hurry to use a puppet to destroy the sample first, and his other purpose is to demonstrate---- Bacheng thinks that the time is ripe, or the power is enough, etc., to make the country of light aware of his existence, or to fear his existence, and let the country of light know: 'I'm here', heh, either to make a name for himself in the country of light, or to have an enmity with the country of light. ”

"Anyway, those viruses are too tricky," Kane shook his head, with a sad expression, "After the mutation occurred, we used the fastest speed to block the entire research institute to prevent the spread of the virus, but this is a palliative rather than a cure after all, and although we also blocked the destroyed galaxy, we have no certainty of getting closer, after all, if one is accidentally implanted with a virus unknowingly, it will be a big trouble!" ”

"A completely unknown enemy," compared to the father of Ultra, Beria still had a breezy expression, and even a little excited, "Interesting---- by the way, can you tell me what mission Sero is on?" ”

"It's just an ordinary rescue mission in a remote galaxy," Kane replied helplessly, "Sero also learned about the virus incident not long ago, and has been a little nervous since then, so he quickly broke him off---- that kid is one of our biggest hole cards, and we must not let him fall into the hands of the enemy easily." ”

"I see, do you want to leave the Land of Light for this reason······ Beria narrowed his eyes, "The coordinates of that galaxy, tell me." ”

"What do you want to do?"

"Needless to say, of course, bring Sero back," Beria looked at Otter's father with an idiotic expression, "Don't worry, I'll send the person who replaced Sero over, anyway, just to drag Sero, and the enemy there shouldn't be much stronger, right?" ”

"No kidding, if anything really happens to Sero ---- or you, then ----"

"You look down on me too much," Beria sneered, his sharp gaze fixed on the father of Ultra, "but they are all small characters, don't confuse me with them, and if something happens to Sero under my nose, don't be a master of mine." ”

"Beria ······"

"Besides, haven't you heard of it?" Beria's eyes shone scarlet---- which was a sign of his excitement and seriousness, "Death and life, this sentence." ”

[To be continued]

(The next update will wait for the winter vacation)