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"These bugs! They're disgusting to look at!"

After crushing the insects that looked like spider eggs beneath them with one foot, the eight members of the commando team continued their advance toward the sealed-off area. They were getting very close to their destination. Along the way, they encountered numerous insect eggs and some enormous spider-like creatures.

These spider-like creatures use a strange sonic attack, but it has no effect on them whatsoever. It's unclear whether their armor makes them immune to this sonic attack or whether they are simply immune to it.

These spider monsters are extremely fragile; a single shot from a slingshot can reduce them to smithereens. Their sharp claws and toes only scratch the paint on their armor.

Therefore, the assault team's advance went very smoothly, destroying all the insect eggs along the way, or burning and destroying them all with the low-energy mode of the laser gun.

Along the way, they had cleared nearly a third of the Starport area, but they still dared not be careless. They did not know if these insects would hide in some dark corners to ambush them. All they could enter and see were the things around them and within their field of vision.

If we were to launch a surprise attack on them through the Starport's pipelines or other means, and they were caught off guard, then we would be in real trouble.

"Wu Guang, what's the situation?"

The captain continued to inquire about Wu Guang's situation through the communication channel, since Wu Guang was the only one who could control the overall situation without being affected.

"There was no movement. Those creatures seemed not to have noticed you, remaining quietly in their positions. However, I noticed a large one heading towards you."

"It's moving very slowly, and its vital signs are frighteningly large. It's probably the queen insect or the most powerful guardian or something like that."

"To be on the safe side, I don't recommend that you contact him. I've marked a route for you that will get you to your destination in the same way, and you can even bypass it."

"Roger that, everyone, turn left, stay alert!"

The captain immediately began to advance along the route marked by Wu Guang. Along the way, the eight team members watched out for each other and were vigilant, advancing slowly. They dealt with the insect eggs and spiders they encountered as quickly as possible. Soon, Wu Guang made a new discovery: the big guy did not seem to have noticed them and was just patrolling along a fixed route.

This put the captain and the others at ease, and they continued their journey toward their destination. Soon, they arrived in front of a heavy metal door.

The metal door was completely sealed off, with no gaps or control panels on the surface, making it look like a smooth metal wall.

"Wu Guang, can you open him?"

"Okay! I've entered the Starport's control system... Oh my god, this system has been almost completely destroyed by the virus. I need some time to clean it up. Give me some time!"

"ASAP!"

"Roger that, Captain."

While Wu Guang was cleaning up the system virus, the captain and his team members also squatted down, keeping a close watch on the situation while discussing their next plan. First of all, there were a total of 6 Wengers in this enclosed cabin. It would be easy for them to evacuate with these people, and the space inside the spaceship was large enough to accommodate the presence of 6 Wengers.

Next, they will head towards a space station on their return route, place all the Wengers in other military starport space stations, and then continue their evacuation.

"Captain, are you hoping they'll put in a good word for us?"

One of the team members suddenly asked, "Say something nice to us, and maybe our escape will be easier, right?"

"That's roughly the idea, but the most important thing is to know where these things came from. You've all heard Wu Guang say there's a virus in the system. Do you think such a weak insect could evolve into something like a computer virus?"

"This was most likely launched by the Wengers' enemies, and secretly at that. Remember that spider from before?"

"His sonic attacks are ineffective against us. Do you think it's possible that they're specifically targeting the Ungers?"

After a moment of silence, the team member said helplessly, "Captain, does this mean we've been dragged into a war between the Wengers and other civilizations...?"

"No, in their eyes this starport has already fallen. If we rescue some people, we might even gain some goodwill from them."

"The premise is that...they can break free from the mindset bound by the quantum demon; otherwise, no matter what we do, their attitude towards us will not change."

"Captain, the gate is unlocked. You may enter."

At this moment, Wu Guang's voice came, indicating that they could successfully enter the sealed-off area to see what kind of environment it was inside and prevent these ubiquitous insects from entering.

The eight people stood up, and fine light patterns began to appear on the metal wall in front of them. The light patterns gradually cracked, and the wall decomposed into small cubes, which then overlapped, shrank, and finally revealed the hidden passage.

After the eight people entered, the walls were reassembled in the same way, restoring them to their original state.

"How amazing! This doesn't seem to fit with the technology of the Wengers at all. Could this not be their technology?"

One of the team members asked curiously, but the captain did not answer. Instead, he gestured for the team members to continue. The team members tacitly kept quiet, focusing their attention and remaining vigilant as they continued forward.

After passing through the somewhat dimly lit corridor, the eight people noticed a faint light in the space ahead. The captain made a gesture to the team members behind him, and they nodded.

The captain prepared himself, rushed out of the corner, and pointed his gun at the brightly lit space in front of him. But soon, he put down his gun and made a gesture to lower his guard. The team members also came out of the corner and looked at the space in front of them.

"My God... is this... a laboratory?"

The captain stared at the pure white glass room in front of him. Inside the glass room were six petite little girls, but with dragon tails, wings, and horns on their backs, and their skin covered with fine dragon scales outside their white dresses.

Her bright golden eyes were fixed on the eight people outside, and her small face was full of vigilance.

"Experimental subjects? They don't seem to be any different from the Wengers."

"No, the Wenger people don't have so many fine dragon scales on their bodies."

One of the team members pointed out and explained that the Wengers called themselves the most perfect evolutionary beings. They possessed dragon wings that allowed them to fly, sharp dragon horns that could be used as weapons, powerful bodies, and perfect human appearances. Every Wenger was top-notch in appearance.

However, it was obvious that the bodies of the six girls in front of them were covered with fine dragon scales, and some of the girls even had half of their faces covered with scales.

At that moment, a series of gurgling sounds echoed in the glass room.

The captain gestured for his team members to put down their weapons, removed his mask, and tentatively asked the girls in front of him, "Can you hear me?"

Who are you?

The slightly older girl questioned the captain in a hoarse voice, lacking the soft and delicate tone of a child.

Faced with the little girl's question, the captain did not hide anything and replied, "We are members of the Shenzhou Special Forces. Why are you here?"

"There are no living people left inside this military starport, so how did you manage to survive?"

"There are no...living people left?"

Upon hearing the captain's words, the little girl's expression immediately froze. "Really... no one else?"

"...You are the last ones still alive. Did the insects outside not eat you because of this enclosed space?"

The captain turned his head and said, "Go look around and see if there are any records or databases. Logically speaking, this should be an escape pod, not a test pod."

"Roger that, Captain."

Two team members temporarily left to explore the nearby area, while the captain continued to assign team members to explore the surrounding area. In the end, only one person remained, and then he looked at the girl from before again. At this moment, the girl who had spoken earlier was standing in front of the captain. Through a layer of transparent glass, the captain's eyes met the girl's golden eyes, which were almost like snake pupils.

“You... are not Unger people, I can't sense the blood in your bodies.”

The captain nodded. "Tell me your identities."

"have no idea..."

The girl lowered her head, and the captain couldn't see her expression. "Those adults... brought us here, saying they would cure our illnesses. I don't know how much time has passed, but it's been a long time. Our illnesses show no signs of healing; in fact, they've gotten worse."

Then he raised his face and showed the captain the scales that had spread from his neck to half of his face. "The adults said that these scales are a disease that needs to be cured, or I will die."

The captain remained silent, and the girl, as if she had found someone to confide in, began to tell the captain everything she knew, including how she got there, everyone's experiences, the names of everyone she knew, and so on.

The captain listened to all of this with a cold face.

After a while, the girl's voice became even hoarseer, and she started coughing. Her throat felt like it was on fire. The team members also returned after completing their exploration, and Wu Guang's voice came through the communication channel.

"Captain, the system intrusion is complete. I have found their detailed information. In the eyes of these Wenger people, these girls are a sign of defects. If left unchecked for a long time, they will exhibit atavism. Therefore, they are studying the atavism in these girls and conducting various drug and genetic experiments to research how to suppress or cure this atavism."

"In a sense, they are indeed healing them, but because the people in this starport are all dead and mostly forgotten, their last meal record was a week ago. In the past week, they have neither drunk water nor eaten anything, so they should be very weak."

The captain left the window temporarily, and the team members followed. One of the team members asked first, "If we let them out, will they kill us all?"

"We don't know... how strong the Wenger people are physically. We've never had a clear understanding of it, but after being starved for a whole week, they must be very weak. Their ability to live for so long is also related to their physical condition."

"Now we need to decide whether to take them with us, and if so, whether to return them to the Wengers or send them back to our own ships."

"Now, let's vote to decide."

The seven team members looked at each other, and the captain spread his hands, "The Ungers are on the left, and our ships are on the right. Choose."

The final choice was obvious; everyone chose the Wenger people's side. The captain nodded, then turned around again and said, "We will take you away from here and send you back to your own people."

Do you have any objections?

Hearing that she could be rescued, the girl was very happy and excited. However, the thought of being sent back to her people and being locked in this transparent glass room again made her wonder how long it would take, whether she would be cured and return to a normal life, or whether she would die in this glass room.

For a moment, the girl hesitated.

At this moment, Wu Guang reminded him, "Captain, there is still a 15-minute window of opportunity. We must evacuate within 15 minutes."

"You have three minutes left to decide."

The team leader gave the girls one last chance to choose. Upon hearing that they only had three minutes, the girls replied without hesitation, "I'll go! We'll go with you!"

The captain nodded, signaling the girl to step back. He tapped the glass in front of him; it was sturdy and slightly elastic, likely designed to prevent impacts.

A direct ramming attack is definitely out of the question; the only option left is to try using energy weapons.

So the captain drew his energy rifle, changed his attack method, and began to forcibly melt the glass wall in front of him.

The captain's judgment was correct. The wall melted quickly, and the captain swiftly cut a hole large enough for the girls to exit through the glass wall. After the glass had cooled down around the cut, the captain signaled that they could come out.

As the girls helped each other out, the team members kept their weapons on high alert, maintaining a safe distance to prevent the young dragons from suddenly attacking them.

The girls slowly walked out of the glass room without attacking. The joy and excitement on the faces of the six girls were visible to the naked eye. The captain did not speak, but simply turned around and said, "Let's go. We don't have much time left."

The girls remained silent throughout the journey, not uttering a word even when passing through areas where insect eggs and spider monster corpses had once been. Soon, they returned to the initial warehouse. The captain quickly used materials from a nearby warehouse to construct a suggested sealed chamber, ensuring that the subsequent time-space teleportation would not directly cause the girls' bodies to decompose.

"Let's go inside, we'll get on the boat first."

! Brother 457: A completely different attitude 5

"So...you brought them all back?"

"Yes, Captain! They were unwilling to return to their own race and showed great resistance. We had no choice but to bring them back."

The captain stood straight in front of Su Xi. "Captain, I am willing to take full responsibility for this operation. Bringing them here was my idea!"

Su Xi stared at the commando in front of her, who was at least three heads taller than her, and whispered, "Tell me honestly, what exactly happened?"

The captain hesitated for a moment before replying, "Captain, I guess I still can't quite... just leave it alone. Even though we're not from the same race, seeing these poor children makes me want to save them."

"I'm so glad they were just a group of ordinary little girls, otherwise my teammates and I might have been in mortal danger."

With a helpless smile on her face, Su Xi sighed, "I knew it... You're lucky this time. If you had encountered a monster skilled in disguise, an undercover agent who was adept at understanding people's hearts, or an experimental subject with deep-seated hatred who would kill anyone in sight, you probably wouldn't have been able to come back safely."

"You and your team members, go back and write a self-criticism, give it to me within three days. For the rest of the time, you are suspended from all missions and prohibited from participating in any form of mission. Go to the engine room to change jobs until this mission is over!"

"Yes, Captain!"