Chapter 174
As expected, the giant serpent quickly coiled around the mech.
But for some reason, its massive body suddenly shook and stopped moving, not tightening its grip as Edmund had expected.
Edmund leaned closer to the screen, unable to believe his eyes.
It wasn’t an illusion. It was as if the pause button had been pressed. The giant serpent froze for a moment, and then loosened its grip on the two mechs.
Not only was Edmund stunned, but Kian, who had just escaped disaster, was also dumbfounded.
He recognized Nyx’s mech. He thought, ‘Why is Nyx here?‘
The mental power of the SSS–level female gently enveloped the giant serpent, and Jaws‘ eyes gradually cleared. His blood- red gaze stared at the small, seemingly insignificant mech.
He felt an unreal sense, as though he were dreaming.
Realizing something was wrong, the Koganor Federation immediately aimed their artillery at the three of them, but the shots were all intercepted before they could reach.
Coming to his senses, the two males forced themselves not to dwell on the excitement Nyx had brought and quickly returned to the battlefield.
Their beloved Nyx was right here, and they had to ensure her safety.
Nyx looked down from above, surveying the land.
With Felix in command, the Imperial Army quickly regained order in just a short while.
The soldiers wore gas masks, trying to block out the effects of AeroMist as much as possible, and raced to eliminate the landing enemies before things got out of control.
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But the number of those already out of control was significant and still increasing. Various agitated beasts were running wild, attacking everyone indiscriminately.
They had once been comrades, but now they had turned into new enemies, causing more chaos than the enemy forces themselves.
Koganor Federation’s forces could be eliminated without mercy, but for these out–of–control Imperial males, the only option was to capture them, while minimizing damage, which naturally made it much harder.
In just the blink of an eye, Nyx watched helplessly as a soldier was injured by two out–of–control comrades, and then, unable to control her emotions, she lost it and transformed into her beast form.
Three out–of–control males were tearing into each other.
The air was filled with roars and wails of the beasts, and Nyx felt a surge of intense anger and sorrow in her chest.
She could almost hear the Beastmen crying for help.
Felix was rushing towards Nyx, determined to bring Nyx back himself. He had told her to stay hidden in the safe room, but she had run off to the battlefield without a word.
The moment Felix saw Nyx, the usually calm lion felt his heart almost stop in panic.
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Before he could get closer to Nyx, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
Felix stared in shock. He saw a tree, rising from the ground with Nyx at its center–it was her Soul Form.
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That slender, young sapling had once only reached his knee, but now it had grown to over his height, and it was still growing at a visible speed.
This was the first time Nyx had pushed herself this far.
When she had been soothing the males in the Supervision Office, she would stop whenever she felt tired, never rushing things.
But now, the situation was too urgent; she had no time to worry about her condition and was focused solely on expanding her mental power over a larger area.
Pushing herself to the limit, Nyx realized her mental power was stronger than she thought, and as more and more males were soothed, power kept flowing through her and being released.
The branches of her Soul Form spread out in all directions, and the halo spread across the land.
It was as if a Divine Tree, embodying the Beastmen’s faith, had descended, transforming the beasts in chaos and guiding them to enlightenment.
Countless raging males began to calm, their eyes gradually showing signs of rationality. They instinctively turned their gaze towards Nyx.
Though their mech–covered bodies made it hard to identify them, everyone was sure that it was the legendary SSS–level female, their savior.
“What’s going on?” The general of the Koganor Federation was still trying to figure out the situation.
He thought it was an issue with AeroMist, so he angrily grabbed Edmund’s collar. “Did you do this on purpose?”
But in the blink of an eye, the situation had reversed, and they had gone from being the hunters to the hunted.
Now, even escaping had become difficult.
After all, they were on Imperial military territory. They had fought hard to break through to this point, and if they failed, they would be captured by the Empire.
Edmund looked at the general with a “you’re an idiot” expression. “What does this have to do with me? Can’t you see? That black mech–it’s the SSS–level female named Nyx.”
“How can a female pilot a mech?” The general angrily interrupted him, not believing a word Edmund said.
Females in the Empire were notorious for being pampered, with almost no interest in mechs, let alone learning how to control one and practicing day in and day out.
Edmund shrugged helplessly. He didn’t know the answer either.
“Didn’t you say that females could never be on the battlefield?” The general wasn’t letting up and continued to press.
Edmund tried to argue. “This is an Imperial military base, not the front lines.”
Before they launched their attack today, this was not a battlefield.
“SSS–level females aren’t powerful enough to change the situation–that’s what you said,” the general sneered, his anger turning to mockery. “How are you going to explain this?”
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Edmund couldn’t explain it. He still couldn’t figure out how Nyx was able to soothe so many out–of–control males at once. This was beyond his understanding.
He thought, ‘Can she really be the Beast God’s Messenger?
Edmund was an atheist and had never believed in the existence of the Beast God, but now, he was filled with deep self- doubt.
Unable to get an answer, the general got more mad. He still thought the problem lay with AeroMist, certain that Edmund must have done something wrong.
A heavy punch slammed into Edmund’s face. Edmund was still lost in confusion, frozen in shock, unable to snap out of it to fight back.
“Take him away and lock him up properly, the general ordered.
If the breakout failed, he would have to hand Edmund over to the Empire and seek peace.
This time, there would be no special treatment, not even a small cell; Edmund was directly thrown into a prison cell.
He lay on the cold ground, his limbs curled up, and after a long while, his heated brain slowly cooled down.
He had to escape. Otherwise, today might very well be his last day.
Time was tight, and Edmund couldn’t afford to hesitate. He quickly got up and started searching for surveillance equipment in the cell.
They had actually forgotten to take his Space Button away.
Edmund quietly thought to himself as he moved a few steps toward the blind spot of the surveillance.
The guard immediately sensed something was wrong and suddenly shoved open the door. “Stay still.”
Edmund stood there, head lowered, not saying a word.
The guard scanned the surroundings warily, and then turned and left, completely unaware that a black cat had slipped out of the cell during the commotion.
The black cat was very familiar with the starship. He cautiously avoided the crowd, sneaking around, and retrieved an escape pod from the Space Button, successfully escaping the starship.
When the general was about to give up and seek peace with the Empire, he discovered that the person in the cell was actually a bionic, which left him furious and shocked. “Where is Edmund?”
The escape pod had already carried Edmund out of the war–torn area.
The black cat curled up inside the escape pod, looking back at the chaotic battlefield, a smug smile spreading across his face.
Before he could even feel too pleased, his gaze froze, noticing a starship approaching it.
When he saw the Jaws insignia on the ship, the black cat’s smile stiffened.
He thought, ‘Jaws? Is he coming after me?‘
After a brief moment of panic, Edmund calmed himself, adjusting his expression and pretending to be just an ordinary cat.
Unlike Aurelius, he wasn’t born with two beast forms because of an ancestral trait. He could transform into a black cat because he had secretly undergone a human modification procedure.
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This was something only he knew, aside from the researchers in the lab back then.
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Those researchers had died long ago when the lab was abandoned, killed by him, because only the dead could keep secrets. Everyone who knew the truth had been silenced, so no one would recognize him.
The escape pod’s speed couldn’t compare to the starship’s, and it was soon caught, with the hatch violently pried open.
Edmund’s fur stood on end as he screamed loudly, acting like a wild cat in fear, trying to deceive them.
