IRCDM Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Weakness – What Did You Do to Him?

Li Yao couldn’t help but rub his head vigorously.

Liang Huan seized his wrist in response, and Li Yao raised an eyebrow, “What’s up?”

“Stop resting, accompany me to look at the map.” Liang Huan pulled him down to sit beside him.

Li Yao sighed, “Are all emperors this domineering? Do your ministers curse you in their hearts?”

Liang Huan zoomed in on the map in front of him, “They don’t just curse in their hearts; they point at my nose and curse.”

Li Yao looked at him in surprise, “You just let them curse? Aren’t they supposed to be beheaded?”

“I don’t kill people without a reason. Being cursed a few times won’t cost me a piece of flesh.” Liang Huan laughed.

“Ah, His Majesty is a wise ruler.” Li Yao said with emotion.

Liang Huan played with his fingers, “Don’t you think my mental power is disordered now?”

“Hard to say.” Li Yao smiled and snuggled close to him, nodding his chin at the map in front of him, “Your Majesty, we made a lot of money in this battle. What’s the next plan?”

Liang Huan zoomed in on the holographic map in front of him and pointed it out to him, “The Western Heteromorph Jungle covers a vast area, extending from the west of the Eastern District base all the way to the northwest. Most of the heteromorphs are active in the central part of the jungle where the radiation value is high. The radiation value in the northwest is very low. What do you think of this place?”

Li Yao reached out and fiddled with the map, tapping on the protective shield of the Eastern District base, “The radiation value is low, but the mountains are steep. There are abundant mineral resources inside, as well as some rare metals. It’s difficult to get in, but this place is very suitable for ambushes. If there are a few S-grade mechas, they can single-handedly kill a group of heteromorphs.”

Li Yao’s voice suddenly stopped here, and he no longer leaned on Liang Huan like he had no bones. He straightened his spine all of a sudden, frowned, changed the direction of the map, and zoomed in on the area that Liang Huan had circled – the northwestern mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, were only separated from the Eastern Third District by a layer of protective shield and a river.

He turned his head and stared at Liang Huan, “Damn it, what do you want to do?”

Liang Huan said, “If we compare technology, the Eastern Third District can’t compare to the Eastern Fifth District. If we compare commerce and military, we can’t compare to the Eastern Second and Eastern First Districts. The money earned by the tourism industry and the external exploration team is very little. If we can take this mine…”

“Wait a minute.” Li Yao interrupted him, “Do you think the military doesn’t want these mines? The Eastern Third District is still separated from here by a layer of protective shield, and the farthest distance of the protective shield’s central hub is only up to this river. The most important thing is that if there’s even one high-level heteromorph hidden in this mountain, it can single-handedly kill a motorized unit of humans.”

Liang Huan said, “How would we know if we don’t try?”

“How are you going to try? Fill it with human lives?” Li Yao’s tone was a little rushed, “The military sent so many people in mechas to fill it, but they couldn’t take it down. Okay, let’s assume that even if you can take it down, will the military give it to you for nothing? What about the protective shield in the later stage? If you break the protective shield of the Eastern Third District, not to mention the military, the people of the Eastern Third District will definitely not agree.”

“Li Yao.” Liang Huan pinched his palm, which was covered with a layer of cold sweat, “Calm down, I’m just making assumptions.”

Li Yao stared at the map without saying a word, “You Zhao Chen and Yi Heng Bai failed their mission here back then.”

As a result, Yi Heng Bai was seriously injured and died of illness after a few years. You Zhao Chen was devoured by a heteromorph and replaced his identity, and it wasn’t discovered until now.

“I know.” Liang Huan said, “But now the Eastern Third District has been targeted. The 50 billion that You Zhao Chen transferred is the most direct proof. If we don’t find a way to gain a foothold now, we will have even less opportunities in the future.”

He prevented Li Yao from completely activating the new coordinates of the mother star. The signal receiver fell into his hands, and taking Li Yao back to the Eastern Third District was itself against the military.

There are not a few people in the high-level military who know that Lin Chen is Liang Huan. The reason why the military hasn’t taken any major action is first, they are afraid of harming the receiver, afraid that he will attack Li Yao and the receiver. Second, the power struggles in the military have not stopped. No one wants to be the first bird, and he didn’t take away the mecha I department, leaving a way out for himself and the military. It would not be good for anyone to completely tear their faces now.

The timing is not good, and the time left for them and the Eastern Third District is not much, but Liang Huan does not regret saving people.

Li Yao also understands this, so he has never mentioned leaving from beginning to end. In terms of affection, Liang Huan risked his life to save him. In terms of reason, the signal receiver is now in Liang Huan’s hands. In any case, the two people have been tied to each other, and there is no reason to separate.

“No, I still think it’s too rash.” Li Yao calmed down and still opposed it, “If it doesn’t succeed, more than just you and I will die.”

Another point is that taking the mountain behind will inevitably require filling it with human lives. The military has already proved that this is a bottomless pit. At that time, they will lose everything – they cannot make decisions for others.

Obviously, Liang Huan is used to being arbitrary and will not consider, or rather, disdain to consider these things.

“War is not without deaths.” Liang Huan smiled, hiding the indifference in his eyes, “Okay, this is just a hypothesis, besides, you are here.”

He had already tested Li Yao’s attitude, but in the end, he was still unwilling to argue with Li Yao, and took a step back on his own initiative.

Li Yao stared at him meaningfully for a long time, “I know why they cursed you.”

Liang Huan was used to this kind of change. Further progress may cause the other party to be completely disappointed, just like Cui Qi and Baili Cheng’an back then. He was about to say a few words of comfort when Li Yao suddenly leaned over and hugged him, rubbed his back hard, and kissed his neck fiercely.

“I’ll discuss it after my brain has rested.” Li Yao looked at him warningly, “If you dare to test me so roundaboutly again, I’ll really slap you.”

After saying that, he nimbly flipped onto the roof of the car, basking in the sun and closing his eyes to sleep.

Liang Huan raised his hand and touched his neck, which was stinging from being bitten, and couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

It can be seen that he still can’t make Li Yao angry. This guy is really going to use his mouth.

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The Eastern Third District exploration team gained a lot. After a temporary rest for a day, the convoy continued to advance into the depths of the Western Heteromorph Jungle.

In order to ensure the safety of the supplies, after discussions between Liang Huan and Li Yao, it was decided that Lu Biao would lead the supplies team in the center of the convoy, and Liang Huan and Li Yao would be at the head and tail of the convoy respectively, so that they could respond to each other in case of emergencies.

Although Li Yao’s mental power level has temporarily stabilized, Instructor Li is still a little irritable when he can’t see Liang Huan.

“You weren’t anxious when 50 billion was taken away, so why are you so serious about just 30 billion now?” Li Yao put one hand on the steering wheel by the car window, and the other hand was adjusting the size of the holographic projection back and forth, and finally adjusted a satisfactory size.

Liang Huan’s palm-sized projection was displayed above the center console, completely unaware of someone’s bad taste, and said when he heard the words, “There is still hope of recovering the 50 billion, but if the 30 billion of supplies are gone, they are gone. I don’t trust anyone but you to stay behind.”

Li Yao flicked the head of the projection with his index finger falsely and jokingly, “So it’s better to go back now, greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant.”

“We always have to plan for the future. It’s better to save some money so that you don’t have to work so hard.” Liang Huan smiled.

Li Yao turned his head to look at the mutant forest that was speeding past, and said with emotion, “I used to be full and the whole family was not hungry, but since I married you, I have never saved money in my hands. Baby, what did marriage bring me?”

Liang Huan said, “A high debt of 160 billion.”

Li Yao suddenly became serious, “Deputy District Chief Liang, we divorced a long time ago. I asked Jiang Mufeng, and this 160 billion has nothing to do with me.”

Liang Huan was in a good mood. He looked at Li Yao’s projection in the passenger seat and smiled, “There’s no need to calculate so clearly between you and me.”

“Even close brothers have to settle accounts clearly, who are you to say ‘you and me’.” Li Yao put his hand on the steering wheel, “By the way, Jiang Mufeng tracked down through the joint account -”

Bang!

An explosion suddenly sounded, and Liang Huan’s projection on the center console flickered a few times and suddenly disappeared.

“Damn it!” Li Yao slammed on the brakes, and the SUVs following him in front and behind all stopped suddenly.

He opened the car door and saw the sky-high flames caused by the explosion at the front of the convoy. He quickly dialed Liang Huan’s communication, but there was no signal, only a buzzing current.

“Captain Li, something happened in front of the convoy!” Jiang Chuxia ran over, “Someone is attacking!”

“Exploration team, pay attention! Activate the emergency plan and move closer to the rear of the convoy. Lu Biao! Can you hear me?” Li Yao shouted to Lu Biao on the public channel.

“Brother Li, the supplies are fine, but I can’t contact Brother Liang!” Lu Biao’s voice sounded.

The sound of explosions came from far to near, and the dense sound of gunfire came from all directions. There was a noisy shout on the public channel.

Li Yao cursed, and Jiang Chuxia next to him said, “Captain Li, the car holding the heteromorph pseudo-humans is behind Deputy District Chief Liang, and I can’t contact them now!”

“Sister Ai, you will temporarily take over the rear team. Chuxia, you will be Sister Ai’s deputy.” Li Yao grabbed the heavy light cannon in the trunk and whispered to Ai Li, “If you really encounter an emergency, abandon the supplies and save your lives.”

Ai Li nodded, “Understood.”

Li Yao carried the light cannon and rushed quickly to Liang Huan’s location.

Inside the SUV that had been bombed into coke, Liang Huan shook his head, raised his elbow and shattered the protective light sphere that was urgently wrapped around him, grabbed the external chip and glanced at it. The core had been shattered by the explosion and completely lost its signal.

He got up from the ruins, wiped the dirty blood that had flowed to his eyelids, and looked at the convoy behind him. There were five SUVs following him, and the people inside all had emergency protective light spheres, but the huge explosion stunned them and lost consciousness. He found a chip while pulling out a few unconscious team members from the broken protective light spheres, and caught a glimpse of an external chip that was still intact.

His ears were buzzing, he shook his head, and was about to reach out to take the chip when a cold gun barrel was instantly pointed at the back of his neck.

The core of the chip inside the protective light sphere was penetrated by a bullet.

Liang Huan straightened up and saw dozens of soldiers with live ammunition emerging from all directions, pointing their black muzzles at him.

“After the military’s in-depth gene test and investigation, it has been confirmed that Lin Chen is the No. 1 sample of Group 2 manufactured by the Chuanwu Laboratory. The human gene sample was derived from Li Yao and generated autonomous consciousness on March 2, 130. It has now been confirmed that Lin Chen’s genes are Type I human heteromorph chimera, the mental power level is unknown, the physical level is unknown, and the danger level is unknown.”

A cold voice sounded behind him.

Liang Huan turned around and met his gaze.

Lu Lian unfolded the virtual arrest warrant in the light screen and said expressionlessly, “Lin Chen, you are under arrest.”

Liang Huan’s gaze passed over him, and the lush jungle behind him was reflected in his eyes, with a hint of a smile.

Lu Lian frowned slightly and instinctively wanted to pull the trigger when danger approached. In the next second, a terrifying mental attack instantly stabbed at his spiritual source.

Lu Lian’s pupils suddenly shrank, but then the sound of the light cannon sounded, and the terrifying power that stabbed at his spiritual source instantly stagnated and recovered. His mental power used for defense lost its resistance and had no time to recover, but instead rushed towards Liang Huan.

Liang Huan staggered back half a step and choked out a mouthful of blood.

A mercenary moving at high speed jumped down from a tree, reached out to support Liang Huan’s shoulder, and suppressed his anxiety and said, “Are you okay?”

Liang Huan raised his hand to wipe off the dirty blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head at Li Yao.

Li Yao supported him and turned his head to look at Lu Lian with a terrifying and grim expression, “What did you do to him?”

Lu Lian, whose spiritual source was almost crushed in one second: “…”