Want to have an AA love affair? (9): The dust has settled

As soon as the words fell, the people who were originally standing in the Alliance Star Hall were directly teleported to the edge of the Milky Way, and then quickly sent to the command ship a thousand light years away – to the side of the immortal leader.

Two days later, the fleet changed direction, enduring humiliation and slander, and rushed towards the capital planet.

The soldiers were filled with anger and resentment, yet they were so panicked that they didn’t know what to do.

They hoped that the Marshal would be able to lead them out of the slander, because apart from trusting the Marshal, there was nothing they could do.

Chu Feng looked at the intelligence that the commanders kept collecting, watched the royal family increasingly shirk responsibility and make groundless slanders, watched the people become increasingly angry about the almost uncontrollable public opinion, and did not experience much psychological fluctuation from beginning to end.

Compared to the wars, big and small, and life-and-death crises he had experienced over the years, this was nothing.

At least he still had the troops behind him, and they were able to fight. The situation was not so bad that it made people despair.

It was also at this time.

He turned around suddenly and looked in a certain direction to the side as if he was aware of something.

The big man who was leisurely sipping tea suddenly raised his head and looked in the same direction.

The next second, a large number of alliance bosses of various shapes and sizes appeared here collectively. Then the huge Titan said “Oh my God” in great frustration, and fell to the ground, with his hair accidentally hitting the ceiling of the ship.

Were they looking at the group photo of the alliance’s permanent leaders?

Wasn’t the resolution of this stereoscopic projection too high definition?

That feeling of oppression was too real…

No, this was the true nature of the bosses!!!

The whole ship was buzzing with the Titan’s loud voice: “I’m going to go outside and put a new spaceship. I’m afraid this one will be destroyed if I sneeze.”

After saying this, the figure disappeared, and the next moment, a huge black iron battleship appeared next to the command ship.

Chu Feng’s eyes were on the boy from beginning to end. Si Qi gave him a faint smile and said, “I’m back.”

Chu Feng finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in the air for the past few days. He spoke slowly and calmly, “It’s good that you’re back.”

Si Qi: “Did anything go wrong while I was away? Did you encounter any danger?”

Chu Feng said calmly, “No trouble, no danger.”

The commanders around them, who had been feeling flustered and uncomfortable for days and couldn’t eat or sleep well: “………………”

Marshal, you can’t just tell such a huge lie just to reassure your sweetheart.

They were really almost scared to death by those life-and-death crises.

A commander said awkwardly: “God 7, you are back… that…”

They all believed the words of the Taoist robe boss, and silently looked forward to God 7 returning with all his strength to save everyone from death.

Si Qi said without further ado: “If there is anything, I will talk to the Marshal in detail.”

Everyone knew that Si Qi was an introvert and would be uncomfortable talking to strangers, so they kept quiet and gave the space to the only Marshal who could accept him without resistance.

Chu Feng, Si Qi and others were taken by the big guys to the big ship next door. Chu Feng saw that Si Qi had a calm face and didn’t care about standing with a group of people. He was inexplicably jealous and said, “You don’t seem to resist contact with them?”

When they met, he didn’t hide behind him because he felt uncomfortable.

Si Qi did not notice Chu Feng’s abnormality and nodded, “They make me feel very comfortable…”

Chu Feng’s eyes darkened subtly. Si Qi: “It’s just like being on the battlefield, tense and exciting…”

Chu Feng still looked somewhat depressed after hearing this, and behaved very restrainedly. Others might not be able to tell that this stern expression was different from before.

But Si Qi could see it.

After thinking for a while, Si Qi added: “Of course, no matter how much I enjoy the battlefield, it’s still not as relaxing as being at home…”

“Home?” Chu Feng was both happy and worried by Si Qi’s words. He pursed his lips happily, revealing a reserved arc of joy. He knew that the home Si Qi was talking about could not be the previous family, but the place where he was with him.

“Um.”

Seeing Chu Feng’s obviously improved mood, Si Qi said, “I have already produced a gene-destroying drug. What is the current domestic situation? Is it convenient for us to announce the secret directly?”

Chu Feng shook his head: “We will be criminals when we go back, which will be more troublesome.”

Si Qi nodded, showing his understanding: “Then let’s try another method.”

Chu Feng’s eyes flashed, “Have you thought of a solution?”

Si Qi chuckled: “Of course.”

–

It seemed that a lot of major events had happened in the Empire this year.

First, in May, Galaxy Empire-047 appeared out of nowhere. After Marshal Chu Feng, the Human Empire had another cosmic-level strongman.

Then came the adult examination in August. A riot broke out on the primitive planet, and a spiritual monster unprecedented in hundreds of years appeared, almost destroying all the candidates present. People also accidentally learned the identity of 047, who turned out to be Si Qi, a young man who had suffered many years of injustice and was determined by his talent.

Then in mid-July, the Zerg invaded the Empire’s borders. The war situation became extremely urgent and humanity was on the brink of life and death.

Just when the entire empire was praying that the marshal could once again lead humanity through desperate circumstances, resist foreign invasions, and bring about miracles, the royal family and the military collectively issued a wanted order, stating that the Zerg had retreated, the marshal and all the soldiers in the legion had surrendered to the enemy, and they would never compromise with traitors.

Public opinion was instantly shocked.

There were people who did not believe the statement of the royal family and others, and firmly stood on the side of the Marshal and Si Qi and others, protesting against the royal family’s slander of the imperial heroes at this time.

But unfortunately, in the entire empire, all the powerful, influential and loud people all stood on the same side in unison. Whether it was the evidence, the court investigation, or anything else, everything was so perfect that people could not find any room to defend Chu Feng and his friends.

The people were desperate, devastated, and furious.

They began to denounce and criticize those traitors, even the soldiers’ families, and continued to attack Chu Feng on the Internet, as if this was all they could do to maintain the honor of the country.

All major media outlets had been taking turns brainwashing everyone with the various evil deeds committed by Chu Feng, including his unknown crimes in the past.

This once universal hero was gradually crumbling in this way.

On the busy streets in the city center, on the huge screens of high-rise buildings, and on the live broadcast of the TV station, a very credible celebrity who had always been known for her gentle and kind image, complained about Chu Feng’s evil with a look of grief and indignation on her face.

She shouted at the top of her lungs, infectiously directing the audience to hate those heartless demons and accusing the traitors of their sins.

Pedestrians stood in the square or across the street, watching the content on the screen, their hearts filled with unacceptable grief and anger.

“Even the marshal has surrendered to the enemy. What should we do in the future…”

“Of course I’ll join the army! The entire First Legion has become our enemy, and the Empire needs someone to protect it!”

“But they have Chu Feng and God 7…”

“Don’t call that guy a god! He doesn’t deserve it!”

As everyone was discussing the matter with gnashing teeth, the protagonist of the topic suddenly came to the studio with his usual elegant and leisurely steps, very naturally.

The woman who was still speaking angrily in the studio was suddenly stunned, and the scene on the screen instantly became chaotic because of his arrival.

All the spectators who saw this scene were stunned. They saw that everyone tried to arrest Si Qi, but a group of soldiers detained these innocent employees. The next second, Si Qi held up something similar to a perfume spray and sprayed it twice at the speaker.

Everything happened too fast. Within a few seconds, the speaker’s expression changed several times, from panic and anger at first, to confusion and coming to her senses later, and then to the extremely painful, heart-wrenching crying and shouting. She collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face, saying: “What have I done?! Ah——!!!”

Her once gentle and loving face was now filled with only regret. She clutched Si Qi’s hand tightly and pleaded, “You know what I’ve been through over the years, right? Save humanity! Save us!”

The audience who suddenly saw this scene were all stunned. They first saw the criminal in the eyes of the officials appearing on the program to condemn him. Before they had time to call the police to inform the authorities, they suddenly saw the celebrity who had just reprimanded Si Qi crying and begging Si Qi for help, with a look of sorrow and regret, as if she was in unbearable pain.

What on earth was going on?

Si Qi pulled his hand out as gently as possible, asking the other party to calm down. Standing in front of the screen, he said to the camera: “Citizens of the Empire in front of the screen, please listen carefully to what I am going to say next.”

He waved his hand and called a group of people over.

A group of people looked very familiar. They were even the ones who had recently declared in various public occasions that they would kill traitors and restore sunshine to the empire. Now, they all stood behind Si Qi with heavy faces, and some of them were sobbing quietly from time to time.

Si Qi: “A month ago, I discovered a strange zerg on the primitive planet. This zerg can control the thinking of living things, guiding them to do whatever the zerg needs them to do, and the original body cannot sense anything wrong.”

“Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to investigate the matter more thoroughly before the Zerg invaded our border. The Marshal led me and the army to the battlefield.”

“During the war, we detected Zerg spies within the Legion more than once, and the Empire behind us was constantly dragging us down, misleading us, and trying to kill us on the battlefield. The war situation was extremely urgent. Facing huge pressure from both inside and outside, we tried every possible means and finally found out the ultimate cause.”

Si Qi turned around and looked at the group of celebrities behind him, and said, “In fact, that kind of zerg can not only control the thinking of monsters, but also control the thinking of humans.”

All over the empire, everyone who heard this was dumbfounded. They stood there in a daze, watching the people standing behind Si Qi who had wildly accused Si Qi and Chu Feng nod in grief and acknowledge everything.

They stepped forward one by one and said, “Before Si Qi used that spray to kill the zergs in my brain, I didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with what I did… I watched my compatriots who hindered the group of zergs die one by one, and I personally issued one inhumane order after another… I deserve to die…”

With red eyes, they choked up and said, “Almost all the high-ranking officials of the Empire are now parasitized by those zergs… We… We were all monsters in human form. Don’t believe what we said before. The hope of mankind now rests on the marshal who narrowly escaped death on the battlefield… The rest of the people are all untrustworthy!!”

After saying this, all those who had slandered Si Qi bowed to him and said with tears streaming down their faces: “Thank you for letting us regain our freedom, so that we can soberly bear the sins we have committed…”

Si Qi did not react much, but nodded modestly in return. He said to the citizens of the empire who were already stunned and did not know how to react, “Not everyone has the courage to stand up and tell everyone the truth after I killed the zergs in their brains. At least more than half of the public figures are afraid of the mistakes they have made, and refuse to admit or even deny that they are controlled by zergs, and insist that we are traitors. Next, we will fight against the forces in the country that have not yet been rid of parasites. Please return home or other hidden places as soon as possible to protect yourself and your family. You must know that now-“

Si Qi looked at the screen, at every human being who was staring at him, and said word by word: “Everyone will be a hostage of the Zerg.”

“And we are fighting for you.”

“Please cooperate.”

Si Qi nodded slightly towards the other side of the screen and made his final speech. At this moment, everyone subconsciously recalled the images they had seen in the classroom when they were children in the enlightenment school.

At that time, he also had such a handsome face and such a clear voice, and he spoke calmly but powerfully the words that could change the future of all mankind. Finally, he nodded slightly and left the camera.

This man’s name was Si Qi.

The unshakable faith instilled in their mind since childhood merged with the figure in front of them at this moment. The many doubts in their hearts during this period finally had a reasonable explanation. Chu Feng’s reputation accumulated over the years played a huge role at this moment. After the show ended, other radio stations frantically broadcast the remarks that refuted and denounced Si Qi’s confusion of right and wrong, like a beast whose scales were touched. However, the public no longer showed an angry and uneasy look, but just quietly, neatly, and spontaneously returned to their respective homes with firm eyes.

This was a war in which all mankind participated, and they were part of the war, both civilians and fighters.

While Si Qi was speaking on the radio, Chu Feng, who was also in the capital, ruthlessly shot open the gate of the palace and led thousands of soldiers to engage in a battle with the parasites inside.

These warriors, who had fought bloody battles with billions of zergs on the battlefield and had never retreated, now looked at their former compatriots and current culprits with wide eyes filled with hatred.

It was they who killed so many of their comrades, and it was they who killed countless heroes who discovered the truth and fought alone in the dark.

Now it was humanity’s turn to take revenge.

Long-range gunfire disarmed the enemy’s mobility, and then sprayed the face with parasites to destroy them. After leaving the group of parasites, the soldiers quickly heard the regretful cries of their compatriots who had woken up. The soldiers’ noses were sour, and they gritted their teeth and moved deeper.

Ten minutes later, deep inside the imperial palace, Chu Feng pinched the throat of the emperor to whom he had once been loyal to.

It was not that Chu Feng couldn’t defeat the opponent in an instant, but that the opponent was holding a weapon button that was enough to destroy the entire solar system in an instant.

It was once the last line of defense for mankind to defend its dignity, but now it had become the enemy’s fatal weakness to threaten mankind.

The Zerg wanted to destroy the human empire before the existence of the parasites was exposed and completely cut off the possibility of news leaking out. To this end, they were willing to sacrifice all the preparations of the previous four years and start over again.

Just before the last moment, this intelligent parasite smiled mockingly and said to Chu Feng: “If you want to save all of humanity, you still have a choice. As long as you die and stop opposing me, I can still let everyone live.”

Chu Feng looked deeply at the old man, as if he could see the shameful zerg in his brain. The old man said, “Think about the ordinary people. Their lives depend on your thoughts at this moment. If you kill this body, everyone will be buried with it. If you die in me, humanity can survive.”

“Tell me, Marshal of Humanity, what is your choice?”

He looked at the gun on Chu Feng’s waist with a half-smile, “The answer is very obvious. You have always fought for humanity, so you must know what to choose.”

“…”

Chu Feng looked at him quietly and withdrew his hand that was pinching his throat.

After his hand dropped, he unconsciously reached for the gun at his waist. Seeing the other party’s increasingly satisfied, even somewhat complacent look, Chu Feng said in a deep voice: “Many times, I have to make a choice and sacrifice my own interests for the future of the public.”

“That’s what I’ve always done in the past, and that’s what I’ll always do in the future.”

“Until recently, a young man told me that I protect everyone and he protects me.”

Chu Feng looked at the old man in front of him calmly, and said with a firm tone: “I believe in him, just like I believe in myself.”

“So, go to hell, you damn parasite.”

The hand that passed over the pistol took out a special gun from the pocket on his waist that was specially made for killing zergs. With a swish, he pointed it at the old man’s head. The parasite’s pupils shrank, and he looked at the man in front of him with hatred, roaring: “Then you will all be buried with me!!”

He pressed the button viciously, as if he foresaw the scene of the planet shaking and the light of death covering the entire solar system in the next second.

However, before this devastating force erupted, an extremely gentle force first covered the capital planet, like a hand holding an egg, easily destroying the terrifying force that could instantly destroy an entire galaxy.

Chu Feng didn’t waver at all. He watched the button being pressed and his finger pulled the trigger simultaneously. A light golden spray symbolizing hope was sprayed in front of the old man. The old man’s body trembled slightly and his eyes lost focus.

After a while, his eyes regained clarity, but gradually fell into sadness.

Transparent tears fell from the corners of the old man’s eyes. The old man, who had protected mankind for decades, covered his eyes with his old hands, quietly and silently regretting everything that had happened over the years.

After a long while, the old man said to Chu Feng: “Thank you for your hard work over the years, Marshal.”

Chu Feng slowly knelt on one knee, looked calmly at the old man in front of him who was crying silently, and said respectfully from the bottom of his heart: “You are finally back, Your Majesty.”

“How is the situation outside?” the old man asked him.

“Everything is in chaos. Fortunately, we still have you and many reliable and capable ministers. Everything will pass.”

The old man stood up from the throne, straightened his back, looked at the world in front of him with clear eyes, and said in a solemn and serious tone: “Hold a development conference, I have something to announce.”

“It will be ready for you soon.”

Chu Feng walked out of the hall and saw Si Qi and a group of alliance leaders outside the door.

The girl smiled and waved at Chu Feng, giggling, “Just now I almost thought you would be stupid enough to commit suicide?”

Chu Feng glanced at the young man and said calmly, “With you here, I wouldn’t be forced to that point.”

The girl wondered for a moment: “Do you think we care whether you humans perish or not?”

Chu Feng replied: “I don’t think so, but you care about Si Qi.”

Si Qi would definitely consider everything that would happen in the palace. Before that difficult choice came up, he would think of a solution for him and make a request to the big guys.

Chu Feng didn’t know the situation in the outside world, but he knew everything about the boy. Even though there was no communication, he pulled the trigger without hesitation, and as expected, he got the best answer.

Si Qi looked at him with a smile, his heart filled with the comfort and security of being trusted.

The press conference was held in an orderly manner within ten minutes. All radio channels and media platforms in the empire were forcibly connected to the camera of His Majesty the Emperor. The old ruler of the empire admitted with a solemn face and a heavy tone:

“Four years ago, I was parasitized by the Zerg, and began to influence the entire empire under the control of the Zerg.”

“Many people in power have become puppets of the Zerg, which are gradually eating away at our country. Countless heroes who discovered the truth and tried to expose the true face of the Zerg died on the way to defend the future of mankind. They were accused of innocent crimes and died tragically in prison.”

“I remember all of this, every single thing, and I never dare to forget it.”

“I will not make excuses. This is a disgrace to the royal family and a painful lesson that must never be forgotten. I will take all due responsibility for this.”

The old man bent his thin, old back deeply towards the camera. After a long time, he raised his head and said to all the citizens in front of the screen: “Soon, I will publish the names of all the victims and clear their names. Now, everyone, please cooperate with the Marshal’s command to cleanse the Zerg.”

The old man looked towards the camera, his eyes, which had begun to fade in color, were clear and firm, and he said in a loud voice:

“Our human empire does not need the existence of any pests!”

After the emperor finished speaking, the camera quickly turned to Chu Feng, who took over the speaker’s position in an orderly manner and began to read out the next instructions, asking everyone to cooperate with him and the troops to carry out the Zerg cleanup. A national war officially began.

The girl watched this scene with interest and said to Si Qi, “It’s really interesting. Although you humans are weak, you are very united. This is completely different from us, who are powerful but prefer to be alone.”

Si Qi: “The more powerful you are, the lonelier you become. This is normal.”

In his mind, there was a being who was stronger and lonelier than any other life. He always stayed alone on the top of the tower, and no one could talk to him for a long time. He had everything in the world, but it seemed  that he had nothing.

The gods in the small world at least had their own believers and their own homes, but that noble being seemed to be even more lonely than God.

Si Qi didn’t want to be a weak pet that knew nothing, lying in his own little nest, doing nothing all day, and not even knowing what the other person was busy with.

He just wanted to grow up quickly, to grow up to…

Si Qi lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: “But even if you are a weak being, one day you can become strong, strong enough to do a lot for the people you care about.”

The girl laughed: “Like you?”

Si Qi slowly raised the corners of his mouth and nodded: “Just like me.”