Chapter 00111: Old Six Wants to Show Loyalty
# Old Six Wants to Show Loyalty
Chapter 111
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 111: Old Six Wants to Show Loyalty
Zhong Chi walked at the front, and even Zhu Qinjiang, who trusted Zhong Chi the most, followed cautiously from a distance.
When the group crossed the warning line and no beams of light shot out, they all looked in surprise at the two massive warships parked in the distance.
Fan Yibing glanced at the radar monitor on her wrist and noticed that the previously blurry alien base, obscured by interference waves, had become clear.
The interference waves seemed to have completely disappeared.
Could it be true? Thinking this, she subconsciously quickened her pace.
"Don't be afraid of dying, hurry up," Zhong Chi said, then ignored everyone and rushed straight toward the second warship.
Compared to the first warship, which belonged to Ding Huan and only granted him limited access, Zhong Chi preferred the second warship, where he held the highest authority.
Seeing Zhong Chi actually enter a warship without being stopped, everyone was both shocked and delighted.
Gu Zhong was the first to rush forward.
He was certain that even at his best, he had never moved this fast.
Although the bodies of those killed by Zhong Chi had been burned by Ding Huan, everyone could still feel the lingering killing intent in the air.
Following Gu Zhong, everyone rushed onto the warship in a frenzy.
"Old Zhong, did you really kill all the aliens here?" Zhu Qinjiang's voice trembled, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Zhong Chi chuckled, "I don't have that kind of ability. I was just a small helper. Old Zhu, do you remember what I told you back in Puhai?"
"I remember, I remember. You said you were going to find help. Could it be..."
Zhu Qinjiang immediately responded.
Zhong Chi laughed, "Exactly, I found help... no, I should say I was just a small helper. A powerful expert killed all the alien elites and seized these two warships."
He wasn't stupid.
He knew that Ding Huan, like him, wanted to settle scores with Shi Changyi.
If he mentioned Ding Huan now, Shi Changyi might hide in a corner and never come out.
Gu Zhong had been touching everything around him.
Hearing Zhong Chi's words, he quickly asked, "Old Zhong, can we operate this warship?"
"Can it still fight?" Fan Yibing added.
All eyes turned to Zhong Chi.
Zhong Chi said proudly, "The warship has plenty of energy and is fully operational. However, Commander Gu, you can't operate it. Only I can. I am now the core of this warship."
"Hmph, selfish and self-serving. Such a warship should be placed under the Federation's control to maximize its potential," a cold voice interjected.
Zhong Chi was furious, "Shi Changyi, you despicable scoundrel! This warship is my spoils of war, and I control it. I helped kill those aliens. Why shouldn't I control the warship?"
"Everyone, stop arguing. We've captured the alien warships and eliminated the alien elites. This is a great thing for Earth and humanity. Besides, there's another warship. Our main task now is to rebuild the human corridor defense line and drive out the beasts," said Qu Weimin, the leader of the Martial Alliance.
Zhong Chi said, "Old Qu, there's only one warship here. The other belongs to someone else."
"Regardless of who it belongs to, in these critical times, the warship should be handed over to the Federation," Shi Changyi declared righteously.
Zhong Chi sneered, "Everyone knows who I found to help, right? This warship belongs to the expert who truly killed the aliens. He seized it. Even this warship was given to me by him. In other words, Shi Changyi, even if that warship were given to your Gene Alliance, would you dare to take it? Hmph."
Shi Changyi's righteous tone abruptly stopped.
He didn't know who this expert Zhong Chi mentioned was, but if this expert could come here, kill all the alien elites, and seize their warships, then if the Gene Alliance were targeted by such a person, wouldn't they be doomed?
"Senior Zhong, is that expert here? Could you introduce us to him? With his help, rebuilding the human corridor defense line might not be impossible," Fan Yibing quickly seized the key point.
At this moment, everyone present was calculating in their hearts.
Some were thinking about how to distribute the warship.
Others were wondering about the energy source inside the warship.
And some were thinking about the top-tier treasures that must be inside the alien warship—where had they gone?
Shi Changyi, in particular, was staring at the warship's control cabin.
The Gene Alliance desperately needed such a powerful warship.
"Everyone, it's truly heaven's blessing that such an expert has emerged to help Earth. We must thank Senior Zhong for bringing this expert here to eliminate Earth's threats," Gu Zhong, the top figure in the Federation military, stepped forward to speak.
No one dared to interrupt when Gu Zhong spoke.
"I suggest we hold a temporary meeting here to discuss the use of the warship and the proposal Commander Fan mentioned about rebuilding the human corridor defense line..."
Zhong Chi interrupted Gu Zhong, "Old Gu, don't worry. We can go rebuild the human corridor defense line right now."
"Old Zhong, is that expert also at the human corridor defense line?" Zhu Qinjiang immediately asked.
Zhong Chi shook his head, "He's not there, but the demon dragon at the human corridor defense line was severely injured by him. Not only that, the giant ape there was also heavily wounded. If we go now to establish the defense line and I bring the warship, no matter how strong the beasts are, we can slowly push them back outside the human corridor defense line."
Amidst the praise, Zhong Chi grew more and more proud.
However, he didn't notice that most people's eyes were scanning the warship.
As for the other warship, since Zhong Chi said it belonged to the expert who killed the aliens, no one dared to covet it.
Everyone here knew how powerful the alien civilization that invaded Earth was.
If they offended someone who could wipe out all those alien elites, no matter how strong their backing was, they wouldn't be able to withstand the retaliation.
...
Ding Huan parked the Blue Star in an inconspicuous basin.
According to Nian Jinqing's map, this place wasn't far from the ancient ruins.
Such basins were countless in the Kunlun Mountains.
Before the gene beasts appeared, the depths of the Kunlun Mountains were uninhabited.
Now, gene beasts were everywhere.
As the most majestic mountain range on Earth, the Kunlun Mountains were home to all kinds of beasts.
Ding Huan parked the Blue Star in the basin because he was worried about powerful beasts.
Although a nearly Foundation Establishment-level demon dragon and a giant ape as strong as the demon dragon had appeared at the human corridor defense line, Ding Huan believed that the truly powerful beasts were likely in the Kunlun Mountains.
In a place like the Kunlun Mountains, shrouded in immortal energy, the powerful beasts here wouldn't be as ostentatious as the demon dragon or the giant ape.
They would quietly grow stronger before emerging.
This was something ingrained in the wisdom of life nurtured by the land of China—no one needed to teach them.
Because of this concern, Ding Huan didn't immediately search for the ancient Daoist ruins upon arriving in the Kunlun Mountains.
He planned to seclude himself and cultivate until his strength could no longer improve in the short term before making a move.
"Old Six, let's go down. We'll protect the Blue Star with something," Qi Xinyue called out to Old Six.
However, ever since Ding Huan said that no matter how much Old Six cultivated, it would only remain at the level of a ninth-grade beast and might not even make it into Earth's top ten, Old Six had been listless.
"Big Brother, will I never become the Six-Eared Macaque again?" Old Six wrote a few weak words.
If it couldn't even match its former self, what was the point of recovering its memories?
Ding Huan hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is still one way, with a certain probability, that you won't be worse than before."
"What way?" Old Six jumped up, its entire demeanor perking up.
But its words could only come out as "chirp chirp chirp."
Seeing Old Six about to write, Ding Huan waved his hand, "No need to write. I understand what you're saying."
Old Six looked at Ding Huan with hope.
The reason it had waited for Ding Huan and traveled thousands of miles to find him was to increase its strength.
If there was no way to improve its strength, what was the point of all this? It felt like its life had lost all meaning.
"But why should I help you?" Ding Huan looked at Old Six with a cold smile.
"I will definitely repay you, treating you as my own big brother," Old Six quickly wrote to show its loyalty.
Ding Huan chuckled, "I've already seen your ingratitude. Do you know how much effort I put into saving you and helping you recover your memories?"
"I know, Master Huan," Old Six wrote with a look of loyalty, quickly changing "big brother" to "Master Huan."
"Yes, you know. So the first thing you did after recovering your memories was to try to kill me. If I weren't somewhat capable, I'd be a cold corpse by now," Ding Huan mocked.
Old Six gritted its teeth and wrote, "Master Huan, whatever you say, I'll do."
Ding Huan said indifferently, "I've only been cultivating for a few days. How long have you been cultivating? You're an ancient immortal god, while I'm just an ordinary person. What good ideas could I possibly have? What a joke."
As he spoke, Ding Huan's mind already had over a dozen methods to control Old Six.
But Ding Huan couldn't be bothered.
In his eyes, Old Six really had no value.
Perhaps Old Six would have great value in the future, but cultivating it to that point wasn't a matter of a day or two.
It would also require a lot of cultivation resources.
For Ding Huan himself, his own cultivation resources were insufficient.
How could he spare any for Old Six to waste?
Moreover, even if he cultivated Old Six, this ungrateful monkey might not listen to him.
"Big Brother, I can hand over my soul mark, never betraying you, no, Master Huan," Old Six wrote eagerly.
It had known Ding Huan for a while and understood what kind of person he was.
Handing over its soul mark was just to gain Ding Huan's trust.
Ding Huan would never use it against him.
Besides, if Ding Huan wanted to deal with it, he could easily crush it and force it to hand over its soul mark.
The fact that Ding Huan hadn't done so yet showed that Old Six really didn't hold much value in his eyes.
"Oh, this is interesting," Ding Huan thought to himself.
He was sure Old Six could think of more than one method, but this one was the simplest and most direct for him, and the easiest to control.
It seemed Old Six really wanted to follow him.
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