Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 752: Section 747 - Get Straight to the Point

"Please show some respect for the Commander."

The lead soldier glared fiercely at Chen Xiao'er, who showed not a hint of reverence.

"Humph!"

Chen Fei was utterly indifferent, responding with a disdainful sneer.

A citizen of Blue Star, the First Sovereignty, holding respect for a foreign regime? As if!

Since ancient times, there was a splendid tradition of daring to pull down emperors, with a commoner's rage splattering blood in five steps; probably the most difficult populace of Blue Star to handle. At any moment, they could boast 'even princes and generals can hardly resist my valor' and 'I alone can overthrow a nation'... When they went mad, they didn't even spare themselves.

Looking back five thousand years, which neighboring sovereignty hasn't been beaten up by us? Not a single one!!!

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The soldiers collectively glared at Chen Xiao'er with fury, pushing and shoving him as they escorted him into the Rock Palace, constructed by ten Earth Element Law Masters.

This brazen guy had better pray he can keep a whole body afterwards!

The grand dome was not only designed with natural lighting but also had plenty of electrical light sources, making the interior of the Rock Palace as bright as daylight, with brightness hardly less than outdoors. From time to time, you could even see small skylights letting in daylight, with the plants and greenery inside being meticulously cultivated and pruned.

Alas, Chen Fei wasn't an Earth Element User, nor an Earth Caster; otherwise, he would have definitely felt the tidal surge of uninterrupted Earth Elemental Energy fluctuations.

Just as the leading soldier had stated, cultivating Earth Battle Qi or Earth Magic here could have a doubling effect, even those Earth Element Ability Users who couldn't advance any further could still improve their proficiency with Earth Psi Skills.

The defense and security within the Rock Palace were extremely strict, maintaining an isolation mechanism between the inside and outside. From the moment they entered the gates, by the time they reached the innermost area, the escort personnel had been almost entirely replaced, with only the initial two remaining, including the lead soldier.

Seeing a door engraved with floral patterns, the lead soldier who had been with the group from the start was the first to halt.

"We're here!"

Someone approached the door and reported.

They then received a response, being told to wait outside the door.

Ten minutes passed, half an hour passed, and as it was about to reach an hour, the door opened a crack from the inside, and a voice came from within.

"The Commander is now available. Please come in!"

"Let's go!"

Chen Fei was shoved hard.

Thud!

He crashed to the ground in a sprawling face-plant.

It was intentional... The scene suddenly filled with an awkward atmosphere.

"What's with you, no backbone?"

The shover was another soldier who had come from the outside of the Rock Palace. He looked at his own hand in astonishment, not at all expecting the other to be so listless. I hadn't even applied much force and you just toppled over like that, a real Oscar-worthy performance.

HeeeeeTui!

Shameless!

The other escorting personnel looked at each other, unfamiliar with Chen Xiao'er's brazen lack of shame, some at a loss for what to do.

"Are you trying to kill me? Right, killing to silence me, isn't it?"

The efficiency of that counterblame made one suspect Chen Fei must have done this hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of times before; he was just too adept.

I've got steel muscles and iron bones, interested in knowing more?

Feel free to shoot me for half an hour, and if I so much as frown, I'll admit defeat!

The lead soldier and his companion exchanged glances, and then, from either side, lifted Chen Xiao'er, who was still playing possum on the ground, and marched him towards the ornately carved door.

As soon as they entered, a warm sensation hit their faces, and the ground was covered with thick carpets.

The room behind the door was huge, crystal chandeliers hung from the dome, reflecting sunlight from the windows, a courtyard-style garden visible beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The room itself didn't have a single pillar, offering an unobstructed view.

From the slight gaps leading to the corners near the carpet, one could vaguely see that the ground beneath the carpet was as smooth as a mirror—whether it was the result of a spell or natural stone was unclear.

A little old man with white hair and a face full of wrinkles was sitting behind a massive desk, with a three-dimensional holographic projection hovering above it.

Chen Fei recognized at first glance that it was a topographic map of the Southern region of Zhai Liuzhou.

Furthermore, the room's simple yet functional furnishings completely fit the style of a senior military commander, yet there were no other people, suggesting a solitary audience.

This was a rather high-profile treatment.

As Chen Fei watched in astonishment, the little old man pointed to a sofa not far from the desk, his tone gentle, "Chen Fei, is it? Please have a seat!"

His gaze swept over the others and, with a commanding tone, said, "You've worked hard; you may leave now!"

"Yes, Your Honor!"×8

Including the two personnel who'd escorted him all the way, without any hesitation or doubt, the group collectively exited the room.

Upon entering the room, Chen Fei's feet landed on the thick carpet, no longer requiring support like a limp fish.

As he walked toward the sofa, he probed tentatively, "Are you Bartona?"

The other party looked like an unremarkable and insignificant old man, devoid of any pretense or presence, completely contrary to the image of a villainous boss that Chen had conceived.

He had thought he would be subjected to an intimidating display or a show of force, but after all his conjectures and guesses, this was what he actually saw?

It was a huge letdown!

"If there's no one else by that name here, then within a hundred kilometers, there shouldn't be a second Bartona." fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

The old man opened a cabinet door by his side, revealing a fridge emitting white frost. He turned his head and asked, "What would you like to drink? Something cold, or hot?"

"A cold one!"

With a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and humidity of 89%, Chen Fei made his choice without hesitation.

The temperature outside the Rock Palace, by contrast, was only 22 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 56%. Zhai Liuzhou, located in the southern hemisphere of Cangqiong Star, was already experiencing autumn, while Morning Star Continent in the northern hemisphere was in the midst of summer.

Bartona, looking like an old man, chose a can of refreshingly cold beverage and walked over, placing it on the coffee table next to the sofa before seating himself on another sofa.

"You're a Blue Star person, employed by Jiu Defense Company, hmm, and that mascot is here as well?"

With one remark, he exposed Chen Fei's true identity, rendering all previous cover efforts useless.

His gaze fell on the pocket of Chen Fei's right-side jacket, where the obedient little creature was hiding.

Even this had not escaped notice...

"You know?"

Chen Fei's tone remained calm, but his mind raced, speculating on where the leak of information could have happened.

The opponent knew him well, but he had misjudged the situation, putting himself at a disadvantage.

"This war between justice and injustice is not as simple as you Blue Star People see it."

Bartona, the Commander of the Southern War Zone, added as if making a solemn declaration.

"Victory will ultimately belong to the Tessa Empire!"

Procedural justice, this was necessary.

"And the 'Sagali'?"

Chen Fei pointedly addressed the very issue he should have avoided like picking at a scab, boldly piercing through the thin veil to get straight to the point.

Ever since arriving in Sun Domain City on the southern continent, the staggeringly high number of parasitic hosts had made it impossible for them to fake their status.

Bartona's tone hesitated for a moment, then he said with a hint of resignation, "Er... young man, sometimes being too clever is not welcome!"

His inability to deny it also conveyed some additional information.

A wave of invisible spiritual power swept through the spacious room and dissipated just before touching the walls, windows, and doors, leaving no trace, but a voice resounded in the minds of Chen Fei and Bartona.

"I've said it before, no one who notices us is simple, let's get straight to the point!"

The telepathic voice surpassed language barriers, sounding like English to English speakers and Chinese to Chinese speakers.

It was a method of communication conveying more information than eyes, facial expressions, subtle gestures, text, and sound, thus ensuring greater accuracy.

Startled by the sudden telepathic voice, Chen Fei instantly stood up, scanning his surroundings as his visual field augmented with additional details.

Behind Bartona's desk, on a large circular area of the carpet, an odd-looking creature appeared. It wasn't invisible, nor were there any mechanisms or illusions obscuring it—it seemed to have always been there, yet before the telepathic voice, Chen Fei had subconsciously overlooked its presence.

Spines covered with spiral grooves protruded from its head, spine, limb joints, and the robust end of its tail. If one looked closely, they'd notice that the spines were constantly vibrating subtly, as if sending a strange ripple through the air, which might be related to Chen Fei's earlier "invisibility" to it.

Adam: "Identified Magical Beast 'Mystic Fog Specter,' a rare species, adult specimen, parasite detected, determination of a parasitic host."

As Chen Fei took notice of the beast, the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" immediately followed up, detecting the "Mystic Fog Specter" Magical Beast and the anomaly within it.

The presence of a Parasite disrupts the normal infrared thermal imaging response, one of the strong biological proofs for identifying parasitic infection.

Of course, an X-ray would also provide definitive evidence.

"A Parasitic Species?!"

Chen Fei immediately went on alert, taking Little Bird out of his pocket and tossing it into the air.

The small creature flapped its wings swiftly, quickly perching atop the high-hanging crystal chandelier, looking down from above.

"Chirp!~"

Countless tiny geometric shapes covered Chen Fei's body, quickly assembling into the "Dragon King" assault form of Heavy Armor, and yet it did not stop there. He continued adding layer upon layer, evolving towards a state of giantization.

The opponents were not just the old man Bartona but also the Magical Beast that had deceived his vision.

Ever since witnessing the combination of the Magical Beast and a Parasitic Species, Chen Fei had never underestimated them.

The battle prowess of the Parasite's body was already on par with the Magical Beast host, so the combination was definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two; it was greater than two.

For all he knew, fighting could break out the next second.