Zerg Predator

Ling Lie stood in the middle of the living room. The luxurious decorations and expensive artworks around him became blurred in his eyes, and his thoughts seemed to be caught in a storm.

Luo Tiantian's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting an untouched corner of his heart.

Ling Lie has always been dissatisfied with the power struggle within the Zerg and the oppression of civilians, but he has never thought deeply about the Zerg's exploitation of other races.

"Could it be that the Zerg... have always been lost?" The sharp voice echoed in the empty living room, sounding a little lonely and confused.

Even though he had long known that Luo Tiantian was the true Son of Light, Ling Lie had never chosen to become his believer.

He does not believe in the Insect God, so naturally there is no need for him to believe in the Son of Light.

If possible, he hopes to maintain the greatest autonomy, not accepting male insect pheromones, nor accepting gifts from gods. He hopes to use his own power to allow female insects to regain freedom from male insects by mastering wealth.

But no matter what tricks he plays with finance, the original accumulation of materials in the Zerg society still depends on plunder - but Luo Tiantian told him that plunder itself is a lost path.

Without plundering, would his ideal financial empire be just a castle in the air?

Ling Lie was so lost in thought that he completely forgot that what he originally wanted to tell Luo Tiantian were the various suspicious points about Zhu Sha.

Zhu Sha's gentle temperament, which was completely different from that of the untouchables, his miraculous technology for cultivating ancient crops to grow rapidly in various environments, and the speed and breadth of the spread of those crops among other ethnic groups, all constituted a disturbing picture.

Ling Lie was not suspecting that Zhu Sha was colluding with aliens. What he suspected was that Zhu Sha was actually an alien.

*

The incubator in Lin Bai's home is filled with warm and humid air, and the sophisticated incubator monitors every tiny change of the eggs. The eggs just brought home from the hospital lie quietly in the incubator, and Lin Bai carefully infuses them with sufficient and fresh pheromones.

Fa Xiang stood at the door of the incubator, watching Lin Bai's actions with complicated eyes.

Lin Bai probably didn't know that the egg was fake, and the tenderness and kindness in his eyes were genuine.

Fa Xiang's heart was in so much pain that it seemed to burst. He walked forward and hugged Lin Bai tightly, with a hint of pleading in his voice: "Master, please give me another insect egg, please."

Lin Bai did not stop what he was doing. Instead, he smiled at Chongdan and said, "Look, baby, your female father is acting like a spoiled child with your male father!"

Only after the pheromone infusion was completed did Lin Bai turn around and gently stroked Fa Xiang's cheek, with a hint of doting in his smile: "Fa Xiang, this is the incubation room, you have to act like a female father."

Fa Xiang's jealousy did not subside, but became even stronger: "Then let's go to the bedroom, okay?"

Lin Bai shook his head gently, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness: "Fa Xiang, why did you suddenly become so willful? Your father will not allow you to lay a second insect egg, you know."

After saying that, Lin Bai gently broke away from Fa Xiang's embrace and prepared to leave the incubator. But Fa Xiang stopped Lin Bai, tears welling up in his eyes: "Lin Bai, where are you going? Are you going to look for Fa Qiao again? Am I no longer attractive to you?"

Lin Bai looked at Fa Xiang's tearful appearance and couldn't help but laugh: "Fa Xiang, you are the only one in my heart. I went to find Fa Qiao because I was worried that he would offend you, and I was training him to become a qualified female slave."

Fa Xiang's tears stopped, but there was still doubt in his eyes: "But, before, didn't you guys..."

"I was teaching him the rules of female slave service before," Lin Bai touched Fa Xiang's head, "Let me show you the difference. You know how I treat the female insects I like."

He took Fa Xiang's hand, led him to the outside of the punishment room, and entered the punishment room alone.

Through the huge one-way mirror wall, Fa Xiang saw that in the punishment room, Fa Qiao was lying on the punishment platform with bruises all over her body, dying.

When he saw Lin Bai come in, his eyes were filled with fear, his body trembled uncontrollably, and from his mouth shape he seemed to be begging for mercy from Lin Bai.

However, Lin Bai did not soften his heart. He increased the strength of the punishment device, and Fa Qiao looked even more painful.

Fa Xiang just felt cold all over.

Fa Xiang knew that Lin Bai had a bad temper, and he was often punished by Lin Bai, but the injuries he suffered were not serious. The most painful thing was that Lin Bai would deliberately control the restraint level of the punishment ring to make his injuries heal later.

But Faqiao’s current miserable condition - this doesn’t feel like being at home, it’s like she is being tortured in the enemy’s camp.

When Lin Bai went out, he saw Fa Xiang squatting on the ground, hugging his shoulders and trembling.

He walked quickly to Fa Xiang's side and comforted him softly, "Fa Xiang, don't be afraid. This is just a punishment. It won't kill him. The noble male insects of the Central Star treat disobedient female slaves in this way."

A trace of panic flashed across Fa Xiang's eyes, and his voice trembled: "Is it always like this...?"

Lin Bai gently stroked Fa Xiang's back, trying to calm him down: "Don't worry, this will only be done to female slaves. Fa Qiao has lost her noble status and has become a criminal slave who is even worse than a commoner. Naturally, she must be punished in this way. This is to polish his arrogance, so that he will not be ignorant of the limits and offend you in the future."

Fa Xiang was not comforted by Lin Bai, but shook even more violently.

Lin Bai saw Fa Xiang's fear, and he gently held Fa Xiang's hand: "Fa Xiang, you are the most noble female insect in the empire, this kind of thing will never happen to you."

But I am not! Fa Xiang shouted in his heart.

He is not the child of the Insect King, but the illegitimate child of the Insect Queen and other noble male insects. Faqiao is the real son of the Insect King. Once this secret is revealed, his and Faqiao's fate will be completely reversed. He will be hung on the punishment platform by Lin Bai and humiliated like Faqiao today.

Fa Xiang's face became even paler. Lin Bai noticed Fa Xiang's abnormality and showed a regretful expression. He gently took Fa Xiang into his arms and covered his eyes with his hands.

"I'm sorry, Fa Xiang." Lin Bai's voice was filled with a hint of apology, "I thought you hated Fa Qiao, but I didn't expect that I would scare you so much. Let's go back. I'll carry you back."

Lin Bai gently picked up Fa Xiang and turned to leave the punishment room. Fa Xiang buried his head in Lin Bai's chest and tightly grasped his clothes, as if grasping a life-saving straw.

*

After a long time, Lin Bai returned to the punishment room alone. The light in the room was dim, with only a few rays of light shining through the high windows, shining on Faqiao's body, making his scars even more shocking. Lin Bai turned off the punishment equipment, and the mechanical roar in the room stopped abruptly, leaving only Faqiao's faint breathing.

Lin Bai walked to Faqiao, his voice low and full of pain: "Faqiao, I'm sorry... Since you refuse to accept my punishment, I won't do it again in the future. I overestimated my position in your heart, and I shouldn't force you to choose between the empire and me. If I continue like this, I'm not punishing you, but myself."

Faqiao raised her head, her eyes full of confusion and fear: "Master, I didn't refuse..."

Lin Bai waved his hand and interrupted him: "You don't trust me, you are afraid of me, and you think that the imperial law is more important than me...

I don't need you to get the punishment ring permission anymore, and I won't test you again. Let's...end it.

You have always been very popular with male insects. I will wash off your mark and give you to those male insects who like you."

"My Lord, please don't!" Hearing these words, despair flashed in Faqiao's eyes. He endured the severe pain, struggled to kneel down, and tightly grasped Lin Bai's clothes: "My Lord, I really don't distrust you, and I don't care about the imperial laws. It's just that the authority of the members of the parliament's punishment ring is too high. I have tried to crack it for many days but failed."

Seeing that Lin Bai didn't seem to believe it, Faqiao became anxious, and pleaded in his voice: "Please, give me three more days. If I still can't get it back, I am willing to accept any punishment from you."

Lin Bai was silent for a while, as if hesitating. Finally, he put his hand on the top of Faqiao's head:

"Okay, I'll give you five days... I'll trust you for the last time."