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"The feeling you gave me at that time was different from what it is now."

Leiber looked at Cheng Zhen who was close at hand, and said slowly.

"Different?" Cheng Zhen asked, tilting his head. "What's the difference?"

The two are now in a training room in Storm Fortress, wearing combat uniforms, and have just finished a combat battle.

Cheng Zhen restrained Leiber with a dangerous blow. In the five consecutive fights between the two, Cheng Zhen managed to maintain a slightly higher winning rate with three victories in five games.

In the eyes of others, it is not easy to be able to restrain the golden clan who is physically dominant in such a close combat.But for Cheng Zhen, this achievement is not worthy of praise.

Although the basic physical data of the Golden Clan is much higher than the average level of human beings, as a human being with potentials and all five abilities are A or above, fighting with a peer who has not reached potentials, he got this This kind of record is not worth boasting.

Or to put it another way, Cheng Zhen did not show the advantages that a potential person should have.

Therefore, there is the dialogue at the beginning.

"When you and I were dueling, I felt the same aura on you as them." The "them" in Leiber's mouth naturally refers to the Shadow Squad. "It was as if everything was seen through by a pair of invisible eyes, and all your actions were seen through in advance. And your actions at that time did seem to have pre-judged my actions. Is this the ability of a potential person?"

"...I think it's not just that." Cheng Zhen lowered his head slightly. "At that time, in my mind, I seemed to be able to clearly judge your next move, and know how to fight back or stop it. After that, although I had a similar feeling in the Battle of Klein, it was not the same It's like being covered by someone's eyes, so I can't see clearly."

"Yasai said that I don't really have the ability to master potential people, so I can't go outdoors with them to fight." Cheng Zhen took a step back as he let go of Liber's hand. "So I think that in the process of fighting with you, I might be able to grasp something."

"With me?" LeBerch asked. "The shadow people are of a higher level than me, wouldn't practicing with them be more conducive to your breakthrough?"

"That's different." Looking at the chief of the Golden Clan in front of him, Cheng Zhen smiled. "At that time, I was breaking through the potential in the duel with you. I thought that practicing with you, Leiber, would allow me to understand more. And the shadow has its own training, and there is not so much time. You are different, and we are together Practice doesn't waste time."

Shaking his sore arm from Cheng Zhen's grip just now, Leiber looked up at the black-haired boy, with a smile flashing in his dark golden eyes.

"Then what's in it for me?"

"Good." Cheng Zhen smiled. "It's good not to let you lose so badly."

Leiber raised the corner of his mouth in disdain. "Who wins and who loses is still unknown. In the next match, you might be the one who loses."

"Okay, I'll wait."

Lifting his fingers, Cheng Zhen said to Leiber. "One more game."

The two trained in a hurry during the training period, and there was no shortage of young people's frolicking during the training.Cheng Zhen and Leiber, who were originally calm and steady in front of outsiders, got along in private, but they felt like they had become real teenagers again.The usual burden of responsibility has faded away, and the two young geniuses who are similar to each other seem to be able to really relax a lot in this independent space.

Perhaps because of the same temperament and standpoint, the two unknowingly relaxed a lot.They didn't even notice that when they were training with each other, the atmosphere was obviously relaxed and relaxed.

"Tsk tsk." Outside the training room, someone who was peeping sighed. "Master Lai Yin really has a very difficult future." On the one hand, there is the biological brother, and on the other hand, the one who is interested in it. As a younger brother, how should Lai Yin choose?Renner couldn't help but feel distressed for his chief.

"Captain Reina." The deputy captain of the treatment team beside him restrained his veins. "Forgive me for reminding you for the third time, Master Rhine is waiting for you in the office now. If you delay the time, please bear the consequences."

"Oh, it's really too late!" Quickly looking away, Reina, who was passing by the training room, put his hands in his trouser pockets and ran quickly. "What are you waiting for! Xiaotuo! Master Rhine is waiting, don't be so slow."

"..." The teeth were gritted, and the deputy captain looked at the captain who had run away without a trace, feeling annoyed in his heart.

Who on earth wanted to run over halfway to watch the fun and wasted time!who is it!That no-brainer!

But the anger returned to the anger, and in the end, he had no choice but to speed up and keep up with Reina's footsteps.

Just before leaving, the deputy captain couldn't help but glanced at the training room.The relationship between that human boy and Lord Leiber also surprised him a little.He has such a good relationship with the two adults of the Bertutan family. Who is this human being?

After trotting all the way, he finally arrived at the door of Rhine's office before the stipulated time.Renner stopped to take a breath, and at the same time he was relieved.Even if he is as casual as he is, he doesn't dare to be late in front of Rhine, who always pays attention to time planning.

After sorting out the disguise for a while, Reina knocked on the door and said. "Your Excellency! The captain and deputy captain of the treatment team are ordered to come here!"

"Come in." Almost immediately, Rhine's deep voice came from inside.

Hearing this, Renner gently opened the door, and walked into the office with the deputy captain who had just arrived behind him.

In Rhine's office, the light was lowered as always.

In the dim room, apart from Rhine who was sitting at the table, there were several other people standing in front of Rhine waiting for orders.Reina glanced lightly, and found that these people were the officers who had just retired from the front line a few days ago.

Why should the frontline officers and the treatment team be called at the same time?Reina was puzzled, but made several guesses in his heart.

"Ambers." Calling the name of one of the officers, Rhine said. "Say what you said before to the two captains of the treatment team."

"Yes! Your Excellency!" After saluting Rhine, the officer named Ambers turned around and said to Reina.

"Recently on the Algar Line, the enemy's attack methods have undergone some changes." With such a beginning, the officer continued. "As before, we couldn't capture live prisoners, and we couldn't know the biological form of the opponent. No, we couldn't even know whether these enemies belonged to what kind of creature. But in the last few battles against the opponent's attack, But there was an accident."

"Accident?" Hearing this, Reina concealed his doubts and continued to listen without hearing any questions related to the treatment team.

"Yes, the advance team belonging to another emperor-level force captured a strange object similar to the enemy's weapon, from which we detected biological signs. But after cutting open the opponent's cockpit in the experimental cabin, But no living things were found. Even the biological signs that had been displayed on the detection instruments before disappeared after opening the shell of the opponent's flying object."

"That is to say, the detector detected that there were creatures in it before, but when it was opened, not only was there nothing. Even the creature's breath disappeared at the same time." Reiner recounted, and suddenly felt a little cold coming from behind.

This sounds, why is this like a ghost novel from a long time ago?Still ghosts.

"Lord Rhine, please allow me to ask a question." The adjutant of the treatment team who had been listening behind him couldn't help it at this moment, and asked after getting Rhine's consent.

"Up to now, I haven't heard anything that requires the participation of our treatment team. Isn't all of this the result of the ineffectiveness of the frontline troops themselves? Why did they die so easily without ascertaining the situation? Open the opponent's flying objects? You know, we haven't even found out what kind of creatures those enemies are, wouldn't it be too rash to do so!"

The few officers who retreated from the front line looked a little embarrassed, obviously not knowing how to answer the stern and restrained deputy captain.

"Okay, Xiaotuo, don't be so serious. I think the officers of the frontline troops at that time also had their own considerations." Reina smiled and comforted his deputy captain. "However, I really want to know at this time, what is the reason for calling the two of us here?"

"There is an epidemic on the front line." The officer named Ambors said. "This is the latest news from the front line today, so now, the two excellent healers closest to the front line are here."

The distance between Storm Fortress and Algar's line of defense is indeed the shortest in the interstellar world.In other words, once the Algar line of defense is breached, the first to be threatened is Storm Fortress.

"Epidemic!" One sentence scared the two captains of the treatment team.

On the front line of resisting aggression, an epidemic has unexpectedly appeared, which can be described as a major crisis for Interstellar.Will the Algar line of defense face the risk of being defeated?

While Renner and the vice-captain were still shocked by this fact, Rhine, who had been sitting silently at the table, suddenly stood up.

Looking at everyone in the field with light golden eyes, His Excellency United Front Commander said in an unquestionable tone.

"A week later, all the troops in Storm Fortress will go to the Algar line of defense."

It was more than half a month earlier than the interstellar notification time. It seems that Rhine is also very concerned about this crisis.

"There is also Reina." Rhine looked at the captain of the human treatment team and said. "Before departure, it is an order to develop a method to combat the epidemic as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, His Excellency the Chief of the United Front left the stunned people behind him, and walked out of the office gracefully.

Among the others, only Reina was the most surprised.

Isn't it a big embarrassment to have to get along within a week with a treatment method for an epidemic that I have never understood!

My God, could it be that the schadenfreude in my heart just now was discovered by Master Rhine!Reina stood on the spot with his head in his arms in depression.This is not revenge!But having said that, where did I show my flaws?Did you mention something about Cheng Zhen and Leiber in front of Master Rhine?no!

In other words, an emperor-level powerhouse can even see through other people's psychological activities! It's really terrifying.

At this time, Rhine walked out of the office.Step by step, he was approaching the training room.