The Males Were Reborn After The Female Ruler Was Scumbed [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 20

Lu Qing found the self-defense gun Lan Xi had left for him on the second floor of the villa; it was a K2 energy gun.

Lu Qing looked at the quartz clock on the wall, anxiously stroking the gun’s body. Five minutes had passed since the communication was cut off.

“Host.” The System, which had been observing the situation outside from the windowsill, floated back. “I have some bad news, do you want to hear it?”

Lu Qing pinched the bridge of his nose: “More bad news?”

The current situation is bad enough as it is.

“I sensed a considerably strong energy fluctuation.” The System pointed to the distant building. “It’s coming right from where Chu Jue is.”

Lu Qing frowned lightly upon hearing this. The System had previously mentioned that it could only perceive people and objects within a twenty-meter radius of the host’s location.

Evidently, the fluctuation range of this energy already covers Bihuai Lantian, where Lu Qing is located, which is why it was detected.

“What kind of thing would have such immense energy…” Lu Qing murmured. “Is it some sort of weapon?”

Lu Qing’s pupils contracted slightly. “Do they intend to silence him?!”

Lu Qing had always thought they intended to quietly abduct Chu Jue to threaten General Wales into doing something; otherwise, there would have been no need to delay.

After all the guards were dead, Chu Jue was already a piece of meat on their chopping block, ready to be slaughtered. If they wanted to silence him, there was no need for all the extra trouble.

Lu Qing looked slightly surprised and uncertain. Could he have been wrong?

A weapon with such fierce energy fluctuations—how great must its destructive power be? There’s no necessity for that to deal with one small bug cub.

“I don’t think so.” The System’s expression was grave. “For a weapon with this kind of power, the energy would be in a constant state of unstable overflow and dissipation, but this one is stable and concentrated. It looks more like it’s connecting something…”

Lu Qing felt a headache coming on. “Can we just say, can you explain this in a way I can understand?”

Don’t you know I’m a poor student/academic failure?

The System shot him a look of disdain. “This should be a nascent transmission channel that is already taking shape. There is energy overflowing from the two spaces it connects, which is why I detected it.”

“Transmission channel?” Lu Qing realized something was wrong. “That is to say, they’re going to take Chu Jue away?”

The System stopped on Lu Qing’s shoulder. “Looks like it.”

Lu Qing stroked his chin. A transmission channel… he had indeed heard Lan Xi mention such a thing.

It involves constructing a channel using specialized equipment to achieve the goal of rapidly changing spatial coordinates in a short amount of time; it’s like an ultra-low-spec miniature jump gate.

Used well, this thing can be life-saving in a crisis, but it has an irreparable flaw: it’s not only a one-way ticket, but it’s also extremely unstable, and the distance it can transmit is closely related to the load capacity of the transmitter.

Unlike space jump points (warp points), every single one of those is constructed and maintained by the Zerg, having cost countless time, money, and human resources.

When navigating between star systems, passing through a jump channel allows for rapid spatial traversal, shortening a distance that was originally millions of light-years into a single instant.

However, most of these crude transmission channels cannot transmit very far.

In his previous life, even after Lan Xi became the Speaker and breakthrough progress was made in transmission channel construction, planetary transmission had still not been achieved.

Lu Qing didn’t think this group of Zerg could cross the technological barrier. He figured they just wanted to use the channel to leave this place, or rather, to leave Zone C.

Then, they would quietly take Chu Jue off the Capital Star before General Wales even realized it.

This also explains why they needed to delay.

The Capital Star is so vast; once they leave here, finding Chu Jue will be difficult.

Lu Qing’s expression was solemn. He asked, “System, how much longer until this channel is completely formed?”

The System pondered for a moment. “Judging by the look of it, it won’t be more than five minutes.”

Lu Qing glanced at his terminal. Traveling from Zone A, where Adeli’s residence was located, the flying vehicle would require at least fifteen minutes even at full acceleration.

That is to say, Lan Xi still needs at least ten minutes to arrive.

That five-minute difference is enough to change the outcome of the entire event.

Lu Qing recalled the bug cub’s soft voice calling him ‘Gege’ (Older Brother). He wiped his face. “I have to do something.”

Lan Xi, who was rushing toward Bihuai Lantian, felt his terminal vibrate, having received a message.

The sender was Lu Qing. They had added each other’s terminal numbers while they were communicating earlier.

【Your Excellency Lan Xi, the equipment detected special energy fluctuations on Chu Jue’s side. I suspect they are constructing a transmission channel. I am going over to find a way to stall for time. Please be sure to rush over as quickly as possible.】

Lan Xi’s pupils contracted slightly. He immediately sent a communication request, but it failed; the other party had enabled Do Not Disturb mode.

Lan Xi’s face darkened. “Aernice, how much longer?!”

“Eight minutes, Your Excellency.”

Lan Xi frowned, the anxiety in his eyes flashing momentarily. “Full acceleration.”

“Yes.”

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“System, how is it? Can this area be probed now?”

“No, Host, we need to get a little closer.”

Lu Qing was pressed against the corner of the wall behind Chu Jue’s house: “If I get any closer, I’ll be discovered, damn it!!”

System: “No, Host, I’ve checked. The security system here has been completely destroyed. As long as we aren’t seen by the Zerg keeping watch, we won’t be exposed.”

The System had discovered no signs of monitoring signal coverage around the villa, thus inferring that the kidnappers had used a very powerful jammer here, which not only blocked communication signals but also caused the biological sensors to fail.

The System encouraged him: “Avoid those few Zerg on watch; let’s climb directly over.”

“Do you want me to die?” Lu Qing snapped. “How many meters are left?”

The System raised a small spike, indicating a number. “Five meters.”

Lu Qing surveyed the surroundings. There were eight Zerg he had already spotted, distributed quite evenly at the four corners of the villa: East, West, South, and North.

But it wasn’t entirely invulnerable; three-quarters of the eight Zerg were male Zerg. As long as he avoided the areas with female Zerg, things would become much easier.

Lu Qing observed the environment and found that the landscaping in the southeast corner was favorable, with several thick trees and dense, leafy branches. If he was careful and avoided the male Zerg’s spiritual tendrils, he shouldn’t be discovered.

“System, cover me.” Lu Qing pointed in another direction. “Make a noise to draw their attention away.”

The System’s transparent body slowly solidified. “Understood.”

Transitioning from a void state to a solid one deducts points, but seeing as this is the first time the Host genuinely wants to do a good deed, it’ll help him out.

Just as the System was about to leave, it hesitated, feeling a bit uneasy, and thus left a small spike/barb on Lu Qing’s body.

Although it can’t make the host invisible like the System, it can make people subconsciously overlook the possessor, increasing the likelihood of successfully sneaking in undetected.

The System was terribly distressed. “Host, I’ve really gone all out to help you; you absolutely must succeed, especially for this Scumbag Value—it must decrease!”

Lu Qing: “…Whether it decreases or not, it’s not up to me to decide.”

The System floated away, huffing with annoyance.

The noise created by the System successfully drew the attention of two male Zerg. Lu Qing seized the opportunity, flipped over the perimeter wall, silently rolled upon landing, and quickly pressed himself against the blind spot beneath the eaves.

The sentries were originally all on the second floor. For some unknown reason, one climbed down from the second floor and walked toward the System’s direction, its milky-white spiritual tendrils probing toward the bushes.

While the male Zerg upstairs was also focused on his companion, Lu Qing climbed onto the second floor, quickly, accurately, and decisively knocking out the male Zerg. He then leaned him against the wall, making him look as if he were still standing watch.

When the male Zerg downstairs returned after his investigation and realized something was wrong, he didn’t even have time to shout before he, too, tragically suffered the “deadly hand” of a certain Lu [Lu Qing].

Lu Qing silently infiltrated the villa and found cover to hide.

The System quickly floated back, surprised to find its Host modifying the energy gun. “Host, not bad, you know how to do this?”

Lu Qing snorted twice upon hearing this. If the situation hadn’t been inappropriate, Lu Qing’s tail would have been wagging. “A piece of cake.”

Of course! He was a Zerg who had been sent by Lan Xi for special training at the military headquarters. Although his main focus was fleeing, he still learned a few other things ==

“Alright.” Lu Qing slung the gun onto his back. “Is the distance close enough now? Can you see the situation inside?”

System: “There are seventeen Zerg inside. The ratio of female to male Zerg is approximately fifty-fifty. Most of their ranks are between A and S. Additionally, there is one SS-rank female Zerg whose aura is very dangerous.”

Lu Qing: “…”

With so many high-rank Zerg, how the hell is he supposed to play this game?

Lu Qing was pragmatic and immediately abandoned the idea of a direct confrontation. “Where is the transmission channel?”

System: “Beneath your feet, fifteen meters to the northwest.”

“Good.” Lu Qing moved stealthily, and after several adjustments, finally saw the current situation in the living room.

Contrary to the mountains of corpses and seas of bl00d Lu Qing had imagined, a dozen Zerg were vigilantly holding guns and monitoring the outside. Fortunately, with the System’s added ‘buff,’ otherwise, he would likely have been in trouble.

Lu Qing pulled his head back to look at the time on his terminal. There was only one minute left until the channel was fully constructed.

Lu Qing silently raised his gun. The K2 energy gun had been modified by him for a longer range. As long as he hit one of the transmitters, the channel would be destroyed.

“Ten, nine, eight…”

Lu Qing narrowed his eyes, lowered the gun barrel, and took aim. “Three, two…”

“One.”

Seli, who had been focused on the transmission channel, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. The vigilance he had honed over years of walking the edge of life and death caused him to dodge his body almost instantly.

“Bang—!!”

The transmitter, bearing the energy of the two spaces, suddenly erupted with intense light, and the powerful residual energy shockwave impacted the entire living room.

Chu Jue subconsciously threw himself onto the female soldier, tightly hugging Kalit’s severely wounded body, but he forgot that he was just a tiny sprout/small child, unable to block anything.

Amidst the terrifying flames and deafening sounds of collapse, a powerful force seemed to be pulling him backward.

Chu Jue closed his eyes, desperately clutching Kalit’s body. Tears streamed down his face from fear, but he refused to let go for dear life.

He wanted to protect Uncle Kalit.

However, the expected pain never arrived. After an unknown amount of time, something warm and hot dripped onto Chu Jue’s hand, and he smelled a strong scent of bl00d.

Chu Jue opened his eyes blankly. Amidst the firelight and pervasive smoke and dust, the familiar chestnut-haired male Zerg had bl00d and ash mixed on his face, looking utterly disheveled.

The male Zerg coughed heavily twice, fresh bl00d trailing down his lips. “Cough, you unlucky child, why are you holding onto a corpse and not letting go? Let go—”

“Lu Qing Gege!!”

Author’s Note:

Lu Qing, who failed in his attempt to hug the bug cub and run: Holy s*** [grass]