SGT CH184

Tianjia: The Little Cake Runs Away 3

◎Is this the aesthetic of Zerg military females?◎

Captured.

The enemy commander was a very decisive bug.

Locking down the space immediately, the hyperspace jump failed to initiate.

If given another chance, Mu Si would probably still make the same choice; rather than sitting idly by and entrusting their fate to others, it was better to stake everything on a gamble.

It was just that having failed, their shuttle was completely exposed before the Zerg military.

“Mu Mu, will we die?”

Seeing the light warships surrounding them, Joshua asked nervously.

“We won’t.”

That the Zerg only dispatched these few warships indicated that they intended to capture them alive.

If they merely wanted to eliminate them, firing a cannon directly would suffice, with no need for such trouble.

“How will the Zerg… treat prisoners?” Joshua asked in a low voice.

The shuttle’s movement speed fell far short of Zerg warships; even Joshua could tell they would be caught very soon.

Mu Si could not answer, able only to tighten his grip on Joshua’s hand.

Male Zergs enjoyed a high status, but that had nothing to do with prisoners of war.

If captured by the Zerg military, the outcome would probably be no different from falling into a soothing center.

Given Joshua’s condition, falling into such a place would be no different from killing him.

Watching the approaching light warships, Mu Si planned to make one final struggle.

There were no usable weapons aboard the shuttle. The only thing capable of contending with formidable military females was their psychic power.

“Don’t be afraid. When they board the shuttle, we will use psychic power to control them. Disrupt three military females if you can, and leave the rest to me.”

Although saying this, Mu Si actually possessed little certainty.

His psychic power had been excessively drained when opening the spatial wormhole, still unrecovered to this moment.

Yet they had to make a stand.

As they approached the shuttle, the Zerg military females also sensed something amiss.

“What is going on? This Tianjia isn’t fighting back yet, are they preparing to surrender without a fight?”

“Don’t let your guard down. Perhaps an ambush has been set up to lure us inside.”

Naturally, the military females did not believe this so-called ambush could do anything to them.

They were elite troops under the Second Prince: fiercely powerful, excellently equipped, with overwhelming numerical superiority.

What could a tiny Tianjia shuttle possibly rely on to contend with them?

With this mindset, the military females successfully intercepted the shuttle and breached the door with a kick, only to freeze on the spot.

“M-male?!”

“Wait! It’s a male! Close the cabin door! Damn it! Which Tianjia-born kicked the cabin door to pieces! Protective suits! Quick! Call the military doctor!”

The fragile bodies of males could not survive in the vacuum of space.

The military females fell into sheer panic.

The shattered cabin door obviously could not be reattached. The military females entering the shuttle could only unfurl their wings, using their bodies to act as a door.

The military females lined up behind were still dazed.

“Why did those in front block the door?”

“Wait, what are they talking about? What male?”

“Aren’t Tianjia males all kept in captivity at home? How could they appear in a place like this?”

Inside the shuttle, Mu Si shielded Joshua behind him with his body, gripping his hand to keep him from worrying and tell him to stay calm.

Most of the Zerg military females were blocked outside; only five A-grade military females had entered the shuttle.

Sufficient for him to control with psychic power.

Mu Si quietly infiltrated the military females’ mental realms.

“Don’t be afraid,” the lead military female tried to soothe the two beautiful, anxious males, “protective suits will be delivered shortly. We have also contacted the military doctor, nothing will happen.”

Although the military females had not lowered their weapons, the aura around them was completely different from the cold, lethal manner when they first breached the door.

If earlier they were dealing with mortal enemies of blood vengeance, now they were practically coaxing cubs.

Males appearing in such a place was far too astonishing.

What puzzled the bugs most was that there was no scent of any other Tianjia in this shuttle aside from the two males.

This left the lead military female bewildered and even more vigilant.

While comforting the males, he shot a glance to his comrade behind him, signaling him to search the other rooms of the shuttle.

The military female already manipulated by Mu Si looked up at him, carrying a rifle toward the cockpit.

Military females were mostly not talkative bugs, but the current situation made him feel he had to say something.

“Our commander is His Royal Highness the Second Prince of the Empire…”

Wait, this was not something that should be disclosed, but… telling males shouldn’t matter, right?

Meeting the male’s emerald-green eyes, the lead commander’s consciousness gradually grew muddled.

Mu Si gleaned a great deal of information from the military female’s mouth.

Mu Si had heard of the Zerg’s Second Prince.

That was an exceptionally outstanding military female.

Entering military service upon reaching adulthood, accumulating distinguished combat merits repeatedly.

Formidably powerful, yet possessing a very gentle disposition.

Whether treating his own followers or captured enemy wounded, he was considered magnanimous, a bug with… great humanitarianism.

Even among the hostile Tianjia, while there were those who ground their teeth in hatred toward the troops he led, rare were those who disliked him personally.

With such a commander, even if captured, things would not be too terrible in the short term.

At least before being delivered to the Zerg Empire, it would not be too bad.

Mu Si waited until the protective suits arrived. Putting them on alongside Joshua, under the “escort” of the military females, they boarded the light warship used by the Zerg to intercept them.

Their shuttle’s speed could not compare to a warship. If they wished to escape, they had to switch to a Zerg light warship.

This model of light warship excelled in speed. If they could seize control of one, escaping might not be impossible.

Yet once truly boarding the warship and seeing that black-haired military female possessing rare purple pupils identical to the Zerg Emperor, Mu Si knew the hope of escaping had ceased to exist.

Zerg Empire Second Prince, Mu Li’an, S-grade Female Zerg.

Had Mu Si possessed abundant psychic power, he might have attempted to influence him through psychic manipulation, but right now he could not do so at all.

Just two enemy males, why would the Second Prince, as the commander, leave the main flagship to personally receive prisoners?

Mu Si could not figure it out.

Mu Si and Joshua still wore thick protective suits, but the helmets had automatically retracted, sufficient for every military female present to clearly behold their delicate, stunning features.

Numerous gazes settled upon them.

Mu Si quietly stepped in front to shield Joshua.

Immediately afterward, he felt a gaze laced with inquiry and bewilderment fall upon him.

Mu Si lifted his eyes, meeting that Second Prince’s gaze.

Unexpectedly, it was the Second Prince who looked away first.

“Military doctor, take the two males for a physical examination. If there are injuries, treat them with all effort,” the Second Prince ordered.

“Understood.”

Holding collars that suppressed psychic power, the military doctor approached.

Joshua tensed all over, glaring fixedly at the approaching doctor.

Mu Si hurriedly spoke: “He has a physical contact phobia, do not touch him!”

The military doctor paused, looking at the two males’ tightly clasped hands, finding this “physical contact phobia” rather hard to believe.

He looked toward the Second Prince inquiringly.

Mu Li’an nodded slightly, speaking to the two males:

“My apologies, Your Excellencies. You are both high-grade males, and your psychic power must be restricted. Please put on the collars yourselves.”

Tianjia males were kept in captivity purely to reproduce and provide mental soothing.

However, the Zerg allowed males to join the military.

Even if this was mostly symbolic, it was enough for military females to understand how potent the psychic influence of high-grade males could be.

Not to mention they had the living example of His Majesty the Zerg Emperor, who could apply psychic power to interstellar warfare.

They had to be all the more cautious.

Not requiring physical contact made it somewhat bearable for Joshua. Taking the collar, he wiped it down thoroughly with his gloves, enduring the discomfort to put it on.

Having gone through so much trouble to discard the Tianjia collar, they surprisingly had to put on a Zerg collar.

Pressing his lips together, Mu Si put it on as well.

The moment the collar clasped shut, Mu Si sensed the restrictive force.

Yet it did not reach the level of preventing psychic power from circulating.

Whether Zerg or Tianjia, psychic suppression remained capped at A-grade.

Incapable of exerting effective restraint over an S-grade male.

Mu Si showed no sign of this, feigning a frail appearance of having his psychic power suppressed.

There was no need for him to try hard to fake it; his psychic power had already been heavily drained from opening the wormhole, making his weakness completely natural.

“Your Excellencies, please follow me.”

The military doctor led them toward the medical bay.

Mu Si could sense numerous gazes tracking him closely, even including that Second Prince, which weighed slightly on his heart.

They all said the Zerg’s Second Prince was an upright bug, but if even the Second Prince harbored designs on them, the days ahead would likely prove difficult to endure.

No matter what, he had to protect Joshua properly.

Whether Zerg or Tianjia examinations, most relied on machinery.

Under Mu Si’s deliberate control, his S-grade psychic power was not exposed, successfully disguising himself as A-grade.

He managed to gloss over the identity registration as well.

This was also thanks to high-ranking Tianjia females’ possessiveness toward their males.

Without a Female Master’s permission, recording or photographing their males was strictly prohibited.

The Tianjia Emperor had only brought him to private palace banquets, never participating in other public activities.

Images of Mu Si after reaching adulthood had never circulated on the star network.

“Very well, Your Excellency Joshua, and… Your Excellency Mu Mu. Your bodies show no obvious injuries, but still require conditioning.

“Furthermore, the mental conditions of both of you are not optimistic. I believe you might need a psychologist.”

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“What is a psychologist?”

Sitting on the bed in the room arranged for them by the Zerg, Joshua’s brows knitted slightly.

Recalling the treatment plan proposed by the Male Nurturing Association back then to make him intimate with the Foreign Minister, his face darkened slightly.

“Zerg doctors might be different from ours.”

Mu Si could not be certain either, having witnessed the rough treatment methods of the Tianjia himself.

Glancing at the pale-faced Joshua, Mu Si walked over to sit by his bed, embracing him.

“Don’t be afraid, I am here. If any bug harms you, I will kill them all.”

“No, Mu Mu, you cannot be rash.”

Resting his chin on Mu Si’s shoulder, Joshua whispered into his ear:

“It looks like they are taking us back to the Zerg. Go back with them. Once inside the Zerg, restrictions will gradually decrease, and you will still have a chance…”

Mu Si understood Joshua’s meaning.

He had hidden his true identity and rank; reaching the Zerg would offer a chance to flee, and even if unable to escape, he could still live within the Zerg.

Yet he could never abandon Joshua.

If anything happened to Joshua, he would drag these Zergs down to the grave together.

A knock sounded on the door.

Joshua tensed immediately.

Mu Si patted his back to comfort him, “It isn’t a Zerg.”

Or rather, not a living bug.

After three knocks on the door, a round, chubby mechanical bug with a pink bow tied on its head and blush painted on its cheeks rolled inside, accompanied by cheerful tinkling music, delivering the nutrition meal.

“Mealtime, mealtime, mealtime! Finally mealtime! Fragrant food, truly delicious!”

Joshua: “…Is this the aesthetic of Zerg military females?”

Mu Si: “…”

Having truly set foot on battlefields and visited front lines, Mu Si was very certain that this was not the aesthetic of Zerg military females.

Most military females preferred cold, cool machinery.

Rather than pink bows, strange blush, and nursery rhymes that even cubs wouldn’t listen to.

Dressing the delivery mechanical bug like this was probably… to coax them.

Mu Si picked up the nutrition meal from atop the mechanical bug’s head. Looking at the fruits and vegetables on the plate cut into cute cartoon shapes, his emotions were exceedingly complex.

The ways the Zerg and the Tianjia coaxed males were truly completely different.

The Zerg coaxed males like cubs.

The Tianjia coaxed males like experimental subjects in a research lab.