Colonial Suit

Fear, a great fear.

Blood瞳 suddenly realized he was afraid, and the kind of fear that chilled him to the bone.

His hands and feet remained steady, a result of years of training. But that couldn't hide the fear in his heart. His spirit trembled, his thoughts distorted, and even his consciousness blurred intermittently. Blood瞳 swore he had never been so afraid, not even in the distant X35 when he was powerless and trampled upon. He could face a charge to his death, but before this fear, Blood瞳 found himself still so weak, so helpless.

Then, he discovered that this fear didn't originate from himself, but from another existence within him.

The Colony.

The core was constantly repeating the signal to escape, every inch of his skin, every bone's enhanced cells were screaming, trembling. They trembled as they huddled together, trembling as they moved slowly, as if this would allow them to escape the danger. But that couldn't change anything. They were bound to Blood瞳, and there was no escape from their fate.

Feeling the deepening fear, Blood瞳 suddenly felt a surge of irritability. He couldn't help but roar in his mind.

"Silence!"

The terrifying will from the abyss descended suddenly, suppressing all the throbbing in an instant.

The enhanced cells stopped trembling and began to perform their original mission in an orderly manner. Blood瞳 immediately felt much better.

He asked the core in his mind, "Why?"

The core did not answer, seemingly out of function. But Blood瞳 knew that it might not be deliberate silence, but rather unwillingness to activate.

It was still afraid, afraid of a strange existence.

Blood瞳 thought for a moment and refocused his gaze on the field. He knew what the core was afraid of, it was afraid of that little beast! It was after he saw that little beast that it became abnormal.

But what exactly was that little beast? What could make the powerful core so afraid?

You have to know, the core is an emotionless existence...

"Welcome, human friends."

Just as Blood瞳 was pondering, the octopus-like monster spoke. It waved its tentacles and gestured to the man carrying the little beast to stop.

"Let's stop here. You can't win against me today. Join me in welcoming our human friends."

"Humans don't count as friends, Guardian." The man looked up and glanced indifferently at Blood瞳 and the others. Then he said to the octopus, "Besides, he just bullied your child outside. I think you should show anger and hostility."

"Don't try to provoke our relationship." The Guardian shook its tentacles. "Although we the Tengshe clan don't approve of humans, we don't want to become their enemies. In fact, for such a rapidly advancing and aggressive race, the best way to get along is to avoid becoming enemies."

An odd smile appeared on its ugly face.

"I don't want the Tengshe clan to become cosmic dust before it receives the protection of the Second World."

"That's just an insignificant little race. A higher life form like you shouldn't waste your time on them, Guardian." The man said expressionlessly. Only then did he turn to look at Blood瞳 and Brute.

"Mercenaries! I am your client."

"To put it bluntly, I don't like you. I don't want to trade with you. But this was decided by the higher-ups. So hand over the goods as soon as possible, so I don't have to see you anymore."

"..." Blood瞳 was silent. It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but when the man spoke, the little beast on his shoulder suddenly yawned and opened a slit of its eyes to look at him.

Just one glance made him feel as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.

The enhanced cells in his body were afraid again, as if they had encountered a natural enemy. Blood瞳 didn't know why this was happening, but he sensitively realized that this was not the time for him to speak. The best way was to let Brute negotiate.

Sure enough, Brute also noticed that something was wrong with Blood瞳. He stepped forward in a timely manner.

"We need the token."

"Here." The man waved his hand casually, and a ball of light flew towards Brute like lightning. Brute hurriedly reached out to catch the ball of light, and at the same time felt a sharp pain in his palm. His body vibrated at a high frequency.

What a powerful fellow...

Brute's heart trembled slightly. Although the man's move was understated, it clearly revealed that he had at least the strength of a high-level Star, although he couldn't be called a peak expert, he wasn't far from it.

Such a strong man was obviously not someone Brute could deal with, and Blood瞳, who he had hoped for, seemed to have a problem at the moment.

Gently probing his thoughts into the ball of light, Brute looked up after a while and said to the man. "Confirmed. The stuff is in the anchored cargo hold outside the city. You can go get it anytime."

"Hmph. Did you need to tell me that?" The man snorted unhappily, then stood up and said to the octopus next to him. "Guardian, let's end it here today. Seeing this group of humans has made me lose all interest."

"Please take care, Your Highness Xie." The Guardian said with a smile. Although polite, the smile looked ugly no matter how you looked at it.

The man called 'Xie' nodded and walked towards the fruit's portal, but he suddenly stopped when he passed Blood瞳, and said hesitantly.

"What... is your name?"

"..." Blood瞳 was silent, but his hands clenched into fists. A violent light flashed in his eyes.

Brute hurriedly stepped forward and answered for him. "He is Number One. Because he was used as an experimental subject by the Gustas people, he has memory loss. That's his name."

"Experimental subject? I've heard that the Gustas people have been doing this, but it doesn't seem to have been successful yet? Poor fellow..." The man shook his head. "No wonder you can be immune to the Tengshe people's toxins. There must also be imitations of enhanced cells in your body, right?"

"Really... even your brain is not normal, and you still want to reach out to me? Forget it, I'm not interested today, I'm too lazy to bother with you."

He shook his head and left, talking to himself. But Brute secretly wiped away a non-existent cold sweat.

How dangerous, he could already feel the surging killing intent in Blood瞳 that was almost impossible to suppress. If he delayed any longer, Blood瞳 might go crazy. Although he didn't know why all this was happening, Brute's cosmic warrior instinct was telling him not to let this scene happen.

Brute breathed a sigh of relief and was about to lead the mercenaries away. But at this moment, the octopus monster known as the Guardian spoke again.

"I'm sorry, can I take up some of your time? Just... a little while will do."

It was still smiling ugly, reaching out a tentacle to Blood瞳. "I would like to talk to you alone... um... Your Highness Number One."