40: Chapter 40 Discovered! Who made us so in sync?
The fake Laya pinned Li Yuan to the hotel bed in an extremely suggestive position. Her slender legs knelt on either side of Li Yuan's body, knees sinking deep into the soft mattress, the weight of her entire body pressing down on him.
Her jade-like, slender fingers pressed gently against Li Yuan's chest. Through the thin fabric of his pajamas, her fingertips could clearly feel his strong heartbeat, which now carried a deadly threat.
"Crawler, your game is over." The fake Laya's voice still maintained Laya's signature sweet tone, but the chill in her tone seemed to drop the room's temperature by several degrees. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, outlining a smirk full of mockery.
Just as her palm exerted sudden force, preparing to gouge out Li Yuan's heart— "Clang!" A crisp metallic clashing sound echoed in the room, and dazzling golden sparks burst forth in the darkness. A shield condensed from pure Holy Light suddenly appeared in front of Li Yuan's chest. This was the Holy Shield Protection formed under Laya's Guardian Form.
A flash of astonishment crossed the fake Laya's eyes. At the exact moment the Holy Shield lit up, Li Yuan's hand magically produced a special flashbang grenade. Without a moment's hesitation, he skillfully flipped the safety catch and detonated the grenade directly.
"Boom!" The deafening explosion tore through the silence of the night, and a powerful shockwave spread outward from Li Yuan as the center. The fake Laya was blasted away like a kite with a broken string. Her petite body traced a parabola in the air, smashing violently through the gypsum board partition wall of the hotel room.
Debris and dust splattered everywhere, kicking up a gray mist under the moonlight. When the dust settled slightly, a hole large enough for an adult to pass through appeared in the wall, and the fake Laya had crashed heavily into the adjacent room of Elia and Chen Jingyi.
Amidst the swirling dust, in the newly blasted adjacent room, two identical Layas stood at opposite ends of the room. The real Laya had already revealed her combat form, her body radiating a soft and firm holy light. She held a radiant Holy Light staff, eyes burning with flames of anger, her long golden hair flowing without wind.
At the other end of the room, the fake Laya curled up pitifully in the corner, crystalline tears in her eyes. Her black lace nightgown had become somewhat disheveled in the explosion, making her appear even more fragile and helpless. Her appearance and attire were indistinguishable from the real Laya.
"Wh... what is going on?" Elia looked at the two identical Layas in astonishment, not knowing who to aim the Moonlight Power she had gathered at. Her ice-blue eyes were full of confusion, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two Layas.
Chen Jingyi had looked at the detector immediately, but the situation displayed on the screen made her heart skip a beat: "The Zerg Queen's position has completely overlapped with us; one of these two Layas is problematic."
The fake Laya looked at Li Yuan with teary eyes, her voice trembling heartbreakingly: "Brother Li Yuan, who is she? Why is she pretending to be me? Do you not love Laya anymore?" Every expression and every look of hers perfectly replicated how Laya acted when she was being coquettish.
However, Li Yuan was completely unmoved. His actual relationship with Laya was unknown to others; the two of them shared a soul contract connection that transcended ordinary people, a telepathic connection that no one could possibly imitate.
Guided by that subtle spiritual resonance, he always knew who the real Laya was. Of course, tactical transformation is tactical transformation, but Li Yuan, a former programmer otaku in his past life, had never seen this before and had clearly been a bit captivated earlier.
"Attack!" Li Yuan ordered concisely, his voice so calm it didn't sound like he had just experienced a life-and-death crisis. After all, the heartlessness of a sage is a trait of an otaku, and fighting a boss requires solemnity.
The Light Guardian responded and acted, transforming into a streak of white light that lunged straight at the fake Laya. The Holy Sword, carrying fierce sword energy that tore through the air, slashed mercilessly at the impostor. The Holy Light flowing on the blade traced an elegant arc in the darkness, each swing aimed precisely at the fake Laya's vital points.
The fake Laya did not understand the situation and was still trying to continue charming the others present, dodging in a panic while maintaining the unique charm of Laya's movements.
While nimbly avoiding the Light Guardian's attacks, she looked at Li Yuan with sorrowful eyes: "Master, can you really not recognize me? We once fought side by side in the ruins of Edge Star No. 7, and strolled together under the moonlight at the academy. Have you forgotten all these beautiful memories?"
With a heartbreaking tremolo in her voice, every detail accurately struck the softest part of his memory. Even Elia couldn't help but waver, the Moonlight Power gathered in her hands delayed in being released.
Li Yuan just sneered: "Zerg Queen, please respect the battle. What kind of relationship do you think I have with Laya?"
The fake Laya was slightly stunned, still making a futile attempt, her pupils contracting imperceptibly, then she said softly: "We have the deepest feelings between us..."
"Wrong." Li Yuan interrupted her, his eyes flashing with the light of insight, "Laya and I have a telepathic connection. Why pretend to be anyone else but Laya! We have a tacit understanding that transcends words, and a resonance of souls, which is not something you can imitate."
As he spoke, the Light Guardian's offensive became increasingly fierce. The Holy Sword wove an impenetrable net of swords in the air, forcing the fake Laya to retreat repeatedly. The fake Laya dodged flexibly in the room, her black lace nightgown fluttering as she moved, like a black rose swaying in a storm.
"There are too many people in the building, blast her out first!" Li Yuan shouted suddenly, his voice carrying unquestionable decisiveness.
Just as the Light Guardian and the fake Laya fought to the window, another special flashbang grenade appeared in the Light Guardian's hand. This explosion was precisely controlled to the smallest range, but the impact was calculated precisely, just right.
"Boom!" The fake Laya was blasted away by the huge impact, her delicate body shattering the thick tempered glass window and falling toward the street twenty floors below. But her nightmare had only just begun—
Li Yuan had long calculated her falling trajectory, and a series of grenades exploded in mid-air along her path of descent. Each explosion precisely blocked her escape route, and the scorching firelight bloomed in succession in the sky, illuminating the night sky like daylight. This was the precise tactic Li Yuan had honed on Edge Star No. 7, now perfectly recreated in the city's night sky.
Although shocked by the man's ruthlessness, Elia still understood the essence of kill-stealing. Seeing that the fake Laya had been forced out the window, she immediately seized this fleeting opportunity.
She pointed with one hand, and the Moonlight Power around her surged. A bright beam of moonlight seemed to pierce through the clouds, descending from the sky and directly shrouding the fake Laya, who was being kept airborne by continuous attacks.
The Moonlight Power shrouded down like a physical substance; time and space seemed to be frozen, and even gravity lost its effect. The fake Laya's movements suddenly stiffened, as if bound in the air by countless invisible chains.
Following that, a long sword condensed from extreme ice descended from the sky. The blade shimmered with sharp cold light, piercing through the air and accurately hitting the fake Laya in the air.
"Bang!" The ice sword shattered the moment it hit the target, countless ice crystals splashing everywhere, and cold ice mist diffused in the air. The power of this strike surpassed the main gun of a small starship, enough to shatter the armor of a starship in an instant, however...
As the ice mist slowly dissipated, a shocking scene appeared—the fake Laya was still suspended in mid-air. The black lace nightgown on her body had long been shattered beyond recognition in the chain explosions and extreme freezing.
Dense black scales covered her body. These scales emerged from beneath her snow-white skin like living things, flickering with a mysterious luster like stars in the dark night. The arrangement of the scales was extremely aesthetic, like a meticulously designed battle armor, perfectly protecting her vital parts. Even more amazingly, these scales refracted colorful iridescent light under the moonlight.
"Damned humans!!" The fake Laya finally shed all her disguises. Her true appearance stunned everyone watching from the window—
This was a breathtakingly beautiful woman. Her silver long hair was like flowing mercury, shimmering with a soft luster under the moonlight, with fine starlight seemingly dotted among the strands. Her scarlet pupils were like two perfectly cut rubies, containing ancient wisdom and majesty, as if they could see through everything in the world.
Her features were as exquisite as an artwork meticulously carved by a master craftsman, every line flawless. A pert bridge of the nose, full lips, and a perfectly curved chin combined into a stunning oriental face. Most special was the position between her eyebrows, where there was a faint silver mark shaped like a bird spreading its wings, adding a touch of mystery to her.
If not for the black scales covering her vital parts and the huge bat wings slowly unfolding behind her, she would simply be a goddess descended to the mortal world. Those scales did not cover her whole body, but protected her vital parts like exquisite battle armor, instead adding a bit of heroic beauty. The frame of the bat wings presented an elegant arc, the membrane as thin as a cicada's wing, yet one could clearly see the energy veins flowing within, shimmering with a pearl-like luster under the moonlight.
The most shocking thing was that after experiencing such fierce attacks, she was unscathed. Only a few strands of silver hair were slightly messy from the explosion, proving that the previous attacks had indeed hit her. Her posture suspended in the night sky was elegant and composed, as if everything just now was just an insignificant game.
"Tier 4, this is a battlefield-class Zerg Queen!!!" Elia exclaimed. She could clearly feel the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the Zerg Queen, which was indeed pressure far exceeding Tier 3.
"Chen Jingyi, hurry up and send an emergency signal to the command center! We will try our best to hold her off." A shiver of dread emerged in Li Yuan's heart; he was only Tier 2, and Laya and Elia were only Tier 3. He didn't know how long they could hold on.
The Zerg Queen hovered in the air, her bat wings flapping gently, creating ripples of energy. She looked down at the people at the window, her scarlet eyes flashing with cold light, a gaze that seemed to be examining ants.
"I didn't expect to be forced to this point by you ants." Her voice was ethereal and majestic, completely different from the sweetness when she was imitating Laya before, each syllable carrying an ancient echo, "However, the game has only just begun."
She lifted her hand gently, her slender fingers tracing an elegant trajectory in the air, and the surrounding air began to twist and fluctuate, as if her every move could affect space. —She was demonstrating her great power!
The Zerg Queen in the night sky was like a dark goddess descended to the mortal world, her silver hair dancing in the night wind, the city lights reflected in her scarlet pupils, and the black scales shimmering with a cold and beautiful light under the moonlight. A Tier 4 battlefield-class Zerg Queen, in the center of a densely populated city—this was far beyond the scope that their small team could handle. The situation reversed in an instant.