26: Chapter 26 Love is such a troublesome thing.

On the battlefield of Li Yu Planet, an elite veteran clone raised a fifty-pound hammer and smashed it down toward the head of a Ripper...

"Speak, do you still dare to rebel?!" Iron Fist Cheng Yu slapped the thickest part of Sophia's body.

"I'll dare again next time, you traitors who betrayed the Empire!" Sophia's eyes filled with tears, her tone stubborn.

On the battlefield of Li Yu Planet, dozens of clones linked hands and feet, gripping a Ripper tightly. With a sudden burst of strength from everyone, the Ripper was torn apart just like shredded chicken...

Iron Fist Cheng Yu was tearing up steamed bun slices to soak in seafood soup. "What's so bad about our Emperor? He provides us with such a big house to live in, we have food and drink, and there are people to serve us. Tell me, why are you rebelling against him?"

"I am a Sisters of Silence... an intern, how could I betray the Emperor?!" Sophia remained persistent and stubborn.

"You woman whose stupidity is written all over your face, and you actually became a Sisters of Silence!"

On the battlefield of Li Yu Planet, the Leviathan had already produced a large Tyranid unit for heavy assault and battlefield command: the "Tyrant" commander!

This creature was massive. When it stood up, it looked like a dinosaur clad in chitinous armor. Its exposed skull had no mouth, only several rows of sharp fangs.

"Kill!!!"

Hundreds of clones charged at the Tyrant, only for a large swathe of them to be swept away by a single claw strike.

A light of intelligence flickered within the creature's small eyes; it was clearly different from those ordinary insects.

"Bring me the Necron equipment!"

Main Body was furious. This was no longer the difficult period of the "Starship Reclamation War"; how could he watch his clones suffer such a huge loss?

Necron matter-disintegration weapons were distributed to the frontline battle groups. The very first shot disintegrated a Tyrant's body into dust, even carving a huge crater into the ground.

"Awoo! Awoo!"

All the node creatures on the battlefield emitted sharp wails simultaneously. They were using strong bio-electric signals to report to the Leviathan... The situation is untenable, Master, change tactics quickly.

However, at this moment, their master was already unable to take care of itself.

Because the combined fleet of Drake and the PDF was continuously harassing and bombarding it.

The Leviathan had to produce both air and ground units simultaneously; it no longer had enough biomass to change tactics and produce other types of Tyranid units.

The situation... was decided!

At Iron Fist Cheng Yu's home, Sophia had already been untied. Iron Fist Cheng Yu couldn't be bothered to beat her anymore; they would just make do, what else could he do, divorce her?

Why fight and argue? He still had to go to work in a while.

"Then are you coming back for dinner?"

Sophia rubbed the red, swollen parts of her body; even now, she hadn't forgotten to play the role of a good wife.

"None of your business, I'll eat at work!" Iron Fist Cheng Yu said irritably.

...

On the battlefield of Li Yu Planet, the encirclement and suppression of The Great Devourer's vanguard forces had reached the final stage.

The Leviathan had "understood" its inevitable fate of failure. It gave up on continuing to produce combat units and instead used all its biomass for its own transformation.

"Drake, my beloved minister, what is the Leviathan doing?" Main Body asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Leviathan is decomposing itself. It wants to break out in batches. We must destroy all the Leviathan fragments, otherwise, there will be endless trouble!"

"Endless trouble?" Main Body stroked his beard... he had grown a beard during this time. "Endless trouble is good. Execute my order: surround on three sides but leave one open, let them run!"

"Huh?"

On the ground battlefield, Cheng Yu's clones had already begun to harvest, dismember, and taste these Tyranid units.

After different methods of cooking and comparison, the final conclusion was reached:

The poisonous bugs were quite delicious after removing their venom glands, while those without poison were actually not as tasty.

Especially a type of Tyranid unit known as the "Venom Beast"; eating it had both the deliciousness of hairy crabs and the charred aroma of charcoal-grilled silkworm pupae, which was truly indescribably wonderful.

"Original Body, there is a situation over at Countess Dukaria's side; Israeil has been killed."

Just as Cheng Yu was tasting the grilled appendage of a Venom Beast, a clone reported secretly.

"Killed?!" Main Body's pupils shook. "Tell me in detail."

"Israeil was jealous of two other candidates; the three of them fought, and two met their end!"

"Presumptuous!" The Emperor was furious. "Where is the murderer? Seize him for me!"

"The murderer has already committed suicide; they were forced to death by Countess Dukaria."

"Waaah, that bitch Arya!" Cheng Yu immediately prepared to issue an imperial decree to reprimand Arya.

"Countess Dukaria also wanted to take her own life, but we have already restrained her."

"...Forget it, I'll handle it myself!"

Main Body teleported to Liu Fei Planet and saw Arya, who had been put into a straitjacket. He specifically chose a clone that had just been born and hadn't had time to be tattooed yet.

"Arya, why go to such lengths?" Cheng Yu was heartbroken—not for Arya, but for Israeil.

"Your Majesty, is it You?"

"It is I."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Your subject is restrained and cannot pay full respects." Arya squirmed incessantly on her throne like a fat worm.

"I pardon you," Cheng Yu said.

"What are you thinking, being so depressed over nothing? It's just a man. I'll snatch a hundred or eighty for you another day. Seriously, as long as you have strength... are you afraid of not having men?!"

"What is love, that it forces people to pledge their lives to one another!" Arya cried, tears and snot streaming down her face, looking like a giant slug.

"I forbid you to die!"

Cheng Yu took a roll of toilet paper handed over by a clone and wiped Arya's face messily.

"Does Your Majesty have feelings for me?"

Arya said, her eyes teary and acting crazy... Can you not live without a male concubine?!

"Screw you!" Cheng Yu kicked her. "If you dare to take your own life again, I'll have someone slaughter you first and send your soul to Slaanesh."

"How dare Your Majesty mention that name? You cannot mention that name, you will be corrupted!"

Arya was terrified... Speaking of which, are the Eldar's emotional expressions always this rich? Why hadn't he noticed before? Had Arya liberated her true nature during this time?

"Corrupt me?" The Emperor was disdainful and arrogant. "It's more likely that I corrupt It!"

What Main Body didn't know was... the moment he shouted the word Slaanesh, a gaze from the depths of Warp had already focused on him, carrying a look of intrigued examination, though it didn't make any moves for the time being.

"I'll find you a job to do, so you don't spend all day letting your imagination run wild."

The Emperor said, "I have captured quite a few humans these past two days, and some of those who surrendered earlier have questionable loyalty. I'm assigning you to brainwash them. It would be best if you could develop a methodology so that I won't have to trouble you every single time in the future."