Chapter 1527 - 1180: Beginning to Doubt_2

This is far more than just okay!

Even the worm itself hadn’t expected that, as its previous headband could only render parasitism ineffective. However, the side effects of parasitism were still quite obvious, such as dizziness and blurred vision.

But now, the worm’s parasitism couldn’t even penetrate the armor! And all this was achieved in just a few minutes? How extremely smart were these two guys?

"Very well, very well! Nicely done!" the Emperor laughed heartily.

In this way, he could truly be at ease.

"You may all retreat. What just happened must be kept strictly confidential. No word of this should be leaked!" the Emperor said sternly.

"Nothing happened just now," Elsa said.

"Good."

Finally, Long Yi and Elsa left the room, both of them exhaling in relief.

"Do you think he’ll believe it?" Elsa asked Long Yi.

"The urgency of the moment forced him to believe. But soon, he’ll find the flaws and start to doubt. Because there are too many inconsistent actions among all we did," Long Yi said.

"So, we need to make our move ahead of time," Elsa said.

"Be ready at any time. I’ve left a small gift in the Emperor’s armor. Even if he starts to doubt, it won’t matter. We will have plenty of time to respond," Long Yi said.

In fact, just as Long Yi had said.

When Long Yi and Elsa left and the danger was truly averted, the worm’s thinking immediately became agile. It continuously replayed and considered all that had just happened. Some things that seemed reasonable at first glance quickly became unreasonable.

Henki and Aisa just so happened to possess resistance to psychic power? Why were they so reluctant to wear the headband? Why were they able to replicate their technology in such a short time?

The more the worm thought about the situation, the more wrong it felt. And the wrongness amplified with each passing moment.

Something was amiss!

The worm began to reconsider everything about Henki and Aisa’s backgrounds. They had both been unknown, both had lived as isolates, both were not well-liked. And then one day, they suddenly erupted with incredible strength, becoming advanced talents with new energy alloys and automatic magic technology?

Why?

Had such an event occurred in the past as well?

Like... the Prophet?

What was the Prophet? It was a worm! Moreover, it was a worm that had stolen Giant technology! Every worm here knew there wasn’t just one worm that had stolen Giant technology in the beginning. In the initial chaos, worms devoured each other and, in the end, the surviving worms either hid themselves or waited for opportunities quietly and cautiously, not daring to act rashly.

And now, these two warriors named Henki and Aisa almost matched all the characteristics of a worm, and most importantly, they had the ability to defend against other worms!

Yes! They must have been parasitized by a worm! Without any doubt! No surprise at all!

Damn, how careless!

At this moment, the Emperor had wholly concluded that Henki and Aisa had been parasitized by a worm! This discovery filled him with rage. Had he, having been the Emperor for too long, lost all his caution?

What to do now?

The matter, once determined, became even more troublesome.

In terms of combat skill, Henki and Aisa were undoubtedly among the best. And in terms of popularity, they were now at their peak. The Emperor suddenly felt a sense of difficulty in taking action.

What to do?

The battle with the Prophets had only just ended a few years ago, and now a few Worms were eager to give it a try? But unlike the Prophets, Henki and Aisa had mastered technology far surpassing that of the Prophets! And once this technology was deployed, they would easily gather a large enough group of people around them! With these two types of technology, they would inevitably be able to stir up enough trouble!

Damn it! Both of them had to be eliminated!

They had to be!

Not now, not on the way back. He had to wait until he returned to his own planet, where he had constructed a large device specifically designed to deal with this kind of Worm. He mustn’t alert them now; everything had to wait until he returned!

At this moment, the Emperor’s thoughts were fully exposed to Long Yi. The device Long Yi had left on the Emperor’s armor was a piece of Crystal Core replicant gifted by Belle. Through this replica, Long Yi could sense part of the Emperor’s thoughts just as Belle could. Although he couldn’t control thoughts as precisely as Belle, he was capable of slightly slowing down the Worms’ thought processes.

"Good news, he’s beginning to suspect us," Long Yi told Elsa.

"Is that really good news?" Elsa laughed.

"Of course it is, because he suspects that we are also Worms," said Long Yi.

"Hmm, that really is good news then, because that’s exactly what we wanted him to suspect," Elsa replied.

"So, our plan can finally be put into action, without waiting any longer," Long Yi said, exhaling deeply.

Though many unpleasant things had happened, the Silver Emperor didn’t have the courage to directly confront the Golden Emperor. He had arranged a few Worms to secretly attempt to parasitize Long Yi and Elsa, but their armor had blocked them. Though the Golden Emperor had discovered this, he should have gone to mock the Silver Emperor, but he really wasn’t in the mood at the moment and just left the Silver Emperor’s planet without any fuss, which confounded the Silver Emperor for a long time. To the Silver Emperor, the failed parasitism meant that the Golden Emperor was prepared, and his preparations were indeed effective. But why did it seem that the Golden Emperor was in such a gloomy mood?

Unpredictable, incomprehensible.

However, not long after the Golden Emperor left, the Silver Emperor suddenly thought of an astonishing possibility!

Could those two warriors also be Worms?

Upon this realization, the Silver Emperor burst into laughter. If those two warriors really were the same as the Worms, then the Golden Emperor was truly doomed. Although he had won the battle against the Prophets, it was because the Prophets’ faction had been despised within the entire species. But now, with the emergence of two commoners with new type alloy technology, if the Emperor won, the advanced technology might not necessarily remain. And if the Emperor lost, establishing a new Emperor would inevitably lead to turbulence in the Empire.

Either way, it was all benefit and no harm for the Silver Emperor.

The Golden Emperor’s fleet of spaceships returned to the planet without trouble, but this visit not only failed to achieve his goals but also added to his distress. Since returning to the Imperial Palace, the Emperor immediately feigned illness and was nowhere to be seen for several successive days. However, Long Yi knew that the Emperor wasn’t sick at all, but was instead adjusting that hidden device beneath the Imperial Palace.

All Worms who were among The Forgotten Ones had, to some extent, special self-defense abilities created using their armor. Therefore, simple devouring among Worms was no longer common. To prevent other Worms from coveting his position, the Emperor had specially constructed a large device. Once inside, any warrior’s armor would be forcibly removed, ensuring that any special abilities of the Worms would also vanish.

During these days the Emperor was absent, he was modifying this device to ensure it was effective against Henki and Aisa’s new type alloy.

Because the new type alloy was no longer a secret, the Emperor naturally also had a sample and quickly adjusted the device to the appropriate levels.

And now, the time had come for the showdown.

The Emperor absolutely could not allow such Worms to exist by his side!

The question now was, how to get Henki and Aisa here?

No, a more precise question was, how much caution did they have towards him? If he already knew they were Worms, then they should also know that he was a Worm, right?

To confirm whether this was the case, the Emperor decided to test it out. Since before, Henki and Aisa hadn’t attacked the Emperor, theoretically, they shouldn’t know. Because if they had known, they definitely wouldn’t have missed such an opportunity at that time!

Yes! They definitely wouldn’t have missed that opportunity! So they actually didn’t know he was a Worm!

The Emperor made this judgment based on his understanding of his Worm kin.

Since they didn’t know that he was a Worm, they naturally wouldn’t harbor any caution toward him!

Let them enter the palace without any reservations! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at qidian.com, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)