Chapter 129 - The Institute (70)

The sweet cries of a beautiful woman, followed by the rough and lecherous groans of a man pervaded the room. There was a sweet and greasy scent that wafted in the gaps between the thick gold canopies and ostentatious gold artifacts. In the middle of the large bed, two white figures were tightly entwined, the man's large and fat figure hunkered down and suffocated the woman beneath him. Only the greedy and lustful face was briefly revealed by the promiscuous red candles.

In the throes of pleasure, there was a sudden heavy knock on the door and before the man could even react, it was harshly flung open and a thin and slender man came stumbling in regardless of the scene before him. The assistant's face which was usually cold and calm even in the face of such an incompetent boss was now completely white.

The fat man didn't even have time to start cursing when the assistant shoved a piece of paper into his hands.

His eyes only briefly scanned the top of the heading at the top before his heart stopped. The male root that was still lodged into the woman's cave turned completely soft and the man seemed to see black spots appear in his vision.

"Marshal what do we do!"

"The planets database was infiltrated and the source we captured was from the Institute. Carrying all the secrets of the Institute!"

*****

The Steran ship was the main ship from the notorious seventh division. The division had retired directly after the battle of the galaxies and was now being used as an interstellar transit station and housing station for retired veterans. Except for a few small combat warships that were retained, the main ship was all replaced by a cargo ship for transportation and leisure. But, even so, its indestructible energy barrier and battle-tested hull main guns still ensured that it had sufficient combat and self-protection capabilities and would not be destroyed by the Opious Galaxies at any time.

The most famous and respected generals stayed there, although mostly old and graying at the temples no one would dare to underestimate them. These were the people that led the Federation to victory countless times during the dark era. Even the top brass had to show respect in their presence.

They usually drifted along the star borders and monitored the situation of the meteor straits. However, this calm was broken today when through the interplanetary signal pillar, a video was received by the command station.

At this moment, in a huge conference hall made of expensive lithe ore, a screen was suspended high into the air. The bionic light source that was as bright as daylight illuminated the cold black steel with sharp edges and corners.

A breathless depression filled the command post.

At this moment, on the huge round table in the conference hall, sat several senior military officers who were permanently stationed here by the Federation, their faces solemnly staring at the floating electronic screen opposite the round table. 

The data was scanned by military-level brains,

without any virus attached, and there was no trace of hostile forces on it, but the source was from the most classified and blacklisted secret in the Empire. Although their bodies were still ramrod straight, it still couldn't hide the wrinkles at the corner of their eyes but at this moment, these retired officials were as solemn as if they had returned to the battlefield.

The next second, the video started to play.

**

Invisible signal waves traveled through space and were intercepted by the huge Federation satellite pillar that was quietly anchored above Planet BV1329. The iron-blue dirty sky covers the satellite, but the extinguished stars revealed half the gray line on the horizon.

The signals continued to stream in one by one. Eventually, they merged into the system, just as streams merged into rivers, and rivers merged into the ocean, turning into turbulent waves, unstoppably corroded the system, carrying the backlog of deceptions played out for centuries. Inside the stalemate there came a blaring red signal but in the end, it wasn't able to stop the tide that crashed into it. 

A trembling sound came from the bottom of the planet filled with garbage. An energy field with a huge repulsive force has already taken shape. With an irresistible aura, a strange dark pillar was slowly pulled from the ground. The machine made an overwhelming humming sound, electric sparks burst in the muddy atmosphere, and the harsh noise made it seem suspicious that it would collapse in the next second.

From the pillar, a strange blue holographic light spread and covered the grey-blue sky. The residents on all the abandoned planets in the Galax slowly raised their heads. Their numb gazes reflected strangely in the cold blue light.

The blue screen slowly faded to a familiar background.

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Planet BV165

A squad of federation soldiers tragedy towards the residential area. Frowning and spitting the entire way. They stomped on the garbage dump leaving behind deep footsteps in the black sludge, the disdain and disgust on their faces only grew deeper. Although still upturned into a sneer, their faces were blue and white, the stench in the air hit them from the moment they set foot on this planet.

Only the adjutant who walked at the head of the team seemed to be strong but the eyes he used to look at the tattered sheds held an extra trace of cruelty. This time their task was to find a dew suitable fodder to go down into the Lithin mine, strap them with bombs and have them set them off and shatter the rock walls. They weren't expected to live.

The first adjutant walked to one of the crooked houses that looked extremely dilapidated and knocked fiercely on the door, lifting his high-pressure gun to smash it, but before the gun could fall, the door opened ahead of time.

A scrawny man stood in the black hole of the door frame, watching them with an extremely passionate and eager look.

It was like a person who has been hungry for years suddenly sees a table of steaming food. The adjutant uncontrollably stumbled, only hastily holding onto the shabby doorframe to prevent himself from falling flat on his face.

After realizing that he was humiliated by a scrawny dog, the adjutant couldn't help but become irritated. He raised his hand to slam the half-open door open with the hilt of the gun and rudely yelled: "On behalf of the Federation, you and your entire family are commanded to follow us to complete our mission.

The man shrank two steps back:

"But, but my child..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the federation soldiers who broke indirectly. The man was hungry and had no strength at all, and his thin body fell to the ground without resistance.

In the room, only a sharp and rotten smell of pus and rotten flesh came. On a skimpy piece of cloth, a purple child lay lifeless. There were sharp black marks all over his skin and a festering sore in the middle of his chest was the source of the smell. Immediately the soldiers furrowed their brows and stepped back, this scene, as a result of toxic radiation from the combination of the ores and garbage piles on the planet.

The adjutant frowned and cursed. Directly giving up the idea of sacrificing this wretch. Not out of pity but because it was too disgusting. He signaled to the others and lifted his foot to exit but before he could leave, he felt himself being pulled by a thin hand on his trousers.

He lowered his head and saw the skinny man looking at him with faint hope, voice shaking strenuously. "Selection...the Institute."

The strange commotion here was like a stone thrown into the water, and the lifeless planet seemed to have finally come to life.

All the crooked doors and the dilapidated and dirty curtains were opened from the inside, countless faces that were all equally dead and lifeless looked out from the black hole of the rooms. Turbid eyes flickering. With the same longing and hope, they stated closely at the federation soldiers standing in the middle of the open space, small whispers spreading from every corner:

"It's the federation, they are here!"

"Selection...is it selection!"

"Is the God here, is Yan Yizhi."

"Please come here and take a look..."

"Come to us!"

The voices that grew stronger due to frantic desperation, merged into a torrent that rushed towards them violently. The withered residents resembled living skeletons, the extremely focused and hungry expressions that radiated from deeply sunken eye sockets, all put the army at unease.

Such a scene was like sinking into an abyss and it made the Federation soldier's scalp numb. The adjutant looked at the loud residents and had a horrifying premonition in his heart.

Just then there was a rumble underfoot and the terrible dark pillar slowly rose from the center of the earth and slowly enveloped the sky in blue light. 

The adjutant's face suddenly changed.

Slowly a strange video played out.

Minutes, hours, he didn't know how long tome stretched.

The planet fell into a dull silence.

There was almost no time for him to react, and a faint but angry voice sounded from the crowd: "...are we just experiment...are we..is the Federation a lie."

"Is it the same way that they brought my child away before?"

The despair in the woman's voice was infectious.

Suppressed noises rang out in the ragged sea of ​​people, the buzzing whispers were like hundreds of flies in his ears, setting off layers of rippling waves as if a kind of restlessness was surging faintly in the darkness.

"It's a lie!"

"It's all a lie, what Institute, what becoming citizens of the capital star, they've been raising our pigs this time!"

Screaming and panic sounded from the dark and dirty streets. At first, it was just a few vague and mixed murmurs, and it was almost impossible to capture the words. Later, even the adjutant in the middle protected by the soldiers with guns could hear the gradual anger of the crowd.

"My child never came back after being taken away, I thought he was just living a good life in the capital star..."

"Me, my brother too!"

"My sister, she was also taken too."

Fear and suspicion were like a deadly plague, spreading wildly in the crowd.

These angry and resentful emotions accumulated rapidly, undergoing a qualitative change at an extreme speed. Those panic-stricken tones quickly become despairing and hateful, the low voices brewing into clear and loud condemnation at an extremely alarming speed. Voices sounded from all directions, like an unstoppable wave, attacking the isolated and helpless soldiers.

"Yes, that's them!"

"...It's the same people that took them!"

"Why did you lie to us– my whole family was taken away! Dead, they're... they're dead! What's the use of living like this."

Their numb gazes burned with an unyielding light as if they using their souls to burn the flames of hatred.

One voice after another.

One face next to another face.

Everyone was like a mirror, amplifying the emotions suppressed in their hearts before releasing them.

Numerous filthy and skinny faces like zombies were pointed straight at the soldiers. The deeply sunken eye resembled dark caves, cold and chilling. The air was filled with dirty stench, like a pulled bowstring, all the soldiers subconsciously felt the fear of death, and the muzzle that had been lowered was raised and aimed at the crowd.

"Stay back!"

"Stay back you mutts!"

The adjutant perceived a strange atmosphere as if someone was watching in the dark, silently and secretly manipulating everything. This feeling made his hair stand on ends, and he desperately wanted to get things back on track— He tried to calm the residents, telling them that the video was a lie and just a ploy by the opposing galaxy. At the same time, he tried to warn his soldiers that it was impossible for this group of people raised as pigs and dogs to attack the soldiers with live ammunition.

But some things, once revealed couldn't be suppressed.

In the corner of his eyes, a soldier saw a thin figure run into the crowd, and there seemed to be faintly flickering silver light in her hand:

"Where's, mommy..."

The soldier closest to her was already tense, and before she could finish speaking, he pulled the trigger.

The sound of the metal collision was so clear that the crowd instantly calmed down. The dirty Chi child was disheveled and dirty hair looked like them in disbelief. The silver light in her hands fell to the ground with a crash—it was a metal badge. A badge that all soldiers were familiar with. The badge of the Federation.

The adjutants' hearts trembled.

Not good.

The sound of the gun was like sparks that instantly ignited a barrel of explosives, the residents descended into madness. The crowd dominated by anger glared at them with overwhelming hostility. 

The adjutant realized that the boat had overturned, all explanations were of no avail, and violent conflicts were inevitable. Immediately, he decisively ordered:

"Open fire: Breakthrough!"

There was a faint click from the gun barrels but to the soldier's surprise nothing came out, the adjutant eyes trembled and he looked towards the sky.

It's over.

The residents were only more deeply infuriated. The anger that had been suppressed for years poured out from their lifeless eyes, wrapped in extreme violence and resentment, they shouted out hoarsely and rushed towards them—

The adjutant looked at them blankly, the animals he had ha despised now rushed towards him like a hungry beast. 

At this moment, he seemed to finally understand something and clenched his hands in prayer.

This was retribution.

******

In the conference hall of the federation, the top brass stood around the screen and stared at the inconceivable side before them. The fanatical desire for revenge has turned into terrible power, destroying, shattering, and reshaping everything around it.

This scene was so terrifying and so spectacular, It caught everyone's eyes with an almost evil charm, shocking them physically and mentally, and could hardly move their feet.

"Sir what are we going to do!"

The man with a heavy black beard slapped the table below him heavily, his beard shook with anger and he pointed a finger to the door–

"Go to Institute and bring everyone back!"

*****

Floating on the silent and cold space, was a silent warship. This warship was huge, almost twice the size of the Steran. The black steel-encased on the outside was s indestructible. The outline of the ship was concise. The top-of-the-line interstellar cannons had a black hole muzzle from under the outer protective layer.

The ship was like a sleeping beast covered with heavy protective covers. Inside the pitch-black anti-aircraft glass layer of the starship, is the cold and wide captain's room, the widescreen completely covers the walls.

Reflected in the cold light was a beautiful red merman lying in a bed of roses and thorns.

In the captain's room engulfed by darkness, the blue light from the electronic screen outlined the figure of the man not far away.

He stood in front of the screen with his hands behind his back, broad shoulders, straight legs, and his extremely tall stature gave him a heavy sense of oppression and strength.

There was an almost terrifying aura on his body and a kind of biting coldness that seemed to seep from his bones. Suppressed and restrained by an extremely powerful restraint that made people tremble from the depths of their souls.

In the darkness, a low, hoarse chuckle sounded soft.

"interesting."

But soon the cabin grew quiet again as if the voice had never appeared.