"…………"

"…………"

Shepard and the larva looked eye to eye and didn't speak for a while.

What is this? Why did Fang Zheng give this to himself?

Shepard couldn't figure it out. She remembered clearly that Fang Zheng said that if you encounter difficulties, just open this box. Shepard originally thought that there would be some secret weapon or something inside, but... this

What is it?

If she were an ordinary woman, she would scream out loud just by seeing the larvae in front of her. But Shepard is a hard-blooded woman who has experienced many battles. She has seen even the most disgusting things in the universe. In her opinion, this insect

Of course it's nothing, but...how to get this thing?

"commander!"

Just when Shepard was puzzled, Kaiden's voice suddenly came from outside the door. When she heard the shouts of her subordinates, Shepard shook her head and put her doubts aside, then she picked up the lid and opened it again.

She closed the box with a snap, then stood up with the box and opened the door. Outside the door, Kaiden was watching her nervously.

"Are you okay, Commander."

"I'm fine, just get ready and let's go."

Having said this, Shepard threw the box in his hand to Kaiden.

"Here you go, take this thing."

"What's this?"

"Birthday Cake!"

Faced with Kayden's inquiry, Shepard rolled his eyes angrily, then picked up his gun and strode outside, while Kayden was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed him holding the box.

"You are so awesome, Commander, how did you know that today is my birthday..."

The battle still continues.

When Shepard and his team left the wreckage of Normandy, they immediately moved towards the nearest headquarters, but the Reapers were obviously well prepared. Their first wave of attacks directly killed all the important facilities and buildings of the Star Alliance.

As a result, Shepard was currently unable to contact other armies at all. Thanks to her reputation as a Citadel ghost, she also gathered many remaining soldiers along the way, and finally found a place to settle down while it was dark.

but………

"This is an absolute nightmare."

Looking at the burning city outside, Anderson sighed exhaustedly. He originally hoped that Shepard could leave the earth and find reinforcements elsewhere. But he didn't expect that Shepard's Normandy would also be defeated.

What a disaster. The Normandy was the most sophisticated warship built by the Star Alliance and the Turians. Even this warship was killed by the Reapers. So where could the Star Alliance find another warship?

Having said that, are there any usable warships on earth now?

"They attacked the Star Alliance headquarters, the command post, and even the fleet headquarters. As you said, Shepard, these monsters came prepared. To be honest, I originally wanted you to seek them out.

Supportive, but..."

Looking at the scene outside the window, Anderson shook his head helplessly, while Shepard, who was standing next to him, frowned, and then she hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Lieutenant General Anderson, actually, I have something to report to you."

"What's up?"

"Do you still remember that you asked me to issue an order to investigate the mysterious force coming out of the wandering galaxy?"

"Oh...you said Tiandao Palace...of course I know about this, what's the matter?"

Of course Anderson is no stranger to this. After all, it is so rare to be able to defeat the Citadel Council and suffer a secret loss. Although Anderson is also a member of the Citadel Council, deep down in his heart, he is quite secretly happy.

of.

"It's like this. At that time, I led them to the Citadel in accordance with the order of the council, but because of what happened on the way, I separated from them after solving the geth's troubles. And just now, I suddenly remembered

The other party gave me a gift before leaving, saying that I could use it when I needed help."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Anderson immediately cheered up.

"What is it? Is it some kind of weapon?"

"………it is this."

"……………what is this?"

Anderson looked at the larva poking its head out of the box in Shepard's hand, also looking confused.

"I don't know either. Judging from the appearance, it should be a bug..."

"So? This is the gift the other party gave you? Isn't this meant to make you happy?"

"I don't think so..."

Having said this, Shepard was actually a little undecided, but right now they really had no choice but to treat the situation like a dead horse.

"So, how do you use this thing? You don't need to eat it, right?"

"………No way………"

Looking at the larvae in the box in front of him, Shepard's hair stood up all over his body. How should he eat this thing? Roast it?

"Are you going to use it?"

"I want to give it a try, but General Anderson... I'm not sure if he is willing to help..."

Even if Shepard is not a politician, she understands that this is not as simple as a fight between two people saying "brotherly loyalty" and "I'll avenge you, brother" after a disagreement. This involves two camps.

The problem, that is to say, even if Tiandao Palace is willing to assist, I am afraid that Xinglian still needs to offer enough benefits to make the other party nod.

Shepard does not have such authority. No matter how powerful she is, she is just a Citadel Ghost and is not qualified to make such a decision.

In fact, neither did Anderson, he was just a lieutenant general after all.

As for those who are qualified...well, unfortunately, they were all taken advantage of by the reapers just now.

"………Try it."

Anderson hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth hard.

"I will bear all the responsibilities. As you said, if this continues, mankind will probably be completely destroyed. In the face of this crisis, everything else is secondary. Now, we can only hope that the Tiandao Palace will

Don’t make the conditions too excessive…”

Having said this, Anderson looked at the larva in the box in front of him again.

"So, how to use this thing?"

"…………"

Okay, this question is back to its original point.

"Could it be that you want to let it out... and give it a try?"

Shepard was also a little undecided, but based on her understanding of Zheng Zheng, the thing the other party gave her should not be for eating. So she also turned over the box and placed the larvae on the ground.

"Paji."

The larva fell to the ground with a splat, and then moved slowly like a snail. Shepard and Anderson watched the larva slowly crawl along the ruins into the garden not far away, and then they saw a

Something purple, like some weird moss, gradually spread from the larvae's body. The next moment, the larvae curled up into a ball, and then a layer of film covered it up, gradually turning into a...

……Egg?

"…………"

What is this operation?

Looking at the "egg" that was growing bigger and bigger like a rubber ball, the two of them continued to look confused. However, just when Shepard was about to step forward to scan it with a multi-purpose tool to see what was going on, they heard the egg.

Suddenly it shattered with a "pop" sound, and then a flat, insect-like monster appeared from inside. It looked about the same size as a person, with bat-like wings on both sides of its body.

There are scorpion-like pincers in front of the thing...

"I said, are you sure the other party is not planning to cause trouble for you?"

Anderson was a little uneasy now. After all, the monster in front of him didn't look like a good thing...

"Probably not..."

Shepard's tone was not so sure at the moment, but what else could she do? She could only watch.

Not only that, Shepard also discovered that as the strange bug moved, the strange moss under its body seemed to be slowly spreading...

Then Shepard saw this weird bug suddenly swell, and then turned into a huge sarcoma, covering almost half of the garden!

"…………What should we do now?"

As he spoke, Anderson took out his gun and aimed at the squirming sarcoma - well, you can't blame Anderson for being sensitive, after all, the appearance of the insect swarm...

It's understandable. It's understandable.

"No, let's wait and see. I think Fang Zheng won't lie to me..."

"Da da da!!!"

Just when Shepard stopped Anderson, suddenly, a series of gunshots rang out, followed by shouts from outside.

"Enemy attack! It's a corpse puppet!!"

Hearing this, the two of them looked at each other and hurriedly turned around and rushed out.
Chapter completed!