The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Suddenly, the air in the room seemed to freeze.

The smile on Les's face vanished, and his icy eyes locked onto Su Chen, as if he were ready to strike at any moment.

Su Yi stood by Su Chen's side, Soulpower ready to erupt at a moment's notice. If Les made even the slightest move, he would turn Les into a puppet.

"So, you're confident enough to resolve this with a little trip outside?" Les spoke in a calm tone.

To be honest, Su Chen was brimming with confidence at the moment, and it stemmed from his recent acquisition of the Cosmic Behemoth Spectral Moth.

This Cosmic Behemoth fed on the consciousness of intelligent lifeforms. Even the nearly invincible Matricide Beetle had been consumed by the Spectral Moth in just a month. So, devouring Les's consciousness shouldn't be a problem.

"Les, this is your last chance. If you willingly leave my brother's body, I can let you continue to exist, provide you with a cloned body. But if you refuse..."

Before Su Chen could finish, Les decisively interjected, "I agree."

"Hmm?" Su Chen was slightly taken aback. He had expected Les to resist, but he never thought Les would agree so easily. It left him somewhat incredulous.

But both his Psychicpower and Su Yi's Soulpower assured him that Les was speaking the truth; he had genuinely surrendered.

Regardless, Su Chen now had a way to control Les. Whatever schemes Les might have were now rendered useless.

"Yun Ru, create a Clone."

"I want to customize my own appearance," Les exclaimed.

Customizing the Clone's appearance was child's play for Yun Ru. She proceeded to craft an entirely new cloned body according to Les's specifications.

After a few minutes, Yun Ru returned, saying, "The body is ready."

"Let your consciousness come out."

"No, I want to transfer my consciousness directly to the Clone."

In reality, Les was concerned that Su Chen might deceive him. Once he lost his physical body and was left with only consciousness, many of his abilities would become useless, and he would be at the mercy of others.

Su Chen naturally shared this concern and agreed to this small request.

The group arrived at a laboratory where a giant tank was filled with green liquid, and a male body floated inside, entirely customized to Les's specifications.

"Not bad, it resembles me from half a lifetime ago," Les commented.

Su Chen grinned. The male figure in the tank looked rather exotic, almost feminine. Did that mean Les used to look like this?

Before anyone could react, Zhu Hui's body suddenly lost power, collapsing to the ground. An invisible light orb appeared in mid-air and swiftly entered the male body inside the tank.

In the next moment, the male's eyes snapped open, a hint of purple light shining in them, giving them an eerie appearance.

Crack!

The next second, the tank shattered, and Les walked out from within.

"Tsk tsk, the body of a clone is really fragile. Just a bit of power usage caused damage," Les remarked, sporting some minor wounds on his body.

After all, this Clone had only existed for a few minutes from its creation until now. Les was able to control it directly without any sense of stiffness, purely because of the overwhelming strength of his consciousness.

Su Chen paid no attention to Les; his gaze was fixed on Zhu Hui's body.

"Commander, Emperor Ming's body is mostly unharmed. He was just suppressed by another consciousness for an extended period, controlling his body, resulting in temporary unconsciousness. He should recover in a while," Yun Ru examined and reported.

Su Chen nodded and had Zhu Hui's body taken out immediately. Then, he turned his attention to Les.

With ordinary enemies, Su Chen would find a way to eliminate them. However, Les was a member of the Protoss, and Su Chen's knowledge of the Protoss was limited. Les was his only source of information.

In other words, Su Chen was reluctant to kill Les.

He had two means of completely restraining Les: Su Yi and the Spectral Moth.

"Les, I can offer you two choices. First, continue the previous arrangement, with Su Yi watching over you. You can exchange Protoss technology or some secrets about the Protoss for certain benefits. Second, become my subordinate and work for me, just like Yuan Yizhong."

Les didn't know that one of these choices was a trap. If he agreed to serve Su Chen, even for an instant, he would be marked by the System as an ally. The first choice, on the other hand, Les had been enduring for several months, thanks to Su Yi's watchful eye. Otherwise, he would have been out and about by now.

Instinctively, Les was inclined to choose the second option. But suddenly, he felt something was amiss.

As a Protoss, they tended to prefer going solo, so he approached everything with a hint of suspicion.

Both choices seemed fine on the surface, but why was the second one added?

Les suspected that there might be a trap involved, like forcing him into life-threatening situations once he became a subordinate. Once he lost his body and had only consciousness left, would Su Chen have the upper hand? Unbeknownst to him, without the knowledge of the System's existence, he couldn't fathom the alternative method Su Chen was employing.

"I choose the first one. I'm quite content with my life as a homebody," Les said proudly, his head held high.

Su Chen remained composed outwardly, but inside, he couldn't help but sigh at Les's cautiousness.

It was Les's own choice, and Su Chen promptly let him return to his previous arrangement with Yuan Yizhong. He believed that with Yuan Yizhong, a Spy, around, it was only a matter of time before Les's secrets were uncovered.

Not long after, a Red Alert soldier reported, "Commander, Emperor Ming has awakened."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen immediately headed to a room, which was lavishly decorated, comparable to a five-star hotel, reserved for special guests.

Emperor Ming sat at the edge of the bed, looking somewhat bewildered.

"How are you feeling, Elder Brother?" Su Chen approached.

Emperor Ming looked at Su Chen, puzzled. "Little Brother? Is this your Red Alert Base?"

Everything seemed so strange to Emperor Ming. He vividly remembered competing for the position of Ancient Relic Master in the ancient ruins. Why did he wake up here?

At this moment, Emperor Ming still had no idea that several months had passed.

"Do you feel any discomfort?"

Among all the Human Emperors, Su Chen had the closest relationship with Zhu Hui. Zhu Hui's character earned Su Chen's admiration. He was a true Human Emperor!

"I'm a bit dizzy, but by the way, how did things turn out? Who became the Master of the ancient relic?" Zhu Hui asked eagerly.

"Elder Brother, it has been over four months since the ancient relic emerged," Su Chen said with a serious expression. (To be continued...)

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