Chapter 703 - 535: 5-Clawed Golden Dragon: Soaring Through the 9 Heavens

Of course, Gao Xiaomeng had also transformed into her cat form now.

Two pointed ears.

A long tail.

"You dare defy me, a mere cat?!" The Beast Race Sword Saint was furious. Even injured, he had no intention of fleeing.

A flash of sword light descended.

It tore through the sky.

And struck Gao Xiaomeng’s body directly.

Then, Gao Xiaomeng’s body was sliced in two.

And then, two Gao Xiaomengs appeared.

One on the left and one on the right!

"..." The Beast Race Sword Saint.

Gan Liniang!

The Beast Race Sword Saint was truly exasperated.

He had fought for over a hundred years, but he had never been in such a frustrating fight.

’What kind of monsters are these?’

Just as he was thinking this, a cat’s claw raked across his face.

"MEOW!"

Although the blow wasn’t fatal, it still left a gash on the Beast Race Sword Saint’s face, and crimson blood stained his cheek.

This was a battle of epic proportions.

A white dragon and a golden one danced in the sky.

Along with two identical Gao Xiaomengs...

The soldiers of the Eastern District Guard Army watched the scene in the sky, shaken.

"That Cat King called Gao Neng ’brother’? Is Gao Neng really one of them... an alien?!"

Xu Zilan had turned into a dragon.

Gao Neng also had a dragon form, and with Gao Xiaomeng’s identity as the Cat King, the evidence that Gao Neng belonged to the Dragon Race was now practically ironclad.

No matter how much the guards of the Eastern District doubted it in their hearts, they had no choice but to believe.

...

「In the command center.」

All eyes were fixed on the screen.

Qin Jianfei clenched his jaw.

Wu Qingjing balled his fists.

Shen Changsheng’s face was pale.

"Two dragons... Is the fate of our Human Alliance actually being controlled by two dragons?" Liangshan’s voice rang out at this moment.

"Speaker Wu, don’t hesitate any longer! Activate ’Protocol Zero’ now, while there’s still time!" Guo Xin urged, just as anxious.

"Old Wu, we all know Gao Neng’s situation. He might have been deceived, but he is, after all, a dragon... an ali—"

"Shut up!"

A cold shout cut off the words Liangshan was about to say.

This caused the expressions on Liangshan’s and Guo Xin’s faces to change in an instant.

Because the one who had spoken was none other than Shen Ning’Er.

"Councillor Liang, Councillor Guo, your battlefield is not the command center. The current Supreme Commander of the Human Alliance is Gao Neng. What is this... are you trying to seize power?!" As Shen Ning’Er spoke, a powerful aura erupted from her.

"You little brat, you dare speak to me like that? Do you have any idea? Even your grandfather wouldn’t dare—"

"Why wouldn’t I dare? Councillor Liang, this is the military command center. Your battlefield is the front line. Wasn’t this decided by the Supreme Council?" Shen Changsheng’s voice rang out.

"You... you people..." Liangshan’s face flushed red.

"Elder Liang, don’t be angry. Everyone’s goal is the survival of the Human Alliance. Shen Ning’Er’s words were a bit blunt, but Gao Neng is indeed the current Supreme Commander of the Human Alliance. She’s speaking the truth. Besides, wasn’t our plan already approved by the Supreme Council?" Wu Qingjing stepped forward.

"What do you mean, approved? If Gao Neng were human, I would naturally have no objections. But right now, he’s a dragon—"

"What’s wrong with being a dragon?!" Shen Ning’Er took another step forward.

"Shen Ning’Er! You’re a junior... I can overlook your insolence once, but that doesn’t give you the right to act this way in front of me—"

HUMMM!

The sound of fluctuating energy echoed.

And then, more than ten dark figures appeared, centered around Shen Ning’Er.

Each dark figure wore a cloak.

Liangshan’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

Because he was all too familiar with these black-clad figures.

"Gene weapons?!"

"Yes. There are ninety-eight of them left, and they are all in my hands!" Shen Ning’Er nodded. "If Councillor Liang and Councillor Guo want to activate Protocol Zero at a time like this, then I don’t mind killing someone right here!"

"Are you threatening me?!" Liangshan’s expression changed drastically.

"No, I’m just telling you something. This is a war!" Shen Ning’Er said.

"What do you mean?"

"War doesn’t care about status or authority. Even if you’re a senior member, it’s useless. Because war is the most pragmatic thing there is. It only looks at one thing: who is strong and who is weak! Just like your current situation. When you can’t beat me, you’d best shut your mouth!" Shen Ning’Er was extremely direct.

"..." Liangshan.

"Shen Ning’Er, if you think you can force us to support Gao Neng this way, you’re mistaken. We’ve lived this long; we aren’t afraid of death!" Guo Xin gritted her teeth and walked up to Shen Ning’Er. Then, she glanced at the dozen or so gene weapons. "I never thought Gao Neng would intentionally keep an ace up his sleeve here. It seems... he must have been preparing for this, wasn’t he?"

"Yes. The reason I’ve remained in the command center is precisely for a contingency like this!" Shen Ning’Er nodded without any denial.

"Hahaha, Councillor Gao really does think of everything, doesn’t he? It seems... what Tianzang said about Gao Neng and Xu Zilan wanting to control humanity must be true, then?" Guo Xin started laughing.

"Why is Councillor Guo laughing?" Shen Ning’Er asked coolly.

"Oh, isn’t it laughable? That we humans must live under the thumb of a dragon?" A smirk played on Guo Xin’s lips.

"Under a dragon’s thumb?" Shen Ning’Er tilted her head up. "When the North District Fortress was on the verge of falling, when everyone was ready to abandon the North District, when twenty million people were kneeling in the cold wind, who was it that led the Human Alliance, defended the North District Fortress, and saved the lives of those twenty million people?"

"That..." Guo Xin was at a loss for words.

"Without Gao Neng, the North District would have fallen long ago. A quarter of the City of Hope’s territory would now be in the hands of the aliens, and a sword would be pressed against humanity’s throat!"

"..."

"Perhaps in your eyes, the lives of twenty million people are nothing, and even a quarter of the City of Hope’s territory is nothing. In that case, what about the three alien spies who were just purged from the Supreme Council? Is that enough? They had successfully taken control of the Supreme Council and obtained supreme military command. They got the Sword Elder killed. They left the City of Hope besieged on all sides. I ask you, at that time, Councillor Guo... Councillor Liang, what were the two of you doing?" Shen Ning’Er’s gaze was fixed on Guo Xin.

"..."

"You think Gao Neng is an alien, a dragon, who wants to control the Human Alliance. But do his actions make him unworthy of being the Alliance’s Supreme Commander? Without Gao Neng, are you certain we could be fending off the attack of the Eastern District’s 300,000-strong alien Allied Army right now?!"

"..."

"I’m afraid the Eastern District Fortress would have been breached long ago, wouldn’t it?"

"..." Guo Xin’s face darkened.

"..." Liangshan’s face turned pale.

"Councillor Guo, Councillor Liang, as you stand here brandishing your authority, demanding the immediate activation of Protocol Zero in your capacity as members of the Supreme Council, I want you to ask yourselves: if the fate of the Human Alliance were placed in your hands right now, could you bear that weight?!" Shen Ning’Er’s fist tightened slightly.

"We..."

"You couldn’t!"

"..."

"No one could bear it. Whether it’s Gao Neng’s contributions to the Human Alliance or the resources he commands, no one can compare to him. Only he can lead humanity to victory. You don’t have to believe it, but that is the truth—just as we find it hard to believe that the Strongest of the North District Alien Race would truly ally with us humans!" As Shen Ning’Er finished, she paused briefly, her gaze turning to the golden dragon on the screen. "This is war. And this is the reality the Human Alliance must face!"