Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 139: Kenji Got Sick (1)

After thinking it over, Yuka said to Kenji, "I want to bring the Stellar Corps pilots who operate Oniyon mechas to the front line to fight with you. I’ll take the rest of the Stellar Corps to find the Queen and deal with it before it produces more soldier insectoids against the Alliance."

Kenji immediately objected, "No."

He tried to reason with Yuka, "Your Stellar Corps hasn’t trained for long enough. It’s not the perfect timing for them to go into battle now. And there’s no rush to find the Queen; she will show up eventually."

Yuka frowned and said, "The Stellar Corps has already improved a lot and can help the Alliance Army. I don’t want to just sit and wait. The sooner we find the Queen, the less danger the Alliance will face. We can’t afford waiting any longer. The soldier insectoids are a clear warning. What if new types of insectoids appear? How long can the front line hold?"

For the first time, Kenji became very stubborn. He said firmly, "I disagree."

Yuka looked back at him unwaveringly, saying, "It doesn’t matter if you disagree, it’s my choice."

Kenji, looking into Yuka’s eyes, suddenly deflated. He covered his forehead and said to Yuka, "Then I’ll go with you to find the Queen."

Without thinking, Yuka immediately refused, "No, the Queen is too dangerous. Besides, what will happen to the front line if you leave?"

They looked at each other for a while, knowing they couldn’t persuade each other right away.

They both didn’t want the other to be in danger. In truth, Kenji was unilaterally trying to stop Yuka from facing danger alone.

Kenji, knowing he might never be able to handle Yuka, who seemed born to oppose him, rubbed his temples again with a headache and sighed, "Let’s cool off for three days then. If you still insist on this idea after three days, we’ll talk again, okay?"

Yuka raised an eyebrow, "You want to have a cold war with me?"

In her previous life, she learned a lot from a friend. The friend once told her, "When a man tells you ’let’s take a break,’ ’let’s talk about this in a few days,’ ’I’m really tired now,’ he’s mostly annoyed with you and wants a cold war. If it cools down, feelings fade, then you should probably go get the next one."

"I’m not," Kenji said blankly, "I didn’t mean that..."

"Then we’ll talk in three days." Yuka pouted and ended the communication, temporarily moving Kenji to her seldom-contact list, blocking his messages.

On the other end, Kenji was left speechless...

Kenji, in a moment of desperation, called over a subordinate and asked seriously, "If your girlfriend thinks you’re giving her the cold shoulder, gets angry, and blocks you, how would you make it up to her?"

His subordinate, who had never been in a relationship, was clueless. Tentatively, he suggested, "Maybe wait until she cools down and unblocks you to talk?"

Kenji’s instinct told him this wasn’t the right approach, but before he could think of another plan, an alarm at the frontline sounded—

This time, the threat on the battlefield was not from the usual soldier insectoids, but rather a swarming horde of parasites. These creatures, once latched onto a surface, proved extremely difficult to dislodge.

Kenji, realizing the severity of the situation, abandoned his opticomputer and promptly piloted his mecha to the central battlefield. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Upon arrival, he was confronted with a staggering number of parasites. Their countless, transparent bodies were densely packed together, squirming unsettlingly on the ground. Using their suction-cupped abdomens, they clung to the Alliance Army soldiers’ mechas, effectively immobilizing them.

In the midst of this chaos, Kenji fiercely fought back. He managed to rip off a parasite that had clung to his mecha’s wrist and swiftly eliminated it with his longsword.

However, as he retracted his blade, a shrill alarm sounded within his mecha.

Frowning, Kenji turned his head towards the source of the alarm. The red dot on the alarm indicated a new threat from above. Flying insectoids had once again invaded the front lines. This time, however, they were not carrying eggs or soldier insectoids, but rather space pirates piloting their own mechas.

These space pirates were ruthlessly efficient. As soon as they landed, they zeroed in on Kenji, encircling him and launching a fierce attack in an attempt to breach his protective barrier.

Kenji’s subordinates, witnessing this, tried desperately to come to his rescue. However, they were hindered by the parasites that tightly bound their mechas, rendering their movements slow and cumbersome. They couldn’t reach Kenji in time to provide the necessary support.

Fortunately, another contingent of the Alliance Army, patrolling a different route, received Kenji’s distress signal and promptly responded. They arrived just in time, battling their way through the horde of parasites to reach Kenji, managing to eliminate many of the peripheral space pirates in the process.

Kenji, positioned at the epicenter of the attack, fought valiantly, taking down hundreds of enemies. Despite his efforts, one of his mecha’s mechanical arms was severed, and his protective barrier sustained significant damage.

Just as he seemed to be at a disadvantage, one of Kenji’s subordinates, having finally freed himself from the grip of the parasites, rushed to his side. He engaged the last of the space pirates’ mechas, but this opponent was unexpectedly resilient, steadily advancing towards Kenji even while fending off the subordinate.

Despite the loss of a mechanical arm, Kenji remained a formidable fighter. He shifted his longsword to his left arm and, in tandem with his subordinate, launched a counterattack against the enemy’s mecha.

In a critical moment, the space pirate’s mecha executed a forceful punch, releasing a green, corrosive liquid hidden within its mechanical hand onto Kenji’s mecha’s protective barrier.

The liquid splashed across the barrier, finding its way through small gaps into the cockpit. Kenji immediately felt a chilling sensation on his arm.

As he tried to wipe off the substance, a wave of intense pain surged through him, causing uncontrollable tremors. He struggled to maintain his stance, bracing himself against the control panel.

This pain was like nothing Kenji had ever experienced. His psychic power, crucial for operating the mecha, became momentarily disrupted. This disruption severed the spiritual link he had with his mecha, causing it to collapse onto its knees, mirroring Kenji’s own struggle within the cockpit.