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What's the point of letting him out? Over a thousand Galatrons have Leo pinned down and imprisoned in the Jupiter base, taking turns to assault him every day so he can never leave for the rest of his life?
Yako always felt that Galatron's feelings for Leo in this family were absolutely unique and strong. There were thousands of clones, all equipped with biological systems, and they even shared feelings. She couldn't even imagine what Leo would become if things really became peaceful in the future.
The thought of that situation is terrifying...
Just as Ako was shaking her head incessantly, at the Carlo base on the other side, Leo also witnessed the enthusiasm from the Carlo base. A full thousand people stood at the gate to welcome him, and they even took the time to make a banner.
[A warm welcome to Captain Leo and all members of ESCG for their visit to the Carlo base for inspection and supervision.]
"Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!"
The enthusiastic welcome left Leo speechless, mainly because the banner was a bit too much for him to handle.
"You guys are so enthusiastic...it's this banner."
Leo glanced at the captain of the String Man, who simply sighed and quickly accepted reality. It wasn't the first time; he'd get used to it.
"Just make do with this. I forgot to tell them that Genjin is your captain. In the end, given the situation of ESCG, you should be somewhat aware of your popularity. You don't know how many people are asking you for autographs."
Captain Gale was also at a loss; he seemed unable to see anything. Leo simply smiled and shook hands with each of the "people" who were welcoming him, while a series of thoughts kept flashing through his mind.
Mejulang alien clones, Mejulang alien clones, and more Mejulang alien clones... Good heavens, just these few dozen shaking hands are all Mejulang alien clones. How long has it been? The entire base has been replaced?
Tsk tsk, interesting. Anyway, I'm on vacation today, and Leo wants to see what kind of trouble these guys can cause me. Anyway, Galatron sent a message, she'll cover for me.
Chapter 498: I still don't know enough about Leo.
Although they were supposed to be here for fun, they couldn't just come for fun. At least some inspection was necessary. At this point, Captain Stringman stopped worrying about being made vice-captain, and Leo naturally became the one to inspect the work.
As a facility that was clearly prioritized in the "Space Development and Exploration" plan at the beginning of TPC's establishment, the Carlo base is fully equipped, and even its weapons and equipment were the most advanced in the past for protection purposes.
"Vice Captain Leo, this way please. Look, this is our living area, and that's our canteen. Would you like something to eat?" Carlo, the member in charge of showing Leo around, pointed to the canteen.
"Sure." Leo didn't stand on ceremony; he was actually quite hungry and curious about the local food. "Oh, by the way, what's your name again?"
"This guy is so rude," thought the Mejulang alien clone, disguised as a member of the Carlo base, but he had no choice but to put on a forced smile. "This is the fifth time you've asked me. My name is Rod."
Five times! Five times! This guy is definitely putting on airs on purpose, tsk, is being human this tiring?
"Oh, well, who told you to have such a hard-to-remember name?"
Leo waved his hand dismissively, while Rhodes, disguised as a Mejulang alien, was cursing inwardly. "Just two words? Are you out of your mind? Do you want to see your full name... Oh right, what's this guy's full name?"
Wangchuan: Don't ask, I won't tell you.
Rod suppressed his displeasure, then ran to the cafeteria's food serving window, gave the kitchen staff a look, and quickly returned with a plate of food and a glass of juice. Everyone knew that Leo didn't like drinking alcohol.
"Here, Vice Captain Leo, please enjoy your meal."
Looking at the overflowing portion that seemed to burst him from hunger, Leo glanced at it and said, "Why is there so much? Why don't you eat some too?"
"I...I won't, I just ate, I'm not hungry yet."
Rhodes quickly shook his head. This is not to be eaten. It's all poisoned. It's a venom refined from the ultimate darkness of Mezhulang. It's colorless and odorless. A single drop can kill the entire Carlo base. Half of Leo's juice glass is filled with this stuff.
Let alone a person, even if a few monsters came, they would lie down without hesitation. The alien of Mejulang, who was monitoring everything from behind the scenes, was feeling smug when he saw Leo devour all the food in a whirlwind and then chug down the "juice" that could kill at least a dozen monsters.
Leo licked his lips, seemingly savoring the taste. "Hmm...it tasted pretty good. Is there more?"
"No...that's all."
Rod was stunned. He wondered if he had taken the wrong meal. Putting aside the fact that he ate so fast, this was not right. Was he even human? Oh, this guy wasn't human, but even if he wasn't poisoned, couldn't he at least give some kind of reaction?
"What a pity, I thought it tasted pretty good." Leo smacked his lips; the poison extracted from ultimate darkness was a kind of tonic for him. "Where do we go next?"
"Next... let's go to the observation center over there!" Rhodes said hastily upon receiving the order from his main body, and a new conspiracy was already in the works.
As a lunar base, Carlo constantly observes the universe to collect various data, but it is a relatively remote corner with few people.
Leo pretended not to know anything and followed behind Rhodes. After a few steps, Rhodes pretended to be surprised, "Oh my, Vice Captain An Yong!"
Karo Base's vice-captain, An Yong, smiled and said, "Rhode, I'll show Vice-Captain Leo around. You can go about your business."
"Okay, okay, then I'll leave it to Vice Captain An Yong. I still have a lot to do." Rod nodded hurriedly, afraid that Leo might disagree, and then ran off.
(Boss, do these two guys think you're an idiot? Why don't they just attack?)
Dimaga thought this was too fake. Only Leo had the time to put on an act with them. Leo had already found the two original bodies, so why didn't he just capture them?
Galatron needs time to rescue those trapped people. Let's play with them until then. Leo comforted Dimaga, then looked at the man in front of him, reached out and shook his hand. Hmm, fake.
“Vice Captain Leo, let me show you around. This is the data room, and that is the server room…” Fake An Yong’s performance was so natural that even someone who knew him well probably wouldn’t be able to spot anything wrong at first glance.
Leo had a general idea of what these guys were up to within his perception range. After walking for only a few minutes, An Yong suddenly stopped, then pulled out his gun, turned around, and aimed it at Leo.
“Vice Captain An Yong, what do you mean by this?” Leo raised an eyebrow, and An Yong chuckled calmly, “Nothing much, Vice Captain Leo. You are a threat, so I’m eliminating you here.”
As An Yong finished speaking, the fake Rhodes, who had been pretending to leave but had actually been quietly following behind the two, also came out with a weapon, aiming at Leo as well.
"Who are you people?" Leo asked seriously, but An Yong did not answer. He simply opened fire, but the shot seemed to have gone astray on purpose. Leo drew his gun and returned fire, hitting An Yong in the shoulder. Then, he leaned back and fired a shot that killed the inexplicably stunned fake Rhodes.
Seeing Rod split open, transform into a Mejulang alien, and then turn into dust, Leo hurriedly chased after An Yong.
Meanwhile, Hayate and Gento, two old comrades who hadn't seen each other for many years, also had a lot to say to each other. Hayate complained that he was under a lot of pressure working in Carlo but didn't have any enemies. Amuro had even applied to be transferred back to Earth. He had just finished the match and went to the space station on the way.
Gento complained that although he was the captain, it seemed that everyone assumed that Leo had the authority to command the entire ESCG, and that everyone would go to Leo first when they had a problem.
"So you really want to face a pile of paperwork all day long?" Jifeng's words silenced all of Xianren's complaints. He was right; there are gains and losses.
During a break in their conversation, the injured fake An Yu ran over, his face pale, and shouted at them, "Something terrible has happened! Captain, Vice-Captain Leo is an alien in disguise! He just tried to kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Gento and Hayate momentarily went blank and instinctively placed their hands on their weapons. But before they could make a move, another Rhodes ran over, also wounded.
"Captain, watch out! Vice-Captain Leo... he wants to destroy the Carlo Base and Delta Force!"
Hayate Kazunari quickly stepped forward to support the two, asking, "What evidence do you have for what you're saying?"
"I saw it. He turned into an alien. He fired a gun to kill me and silence me. I almost died at his hands."
Upon hearing what the fake An Yu said, Gento and Hayate exchanged a glance, then drew their guns without hesitation. With two gunshots, the fake An Yu and the fake Rhodes were pierced through.
"How...how could this be?" The fake An Yong looked at the empty hole in his chest. This was impossible. His disguise was perfect. Just now, he really thought he was An Yong.
“You all don’t understand Leo at all.” Gento stood up, took out his communicator to send a message to the others, glanced calmly at the collapsing fake An Yu, and uttered a single sentence.
"If it really was Vice Captain Leo who wanted to kill you both to silence you, would you two have made it this far alive?"
Jia Anyong was stunned and couldn't understand how things could have developed this way. Shouldn't these guys have started to suspect Leo and create a rift between them?
However, Gento knew his vice-captain's abilities all too well. It's no exaggeration to say that he actually thought Leo was an alien, or even possibly the human form of some Ultraman.
Aside from that, there's really no way to explain Leo's incredible physical abilities and fighting power. If you call him human, what human can deliver a punch with the force of over a hundred tons? He even stopped a steel coil rolling towards him at high speed with his feet.
With this level of skill, how could humanity escape from Leo's clutches? That String Man dared to challenge Dark Gatanothor one-on-one the very next day.
Chapter 499 I'm in a terrible mood
"This is Gale. Emergency notice: Carlo Base has been invaded by aliens who can mimic human form. Everyone, be careful to identify them!"
Hayate's voice was broadcast throughout the entire Carlo base, but the real Captain Hayate himself was still completely bewildered before realizing, "These guys are trying to muddy the waters!"
The stringers who tried to send a message also found that the communication signals were blocked. The fact that this could be done meant that Carlo's internal server had also been hijacked by the enemy.
"Then they should understand that no matter what they do, we will find out. So they will definitely think about controlling the situation. It's possible that most of the Carlo base is under their control. So their next target..."
Gento and Hayate exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Arsenal!"
Before the two could react, a Divine Eagle had already taken off. The Mejulang brothers looked extremely grim. They had originally planned to frame Leo and put him in a passive position.
Leo is not a real human. The Meijulang brothers think that as long as they directly expose this fact, they will force him to prove himself and make the Gentoo and the others doubt Leo's identity.
Of course, Leo obviously couldn't prove he was human. Whether he cooperated or not, he would eventually expose his identity, and the task assigned by the Dark Shadow Mage would be half completed!
Who would have thought that these guys from ESCG would be so crazy? They didn't even have the slightest doubt about Leo's identity. Would these guys rather doubt their own humanity than doubt Leo?
"Brother, what do we do now?" Mei Zhulang's younger brother panicked for a moment. Plans can't keep up with changes. They had underestimated Leo's status in the hearts of the ESCG group.
"Destroy the entire Carlo base, kill everyone to silence them, and then go directly to Earth to strike first!" Mei Zhulang's brother clenched his fist. Things had come to this point, and they could no longer hesitate.
They decided to go all the way and completely destroy the entire Carlo base. Then, they impersonated An Yong and returned to TPC, framing Leo for everything. Before leaving, they disguised themselves as Leo and sabotaged Carlo's communication system, copying all the recordings.
The two brothers refused to believe it. They had video evidence; surely no one in the entire TPC could be completely without suspicion of Leo? They didn't believe these guys could come up with any reasonable explanation!
Then the Mejulang aliens discovered that their machine couldn't fire, not because it was out of ammunition, but because of something far more serious.
"Where's the joystick?!" The Mejulang alien stared incredulously at the empty space in front of him. He hadn't noticed it in his haste and only now realized that there was nothing there.
But here's the problem: if they don't have a control stick, how did they take off?!
"All targets have been rescued!" Galatrom 3333 saluted Leo, then stuck her head out. This girl's personality would probably be quite compatible with Dimaga's.
Leo patted her head encouragingly, then glanced at her hands. "Where did you get that joystick?"
"I just picked them up casually, hehe, just kidding. The main body said these guys might hijack the weapon systems, so we physically disabled all the fighter jets from being piloted in advance."
Honestly, even though he knew that Galactron's clones all had different personalities, Leo was still deeply shocked when he saw "Galactron" grinning like a fool in front of him, just like Demaga.
"Let me ask you first, are there any other people among you who are just like Magabassa?"
"Well... I used to have that problem, or rather, I was one of them. But after a few factory resets, it'll be fine." Number 3333 scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
Leo gave a thumbs up, then looked at the clones of Garatron carrying the duplicated people to the hangar. He counted them briefly and realized that most of the Carlo base had been infiltrated by the Mejuran aliens.
Putting everything else aside, the penetration efficiency is truly high. In a horror movie, they would definitely be top-notch. But unfortunately, this is TPC.
Leo clenched his fist, walked out the door, and began to work. All the disguised individuals had been marked with mental symbols by the Ultimate Fighting Device, making them very easy to identify.
As for the Mejulang aliens? These two originally wanted to grow to enormous size and cause destruction, but they found that they couldn't grow bigger. The entire cockpit became incredibly solid, and they couldn't squeeze in. A giant mechanical claw appeared in front of them.
Galakron's Galakron seized their plane and dragged the two men away. After all, they were related to the Dark Shadow Mage, so they definitely needed to be interrogated.
There are still many clones remaining inside the Carlo base. Each of these clones has the same appearance and habits as the original, to the point that the people in the base no longer know how to distinguish them.
Mutual suspicion and distrust made everyone afraid to get too close to each other. In other words, the ESCG team members could trust each other completely because the connection between their radiance was still very reliable.
However, it was not long before someone noticed that a red arrow had suddenly appeared above some people's heads, pointing downwards at them. Daigo immediately realized what was happening and looked at his own head and Komon's head, but there was nothing there.
"Those with red on their heads are fake!" Imu shouted, and fired the first shot, igniting the scene. Fujimoto wanted to say that he was too reckless, and that taking action in this situation would cause chaos and result in many injuries.
But upon closer reflection, it makes no difference. The enemy is lurking in the shadows, and if we don't make the first move, they will open fire first, resulting in even greater casualties.
The exposed Meizhulang splits wanted to fight back, but found that all their weapons had been locked and were now useless.
Leo punched another Mejulang alien into dust, shook his hand, and took a deep breath. "Galatron is really reliable. I didn't even know she had hacked into all of TPC's weapons."
"I'm sorry, I'll tell you about this later." Galatron's voice came through Leo's communicator. She had started working on this matter a long time ago, but had kept it from Leo all along.
Because Galatrom herself is also taking precautions, if Earth intends to harm Leo in the future, she can take control of the situation immediately.
"It's alright, did you get anything out of them?" Leo felt the marked split entities being rapidly eliminated. A few minutes was enough for those two to confess everything.
The more indifferent Leo seemed, the more uneasy Galatron felt. She didn't want to keep it from Leo forever; she was doing it for his own good. But this was indeed against Leo's wishes.
If this incident worsened Leo's impression of him... Galatrom glanced at the trembling Mejulang alien brothers.
"Yes, they said that the Shadow Mage sent them to target you, most likely because they discovered your true identity, but the Shadow Mage's goal is still to divert your attention."
"The Dark Shadow Mage's goal is some kind of ruin on Earth. The Mejulang aliens say they don't know either, but they've vaguely heard them mention something about a heart."
Heart? Leo suddenly thought of the dark heart that Hernarak had guarded and that had been sealed away by Aker.
Leo paused for a moment, his mind filled with questions. He even began to wonder if he was overthinking things, and if such a coincidence was possible in the world.
P.S.: Today I finally understood why people's defenses crumble in an instant. My back aches from years of typing, and I haven't had dinner yet. My sister messaged me saying she was worried about not doing well on her college entrance exam, but I know she was worried about letting me down for the money I paid for her to retake it.
My cousin messaged me saying he failed his job interview and was going to go out to work. He apologized for lending him his computer. I knew he didn't know how to express his shame at having stayed at my house for so many days without any income or job prospects. My uncle messaged me around 8 PM, asking to borrow some money. He was short of funds building a house in the countryside. When I got back at 2 AM, he was still awake. It's hard for my uncle to ask; he's always been very good to me, but he's had a lot of bad luck. I'll talk to him about it another time.
My dad messaged me around 9 PM, asking me to lend him some money because their salaries had dropped and they were worried my mom would get anxious if she found out. He said he would pay me back later, which made me a little vulnerable.
Then, while I was typing this, my mom sent me a message asking if I could lend her some money. It wasn't much, just 500 yuan. 500 yuan is my sister's living expenses and pocket money, plus the money we bought from the coal mine and the fact that she wanted to buy an extra set of winter clothes... Her salary has been delayed for half a year and she still hasn't received it.
She said my dad was in a bad mood, probably because there was some problem at the factory, and it was difficult to ask him for money.
My parents say they never ask me for money; they only say it's a loan because they're worried about adding unnecessary pressure to me. It's really making me feel a bit vulnerable... but I don't know why myself.
Chapter 500 The Coordinates Left by Delacion
The situation with the Mejulang aliens was kept to a minimum thanks to the presence of Galatron. Otherwise, even Leo wouldn't have been able to resolve the issue of so many clones who couldn't resist their identities without using his own abilities.