Chapter 61: The Car Doors Are Sealed Shut!

The Mirror of Omniscience immediately explained, "Actually, it is already very cheap, considering that the parasitism has already become a reality! If it hadn't, the cost would be so exorbitant that you could never afford it!"

Lu Xiao's mouth twitched. "But I only have four nails left!"

"You can opt for installment payments!" The Mirror of Omniscience was extremely considerate, solving Lu Xiao's lingering concerns.

After pulling off his last four fingernails, Lu Xiao wore a ferocious expression and said, "Speak! If I'm not satisfied with the answer, I'll eat you right now! Don't doubt whether my teeth are sharp enough!"

The pendant version of the Mirror of Omniscience trembled slightly. "Because of your blood, its life level underwent a metamorphosis! Therefore, you are now the person closest to it, and it will never betray you!"

"Um! You can understand it this way: you are its mother, and it is the egg you laid!"

Lu Xiao's expression instantly stiffened. After a long while, he took a deep breath. "What a vivid metaphor!"

The meaning of the Mirror of Omniscience was very easy to understand. It meant that Lu Xiao needed to hatch this insect egg and then raise it through all the hardships of parenthood. In return, he would get a cute pet that would never betray him. Moreover, it would turn out to have a smoking hot body and a breathtakingly peerless appearance—ahem! That was roughly the idea!

Lu Xiao imagined the scene. "Thinking about it that way, it's damn exciting!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Finally, accompanied by a shudder through his body, Lu Xiao felt that perhaps he wasn't quite as looking forward to it after all.

Aside, Sly glanced at Lu Xiao's ten still-bleeding fingers, and then at his own ten fingers. A sense of phantom pain instantly swept through his brain.

"No wonder I can't be as outstanding as him! It turns out I just lack the courage to face pain head-on." He uttered a rare, philosophical remark.

Everyone present gave this statement a high thumbs-up.

***

After quite a commotion, the group finally returned to their vehicle.

Liu Guoliang was waiting anxiously beside it. Seeing Lu Xiao and the others emerge, the heart hanging in his throat finally settled. Then, his gaze fell upon the close-in weapon system grenade launcher that Lu Xiao was dragging, and he was instantly dumbfounded.

"This... this?"

Dante walked up with a smile. Seeing Dante, Liu Guoliang hurriedly tried to compose himself, only then remembering that he hadn't saluted yet. "Chief! Has your mission been completed?"

Dante nodded. "Completed! Although the process was a bit twisty, fortunately, everything turned out safe and sound."

Hearing this, Liu Guoliang's face lit up with joy.

"And those things?" Dante lit a cigarette and said with a smile, "Should be cleared out! You can take people down to check later."

He did not believe there was another Empress down there. That would be too absurd. As for the ordinary ghost-faced moths, with large-area destructive weapons available, they were still quite easy to deal with.

Hearing this, Liu Guoliang saluted once more. Ever since he was assigned here, he had been living in constant anxiety. Guarding something like that, anyone would feel terrified. He was naturally no exception, but out of duty, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and garrison this place.

"Thank you so much! You've worked hard!"

Dante waved his hand. "Alright! The mission is complete, we should head back to report."

With that, he took the lead and opened the van's door.

Liu Guoliang hurriedly grabbed Dante's hand. "Chief, wait!"

Dante looked at him in confusion. "Is there something else?"

Liu Guoliang pointed at the grenade launcher that Lu Xiao was dragging. "That..."

***

In the end, that close-in weapon system grenade launcher was returned to Liu Guoliang. Because the authorization procedures for deploying such large-scale destructive weapons were extremely complex, mobilizing such equipment without proper clearance would carry immense responsibility.

Although Lu Xiao was extremely reluctant to part with it, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was a model citizen with five-star standing.

The van drove out to a desolate wilderness.

Xiaoyu sat in the driver's seat. Closing her eyes, she placed both hands on the steering wheel. The vehicle's body began to writhe, and then it transformed into a mass of flesh and blood that enveloped her. A huge ball of flesh appeared, its surface covered in densely packed, constantly writhing vascular tissue.

Encased within the flesh ball, Xiaoyu continuously conceptualized every single detail of an airplane in her mind.

Then, the flesh ball began to deform. First, a rough fuselage slowly took shape, followed by the wings and other parts. Perhaps because the transformation was too complex, the process seemed very lengthy.

After about three hours, a brand-new black airplane appeared in the wilderness.

Xiaoyu stepped out of the aircraft looking weak, her face very pale as she said, "It's ready! I even added a stealth system to the vehicle. That way, the radar of the island nation won't be able to detect us."

Lu Xiao supported her and said with a smile, "Good job, sis! Leave the rest to me!"

Hearing Lu Xiao's words, Xiaoyu's cheeks flushed slightly.

After everyone boarded the plane, Lu Xiao and the driver sat in the cockpit. The driver quickly fastened his seatbelt first, then asked timidly, "Is this really going to be okay? Why do I feel like my left eyelid has been twitching nonstop?"

Lu Xiao patted his chest and grinned broadly. "Don't worry! Left eye twitching brings wealth, right eye twitching brings disaster!"

The driver paused, then looked terrified. "My right eyelid is twitching right now!"

Lu Xiao mused, "Then I must have remembered wrong. Left eye twitching brings disaster, right eye twitching brings wealth!"

The driver's expression turned even more horrified. "My damn eyelids are both twitching now!"

He now had only one thought: this flight must not be taken!

Seemingly sensing the driver's thoughts, Lu Xiao split his mouth into a grin. "Want to get out? Too late! I welded the doors shut long ago!"

With that, he directly started the engine and pushed the throttle all the way to maximum.

The driver was practically crying. "What the hell! Big bro! You didn't even drop the flaps!"

Accompanied by a roar of engines, the vehicle instantly pitched its nose up, its tail plowing a deep trench into the ground. The tires ground against the ground, kicking up thick black smoke. Fortunately, the vehicle belonged to the category of anomalous items, otherwise, just from that single move, the day's news headlines would have been entirely dominated by this air disaster.

Amidst terrified screams, the airplane piloted by Lu Xiao stumbled and completed its takeoff. His deadpan eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Just like in the video games!"

The newly airborne plane executed a massive rolling maneuver in the air, then dove nose-first toward the ground.

The driver's face was distorted. "Big bro! What kind of airplane are you using for flight simulation?!"

Lu Xiao flashed a toothy smile. "I'm sorry, I lied to you! What I actually play is Grand Theft Auto V!"

"I will never believe your bullshit about knowing how to drive a vehicle ever again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the driver rolled his eyes and instantly passed out.

As for the four lucky passengers in the back row, they had fainted a step ahead of time.