On the way to becoming the strongest, I first became a popular person.

"Hmph!" Dong Lifeng let go of him and threw him to the ground, looking at him coldly.

He gasped for breath, as if he had just survived a catastrophe, and said in a trembling voice: "The principal asked us to keep it secret."

He looked up fearfully at the people from the military next to him, then closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and told them everything he knew: "The principal said that a special type 2 metal vein was discovered on Mist V, and then he discussed cooperation with the people from Icles College to conceal this news from the military. He used the profit distribution regulations of the actual combat assessment to set this place as the assessment site, and planned to divide the vein after the assessment."

After hearing what he said, Ikles's men turned pale, but due to the terrifying aura around them, the military personnel who were on the verge of exploding could only swallow the curse words they wanted to say.

Fuck, they were dragged into this without any hesitation. If I had known, I shouldn't have agreed to their request for such a small benefit. Now I can't explain myself. Although they agreed to cooperate, they didn't know about the existence of the enchanting flower. The principal of Kasese didn't say anything.

"During the early exploration, the principal specifically marked that area for us and told us the approximate location of the mineral vein, asking us to explore it carefully. We found the B-level soul-sucking flower above the mineral vein. We originally planned to secretly get rid of it, but its roots spread all over the valley. After death, the whole area will collapse, making a loud noise that cannot be concealed, and it will expose the mineral vein below. We reported the situation to the principal, and the principal asked us to conceal the news and pretend that everything is normal. After the assessment is over and everything is settled, we will send someone to secretly get rid of the soul-sucking flower."

After hearing his words, the captain angrily slammed the hard metal table, leaving a deep palm print on it. He clenched his fists and suppressed his anger: "A vein of minerals! Just for a vein of minerals! You dare to conceal such news. Do you know how many people may die because of this?"

"No, it's not!" The man was startled by his action and tried to explain with a trembling body, "We thought it was a new B-level enchanting flower. We really didn't know there was an A-level hidden underground! B-level, if it's just a B-level, there's no harm at all. We can quietly deal with it and pretend nothing happened."

"You are just hoping for the best, so you dare to hide this important news! Open your eyes and see clearly, this is not an A-level enchanting flower, it is the S-level enchanting flower from that year! It just got demoted after being severely damaged."

"See this scar on its body? That was the wound left by Lady Leia Alvid after she burned everything she had in a battle and severely injured it. It contains her mental power and the trait 'Damage Lasts Forever'. The wound of a creature injured by her mental power will never heal completely! That is damage caused to the soul, which will not disappear. The body will always retain this wound, so this is the enchanting flower that killed countless people back then!"

He roared loudly, venting his rage: "Now do you know what a stupid thing you did! You actually wanted to conceal it and solve it secretly. If you let its true body continue to lurk and recover to S-level, the consequences will be unbearable even if I kill you ten thousand times!"

"S...S-level...how could it be..."

"That enchanting flower back then!"

Those people were whispering absentmindedly, and all the light in their eyes had gone.

The middle-aged alpha with a weathered face glanced at them indifferently and reported the latest news to the furious alpha beside him: "Captain, the message has been sent to the military. The nearest 7th Legion and 21st Legion are on their way. It will take about minutes."

"Lord Maurice is coming as fast as he can. It is estimated that it will take at least six minutes!" the young alpha continued.

Seeing this, the only omega in the team added: "The Arno star system has been completely blocked. The Judgment Hall has sent several judges to lead the security team to isolate and investigate the relevant personnel who have been to Mist 5. So far, a total of 3396 people have been found to be parasitic, of which are mild, are moderate, and the rest have completely become parasites. According to regulations, those who have a chance of survival will be rescued, and the others will follow the cleanup order."

"It seems that its parasitism and spread can still be used normally, so spread is not its S-level skill. Damn it, it deceived all of us! It used the hidden S-level skill to successfully escape the encirclement." The captain slammed the table again, took a deep breath to calm down, pointed at the kneeling Kasese executive with his left hand, and instructed the others, "Report everything that guy said and my inference to the military, and send the recording directly to the Judgment Hall."

"Just wait. The Federation will judge you for your mistakes. None of you will be able to escape."

He looked at those people coldly and said nothing more. The space fell into silence again. No one spoke anymore. Everyone was nervously looking at the picture on the huge screen. There was a suffocating sense of oppression in the air, which condensed into substance and weighed heavily on everyone's heart.

The breathing sounds were particularly heavy at this moment, and everyone's heartbeats intertwined, forming a rapid and flustered rhythm. Time seemed to stand still, and only the flickering lights and sounds on the screen broke the deathly silence.

……

Why is this human's spirit black? Why hasn't it reached the core area in such a long time? The enchanting flower that was looking for the core invasion in the sea of ​​​​spirituality of Shichu couldn't help but wonder.

Something seemed a little off. Could it be that after all these years of hiding, it had become too suspicious and started to think about all sorts of things at the slightest sign of trouble? Yes, that was definitely the case.

How strong can a mere human being who doesn't even have a domain and whose spiritual sea is completely defenseless be? The reason why her spiritual sea is so large is probably because she contains a lot of energy, which makes her a little special.

Hmm? Suddenly, a red light appeared in front of it, and it immediately sped up and rushed over.

flower?

What a big flower!

A gray, blank human face seed, no bigger than a fingernail, stopped in front of a huge blood-red flower tree that blocked out the sun and sky. It stared blankly at the giant in front of it, and at this moment, it felt its own insignificance for the first time in a long time.

How is it possible? It shook off the thoughts in its head. How could a mere plant in the human spiritual sea make itself, who was once an S-level, feel so scared and insignificant?

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

This thing just looks a bit big, but it's just a weak thing. How can a spiritual sea plant without self-awareness be more powerful than it? Look, it will devour this thing immediately.

The enchanting flower flew confidently towards the largest blood-red flower in the sky, and suddenly rushed towards the throne that symbolized the spiritual center, ready to take root and parasitize on it, starting from the center to erode and invade this spiritual sea.

Just as it was about to touch the throne, a red tentacle suddenly came out of nowhere and wrapped around it, stopping its movement.