Chapter 1145: Z0-11’s Request (1/2)

“Ah. I was only contacting the leader about Jiang Fei’s arrival. The leader has something to talk about with Jiang Fei,” Straz responded immediately as an attempt to hide the fact that he had been caught doing something suspicious.

“Huh? Me?” Jiang Fei said. He was oblivious to what had happened.

“That’s right. The great leader wishes to have an audience with you. I will take you to the leader when you are finished here,” said Straz normally, acting like nothing had happened.

Ariel stood still, minding her own thoughts when Jiang Fei talked to Straz. Despite that, she was sailing in her sea of thoughts. Right now, she had definitive proof that 0542 was colluding with the Unknowns. Unfortunately, that proof was only as good as a grain of salt to the sea. She needed something more concrete for Jiang Fei to see!

It pained her so but there was nothing she could do then. They were on the moon! Ariel and Jiang Fei were only two people. If she were to get things riled up, starting a fight there in the base would only cause a terrible ending to them.

Ariel sighed as she gave it a serious thought. She dared not confront the matter and decided to postpone calling 0542 out until she had definitive proof. It was an incredible unease for her since 0542 was akin to a time bomb strapped to Jiang Fei’s finger. Every moment the ring was on the finger was hell for her.

“In that case, shall we get a move on?” said Jiang Fei nonchalantly. He was done with the ship, and since unsealing 0541 was still a far away journey, there was no use in staying on the bridge. There was nothing he could do to further his cause.

“Please follow me,” said Straz as he gestured politely again.

Jiang Fei followed on with Ariel sticking extremely close to his side. The barrier that she had encased Jiang Fei with was still there. Jiang Fei noticed the barrier that she had cast on him but did not question her about it. From his point of view, he thought Ariel was just being overly cautious of his safety. He had been conditioned when 0541 was still around to think that the ring’s A.I support system would never do anything to harm him. That was why he had no idea that the barrier was erected, not to shield him from the Unknowns, but from 0542.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Fei, the barrier served no other purpose but to block incoming and outgoing electromagnetic waves. Nothing could get in or out of the barrier if it had anything to do with electric waves.

With Straz’s guidance, Jiang Fei came to a large oval hall. It had a simplistic design with no windows and no doors. There was no visible hanging light yet everything was illuminated. Everything was… so… technologically advanced.

“Where’s Z0-11? Are we meeting here?” Jiang Fei asked.

“Please wait. The great leader with be here shortly,” Straz answered politely, like a plane steward, as he took two steps back, away from the walls.

Ariel got anxious. The room itself was too dangerous to be in. With Jiang Fei standing directly at its center, he would be at the perfect spot for an ambush. The walls itself could be hiding guns and turrets. Based on their technology advancement, Jiang Fei and Ariel might get shot from all around.