black queen hypothesis

Because of the drug, Vilas was awake less often than asleep.However, this time Silvio was so angry with him that he stared fiercely at the crystal dome for a long time without falling asleep.

——Is Silvio used to being the president who gives orders?But the carrot-and-stick strategy doesn't work for him!

——And then again, if he couldn't leave Pitatus alone, could Silvio take him away by himself?Are you overconfident?

This matter is full of slots, and I can't finish vomiting in a while.Vilas pursed his lips and thought until he felt that something seemed wrong——

A white lion passed silently through the crystal wall, its pale blue eyes staring straight at him for a moment.

...Dare to release the spiritual guide before you start?They are still in the pirate lair now!

Vilas was a little taken aback.He watched the lion he had seen once approaching, shook his mane slightly, and then sat upright on the side of the bed half a meter away from him, staring at him almost eagerly.

The reason for using "almost" is that Vilas didn't feel that Silvio had any intention of finding a guide for him.And such a behemoth just stared at him, which made him feel that the inhibitor was also good for the first time——

If the spiritual guides became familiar with each other, would the spiritual connection between him and Silvio disappear naturally?

One person and one beast looked at each other in blank dismay, and the atmosphere was rather awkward.It wasn't until his neck was sore from twisting that Vilas turned his head, thinking how he could have the same knowledge as the spiritual guide...

But before he could finish his sentence, he felt a warm feeling from his fingertips——

Wait, can he feel warmth?

Villars was terrified.Then he quickly discovered that it was because the lion had just licked him, and the big furry head was still arched by his side, looking reluctant to leave.

...wtf!

Vilas couldn't help but uttered a curse in his heart.If it is licked by a real lion like this, the broken skin will be light.However, the spiritual guide has no entity, and the weak pheromone it contains is equivalent to a special effect neutralizer for him, so he only feels comfortable——

Hell, is his compatibility with Silvio so high that even drugs can't stop it?

Unaware of the refusal, the white lion pushed even further.It licked all the way from the arm to the shoulder, paying special attention to the cervical spine that Vilas hadn't recovered from; by this time, it was already in the position of paws touching the edge of the bed.

Facing the pair of eyes that were close at hand, and seemed to be a little coy, Vilas became sad and indignant.No matter what you are doing, can you take care of your big cat who has nothing to do, Mr. President!

Through the electromagnetic mirror, Silvio at this time has discovered that the control switch of the anti-gravity device is not on the ground, but on the top of the crystal prism.In addition, it is covered with sensor contacts all around and on the bottom, which can trigger an alarm with a light touch.

This meant that he had to break through from above while avoiding surveillance systems and patrolling sentries.

It is not difficult for a super S-class sentinel to jump up to ten floors with the help of a wall. The difficulty is not to be discovered-multi-faceted crystals have a big disadvantage, they will reflect many reflections.

It seems that it can only be fast, the sooner the better!

Silvio looked around, and quickly calculated the best route and the required speed, strength and angle in his mind.When a group of patrolling sentries had just passed by, he flew up to run and climbed up the crystal wall in one fell swoop.Because the contact surface was slippery, he didn't stop, tapped his toes, and jumped up—like flying—to a height of two floors.

"...Is there a gust of wind passing by?" A patrolling sentry at the tail of the team asked suspiciously.

"Illusion? The Lily Palace is a labyrinth, where is the wind?" His companions didn't believe it, but they still looked around. "Obviously not..."

In the short time of these few words, Silvio moved and shifted deftly and silently, almost reaching the height of the tenth floor.I don't know if he was lucky or not - the prism top is not smooth, which means he won't slide down; but it can't be said that the cluster of sharp cones is an ideal landing spot.

Suddenly the light dimmed.The entire patrol team raised its head, but only the towering and unreachable carved arch.

"Nothing." The captain muttered, looking away, "It seems that we need to change shifts."

Just as he expected, no pirate thought anyone could climb up the sloping wall facing the ground in an instant... Silvio tried his best to lower his body, his toes got stuck between the two sharp cones, and the protective goggles were almost cut in half.After the sound of footsteps on his head faded away, he straightened up slightly and began to study the black ball on the top of the central cone.

It is an anti-gravity device; if it is broken, the entire crystal prism will fall in an instant.Considering that the Lily Palace is not far from the center of the Crystal Palace, it will be difficult to get out after a big commotion.

Fortunately, he made two-handed preparations...

Silvio thought blankly, turned his backhand, and the particle knife on his forearm was immediately unsheathed.

When he landed with a light and handsome rollover and kneeling, Vilas was no longer on the bed—in fact, he and the white lion were looking at each other across the bed, and the situation was deadlocked.

Silvio looked both sides without any trace, and then said: "Your situation is better than I imagined."

Vilas hardly wanted to recall how he had been licked back to consciousness by a lion. "The alarm system was solved by you so quickly?"

He tried to change the subject, and immediately found that the other party was only wearing a lightweight all-weather stealth suit for the Federal Special Forces.Although it is an enhanced version, there are no modular helmets, vest mounting platforms, buoyancy units, etc. that are indispensable to the individual soldier protection system, let alone attack equipment such as guns and ammunition.

Even if Silvio was the Dark Sentinel, he wouldn't be able to go deep behind enemy lines with protective goggles and a tactical bag...

One of Vilas' eyebrows couldn't hold back and raised high. "—Could everyone be mistaken, but Pitatus' defense is as fragile as paper?"

Hearing what Vilas was avoiding, Sylvio looked at his white lion following the gaze of the other party——it was the first time he saw it so drooping, and he took it back without thinking— "The pirates will notice the anomaly in 5 minutes."

"5 minutes?" Vilas stared slightly.

Silvio went on to add: "The Lily Palace is an interlaced labyrinth, and some parts have set up mental barriers. This is the center, patrolling every 3 minutes, 12 people. In the end, Pitatus is full of anti-gravity devices."

After listening, Vilas only looked up at the gap that had just been opened, which was as difficult as climbing to the sky for the guide. "Then what are you still doing here?"

5 minutes may be enough for Silvio to take him out of the maze; but before leaving Pitatus, the pirates will find them, and then use the anti-gravity system to control all the aircraft on the ground, and even completely reverse the world-this is definitely not him To grow other people's ambitions, he knew it just by looking at the biofluid spaceship; in fact, he had reason to suspect that the entire Pitatus might be a giant spaceship.

"I won't keep you here." Silvio said bluntly.

"Because my falling into the hands of Smitz will do more harm to the Federation?" Vilas confronted. "Why don't you think about it, did you ask for my permission before you set up such a risky plan? Even if I'm just a prisoner of the Federation?"

Silvio pursed his lips.His deep black eyes seemed to be brewing a storm; but before the storm really raged, he was suppressed again—he suddenly approached Vilas, and opened the tactical bag and took out the injection in an instant , arm injection process.

"—Hiss! It hurts! Take it easy!" Vilas wanted to hide, but he just got up from the bed a moment ago—so he finished beating Sylvio before he could hide. "What did you inject me with?"

Silvio drew out the empty needle and took a step back. "Neutralizer." There wasn't a single superfluous word in the answer.

Vilas froze for a second.He was not surprised by the neutralizer. After all, if Silvio wanted to take him out, it would be impossible to leave him in a disabled state; but the problem was, what Silvio took out was his special neutralizer?

Have they all been confiscated by the Federation?What a joke, that is a solid guarantee for his happy life in the second half of his life!

"Is this also your trophy?" He asked, trying not to show his confidence.

"No." Sylvio glanced at him, and decisively cut off the conversation first: "I'll tell you the rest after I get out."

For a happy second half of life, even if there is only a little possibility... Vilas stared at the handsome face that was still indifferent. "you are vicious!"

A temporary combination was barely established.Although the two of them don't necessarily know much about their teammates, and they were in a hostile state when they met the first two times (it's not much better now), but their extraordinary strength lies there-Sivio can clearly capture thirty The situation within the stars, and Vilas can identify all spirit bodies in this range and selectively control them——

They left Crystal Palace in less than 15 minutes.The expected five-minute alarm did not go off because Vilas tampered with the mental picture of the pirates in charge of security.

Seeing this ability for the third time, Silvio still had to admit that this is really an amazing advantage.So this is why Vilas was reluctant to go with him in the first place-as long as he returns to his normal state, even for a moment, Vilas can escape from this predicament, and no one will find out before he completely disappears?

Another way to control the situation, he thought quietly, and the guide obviously didn't need a sentinel either.

But Vilas's attention is currently on the landing ship floating in mid-air.As long as he enters the space carrier that is still in low earth orbit through this, the pirates will not be able to capture him back.But……

"Where's the ladder?" Vilas asked, expectantly. "Or can you make it lower?"

Silvio looked at the floating height of the landing ship, then at Vilas, who was still a little sick, and then stretched out a hand, which meant it was self-explanatory.

Vilas was frightened by the allusion of this action, because he remembered that the other party had just used the princess hug to take him out of the crystal prism. "Stop joking around!"

"You are very light." Silvio disagreed. "Not bad this time."

Vilas turned a little green. "It's not heavy—"

This sentence could not be finished, because Silvio once again cut first and played second—he grabbed Vilas' waist, jumped up on the spot, and the two of them landed firmly in the landing hatch in the next second.

"...What if you ask me first?" The surrounding scenery instantly turned into a ticking of various instruments, and his face happened to be facing a solid chest highlighted by a tight-fitting stealth suit. It was embarrassing.

"It would be a waste of time." Silvio replied without hesitation. "Make it easy," he said, having let go of Vilas and striding towards the driver's seat, "you can rest when you get back to the Athena."

Vilas finally showed his lifeless dead fish eyes.What did he do wrong to end up in such a miserable situation?

When the pirates discovered that the Lily Palace was empty, there was no trace of Vilas, and there was no possibility of recovering it; the only useful thing was the secret sentry record outside Cape Sounion——

Although only the moment of space jump was captured, the perfect streamlined body of the landing ship docking ship, the solemn painting and matching color, and the eye-catching and elegant "a" on the hull are all obvious and indisputable.

"Athena (a) ... Alva (alva)?"

Esilio, who was lazily reclining on the high-back chair, finally cheered up.He lowered his legs, leaned forward slightly, and stared at the three-dimensional projection that had returned to the normal star map with great interest. "No wonder..." His thin lips curled up, "This thing is getting more and more interesting."