Chapter 151: Both the Fish and the Bear Paw Are Mine!“I hought I would return to Earth in this way.”

  Looking at the idscape before him, Alex couldn't help but sigh.

  He was no longer on the predator hunting p but had returo Earth. Of course, this wasn’t the Earth from before Alex’s reination; rather, it was the Earth from the Predator universe.

  As a side note, for venience, Alex had given the predator hunting p a new name—Charr. After all, it wouldn’t be long before it became the Zerg’s homeworld in this universe.

  But Alex wasn’t here on this version of Earth for nostalgia. After Ikaros searched through the data from the predator base, she discovered that all the alien eggs inated from a single Alien Queen—and that queen was oh.

  Alex immediately knew where to find her.

  Earth. Antarctica.

  More precisely, beh Antarctica, in the pyramid.

  To be even more exact… it was time for Alien vs. Predator to begin!

  The plot of this movie was straightforward. The predators came to Earth as part of a rite of passage and iionally activated the pyramid to lure humans inside. Sure enough, a group took the bait: the CEO of Weynd Industries personally led a team to explore the a ruins in Antarctid ehe pyramid.

  And then… they became hosts for the alien parasites.

  As with many Hollywood movies, things went awry for the predators. They didn’t anticipate the humans taking their ons, f them to fight the aliens barehahe result was disastrous. Of the three predators, only one survived—briefly, as even he was eventually killed by the Alien Queen. In his final moments, he showed endable professionalism by initiating a nuclear explosion to level the pyramid, making a dramatitribution to Hollywood ema.

  Holy, Alex thought Alien vs. Predator was the best of the “X vs. Y” movies he’d seen. While some disliked the sed installment, Alex felt it was det. It bridged the Alien storyline and maintained a solid sci-fi aesthetic without feeling cheap. The only downside was that the sequel’s ses were so dark that watg it for too long straihe eyes…

  Anyway, that wasn’t the point.

  “Well, I’ll go check things out. You stay on the ship. Notify me immediately if you detect signals from those predatuys.”

  “Yes, Master.”

  Hearing Alex’s and, Ikaros he little one had bee his all-purpose tei. Without her, Alex wouldn’t have been able to pilot the predator ship all the way to Earth. sidering the dangers ihe pyramid, Alex didn’t pn to take Ikaros along. The predators’ work monitored the pyramid, and since Ikaros had already hacked into their system, she was better off staying on the ship to provide backup.

  As for unication, Alex had lost the ability to use the e with Ikaros after it was severed. However, this wasn’t an issue for him. Among prophecy spells, there was one called “Mental Link” that could be permaly established with a willing being, allowing both parties to unicate telepathically regardless of distahis meant that even if Alex ehe pyramid alone, Ikaros could remain on Charr and still tact him anytime.

  Establishing this spell required mastery of level-five prophecy spells, so Alex had set up a perma Mental Link with Ikaros afterward. In fact, this spell had an advanced version: “Interpnar Mental Link,” which could be learned with level-six prophecy spells. With it, distance wouldn’t matter—even unication across dimensions would be possible.

  As expected, wizards truly live without limits.

  Another reason Alex left Ikaros on the ship was that he remembered the ending of the first Alien vs. Predator movie: a massive predator mothership arrives oh to retrieve the victor. This gave Alex a new idea. He wahe Alien Queen, but he wasn’t pnning to let the predator mothership slip away either. After all, if Kerrigan could take over a Protoss warship with her parasites, why couldn’t he do the same?

  But before that… dealing with the Alien Queen came first.

  “Are you ready, Lurana?”

  “Of course, Master.”

  As Alex spoke, a broodmother stepped forward from behind him. She resembled Miruune in appeara had additional tendrils extending from her back. This was a broodmother under Miruune’s and, specifically bred feic modification. Alex had named her Lurana. In his swarm, Lurana’s role was akin to that of Abathur. However, unlike Abathur, Lurana excelled in optimizing and refining the swarm’s geic makeup with elegance.

  If Abathur was like a mad stist, eager to incorporate every beneficial trait into a chaotic amalgamation, then Lurana was more of an artist. She aimed to showcase the unique characteristid charm of her materials rather than pletely assimiting them.

  In simple terms, it was the differeween well-rounded development and focused specialization.

  Of course, the undisputed master of geic modifications in Alex’s swarm was still Miruune. Unfortunately, Miruune was busy managing the p Charr and didn’t have time for ahside “vacation,” so she had reended her deputy, Lurana. For Alex, modifying and reassembling the Alien Queen didn’t require the same meticulous attention he’d devoted to projects like the Time Gene.

  “Looks like it’s almost time.”

  Using psionics, Alex could “see” that the human exploration team, lured here by the predators, had already ehe pyramid. This meant the plot of Alien vs. Predator was about to begin. Raising his hand, Alex snapped his fingers. The se before him instantly shifted. The icy wilderness disappeared, repced by a dim and shadowy hall, and the raging blizzard outside vanished without a trace.

  This was thanks to a level-five juration spell Alex had mastered: teleportation. Uhe pseudo-time-stop teleportation he had used before, this spell allowed uricted spatial movement. As long as Alex had knowledge of the destination, he could teleport himself and his panions to any location within 800 kilometers. Using psionics, Alex could clearly sehe situation here, ensuring precise teleportation.

  Once again, it proved that wizards truly could do as they pleased.

  “This is the pce.”

  Alex raised an eyebrow as he surveyed the spacious hall and the predator warrior statues lining both sides. At that moment, the massive Alien Queen had already been awakened and was ying eggs uhe pyramid’s electric stimution. One by one, alien eggs emerged from her ovipositor aransported via veyor belts to the pit at the far end of the hall.

  The queen was enormous, measuring four to five meters long, with a massive ovipositor attached to her abdomen. From a distance, she resembled an ant queen in a hive. She appeared to be in excruciating pain and was visibly enraged, but no amount of struggling could free her from the predators’ restraints.

  For Alex, this was a fortuuation.

  “Your turn, Lurana.”

  “Yes, Master.”

  At Alex’s and, Lurana stepped forward, approag the Alien Queen. Straightening her form, she spread several tendrils from her back, resembling the skeletal framework of wings. With a sharp sound, the tendrils plunged deeply into the Alien Queen’s body.

  This moment marked the formal indu of the Alien Queen into the swarm.

  (The chapter ends.)

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