Chapter 140 Reaction

A few hours later, Wu Yanqing's experimental island was surrounded.

Thick alloy electromagnetic light pillars stood on the nearby sea, forming an energy barrier that covered the entire island.

A large number of suspended combat aircraft surrounded the island, creating an all-round blockade by sea, land and air.

Shuttled around the island were all special forces personnel wearing black advanced combat armor, with conduits and wires hidden in the gaps between the armor, various indicator lights flashing, and a light golden crescent logo on the chest of the armor, giving off a cold aura.

Armed with guns, they searched every place inch by inch, and the open ground was filled with corpses covered with white cloth.

On-site testing and analysis personnel were urgently dispatched and were scanning non-stop with various precision instruments.

A temporary combat command center has been built on the widest open space, with several large metal cabins stacked together.

Among them, Li Ming and Ford were covered with various testing instruments, and all vital data were accurately displayed on the big screen.

Ren Cangsong, Chen Jinglong, Blue Star senior officials, and several Itlan people stood around, even Duke Bai Ye was there.

"After preliminary testing, there are no signs of biological viruses being injected into Li Ming and His Highness Ford. Their injuries are just a bit serious and they need to rest." The medical staff had just given the preliminary diagnosis when they were interrupted by the middle-aged man standing next to Ford, who said bluntly:

"I want an accurate diagnosis, not a preliminary estimate."

The medical staff looked embarrassed. "We'll have to wait a while for accurate physical examination data. We've already taken their blood for testing. Please be patient."

"Calm down?" the middle-aged man shouted. "This man is the son of the Baijan Prince, a baron of the Itlan civilization. If anything happens to him, all of you present will be buried with him."

"That's enough!" Ford shouted, his expression solemn, and at the same time said apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone. He is also worried and confused. Please don't take it to heart."

"Sanger." He turned his head again and said, "No one wants this kind of thing to happen."

"The most urgent task is to screen the remaining members of the Torch. Based on the conversations we heard, this is a plan that has been planned for a long time, and there may be a sequel."

"Your Highness Ford, please rest assured. I have already arranged to temporarily block the entire Jingnan Star. No spacecraft is allowed to leave their post."

Ren Cangsong responded immediately, and Lan Xing also became ruthless this time.

"Destroy the star... destroy the star..."

Chen Jinglong stood on the railing with his hands behind his back, looking at Caroline's body below, which was being cut by the ion light knife at a relatively slow speed, and a detailed examination was carried out from the inside out.

"Super Istanbul, a dimensional creature never heard of before." Duke Bai Ye, who was standing aside, said solemnly:

"They have always considered themselves rebels. They should publicize this matter and let all civilizations in the Silver Cluster see their true colors."

"Spread it out?" Chen Jinglong turned around. "Spreading it out like this will only exacerbate the panic among civilizations. It's meaningless."

Duke Bai Ye's eyes flickered. Of course he knew it, but this incident was a major blow to Blue Star's reputation.

Torch destroys the planet. He is also on this planet and is one of the targets. Naturally, he is angry.

But now, the other party has failed to destroy us. Since he failed to destroy us, he must have some ulterior motives.

Duke Bai Ye continued, "We must return the favor. We can't just swallow this huge loss."

"Also, you Jingnan Star are really rotten. First, His Highness Yuko was assassinated, and there has been no explanation for Saiyin's death so far."

"Now, the Torch has actually lurked in such a core place and almost killed His Highness Ford. Shouldn't you do something?" He even pulled Ford along.

He knew exactly why Ford came and believed that the other party would cooperate with him.

Ren Cangsong stared at him coldly, and Duke Bai Ye found an excuse to attack him this time.

He rubbed his brows and felt more and more irritated.

"You can't blame them entirely. Caroline is a quantum light and shadow mimic lizard. Their race is born spies." Ford interrupted:

"Have you all forgotten? Shortly after coming into contact with this race, every civilization in the Silver Cluster was equipped with brainwave detectors. Wasn't it to guard against them?"

Duke Bai Ye frowned. Ford's reaction was not right. He was a little confused. Why did it seem like he was trying to excuse Blue Star?

But he reacted quickly and asked, "Chen Jinglong, didn't you say that you killed the Apostle of Fireworks? Why did she show up again?"

Chen Jinglong shook his head indifferently: "I don't know where Duke Bai Ye got the news from. I never said she was killed, just that her whereabouts are unknown, and whether she is alive or dead is unknown."

Duke Bai Ye sneered, "It's been so long since we last met. Your skills have really declined. After so many years of ease, you've become completely useless."

"If it weren't for His Highness Ford's bravery and the desperate resistance of his bodyguards, we would have all been buried in the flames."

Chen Jinglong narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this. Ren Cangsong said, "Luo Chuan and the others fought desperately, but are still unconscious. Li Ming is also seriously injured."

He realized that Duke Bai Ye wanted to put all the credit on Ford and ignore Li Ming and other people in Wu Yanqing's laboratory.

"Heh..." Duke Bai Ye said calmly, "I'm just relying on the power of His Highness Ford to survive."

"You!" Ren Cangsong glared at him.

"Luo Chuan's attack did injure Caroline." Ford added, "Li Ming also provided assistance, delaying time."

Before Chen Jinglong arrived, Li Ming and Ford had already agreed on their statements.

In their script, Caroline was already seriously injured, and after failing to sacrifice Istanbul, she suffered another heavy blow, leaving only one percent of her strength left.

Li Ming delayed time, Ford assisted him, and Tate fought to the death, and only then did he kill Caroline.

Ford also asked Li Ming how to explain the armor. Li Ming told him not to worry about it, as he would naturally have a way.

"His Highness Ford is kind and righteous. Luochuan and Li Ming should naturally thank His Highness Ford, and of course us as well. If it weren't for him, we would have been finished long ago."

Duke Bai Ye deliberately turned Li Ming and others into the ones to be rescued.

"Yes, I have to thank His Highness Ford this time." Li Ming immediately stood up and said solemnly.

Ford's mouth twitched, "You're welcome. If it weren't for our cooperation, it would be difficult to keep our lives."

The atmosphere of brotherhood and respect between the two men moved the hearts of several people present. They had just experienced a life-and-death crisis. Could it be that the two of them had turned from enemies to friends?

"Your Highness, can you tell us more about the scene at that time? Why did the sacrifice of Istanbul fail?" Chen Jinglong asked about it again.

"I don't know the specifics. I only heard Caroline screaming, as if something incomprehensible had happened. When the flames receded, she was covered in blood."

"As for what happened inside, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Li Ming."

Everyone looked at Li Ming, and Duke Bai Ye said, "Chen Jinglong, the torch sacrifice failed. You seem very disappointed."

Chen Jinglong remained calm. "Even if you fail, you still need to know the reason. There's no guarantee it won't happen again. Only if you can find a way to control it can you truly feel at ease."

Li Ming pondered, "Actually, the sacrifice must have been successful. I sensed that extremely vast existence, probably the so-called Istanbul."

"It's just that he doesn't seem to approve of me as a sacrifice."

Ford added: "The name Istanbul has never appeared before. This torch must have been sacrificed for the first time. It must have been an accident."

is that so?

Chen Jinglong seemed to be lost in thought, vaguely feeling that the torch seemed to have encountered something strange.

The last time we sacrificed the Thunder Hormuz, we failed. This time we sacrificed Istanbul, we failed again. Given the level of the Torch, this shouldn't be the case.

Why on earth?

Ren Cangsong's men hurried over to report, "We cleaned up the laboratory and found that all the internal data had been cleared. The items cleared from the scene have been listed."

"What exactly was lost still needs to be counted later."

His words attracted everyone's attention, but many people were curious about Wu Yanqing's laboratory and cast vague glances at him.

Ren Cangsong lowered his head to look at it for a few seconds, then threw the information on the table.

"Li Ming, take a look, something is missing."

Li Ming looked hesitant. "I haven't been to that underground laboratory much either. You should ask Senior Brother Luochuan."

"Torch chose Wu Yanqing's underground laboratory as the place for sacrifice. What are they looking for?" Duke Bai Ye's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone to hear.

"Li Ming?" There was a hint of scrutiny in his words.

Li Ming ignored him and looked at Ford. Ford cursed inwardly and frowned, saying, "This is Professor Wu Yanqing's business. Your Excellency the Duke should not ask about it."

Duke Bai Ye did not feel embarrassed, he just smiled and nodded.

The experimental data was cleared by Li Ming, but Torch had already packed a copy.

There was no important information in it. The only trouble was the few words Wu Yanqing said when he first discovered him, but he didn't mention any names.

As for the rest, only the [Theory of Genetic Isomorphism] is worthy of Li Ming's attention.

"Sanger, I want to posthumously award Tate the Fifth Class Purple Rose Medal." Ford said to the middle-aged man behind him.

"No problem, Tate died heroically and deserves this honor." Sanger nodded, his face without any sadness, but with a hint of excitement.

He was Ford's man, so he naturally understood what it meant to kill a fireworks user under Ford's leadership this time, and what it meant to kill a life form like Caroline who had extremely special abilities.

This is a great achievement, and Prince Baijan will definitely publicize it widely. Among the young royal family members, the previously unknown Ford will become famous.

…

At the same time, in another more high-end medical room, there was a tank of green liquid in the center, and a large number of screens around it to monitor data.

In the green liquid, Luo Chuan, who had turned into a human stick, suddenly opened his eyes. The severe pain stimulated his nerves. The glass jar suddenly shattered and the liquid quickly boiled. The medical staff couldn't help but scream.

"Luochuan, it's me, it's me..." Yuan Hong shouted while comforting the panicked medical staff.

"Yuan Hong?" Luo Chuan was stunned and looked around in confusion. "I'm not dead? I wasn't caught by the torch?"

"No, no, you're still alive." Yuan Hong complained, "This jar of highly soluble life-support solution is worth hundreds of thousands, and it's just wasted like this."

Yuan Hong couldn't help feeling distressed, and asked someone to lift Luochuan up and put him back into the new jar.

The broken parts of his limbs kept itching. Luo Chuan knew they were growing back. He looked around and shouted, "Li Ming! Where's Li Ming?"

Yuan Hong quickly said, "He's fine too, even better than you. He's being questioned right now."

"He's fine too..." Luo Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help asking, "Who saved us? Was it the teacher who came back?"

"No..." Yuan Hong asked the medical staff to leave and explained in a low voice: "It's Ford..."

An expression of disbelief appeared on Luochuan's face. Torch was going to sacrifice Li Ming and then destroy the entire Jingnan Star?

Luo Chuan's throat rolled over, and he suddenly remembered that Li Ming threatened Caroline to let her go by threatening to commit suicide. So that's how it was...

"Li Ming..." Luo Chuan's face was tense.

When he heard that it was Tate, one of Ford's men, who killed Caroline, he couldn't believe it.

"Caroline is a Class B life form!" Luo Chuan couldn't help but say.

"Yes..." Yuan Hong nodded, "However, it is said that the sacrifice failed, causing a backlash and severely damaging the strength."

"After all, he is the son of Prince Baijan, and he managed to remain calm in the face of danger." Yuan Hong couldn't help sighing, and Luo Chuan hesitated to speak.

He had faced Caroline before and knew how terrifying she was. It was a completely different level. No matter how seriously injured she was, she should not have been killed by Tate.

Moreover, when Caroline brought Li Ming and Ford back, she didn't see Tate at all. He intuitively felt that something was wrong.

Yuan Hong added, "I heard that Li Ming also assisted, but the bulk of the credit definitely goes to Ford, and at most he gave a few words of encouragement."

"You haven't seen Caroline's body yet. Half of her genes were liberated, and she was killed by a lightning strike. It is said that Tate burned his life potential to do this."

Yuan Hong sighed repeatedly: "You didn't see it, the power was so great that it almost split half of the island in half."

Luo Chuan forced a smile. There must be something wrong here.

"Oh, the underground laboratory," he couldn't help but say.

"Alas." Yuan Hong sighed, "I was just about to tell you that the underground laboratory was severely damaged. A lot of things were lost, and the experimental data was also cleared."

"We want you to see what's missing."

He took out a piece of information. Luo Chuan wanted to take it out, but he had no choice but to let Yuan Hong look through it for him.

After looking at it for a while, he sighed and said, "I lost three or four things. How am I going to explain this to the teacher?"

"It's not your fault. What exactly happened?" Yuan Hong asked.

Luo Chuan's eyes flashed, "I've only seen a few of them, I don't really know what they are specifically."

Yuan Hong pointed at him and smiled, "Lao Luo, you are still so careful."

Luo Chuan didn't respond, and instead asked, "How many people escaped? Have you found them?"

If something is lost, someone must have escaped.

"No, according to His Highness Ford and Li Ming, some Torch Organization members did escape."

Yuan Hong said: "The top management has blocked and checked all the surveillance videos, but no trace of them was found. However, the starport has been sealed off, so they can't escape."

Luo Chuan frowned slightly. Since it was the confession of both Ford and Li Ming, there should be no problem.

(End of this chapter)