Chapter 168: The Insidiousness of Atum

Following a burst of melodious music, a moment later, Duke Bai Ye's unhappy voice was heard: "What's the matter? Why don't you use the radio channel?"

"Were you ambushed?"

Atom's words made Duke Bai Ye look solemn. He looked up at the busy staff around him, then returned to his room and asked in a deep voice, "How did you know?"

Atom laughed, "That guy just came to me and wanted to join forces with me to ambush you."

"Hmm?" Duke Bai Ye's expression was slightly startled, and he suddenly became alert. Many speculations emerged in his mind, but in the end he just asked calmly: "What do you say?"

"Of course I promised him." Atom said indifferently.

Duke Bai Ye did not respond. Atom laughed unpleasantly. "I won't beat around the bush with you. I'll tell you the truth. I lied to him by promising him."

"This guy has unknown origins and is secretive. I must be crazy to cooperate with him."

The room was empty. Duke Bai Ye's expression changed from one moment to the next. Then he asked, "Then what's the meaning of you coming to see me?"

"Of course, I came to ask you if you're interested in joining forces to kill him." Atom sneered. "Do you know what price this guy offered me? He said that after we defeat you together, he can hand you over to me and hold you ransom for the Sera civilization."

"I say, does this guy have a grudge against you? He first attacked you, and now he's planning to cooperate with me."

Duke Bai Ye had a cold expression on his face. He had been thinking about this problem ever since he was attacked, but he still had no specific suspect in his mind.

In ordinary civilizations, Class B life forms are already relatively rare. If he had such an enemy, he would definitely remember it very clearly.

"Then why don't you cooperate with him?" Duke Bai Ye didn't believe it easily and continued to ask.

"Cooperating with him is risky. What if he kills you without holding back? I'll be at a huge loss. Secondly, the price he offers isn't high." Atom shook his head, his tone dissatisfied.

"He even refused to give me half of the goods even though he asked me to take the risk of cooperating with him."

Duke Bai Ye snorted coldly, this Atom is also a shameless person.

"How about cooperating with me? I will help you kill this enemy, and all the goods will be mine. And give me 500 million star coins." Atum Lion opened his mouth.

"Impossible." Duke Bai Ye rejected it directly. "Who knows if what you said is true or not? What if you used this excuse to lure me into a trap and then teamed up with the other party? What should I do?"

Atom laughed loudly, then suddenly stopped, "Bai Ye, do you think everyone is as shameless as you, attacking and killing my people in secret?"

Atom threw a document over directly, and Duke Bai Ye's eyes flashed after he opened it.

It seems that those hiding in the shadows are using this video to stir up hatred in Atom, but these predators have no sense of brotherhood towards their men.

As long as it is profitable, even brothers can sell it.

"If I really want to cooperate with him, there is no need to do this. He has already attacked you, and you will definitely not let him go. I can just show up and lead you somewhere, and then I can assist you. Isn't that enough?" Atom added.

Hearing this, Duke Bai Ye was inclined to believe what Atom said. "I can give you all the goods, but 500 million is impossible. The most I can give you is 200 million. And you can't kill him."

"Interesting, you want to spare his life too." Atom was surprised, but then he went on to say, "If you want to spare his life during the battle, then you have to give me three hundred million."

Duke Bai Ye hesitated and said in a deep voice, "Okay, deal."

The reason why he wanted to spare the other person's life was, on the one hand, because he was curious about the other person's identity, and on the other hand, because the scene of the other person's sneak attack on him that day was still vivid in his mind.

He was really curious whether the other party had spatial ability. If so, he would make a lot of money.

Any living creature can be modulated into a gene seed to gain its core abilities, and humans... are no exception.

"Now, can you tell me about his specific strength?" Atom asked about the attack on Duke Bai Ye.

Duke Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "His frontal combat strength is very low. I even suspect his development progress is no more than 30%. But his speed is incredibly fast. The most threatening thing is that he has a B-level weapon in his hand."

"B-level weapons." Atum's eyes lit up with greed. He still didn't have a B-level weapon.

The materials are hard to find, and it is even harder to find a mechanical craftsman who can make them.

"The weapons belong to me, and you can pay 100 million less." Atom said immediately.

"All three hundred million is waived." This time, it was Duke Bai Ye who pushed further. His tone was calm, as if he had anticipated this. "Not many people can forge this kind of weapon, and even fewer are willing to forge it for the plunderers."

Atom looked gloomy, but he thought of what his boss had told him, that the Land of Stars might be facing a period of turbulence, and it would be extremely difficult to increase the development progress in a short period of time, so he could only start with weapons.

"Okay!" Atom agreed. "He's afraid of a combined fleet attack, so he wants you taken to a thunderstorm area."

They had already completed the division before they actually saw the enemy. Atom did not think that the other party was a threat. If the other party was strong enough, he would not have run away at that time, let alone join forces with him to deal with Duke Bai Ye.

He and Bai Ye joined forces to defeat the other party.

"Thunderstorm area." Duke Bai Ye thought: "It's not a big problem, but we must find a way to limit his speed."

"Simple. He'll choose a good thunderstorm area. Once we enter, we'll have the fleet assemble nearby and then surround the entire area." Atom had already made up his mind: "If he dares to come out, we'll just wipe him out."

Duke Bai Ye couldn't help but nodded: "This is a good idea."

Atom was worried and asked, "Is your injury okay? Without an arm, how much strength do you have left?"

Duke Bai Ye said calmly, "I still have the Ice Storm Spear. With him here, even if I get injured, there won't be any problem."

"He's just a little faster. If he's on guard, that advantage will be gone."

Atom cursed inwardly, his desire for the B-level weapon growing stronger.

The two continued to improve the plan, work out the details, and strive to make it foolproof.

…

Two days later, Neil hurriedly reported on the channel, "Your Excellency the Duke, we have found traces of a living being at a certain location and are tracking its traces."

Duke Bai Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and he calmly ordered, "Continue tracking and see if we can determine its location."

"Yes!" Neil received the order, and a few hours passed.

Neil's hurried report came.

"Target found, target found!"

"He killed Kerr!"

"He's fleeing the scene!"

Duke Bai Ye suddenly stood up with a fierce look on his face. He boarded a small aircraft, left the warship, and quickly approached the target location.

After arriving, there was a thunderstorm area not far away, with flashes of lightning, and Atom arrived late.

"I rushed here after receiving your message. Is he in here?" Atom said with a serious expression.

"Yes, my people are tracking us." Duke Bai Ye said in a deep voice, "Let's go, don't let him get away this time!"

Duke Bai Ye's one arm had not yet recovered, and with the other hand he held the Ice Storm Mechanical Spear as he strode into the thunderstorm area. Atum followed closely behind him and winked at his men.

Several C-level life forms on both sides looked at each other, then quietly opened the command channel and issued orders.

Then, the warships scattered in the near-ground tunnels of the planet quickly gathered towards this coordinate.

Elsewhere, Ya Luo leaned against the wall of the cave with a frown on his face. Li Ming had been out for two or three days and had not returned yet. Had something happened to him?

Although Li Ming told him not to leave, he was not a rookie who had just entered the interstellar space. He could not suppress his anxiety and left the thunderstorm area carefully.

After coming out, he immediately looked for cover to avoid being directly exposed to the sky's view, and moved forward cautiously.

boom!

The huge sound of the warship breaking through the air in low-Earth orbit was like thunder.

Yaluo stood still, his brow furrowed. "This is the fifth ship already. Both the plunderer's warships and the Sera's warships are gathering in the same direction. Something must have happened."

He realized that something was wrong, and his uneasiness became stronger. He even moved forward much faster. Another two or three hours passed.

Outside a thunderstorm area, he saw a fleet surrounding the entire area. The Plunderer Fleet and the Sera Fleet seemed to have a clear division of labor, each responsible for an area.

At the same time, various electromagnetic trip locks and traps were set up.

"Fuck, Li Ming won't be trapped in here by them, right?" Ya Luo realized this and became even more uneasy.

This was the situation he feared the most. Although Li Ming was fast, he was not invincible. The opponent had already taken position in advance. Even if Li Ming ran out, he would not be able to escape from the blockade fleet.

What's more, there are two B-level life forms chasing and blocking them.

He looked around but found no trace of Atom and Duke Bai Ye, and immediately realized that the two of them had entered the thunderstorm area.

"How could this happen..." Yaluo was puzzled. After Li Ming came to this planet, he had been advancing step by step carefully. How could he suddenly be blocked in this area?

He was filled with doubts, but now was not the time to think about them.

After adjusting the mimicry mask, he gradually emerged from his latent state and joined the group of predators in front of him.

"Hey, Casso!" he called out familiarly.

The lizardman named Kaso turned around, wearing a shotgun chain as thick as his arm, and looked hesitant. "Who are you?"

Yaluo pretended to be dissatisfied: "I am Phil, you don't remember me, fuck, you guy, last time you asked me to save that lizard fish for you, I thought you were going to eat it, but you pulled out all the fish's teeth..."

"Oh, oh..." Casso interrupted awkwardly, his tongue hesitating, "Brother Phil, I remember now, I remember now."

Several predators around him looked at each other with ambiguous eyes.

"Damn it, Old Wolf and the others are busy setting up the gravity field trap. I need to get back to Scaled Snake for a good rest. I forgot to bring my stuff." He explained, "Can I borrow your aircraft?"

"It's no problem to borrow it, but you can replace it with a fully charged energy block when you return it." said a plunderer.

"Fuck, you're too dark." Yaluo snorted coldly.

"Forget it, if we can't complete Boss Tro's order..." Casso also laughed.

"Okay, okay, it's my bad luck." Yaluo agreed with a curse, and then drove the small aircraft towards the Scaled Serpent.

He was extremely familiar with the internal structure of the Scaled Serpent, and was also familiar with the communication characteristics of the predators, so he greeted them all the way.

"Boss, the outer gravity traps have been almost deployed, and the electromagnetic tripwires and position traps are also covered..."

Trott stood in front of the main command desk on the second floor, looking at the large and small screens in front of him. "Got it. Communicate with those green algae and see if there are any omissions."

"Yes!" The younger brother hurried away.

Tro looked around and at the staff below, and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. In the past, his strength was ranked very low under Atom.

It was never his turn to be the temporary commander, and now he was suddenly trying, this feeling was too...

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously raised his hand to throw it behind him. With a bang, he was caught. A familiar voice rang in his ears -

"Tello, long time no see."

Along with this sound, there was a stabbing pain in the temple.

His body suddenly froze, his eyes widened, and he trembled, "Ya... Luo? It's you, you actually..."

"Tero, I know your character and I don't want to embarrass you. Now you just need to answer my questions." Yaluo's voice was cold.

"Where's Atom?"

"Gudong..." Tro swallowed his saliva. He didn't dare to move. The high-frequency vibration dagger could easily pierce into his head and turn his brain into a paste.

"Be careful, we...we should be on our own now..."

"One of our own?" Yaluo was puzzled.

Tro hurriedly explained: "Yes, you must know the Class B life form that escaped from the spaceship. He is now cooperating with Boss Atom. They are preparing to join forces to deal with Green Head Algae Bai Ye."

"What?" Yaluo was shocked. Li Ming and Atom were collaborating? Joining forces to deal with Duke Bai Ye?

How is that possible? Li Ming is only a C-level life form. Even if he is a little faster, it is not enough to make Atem cooperate with him.

He had followed Atom for several years and knew that Atom was a cunning and profit-driven person. It was impossible for him to be persuaded by Li Ming in just a few words.

"You lied to me?" Yaluo said in a deep voice: "Tero, you are smart now."

"I really didn't lie to you." Tro hurriedly explained, "Those green algae are secretly killing our brothers. Duke Bai Ye was ambushed by your friend and had his arm broken. Now is the best opportunity to take action."

Li Ming broke Duke Bai Ye's arm? How is this possible!

Yaluo's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously didn't believe it.

Duke Bai Ye is a genuine B-level life form, and he has a B-level weapon. Let alone breaking an arm, being able to withstand one or two blows head-on would be something to brag about.

But looking at Tro's current appearance and his determined attitude, Yaluo had to believe it.

(End of this chapter)