Chapter 219: Who is the mastermind behind the capture of Thiago?

Then, the black crystals that solidified around Tiago turned into flames again.

He took a deep breath, and the flames on his body seemed to be absorbed by his skin, turning into pure energy, which was devoured by his cells, and his energy level skyrocketed again.

"Tsk, these A-level life forms are such a hassle." Li Ming frowned and secretly asked Monroe, "Can you help me freeze him for a second or two?"

He was worried about who to find to experiment with the new abilities of the [Gene Warrior]. It had to be at least an A-level life form to extract the so-called [Gene Essence].

Thiago is now right at the doorstep, so it is naturally impossible to let him leave.

"No problem." Monroe responded without hesitation, then disappeared and appeared directly in front of Tiago, punching him in the chest with incredible speed.

But Thiago's reaction was quick. At the critical moment, he raised his hand to block Monroe's fist, and at the same time prepared to use the force to fly out of the floating island.

The spaceship waiting to pick you up is not far away and can be flown there by relying on physical strength.

However, there was no power in Monroe's fist. The moment it touched Tiago, a large amount of metal structure unfolded along his skin. The mechanical body seemed to suddenly collapse and attached to him.

"What..." Thiago's face changed drastically. At this moment, his cells were extremely agitated, and black flames shot up a hundred meters high.

Bang!

The metal structure attached to his body ejected metal chains, which quickly drilled into the concrete floor and even activated the gravity field, forcing him to be unable to move due to the pressure.

At this moment, Li Ming had raised his hand, and silver nanoparticles were floating on the side of his body, gathering into the muzzle of a gun.

boom!

A thick beam of light shot out. This ambush was not like the last battle. Sandro just wanted to see how strong he was and would not dodge.

It is obviously impossible for Thiago to take this shot head-on, so Monroe needs to control him in advance.

At the landing point, a ball of energy was born and expanded rapidly, engulfing Tiago's figure. The surrounding metal ground and concrete shattered and disappeared.

The plunderers who thought they had retreated far enough were dumbfounded. A violent gale roared in and Ulrich's face changed drastically.

The port was not his iron castle, it was hard enough in itself. He looked grim, clasped his hands together, and the expanding ball of energy was suppressed.

His arms trembled, but he never let the light spread again. The brightness just became brighter and brighter until it reached a certain limit.

Boom!

The ball of light expanded and then exploded. Veins popped out on Ulrich's forehead, and his arms trembled more and more violently. Then he suddenly raised his hands and staggered back a few steps, as if he could no longer control himself.

A strong wind blew in the face, but there was not much energy aftermath, only wisps of smoke, leaving a sinkhole on the ground, covering most of the port.

A black fireball was suspended in the pit, and the surrounding black flames dissipated, revealing Tiago's figure.

He was in a rather miserable state at this moment, his whole body was charred, he stared at Li Ming coldly, staggered and fell to the ground, barely stood up, gasping for breath, his genes had been released and he had returned to his original form.

The surface of the skin was covered with cracks and blood was gushing out.

Not far away, the mechanical structure was reorganized. It was Star King Monroe who left Tiago's body through a short-distance space jump at the last moment.

Qinglong fell, and the two of them were bombarded head-on, one in front and one behind. His defensive ability seemed to be worse than Sandro's, and his injuries were obviously more serious.

The battlefield was silent except for the whistling sound of the wind. Sandro felt horrified. He was not much better than Tiago.

If Qinglong can beat Thiago like this, he can probably beat him like this too.

This shattered his impression of Qinglong. Although he was extremely wary of him before, the other party did not show stronger combat capabilities after all. Perhaps there was also a certain amount of bragging involved.

But now, he was extremely frightened, and the words the other party had said lingered in his ears again.

In less than a month, those broken combat means were repaired?

If he is at his peak, can he really be beaten to death?

Ulrich was not too surprised, but only understood what he had expected, as this was consistent with his speculation.

This guy not only carries an advanced combat mecha, but also leaves an A-class mechanical body outside. Even if Rob hadn't appeared, he would probably be able to escape.

If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of that A-level life form, the other party would have disappeared long ago.

However, only one A-class machine has been shown so far, and there may be more...

Theo remained silent, just staring at the silver humanoid mechanical body. He was the strongest, and even with the means displayed by the other party now, it was difficult to pose a threat to him.

But, is this the opponent's limit?

The exiled master mechanic?

Could he be the exiled master mechanic who could achieve this?

Perhaps, the direction of their initial investigation was wrong.

"The situation is settled, go in, otherwise you will lose face." Ulrich suddenly spoke, and Theo nodded imperceptibly.

Everyone had different thoughts. The plunderers who had managed to survive on the edge of the battlefield were trembling in fear. It was too terrifying.

Many of them may not even have seen an A-level life form, let alone a fight between A-level life forms.

"Lord Tiago!" At the edge of the battlefield, Barron gritted his teeth, his eyes full of resentment, but was held tightly by Sharp.

"We can't rush forward. We have to find a way to leave now!" Sharp lowered his voice, his pupils full of bloodshot, and the two retreated cautiously.

Suddenly, the falling gold and silver mechanical mecha suddenly raised its hand towards them, and two thick electromagnetic beams suddenly shot out.

The speed was so fast that they didn't even have time to dodge. They could only watch as the beam of light continued to expand and finally enveloped them.

Crackle!

The air was filled with a burning smell.

Thiago's eyes were cold, but he didn't make any move, because Ulrich and the other two had already fallen into the battlefield and were divided into three sides.

Five A-level life forms looked at him quietly. This feeling of oppression could not be understood by those who had not experienced it firsthand.

"Tsk..." Li Ming looked at Thiago but did not approach him. The other party stared at him coldly.

"Do you guys have anything to imprison A-level life forms?" Li Ming looked at Ulrich and others.

If he wanted to curb the A-level evolution, he had to use an A-level gene suppressor, which he didn't have.

Li Ming didn't want to waste the alienation energy and metal energy in vain, so he upgraded one.

"I have it," Ulrich said, clicking on the smart terminal. "Cassis will be delivered soon."

"Why would he attack you?" Theo landed not far away. He didn't feel embarrassed at all for just standing by and watching. He even asked further questions.

Sandro fell to the back, his eyes flickering, not daring to look Li Ming in the eye.

"He made a deal with Asmara and betrayed you all." Tiago said in a deep voice.

Ulrich's expression was subtle, and Li Ming shook his head. "It's too low-level and meaningless. Instead of thinking about how to frame him, I'd better think about what to do with you."

"What is the value of an A-level life form?" Li Ming asked Ulrich.

"It's worthless." Ulrich shook his head, "Unless you can ensure that he will still be obedient after removing the gene suppressor."

"Otherwise, no one would spend a huge amount of money to buy him back."

Ulrich suggested, "You could try to demand a ransom from his home civilization. They're probably the highest bidder."

Thiago's face changed slightly, and he tried to remain calm, cursing Asmara in his heart, what a piece of crap information, it didn't match at all.

Not to mention that he is just an A-level life form, even if there were two more, they might not be able to capture this guy.

Then he felt a wave of bitterness. He had never thought that he would be captured one day.

Li Ming was already thinking about how to make an offer and how to squeeze out the value of this person. He must first try out what the [Gene Source] is.

Not long after, Cassis hurried over with the guards. Her delicate cheeks changed slightly and she looked at Thiago who was surrounded in the center in astonishment.

The devastated environment all around showed the intensity of the battle that had just taken place.

Is this a Class A life form?

She couldn't help but think in her heart, and shook her head secretly. This A-level life form must be tired of living. It actually wanted to launch a surprise attack on Lord Ulrich.

The guards carried giant disc-shaped blockade devices. Devices that could block A-level life forms were extremely valuable, and the more portable they were, the more expensive they were.

Thiago had not completely lost the ability to resist, but several pairs of A-level life forms were staring at him, and he did not dare to make any extra movements. He could only be lifted up and then placed on the blocking device.

With a muffled groan, metal shackles popped out from the blocking device, and sharp metal needles pierced into Thiago's body on his ribs, spine, and tailbone.

His condition was visibly deteriorating.

"Sir, transport to the underground prison?" Cassis asked Ulrich.

Ulrich did not respond. Instead, he looked at Li Ming, who had already left his armor. "This is his trophy. Ask him."

Cassis was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Ming in surprise. Suppressing her shock, she whispered, "Your Excellency Qinglong?"

Li Ming responded calmly, "You keep your prisoners wherever you left them before. I have great faith in Sir Ulrich's defense."

Ulrich's face darkened. It sounded weird.

Then he waved his hand, and the motionless silver mechanical body nodded to him. Under the gaze of everyone, it disappeared among the crowd watching farther away.

Ulrich asked pointedly, "Why do you want him to be hidden?"

"It's better to be prepared. It's useless to follow me around all day. It's better to use it as a surprise attack." Li Ming explained casually with a dazed look in his eyes.

At the same time, the recent battle fluctuations had already attracted more plunderers to watch, and the blocks outside the port were almost crowded with people.

"Fuck, this is a battle between A-level life forms? How scary! This port is completely destroyed." Someone looked excited, having never seen a battle between A-level life forms.

Someone added, "That's nothing. The Great Mechanic's final attack was clearly contained by the Master Collector. If that energy ball continues to expand, not only this port, but also several nearby blocks will be affected."

There was an endless stream of discussion, and some people were holding up smart terminals. Due to the impact of the EMP bomb, the first half of the battle could not be recorded, only the second half.

Meanwhile, in a corner, Gabriel said calmly, "This great mechanic has quite a few tricks up his sleeve."

"Yeah... His armor doesn't seem to be simple nanoparticles, and that final bombardment must have involved advanced applications of the subspace," someone nearby agreed. "But it wasn't too impressive. Tiago alone was enough to make him struggle."

"I'm not concerned about his combat prowess, but rather his origins. A master mechanic of this level, yet I can't find any clues."

Gabriel shook his head. He had seen many A-level life forms.

He has seen mutants, mechanically modified bodies, genetically evolved bodies, and even the unique evolutionary systems of some indigenous civilizations.

What he was most curious about was this person's origins. He had a hunch that if he found out, he would reap great rewards.

"He probably didn't expect that someone was watching him." The person next to him nodded and smiled, "He probably didn't expect that his student would be caught by us."

Gabriel had an indifferent expression on his face, his eyes moving sideways. In the middle of the group of people wearing hooded robes behind him stood a figure.

He didn't have any blocking device on his body, but he just stood there unable to move, as if he was shrouded in a special position. It was Li Ming.

Gabriel signaled with his eyes, and the people around him immediately untied the blockade on Li Ming's mouth.

"Who are you?" Li Ming looked grim and stared at them coldly.

"Can't you guess it?" Gabriel said indifferently.

"People from Xingyuan Empire?" Li Ming uttered a few words, feeling speechless.

The virtual projection he created was originally intended to lure Theo away, but he was targeted by this group of people.

After the battle over there, the mimicry mask was taken off, causing the mimicry projection here to reveal its true appearance.

At the last moment, he suddenly found that his mimic projection was caught by this group of people, and once the control object was switched, the mimic projection would disappear.

So when he switched the controlled objects, he specifically left the [Mimetic Projector] behind in order to find out the details of this group.

After the battle over there ended and his attention was turned over, he thought for a moment and guessed the origins of this group of people.

Gabriel was not surprised, as he and Asmara often kept in touch with each other.

"Why did you arrest me? Because of Isius? His death has nothing to do with me." Li Ming said in a deep voice.

"Originally it was because of Isius." Gabriel shook his head. "Everyone on that ship has been investigated, and you are the only one who escaped."

"However, later on, I developed a slight interest in your teacher. I wanted to know who he was and where he came from." Gabriel stared at him. The group was shrouded in a certain attitude. Even when they were talking, the people next to them were unaware.

"You..." Li Ming was about to speak, but was interrupted by Gabriel raising his hand. There was no emotion on the young man's face.

"Tell me how you met your teacher and everything you know about him, and you will survive."

"Isius is just a name to me. Even if it was you who killed him, I don't care. Just tell me what I want to know."

Do you have any tickets?

(End of this chapter)