Chapter 597 The Storm is Coming

Schmidt's expression was gloomy. He could imagine what kind of criticism he would face. As a representative of the Star Alliance, he had suffered setbacks after becoming the deputy commander of this joint operation.

He had thought that the three civilizations had joined forces to reap the credit, but it turned out like this. He regretted from the bottom of his heart that he had gotten involved in this mess.

But at least he didn't lose his composure like Hines did. He just looked at Holmes and said, "Since you discovered the Azure Dragon and had the Void Anchor in hand, why didn't you stop him?"

There was a hint of resentment in his words.

Hines, like an irritated wolfhound, bared his teeth and looked at him. "What do you mean? Are you trying to put the blame on the federal government?"

Schmidt frowned, but before he could say anything, Holmes responded, "I do have some responsibility for this."

"When I discovered him, he seemed to be using some advanced space technology to collect these metal materials. I activated the Void Anchor's blockade, but he had the Eternal Star's time distortion field, and he found a loophole."

Holmes explained, "I used the spatial corridor to try to trap him and sealed him off with the space-time anchor. However, Qinglong's strength was beyond my imagination. With a single blow, he shattered the unformed 'Exile Dimension'."

Breaking the unformed blockade?

The expressions of the three people changed slightly, and they had a more intuitive understanding of Qinglong's strength.

Holmes continued, his expression a little off, "But the strangest thing happened afterwards. After that blow, his aura became extremely weak..."

"Infinite decadence, is that an explosive means?" Schmidt realized this instantly.

Holmes didn't respond, and then said, "After the decline, it entered a period of death."

"Death period?"

The three people who were still thinking about it were shocked and asked, "What do you mean by death period?"

Holmes's expression changed. "I'm absolutely certain Qinglong was already dead, but somehow resurrected. This scene is truly incomprehensible. I didn't react at the time, and coming here gave him a chance..."

Qinglong...dead?

The silent atmosphere echoed in the narrow space, and the three people subconsciously did not believe it.

Isn’t this nonsense? Can you be resurrected after death?

"Can the Star of Eternal Silence resurrect people by reversing time and space?" Holmes couldn't help but ask.

Costat shook his head. "Theoretically, it's possible, but even when the Empire controlled the Eternal Star, it couldn't do it, let alone the Azure Dragon, which only has half of its fragments now."

"Also, there's something extremely strange," Holmes added. "His life force is a bit too low. He hardly looks like an X-level life form."

Life force too low? What's going on? Costat frowned.

Even listening to Holmes's account, the three could sense how unpredictable the situation was.

In such a short period of time, it was normal for Holmes to react a moment slower.

"What's going on?"

Heckler arrived late and was stunned when he entered. He asked in astonishment, "Where are the metal materials here?"

"The Azure Dragon is coming." Kostat summed up the situation in just four words.

Heckler's expression changed, and his gaze fell on Holmes. "Can't even hold on to the Void Anchor?"

Costat sighed and told him the general idea.

Heckler's expression shifted as he listened, but he finally sneered, "How dare you! You think you can delay us from opening the Holy Castle like this?"

Schmidt couldn't help but wonder, "Is he looting this place to delay the opening of the Holy Castle?"

"Is there a second explanation? He probably guessed that our massive operation must be related to the Holy Castle," Heckler deduced. "Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken such a huge risk to come here."

"He's anxious."

"This reveals a lot of problems. He can't resist the Titan Relic, his explosiveness is flawed, and there's something wrong with him as a person!"

"I was saying, this is the limit of a Class X life form. How could he possibly surpass it?"

Heckler deduced a lot of information in a short period of time, and the eyes of several people gradually brightened.

Heckler said in a deep voice, "The more anxious he is, the faster we must get it done. We must do everything we can to fill in the missing materials!"

After hearing what he said, Heins and Schmidt's expressions changed again and they looked at each other.

"The missing materials should be made up by the Empire. We have no way to gather so much material in such a short time."

"Yes, under the current circumstances, the Empire cannot remain detached."

The two of them sang in unison, and Costat's frown deepened.

Naturally, he was unwilling to bear this loss.

Heckler scoffed and said, "The most important thing now is not to discuss who should bear the loss, but to discuss how to deal with Qinglong."

"Since he has the ability to sweep away all the materials here, he has the ability to kill any one of us."

Even Holmes felt a tightness in his heart when he heard his reminder.

They quietly crossed numerous blockades and arrived at this central area. Who wouldn't be surprised?

………

"You didn't catch up?"

In the star gate channel, Li Ming kept an eye on the rear and was quite surprised.

He flew in his physical body, even though both sides were blocked and he could not reach the star gate node where Knox was.

However, the star gate tunnel that has been opened cannot be destroyed with just a few words, and he can still use it to navigate.

"Very cautious indeed..." Li Ming muttered to himself, and couldn't help but be amazed. The power of the Void Anchor was really not exaggerated.

In other words, the thing was in a damaged state. If it was intact, Li Ming guessed that it would have been sealed away.

"But that guy must have been scared by me."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grin. On the control page, a new control object shone brightly, and it looked like a green short blade.

[Blade of Glory - S-level: The warrior's final glory, must not be captured by the enemy.

…

Control effect: Power blessing--twenty times.

Control ability - Self-annihilation: Launch a fatal attack on oneself. 】

This is used for suicide, because he is already S-rank, so only S-rank is needed.

After using [Giant Strike], his body will fall into a sluggish state and be unable to perform any movements.

If it is a normal attack, the opponent will naturally take the opportunity to attack and trigger the [Source of Immortality].

However, the blockade of the Void Anchor is not a means of attack and will inevitably fail to trigger the [Source of Immortality].

However, Li Ming had already considered similar situations and made insurance measures for himself. He carefully selected and created this control object, so that he could actively trigger the [Source of Immortality] through suicide.

The guy holding the Void Anchor was also shocked after being resurrected right under the opponent's nose.

It also happened to give him more opportunities to escape without wasting time.

At this stage, there is no need to deliberately hide many methods, and they should be used when necessary.

"What a shame! If I had known the Void Anchor was so powerful, I would have gathered all the other materials in the warehouse and looted them all."

He was inevitably a little greedy, but he was also experienced in many battles, so he quickly suppressed his emotions and estimated the subsequent situation.

"After suffering such a heavy loss, they will definitely not give up. I guess they will probably launch an attack on the Chaos Star Gap as soon as possible in retaliation. After all, this is their only way to affect me..."

Li Ming's eyes flickered, and he looked at the surrounding star gate passages. There were even warships wandering in them that had not had time to get out.

He estimated the sailing distance and prepared to break through the star gate and fall into the main universe when he reached the other end.

"In that case, it shouldn't take long to return to the Mechanical Royal Court."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help rubbing his hands. Reynolds and Mikhail should have arrived too.

Although this time is risky, the benefits are very good, and the metal energy is definitely sufficient.

The Star of Eternal Silence can now be completely repaired, and the Void Anchor, which is still in a damaged state, is so powerful.

The Eternal Star in its complete state would never let him down.

…

On the other side, after a brief discussion, Kostat and the other two reported to their superiors.

The news came very suddenly. Adam was shocked and angry, but he was more concerned about the four words mentioned by Costat.

"Resurrection from the dead?" He frowned.

"Right," Costat nodded. "Holmes's words were extremely abrupt, and he even used the Void Anchor to replay them for us. It was indeed very strange."

"However, I'm more inclined to believe it's a form of recovery. Resurrection from the dead is simply too bizarre..."

He sent a blurry video, and Adam opened it immediately.

The target appears extremely blurry due to the influence of the time distortion field.

Unable to clearly see its specific appearance, Adam couldn't help but feel disappointed. He frowned and said, "He can use it so skillfully with only a part of the Eternal Star?"

"I'm also surprised by this. Maybe it's not the Star of Eternal Silence." Costat keenly felt that Adam seemed to be exploring something.

"Is there any other information?" Adam asked.

Costat hesitated and said, "Holmes also said that Azure Dragon was enveloped by the time distortion field from beginning to end. Only at the moment of resurrection did he sense a breath of life. However, it was very weak, not like an X-level life form."

"It doesn't look like an X-class life form?" A glint flashed in the depths of Adam's eyes. "Does it look like an S-class life form?"

Costat shook his head. "Holmes didn't elaborate."

Adam slowly leaned back on the throne. This sudden event seemed to prove something, but also seemed not to prove it.

Resurrection from the dead, too low a life force, the breath waning after a blow...

He had a vague inclination in his mind, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

The secret of Qinglong must be greater than that of that dominant corpse.

I can't let anyone know this secret, it's mine alone. Once I catch Qinglong...

The Holy Emperor seemed to be planning something again. Costata knew Adam too well, and seeing his drooping eyebrows, he vaguely guessed what he was doing.

He thought for a moment and said, "According to our preliminary discussion, in order to deal with the hidden dangers of Azure Dragon, we have decided to store the materials in batches, quantities, and multiple locations."

"Coupled with the monitoring of the Void Anchor, similar incidents should not happen again."

"Also, our Empire needs to provide half of the missing materials, while the Federation and the Covenant will provide the other half," Costat said helplessly. "This is the best result I've managed."

"Yeah." Adam came back to his senses and didn't blame him: "We will have to bear part of the loss this time."

Costat added, "In addition, they and Heckler requested an attack on the Chaos Gap as soon as possible to distract Azure Dragon."

"That's a good idea, let's get ready." Adam also nodded.

"One more thing..." Costat hesitated. "Something happened with Morris."

Adam was even stunned by the sudden mention of this person, frowning slightly, "What's wrong?"

Costat responded, "During the escort, someone suddenly attacked and kidnapped him. It seems that the attackers are from the Holy Mother Church. Our people suffered no casualties, and the other party held back."

This happened after Qinglong attacked. The news suddenly came when they were discussing how to deal with Qinglong.

However, several people were in no mood to pay attention to this matter, and Heckler asked for a thorough investigation.

"The Holy Mother Church? How are they involved?"

Adam immediately realized that something was wrong and had a vague feeling that there was something behind it.

But right now, the Holy Castle, Azure Dragon, and the Chaos Star Gap have taken up too much manpower and energy.

I really don't have the time to take care of this matter.

"Let's talk about this later." Adam waved his hand.

Costat also knew this would be the result, and after a brief report, he ended the communication.

After the room fell silent, Adam thought quietly, messy and disordered threads intertwined in his mind.

After a long time, he was awakened by a piece of top-level urgent intelligence from the Domination Laboratory.

His brows furrowed in confusion, "Why did they kill three more X-level life forms?"

………

And the very next day, the three major civilizations suddenly issued a joint announcement, claiming that the wanted criminals fleeing from the chaotic star gaps had seriously disrupted the public security of some civilizations.

In order to ensure that interstellar stability is not disturbed, they decided to send additional manpower to the chaotic interstellar gap to help higher life forms clear out wanted criminals.

In addition, a secondary screening will be conducted on wanted criminals, and relevant forces and organizations will be required to cooperate. If they fail to cooperate, coercive measures will be used.

This announcement is completely different from the previous one, it is tough and cannot be rejected.

Public opinion, which had calmed down somewhat due to the response of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, was stirred up again.

Many people don’t know what happened that caused such a strong reaction from the three major civilizations.

Many X-level life forms realized that the three major civilizations could no longer hold back.

Many eyes were cast towards the chaotic star gap, some with curiosity, some with anticipation, some with worry, and some with gloating.

Everyone wanted to see what methods Lord Qinglong had to preserve the Chaos Star Gap.

After the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, this was the first time that the three major civilizations took action against X-level life forms.

The result of this time may determine the future interstellar situation.

But even so, facing the three powerful civilizations, most people still hold the idea of ​​watching the fire from the other side of the river.

(End of this chapter)