Chapter 143: A killer space wormhole? White dwarf core?
"Nothing..." Chen Yan knew that he had said something wrong, so he restrained his expression and shook his head.
Li Ming stood where he was, his expression remaining calm despite Chen Yan's words.
Xilai frowned, vaguely sensing that something was wrong, but now was not the time to pursue it.
He just asked, "How long will it take?"
Chen Yan whispered, "Two minutes. After the space wormhole opens, we have thirty seconds."
The metal plate covered with patterns shone brightly, becoming more and more dazzling.
"Space wormhole?" Li Ming's expression finally changed. He leaned over to take a look and asked in surprise, "Do dimensional creatures have this ability?"
"You've never seen anything like this before." Xilai pointed at the black stone and said, "White dwarf core fragments, sacrificed to the space worm - Boricutl. It can penetrate the space channel and take us away directly."
"Can we leave this planet?" Li Ming asked.
Xilai said impatiently: "You talk too much."
Li Ming also understood that he couldn't delay any longer.
His eyes moved slightly, and the gene inhibitors covering his arms disappeared instantly, and the feeling of weakness in his body also disappeared.
Silently, the prism plasma sword appeared in his palm, and the combat system control object was switched instantly, with full power, directly stabbing towards Chen Dahai who was closest to him.
The two were very close to each other. The other party thought he was wearing a gene suppressor and focused all his attention on the sacrificial metal plate. He was almost not on guard against him and was stabbed through.
Chen Dahai's face was frozen, and he looked down in disbelief. Li Ming was stirring frantically, and severe pain swept through his body.
Xilai's expression changed drastically, and ochre-colored elemental particles suddenly rose up around him, like some kind of soil.
"You, where is the gene inhibitor!?" Xilai shouted in surprise. Chen Yan, who noticed the movement, turned around with a dull expression.
I saw that the place where Li Ming was had been replaced by a huge khaki mecha.
Click, click, click——
The sound of the mechanical components deploying echoed throughout the room. The six robotic arms behind them instantly deployed, and the energy restraint device quickly accumulated energy.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Energy beams shoot out, forming energy light rain.
Xilai didn't care about being shocked. The cloud of earth element particles suddenly shrank and turned into a sphere, wrapping him tightly inside.
The outer layer quickly turned into gray-white rock, and dense energy light rain crackled on it, causing it to explode layer by layer. However, the broken parts turned into earth element particles again, filling the gap again, almost inexhaustible.
Boom!!
The next moment, the front of the stone shield exploded, and rock fragments flew in the face.
Around the tank armor, five prismatic floating shuttles were arranged in a circle and hovered behind Li Ming. Each of the shuttles emitted a laser beam from the tip, quickly outlining a shield.
"You do have a secret. Since I can't take you with me, I can only kill you." Xilai said in a deep voice. The ochre-colored rocks covered his entire body like a suit of armor.
"Quick battle, quick decision." Li Ming realized that if the fight lasted too long, there would be problems, and he had an idea in his mind.
Silver-gray particles surged like waves and quickly attached to the plasma sword in his hand.
The plasma sword, which was originally less than two meters long, quickly expanded to four meters, its length covering half of the room, like a giant sword that could cut through ships.
Almost at the same time, the surging electric arc covered the giant sword and oscillated at an imperceptible amplitude. This was the high-frequency resonance effect caused by electromagnetic gathering.
This means that this power is not under Li Ming's control, but it also comes with extremely strong cutting power.
This series of actions was smooth and flowing. When the electric arc covered the giant sword, the entire mecha rushed over and the thunderstorm giant sword chopped down.
Xilai controlled the rock shield to resist, but it was completely unable to block it. The electric current escaping in the air made his scalp numb and his muscles swelled into ochre stones.
But the next moment, he was cut in half by the Thunderstorm Giant Sword, his body was broken into two pieces, the wound was charred, and his strong vitality prevented him from dying immediately. He twisted on the ground in extreme pain.
“This…this…”
This scene struck Chen Dahai, who was also seriously injured, as if he had been struck by lightning. He immediately recalled many things and looked at Li Ming in horror, "It's you! It's you who killed Lady Caroline!"
There was a storm in his heart.
What! ?
Chen Yan, who was huddled in the corner, couldn't help but raise his head with a stiff expression.
The one who killed Lady Caroline was Li Ming?
Before she had time to think about it, she saw Chen Dahai wailing as he was cut in half.
These two people were already C-level life forms that she revered as gods, but they were killed easily by Li Ming like cutting melons and vegetables.
She was in a daze until a shadow enveloped her.
At some point, the armor on Li Ming's body had disappeared without a trace, and in his hand, he held the fragment of the white dwarf core.
It was lighter than he had imagined, and he could also extract metal energy from it.
"I, I..." Chen Yan's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at Li Ming in fear: "I don't want to, and I can't help it..."
"Don't be afraid, you have no choice, I understand." Li Ming said with a smile.
Seeing Li Ming's amiable appearance, Chen Yan's fear was relieved a little.
But the next moment, he said slowly: "But I hope you can understand me."
Chen Yan was stunned, and then his pupils contracted. The sword hit him, and the delicate head exploded directly.
Li Ming shook his head, reminisced for two seconds, and then turned to his old job, destroying the scene.
There is no need to ask Chen Yan too much. The plan is actually very simple. After finding Chen Yan, the two seeds, Xilai and Chen Dahai, plan to use Chen Yan to capture themselves and take them away from here.
This black stone was stolen property and was easily brought into the command post.
Chen Yan was already frightened and uneasy, so naturally she dared not disobey.
As for the message Li Ming sent her, she probably didn't take it seriously at all. On one side was the giant Torch, and on the other side was a young boy who had threatened her.
The choice was easy for her.
Li Ming originally wanted to wait until the metal energy in the white dwarf core fragments was completely absorbed before leaving here.
However, the metal energy contained in it far exceeded Li Ming's expectations. In the end, a full 1.15 million metal energies were extracted.
"This thing is indeed a star core fragment."
Li Ming was shocked. The food of those dimensional creatures was really good. Any food contained millions of metal energies.
"Star core..." Li Ming's eyes gradually lit up. Why not just ask Ford to turn the star coins into star cores? This thing is small in size and very convenient.
As for whether he can get it or not, that is Ford's own business.
A change in star coins of this magnitude, especially for a sensitive person like myself, would easily attract attention and be very inconvenient.
In this way, the gap in metal energy was directly filled, and even some was left over.
He was attacked in the headquarters, which made him feel very bad. However, this unexpected gain immediately turned things around, and he even wished it would happen more often.
"Forget it. There's no guarantee that I won't capsize in the gutter." He lay in the blood plasma in the corner and waited for another half an hour before there was a banging sound from the alloy door, and then it was broken open.
What appeared before everyone's eyes was a scene that looked like a bloody hell. The entire room was covered with signs of destruction, blood and flesh were scattered, and body parts were everywhere.
Ren Cangsong's face froze, and then he saw Li Ming soaked in blood in the corner. After confirming that he was not dead, he quickly called for medical staff.
"I, I'm fine..." Li Ming said weakly. Ford looked around with a strange expression on his face.
"What happened again?" Ren Cangsong's eyebrows twitched. He asked someone to take Li Ming out and then sealed off the entire room.
"Major Chen Dahai came to me and said that he had captured Chen Yan and would interrogate her together with Lord Shilai of Sera and Lord Charles of the Itlan civilization..." Li Ming explained.
Ford frowned slightly, "Charles..."
"Caught Chen Yan?" Ren Cangsong was surprised and quickly checked his smart terminal: "Why is there no information about this matter?"
“They didn’t report it?”
"They are the sparks, of course they won't report." Li Ming smiled bitterly.
"Fire?" Ren Cangsong's pupils widened, and he subconsciously refuted: "Chen Dahai is the major of the Moon Devouring Squad, with a clean background. How could he be the Fire?"
Ren Cangsong clenched his fists, but quickly adjusted himself and continued to listen to Li Ming's story.
“…Sir Charles fought hard and died together with them in the end.” Li Ming looked sad.
Ford's face and brows became more and more furrowed. Why does this story sound so familiar?
At this moment, Ren Cangsong's men carefully removed the gene inhibitor from Li Ming.
"Charles, it's all thanks to him." Ren Cangsong sighed, but at the same time he was shocked: "Even Chen Dahai and Xilai are fire seeds, who else is not?"
No matter what he said, the fire seemed to be everywhere.
The atmosphere around them suddenly became cold and quiet. Ren Cangsong also felt that he had spoken out of turn and said in a deep voice:
"Chen Dahai and Xilai are the flames that have been dormant for many years. I don't know how much it cost to bring them to where they are now."
"There aren't many people like this, otherwise there wouldn't be only the two of them taking action. This time they suffered heavy losses and lost all their efforts."
At this moment, Duke Bai Ye got the news and hurried over with a gloomy look on his face. "Where is Xilai? Where is Xilai?"
Ren Cangsong pointed to the room. Duke Bai Ye quickly went to check it out, and then came back with an even uglier expression: "What's going on?"
Ren Cangsong sneered, "You still need to ask Duke Bai Ye, your personal guard is actually a fire seed?"
"Fire?" Duke Bai Ye's expression changed slightly. After hearing what happened, he stared at Li Ming coldly, "That's just his own statement. Does that mean everything he says is true?"
"The three of them fought to their deaths. Didn't Xilai and Chen Dahai have the slightest chance to kill him during that process?"
"I request that his memories be screened. This matter involves the death of a Sera and an Itlan. We cannot let it slip so easily."
"Enough!" Ford shouted harshly, standing up suddenly, "Your Excellency the Duke, do you understand what it means to put the overall situation first?"
"What are you suspecting? Li Ming? When Chen Dahai came looking for Li Ming, he used the excuse of Chen Yan. I heard it clearly and can testify for him."
"The arrest of Chen Yan was never reported to the command post. It was handled privately between the two of them. The surveillance footage captured it clearly. Chen Dahai led Li Ming here. Everything matches up. What else is there to say?"
"The planet-destroying crisis has just passed. Even I admire the courage and wisdom Li Ming displayed during the process. What exactly are you suspecting him of, or are you just targeting him out of selfish motives?"
Ford's clear and logical rebuke made Duke Bai Ye look extremely ugly. He noticed several times that Ford was vaguely leaning towards Lan Xing.
But now he understood that Ford was not biased towards Blue Star, but towards Li Ming.
Although he was respectful to Ford on weekdays, he was a B-level life form after all, and he felt a little embarrassed to be scolded in person by a junior.
His expression changed several times before finally settling into indifference. "Since there's no room for me to offer any opinions here, then it's up to you all. Just give me a final report."
Ren Cangsong was quite surprised. Ford's bias was too obvious.
What Duke Bai Ye said was actually not wrong. The deaths of the Itlan and Sera people were no longer an internal matter of Blue Star. Li Ming was the only survivor, so naturally he had to verify whether what he said was true or not.
Ford took a deep breath and didn't explain anything. How could he let someone search Li Ming's memory? Wouldn't that be self-destruction?
Li Ming was sent back to the infirmary. After the crowd dispersed, Ford couldn't wait to ask, "Who killed Charles? Was it you?"
"No." Li Ming shook his head. "Charles was killed by Chen Dahai and Xilai. All I did was kill them in return."
"I didn't want the enemy to overestimate my strength, so I kept this a secret."
Ford frowned and nodded hesitantly, then heard Li Ming mention another matter: "I don't want the 500 million star coins in cash, you have to convert them into white dwarf cores for me."
"Star core?" Ford couldn't keep up with Li Ming's jumping thoughts: "What do you want that thing for?"
"It has nothing to do with you. You just need to tell me how much you can buy and how long it will take to deliver it?" Li Ming emphasized.
"There's no official price for star cores. Most of them are in the hands of collectors. They might be useful when forging certain weapons." Ford pondered: "Five hundred million star coins, I can probably get them for you..."
His brows were furrowed, and it was difficult to estimate: "It's hard to say how heavy this thing is. Are you sure you want it? I can only try my best to get it for you."
"We can get as many as we can with 500 million star coins. I have a price in mind." Li Ming said. He could convert it with metal energy and then ask Ford to make up for the shortfall.
"Where did you get the official price..." Ford was speechless, kneading his brows. "The Torch has a strong desire for revenge, so you have to be careful."
Li Ming glanced at him and said, "They arrested me this time mainly to get the truth. Isn't Yitlan going to spread the news about your deeds?"
Ford said: "My father is still trying to see if he can make me a hereditary earl. The pressure is huge and it requires a lot of sacrifice."
"You're so bold to ask for it..." Li Ming laughed. The title of Itlan is more valuable than that of Sera.
Duke Bai Ye may have struggled for half his life, but the benefits he gained may not be as great as what Ford gained this time.
He said leisurely: "Five hundred million star coins, great value for money."
Ford immediately became alert and said, "It may not be possible yet. You don't want to raise the price, do you?"
"I'm a very honest person, don't worry." Li Ming grinned. "Besides, the higher your status, the greater the benefit to me, isn't it?"
Ford had the urge to strangle Li Ming to death. He wondered if he would be eaten for the rest of his life.
Li Ming ignored him. Now he had more than 1.3 million metal energies and could control one of the three pieces of equipment first.
(End of this chapter)
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