Chapter 473: Someone in the Dark? 3.7 Billion Metal Energy
"Don't you feel anything is wrong?" Costat asked, looking around at everyone.
Advanced life forms have an extraordinary intuition for sensing danger, but they discovered that only Li Ming's expression looked a little strange.
He has no reference value, he is just an S-level life form.
"Maybe it's the problem with this place." Cedric said.
Kostat covered his heart with his free hand, his expression changing.
"He felt it too?" Li Ming restrained his expression and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
He and Costat were the only ones in the group who felt that unusual sense of horror.
Why?
There are many people who are stronger than him in terms of their own strength, and there are also many people who are stronger than Costa. Why can't others feel it?
No, that should be why Costat and I felt it.
Is there anything in common between the two of us?
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly. Titan bloodline?
According to rumors among higher interstellar life forms, the imperial royal family possesses an extremely high concentration of Titan blood.
For now, this is all Li Ming can think of.
"If it is really because of some genetic information hidden in the Titan bloodline that we can feel that sense of threat, it must be targeted..." Li Ming's expression changed uncontrollably.
At present, in this ruin of the Holy Spirit Civilization, based on the known information, Li Ming could only think of one possibility, "Yongyuan, Yuan Clan..."
"No way?" Li Ming's heart was pounding.
Reynolds and Mikhail have come here so many times, and they have the forging hammer, didn’t they notice anything unusual?
Li Ming collected his thoughts. He wanted to remind someone but he had no idea where to start. Not only could he not explain the source of the information, he himself could not be sure whether this guess was true. It could also be due to other factors.
However, if there are indeed remnants of the Yuan clan, the plan will have to be adjusted. Trying to sneak back and eat all by itself will be much more dangerous.
Thoughts raced, and Deus finally spoke, sounding rather weak, "Almost."
He carefully raised his alertness and temporarily suppressed his racing thoughts. He saw that among the layers of rune balls in Dius's hand, there was a fuzzy area the length of a thumb, with hazy, distorted and turbulent edges.
Just one look and Li Ming felt the hairs on his body stand up, and the expressions of the others were also very solemn.
Only Mikhail shook his head. "This precision is far from that of a forging hammer. It's impossible to cut it open."
The controllable space-time distortion domain, this thing has unparalleled lethality, and almost no one present can withstand it.
Of course, it is also difficult to use it as a means of killing. Dius holds it, and every step he takes requires a lot of energy and full concentration.
However, she had anticipated this beforehand and was very close to the silver metal block.
After a moment, she carefully touched the crack to the silver metal block.
Everyone held their breath. When the two came into contact, there was no earth-shattering collision, only an imperceptible ripple that passed through everyone.
However, after this seemingly ordinary ripple passed by, everything in the area seemed to be still.
Whether it is the dust raised from the ground or the energy links connecting everyone.
The rune array that was constantly running seemed to be paused.
"I can't move?" Li Ming was shocked to find that everything around him had come to a standstill. Was time suspended?
He tried to switch control, and he was still able to do it, but even with all his strength, it was difficult to move even the slightest bit.
It seemed like a moment had passed, but it also seemed like a long time had passed.
The dust began to float again, and Li Ming's palms suddenly clenched.
Everyone seemed to notice something, and seemed not to notice anything, and they all felt something was strange.
Lancaster raised his hand and looked at it hesitantly, "Everyone, do you feel..."
"It's the space-time stagnation force field..." Mikhail said, "The space-time distortion field created by Deus is too difficult to control. The moment the two collided, it exploded, covering us and forming a time-pause zone."
Everyone's expression changed slightly. Li Ming was secretly surprised. Their thinking had been affected just now, but how could I still move?
Could it be because of the control system? He wondered in his heart.
Snap——
An extremely clear cracking sound attracted everyone's attention.
Mikhail's expression suddenly changed, and he appeared in front of the silver metal block.
The mechanical pupils in his eyes kept spinning, and he could see the imperceptible crack on the silver metal block with incredible clarity.
Although it was only as long as a thumb and extremely thin, as thin as a hair, a gap did appear.
"It actually caused a wound?" Mikhail seemed to find it difficult to understand. Reynolds also came over and asked in surprise: "It left a crack?"
"Ha..." Gonzalez couldn't help but say indifferently, "Are the two master craftsmen really that surprised?"
"Impossible." Reynolds's face was gloomy and uncertain, pacing back and forth around the silver metal block. "The time-space distortion domain created by the forging hammer is much more precise than that created by Deus, and its lethality is also greater. Why can't it be opened?"
"Maybe it's because of other details. The Hammersmith isn't omnipotent." Cedric shook his head.
"You bunch of idiots..." Reynolds was furious. "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. The space-time distortion domain created by Deus is far inferior in both strength and precision. It's like an S-level lifeform defeating an X-level lifeform. It doesn't make sense at all."
This group of people only knew how to develop purification and had never learned any relevant knowledge. They just spoke without thinking, and the principles behind it could not be explained clearly in a few words, which made him very frustrated.
Everyone looked unfriendly and started firing bombs. Was Reynolds even angry?
"No..." Mikhail stood up and explained, "I understand. It's precisely because of the time and space distortion created by Deus that the accuracy is very low."
"What do you mean?" Reynolds looked at him puzzled.
Mikhail said, "This area has a space-time molecular lock. The space-time distortion domain created by Dius exploded the moment of collision. This in turn triggered the space-time molecules within the area, causing coefficient fluctuations and triggering a chain reaction..."
Reynolds's face was filled with realization, his mechanical eyes widening as he said, "...The forging hammer's technology is too mature, and at the same time, they are afraid that their actions will cause a systemic collapse in the entire area. Therefore, they have extremely good control over the space-time distortion domain. In a head-on collision, they are unable to cause any damage."
"This wasn't caused by the boundary of Dius's space-time distortion zone, but rather the trauma caused by the riot of space-time molecules that occurred as a result."
Reynolds suddenly understood, but everyone else was confused, as if they were listening to a foreign language.
Only Li Ming could barely understand it. The simple explanation was that the space-time molecular lock was something that violated the rules of the universe.
After the space-time stagnation was restored, the locked space-time molecules intended to return to their original flow state, which led to a riot.
A mistake can leave a wound, which is caused by the self-healing properties of the rules.
"No matter what the reason is, as long as it can be opened." Gonzalez looked indifferent, and the others didn't care about the principle behind it.
Costat said, "So, all we have to do now is repeat this process over and over again, and keep cutting along the cracks. Sooner or later, it will open."
"That's still the case in theory." Mikhail's face changed, feeling rather annoyed. "But it will take a lot of time."
"I can barely hold on," Dius said, adding, "But after it's opened, I must have first choice of whatever's inside, and I won't get a share of the profits."
The atmosphere among the crowd suddenly changed, and they went from working together to having their own ulterior motives.
Crow couldn't help but frown. "If there's only one thing in there, does it all belong to you?"
"It shouldn't be such a coincidence." Dius smiled, but his tone was very firm, "If there is really only one, it must be mine."
Everyone frowned slightly. The possibility was very low, but it was not impossible. After all, Mikhail had already warned that there was probably nothing good in it.
"If we can't open it this time, there's always next time. We have plenty of opportunities," Cedric emphasized.
"Then let's wait for next time." Dius smiled softly. "It's nothing more than waiting for hundreds or thousands of years. No one can be sure whether it will appear next time, or whether someone will sneak in secretly."
"Of course, next time you come, it might not be you who lead the team."
Everyone's expressions changed, and Costat was the first to say, "I agree."
This time Adam was able to get him as the main explorer, but who knows what the situation will be like next time. If there are real benefits, he must hold them in his hands.
Dius' words pierced everyone's lungs. Even within the organization, who didn't have a few enemies?
Everyone agreed, leaving only Mikhail and Reynolds.
Mikhail couldn't help but sigh. It was fate. The forging hammer and they had tried many times, but it ended up opening by accident.
Reynolds was quite unwilling, but also dejected. When he was about to agree, a voice came from the side.
"That..." Li Ming said hesitantly.
"You don't have to agree. Even if there's something in there, it's not yours." Crow said indifferently, "Or rather, let your teacher say that he has the qualifications, but you don't."
Li Minggang said that he couldn't contact Qinglong, and Claude was obviously targeting him on purpose.
But no one else said anything. No one knew how much was inside, so the less they could get, the better. Claude's excuse was very appropriate.
Reynolds was quite unhappy, but saw Li Ming shook his head and said: "I mean, I also have a way to open it."
"You have a way too?" Mikhail looked at him suddenly, confused and puzzled, while Reynolds was stunned.
Dius frowned slightly, stared at him and said, "Didn't you just say no?"
Li Ming was quite embarrassed and laughed, "I just remembered it too."
Just remembered?
Everyone's eyes were focused on him. If Li Ming really had a way to open it, it was obvious that he wanted to have it all to himself.
Dius stared at him unkindly.
"You're no longer needed." Gonzales frowned. "Dius can open it just as well."
"How long will it take?" Li Ming asked back.
Dius frowned. "Rest and adjust. It takes about three days to make one."
"Three days?" Mikhail added, "According to your method, it would take at least a hundred collisions to reach the core area."
Almost a year?
No one knew whether what Mikhail said was true or not, but the time they had to come in was limited. If they couldn't get out after the space-time storm covered them again, they would be in trouble.
"I only need one day." Li Ming said in a deep voice.
"One day?" Mikhail's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Reynolds and found that he was also shocked.
This idiot, his acting skills are getting better and better.
He was very sure that it must be Qinglong, and he made relevant arrangements based on all the situations here.
The others looked at each other in confusion. It can be opened in one day?
The two master craftsmen rendered it so brilliantly, and now two of them can be opened.
Dius is at least a little bit difficult, but Li Ming's side is too outrageous.
Li Ming didn't expect that this group of people could actually open it by accident, plus the Yuan clan might appear. Since he couldn't eat it alone, he could only eat more.
Just absorbing this piece of silver metal is an extremely huge amount of metal energy.
"So I can just copy Lord Dius's conditions exactly, that should be fine," said Li Ming.
Dius glared at Li Ming fiercely and laughed angrily: "Is this what your teacher taught you?"
Li Ming pretended not to hear. Kostat spoke first, "I don't care, as long as it can be opened."
It doesn't matter who gets the priority selection right, Li Ming is even faster.
Crow frowned and was about to speak, but Gonzales stopped him. "I can open it as soon as possible. We have no objection."
He really disliked Qinglong, but that didn't mean he had a good impression of the Federation. Neither of them was a good person, and it would be the same if he chose the one that was faster.
"You'd better open it one day." Dius said in a bad tone.
Li Ming didn't say anything. Four mechanical guards escorted him forward, and then built a mechanical barrier around him, wrapping him and the silver metal block inside.
Rubbing his hands, Li Ming couldn't wait to start absorbing the metal energy.
His fingers moved across the smooth and delicate surface of the metal block, evenly absorbing the metal energy from every part.
He was not sure how this thing would open. If such a precious material was not absorbed completely, there would be some residue when it was opened, which would make it difficult to continue absorbing.
This is the safest way to absorb, and the metal energy balance on the control page is soaring at an extremely terrifying speed.
The last few digits kept jumping, accumulating progressively and growing rapidly.
As time passed, the metal block gradually shrank. After half a day, it was almost the size of an adult's fist.
Li Ming's eyes were unfocused, and the corners of his mouth couldn't stop grinning. On the control page, the balance of metal energy had reached - 4.2 billion.
It was a new height that had never been reached before. When he came here, the metal energy in his body was almost exhausted.
More than half an hour passed, when his metal energy balance jumped from 4.2 billion to 4.3 billion.
Li Ming's eyelids twitched and he heard a clear cracking sound. A fine crack suddenly appeared on the silver metal block in front of him, which was only the size of a baby's fist.
(End of this chapter)
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