Chapter 502 Speak Up!
The surging golden waves are like countless angry golden dragons dancing wildly.
A huge vertical pupil hung in the sky, staring at the insignificant illusory figure below. Chronoa's anger was boiling, "Talos!"
The dull mental fluctuations exploded and rumbled throughout the entire dimensional world.
Li Ming looked up at the huge vertical pupil in front of him, and had the illusion of facing the sun directly.
His heart moved slightly, and the control page appeared in front of him. He had tried it last time, and this thing seemed to be transferred along with his main consciousness.
Then, switch the [World Blood Extraction Device] to the control bar.
Strands of golden fluid gathered before his eyes, and the shrunken vertical pupil stared at Li Ming, "What on earth do you want to do?"
The voice was angry but had to be suppressed, which was a very uncomfortable feeling.
It was as if an invisible and intangible tumor had grown inside his body, causing him extreme pain and discomfort, but he could do nothing about it.
"You seem to have reached a cooperation with the Empire?" This was Li Ming's first response. The slight mental fluctuation seemed insignificant in front of Klonoa.
Klonoa was startled. Kostarte's words were still ringing in his ears. He couldn't help but sneer: "You actually came here because of this."
He seemed to have known it for a long time. Li Ming's heart moved slightly. Did Adam remind him?
Although he had guessed it in his heart, he did not ask any further questions, so as not to let Adam think that his identity was exposed. He pretended not to hear it and remained silent.
At the same time, activating the [Extraction] ability, Li Ming immediately felt a difference.
His body seemed to be used as some kind of medium, as if an invisible and intangible substance was slowly coming from the space on all sides, like a trickle of water, passing through his body.
He could also vaguely feel a resistance from the dimensional world, and the energy particles around him were boiling and rushing towards him continuously. This was the instinctive reaction of the dimensional world.
"This is the blood of the world..." Li Ming thought to himself.
He could feel that the extraction speed was indeed very slow, but extremely solid. It was just a matter of waiting a little longer.
In this dimensional world, Chlonoa can't hurt him, and he can only enjoy the world itself and wait.
Seeing Talos remain silent, Chronoa felt aggrieved and said in a deep voice, "So, I'm cooperating with the Empire. What means are you going to use to stop me?"
He regarded the other party's silence as contempt, and Chlonoa couldn't help but recall the almost forgotten memory.
At that time, Talos was still the master of this dimensional world, and he was just an ordinary life form under the other party's command.
But now, everything has been reversed, Talos is extremely weak, and he is the master!
Thinking of this, Chronoa's voice became louder and louder: "In this dimensional world, although I can't do anything to you, but one day..."
He had only said half of his words when the vertical pupil in the center of his cheek suddenly shot out a bright beam of light, directly piercing through Li Ming's shadow. However, it had no effect.
“W-what are you doing!?”
His voice contained incredible anger and a subtle fear.
"how so?"
Chronoa's perception became increasingly clear. This almost insubstantial shadow before him was actually drawing the most fundamental power from this dimensional world.
The substance called the blood of the world by the outside world supports the existence of the dimensional world.
But he couldn't understand how Talos did it, since he had clearly lost control of the dimensional world long ago.
Being able to freely descend into this dimensional world and not be hurt by him was enough to shock him, let alone now.
Li Ming remained silent, feeling the energy flowing through his body.
To be honest, it's quite comfortable and cool.
"What on earth are you thinking!" Chronoa suppressed the fear rising in his heart and came to Talos, wishing he could tear him apart alive.
"Terminate cooperation with the Empire." Li Ming responded concisely.
A cold and gloomy power emanated from those golden vertical pupils.
Chlonoa didn't respond at first. After a brief silence, he sneered, "I don't believe it!"
What don't you believe? Li Ming was puzzled.
"World Blood is the foundation of the dimensional world. This is equivalent to destroying this world." Chlonoa said in a serious voice, "This damage is almost irreparable. You still want to take back this dimensional world? I don't believe you will destroy it."
The more he spoke, the more confident he became.
Talos descended three times, and only used this power this time, which says it all.
This guy was just trying to intimidate him. Chlonoa clearly understood that if he agreed this time, there would definitely be a next time, and he must not be controlled by others.
Li Ming said nothing, but just absorbed the blood of the world.
"Did I get it right? Why don't you respond?" Chlonoa pretended to sneer, intending to provoke the other party.
But the other party's silence made him feel uneasy and anxious, which prompted him to keep mocking: "I still remember the lofty ambitions you said when you left."
"It says that this dimensional world has hindered your evolution. You want to pursue a higher level of life and resolutely abandon everything."
"Even if I take over your position, I still have immense respect for you and believe that one day you will achieve your goals."
"But I didn't expect that after so many years, you would actually plan to return to this dimensional world. It's ridiculous."
This guy is too noisy. Li Ming was speechless and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't know how long it would take to extract a portion of World Blood.
If only it were quicker.
"The old problem comes back again. People are always greedy." He shook his head secretly.
Generally speaking, extracting the blood of the world is extremely difficult.
This is the essence of the existence of the dimensional world. Extraction is equivalent to destruction, so the life forms in the dimension will inevitably resist with all their might.
You must first defeat the dimensional life forms before you can safely extract the blood of the world.
He possessed a unique advantage, his ability to control the specific equipment needed to extract the World Blood, the Heart of Talos, and prevented Chronoa from harming him.
The two merged into one, and this world became his exclusive mine.
Even so, he still felt that the speed was too slow.
"Talos, you disappoint me so much. Where has the guy whom I once admired so much gone..." Chlonoa continued to provoke him.
"Talos, you piece of shit..."
“…Speak!”
Next, Chlonoa kept speaking ill of Talos and brought up some old stories, saying that he was unclear about rewards and punishments, which was obviously an old grudge.
Li Ming didn't feel anything, he was not Talos.
Time passed by minute by minute, day by day.
Chronoa was in high spirits at the beginning, but gradually became quiet, and his speaking frequency also decreased. Hesitation, unwillingness, gnashing of teeth, all kinds of emotions emerged.
“…If that’s the case, then both sides will suffer!”
Until the end, he remained tough and firmly believed that Talos was exerting extreme pressure.
Chlonoa could feel the origin of the world constantly flowing, although it was very subtle and slow, but very firm.
He didn't understand what kind of method this was, but even if he tried everything, he couldn't stop it and could only watch.
Until one moment.
Crack—a black lightning streaked across the sky, the entire surrounding world was shaking wildly, and the ocean of energy set off a huge wave.
The ordinary dimensional life forms wandering around were trembling, feeling a deep-seated fear, as if the end of the world had come.
"You..." Chlonoa felt a sense of panic in his heart. The power of the dimensional world was weakened.
A part of the world's origin has been completely extracted!
He understood that Taros was not just putting extreme pressure on him, he was really willing to kill him.
"Stop!" Chronoa roared unwillingly when he realized that the absorption was still continuing. "I promise you, I will end my cooperation with the Empire."
He was extremely angry. He was threatened by the Empire with Taros on one side, and by Taros himself on the other side. He was being bullied from both sides.
Li Ming paused in his heart and shook his head. This guy really won't cry until he sees the coffin.
"That's good." Li Ming responded and stopped absorbing the blood of the world. He was not prepared to drain the pond all at once.
Currently, the metal energy is still accumulating. Even if more world blood is obtained, we can only watch.
And this guy Chronoa can play a huge role in the deep dimensional world, and maybe he will come in handy one day.
Of course, when the world's blood is really lacking, he will absorb it without hesitation.
Realizing that Talos was about to leave, Chlonoa suddenly called out, "Wait!"
"What do you mean? Do you intend to keep threatening me in this way?" He asked in a deep voice, and at the same time said firmly: "I'm telling you, this is absolutely impossible!"
"If it happens again, you will destroy this dimension."
"Okay, I understand." Li Ming's reaction was indifferent. Chronoa felt like he had punched cotton, and he felt so frustrated.
The life forms in the main universe are indeed insidious and shameless, and Talos has become like this now.
He hesitated to speak, and wanted to say more harsh words, but he felt that he was too weak to speak, so he could only watch the other person disappear.
"Damn it, damn it!" Chronoa roared angrily, then suddenly looked up, "Empire!"
“…What happened?”
Outside the dimensional world, Costat still stayed in the spaceship and did not leave.
He stared at the world barrier that suddenly began to ripple. A tiny black crack appeared without warning and stretched to the end of his vision.
More than ten days have passed since Klonoa suddenly disappeared.
He didn't know what was happening and wanted to enter the dimensional world to take a look, but he was a forbidden life after all. The strength of this dimensional world was extraordinary, and it would be difficult for him to break in in a short time.
Until just now, something seemed to have happened in this dimensional world.
Costat scratched his head for a while, and just when he was about to try his best, a golden light suddenly shot out and condensed into the projection of Klonoa.
"Sir?" Costat was surprised.
Chronoa now exudes a gloomy aura that makes people shudder.
"What happened? Is there anything we can do to help?" he asked cautiously.
"From today on, our cooperation is cancelled, and I will take back the breath protection." Klonoa said coldly.
"Canceled?" Costat was stunned and didn't react at first. Then he was shocked and found it unbelievable.
Just over ten days ago, Chlonoa solemnly promised that he would not end the cooperation. How long had it been like that?
But soon, he realized something and frowned, "Talos has arrived?"
Klonoa remained silent, and Costat's mind raced.
If they were in the deep dimensional world without Klonoa's protection, their efficiency would be reduced by more than ten times, and the risks would increase a lot.
"You promised us," Costat said politely, "Besides, the cooperation was just established not long ago..."
"I regret this now!" Chronoa's voice was like thunder. "If you are not satisfied, you can seek cooperation with Talos and join forces to deal with me."
He also understood that there was no way Talos would cooperate with the Empire.
There may be a deep hatred between the two, otherwise Talos would not have come specifically to force him to terminate his cooperation with the empire.
But he had no idea before. He had been fooled by the Empire.
Therefore, he vented part of his anger on the Empire, "You bunch of idiots, you've already found Talos, but you're not willing to pay the price to capture him. If you catch Talos, everyone will be happy."
"Now, are you satisfied?"
After being scolded, Costat was puzzled. "Can you tell me what happened?"
"You can go now." Chlonoa scolded, "I shouldn't have trusted you in the first place."
Everyone in Costat was paralyzed. Li Ming... no, although he was Taros, he was weak. It must be the Azure Dragon behind him who was causing trouble.
What kind of means were used to make Chlonoa turn against him so unwillingly and angrily?
Is it suppressed by strength?
It doesn't look like that, that's Klonoa's home ground.
Costat's expression changed, his demeanor tightened, and he frowned, "In that case, Your Excellency Chlonoa, I have one last question."
Chlonoa wanted to scold, but stopped and said coldly: "Ask."
Costat said, "Did you tell Talos about my coming?"
"Tell me Talos's identity." Chlonoa also said, and added: "Tell me first, otherwise you can leave."
Costat frowned, thought for a moment, and then replied somewhat unwillingly, "Li Ming."
Neither Adam nor he had expected that Chronoa would turn against them so quickly.
He didn't know where Adam got the information from, but such a secret matter must be known by only a limited number of people.
If Li Ming knew that he came here specifically to remind Chlonoa, it might cause some of Adam's plans or identity to fail, he must figure this out and make preparations early.
"Li Ming..." Chlonoa repeated, then said indifferently: "I could have done the same as you did, making an excuse that I needed to verify and then asking you to get out."
"But, I'm different from you. I keep my promises!" He was still furious and said in a deep voice, "He doesn't know what you're reminding me of."
Costat couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he wanted to speak again, Klonoa had disappeared.
(End of this chapter)
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