Chapter 508 Such a Small Fish
"It must be just a coincidence."
As one of the super-large star gate nodes, Liuguang has countless life forms passing through it every day.
Especially at this special moment, there are more stranded life forms, and it is normal to see one or two S-level life forms appear occasionally.
Although this guy has been passing by, it might just be a coincidence.
Li Ming muttered to himself, this fish is too small.
He just paid it a quick attention and continued browsing the news.
The news pushed according to the regional positioning of the Star Network is different. It mainly reminds people to pay attention to possible terrorist attacks. If anyone is found moving suspiciously, the relevant departments will be notified immediately.
Li Ming felt somewhat unfamiliar.
On the other side, Vaughn's eyes swept across the target group subtly.
He had only one target, but there were nearly twenty suspects who got off the suspected spacecraft.
However, there are only three core suspects, and all of them use quite advanced mimicry disguises, which are difficult to see through with his methods.
However, he has been tracking the target group since they got off the spacecraft.
Based on the analysis of behavioral characteristics, the target of my actions has been basically determined.
He's the guy sitting in his seat, looking down at the smart terminal.
The other two people are centered around him.
"Codename L, life level is A, no problem." Vaughn pondered in his heart. The only thing that made him feel a little tricky was the current environment.
The Streamer Stargate node is quite special. Although it belongs to the United States of Antaros, it is actually funded and controlled by the Federation, and federal troops are stationed there all year round.
As one of the outer civilization defense chains of the federal territory.
If large-scale casualties occur here, the Federation will not let it go and the consequences will be quite troublesome.
The task assigned to him also required him to act as low-key as possible and avoid causing large-scale casualties.
"If I want to keep a low profile, I'll have to resort to that method..." Vaughn pondered, walking through the slightly crowded crowd, moving towards his goal step by step.
His eyes were unfocused, and his attention was focused on the surrounding environment.
The mission target is just a Class A life form, so it's not a big problem.
But recently, their people have been often ambushed and killed, and even several S-level life forms have been killed.
There was a lot of unrest within the organization, and the actions were slowed down a lot. This was also his last mission.
He doesn't want to capsize in the ditch.
"Something's wrong."
As Vaughn approached step by step, Robin, who was looking around for beautiful women, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.
Out of the instinct of A-level life forms and the intuition gained from years of interstellar experience.
He subconsciously became alert, squinting his eyes, looking for possible enemies.
Unfortunately, in order to avoid attracting attention, the butler was left in the Mechanical Royal Court, otherwise it would have been much easier.
He subconsciously thought that in the past, under the protection of the butler, he could foresee dangers that he could not handle very early on.
But this time, he quickly locked onto his target. It was a guy who was already within three meters of them. He looked ordinary, with a black coat just above his knees, his hands in his pockets, and his head lowered.
But out of beast-like instinct, Robin stared at him closely.
At the same time, his heart beat faster and faster, his expression became solemn, and he almost subconsciously wanted to speak.
At this moment, the other party raised his head, and his pair of scarlet eyes met Robin's.
In an instant, Robin's heart shrank, and the whole world suddenly fell into sticky silence.
Deep within its pupils, blood-red galaxy patterns swirled, like two imprisoned miniature universes.
The ground beneath the three people's feet suddenly turned into transparent crystal, reflecting the boundless starry abyss below. The air became like gelatin, and every breath was like pulling an iron chain.
The distance between them and the outside world is growing rapidly. Passersby who were originally close to them now seem to be standing at the end of the world.
The seat links stretched out into endless thin rods, and the lights in the hall were stretched into glowing filaments at the edges, like light falling into a black hole.
Flowing blood vessel-like lines appeared on the inner wall of the space, and liquid starlight surged in the scarlet veins.
Vines grew out of the void, their leaves like rotating gears, and their roots dug into the feet of the three people and gradually crystallized into amber.
Thousands of translucent eyeballs were suspended in the air, and each pupil reflected the figures of three people, as if they were imprisoned inside.
"Invincible, S-class life form!" Robin instantly felt a terrifying sense of oppression.
But he was not panicked at all. Instead, he felt stunned. Isn't this just seeking death?
Ford didn't know what was happening, but he felt like a mountain was suddenly pressing down on him.
Vaughn appeared in front of the three people silently, his expression calm, everything was as expected.
But he did not let his guard down and remained on high alert.
He put his hands into his arms, as if ready to take out the blocking device, but at this moment.
He heard a creepy sigh.
"well…"
Amidst the incredulous gazes, the person sitting in the middle ignored the terrifying pressure and slowly raised his head.
Li Ming was also speechless. He thought that such a small fish would not bite his bait, but it turned out that the other party's target was really him.
Sending an S-level life form to deal with me is too outrageous. Who is so stupid?
In the past few moments, a large number of suspects flashed through his mind, but he couldn't lock on any of them.
This S-level life form really caught him off guard.
"You..." Vaughn's face changed drastically. The information was wrong!
There is no way that a Class A life form can move freely in his "cage of despair".
In an instant, as the other party slowly stood up, it was as if a giant stretched out and supported the mountain-like pressure on his body.
The air seemed to be drained of moisture, and the surrounding space began to distort, cracking into spider-web-like patterns, and a dark red light seeped out of each crack.
There was even a shrill groan, as if millions of pieces of glass were shattering at the same time.
The amber beneath his feet collapsed into a pitch-black abyss, and the eyeballs suddenly disintegrated, turning into glowing dust, drawing strange trajectories in the collapsing space.
Vaughn's pupils shrank, his pair of scarlet eyeballs bulged wildly, and at the moment of the collapse, time seemed to be stretched.
Every piece of the cage was falling slowly, reflecting Li Ming's reflection.
Eventually, the entire area turned into a group of floating debris, slowly spinning in the void, like a frozen moment of an explosion.
Bang!
There was a muffled sound, noisy sounds all around, and a fishy smell came again.
With a thud, Vaughn suddenly knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and two lines of sticky blood flowed from under his lowered head.
Robin was quick-witted and quick-handed, and had already supported the staggering Vaughn. With a wipe of his other hand, the blood on the ground evaporated.
By the time the surrounding life forms reacted, he had already been carried away by Robin.
The space collapsed, which seemed to have caused extremely serious trauma to this guy, and his life force was weakened.
"Someone attacked?" Ford looked at Li Ming who stood up and then reacted.
"Yeah." Li Ming responded lightly. Ford paused and didn't care. He continued to lower his head, looking through his own information, and making annotations from time to time.
Soon, Robin came back carrying the attacker and went to the bathroom to do a simple cleanup.
Where his eyes originally were, only two bloody grooves remained. His life force was fading, and he was twitching uncontrollably.
"His injuries seem to be very serious." Robin whispered, "His consciousness is blurred."
"Is the backlash so severe?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows and glanced at the smart terminal. "The spacecraft has been inspected almost completely. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Everyone returned to the spaceship, where Suzaku was undergoing handover and preparing to jump to the next stargate node.
In the command room, Robin put the attacker down and couldn't help but sigh in amazement: "Who sent this? It's just an S-class lifeform."
In his opinion, whenever Li Ming travels, Lord Qinglong will definitely protect him at all times, and the S-level life forms are just there to serve as food.
"I don't know, so I have to ask him." Li Ming put his hand on the attacker's shoulder and activated the [Field Doctor] profession.
The recovery power he transformed can also help others repair their injuries through [Field Doctor], but this ability is rarely used.
The moment the ability was activated, the attacker seemed to be stimulated by something. His whole body twitched more and more violently, and his bloody eyes were gradually repairing.
However, the shattered eyeball could not be repaired, and the terminal nerves were gradually blocked, leaving only a black eye socket.
"Those eyeballs seem to be related to his evolutionary path... Interesting..." Li Ming discovered this.
"You...you guys..." Vaughn's consciousness suddenly became clear. The severe pain in his eyes made him unable to calm down. He subconsciously wanted to get up, but he felt a terrifying force pressing down on him.
Recalling what had just happened, cold sweat broke out.
It was pitch black in front of him. As an S-level life form, he did not rely solely on vision to act.
But his eyes are the medium of his evolution and contain most of his power.
"My friend, could you tell me your name?"
As the voice rang out, a big hand patted his shoulder, as if in warning. The voice sounded gentle and calm, but Vaughn felt uneasy in his heart.
"An S-level life form should not be a deadly warrior. There is no need for us to do that. The person who sent you here obviously wanted to frame you." Li Ming said casually.
Vaughn suddenly realized that the life force in front of him was very strange and incredibly strong.
There are not only A-level life forms but also S-level life forms.
"I..." Vaughn hesitated and gritted his teeth, "You...are not the normal target of the operation. Who are you?"
"You come to attack me, but you don't even know my name?" Li Ming was surprised and said calmly, "My name is Li Ming."
"Li Ming?" Vaughn was stunned at first, and felt dizzy.
"Qinglong's student?" He spoke with difficulty, but he wasn't asking. He was gritting his teeth, "How could this be? Why would the target be you?"
"You've obviously been abandoned. Tell me." Li Ming said calmly, "Tell me who's behind you. Maybe I can avenge you."
Who is framing me?
Several figures appeared in Vaughn's mind, and his expression changed from gloomy to bright.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and said, "I am from the Empire..."
"Empire?" Li Ming remained noncommittal, while Vaughn explained, "To be precise, it belongs to the Imperial House of Commons."
"House of Commons? Heckler's people?" Li Ming instantly locked onto the suspect. This guy still hasn't given up on Robin?
No, this time it’s directed at me, Li Ming couldn’t help but frown.
This attacker was coming straight towards him, and no one knew of Robin's existence.
But last time, Heckler had already sent an X-level life form, so how could it be only an S-level this time?
Well... last time we attacked the Mechanical Court, this time we're attacking them alone.
If Heckler didn't know what was happening in the Red River Star Stream.
Then in the other party's information, I am still just an A-level life form, so it is normal to send an S-level life form.
Li Ming pondered and asked again: "How do you know my route?"
"Those who are in charge of intelligence gave them to me." Vaughn shook his head. "We each have our own responsibilities."
"Our trip is top secret. Is there a traitor?" Robin came closer with a serious expression.
"No, everyone in the royal court has undergone an "honesty" review..." Ford shook his head. That was a special form of review, commonly known as the "truth chair" in the royal court, and everyone was silent.
He continued, "Actually, it's not difficult to track us down. Although the review of this stargate node doesn't involve the navigation log, there is also external shuttle data transmitted along with the ship model."
"Only the Mechanical Court stargate node is under our control. We can ensure that no information is leaked. However, other stargate nodes cannot. As long as we have the resources to conduct large-scale data screening, we can easily find the spacecraft coming all the way from the Mechanical Court."
The two have different ways of thinking. Ford is used to mobilizing large-scale forces, while Robin is always alone.
Ford frowned and said, "But, they must get one more piece of information, that is, we will indeed come out of the Mechanical Royal Court, and the people on the spaceship are not small fry. The problem lies in the Dusk Feast."
Li Ming's eyes moved slightly, Anatoly?
Heckler knew I was going to the Dusk Feast, but he didn't know I would bring Robin with me.
He wants to attack me. Does he want to capture me and trade Robin?
Unfortunately, we only caught an S-level life form, which is useless.
"Will Your Excellency kill me?" Vaughan asked hesitantly.
"Although you are just following orders, but..." Li Ming shook his head, "Of course, if you have any special bargaining chips, we can also discuss it."
Vaughn remained silent, feeling an uncontrollable fear rising in his heart. He wanted to beg for mercy, but he didn't know what bargaining chips he had.
Service? Would Qinglong be so desperate for an S-class life form like him?
Intelligence? He just follows orders, where does the intelligence come from?
Silently, his consciousness suddenly collapsed.
Plop! The headless body fell to the floor, but the blood was drawn away and did not flow out.
"The coating has been completed and we are ready to jump to the next node." At this moment, Suzaku reported.
"Wait..." Ford couldn't help but shout, looking down at the body on the ground: "Do you want to change the route?"
Robin couldn't help but look at it in surprise.
After that, he explained, "I suspect this guy is just a vanguard, used to confirm information. Continuing along the original route might be risky."
Robin nodded as well, "That makes sense. It's better to be prepared."
"No need." Li Ming shook his head. He was still hoping to catch some big fish and have a good meal.
Ford was stunned, and then seemed to be thinking about something.
Several mechanical bodies came up and cleaned up the corpses.
When he was repairing his injuries, he had already extracted his genetic essence.
(End of this chapter)
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