Chapter 672: Does Qinglong dare to show up?
"You seem surprised." Tandin's gaze fell on Abel again, his expression extremely cold: "Do you really think he is sincerely helping you?"
"You are just a pawn in his hand, used to explore the way, while he can hide behind and watch the situation develop."
"Don't you see how much you weigh? If it weren't for the blood flowing through your body, how could he possibly take you seriously?" Tandin's words were filled with sarcasm, and his mental fluctuations spread unrestrainedly:
"But I didn't expect you to be so foolish as to cooperate with outsiders and attack the source of your status. Now you understand that you have been fooled."
"Do you know how much damage the empire has suffered because of your ignorance?"
Abel's face turned pale and blue. Part of Tandin's ridicule was not directed at him, but to use him to attack Qinglong.
This is a rare opportunity. Even with Abel's so-called "invitation", it is, after all, an internal affair of the empire. In terms of overall public opinion, the United Organization of Higher Life Forms does not have the upper hand.
Having suffered so many losses before, he naturally had to find a way to get some of it back this time, especially since Qinglong didn't show up this time, which was an absolute weapon to attack the opponent.
Abel was silent and speechless. After receiving the message from Li Ming, he ran out and knocked on the door, but he did not verify whether Qinglong had arrived.
On the one hand, he was really anxious and didn't want to delay any longer. More importantly, he was at a disadvantage in the overall cooperation and had no right to ask for more.
But he was still somewhat shocked at this moment. Qinglong was too late to save him. He and Qinglong didn't come at all. The concepts of the two are completely different.
But after hearing what Tandin said, Abel, who had already risked everything, was now filled with rage. He glared at him, "Loss!?"
"You're talking to me about losses? Where were you when I was nearly killed investigating the empty warehouse case? Where were you when I painstakingly communicated with the lower-level officers one by one?"
"Don't you know what's happening down there? Are these losses caused by me?"
"How much of the Empire's interests have been embezzled by the House of Commons and the House of Lords? Your Excellency, high and mighty, has turned a blind eye. Now Arthur is colluding with the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and the situation will inevitably get worse in the future. Yet you accuse me of damaging the Empire's interests?"
Tandin was inevitably surprised. He had never expected that Abel would still have the will to resist at this moment. A flicker of admiration flashed across his eyes, but it was followed by a more natural and solemn sternness: "So you colluded with Qinglong?"
"Do you know what kind of armor I'm wearing? It's a defensive armor made of fragments of Overmind's skin mixed with top-grade alloy. No one in the galaxy right now can break it, not even Azure Dragon!"
"Do you think Qinglong didn't anticipate this? I tell you, he knew everything. Then why did he come? He's betting that we haven't built this armor yet, that we haven't become stronger yet!"
"He was so smart that he didn't even show up, and you were so stupid as to charge into battle for him."
These words were also not meant for Abel, but for those X-level life forms. They were a warning, a deterrent, and a suppression.
Look at the armor on us, ours is you.
Even if you join forces, it will be useless. Instead, you will become Qinglong's cannon fodder, so it's best to be honest.
In the Imperial Palace of the mother planet, Arthur's real body, Malcolm, and Antigo's virtual projection are all here. In front of them is a real-life projection, reflecting the scene in the universe.
Equipped with a spirit receiver, it translates the conversation between the two parties in real time.
"Abel... is still too young." Arthur shook his head with the evaluation of a superior.
After nearly two months of settling down, Arthur was no longer as fearful as he was at the beginning, and finally had some of the temperament of a Holy Emperor.
After returning from Tandin, he had a comprehensive understanding of the Overlord Laboratory, knew the specific data of the genetic material enhancement, and was no longer ignorant of the power of the Overlord Armor.
Coupled with the successive arrivals of support from the Federation and the Star Alliance, the strength on paper will definitely be enough to fight against Qinglong during the siege of the Chaos Star Gap.
"What a pity, Qinglong didn't come." Arthur even thought greedily.
He believed that if Qinglong arrived and the two sides started a melee, there was a certain probability of defeating or even killing the other party.
As soon as he takes over, he will inflict heavy damage or even kill Qinglong, the guy who defeated the three major civilizations. Then his position will instantly become extremely stable and no one can shake it, and it will even be remembered in the history of the empire.
Malcolm's virtual projection glanced at him indifferently and shook his head secretly. He was too utilitarian and could only see the benefits but not the disadvantages.
Even though the information on paper could be considered an advantage, Malcolm still had doubts about whether he could defeat Qinglong. In which previous confrontation had he not had the advantage on paper?
Antigo, on the other hand, saw further ahead. "He was right not to come. If we start a direct confrontation, the outcome is still uncertain. It will not benefit either of us."
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"Overlord Armor..." Anatoly looked solemn. He didn't expect that the three major civilizations' research on Overlord corpses was so profound.
"Your Excellency Qinglong is quite skilled..." he said, his meaning unclear. "A single statement can stir up interstellar turmoil. A single prince has exposed the trump cards of the three great civilizations. How impressive."
"They said they weren't coming, so they weren't coming?" Anduin frowned, glancing coldly at Anatoly. "Could it be that they weren't detected?"
"Sir Anduin, what do you mean by that? It's a good thing Lord Azure Dragon didn't come. If he had, we would have fallen into a trap. A real fight would have been very risky." Anatoly frowned and asked, "Do you wish Lord Azure Dragon to fall into danger?"
"Don't play word games like this, it's boring." Anduin said indifferently.
At Qinglong's level, reputation and prestige are extremely important parts of oneself.
If he really didn't come, it would be a huge blow to his prestige.
"Do we want to save this Abel?" Perkins asked.
"He's just an abandoned pawn, and Lord Qinglong doesn't even bother to care about him. Is there any need for us to save him?" Anatoly said lightly.
Senel frowned, leaning her slender figure against the window. "If we don't save him, the reputation of the United Organization will be greatly compromised if it gets out later."
"Isn't saving him the same as committing suicide?" Anatoly stressed. "Didn't you hear Tandin's warning? With that armor around, even if we were all tied up, it wouldn't necessarily move us."
Everyone was silent, even Anduin was speechless.
In order to deal with the threat of the Azure Dragon, the three major civilizations came up with things that were beyond their imagination. They could not advance, but it would be too shameful to retreat like this.
Elsewhere in the universe, the navigator looked at the Azure Dragon standing beside him with astonishment.
The dazzling iconic armor was covered with a layer of crimson veil, making it look inconspicuous.
Qinglong is clearly here, but why do those people say that Qinglong didn’t come and didn’t notice him?
"This kind of spatial fluctuation seems to be an offensive means..." Li Ming muttered to himself in his heart. The spatial ripples stirred by the Void Anchor were isolated by the red energy on his body.
"We still don't know whether Adam is alive or not. There is only this Void Anchor, which is too little." He stared at the empire's home planet, which was under layers of protection.
"I guess even if Adam is alive, if he can't see me, it would be difficult for him to show up."
If this was really a setup, Li Ming wasn't sure if Adam's target was him.
But Adam already knew his identity, and he must be curious about how he got to this point. Even if he was not the target, he probably wouldn't mind taking him along.
In the field, Tandin looked down at Abel not far away with a cold look in his eyes. "You have committed a capital crime by colluding with foreign enemies. Will you surrender, or do you intend to resist?"
"Is there no one willing to stand up for you?"
Abel lowered his head with a bitter expression. Facing Tandin, he naturally had no power to resist, but the other party still asked this question, and it was naturally not directed at him.
After his initial rage, he figured it out.
Tandin first showed his strength and played his trump card, and after some intimidation, he waited until no one dared to step forward before suppressing them.
The mediation announcement by the United Organization of Higher Life Forms was made with great fanfare, but in the end no one was willing to speak out, which was truly embarrassing.
Tandin was very satisfied with his behavior. It was impossible for him to kill Abel in front of so many people. At most, he would take him back.
However, not long after he finished speaking, a stream of purple light entered everyone's sight.
Tandin narrowed his eyes. The other party came all the way without retreating at all. He only revealed his figure when he got close.
"Anduin..." Tandin said calmly, black flames emanating from the surface of his Overmind armor. "Do you want to help Abel resist?"
Being so close, Anduin could feel the terrifying aura coming from Tandin even more clearly.
But he still gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Sir Tandin, there are some things I need to correct. I am not here to help anyone. The Higher Lifeforms United Organization is only here for interstellar stability, not to interfere in the internal affairs of the empire."
Tandin clasped his fists and didn't react to Anduin's words. He replied calmly, "This kind of talk is just for fooling outsiders."
"However, it's good that you've come out. After all, we've been laying the groundwork for so long. If it were just empty talk, it would be lackluster. It's a pity that everyone else is too cautious about their lives. As the Vice Chairman, you really make me look at you with new eyes..."
Anduin's heart skipped a beat. Tandin released his hands from his chest, a fierce glint in his eyes. "I'll take you as an example to scare the monkeys!"
Tandin attacked without any warning, emitting a terrifying aura. His right arm stretched out and suddenly expanded three times in size, with thousands of lava cracks bursting out on the surface of his skin.
The shrill scream of the void being torn apart suddenly exploded, and the entire space was spasming. The five fingers spread out and instantly expanded to the size of a satellite. The black flame collapsed into a vortex in the palm of the hand, and the surrounding light was instantly devoured.
The five fingers were terrifying, like giant claws formed by tens of millions of black pythons crawling out of the void. Wherever they passed, even the void itself was burning, and the folds of space curled up into charred rags.
Anduin's pupils contracted, and his mind was frightened to the extreme for a moment. He had decided to take a risk before coming here, but in his estimation, the possibility of Tandin taking action was no more than 40%.
But I didn't expect this guy to be so decisive.
Only when facing Tandin did Anduin truly feel what it meant to be invincible. It was a power that was almost completely crushing.
Through the gaps between his fingers, he could vaguely see Tandin's extremely cold eyes.
Anduin subconsciously resisted, two clusters of silver flames exploded deep in his pupils. The moment he raised his hands, countless light patterns gushed out from his pores. Each gossamer-like golden light was intertwined and overlapped with each other, weaving into an ever-growing thorn cage.
The surrounding void outlined an energy matrix, and cold stars emerged, then cracked and turned into millions of ice blades as thick as mountains that shot out.
He opened countless gilded vertical pupils, each of which reflected the trajectory of Tandin's black flame claw marks, emitting brilliant beams of light that crossed and outlined a light prison.
The loose grip of his right hand attracted lightning, which solidified into a solid spear. The moment it left his hand, it turned into millions of lightning spears.
Anduin's reaction was quick. He attacked with all his strength, and his brilliant counterattack lit up the starry sky.
"Fancy..." Tandin remained expressionless. The moment he folded his five fingers, the ice blade evaporated, the light prison shattered, the lightning spear was annihilated, and everything disappeared in an instant.
Almost only the thorn cage that enveloped him and Abel was left, but it was foreseeable that in the next moment, it would be torn apart by the unstoppable giant claws.
During the process, Anatoly and others who were farther away were silent. Only when they started fighting could they realize how terrifying Tandin was.
Especially Anatoly, when he faced Tandin, he was at most at a disadvantage.
But now, I'm afraid I have no power to resist.
Even though they were not the target, the fifty-plus X-level life forms present felt as if something was stuck in their throats and their mouths were dry.
"The gap has reached this point..." Anduin's face was full of bitterness, but his vision suddenly went dark.
Bitterness turned into astonishment, and a figure stood before him.
boom!
Silently, the giant claws closed, and then suddenly exploded with violent flames, and black flames spread in all directions.
However, it did not seem to wipe out everything, because some of the dissipated flames even affected the outer fleets of the Empire's home planet.
There was a violent reaction on the energy shield, and if Alvis hadn't annihilated it, it might have burned through the outer shield.
Tandin's expression, which had always been indifferent, now showed a hint of doubt and uncertainty. With a wave of his hand, the black flames flew out like thousands of birds returning to their nests.
In the center of the field, a mechanical body stood quietly in front of Anduin and Abel, exquisite and dazzling.
"Is Anduin okay?" Altoli and the others were all shocked, and the others who witnessed this scene were even more shocked.
When Tandin took action, he did not hide anything. The terrifying energy level was definitely no less than 4000X, or even higher. It was an extremely terrifying number.
Logically speaking, Anduin should have died without a burial.
"It's that mechanical body..." Anatoly reacted immediately and stared at the mechanical body blocking the two of them.
This mechanical body was originally inconspicuous and had been standing behind Abel. Everyone could see that it was made of unusual materials and should be an X-class mechanical body, but no one took it seriously.
But now, when they took a closer look, they had a completely different feeling. The alloy material was already quite good.
At this moment, it seemed to be countless times thicker. The metal armor seemed to have no molecular cracks and was extremely solid.
(End of this chapter)
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