This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 140 Reaction
A few hours later, Wu Yanqing's experimental island was surrounded.

Thick alloy electromagnetic light pillars stood on the nearby sea, and the energy barrier they formed covered the entire island.

A large number of suspended combat aircraft surrounded the island, creating an all-round blockade by sea, land and air.

Shuttled around the island were special forces personnel wearing black advanced combat armor, with catheters and wires hidden in the gaps between the armor, various indicator lights flashing, and a light golden crescent logo on the chest of the armor, giving off a cold aura.

Armed with guns, they searched every place inch by inch. The open ground was filled with corpses covered with white cloth.

On-site testing and analysis personnel were urgently dispatched to scan with various precision instruments without stopping.

A temporary combat command center has been built on the widest open space, with several large metal cabins stacked together.

Among them, Li Ming and Ford were covered with various testing instruments, and all vital data were accurately displayed on the big screen.

Ren Cangsong, Chen Jinglong, Blue Star executives, and several Itlan people stood around, even Duke Bai Ye was there.

"After preliminary testing, there is no sign of biological virus injection in Li Ming and His Highness Ford. It's just that their injuries are somewhat serious and they need to rest." The medical staff had just given the preliminary diagnosis when they were interrupted by the middle-aged man standing next to Ford, who said bluntly:

"I want an accurate diagnosis, not a preliminary estimate."

The medical staff looked embarrassed. "We will have to wait for a while for the accurate physical examination data. We have taken their blood for testing. Please be patient."

"Calm down?" the middle-aged man shouted, "This man is the son of the Baijan prince, a baron of the Itran civilization. If anything happens to him, all of you present will be buried with him."

"That's enough!" Ford shouted, his expression solemn, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone. He is also worried and confused. Please don't take it to heart."

"Sanger." He turned his head again and said, "No one wants this to happen."

"The most urgent task is to screen the remaining members of the Torch. Based on the conversations we heard, this is a plan that has been planned for a long time, and there may be a follow-up."

"Your Highness Ford, please rest assured. I have already arranged to temporarily block the entire Jingnan Star. No spacecraft is allowed to leave the post."

Ren Cangsong responded immediately, and Lan Xing also became ruthless this time.

"Destroy the star... destroy the star..."

Chen Jinglong stood on the railing with his hands behind his back, looking at Caroline's body below, which was being cut by an ion laser knife at a relatively slow speed, conducting a detailed examination from inside to outside.

"Superpower Istanbul, a dimensional creature that has never been heard of." Duke Bai Ye, who was standing aside, said solemnly:

"They have always regarded themselves as rebels. We should publicize this matter and let all the civilizations in the Silver Star Cluster see their true colors."

"Spread it out?" Chen Jinglong turned around. "Spreading it out like this will only increase the panic of various civilizations. It's meaningless."

Duke Bai Ye's eyes flickered. Of course he knew it, but this incident was a major blow to Blue Star's reputation.

Torch destroys the planet. He is also on this planet and is one of the targets. Naturally, he is angry.
But now, hasn’t the other party failed to be destroyed? Since he failed to be destroyed, he must have some ulterior motives.

Duke Bai Ye further said: "We must return the favor. We can't just swallow this huge loss."

"Also, you Jingnanxing are really rotten. First, His Highness Yuko was assassinated, and there has been no explanation for Saiyin's death so far."

"Now, the Torch has actually lurked in such a core place and almost killed His Highness Ford. Shouldn't you do something?" He even pulled Ford along.

He knew exactly why Ford came and believed that the other party would cooperate with him.

Ren Cangsong stared at him coldly, and Duke Bai Ye found an excuse to attack this time.

He rubbed his brows and felt more and more irritated.

"You can't blame them entirely. Caroline is a quantum light and shadow mimic lizard. They are a natural-born spy." Ford interrupted:

"Have you forgotten? Not long after coming into contact with this race, all civilizations in the Silver Cluster were equipped with brain wave detectors. Wasn't it to guard against them?"

Duke Bai Ye frowned. Ford's reaction was not right. He was a little confused. Why did he seem to be making excuses for Blue Star?

But he reacted quickly and asked back: "Chen Jinglong, didn't you say that you killed the Apostle of Fire? Why did she show up again?"

Chen Jinglong shook his head indifferently: "I don't know where Duke Bai Ye got the news from. I never said that she was killed, but her whereabouts are unknown, and her life or death is unknown."

Duke Bai Ye sneered, "It's been so many years since we last met. Your level has really dropped drastically. After so many years of living a comfortable life, you've become a complete waste."

"If it weren't for His Highness Ford's bravery and his bodyguards' desperate resistance, we would have all been buried in the flames."

Chen Jinglong narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and Ren Cangsong said: "Luo Chuan and others also fought desperately, and are still unconscious now. Li Ming is also seriously injured."

He realized that Duke Bai Ye wanted to put all the credit on Ford and ignore Li Ming and other people in Wu Yanqing's laboratory.

"Heh..." Duke Bai Ye said calmly, "I am just relying on the power of His Highness Ford to survive."

"You!" Ren Cangsong glared at him.

"Luo Chuan's attack did hurt Caroline." Ford added: "Li Ming also provided help to delay time."

Before Chen Jinglong arrived, Li Ming and Ford had already agreed on their statements.

In their script, Caroline was already seriously injured, and after failing to sacrifice Istanbul, she suffered another severe blow, leaving only one percent of her strength left.

Li Ming delayed time, Ford assisted from the side, and Tate fought to the death, and then he killed Caroline.

Ford also asked Li Ming how to explain the armor. Li Ming told him not to worry about it, as he would naturally have a way.

"His Highness Ford is kind and righteous. Luochuan and Li Ming should naturally thank His Highness Ford. Of course, there are also us. If it weren't for him, we would have been finished long ago."

Duke Bai Ye deliberately turned Li Ming and others into the ones to be rescued.

"Yes, of course I have to thank His Highness Ford this time." Li Ming immediately stood up and said solemnly.

Ford's mouth twitched, "You're welcome. If it weren't for our cooperation, it would be difficult to keep our lives."

The atmosphere of brotherhood and respect between the two men moved the hearts of several people present. They had just experienced a life-and-death crisis. Could it be that the two had turned from enemies to friends?

"Your Highness, can you describe the scene in more detail? Why did the sacrifice of Istanbul fail?" Chen Jinglong asked about it again.

"I don't know the details. I only heard Caroline screaming, as if something incomprehensible had happened. When the flames receded, she was covered in blood."

"As for what happened inside, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Li Ming."

Everyone looked at Li Ming, and Duke Bai Ye said, "Chen Jinglong, the torch sacrifice failed, you seem very disappointed."

Chen Jinglong remained calm: "Even if you fail, you still need to know the reason. There is no guarantee that there won't be a next time. Only if you find a way to control it can you be truly relieved."

Li Ming pondered, "In fact, the sacrifice should have been successful. I felt that extremely vast existence, which is probably the so-called Istanbul."

"It's just that he doesn't seem to approve of me as a sacrifice."

Ford added: "The name Istanbul has never appeared before, and the torch should have been offered for the first time. It must have been an accident." Is that right?

Chen Jinglong seemed to be thinking about something, vaguely feeling that the torch seemed to have encountered something strange.

The last time he sacrificed the Thunder Hormuz, he failed. This time he sacrificed Istanbul, he failed again. With the level of the Torch, this shouldn’t be the case.

Why on earth?
Ren Cangsong's men hurried over to report, "We cleaned up the laboratory and found that all the internal data had been cleared. The items cleared from the scene have been listed."

"What was lost specifically needs to be counted later."

His words attracted everyone's attention, but many people were curious about Wu Yanqing's laboratory and cast vague glances at him.

Ren Cangsong lowered his head to look at it for a few seconds, then threw the information on the table.

"Li Ming, take a look, something is missing."

Li Ming looked hesitant, "I haven't been to that underground laboratory very often, you should ask Brother Luochuan."

"Torch chose Wu Yanqing's underground laboratory as the place for sacrifice. What are they looking for?" Duke Bai Ye's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone to hear.

"Li Ming?" There was a hint of scrutiny in his words.

Li Ming ignored him and looked at Ford. Ford cursed inwardly and frowned, saying, "This is Professor Wu Yanqing's business. Your Excellency the Duke should not ask about it."

Duke Bai Ye did not feel embarrassed, he just smiled and nodded.

The experimental data was cleared by Li Ming, but Torch had already packed a copy.

There was no important information in it. The only trouble was the few words Wu Yanqing said when he first discovered him, but he didn't mention any names.

As for the rest, only the [Theory of Genetic Isomorphism] is worthy of Li Ming's attention.

"Sanger, I want to posthumously award Tate the Fifth Class Purple Rose Medal." Ford said to the middle-aged man behind him.

"No problem, Tate died heroically, he deserves this honor." Sanger nodded, there was no sadness on his face, but a hint of excitement.

He was Ford's man, so he naturally understood what it meant to kill a fireworks user under Ford's leadership, and what a life form like Caroline with extremely special abilities.

This is a great achievement, and Prince Baijan will certainly publicize it widely. Among the young royal family members, the previously unknown Ford will become famous.

……

At the same time, in another more high-end medical room, there was a tank of green liquid in the center and a large number of screens around it to monitor data.

In the green liquid, Luo Chuan, who had turned into a human stick, suddenly opened his eyes. The severe pain stimulated his nerves. The glass jar suddenly shattered and the liquid quickly boiled. The medical staff could not help but scream.

"Luochuan, it's me, it's me..." Yuan Hong shouted while comforting the panicked medical staff.

"Yuan Hong?" Luo Chuan was slightly stunned and looked around in confusion, "I'm not dead? I wasn't caught by the torch?"

"No, no, you're still alive." Yuan Hong complained, "This jar of highly soluble life-support fluid is worth hundreds of thousands, and it's just wasted like this."

Yuan Hong couldn't help feeling distressed, and asked someone to lift Luochuan up and put him back into the new jar.

The broken parts of his limbs kept itching. Luo Chuan knew that they were growing again. Then he looked around and shouted, "Li Ming! Where is Li Ming?"

Yuan Hong quickly said, "He is fine too, even better than you, and he is being questioned now."

"He's fine too..." Luo Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help asking, "Who saved us? Was it the teacher who came back?"

"No..." Yuan Hong asked the medical staff to leave and explained in a low voice: "It's Ford..."

An expression of disbelief appeared on Luochuan's face. The Torch wanted to sacrifice Li Ming and then destroy the entire Jingnan Star?

Luo Chuan's throat rolled, and he suddenly remembered that Li Ming threatened Caroline to let her go by threatening her with suicide. So that's how it was...

"Li Ming..." Luo Chuan's face was tense.

When he heard that it was Tate, one of Ford's men, who killed Caroline, he couldn't believe it.

"Caroline is a B-level life form!" Luo Chuan couldn't help but say.

"Yes..." Yuan Hong nodded, "However, it is said that the sacrifice failed, which led to another backlash and serious damage to the strength."

"After all, he is the son of Prince Baijan. He remained calm in the face of danger." Yuan Hong couldn't stop sighing, and Luo Chuan hesitated to speak.

He had faced Caroline before and knew how terrifying she was. That was on a completely different level. No matter how badly injured she was, she shouldn't have been killed by Tate.

Moreover, when Caroline brought Li Ming and Ford back, she didn't see Tate at all. He intuitively felt that something was wrong.

Yuan Hong added: "I heard that Li Ming also assisted, but the bulk of the credit must go to Ford, and at most he gave a few words of encouragement."

"You haven't seen Caroline's body yet. Half of her genes were liberated, but she was killed directly. It is said that Tate burned his life potential to do this."

Yuan Hong sighed repeatedly: "You didn't see it, the power almost split half of the island."

Luo Chuan forced a smile. There must be something going on here.

"Oh, by the way, the underground laboratory." He couldn't help but say.

"Alas." Yuan Hong sighed, "I was just about to tell you that the underground laboratory was severely damaged. A lot of things were lost, and the experimental data was also cleared."

"We want you to see what was lost."

He took a piece of information. Luo Chuan wanted to take it out, but he had no choice but to let Yuan Hong look through it for him.

After looking at it for a while, he sighed: "I lost three or four things. How can I explain this to the teacher?"

"It's not your fault. What exactly happened?" Yuan Hong asked.

Luo Chuan's eyes flickered, "I've only seen a few of them, I don't really know what they are specifically."

Yuan Hong pointed at him and smiled, "Lao Luo, you are still so careful."

Luo Chuan did not respond, and instead asked, "How many people escaped? Have you found them?"

If something is missing, someone must have escaped.

"No, according to His Highness Ford and Li Ming, some members of the Torch Organization did escape."

Yuan Hong said: "The top management has checked all the surveillance videos and found no trace of them, but the star port has been blocked and they can't escape."

Luo Chuan frowned slightly. Since it was the confession of both Ford and Li Ming, there should be no problem.

(End of this chapter)