This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 168: The Insidiousness of Atum
Following a burst of melodious music, a moment later, Duke Bai Ye's unhappy voice came out: "What's the matter? Why don't you use the radio channel?"

"Were you ambushed?"

Atom's words made Duke Bai Ye look solemn. He looked up at the busy staff around him, returned to his room, and asked in a deep voice, "How did you know?"

Atom laughed, "That guy just found me and wanted to join forces with me to ambush you."

"Hmm?" Duke Bai Ye's expression was slightly shocked, and he suddenly became alert. Many guesses emerged in his mind, but in the end he just asked calmly: "What do you say?"

"Of course I promised him." Atom said indifferently.

Duke Bai Ye did not respond. Atom laughed unpleasantly: "I won't beat around the bush with you. I'll tell you the truth. I lied to him by promising him."

"This guy has unknown origins and is very secretive. I must be crazy to cooperate with him."

The room was empty, and Duke Bai Ye's expression changed constantly, and then he asked, "Then what's the meaning of you coming to see me?"

"Of course I came here to ask you if you are interested in joining forces to kill him." Atom sneered: "Do you know what price this guy offered me? He said that after we defeat you together, he can throw you to me and let the Sera civilization exchange you for a ransom."

"I say, does this guy have a grudge against you? He first attacked you, and then he planned to cooperate with me."

Duke Bai Ye had a cold expression on his face. He had been thinking about this problem ever since he was ambushed, but there was no specific suspect in his mind.

In ordinary civilizations, Class B life forms are already relatively rare. If he had such an enemy, he would definitely remember it very clearly.

"Then why don't you cooperate with him?" Duke Bai Ye didn't believe it easily and continued to ask.

"It's risky to cooperate with him. What if he kills you without mercy? I'll be at a huge loss. Secondly, the price he offers is not high." Atom shook his head, dissatisfied.
"He even refused to give me half of the goods even though I had to take the risk of cooperating with him."

Duke Bai Ye snorted coldly, this Atom is also a shameless person.

"How about cooperating with me? I will help you kill this enemy, and all the goods will be mine. And give me 500 million star coins." Atum Lion opened his mouth.

"Impossible." Duke Bai Ye rejected directly, "Who knows if what you said is true or not? What if you use this excuse to lure me into a trap and then join forces with the other party?"

Atom laughed loudly, then suddenly stopped, "Bai Ye, do you think everyone is as shameless as you, attacking and killing my people in secret?"

Atom threw a document directly over, and Duke Bai Ye's eyes flashed after he opened it.

It seems that the people hiding in the shadows are using this video to stir up hatred in Atom, but these predators do not have any brotherhood with their subordinates.

As long as it is profitable, even brothers can sell it.

"If I really want to cooperate with him, there is no need to do this. He has already attacked you, and you will definitely not let him go. I can just show up and lead you to some place, and then I can assist you. Isn't that enough?" Atom added.

Hearing this, Duke Bai Ye was inclined to believe what Atom said, "I can give you all the goods, but 500 million is impossible. The most I can give you is 200 million, and you can't kill him."

"Interesting, you want to spare his life too." Atom was surprised, but he went on to say, "If you want to spare his life during the battle, you have to give me three hundred million."

Duke Bai Ye hesitated and said in a deep voice: "Okay, deal."

The reason why he wanted to spare the other person's life was, on the one hand, because he was curious about the other person's identity, and on the other hand, because the scene of the other person's sneak attack on him that day was still vivid in his mind.

He was really curious whether the other party had spatial ability. If so, he would make a lot of money.

Any living organism can be modulated into a gene seed to gain its core abilities, and humans... are no exception.

"Now can you tell me about his specific strength?" Atom asked about the attack on Duke Bai Ye.

Duke Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "His frontal combat strength is very low. I even suspect that his development progress does not exceed 30%. But his speed is extremely fast. The most threatening thing is that he has a B-level weapon in his hand."

"B-level weapons." Atom's eyes lit up with greed. He still didn't have a B-level weapon.

The materials are hard to find, and it is even harder to find a mechanic who can make them.

"The weapons belong to me, and you can pay 100 million less." Atom said immediately.

"All three hundred million are waived." This time it was Duke Bai Ye who pushed the issue further. His tone was calm, as if he had expected this: "Not many people can make this kind of weapon, and even fewer are willing to make it for the plunderers."

Atom had a gloomy expression, but he thought of what his boss had told him, that the Land of All Stars might be facing a period of turbulence, and it would be extremely difficult to increase the development progress in a short period of time, so he could only start with weapons.

"Okay!" Atom agreed. "He is afraid of the combined siege of the fleet and wants to take you to a thunderstorm area."

They had already completed the division before they actually saw the enemy. Atom did not think that the other party was a threat. If the other party was strong enough, he would not have run away at that time, let alone join forces with him to deal with Duke Bai Ye.

He and Bai Ye are enough to defeat each other when they join forces.

"Thunderstorm area." Duke Bai Ye thought: "It's not a big problem, but we must find a way to limit his speed."

"It's simple. He chooses a good thunderstorm area. After we go in, he will have the fleet gather nearby and then surround the entire area." Atom had already thought about it: "If he dares to come out, we will just wipe out the place."

Duke Bai Ye couldn't help but nodded: "This is a good idea."

But Atom was worried and asked, "Is your injury okay? How much strength do you have without an arm?"

Duke Bai Ye said calmly: "I still have the Ice Storm Spear. With him here, there will be no problem even if I get hurt."

"He's just a little faster. If he's on guard, this advantage will be gone."

Atom cursed inwardly, his desire for the B-level weapon becoming even stronger.

The two continued to improve the plan, work out the details, and strive to make it foolproof.

……

Two days later, Neil hurriedly reported in the channel, "Your Excellency the Duke, we found traces of a living being at a certain location, and we are tracking his traces."

Duke Bai Ye's eyes moved slightly, and he calmly ordered, "Continue to track and see if you can determine its location."

"Yes!" Neil received the order, and a few hours passed.

Neil's hurried report came.

"Find the target, find the target!"

"He killed Kerr!"

"He's fleeing the scene!"

Duke Bai Ye suddenly stood up with a fierce look on his face, left the warship in a small flying vehicle, and quickly approached the target location.

After arriving, there was a thunderstorm area not far away, with flashes of lightning, and Atom arrived late. "I rushed here after receiving your message. Is he in it?" Atom looked solemn.

"Yes, my people are following us." Duke Bai Ye said in a deep voice, "Let's go, don't let him get away this time!"

Duke Bai Ye's one arm had not yet recovered, but with the other hand he held an ice storm mechanical spear and strode into the thunderstorm area. Atum followed closely behind him and winked at his men.

Among the two sides, several C-level life forms looked at each other, then quietly opened the command channel and issued orders.

Then, the warships scattered in the tunnels near the planet quickly gathered towards this coordinate.

Elsewhere, Yaluo leaned against the wall of the cave with a frown on his face. Li Ming had been out for two or three days and had not returned yet. Had something happened to him?

Although Li Ming told him not to leave, he was not a rookie who had just entered the interstellar space. He could not suppress his anxiety and left the thunderstorm area carefully.

After coming out, he immediately looked for cover to avoid being directly exposed to the sky's view, and moved forward cautiously.

boom!
The huge sound of a warship breaking through the air while sailing in low-Earth orbit is like thunder.

Yaluo stood still, frowning, "This is the fifth ship already. Both the plunderer's warships and the Sera's warships are gathering in one direction. Something must have happened."

He realized something was wrong, and his uneasiness became stronger, so he even moved forward much faster. Another two or three hours passed.

Outside a thunderstorm area, he saw a fleet surrounding the entire area. The Plunderer Fleet and the Sera Fleet seemed to have a clear division of labor, each responsible for an area.

At the same time, various electromagnetic trip locks and traps were set up.

"Fuck, Li Ming won't be trapped inside by them, right?" Yaluo realized this and became even more uneasy.

This was the situation he feared the most. Although Li Ming was fast, he was not invincible. The opponent had already taken position in advance. Even if Li Ming ran out, he would not be able to escape from the blockade fleet.

What's more, there are two B-level life forms chasing and blocking them.

He looked around but found no trace of Atom and Duke Bai Ye, and immediately realized that the two of them had entered the thunderstorm area.

“How could this happen…” Yaluo was puzzled. After Li Ming came to this planet, he had been advancing step by step cautiously. How could he suddenly be blocked in this area?
He had a lot of doubts in his mind, but now was not the time to think about them.

After adjusting the mimicry mask, he gradually came out from his latent state and merged into the group of predators in front of him.

"Hey, Casso!" he called out with familiarity.

The lizardman named Kaso turned around, wearing a shotgun chain as thick as his arm, and looked hesitant. "Who are you?"

Yaluo pretended to be dissatisfied: "I am Phil, you don't remember me, fuck, you guy, last time you asked me to save the lizard fish for you, I thought you were going to eat it, but you pulled out all the teeth of the fish..."

"Ah, ah..." Casso interrupted awkwardly, hesitating, "Brother Phil, I remember now, I remember now."

Several predators around him looked at each other with ambiguous eyes.

"Damn, Old Wolf and his guys are busy setting up gravity traps. I have to go back to Scaled Snake to take a rest. I forgot to bring my stuff." He explained, "Can I borrow your aircraft?"

"It's no problem to borrow it, but you can replace it with a fully charged energy block when you return it." said a plunderer.

"Fuck, you're too dark." Yaluo snorted coldly.

"Forget it. If we can't complete Boss Tro's orders..." Casso also laughed.

"Okay, okay, it's my bad luck." Yalu agreed with a curse, and then drove the small aircraft towards the Scaled Serpent.

He was extremely familiar with the internal structure of the Scaled Serpent, and was also well aware of the predators' communication characteristics, so he greeted them along the way.

"Boss, the gravity traps on the periphery have been almost set up, and the electromagnetic tripwires and position traps are also covered..."

Tro stood in front of the main command desk on the second floor, looking at the large and small screens in front of him, "Got it, let's communicate with that group of green algae to see if there are any omissions."

"Yes!" The younger brother left in a hurry.

Tro looked around and at the staff below, and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. In the past, his strength was ranked very low under Atom.

It was not his turn to be the temporary commander. Now he suddenly tried it. This feeling was too...

Suddenly, his heart trembled, and he subconsciously raised his hand to throw it behind him. With a bang, he was caught, and a familiar voice sounded in his ears--
"Tello, long time no see."

Along with this sound, there was a stabbing pain in the temple.

His body suddenly froze, his eyes widened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Ya... Luo? It's you, you actually..."

"Tero, I know your character and I don't want to embarrass you. Now you just need to answer my questions." Yaluo's voice was cold.

"Where's Atom?"

"Gudong..." Tro swallowed his saliva. He didn't dare to move. The high-frequency vibration dagger could easily pierce into his head and turn his brain into a paste.

"Be careful, we...we should be on our own now..."

"Our own people?" Yaluo was puzzled.

Tro hurriedly explained: "Yes, you must know the B-level life form that escaped from the spaceship. He is now cooperating with Boss Atom, and they are preparing to join forces to deal with the green-headed algae Bai Ye."

"What?" Ya Luo was shocked. Li Ming and Atom were working together? Joining forces to deal with Duke Bai Ye?

How is that possible? Li Ming is only a C-level life form. Even if he is a little faster, it is not enough to make Atom cooperate with him.

He had followed Atom for several years and knew that Atom was a cunning and profit-seeking man. It was impossible for him to be convinced by Li Ming's few words.

"You lied to me?" Yaluo said in a deep voice: "Tero, you are smart now."

"I really didn't lie to you." Tro hurriedly explained: "That group of green algae is secretly killing our brothers. Duke Bai Ye was ambushed by your friend and his arm was broken. Now is the best opportunity to take action."

Li Ming broke Duke Bai Ye's arm? How is this possible!

Yaluo's pupils contracted and he subconsciously didn't believe it.

Duke Bai Ye is a genuine B-level life form, and he also has a B-level weapon. Let alone breaking an arm, being able to withstand one or two blows head-on would be something to brag about.

But looking at Tro's current appearance and his determined attitude, Yalu had to believe it.

(End of this chapter)