This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 360 If the attacker is not me, who else could it be?
In the desolate dimensional world, the sudden appearance of unknown life forms in front of Prince Costat was nothing and was easily suppressed.

The ground cracked, and the cracks stretched out like the hideous claws of a devil. Fine sand and gravel rolled down along the cracks, leaving a hollow and dull echo.

"Who are you?" High in the sky, Prince Costat stared at the person in front of him.

Traveling through dimensional worlds in the physical body made him think of certain things.

In the scarlet cage, the unknown life form had no expression on its face and no thought of responding. A golden, sticky liquid oozed out from the wounds on the surface of its skin.

Diaz stepped forward, collected the sticky liquid, placed it in some kind of container, and handed it to his men for testing.

"Who sent you here, Qinglong?" Jiaint asked. They came here to capture Qinglong, but instead of Qinglong, they waited for such an S-level life form.

Naturally, one will connect to Qinglong.

The other party didn't react at all and remained expressionless. He would not reveal his father's information to anyone.

Costat's eyelids twitched slightly, and he raised his hand slightly.
Suddenly, the unknown life form let out a wail, its chest cracked open, and a blood-red crystal slowly floated out from it, flashing red light according to some strange pattern.

The blood-red crystal floated in Costat's hand. He stared at it for a long time, then suddenly threw it out and stopped a thousand meters away.

The light flickering from this blood-colored crystal seemed to be changing slightly.

“Diaz…” Prince Costat took back the blood-colored crystal and threw it in front of Diaz. He said in a low voice, “Look carefully in the dimensional world. This thing seems to be able to produce some kind of induction.”

Diaz took the crystal and looked at the unknown life form. He didn't want to leave, but he had no choice.

Looking at Diaz's departing back, Prince Costat opened his blood-red energy shield and said indifferently, "Tell me, are you and Qinglong enemies or friends? This will determine whether I will kill you or not."

The other party still didn't respond.

Jiaint was stunned. "Death warriors?"

It was a little hard for him to believe that there was anyone who could train an S-class life form into a death warrior?
"No..." Prince Costat shook his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes, the face of the unknown life form changed drastically, and it let out an increasingly miserable wail, and its entire body was torn in two from top to bottom.

The organs, bones, and muscles were all clearly visible, except for the golden blood flowing through them.

His lower body floated out of the cage, strands of blood flowed out from Costat's fingertips and wrapped around this half of his limbs. He seemed to be absorbing some nutrients, and at the same time, a hint of golden light flashed in his eyes.

"Hmm?" Costat's expression was slightly shocked. "He is less than one year old and has no information state, which means he has never had any contact with the main universe..."

He seemed to understand, and his eyes became deep: "The creation of a powerful dimensional life form."

"Creation?" Hearing this, Jiaint was horrified and couldn't help but ask, "Can you create S-level life forms?"

"There are only a few powerful dimensional lives like this even in the dimensional world." Prince Costat looked at him and said, "After the results of the energy properties on your body are detected, I will know who your creator is."

"In order to avoid misunderstanding, you'd better tell us your purpose."

The unknown life form's expression changed. He was not stupid, but rather highly intelligent. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You are not my target, and my father does not want to be your enemy."

"Who is your father?" Costat demanded.

He was silent for a moment before responding, "From what I remember, you seem to call him Chronoa."

"Eye of Eternity..." Costat instantly knew who the target was, and felt that it was a bit tricky.

This powerful dimensional life almost never takes the initiative to leave the main world, so how could it suddenly send out creatures to move around?

"You said the target is not us, but Qinglong?" Jiaint asked back.

The unknown life form fell silent, and at the same time, Diaz flew back.

Costat removed the energy shield and looked at what Diaz had found, a piece of yellow substance the size of a fingernail.

"...It's like some kind of cold, hard muscle tissue..." Diaz said.

Everyone could see clearly that in front of this yellow substance, the blood-red crystal was almost always bright.

Costat raised his hand to take it, examined the array, and the blood thread merged into it. He frowned and said, "It has been inactive for thousands of years. It seems to have undergone some kind of transformation..."

He looked at the unknown life form again, "What exactly are you looking for? Tell me, maybe we can work together."

The other party did not answer. Diaz's eyes flickered as he guessed what the previous people had said.

"Take him back first." Costat ordered. He must not be let go easily.

But he didn't really want to offend Chlonoa, as it was a hot potato.

At present, it can be speculated that the other party is looking for the owner of this yellow substance, but after finding it, there is no way of knowing whether it is a good or bad person.

"Your Highness, if this man's target is Qinglong, Qinglong may be using a knife to kill someone." Diaz whispered, "The one who attacked the base was also Qinglong."

Costat had a blank expression on his face and did not respond to Diaz's speculation. "Go back first."

.........

In the central world, Robin stood in front of the window, staring in amazement at the doomsday-like scene in the distance. From here, he could even feel the ground shaking faintly.

"The Empire's base was attacked?" Robin swallowed secretly, his heart trembling.

This is definitely not the first time that the imperial base has been attacked. The Xingyuan Empire has branch bases in many places in the main universe, both large and small.

Occasionally, a few crazy looters would attack the imperial base, but they wouldn't cause any waves and no one would care, because they would soon be caught by the empire and executed.

But this attack was different. This was the Empire’s bridgehead in the dimensional world, and it had been operating for many years.

Recently, because of the matter of the Hammer Forging Master, many important figures from the empire have come, and the eyes of most of the galaxy are on this place.

This attack was unusual.

"Who is so powerful..." Robin murmured to himself, then he felt cold all over, and hurriedly walked out of the room, came to Li Ming's door and kept knocking.

But there was no response. His premonition became more and more real. He entered the room carefully and looked in several rooms, but he did not find any trace of Li Ming.

"Butler..." Robin's legs were shaking. He sat on the sofa and whispered, "You said, the attacker, could it be Li Ming?"

"According to my estimation, there is a 23% chance that it is Li Ming."

"Fortunately, fortunately, this possibility is relatively low." Although there was no evidence, the butler's words still made Robin breathe a sigh of relief.

"There's a 77% chance that it's Qing Long." Robin's cheek twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "Does it make any difference? They're both his master and his apprentice anyway?"

The butler told him to face reality: "I think he must have lured all the high-level forces in the base out, and then launched a surprise attack on the base."

"He... is so brave." Robin was terrified. These master and disciple were truly fearless.

But then I couldn't help but feel envious. Teachers protect students, and students are willing to do their best for their teachers.

Interstellar life is difficult, and it is really hard to have someone you can trust with peace of mind. "It's just...will the noise be too loud?" He looked out the window worriedly.

Four or five hours later, when Li Ming came back, he saw Robin sitting on the sofa in a daze.

"Why are you in my room?" Li Ming pushed the door open and glanced at the broken door lock.

"You..." Robin looked up at Li Ming, who looked calm, and pointed out the window speechlessly: "Brother, such a big thing happened, I have to come to see you..."

Li Ming shrugged. Robin hesitated to speak, looked left and right, and whispered, "Is it you?"

"What is me?" Li Ming looked strange.

"That...the base." Robin stared at Li Ming suspiciously, and the butler had already taken a stand.

"It's not me." Li Ming paused, "Who else could it be?"

Still not admitting it… Robin was stunned, then stood up suddenly, with a look of astonishment on his face: “You admit it?”

Li Ming frowned and looked at Robin. "You didn't lose your memory, did you forget that I asked you to catch Nicholas? You actually still doubted whether it was me who did it."

"I..." Robin hesitated, of course he remembered.

But... but... this matter was too big, and he still held out a glimmer of hope, but it was ruthlessly extinguished by Li Ming.

"Brother..." Robin smiled bitterly and sat down, "You are really my brother. It's such a big deal, you..."

"Will there be any consequences?" he asked cautiously.

"Of course there will be consequences. That's the Xingyuan Empire. I've slapped them in the face now. How can they let it go?" Li Ming said frankly.

Robin's heart was beating hard. Boss, did you know that was the Xingyuan Empire?

But then, Li Ming changed the subject and assured, "Don't worry, I will handle it properly and will not involve you."

"I'm not afraid of being implicated..." Robin shook his head. Looking at Li Ming's half-smile, he said helplessly, "Well, I am a little scared."

"But since you said it's okay, it's fine." He added.

He was alone and ran away as soon as he was told to. His previous reaction was only out of his instinctive fear of the Xingyuan Empire. He always felt that the majesty of the empire was inviolable and anyone who violated it would have a miserable end.

Li Ming or Boss Qinglong had planned for so long that they would not be without a backup plan after the attack.

Then, he seemed slightly excited and said, "It's going to be a big event this time."

He handed over the smart terminal, and in just a few hours, the incident had spread to the main universe.

The Yongyao Federation and the Star Cluster Republican Alliance obviously wanted to watch the fun and did not intercept the news, allowing it to spread widely.

The inheritance of the Hammer Forger has already attracted the attention of most of the galaxy, and this matter has expanded rapidly like a raging fire.

Wherever it went, it aroused heated discussions.

"Tsk tsk, I haven't seen such a lot of fun in a long time. The Imperial Base in the Central World is not an ordinary base."

"Guess how long it will take the Empire to catch this guy? I bet within a month."

"Ha, have you forgotten that anyone who dares to attack the Empire base must be no simple person? You think too highly of the Empire."

There are all kinds of attitudes. The majesty of the Xingyuan Empire has permeated the interstellar space for countless years. Even those who are most hostile to the Xingyuan Empire admit that the empire will definitely make a strong response.

I am also more curious about who has the courage and bravery to challenge the Xingyuan Empire.

The surface of the Meteorite Flame Galaxy and the Frost Sky Star is almost completely covered with metal, as if it were wrapped in armor.

Looking down from space, the endless metallic luster shines without any gaps or flaws, forming an intricate texture. The towering metal buildings stand like giants, and passages and bridges crisscross.

In the office, Ulrich was looking at the news on the Black Hole Network and was shocked.

"…It is said that the Dark Matter Disintegration Hammer and the Star Destroyer Cannon inside the Imperial Base also disappeared in this attack, or they may have been destroyed…"

This small paragraph of text seems insignificant in the overall information, and almost no one cares about it.

But Ulrich couldn't help but smile bitterly, the cannon was gone.

The moment he saw the news, he suspected someone.

He knew that Qinglong possessed some high-end technical means that could utilize dismantled turrets.

Similar things have happened both when he was under his command and when he was within the Torch organization.

"Fortunately..." He was helpless, as only the core people like them knew about this matter.

He didn't know what the situation was over there, but out of trust in Qinglong, he believed that the other party would definitely be able to solve the problem.

Two full days after the attack, Prince Costat finally returned with his men.

The central battle area has not been repaired yet, and a cordon has been set up around it, and no one is allowed to approach. Staff members are moving back and forth with various high-end instruments, intending to collect even the slightest clue.

"It was destroyed like this." Jiaint looked around gloomily and said coldly: "Whoever it is, he will pay the price."

Costat looked down at the screen with a cold expression: "Who told him to call upon the Terrax Stone?"

The officer standing beside him was sweating profusely. Diaz frowned and walked over to take a look.

This is the approximate loss report that has been calculated, and the two Terrax Stones are listed first.

This was obtained by the empire not long ago and was originally intended to be transported back to the imperial headquarters.

Diaz frowned. Under normal circumstances, Nicolael did not have the authority to make the call.

But Prince Costa took his men away. During that time, he was the highest-ranking person in the base.

Why did he suddenly call this thing? Diaz was also puzzled.

"Idiot!" Prince Costat scolded, "Have you found the source of his information?"

The officer beside him did not dare to neglect and responded quickly: "The personal belongings of the Bloody Duke have been destroyed in the battle. Nothing is left."

"We have already contacted his subordinates and should be able to find out his source of information soon."

Prince Costat frowned, but he also knew that it would take time for the orders to be passed down through the layers, so he just nodded reluctantly and continued to move towards the central area.

Diaz followed him, stepping over the ruins and pits, looking at Prince Costat's shadow on the ground with flickering eyes.

(End of this chapter)