This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 597 The storm is coming
Schmidt had a gloomy expression. He could imagine what kind of criticism he would face. As a representative of the Star Alliance and the deputy commander of this joint operation, he suffered setbacks one after another.

He thought that the three civilizations joined forces to reap the credit, but it turned out like this. He regretted from the bottom of his heart for getting involved in this mess.

But at least he didn't lose his composure like Hines did. He just looked at Holmes and said, "Since you found Azure Dragon and had the Void Anchor in your hand, why didn't you stop him?"

There was a hint of complaint in his words.

Hines bared his teeth like a provoked wolfhound, and asked, "What do you mean, do you want to put the blame on the federation?"

Schmidt frowned, and before he could say anything, he heard Holmes respond, "I do have some responsibility for this matter."

"When I found him, he seemed to be using some advanced space technology to collect these metal materials. I used the Void Anchor to block it, but he had the time distortion field of the Eternal Star, and he found a loophole."

Holmes explained: "I tried to trap him with the space corridor and seal him with the space-time anchor, but Qinglong's strength was beyond my imagination. With one blow, he shattered the unformed "exile space."

Breaking the unformed blockade?
The expressions of the three men changed slightly, and they had a more intuitive understanding of Qinglong's strength.

Holmes continued, looking a little strange: "But the weirdest thing happened afterwards. After he struck that hammer, his aura became extremely weak..."

"Infinite malaise, is that an explosive means?" Schmidt realized this instantly.

Holmes did not respond, and then said: "After the decline, it entered a period of death."

"Death period?"

The three people who were still thinking about it were shocked and asked, "What do you mean by death period?"

Holmes's expression changed. "I am very sure that Qinglong was already dead, but he resurrected for some reason. This scene is indeed difficult to understand. I didn't react at the time, so I came over and gave him a chance..."

Qinglong... is dead?
The silent atmosphere echoed in the narrow space, and the three people subconsciously did not believe it.

Isn’t this nonsense? Can one be resurrected after death?

"Can the Star of Eternal Silence resurrect people by reversing time and space?" Holmes couldn't help but ask.

Costat shook his head. "In theory, it is possible, but even when the Empire controlled the Star of Eternal Silence, it never did, let alone Azure Dragon, which now only has half of its fragments."

"Also, there's something extremely weird." Holmes added, "His life force is a bit too low. He hardly looks like an X-level life form."

Life force is too low? What's going on? Costat frowned.

Even by listening to Holmes's account, the three could feel how unpredictable the situation was.

In such a short period of time, it was normal for Holmes to react a moment slower.

"what happened?"

Heckler arrived late and was stunned when he entered here. He asked in astonishment: "Where are the metal materials here?"

"The Azure Dragon is coming." Kostat summed up the situation with just four words.

Heckler's expression changed, and his eyes fell on Holmes, "Can't even keep the Void Anchor?"

Costat sighed and told him what had happened.

Heckler's expression was uncertain, but he sneered in the end, "How dare you! Do you think you can delay the time for us to open the Holy Castle?"

Schmidt couldn't help but wonder, "He came here to rob in order to delay the opening of the Holy Castle?"

"Is there a second explanation? He probably guessed that our massive action must be related to the Saint Castle." Heckler deduced, "Otherwise, he wouldn't have to take such a big risk to come here."

"He's anxious."

"This reveals a lot of problems. He can't resist the Titan Relic, his explosiveness is problematic, and there's something wrong with him as a whole!"

"I said, this is the limit of Class X life forms. How can he possibly exceed this limit?"

Heckler deduced a lot of information in a short period of time, and the eyes of several people gradually brightened.

Heckler said in a deep voice: "The more anxious he is, the faster we must get it done. We must do everything we can to make up for the missing materials!"

After hearing what he said, Heins and Schmidt's expressions changed again and they looked at each other.

"The missing materials should be made up by the Empire. We have no way to collect so much material in such a short period of time."

"Yes, under the current circumstances, the Empire cannot stand aside."

The two men sang in unison, and Costat's frown deepened.

Naturally, he was unwilling to bear this loss.

Heckler sneered and said, "The most important thing now is not to discuss who should bear the loss, but to discuss how to deal with Qinglong."

"Since he has the ability to sweep away all the materials here, he has the ability to kill any one of us."

Even Holmes felt a little nervous when he heard his reminder.

They quietly crossed numerous blockades and arrived at this central area. Who wouldn't be surprised?
.........

"You didn't catch up?"

In the Star Gate Channel, Li Ming was always paying attention to the rear and was quite surprised.

He flew in his physical body, even though both sides were blocked and he could not reach the star gate node where Knox was.

However, the star gate tunnel that has been opened cannot be destroyed with just a few words, and he can still use it to navigate.

"Quite cautious..." Li Ming muttered to himself, and couldn't help but be amazed. The power of the Void Anchor was really not exaggerated.

In other words, the thing was in a damaged state. If it was intact, Li Ming guessed that it had been sealed up.

"But that guy must have been scared by me."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grin. On the control page, a new control object shone brightly, and it looked like a green short blade.

[Blade of Glory - S-level: The warrior's final glory, must not be captured by the enemy.

……

Control effect: Power blessing--twenty times.

Control ability——Self-annihilation: Carry out a fatal attack on oneself. 】

This is used for suicide, and since he is already S-rank, only S-rank is needed.

After using [Giant Strike], his body will fall into a sluggish state where he cannot make any movements.

If it is a normal attack, the opponent will naturally take the opportunity to attack and kill, triggering the [Source of Immortality].

However, the blockade of the Void Anchor is not a means of attack, and will inevitably fail to trigger the [Source of Immortality].

However, Li Ming had already considered similar situations and took precautions for himself. He carefully selected and created this control object, so as to actively trigger the [Source of Immortality] through suicide.

The guy holding the Void Anchor was also shocked after being resurrected right under the opponent's nose.

It also happened to give him more opportunities to escape without wasting time.

At this stage, there is no need to deliberately hide many methods, and they should be used when necessary.

"What a pity! If I had known that the Void Anchor was so powerful, I would have gathered all the other materials in the warehouse and looted them all." He was inevitably a little greedy, but he was also an experienced person, so he quickly suppressed his emotions and estimated what would happen next.

"After suffering such a huge loss, the other party will definitely not give up. I guess they will probably launch an attack on the Chaos Star Gap as soon as possible to retaliate. After all, this is the only way they can affect me..."

Li Ming's eyes flickered, and he looked at the surrounding star gate passages, where there were even warships wandering around that had not had time to get out.

He estimated the sailing distance and prepared to break through the star gate and fall into the main universe when he reached the other end.

"In that case, it shouldn't take long to return to the Mechanical King's Court."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help rubbing his hands. Reynolds and Mikhail should have arrived too.

Although this is a risky venture, the benefits are considerable, and the metal energy is definitely sufficient.

The Star of Eternal Silence can now be completely repaired, and the Void Anchor, which is still in a damaged state, is so powerful.

The Eternal Star in its complete state would never let him down.

……

On the other side, after a brief discussion, Costat and the other two reported to their superiors.

The news came very suddenly. Adam was shocked and angry, but he was more concerned about the four words mentioned by Costat.

"Resurrection from the dead?" He frowned.

"That's right." Costat nodded. "Holmes's words were extremely abrupt, and he even used the Void Anchor to replay them for us. It was indeed very strange."

"However, I am more inclined to believe that this is a means of recovery. Resurrection from the dead is too bizarre..."

He sent a blurry video, and Adam opened it immediately.

The target appears extremely blurry due to the influence of the time distortion field.

Adam couldn't help but feel disappointed because he couldn't see the specific appearance. He just frowned and said, "He can use only a part of the Eternal Star so skillfully?"

"I am also surprised by this. Maybe it is not the Star of Eternal Silence." Costat keenly felt that Adam seemed to be exploring something.

"Is there any other information?" Adam asked.

Costat hesitated and said, "Holmes also said that Qinglong was under the shroud of the time distortion field from beginning to end. Only when he was resurrected from the dead did he feel the breath of life. However, it was very low and did not seem like an X-level life form."

"Not like an X-class life form?" Adam's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. "Does it look like an S-class life form?"

Costat shook his head. "Holmes didn't elaborate."

Adam slowly leaned back on the throne. This sudden event seemed to prove something, but also seemed not to prove it.

Resurrection from the dead, too low life force, weak breath after being hammered...

He had a vague inclination in his mind, and couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.

The secret of Qinglong must be bigger than that of the dominant corpse.

I can't let anyone know this secret, it's only me. Once I catch Qinglong...

The Holy Emperor seemed to be planning something again. Costata knew Adam too well, and seeing his drooping eyebrows, he vaguely guessed something.

He thought for a moment and said, "According to our preliminary discussion, in order to deal with the hidden dangers of Azure Dragon, we decided to store the materials in batches, quantities, and locations."

"Coupled with the monitoring of the Void Anchor, similar things should not happen again."

"In addition, half of the missing materials need to be made up by our Empire, and the other half by the Federation and the Star Alliance." Costat said helplessly, "This is the best result after I tried my best."

"Yeah." Adam came back to his senses and didn't blame him: "We will have to bear part of the loss this time."

Costat added: "In addition, they and Heckler requested to launch an attack on the Chaos Gap as soon as possible to divert the attention of the Azure Dragon."

"That's a good idea. Let's get ready." Adam also nodded.

"There's one more thing..." Costat hesitated, "Something happened with Morris."

Adam was even stunned by the sudden mention of this person, frowning slightly, "What's wrong?"

Costat responded, "During the escort, someone suddenly attacked and kidnapped him. It seemed that the attacker was from the Holy Mother Church. Our people were not injured or killed, and the other party held back."

This happened after Qinglong's attack. The news suddenly came when they were discussing how to deal with Qinglong.

However, several people were not in the mood to pay attention to this matter, and Heckler asked for a thorough investigation.

"The Holy Mother Church? How are they involved?"

Adam realized something was wrong at the first moment, and had a vague feeling that there was something behind it.

But right now, the Holy Castle, Azure Dragon, and the Chaos Star Gap involve too much manpower and energy.

I really don't have the time to take care of this matter.

"Let's talk about this later." Adam waved his hand.

Costat also knew this would be the result, and after a brief report, he ended the call.

After the room fell silent, Adam thought quietly, messy and disordered threads intertwined in his mind.

After a long time, he was awakened by a piece of top-level urgent intelligence from the Domination Laboratory.

He frowned, wondering, "Why did you kill three more X-level life forms?"

.........

And the very next day, the three major civilizations suddenly issued a joint announcement, claiming that the wanted criminals fleeing from the chaotic star gaps had seriously disrupted the public security of some civilizations.

In order to ensure that interstellar stability is not disturbed, they decided to send additional personnel to the chaotic interstellar gaps to help higher life forms clear out wanted criminals.

In addition, a secondary screening will be conducted on wanted criminals, and relevant forces and organizations will be required to cooperate. If they fail to cooperate, coercive measures will be used.

This announcement is completely different from the previous one, it is tough and cannot be rejected.

Public opinion, which had calmed down somewhat due to the response of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, was stirred up again.

Many people don’t know what kind of events have occurred that caused such strong reactions among the three major civilizations.

And many X-level life forms realized that the three major civilizations could no longer hold back.

Many eyes were cast towards the chaotic star gap, some with curiosity, some with expectation, some with worry, and some with gloating.

They all wanted to see what methods Lord Qinglong had to preserve the Chaos Star Gap.

After the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, this is the first time that the three major civilizations have taken action against X-level life forms.

The result this time may determine the future interstellar situation.

But even so, facing the three powerful civilizations, most people still hold the idea of ​​watching the fire from the other side of the river.

(End of this chapter)