This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 638 Everyone was stunned!
How could Qinglong appear here! ?
This happened so suddenly that Brad's eyes widened in disbelief.

The severe pain and weakness coming from all parts of his body further irritated his nerves.

Tick!
Blood dripped from the gaps in the blockade armor, burning holes in the metal floor.

He propped himself up. The power that could easily blow up a life planet could only barely support him from the ground.

The body that had just been strengthened by the genetic essence and stood at the top of interstellar evolution now seemed to be carrying endless shackles. The slightest movement would require all the strength of the body.

Before he could stand up, he heard a voice mixed with horror and fear coming from behind, and he shouted in shock: "Qing...Qinglong!?"

The other X-class lifeforms were not as badly injured as he was, nor did they fall to the ground. Instead, they saw who was coming faster than Brad.

The other researchers in the laboratory just woke up from their dreams at this moment, and the scene before them made them panic.

The previous moment, the X-level life forms were clearly discussing the future situation in a heated atmosphere, and some even wanted to initiate a reckoning with Qinglong.

But in the blink of an eye, they were all seriously injured and put into lockdown equipment.

Lord Brad, who had just strengthened his basic gene seed, seemed to be more seriously injured at this moment. Even getting up seemed to be extremely difficult, and blood kept flowing out of his body.

The ferocious Azure Dragon, who he had threatened to settle accounts with sooner or later, was standing not far away. Even the researchers recognized his iconic mecha.

This bizarre scene even made them wonder if they were falling into some kind of hallucination.

One of the imprisoned X-level life forms stared at Qinglong with cold sweat on his forehead, "You...how did you appear here?"

This was a very stupid question, so Li Ming had no intention of answering it. He locked his eyes on the guy in front of him through the metal visor.

"You look unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen you before, but you are so powerful. What's your name?" Li Ming asked with interest.

Brad remained silent, feeling a burning pain on his cheeks. He had just threatened to settle accounts with the other party, but the other party turned around and attacked him.

He had almost no power to resist and was seriously injured.

In the corner, a researcher's face flickered and his lips trembled, but his feet were slowly moving backwards. Under the table not far behind him, there was a spare emergency button.

His forehead was covered with dense beads of cold sweat, but his seemingly trembling eyes were filled with great determination.

Just a little bit, just a little bit, he was shouting in his heart, praying that he would not be discovered.

As if he was blessed by the god of luck, the ferocious blue dragon did not notice his little action.

He slowly moved to the table, quietly felt a bulge with his right hand, and pressed it without hesitation.

A feeling of joy exploded in his heart, but there was no reaction around him, not even any warning sounded.

He was stunned, and before he could react, he heard Qinglong, who had his back to him, sigh, "I didn't expect there was only one loyal person."

boom!
Under the dull gazes of the researchers around him, the figure exploded into dust, leaving nothing behind.

Li Ming didn't care. In fact, when he was secretly observing the entire laboratory, he had already placed Suzaku in the control center.

As an intelligent manager who has followed him for a long time, he has upgraded Suzaku to Level X some time ago, and its performance has been greatly improved.

It won’t take long to crack the intelligent management system here from the internal control center.

In other words, although a huge change occurred in the core laboratory, other places were completely unaware of it.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it." Faced with Brad's silence, Li Ming didn't care. Mechanical bodies walked out from behind him and soon filled the entire room.

"Suzaku, take them to take over the entire Domination Laboratory. Remember to reduce losses. The things here are very expensive..." Li Ming ordered.

From the sound channel hidden in the metal wall, Suzaku's gentle voice came: "Your orders will be carried out."

Brad's face changed slightly. The control center had been cracked. How long had Qinglong been hiding here?

The external communication network that dominates the laboratory is independent and not connected in series with the control center. Only internally can the control center be taken over.

Led by a group of mechanical guards, with a steady stream of mechanical bodies coming out from behind him, he took over the entire laboratory.

It was clear during the previous exploration that, apart from the few X-level life forms in the core area, there were no overly powerful life forms in other places, only routine security.

"I don't understand..." The silent Brad finally spoke, his eyes fixed on the metal mecha in front of him, "How did you find this place?"

They had conducted a comprehensive inspection when they took over the laboratory from the Empire and the Federation.

The Covenant's main defense targets are the Empire and the Federation, for fear that they might leave some backdoors in their plans.

As for Qinglong, they didn't even care too much about him. Everything here was shielded and no signal could be transmitted.

But Qinglong came over silently.

Li Ming did not respond to this question, but scanned the room. "Logically, the Star Alliance should have taken out a life form as strong as yours long ago. If you were holding the Spear of Kashmir, I think it would be difficult to keep you."

"Have you been enhanced by the gene source?"

You even know this news?

Brad was shocked and immediately suspected the Empire and the Federation.

This top-secret research information is only known to the Empire and the Federation.

Brad did not respond, his eyes following Qinglong's figure. The other party did not seem to care about the answer to this question, and had walked to the other side of the laboratory, where a metal frame was placed.

"This armor..." Li Ming looked up at the semi-finished armor in front of him. It had clear edges and corners and was silver-white in color overall.

The quantum core in the chest cavity has been activated, and the hexagonal armor plate is rising and falling at the rhythm of breathing, with fragments scattered on the surface.

Inside the exposed shoulder joint, twelve layers of composite bearings rotate alternately, and every bite will splash a stream of blue-purple particles from the energy conduit.

In the waist and abdomen area that has not yet closed, bundles of nerve simulation fibers hang on the ground, and the ends wriggle autonomously in search of connection points.

On the lower half of the support frame, the base of the anti-gravity engine flashed a warning red light, and virtual leg components of different standards were suspended in the surrounding magnetic field.

From robotic prosthetics to liquid metal foot models, each awaits final commissioning.

Li Ming frowned slightly. When time was just frozen, the thing that consumed the most metal energy was not the powerful life form, but this thing.

The Star of Eternal Silence was still in the control column. He could clearly feel the time intensity of this thing, which was simply unbelievable.

To be more precise, it is the overall enhancement brought about by the crystal fragments scattered on it.

The characteristics of those fragments were very similar to what he felt on the Overmind's corpse.

"It may be something from the corpse. What a wonderful idea..." Li Ming reached out and touched it, but there was no hint, probably because it was still unfinished. "Hmm..." He turned around. Everyone was trembling under the mechanical pupils of the metal mask. No one knew who he was staring at.

Li Ming spoke gently, "Can anyone tell me what research results have been achieved on Overlord-level corpses?"

……

At the same time, in the upper level of the Domination Laboratory, Edmond and Gutierrez had just finished their report and made a summary:

"…The experiment was generally successful and confirmed that there were no errors in the data of the Empire and the Federation."

"Okay!" Gutierrez said with an obvious smile, and his heart finally settled down a little.

This is his guarantee to several other decision-making civilizations in the Star Alliance, and it is also the cornerstone for him to continue to sit in this position.

Finally, I brought him some good news.

"Your Excellency has worked hard, but I will have to ask you to keep an eye on it from now on." Gutierrez further instructed: "Continue to extract the gene source essence and strengthen as many top evolutionary bodies as possible."

"This is a new round of arms race. The Empire and the Federation must be working non-stop to produce gene source substances and strengthen the existing evolved bodies. Before the ultimate life forms are born, these are the top interstellar combat forces."

Gutierrez's understanding was very clear. Although the three civilizations had briefly united on the issue of the Holy Fortress, they were not close comrades-in-arms, but instead each had their own ulterior motives.

There is nothing we can do about Qinglong for now. What follows will be a long period of coexistence, so we might as well go our separate ways.

The enemies of the Star Alliance are not only Qinglong, but also the Empire and the Federation.

Under normal circumstances, the danger posed by the Empire and the Federation is actually greater than that of Qinglong.

Azure Dragon mainly destroys individual strength, but the Empire and the Federation can really swallow up the Covenant.

Finally, he did not forget: "In addition, the skin fragment armor must continue to be manufactured. It is not only an extremely strong defensive armor, but also an important means to balance the Azure Dragon..."

The Spear of Kashmir is still in Qinglong's hands, which is Gutierrez's pain. If he doesn't get it back, it will become his eternal shame.

"… Azure Dragon…" Edmund shook his head and reminded, "Mr. Chairman, don't expect the armor to play a key role in fighting Azure Dragon. It is more of a defensive measure."

He didn't want Gutierrez to have unrealistic fantasies because of some paper information, which would cause heavy losses to the Alliance again.

"I understand," Gutierrez said gruffly. Of course he understood, but he had to say it.
You can't tell others that you've already given up, right?

It is better to let others persuade him not to be impulsive than to be blamed by others.

Edmund briefly reminded him and then changed the subject. "Also, Mr. Chairman, I suggest moving the Overlord Laboratory back to the Sea of ​​Stars. That way, it will save a lot of time both in terms of mobilizing resources and protective work."

"Well, I'll consider it..." Gutierrez said vaguely.

He was the one who handed over the Dominate Laboratory from Adam and Malcolm, and he was the only one who knew its exact location. It was a trump card in his hand, and he had to use it to fight with other people in the Covenant. How could he move it back to the Sea of ​​Stars so easily?

Edmund knew clearly that Gutierrez's position as chairman was in jeopardy, so he had to play every card well.

But the Domination Laboratory was isolated in the universe, which made him feel uneasy. When he was about to persuade him again, the virtual screen in front of him suddenly turned black, and a few big words appeared: "No Signal"

"Communication interrupted?" He was stunned, and then he heard the humming sound of the motor coming from the hatch behind him.

His brows knitted together, and the translucent neural network under his skin flickered faster. He turned around and scolded, "Who let you in..."

He stopped talking in shock, his face changed drastically, as what was walking in front of him was actually a team of robots.

Edmund could guarantee that he had never seen a similar mechanical body in the Overmind's laboratory.

problem occurs!
.........

“…interrupted?”

On the other side, Gutierrez also stared at the virtual screen, his face looking ugly, "Edmund..."

He was quite unhappy. Edmund was just a researcher and belonged to another decision-making-level civilization in the Covenant. His task was only to study the corpses.

Gutierrez was unhappy about being told what to do.

In the end, he even unilaterally ended his communication.

However, after thinking for a moment, he frowned slightly again. Edmund had reported to him several times before and was actually quite respectful to him.

After thinking about it, he tried to connect to the Overmind Laboratory again, but there was no feedback.

"No..." Gutierrez finally realized that something was wrong, his face changed drastically, he slammed the table, quickly opened the terminal and contacted another person.

This time the call was connected quickly, and a dignified general appeared on the screen, "Chairman, you're looking for me?"

"How long will it take you to reach the designated coordinates?" Gutierrez asked impatiently.

“About half a month…” the other party responded.

"Speed ​​up! Contact me as soon as you arrive at the designated coordinates!" Gutierrez gave the order.

"Yes!" the other party responded solemnly.

Gutierrez paced back and forth, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, his face actually turned slightly pale. If there was another accident in the Dominant Laboratory, he would be really finished.

Moreover, it is not just a matter of stepping down. The other civilizations in the Star Alliance will want to tear him apart alive!

.........

"Who sent you?"

Edmund's face turned pale, and the neural networks under his skin turned red. He was already wearing metal shackles and was being detained by a mechanical body.

"Empire, or Federation? You are declaring war! Don't think you can conceal your identities by using mechanical bodies!" Edmund roared, almost certain that it was the Empire or the Federation that was behind this.

After all, they took over the laboratory from these two civilizations and it was most likely that there would be backdoors left behind.

Naturally, no one in the machine responded to him, so they walked through the corridor and forcibly escorted him to the lower level.

Along the way, Edmond was horrified. All the corridors were filled with mechanical bodies and the researchers were detained.

There were even soothing words being broadcast on the radio, and even the control center was cracked.

What was even more terrifying was that he could hardly see any signs of combat.

This means that the other party has almost completely conquered the area.

(End of this chapter)