This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 672 Does Qinglong dare to show up?

"You seem very surprised." Tandin's eyes fell on Abel again, and he was extremely indifferent: "Do you really think that he is helping you sincerely?"

"You are just a pawn in his hand to explore the way, while he can hide behind and watch the development of the situation."

"Don't you think about your own weight? If it weren't for the blood flowing in your body, how could he take you seriously?" Tandin's words were full of sarcasm, and his mental fluctuations spread unscrupulously:
"But I didn't expect you to be so foolish as to cooperate with outsiders to attack the source of your status. Now you understand that you have been fooled."

"Do you know how much damage the empire has suffered because of your ignorance?"

Abel's face turned pale and blue. Part of Tandin's ridicule was not directed at him, but to use him to attack Qinglong.

This is a rare opportunity. Even with Abel's so-called "invitation", it is, after all, an internal affair of the empire. In terms of overall public opinion, the United Organization of Higher Life Forms does not have the upper hand.

Having suffered so many losses before, naturally they have to find a way to get some back this time, especially since Qinglong did not appear this time, which is an absolute weapon to attack the opponent.

Abel was silent and speechless. After receiving the message from Li Ming, he ran out and knocked on the door. He did not verify whether Qinglong had arrived or not.

On the one hand, he was indeed anxious and did not want to delay any further. More importantly, he was at a disadvantage in the overall cooperation and had no right to ask for more.

But at this moment he was still somewhat shocked. Qinglong was too late to rescue him. He and Qinglong didn't come at all. The concepts of the two are completely different.

But after hearing what Tandin said, Abel, who had already risked everything, was now even more furious. He glared at Tandin and said, "Loss!?"

"You're talking to me about losses? Where were you when I was almost killed while investigating the empty warehouse case? Where were you when I was working hard to communicate with the lower-level officers one by one?"

"Don't you know what's going on down there? Are these losses caused by me?"

"How much of the Empire's interests have been encroached upon by the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and yet Your Excellency has turned a blind eye to it from a high position. Now Arthur is colluding with the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and the situation will inevitably get worse in the future. Yet you accuse me of damaging the interests of the Empire?"

Tandin was inevitably surprised. He didn't expect that Abel still had the will to resist at this moment. A hint of admiration flashed across his eyes, but it was followed by a more natural and solemn ruthlessness: "So you colluded with Qinglong?"

"Do you know what kind of armor I'm wearing? This is a defensive armor made of Overmind skin fragments mixed with top-grade alloys. No one in the galaxy can break it now, not even Azure Dragon!"

"Do you think Qinglong didn't anticipate this? I tell you, he knew everything. Then why did he come? He was betting that we haven't built this armor yet, and we haven't become stronger yet!"

"He was so smart that he didn't even show up, and you were so stupid as to charge into battle for him."

These words were also not meant for Abel, but for those X-level life forms. They were a warning, a deterrent, and a suppression.

Look at the armor on us, ours is you.

It will be useless even if you join forces. Instead, you will become Qinglong's cannon fodder, so it's best to be honest.

In the Imperial Palace of the mother planet, Arthur's real body, Malcolm, and Antigo's virtual projection are all here. In front of them is a real-life projection, reflecting the scene in the universe.

Equipped with a mental receiver, it can translate the conversation between the two parties in real time.

"Abel... is still too young." Arthur shook his head with the evaluation of a superior.

After nearly two months of settling down, Arthur was no longer as fearful as he was at the beginning, and finally had some of the temperament of a Holy Emperor.

After returning from Tandin, he had a comprehensive understanding of the Overmind Laboratory, knew the specific data of the genetic material enhancement, and was no longer ignorant of the power of the Overmind Armor.

Coupled with the successive arrival of support from the Federation and the Star Alliance, the strength on paper will definitely be enough to fight against Qinglong during the siege of the Chaos Star Gap.

"What a pity that Qinglong didn't come." Arthur even thought greedily.

He believed that if Qinglong arrived and the two sides started a melee, there was a certain probability of defeating or even killing the other party.

As soon as he takes over, he will inflict heavy damage or even kill Qinglong, the guy who defeated the three major civilizations. Then his position will instantly become extremely stable and no one can shake it, and it will even be remembered in the history of the empire.

Malcolm's virtual projection glanced at him indifferently and shook his head secretly. He was too utilitarian and could only see the advantages but not the disadvantages.

Even though the information on paper could be considered an advantage, Malcolm still had doubts about whether he could defeat Qinglong. In which previous confrontation did he not have an advantage on paper?

Antigo, on the other hand, saw further ahead. "It was right for him not to come. If a direct confrontation were to take place, the outcome would be unknown. It would not benefit either of us."

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"Overlord Armor..." Anatoly looked solemn. He did not expect that the three great civilizations' research on Overlord corpses would be so profound.

"Your Excellency Qinglong has quite a lot of skills..." He said, "One statement can stir up interstellar events. A prince has tested the trump cards of the three great civilizations. It's amazing."

"They said they didn't come, so they didn't come?" Anduin frowned and glanced at Anatoly coldly, "Isn't it that they didn't detect it?"

"Sir Anduin, what do you mean by that? It's a good thing that Sir Azure Dragon didn't come. If he had come, he would have fallen into a trap. If a fight really broke out, the risk would be great." Anatoly frowned and asked back, "Do you want Sir Azure Dragon to fall into danger?"

"Don't play word games like this, it's boring." Anduin said indifferently.

At Qinglong's level, reputation and prestige are extremely important parts of oneself.

If he really didn't come, it would cause a huge blow to his own prestige.

"Do we want to save this Abel?" Perkins asked.

"He's just an abandoned pawn. Lord Qinglong doesn't even bother to care about him. Is there any need for us to save him?" Anatoly said lightly.

Senier frowned, leaning her slender figure against the porthole, "If we don't save him, the reputation of the United Organization will be greatly compromised if it spreads out later."

"Rescuing him is like sending him to his death, isn't it?" Anatoly stressed. "Can't you hear Tandin's warning? With that armor, even if we are all tied up, it may not move us."

Everyone was silent, even Anduin was speechless.

In order to deal with the threat of Azure Dragon, the three major civilizations took out things that were beyond their imagination. They could not move forward, but it would be too shameful to retreat like this.

Elsewhere in the universe, the navigator looked at Qinglong standing beside him with surprise.

The dazzling iconic armor was covered with a layer of crimson veil, making it look inconspicuous.

Qinglong is clearly here, but why did that group of people say that Qinglong didn’t come and didn’t notice him?

"This kind of space fluctuation seems to be an offensive means..." Li Ming muttered to himself in his heart. The space ripples stirred by the Void Anchor were blocked by the red energy on his body.

"I don't know if Adam is alive or not. There is only one Void Anchor. It's too little." He stared at the Empire's home planet, which was under layers of protection. "Even if Adam is alive, he probably won't show up if he can't see me."

If this was really a setup, Li Ming was not sure whether Adam's target was him.

But Adam already knew his identity, and he must be curious about how he reached this point. Even if he is not the target, he probably wouldn't mind taking him along.

In the field, Tandin looked down at Abel not far away with a cold look in his eyes, "You have committed a capital crime by colluding with foreign enemies. Do you want to surrender or do you intend to resist?"

"Is there no one willing to come out and support you?"

Abel lowered his head with a bitter expression. Facing Tandin, he naturally had no power to resist, but the other party still asked this question, and it was naturally not directed at him.

After his initial rage, he finally figured it out.

Tandin first showed his strength and played his trump card, and after some intimidation, he waited until no one dared to step forward before suppressing them.

The mediation announcement by the United Organization of Higher Life Forms was made with great fanfare, but in the end no one was willing to speak out, which was truly embarrassing.

Tandin was very satisfied with his behavior. It was impossible for him to kill Abel in front of so many people. The most he could do was to take him back.

However, not long after he finished speaking, a stream of purple light entered everyone's sight.

Tandin narrowed his eyes. The other party came all the way without retreating at all. He only revealed his figure when he got close.

"Anduin..." Tandin said calmly, black flames surging on the surface of the Overlord Armor. "Do you want to help Abel resist?"

Being so close, Anduin could feel the terrifying aura coming from Tandin even more.

But he still gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Sir Tandin, there are some things I need to correct. I am not here to help anyone. The Higher Life Forms United Organization is only here to maintain interstellar stability, not to interfere in the internal affairs of the empire."

Tandin clasped his fists the entire time, without any reaction to Anduin's words, and replied calmly: "Such words are just for deceiving outsiders."

"However, it's good that you came out. After all, we have been laying the groundwork for so long. If it's just empty talk, it's nothing special. It's a pity that the others are too afraid of death. As the vice chairman, you really make me look at you with new eyes..."

Anduin's heart skipped a beat. Tandin took his hands off his chest, and a fierce light flashed across his eyes. "I'll take you as an example to scare the monkeys!"

Tandin attacked without any warning, a terrifying aura emanating from him. His right arm stretched out and suddenly expanded three times in size, with thousands of lava cracks exploding on the surface of his skin.

The shriek of the void being torn apart suddenly exploded, and the entire space was spasming. The five fingers spread out and instantly expanded to the size of a satellite. The black flame collapsed into a vortex in the palm of the hand, and the surrounding light was instantly devoured.

The five fingers were terrifying, like giant claws formed by tens of millions of black pythons crawling out of the void. Wherever they passed, even the void itself was burning, and the folds of space curled up into charred rags.

Anduin's pupils contracted, and his mind was frightened to the extreme for a moment. He decided to take a risk before coming here, but in his estimation, the possibility of Tandin taking action would not be higher than 40%.

But I didn't expect this guy to be so decisive.

When facing Tandin, Anduin truly felt what it meant to be unrivaled. It was a force that was almost completely crushing.

Through the gaps between his five fingers, he could vaguely see Tandin's extremely cold eyes.

Anduin resisted subconsciously, and two clusters of silver flames exploded deep in his pupils. The moment he raised his hands, countless light patterns gushed out from his pores. Each gossamer-like golden light was interlocking and overlapping with each other, weaving into an ever-growing thorn cage.

The surrounding void outlined an energy matrix, and cold stars emerged, then cracked and turned into millions of ice blades as thick as mountains that shot out.

He opened countless gilded vertical pupils, each of which reflected the trajectory of Tandin's black-flame claw marks, emitting brilliant beams of light that intersected and outlined a light prison.

The loose grip of his right hand attracted lightning, which solidified into a solid spear. The moment it left his hand, it turned into millions of lightning spears.

Anduin's reaction was quick. He attacked with all his strength, and his counterattack lit up the starry sky.

"Fancy..." Tandin remained expressionless. The moment he folded his five fingers, the ice blade evaporated, the light prison shattered, the lightning spear was annihilated, and everything disappeared in an instant.

Almost only the thorn cage that enveloped him and Abel was left, but it was foreseeable that in the next moment, it would be torn apart by the unstoppable giant claws.

During the process, Anatoly and others who were further away were terrified. Only when they started fighting could they realize how terrifying Tandin was.

Especially Anatoly, when he faced Tandin, he was at most at a disadvantage.

But now, I'm afraid I have no power to resist.

Even though they were not the target, the fifty-plus X-level life forms present felt as if something was choking their throats, their mouths dry.

"The gap has reached this point..." Anduin's face was full of bitterness, but his vision suddenly went dark.

Bitterness turned into astonishment, and a figure stood before him.

boom!
Silently, the giant claws closed, and then suddenly exploded with violent flames, and the black flames spread in all directions.

However, it did not seem like everything was wiped out, because some of the dissipating flames even affected the outer fleets of the Empire's home planet.

There was a violent reaction on the energy shield, and if Alves hadn't stepped in to destroy it, it might have burned through the outer shield.

Tandin's expression, which had always been indifferent, now showed a hint of doubt. He waved his hand and the black flames flew back like thousands of birds returning to their nests.

In the center of the field, a mechanical body stood quietly in front of Anduin and Abel, exquisite and dazzling.

"Is Anduin okay?" Altoli and the others were all shocked, and the others who witnessed this scene were even more shocked.

When Tandin took action, he did not hide anything. The terrifying energy level was estimated to be no less than 4000X, or even higher, which was an extremely terrifying number.

Logically speaking, Anduin should have died without a burial.

"It's that mechanical body..." Anatoly reacted immediately and stared at the mechanical body blocking the two of them.

This mechanical body was originally inconspicuous and had been standing behind Abel. Everyone could see that it was made of unusual materials and should be an X-level mechanical body, but no one took it seriously.

But now, when they took a closer look, they had a completely different feeling, this alloy material was already quite good.

At this moment, it seemed to be countless times thicker. The metal armor seemed to have no molecular cracks and was extremely solid.

(End of this chapter)