Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 434 No Gains
She manipulated the vines to tightly bind the blue glowing object, dragging it away. The faint sound of emergency evacuation alarms could be heard outside, but she remained calm, her breathing perfectly steady.

The blue glowing object should be the chip. It is now clearly fully charged and ready to detonate the miniature high-energy bomb next to the blood core inside the orc's body at any time.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Xuan manipulated the vines to quickly tear a gap in the blue chip at the skull connection point and forcefully dragged the chip out.

From the moment Ning Xuan manipulated the vines to enter the assassin's brain to the moment she pulled out the chip, only a few dozen seconds had passed.

As the blood-stained, still-glowing chip fluttered to the ground, the assassin, who had been bouncing wildly, suddenly went limp like a noodle and crashed to the ground with a "thud," his muscles twitching erratically.

Yu Mingche picked up a cluster of blue flames in his palm and threw it onto the chip with a bang. The flames completely engulfed the chip.

"Thank you, Miss Ning, for helping me get out of this predicament."

The moment he finished speaking, something unexpected happened.

The first thing to change was his skin. His pale, human-like skin quickly lost moisture, becoming dry, hard, and rough, with a dull, keratinous sheen. Fine scales emerged and bulged from beneath his skin at a visible speed, as if sketched rapidly by an invisible brush, covering every inch of his body in the blink of an eye.

The newly formed scales are small and dense, shimmering with a cold, hard, obsidian-like or cast iron-like luster, and making a teeth-grinding "rustling" sound when they rub against each other.

His bones crackled and popped with a chilling sound, the terrifying noise of joints reversing and bones remodeling. His body hunched over in agony, then suddenly stretched and expanded. His once-fitting clothes were abruptly stretched, then tore apart inch by inch under the unbearable tension, scattering into shreds on the ground. His torso lengthened, his spine arched backward, forming a winding and strong ridge, and his tailbone extended sharply, a thick, powerful, scale-covered tail bursting forth, sweeping heavily across the ground and leaving deep marks.

His facial features were also distorted and deformed, and his pupils contracted, turning into two cold, golden vertical pupils.

His ten fingers spasmed and curled, his nails thickening, lengthening, and sharpening into jet-black, razor-sharp claws, gleaming with a cold light capable of easily tearing through metal. The entire process was swift yet filled with suffocating pain and grotesque cruelty.

In just a few seconds, the person in front of him transformed into a giant lizard nearly twice his height.

Yu Mingche and the others shielded Ning Xuan in the center, staring at the completely mutated half-orc in front of them.

Although he had completely transformed, and black mist was spreading in his golden vertical pupils, he could still maintain his sanity for a short period of time.

"Miss Ning, my original name is Lin Yang. I am a half-orc with the bloodline of a giant lizard. Three years ago, I was given by my former master to the Lord of the Myriad Star River as a test subject. Because of the giant lizard's powerful regeneration and super self-healing abilities, I became the number 19 immortal weapon. In these three years, I was manipulated to carry out many shady missions. Now it's finally over." After the transformation, Lin Yang's voice became deep and hoarse.

After Lin Yang finished speaking, the scales on his body had turned grayish, lost their luster, and began to fall off.

“He…” Di Youlin opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say. “My body is already broken and tattered. This blood core is still of some use. Consider it repayment for Miss Ning’s kindness in helping me to be free.” A bright red crystal floated in front of Lin Yang.

Di Youlin reached out and grasped the blood core in his hand. This was the blood core of an SSS-level orc, a crystallization of primordial and pure life energy, with similar effects to the core of an SSS-level alien beast, making it an extremely precious treasure.

“Actually, even if I didn’t remove the chip, you could still be free today.” Ning Xuan looked at him with a complicated expression.

She originally thought that as long as she removed the chip from Lin Yang's body, she would have evidence to expose the enemy. However, when she removed the chip, she "saw" the situation inside Lin Yang's body.

She couldn't understand how Lin Yang, with his dilapidated physical condition, could survive.

“That’s different. I’m free now. I can decide how I die. Miss Ning, my body is in this state largely because of that bomb. As for the others, especially my poor friends who only had chips installed in the last year, they can still be saved.”

"I've already transmitted the video of Miss Ning helping me remove the chip to others. Although I don't know if they'll have a chance to come to you, at least it gives them a reason to live. If you encounter them in the future, please give them a chance to live." Lin Yang's voice gradually weakened, and then he coughed up large amounts of blood, his life force slowly draining away until he completely lost his warmth.

"Master, he's dead." Di Youlin checked Lin Yang's vital signs and turned to Ning Xuan to say.

"Is the bomb inside him still a threat?" Qinghe asked from the side.

Di Youlin released his spiritual power to probe into Lin Yang's body. After a moment, he shook his head, "The destruction device inside his body has been destroyed."

“Originally, even if the chip was destroyed, the destruction device would automatically detonate after the maximum response period. However, he used his last bit of strength to destroy the device. I wonder what his purpose was.” Yu Mingche looked thoughtfully at the dead orc on the ground.

“However, by doing this, he has solved a big problem for us, especially the information he just revealed. Those ‘undying warriors’ in the same situation as him have all received the image of Ning Xuan being able to remove the chip. If we encounter them again in the future, we might have some unexpected gains.” Yu Mingche said, putting away the protective shield he had prepared to withstand the explosion.

"I don't know if we'll gain anything in the future, but we didn't gain anything today. This guy is dead, the manipulator ran away, and the auction outside was also disrupted," Ning Xuan said with some frustration.

As soon as Ning Xuan finished speaking, Yu Mingche and the others knelt down.

Qinghe was the first to apologize, saying, "I failed to notice the assassin lurking in the private room, which put my master in danger. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"I was in charge of preparing for the auction, but I failed to notice that dangerous individuals had infiltrated the venue. I have failed in my duties and am willing to accept punishment," Yan Fuzhen said with a heart full of self-reproach.

“Master, if Qinghe hadn’t noticed the assassin in time and knew where the undead warrior’s weakness was, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to subdue him so easily.” Di Youlin couldn’t help but speak up for Qinghe.