Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

This was the combined use of the ultimate slash and the ice-to-water elemental attack. He immediately judged that the level of power was far beyond his understanding, and looked at Leon with a "take care" look.

Li Ang shook his head, pointed at the door, and motioned for them to go in first.

Xiao Mo turned his palm over, and the shadow drilled into the keyhole, and with a casual pull, the door lock opened.

He did not push the door open immediately, but let the shadow flow in, forming a mask inside, and then slowly pushed the door open.

The three of them entered quietly and came to the platform high above the shipyard.

Once inside, I discovered something unusual.

Based on a standard shipyard, the Kongyan Shipyard has a large number of sophisticated equipment, mixed with facilities left over from the Island Forger civilization, or in other words, these buildings were deliberately chosen to be built on the basis of ruins.

The entire shipyard is filled with the roar of machinery, and all facilities are working at full capacity. The hull of a warship on the slipway has been completed and has entered the outfitting stage.

Xiao Mo narrowed his eyes: "That is——"

"Imperial battleship." Meluna said calmly.

Li Ang looked at her charming face. Her calmness did not mean she was indifferent or disapproving, but was a prelude to killing like she wanted to crush an ant.

"It seems that this is what the Empire and Soul Peak are planning here." Leon said.

By creating the so-called "Double Eagle Helm" celebration externally and bringing in an airship race, they claimed that the closure of the twelve shipyards was to prepare small airships, but in fact all the factories were producing warships.

From Leon's perspective, it was basically determined that the Empire was preparing to launch all the warships in the shipyard into the air at the same time, instantly forming a force for invasion.

I have to say that they had a good idea. During the period when the high-end combat forces stationed in the Helm City were on patrol, they suddenly sent out a fleet from the spot, which would surely make it easy to capture the island.

And after that—

Leon pointed to a dimensional rift at the edge of the slipway.

In the crack, a mass of white substance that looked like plaster was wriggling. There were some people in research suits nearby. They used small sharp blades and catheters to cut open the white substance and extract the purple-black liquid from the inside.

This mass of white matter must be the star-destroying soul Genoside.

Next to it are half-human-high transparent storage tanks containing the purple-black flesh and blood.

Some workers were carrying storage tanks onto the ship next to them. Apparently, this was the kind of naval gun that released annihilation torpedoes that was being manufactured for the Imperial warships.

After occupying the island, the Empire took the entire island's residents as hostages to prevent a counterattack from the Guild and the Sky Knights. As long as they had the power of the Annihilators and could occupy it for a period of time, they could produce enough powerful warships and even bring in more Annihilation Knights.

By then, even if the Helm City was recaptured, they would most likely have a combat force that could break out of the Ignis airspace and try to coordinate internal and external forces from outside.

This tactic of building arsenals outside the battlefield is called wild barracks tactics in some real-time strategy games abbreviated as RTS. Leon didn't expect that the Empire could also use it.

"What the hell is this, oh my god..."

Xiao Mo's face was full of disgust. Just seeing such alien things made him feel sick, let alone thinking about what the empire was going to do with it.

"Those black-armored knights were made of this material."

"What? I'm not reporting this power to the guild?"

"I already told you."

When they met yesterday, Leon only briefly talked about the blockade of the empire by the Order Flame Group, and did not tell Xiao Mo that the matter of the empire had already been reported to Sisyphus, the chairman of the Knights' Resolution Council.

He probably told Xiao Mo about Sisyphus's plan when he was in the Holy City.

"The Flame of Order should have received reinforcements, but we didn't expect the Empire to have the ability to teleport across space."

Whether it was Meluna or Meme, the destruction of their worlds also began with the Empire's uprising. If it weren't for a mechanism that defied common understanding, the Empire would have found it difficult to defeat the existing forces in various parts of Newbis and expand wildly.

"We must nip their conspiracy in the bud in the Holy City." Xiao Mo said seriously.

Li Ang nodded to him and saw that his expression changed again.

Following the sight of the young man with animal ears, one could see an Imperial researcher walking up to an Annihilation Knight.

The Annihilation Knight took off his helmet, and this was the first time Leon saw their normal appearance.

When they fought against them before, due to their violent power, they had to use all their strength every time, whether it was "borrowing" Winds' equipment to use storm attacks, or Alafia's flying sword, or even yesterday's battle, all with the purpose of destroying them.

Their own destructive power is also unstable. They will distort themselves every time they kill, so I have never seen what they look like in normal times.

At this moment, Leon also understood why they needed to use the Helmet of God's Eye to move around.

After taking off the helmet, one could see some purple-black flesh overflowing from the connection between the breastplate and the helmet, piercing into the muscles of the knight's neck. The Annihilator's flesh seemed to replace his blood vessels, forming black meridians under the skin that twitched constantly.

These black blood lines climbed up to their faces, completely distorting their facial features. Their eyes turned gray, and they were naturally blind.

"What the hell is this? Where did the empire come from, and why is it so evil!" Xiao Mo's usual cynical smile was gone. Even in the Furnace of Creation, he had never been so serious.

"They seem to be talking. Listen."

Leon first grabbed Morales who was about to do something, and used spiritual enhancement to expand the hearing spirituality of the three people.

"...Well, this batch is close to the state described in the blueprint."

"There's no need to completely cover him with flesh and blood. His brain isn't covered in the blood of the Annihilator, so he should be able to understand what we're saying."

"I'll try, knight, answer me."

The two researchers discussed and then began to talk to the Annihilation Knight opposite.

The expression of the Annihilation Knight, whose skin was as blue as Frankenstein's, changed. The muscles in his neck and cheeks began to wriggle, as if he was trying his best to control them instead of letting them spasm under the power of the Annihilator.

"……Roar……"

"Well, he can react."

"Knight, what is your name?"

The Annihilation Knight struggled for a long time before saying a name or half a name.

"...Jack..."

"Jack? Okay, do you remember why you joined the Empire's glorious revival?"

"...For...my brother and sister's...school..."

A researcher said in surprise: "Would the Empire be satisfied with such a thing? How come I didn't know——"

"Idiot! Shut up! He understands!" Another researcher, who was obviously the leader, shouted hurriedly.

"Sorry, I forgot this new model will..."

The Annihilation Knight's expression suddenly froze, then suddenly twisted and collapsed, his entire body being engulfed by the Annihilator's flesh and blood that erupted from his chest.

The purple-black flesh and blood seemed to begin to expand and overflow endlessly in an instant. Along with the knight's transformation, the body of the Annihilator in the dimensional rift also twitched, as if it had been called.

Li Ang frowned, he heard some sound.

After the battle on Mengze Island, he was sure that it was Ivenice's voice.

But this time she wasn't calling out to him, nor did she show up; she was in pain because of Genoside's changes.

The black armor that bound the Annihilation Knight's body was broken, and he transformed into a giant of flesh and blood.

"Come here! Come here!"

The researcher held a crystal-like object in his hand and shouted loudly. Several black-armored knights nearby rushed over quickly with lightning and ruthlessly raised their sharp blades to chop at the mutated knight.

Amidst the siege of others, the flesh giant was quickly chopped to pieces and killed, turning into a pool of rotten meat.

"Bastard thing!"

The head researcher scolded the researcher who had lost his temper, "You unskilled idiot! The power of the Annihilator, the power of the Apostle, and his own will—the balance of these three creates a warrior like this. Normally, their senses are blocked by their helmets. Don't you even know that?"

The researcher who caused the trouble turned pale and apologized repeatedly.

"what happened?"

A group of people were walking over from a distance. When the leader asked a question, the two researchers trembled all over and lowered their heads in fear.

Xiao Mo took a half step forward, and Li Ang said to him, "This is the empire's mastermind, the 'Eye of God' organization."

"Not only that, there are also people who look like air knights among them." said the young man with animal ears.

Among the people who came, the leader was a cloaked apostle of the Divine Eye. He was too far away for the system to detect him. Leon couldn't be sure whether his status was higher or lower than the one from Mengze Island.

When he arrived, the researchers turned and bowed, and Leon also saw the emblem of the Eye of God on their backs.

Just like those people outside the Helm City who borrowed the title of Soul Peak, judging from their respectful attitude, it is unlikely that these people are official members of the Eye of God.

"I'm deeply sorry, Master Apostle. When we were checking the Annihilation Knight's flesh and blood, this bastard spoke nonsense, causing the knight to go berserk!"

"I am so sorry."

"Oh."

After the Apostle of the Divine Eye finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it. A magical blade like a bright starlight slashed across the air, cutting the researcher who had spoken out of turn in half.

"There's no need to keep the waste."

The head researcher shuddered all over, lowered his head and dared not say anything.

"You continue with your work. Then, these three are partners of the Empire. They are here to observe the assembly of the warship."

The head researcher raised his head and looked at the three sky knights opposite him.

"Judging from the magical aura of their equipment, these three people should all be at the level of excellence. Could it be that—"

"You're right."

Li Ang responded directly to Xiao Mo's speculation.

The Er people following the Apostle of the Divine Eye are the main members of the Soul Peak. Coincidentally, the equipment they wear has also been adjusted by Li Ang.

"There shouldn't be anyone I know at Soul Apex right now, right?" Morales asked without any emotion.

"And Ramsay."

"Oh, him? Of course not him. Hehe, that's good, very good."

Xiao Mo held onto the railing, his body covered by a veil of shadow, but he had already leaned half of his body out, wanting to see more clearly.

Li Ang also strengthened the three people's visual acuity. Originally, based on their physical conditions, they could see the situation clearly, but now, Xiao Mo obviously wanted to see what the three people looked like.

"It turns out it's them."

As soon as his vision widened, Leon recognized the three members of the Soul Peak.

"Can you introduce yourself?" Xiao Mo smiled faintly.

Li Ang knew that what he wanted to ask was how to kill these guys.

"These three people... let me think about what to say..."

Unfortunately, these three people really had a grudge with Li Ang again.

Their strength is not bad. From the perspective of being a member of a super group, they are qualified. In the eyes of top powerhouses, they are just so-so. So they can be regarded as big names.

Because of this, they are regarded as big guys in their hometowns and the communities behind them, and even those who are unaware of the truth will not know the shortcomings of their level as long as they manage it.

Because these people were at this level, every time Leon went to give them advice, he would usually get a sarcastic response like "What does a sorcerer know?", and their stubbornness made it extremely difficult to convince them.

The first of these three was called Belia. He was the type who could find many excuses when his own work wasn't done well. But when others made mistakes, he wouldn't let them off the hook, and he wouldn't give up.

The second person is Fresne. There are obvious problems in his tactics and coordination. As long as adjustments are made, it can be better, but death will not change it.

The third one is called Klem. He usually takes on a lot of responsibilities, but he always fails at critical moments. Like the first person, he has many reasons.

These three people would be considered a cancer if their strength was a little weaker.

But precisely because of the outside world's positive view of them, communication is extremely difficult, and as a tactical planner, Li Ang is bound to have friction with them.

But does this mean we have to help the empire?

After discussing their behavior, Leon sighed, "I originally thought it was just a tactical misconception, but I didn't expect them to be so willing to serve as the vanguard of Ramsay's plan."

"I can only say that Ramsay recruited them for a reason. You were busy with your own work and didn't consider the details." Xiao Mo said while throwing the sharp blade.

Three Soul Apex members walked up to the researcher and said, "The Apostle said that some of the equipment for this warship needs to be negotiated with us."

The researcher nodded repeatedly.

"Also, we need to borrow these knights."

“They also need maintenance.”

"Then hurry up."

The three urged the researcher to work, only to see him ask the other knights to take off their helmets. This time, the bodies of his colleagues and subordinates were still beside them. He didn't dare to say anything, but just took the instrument that was infusing the flesh and blood of the Annihilator and started working.

This flesh and blood was injected into the knights' bodies through the gaps in their armor, replenishing their consumed strength.