Chapter 415: Death Star's Progress Bar Filled, Siegel Itching to Make a Move

Returning from The Overlord's consciousness, Li Yu felt a bit absent-minded. At first, he merely thought it was because he had consumed too much Mental Power.

Only when some weird symbols began surfacing before his eyes did he realize something was amiss.

Those symbols were dense, complicated, fragmented, and messy. They didn't belong to any known text, nor did they look like the Radiant Council's Runic Technology.

With his current level of life, he basically wouldn't have normal hallucinations.

With his previous experiences, he skillfully took out the [Virtual Goggles] and digitized his body to search for abnormal statuses.

Sure enough, underneath the [Death Cross Mark], there was another new status—

[Titan Inheritance — Fragment: Sourced from the rumored Titan Inheritance, stored in the High-Dimensional Information State. It can only be triggered by specific people. However, due to the long passage of time, the High-Dimensional Information State storing the inheritance is also on the verge of shattering.

But the inheritance is not only knowledge, it is also a qualification.]

[Titan Inheritance]?

Obviously, the Titan Inheritance was like the top Nobles of the Star Glory Empire; they could engrave information into Genes to pass it down.

Except the Titans were clearly more advanced. They didn't do it through materialized objects, but through the High-Dimensional Information State. This thing was like an invisible Safe Deposit Box wandering in Interstellar space.

As long as someone had the key, they could open it anytime, anywhere.

It's just that these fragmented symbols were currently of no use to Li Yu.

On the contrary, the "qualification" noted at the end caught his Attention. This single word represented many things.

Various speculations surfaced in his mind, but he suppressed them one by one. It was too early to think about these things now; it was better to focus on the present.

This trip of Conning was quite fruitful. According to the Salvation Ark's information, the Abyss Laboratory was suspected to be involved in this Gensokyo incident. This Laboratory, specializing in Dimensional Worlds, did not have a high presence in Interstellar space.

Because their primary area of activity was not in the known Universe.

When the term Other-Dimensional Camp was first brought up, many people associated it with the Abyss Laboratory.

As a Half-Dimensional World, they would certainly know a lot about Gensokyo.

The so-called Half-Dimensional World was actually a world bordering the Universe, whereas most Dimensional Worlds were situated within Spatial Interlayers.

Not only could they not move freely, but they could also only be entered at fixed locations. Their value wasn't too high, merely a bit better than Space Compression Devices.

But a Half-Dimensional World didn't have this drawback, and Gensokyo was currently the only known Half-Dimensional World.

Many Laboratories had guessed that Gensokyo might have been created by the Titans.

As for whether the emergence of Gensokyo this time was real or not, Li Yu couldn't be certain right now, but he had already involved the Salvation Ark.

After some time, there should be more detailed information, and he could Con them again then.

And there was another unexpected gain this time: the person the Salvation Ark originally sent to deal with him had shifted their target.

"It seems I need to walk around and communicate more with the Salvation Ark to build camaraderie," Li Yu pondered.

However, he also needed to be cautious during this process and couldn't Handle Too Hastily. He couldn't say anti-intellectual things using his Identity as The Overlord, like telling the Salvation Ark to deal with the Star Glory Empire.

If he did that, even a fool would know that something was definitely wrong with his Overlord persona.

...

Rumble!

Violent explosion sounds rang out, and the explosive fire devoured the battleship. Several figures fled in panic across Interstellar space, their Thrusters operating on overload.

Burke's face was pale, and his Armor's Combat System kept issuing alarms; every part of his body was damaged.

But he could only turn a blind eye, constantly squeezing out the last trace of power from the Armor.

Bang!

A muffled, heavy blow came from behind. Transmitted through the nearly falling-apart Armor, it vibrated violently in the internal air, sending Burke tumbling thousands of meters away.

Then, a massive shadow enveloped him. The grayish-black Mechanical Body was streamlined, with the rear of the shoulder armor and the skirt armor extending downwards, gradually narrowing at the ends.

The edges were clearly structured metal scales. He held a black Mechanical Long Spear, and his scarlet mechanical eyes stared at the enemy in front of him.

Burke looked at the giant Mechanical Body before him, a bitter smile at the corners of his mouth. To be finished off by his subordinate Mechanical Body without even seeing the main target... it was too humiliating.

Blinding electrical snakes leaped across the Mechanical Long Spear. Although Guangcheng's body was huge, he was incomparably agile, the Mechanical Long Spear in his hands like a Lightning Dragon.

Burke was already severely injured and couldn't hold on any longer. Fresh blood trickled down, turning into several floating red snakes in the Starry Sky.

The spear tip fell, Lightning Glow flashed, thoroughly shattering Burke's overwhelmed Armor, sending him flying backward again.

A mechanical device flew over from the distance, adhering Burke to it perfectly.

This was a giant pentagonal Mechanical Suction Cup, glowing with eerie black light. The immense Gravity and traction held Burke firmly.

His hands, feet, and torso were clamped by black Heavy Alloy Rings.

These were some specially made mechanical shackles, equipped with extremely strong energy Interference Devices that prevented him from exerting his Strength.

At the same time, four metal prongs extended from the metal disks on Burke's left and right, stabbing into his spine, neck, tailbone, and heart area.

They continuously injected a slow-acting toxin, completely making him lose his ability to resist.

Guangcheng nodded to Lingbao in the distance; the two massive Mechanical Bodies had unparalleled Tacit Understanding.

Burke could only barely open his eyes. With his blurry vision, he could only see himself being put into a Cage.

...

"This is already the fifth attack this month. Do you know how much damage this has caused to the Stuart Civilization?"

Hannibal forcefully suppressed his anger, staring at the nonchalant Li Yu in front of him.

This was Stuart's Presidential Palace, and Li Yu had been staying here for quite a while.

Li Yu replied casually, "Weren't all these enemies stopped? They didn't even break in."

Hannibal wished he could tear the guy in front of him into ten thousand pieces, but he could only say word by word, "They were stopped, but our defense measures were also damaged, and the strength of the attackers is getting stronger and stronger."

"Sooner or later, there will be a day when we won't be able to stop them. If we let them charge into the Central Star System, it will result in the deaths of many Innocent Citizens."

Did Hannibal care about Innocent Citizens? As a Civilization Leader, he still cared somewhat.

However, compared to the expensively built Defense System, the citizens who might die were secondary.

"Aiya, I know..." Li Yu mumbled a few times. "You think I want to stay here? If your efficiency wasn't so slow, I would have wanted to leave long ago."

"The alloy nearby has all been drawn away, so we can only draw from further away. The last batch of 5 million tons of alloy will arrive immediately. After receiving it, Your Excellency Duke, please leave!"

Hannibal issued an ultimatum. As time went on, the danger around Li Yu grew increasingly greater, and he could no longer let him stay here.

"No problem. Here, this is your Elemental Spirit." Li Yu casually tossed the storage device holding the Elemental Spirits to Hannibal, which stunned him for a moment.

He hadn't expected Li Yu to actually return the Elemental Spirits to them so easily.

Although the two sides had reached a transaction long ago, due to the frequent deceitful behaviors at the political level...

Hannibal couldn't help but involuntarily think that as the time for the return approached, Li Yu might pull some Unexpected Trouble.

He was already prepared to pay an additional price.

But he didn't expect Li Yu to actually just toss it to him casually. After verification, it indeed was the Elemental Spirits.

"Don't look at me with those eyes, I'm a person who keeps his word." Li Yu shook his head, Speechless. Why do people always misunderstand him?

Hannibal's expression was slightly complex. He suddenly thought that if he hadn't delayed those 50 billion tons of alloy back then and handed them over decisively...

And if he hadn't sat back and watched Li Yu be attacked by Santos during the battle for the Elemental Spirits, perhaps the situation now would be different.

But Li Yu couldn't be bothered to care about this guy's mental gymnastics, and instead muttered something in a low voice.

"...What the hell is this Old Fellow doing? He's been here for so many days and still hasn't attacked?"

Hannibal snapped back to reality, heard Li Yu's murmurs, and stared suspiciously at the other party. But when he inquired, he only received an extremely perfunctory reply.

However, the pressing matter now was to first send the Elemental Spirits to the Laboratory for research; this matter had already been delayed for a long time.

Li Yu stared at the coordinate location provided by the [Bounty Hunter's Mark]. Siegel had arrived here fifteen days ago but hadn't made a move, fully displaying an Assassin's vigilance and caution.

Yet he didn't know that his every move was within the other party's expectations.

Li Yu originally wanted to ambush him in advance, but the other party's Strength couldn't be underestimated. Plus, Hannibal might not cooperate with him; maybe to avoid casualties, he would even pull some Unexpected Trouble.

Unless he blew up the entire planet with one punch, but the charging time was too long, and nine times out of ten, Siegel would be able to detect it.

Considering everything, Li Yu temporarily refrained from taking action, waiting first for the Death Star's progress to complete.

And it had already been about a month since the battle for the Elemental Spirits.

The 800 billion tons of Military-Grade Alloy promised by the Stuart Civilization were basically delivered, and the Death Star's construction progress was about to finish.

"Boss, these are the attackers this time..." Stanley escorted three metal disks down from the Outer Space Layer, binding three A-Tier Lifeforms on them.

One of them was even a Second-Stage Evolutionist, considered a rare expert.

Burke opened his eyes with difficulty. Due to the effects of the slow-acting toxin, his vision was extremely blurry, parallel to the Ground, only able to see a pair of mechanical boots.

"You guys were quite smart, actually not coming to attack me. It's a pity... still not smart enough." Li Yu glanced at the several people lying there like dead dogs and casually said, "Investigate thoroughly. If there's someone behind them, ask their Boss for money."

"If there's no one behind them, contact a Slaver Organization and sell them."

"Yes." Stanley nodded. This was standard procedure, and he was highly experienced with it.

And right at this moment, Claptrap relayed a message from Lingbao: the Death Star was no longer continuing to Devour alloy.

This news made Li Yu's whole body tremble. Only he himself could see the progress of the Death Star blueprint, but since it was no longer devouring alloy, there was only one possibility: the progress bar was full.

Waiting for two or three months, consuming nearly a trillion tons of Military-Grade Alloy, along with a massive amount of non-military grade alloy, the progress bar was finally full.

Li Yu felt quite excited and immediately got up to head to the Space Base.

...

On a certain planet in the Stuart Civilization Central Star System, Siegel silently compared the merchandise on the shelves, finding that the things in the convenience store downstairs from the apartment he rented were still cheaper.

So he put the items back and left this large supermarket empty-handed.

He had come to the Stuart Civilization in the guise of a tourist. Over ten days had passed, but he wasn't in a rush to take action.

Instead, he had been observing the target's behavioral patterns and their past records.

This was his habit before acting, for the purpose of formulating an action plan and the timing of the assassination.

According to the data provided by the organization, the target had extremely numerous methods, and in many seemingly certain-death situations, had displayed limit-breaking comebacks.

No one knew what kind of things he could pull out of his crotch.

Moreover, it was suspected he could request remote support from the Other-Dimensional Camp.

Therefore, he reached a conclusion: to deal with the target, he could not drag out the battle, he had to secure an instant kill!

If he couldn't instantly kill him, then he could only temporarily retreat. His publicly known Combat Power Level exceeded five million, belonging to the veteran A3-tier.

Furthermore, his Superpower was special, accompanied by the Power of Death, a power that could destroy the opponent's body from the cellular level.

Rationally speaking, he could crush Li Yu. However, the former Morgan, Capone, Salvation Ark, and Star Glory Empire had all thought the same.

Siegel didn't think he was much stronger than those people and factions, so following the laws summarized by his predecessors was always right.

"...During this period, he only went to that Space Base every three days. Why did he suddenly leave today?"

Through the [Death Cross Mark], Siegel could clearly perceive Li Yu's position.

Today, Li Yu broke his daily routine and abruptly headed to that Space Base, which made him smell something unusual.

Breaking the routine meant an unexpected situation had occurred. And whether it was good news or bad news, it would affect the target's overall mood, leading to a lowered subconscious vigilance towards the outside world.

According to the assassination experience he had summarized over a long time, acting under this kind of circumstance was one of the best opportunities.

Thinking of this, his figure flashed, directly disappearing from where he stood. A few ordinary citizens nearby were stunned and looked suspiciously at the spot where Siegel had originally been.

Wasn't there a person there just now?

(End of this chapter)