Chapter 421: Speculation on [Symbiotic Bio-Armor]

The three A-Tier Lifeforms chasing from behind stood in the Void, startled and unsure, looking at the young man standing in place.

"Himiko Lab, a second-rate Laboratory..." The young man pointed at the three A-Tier Lifeforms in mid-air.

Then he pointed at Carol and the others: "Li Yu, a guy who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and Earth. What do you take the Abyss Institute for?"

His tone was frivolous, unabashedly revealing a look of contempt.

The faces of the three people from the Himiko Lab changed slightly. Obviously, the other party seemed to have long known there would be an ambush.

That was why he deliberately pretended to be utterly powerless to resist, to lure the enemy out.

But according to the data they obtained, the target shouldn't have too strong a Strength, right? Could it be that their intelligence was completely wrong from the start?

"Get down here!"

That young man raised his right hand, and the entire arm gradually turned scarlet. Muscles bulged, and the fingers turned into sharp claws.

Just through this one strike, they could conclude that the other party's Strength far exceeded theirs.

Let alone capturing the target, whether they could escape from here now became a problem.

Meanwhile, the two heavily injured Bodyguards staggered over from a distance, carrying deep guilt on their faces.

"Trash!" The young man scolded, making the two even more afraid to lift their heads.

He then instructed again, "Go dispose of those few low-level lifeforms over there."

The low-level lifeforms he spoke of naturally referred to Carol and the others.

"Wait..." A hoarse voice came from the Ruins in the distance. Anthony, shrouded in a black hooded robe, slowly walked over.

Surrounded by Ruins and flying dust, in such a scene, Anthony indeed had somewhat the posture of a big shot.

That young man frowned slightly, but after discerning Anthony's Strength, he felt slightly relieved; this was just a B-Tier Lifeform.

"May I ask how to address Your Excellency?" he inquired.

"You don't have the qualifications to know my name." That young man couldn't figure out what this Snake-person in front of him was plotting.

He originally wanted to act directly, but those three A-Tier Lifeforms were looking for an opportunity to escape.

If he attacked this Snake-person, then those three would very likely take the opportunity to flee.

"Then I'll just tentatively call you... Ghost Hand. Since Your Excellency Ghost Hand knows we are Lord Li Yu's subordinates, then you should also know what we are investigating?" Anthony spoke to himself:

"I want to ask you, do you know the truth behind that matter?"

Ghost Hand furrowed his brows tightly. Of course he knew what the other party was investigating. This was just told to him not long ago by a High Echelon of the Abyss Institute.

He faintly felt a sense of unease, but couldn't figure out where this unease came from.

This Snake-person in front of him?

He wanted to laugh, but couldn't laugh no matter what.

"Do you think I know?" He asked in return, while signaling his two heavily injured subordinates to act.

A fierce wind attacked his face, but Anthony remained Immovable as a Mountain. A thick Protective Shield formed in front of him. With him as the center, various Elemental Powers in the surroundings boiled, and Gravity became chaotic.

Coupled with the fact that those two A-Tier Lifeforms were heavily injured, their first attack unexpectedly had no effect.

"I guess you probably do know..." Anthony said as he slowly opened his arms and closed his eyes, seeming to welcome the descent of something.

"Respected Lord, I piously welcome your descent!"

The heavily injured Carol was somewhat Speechless; Anthony's skill at Brown-Nose could be said to be Consummate skill.

At the very first instant he noticed this guy Ghost Hand wasn't right, Anthony sent a message to Li Yu.

And at this moment, the unease in Ghost Hand's heart reached its peak. Unable to care about anything else, he directly charged at Anthony.

But right at this moment, a terrifying force enveloped Anthony, and the boiling Elemental Powers in the surroundings were completely repelled.

Carol widened his eyes, and even the three A-Tier Lifeforms preparing to escape had their Attention drawn and stopped in their tracks.

The Scarlet Arm was restrained in mid-air by an invisible force, unable to advance or retreat.

Under Ghost Hand's astonished gaze, Anthony opened his eyes again. His Snake pupils were actually suffused with a layer of pale gold.

Majestic and noble!

"Y-you are Li Yu!?" Ghost Hand reacted in an instant. Under this situation, the only person he could think of was Li Yu.

"Good eyesight..." Li Yu raised his hand, and Ghost Hand floated up uncontrollably. That Scarlet Arm emitted an eerie Crimson Glow.

Under Ghost Hand's full-force push, veins bulged, and surprisingly, ferocious blood-colored eyes began to surface on it.

But even so, he couldn't shake off the suppression of that invisible force.

"Is this the Dimensional Technology of the Abyss Institute?" Li Yu looked curiously at that Scarlet Arm.

The Abyss Institute dug deep into Dimensional Worlds, and many of these Dimensional Worlds contained immense power.

They developed Dimensional Technology that could convert it for their own use.

And Ghost Hand was also guessing: "Is this a method similar to God Descent? But how can you exert such powerful Strength using this frail body!?"

The method of extending consciousness remotely using someone else's body was not rare in interstellar space.

But the only problem with this method was that one couldn't transmit their own Strength through the "network cable."

Even for Deities who had explored this Technology to Consummate skill, it was difficult to utilize a Believer's body to exert their full Strength.

Because those Believers simply couldn't endure it.

However, Li Yu broke this ironclad rule. The Snake-person body he used was just a relatively strong B-Tier Lifeform.

Yet the Strength exerted was able to firmly suppress even him.

Actually, what Li Yu transmitted over was only his own massive Force; this was the ability of [Primal Force Projection].

"I haven't let you guys leave yet, have I?" Li Yu turned his head slightly, looking in another direction.

Those three A-Tier Lifeforms were currently also firmly sealed in mid-air, unable to move at all.

"Now, we can chat about the news regarding Gensokyo." Li Yu then placed his gaze on Ghost Hand in front of him, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

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...

Not long after, in the Meteor Fleet Flagship Cabin, Li Yu slowly opened his eyes, with a bit of solemnity in them, and his face was somewhat pale.

The real name of that guy Anthony called Ghost Hand just now was Marcus Berg, a Descendant of a certain big shot in the Abyss Institute.

He was also the person in charge of distributing Hard Drives near the Ancient Starpath.

Because these large factions all had the ability to guard against mental methods, Li Yu didn't use the [Bewitching Sound Seed], but instead transformed the other party into his own person through The Force.

Thereby bypassing mental defense methods, using The Force class suppression to make the other party tell him the things he wanted to know.

For this, it almost sucked Li Yu's Mental Power dry. Fortunately, the other party was only at the A1 tier, only slightly special because of Dimensional Technology; otherwise, Li Yu might have had difficulty succeeding in the transformation.

According to what he said, the exit of Gensokyo would indeed appear near the No Man's Land, but even he didn't know the exact coordinates.

As for why they heavily distributed this news, attracting the Attention of a large number of factions here, Marcus didn't know much, only knowing it was related to a certain characteristic of Gensokyo.

And just as Li Yu expected, there was more than just the Abyss Institute behind this matter. Marcus accidentally learned from his father.

They had allied with the "Old Ones" this time to carry out a certain plan.

The Old Ones was an organization originating from The Council. Its Members had all been Councilors before, which meant their entry threshold was extremely high.

Every Member inside grasped massive resources and knowledge, along with remaining Believers. This destined the destructive power they could cause to be terrifying.

And mentioning this Old Ones, Li Yu thought of the Grand Duke of Blood. Keller's Baffling Bloodline ancestral return was ninety-nine percent influenced by this Grand Duke of Blood.

As a former Chief God Councilor, he must also be a Member of the Old Ones, and was very likely located in the No Man's Land right now.

Li Yu already felt he had reached the final step of Unpeeling the Cocoon.

From Salvation Ark, he got the news of the Abyss Researcher intervening. It was precisely because of his notification that Anthony didn't miss Marcus.

He then learned part of the truth through Marcus. This series of events was quite strenuous, but at least it confirmed the authenticity of Gensokyo, as well as the participation of the Grand Duke of Blood.

As for those three A-Tier Lifeforms who randomly joined in, they were just from a Laboratory that didn't know the immensity of heaven and Earth courting death.

...

"Master, docked with Commander Horus. He gave us access Authority to connect to the patrol orbit System, avoiding being accidentally injured by the defense System."

Claptrap's voice sounded, snapping Li Yu out of his thoughts. After this period of voyage, they finally arrived at the Guixing Expeditionary Force.

And on the central "Cersei" Interstellar Fortress, the remote projections of numerous High Echelon generals were already prepared to welcome this Duke of Returning Star!

Even if they were unwilling, they had to follow this ancient etiquette.

"It's wartime right now, yet they make us come welcome a little brat." Someone whispered dissatisfiedly.

"The defense adjustment of Area A is still waiting for me to handle."

Someone sneered: "The little brat you mentioned is a Duke, his Status is higher than yours."

"This was requested by Commander-in-Chief Horus, so cut the crap."

At the entrance of the mechanical deck extending from the fortress, two guys wearing Field-Grade Officer uniforms were standing there.

One of them was sneaking glances towards the deck, looking very excited.

"Why isn't Boss here yet..."

"Max, stand at your post properly." The person next to him said muffledly.

"Tch, Edwin, no need to vent your anger on me, right." Max muttered: "I know you're jealous of my Boss. Now he's a high and mighty big shot, you can't deal with him, so you must feel terrible."

"Scram!" Edwin squeezed this word out from between his teeth.

His eyes, however, revealed a bit of desolation. Max was right, he was jealous.

He had a noble background and was diligent and hardworking since childhood. Whether it was grades or Strength, he was far ahead of his peers, had a resolute personality, and his future was limitless.

Until he met Li Yu, a guy whose Strength and Status improved at an unimaginable speed. Until now, he couldn't even raise the heart to compete anymore.

The Meteor Fleet slowly approached, and the Main Ship flew out from it, parking sideways at the deck. The Ship Cabin door slowly opened, the metal stairs extended, and everyone simultaneously cast their gazes towards the Blast Door.

Some expectant, some indignant, some contemptuous, some blazing...

"Aren't we going out yet?" Hunter inquired.

"Right away..." Li Yu's eyes were unfocused as he said.

He was currently dealing with Clone One. One had completed his mission from the [Venom World], and he hadn't finished reading the System Log yet.

[Mission - Obtain Alien Symbiote - Carnage - Completed - Time - 14 days]

[...You arrive in this world. To you, this is another dull and boring world. The dim sky, the polluted air, everything is so annoying...]

...You aren't God, what's with all this artistic pretense? Li Yu was somewhat Speechless.

[...You decide to complete the mission as soon as possible, hoping to switch to a more interesting world next time. These bipedal animals can no longer satisfy your desires...

In your eyes, they are completely not of the same race as you...]

This One... isn't making a transaction with me, is he? Li Yu looked at the artistic pretense in the [System Log], somewhat suspicious.

Ordinary women could no longer satisfy One's appetite; he needed powerful lifeforms to endure the blazing seeds.

[...You found the Venom attached to Eddie. This loser from the symbiote planet smelled a powerful Aura from you and attempted to attach to you...

...But you rejected him, forcibly split him, found Cletus, forcibly merged it into him, creating Carnage, and then stripped it off his body.]

[Obtained Special Item — Symbiote Battle Armor - Carnage: As an outstanding one among symbiotes, its power is unquestionable.

It can attach to any object and grant it the ability to Devour biological matter for Evolution.]

[Mission Completed — Avatar has been recovered, Cooldown Time — 240 hours]

Clone One's efficiency this time satisfied Li Yu. In the future, you can play with your women, just don't forget the mission.

If that's the case, it's not impossible to deploy you into a powerful world, Li Yu pondered secretly.

Clearly, these two deployments left One very dissatisfied, and he could only flatter Li Yu in hopes of going to a relatively powerful world next time to play to his heart's content.

Then, he looked at the introduction of [Symbiote Battle Armor - Carnage], its function was no different from what he estimated.

Only now it could attach to any object and grant it special abilities.

Rather than only being able to attach to living creatures, this moved his heart slightly.

If that was the case, [Titan Colonization Armor] was also in the ranks of what it could attach to.

(End of this chapter)