Chapter 467: Revolver Roulette

"This is Meditation, we request joint combat." The leader of Crimson Holy Fire received the application, his expression suddenly somewhat strange.

A faction so proactively helping them was truly rare, but naturally he didn't have a reason to refuse, immediately saying:

"Open Command Authority, access the temporary Combat System, and take over partial defense systems."

Joint combat, of course, couldn't be done with just one sentence. Otherwise, what if they defected right before the battle?

Part of the defense and attack Authority needed to be opened to show one's sincerity.

The Meditation fleet didn't hesitate either, immediately opening partial Authority, and their main force began to integrate into Crimson Holy Fire's fleet.

"Why is Meditation's Pantheon approaching?" Codri's eyebrows twitched slightly. Although his tone was questioning, his gaze turned towards Li Yu.

The matters that happened in the Ancient Starpath had long been understood clearly by the High Echelon of the Salvation Ark.

Meditation's desire for the Heart of the Titan was self-evident. If getting Gensokyo was hopeless, they would very likely settle for the next best thing and seek the Heart of the Titan.

Compared to the extremely risky Gensokyo, this was simply a piece of meat delivered right to the door.

With Horus leaving, and not knowing of Codri's existence, the only thing Reinhardt needed to consider was the mysterious Dimensional Camp.

……

"...In such a battlefield, the Dimensional Camp can't possibly act casually either, otherwise, it's easy to become the target of public criticism." Reinhardt watched the increasingly close Crimson Holy Fire, his eyes flickering.

"Moreover, the more important Li Yu is to the Dimensional Camp, the better. The Heart of the Titan is definitely no longer in his hands. I still expect to exchange him for it."

In Reinhardt's understanding, snatching the Heart of the Titan was definitely not Li Yu's personal action.

With a high probability, the Heart of the Titan had already been handed over to the Dimensional Camp behind him. Only if Li Yu was important enough could the Heart of the Titan be exchanged back.

"Meditation..." Li Yu's expression flickered.

And Codri was still explaining, talking to himself: "The ambition of this organization is very big, and their technology for cultivating Artificial Gods is also very distinctive."

"It's just that the Interstellar environment has placed great restrictions on them, unable to cultivate Believers on a large scale. If they are allowed to obtain Gensokyo this time, I'm afraid things will get out of hand."

"That is the Pantheon, a Weapon forged using Artificial Gods. Its power is no less than an Interstellar Fortress, and in some aspects, it even far exceeds an Interstellar Fortress."

Listening to Codri's words, Li Yu also felt it was somewhat tricky. This Meditation was definitely coming for him. With Horus absent, his conventional methods probably couldn't deal with Meditation's attack.

"Your Excellency Li Yu, you need to be careful." Codri said this with a profound tone.

"Careful of what? Don't I still have Your Excellency Codri's protection?" Li Yu deliberately asked back.

Codri's expression flickered slightly. Looking at the Interstellar battlefield, he said: "We have to force out the Star Glory Empire's backup plan as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer the delay, the greater the variables."

After saying this, he opened the Blast Door and flew straight into the battlefield, clearly not preparing to intervene.

"Fuck, he just left like that?"

Under the majesty of the two big shots, The Hunter, who hadn't had a chance to speak all this time, finally couldn't help but open his mouth at this moment.

"As expected." Li Yu shook his head. Although Codri didn't believe Husband's words.

But he probably also wanted to use this opportunity to see what kind of power the Dimensional Camp behind him actually had.

After all, Horus was absent. Relying solely on himself, it was impossible to fight against Meditation.

"Then what should we do now? That Meditation comes with ill intent." The Hunter said with some concern.

He knew there was absolutely no Dimensional Camp backing Li Yu, which meant right now they only had themselves to face it.

Should we use the Emperor Death Star?

Li Yu was hesitating inwardly. If he used the Emperor Death Star now, he would inevitably become the focal point of the entire battlefield.

Under such circumstances, it would probably be very difficult to snatch Gensokyo again.

But Meditation was also very tricky. Li Yu flipped through his trump cards. He had quite a few methods that could deal with individual lifeforms now.

But some were related to follow-up plans and couldn't be used easily.

The most crucial thing was that this Pantheon was very hard to deal with...

"Unknown communication request. Accept?" Just as Li Yu was pondering, Claptrap's notification suddenly popped up.

No need to think, at this time the other party must be someone from Meditation.

Li Yu connected. An unfamiliar Middle-Aged Man popped up, with a fair and majestic face, a faint indifference revealing in his eyes.

"Li Yu." He spoke.

"Your Excellency is?" Li Yu inquired.

The other party spat out two words, "Reinhardt."

"It's you..." These two words instantly triggered Li Yu's memories. On the documents he saw back then, the conjecture of "Unity of Soul and Flesh" was raised by this Reinhardt.

And this guy was Meditation's Chief Researcher, and also the Leader.

"So it's the Chief Researcher of Meditation. I actually didn't recognize you for a moment. Please excuse me." Li Yu smiled embarrassedly.

Reinhardt was very direct: "No need for nonsense. Have the faction behind you hand over the Heart of the Titan, otherwise, someone can collect your corpse."

"The Heart of the Titan..." Hearing this term, Li Yu fell silent for a moment. The Heart of the Titan had already merged into one with him now.

Where to go get another one.

"No problem!" He immediately agreed, then added: "After this war ends, I'll have someone deliver it."

"Do you take me for an Idiot?" Reinhardt's expression was indifferent: "Will you step out of the warship yourself, or should I attack directly?"

The Pantheon's current position was not far from the Black Pupil Fleet. At such a close distance, if the other party attacked directly, the Black Pupil Fleet wouldn't even have room to dodge.

Li Yu didn't answer immediately but looked at another screen: "Your Excellency Commander, what do you think should be done in this situation?"

On the other screen, the leader of Crimson Holy Fire was watching Li Yu. He heard Reinhardt's threat clearly.

Reinhardt's expression changed slightly, but he quickly reacted, still maintaining that confident look, saying:

"Your Excellency Iroha, you should have heard of the Pantheon's power. This is a personal grudge between the two of us, you don't need to get involved."

"I promise you, after my goal is completed, I will fully help you attack the Star Glory Empire."

Iroha frowned tightly. Although their organization's active range wasn't around here, he had heard a little about this organization, Meditation.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Husband and I are Friends of many years." Li Yu was earnest and sincere.

Iroha's expression changed slightly, having made a plan in his heart, he said in a deep voice to Li Yu: "Rest assured, I will relay today's matter to Your Excellency Husband. He will definitely get justice for you."

"This is Crimson Holy Fire's fleet. If you cause friendly Fire to other warships, I will not Stand Idly By." This was a warning to Reinhardt.

After saying that, this guy hung up the communication. In the current war situation, directly resisting the Pantheon for a Friend of Husband was clearly an unwise choice.

Fuck, so this is all Husband amounts to... Li Yu was somewhat Speechless, but he also didn't think that relying solely on the name of a Friend could make Crimson Holy Fire help him with all their might.

The war outside was still in full swing. Who had the time to waste here.

The corners of Reinhardt's mouth curled up slightly. Clearly, this situation of getting things done by relying on his own reputation made him feel comfortable. His gaze looked coldly at Li Yu:

"Have you considered clearly? You don't have much time. Life or death."

Opening Fire directly wasn't a wise plan; Iroha had already warned him.

Moreover, beating Li Yu to death didn't align with his interests.

He was just using this method to threaten Li Yu, not wanting to expend too much power.

Li Yu scanned a certain item in his System Space. It didn't say it could only be used on living things, so it should be fine, right?

"Life, of course." Li Yu shrugged and was about to open the Blast Door and step out.

"Li Yu!"

The Hunter couldn't help but shout, his weather-beaten face full of concern.

Others all thought Li Yu had a mysterious Dimensional Camp backing him up, but having followed Li Yu all the way, he knew clearly.

This kid had absolutely no one behind him, only himself...

Of course, those bizarre methods pulled out of his pants.

But the current situation was clearly a perilous situation. Everyone wanted to probe Li Yu, probe the faction behind him.

"Why isn't it a beauty who can't bear to part with me, looking worried? You with a face full of stubble, it really takes me out of character." Li Yu sighed longly.

The Hunter was instantly Speechless. My worry was superfluous, right?

But since Li Yu was so relaxed, he should have a backup plan... right?

The Hunter looked at Li Yu's back, wondering what he was thinking.

The Blast Door opened. Under the worried gazes of many soldiers, the Symbiotic Colonization Armor covered him, and he stepped into the Starry Sky.

The magnificent Pantheon floated not far away. The colorful Interstellar battlefield became the background, and Reinhardt's video was projected on the top right corner of his Helmet.

He could already see Li Yu slowly coming towards the Pantheon through observation equipment, his emotions slightly rippling.

Seeing the situation is wrong, immediately settle for the next best thing. This decisiveness, there's no one else.

Reinhardt surveyed the battlefield, feeling a kind of superiority towards the other factions at this moment.

After all, the other factions present were basically at the same level as Meditation, or even factions far surpassing his.

Comparing like this, the sense of accomplishment was even stronger.

"He just came out like that?"

On a certain battlefield not far from here, Codri, disguised as a little noob, was stealthily watching this place.

Seeing Li Yu fly out from the Black Pupil Fleet, he immediately frowned.

Are there no other methods? Surrendering so decisively?

What about the people from the Dimensional Camp?

Could it be they aren't preparing to take action?

Hmm?

While Codri was Brainstorming, he seemed to see Li Yu take out a certain item.

The observation equipment on his Combat Suit quickly zoomed in. It was an ancient Revolver Handgun, looking old and mottled, seemingly quite old.

What is he doing?

Codri was somewhat puzzled. Not using that Glove to fight for his life, nor calling for people, what's the use of taking out this kind of ancient Mechanical Kinetic Firearms?

There were no special symbols or markings on it, and it didn't have any Energy Fluctuation itself. It was just a simple Revolver Handgun.

Li Yu with a solemn expression took out an Orange-Yellow Metal Bullet, solemnly loaded it into the cylinder, then closed the cylinder, gently swiped, and the cylinder spun lightly.

Then, in Codri's astonished eyes, he picked up the revolver and pressed it against his own head.

What is he doing? Committing suicide?

Committing suicide with one bullet? You're really something!

This area was located in the middle-rear of Crimson Holy Fire. Besides Codri, almost no one noticed this place.

Also puzzled like him was Reinhardt. He looked at Li Yu pointing the Gun at himself on the screen, somewhat confused, not knowing what this guy was doing.

Could it be he didn't want to become a Handle to threaten the Dimensional Camp, so he decided to commit suicide?

But you can't use this kind of Weapon, right? And only loaded one bullet, who are you trying to scare?

This kind of ancient mechanical kinetic Weapon could only be seen on the planets of some backward civilizations.

[Revolver Roulette]. This was the reward Li Yu had obtained previously. Although the text description treated both equally, he could choose whether he fired first or the other party fired first.

This gave him a chance to cheat. Right at this moment.

His eyes were empty. Majestic Force surged out. On the Black Pupil Fleet not far from him, he randomly picked a Little Brother to pry into the virtual Future.

A moment later, his eyes refocused, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

His finger twitched slightly, he pulled the trigger, the cylinder spun, the hammer struck empty, and no bullet was fired.

Then, Li Yu took down the ancient revolver, held the barrel, pointed it forward, and said in a voice only he could hear inside his Helmet:

"Your turn."

His gaze was fixed on the Pantheon. The next moment, the Revolver Handgun in Li Yu's hand abruptly disappeared.

And neither Codri nor Reinhardt, who were constantly paying attention to this place, noticed when the Gun disappeared.

Finished?

Where's the Gun? He stored the Gun into the Compressed Space?

What's the meaning of putting on such a show? Codri couldn't figure it out.

Just then, his pupils abruptly contracted. He saw above the Pantheon, a massive Revolver Handgun was slowly taking shape, the muzzle aimed at the Pantheon below.

The size of the Pantheon was comparable to half an Interstellar Fortress.

And the size of this Revolver Handgun was also not inferior in any respect, instantly attracting the attention of some people on the Interstellar battlefield.

(End of this chapter)