Chapter 606: Preparing to Attack

Directly using this gem brought a much greater burden.

Subsequently, he took out the Infinity Gauntlet. The two gems on it emitted a dazzling brilliance, seemingly echoing with the Time Stone.

Holding the Time Stone, the moment he brought it close to the Infinity Gauntlet, the gem involuntarily trembled. As if answering a call, it automatically attached itself to the thumb position of the gauntlet, fitting perfectly.

Then, the entire Infinity Gauntlet emitted a dazzling light. Various colored radiances shuttled back and forth between the crevices of the gauntlet, flowing with resplendent colors.

Wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, Li Yu felt the surging power within, feeling a slight thrill in his heart. He was one step closer to the time when he could do a Finger Snap.

Activating the Time Stone through the Infinity Gauntlet significantly reduced the burden it bore.

He could affect the Time Flow Rate within his own range; the larger the range, the greater the burden.

The greater the magnitude of time reversed or accelerated, the greater the burden.

The results of these basic attempts were all within his expectations.

However, after multiple attempts, he found it very difficult to achieve.

Even within this Dimension world, Li Yu couldn't do it, let alone in the Main Universe World.

Although he couldn't travel through time and space, the Time Stone was still a very powerful weapon, greatly providing Amplification to his combat power.

"This way, the probability of the plan succeeding has increased once again," Li Yu pondered slightly in his heart.

He glanced at the System again. Unfortunately, Number Two didn't have any exciting harvests for the time being.

Ever since killing the Scarlet Witch, Thor, Iron Man, and the others, the rest also knew this guy wasn't to be trifled with, and no one was willing to Provoke Trouble with him.

And the God of Gods, Odin, hadn't made a move yet. Number Two ushered in a brief and rare period of peace.

………

"A Jiong, are there any big news recently?"

At the Headquarters of the Abyss Institute, due to external activities basically all coming to a halt.

Most of the middle and high-level cadres had all returned to the Headquarters, Shooting The Breeze all day long with nothing to do.

In the Lounge, someone was holding a Wine Glass, the turbid liquid inside shaking occasionally, before being downed in one gulp.

Someone was leaning against the wall, blowing smoke from their mouth, the high-grade tobacco flashing on and off with their breathing.

Someone sat alone in a corner, their entire body covered in a black robe, seemingly completely out of place with the whole environment.

Everyone's posture was different, but all of their gazes converged on the virtual screen on the wall.

At this moment, a news talk show was being broadcast on it.

The image showed a studio, where several hosts were guiding a few guests to talk eloquently.

In the quiet Lounge, only the enthusiastic voices of the show's guests remained.

"Big news? What news is bigger than Your Excellency Dragon Lord's battle in the Benfir Civilization?"

"That battle was several days ago, does it still count as big news?"

"Ha, recently, all the major Interstellar Media have been playing this news on rotation. Everyone must be tired of watching it, but if you talk about other news, there probably won't even be any viewers."

The hosts chimed in with each other, clearly livening up the atmosphere.

Another host cleverly changed the topic: "That's right. Although so many days have passed, mentioning that battle still makes people's hearts surge."

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord first fought a great battle with the Leader of the Abyss Institute, then encountered a surprise attack from the Mechanical Octopus Istra, and finally was almost severely injured by a silver lifeform."

"In the end, he still managed a Jedi counter-kill. How could people not marvel at him?"

"Exactly, exactly..." A muscular male guest interjected: "This is the most top-tier battle that has occurred on an interstellar level in recent years."

"The Leader of the Abyss Institute and the Mechanical Octopus Istra are both resounding major figures in the Interstellar, yet they all became Dragon Sovereign's stepping stones."

Another guest added: "Actually, that Leader of the Abyss Institute or whatever, and the Mechanical Octopus, didn't pose a substantial threat to Your Excellency Dragon Lord."

The muscular man echoed: "Yes, those two felt like background characters. The truly threatening one was the silver lifeform that popped out at the end."

Hearing such a conversation, the expressions of the crowd in the Lounge didn't look too good.

Saying their Boss was just Buying Soy Sauce?

Motherf*cker, you flashy show-offs dare to casually comment on our Boss?

The hosts on the scene weren't Idiots either. Although the Leader of the Abyss Institute was defeated by Li Yu.

It wasn't as if he was defeated by them. Wantonly discussing such a major figure was simply courting death.

If they couldn't handle Li Yu, couldn't they handle these few people?

Immediately, a host changed the subject, saying: "Let those major figures solve the matters between major figures. Small figures like us just need to watch the fun."

"Not long ago, Your Excellency Dragon Lord was preparing to help the Benfir Civilization escape the trouble of the virus. This is enough to show that he has a magnanimous..."

Snap. The screen went black, completely losing its signal. Someone in the Lounge said indignantly: "A bunch of Idiots. Any Discerning Person can see that Li Yu definitely harbors malicious intentions towards the Benfir Civilization."

"These Idiots are actually still extolling him."

"Exactly. Now the interstellar trend is pushing Li Yu as the 'spokesperson for justice'. What he said about 'putting Strength into shackles' is highly praised by many, who believe he possesses a sense of social responsibility."

"Truly stupid to the core."

The people present were all middle and high-level members of the Abyss Institute, and their stances were the same.

Such words naturally drew a round of applause. However, a different voice also rang out: "But I feel that us being here, only able to gain some sense of existence through cursing, makes us look even more pitiful."

Hearing these discordant words, the crowd cast their gazes over, their eyes instantly becoming incomparably full of Apprehension.

They didn't originally work at the Headquarters of the Abyss Institute, basically all being Agents of a certain Dimension.

It was only after the Abyss Institute went into dormancy that they returned to Headquarters.

The guy before them was previously a ruthless character, with formidable Strength.

After the Dimension world he controlled was destroyed, his Strength didn't decrease much. Among the numerous Agents, his combat power was also considered upper-tier.

"Strength is the capital that determines the right to speak. You guys clamoring here has absolutely no use." His voice was icy cold, and he stood up and left the place.

The crowd's expressions were ugly. Watching his departing figure, someone couldn't help but say: "What kind of person is this, boosting others' morale while diminishing our own ambition."

"I think he'll betray the organization sooner or later." The person speaking had malicious thoughts.

"Stop talking. He is highly valued by the Leader, having mingled on the frontlines of battle all year round. The Merit on him is much more than you or me." An old-timer said in a low voice.

Hearing this, the crowd immediately shut their mouths and continued their boring recreation.

"Sigh, who knows how long this dormancy will need to last. It's too boring here. It'd be better to be stationed outside, free and unfettered."

"Stop dreaming. News has come from the High Echelon. The Leader has already said that as long as Li Yu doesn't die, we won't emerge."

"Ah?" Someone wailed: "With Li Yu's current life level, living for tens of thousands of years is nothing strange. By then, we'll have long since Died."

"Just secretly rejoice. It's only because we have a deep foundation. If it were a Normal organization, Li Yu would have already fought his way to our doorstep." Someone next to him shook his head and said:

"How could you still have the chance to be disgruntled here?"

However, just as his voice fell, a siren sounded—

"Warning, detected that unknown lifeforms have broken through the Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm blockade line and are approaching the first Defensive Front. Please prepare for battle!"

This sudden warning caused everyone to freeze, even appearing somewhat bewildered.

They had never heard a Headquarters defense warning before. Hearing it for the first time, it was inevitable to have some hesitation.

It wasn't until a moment later that someone reacted and asked hesitantly, "Someone... has attacked?"

………

Several minutes ago, Li Yu arrived at a certain place closest to this area.

Here, there were furious Void Turbulence and asteroid belts everywhere.

This place wasn't considered close to the Main Civilization Clusters. It was already considered the border region of the known Universe. Going further out would be the boundless, desolate Starry Sky.

And following him was a massive Mechanical Octopus, precisely Istrala.

However, he didn't have the other party transform into a Humanoid Machine.

According to the memories of the Mana Dragon, the Headquarters of the Abyss Institute should be in the deepest part of this interstellar turbulence.

On the surface, this asteroid turbulence seemed quite ordinary, but as soon as the Mechanical Octopus got close, it detected an anomaly.

From the large asteroid belt before them, huge, fluorescent blue interstellar giant beasts unexpectedly darted out.

They had white bone horns up to a hundred meters long, bodies as long as snakes, and coiled around the meteorites. The surface of their bodies was covered in dense Scale Armor.

"Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm?" Li Yu's expression shifted slightly. This was a powerful interstellar giant beast that fed on Void Turbulence and meteorites.

Moreover, they were gregarious animals with an extremely strong sense of Ethnic Group territory, and would madly attack any creature that stepped into their territory.

At a rough estimate, the number of this Ethnic Group before his eyes was probably no less than several hundred thousand.

Furthermore, Li Yu also detected a significant amount of powerful Auras among them, probably not inferior to A-Tier Lifeforms.

"A Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm reaching this scale is truly rare." Li Yu pondered. This Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm probably also had the Abyss Institute's secret cultivation behind it.

Using them as the first layer of a natural Defense Line, while simultaneously preventing some unknowing interstellar wanderers from stepping into it.

Wanting to step in and find the Headquarters of the Abyss Institute, it would probably be very difficult to avoid this Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm.

"Perfect timing, I'll just treat it as a greeting."

Li Yu didn't think he could Silently and Stealthily infiltrate either. With the Abyss Institute's blockade capabilities, he basically had no possibility of infiltrating.

He patted the Mechanical Octopus beside him. Istrala's mechanical pupils contracted and rotated, instantly locking onto a large number of Snake Bone Giant Beasts.

Mechanical tentacles rose, metal suction cups transformed into muzzles, and Energy Rays rained down like a meteor shower, madly firing towards the Snake Bone Giant Beast Swarm before them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Silent fireworks exploded. Facing the first wave of Impact, the Snake Bone Giant Beasts had no ability to resist. Their bodies were scorched black, shattered into several sections, and floated in the Universe.

This seemed like an attack signal. The Snake Bone Giant Beasts coiled around the meteorites let out silent roars, shooting out like arrows from a bow, instantly disappearing into the Void.

This was their Talent ability. Since they fed on Void Turbulence, they were essentially Devouring Void Energy.

At the same time, they could perform short-distance Spatial Leaps, approaching Istrala in the blink of an eye.

The massive Mechanical Octopus was like a great mountain to these Snake Bone Giant Beasts.

Their attacks couldn't even break through Istrala's Shield.

Charging with their bone horns caused irreparable damage to themselves, but a large number of Snake Bone Giant Beasts relentlessly launched attacks at Istrala at any cost.

Li Yu didn't join the battle, only watching from the side.

But as time passed, his brow gradually furrowed. Istrala's energy shield was actually about to be broken.

The surface of the fluorescent blue energy shield was full of cracks. The number of dead Snake Bone Giant Beasts was counted in the hundreds of thousands, but the remaining ones were all relatively powerful.

They gradually became able to deal damage to the energy shield, and mixed in among them were some Snake Bone Giant Beasts comparable to A-Tier Lifeforms.

Their bodies were hundreds of kilometers long, spitting Void Energy Beams. They were the lifeforms that posed the most threat to Istrala.

There was one most massive Snake Bone Giant Beast that was almost as long as Istrala's tentacles.

For this kind of starry sky giant beast, there was no clear division of Strength level; it could only be determined by the actual combat power erupted in battle.

But based solely on feeling, Li Yu estimated that this Snake Bone Giant Beast's Combat Power Level should be approaching the Billion-Tier Level.

Who knew what the Abyss Institute had fed it.

According to common sense, the life level of an Ethnic Group like the Snake Bone Giant Beast could reach a million-tier at most.

And this one had clearly surpassed its limits many times over.

It allowed its Ethnic Group to die, remaining motionless all this while, only taking action when Istrala's energy shield was on the verge of collapse.

When it shot out, it shattered a large number of meteorites around it, its body turning indistinct in an instant.

When it reappeared, it was already in front of Istrala. Its bone horns shattered the energy shield, the fragments turning into Luminescence and dissipating.

Its giant bloody mouth opened wide, wanting to directly tear apart the metallic octopus before it.

However, right at this moment, Istrala's tentacles viciously whipped out. Spatial Distortion Phenomena had already appeared around the thick mechanical tentacles.

The movement seemed slow, but was actually extremely fast, viciously whipping onto this Snake Bone Giant Beast.

Bang!

A Shockwave erupted at the muffled point of impact, directly blasting it away, smashing to death numerous Snake Bone Giant Beasts along the way.