Chapter 638: Loyd: So I'm This Awesome!

"The Thunder Battle Armor is in your hands?" Loyd was somewhat in disbelief, shaking his head and saying, "That's impossible."

"There is nothing impossible." Gosling took out a picture. On it was a red cloak, already slightly damaged, with some Electric Arc lingering around it.

"The Morton Civilization controlled the Thunder Battle Armor for many years. Did you guys really think we researched nothing out of it?"

"I know the former Morton Civilization is not to be underestimated, but your previous presidents were no ordinary folks," Loyd still didn't believe it.

"If the Morton Civilization truly still possessed the Thunder Battle Armor's Cloak, it wouldn't have ended up in your hands."

The previous presidents of the Morton Civilization had even collected taxes hundreds of years into the future, let alone something on the level of a Titan Artifact like the Thunder Battle Armor.

"The Morton Civilization at least stood at the pinnacle of the Interstellar in the past. A civilization cannot only produce that kind of trash; there are also people willing to die for the civilization," Gosling said with a somewhat complicated expression:

"This is the Morton Civilization's final trump card, and now it has been placed before you."

The sorrow of a civilization was nothing more than this: trying every possible means to Eking out a miserable existence.

Since they still possessed a component of the Thunder Battle Armor, they could completely exchange it for protection from a certain large civilization or even the Star Glory Empire.

But in that case, the Morton Civilization would lose its independence, which was no different from Civilization's Demise.

Loyd's expression was Moody, his fists involuntarily clenching. This was unexpected intelligence.

The Star Glory Empire previously had no grasp of this information at all, so this caused a troublesome matter.

Gosling wanted to use this method to place a "Bounty", making the Other-Dimensional Camp and the Star Glory Empire compete, and then letting the Morton Civilization remain unscathed.

However, the Star Glory Empire simply hadn't invested much Strength here.

The so-called "upcoming Imperial Fleet" he mentioned was purely to stall for time.

This meant that he had already lost the right to compete for the Thunder Battle Armor's Cloak.

As long as Li Yu stopped the Forerunners, he could obtain it.

The Star Glory Empire's maximum estimate was merely letting the Other-Dimensional Camp obtain one component of the Thunder Battle Armor.

And it would be snatched back from the Forerunners; to them, there was no substantial loss.

But now, if the Other-Dimensional Camp defeated the Forerunners, they would obtain two components. This already made Loyd feel it was somewhat of a loss.

If they just found the Helmet, then the Other-Dimensional Camp would have obtained the complete Thunder Battle Armor.

This bait was a bit too big.

No, he might not necessarily defeat the Forerunners. Perhaps, he will end up with nothing, and might even die here himself.

Loyd frowned tightly, only able to comfort himself in this way.

Or... a flash of killing intent passed through his eyes.

And Gosling spoke up right on cue: "I hope you two don't have any other ideas. The cloak is not with me."

"Instead, it's controlled by a Secret Organization within the civilization. Even if you kill me, it's useless."

"If the Morton Civilization is destroyed, that organization will leave here as a Spark, and you will get nothing."

"Haha, you worry too much. How could we have such shameful thoughts?" Li Yu laughed loudly. He didn't expect to actually have this kind of unexpected harvest in the end.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Morton Civilization was at least once glorious, A Starved Camel is Larger Than a Horse.

He originally had no intention of dragging the Morton Civilization into this. Now he had even more motivation.

Only, the somewhat troublesome part was that originally, he only needed Marc to mislead them, transferring the Forerunners' target.

But now Gosling's requirement was to completely eliminate this risk.

This meant he had a high probability of having to face off against this thorny guy, the Third Forerunner.

Loyd coldly snorted. This guy is laughing so happily, does he think the cloak is already his A Sure Thing?

Hehe... truly clueless!

…………

Within the bizarre Warp Lane, pitch-black warships were navigating.

On the largest Mothership among them, Marc was conversing with the Third Forerunner.

"You're saying Li Yu and Loyd have already evacuated from the Morton Civilization?" The Third Forerunner's voice was calm.

"Yes. According to the latest intelligence I've scouted, Loyd seems to want to leave the Morton Civilization, while Li Yu is somewhat reluctant. The two even seemed to have had a quarrel," Marc said, transferring Li Yu's narrative.

Originally, Li Yu only wanted him to find a way to divert the Forerunners' target from the Morton Civilization.

This was indeed very simple. As long as Li Yu and Loyd left, and he mentioned the impact of Public Opinion, based on the Forerunners' past methods of doing things, they basically wouldn't lay their hands on the Morton Civilization again.

It's just that later, Li Yu suddenly changed his mind and had him relay this narrative.

"Loyd... so it was the Star Glory Empire." The Third Forerunner naturally thought that the reason Loyd was in a hurry to leave was because he had already obtained the Thunder Battle Armor.

And Li Yu didn't know, so he still wanted to stay.

"Your intelligence system is quite impressive," The Third Forerunner nodded.

"It's just because the Morton Civilization is an old rival, so I planted a few more people inside." Marc shook his head, then added, "But if the two of them leave the Morton Civilization, it will probably be difficult for me to have specific intelligence."

"Since we know who it is, then they... won't be able to escape." Some golden flowing lines appeared in the Third Forerunner's hands, seemingly trying to form something, but constantly dissipating and then condensing again.

………

Two days later, in an Unknown Starfield, within a hidden asteroid belt, several Spaceships were parked here.

Loyd looked around. The asteroid belt floating along specific trajectories rushed past his eyes. He frowned and said, "What are we doing here? Do you really want to clear the threat for the Morton Civilization?"

"I think it would be better to control Gosling and then find a way to gather clues."

Loyd tempted.

"You are the successor of the Star Glory Empire after all. How could you come up with such a shameless method!" Li Yu scolded loudly.

Was your method of dealing with the Benfir Civilization shameless? So many Citizens, who knows where you sent them, not even sure if they're alive or dead.

Loyd glanced at Li Yu, too lazy to argue, and said:

"Relying only on yourself, it will probably be difficult to deal with the enemy. Aren't you letting your people provide support?"

"Mere Rabble, I can do it myself," Li Yu said nonchalantly.

"Uh..." Nikas felt a pain in his teeth and smiled awkwardly: "It's better if we're a bit more cautious."

Loyd was stunned, feeling somewhat Speechless. What's going on with this kid? Being so arrogant, did he forget that he was almost beaten to death not long ago?

"Don't forget, you were almost beaten to death by someone last time." Loyd really couldn't stand Li Yu's face and said with slight sarcasm.

"I know..." Li Yu wasn't angry either, shaking his head: "But after experiencing the last battle, I've grown and won't fail a second time."

Let alone Loyd, even Nikas was Speechless, feeling more and more that the pirate ship he boarded was about to capsize soon.

Loyd was even more Speechless. If it weren't for the fact that he had to keep an eye on Li Yu to prevent this guy from pulling small tricks, he wouldn't have wanted to follow Li Yu to such a remote place.

Just as everyone was Speechless, suddenly a cold voice sounded in everyone's minds: "Found you!"

The sudden Mental Fluctuation caused everyone's expressions to change drastically.

Nikas was even more horrified: "I feel a terrifying Aura, not far away!"

The next moment, the surrounding asteroid belt directly exploded, turning into fine powder and dissipating In interstellar space.

The disappearance of the asteroid belt cleared the surroundings. At some unknown time, a figure wrapped in a White Long Robe suddenly appeared in the distance.

Although they couldn't see his eyes, everyone felt a sharp gaze.

In his palm was an illusory humanoid figure, overflowing with Flowing Light.

"Who is he!?" Nikas felt some alarm and doubt in his heart. Lifeforms that could make him feel fear were probably few in the entire Interstellar.

At the same time, the surrounding interstellar space began to ripple. A massive number of pitch-black warships transitioned from illusory to solid, warping here.

And when Loyd saw that white figure, his pupils suddenly contracted. A cold glint rose from his back and went straight to his brain, unable to help but shout: "Forerunner!?"

"You know him?" Li Yu looked at Loyd in surprise.

"The Enforcers of the Forerunner Civilization. They are in the top echelon of the Forerunners, second only to the civilization leader. This is recorded in the data. The Forerunner Civilization disappeared long ago, but they should have kept this position." Loyd's expression was ugly as he muttered:

"But it shouldn't be. He shouldn't appear here. How could he appear here?"

The Forerunners held an extremely high Status among the Forerunners, and there were only a few in total. How could they easily be dispatched?

"How did they find this place..." Loyd felt something was wrong, and then suddenly looked at Li Yu: "It must be your people. When the Imperial Fleet's coordinates leaked last time, I suspected there was a problem on your side!"

Loyd lost his composure a bit. He couldn't help but lose his composure because now his life was truly in danger.

The reason he followed Li Yu scurrying around without worry before was because he thought it was impossible for Li Yu to put himself in danger.

But now, a Forerunner had appeared along with so many warships. It was undoubtedly seeking death.

The Hunter behind Li Yu looked around suspiciously. He was the only one who followed Li Yu here this time, no one else.

Could it be that there's a problem with me?

At this moment, a wail came from beside Loyd. The body of one of his subordinates suddenly began to twist and emitted the sound of bones shattering.

"Your... Your Royal Highness, save me..." He wailed, but his body rapidly condensed into an irregular sphere, and he lost his Vital Signs.

"Barot..." Loyd looked at his subordinate, clenching his teeth.

Li Yu's expression tightened slightly. This guy's Strength wasn't bad, yet he Died just like that, and bizarrely, he didn't feel any Energy Fluctuation at all.

"It's him!" Nikas pointed at the Third Forerunner, "I just saw him clench his fist, and then that guy turned into this."

"You should know him. Aren't you two sides of the same coin with the Forerunners?" Loyd said sternly.

"Of course I know him, the Third Forerunner." Li Yu shrugged, looking seemingly unconcerned.

"Third... The sequence is still so high up." Loyd took a deep breath.

"Loyd, hand over the Thunder Battle Armor. On the Emperor's account, I can overlook the destruction of the Titan Ruins and let you leave."

That cold voice sounded in everyone's minds once more.

The Forerunners didn't want to kill Loyd because the practical benefits of doing so were too small.

Loyd was only the first successor. Below him were the second, third, fourth...

Killing him would not only gain the Forerunners nothing, but the Star Glory Empire would inevitably make a forceful reaction to maintain its face and dignity. The loss would outweigh the gain.

But his words left Loyd in a state of bewilderment. What is this person talking about?

What Thunder Battle Armor? What destruction of Titan Ruins? Why don't I know anything about this?

"Your Excellency, the Thunder Battle Armor is not in my hands. The cloak is with Gosling. Have you misunderstood something?" Loyd calmed down and responded.

"No need to pretend anymore. We have never underestimated the Star Glory Empire. I don't know what method you used to turn Alfonso, but you indeed won the first half." Coldness emanated from the Third Forerunner's Mental Fluctuation:

"For this second half, I will be The Overlord. Don't waste time, I'll give you one last chance."

Beside him, Marc was somewhat suspicious. What exactly did Li Yu do to make this guy, who was full of imposing manner, so certain that Alfonso had defected, and that it was the Star Glory Empire who turned him?

Loyd was even more confused, saying: "Your meaning is, I turned your people, then breached your Base, took away the Thunder Battle Armor, and even destroyed a Titan Ruins?"

"Are you humiliating me?" The Third Forerunner's tone was flat, only another subordinate beside Loyd wailed and fell down.

"No, no, I just... just..." Loyd felt his mind was a bit messy, he needed time to sort it out.

So I'm this awesome, playing a Forerunner in the palm of my hand.

It's just... why didn't I know about this myself?

Until a few minutes ago, he still believed the plan was under control. Now this unexpected change suddenly occurred, making him very bewildered.

The Third Forerunner spoke again: "Otherwise, why would you be in such a hurry to leave the Morton Civilization?"

"In a hurry to leave the Morton Civilization!?" Loyd was slightly taken aback, then abruptly turned his head to look at Li Yu.

He was never in a hurry to leave the Morton Civilization. It was clearly Li Yu. How did it become him?

It definitely has something to do with this guy!

(End of Chapter)