Chapter 1103: Chapter 566: Intimidation, Surprise, Holy Castle?
"Hmm? How could this happen?" Istanbul in the shadows was also very surprised.
It seemed like a hand was clenched, and the energy ripples around, like sea waves, turned into a reverse tornado and dispersed.
Costate was shocked to his core, as if struck by thunder, his entire body tingling, "This... how is this possible!?"
Everyone was left speechless, either horrified or in awe.
In the center of the field, the Mecha remained intact, its surface covered with a faint golden light film, just like before, leaving no marks at all.
"This... this..." Chrono couldn’t believe it, the golden vertical pupils trembled, seemingly unable to accept such a result.
To ignore his attack could be explained with Talos, but how could it even withstand Istanbul’s attack?
No time to think, he suddenly let out a wail, "No, no, don’t do this..."
"You can’t do this!"
"The Empire deceived me, spare me, spare me!"
"..."
Everyone snapped back from their daze, still not clear on what had happened.
Yet they saw the huge golden vertical pupil above collapse, the golden energy turning into a whirlpool that connected to the sky, actually leaving directly through the energy channel opened by Istanbul.
"Ran, ran away?" Everyone was increasingly dumbfounded.
The invincible Chrono, the rumored Forbidden Life Form.
Just like that, he fled, begging for mercy. What did Azure Dragon do?
He seemed to do nothing at all, just standing there.
Costate looked grim, surrounded by X Level Life Forms as they remained on high alert, tightly watching the figure.
Istanbul grew more suspicious and uncertain, but the golden light film that covered the Mecha had disappeared, and he didn’t make another move.
The people who hired him had fled in despair, and even if he struck again, there might not be any reward.
The void was silent. Although there was no air to transmit sound directly, the spatial vibrations caused high-dimensional audio.
Istanbul attempted to repair the spatial rift he created, hesitating as he spoke, "Lord Azure Dragon, my previous actions were merely because I was hired, so..."
"Understandable." Li Ming nodded as he heard Istanbul’s voice.
But he immediately continued, "However, your lordship seems to be able to leave as well."
Istanbul did not respond immediately. After a moment of silence, only then came the voice, "Alright."
The giant shadow hidden in space gradually faded, and that terrifying oppressive force also began to recede.
Gazes from all directions converged, full of reverence, fear, and amazement.
They hadn’t even figured out what exactly had happened, but after Lord Azure Dragon’s arrival, the rumored Forbidden Life Form.
One fled in a panic, another left reluctantly.
The Navigator’s expression shifted, unexpected that the situation would develop this way, indeed allowing Azure Dragon to reverse the tide.
He seemed to have anticipated everything.
Anduin let out a long breath, exclaiming, "Even without using a Mechanical Body, Azure Dragon is still Azure Dragon."
In truth, Li Ming also breathed a sigh of relief, for he was genuinely at a loss with Istanbul.
But the idea was correct, indirectly intimidating this guy through Chrono, leaving him unsure of the situation, with no benefit, so he could only leave in frustration.
As for Chrono’s recent desperate escape, it was actually quite simple.
During the moment he resisted Istanbul’s attack, he used the Dimension Walker, descended into Chrono’s Dimension World, and then absorbed the Blood of the World,
This naturally caused Chrono to panic, thinking he was going to drain the Blood of the World, and in terror, he returned.
As he pondered, he cast his gaze towards the center of the field.
Without Chrono’s suppression, the Eternal Silence Star in the hands of the Empire was also trembling at a high frequency.
He flew straight over, with many gazes following him, yet no Life Form left their position.
"The intimidation plan seems good..." Li Ming mused.
The reason he didn’t deal with Chrono on the way here was that he was prepared to use him as an intimidation tool.
Although he had the Giant God’s Strike, there were too many X Level Life Forms involved in this, and he couldn’t handle them with individual strength alone.
Chrono was an important piece, and Li Ming had two estimates long ago.
If he didn’t betray, he would use his strength to fight against others.
If the other party did betray, he could intimidate others through him, losing nothing either way.
The only uncertainty was Istanbul. To avoid accidents, he specifically triggered the X Level Life Power Core for a sixty-second Immunity time to complete his intimidation of Chrono.
Expending six billion metal energy to repair the Life Power Core, Li Ming felt it was worth it.
With the cooperation of various abilities, he completed this intimidation plan without danger.
Of course, this was all passive defense. The most ideal situation would be if another X Level Life Form of at least a thousand Combat Level jumped out and attacked him.
Then he would use the Giant God’s Strike to hammer the opponent to death with a strong stance.
Completing the dual closed-loop of defense and attack.
However, these people were too cautious, and not one dared to make a move.
He drew closer and closer to the core area, and the people of the Empire grew more and more tense.
Li Ming released Possession, filled his substantial body within the Tank Guard, intending to use the "Submerge King" identity for allure.
However, this time it didn’t work well, as the Eternal Silence Star still violently trembled, intending to fly out of the Empire’s encirclement.
Moreover, the piece within his body also reacted faintly, trying to break away.
"This piece is larger, so the intensity is higher, not so easily fooled?" Li Ming speculated inwardly.
Costate gritted his teeth, holding a blood-colored crystal in his hand, unable to advance or retreat, as the absence of Chrono’s suppression almost allowed the Eternal Silence Star to escape.
Azure Dragon was also getting closer, and who knew what means he possessed.
Suddenly, the blood-colored crystal in his hand trembled violently, and the Eternal Silence Star shook wildly, then suddenly turned into a luminous blue stream, as if about to leave here again.
"No, this is the last chance, without Chrono, we won’t even qualify to enter next time." A ruthless gleam flashed in Costate’s eyes.
He suddenly crushed the blood-colored crystal in his hand, the hazy blood mist enveloped it, and then transformed into a giant hand, grasping the Eternal Silence Star that was about to escape.
This blood mist was unusual, and the trembling and resistance of the Eternal Silence Star gradually calmed down.
Was success at hand?
Seeing this, Li Ming couldn’t help but frown but did not recklessly charge in.
The Giant God’s Strike was better used one-on-one, facing a siege would be awkward, damaging the shock power just established.
Within the Tank Guard, another fragment appeared in his True Body’s hand.
Suddenly, within the blood-colored giant hand’s embrace, the Eternal Silence Star, which had calmed down,
once again trembled, as if in hesitation, wavering.
"What’s going on?"
Others looked on with suspicion, Azure Dragon was not far from the core area but had stopped, and the Empire’s people, on high alert, dared not make an aggressive move.
The Eternal Silence Star seemed to be falling into the Empire’s hands, would Azure Dragon not make a move?
"The Eternal Silence Star, has cracked?" someone exclaimed in surprise.
Only to see that the Eternal Silence Star trembling within the blood mist suddenly split open, transforming into two streams of light, one subsiding in the blood fog.
The other, however, at extreme speed, fell into the metallic palm of the already-raised Azure Dragon.
"This...?"
The pursuing high-level life forms of the Empire abruptly stopped, sensing a kind of unease through the Mecha’s eyes, daring not to proceed.
Yet Li Ming ignored them, with a fragment grasped in the Tank Guard’s hand, his True Body internally holding another fragment, and the perplexed Costate clenched yet one more fragment.
Among these three fragments, a unique reaction occurred subtly, with luminous blue light intertwining, and then light burst forth, the space-time distortion field exploded, and then fused together, spiraling upwards like a reverse torrent.
Then, under everyone’s wide-eyed watch, a scene like a virtual projection gradually appeared.
"This..." Li Ming was stunned, not knowing why such a change occurred.
However, when he looked closely at the scene, he was even more astonished, "Is this... the Holy Castle?"