Several days later, on the outskirts of the Lesteron Star System, the Athyst Fleet had already blockaded the entire Star System.
At the sa ti, Warp Interception Devices and Space Blocking Devices were deployed nearby to prevent sudden arrivals of outsiders and avoid any unexpected situations.
Among them, the Core Comrcial Planet had basically been covered by Black Mist. The churning Black Mist almost replaced its Atmosphere.
A large number of Research and Exploration Vessels traveled above the planet, carefully observing environntal variables. From ti to ti, they extended chanical Arms to quickly retrieve samples from the Atmosphere.
And outside the blockade line, several fleets seed to be in a standoff.
"Unknown fleet, we will warn you again. This place has been designated as a military blockade zone. No one is allowed to approach."
"If you still do not retreat after this warning, we will launch an attack!" Jonas shouted sternly on the broadcast channel.
"You..." But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted. A projection appeared with a solemn expression, saying: "Commander Jonas, you may leave now. I have taken over this place."
"General Lanto!" Jonas's expression changed, but he didn't hesitate. He turned around and left with his people.
Incidents like this had happened many tis during this period.
They were all sent by various factions to collect samples. The Athyst Civilization couldn't afford to offend these people, so they could only Turn a Blind Eye and allow them to enter.
This fleet was allowed to pass. Within it, Anthony looked relaxed as he walked down the tal Corridor, surrounded by Fully Ard Transforrs.
He walked to the bottom deck of the warship and turned the handle of a heavy Confinent Hatch. It slowly opened, and a noisy barrage of curses accompanied by foul air imdiately wafted out.
"Damned Bastards, let us go imdiately!"
"Do you know who I am? I'm with Blood Bone!"
"Our Boss will peel your snake skin off and use it as a decoration!"
"..."
Behind the simple iron Cages were ragged prisoners in Confinent Shackles. Seeing soone enter, they imdiately cursed endlessly.
The Translator automatically filtered out most of the unbearable curses; what he could hear were only so of the milder ones.
Anthony didn't mind, speaking to himself:
"Everyone, the Destination is almost here. Next, it's ti to fulfill your mission. Whether you live or die will entirely depend on your luck."
"Please, let go."
"I can give you Star Coins, a lot of Star Coins."
"..."
These prisoners faintly sensed sothing was wrong, and imdiately began pleading desperately.
Of course, so people were still cursing. Anthony Flicked his snake-like tongue, and a strange light flashed in his Snake pupils.
He liked this kind of environnt filled with chaos and fear.
"We're here. Stop enjoying yourself, Boss..." The person at the door said in a bad mood.
The two of them were originally sworn enemies. Now having to work under the other party, there was bound to be so resentnt.
"First let Lord Sisko send people down to collect samples..." Anthony ordered.
"Alright..." That person closed the door and left.
The fleet had already traveled to the upper atmosphere of the planet. Exploration Vessels from other factions were also secretly observing this newly arrived fleet.
"Another faction has arrived..."
"Yeah, and there are no markings either. I wonder which faction they're from..."
"Anyone who can get through Athyst's channels right now definitely has a formidable background."
No one underestimated this fleet. Instead, they wanted to see what thods the other party had that they could learn from.
They saw the Large Transport Ship in the center hovering above the Atmosphere. Subsequently, the tal plates below unfolded layer by layer.
The Deploynt Bay opened, and several White Flying Vehicles dropped, rapidly descending towards the planet below.
This was a routine procedure—using flying vehicles to scout the way, likely equipped with various auxiliary devices.
But what surprised everyone was that after breaking through the Atmosphere, these White Flying Vehicles rapidly transford, unexpectedly turning into Humanoid Machines.
"It's the Transformation Legion? Li Yu's people?"
Soone exclaid on a nearby Exploration Vessel, their expression changing involuntarily.
After all, the ability of that person to Stir up trouble was extrely terrifying.
"He wants to use Transforming chanical Bodies to explore? Good idea, but unfortunately, this kind of Black Mist can even corrode electronics and machinery..." On a warship, a Commander sneered. He was clearly from a faction at odds with Li Yu.
Sure enough, before those Transforrs even landed on the Ground, Electric Arcs erupted all over their bodies, and they began to twitch uncontrollably.
Their Luminescent Blue Electronic Eyes began to constantly change colors, interwoven with blue and black, as if sothing was fighting for control.
"So this Transformation Legion is nothing more than this. I thought they had sothing special about them." He scoffed, and then opened the broadcast channel.
"To think a few Transforming chanical Bodies would be enough to explore here, that's just wishful thinking. Tell Li Yu to send a few more people over."
Anthony had already returned to the Command Center. He stood there with a certain Purple-black Transforr, staring at the situation below.
This sentence suddenly ca silently from the broadcast channel, causing Anthony's Snake pupils to violently shrink, looking extrely chilling.
"Which faction's people are these, being so arrogant?" Anthony inquired.
"The Conquest rcenary Legion affiliated with The Fallen City..." A subordinate had already quickly identified their origin based on the emblem on the opposing fleet.
"They are five-star rcenaries, guarded by an A-Tier Lifeform."
"Conquest? What kind of third-rate organization is that, I've never heard of it..." Anthony shook his head, then looked at Sisko beside him.
"Your Excellency, please deal with them."
"Understood..." Sisko's chanical Faceplate lowered, his smooth tal shell reflecting magnificent colors, as he turned and walked out.
At the sa ti, the continuously twitching chanical Lifeforms below suddenly exploded. Fragnts scattered everywhere, and flas rolled.
"Eh?" This Commander was surprised and uncertain, looking at the flas below. "Why did they suddenly explode?"
"Logically speaking, those chanical Bodies should have already been infected by now. Why would they suddenly explode..."
"Perhaps there's a backup program that initiated self-destruction," a subordinate whispered.
"No..." The Commander shook his head: "Do you think the scout robots sent down by other factions didn't have self-destruct programs?"
"But their control was still usurped. So why were these Transforming chanical Bodies able to self-destruct successfully?"
He was sowhat puzzled, but his confusion didn't last long before being interrupted by a sudden alarm.
"Warning, the Energy Barrier has been breached. Please prepare for Impact..."
"Warning, hull damage detected. Please repair promptly..."
The Commander's expression changed drastically. On the Holographic Screen, he saw a purple-black phantom flicker. Wielding a Purple Light chanical Sword, it effortlessly tore through their defenses.
The Holographic Screen magnified, and they saw that the figure generally resembled an Interstellar human, but was made entirely of machinery, with every piece of tal plating fitting perfectly.
The Energy Cannon on its shoulder blasted through the tal hull at an extrely fast speed.
"This is... a Transforming chanical Body! It's Li Yu's subordinate!"
He hadn't expected the other party's reaction to be so extre. He had rely mocked them a couple of tis, and the other party actually sent soone to kill him.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions drew nearer and nearer. His eyes were filled with horror. They had only co to collect samples and weren't equipped with overwhelmingly strong military force.
The other party's attack was completely devastating, leaving them with absolutely no room for resistance.
His vision blurred, and the purple-black figure had already appeared before him. The chanical pupils rotated, locking onto its target.
Before he could even utter words begging for rcy, he felt the world spin, and only saw a headless Corporeal Form slowly collapsing.
He widened his eyes, but his vision grew darker and darker.
Boom!
The massive warship exploded in mid-air. The surrounding Exploration Vessels instantly beca Silent as a Winter Cicada, fleeing far away from this area for fear of being caught in the crossfire.
Anthony withdrew his gaze, not minding at all, and pressed a button below the screen.
Subsequently, the Deploynt Bay opened again. This ti, it was a group of various lifeforms tightly wrapped in chanical Restraints.
They stared at the planet below, constantly wailing, but unable to change their destined outco.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Under the protection of the chanical Restraints, they passed through the Atmosphere, plumting at extre speeds and generating sparks from friction with the Atmosphere.
And upon reaching a certain altitude, the chanical Restraints on them automatically popped open, turning into parachutes that allowed them to descend slowly, avoiding death.
But while in mid-air, their bodies began to distort and turn hideous. Their limbs elongated, bones protruded, making them look like certain Variant Lifeforms, inspiring fear in onlookers.
anwhile, the machines collecting samples in the upper Atmosphere returned and were quickly sealed away to prevent leakage.
"Alright, mission accomplished. We can leave now." Anthony didn't linger here. His task was only these few items. Once completed, they could depart.
Now they just needed to send the samples back to the Jade Void Palace.
However, the space here had already been locked down, making it very difficult to open a Dinsional Rift. They could only leave this blockaded area first.
Athyst personnel noticed the explosion here and hurried over. After asking about the specific situation, they quickly left as if nothing had happened.
Are you kidding? That big shot almost beat Athyst into ruin last ti, nearly destroying them. How could they dare hold them accountable? Do they not want to live?
………
"What exactly is Number Two brewing? After capturing Iron Man last ti, there's been no movent..." Li Yu muttered while scrolling through the System page.
So many days had passed, and Number Two hadn't started acting yet. There were temporarily no gains.
"Master, the Black Mist samples have been delivered..." Claptrap popped up to remind him.
"Oh..." Hearing this, Li Yu closed the System page and t Anthony, who was carrying the tal Crate.
"Lord, those Augnted Bodies have been deployed. This is the sample." Anthony said respectfully.
"Mm, well done..." Li Yu nodded. He took the tal Crate and opened it. Inside was a Glass Jar. The Black Mist floated peacefully within it.
"So this is the thing..." Li Yu stared at this wisp of grey mist, based on the synchronized information from Kansa.
Lifeforms eroded by this grey mist would undergo so inexplicable mutation. The Genes in their bodies would be twisted, and moreover, twisted into the sa sequence.
That is to say, whether it was an Interstellar human, Fish-Person, or beastman, they would all be twisted into the sa kind of creature, just with different external manifestations.
Even chanical Bodies would be affected, and the affected creatures would continuously generate Black Mist.
However, the composition of this Black Mist was very ordinary. No signs of any virus were detected.
They still hadn't figured out exactly how the Black Mist achieved this.
At present, this special Black Mist temporarily couldn't affect A-Tier Lifeforms.
But according to the speculations of so research experts, it wasn't that the Black Mist couldn't do it, but simply that the Black Mist hadn't reached a certain level yet.
As long as the Black Mist continuously expanded, sooner or later it would be able to achieve this.
"By the way..." Anthony thought for a mont and recounted the explosion of the Transforming chanical Bodies.
"Oh?" Li Yu was sowhat surprised. The Transforrs self-destructed?
Why was this?
Was it to resist the influence of the Black Mist?
These Transforrs were all Enlightened using Allspark Runes, powered by Faith.
Every single program had carved a mark of absolute loyalty deep into their bodies that was difficult to betray.
And the Black Mist was exactly fighting for control of their bodies, which the individual Transforrs couldn't resist.
With the absolute refusal to betray clashing against the external forced influence, under this conflict, explosion was the only result.
Li Yu nodded, his curiosity towards this Black Mist growing even stronger.
He imdiately went to a sealed room in the Research Base and slowly opened the sealed jar.
These Black Mists currently couldn't even affect A-Tier Lifeforms, let alone him.
The instant the Black Mist appeared, it attached to his skin and attempted to burrow into his Corporeal Form.
Li Yu suppressed his body's self-defense chanisms and actively accepted this Black Mist.
Then he took out the [Virtual Goggles]. After digitizing his body, he began to browse his status bar.
Sure enough, he found sothing wrong.
[Strike of Bloodlust: An eroding mist originating from the Bloodlust Consciousness. It will assimilate any object it touches, making it a part of the Bloodlust Consciousness from which it is difficult to escape.
Currently suppressed — Due to the massive gap between it and the Host Body, the Host Body can break free from this influence at any ti.]
Strike of Bloodlust? Bloodlust Consciousness?
Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. That's quite a lot of information...
This ans that the entirety of the Black Mist is actually a single entity, possessing its own thoughts.
No...
Li Yu frowned and shook his head. This thing is rely an extension of the Bloodlust Consciousness, not the main body itself.
Only things infected and mutated by it will beco a part of the Bloodlust Consciousness.
With a slight thought, golden flas suddenly burned on his skin, incinerating those Black Mists entirely.
Li Yu's expression flickered. Right now, probably no one else knew the specific details of this Black Mist besides himself.
Although he had figured out the Black Mist's na and partial information, another question surfaced in its wake.
Where did this Bloodlust Consciousness co from?
(End of Chapter)
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