Chapter 110: Fooling, and then bluffing...
The hairs on Li Yu's neck stood up, and a cold front slowly pressed against his neck.
"Don't move!" A cold low shout sounded in Li Yu's ears, and her movements were immediately captured by the four-armed Titans around her.
Li Yu: “???”
He resisted the urge to look back and grab, wanting to kill the guy behind him directly, but seeing so many eyes cast at him, he decided to wait and see for the time being.
"Get out of the way!" The person behind him held Li Yu hostage and shouted at the people around him.
"Sister..." Li Yu was a little helpless: "I'm not Bauhaus, why are you threatening them with me?"
Bauhaus came over, surrounded by the four-armed Titan, and looked at the person behind Li Yu with interest.
"This...beautiful lady..." Bauhaus said like a gentleman: "When have I ever offended you?"
"Stop pretending!" Li Yu's ears seemed to be wrapped by bombs. He felt a little hopeless... and wanted to move his head away slightly.
"Don't move!" she shouted coldly, holding Li Yu tightly. The soft touch from behind gave Li Yu a general understanding of this woman.
What an unfathomable woman!
"You damned beast, you deserve to die for trafficking in slaves. How many families have been destroyed by you? Do you still remember?" She continued to scold Bauhaus.
"One, two..." Bauhaus stretched out his fingers and counted with a frown. Then he showed a strange smile: "I really can't remember clearly."
"Don't come over here... or I'll kill him!?"
Some four-armed Titans gathered around, and the woman's hands tightened again. Li Yu could clearly feel that the dagger on his neck was close to his skin.
After these words were spoken, the four-armed Titans actually stopped and looked at Bauhaus not far away.
"I have a question..." Bauhaus's silver hair was combed neatly, and he was also a little confused: "Why do you think you can threaten me with him?"
“Haha…” The woman sneered: “I don’t think I can threaten you with him. I’m just stalling for time.”
Bauhaus narrowed his eyes. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Purple smoke was coming out from all directions of the hall. It was nerve gas!
Where did this girl come from? She is so cruel... She is going to kill everyone in this hall.
"I'm innocent. Do you have a gas mask?" Li Yu whispered to the woman. I just wanted to take a look at the mermaid. What did I do wrong?
"There are no innocent people in this hall..." The woman said firmly, "Does a guy who appreciates mermaids have the right to say that he is innocent?"
Li Yu: “…”
"Fuck, I don't have time to play with you!" Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his whole body began to turn red. The woman who was very close to him from behind suddenly screamed and subconsciously retreated.
Crackling arcs of electricity appeared at the neck, and the blade cut on the brown scales, but did not cause any harm to Li Yu.
Li Yu turned his head and slapped the woman with his fiery palm, causing her to cry out.
The four-armed Titans next to them were well prepared and put on gas masks. In front of Bauhaus's surprised expression, Li Yu knocked out a four-armed Titan with one punch and snatched the gas mask.
Bauhaus seemed to have an extraordinary resistance to poison. He stood in the purple smoke without any defense, and even breathed the purple smoke intoxicatedly.
Li Yu didn't know what level of nerve gas this was. Ordinary nerve gas had no killing power on him.
But if it was at the level of [The Fallen - Carnival], he wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Awesome." He gave Li Yu a thumbs up and ignored the four-armed Titan whose gas mask was stolen and who kept twisting and wailing.
This is the top floor of the Tyron Building. The exhaust system was turned on immediately and the nerve gas was quickly exhausted. Most of the guests were fine. They were all strong and some even carried gas masks with them.
This made Li Yu think deeply, and he decided to carry a gas mask with him from now on.
The woman had died from the nerve gas. It was not a very sophisticated assassination.
The target's information was unclear, so poison was like sugar to Bauhaus.
The backup plan was also full of loopholes. The nerve gas was not powerful enough and there was no escape plan. It seemed that they wanted to die together with the Bauhaus.
There was a palm-shaped mark burned on the woman's chest, and her fair skin had turned black. She was indeed a woman with a broad mind, but unfortunately she had no brains.
"What a pity... Otherwise, I could have gotten a good price..." Bauhaus sighed and ordered: "While the body is still warm..."
"Transplant all the valuable organs..." He paused and smiled kindly: "Donate them to those in need."
There was a thunderous sound all around, and the onlookers praised Bauhaus for his kindness.
The bodies were dealt with and the place was cleaned up. This was just a small episode, just an assassination. It happens dozens of times every year and it's not considered a big deal.
“…I’m sorry to have ruined everyone’s mood…” Bauhaus bowed slightly and then got down to business: “Next… the mermaid appreciation conference… is about to begin…”
"...a race that is famous throughout the universe...a race that is admired by countless people - mermaids, are about to appear!"
The atmosphere among the crowd became tense. The metal floor in the center of the room cracked, accompanied by the sound of mechanical gears turning.
A huge transparent glass tank slowly appeared in front of everyone. Under the dreamy light, a swimming mermaid attracted everyone's attention.
Her upper body is humanoid, her chest is wrapped in pink shells, and her hair is naturally curly like seaweed.
His eyes were crystal clear, filled with fear and uneasiness, his lips were white, and his teeth were slightly sharp and serrated.
Below the waist is a fish tail, with scales that are a gradient of pink. At this moment... she is swimming around restlessly, trying to escape from the fish tank.
The appearance of mermaids is not a secret and can be easily searched on the interstellar network, but very few people can actually see one.
Bauhaus retreated to Li Yu's side. Most people had already rushed forward, wanting to see the mermaid up close.
"Brother, have you seen a mermaid?" Bauhaus looked at Li Yu who was unmoved and asked tentatively.
"The first time face to face..." Li Yu answered honestly.
"What does it feel like?" Bauhaus was a little curious. The strength that Li Yu had just shown made him look sideways. He could easily beat an adult four-armed Titan.
After all, he is a C-level life form, and a C-level life form will not be ignored anywhere. At the very least, he can be a leader or a bodyguard captain.
“That’s about it…” Li Yu couldn’t quite understand why people in this universe were so keen on mermaids. Maybe it was because of influence from their superiors.
"That's because you haven't tasted the flavors of a mermaid before..." Bauhaus chuckled, "If this mermaid is only for viewing, how can it be so valuable?"
Li Yu was a little curious, but the old man didn't say anything. He had an expression that said, "Those who understand, understand. Those who don't understand, don't understand. Even if I tell you, you won't understand."
"Mr. Bao, this mermaid...how much is it?" a voice came from the crowd.
Bauhaus shook his head: "Not for sale, just for you to appreciate..."
"How about 2 billion?" The man opened his mouth with a sky-high price, which made many people gasp.
Two billion star coins... This price is not cheap for the mermaid market.
But now as mermaids are becoming increasingly difficult to sell, this price will not be the ceiling.
"My friend, I told you I won't sell it..." Bao Hao's face became much colder.
"What if I insist on buying it..." The man seemed to have no fear of Bauhaus at all. He walked out of the crowd with a gloomy face and ordinary looks. He was the kind of person who would be hard to find if thrown into a crowd.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Bauhaus did not get angry at first, but asked cautiously.
"Patchis, the Scarlet Commander..." He reported his origins with a hint of arrogance, causing a burst of exclamations.
"Pachis..." Li Yu looked at him and remembered the sturdier Scarlet Commander who stood next to Anxing.
It was him...
Bauhaus also frowned slightly: "Is it Mr. Dark Star who needs it? In that case..."
"I bought it personally..." Patches interrupted Bauhaus.
"If you want to buy it personally..." Bauhaus paused, a smile appeared on his face: "Sorry... I don't sell it to you."
"You!" Patch was immediately furious. "Bauhaus, don't be so ungrateful. You are just a slave trader, and you dare to confront DarkStar."
"Can you represent DarkStar?" Li Yu stood beside Bauhaus and asked, "How dare a mere Scarlet Commander speak so arrogantly to Mr. Bauhaus!?"
"Even if Dark Star comes, he has to be respectful to Mr. Bauhaus. Who the hell do you think you are!?"
Li Yu was filled with righteous indignation and cursed loudly. Bauhaus's mouth twitched slightly, and Patches's face was extremely gloomy: "Very good, I will pass this message to Lord Dark Star."
“Haha…” Li Yu sneered, “Would Mr. Bauhaus be afraid? When Bauhaus was drinking with the tyrannical goblins, Dark Star was jumping around somewhere!”
Everyone in the hall gasped. Holy shit, is Bauhaus going to go to war with DarkStar?
"Enough!" Bauhaus's face was extremely gloomy. How could he not know how awesome he was.
He pointed at Li Yu, expressionless: "I don't know him well..."
Everyone had strange looks on their faces. It was worthy of being the Black Hand - Bauhaus, so cruel and ruthless that he could sell out subordinates of this level at will.
Without the protection of Bauhaus, DarkStar would torture him to death based on what he just said.
Li Yu didn't care much about it. He just wanted to pinch her face later.
"But..." Bauhaus also said to Patches in a deep voice: "I won't sell this mermaid either!"
What does it mean? Everyone is confused. If you surrender, why don't you sell it? If you don't want to surrender, why do you abandon your subordinates?
To be both a leader and a success?
Patches stared at Bauhaus, sneered a few times, and left.
The people who stayed behind looked at each other and said goodbye. The mermaid was beautiful... but their own lives were more important. What did Bauhaus's crazy fight against [Dark Star] have to do with them?
Soon, Li Yu was the only outsider left here.
Bauhaus lost the smile on his face, and stared at Li Yu with a gloomy face: "You are looking for death, do you know that?"
"I'm saving you..." Li Yu said sincerely.
Bauhaus smiled grimly, and another four-armed Titan came out of the door. He was taller than the other four-armed Titans, exuding a dangerous aura, and looked down at Li Yu.
"It's just a C-class life form. It's not like I haven't killed one before!" Bauhaus completely tore off his disguise, his eyes extremely cold.
"You are in big trouble, do you know that..." Li Yu glanced at the four-armed Titan, not caring about it, as it was not very threatening, and said to Bauhaus.
"I'm in big trouble?" Bauhaus was confused and then sneered: "You want to delay time?"
“No…” Li Yu shook his head: “The Xingyao Empire is going to build this place into an outpost. When the time comes, local tyrants like you will be the first to be eliminated.”
"What!?" Bauhaus was immediately surprised.
No matter how powerful he is as a local boss, he only has connections in the ownerless galaxy. He doesn't know much about the plans of the top leaders of the Star Empire.
"Impossible!" Bauhaus asserted, "The Glorious Parliament will not turn a blind eye to the Star Empire building an outpost. Even if there is public opinion about the disappearance of the emperor's nobles, it cannot be an excuse for them to expand their territory!"
This is no longer an era of barbaric expansion, and the territory of the Star Empire has not changed for many years.
Only planets that have not been discovered and have not had any interstellar contact can be secretly developed into colonies by them. Finally, let me say a few more:
"Oh, actually we have already included it in the map, but we just forgot to update it..."
"They bowed down to us, and there was nothing we could do..."
Such nonsense excuses, with no vested interests involved, will only be verbally condemned by interstellar public opinion.
But if the ownerless galaxy is built into an outpost, not only the Glorious Council but also several nearby civilizations will be dissatisfied, and it may even turn into an armed conflict.
"You don't believe it? When the Star Empire's army arrives, I'll see whether you believe it or not." Li Yu sneered.
"This is a buffer zone..." Bauhaus frowned. "Why would the Star Empire occupy this place unless they want to restart the war..."
"What evidence?" Bauhaus's face was uncertain. If it was true, then the slave trade network he built in the ownerless galaxy would be burned to ashes.
"I am the evidence..." Li Yu's face changed and returned to its original appearance.
"It's you!?" Bauhaus' pupils shrank, this time he was really shocked.
He never expected that the guy who kidnapped the emperor and nobles would appear in front of him.
During this period, the discussion about Li Yu's kidnapping of imperial nobles in the ownerless galaxy has been hot and has yet to subside.
Especially as the imperial fleet sailed into [No Man's Land], the culprit Li Yu was constantly whipped.
"Kidnapping the emperor's nobles is simply a scam..." Li Yu began to talk nonsense: "The Star Empire just wants to find a reason to intervene in the ownerless galaxy."
"Do you know why the Glorious Parliament didn't respond?" Li Yu asked again.
"Why..." Bauhaus asked subconsciously, then his face turned dark, and his rhythm was actually led away by this kid.
But this is indeed a question that many people are curious about.
The Star Empire made such a big move, but the Glorious Parliament did not take any countermeasures, which indeed puzzled many people.
Of course it was because they were in the wrong. Shane had been taken away by them, and they were currently teaching Shane a lesson in a low voice.
Li Yu guessed that the Glorious Parliament was prepared to give up some interests in exchange for the Star Empire's silence on the matter of Xia En.
Although the Unowned Galaxy does not have any precious resources, it has a superior location and is not only a buffer zone for the Star Empire and the Glorious Parliament.
There are also several powerful civilizations nearby. Once the Star Empire gains a foothold, it can radiate its influence to wider areas, even within the territory of the Glorious Parliament.
Of course, this should be a deal finalized after the Shane incident is settled.
Li Yu secretly had these thoughts, but he said, "That's because the Glorious Council has already prepared for war!"
"Preparation for war!?" Bauhaus felt that his boss mentality was about to be scared away.
The war between the Star Empire and the Glorious Parliament is no small matter. Either there is no war, or it sweeps across the entire universe.
"What on earth do you want to achieve by saying all this?" Bauhaus calmed down for a moment, and suddenly realized why he was worrying about these things.
If the Star Empire and the Glorious Parliament really had to go to war, it would definitely not be a small local tyrant like him who would be anxious.
Moreover, this guy keeps talking about big things that will affect the entire universe, but it is not certain whether it is true or not.
"Let's not talk about the distant future..." Li Yu bewitched, "At least the Star Gate must not be successfully built... Otherwise, your death will come..."
Bauhaus narrowed his eyes. The Stargate is a long-distance space teleportation device.
Once it is successfully built, the fleets within the Star Empire will be able to arrive here continuously without having to go through a long jump period.
Thinking about DarkStar's blockade of No Man's Land and the rumors he heard from several other predator forces, Bauhaus suddenly had a bad feeling.
The old spider lurking in the corner felt the abnormal vibration of the spider web. Sometimes it not only means that prey has fallen into the web, but also that danger has come.
"I can leave here... With the wealth I have accumulated, it is enough for me to spend the rest of my life without worries..." Bauhaus looked indifferent.
"Of course..." Li Yu shrugged and sighed: "It's a pity that Black Hand Bauhaus can only raise dogs and play with cats on a planet with life in the future..."
Bauhaus asked back with empty eyes: "What does this have to do with you?"
Li Yu was thinking about him? No matter how stupid Bauhaus was, he would never have such an idea.
"Now it is blocked by [Borderless Land]. Once the star gate is set up and the Star Empire clears this place, I won't be able to escape." Li Yu gave a reason that Bauhaus could barely accept.
"Forget it, forget it..." Li Yu looked at the silent Bauhaus and shook his head: "If you don't believe me, forget it..." Then he raised his foot and prepared to leave.
A huge figure blocked his way. It was the four-armed Titan. He had his arms folded across his chest. He was the captain of the Bauhaus bodyguards. He had a sneer on his face and said in a muffled voice:
"Who allowed you to leave?"
Li Yu looked up and grinned. In an instant, his left leg was wrapped in red liquid , with purple arcs jumping in it.
With almost no delay, Li Yu's left leg hit the opponent's crotch, and a clear cracking sound could be clearly heard.
At 0.01 seconds, the Four-Armed Titan's pupils contracted, veins bulged on his neck, his mouth opened but no sound came out, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
All the other four-armed Titans couldn't help but clamp their legs together, their faces turned pale, and even Bauhaus murmured a little.
The captain of his bodyguards who was knocked down with one blow was a C-class four-armed Titan. Although it might be suspected of cheating, it was enough to prove how powerful Li Yu was.
Then he would not be suspected of using those words just now to intimidate me in order to seek a chance to survive... His eyes flickered...
"Why is it so tall?" Li Yu shook his head, kicked away the four-armed Titan that was blocking his way, and prepared to walk out.
