Chapter 358: The Devil is Hidden in the Details
Not long after, Anthony was taking Carol to buy logistical supplies.
He and Stanley had their own division of labor. Stanley had more people and was responsible for purchasing weapons and equipment, while they had fewer people and were responsible for purchasing some compressed nutritional bars and the like.
Anthony walked swaggeringly on the street. As a snake man, his appearance was too difficult to be recognized, so he was not afraid of leaving any traces.
"I remember that last time the adults preferred the Hoss cranberry flavored nutrition bars, and saved all other flavors for last."
In the store, Anthony was thinking carefully, and Carol next to him had a twitching eye.
"If someone doesn't know, they would think you are in a relationship. Is it necessary to be so careful?" Carol shook her head.
"Since we are familiar with each other, I will not do the same as you. If it were anyone else, they would just wait for death." Anthony glanced at Carol and shook his head.
"Carol, be more serious. Choosing who to follow may be the best decision you make in your life."
Carol curled her lips and said nothing.
"I have carefully studied your information, and I can conclude that you have unlimited potential." Anthony frowned and whispered in the channel: "This is the last time I will say this to you."
"Although there has been hatred between you and me, I am very sure of your ability. Following the adults, you will have a bright future and will be able to better reflect your own civilization."
"But if you can't get your mind right, I will still kill you without mercy."
As Anthony spoke, he was studying the production date and nutritional table on the nutrition bar.
However, it was this careless attitude that gave Carol a shock.
This was not the first time he had dealt with Anthony, but this was the first time he had felt such a bone-chilling danger.
Carol was silent and nodded imperceptibly.
Anthony seemed to have seen it, but also seemed not to have seen it. He stopped talking about this topic and picked up a red nutrition bar with interest and said:
"This nutrition bar company's production base is located on Hoth. It should taste very authentic. This is it."
Anthony found the target, waved his hand, and packed about a ton of nutrition bars.
After paying the bill, he also received a message from Li Yu and prepared to leave Tanbul Hub.
When he arrived
"What's wrong, Sir Stanley? You look so bad." Anthony came over and asked.
Stanley kept walking, glanced at Anthony, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Onia was defeated and captured by Thaster. A melee is about to break out here. We need to leave as soon as possible to avoid being dragged into a meaningless vortex."
"Onia was defeated!?" Anthony was quite surprised and quickly opened the smart terminal, but he couldn't find any news.
"This news will not be released for the time being. I learned about it from a high-ranking member of the Chamber of Commerce when I was purchasing weapons." Stanley shook his head and explained.
Anthony agreed, "We should leave. The Tanbul Hub is the largest entry point for the ancient waterway in Amethyst. It has a floating population of over 50 million and an annual turnover of over 1 trillion star coins. It is a big piece of fat meat."
Li Yu has already informed them that three top interstellar forces are tracking them, and it is obviously not a wise move to get involved in the battle for Tanbul.
"Is everything ready?" Li Yu asked, looking at the people in front of him.
"It's almost ready." Stanley reported, and Anthony nodded.
"Then let's leave..." Li Yu also learned the news of Oniya's defeat from Kansa, not long after their communication ended.
Onia had just been defeated and the news was still under blockade. Some forces who received the news in advance tried to seize the initiative by taking advantage of the time difference.
The atmosphere on the street became even more tense. Everyone was in a hurry, carrying bulging weapons on their bodies and looking around vigilantly. If there was any danger, they would take out their weapons at the first moment.
"According to your request, the large spaceship you purchased is almost as big as a transport ship and is being watched by my men at the dock." Stanley reported in a low voice.
Anthony looked at Stanley's performance, without saying a word.
At this moment, a roar was heard not far away, flames shot up into the sky, a mushroom cloud slowly rose, and the ground was shaking.
"Pretty quick..." Anthony looked up in the direction where the fire was rising.
Stanley said, "Of course the sooner the better. When the Hub Guards are unable to react, we must quickly seize control to avoid an endless stalemate."
"Mr. Stanley is really smart," Anthony complimented.
The sound of the explosion was like a signal. The faces of the people nearby changed drastically. They all hurriedly ran in that direction and took out their weapons.
There are almost no ordinary people who can hang around in the Tambul Hub. Most of them are scavengers, and there are also some vicious and cunning villains who try to gain benefits from this melee.
But all this has nothing to do with Li Yu. Even if he takes over the Tanbul hub, he does not have enough manpower to manage and maintain it.
The group continued walking towards the pier without being disturbed.
Shouts of killing gradually rang out in the Tanbul Hub, artillery fire roared, and various energy rays intertwined.
As he was walking, Li Yu suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction. A red flame tornado was like a raging dragon, roaring in the city and turning many buildings into ashes.
This is an A-level life form, but there is nothing special about it. This ordinary A-level life form cannot survive a single move by Li Yu.
"Kid, where are you running to!"
There was a noise not far away, and a black energy ray created a gap in the metal ground.
And among the intersecting energy rays, there was a figure moving left and right, looking extremely agile.
He was a young boy who looked quite young, with a somewhat immature and green face.
There were more than a dozen people chasing him from behind . The leader was tall and burly, wearing simple combat armor and holding an annihilation rifle.
"Peter, don't let me catch you, otherwise I will sell you to those sows for breeding!" the leader roared viciously.
"Will I find a younger brother for you?" the boy said without losing face.
However, he was not very strong, at most an E-level life form, while the leader was at least a C-level life form or even higher.
As blood spurted out, his thigh muscles were pierced and he staggered and fell not far away from them.
The leader suddenly raised his head, stopped the team, and stared at Li Yu and others vigilantly.
Anthony waved his hand, gave an ugly smile, pointed at the young man and said, "Go ahead..."
Stanley and the others did not have any special reaction. They looked at the young man with cold eyes.
The leader narrowed his eyes slightly and ordered his men to subdue the young man.
The young man's thigh was bleeding and his face was pale as he looked at the enemy who was slowly approaching. He turned his head to look at Li Yu and others.
Li Yu didn't care about the changes here. He looked at the smart terminal that suddenly lit up - the three words "Titans" were clearly visible.
His Highness is really patient. This is only Titus' third communication in the 20 days since the incident ended.
The young man's eyes rolled slightly, and he gritted his teeth and pounced on Anthony who was close at hand like a snake.
An inexplicable meaning flashed across Anthony's snake-like pupils, but he did not stop the young man and let him hug his body.
"Uncle, save me, uncle!" The boy cried heartbreakingly, as if he was afraid that others couldn't hear him.
When the leader saw this, his eyes suddenly became cold, and his subordinates also picked up their weapons and aimed at the group of people in front of them.
Anthony's mouth opened, revealing his densely packed teeth. Interesting...
He glanced at Li Yu who was looking down in deep thought. He didn't know what the adult was thinking about, so he should be able to play for a while longer.
"I am a snake, how can I be your uncle? Are you sure?" Anthony asked doubtfully.
"No, no, I'm not mistaken, you are my uncle." The young man said hurriedly. He could vaguely feel that this group of people were extraordinary. Perhaps they were his only hope to survive.
"Who are you and why do you want to interfere in the affairs of our Blood Knife Gang?" the leader asked.
"Blood Knife... Gang?" Anthony sneered, then apologized, "Sorry, I haven't heard of it."
Anger flashed across the leader's eyes, but he couldn't figure out the other party's origins for a moment, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Forget it... I don't know how to explain it to Titus, so I won't answer it for now and try to delay it for a while.
Li Yu finally chose not to answer the call and let the phone ring.
He raised his head and looked around, and said calmly: "Keep going."
He didn't look at the Blood Knife Gang, nor did he pay attention to the young man hugging Anthony.
"Yes!" Anthony's expression quickly calmed down, and he looked at the Blood Knife Gang members coldly: "Sorry, I don't have time to chat with you."
“Since you don’t have time, then just kill this young man…” The leader of the Blood Knife Gang sneered, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw a blood-red color in front of his eyes.
Bang! Bang!
Accompanied by muffled thuds, the heads of the Blood Knife Gang members exploded , and more than a dozen headless corpses staggered to the ground.
"There's no need to make it so bloody next time. It'll pollute the adults' eyes." Stanley frowned slightly.
The pupils of the young man who was hugging Anthony contracted. The boss of the Blood Knife Gang was very famous in this area.
It is said that when he was young, he made a fortune by traveling through the Ancient Waterways, and then opened an underground casino in Tanbul Hub.
He is also a powerful C-class life form. Since he came to Tanbul Hub, he has been living under the Blood Knife Gang.
Unexpectedly, the usually majestic leader of the Blood Knife Gang died right in front of him.
Before he could come to his senses, he found his body being lifted up.
And this group of people seemed to have just done something insignificant and continued to move forward.
As for the person walking in the front row, just the back view made him feel short of breath, as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart.
He quickly looked away, not daring to continue staring at the other person's back, and instead looked at the pair of eerie snake eyes.
"Sir...can you put me down?" Peter whispered, afraid of attracting other people's attention.
He finally realized that the snake man who had just wiped out the Blood Knife Gang with a wave of his hand did not have a high status in this team.
"Didn't you just call me uncle?" Anthony stared at the young man with interest.
"Just now..." Peter smiled awkwardly. He was just trying to survive and didn't care about anything else. He didn't believe that the person in front of him couldn't see it.
"Mr. Snake Man, I'm still a child. You won't kill me, will you?" Peter asked tentatively.
“Haha…” Anthony shook his head. Peter felt uneasy at the sharp teeth. Then he saw the pair of snake eyes approach him suddenly: “If I could decide, you would have died just now.”
The smell of a predator in the food chain and Anthony's own sinister aura almost frightened Peter to the point of cardiac arrest.
"What...what do you mean?" Peter was a little confused.
"You are not an enemy for the time being. If you are not an enemy, then only one person can decide your life or death." Anthony told Peter calmly.
Peter understood immediately, and looked at the tall figure again, his breathing quickened.
Anthony reminded him, "My Lord is not a bloodthirsty person. As long as you don't seek death on purpose, the chances of survival are still very high."
Carol glanced over, not knowing what this old snake was planning, whispering with the little brat.
Peter followed them to the dock nervously, where a large-scale gunfight had taken place and many spaceships were on fire.
However, Li Yu's spaceship was protected by the Jedi team, all of whom had B-level combat power, enough to deal with any emergency.
Seeing Li Yu and his team coming, the team members quickly stepped forward to clear a path. They were so powerful that anyone who stood in their way was severely injured.
Occasionally, energy rays shot out from nowhere, but were also annihilated in mid-air by invisible forces.
They became the most special group of people in this place.
The hatch opened and everyone returned to their positions. Anthony took out a large number of nutrition bars from the compressed space and prepared to put them in the cold storage space of the spacecraft.
"Wait..." Li Yu glanced at the pink packages and immediately said, "Give it to me to try..."
Anthony immediately took an energy bar, Li Yu opened it and put it in his mouth. The familiar taste teased his taste buds, and he couldn't help but nodded and said, "It tastes good, you have good taste."
"Your appreciation is my motivation."
Anthony bowed slightly, and when he looked up, he happened to meet Stanley's eyes behind Li Yu, and gave him a "kind" smile.
Haha... What's the point of just fighting?
