Chapter 400: Undercurrent
After being transformed into a force body, Elton will never be able to betray Li Yu.
But before he saw Li Yu's true form, he didn't know what the "mountain" above his head was.
As the aftermath of the battle around them dissipated, noises gradually came from afar. They should be the black market members who came to check out what was happening here.
Elton hid his doubts deep in his heart and disappeared here.
…
In the base, Li Yu opened his eyes and felt a sharp pain in his brow, which was the consequence of excessive mental energy consumption.
Rubbing his brows, he took out the [virtual glasses] and put them on, and found that he still had about 17% of his mental power remaining.
"It's much clearer now..." Li Yu muttered.
…
At the same time, somewhere in the Borderlands, a white spaceship landed on a desolate planet that had been unattended for many years.
A sandstorm swept across the earth, shrouding it in a mist of dust.
Members of the [White Death Rebels] are setting up various mechanical instruments.
The graceful Della operated the complicated instrument, on which the micro hard drive was inserted:
"The coordinates should be in the underground space of this planet."
A short, goblin-like team member operated on another screen for a while and frowned, "The survey map is out, but it seems a little off."
The screen showed a complex underground space with many connections, which looked quite large at first glance.
"This seems to be artificially dug, not a natural underground cave..." The goblin team members were even more confused, "The entrance to Gensokyo will appear in a place like this?"
"Everything is possible. Let's dig first." Della said calmly, "Let the spacecraft drop the drilling rig and we'll dive down."
"Why bother with the drilling machine? Let me do it. I can do it with just one punch." Yodel yelled, rolling up his sleeves and getting ready to get started.
"Get lost!" Della's face darkened and she roared, "If you punch me, the whole planet will be gone. How can we investigate?"
Yodel was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "It seems so..."
The spacecraft flew through the high-altitude sandstorm, hovered a hundred meters above, and dropped a multi-functional earth drill.
The outer armor is covered with colorful and wild graffiti, like the style of Interstellar Nomadic Party.
Everyone boarded the drilling machine and followed the instructions of the detection radar, breaking through the ground and diving all the way down, quickly approaching the underground space on the map.
Because this type of underground ruins has existed for too long and the changes in the earth's crust have made its structure extremely unstable, there is generally a risk of collapse.
While drilling into the ground, the surrounding rock formations must also be reinforced to prevent sudden collapse.
Wow!
Soon, the tip of the drill finally penetrated the rock and entered a space.
All the team members walked down, turned on the searchlights, and observed the surrounding environment.
This is an underground cave with traces of artificial excavation, about seven or eight meters high.
At the end of the cavern is a huge brass mechanical altar.
"Is that the entrance to Gensokyo?" Yodel pointed at the metal altar.
Even though she had already anticipated her boss's intelligence, Della was still a little speechless and said:
"Fantasy Township is a half-latitude world, how can they use such a physical object as an entrance..."
"Besides, that's an altar. How did you associate it with the entrance, Boss?"
"Oh... so that's how it is..." Yodel thought.
The goblin teammate trotted over, took out an instrument and scanned the metal altar, muttering:
"It is well preserved, with little sign of rust. It is a high-strength alloy material, and it is difficult to estimate its exact age."
"According to the rough detection results, the synthesis technology of this material is very high, but there is no matching material record in the database..."
Hearing this, everyone's faces became more confused. Someone built this altar here, and the level of civilization that built this altar was not low.
"Della, I feel something is wrong." Someone whispered, frowning and looking around.
"Don't worry, I'm here, you can explore with peace of mind." Yodel shouted in a loud voice.
Della did not refute this time. Although her boss's IQ was questionable, his muscles were real and gave her a sense of security.
"Explore the surroundings first, and then deal with the altar last." Della ordered.
Someone walked up to the altar, wiped off the dust, and asked a translator to read the text, but it was unrecognizable.
"There is no record of this kind of text in the database..."
"This place was built not long ago, but it uses a language that has never been recorded before. It is more like the runes of the Glorious Council..."
Everyone chatted and explored at the same time, but found that there was no danger, and finally they all gathered around the mechanical altar.
In the center of the brass mechanical altar, there is a square prism about three or four meters high embedded in a groove. It is transparent and smooth like a mirror.
It looks a bit like crystalline material, but detection shows that it is a metal, and there is a protrusion on one side, with a display screen on it, which is now pitch black.
"Is there any energy reaction?" Della asked.
"Let me see... Hmm, nothing at all. I guess the energy inside is exhausted." A teammate looked at Della:
"Do you want to try it?"
Della hesitated slightly. Ever since they found the hard drive in an important base of the spiritual civilization, they embarked on a journey to find the coordinates.
Gensokyo is extremely important to them. As a resistance organization, they do not have as deep a foundation as the Reformers.
However, his style of action was very radical, so he was severely attacked.
Once they find Gensokyo and possess this mobile base, they will be almost invincible.
But at this point, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong. There was something weird about this place, and it didn't look like the coordinates of a place like Gensokyo at all.
But they had gone through so much hardship to get here, and she would be very unwilling to leave just like that.
Thinking of this, she looked at Yodel not far away. The majestic Yodel also looked at her and nodded calmly.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
Even though she was speechless to this unreasonable boss, Della couldn't help but feel a surge of warmth in her heart. She took a deep breath:
"Connect to the energy core and prepare for injection!"
Many members acted quickly, and one of them directly pulled an energy pipeline and connected it to one of the mechanical life forms.
Although they seem to be few in number, this kind of thing cannot mobilize too many people. They are all core members of the [White Death Army] and are quite powerful!
Energy channels lit up, transporting them to the transparent crystals in the brass altar, while a faint light also lit up around the altar.
The unknown words engraved on it glowed, and the projections in the air revolved around the entire altar, which was extremely magnificent.
As the energy increased, the transparent crystal slowly floated up, emitting a dazzling light.
boom!
A dazzling beam of light shot out from the altar, piercing the sky and the earth, and rushed straight into the starry sky.
Everyone looked at the thick beam of light, their faces turned pale, and then their pupils suddenly contracted.
"not good!"
I saw that the pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth seemed to have encountered something difficult to break through, and it turned back again, and it was even thicker!
At this moment, a figure flew across the sky, waving his strong arms, and forcibly changed the direction of the refracted light beam again, and it disappeared into the starry sky.
The mechanical modified body also cut off its energy supply, and the beam of light emitted from the mechanical altar gradually dissipated.
Everyone's faces were solemn. Now they realized that something was not right.
"Let's go!" Della acted decisively and was about to take everyone away.
Yodel, who had just landed, was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on.
"Why are you leaving so suddenly? Are you not going to look for Gensokyo anymore?"
Since he had just helped everyone out of danger, Della patiently explained:
"There's something wrong with this place, and there's something wrong with those coordinates. There must be something unusual behind this."
"Ah?" Yodel's brain circuit was a little slow to react, and he scratched his head and said, "What's the problem? Isn't that beam of light the key to open Gensokyo?"
"How many times have I told you that Gensokyo is a half-dimensional world and you can't get to it through other..." Della suddenly stopped talking halfway, turned her head abruptly and looked at the mechanical altar, her face changing constantly.
"Haha, I guessed it right." Yodel looked at Della who was in deep thought and felt happy.
"If you guessed right, then this matter is even more troublesome..." Della sighed, "The power that has the ability to open Gensokyo still left the 'key' here..."
The other team members all looked unhappy, but Yodel blinked his eyes and said honestly: "No matter how many troubles there are, we can break them with one punch..."
Della shook her head and said, "You are not invincible yet, otherwise we wouldn't have come all the way here."
"Let's go, wait and see..."
Everyone left here. Della hesitated for a moment about the brass altar, but still did not move at all.
Not long after they left, a figure suddenly appeared here and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Yordel...you shouldn't get involved."
…
On the surface of a desolate planet somewhere, a guy with his upper body naked was tied up and kneeling on the execution platform, dying and unable to move.
His condition at the moment was extremely bad. There was some kind of energy in his body that was constantly destroying the regenerating cells. He remained in a seriously injured state. He had basically lost the fight and was unable to break free.
And above this desolate planet, there are two figures sitting on suspended metal chairs.
They held their glasses, about a meter apart, and looked down at the bound prisoners below.
Li Yu drank the liquid in the glass, looked at the man next to him, and said jokingly: "His Highness Titus, why are you interested in inviting me to watch the execution of criminals today?"
The person below is the serious criminal of Guixing, and he is about to be executed.
Many cameras were suspended all around, broadcasting the execution live. Such protagonists were rare, as most of the prisoners were executed in silence.
These criminals are usually involved in serious crimes or have great influence, so they broadcast live to the public.
On the one hand, it is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and on the other hand, it is also to publicize Guixing's reputation.
"Just wait and see..." Titus shook his head and took a sip of the liquid in the glass.
In front of the criminal, a remote projection of an official stood in front of the camera and read the speech aloud.
The content of the speech was to read out the man's crimes. This guy's status was not low. He was the commander of the Flamingo Fleet, a fleet of thousands of people, and he himself was also an A-level life form.
The first charge was anti-civilization crime, followed by reselling military supplies, embezzlement and bribery, and endangering public safety...
There are more than a dozen charges in total, but the latter ones are harmless and all the senior officials are involved in some way.
The most important ones are the first two. It is because of those two charges that he is now being executed.
"No matter how high your status, no matter how strong your strength, if you harm the fundamental interests of civilization, there will be only this outcome." Titus spoke at this point, with deep meaning.
Only then did Li Yu realize that this was Titus' ultimatum.
It was obvious that this prince thought he had the leverage over Li Yu and was sure of victory.
"I admire you very much. You are a rare talent. I also understand that you don't have a sense of belonging to Guixing, but I don't care..." Titus looked down at the man below.
That guy was yelling something, probably -
"I shed blood for Guixing..."
"I want to see His Majesty Tigor..."
Something like that.
"The sense of belonging is too illusory. I can give you benefits. If you join my team, I will forgive you for your past mistakes." Titus was drooling over Li Yu.
Even now, the condition of "let bygones be bygones" can still be offered.
Of course, handing over the Heart of the Titan is definitely a subtext.
If Li Yu was really desperate, he might consider it, but now he just shrugged and shook his head: "Your Highness, the execution is not over yet..."
At this time, the sentencing of the crime had come to an end. The official looked righteous and said in a deep voice:
"…In response to the above crimes, the Supreme Court of Guixing has decided to erase Sanchez Ponte's vital signs, to be executed immediately!"
With that, the long-range projection disappeared, and not far away, a battleship-class warship was ready, the energy circuit was deployed, the main gun began to charge, and it was filled with dazzling light.
Boom boom
The next moment, earth-shattering energy surged out, filling every inch of vision!
I saw a strong light blooming on the surface of the planet, followed by the formation of a dazzling semicircular energy ball, which expanded rapidly, with dust flying around the edge of the light shield.
When the energy ball expanded to its limit, the huge ball of light instantly shrank into a point, and then exploded with a loud bang, leaving the area after the explosion empty.
And the whole planet is now like an apple with a bite taken out of it.
The criminal's body had long since disappeared.
"Good shot!" Li Yu exclaimed, then shook his head and said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "If you want to execute me, this shot is not enough."
Upon hearing this, Titus frowned deeply and his voice became heavier: "This is your last chance!"
"Haha..." Li Yu chuckled twice, his eyes calm: "Then I can only thank you for your kindness."
After saying this, Li Yu disappeared from his seat, and also came forward with a projection, leaving Titus alone looking at the "apple" below.
