This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 257 - 143: Taking Ruthless Action - Space Wormhole? White Dwarf Star Core?

Chapter 257: Chapter 143: Taking Ruthless Action - Space Wormhole? White Dwarf Star Core?

"It’s nothing..." Chen Yan knew she misspoke, quickly regained her composure, and shook her head.

Li Ming stood his ground, facing Chen Yan’s words with an unwavering expression.

Hiley’s brows were tightly knotted, vaguely sensing that there was something amiss, but now was not the time to delve into it.

She simply asked, "How much longer?"

Chen Yan replied softly, "Two minutes, space wormhole will open, and we will have thirty seconds."

The metallic plate covered with patterns sparkled more brightly.

"Space Wormhole?" Li Ming’s expression finally changed, he stepped closer to take a look, and exclaimed in surprise, "Dimensional creatures have such abilities?"

"You’re naive." Hiley pointed at the black stone and said, "A fragment of a white dwarf star, a sacrifice to the space worm - Boli Cuter, it can pierce through the spatial passage, taking us directly out of here."

"Can it take us away from this planet?" Li Ming pressed on.

Hiley replied impatiently, "You talk too much."

Li Ming also realized that they couldn’t afford to delay any longer.

His eyes shifted slightly, the gene inhibitor covering his arms vanished instantly, and the feeling of weakness in his body dissipated as well.

With no sound or warning, the Crystal Plasma Sword materialized in his palm. The Controlled Objects of the combat system instantly switched modes, activating full power, and he stabbed toward Chen Dahai, who was closest to him.

The two were very close, and the latter, thinking that Li Ming was still wearing the gene inhibitor, was focusing entirely on the metallic plate and had nearly no guard up—thus, he was pierced cleanly through.

Chen Dahai’s expression froze, looking down in disbelief as Li Ming kept ruthlessly churning the blade, agony sweeping over his entire body.

Hiley’s complexion underwent a drastic change and soil-like, dark yellow elemental particles burst out around him.

"You, where’s your gene inhibitor!?" Hiley shouted in shock. Chen Yan, alerted by the commotion, turned her head with a stunned expression.

Where Li Ming had been standing, there was now a massive dust-yellow Mecha in his place.

Ka-ka-ka—

The sound of mechanical components unfolding echoed throughout the room, its six mechanical arms behind it bursting open instantly, the Energy Confinement Device rapidly charging up.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Energy beams shot out, forming a rain of energy light.

Hiley, with no time for shock, had the pervasive cloud of earth elemental particles suddenly contract into a sphere, tightly enveloping him within.

The outer layer quickly turned into a gray-white Rock Shield. The intensive energy light rain crackled upon it, shattering layer after layer, but the shattered particles immediately turned back into earth elemental particles, filling in the gaps almost endlessly.

Boom!!

The next moment, the front of the rock shield burst open, sending rock fragments flying.

Around the Tank Guard Armor, five lens-shaped floats were arranged in a circle, hovering behind Li Ming, with each tip emitting a laser beam, quickly outlining a shield.

"You indeed have a secret. Since I can’t take you with me, I have to kill you," Hiley said in a somber tone, his body now covered with chunks of dark yellow rock, like a suit of armor.

"Make it quick." Li Ming realized that a prolonged fight could cause problems and had an idea in mind.

The silver gray particles swirled like waves, rapidly adhering to the body of the plasma sword in his hand.

The previously less than two meters long plasma sword quickly expanded to four meters, covering half the room, resembling a colossal sword capable of cutting through a warship.

Almost simultaneously, surging electric arcs covered the giant sword, causing it to oscillate at an imperceptible amplitude—a high-frequency resonance effect produced by electromagnetic gathering.

This indicated that the power was beyond Li Ming’s control, but it also came with extreme cutting force.

This series of actions was fluid like flowing water. As the electric arcs enveloped the giant sword, the entire Mecha charged forward, the thunderous giant sword swooping down.

Hiley tried to counter with the Rock Shield but failed to withstand the blow. The electric currents dissipating in the air made his scalp tingle, his muscles swelled into dark yellow stone chunks.

But in the next instant, he was cleaved in two by the thunderous giant sword, his body split apart, the wounds charred black. His formidable life force meant he didn’t die instantly, writhing on the ground in extreme pain.

"This... this..."

The sight struck Chen Dahai, who was also severely injured, like a lightning bolt; it made him recall many things, and he looked at Li Ming in horror, "It was you, you killed Lady Caroline!"

His heart was swept by a storm.

What!?

Chen Yan, crouching in a corner, couldn’t help but lift her head, her expression stiffened.

It was Li Ming who killed Lady Caroline?

Before she could contemplate further, she saw Chen Dahai howling as he too was cut in half.

These two, who she had revered as almighty C-level life forms, were slaughtered by Li Ming as easily as chopping vegetables.

She stared in stunned silence until a shadow enveloped her.

Unknown to her, the armor Li Ming had worn was now nowhere to be seen, and in his hand, he held the fragment of the white dwarf star.

Lighter than he expected, he could still extract metal energy from it.

"I, I..." Tears brimmed in Chen Yan’s eyes, and she looked at Li Ming in terror, "I didn’t want to, I had no choice..."

"Don’t be afraid, you didn’t have a choice, I understand," Li Ming said with a smile.

Seeing Li Ming’s warm demeanor, the terror in Chen Yan’s heart eased slightly.

But in the next instant, she heard him say leisurely, "But I hope you can understand me too."

Chen Yan’s expression became blank as her pupils constricted, the sword struck, and her delicate head burst open.

Li Ming shook his head, spent two seconds in remembrance, then set about his usual business, disrupting the scene.

Without needing to ask Chen Yan too much, the plan was actually quite simple. After finding Chen Yan, the two seeds, Hiley, and Chen Dahai, were ready to use her to capture Li Ming and take him away from here.

This black stone was contraband, easily brought into the headquarters.