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Chapter 447 - 237 Eyes in the Shadows: The Hope of Dark Night_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 237 Eyes in the Shadows: The Hope of Dark Night_2

Taipo made his way back to his room, drawing odd looks from the staff along the way.

Emerging from Taipo’s shadow, Li Ming’s eyes flickered; he didn’t opt to kill Des upon the meeting.

On one hand, he considered the reactions of Connet and the others; having just arrived, if Des died, they would inevitably suspect them.

In that situation, Brother would create an uproar, causing quite a stir.

On the other hand, he realized that Des might still serve another purpose.

"However, lurking in the shadows makes it easy to be perceived," murmured Li Ming, frowning slightly. At the moment when his intention to kill became apparent, Des, a B-Level life form, got a hint of it, not to mention A-Level life forms.

"How can I enhance this concealment..."

After this experiment, he found that [Shadow Sting] was quite powerful, but he needed to reduce the chance of being detected by the target.

After thinking for a long while, he suddenly startled and muttered, "So that’s how you use the Concealing Blessing."

...

As Li Ming and his group arrived at the Torch Organization,

at the Starship Ruins, now reduced to wreckage, the main treasures had been divided up by Li Ming’s group, leaving the remnants to be scavenged clean by the local scavengers.

The huge, broken starship was now truly just an empty shell; even the internal ecological life support devices had been dismantled and taken away.

On the thick, decaying framework, Dark Night, carrying a long black case on his back, surveyed his surroundings. Partial metal scraps floated by, and several life forms in bulky combat suits lay around.

He was entirely in an interstellar environment but did nothing in terms of protection.

"Too late again," he sighed, opening his smart terminal to enter the Black Hole Network.

The interface seemed completely different from regular ones; many of the icons had gold patterns on the edges.

There was an unread message in the backend, revealing the intelligence he purchased—

"According to insider information from Yitelan Civilization, it has been confirmed that Mechanical Azure Dragon and three other A-Level life forms have headed to the Torch Organization."

In this text, several terms were highlighted in bright blue, like "Yitelan Civilization," "Mechanical Azure Dragon"...

"Torch Organization?" Dark Night’s expression turned puzzled, "Why does this name seem to clash with me?"

He clicked on "Torch Organization," which opened a new payment-required page.

Dark Night, evidently used to this, paid two million Star Coins, and a large amount of text refreshed on the screen.

"...an active local resistance organization in the Northern Crown Star Ring—Silver Star Cluster, established in...

"...mostly comprised of members who joined due to persecution by the advanced Yitelan Civilization..."

"...once also supported by a mysterious organization..."

Reading through this, Dark Night’s face grew darker.

Not being familiar with the place, he could not contact this organization.

He proceeded to click on each bright blue text, opening various payment pages, spending tens of millions of Star Coins, and finally saw a familiar name.

"...324 years ago, the Torch Organization suffered an unprecedented severe blow, with high-level betrayal and all three A-Level life forms were killed; Saint Revolution Organization extended a helping hand that barely allowed their survival..."

"Saint Revolution..." he mumbled, then opened his contacts to search, finally finding someone to try to initiate communication.

After a prolonged ringing, it got through, the voice raspy, mixed with surprise: "Dark Night? I heard you pulled off a big move in the Star Abyss Empire. Not busy fleeing, but you have time to contact me?"

"Wendell, do you remember the Torch Organization?" Dark Night asked directly.

"Torch Organization?" Wendell hesitated at first.

"An active local resistance organization in the Silver Group." Dark Night reminded.

"Recalling now, Silver Star Cluster, near the Northern Crown Star Ring of Star Abyss Empire." Wendell realized, "Indeed, there was a local resistance organization, and a fascinating civilization—they actually mastered communication technology with Dimensional Creatures, then got wiped out."

"But those who survived seemed to have all joined that Torch Organization, causing quite some trouble."

"Do you have their leader’s contact information?" Dark Night inquired.

"What are you planning? Did they provoke you?" Wendell asked back.

"Some matters." Dark Night did not elaborate.

"Ha..." Wendell laughed: "I heard that the Star Abyss Empire has activated a high-dimensional blockade device in the Northern Crown Star Ring and is continuously tightening it. You’re trapped inside, aren’t you?"

Dark Night frowned, not speaking.

"Duke Guya, tsk... you really have guts," Wendell admired, then changed his tone: "How about this, you tell me who hired you to assassinate Duke Guya."

"I’ll give you the contact information of the leader of the Torch Organization."

"Get lost!" Dark Night’s brow furrowed tighter, and Wendell sighed, "If that’s the case, then there’s nothing I can do."

"Don’t forget, you still owe me a life."

Wendell hesitated briefly, helplessly said: "Oh well, you tell me why you want to contact the Torch Organization, and I’ll give you the leader’s contact information."

Dark Night hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Phantom Hunter is damaged, I need someone to repair it."

"Oh?" Wendell was taken aback: "Your gun is damaged? No wonder you can’t escape."

"But are you sure such a small place would have someone who can repair your gun?"

Dark Night frowned and said: "There’s a Mechanic called Azure Dragon, it seems possible."

"Azure Dragon? A Mechanic might not work... huh?" Wendell spoke halfway and stopped, seemingly checking information.

"This Azure Dragon, isn’t from the Silver Star Cluster? Not even from Northern Crown Star Ring... Interesting, but he doesn’t seem to be a Casting Star Mechanic either."

"Just repair, maybe a Casting Star Mechanic isn’t necessary." Dark Night shook his head, impatiently said: "I’ve already told you the reason, now it’s your turn."

Wendell sent a digital business card, and simultaneously said: "It seems, you really are at a dead end, putting hope on a path where success is almost invisible."

"If it doesn’t succeed, the famously known Dark Night might just fall..."

"Rest assured, if I escape, I’ll find you first." Dark Night said expressionlessly.

Wendell’s laughter abruptly stopped, helplessly saying:

"Just reminding you, we only gave them a bit of help hundreds of years ago. Such resistance organizations have their own ideas and are steadfast."

"They seem to be busy with some major plan recently, they might not want to contact you."

"Even you asking won’t work?" Dark Night frowned.

Wendell shook his head and scoffed: "What am I considered, if I cannot offer any help nor pose a threat to them, why would they listen to me?"

Dark Night ended the communication directly, touching the black case on his back, looking up at the Silverless Starry Sky, seemingly worried.

Wendell was right, without this gun, he could not break through the high-dimensional blockade, only waiting to be trapped like a turtle in a jar.

Moreover, due to his sudden move some time ago, it seems to have alerted the Star Shining Empire to his presence in the Land of Stars, and the blockade ranged condensed to a few nearby Star Clusters.

"Faint hope..."

...

Torch Organization headquarters, Li Ming was contemplating his numerous Controlled Objects endowed with Concealing Blessing, but Jesaya suddenly came to visit.

"Lord Jesaya," Li Ming greeted, with no ill impression of Jesaya.

His main combat profession, Mechanical Iron Cavalry, was still obtained from the other party.

After entering the room, Jesaya extended his hand, the palm opened revealing a small device, a disruption field immediately enveloped them both.

Li Ming had already checked, there was no monitoring equipment in this room.

The Torch Organization also knew this was superfluous, better to leave a good impression.

"Lord Monroe, has it been repaired?" Jesaya went straight to the point, suppressing his excitement.

"Hmm?" Li Ming was surprised, his eyes flickering slightly: "What Monroe?"

Jesaya suppressed his excitement and explained: "Rest assured, I am a faithful follower of Lord Monroe, I know Monroe has been hiding in the Land of Stars."

"When I saw the silver mechanical body assisting you in combat, I was sure, that was Lord Monroe."