Chapter 1183: Chapter 606: Adam: My Resolve Surpasses Yours!
"Adam." Malcolm said in a low voice, "Shepherd’s connections are remarkable; killing him would have the biggest impact."
"Are you out of your mind?"
"Trust me, it’s best to kill him." Adam looked at Gutierrez.
"You need to give me a reason." Gutierrez was noncommittal; an X Level Life Form is invaluable.
"I will give you a satisfactory answer afterward, but I must kill him now." Adam looked directly at Gutierrez, "I guarantee it in the name of the Holy Emperor of the Empire."
Gutierrez furrowed his brow slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Hemod..."
As soon as the name was called, Gutierrez stopped again, looking displeased, "Who let you in?"
It seemed like someone had broken into Gutierrez’s room; the quality of the Star Alliance personnel was deteriorating.
Adam and Malcolm instinctively thought.
Gutierrez’s side had already muted, and they couldn’t hear anything.
"Urgent intelligence from the servant room." The officer reporting at the front desk was sweating profusely, his body trembling.
"Bring it here." Gutierrez sensed something was wrong and extended his hand, causing the smart terminal in the officer’s hand to drop into his own.
At a glance, he stood up abruptly, his face changed dramatically, "Is this real?"
"The other side provided a series of video materials, supposedly from internal members of the High-level Life Form Union..." the officer quickly reported, "According to our analysis, the accuracy of the message is over 90%..."
"Immediately dispatch all available X Level Life Forms to those coordinates." Gutierrez promptly issued a series of orders.
After gesturing for his subordinates to leave, his face changed, and he then connected to the virtual meeting room.
Shooting a glance at Adam and Malcolm, he said flatly, "Hemod, follow my instructions, don’t question it, take Kashmir’s Spear and the Star Alliance people, and withdraw first."
Two almost tangible gazes fell on Gutierrez.
Malcolm immediately berated angrily, "Adam’s gone mad, and so have you, Gutierrez, what are you doing!"
"Withdraw now, do you want to become an interstellar laughingstock?"
"I’m not mistaken, Hemod, leave with your people now." Gutierrez emphasized again, before looking at the two, a cold smile slowly appearing on his lips, "Soon you’ll know what I’m doing."
He didn’t give the two a chance to react and ended the communication immediately.
Adam took a deep breath, Malcolm’s face was ashen.
...
Hemod’s face was inscrutable, with Kashmir’s Spear in hand pointing toward the central area, the surrounding X Level Life Forms had already surrounded Anduin and the others.
Anduin’s mind was still somewhat chaotic, and he couldn’t help but look at Li Ming, as if to ask, where’s your mentor?
"Wait..." The one who stopped everyone this time was Hemod, his expression changing as he withdrew Kashmir’s Spear and finally said flatly, "Star Alliance people, come with me."
Go? Where?
Everyone couldn’t help but look over.
Li Ming’s heart relaxed slightly; it seemed there were no issues on that side. The previous "game" really made him uneasy.
"Don’t you understand my words? Star Alliance people, come with me! Withdraw!" Hemod’s voice was like thunder, also filled with anger.
First deceived by Adam, and now having to withdraw, he was also quite displeased.
Withdraw... troops?
The Empire’s representative’s cheek twitched, unable to hold back, "Hemod, what the hell is going on?"
"Who told you to withdraw?" the Federation representative reprimanded.
Why withdraw again?
Anduin’s face bore an indescribable expression; this series of changes left him not knowing how to react.
The Star Alliance’s X Level Life Forms slowly followed, also quite hesitant.
When the action plan was drawn up, it wasn’t like this; how did it become a "game" on site, and now troops need to withdraw.
Hemod ignored everyone, he was very displeased too, directly leaving through the door, turning into a flowing light heading further away.
The other Star Alliance members saw Hemod wasn’t pretending, they didn’t delay either and hurriedly followed, reducing the number of on-site X Level Life Forms by one-third instantly.
Anduin’s face changed as he suddenly raised his hand, a large number of runes surged forth.
The surrounding X Level Life Forms immediately surrounded and reprimanded loudly.
But it was only discovered that the palace overhead was gradually becoming transparent.
The previously sprawling Star Alliance fleet was actually withdrawing toward the perimeter, gathering a large number of media ships around.
"Are they really going to withdraw?"
Empire and Federation people were perplexed.
This time... it should be Azure Dragon’s doing, Anduin cautiously speculated.
Li Ming also looked up toward the departing Star Alliance fleet; as soon as they withdrew further, Reynolds and Mikhail could isolate the inside and outside, wrapping things up.
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"Your Excellency, are we really going to retreat?"
In the office, the officer issuing orders hesitantly asked, "The servant room speculates this news came at just the right time, it probably can’t be unrelated to Azure Dragon."
"Hmph." Gutierrez sneered, "Not only unrelated, I’m certain he’s the one manipulating everything behind the scenes."
"Then you still..."
"Because this operation is essentially retaliatory; the benefits we might gain are limited. Fighting over one Li Ming with two other civilizations isn’t worth it. It’s better to use this opportunity to uncover the secrets of the Red River Star Stream."
Gutierrez said in a low voice, "They’re definitely not willing to easily disclose the secret to me. By not assuming a high posture initially, dragging out the time longer gives them more time to shift things, making such opportunities rarer."
As soon as his voice fell, a virtual screen popped up on the smart terminal in front of him, showing Adam and Malcolm.
"Look at these two old friends, see how troublesome they are." Gutierrez waved his hand, and after his subordinates left and waited for a moment, he connected.
"Gutierrez..." Malcolm’s expression was solemn, immediately saying:
"We have an agreement that you cannot use the Holy Castle or Azure Dragon’s affairs to threaten us into revealing the secrets of the Red River Star Stream."
The two of them were closely following Gutierrez, and received the Dominator Laboratory’s report, naturally shocked and angry but could only negotiate with Gutierrez now.
Gutierrez shook his head lightly, "I’m not actively threatening, but the coordinates are already in my hands. Are you telling me to turn a deaf ear? Should I still keep my position as Star Alliance Chairman?"
"Can’t you see Azure Dragon’s handiwork in this?" Malcolm emphasized loudly, "He wants to overturn the situation!"
At this critical juncture, the coordinates of the Dominator Laboratory suddenly leaked, and the direct beneficiary is Azure Dragon; even without evidence, it’s easy to pinpoint him.
"See it, and then what?" Gutierrez retorted.
This is Azure Dragon’s brilliance; even if exposed, how can he act like it never happened?
Malcolm glared coldly at him, but Adam suddenly spoke, "That coordinate houses a Dominator Level Titan’s corpse."
Gutierrez suddenly looked over, shocked.
"Adam!" Malcolm shouted angrily.
Adam turned a deaf ear, his expression serene, continuing:
"The corpse was discovered deep in Red River Star Stream; we’re currently researching it and seem to have found a path to the Ultimate Life Form. We can allow you to join and share all research data."
"Dominator Level corpse... Ultimate Life Form..." Gutierrez absorbed the suddenly revealed information, muttering softly, "This secret is even more critical than I imagined."
Malcolm’s breathing was rapid; he and Adam had briefly exchanged ideas before.
It was not supposed to be like this; they had researched for years, only to expose it to the Star Alliance without even discussing terms?
What’s going on with Adam? He had deviated from the plan from the start.
Gutierrez slightly relaxed his mind and was also surprised; he thought it would stretch for a long while, requiring more concessions.
Only then would the other side reluctantly reveal the secret to him.
He was even unsure if he could genuinely learn the secret this time.
After all, Holy Castle is still proceeding, making it impractical to completely break relations.
Unexpectedly, Adam disclosed the entire secret right away.
Adam’s eyes were deep, "I have only one request, bring your people back; if Azure Dragon wants to overturn the situation, we’ll crush him down!"
"Additionally, I want Li Ming."