Chapter 297 Welcome to the Death Trap

"of course."

Yunming put his sunglasses back on, concealing the murderous intent surging in his eyes. "My deputy, Black Crow, will be in contact with you."

He will deliver the space anchor to the designated location two hours before the operation.

He suddenly chuckled softly, "But let me make this clear from the start: if you dare to betray our cooperation..."

The lightning suddenly surged, splitting the metal table beside him in two. "I guarantee you'll suffer even more than Morgana."

Three days later, on the outer edge of Beta Sagittarius.

Black Crow, accompanied by twenty of his men, hovered in the void, gazing at the reactor in the distance that emitted an eerie purple light.

Yunming's voice came through his communicator: "Remember, you are only allowed to feign an attack, and you are not allowed to linger in battle."

Once Rose and her group have succeeded, they should immediately retreat.

"clear."

Black Crow twitched his lips, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth. "Let those angels see that we're not pushovers."

He turned to his subordinates and ordered, "Activate the electromagnetic interference missiles and turn the defense system upside down!"

Meanwhile, Rose and others teleported to the top of the reactor using a space anchor.

Zhao Xin swung his spear, knocking the heavy metal cover away: "Follow me! Be careful not to trigger the alarm!"

As everyone rapidly descended the ventilation duct, Rose suddenly raised her hand to signal them to stop: "Wait! There's an energy fluctuation!"

Lena's wings trembled slightly: "They're dark energy mechs! At least three are moving in our direction!"

She turned to Zhao Xin and said, "You lead the men and continue forward. Rose and I will stay behind to hold them off!"

Zhao Xin nodded and led his two teammates deeper into the area.

As soon as Lena and Rose emerged from the ventilation shaft, they were forced back by the oncoming dark energy beams.

A 20-meter-tall mech appeared at the end of the corridor, its cannons flashing with a dangerous purple light: "Intruder detected, elimination procedure initiated."

Rose instantly opened a spatial wormhole, teleporting the beam of light to a distant location: "Lena! There are energy nodes at its joints, attack there!"

Before she could finish speaking, two more mechs flanked them from both sides, their dark energy chains coiling around them like venomous snakes.

Lena raised her hands high, and the power of the blazing sun transformed into a giant blade of light: "Slice me open!"

The light blade collided with the chain, unleashing a deafening roar.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xin had arrived at the energy hub. Staring at the mountain-like energy core before him, cold sweat beaded on his forehead: "If this thing explodes, the entire planet will be reduced to dust..."

He took a deep breath and attached the explosive device to the core surface. Suddenly, a sinister laugh came from behind him: "Want to destroy it? Not so easy."

Morgana's illusory form materialized in mid-air. "That Yunming guy really can't be trusted, but it's alright—"

The phantom transformed into countless dark energy tentacles, saying, "I've already prepared a great gift for you."

Zhao Xin's pupils contracted sharply as Black Crow's furious roar came through the communicator: "We've fallen for their trap! Large numbers of reinforcements have arrived on the perimeter! We can't hold them off!"

At the reactor core, the countdown timer for the detonation device suddenly began to tick in reverse, and Morgana's voice echoed throughout the space: "Welcome to the Death Trap."

"Three minutes left."

Yunming's voice rang in everyone's ears through the communicator, a metallic, hoarse tone.

Lena crouched behind the giant tree, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the energy core of the solar flare. "Yunming, are you sure the intelligence hasn't been tampered with? This forest is eerily quiet."

Morgana likes to use feints and diversions.

Yunming's figure was faintly visible behind the rocks a hundred meters away. The moonlight shone coldly on his silver-gray armor. "Last time she attacked Beishi, she sent her ragtag soldiers to set off fireworks in the suburbs three days in advance."

Zhao Xin suddenly gripped the spear at his waist, his pupils contracting sharply: "There's movement! At least twenty demon warriors within three hundred meters to the southeast!"

Rose had already set up her god-slaying sniper rifle, her breathing becoming heavy through the scope: "It's the advance team; Morgana's flagship should be there."

"Above your heads."

A soft, feminine voice suddenly ripped through the night sky.

The moment everyone looked up, a purple spatial rift opened in the clouds, and hundreds of Demon Ones swarmed down like locusts.

Yunming suddenly grabbed Reina beside him and rolled backward. A dark matter shell grazed his nose and exploded, cracking the ground.

"Yunming! Is this the ambush you were talking about?!"

Zhao Xin roared and hurled his spear, the tip piercing the chests of three demons. "Morgana knew all about our plan!"

Suddenly, Yunming's communicator crackled with electrical noise, and Morgana's laughter, mixed with mechanical static, came through: "Little lover, do you think you can fool me with the wormhole marking technology of the Time-Space Rose?"

Rose's face turned deathly pale instantly. Only then did she notice that a purple crystal cluster had appeared on the sniper rifle at some point.

"Retreat! Everyone evacuate to the southwest corner!"

Yunming's voice carried an undeniable authority, and a dark golden energy ball had already condensed in his right hand.

Just as Lena was about to retort, a passage suddenly opened up in the demon horde, and Morgana, her body wreathed in purple flames, slowly walked out, with twelve ferocious void creatures floating behind her.

"Yunming, the price you pay for betraying me is watching these ants before you."

Morgana's words came to an abrupt halt as Yunming suddenly turned around and pushed the energy ball straight toward Lena.

"Then! Use it to blast open the spatial barrier!"

Yunming's roar was swallowed up by the sound of the explosion.

Lena instinctively caught the energy ball, the scalding heat from her palm almost burning her skin.

Zhao Xin brandished his spear, repelling the charging demon, and shouted hoarsely, "Yunming, are you crazy? This energy ball is enough to flatten half a mountain!"

"Believe him!"

Rose suddenly grabbed Zhao Xin's cloak and pulled him back quickly. "Yunming said before that Morgana's Void creatures need energy anchors to maintain their existence!"

Yunming had already charged towards Morgana, ancient runes appearing on the surface of his armor, leaving burning footprints on the ground with each step: "Morgana, why do you think I deliberately exposed the wormhole marker?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Morgana's eyes, then she sneered, "You think you can block my Void Engine with this modified divine body?"

She raised her hand and summoned a giant dark matter beam, only to see Yun Ming suddenly disappear from his spot and reappear behind her the next second, holding a black dagger covered in barbs.

"No, I just want to buy time."

Yunming pressed his dagger against Morgana's throat, a maniacal smile spreading across his face. "Lena! Now!"

Lena tossed the energy ball high into the air, and the power of the solar flare erupted in full force at that moment.

Amidst the dazzling golden light, everyone heard a shrill scream as space tore apart, and the void creatures behind Morgana began to twist and disintegrate.

Morgana abruptly broke free from Yunming's grasp, purple energy condensing at her fingertips: "You think you can win like this? I still have more."

"and this!"

Zhao Xin's voice came from above.

Everyone looked up and saw Ge Xiaolun, the Galactic Force, descending from the sky with the Male Core in his hand, the golden torrent of energy completely engulfing the remaining demons.

Morgana's expression changed drastically, and she vanished in a streak of purple light amidst the energy blast. As the smoke cleared, Ge Xiaolun landed beside Yun Ming, his armor still emitting wisps of smoke: "Your plan was really risky, kid. If Rose hadn't warned me beforehand..."

His words were interrupted by Yunming's cough, who knelt on one knee, black blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his silver-gray armor covered in cracks.

"Yunming!"

Lena rushed over to support him, "Did you overload your divine body?"

Yunming forced a smile and pointed in the direction Morgana had disappeared: "Her Void Engine had a defect, so I coated it on the dagger."

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted.

Zhao Xin picked up the black dagger and examined it closely in the moonlight: "The purple liquid on it... is it the core energy of Godslayer One?"

Rose crouched down to examine Yunming's injuries, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper: "He forcibly analyzed Morgana's void data, and his divine body couldn't withstand the burden."

Ge Xiaolun sighed and put the male core into his spatial ring: "Let's take him back to the base first."

Although she won by a narrow margin this time, Morgana will not give up easily.

"That kid Yunming."

He looked at the unconscious Yun Ming, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, "It reminds me of the Galactic Force back then."

On the way back, Rose suddenly spoke up: "Yunming said before that he had a backup plan, in addition to contacting Ge Xiaolun, he had other plans."

During the operational meeting, he repeatedly emphasized that I should open the wormhole at the critical moment.

Zhao Xin stroked his spear thoughtfully: "So, he intended to use himself as bait from the very beginning?"

Lena tightened her grip on Yunming's hand, the sunlight flickering on her fingertips: "No matter what, we owe him a favor this time."

When he wakes up, I'll ask him just how many secrets he's still keeping from us.

As night deepened, the convoy sped towards the Super Soldier Company base.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the universe, inside Morgana's flagship, purple energy surged wildly in her palm.

She looked at the void particles stained with Yunming's blood in her hand, a dangerous smile curving her lips: "Interesting, very interesting. Yunming, our game has only just begun."

General Dukao raised his hand to signal, his voice low but reassuring: "Don't panic, analyze the data stream and see if we can capture the complete image."

His gaze was fixed on the distorted screen, his knuckles white from pressing the console so hard.

Lena bit her lip, her bangs sticking to her skin with sweat: "General, the interference is too strong, it's like someone is stirring up a mess in the data stream!"

She suddenly slammed her hand on the control panel. "Wait! The energy fluctuations are regular, like... simulating some kind of frequency resonance!"

Zhao Xin slammed his spear heavily on the ground, the metallic clang echoing through the cabin: "Who cares about the frequency! Let's just fire a cannon!"

The veins on his neck bulged, and his eyes burned with rage.

"reckless!"

Dukao reprimanded without turning his head, "Any attack before understanding the other party's purpose may play right into their hands."

"Qilin, you and Ruimengmeng inspect the ship's defenses to prevent any sudden intrusion into physical space."

Qi Lin nodded crisply, her tactical boots clicking on the metal floor: "Understood! Mengmeng, let's go!"

Rui Mengmeng jogged to catch up, and the two figures quickly disappeared around the corner of the cabin.

Ge Xiaolun was still staring at the screen when he suddenly gasped, "Look! Those women... what are they holding?"

In the scene, a woman with eerie blue lightning crackling around her fingertips is playfully throwing it at Yunming, while a transparent protective shield rises around Yunming, deflecting all the lightning.

"Energy emission?"

Dukao's pupils contracted sharply. "This level of control is something no ordinary soldier could achieve."

"Lena, contact Angel Yan immediately and see if the Angel Civilization has similar technology."

Just as Lena was about to press the communication button, the screen suddenly flickered violently, and the image clarity increased dramatically.

Yunming tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass. His slender fingers brushed through the hair of the woman beside him. Suddenly, he turned his head and stared straight at the screen, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

In that instant, it was as if his gaze pierced through the virtual signal and met the eyes of everyone on the Juxia.

"He's watching us!"

Zhao Xin took a half step back, nearly dropping his spear. "This is impossible! This is just image transmission!"

"No, this is live footage."

Dukao's voice was deep as he pulled up the energy spectrum graph. "Look, the signal delay is almost zero, and..."

He zoomed in on the bottom right corner of the image. "The stain on Yunming's cuffs didn't exist two seconds ago, which means what we're seeing is what's happening right now."

The cabin fell into dead silence, with only the increasingly piercing hum of the instruments.

Ge Xiaolun suddenly grabbed his coat from the chair: "I don't care who he is! Lead the team and kill him! We can't let this dangerous person get away with it!"

"sit down!"

Dukao whirled around, his aged face contorted with rage. "You don't even know where they are! Blindly acting will only lead to your death!"

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and continued, "Now, we need to figure out three things: Yunming's true identity, why he took the initiative to expose himself, and the carrier of this mysterious energy."

"Lena, initiate a full-band scan, focusing on detecting abnormal fluctuations in quantum entangled states."

Just as Lena was about to make a move, she suddenly cried out, "Ah!"

He jumped up with a start: "General! The main system has been reverse-engineered! The enemy is reading our battle plans!"

She frantically typed on the keyboard, cold sweat soaking the back of her combat uniform. "The firewall is about to give way!"

Zhao Xin rushed forward to smash the control panel, but Dukao stopped him: "Don't be impulsive! This is exactly what they want! Lena, disconnect all non-essential system connections and activate the air wall!"

Just then, Yunming stood up on the screen, shook off the water droplets, and the light gauze slipped down, revealing the strange patterns on his chest.

He slowly accepted the robe handed to him by the maid, then suddenly spoke into the screen, his voice still clearly audible even after being distorted by the electricity: "Everyone on the Great Gorge, how have you been?"

The people inside the cabin were struck dumb.

Ge Xiaolun pointed at the screen and roared, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Yunming chuckled as he fastened his belt: "Let me introduce myself, Yunming, just a leisurely person looking for fun."

As for the purpose…

He paused deliberately, a mocking glint in his eyes, "Guess why I chose this moment to show you what you shouldn't see?"

Dukao's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's: "You couldn't have hacked into our system just to show off."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"Smart people are worry-free."

Yunming snapped his fingers, and the screen suddenly switched to satellite images of major cities around the world. "I'm not interested in your technology, but I am very interested in your 'potential'."

Do you see these points of light?

(End of this chapter)

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