"He’s just a flower in a greenhouse, a honey pot... honey pot..."
Robbin said half of it, only to feel an increasing ache in his heart, angrily saying:
"Butler, didn’t you say that one must go through hardships to become somebody? I see Li Ming rather at ease, and the guy doesn’t seem to have any flaws."
"Who the hell designed that stupid-ass program? Just give me the thing and be done with it, what’s with all this testing bullshit."
The skull on the bedside table flickered with green light, "One day, your name will be sung throughout the universe, and all the hardships you have endured will be worth it."
Robbin sighed, "Are you saying that, given Li Ming’s development potential, his ultimate achievement will be lower than mine?"
The butler was silent for a long time before he said, "There are many things I can’t tell you right now, I can only say that development potential cannot determine many things."
Robbin shook his head, knowing that he was actually luckier than many others, but Li Ming’s treatment made him jealous.
"Forget it, maybe I’ve been too comfortable lately, feeling too many sentiments. I’ll take your auspicious words, but don’t disappoint me with the stuff you’re hiding." Robbin’s mood was lifted again.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a thunderous noise. Without thinking, he instinctively lay down on the ground.
Immediately after, the metal walls exploded abruptly.
He could vaguely hear a suppressed roar of anger, "Azure Dragon!"
"Who?" Robbin was momentarily stunned and carefully crawled out the door.
The entire base was now sounding alarms, a fearsome Life Form was suspended in mid-air, its face ferocious, its body covered in grey cracks like mottled tree bark, with gray energy twisting the space around it.
"Fu... Fusi?" Robbin was taken aback.
Fuck, this S-class Life Form went berserk?
Has Li Ming screwed up?
"But... butler?" He swallowed.
"I cannot take you off this planet." The skull transmitted a psychic wave.
"Fuck, what if this guy destroys the whole planet?" Robbin exclaimed in fear.
Ulrich and Connet, who were left at the base, had already rushed over, and upon sensing the frightening presence emanating from the other party, were both flabbergasted.
"Where did this S-class Life Form come from?"
"No, this is Fusi!" Ulrich’s expression sharpened as he recognized her.
Fusi was actually an S-class Life Form.
Ulrich was greatly shocked, as he recalled the scene of him forcing Fusi to kneel before Li Ming, he felt a chill in his heart.
"Lord Azure Dragon had long seen through my hiding..." Fusi coldly watched Ulrich.
Is she talking to me?
No, Ulrich realized and turned around; sure enough.
Li Ming had already arrived behind him at some point, but his expression was very calm, followed by that luminescent blue Mechanical Body.
"What exactly did Lord Azure Dragon do to me!" Fusi demanded coldly, even though she could tear the base apart with a thought, she was still holding back severely.
Azure Dragon’s methods filled her with fear and the unknown, and she became even more wary in her heart, even having the vague feeling that Azure Dragon was watching her in secret.
She instinctively thought it was Azure Dragon’s doing, never associating it with Li Ming, nor did she believe that Li Ming had such means.
"Please calm your anger, your Excellency." Li Ming said soothingly.
"Bring out Lord Azure Dragon!" Fusi roared, the power to rend heaven and earth suppressed within her seemingly frail body.
No one could remain calm in the face of this, and after revealing her hidden nature, she could perceive more clearly that decline was not the last.
There would be others in the future, and it might even cause her to fall from her status as an S-class Life Form.
"What’s going on?" Robbin was puzzled, wondering why Fusi was acting like a woman scorned, shouting and screaming here, with none of the composed demeanor of an S-class Life Form.
"It’s really impossible to communicate with your attitude, your Excellency." Li Ming shook his head, sighed, seeming very disappointed.
Ulrich’s heart was in his throat, and although he had great confidence in Azure Dragon, Fusi was too close to them.
"How can Li Ming be so fierce?" Robbin lay on the ground, looking at the calm and composed Li Ming.
Even as an A-level life form, he seemed no different from an ant in front of an S-rank life form. So young yet with such a stable mindset?
Thinking this, his old face turned red, and he lowered his head to glance at the floor, quietly standing up.
After all, I’ve fought my way through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, he muttered to himself.
Fusi’s anger was surging, but given the situation she might face, she had no choice but to suppress her emotions.
To everyone’s astonishment, she actually reined in her aura and reverted to looking like Fusi, barely managing to say, "I come here without ill intent; please, Lord Azure Dragon, remove this... thing from me."
She suspected it might be some kind of advanced genetic virus.
"Damn, what did Azure Dragon do to her to make her so humble?" Robbin was dumbfounded, it was clear to anyone observing.
Fusi was definitely very angry just now, but she forcefully held it back, evident from her wariness and even fear of Azure Dragon.
"No ill intent?" Li Ming just smiled, "An S-rank life form lurking by my side, claiming no ill intent?"
"I’m from the Sister’s Heretical Cult; you should be familiar with this name," Fusi introduced herself, patiently explaining.
The Sister’s Heretical Cult?
Ulrich and Connet looked at each other, their expressions odd.
Are they here for the Genetic Seed? They sent an S-rank life form in person?
On hearing this name, Robbin was at first startled, then his cheeks ballooned into the color of a liver, grinding his teeth in anger.
"You want to turn my offspring into your tools, that’s not without ill intent, right?" Li Ming shook his head, a cold look in the depths of his eyes.
Fusi grew impatient at heart, unwilling to talk more with Azure Dragon’s student, "Have Lord Azure Dragon come out and talk to me; I will give him a satisfactory explanation."
"I have full authority to represent my teacher," Li Ming emphasized.
"You represent?" Fusi’s complexion cooled, and like a gray mist exploding, she vanished from the spot, intending to grab Li Ming and use him as leverage.
The methods of Azure Dragon were too terrifying. Without removing this genetic virus, she could find no peace.
Since Azure Dragon valued Li Ming so much, then...
She was very confident in herself; at such close proximity, even Azure Dragon wouldn’t have time to...
Before the thought even finished, her expression underwent a drastic change as she saw the Mechanical Body standing behind Li Ming suddenly burst forth with azure electric arcs, taking a step forward.
Now standing in front of Li Ming, the Mechanical Body raised its arm, looking quite ordinary.
A mere A-Level Mechanical Body, easily torn apart, not even capable of breaking her Energy Barrier. She didn’t take it seriously, her only target was Li Ming.
The distance between them was extremely close, in the time it took for a thought to occur, Li Ming was still standing there, seemingly without reaction.
However, a deadly threat emanated from his side as the Mechanical Body’s fist smashed through her Energy Barrier, a terrifying and pure power bursting forth, far exceeding the power of an A-Level Mechanical Body.
Her Genetic Seed was quite special, endowed with various unique abilities, which made her slightly weaker in head-to-head combat.
The punch was massive and heavy, landing on Fusi’s left abdomen. Her eyes bulged, as if she heard the sound of her own bones breaking.
The shockwave surged, and thanks to Thunder being purely physical force, the blast was all internal to Fusi’s body, otherwise the shockwave alone would have been enough to tear apart the recently constructed base.
Fusi was uncontrollably flung away, crashing through the base’s wall.
Before she could respond, Thunder was already on her tail, a storm of close-quarter strikes suddenly hitting her. Countless forceful blows landed on her each second.
Shattering layer after layer of her protective grey-white energy, causing ripples to spread across her skin, leaving behind dents. The intense pain washed over her nerves like waves, the ground cracking along her path.
The shockwaves in the base made it impossible for Robbin to open his eyes, he was dumbfounded, his mind in a fog.
Fusi got flung away? But she’s an S-rank life form!
"Butler, did you see that..."
He shook the Skull in his hands without realizing it.