Assassin [ABO]

The east is white, the morning light is slightly bright, and in the dark sky on the eve of dawn, dozens of glowing blue dots can be seen faintly above the dense clouds.And those blue dots are getting bigger at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually showing a standard shape of a spaceship team.

The three layers of energy shields on Planet Omega were all opened, and all personnel retreated to the inner city and entered the battle preparation mode.

The conference hall of the factory was temporarily transformed into a headquarters, and all the monitoring, communication and contact facilities were connected at the same time, because Joshua had already planned it when the factory was built, and all the interfaces and channels of the instruments were reserved OK, so it's pretty efficient to retrofit.

At this time, Joshua and Shen Xiuyun were in the main control room, standing in front of the monitoring screen.When the spaceships in the air approached slowly and entered the detection range of the ground defense automatic scanner, their weapon equipment levels and energy data analysis were immediately transmitted to the optical brain here.

Looking at the lines of characters flashing across the screen, a data analyst said: "From the data point of view, the most lethal weapon they are equipped with is the third-level photon cannon, and the rest are mostly ordinary particle cannons."

"Can our energy shield withstand their attacks?" Shen Xiuyun asked.

"The attack strength should be no problem. It can completely withstand the attack of the third-level photon cannon. But it is not certain whether it can withstand the long-term attack." The analyst said, "It depends on our energy reserves. How long, and it also depends on how many arms the other party is carrying."

"Now make an estimate, and see how long it can last according to the most conservative situation." Shen Xiuyun said to the analyst.

Joshua squinted his eyes at the spaceships that were gradually gathering and encircling, and said with a sneer, "It's just a small Omega planet. Why does Caesarron bring so many people to deal with us with such a big fanfare? It's really not shameful." .”

Shen Xiuyun frowned slightly: "This means that they don't want to kill us."

Joshua was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood what Shen Xiuyun meant.That's right, if you really want to kill them all at once, with Caesarron's current strength, you can send only one long-range warship, and two long-range sixth-level photon cannons can blow up the Omega planet to slag, but now they It took so many manpower to surround them heavily, but there was no attack, which only showed one problem: he wanted to capture them alive.

As for why the scheming First Prince wanted to be captured alive, Joshua could only think of it now because he was afraid of injuring too many lives and triggering public condemnation.But judging from what the current eldest prince is doing, does he really care about public opinion and reputation?Joshua was deeply skeptical.

"Bai Mo hasn't come out of the lab yet?" Shen Xiuyun asked suddenly.

"No." Joshua also had a headache, "Without him, except for a few simple defensive turrets, the counterattack capability of our attack system is not enough in front of Caesarron. The few models he made before Biochemical weapons are only suitable for close-range attacks, and are not very helpful for such spaceship battles. I also hoped that he could come up with a way to improve it, but I didn’t expect that this person would disappear for more than a month after he was imprisoned in the laboratory. The assistant issued a death order, no one can go in, and I don't know what the hell is going on. Do you want me to force my way in and get him out?"

"Let's wait and see." Shen Xiuyun said, and then asked the analyst just now: "Has the result come out?"

The analyst pushed his glasses, "Well, it's conservatively estimated that it can last for three months."

"Three months..." Shen Xiuyun pondered for a moment, then turned around and said to Joshua: "Wait another month, if Bai Mo still hasn't come out by then, it won't be too late to go in and find someone."

The two left the command room and were walking outside. At this moment, voices suddenly sounded in the sky above Planet Omega. Three huge holographic screens appeared in midair at the same time at different angles and orientations.The person on the screen was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Army with a gloomy face. It was the eldest prince Caesarron.

"All the citizens of the Empire on Planet Omega, I am Caesarron. Now the entire planet has been surrounded by the Imperial Army. I know that many of you are innocent people. Don't worry, this siege is only aimed at those who rebel against the government. If you are willing to surrender now, or if you can take the initiative to assist the government in arresting that Omega named Shen Xiuyun, I, Caesarron, assure you that I will never harm you at all, and I will not convict you."

The video uses high-power amplification technology, and it is played in a loop over the entire planet Omega. The voice of Caesarron's persuasion to surrender resounds through the sky, no matter who, where, can clearly hear and see.

Joshua's complexion suddenly became ugly, when Ivan walked in from the outside.

"How is it? How do people outside react?" Joshua asked.

"Those who can escape here cannot survive outside." Ivan glanced at the image of Caesarron in mid-air outside the window, and couldn't help curling his lips mockingly, "Who can escape here from the planet Rama? With the determination to die? It's not so easy to be fooled. But there are a group of new Omegas who are a little scared, and the crying is annoying."

"The more this is the case, the more we can't relax our vigilance." Joshua was slightly relieved when he heard what Ivan said, but he still instructed: "Pay special attention to a few important positions, and you must use reliable people."

"Speaking of reliable people, I caught a suspicious person today. He was originally an Alpha, but he concealed his identity and pretended to be an Omega." When Ivan said this, his face was particularly ugly, and his eyes narrowed, as if he had been thinking for a while. lower teeth.

Joshua keenly saw this small detail in his eyes, and asked calmly, "Huh? Who?"

"I brought him to you, you can deal with it yourself." Ivan said in a bad tone, strode to the door and opened it.

Shen Xiuyun and Joshua looked at the door together, and then they were all stunned.

I saw that there was a big cage outside, and there was a big living person locked in the cage!

Ivan walked over with a blank expression, and pushed the cage in. The people in the cage were shackled on their hands and feet, sitting on the ground with their knees hugged, looking up at Ivan pitifully, with a piece of cloth stuffed in their mouths.

Shen Xiuyun looked at Ivan in confusion, "Why do you need to gag his mouth?"

Ivan glanced at the man in the cage with gloomy eyes, and said, "He's very noisy, so he blocked the cleanliness."

Shen Xiuyun asked again: "What does he do?"

Ivan said: "The newly recruited mech master."

Shen Xiuyun couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He heard that a capable person came to the Mecha Department recently. He demolished all the mechas repaired by the Mecha Department in the past two years overnight, and was almost beaten to death by all the mecha masters.However, within a month, he repaired more than 200 mechas by himself alone, and those mechas that passed through his hands were different from the defective ones that were barely spliced ​​together before, as if they were rebuilt. Rejuvenated, it was only a level three scrapped mecha, but he was transformed into a level four mecha, and each one was perfect, without any flaws.The people in the mecha department were shocked. If Shen Xiuyun hadn't been too busy recently and couldn't spare time, he would also have wanted to meet this genius, but he didn't expect to finally meet him today, but in such a way.

Joshua looked at the Alpha man locked in the cage, and then at Ivan with a black face next to him, as if he suddenly understood something, and there was a trace of teasing in his eyes, "Ivan, this man has faked his identity, and he is here again. For such an important department as the Mech Department, if we want to interrogate him, let him speak."

Ivan's expression stiffened obviously, but he still walked over and pulled the cloth out of the man's mouth.

The man's mouth was finally freed, he moved his numb jaw, then raised his eyes, and said "cold beauty" to Ivan with affection.

"Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will stab you to death!" Ivan gave the man a fierce look.

The blond-haired and blue-eyed man stopped talking immediately, but kept winking at Ivan.

"How did you find out that he was hiding his identity?" Joshua asked.

Ivan clenched his fists slowly, and looked at the mecha master with a dangerous look.He really couldn't say it, he couldn't say that he was discovered because this man came to flirt with him in broad daylight.

"He... came to talk to me." Ivan finally said this.

Both Shen Xiuyun and Joshua were not fools, and they knew what was going on when they saw the way that Alpha looked at Ivan.

Joshua found it interesting, but Shen Xiuyun was indifferent. He just walked to the cage, looked down at the man and asked, "Who are you, why are you hiding your identity?"

"My name is Lanka." Facing Shen Xiuyun, who was covered in cold air, the handsome blond man said cheerfully, like a new friend introducing himself, "I'm a mecha master."

"Let me ask you why you want to hide your identity." Shen Xiuyun repeated the question without any smile on his face.

The mech master looked at Ivan aggrievedly, but the other party didn't even look at him, so he had to confess honestly: "I heard that Alpha will not be assigned an important position when he comes to Planet Omega. Master Jia, if you can't be reused after entering the Mecha Department, what's the point?"

"Then how did you get past the security check?"

"Isn't the security check just pricking your finger for a blood test? I used someone else's blood!" Lanka said very frankly. "When I pricked my fingers, I put them on the machine, and no one looked at me at that time."

Shen Xiuyun and Joshua looked at each other, and they both saw vigilance and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

"I'm going to arrange to re-verify the identity of all the staff now." Ivan also saw the problem and said.

"Well, but don't make it obvious, it will easily cause panic." Joshua reminded.

"I see."

After Ivan finished speaking, he left without even looking at Lanka. Lanka looked at him sadly, and followed him until he went out and could no longer see him.

Shen Xiuyun asked for Lanka to be taken out.

Joshua kept looking at the blond mecha master, as if he was thinking about something.

"This person is very useful to us now, but his identity is too suspicious. It is best to send someone to check the mechs he has modified to see if there is any problem." Shen Xiuyun said.

"Well, I'll make arrangements in a moment." Joshua nodded, and muttered to himself again: "But...why does this person look familiar to me? I seem to have seen him somewhere before."

"Can you find out?"

"Give me a few days." Joshua said, "I've heard about this person's ability. If it can be used, it will be very beneficial to us now. It is best not to waste such a talent."

The holographic image of Caesarron's surrender was projected directly from the high altitude of the spaceship, so Shen Xiuyun and the others had no choice but to let him bewitch people here.After the image circulated in mid-air for a whole day, although the people under the protection of the energy shield did not say that they would surrender, their emotions were more or less affected.

When it was still dark the next day, the holographic image suddenly disappeared, and a few minutes later, it was replaced by a huge bright red countdown.

At the same time, His Royal Highness Caesarron announced that after the countdown ended, he would launch an attack on Planet Omega. At that time, all those who did not repent would not be pardoned. When the city was broken, they were waiting for the moment of punishment.

This trick is undoubtedly ingenious. Compared with the impact of the surrender, this kind of countdown with a sense of psychological pressure can arouse people's panic and fear.

Finally, after the ten-hour countdown began, some voices began to spread in the inner city. Finally, some people who couldn't stand the pressure felt like leaving.

"Hmph, this group of people with no moral integrity ran here to seek refuge in the most difficult time, and they would run away whenever they encountered problems, cowards!" Ivan was very angry.

"Send a message later, all those who want to leave, send them out through the secret passage at night." Joshua said.

Ivan was a little surprised. He always thought that he was an emotional person, but Joshua always dealt with all variables rationally. He didn’t expect him to say this now. Now is an extraordinary period. If he takes the initiative to send people away this time, More and more people may be attracted to leave, and the consequences are simply unimaginable.

"Send it out? Many of them have mastered our internal terrain and mechanism layout, so let them go?"

"It's a disaster to keep this kind of person, you can't keep it." Shen Xiuyun said calmly beside him. "It's better to send it away early."

"That's right, as for the internal terrain and mechanism layout..." Joshua said, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth, "I hope that those who leave can leak the internal information they 'knew'. "

The internal layout and various organs of Planet Omega will change almost every once in a while. Only Shen Xiuyun and the others who really grasp all the real structures, while the other employees only know the superficial information, and the information they have in their hands is also extremely useful. Inductive.If it is really leaked out, it will only deceive people, and will definitely not endanger their own safety.Of course, many peripheral staff will not know this.

That night, Ivan organized those who wanted to leave and gathered them at the entrance of a secret tunnel.

In the gloomy and dark underground passage, there were many low-key discussions among the crowd. Most of them came to Omega planet for a relatively short time, and most of them were Omega. They all huddled together and looked at Ivan with dodge eyes , waiting to be sent out of town.

Just as Ivan was about to take people away, Shen Xiuyun suddenly appeared.

"Wait a minute first. I have two words to say to you, which can be regarded as a farewell to a meeting."

Shen Xiuyun jumped up to a high platform in front of everyone who was either unclear or worried. He held a long sword and looked down at the person in front of him. After a long time, he unsheathed the long sword and held it straight up in front of his chest.

The bright sword edge reflected the light in the underground passage, and the cold light flickered, just like the firmness, determination, and calmness that flashed in those cold black eyes at that time.

The moment he drew his sword, many people below couldn't help shivering, thinking that Shen Xiuyun wanted to backtrack and kill them here.Who made them dare to dare to "Shen is here today, there is no guarantee, only one sentence for you: I will use this sword to protect those who stay here, and those who leave will be here from now on." From now on, we will forget each other in the rivers and lakes, whether we live or die, it has nothing to do with it." After finishing speaking, Shen Xiuyun jumped off the high platform and made way for the passage behind him. "Everyone, this is the end of the conversation, please go ahead."

Shen Xiuyun said that he didn't actually expect to retain many people, so when he saw that one-third of these people chose to stay, it was a bit of a surprise.

Ivan left with those who still wanted to leave. Shen Xiuyun watched them enter the secret passage, then turned around and led the rest away without looking back.

The benevolence has come and the righteousness has been exhausted. From now on, the lives of those people have nothing to do with him.There is only so much he can do.For those who will only entrust their fate in the hands of others, it is also a good thing to not associate with them.

After Ivan left for about an hour, he came back and completely destroyed the previous secret passage.

Joshua asked Ivan, "How, what happened to those people after they went out? Did Caesaron send someone to pick them up?"

Ivan said with a cold face, "I don't know, it's my business."

"Tsk tsk, you are too cold." Joshua shook his head and said hypocritically.

"Hmph, I don't have much sympathy for those idiots who are willing to believe in Alpha."

"Oh? But there is an Alpha who seems to be very interesting to you. I heard that he usually treats you very well? Does this count as a love affair?"

"Hey, Joshua, if you don't want to be beaten, don't mention that golden retriever again." Ivan threatened, "By the way, have you checked out the details of that man? I think he seems to have returned to the machine. Department A is working."

"Not yet. There is surprisingly little information on this person. Even that crappy surname is fake. There is no such registration record in the entire Star Empire. However, the mechs he made have been thoroughly checked one by one, so it should be nothing. Problem. Now is an extraordinary period, we need talents like him, so we can only take some risks.”

"Then let that person work under surveillance, lest he play tricks at critical times!" As soon as Ivan mentioned the golden-haired mecha master who always called him "cold beauty" with a sweet face, he couldn't help but think. To cut people with a knife.

"You're right." Joshua nodded with a smile, "Why don't you... just be in charge of monitoring?"

Ivan: "..."

The countdown in the sky has finally entered the final stage.

In the last minute, although all the people on Planet Omega were still guarding their posts, at this moment, they all looked up at the sky, as if they were waiting for the judgment of fate.

half a minute.

15 seconds.

ten seconds...

The scarlet countdown was reflected in their eyes, and this was the first time for many of them to learn to resist before high pressure.Facing the Alphas whose strength is several times stronger than their own, this is the first time for them to face the attack in a real sense. Standing in a standing posture, although they are afraid, they are not humble.

three seconds.

two seconds.

one second.

The countdown that filled the entire sky ended, and it slowly faded away. Then, without any warning, dozens of dazzling blue lights came from the sky, striking down heavily like the thunder of creation, with the momentum of thunder , hitting the main city of Planet Omega protected by a shield.

boom!

Everyone in the main city seemed to feel that the ground was also shaking, and the collision between the energy shield and the third-level photon cannon made a sound like destroying heaven and earth.The sky brightened instantly, as if the transparent glass cover had been hit hard, and cracks like spider webs were split on it.The blue energy light, also like lightning, spread out from the center of the photon cannon, which made people's hearts jump.

At the same time, the door of Bai Mo's underground laboratory was finally kicked open with a bang.

With a livid face, Bai Mo looked up at the precarious energy shield, stuffed two tubes of reagents into the pockets of his white coat, and hurried to the headquarters where Shen Xiuyun and Joshua were.

Outside the main city of Omega, where the protection range of the energy shield cannot cover.

Standing on the barren hill was a man wearing black trousers and a black cloak, looking at the main city that was dazzled by the activation of the energy shield at this moment.

A black shadow gradually approached the man from behind, trying to get close to him.However, just when the black shadow was ready to attack and wanted to attack while the man was staring ahead, the man suddenly pulled out a long knife and swiped hard at his arm.

Blood flowed out immediately, slowly staining the bright white blade red.

And the man took the blood-stained long knife and slashed at the black shadow. The black shadow immediately scattered and never dared to approach again.

The man didn't take it seriously, he turned his head, his black eyes were fixed on the main city, and the corner of his cloak fluttered with the wind.