Goa, Cerleni, and Porter's teams were all locked up in Floating Dragon Prison. They contacted their respective army commanders, paid the compensation, and waited for the army's upper echelons to come and apologize. Before that, they could not leave.
They did not know what was going on outside while they were locked up. They stayed for a few days and were bored. Other than chatting, they had nothing else to do. The topic they discussed the most was naturally Han Xiao.
"I wonder if Black Star managed to save the Silvers," Porter mumbled to himself.
"I don't think so. Although Black Star has become Ames' subordinate, what right does he have? It's impossible for him to save them. " Cerleni was not optimistic. He shook his head and said, "You can't blame him. Even if it were me, I wouldn't be able to do anything in this situation. Plus, he joined Floating Dragon. Who knows if he will still be a mercenary."
"Since we asked Black Star for help, we'll trust him." Goa frowned.
Cerleni was helpless. "I want to trust him too. After all, he's our last hope. But what can he do?"
"… I don't know." Goa sighed.
The mercenaries' morale was low. Even if they wanted to trust Han Xiao, their rationality told them that this mission was basically a failure.
…
"You're looking for Ames? She's not here. She just left. "Jenny flipped through the documents without even looking up.
"Where did she go?" Han Xiao was surprised. Ames stayed in Floating Dragon all year round and almost never went out.
"She's not in a good mood, so she went out to find someone to fight." Jenny was calm. She pushed up the data storage glasses on the bridge of her nose and said, "The message you sent made her unhappy."
Han Xiao's eyelids twitched. With Ames' level, who else could she be fighting against? It had to be the other three Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring. Hopefully, there would not be news of an uninhabited planet exploding for no reason in the near future.
He originally wanted to go and convince Ames to let go of the Silvers, but unfortunately, she was not around, so he could only wait for her to come back. Han Xiao did not want to betray her when she was not home. The risk was too big, and there was no need to do so. The Floating Dragon faction had many benefits for him. The chief housekeeper, Jenny, was very capable. She was not as gullible as Ames. Han Xiao did not have the idea of being convinced by her.
"Ames is not around," Jenny said. "Floating Dragon has entered administration, and I am the highest officer. Wilsander has strengthened the guard, and Haier has maintained the gravity core. Everything is going according to the rules. You better not have any other thoughts. Don't do anything that you will regret."
Han Xiao's eyes moved. He understood the meaning behind Jenny's words. He had only joined for a short while. Although the other colleagues did not reject him, Jenny had always sent people to secretly monitor Black Star's people. This was her duty as the chief manager, to clean up after all of Ames's decisions. Jenny's words were to warn Han Xiao not to have any ideas.
Smiling, Han Xiao ignored Jenny's warning. He said goodbye and left the office. He returned to the logistics department and learned about his new job. Manager Haier brought half of the people to stay near the floating island's power core. The rest of the logistics staff were on standby at the headquarters to deal with the daily maintenance work. Han Xiao was the remaining part.
Because half of the manpower was gone, the workload suddenly increased. Everyone was sent out, and they were very busy. Han Technician used all of his time to deal with all kinds of conventional equipment and aircraft maintenance. He did not have time to do anything else.
…
A few days later, at the slave market.
Horlaide contacted Han Xiao and asked, "Has your employer decided to pay?"
"Not yet." Han Xiao was repairing an Earth Drilling Harvester nearby, so he answered as he worked.
"Humph, don't waste my time. Tell them that I'll wait for them for the last three days, or I'll sell it to other buyers."
Horlaide's tone was impatient. He hung up the call directly, took a sip of the psychedelic drink on the table, and his eyes changed.
"If the Silvers are not willing to pay, then the man with the mask a few days ago is the second highest bidder …"
In his eyes, Ashes was his backup plan, his backup plan. He was sitting on the fishing platform, and no matter what, he would be able to make a huge profit. Thinking about the huge amount of wealth that was about to be in his hands, Horlaide was full of excitement and anticipation. He finished the drink in one gulp and started to hum an off-key hometown song.
At the same time, pairs of eyes were hidden in the shadows, staring at the slave market.
Today was the day that Dark-star had chosen to make their move. Ashes had made a plan. Of course, it was not a high-profile attack, but a sneak in and quietly take the slaves away, trying not to cause a huge commotion. They did not know that Ames had left, so they acted according to plan. Ashes' Esper Ability Potential was A +, but he was still in the nurturing stage. His actual Grade was B +, far from his peak. Facing Ames, who could easily kill him, Ashes had to be cautious even though he was cold and arrogant.
There were also a few groups of galactic pirates following Dark-star's operation. Ashes and the others disguised themselves and secretly found these teammates, promising to split the benefits of the slaves equally. Plus, they revealed part of the plan, so it was very easy to lure these pirates. This move was to confuse them and cover up Dark-star's true intentions. If exposed, it could attract their attention and create chaos.
"Has the power been cut off?" Ashes asked into the communicator.
"I bypassed Floating Dragon Island's main artificial intelligence system and am implanting the interference device. It will be completed in about two minutes. Cut off the power supply of the slave market in the streets, temporarily cutting off the power supply. The surveillance will be cut off, and it will become a blind spot. The system will not detect the intrusion and will only trigger a fault self-check. The virus I implanted can block the system's self-check for seventeen minutes.
"Very good." Ashes nodded.
For this operation, Dark-star had provided high-tech support. The team split into two groups. The other group cut off the power supply in the area and pretended to be a fault. Although it would cause some commotion, it would not trigger the alarm. The group led by Ashes would take the opportunity to act.
As soon as the two minutes were up, the lights in the street flickered twice before everything went dark. Darkness replaced the brightness, and waves of commotion sounded in the streets.
Ashes closed his eyes and entered the vision of his Esper Ability. He sensed the sleeping carbon atoms around him as well as the things he had planted in the slave market a few days ago. With a flick of his finger, his Esper Ability was activated.
Inside the slave market, the rocks in the corners suddenly cracked open, and metal balls fell out one after another. They spewed out a colorless strong hypnotic gas that quickly filled the entire building. The principle was to paralyze the nerves, and the hypnosis would not cause any damage as much as possible.
Plop plop …
The workers fell down one by one and fainted. Horlaide was shocked by the power outage. Before he could get up, he was knocked out by the hypnotic gas and fell to the ground unconscious.
Ashes' Esper Ability could control carbon atoms to a certain extent. He could gather, separate, and change the molecular chain to change the form of matter, and so on. Many natural substances contained carbon. With his current strength, controlling a few rocks was a piece of cake.
Under the cover of the darkness, the group broke into the slave market. It was silent inside. The distribution of carbon atoms was like a glowing handwriting, outlining the terrain. Ashes found the underground prison instantly and confirmed that the target was there.
Because the power supply was cut off, all the entrances of the slave market were disabled. Ashes led the group to the underground without any hindrance. He opened the prison doors one by one, and all the slaves walked out in shock. They thought that they had regained their freedom and were very grateful.
"Are you here to save us?" When the Silvers were released, they were overjoyed. They thought that Han Xiao was a mercenary who came to save them.
However, they soon realized that they had just escaped the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den.
The Dark-star members all wore masks to cover their faces. Ashes said to the other excited pirates, "According to the agreement, I only want the Silvers. You can split the other slaves among yourselves."
At this time, a group of brutes stepped out and said, "This is not fair. The Silvers are the most valuable. Why should we give them to you …"
Ashes did not wait for them to finish and directly attacked. The brutes' faces suddenly twisted in pain. Their mouths were wide open, but they did not even have the ability to scream. Starting from their skin, their flesh and blood turned into black carbonized powder, and their bodies quickly collapsed.
"Who else has a problem?" Ashes' tone was cold.
Everyone's face changed, and they kept quiet out of fear. Their greed was dispelled by this scene. They obediently shared the other slaves and did not dare to have any ideas about the Silvers.
"We got them. Let's leave this place first and interrogate them in a safe place." The Dark-star members did not care about their partners anymore and left in a hurry.
A few minutes ago, when the power was just cut off, the logistics department received a malfunction report. The smart program assigned the manual maintenance task to Han Xiao according to the location of the logisticians.
"Emergency mission?" Han Xiao happened to be repairing the drill nearby. When he received the notice, he immediately put down his work and rushed to the area where the slave market was.
There were no lights around, and it was dark. Han Xiao turned on the sensor radar of the mechanical suit. Suddenly, he stopped. He realized that the image inside the slave market was blurry. It was obviously the reaction of the radar being interfered with.
"Something's wrong." Han Xiao's face changed slightly. He realized that something had happened. He immediately activated the jetting device and rushed to the slave market. As soon as he entered, he smelled the stimulating hypnotic gas.
You have inhaled a strong nerve paralyzing hypnotic gas. Undergoing resistance test …
Your END is over 100. You are immune to hypnosis.
Your END is over 150. You are immune to sluggish state.
It was dead silent inside. He turned on his night vision and was shocked when he saw the unconscious workers all over the floor.
What's going on! Is there a thief here? Who has the guts to do this!
Han Xiao was shocked.
At this time, there were hurried footsteps coming from the stairs. Ashes' people brought a group of Silvers back to the ground. They saw Han Xiao standing at the door immediately and knew that something was wrong. "We've been discovered!"
However, when Han Xiao saw that the Silvers were rescued, he was even more confused.
Who the f * ck did my job?!
Did the employer find another group of mercenaries? Are we friends or foes? Which side are you on?
Han Xiao could not figure out the identity of the other party. Before he could say anything, Ashes made his move. He controlled the carbon atoms in Han Xiao's body and used the same trick again, trying to turn this intruder into ashes.
Hum!
The Esper ability bypassed the mechanical suit and took effect on Han Xiao's body.
You have been attacked by Ashes' [Carbon Atom Deconstruction]. You have received 1146 True Damage …
You have been attacked by Ashes' [Carbon Atom Deconstruction]. You have received 988 True Damage …
Your talent [Steel Body] has been activated! You are immune to all True Damage!
Through the interface, Han Xiao saw a series of '-0' damage popping up on his body!
He was unscathed!
Ashes' expression changed under the mask. He could sense the carbon atoms in Han Xiao's body, but he could not control the carbon atoms in Han Xiao's body like he could with other people. In his senses, the molecular structure of Han Xiao's body suddenly strengthened and became as solid as a rock. He could not change it at all!
"Looks like it's an enemy!"
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