Fresh blood flowed and formed a few red snakes on the metal floor, forming a puddle of blood.
Ninjia was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body. Beneath him was a huge mechanical suction cup that was glowing with a faint blue light. The suction force from the suction force was holding him down. His limbs and torso were shackled by heavy black alloy rings. These were some kind of special mechanical shackles that had an extremely strong energy interference field. They even used subspace conversion technology to transfer the energy released by the target, which had a certain anti-magic effect on Mages.
At the same time, four pipes extended from the metal floor on both sides of Ninjia and pierced into his spine. Nanites were injected into them, disrupting his energy flow and messing up his nerves, affecting his control of his body.
Ninjia could only barely raise his head. His blurry vision was parallel to the ground, and all he could see were mechanical limbs. Mechanical soldiers were surrounding him.
Both parties were currently on the surface of a metal fortress. This was a mechanical war fortress brought by the Mecha Empire, and there were traces of battle and broken mechanical parts all over the place.
The surrounding space was forcefully stabilized by the Mecha Empire's stabilizing device, and he had even set up a magic interference device to disable Ninjia's teleportation. Ninjia had nowhere to run and could only fight.
However, other than the Mecha Empire's' Lord's Descent 'avatar, there were also four Apostle Weapons in this long-range mechanical army. Ninjia was not a match for this long-range mechanical army, and he was heavily injured in a one-on-one … cough, a group fight. The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter had already fallen into the hands of the Mecha Empire.
"I was waiting for you to use the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter, but you never did. So this is the reason …"
The Mecha Empire's avatar held the amber that sealed the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter and carefully touched it. Feeling the special energy insulation properties of the Spacetime Amber, he clicked his tongue in wonder.
"You dare to snatch the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter? Manison, aren't you afraid of the Arcane Church's wrath?" Ninjia gritted his teeth.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not interested in the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter. I'm just doing the Radiant Federation a small favor."
The Mecha Empire glanced at Ninjia and waved to the side.
A bright silver Mechanical Life Apostle Weapon walked over. Its body was as smooth as a mirror, without any mechanical structure.
The Apostle Weapon squatted down and stabbed its fingers into Ninjia's back. Then, its entire body turned into liquid and flowed into Ninjia's body through the wound.
The next moment, the Mecha Empire released the restraints on Ninjia's body. However, the Apostle Weapon in Ninjia's body also suppressed his ability to control his body. He could only glare at the Mecha Empire.
"What do you want to do to me?"
"The Radiant Federation asked me to kill you and destroy the evidence, but your body is still useful to me."
The Mecha Empire tossed out a compressed orb and turned it into a restraining pod, trapping Nikah inside.
After confirming that Ninjia could not escape, the Mecha Empire turned around and continued to observe the amber that sealed the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.
"Oh, this is a very special new material. Since Black Star knows how to create it … I'll have to find an opportunity to come into contact with it in the future."
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"Lost contact? Explain to me, what do you mean by 'lost contact'? "
The upper echelons of the Arcane Church received the news very quickly. Ninjia, who was supposed to return to the Central Galaxy through the stargate, had actually lost contact not long ago!
This shocked the Bishops. They thought that Ninjia was already out of danger and would be able to successfully bring the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter back. They did not expect an accident to happen just as the dust was about to settle.
Now that they could not contact Ninjia, the worst outcome would be that he was attacked and killed.
However, even if he was attacked, Ninjia should have been able to send back news. The stargate monitoring station of the Arcane Church did not report any abnormalities either.
There was only one explanation for this situation … there was a Virtual Mechanic among the attackers who had tampered with the data and blocked the communication.
The Bishops immediately thought of the most suspicious person, Black Star.
However, Han Xiao had just visited the Star Pupil Protoss not long ago and was currently on his way back to the headquarters. He had an alibi … but they could not rule out the possibility that Han Xiao had used a long-range force to complete the attack.
"If Black Star is the culprit, could it be that the Red Empire is behind this? The dynasty has already captured four of us and forced Sisko to publicly apologize. Are they still not satisfied? "someone asked.
"The possibility is not high. Both sides are currently negotiating for the ransom and have already reached a preliminary agreement. The dynasty is very clear that continuing to chase after us will not necessarily bring them any benefits. If they snatch the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter, they will force us to flip the table, which is probably not worth it for them."
"Then, could it be that Black Star is plotting for the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter and acted on his own accord?"
"Hmm … Thinking about it, this will do more harm than good to Black Star. He obtained a huge reward this time, so there is no need for him to take the risk to snatch the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter. Even if he snatches it, he won't dare use it, and it will only bring him trouble. The only way is to hand it over to the dynasty. However, the personality Black Star has shown so far shows that he is not someone who likes to take risks. Furthermore, his cooperation with the dynasty is still in the honeymoon stage, so he will not do such a risky thing behind the dynasty's back. "
The Bishops frowned. All the signs indicated that this was not an operation between the dynasty and Black Star.
Could it be that the organizations in the dark were trying to take advantage of the situation?
To be able to intercept Ninjia, two prerequisites had to be met. First, they had to have a strong intelligence network in the Shattered Star Ring to be able to lock onto Ninjia's whereabouts. Second, they had to have a Beyond Grade A combatant and a Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanic to be able to defeat Ninjia silently.
After thinking about it, another target that met these two prerequisites appeared in their minds.
The Bishops were shocked.
"Could it be … the Radiant Federation?"
The Shattered Star Ring was the territory of the Radiant Federation. Although the Radiant Federation did not seem to care much about this Star Field, their intelligence network was definitely not to be underestimated. They had been operating in this Star Field for many years, and although they did not reveal themselves, their intelligence network was very likely to exceed that of the Red Empire, which had only been in the game for a few years.
The Red Empire did not discover Ninjia's whereabouts, but the Radiant Federation did. This made sense.
The Bishops' faces were pale. The more they thought about it, the more suspicious they felt the Radiant Federation was.
Back then, when they lent the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, those bastards had the intention of taking advantage of the situation.
This time, the Arcane Church had lost many Beyond Grade A combatants, and their relationship with the Red Empire was strained. To the Radiant Federation, this was the best opportunity to take action.
Only then did the bishops realize that the troops they had sent this time had been completely wiped out. A mouthful of blood was stuck in their throats, and they almost spat it out.
Radiant Federation, you f * cker!
This time, a virtual screen appeared on the conference table, showing the Pope's order.
"Stabilize the Red Empire first, redeem our Beyond Grade A allies … then negotiate with the Radiant Federation."
The Bishops looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with helplessness and depression.
Yesterday, they thought that the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was going to be returned, but today, they received bad news. This feeling of falling from heaven to hell made them feel terrible.
All their efforts were for naught.
Without evidence, the Radiant Federation would not admit it. The other party was also an organization of the same level, so they would not be threatened and would not be afraid of fighting head-on …
This was the only thing they could do now. After stabilizing the Empire, they would fight with the Radiant Federation.
…
On the mother planet of the Radiant Federation …
President Bader put down the communicator, nodded, and smiled at the elders present.
"Manison has succeeded. The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter is now ours."
Hearing this, everyone in the room revealed a triumphant smile.
The Chief Elder tapped his walking stick and praised, "As expected of one of the strongest Ancient Ones. The Mecha Empire is still as reliable as ever."
Bader nodded with a smile. The Mecha Empire had always been an important ally of his. Not only was the strength of the Mecha Empire terrifying, but it was also because the long-range troops of the Mecha Empire could appear and disappear unpredictably, allowing them to complete many secret operations.
"The Arcane Church might suspect the Empire, or they might guess that we did it, but they have no evidence. Plus, they will not announce the news of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter being stolen to the outside world."
"According to the intelligence, the way to use the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter is very simple. It's just that we don't have the corresponding technology to repair it. However, it can also be used as a trump card with limited uses. It's fatal to Beyond Grade As … cough cough, as long as we don't use it in front of Black Star, it'll be fine."
"Although we might have angered the Arcane Church, we've profited greatly by obtaining the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter this time. Not only did we take away the trump card of the Arcane Church against Beyond Grade As, this is also a bargaining chip against the interests of the Arcane Church."
Many of the elders had smiles on their faces as they discussed with each other.
"The Mecha Empire said that the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was sealed by a special material. When he returns, I'll get the research institute to crack it."
Bader's tone had a calm smile. He did not take the so-called seal to heart.
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