svetikya Chapter 112 Longtan
Chapter 112 Longtan
Chapter 112 Longtan
Longtan Floating Island is a solitary landmass floating in space.
At the same time, it also looks like an interstellar island, with many stabilizers and thrusters installed at the bottom to control the island's movement and stopping.
A semi-transparent dome covers the entire floating island, maintaining the atmosphere and gravity here.
There is only one city on the entire floating island. The architectural style is very rugged. When viewed from above, the city looks like a giant dragon spreading its wings and soaring.
At the dock, countless modified spaceships of all sizes and with menacing designs were moored.
These spaceships, painted with different logos, belong to various scavengers and space pirates, many of whom are notorious criminals.
The spaceships of Tianhuan, Daofeng, and Zijin landed one after another. After successfully completing the formalities, the three major mercenary groups, along with the Xuanji Mercenary Group who had hitched a ride on the spaceships, officially landed on Longtan Floating Island.
The members of the three mercenary groups were all wearing their iconic combat uniforms, making them quite conspicuous here. Countless thugs stared at them with malice as they traveled.
However, despite their hatred, these people were still wary of the reputation of the three major mercenary groups and did not act rashly.
On the contrary, Li Yuan and his group, who clearly did not belong to the three major mercenary groups, attracted more attention.
Melos frowned and muttered to himself, "I can feel the gaze of at least three superhumans of my level. Their eyes look like they want to devour us."
Hela glanced at the group of space pirates pointing and whispering about them not far away, a cold glint in her eyes: "You—"
Before she could even utter her rebuke, Li Yuan and Han Xiao moved simultaneously.
Dozens of thin lines of fire shot out from Li Yuan's fingertips in an instant, piercing through the air towards those guys who clearly weren't good people.
Han Xiao suddenly darted out, a mechanical battle scythe appearing in his hand. His mecha armor was firing at full power, and he slaughtered everyone in his path as if cutting melons and vegetables.
Almost instantly, dozens of menacing thugs vanished without a sound.
As a neutral territory, Longtan Floating Island is not only home to criminals, but also to some ordinary residents, workers, and the Longtan Guard who maintain order.
Here, as long as they don't kill residents or workers, and don't demolish houses, the Longtan Guards basically don't care about the killings between outsiders.
Those villains liked this place, and not just because it was a neutral supply depot.
They also liked the rules here; as long as they didn't cross the line set by the Lontan Guard, they could freely vent their violence.
After Li Yuan and Han Xiao suddenly started killing people, the thugs on the entire street raised their weapons and aimed them at the Xuanji Mercenary Group. They all had ferocious expressions and were ready to pounce at any moment.
At the same moment, members of the three major mercenary groups also drew their weapons and surrounded the members of the Xuanji Mercenary Group, showing their support in an extremely tough manner.
Upon seeing this, the previously vicious thugs hesitated, each one hesitant to act, and put away their weapons and retreated.
The reasons for this include not wanting to provoke the three major mercenary groups, but also fearing that making too much noise would attract the attention of the Dragon Tan Guard.
After the mercenary group of several hundred men forcefully walked out of the neighborhood, they slowly put away their weapons and continued on their way with calm expressions.
Throughout the entire process, none of the three mercenary groups uttered a word of reproach towards Li Yuan and Han Xiao, as if they had simply done something perfectly normal.
Their attitude puzzled Hela, Melos, and the other players.
Seeing their confused expressions, Han Xiao smiled and explained, "Here, keeping a low profile is useless. Only by being assertive and deterring those covetous villains can we pass through safely."
"Killing criminals is just an ordinary daily routine, nothing to worry about."
"Moreover, there is an unspoken understanding in the mercenary industry. Mercenaries who participate in the same mission are reliable teammates to each other. They are all in the same boat and rely on each other. As long as they don't cause too much trouble, everyone will stick together."
The crowd suddenly realized, and when they looked at the people from the three major mercenary groups around them, their eyes showed more trust.
After venturing deep into the city of Longtanfu Island and conducting some investigation, the mercenaries identified a slave trader.
This man, named Holland, was a subordinate of one of the direct subordinates of the floating island's controller, managing a portion of the business.
Clearly, the scavengers who captured the Silver Spirits were there to be sold into slavery here.
"This is troublesome, the other side is from Longtan—"
"We can't attack directly, or we're doomed!"
The team leaders of Tianhuan, Daofeng, and Zijin discussed the matter with Li Yuan and Han Xiao.
The three major mercenary groups, relying on the power behind them, may not be afraid of the criminals here, but they would never dare to provoke the one who controls Longtan.
After discussing it for a while, the group decided to first investigate the situation.
If the Silver Spirits have already fallen into Holland's hands, there's not much they can do but let their employer buy their fellow citizens.
But if the Silver Spirits haven't fallen into Holland's hands yet, they'll lay in ambush and snatch the captured Silver Spirits back before the scavengers arrive.
In the end, Han Xiao volunteered to pose as a buyer and test the waters with Holland.
Upon entering the slave market and stating his "high standards" directly, he was able to meet Holland without any problems.
After making some inquiries, Han Xiao felt relieved; the Silver Spirit prisoners had not yet been brought here by the scavengers who had taken them.
He intended to make an excuse to leave, but upon seeing the "top-quality" slave that Holland strongly recommended, he was speechless.
Because this woman, whom Holland called "Arosia," was unbelievably beautiful; by human standards, she was practically a perfect beauty.
She looked very young, with her long, smooth hair adorned with hazy stardust, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly air.
Despite being imprisoned, the young woman was remarkably calm, unlike the other slaves. Her expression was neither numb nor indignant; she simply sat relaxed in the corner with her eyes closed, seemingly unconcerned about her situation.
Just as Han Xiao was observing Arosia, she suddenly opened her eyes, and a pair of captivating eyes that seemed to contain the starry sky were directly reflected in Han Xiao's eyes.
Even though there was a one-way glass between them that allowed people to see in from the outside but not out from the inside, she seemed to know that someone was watching her from the outside.
Han Xiao looked at the triggered quest on his cheat system panel, thought for a moment, and asked, "What's so special about her?"
Holland laughed, "The projector shows that her physical structure is not that of an ordinary cosmic race; she contains the bloodline of some ancient creature."
"However, we couldn't find a matching file, so we don't know what race she is."
"After examination by the energy detector, the energy response in her body far exceeded that of normal organisms."
"Although the energy level fluctuates constantly, even at its lowest, it is at least at the level of a C-level superhuman, and at its highest, it even breaks through the B-level."
Han Xiao's face showed disbelief: "Why would you control such a powerful superhuman?"
He pointed to the alloy shackles binding Arosia and the self-destruct collar around her neck: "Those things can't control a Class B superhuman at all."
Holland rubbed his jewelry ring with his fingers, a smug smile on his face. "Of course, we can't control a superhuman with strength exceeding C-level, but the problem is she can't use the energy within her body and has no fighting ability whatsoever."
"Moreover, she stayed here voluntarily."
"Voluntary?" Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
He put Arosia's matter aside for the time being, and after continuing to feign politeness with Holland for a while, he left the slave market under the pretext of coming back another time.
Soon, they rejoined the main force.
"I've inquired, the Silver Spirit hasn't been delivered yet."
Upon hearing the information provided by Han Xiao, the leaders of the three major mercenary groups, Tianhuan, Daofeng, and Zijin, immediately perked up.
"Great, now we can put our rescue plan into action!" The leader of the Purple Gold team smiled.
"Time is of the essence. We don't know when the group of scavengers will arrive in Longtan, nor do we know their specific identities. We have no choice but to split up."
"We only have one chance. We can't miss any suspicious individuals. We must set up ambushes on all the main roads leading to the slave market and rescue those Silver Spirit captives before they are sold into slavery!"
No one, whether it was the team leader Tianhuan, the team leader Daofeng, Li Yuan, or Han Xiao, had any objections to what he said.
The group immediately opened the map and finalized their division of labor for splitting up and lying in ambush.
There were four mercenary groups present, and their ambush sites extended from the docks to the slave market, forming four levels in total.
The first floor is the furthest, located at the dock, while the fourth floor is closest to the slave market, situated around the market.
A mercenary group is responsible for laying an ambush line, and people must be stationed at every street and intersection within the area to ensure that the target can be intercepted.
After the arrangements were made and some simple disguises were put in place, each team went to their designated positions to lie in ambush, waiting for their targets to walk right into their trap.
A discreet spaceship slowly landed on the dock of Longtanfu Island. The hatch opened, and a thin man with light golden skin and a head of messy white hair stepped out.
His name is Paige, and he is a mixed-race Godora. Although he only has one-eighth Godora blood in his body, he looks very similar to a pure-blooded Godora at first glance.
The only differences were that his skin was covered in tiny scales and his eyes had vertical pupils like those of a snake.
His dream was to join Dark Star, but unfortunately he never had the chance.
It is obvious that he despises those who claim to have "noble bloodlines".
Therefore, after capturing seventeen Silver Spirits, but learning that Holland was only willing to buy fifteen, he did not hesitate to throw two of them out of the spaceship, leaving them to die in the vacuum of space.
After such a long and clandestine voyage, they finally arrived at Dragon's Lair. Pike took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement at the large sum of Inar he was about to receive. He turned to his men carrying large boxes off the spaceship and shouted, "Be careful, all of you! After this job, I guarantee you'll all be living the high life!"
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"Yes, boss!" the subordinate replied excitedly.
Parker nodded and led them off the spaceship and outwards.
As soon as they entered the dock street, their group attracted the attention of a large group of rioters on the street.
Fortunately, Pike was somewhat well-known among the space pirates and scavengers, which saved him from being attacked by his fellow pirates.
However, after walking for a while, he suddenly stopped, his pupils contracted, and his vertical pupils almost became slits.
At the same time, his head gradually flattened, as if it were about to turn into a snake's head, while the snake scales on his body became clearer and tougher, and his mouth even stuck out his tongue.
This is precisely Pike's ability. He is actually a shapeshifter, and the ancestral snake bloodline within him has given him extremely keen perception and early warning abilities.
At that moment, he clearly sensed that someone was following him, and there was a faint killing intent in the air.
A strong intuition told him that if he went any further, he would definitely encounter something.
"Heh, so this is specifically targeting me?" Pike's eyes darkened as he sneered at his subordinates. "Return the way you came, back to the spaceship!"
Then, he took out his communicator and started a video call with Holland: "I've arrived at Longtanfu Island. This time, you can pick up the goods yourself."
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Holland, on the other end of the video call, looked puzzled: "What's wrong? Don't you usually just deliver the goods directly? Why do you want me to come over this time?"
Pike sneered, "I sensed murderous intent. Someone's got their eye on me and this shipment."
"Someone is definitely trying to intercept the goods. Hurry up and come, I'll be waiting for you on the spaceship."
Holland was very unhappy: "Make me go pick up the goods? I don't want to go to the docks, they're full of space pirates and scavengers."
"Then you should ask the Longtan Guard to protect you. Anyway, you're one of their subordinates, so you should be able to get the Longtan Guard to help you." Pike said, and hung up the call before Holland could reply.
Then, they began to return the way they came, heading back towards the spaceship.
"Why are they heading back?" The Blade Legion's trackers secretly relayed the message back to their team, puzzled.
This tracker also possesses the ability to transform, allowing him to become a half-wolf, half-dog beast, which grants him an extremely keen sense of smell.
Using this talent, he detected the Silver Spirits' scent on Pike and his men, which is how he located them.
Relying on this advantage, the members of the three mercenary groups, Tianhuan, Zijin, and Xuanji, have also ambushed nearby.
Unexpectedly, before they could even begin their operation, Pike went back on his own!
"Oh no! That leader of the scavengers is called Pike. His special ability is to turn into a snake. He has extremely strong senses, almost like precognition in the short term. He may have sensed the danger!"
Having already seen Pike's appearance, the Blade's men quickly found Pike's information in the archives and guessed the truth.