Chapter 376
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Goa, Cerleni, and Porter's teams were all locked inside the Floating Dragon prison . They contacted their respective leaders and paid the bail . They could not leave before the higher officers went to pick them up and apologize .
During the time of imprisonment, everyone was disconnected from the outside world . They were bored to death . The only topic that they could talk about was Han Xiao .
"I wonder if Black Star saved the Silvers," Porter muttered .
"Even though Black Star is working for Ames, what can he do? There's no way he'll be able to save them . " Cerleni was pessimistic about the situation . He shook his hand . "Well, I can't blame him . If I was in his situation, I wouldn't be able to do anything either . On top of that, he is with Floating Dragon . We can't be sure whether he will still be a mercenary or not . "
"We have already asked him for this favor . Let's just trust him . " Goa frowned .
Cerleni was frustrated . "I want to believe that he can do it since he is our last hope, but is there anything that he can do?"
"… I don't know . " Goa sighed .
The mercenaries' morale was low . They tried to trust Han Xiao, but their brains told them that this mission had already failed .
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"Are you looking for Ames? She's not here, left a few days ago . " Jenny read the documents without looking up .
"Where is she heading?" Han Xiao was surprised . Ames always stayed on Floating Dragon Island .
"She said she was in a bad mood, so she wanted to fight someone," Jenny replied with a cold voice like a businessman . She adjusted the Data Storage Glasses and said, "She was unpleased with the message that you brought back . "
Han Xiao's eyes flickered . The only people that could match Ames were the three Supers of the same grade in the Shattered Star Ring… He hoped that there would not be any crazy news a few days later .
He planned to fudge Ames to release the Silvers, so he had to wait for her return . Han Xiao did not want to revolt when Ames was not home since there was too much risk . There was also no need to do that as the Floating Dragon Faction gave him quite some benefits . Head Butler Jenny was tough unlike Ames, and Han Xiao barely even considered persuading her .
Since Ames is not present, according to the management rules, I am temporarily the highest officer," Jenny said . "We strengthened the defense of Wilsander, and Haier is protecting the Gravitational Core . Everything is in order, so don't you dare make other plans, or else you will regret it . "
Han Xiao understood the hidden message of Jenny . He had only joined the faction for a few days, and although the other members did not reject him, Jenny still kept on eye on people from the Black Star Mercenary Group . It was her responsibility as the Head Butler to clean up Ames' mess . Jenny wanted to warn Han Xiao to not do something stupid .
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Han Xiao smiled and ignored Jenny's warning . He left the office, went back to the Logistics Office, and got his next job . Haier took half of the workers to camp around the Energy Core of the floating island . The rest of the workers were on standby in the headquarters while dealing with the daily maintenance tasks . Han Xiao was assigned to remain in the headquarters .
After losing half of the workforce, the workload suddenly increased . Everyone was extremely busy, and the Great Mechanic Han had to spend his time fixing aircrafts and equipment without doing anything else .
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A few days later, in the Slave Market, Horlaide made a call to Han Xiao and asked, "Has your employer decided to pay the price?"
"Not yet," Han Xiao answered while fixing a burrow collector .
"Hey, don't waste my time . Tell them that I will only wait three more days, or else I will sell to other buyers . "
Horlaide was pissed and hung up the call right after he finished his sentence . He took a sip from a hallucination drink and got high .
"If the Silver is not playing, then the man in the mask is the next highest bid buyer…"
In his eyes, Ember was his plan B . No matter what happened, he would certainly end up with tons of cash . Thinking about the huge sum of money, Horlaide smiled even wider, thrilled . He chugged the drink and hummed a delightful tune .
At the same time, pairs of eyes were hidden in the shadows, staring at the Slave Market .
That was the day DarkStar would attack . Ember had made an infiltration plan to steal the hostage rather than have a straight on battle . They did not know that Ames had left, so they were being cautious . Ember's Esper potential was Class , but he was still developing, so he was currently in Class B+ . Against Ames, who could one shot him, even Ember had to swallow his pride and be meticulous on his operation .
Following the DarkStar Team was the Galactic Pirates . When Ember was undercover, he found a few new teammates . He made an empty promise that he would evenly split the profit while showing part of his plan, and that was enough to bait the pirates . The pirates could help them to cover DarkStar's real purpose . If they were exposed, the pirates could also draw attacks from them and create chaos .
"Have you cut the power?" Ember asked in the communicator .
"I just infiltrated the Floating Dragon Island's main system . I'm planting the disruptive device now . I need two more minutes to temporarily cut of the electric supply to the district of the Slave Market . The surveillance system will be down, and the system won't detect anything . The whole thing will last for seventeen minutes . It should be enough for your operation . "
"Good . " Ember nodded .
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For this operation, DarkStar was equipped with high-tech equipment . They had slit the team in two, with one going after the electric supply and making it look like a technical problem . Although there would be some movements, it would not trigger the alarm . This created the opportunity for Ember to do his job .
As soon as the two-minute-mark hit, the entire lights in the district shut down, and the place was plunged into darkness . Then the whole street turned noisy, with people wondering what had happened .
Ember closed his eyes and used his Esper vision . He felt the carbon particles around him and the objects that he had hidden in the Slave Market . He flicked his fingers and released his Esper power .
Inside the Slave Market, the stones on the corner of the wall cracked, and small metallic balls dropped out of the cracks . The balls then released a strong invisible sleeping gas, which filled the entire building . The gas only affected the nervous system, so it would not do any harm .
Flop, flop…
The workers of the Slave Market fell on the ground one after another . Horlaide was shocked at the sudden power outage . Before he could get up, he had already passed out from inhaling the gas .
Ember's Esper power could control carbon molecules to a certain degree . He could split and combine molecules to turn carbon into different states, such as from solid to gas . There were a lot of materials containing carbon, and with his current power, controlling a few rocks was a piece of cake .
Under the cover of darkness, the team infiltrated the Slave Market . The room was pitch dark, but the Carbon remains were lying around, which showed the structure of the room . Ember quickly found the underground prison and confirmed that their targets were there .
Because of the power outage, all the locks in the Slave Market had deactivated . Ember and his team walked through the prison with ease as they opened the door . The prisoners all rushed out of the room with tears dripping down, as if they were being saved .
"Are you here to save us all?" the Silver asked with surprise as they walked out, thinking that they were the mercenaries rescuing them .
But they quickly found out that they had jumped out of the pan and into the fire .
The members of DarkStar all wore their masks . Ember said to the other thrilled pirates, "As promised, I only want the Silver . The other slaves are yours . "
This time, a group of brutes walked out of the crowd and said, "It's not fair . The Silvers are the most valuable . Who do you think you are…"
Ember did not wait for them to finish . The expressions of the brutes turned sour and filled with pain . They opened their mouths, but no screams came out . Starting from the skin to the flesh, everything turned into ash, and their bodies collapsed in an instant .
"Anyone else wants to talk?" Ember asked coldly .
Everyone froze . They could not believe their eyes, so they quietly obeyed the order and gave up the thought of getting the Silvers .
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"Target acquired . Let's get out of here and do the interrogation in a safe house . " The members of DarkStar quickly left the scene .
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A few minutes earlier, when the power was cut, the logistics office received a report . The system gave the task of repairing the problem to Han Xiao .
"Emergency mission?" Han Xiao was repairing a burrow nearby . He dropped everything and headed to the Slave Market district .
Seeing that there were no lights nearby, Han Xiao turned on his detection radar . He suddenly stopped as he could not detect anything in the Slave Market . It was evident that there were disturbance frequencies in the area .
"Something's fishy . " Han Xiao's face turned serious as he realized that something bad was happening . He activated his jetpack and rushed toward the Slave Market . As soon as he reached there, he smelled the dense sleeping gas .
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You inhaled strong anesthetic gas . Calculating the effect…
Your END is over 100 points . You are immune to hypnosis .
Your END is over 150 . You are immune to drowsiness .
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The place was dead quiet . He activated on his night vision and saw the workers lying around .
What is happening here? Did someone rob this place? Who has the guts to do this?
Han Xiao raised his suspicion .
At this time, the sounds of footsteps came from the stars . Ember brought the Silvers up the stairs, and he saw Han Xiao standing at the doorway . "They found us!"
On the other hand, Han Xiao was even more shocked upon seeing someone rescuing the Silvers .
Who the f*ck took over my job‽
Did our employer find another mercenary? Are we on the same side?
Han Xiao could not determine the identity of the other man . Before he could say anything, Ember tried to control the carbon molecules in Han Xiao's body and turn him into dust .
Hum!
The Esper power went directly through the armor and acted on Han Xiao's body .
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You received Ember's [Carbon Atom Deconstruction] attack .
You received 1146 True Damage .
You received Ember's [Carbon Atom Deconstruction] attack .
You received 988 True Damage .
Your Ability [Steel Body] activated . All True Damage is nullified!
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Through the interface, Han Xiao saw the '-0' damage that filled his screen .
Nothing happened!
Ember's expression froze behind the mask . He could feel the carbon molecules in Han Xiao's body, but he could not move them like those of other people . He suddenly felt the molecules in Han Xiao's body tighten and become as hard as stone .
Looks like he's an enemy!
Han Xiao focused, and the armor covered his body . He entered battle mode and used [Wrath of Garrett] without hesitation!