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"Put down your gun!" Lin Ye instantly appeared in front of the control panel, the golden aura forcing the researchers to retreat repeatedly.
The researcher suddenly revealed a strange smile: "You've come at the perfect time, Mr. Lin Ye."
Lin Ye's pupils contracted sharply: Who are you? How do you know my name?
Who I am is not important. The researcher slowly turned around, his eyes also filled with bloodshot veins. What is important is that you have finally fallen into the trap.
He suddenly pressed the red button on the control panel, and the entire energy core station began to shake violently. Only then did Lin Ye realize that the monsters surrounding the building were actively ramming the energy shield, not to get inside, but to inject some kind of energy into the shield.
These monsters are my masterpiece. The researcher's voice grew increasingly excited; they can not only absorb energy, but also convert it. Now, the entire energy core is being converted through the shield into catalysts to activate them!
Lin Ye suddenly realized: You're the one controlling these monsters!
"Correct!" the researcher clapped his hands, but there was no reward. "You thought you were killing monsters? No, every one you killed was supplying energy to the mother organism. Now, it's time to show you true power."
The monster behind him suddenly began to swell, its scales peeling away to reveal writhing red muscles beneath. Within seconds, it grew to tens of meters tall, and a third eye split open on its head, gleaming with an eerie blue light.
This is my most perfect work. The researcher stands on the giant monster's palm, looking down at Lin Ye. "Use your blood to complete its final evolution!"
The golden aura surrounding Lin Ye suddenly turned into a deep blue, and his hair was also dyed a deep blue: It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't understand what you've messed with.
A Super Saiyan Blue shockwave shot into the sky, turning the entire sky blue. The glass curtain wall of the energy core station shattered inch by inch under this shockwave, and the ordinary monsters surrounding the building exploded and died.
What...what is that? The researcher's smile froze, and his eyes were filled with fear.
Lin Ye slowly raised his right hand, and deep blue energy gathered into a ball in his palm: The trash you cultivated isn't even enough to warm me up.
The colossal monster let out a deafening roar, and its third eye shot out a beam of eerie blue light. Lin Ye neither dodged nor evaded, but charged directly at the beam, the energy ball in his palm growing larger and larger.
This move is called Blue God Impact!
The moment the deep blue energy sphere collided with the ghostly blue beam of light, the entire sky seemed to freeze. Immediately afterwards, a devastating shockwave spread out from the energy core station, turning everything in its path to dust.
Lin Ye stood on the wrecked ground, panting heavily. His Super Saiyan Blue form was fading, and his hair was slowly turning back to black. He looked at the dissipating energy clouds on the distant horizon, knowing that things weren't over yet.
Although the researcher was dead, his last words kept echoing in Lin Ye's mind: "You think this is the end? No, this is just the beginning..."
He suddenly clenched his fist and turned to look in the direction of the city. From there, he could faintly hear more explosions.
It seems the real battle has only just begun. Lin Ye's gaze hardened once more, and his aura began to gather again. No matter who you are, if you dare touch my Earth, I'll make you pay the price!
In the distant ruins, a severed hand suddenly twitched, the scales at its fingertips shimmering with a faint red light, seemingly sending a signal to some unknown entity. And on the other end of that signal, in a dark corner, someone chuckled softly.
Chapter 292: Traces of a Mysterious Organization
Lin Ye hovered in mid-air, his golden aura rising and falling slightly with his breath. Below, on the street, the scaly monsters were being drawn together towards the west of the city, as if pulled by invisible threads. He narrowed his eyes, noticing a detail—all the monsters deliberately avoided the yellow fire lines painted on the ground when crossing the intersection.
This wasn't just random fighting. He muttered to himself, then suddenly accelerated and swooped down, leaving a shallow trail of air behind a monster. The monster roared in pain but didn't turn back to chase; it simply staggered and continued moving westward.
They were following some kind of rule. Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly straightened up, his gaze sweeping across the entire city. Sure enough, in the intricate network of streets, the monsters' routes vaguely formed a huge symbol, and the apex of the symbol was the abandoned industrial area in the west of the city.
"Found it." He sneered, and a burst of energy erupted from his body, transforming into a golden meteor that hurtled towards its target.
In the main control room of the abandoned factory, the monitoring screens were divided into dozens of images, each corresponding to the view of a monster. A long-haired man, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his leather shoes resting on the edge of the control panel, frowned as he looked at Lin Ye's golden figure on the screen: This kid's perception is three times sharper than the intelligence reports suggested.
The bespectacled man pushed up his slipping glasses and his fingers flew across the keyboard: According to energy fluctuation analysis, his current combat power index has exceeded 90 million and is still rising.
Ninety million? The woman in combat gear next to me scoffed, her mechanical arm toying with a grenade. "Not even enough to fill my teeth. If the leader hadn't ordered him captured alive, I would have torn him to pieces long ago."
The long-haired man stubbed out his cigarette: "Don't be careless. You won't find another person in the entire Seventh Universe who can go from 50 million to 90 million in three months." He suddenly pointed to the screen, "Look, he's coming this way."
In the surveillance footage, Lin Ye's figure darted between buildings at high speed, and the monsters along the way could not stop him at all. His body, blown away by the air currents, drew an arc in the air.
Activate Plan B. The long-haired man pressed the red button, and the alarm lights in the control room began to flash. Let the watchdogs on the outside play with him; I want to see if he can withstand a barrage of bullets.
Suddenly, the warehouse outside the factory exploded, and three creatures, each a size larger than ordinary monsters, burst through the wall. Their scales were dark purple, and their claws were still covered in uncongealed slime. The craters they created when they landed emitted white smoke.
Lin Ye's figure stopped abruptly in mid-air, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the three distinctly different monsters: "Finally, you've decided to release some decent ones?"
The one in the middle suddenly opened its mouth, and a faint blue light shone from its throat. Lin Ye's pupils shrank sharply, and a strong sense of crisis made him instantly turn to the side—a purple beam of light grazed his shoulder and struck the office building behind him, causing the entire building to collapse into dust as if crushed by an invisible giant hand.
That's pretty powerful. Lin Ye stretched his shoulders, and the golden aura suddenly surged, but unfortunately, his aim was a bit off.
His figure flashed rapidly among the three monsters, each movement leaving a golden afterimage. The one on the left had just raised its claw when a blow to the neck snapped, and it convulsed as it collapsed to the ground. The one in the middle was about to fire another beam of light when Lin Ye grabbed its chin and twisted it violently, causing blue light to explode in its throat, turning it into a bloody mess.
The last one turned and ran when it saw this, but Lin Ye caught up with it instantly and slammed his knee into its lower back. With a crisp cracking sound, Lin Ye grabbed it by the tail and threw it towards the factory gate like a shot put.
boom--
A large hole was smashed through the sturdy alloy door. Amidst the dust and smoke, Lin Ye slowly walked in, his golden gaze sweeping over the surveillance cameras on both sides of the passage: Had enough of watching from behind the screen? Come out and let's talk.
In the control room, a woman in combat gear suddenly stood up, her robotic arm hissing as it filled the hydraulic hoses: "That kid's too arrogant! I'm going to tear him apart!"
"Sit down." The long-haired man's voice was icy. "Didn't you see he deliberately left one survivor? He's testing our limits." He pulled up a 3D map of the factory, drew a circle around the ventilation duct with his finger, and instructed Scorpion to go around to the back of the tunnel through passage number three. The others prepared to activate the cage.
When Lin Ye kicked open the door to the control room, he saw four figures standing with their backs to him in front of the monitor wall. His aura instantly locked onto all of them, but he paused slightly when he touched the old man in the white coat—this man had no fighting aura at all, and even the energy fluctuations of an ordinary person were extremely weak.
It seems you arrived seven minutes earlier than we expected. The long-haired man turned around, a playful smile on his lips. "Lin Ye, or should I call you—a remnant of the Zero Boundary?"
Lin Ye's pupils suddenly contracted: You know about Zero Boundary?
More than just knowing. The bespectacled man pushed up his glasses and pulled up a holographic file, which contained photos of Lin Ye from childhood to adulthood. From when you were three years old and awakened your aura in the orphanage, to when you first transformed into a Super Saiyan at the age of fifteen, and then to the fake Ultra Instinct at the Tournament of Power three months ago, we know your life trajectory like the back of our hand.
Who exactly are you? Lin Ye's aura began to stir, and golden flames churned around him.
"We are scavengers." The long-haired man spread his arms wide, his tone fanatical. "The forgotten civilizations and wiped-out races in the universe are our prey—including you, the remnants of the Zero Realm, of course."
The woman in combat gear suddenly burst into laughter: "Stop wasting your breath on him! The leader wants him alive, so I'll break all four of his limbs and take him back!" Her mechanical arm suddenly transformed, unleashing three sharp alloy blades. "Let me show you my meat grinder!"
Lin Ye didn't even move, he merely raised a finger. A blade of air shot out, accurately striking the woman's mechanical arm joint. Accompanied by the crisp sound of gears breaking, the gleaming mechanical arm suddenly drooped down.
"Your toy needs some lubricant." Lin Ye's tone was icy, his gaze fixed on the long-haired man. "Tell me, how many Zero Realm survivors have you captured?"
The woman screamed and staggered back, staring incredulously at her malfunctioning mechanical arm: Impossible! This is made of Frieza's Legion's alloy!
Frieza? Lin Ye scoffed. That piece of trash who got killed by Goku three times, does his technique even deserve to be called advanced?
The long-haired man suddenly clapped: "Brilliant talk. Too bad strength isn't based on words." He snapped his fingers, and the floor of the control room began to drop, with countless gun barrels springing out from the surrounding walls. "Now you know why we dared to wait for you here?"
Lin Ye looked around and found that the entire space had been transformed into a sealed metal cage, with energy patterns on the walls glowing red: This is... man-made destructive energy?
"You got it right!" The bespectacled man excitedly typed on the keyboard. "This is technology we stole from Planet Beerus. Although it can only unleash one percent of its power, it's enough to deal with a Saiyan of your caliber!"
The gun barrels on the wall began to charge, emitting a crackling sound of electricity. Lin Ye could feel the air in the atmosphere being distorted and broken down by some force.
In this environment, your Super Saiyan state won't last more than five minutes. The long-haired man laughed smugly, "Our cage can continuously output destructive energy for seventy-two hours. I'd like to see if you'll be worn down to death or obediently surrender."
Lin Ye suddenly laughed: You seem to have forgotten something.
what?
Destructive energy has no effect on the Qi of the Zero Boundary. Lin Ye's hair began to turn silvery-white, his pupils became dazzling stars, and, moreover, I recently mastered a new skill.
In his pseudo-Ultimate Freedom state, Lin Ye's figure became blurred. The destructive energy beams aimed at him were blocked by an invisible barrier, grazing past his body.
"Impossible!" the bespectacled man exclaimed as he operated the control panel. The energy parameters clearly displayed...
"Does this mean I should be riddled with bullets?" Lin Ye's voice suddenly appeared behind him. "Your database needs updating."
A karate chop to the back of the neck sent the bespectacled man sprawling to the ground. The long-haired man reacted swiftly, drawing a pistol from his waist and pulling the trigger. The specially designed bullet traced an eerie arc through the air, somehow managing to track Lin Ye's aura.
Interesting. Lin Ye dodged to the side, flicking the bullet lightly with his finger. The bullet suddenly changed direction, whistling as it shot towards the long-haired man.
clang!
The bullet was deflected by the woman's mechanical arm, sparks flying. Taking advantage of the moment, she lunged at Lin Ye, her intact left hand pulling out a grenade, releasing the pin, and shoving it into his arms: Let's die together!
Lin Ye was far faster than her. The instant she extended her arm, Lin Ye had already grabbed her wrist and twisted it. The grenade flew out of her hand, arcing through the air and landing right at the feet of the old man in the white coat.
Everyone was stunned.
The old man remained unusually calm, even bending down to pick up the grenade and slowly locking the pin: "Young man, don't get so worked up."
Lin Ye's gaze turned serious—this old man hadn't moved at all from beginning to end, but his aura was as unfathomable as an abyss.
"Doctor, are you alright?" The long-haired man quickly stepped in front of the old man, his back already soaked with cold sweat.
The old man waved his hand, his gaze scrutinizing Lin Ye: "Your Zero Boundary Qi is very pure, purer than any sample we've captured before." He suddenly tossed out a metal sphere, which unfolded in the air, transforming into a holographic projection—a planet enveloped in black energy. Do you know what this is?
Lin Ye's breath hitched: Zero Realm Mother Planet? No, wasn't the Mother Planet wiped out by the Omni-King seven thousand years ago?
"It's a replica." The old man's tone was fanatical. "It's a replica of our home planet, made with the energy of three thousand Zero Realm remnants and the technology of the Dark Cluster. Just inject your pure blood energy, and the Zero Realm will reappear in the universe—in a way we can control, of course."
"You're all insane!" Lin Ye's anger surged again. If the power of the Zero Realm got out of control, the entire Seventh Universe would be devoured!
"So what?" the long-haired man sneered. "Only when the old order collapses can new rules be established. We scavengers are the ones who create these new rules!"
The old man suddenly raised his hand, and an invisible barrier separated the long-haired man: "Lin Ye, join us. You are the last hope of Zero Realm, and the only one who can control this power. Instead of following those Earthlings aimlessly, why not rebuild Zero Realm with us?"
Lin Ye looked at him and suddenly laughed: You think I'd believe that? Using other people's lives as chips and gambling with the safety of the entire universe, you lunatics don't deserve to talk about reconstruction.
It seems the negotiations have broken down. The old man shook his head regretfully and pressed the controller on his wrist. He had originally intended to leave you with a complete corpse.
The entire factory suddenly shook violently, cracks appeared in the ground, and dark purple energy gushed out from underground. Lin Ye felt his energy being rapidly drawn away—there was some kind of energy-absorbing device buried underground.
"This is an energy-absorbing array we made using fragments of the Zero Boundary Ruins." The long-haired man laughed through the barrier, "Even if you're in Super Blue form, you'll turn back into an ordinary person in five minutes!"
Lin Ye tried to circulate his qi, but found his body became unusually heavy. The pseudo-Free and Unfettered state was rapidly fading, and his silver-white hair gradually turned back to gold.
Surrender! The woman in combat gear lunged forward with a sinister grin. This time, her mechanical arm was wreathed in dark purple energy. Your energy is almost depleted!
Lin Ye suddenly did something no one expected—he voluntarily deactivated his Super Saiyan form, his black hair hanging down in front of his forehead, but a cold smile appeared on his lips: Who said I was going to rely on ki?
To everyone's astonishment, Lin Ye suddenly rushed towards the wall, not by brute force, but by flowing into the cracks in the wall like water. This was a technique he had learned during his training in the gravity chamber—using his body to sense the weak points in space when his qi was suppressed, thus traversing through them.
"Stop him!" the long-haired man roared, but was stopped by the old man.
Let him go. The old man stared in the direction Lin Ye had disappeared, his eyes deep. He already knew about the home planet and would come looking for him.
The woman in combat gear asked, puzzled: But what about the leader...?
The leader wants controllable power, not a walking corpse. The old man deactivated the holographic projection. The stronger Lin Ye is, the more advantageous it is to our plan. Let's prepare and move to Base Two.
The long-haired man frowned: "Are we just going to let him go like that? He just destroyed a lot of our equipment."
"Just a minor loss." The old man's voice carried an undeniable authority as he instructed the Dark Cluster to proceed as planned. Lin Ye's primary concern right now was Earth, so he would begin by applying pressure there—he wanted to see if Lin Ye could maintain his composure when his homeland was transformed into a hellish inferno.
In the factory's underground passage, Lin Ye leaned against the wall, panting. The forced passage through space had left his lungs burning, but what weighed on his heart even more were the old man's last words.
Earth... He clenched his fist tightly, his nails digging deep into his palm. The communicator suddenly rang; it was Tien Shinhan's voice, filled with rapid breathing.
Lin Ye! Where are you? A large number of self-destructing monsters have suddenly appeared in the west of the city, and our defenses are about to collapse! A violent explosion can be heard in the background. Also, Number 18 was just captured by a golden monster while evacuating civilians!
Lin Ye's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He could imagine that, somewhere he couldn't see, those scavengers were watching the monitor screen and sneering.
"Wait for me," Lin Ye whispered, both to his companion on the other end of the communicator and to himself. His gaze hardened once more, and beneath his black hair, golden flames were re-forming, burning even hotter than before.