False Court

Chapter 1360 Conspiracy

Nanci watched Commander Lorek hang up the communication, not dwelling on the issue. He simply observed the battlefield, his expression growing increasingly grim.

If reinforcements didn't arrive soon, and the defenses of the Levacres base were destroyed, the base would be doomed.

The time left for them was running out.

However, Nanci was clear on one thing: in the heart of the City Lord of Icaroya, Gory was definitely more important than all of them combined.

Therefore, unless the crisis in the City of Light was resolved, they shouldn't expect the City Lord of Icaroya to prioritize rescuing them.

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Karenstens Star Sea.

Inside the Opavis Hive Fortress.

Brunan, the vice patriarch of the Everlasting Sleep Clan, continuously stared at the body of the Type VI Lord-class Aberrant Antotan, now only a network of neural pathways.

Its enormous body was submerged in a special blue nutrient pool.

Clusters of blue fluorescent light constantly floated up from the entire nutrient pool, making it extraordinarily beautiful.

"Lord Brunan."

Sage Mancati walked over and greeted him respectfully.

"Mm."

Brunan nodded slightly in response.

Seeing Brunan continuously gazing at the nurturing container, Mancati said, "My lord, you seem worried."

"Indeed. Although all the preparations have been made, there is still a significant amount of time before the patriarch descends, and changes can easily occur."

Brunan didn't hide anything from Mancati, directly stating his concerns.

"Are you worried about the City of Star Rings? If so, there's no need to be."

"Don't be so arrogant. Our Everlasting Sleep Clan has traversed countless star regions and destroyed countless civilizations, never suffering a loss. But since coming to this negative universe and encountering the City of Star Rings, we have been struck everywhere, losing strategic fortresses one after another, and even the Sleeper Hive Fortress was defeated here. Now that the patriarch's descent is such a major event, how can I not be worried?"

Brunan replied in a low voice.

"Lord Brunan, hear me out. We are now located in the Karenstens Star Sea, in the very center of our own territory. The surrounding star seas are all filled with our troops. Furthermore, the City of Star Rings doesn't have time to bother with us right now. They are currently being assaulted by a tide of monsters surging with negative energy. The Levacres base is on the verge of collapse, and the City of Light is also being heavily targeted by us, and might even sink. In this situation, the City of Star Rings will be too busy cleaning up its own mess to have the energy to cause trouble."

Mancati analyzed rationally.

Hearing this, Brunan pondered for a few seconds and replied in a deep voice, "What you say also makes sense, but we must not be careless. The City of Star Rings is, after all, our greatest concern."

"Lord Brunan is right. We must remain vigilant and not give anyone any chance. As long as the patriarch successfully descends, no one in the entire negative universe, whether it be the City of Star Rings or any other race, will be our match. At that time, the negative universe will become ours for the taking. We can then use the resources here to strengthen our race and conquer the entire universe."

As Mancati said this, a glimmer of red light flashed in his eyes.

"That's right! Once the patriarch descends, everything will be settled, and we only need to wait for victory."

Brunan nodded in response.

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The next day, City of Light - Central Hospital.

Su Mo was lying on a bed with his upper body wrapped in layers of bandages, an IV drip attached to his hand.

He touched his aching head with one hand, a pained expression on his face. Due to the excessive use of negative energy and fighting beyond his limits, Su Mo felt pain in every nerve.

"Are you really being that dramatic? It's just a little pain. Have you seen me whine even once?"

At this moment, a rough voice rang out.

Su Mo turned his head to look at Bagg, annoyed. Bagg was also lying in a hospital bed, with his left hand and body wrapped in bandages. This guy had been too arrogant.

As a result, he had been heavily targeted by the vice patriarch of the Everlasting Sleep Clan, and several bones in his body had been broken.

"Your pain is physical. My pain is in my head. Is that the same? Have you forgotten how long I was fighting that Kavis? Seriously, I don't even want to complain about you guys. If you had come a little earlier, you might have really been able to kill that guy."

"Alright, stop complaining. We wanted to kill him even more than you did. He is a disgrace to us. Also, can't you guys be quiet for a while? You can't even rest peacefully while injured."

Xia Wei'ya sighed, lying on the side. Her condition wasn't much better; she was also injured.

Due to the large number of injured, the City of Light Central Hospital was operating at full capacity, and there were only a limited number of senior physicians.

Therefore, Xia Wei'ya and the others, including Su Mo, were temporarily placed in an exceptionally spacious ward to facilitate examination and treatment by the physicians.

Loren and the others present also had helpless expressions. This battle had been very damaging, not just physically, but more importantly, the negative energy pollution had worsened.

They hadn't used negative energy powers in a long time, and each use was a loss.

If they had managed to kill Kavis, it would have been worth it, but the problem was that they didn't kill him and just busied themselves for nothing.

Just then, footsteps approached.

Gory walked over with Kuna and the others. She went to them and asked with concern.

"Is everyone alright?"

"We're fine."

"Lord Gory, don't worry. It's just a minor injury. We'll be fine after a few days of rest."

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Su Mo and the others responded one after another.

Seeing them say this, Gory secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Twelve Knights of the Royal Order were the strongest fighting force of the City of Star Rings, and each of them was very important.

Any injury to any of them would be a catastrophic loss.

They dared to fight Type VI monsters and enemies while piloting V-generation peak biological mechs.

When they all switched to VI-generation mechs in the future, their strength would definitely be even more terrifying.

At this time, Gory turned to look at Su Mo and said to him gratefully, "Su Mo, your support this time was truly timely. Without your arrival, the City of Light would have been in real danger."

"It's what I should do. By the way, that equipment I transported over..."

Su Mo quickly asked.

"Don't worry, the City of Light has received that equipment and successfully set it up. We have now re-established contact with the City of Star Rings. I have already reported all of your heroic deeds to the City Lord of Icaroya."

Gory said to Su Mo and the others.

"We've re-established contact? That's great. Has the City Lord of Icaroya given any instructions?"

Xia Wei'ya quickly asked.

"My sister said to let you all focus on recovering from your injuries. As for the damage to the mechs, there will be specialists to help you repair them later. Also, the Kidora Planetary Fortress and a large number of support troops are already on their way and are expected to arrive gradually within a month. Our crisis should be completely resolved."

Gory briefly explained the situation.

"Understood."

Hearing Gory's words, Su Mo and the others finally felt completely relieved. It was finally over.

"Alright, rest here peacefully. You don't need to worry about the remaining matters. If you need anything, you can also contact me. Also, regarding your combat rewards this time, they will be finalized and distributed after the support troops arrive. There will be surprises then."

Gory said to everyone with a smile.

Hearing Gory's words, Bagg and the others' eyes all lit up, and they asked excitedly.

"Lord Gory, are we getting a lot of merits this time?"

"How much?"

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Su Mo on the side had a strange expression. These guys' reactions were too intense when they heard there were rewards and surprises.

Xia Wei'ya saw Su Mo's expression and smiled, whispering to him, "Have you forgotten? There are two VI-generation biological mechs that can be exchanged. If not, there are still pseudo-VI-generation biological mechs and Future Envoys that can be exchanged. At this critical moment, who would嫌弃 (xiánqì - dislike, complain about) having too many merits?"

"That makes sense."

Su Mo also felt a little tempted when he thought of those two VI-generation biological mechs. If he could exchange them and put them in the collection, that would be awesome.