This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 213 - 121 Antique Store Relic - Unexpected Gain (Sorry for the unexpected situation, the update is late)_2

Chapter 213: Chapter 121 Antique Store Relic - Unexpected Gain (Sorry for the unexpected situation, the update is late)_2

"Disaster!" she suddenly screamed, startling Zhang Huaiyuan, who was paying, into a jump.

Then she saw the boss, trembling and tottering, grab his hand and stroke it upwards.

"What are you doing!" Zhang Huaiyuan scolded, a chill running down his spine as he instinctively stepped back, but felt as though his hands were shackled with iron chains, unable to pull away no matter how he tried.

It wasn’t until the old woman haphazardly groped his face with her right hand that she let go: "Not you, not you."

She seemed very disappointed, her eyes suddenly turning in the direction of Li Ming--"It’s you!"

Li Ming frowned slightly, unsure of what curveball this was. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"The old lady’s started hustling people again," someone snickered nearby.

"Sorry, so sorry," a man with curly hair hanging down to his shoulders rushed over hastily, his face apologetic: "My grandmother has disturbed the two of you."

"I see blood and fire on you!" the old woman shouted, the symbols on her body glowing.

Li Ming frowned but showed no further desire to explore the matter, just standing still until Zhang Huaiyuan finished paying.

As they left the shop, Zhang Huaiyuan looked at his intelligent terminal and frowned, "That old lady seems to be a--’Secret Historian.’"

"Secret Historian? What’s that?"

"It seems to be some special phenomenon among interstellar space; these people deeply believe that the symbols and patterns on their bodies help them communicate with the universe, allowing them to see what others cannot," Zhang Huaiyuan said, and then shook his head, "But it’s never been verified, it’s probably a scam to cheat us."

Li Ming shrugged nonchalantly, secretly deciding he should visit this kind of shop again in the future.

After meticulous inquiry from Zhang Huaiyuan, he learned that such shops were extremely rare, and most of them were just scams disguised as shops selling relics of civilization.

This place was introduced to him by a senior, supposedly reputable, and generally unknown to the public.

The two chatted as they walked, and a large group of celebratory parade-goers appeared on the street ahead, including several large animals dressed in inflatable suits, all depicting festive anime or character figures.

This kind of celebratory parade was numerous; they had encountered more than one group when they arrived.

The two expertly moved to the side of the street to wait for them to pass.

However, as the group got closer, Li Ming’s gaze flickered ever so slightly, landing on a particular figure within the parade.

He was dressed in an inflatable suit that stood three meters tall, resembling a Mimicry puppet with a large nose and two horns.

It appeared to be an anime character, clearly popular as Li Ming had seen several on their way here.

"Big-nosed puppet suit," he commented, pulling at his collar, as Zhang Huaiyuan looked at him with surprise.

Then, several passersby who had been wandering around started to move towards them, quickly closing in on the big-nosed figure.

"Actually wearing armor, Torch puts on a good show," Li Ming mused to himself, his Intelligent Assistance always on and now upgraded to C-level, covering a range of five hundred meters.

For this, he had spent thirty thousand metal energy, now leaving him with only about seventy thousand, truly as fleeting as water.

The moment the Mimicry suit entered his coverage area, he sensed that something was amiss, the transforming movements, the protruding edges, the steady footsteps, all indicating that the one inside was a big fellow.

Through these details, he had spotted quite a few spies along the way, all caught by hidden security.

The loud music was deafening, and although Zhang Huaiyuan seemed to be saying something, Li Ming could only see his lips moving incessantly.

It was then that his pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes showing sheer terror as they clearly reflected the scene he saw--

The big-nosed Puppet suit was abruptly ripped open from the center, revealing black heavy armor inside, and those gathered around were flung away by him.

When he took action, he was extremely close to Li Ming, his arms extending three sharp alloy claws, each nearly a meter long.

The power-assist structure of his legs suddenly opened wide, like a heavy-duty truck, charging towards Li Ming, who was very close.

The surrounding crowd, upon seeing the puppet suit torn apart, were thrown into chaos, screaming and fleeing, mixed with the sporadically fading music.

The complexion of the undercover agents hidden around changed dramatically, rushing forward quickly, but obviously too late.

Wouldn’t the principal take action? Li Ming stood his ground without reacting.

Zhang Huaiyuan shouted, signaling Li Ming to dodge, with no time to think, he instinctively tried to grab at Li Ming, attempting to push him away.

Li Ming didn’t even turn his head, his Controlled Objects swiftly switched as he turned, his waist driving his right leg to whip out a beautiful crescent arc.

Boom!

Zhang Huaiyuan was instantly stunned on the spot, only to see that heavy armor, coming at him like a truck, crash head-on into an indestructible alloy wall.

The armor’s chest caved in completely, and its heavy body was flung away, crashing heavily to the ground, blood dripping from its joints.

"Hiss--" Li Ming shook his leg, feeling a twinge of pain. After all, it was only Power Amplification; the recoil was still terrifying.

Zhang Huaiyuan subconsciously swallowed, "This is a D-class life form? Withstanding heavy armor?"

"Isn’t the Torch putting on too much of a show?" Li Ming felt some doubt, and then his eyes suddenly widened, his feet tapped lightly, and he swiftly retreated.

Then, full of shock and uncertainty, a yellow bullet hovered not far from him, as if blocked by some invisible force.

Someone was sniping at him!

Li Ming’s expression darkened slightly, he could snipe others, of course others could snipe him.

But clearly, this was intended to kill him, and it probably wasn’t Torch’s people.

Zhang Huaiyuan stared dumbstruck at the floating bullet. At some point, a figure had appeared, pinching the bullet and then looking towards where it had been fired from.

Boom! The bullet abruptly exploded, but the invisible force confined it, condensing the flame and metal fragments together.

"Principal?" Zhang Huaiyuan was bewildered.

"Principal!" Li Ming cried out, "If you wanted me dead, you could’ve just said so, no need to beat around the bush."

Huh? Zhang Huaiyuan was confused.

Chen Jinglong frowned, then said, "Did I not just take action?"

"If you had been any slower, I would’ve been shot in the head." Li Ming said gravely, "Do you even understand how terrifying the moment of life and death was? I used all my might to move away from that spot."

"You know the horror of that life-or-death moment? I agreed to be bait for you, but you also promised that I wouldn’t be endangered."

So it was fishing. Zhang Huaiyuan suddenly understood.

Discontent rose towards the Principal. Li Ming was very good to him, and was like his strong support. He didn’t want any harm to come to Li Ming.

If it was fishing, then safety inside should be guaranteed.

The Principal’s conduct was not honorable.

"You reacted when the bullet was still hundreds of meters away," Chen Jinglong remarked nonchalantly.

He was also astonished; Li Ming’s reaction was too fast.

With his speed, being able to react at that range, most bullets would have great difficulty hitting him.

But the speed of dodging just now was a bit slow, was he aware that I would take action and did it on purpose?

Moreover, his gaze shifted from the armor’s corpse on the ground, "This power... it’s too strong."

Reacting hundreds of meters in advance? Zhang Huaiyuan’s breath caught; he too had encountered D-class life forms before.

The others weren’t that monstrous, were they?

Li Ming’s face fell, he was using "Intelligent Assistance." As soon as the bullet entered the range, he was alerted and could dodge it five hundred meters in advance.

If it hadn’t been for the switch to "Power Amplification" just then, making it impossible to change back to the shoes in a short time, he would have been long gone.

"Isn’t this precisely the burst of speed I unleashed in a life-or-death situation?" Li Ming stressed again, "And when that armored attacker struck at me, why didn’t you take action?"

"The attacker was also a D-class life form; one hit wouldn’t kill you. I wanted to see if there were others."

"What?" Li Ming lamented, "You’re just..."

"Alright, alright, ten pieces of Mother Ore, right? I’ll have someone send them over." Chen Jinglong was fed up with the hassle.

"Oh... I see." Li Ming composed himself, not feeling awkward, "Don’t forget then."

Zhang Huaiyuan watched, flabbergasted, "That was a quick change of face. So your previous deep-seated grievance was all about bargaining?"

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