This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 42 - Sudden Assassination!

A sharp blade, pitch-black, thrust out from the center of the bed.

Then, twisting violently, the bed exploded, and a dark figure burst forth, charging straight at Li Ming.

Li Ming rolled away in a hurry, dodging the attack and crashing into a corner.

He was trapped in a dead end with no escape.

“Quick reflexes; joining the City Guards wasn’t a total waste,” the figure said slowly, toying with a black dagger in his hand.

His entire body was wrapped in a black combat suit, leaving only his eyes visible.

“Who are you!” Li Ming shouted sternly.

“Tch, all show and no go…” he mocked slightly, “Why not just live an honest life instead of joining those City Guards and climbing ranks so fast.”

The group that killed Li Changhai?

Li Ming speculated in his heart, almost certain.

Was it just himself, or were there others?

His mind was on alert, aiming to draw out more information.

“What are you talking about?

I am an official guard!

How dare you attack me!?”

Li Ming crouched in the corner, his hands positioned defensively in front of him, full of obvious flaws.

Clearly, his words carried no threat, so the other laughed.

“Ha-ha, if you hadn’t received that damn rookie award, I wouldn’t have to come back and kill you.”

The figure crouched down, seemingly enjoying the scared and fearful expression on his target’s face up close.

The black blade danced between his fingers.

“I”…

Just by himself?

Li Ming caught onto this word.

“After all…

who knows if you might turn out to be favored by the upcoming high-rank Blue Star officials, then, spurred by a whim, start investigating your father’s death.”

Li Ming realized that after killing Li Changhai, the assailant should have left.

But then he discovered Li Ming’s rising reputation, coupled with the upcoming inspection by the interstellar review team and Blue Star accompanying personnel, posing a hidden threat.

Although the likelihood of luck running his way was very slim, the assailant didn’t mind erasing that chance altogether.

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This guy must be just a pawn, most likely because his own power was too weak to warrant a return by everyone.

“I’m quite nice, right?

I’ll let you understand why you’re dying,” he sneered, showing his ghastly white teeth.

Suddenly, the long dagger in his hand turned into a thin line, striking directly towards Li Ming’s throat.

However, the expected scene of blood spraying did not occur, as a hand clutched at his wrist with overwhelming force that immobilized him.

His pupils abruptly contracted, trembling, as he stared in astonishment at the scene unfolding before him!

Li Ming’s face, initially filled with panic and unease, settled into calmness as he lifted his right hand and firmly gripped the assailant’s arm like a vice.

Then, with “sparks crackling,” he felt a numbness in his arm, and the hand gripping the dagger involuntarily opened, the dagger clanging as it hit the ground.

“Elemental Power, you…

you…

what the…”

He simply couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

How could this kid control Elemental Power?

Where did this guy get the gene seed, and how could he have developed it to this extent in such a short time?

Wasn’t his info labeled as “no threat”?

He had so many unanswered questions and no longer had a chance to find the answers.

“Interested in talking about who’s behind you and their dealings?

Otherwise…

I will slowly kill you,” Li Ming said flatly, his clenched hand showcasing the overwhelming force of Elemental Power.

The opponent had almost no resistance.

Crack!

The dull sound of breaking bones echoed, intense pain causing the other to let out a low growl.

Li Ming casually pulled a piece of cloth, stuffed it into his mouth, and found a plastic mat to place beneath him.

Clutching a dagger, Li Ming followed the skin and pierced in, slowly rubbing it.

The excruciating pain made him tremble, veins bulging on his forehead, his pupils filled with bloodshot eyes, and blood flowed along his limbs, gradually pooling beneath him.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes…

“Still not talking?” Li Ming pulled the cloth from his mouth.

“Uh-ah~” His face contorted, mixed with pain and a grim smile, his eyes filled with resentment: “You… you’ve hidden too deeply, everyone has been deceived by you, no threat at all… ha… damn the intelligence!”

He seemed mad: “But, I…

am just the beginning, once I’m dead, you won’t live much longer either!”

Li Ming slightly frowned, waved the dagger, slicing the throat, it had come to this point, continuing would be a waste of time.

“Such resilience, what kind of organization is this…”

Li Ming didn’t understand what Li Changhai had done after all these years, to still draw their attention.

Picking up the body, he carried it downstairs to a high-temperature furnace, threw it in directly, and after turning it on, the flames surged inside, quickly turning the body into a pile of ashes.

The flickering firelight made Li Ming’s face flicker intermittently as he toyed with the dagger in his hand, this thing could be Controlled too, but the effect was pathetic.

He absorbed it, gaining 32 points of metal energy.

It had been over half a month since he was publicly commended, Li Ming pondered.

This was probably the time it took for this guy to return.

Which means, I should be safe for the next half a month, a sense of urgency rose in his heart.

Not clear on the strength of those people, out of caution, it was natural to raise his own strength as high as possible.

……

In the jump gate channel, bizarre lights flickered, and light flowed past like a shadow, in the room, an old-fashioned pipe flickered with red light, surrounded by clouds of smoke.

“Captain!” Someone entered the room, the short man quickly said, “Black Spider has been out of contact for five hours, according to the rules, Black Spider can’t be out of reach for this long.”

“Hmm?” Putting down the pipe, he stood up, frowning: “An accident?

What happened?”

The short man clicked on his smart terminal, responding: “Currently unclear, but that planet has been quite bustling lately, quite a few large bounties attracting a lot of Bounty Hunters.”

“It might be related to them.”

“Bounty Hunters…” After a moment of silence, a heavy voice finally emitted in the room: “Turn the spaceship around, let’s head back.”

“Yes!”

…

“Hmm, still 90%, electrotherapy at home really doesn’t work anymore.” At five in the morning, Li Ming looked at the display on the testing device.

Reaching the 90% mark was like fully entering the late stages of gene seed development, the rate increasingly slowed, and the conditions for development became more stringent.

“But, since these people are already targeting me, I no longer need to deliberately hide my strength.

I’ll find an opportunity to apply for a special training room at the town guard.”

Li Ming wiped his body, contemplating.

Dressed in uniform, Li Ming went to work, the early morning sky dark and drizzling, people in the orbital rail looked weary.

Upon arriving at the town guard headquarters, he hadn’t even sat down when Yang Peng called him into the office.