110 Facing the Danger Alone (1/2)

The appearance of the clones in the battlefield shocked not only Mars but also the entire Solar System.

According to interstellar conventions, the creation of clones was strictly forbidden.

Anyone who disregarded this would be the enemy of humankind.

However, with the risk of their own demise in front of them, Giant Pharmaceutical Company could care less about it. Without the slightest hint of restraint, they sent the clone army into the battle.

The vitality of a clone was as high as 3.0 and the latest battle techniques—each of them a killer technique—were implanted in their brains. The tables were turned the moment they participated in the battle.

Mars Revolutionary Army's charging momentum took a huge blow.

Giant Pharmaceutical Company might have temporarily escaped from elimination, but their reputation had likewise been sullied!

Even though the Solar System Coalition Government was just a puppet and their implemented laws nothing more than empty vessels, they still needed to retain this amount of respect.

Giant Pharmaceutical Company had broken the law publicly and used the clone army abundantly. It was one thing to break the laws of the Solar System and another to break the Interstellar Human Laws.

Every Interstellar Empire began to condemn them in a dignified fashion.

So what if the Solar System Coalition Government had Giant Pharmaceutical Company's back? The former wouldn't be able to protect them now. All of them declared that Giant Pharmaceutical Company had broken the interstellar conventions, a crime that they would find hard to evade. Yet, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the implication of this would be louder in words than action.

On the contrary, the Solar System Coalition Government held a deep hatred for the Mars Revolutionary Army. They declared them as rebellions and gathered an army to suppress them in haste!

Feng Lin couldn't quite figure it out. Why would the Giant Pharmaceutical Company be so reckless? The clones were clearly something that could never be in the public's eye, yet they dared to release them so recklessly.

If that was the case, then what good would it do even if they had defeated the Mars Revolutionary Army? Giant Pharmaceutical Company wouldn't have a place in the interstellar world, becoming a rat that couldn't see the light of the day.

Perhaps, they had another force supporting them?

A fog engulfed Feng Lin's thoughts as he recalled the inverted ”卍” symbol.

It was the first time he saw the symbol in the Interstellar Era, but it was not unfamiliar to him.

This was because anyone who had the slightest knowledge of history back on Ancient Earth Era would know the terror behind that symbol.

The country which was represented by that symbol had the power to bring upon an apocalyptic disaster to Earth back then.

Feng Lin hadn't even imagined that he would still see the symbol even after traveling tens of thousands of years into the future!

Coincidence? Or was it inevitable?

Feng Lin had too little information to make a judgment in such a short time, but he grew extremely cautious of Giant Pharmaceutical Company's motives.

Although the clone army was invincible on the battlefield, Feng Lin could see the hollowness in them. If a strong interstellar cultivator was to come by at this moment, they might just be able to wipe them all out.

That said, Feng Lin didn't act rashly. The formidable presence illustrated by the mysterious silhouette in the research log was something he couldn't forget.

Acting hastily before knowing the full extent of what he was dealing with would only sink him deeper into the claws of abyss.

The battle on Mars was becoming increasingly intense. Giant Pharmaceutical Company and Mars Revolutionary Army exchanged brutal blows, and Feng Lin enjoyed being the spectator on the side. The more chaotic this became, the more likely he could take advantage of a crisis for personal gain.

However, nothing ever went as simply as he imagined.

Beep, beep, beep!

His identity microchip wouldn't stop ringing, jolting Feng Lin awake in frustration. The genetic potential which had been increasing was ceased at that moment.

Feng Lin opened his eyes and couldn't help but feel annoyed. Who would be this ignorant?

One could get addicted to cultivation, and breaking their concentration right at that moment would inevitably irritate them.

What was strange about him though, was that he had severed all forms of contacts ever since he arrived at Mars. Eliminating all other stray thoughts from his mind, he concentrated solely on cultivation and ignored all distractions.

Who could have found him at this moment?

The next moment, he witnessed a man dressed in traditional Mars robes appearing before him. It was Luke.

Feng Lin's expression changed in an instant, his instincts urging him to switch off the projection.

Luke had already anticipated such a reaction though. ”Don't move!” He said plainly, ”Unless you wish for your secret to be revealed to Giant Pharmaceutical Company.”

Feng Lin's hand froze mid-air, squinting his eyes at his intruder as he exuded a dangerous aura. ”Are you threatening me?”

”It's not a threat, I'm just increasing the stakes of collaboration.” Luke wasn't fazed by Feng Lin's undisguised disdain. Instead, he laughed. ”We have the same objectives, so shouldn't we work together?”

”Work together? What have you thought of?” Feng Lin asked slowly, not believing that Luke came with good intentions.

Feng Lin would never believe this rascal was that naïve– What a joke! One should always beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, for they are sure to be ill-intentioned.

”Something which requires merely the slightest effort for someone like you! The clone army is a great threat to us. It'll be difficult for us to gain victory in a short amount of time; dragging this to a point of no return would be unavoidable. We must begin to execute the plan. Only if we get rid of the mastermind behind the Giant Pharmaceutical Company could we clinch victory of this battle without a fight. So we urgently need you to tell us the armed force and inner defenses of the Giant Pharmaceutical Company!” Luke requested.

”You want me to divulge Giant Pharmaceutical Company's secret?” Feng Lin narrowed his eyes.

”Feng Lin, stop playing dumb!” Luke shook his head, laughing in spite of himself as though he had already seen through it all. ”Weren't you the one who leaked the information regarding those clone army? Even if you had intentionally hidden the source of the information, I could still guess that it was you! Who else has access to Giant Pharmaceutical Company core department and could possess such confidential information but you?”

Feng Lin would never admit to it in the face of Luke's attempt at sounding him out. Rather, he answered with his own question, ”What a joke! What good would it do to me if I told you Giant Pharmaceutical Company's secret?”

”At the very least, Giant Pharmaceutical Company would not find out that you were the one who leaked the confidential information, right?” Luke responded with deep meaning behind his words. ”Right now, only you and I, along with the Heaven above and the Earth below, know about your identity; I didn't tell anyone else.