Chapter 977: Chapter 503: Say Something!_2
It would be better if it were faster.
"The old problem flares up again, insatiable desire." He shook his head quietly.
Generally speaking, extracting the Blood of the World is extremely difficult.
This is the essence of the Dimension Worldâs existence; extraction is equivalent to destruction, so the Dimension Life Form that belongs to it will inevitably resist with all its might.
One must first defeat the Dimension Life Form to safely extract the Blood of the World.
However, he has a unique advantage; the control ability makes extracting the Blood of the World require specific equipment, Talosâ Heart. It also makes Chrono unable to harm him.
The two are unified, and this world almost becomes his exclusive mine.
Even so, he still found the speed a bit too slow.
"Talos, youâve let me down so much. Whereâs the guy I once admired beyond measure..." Chrono continued to provoke him.
"Talos, you useless..."
"...Speak up!"
Chrono kept taunting Talos, even bringing up some old stories, saying he was unclear about rewards and punishments, obviously harboring an old grudge.
Li Ming didnât feel much about it; after all, he wasnât Talos.
Time passed by the second, the day and night continued on.
Chrono went from initial excitement to gradually becoming silent, his frequency of speech reducing, hesitance, reluctance, gritting teeth, a variety of emotions emerged.
"...In that case, itâs mutual destruction!"
Until the very end, he remained firm, stubbornly believing Talos was exerting extreme pressure.
Chrono could sense the worldâs essence was continuously leaking, albeit subtly, slowly, yet steadily.
He didnât understand exactly what method this was, but even after trying every possible means, he couldnât stop it, merely watching helplessly.
Until a certain moment.
Crack-- a black thunder tore across the vault of heaven, and the entire encircled world shook madly, the ocean of energy surging with monstrous waves.
The ordinary Dimension Life Forms wandering everywhere trembled, feeling an innate terror, as if doomsday had descended.
"You..." an alarming dread surged within Chrono, the power of the Dimension World weakened by a degree.
A portion of the worldâs essence was completely extracted!
He understood; Talos wasnât exerting extreme pressure, he was truly daring enough to take lethal actions.
"Stop!" Realizing that the absorption continued, Chrono roared unwillingly, "I promise you, I will sever the cooperation with the Empire."
However, he felt extreme anger inside, being threatened by the Empire using Talos on one end, and on the other, threatened by Talosâ true body, receiving grievances from both ends.
Li Ming hesitated slightly, shook his head involuntarily; this guy really wouldnât shed tears until he saw the coffin.
"Thatâs better." Li Ming finally responded, also pausing the absorption of the Blood of the World; he wasnât planning to exhaust the pond all at once.
Currently, the metal energy is still accumulating, even with more Blood of the World at hand, it would just remain there.
And this guy Chrono could play a significant role in the Deep Dimension World, possibly coming in handy someday.
Of course, once the Blood of the World truly runs at a deficit, he would absorb it without hesitation.
Sensing Talos was about to leave immediately, Chrono suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
"What do you mean? Do you intend to keep threatening me with these methods?" he questioned voice heavy, then firmly said, "I tell you, thatâs absolutely impossible!"
"If thereâs a next time, then you might as well destroy this Dimension World."
"Yeah, got it." Li Ming replied indifferently; Chrono only felt like punching a pillow of cotton, couldnât feel more stifled.
These Main Universe Life Forms are indeed sinister and shameless, Talos has become like this as well now.
He hesitated, wanting to utter some more harsh words, but felt his threat lacking internally, only able to watch the figure disappearing.
"Damn, damn it!" Chrono roared angrily, then suddenly raised his head, "Empire!"
"...What exactly happened?"
Outside the Dimension World, Costate still remained in the spaceship without leaving.
He stared intently at the suddenly rippling world barrier, a fine black crack unexpectedly appeared, extending to the visual horizon.
Since Chronoâs sudden disappearance, more than ten days had passed.
He didnât know what happened, initially wanted to enter the Dimension World to see, but after all, it was a forbidden life, the intensity of this Dimension World was extraordinarily high, making it difficult for him to break in within a short period.
Until just now, it seemed like some incident occurred in this Dimension World.
Costate scratched his head for a while, just as he prepared to try with all his might, a golden light suddenly shot over, condensing into Chronoâs projection.
"Sir?" Costate couldnât help but be startled.
Currently, Chrono exuded a gloomy aura, making one shiver in fear.
"What happened? Is there any way we can help?" He asked cautiously,
"From today, our collaboration is canceled, I will retract the breath protection." Chrono said coldly.
"Canceled?" Costate was jolted, initially not reacting, then his heart shook immensely, finding it unimaginable.
More than ten days ago, Chrono vowed convincingly that the collaboration would not end, yet how long had it actually been?
Yet soon, he realized something, frowned, and said, "Did Talos descend?"
Chrono remained silent, Costateâs mind raced.
If in the Deep Dimension World, without Chronoâs protection, their efficiency would decrease by over tenfold, and risks would also increase significantly.
"You promised us," Costate said tactfully, "Moreover, the collaboration had just been achieved not long ago..."
"I regret it now!" Chronoâs voice was like thunder, "If youâre dissatisfied, you can go seek Talosâ cooperation, join forces against me."
He also understood, itâs impossible for Talos to cooperate with the Empire.
There might even be a deep-seated hatred between the two; otherwise, Talos wouldnât come specifically to coerce him into ending the collaboration with the Empire.
But previously, he had no idea, having been fooled by the Empire.
Hence, part of his anger was vented on the Empire, "You idiots, clearly having found Talos, yet unwilling to pay the price for capturing him, if Talos was captured, it would be a win-win situation."
"Are you satisfied now?"
Scolded like this, Costate was confused, "Can you tell me what really happened?"
"You can leave now," Chrono scolded, "I shouldnât have believed you in the first place."
Costate felt numb, Li Ming... no, although he was Talos, his strength was weak, it must be Azure Dragon behind it causing trouble.
Just what means were used to make Chrono so begrudging yet turncoat with anger.
Was it power suppression?
No, that was Chronoâs home ground.
Costateâs expression changed, mood restrained, frowned, saying, "In that case, Mr. Chrono, I have one last question."
Chrono wanted to scold but stopped, said coldly, "Ask."
Costate spoke, "Did you tell Talos about my coming?"
"Tell me Talosâ identity," Chrono added, "Tell me first, otherwise, you can leave."
Costate frowned, after thinking for a moment, still unwillingly responded, "Li Ming."
Neither Adam nor he anticipated Chrono to turn traitor so quickly.
He didnât know where Adam got his information from, but such a secret matter must have limited people knowing.
If Li Ming knew he had specially come to warn Chrono, it might lead to the bankruptcy of some of Adamâs plans or identity, and he had to figure this out and prepare early.
"Li Ming..." Chrono repeated, then said indifferently, "I could have made excuses like verifying and then let you get lost."
"But, Iâm not the same as you, I keep my promises!" still somewhat angry, he said in a deep voice, "He doesnât know about you coming to warn me."
Costate couldnât help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he wanted to speak again, Chrono had already disappeared.