From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 207 - 171: Showdown

The situation within the Sikes Civilization appeared to have subtly changed due to a message sent from the Wasteland Planet.

The change seemed small, but its impact was profound.

The support rate for the Escape Faction had risen by two or three percentage points. At a glance, this number seemed insignificant, but when applied to individual Sikes citizens, it translated into tens of millions of people.

A single reminder message had caused tens of millions to change their minds and support the Escape Faction, which was no small change.

Unfortunately, it was Lu Heng who had sent this message.

Lu Heng had not anticipated that things would develop this way.

After careful recollection, he confirmed that Yeliana Sikes had not been among the leaders of the Escape Faction in his past life.

That meant Yeliana Sikes had likely chosen to join the Escape Faction and become a faction leader because of a message her father had sent.

The reminder from Lakrini Sikes had become a slogan for ideological propaganda within the Escape Faction. It was no surprise that Yeliana Sikes, as his daughter, had been pushed into a leadership position by the Escape Faction.

"Looking at the current situation, Hasegawa Tom probably already holds some power within the Escape Faction, and it might be difficult for us to join them now," Su Muyu said after reading the information on the network, feeling that the situation was unfavorable for their side.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Heng said, "That's not necessarily the case."

"Have you thought of a way to break the deadlock?" Su Muyu immediately guessed that Lu Heng had come up with a plan.

Lu Heng began to check the information about Yeliana Sikes in the media of the Sikes Civilization, then deduced the city she was in based on the news.

As a faction leader, Yeliana Sikes needed to travel to various locations to speak and gain more supporters.

Thus, the news would report on speeches by Yeliana Sikes.

There would even be announcements of the venues for her speeches.

"We'll just go directly to Yeliana Sikes. No need for mediated communication, we'll just talk to her directly. She has a speech in City 3 tomorrow; we'll just find out where she's staying and arrange a meeting," Lu Heng decided to bypass the usual intermediaries and speak directly to the faction leader.

The next day.

After Yeliana Sikes's speech was over, Su Muyu used the Shen Feather Eagle to track her and determine her place of residence for the evening.

After eight o'clock in the evening.

Lu Heng and two others arrived at Yeliana Sikes's residence, explained their intent at the surveillance device at the door, and were soon let inside.

A domestic robot at the door scanned them with a beam of light from top to bottom before leading them into the house.

The house's decor was very classical, with a cyber-renaissance feel combined with a touch of science fiction, quite unique.

At this moment,

Yeliana Sikes was ironing the skin on her arm with a bionic skin care device.

Bionic skin indeed represented the pinnacle of technological advancement in the Sikes Civilization, but it required regular maintenance to preserve the quality of the bionic skin.

"Hello, Ms. Sikes, or would 'madam' be more suitable?" Lu Heng greeted first.

"I know who you are, superpower users from human civilization, but you are dangerous elements. I need to remind you that this house has the highest level of security, and if I send out a signal, you will be captured and sent to Federal Prison," Yeliana Sikes's tone was not very friendly.

Lu Heng frowned and said, "We mean no harm."

Yeliana Sikes gave a sneer that a human could recognize and turned on a holographic screen to play a news segment.

The news reported an incident of alien life-forms escaping from the Mechanical Arena, and displayed photos of Lu Heng and his companions.

Lu Heng glanced at the news and spread his hands, saying, "We just don't want to become toys for the Mechanical Beast, and we haven't done anything extreme. It's actually your side that has a traitor."

"Oh? You mean the incidents yesterday when you tried to meet twice and were attacked?" Yeliana Sikes was already aware of what had happened the day before.

"Obviously, the locations and times for the meetups were leaked," Lu Heng said.

"It could also be a leak from your side, and besides, you know nothing of our civilization's technology. Tracking your location isn't that difficult," Yeliana Sikes didn't believe in the presence of a traitor among her people.

If it were anyone else, they might not be able to evade the pervasive surveillance network of the Sikes Civilization.

But Lu Heng and his companions certainly had the ability.

The civil surveillance network of the Sikes Civilization mostly employed infrared scanning, while Su Muyu's Invisibility Skill could block infrared scans.

And the more advanced surveillance technologies were not available everywhere.

With sufficient experience, Lu Heng was certain of not being monitored.

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Lu Heng then asked, "I have a question that if answered, will clarify where the problem lies. Has a human joined your faction recently?"

Yeliana Sikes narrowed her eyes slightly but did not answer the question. "What are you trying to say?"

Seeing her reaction, Lu Heng guessed the answer.

Her lack of response confirmed his suspicion.

If no human had joined, she could have simply said no; there was no need for secrecy.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "It seems you trust this person a lot, but you'd do well to heed my advice; this person is dangerous."

Indeed, this probing had confirmed that Hasegawa Tom had indeed come in earlier, joined the Escape Faction, and even met and gained the trust of Yeliana Sikes in person.