From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 208 - 171 Showdown_2

The person who joined the Escape Faction could only be Hasegawa Tom.

This time's Abyss Battlefield danger level is 5, and it's a competition for Source Material, so the scale won't be small, at least 30 people.

Thus, there must be other human Superpower Users who were drafted.

However, these drafted Superpower Users just arrived the day before yesterday; it's impossible for them to gain power within the Escape Faction so quickly.

Only Hasegawa Tom, who came in advance, and due to the different flow of time between the two worlds, might have been here for over a month.

That much time is enough for him to rise to a high position within the Escape Faction.

Yeliana Sikes smiled and said, "Indeed, he anticipated that you would come looking, and you would defame him, trying to sow discord among our faction members. Everything is just as he predicted."

Lu Heng's expression froze, and he furrowed his brows.

Things were much trickier than expected.

"What else did he say? I'm quite curious."

"He also said that you would defame him, then use information from the Abyss to negotiate with me. You really did bring information related to the Abyss, didn't you?" Yeliana Sikes seemed to have seen through everything.

Lu Heng's mouth curved into a smile as he said, "So you choose to believe him, not us, right?"

Yeliana Sikes was straightforward in her response, "Of course, you shouldn't expect that I would believe what you say upon our first meeting."

Lu Heng looked around and said, "If I'm not mistaken, that person also suggested that once you see us, you should take action to capture us, or even kill us outright. This house must be filled with robots of strong combat power, right?"

Yeliana Sikes didn't deny it, she nodded in affirmation, "Talking with you is quite interesting, but unfortunately, your actions are all within expectations."

She glanced at the time and said, "You don't have much time left. If you can't convince me within five minutes, then I'll have to eliminate you to prevent future troubles."

"I wouldn't dare come here without an ace up my sleeve, and it's one that person doesn't know of," Lu Heng was still composed.

"Then bring out your ace. You have four and a half minutes left," Yeliana Sikes said coldly, seemingly on the verge of losing patience.

Lu Heng took a deep breath, adopted a serious expression, and said, "I've met your father, Lakrini Sikes."

Yeliana Sikes suddenly showed a look of anger, rebuking, "You have no right to mention my father! The contributions he made to civilization are something you bottom-dwellers could never understand!"

Seeing how much she cared about her father, Lu Heng's smile brightened, and he shifted the conversation, asking, "After talking for so long, don't you think my voice sounds a bit familiar?"

Yeliana Sikes's gaze sharpened as her brain's computer quickly analyzed the wave pattern of Lu Heng's voice, immediately identifying an issue.

She voiced her anger sharply, "You dare to mimic that recording! You're challenging my bottom line!"

The recording in question was indeed personally recorded by Lu Heng, but the Escape Faction had played it during their broadcasts.

Thus, collecting this recording wasn't difficult with the intention to do so.

Therefore, imitating the voice print of the recording wasn't too difficult either.

Lu Heng scratched his forehead with his finger and spread his hands, saying, "That recording was sent by me; there's no need for imitation."

Yeliana Sikes narrowed her eyes slightly, "Do you know what the consequences of deceiving me would be?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "How about this. I have evidence to prove that I indeed met your father. I can show you the evidence, but in exchange, you hand over Hasegawa Tom to me. Do we have a deal?"

Yeliana Sikes remained visibly angry, snorted coldly, and said, "You expect to trade a faction member for a piece of unverified proof? You're thinking too wishfully."

Lu Heng spread his hands and said, "If I can't prove it, just give the order to attack. But if I do have evidence that I met your father, then handing over a traitor from your side shouldn't be too much to ask of you."

Yeliana Sikes's calculating intellect was high; she had already clearly distinguished the pros and cons of the situation from the start.

However, Lu Heng bringing up her father had greatly affected her emotions, hence the lingering anger.

After a moment of silence, Yeliana Sikes said coldly, "Alright, produce the evidence."

In reality, she also wanted to know what had happened in the final moments of her father's life.

Lu Heng waved his hand outside, sending out a radio signal to call the Mechanical Tiger in.

As the Mechanical Tiger entered, it walked into the living room and then bowed its body towards Yeliana Sikes as if to salute.

Upon seeing the Mechanical Tiger, Yeliana Sikes's expression froze.

This was because it was her father's Mechanical Guardian Beast, also a guardian beast.

Moreover, the Mechanical Guardian Beast's serial number was 101, an early model of the Mechanical Guardian Beast.

The primary binding for the Mechanical Tiger listed Lakrini Sikes first, followed by Yeliana Sikes.

Lu Heng was only the third in line.

Thus, when the Mechanical Tiger entered, it prostrated in a salute to Yeliana Sikes.

"Anka!"

Yeliana Sikes's face showed a surprised expression as she called out the Mechanical Tiger's name.

That was the name she had given to the Mechanical Tiger as a child, "Anka"!

She did not recognize it from its appearance since the properties of the liquid metal allowed the Mechanical Tiger's appearance to change freely.

Her method of identifying the Mechanical Tiger was very straightforward; she only needed to connect to the signal and check the serial number.

Therefore, with just a glance, she recognized it as her father's side Mechanical Guardian Beast.

"Why is Anka with you?" Yeliana Sikes was very puzzled.

Because she had viewed the Mechanical Tiger's binding information, which included Lu Heng's data.

In other words, Lu Heng was the owner of the Mechanical Tiger and was the third in line.

Lu Heng explained, "This was a gift from Mr. Lakrini as thanks for conveying a message for him. You should be clearer than I am that without Mr. Lakrini's consent, it would not be possible for me to become Anka's owner."

Yeliana Sikes naturally understood this point; the process was tied to the Mechanical Core, and unless the Mechanical Core was destroyed, this program could not be changed.

In other words,

The third owner information within the Mechanical Core of the Mechanical Tiger had confirmed that Lakrini had personally gifted his Mechanical Guardian Beast to Lu Heng.

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Yeliana Sikes's expression shifted from shock to confusion as she murmured to herself, "You really met my father..."

"Yes, I've met him and did him a small favor. I just didn't expect that the message I passed on would become a faction slogan," Lu Heng felt a bit nostalgic.

"Was he... alright while he was alive?" Yeliana Sikes dropped her hostile demeanor and began to inquire about her father's condition.

From her reaction, despite undergoing mechanical transformation, she still retained the affection of a daughter for her father.

"Not overly well, his brain was preserved in a cultivation tank and had been locked away for fifteen years," Lu Heng briefly recounted the situation at that time.

However, several key pieces of information were omitted.

The first piece of information omitted was that Lakrini Sikes's brain had been contaminated by the Abyss.

The second piece was that it was Lu Heng himself who had ended the life of Lakrini Sikes's brain.

For Lakrini Sikes, death was a liberation.

Lu Heng had helped him to find that liberation.

But if this information were disclosed to Yeliana Sikes, Lu Heng would become the murderer of her father.

Consequently, Lu Heng directly omitted these two key pieces of information and simply stated that he had met Lakrini Sikes and that he had been rewarded with the Mechanical Tiger in gratitude for passing on a message.

Yeliana Sikes gestured for the Mechanical Tiger Anka to come closer and then reached out to gently stroke it: "Anka, you've been with father all along, haven't you? Good boy..."

Seizing the moment, Lu Heng pressed, "So, according to our initial agreement, can you hand over Hasegawa Tom to me now? Or just tell me his location."