The fighting had stopped, and the two groups of people were staring at each other with swords drawn.
Ding Meng suddenly said, "This is a mutated Shenguang Technologies teleportation portal. In theory, it can connect to the space-time tunnel and transport creatures from the Alternate World from far away."
The leader of the Hidden Front was wearing a mask, so no one could see his face. But at this moment, you could feel that he was smiling. "That's right!"
Ding Meng said, "But the gate to the Alternate World was not actually opened. Instead, it was some kind of restriction that was opened?"
"That's right!" The leader of the Hidden Front finally laughed.
Wen Yang said in realization, "He must have tampered with this device."
"Hahahahaha!"
The leader of the Hidden Front looked up and laughed. This was the first time he had laughed so heartily. "Wen Yang, oh, Wen Yang, you're really smart. Mr. Ting did not notice the problem, but you did."
Wen Yang slumped to the ground. "I felt something was wrong halfway through injecting my energy. This Devouring World Magic Lake formation is very strange. The more I injected my energy, the more it absorbed. In the end, I couldn't stop even if I wanted to. All my energy was sucked away."
The leader of the Hidden Front said leisurely, "You've always been smart. When you were studying, you were smarter than others. When you broke through, you were also smarter than others. When you entered Planet Norland, you were smarter than other political leaders. You could always think of shortcuts, find ways, and achieve your goals. The previous leaders had to work for hundreds of years before they could become leaders, but you only used a short 30 years to reach the top of the empire. But who would have thought that such a smart person like you would be so stupid in the end?"
A wise man's thousand considerations was bound to make a mistake. A fool's thousand considerations was bound to make a gain.
For a wise man like Wen Yang, there was bound to be a loss, and the loss was terrifying.
Wen Yang could not help but ask, "How did you do it?"
The leader of the Hidden Front laughed. "Do you want to know the truth?
Unfortunately, you're not qualified because you're the loser. But I can make an exception because Mr Ting saved your life. "
His words were hard to understand. It was because Ding Meng had saved Wen Yang that he was willing to tell Wen Yang the truth. Did he want Wen Yang to live to regret his recklessness?
The leader of the Hidden Front said, "First of all, you are not wrong. The information that the grassroots empire told you many years ago is true. There is indeed a teleportation circle here, but it cannot teleport creatures from another world. Do you know why?
Because the amount of energy required is too great, and it's not something our world can provide. Your little bit of divine light energy is enough to dominate the Empire, but for this teleportation array, it's just a drop in the bucket. "
Wen Yang listened quietly.
The leader of the Hidden Front said, "Actually, this teleportation circle can't be operated without the power of space-time."
Wen Yang said, "But you still succeeded in using it."
The leader of the Hidden Front sighed. "I didn't expect this place to work, but the grassroots empire probably didn't expect that a creature from another world had already been teleported here many centuries ago."
"Oh?" Wen Yang's expression changed.
Boss Yin Feng said, "I don't know what kind of method an expert like him used to seal this otherworldly creature here, but I know that he must have told you. If anything happens here, you'll have to reseal it."
Wen Yang had indeed done so.
The leader of the Hidden Front said, "Actually, no one expected this. No matter what world it came from, it had been trapped here for centuries. Without a continuous supply of energy, it had long run out of fuel."
Wen Yang was stunned. "It died?"
"No!"
Ding Meng suddenly said, "It must have been discovered by the boss when it was dying. Not only did the boss master the method to use this kind of energy, he might have also learned a lot from this creature."
The leader of the Hidden Front was also surprised. He reached out his hand and said, "Please continue!"
Ding Meng said, "After the boss mastered the trick to using this new energy, he must have modified this teleportation circle and turned it into an energy-absorbing device. It combined the power of the Federal Empire, the Devourer's Sacred Lake, and the power of the Demons. It's fine if you don't inject energy into it, but once you do, the energy will be sucked away."
The leader of the Hidden Front smiled. "Please continue!"
Ding Meng looked around. "This place shouldn't have so much energy, or at least, it shouldn't be filled with so much energy from the Demons. Let me make a bold guess, the boss might have spent many years to deliberately create this environment to attract the attention of the upper echelons of the empire."
The leader of the Hidden Front smiled. "Anything else?"
"Yes!"
Ding Meng continued. "This new type of energy also has the characteristics of the Protoss' martial arts. Not only can it absorb energy, but it can also convert it at will, turning the newly absorbed energy into its own. The Princeps was confused by the appearance when he injected energy, and by the time he realized that something was wrong, it was already too late. The Princeps could be said to have injected new energy into you, but at the same time, he was injured by his own divine energy. He injured himself."
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The leader of the Hidden Front applauded. "Mr. Ting, I told you at the space station that you've been traveling for a long time and have an adventurous spirit. Your mind, foresight, and knowledge are all top-notch. Look at the people around you. Which one of them can be compared to you?"
Ding Meng shook his head and said, "You're wrong. Everyone here has been fooled by you, even me. You deliberately spread the information about the Solitary Entropy Key, and this convinced the Protoss martial artists and made them want to find this place. Perhaps the Princeps hasn't been fooled by you yet, but you've been using the recreated warriors to cause trouble in the frontline war zone. The upper echelons of the empire will definitely focus their attention on this place sooner or later, and they'll track you down here. It's just that I don't understand. You don't seem to be targeting me, but the Princeps."
The leader of the Hidden Front said proudly, "That's right!"
Ding Meng frowned and said, "With your strength, methods, foresight, and intelligence, it won't be too difficult for you to deal with the Princeps. You've spent at least a few decades on this plan, and you've spent so much energy, effort, manpower, and money. Was it just to bring down the Princeps?"
The leader of the Hidden Front looked at him quietly. After a long time, he said, "Mr. Ting!"
Ding Meng said, "Please speak!"
The leader of the Hidden Front said, "I know you've been through a lot, and you're very powerful. You must have had the same experience before. Between life and death, how would you choose?"
Ding Meng said, "Of course, I'll try my best to survive!"
The leader of the Hidden Front nodded and said, "Yes, when people are faced with a choice between life and death, they'll always try their best to survive. If you want to deal with me now, how confident do you think you are?"
Ding Meng looked around and sighed helplessly. "Don't even mention how confident I am. I don't even have a chance."
The leader of the Hidden Front looked at him with admiration. "That's your strength. You're very objective. You can see a lot of things that you can't see. I think you've been able to survive until today because of these strengths. Being objective and fair is the motto of the Hidden Front mercenaries for centuries. It's always been engraved in the hearts of the Hidden Front members."
Ding Meng looked at him and said, "You want to recruit me into the Hidden Front?"
"Wrong!"
The leader of the Hidden Front said seriously. "We're going to work together to build a great career. We're going to share victory and glory, and we're going to have a great future together."
Ding Meng smiled coldly. "I'm afraid I'm not going to be that lucky. I don't want to be your scapegoat."
The leader of the Hidden Front was confused. "Why do you say that?"
Ding Meng said, "You made use of Guan Lin to detain me on the space station. It was a good move, but it was also a bad move."
The leader of the Hidden Front was curious. "Oh?"
Ding Meng said, "When the Chancellor's wife boarded the space station, she immediately recognized Officer Number 10, who was codenamed Station Commander. His real name is Dai Jinsheng, and he's the commander of the Empire's border garrison. After knowing this information, I finally understood your thinking. Officer Dai's experience was tragic enough, and he was framed. You saved him at the right time so that you could get a professional like him to help you take care of things."
The leader of the Hidden Front laughed. "What can he take care of for me?"
Ding Meng said, "Officer Dai was one of the earliest explorers in the Fertile Chalk System. He's familiar with the complicated environment of the Fertile Chalk System. He knows how to operate the space station in the rainforest system. Secondly, you recruited Officer Number 6, Doctor. Doctor is an expert in many fields. On the surface, you asked her to study the composition of Mana here, but in reality, you asked her to constantly test the stability of this force field. The nine core members you recruited all correspond to your overall plan."
The leader of the Hidden Front did not laugh. He seemed to be deep in thought.
Ding Meng looked around again. "Also, I can tell that these people won't betray you. It's not because they trust you or are loyal to you, but because you knew from the beginning that they wouldn't betray you, because dead people can't reveal secrets."
The leader of the Hidden Front said, "I treated them with sincerity. I would never do anything to my own comrades."
Ding Meng sneered and said, "Of course you won't do it yourself, because they have the corresponding identities, positions, and abilities. Similarly, they will have the corresponding opponents at the corresponding time, place, and time. You don't have to do it yourself at all. You can eliminate them completely to prevent future troubles."
"That's a very fresh point of view!" The leader of the Hidden Front laughed again.
Ding Meng suddenly turned to face Roth, but his hand was pointing at a fat corpse in the distance. It was the corpse of the Butcher. "General, you fought the most fiercely with this person just now. You definitely know his identity, don't you?"
Roth gritted his teeth. "This person's name is Tian Nu. He has committed a heinous crime."
Ding Meng asked, "What heinous crime?"
A look of pain flashed across Roth's eyes. "I have two sons. The younger one is your friend. The older one was recruited by me many years ago and was sent to the front line to train. Tian Nu was my subordinate for many years. Out of trust, I entrusted my older son to him. Who knew that during a mission, he made a major mistake in his judgment. The frogmen's cannon fire hit their starship, and the starship crashed into outer space."
Ding Meng said, "So, this Officer Tian killed your son, but he didn't die."
Roth gritted his teeth even harder. "He abandoned the entire ship and secretly escaped in an escape pod."
Ding Meng said, "The military court doesn't deal with this kind of thing?"
Roth said helplessly, "He disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he went."
Ding Meng stared at him. "I'm afraid things aren't that simple. You should have hated him, but when you met just now, he seemed to hate you even more. He rushed up to you without saying anything. When I fought with him before, he didn't even have this kind of ruthlessness."
Faced with Ding Meng's questioning gaze, Roth hesitated for a moment. His eyes were filled with hatred. "I also found an excuse to kill his son in the Empire. His wife also committed suicide by jumping off a building."
Ding Meng clapped his hands. "That's right. That explains why the two of you fought each other the moment you met, and why you fought to the death."