The blood trickled down and turned into several winding red snakes on the metal ground, gathering into a pool of blood.

Nika was lying on the ground, covered in bruises and blood. Under him was a huge equilateral triangle mechanical suction cup, which glowed with a faint blue light. The huge gravity and traction force held him tightly. His hands, feet and torso were held by black heavy-duty alloy rounds.

It is surrounded by some kind of specially-made mechanical shackles, with an extremely strong energy interference field. It also uses subspace conversion technology to transfer the energy released by the target, and has a certain effect of banning magic for mages.

At the same time, four pipes protruded from the metal ground on the left and right sides of Nika, inserted into his spine, and injected nanoworms into him, interfering with the movement of his energy internally, causing his nerves to become disordered, and affecting his body control.

Nika could only barely raise his neck, his blurred vision was parallel to the ground. Everywhere he looked were lower limbs made of mechanical materials, and dense mechanical soldiers were surrounding him.

The two sides are now on the surface of a steel fortress, which is a mechanical war fortress brought by the Tool Nation. Now there are traces of battle and broken mechanical parts everywhere.

The surrounding space coefficients were forced to be constant by Tool Nation's stabilizing instruments. He also deployed a magic jammer to render Nika's teleportation technique ineffective. Nika had no way to retreat but to fight.

However, in addition to the clones of Tool Nation's "Advent of the Lord", the Transcendent A-level combat power of this long-range mechanical force also has four apostle weapons. Nika is no match for this long-range mechanical force. In a one-on-one fight... cough, a group fight is in progress.

He was severely injured, and at this time the Scepter of the Gods had fallen into the hands of Tool Nation.

"I was waiting for you to use the Scepter of the Gods, but you never used it. So that's what happened..."

The master clone of the Tool Nation held the amber that sealed the scepter of the gods and stroked it carefully, feeling the special energy insulation of the amber material in time and space, and was amazed.

"You dare to snatch the scepter of the gods, Manison, aren't you afraid of the wrath of the Ethereal Religion?!" Nika gritted his teeth.

"Don't get me wrong, I have no interest in the Scepter of the Gods. I am just doing a small favor for the Federation of Radiance."

Tool Nation glanced at Nijia sideways and waved to the side.

A bright silver mechanical life apostle weapon walked over. Its whole body was as smooth as a mirror, without any traces of mechanical structure.

The apostle weapon squatted down, its fingers turned into spikes, and inserted into Nicah's back. Then its whole body turned into liquid, flowed, and its entire body was injected into Nicah's body along the wound.

The next moment, Tool Nation untied Nika's bonds. However, the apostle weapon in Nika's body also inhibited his ability to control his body. He could only glare at Tool Nation.

"What do you want to do to me?"

"The Federation of Radiance asked me to kill you and destroy the evidence, but your body is still useful to me."

Tool Nation casually threw a compression ball, turning it into a restraint cabin and shutting Nika in.

After confirming that Nika could not escape, Tool Nation turned back and continued to observe the amber sealing the scepter of the gods, becoming quite interested.

"Well, this is a very special new material. Since Black Star has mastered the manufacturing method... I will look for opportunities to get in touch with it in the future."

…

"Losing contact? Explain to me, what does losing contact mean?!"

The top leaders of Ethereal Religion quickly received the news that Nika, who was supposed to return to the Central Star Sea through the Star Gate, lost contact not long ago!

This surprised the bishops. They thought that Nika was out of danger and could successfully bring back the Scepter of the Gods. They did not expect that something unexpected would happen when the dust was about to settle.

Now that Nika cannot be contacted, the worst outcome is that he will be attacked and killed.

But even if it was attacked, Nika would not be unable to send back the news, and the Ethereal Religion's Star Gate Monitoring Station did not report any abnormality.

There is only one explanation for this situation...that is, there is a virtual mechanic among the attackers, who tampered with the data and blocked the communication connection.

The bishops' conference immediately thought of the most suspicious Black Star.

However, Han Xiao had just visited the Star Pupil Protoss not long ago, and was on his way back to the headquarters at this time. He had an alibi... but it does not rule out the possibility that Han Xiao could use long-range troops to complete the attack.

"If Black Star is the murderer, is there any instruction from the Scarlet Empire behind it? The Empire has already arrested four of us and forced Sisko to publicly apologize. Are they still not satisfied?" someone wondered.

"The possibility is not high. We are in the process of redemption negotiations and have reached a preliminary intention. The empire is very clear that continuing to pursue and fight may not be beneficial. If we take away the Scepter of the Gods, it will force us to turn the table and turn against them.

I’m afraid the gains outweigh the losses.”

"Then could it be that Black Star is plotting the Scepter of All Gods and acting privately..."

"Well... think about it carefully, this will do more harm than good to Black Star. He has gained a lot this time. There is no need to take the risk to seize the scepter of the gods. Even if it is taken away, he does not dare to use it, holding it in his hand

It will also cause trouble, and the only way is to hand it over to the empire... But so far, the personality Black Star has shown shows that he is not an adventurous person, and his cooperation with the empire is still in the honeymoon period.

I won’t go behind the empire’s back and do something where the benefits outweigh the risks.”

The bishops frowned, and various signs showed that this was not an action by the Empire and Black Star.

Could it be that those forces that are watching in the dark are fishing in troubled waters?

To be able to intercept Nika, two prerequisites need to be met. One is to have a strong intelligence network in Broken Star Ring, so that Nika's whereabouts can be locked, and the other is to have Transcendent A-level combat power and Transcendent A-level virtual mechanics, so that one can not

Defeat Nicah silently.

After thinking about it, another goal that met these two conditions came to mind.

The bishops were suddenly shocked.

"Is it...the Federation of Radiance?!"

The Broken Star Ring is the territory of the Federation of Radiance. It seems that the Federation of Radiance does not care about this star territory. However, the intelligence network deployed secretly cannot be underestimated. It has been operating here for many years. Although it is not obvious, its intelligence capabilities are very likely.

It surpassed the Crimson Empire just a few years ago.

The Scarlet Empire did not discover Nika's whereabouts, but the Federation of Radiance did, so it makes sense.

The faces of the bishops were ashen. The more they thought about it, the more suspicious the Federation of Light became.

When they lent the high-dimensional Apocalypse transmitter, the thieves had the purpose of fishing in troubled waters.

With this defeat, their Ethereal Religion's Transcendent A Grade combat power has been greatly reduced, and their relationship with the Scarlet Empire is also tense. For the Federation of Radiance, this is an excellent opportunity to make a move.

Only then did the bishops realize that the troops they sent out this time had been completely wiped out. A mouthful of old blood was stuck in their throats and they almost spurted out.

The Federation of Radiance belongs to your uncle!

At this time, the virtual screen of the conference table appeared, displaying the command of the leader:

"First stabilize the Scarlet Empire and redeem Transcendent A Grade allies...and then negotiate with the Federation of Radiance."

The bishops looked at each other with helplessness and depression in their eyes.

Yesterday they thought that the Scepter of All Gods was coming back, but today they received the bad news. This feeling of falling from heaven to hell made them feel uncomfortable.

What a failure.

Without evidence, the Federation of Radiance will not admit it. The other party is also a force of the same level. They will not be threatened, let alone be tough...

This is all we can do now. After we stabilize the empire, we can start fighting with the Federation of Radiance.

…

Federation of Radiance home planet.

President Badr put down his communicator and nodded and smiled at the council elders present.

"Manison has succeeded, the Scepter of the Gods is now ours."

Hearing this, everyone present smiled proudly like a successful person.

The chief elder paused his crutch and said with appreciation: "As expected of one of the strongest ancients, Tool Nation is still as reliable as ever."

Bader nodded with a smile. Tool Nation has always been an ally he valued, not only because of Tool Nation's terrifying combat power, but also because Tool Nation's long-range troops were elusive and could escape surveillance and complete many secret operations.

"The Ethereal Religion may suspect the empire, or they may guess that we did it, but they have no evidence, and they will not publicize the theft of the Scepter of the Gods to the outside world."

"According to the intelligence, the usage of the Ten Thousand Gods Scepter is very simple, but we do not have the corresponding technical repairs. However, it can also be used as a trump card with a limited number of uses, which is fatal to Transcendent A Grade... Ahem, as long as it is not in Black Star

Just use it in front of you.”

"Although it may have angered the Ethereal Religion, we have made a lot of money by getting the Scepter of the Gods this time. Not only has the Ethereal Religion taken away its trump card against Transcendent A Grade, it is also a bargaining chip for the Ethereal Religion's interests."

Many of the council elders were smiling and discussing.

"Tool Nation said that the scepter of the gods is sealed with a special material. After he comes back, I will let the scientific research institute crack it."

Badr's tone contained a calm smile, and he didn't take the so-called seal to heart.

ps: I posted early today, so I haven’t written much. I’ve been having a cold and cough for a while. My body is not very strong today, I feel weak and weak. The two strained parts of my cervical and lumbar spine are very uncomfortable. I’ll go out to see a master for a massage in the evening.
Chapter completed!