355: who surrounded whom

Lord Lin Tianwei's words immediately startled Luo Ji, who said in disbelief, "Lord Lin, you already know about the encirclement and suppression?"

Luo Ji never imagined that the confidential information he had just learned, Lin Tianwei already knew.

However, to ensure Lord Lin Tianwei's safety, he still briefly described Garian's situation, and finally added, "Why don't you return, Lord Lin, back to Lotus Planet."

"With the protection of Lotus Slave Market, these guys wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"Or you could buy their plan from Garian. Although ten thousand units of Origin Energy is expensive, as long as it can ensure Lord Lin's safety, it's very much worth it."

It's not surprising that Luo Ji was worried about Lord Lin Tianwei's safety; it was a team of one hundred thirty-five Cosmic Level Cosmic Beasts. Who wouldn't feel a chill in their heart upon encountering such a force?

But it was clear that Lin Tianwei was not an ordinary Cosmic Beast. After listening to Luo Ji, he said dismissively, "Ten thousand units of Origin Energy is indeed not much, but I don't have the habit of feeding the enemy with Origin Energy."

"What's more, the enemy's information is completely untrustworthy; it will only make you enter the enemy's encirclement faster."

"As for returning to Lotus Planet? I don't have the habit of being a turtle."

"Furthermore, who can guarantee that the return journey isn't the real encirclement?"

"When they stand before me, I'd like to see where they get the courage to provoke me."

"Luo Ji, do what you're supposed to do. You don't need to worry about other things."

"Next, you will face a tough battle. You should focus your energy on this, not on some nonsensical matters."

At this point, Lin Tianwei directly hung up the communication.

His Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary) had been constantly warning him, so how could he not know that Cosmic Beasts were targeting him?

But it didn't matter, he would make those Cosmic Beasts regret not having brains.

Although at a certain moment just now, the warning from Danger Perception reached its peak, Lin Tianwei didn't care.

He didn't mind clashing with these ignorant Cosmic Beasts to see whose claws were sharper... On the other side, Luo Ji fell silent, looking at the disconnected communication.

Finally, he reacted. Lin Tianwei was no ordinary beast, and he shouldn't have judged his strength by common sense.

Let alone an army of one hundred thirty-five Cosmic Level Cosmic Beasts, even if a World Lord Level Cosmic Beast appeared, Lord Lin could eliminate it with a wave of his hand.

Luo Ji probably never imagined that he would actually speak prophetically, and there really was a World Lord Level enemy planning to deal with Lin Tianwei.

Under Lin Tianwei's reassurance, Luo Ji's confidence doubled, and he immediately blacklisted Garian.

Such a foolish Cosmic Beast was not worthy of being on his contact list.

He had a premonition that he would probably never see this foolish Cosmic Beast again in his life.

Dare to be an enemy of Lord Lin, death would be his only destination... On the other side, Garian was anxiously waiting for Luo Ji's reply.

He believed that after his explanation of the stakes, Luo Ji, unless he had gone mad, would not refuse his conditions.

A mere ten thousand units of Origin Energy could exchange for a glimmer of hope for himself; this was a good thing that one couldn't find even with a lantern.

Of course, Garian also harbored ill intentions.

Just as Lin Tianwei expected, following his so-called internal plan to escape would only lead Lin Tianwei directly into the encirclement of the pest eradication operation.

As for returning to Lotus Planet, it wasn't a good choice either.

Because Filiche had already arranged countless Cosmic Beasts to set up an ambush on Lin Tianwei's retreat path.

There was no need to directly annihilate Lin Tianwei.

Just a slight delay would allow them to rendezvous with the vanguard forces, forming a one hundred percent successful encirclement against Lin Tianwei.

The shameless Garian even planned to sell his fake plan twice, or even thrice.

As long as Lin Tianwei foolishly believed him, he would, without fail, enter the ambush.

At this point, Garian would contact Lin Tianwei again as a savior, telling him that what he was about to sell him next was their true plan.

He believed that with such a clever arrangement, Lin Tianwei, cornered like a desperate dog, would absolutely not refuse the temptation of survival.

At that time, how much this "true" plan could sell for would be entirely up to him.

One hundred thousand units of Origin Energy might no longer be a dream; this was far more cost-effective than just drinking soup behind Filiche.

If he could sell the plan three times, Garian would make a huge profit.

Of course.

This plan was also fake.

After witnessing the existence of Miguel, Garian had no intention of being a double-crosser and could only legitimately earn Origin Energy within the rules.

Moreover, due to his excellent performance, he repeatedly led Lin Tianwei into encirclements and might even get a larger share of Lin Tianwei's spoils.

Thinking this, Garian laughed wildly and uninhibitedly.

It was also at this time that they had already separated. To ensure the speed of the pursuit, each Cosmic Beast was riding in its own spaceship, with no other Cosmic Beasts present.

Otherwise, they would definitely be shocked by Garian's sudden madness.

However, Garian waited and waited, but still didn't receive a reply from Luo Ji.

So, he, unwilling to give up, sent another communication request to Luo Ji, only to find that he had been blacklisted by Luo Ji and could not successfully send the communication request at all.

Garian's originally jubilant expression instantly changed, becoming incredibly vivid.

Some plans had failed completely before they even began to be implemented.

However, he was helpless against Luo Ji and could only rage impotently, "Stupid, utterly stupid!"

"I gave you a chance to live, but you didn't know how to cherish it."

"Go to hell, all of you go to hell! You fools don't deserve to live."

... After storing all valuable items into Tiger Tooth Space, Lin Tianwei also entered a state of readiness, preparing to meet the potential enemies.

One hundred thirty-five Cosmic Level Cosmic Beasts?

This number might be inflated, or it might be far less than the enemy's true count.

After all, Garian was an enemy, and an enemy's words could not be trusted at all.

However, these Cosmic Beasts were merely food in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei couldn't help but get excited.

Food, so much food, so much sweet-smelling food, made Lin Tianwei's appetite grow, and he bared his sharp teeth.

Talent: Charge Burst (Extraordinary)!

At this moment, Lin Tianwei appeared still, but in reality, he was preparing for the upcoming burst.

It was just unknown which lucky one would face Lin Tianwei's fiercest first wave of attack.

"Warning! Warning! Warning! At least ten spaceships detected intentionally approaching."

"Warning! Warning! Warning! At least twenty spaceships detected intentionally approaching."

... "Warning! Warning! Warning! At least fifty spaceships detected intentionally approaching."

Sharp warning sounds continuously rang out; those were Kai's warnings about the spaceships gradually encircling him.

This wasn't because Kai's exploration system was particularly advanced, but simply because these spaceships, which had already surrounded Lin Tianwei, had begun to act brazenly.

In their view, Lin Tianwei was now completely a turtle in a jar, with no room for resistance.

Since that was the case, why waste energy hiding their spaceships?

It must be said that Kai's mere Star-level Seventh-tier strength was clearly insufficient at this moment.

Even with the Mech Clan's inherent advantage, he could not be compared to the spaceships owned by these Cosmic Level Cosmic Beasts.

Facing the pressing spaceships, Lin Tianwei showed no reaction but muttered,

"It seems Kai's performance is already somewhat outdated."

"If there's a chance, I can upgrade him slightly."

"I seem to have acquired a piece of wreckage at the auction; once this matter is settled, I'll feed it directly to Kai for an upgrade."

It was precisely while Lin Tianwei was muttering to himself that Kai was completely forced to a halt by the surrounding spaceships, unable to move.

It seemed they were afraid the cooked duck would fly away, worried that Lin Tianwei would be finished too quickly, leaving them no chance to claim credit.

The moment the encirclement was completed, countless more spaceships flashed to Kai's side.

Roughly estimated, at least one hundred and fifty spaceships had surrounded them.

This proved that while the numbers Garian provided weren't heavily inflated, there was still some inaccuracy.

These spaceships densely surrounded Lin Tianwei, blocking every possible escape route.

It was also at this moment that a spaceship, far from the encirclement, spoke, saying,

"Unknown Cosmic Beast, we have sealed off this entire space. Trapped in the encirclement, you have only one path: death."

"Surrender obediently and sign a Slave contract. I promise I will mercifully spare your life."

As the mastermind of this operation, Filiche positioned himself far from the battle, in an extremely safe location, showing extreme cowardice.

He was more like an overseer than a participant.

Faced with such shameless behavior, the beasts were helpless.

Because if Filiche dared to do that, he naturally had a grand and proper reason.

As the proposer of this plan, he was the undisputed commander of it.

As a commander, observing the situation and judging the battle from near the battlefield was a very reasonable thing to do.

Moreover, Filiche was also Miguel's controller.

Although ostensibly he merely exercised the power of control on behalf of a certain Lord, it still made these Cosmic Beasts wary and unable to harbor any thoughts of resistance.

Filiche spoke self-righteously, "I must stand far enough away to monitor the battlefield and observe the situation."

"By doing so, I can not only grasp the battle situation at the first moment and issue the most correct orders."

"I can also control the overall situation and decide whether to use Miguel."

"No matter how strong Miguel is, he is still just a Slave."

"If I charge too far forward and am instantly killed by the enemy, then Miguel, no matter how powerful, will just be a display."

"He might even completely lose control after losing my command and turn the entire space into nothingness."

"Do you want to test Miguel's combat power?"

"Believe me, you wouldn't even last a second."

"Furthermore, there are already so many Cosmic Beasts participating in this operation. In terms of combat power, one more of me doesn't add much, and one less doesn't subtract much."

Filiche's words seemed very reasonable, but the ultimate reason these Cosmic Beasts agreed to let him lead was primarily Miguel's overwhelming strength.

After all, not all Cosmic Beasts are reasonable; in the universe, powerful strength is the foundation of authority.

Looking at Lin Tianwei, who was already deeply ensnared in the encirclement, Filiche was extremely smug.

Everything was going according to plan; he had successfully led countless Cosmic Beasts to encircle this ignorant fellow.

Thinking of how this opponent's interference had caused him to lose to Luo Ji in the competition for achievements, Filiche gritted his teeth.

If he wasn't first in performance, even if he eliminated Luo Ji later, his promotion would become illegitimate and unjustified.

It was very likely that unforeseen changes would occur.

It was precisely because of this that he wished he could directly order a furious barrage on Lin Tianwei.

Making Lin Tianwei and his seemingly ordinary spaceship instantly evaporate under countless energy cannonballs.

Unfortunately, the few remaining shreds of rationality still made Filiche abandon such a wasteful idea.

Blasting Lin Tianwei to smithereens was incredibly simple, just a matter of a command.

But through his inquiries, Filiche discovered that Lin Tianwei, while fleeing in a hurry, had also taken away the treasures he bought at the auction.

However, if he, along with those auctioned treasures, were blasted to smithereens, this grandly planned operation would undoubtedly be a failure.

No spoils of war meant no benefits whatsoever; they would have merely conducted an encirclement for nothing.

This seemingly meticulously planned operation was nothing more than a clownish act.

Not only that, if Lin Tianwei were blasted to smithereens, how would Filiche discover the secret of why Lin Tianwei possessed so much Origin Energy?

In Filiche's view, the value of this secret even far surpassed that of tangible treasures.

This would be an inexhaustible Origin Energy treasure trove.

It was precisely because of this that Filiche offered what he considered a merciful solution: to make Lin Tianwei bow down as a Slave.

Although he would lose his freedom and will, he would mercifully preserve Lin Tianwei's life.

Such generous terms, only a fool would not agree to them.

In Filiche's eyes, capturing Lin Tianwei alive was the choice that maximized profit.

Inside the spaceship.

Listening to Filiche's boastful speech, Lin Tianwei almost burst out laughing.

He truly found it difficult to understand why Filiche would arrogantly believe he had already surrounded Lin Tianwei.

Didn't he know that the current situation was that he had surrounded these Cosmic Beasts, and was about to bare his sharp teeth to enjoy this delicious feast?

He would use his strength to tell Filiche who had truly surrounded whom in this operation, in this battle!