Chapter 602 - 365: A Personal Escort for Liu Xuan, Fight If You Dare

Chapter 602: Chapter 365: A Personal Escort for Liu Xuan, Fight If You Dare

Seeing the message from the Capitalist, the members of the Mercenary Corps all began to deliberate.

A moment later, King Arthur was the first to state her position.

King Arthur: "If MacLeod isn’t present, I’m willing to give it a shot."

King Arthur was tempted.

The mission Guang Ling had chosen ultimately appealed to King Arthur, as its objective was to vex the Round Table Conference.

Therefore, as long as the risks were manageable, King Arthur was happy to give it a try.

Besides, now that she had the Sword in the Stone, she was far more confident in her combat abilities.

Two members had now stated their positions. Including Guang Ling, that made two in favor and one neutral. Now, it all depended on the Wizard and Master Ma.

If both the Wizard and Master Ma were firmly against it, then on paper, it would be a tie.

The members of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps habitually ignored Jingang’s opinion. After all, Jingang was practically the Capitalist’s number one enforcer and would never disagree with him.

The Capitalist wouldn’t proactively ask for Jingang’s opinion either, to avoid the perception of stacking the vote and causing resentment.

Thus, Jingang was naturally ignored by everyone during the vote.

Master Ma didn’t rush to send a message, clearly waiting to see the Wizard’s decision.

However, even before the Wizard stated his opinion, Master Ma already had a guess.

’United Pharmaceutical has deep ties with the Wizard. He probably won’t just stand by and do nothing.’

This information wasn’t a secret, so Lin Qi felt no need to recuse himself and began typing directly.

Wizard: "I’ll join the mission."

With three votes in favor, Guang Ling could have finalized the decision.

But Guang Ling didn’t rush to make the call, instead waiting for Master Ma to weigh in.

...

In a section of underground pipeline far from the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion, Master Ma was not alone.

Standing beside him was Baili Xueyuan.

Master Ma was using Baili Xueyuan’s personal terminal to join the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps’ conversation.

The terminal was in privacy mode, its display projected directly onto Master Ma’s retina.

Through this action, Master Ma showed his respect for Guang Ling as the Mercenary Corps’ leader.

He could tell Baili Xueyuan about his membership in the Mercenary Corps, but he could never show her the contents of the members’ private conversation.

"What’s wrong? Does that Mercenary Corps of yours have a new assignment?"

Baili Xueyuan noticed the change in Master Ma’s expression and immediately asked.

Master Ma nodded, then asked, "Did the Alliance post a new mission on the Black Market? To protect that person from United Pharmaceutical?"

Hearing this, Baili Xueyuan frowned slightly and replied, "I’m not familiar with the decisions of other divisions, but judging by their methods, it’s certainly possible."

"Are you saying your Mercenary Corps plans to get involved in what happened during the day? Are you still up for it?"

Baili Xueyuan’s gaze was strange as she looked Master Ma up and down.

Master Ma’s eyebrow shot up. "Of course I’m up for it! My combat power might not be at its peak, but there shouldn’t be any Tier Four Peak opponents in this operation, right? Besides, I doubt I’ll even need to make a move."

While responding to Baili Xueyuan, Master Ma also sent a message through his terminal.

Master Ma: "If the Wizard confirms he’ll be there, then I have no objection."

After sending the message, Master Ma looked at Baili Xueyuan and continued, "But we definitely can’t ’play’ anymore tonight. I need to heal."

With less than seven hours to prepare, Master Ma needed to recover as quickly as possible.

Suffering Will wasn’t without its limits; only damage taken in the heat of the moment could be effectively converted into Will Power.

Furthermore, its duration was extremely limited. Master Ma’s Tier Four Limit power wouldn’t last until morning.

If another battle broke out during the day, Master Ma would have to build up his power all over again.

And for Master Ma to build up power, he needed to get injured—he needed to lose health!

With his health bar not full, Master Ma couldn’t reach his peak combat power.

In his current state, it would be a struggle for Master Ma to even exert the strength of a Tier Four Third Stage.

Baili Xueyuan subconsciously flexed her wrist and said, "The person of interest is the one from United Pharmaceutical. The protective detail around her is strong, so you probably won’t be needed. Why don’t we..."

Baili Xueyuan’s voice was full of Charm. She sidled up to Master Ma and blew a breath of air at the gaping hole in his chest.

HISS!

A chill shot through his chest, and a series of clicks and whirs came from Master Ma’s body.

It was the sound of a Prosthetic Body activating.

The Divine Iron Bull. This was one of the few complete Prosthetic Body systems Master Ma possessed...

Master Ma’s eyes glazed over for a moment, but he then firmly refused Baili Xueyuan.

He might have his proclivities, but Master Ma knew how to weigh his hobbies against his life.

...

On the 66th floor of the S-Class Pharmacy Society Mansion, Lin Qi saw Master Ma’s response and breathed a small sigh of relief.

If Master Ma had been determined not to participate, the combat power the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps could bring to bear would be severely limited.

Relying on just himself and King Arthur, they wouldn’t necessarily be a match for the Round Table Knights lurking in the shadows.

As for the forces the Eastern Alliance had arranged to protect Liu Xuan?

Lin Qi didn’t trust them much. So far, he had only spotted a single S-Class Implanter in the shadows, and that was clearly not enough.

Feeling somewhat more at ease, Lin Qi walked into the Circular Experimental Field.

Xu Zhengming, Xu Qinghe, Lin Qinghong, and a crowd of other researchers were still waiting there for him.

Lin Qi’s paper on "Phase Theory" was finished, but the group of researchers was still waiting for his explanation and a Q&A session.