This is really not mechanical ascension-Chapter 44 - Li Ming’s Dog
44: Chapter 44 Li Ming’s Dog
44 -44 Li Ming’s Dog
The Red Rose didn’t stop moving.
With her ankle grabbed, she used the momentum to leap up, twisting her upper body and swinging her other leg toward the person’s head.
The bedsheet draped over her spread like a blooming white lotus, stirring up a whooshing sound.
However, what terrified Red Rose was that the hand gripping her ankle suddenly emitted bright blue electric arcs, sending a numbing sensation from her ankle throughout her entire body in an instant.
Her tensed body suddenly relaxed, then she fell to the ground like a lump of mud, as Li Ming let go of the ankle he was holding.
This was the overwhelming power of Elemental Power.
At the early stages of evolution, a life form’s physical strength cannot resist Elemental Power; they can only rely on external objects.
And Red Rose, evidently, had no such objects to depend on.
Glancing at the figure in the bed, which showed no signs of life, he found a clean spot and sat on the bed, looking down at Red Rose, who lay limp on the floor.
Her hair was disheveled; the bedsheet that had been on her had fallen elsewhere.
Her delicate limbs twitched non-stop.
“Stop pretending.
Given that your gene seed’s development progress is well over 90%, there’s no way you’d be paralyzed for this long,” Li Ming said, now quite adept at altering his voice to ensure it wouldn’t be recognized directly.
Sure enough, hearing this, Red Rose stopped twitching and slowly stood up from the ground, completely naked, her gaze fixed on Li Ming.
“Are you a Bounty Hunter?” Red Rose asked, but then shook her head:
“No, that’s not right.
Bounty Hunters wouldn’t waste words with me; their only goal is the bounty.”
Saying this, Red Rose suddenly took a deep breath, then staggered back two steps, blood flowing from her nostrils.
Despite this, she paid no mind to it and let the blood streak down her smooth skin.
Her face then drastically changed, and she looked at Li Ming with horror, “Is…
is it you?
How is this possible, how can you be so strong!?”
“Hmm?” Li Ming’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Was he recognized?
How did she recognize him?
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Smell?
Thinking back to Red Rose’s recent actions, Li Ming instantly had a guess.
The recognition ability of Brown-Spot Fox through scent, is it really that strong?
The majority of the Rose Society members use a gene seed known as the Brown-Spot Fox, which enhances body flexibility and movement speed.
The core ability—Fox Smell—greatly improves the sense of smell.
Thanks to his assassination technique training, he had already done a basic job of masking his own scent, yet it was still identifiable.
Red Rose was deeply unsettled.
She hadn’t paid much attention to Li Ming initially, as his actions prior had merely piqued her curiosity, a pawn she used inconsequentially.
Yet she hadn’t expected that the kid would be so strong, his gene seed developed to at least 90%, and fused with an Elemental gene seed.
Intense regret flooded her mind; she already knew why he was here.
“Li…
Li Ming,” Red Rose forced a smile, “If there’s anything you need help with, just leave a message, there’s no need for you to come in person.”
Li Ming didn’t speak, only looked at her quietly.
The silence made Red Rose’s heartbeat accelerate.
“Who the hell gathered those damn documents; not a single detail corresponds!” Red Rose cursed inwardly.
Even though she had previously noticed that Li Ming’s actual manner of doing things was nothing like what the documents indicated.
But she had simply thought it was due to significant psychological trauma after his father’s death, causing him to undergo many changes.
Yet his strength was inexplicable; if one could gain such power just from losing a father, she would gladly lose ten thousand!
“We could have cooperated nicely,” Li Ming sighed.
“We…
can still cooperate nicely…” Red Rose hastily explained, trying to position her body within Li Ming’s line of sight, in a bid to enhance her slim chances of survival.
Li Ming stared at her, “How did you find out about the house?
I want the truth.”
Red Rose felt uneasy, barely managing to say, “I…
started with Ma Wu, thoroughly investigating all the people he had contact with and all the matters they discussed in the days leading up to his death.”
“He finally located that relative of yours and learned about your house from him.”
“So, you think this information is very valuable?”
Red Rose shook her head quickly, “No, no, from Ma Wu’s death to the events in Sha Town, and then to the death of Scar-faced Tiger, the Fierce Tiger Gang has been fuming.
They’ll overpay for any related information.”
It turns out she’d been planning to fleece the Fierce Tiger Gang.
Li Ming continued to press, “How much did you sell this message for?
And to whom?”
“Twenty thousand Star Coins, sold to Ah Hu…” Red Rose whispered reluctantly, wishing she had asked for at least fifty thousand if she had known Li Ming was so formidable.
Yet, it was a Mechanical Transformation that killed Ma Wu and Zhang Hu, which wasn’t related to Li Ming at all.
Was it necessary for her to come to his door over such a minor matter?
She couldn’t understand.
“Ah Hu…” A sense of alarm surged through Li Ming.
Was he one of Yang Peng’s men?
An undercover agent?
Had he already become an adopted son of Tu Zheng?
His mind racing with thoughts, Li Ming then said, “Why didn’t you ask me if I wanted to buy this information?”
Red Rose stood in the shadows, a faint light illuminating her waistline, showcasing a beautiful vest line.
She whispered, “We generally don’t sell information to the persons involved directly; they tend to get nervous.”
“Smart, but unfortunately…” Li Ming shook his head.
“I, I didn’t know about your situation…
Ignorance is no crime…” Red Rose began to feel uneasy.
Her burning desire for survival overrode everything else, and she fell to her knees before Li Ming, her hair scattering over her chest, tears welling in her eyes as she pleaded:
“This information doesn’t affect you at all, please give me a chance, spare my life, I can be your person, your dog, at your service.”
“Oh?” Li Ming leaned forward, lifting her chin to face him as Red Rose looked up at him with tearful, beseeching eyes, “Open your Black Hole Network.”
Li Ming commanded.
Red Rose’s expression faltered, but ultimately she responded, “Yes, Master.”
She rose to her feet, walking over to the desk to pick up her smart terminal, fiddled with it for a moment, and then knelt down again, crawling on her knees to present it to Li Ming.
Li Ming bent down to look, and sure enough, she had logged in obediently.
The account balance read one hundred sixty thousand, a not insignificant sum…
And just then, as her head was bowed, a glint of resentment and ferocity flashed through Red Rose’s eyes.
Her right hand swept across the smart terminal’s side, pulling out a small triangular stabber.
Their distance was extremely close, the gleam of sharpness passed in a flash as she sprung up from the ground, aiming the stabber straight for Li Ming’s throat.
She believed the disparity between Li Ming and her own strength wasn’t great, merely that he had control over Elemental Power.
Now that he was distracted, her chances of a successful close-range surprise attack were very high.
Die!
The fierce desire for vengeance exploded within her as she focused on Li Ming’s neck, exhilarated at the thought of seeing blood gush forth.
Thwack!
However, the triangular stabber stopped just short of Li Ming’s neck, less than three centimeters away, and bright blue arcs of electricity clearly reflected her frustration and surprise in her eyes.
She wanted to move her arms, but intense paralysis and pain rendered her incapable.
In the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a thick mechanical retractable arm extending from behind Li Ming, piercing through her chest, crackling with electricity.
In that instant, she understood everything.
He was the one behind all this!
Thump!
The mechanical arm withdrew, and Red Rose fell to the ground, blood spreading beneath her, a sight both shocking and pitiful.
