143 Entropy Annihilation Apostle Joham Robbie

[... Regardless of whether this team has any Imitation Human or not, I really want to wipe them out right now.]

Seeking Feather Fall was so talkative that she never stopped, and Not Enough Wind and Rain, who was next to her, would occasionally chime in and encourage her to keep talking. Li Aoz been playing Star Abyss for so many years, and this was the first time he had ever seen a player of this caliber.

That's terrifying.

Just as Li Aoz was about to lose his composure and was mentally preparing to leave the team, a series of footsteps came from afar.

Li Aoz turned his head slightly, and immediately heard a frivolous male voice in his ear:

"Sorry, Sue and Rosie, I just submitted a quest on the spur of the moment. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

—Why does that voice sound so familiar?

Confused, Li Aoz turned around and immediately saw three men in GTB bounty hunter uniforms approaching. The bounty hunters on either side had gloomy expressions, while the young man in the middle had a nonchalant look on his face. His light green eyes swept over his two teammates before landing on Li Aoz.

"Oh, you've already arrived. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

The frivolous man stepped forward and shook hands with Li Aoz: "You must be Mr. Isaac, right? My two partners are both straightforward people. Their words may not be pleasant to hear, but they are good people. Please forgive them."

Upon hearing this, Li Aoz immediately realized that he had been in Disguise Mode the whole time.

"Hmm." Li Aoz also switched to Disguise Mode, and ' Isaac ' said indifferently, "I'm fine. Your teammates... are quite unique."

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Mr. Isaac."

The young man smiled slightly, then turned to his two NPC companions and said:

"Isaac is a new recruit. Don't let his new status fool you; he just retired from the army and is quite capable. He even has the title of Level 4 Hero."

The two NPCs had no objections and seemed to have great faith in the young man.

"Since you introduced him, Wellington and I are relieved."

"Smith is right— Qiao Hanmu, your judgment is usually quite good."

Li Aoz squinted.

He didn't reveal all his personal information, including Isaac's honors.

The fact that the young man knew so much about this meant one thing: this kid had his own exclusive intelligence network, capable of gathering information at any time.

Considering that it took half a month for the other party to reply to his message in the game, the young man probably took this opportunity to properly collect Isaac's identity information and conduct verification before announcing his approval a few days ago.

Thinking of this, Li Aoz casually asked:

Are there only six of us?

Smith, standing nearby, offered to explain for the young man, "Yes, don't let our small group fool you, getting in won't be easy, veteran."

[--really.]

"Judging from your attire, you're just ordinary GTB hired bounty hunters, right?"

Li Aoz asked curiously:

"Is there something special about our group that makes us need to be vetted in advance?"

"Ha, I knew you'd think that." Another NPC Wellington, grinned. "To say something like that, it seems Qiao Hanmu didn't tell you about our mission objectives."

"I didn't receive much information. I thought GTB Bounty Hunter would mainly work in teams to hunt down wanted criminals," Li Aoz said, glancing deliberately at the White Obelisk in the distance. "But I didn't expect you to specifically choose this place to meet. Could it be that this place is harboring criminals?"

"Oh, chasing down murderers for bounties, that's just a side job for us."

Smith glanced at the young man:

"Joham Robbie, explain to this newcomer why we're gathered here,"

Joham Robbie? Upon hearing this name, Li Aoz realized who it was.

No wonder his voice sounded so familiar; it was him.

Indeed, considering the words of those two players, their desire for immersion and authentic gameplay already reveals some information.

"That's true."

Feather Flow Phantom Blade —or rather, the young man playing ' Joham Robbie' —nodded slightly, looked at Li Aoz, and first posed a question, "Mr. Isaac, what is your view of humanity?"

"What?" ' Isaac ' asked, puzzled.

"What I'm trying to say is—you, as Isaac, or anyone else, what are your thoughts on the humans of Azure Planet and their civilization, and the Four Nations that have now established a delicate balance of order?"

Qiao Hanmu Ham stared intently at Li Aoz, making him feel uneasy.

Li Aoz activated his [Eye of Truth] and scanned the group. None of the five members of the [Xu Yu Tower] team were Imitation Human.

Li Aoz boldly used his Aoneng, which was naturally noticed by Qiao Hanmu. The latter's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had thought of something, but he did not say it directly. Instead, he smiled and looked at Li Aoz: "As a veteran who has just retired and an earthquake relief hero, you don't have to have an answer right away, but I think you will find your true answer sooner or later. When that time comes, you must follow your true feelings and not forget your original intention."

"Does this answer really matter?" Li Aoz asked with amusement, arms crossed. "Can it be used to replace Galen, or can it be loaded into a gun like a bullet, pulled the trigger, and fired directly?"

"Answer is worthless, truth is priceless," Qiao Hanmu said calmly. "I can tell you my thoughts first: Mr. Isaac, I love this world, and I want it to be a better place."

"Sounds pretty good." Li Aoz shrugged, letting ' Isaac ' continue, "So what are you planning to do? What are we doing here near this White Obelisk in the middle of the night?"

"It's very simple, what we need to do is not complicated."

As he spoke, Qiao Hanmu removed the large tactical backpack from his back, unzipped it, and revealed rows of pale polymer-cased bullets inside.

Li Aoz immediately narrowed his eyes. "This is a Red Arrow military-grade composite cartridge case? This is absolutely contraband."

"Prohibited? No, sir, that's nothing."

Qiao Hanmu pulled a terminal from his pocket:

"This is the controller for the AE-150 'Albatross' unmanned aerial gunship. It uses laser guidance, combined with network and low-atmosphere satellite positioning, so there's no need to worry about safety. I had the most professional mechanics tune it, so it's absolutely safe."

"The most professional [mechanic]?" Li Aoz suddenly thought of something. "His name is..."

"Du Zexin, former head of the Law Enforcement Division Three."

Qiao Hanmu casually remarked:

"Of course, he has bid farewell to that chaotic and corrupt homeland and embraced the truth."

' Isaac ' looked at Qiao Hanmu, his gaze stern: 'Tell me, what exactly do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?'

"Don't use such harsh words," Qiao Hanmu said calmly. "We're here to destroy the world."

Li Aoz turned off the Disguise Mode and let Isaac continue the conversation, he was afraid that Isaac's personality's blood pressure would skyrocket.

"Joham Robbie," Li Aoz said, "You're planning a terrorist attack, aren't you?"

"Actually, it's instigating a rebellion." Qiao Hanmu shrugged. "You probably don't know about the existence of the Malefic Calamity and the Entropy Lord—"

"I know."

"You know? That makes things easier."

Qiao Hanmu took a 20mm heavy machine gun from his backpack and looked at Li Aoz: "To put it simply, we intend to surrender to Entropy. We offer this rotten world to His Majesty Entropy, so that it may lead the Azure Planet to its true end with endless entropy increases."

He said it so casually, as if it were as easy as saying, "I had scallion pancakes and Hulatang for breakfast."

Li Aoz raised his head and solemnly examined the man.

Feather Flow Phantom Blade, or rather, Joham Robbie. Li Aoz's memories of him were almost blurred, but now, with the other's frantic yet calm words, they were gradually being awakened.

He wasn't really a special person.

In other words, he was the world's first Electronic Immigrants to successfully enter the world of "Star Abyss," a thug who was subjected to a ritualistic upload surgery and served 1,500 years of electronic imprisonment as a serious criminal.

As one of the earliest Electronic Immigrants, he possesses both NPC Template and player attributes, which is why he is so familiar with local NPCs—because he is a local.

He hates the federal government, hates the players, hates the Qiqiao Network that sent him to this world as a test subject and guinea pig, and has been plotting revenge ever since.

In version 2.17, Qiao Hanmu officially joined forces with Entropy Lord, leading a large number of Entropy Annihilation Apostle to conquer the Imperial Capital of Red Arrow.

Like him, another person who became Entropy Annihilation Apostle and stormed into the political center of the Four Nations was N4, an acquaintance of Li Aoz. The latter had reached the limit in his pursuit of the Dao, and naturally would not miss the temptation offered by Entropy Lord.

That's all.