"This lady whose code name is [Herrscher of the 1000 People]Defense Force, what are you doing here?"
Pompey touched the blue and purple area on his face with his hand. He looked at the two figures, one large and one small, in front of him with a complicated expression.
Trigger did not answer immediately, but walked sideways to the main seat of the office, and then put his slender legs on the edge of the table, his whole person looking casually provocative.
On the other side, Griseo ignored his question and went about checking the room. Of course, he was looking more at the scarred overlord Outer Ring.
For a moment, Pompey was helpless and embarrassed, unable to fight again and again, so he simply followed in silence.
A few minutes later, Griseo finally determined the problem and said, "Sister Trigger, there is something wrong with the water that Lucius handed over just now."
"!!!"
The room was quiet for a moment.
So under Pompey's gaze, Trigger took the glass of water and turned on the scanning and analysis function of the eye mask.
"This Miss Defense Force..."
Pompey frowned slightly, and he vaguely felt that things were not simple anymore.
"Good morning! Mr. Pompey. Let me ask you a question - do you want to die or live?"
After checking the water composition, Trigger looked at Pompey and asked.
"This Miss Defense Force, you might as well speak clearly."
Trigger gently pushed the water cup towards Pompey, and said in an unhurried voice, "This glass of water is poisoned, and Lucius added it, [Anshiketone], scientific name [Hypoosmotic Adaptation Modulator].
TOPS Financial Alliance's Joe Pharmaceuticals products are often used as rest blockers for Ether Corruption patients after surgery.
If a normal person takes it for a long time, the adaptive affinity of Ether will be gradually suppressed until the ability to resist Ether Corruption is completely lost."
Pompey's face changed slightly, but Trigger's words were not finished yet.
"Tomorrow [Inferno Rider], if you take a large dose in a short period of time.
In a high-concentration Ether environment [Flame Lake], you will be instantly eroded by Ether within thirty seconds. Not only will you die on the spot, but you will also be irreversibly transformed into Ethereal."
Trigger finished speaking in one breath, then turned to look at Griseo: "If you don't believe it, you can ask my sister to test it on the spot."
Griseo understood and raised his hand to summon a ball of Ether Energy halo, which was quietly suspended in the air.
Pompey stared at the light and was silent for a long time.
What the hell?
Directly summon Ether Energy in addition to Hollows?
Of course, he was shocked, but Pompey still walked towards the light group, stretched out his right index finger, and slowly penetrated it.
"Bah--"
In less than a tenth of a second, severe pain shot through the nerves like an electric current.
Pompey Withdrew his hand suddenly and looked down... The tip of his index finger was covered with a layer of purple Ether Crystal, which was like winter frost, but as hot as fire.
He was stunned. What this Miss Defense Force said was true!
Pompey's eyes flashed with shock, followed by anger, murderous intent, and finally let out a dull growl.
"Lucius!!!"
Pictures from the past emerged one after another.
The respectful, yellow-haired young man, the always-smiling 'second-in-command'... seems particularly ridiculous at this moment in front of the facts exposed by Trigger.
The anger of being betrayed by his confidant made the Outer Ring overlord, who had been deeply poisoned, tremble violently in his hands.
He suddenly grabbed the water glass on the table and smashed it against the wall - the glass shattered all over the floor.
Of course, as the overlord of Outer Ring, he stabilized his mood after losing control for a short time, but there was only an even more aggressive look in his eyes.
"Lucius, I treat you well! As long as you do your duty, I will definitely pass you on as the next overlord... Are you so impatient to wait?"
Pompey really doesn't understand that he has given Lucius the same power as the 'Regent' - logistics scheduling, route allocation, foreign trade negotiations...
"Even if the consequences of Mr. Pompey's ignorance of people will only affect Motor League in the end, as Defense Force, I shouldn't have intervened, but..."
Trigger paused slightly and motioned Pompey to look at Griseo.
Griseo spoke calmly, detailing how Lucius ordered his men to attack [Sons of Calydon], and even how Outer Ring killed Ling and her.
"Mr. Pompey, you should be lucky. I helped you just because Lucius shouldn't have touched my sister."
As soon as these words came out, Pompey understood instantly.
When Trigger arrives, it's not that Defense Force wants to interfere in Outer Ring's oil well area, but that Lucius is blind and messes with someone he shouldn't mess with - they are here to protect the calf.
"Miss Defense Force, tell me, I will fully cooperate." Pompey suppressed the surging murderous intention and raised his eyes to look at Trigger.
"Mr. Pompey decides what to do. I only want to see the results." Trigger said indifferently, then threw out a memory card.
"I found this out through some contacts. Mr. Pompey, let's take a look first and see what your good subordinates are planning to do."
Pompey looked suspicious and inserted the memory card into the computer. On the screen, files, photos, and videos popped up one by one.
It turns out that Lucius conspired with the Ether companies of New Eridu, and the two parties finalized a project called [Joint Development of Flame Crystal Lake].
The capitalists helped Lucius become king in Outer Ring, and Lucius agreed to cooperate in the mining [Brimstone Lake].
Because once Flame Lake is extinguished, capital can safely exploit Flame Lake inside Ether Crystal, at the expense of the survival of residents in the entire oil well area.
Once Lucius succeeds, he Pompey will be the sinner who will bury everything with his own hands.
As he watched, Pompey couldn't hold himself any longer, his blood surged, and a mouthful of fishy sweetness rushed straight into his throat. He suppressed it tightly, but a trace of bright red overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Miss Defense Force... cough cough... please..."
Pompey's body was already declining due to poisoning. At this moment, he was so angry that his whole figure was drained of strength and was crumbling.
Trigger, with quick eyes and quick hands, helped Pompey who was about to kneel down.
She is here just to cooperate with Griseo in acting. If she really makes an overlord kneel down, that is going too far.
"Griseo, can you temporarily help him activate his body functions?"
Trigger asked while supporting Pompey.
Because Pompey this is not poisoning in the traditional sense, it is just that the body's functions have been suppressed by the drug and can be reactivated.
There are many such medicines in Defense Force, but they only have a little bit of krypton life. As for how they came from, don't ask... Municipal Government, tops, Defense Force, no one has some.
"Hmm." Griseo responded lightly and raised his hand to call out a ball of Ether Energy - unlike before, this time the light was gentle and soft.
The energy slowly integrated into Pompey's body, and his complexion recovered a bit visibly to the naked eye.
"Sister Trigger, the effect can only last about three days."
"It's okay. I'll send the corresponding reagents after I reply to Defense Force."
Pompey stabilized his body, panted heavily, looked at the two of them, and said in a solemn voice, "Miss [Herrscher of the 1000 People], Miss [Griseo]... Thank you. I owe you my life."
"Mr. Pompey, I only care about Lucius, how can you give me and my sister an explanation?"
Trigger changed the topic and implemented 'non-interference, only revenge' to the end.
When Lucius was mentioned, Pompey's eyes flashed fiercely. "Even if you don't tell me, this white-eyed wolf... he must die!"
For this kind of thing, the existence of a human-faced beast, Pompey will never let him off easily.
As an aside, this NPC Lucius is like a historical being. Let's see if everyone knows who he is.
He is a prince. In order to become the emperor, he secretly allowed foreigners to enter the border and killed the emperor with the help of foreigners.
The price this prince paid was - after he allowed foreigners to enter the customs, he massacred the people, occupied the land, and exploited the world...