The captain's eyes widened. "How could it be my account?! I didn't do it! 22 hours ago... I was sleeping! It's the culprit, the culprit stole my account! But... my login password is my fingerprint/iris scan, how could it have been stolen..."
Everyone looked at him suspiciously. Maybe it was you. There are no security cameras now, so you can act however you want.
"There are several possibilities. Your tour group's leadership colluded with other forces to try and harm us. It's also possible that the other side obtained the captain's physical code sample through some unknown means, or... there's a person with the ability to disguise lurking on board," Melos pondered.
Everyone's expression changed instantly. They sized each other up, looking at each other with suspicion, as if everyone was an enemy.
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow, glancing around at the crowd. Everyone on the ship was gathered around the Tu Shu, even Sylvia was there, hiding at the edge of the crowd, peeking out half her face to scrutinize him...
His eyes suddenly lit up.
Wait, Sylvia?
A sudden realization dawned on Han Xiao, and he finally understood where the strangeness he had sensed came from. He looked at Daike and asked, "Is Sylvia your friend's daughter?"
Deke nodded and asked doubtfully, "Yes, is there any problem with this?"
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. "Her family... it seems only her father is left. If I remember correctly, that person is no ordinary person. Heh, I almost fell for your act. You were quite the convincing actress. Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely. Are you going to tell me yourself, or should I do it for you?"
Daike's expression froze, a look of disbelief flashing across his face, his eyes clearly conveying his shock and confusion:
--How do you know Sylvia?!
Although Han Xiao didn't know the specific identity of Sylvia's father, he remembered that her background information stated he was a villain. That was enough. Daike was just an ordinary employee of a business group; for a villain to be his friend was, while not impossible, still very strange...
Han Xiao shook his head inwardly. He should have noticed this a long time ago, but everything seemed normal at the time, so he didn't think about it in detail. It seems that he has been a bit lax lately.
Because the league had been on hiatus for a month, and he hadn't experienced any major crises in the previous nine months, his vigilance had gradually decreased. Fortunately, he noticed it in time, and his heart tightened, making him secretly alert.
At this moment, Sylvia came out, her brows furrowed, her entire demeanor changed. Her previous youthful arrogance was all a disguise. Although her body was still in puberty, she no longer gave off the feeling of a young girl. Her temperament had become mature.
Sylvia stared intently at Han Xiao, her tone complex, a mixture of astonishment and surprise.
You actually recognize me?
She couldn't understand how Han Xiao could recognize her when it was their first meeting. Logically, Black Star shouldn't have known of her existence at all; she should have been hiding in the shadows the whole time.
Sylvia had considered many possibilities of being exposed, but she never imagined that her identity would be discovered, causing her plan to be unable to proceed as scheduled.
In fact, if it weren't for remembering Sylvia's background, Master Han wouldn't have been able to directly identify the murderer—suddenly encountering a person with a name and identity in the future was no accident!
"Black Star, you sent my father to prison! You mercenaries have no morals; you only fight for money, willing to help those tyrannical rulers suppress their suffering people. My father could have saved everyone, but you mercenaries ruined him!"
Sylvia gritted her teeth, her tone furious. Now that she was exposed, she would no longer pretend to be a young girl.
The players looked at each other, completely bewildered. Had they ever done something like this before?
Maple Moon couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, what's your father's name?"
"Langri! How could you forget his name!" Sylvia voice trembling with emotion.
Opening the mercenary group interface, Han Xiao glanced at it and indeed found the name in the mission history. This was a cooperative mission with the Purple Gold Legion to eliminate a rebel stronghold stationed on a certain planet. The rebel leader's name was Langley. It turned out that guy was Sylvia's father.
Han Xiao was speechless. He had become part of "a mercenary group" in Sylvia's backstory, tasked with dealing with her father. What else could he say? It seemed to be another butterfly effect, a sudden misfortune.
"Not only you, but also the Purple Gold Legion! This won't be the first time; I will hunt you down forever!" Sylvia roared.
Bang!
As soon as the words were spoken, the sound of a smoke grenade exploding rang out behind them, sending up a cloud of dark red poisonous mist.
[You are enveloped in some kind of poisonous mist. Your stamina is being assessed. Your stamina is below 280. You have no related immunity skills. You are now in the [Poisoned] state.]
[Low-concentration putrefactive blood toxin fog: This is a poisonous fog extracted from some kind of supernatural toxin. It requires the consumption of a blood toxicity neutralizing agent. Currently, the toxicity level is 30/30, resulting in a loss of 200 health points per second. The effect disappears 3 seconds after stopping inhalation of the poisonous fog.]
Everyone hurriedly turned around and saw that the captain had already put on a gas mask, and it was he who had thrown the poison gas bomb.
At the same time, the mechanical sounds of the spacecraft systems echoed throughout the entire spacecraft:
"Autonavigation changed, destination: nearest star, warming up the jump engine, estimated arrival time: 13 minutes and 48 seconds."
"Enter full ship lockdown mode! Lock all gates! Repeat, lock all gates!"
Rumble--
The main control room door slammed shut, and all the spaceship's passageways closed. The captain, prepared for this, dashed out before the alloy door on the other side of the main control room could close. He was incredibly fast, Melos couldn't catch him in time. He punched the metal door, leaving a shallow dent.
The alloy door at the front effectively separated a small group of people at the edge of the crowd, including Sylvia.
Now, Han Xiao and the others were trapped inside the control room.
The entire crew was stunned. The captain was also on the enemy's side?!
laugh--
At this moment, dark red toxic mist spewed out from the spaceship's ventilation ducts. The air system had already been tampered with, and the "captain" had activated it with his authority.
Han Xiao held his breath, his eyes flashing.
It wasn't just Assassination; the ship itself was a complete trap for them! Sylvia's ability to accurately track their movements was probably due to her high profile attracting unwanted attention.
At this moment, a new task appears on the panel.
[You have triggered the emergency mission [Sylvia's Revenge]]
[Mission Introduction: You reap what you sow. Due to a routine hiring, you caused Sylvia to lose her father. Now, you must face the flames of her Revenge.]
[Mission Requirement: Deflect Sylvia's Revenge]
[Task Reward: 1.2 million experience points]
"Tsk tsk, trying to outmaneuver us with a small force, pulling a fast one on us, and now they want to send us to be burned to ashes in a star? Not a bad idea. Did I beat the old one and now the little one has come?"
Han Xiao chuckled, completely unfazed. He was very familiar with this tactic; he had always dealt with Germinal in the same way.
"What do we do now?" Melos looked over. He could breathe and speak normally, and his stamina was over 280 points, so the poisonous fog couldn't harm him.
"Her plan is interesting, but it missed the most crucial element..."
Karala—The mech unfolded from the necklace, its armor spreading across its entire body. The helmet filtered the poisonous mist, and the poisoning quickly disappeared. Han Xiao walked to the main control panel, tapped the screen, brought up the spaceship system interface, flexed his fingers, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"I'm a mechanic."