*Whoosh~*
Something flew from Lin Feng's wrist, unfolding and transforming rapidly in the air.
By the time it landed, it had become a one-and-a-half-meter-tall mechanical life form – An.
*Bang~*
A semi-transparent halo appeared above An's head, rotating slowly.
"Deploying stealth network."
"Filtering information... Sent..."
An's emotionless eyes flashed with data, immediately completing the task Lin Feng had assigned.
It was said to be protection, but Lin Feng's strength didn't require An's protection.
Having An follow Lin Feng was primarily to establish the necessity of their contract and, secondly, to help Lin Feng resolve minor troubles and issues.
The more An helped Lin Feng, the smoother the future for the mechanical life form race would be.
After sending the information, An's gaze locked onto Dionna.
"Dionna, historical intrusion records: 47 times, 47 failures."
"An issues a warning, prohibiting future unauthorized access attempts!"
An's words were also devoid of emotion, yet they carried a chilling, killing intent.
Her eyes were fixed on Dionna, making the latter feel a chill down her spine.
"I... I understand..." Dionna raised her hands in a gesture of surrender.
Lin Feng, however, was intrigued.
"Wow, you guys know each other?"
Dionna forced a bitter smile.
"No, we don't."
"It's just that I once attempted to access your internal network, and I failed."
"That was the first time I failed, and I tried a few more times afterward before giving up..."
Dionna felt a bit discouraged when she mentioned the mechanical life form race.
She had become interested when she learned that Jin Henry had incorporated this race.
However, due to his mechanical partial-body modifications and the infinite energy core, Jin Henry had applied zero-level encryption to information regarding the mechanical life form race.
Thus, everyone only knew of this combat race, and nothing more.
Dionna, being in data analysis, driven by curiosity and a bit of competitiveness, had attempted to infiltrate the mechanical life forms' internal network several times.
But each attempt had been unsuccessful.
These were some of the few times she had been frustrated.
Then again, she thought, mechanical life forms were machines, and an entire race of them; they inherently had an advantage in this regard.
So, there was perhaps nothing to be disappointed about.
Now, with An saying this, Dionna was instantly certain of the other's identity.
Lin Feng glanced at the two of them.
Fine, it seemed Dionna wasn't a quiet one either.
But that was good too. Lin Feng had released An partly to put Dionna in her place.
Being capable in the digital world wasn't that rare; he had someone far more powerful.
Since Dionna had already been defeated by the mechanical life form race, Lin Feng's objective was easily achieved.
It wasn't that Lin Feng was petty; after all, caution was necessary. He feared Dionna might unintentionally disrupt his plans due to fear or other reasons.
However, Lin Feng was overthinking. Dionna's clever mind wouldn't dare to defy Lin Feng even if he hadn't done this.
Lin Feng was different from the two second-sequence individuals they intended to deal with.
Having eliminated the leader of the fifth force so quickly and replaced them, Dionna didn't believe she had the means to resist Lin Feng.
"The information has been sent. What should I do next?" Dionna asked.
She hadn't been here long, and Lin Feng had already overturned plans and arrangements she had spent years on. Now, she had to follow his lead.
Indeed, power was a truly desirable thing!
Dionna mused that if she had Lin Feng's strength, she probably wouldn't have needed to plan for so long...
In response to Dionna's question, Lin Feng had already devised the next steps.
"Next, we need to let things brew for a while."
"Your two brothers will likely start investigating your detailed information."
"For the next two days, you should go and stay in the territory of the mechanical life forms."
With just one piece of information sent, the third force shouldn't act too quickly.
Having witnessed the mechanical life form race, Lin Feng felt placing Dionna there would be safe.
Moreover, with Dionna and the mechanical life forms' abilities, even if the two brothers had a plan in a short time, they wouldn't be able to find Dionna.
Within this black robe, Lin Feng could only truly trust the mechanical life form race.
As for the five second-sequence leaders under him, Lin Feng trusted none of them!
Dionna blinked in surprise.
"Why go there? Can't I stay by your side?"
Compared to the mechanical life form race, Dionna felt Lin Feng offered more security!
"That's unlikely, as I need to go out for a couple of days."
Lin Feng planned to use these two days to go back and see if the Spark Origin Matina could modify An.
He had originally planned to return after a few days to swap with Shan Hai, but as the saying goes, plans don't always go as expected.
This unexpected opportunity made Lin Feng abandon his original idea, and he would likely have to stay a few more days.
Since he had nothing else to do for these two days, and Orphy was investigating the seventh force, and the third force's reactions would take time to ferment, he might as well go back and see.
Dionna hesitated, then nodded.
"Alright... I guess."
It didn't matter much anymore; she was now on Lin Feng's ship, and she would do as he arranged.
With a consensus reached, Lin Feng was direct and took Dionna to find Guang.
After expressing his intentions, Guang readily agreed to protect the cat-eared woman for two days.
This was precisely the time to build a good relationship with Lin Feng, and Guang was happy to see Lin Feng having needs from them.
Dionna finally got to see the place where the mechanical life form race lived, a place she had longed to see, though it wasn't as grand and impressive as she had imagined.
Of course, she also realized that Lin Feng's mention of "staying somewhere inconvenient" was not just a polite gesture.
Looking at the cold-toned cave, filled with metal machinery and a bunch of emotionless robots, Dionna felt like crying.
Finding a corner, she set up her portable tent.
She could only hope that the plan would proceed smoothly and quickly...
After dropping Dionna off, Lin Feng, accompanied by An, slipped back into the Marvel Universe.
Without telling anyone, Lin Feng concealed his tracks.
Disappearing for two days wouldn't arouse suspicion.
After all, the leader sometimes went on missions, and his subordinates dared not ask too many questions for fear of being beaten.
Did the boss need to explain his actions to them? Of course not!
Meanwhile, concerning the third force.
On a planet belonging to the second sequence, the two individuals in Lin Feng's plan were currently frowning at their terminals.
One of them was constantly gesturing and typing on the terminal.
These two brothers were named Ivan and Dervent.
The brothers looked very much alike, though they weren't twins, and their personalities were quite different.