343: You lose

Number Three's voice echoed in Tian Ming's mind: "Master, I'm about to start decrypting the chip. This process might take some time, please remain calm and do not move."

Tian Ming nodded, waiting for Number Three's decryption. He knew that this process was extremely important for Shen Yuan, and he couldn't let Shen Yuan suffer any harm.

Time passed second by second, and Tian Ming felt his heart rate slow down. He dared not be distracted in the slightest, concentrating fully on waiting for news from Number Three.

Dark mist permeated the air, and four clones appeared directly by the bed, guarding Tian Ming and Shen Yuan's safety.

Outside the delivery room, Duke Lawrence looked at his group of Ability Users and angrily demanded, "What's going on? Who is inside?"

An Ability User replied, "Duke Lawrence, it's Miss Lisa. We just heard the baby crying, then we fell into an illusion. When we woke up, Miss Lisa was gone, and then the entire delivery room was sealed with titanium alloy."

"Damn it! Lisa doesn't have the ability to cause hallucinations!" Duke Lawrence roared.

He immediately realized this was Tian Ming's doing, so he quickly took out the controller for the nano-chip in Shen Yuan's brain and pressed it without hesitation.

However, the controller had no reaction, only flashing a red light, clearly having lost connection with the nano-chip. Duke Lawrence's face instantly turned ashen.

He quickly tore open his clothes, revealing the Life Cradle System embedded in his chest.

As long as he died or actively activated the Cradle System, the entire base would self-destruct. Over thirty nuclear bombs would tear everyone apart in an instant. Even if Tian Ming could withstand the power of the explosion, he would never be able to rescue Shen Yuan.

The Cradle System was violently ripped off by Duke Lawrence, its electrodes mixed with flesh and blood, looking terrifying. These electrodes monitored his vital signs and heartbeat. Tearing it off so violently naturally triggered the self-destruct system directly.

Duke Lawrence closed his eyes, waiting for the earth-shattering explosion that was to come. However, after a long while, he found that the surroundings were still quiet, with no movement at all.

He opened his eyes in confusion, only to see the delivery room door violently torn open, and Tian Ming, holding Shen Yuan, slowly walking out from inside.

"Duke Lawrence, you've played me for a fool. Weren't you going to die together? Come on, let's see what other tricks you have up your sleeve?"

Duke Lawrence's face immediately turned to terror. He stumbled backward repeatedly, looking at Tian Ming in disbelief: "You... how did you do that?"

Tian Ming smiled calmly and said, "That's not important. What's important is that you no longer have any bargaining chips." With a thought from Tian Ming, the Number One clone swiftly struck, instantly seizing the Duke by the neck and lifting him up directly.

"You...?" Duke Lawrence gasped for air, his eyes filled with despair as the Number One clone choked him.

Within the base, a light flashed, and a teleportation channel opened. Lisa teleported back. Seeing her father being choked by the clone, Lisa's face became extremely grim.

"Tian Ming, spare my father's life! Shen Yuan was not wronged here, and your child, I helped save him. Can't what I've done make you let go of my father?" Lisa finished, then plopped down, kneeling.

Tian Ming looked at Lisa and slowly said, "Such a father is not worth your pleading for him."

Lisa said bitterly, "I understand, my father's actions were wrong. But please, give him one last chance. Sister Shen Yuan, you, could you please say something?"

"Husband, spare his life. After Lisa returned, she has been taking care of me and has been very kind to me. You've seen it these past few days, right?"

Tian Ming was silent for a moment, then the Number One clone directly threw Duke Lawrence to the ground. The Duke clutched his throat and coughed violently.

Lisa rushed forward to help him up, but the Duke pushed her away.

"Why beg him? When has our Lawrence Family ever been so servile, wagging our tails and begging for scraps?" The Duke spat out a mouthful of blood, pulled out a pale gold potion, and directly injected it into his heart.

Tian Ming had already noticed the Duke's actions, but he did not stop him. He already wanted Duke Lawrence to die, so how could he stop him from injecting the Superpower Potion? The energy of this Superpower Potion had already exceeded the safe limit, Duke Lawrence was seeking his own death.

Crackle, crackle, as the potion was injected, Duke Lawrence's entire skeleton began to explode with sound, his face became distorted, and his muscles began to swell, becoming extremely terrifying.

"Lu Tianming, taste the power of the strongest potion I developed." A ferocious smile appeared at the corner of Duke Lawrence's mouth. He was already insane; even if this potion would cost him his life, he didn't care. Now his only goal was to drag Tian Ming down with him.

"Father, no!"

"Get lost!"

Duke Lawrence directly flung Lisa away. Under the immense force, with a loud bang, Lisa's body directly slammed into the titanium alloy delivery room wall, creating a deep dent.

Lisa spat out a mouthful of blood. Although Superpower Users have extremely strong physiques, she was still severely injured by such powerful force.

"I want to see just how heaven-defying an all-element Ability User can be?" The Duke snorted coldly and charged towards Tian Ming.

Crack, the surrounding air solidified, and Duke Lawrence was directly frozen in mid-air. Although he possessed immense strength, he couldn't move an inch.

"You lost!" Tian Ming's tone was extremely calm. There was no real confrontation between them; in just one encounter, Tian Ming had captured Duke Lawrence, who had injected the strongest Superpower Potion.

What kind of 'strongest potion' was that? It was a complete joke in front of Tian Ming. In terms of schemes and cunning, Tian Ming might not be the strongest, but to compete with him in terms of abilities was like teaching a fish to swim.

"No, I refuse to accept this. Did my Lawrence Family exhaust all its resources just to be a joke?" Duke Lawrence roared and struggled, but he found that he couldn't move at all. Tian Ming's power was like an invisible mountain, firmly suppressing him, making him unable to move.

"Exhausted all resources? So what? If I hadn't been concerned about Little Yuan's safety, how long do you think you could have jumped around? Duke, you are so arrogant, and in the end, you still reap what you sow." Tian Ming said indifferently.

At this moment, the Ability Users outside the delivery room were terrified. They hadn't expected Tian Ming to be able to subdue Duke Lawrence so easily.

What they had expected to be an evenly matched battle turned out to be so one-sided. These people were also smart; they all knelt down in unison, expressing their surrender.

Tian Ming ignored them, holding Shen Yuan, and left. As for Duke Lawrence, once the potion's energy dissipated, he would undoubtedly die.