This Dark Gentleman had timed his appearance with extreme precision, demonstrating his capabilities. To achieve this despite Fang Senyan's terrifying perception of over eighty points was a testament to his formidable power.

This was why Fang Senyan was willing to spend the effort to converse with him even at this critical juncture.

Hearing Fang Senyan's reply, the Dark Gentleman's hypocritical smile froze. He never expected that his one sentence would allow the m before him to deduce so much massive and complex information.

Such a team, seemingly small but actually possessing two m's, could only be described as "terrifying." Furthermore, with someone of such deep cunning and calculation, even the Dark Gentleman couldn't help but feel that he was "flirting with a tiger."

He pondered for a moment, then said frankly:

"Indeed, we are temporarily in this world, and our purpose is to help two team members complete their Awakener's job advancement mission. You should have already met at Cyberdyne Systems; no need for introductions. Although there were some unpleasant incidents, we must admit that what we lack now is a strong m who can stand at the front."

In that instant, multiple thoughts flashed through Fang Senyan's mind, and he quickly said:

"Your team seems to consist of individuals skilled in black magic. Under normal circumstances, some summoned powerful creatures can also serve as m's. Why come looking for us?"

The Dark Gentleman narrowed his eyes, his smile insincere, and said:

"Summoned creatures can never surpass m's. This has long been a recognized fact in the space because a large portion of important plot BSSs possess powerful abilities that target summoned creatures. We even encountered the embarrassing situation of a Lei Di Yintuo (Thunder Emperor Indra) summoned by sacrificing three thousand creatures being reverse-controlled by a plot BSS. Therefore, only an m who is a Contractor can adapt to various situations. They are the team's best choice."

At this time, -1000 had caught up with the treant carrying Wu Ge (Mist Song) and launched a fierce attack. However, the negative effects of Wu Ge's gravity construct were also delayed.

Seeing that the Wutong (Chinese parasol tree) treant was no match for -1000 and was being attacked so that wood chips were flying everywhere, Fang Senyan was about to rush to the rescue.

But at that moment, the Dark Gentleman took out a peculiar magical artifact from afar and waved it at the distant -1000.

The upper part of this magical artifact resembled a spearhead. The lower part was somewhat similar to the head of a Zen staff. The two were joined together in a dumbbell fashion. And Fang Senyan could feel that the metal used to forge this artifact was very unique. Before it appeared, it was completely unremarkable, but as the Dark Gentleman waved it, it seemed that some strange creatures were surging in the darkness!

Then -1000's movements immediately and strangely slowed down a lot. It could be seen that its whole body seemed to be bound by countless invisible ropes, making it appear mechanical and stiff. Every step it took seemed to require enormous effort.

"We can continue talking." The Dark Gentleman made a polite gesture: "I can guarantee that, in the short term, the safety of this beautiful elf lady will definitely not be affected. Although liquid metal men are powerful, they also have fatal weaknesses."

Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes. At this point, the Dark Gentleman had clearly demonstrated his strength. Based on his binding ability alone, he had the qualifications to talk to Fang Senyan on equal footing.

To be honest, what Fang Senyan couldn't forget was the word "divine artifact" in the reward of this strange consecutive mission. Destroying and killing -1000 wasn't too difficult, but getting the max reward for the mission evaluation was definitely no less than a top-tier Gold side mission! Especially with -1000 having the most shameless trump card: "If I encounter desperate straits, I'll self-destruct!"

Judging from the fact that -1000 had already unleashed the previously unseen hidden ability of "gravity construct," it might not have a second or third hidden ability lurking. In terms of the potential of the Ace Team, completing the mission according to Fang Senyan's plan was already operating at full capacity, or even full of variables. It was even necessary to rely on good luck. If some external assistance could be obtained now, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the possibility of achieving the mission with a high degree of completion.

At this time, Fang Senyan suddenly understood the purpose of the mastermind slaughtering the Contractors of this world even before leaving. It wasn't to prevent Fang Senyan from killing people to increase his strength, or to have a mission that required Fang Senyan to kill a certain number of Contractors. It was to prevent Fang Senyan from borrowing strength!

------- Borrowing strength from the Contractors whose purpose was to maximize profits!

Perhaps even the always cautious Fang Senyan himself had not realized that his Ace Team had grown to a point where many Contractors needed to respect and look up to them. Not to mention anything else, the terrifying advantage of having two m's was enough to make most teams feel ashamed.

In this situation, it was definitely not too difficult for Fang Senyan, who was in a strong position, to borrow strength.

Perhaps that mastermind had indeed calculated everything to the extreme, but Fang Senyan's high military rank, coupled with San Zai's high status in the space as a Chosen One, allowed Gaia Space C to provide preferential treatment within the scope of its authority at certain times-------

After all the Contractors were killed, the Awakener's job advancement permissions for this world were opened again, and the Dark Gentleman and his group were introduced! This made Fang Senyan's "borrowing strength" behavior theoretically achievable.

But at that moment, Fang Senyan noticed that, under -1000's frantic struggles, the air around it seemed to fluctuate strangely, as if something transparent was wriggling. Immediately afterward, Fang Senyan heard an indescribable, shrill scream that vibrated in his eardrums, as if transmitted from hell! Then -1000's actions became much smoother.

At this time, Fang Senyan was also running to join up with Wu Ge. -1000 could only continue to fight the Wutong treant in anger, while the mysterious Dark Gentleman followed Fang Senyan like a drifting spirit, but cautiously kept his distance outside the range of the Horn of Mad Rage.

Wu Ge still seemed quite calm at this time. After all, she didn't know how many life-saving trump cards she still had. It was impossible for -1000 to pose a substantial threat to her. After arriving next to Fang Senyan, Wu Ge first did one thing: she looked at the Dark Gentleman with a solemn expression and transmitted a mental wave:

"This person has a mysterious power, completely different from the power of Xin'dorei (Highborne/Quel'dorei) and Luna (Elune) that we believe in. It's an indescribable darkness!"

Fang Senyan "Oh"ed and said:

"Is it similar to the power of the Ringwraiths?"

"No." Wu Ge frowned and said: "Sauron's dark power is vast and pure, like a vast ocean, evil and boundless, while this person's power is dirty and complex. How should I describe it? It's like the black color mixed from red, yellow, and blue when painting, full of heterogeneous and evil aura."

Just as Fang Senyan wanted to ask something else, Wu Ge had already raised her slender, snow-white fingers and chanted divine magic in a low voice. Immediately, spots of green light emerged from the bushes next to her and gathered in the center of Fang Senyan's forehead.

After a cool sensation was transmitted, Fang Senyan didn't feel much change, but when he looked at -1000, he was suddenly dumbfounded!

Because he could clearly see that several indescribable and bizarre ghosts had appeared in the space around -1000's body where there had originally been nothing!

The faces of these ghosts were rotten to the point that only bones remained, but their eyes were burning with yellow flames. They still had long, white hair fluttering on their heads, and the tattered dresses on their bodies were flying in the wind. Their mouths were emitting an indescribable, shrill scream. The most unforgettable thing was their palms, which were more skin and bones than could be described. Although there was still a layer of skin on them, even the gaps between the joints could be clearly seen, and the tips of their fingers had sharp nails that were half a foot long.

And the ten fingers of these strange ghosts were firmly pinching -1000's limbs. This should be the reason why -1000's actions were weak, but even though -1000 couldn't see them, as this powerful robot struggled frantically, another female ghost had clear cracks appearing all over her body like porcelain, and then screamed and dissipated in the wind.

"So that's how it is." Fang Senyan muttered, he thought about it seriously, and then said to the Dark Gentleman:

"So, what exactly do you need m's to fight against?"

This time, the Dark Gentleman also showed a wry smile:

"Their mission objective for this Awakener advancement is to seize the genuine relic buried in the church ruins: the Shroud of Jesus. Unfortunately, it has become a secret research institute of the United States, heavily guarded. The ultimate enemy they face is a powerful single-soldier mechanical carrier designed based on some Terminator data. It is a heavy mechanical exoskeleton similar to the ones in Avatar, operated by the elite of the US military."

"Because the Shroud of Jesus has a very strong suppressive effect on our black magic, in fact, our team's m had his strength drastically reduced back to the level of three worlds ago due to miscalculations before, and he suffered a great loss of vitality."

Fang Senyan listened to the Dark Gentleman's story and realized that he did indeed have the sincerity to cooperate, but at this moment, Fang Senyan's expression suddenly changed drastically because -1000 suddenly made an unexpected move!

ug, needs rewriting, will be updated today.