They had tested it three times already?
Lu Ze sunk into silence when he heard these words.
It felt as though he already had an impression of this thing, hadn't he?
Lu Ze thought about it silently.
On the other hand, after hearing the words of the bulky man, the handsome man smiled. "Don't worry, the test last time at Xigui System was very successful. This time, we found an even larger void beast hive. The scene would definitely be bigger by then."
The bulky man cracked a grin. "That's right. I can't wait to see it. It is said that there are several precious spirit items in the Ena System. Perhaps, we can become wealthy from that!"
As long as the void beast was fighting the Ena System's defense force, they could sneak in.
Lu Ze's eyes flashed. He finally knew what the order-weakening space bomb was. Tested it three times, once at the Xigui System, as well as void beast...
It can only be that natural wormhole, right?
Those three tests should correspond to the appearance of three natural wormholes, right?
Usually, natural wormholes might not appear once a year. Even if they did, they rarely connected to a place with living beings
However, in the last three months, there was a wormhole every month, and each time, powerful living beings came over.
The first time, it was three black-robed monsters, but they were eaten by Yingying.
The second time, it was the void beasts that appeared at the Gula System.
The third time was the void beasts that appeared in the Xigui System. The consequential damages were quite significant.
Lu Ze felt things weren't right upon thinking about it.
He encountered all of them three times.
What luck did he have?
He was only 18. He didn't deserve to have this bad luck.
After losing track of his thoughts for a moment, he began to reorganize his ideas.
Every time a wormhole appeared, powerful creatures would come out. During the third time, even a planetary state creature emerged out of the hole.
If those three experiments were really carried out, then those order-weakening space bombs could probably open a wormhole, right?
Moreover, these holes were similar to natural wormholes, weren't they?
After all, the Federation wouldn't be aware of the three incidents if they weren't similar to natural ones.
After testing it three times, they could now control the direction of the opening wormhole, couldn't they?
If Jian Wen and Chris brought that bomb into Ena System and a pack of planetary state void beasts came out...
Lu Ze's skin crawled. He pulled back a bit and sent a message to Lin Ling.
"Lin Ling, that box is called order-weakening space bomb. The three wormholes we encountered are quite possibly created by it. Quickly contact Vice Commander Bazer. Don't let that thing detonate on a planet. It will create a natural wormhole, and planetary state void beasts would come over."
Lin Ling, who was following Chris and Jian Wen, slowed down and looked at her phone. After reading the message from Lu Ze, her beautiful brows frowned.
If what Lu Ze said was true, then things were quite serious.
A planetary state void beast appearing in space would be dangerous enough. If it appeared on a planet instead, then there would be no hope left for that planet.
Never let that bomb explode!
Thinking about this, Lin Ling quickly contacted Vice Commander Bazer.
Luckily, he left his contact details to them when they entered the system.
Of course, he was probably just showing his favor to Lu Ze.
Bazer was dealing with all sorts of things in his office back at the space station.
Suddenly, he took out his phone. Only important people could reach this phone.
Who would message him at this time?
After opening his phone, he proceeded to read the message. His eyes bulged as he suddenly got up.
The news was too shocking that his mortal evolution state chi surged uncontrollably.
Man-made natural wormhole?
One that led to planetary state void beasts?
His brain was shaken. The important point was that this place wasn't far from the Ena System.
Although Lin Ling didn't say whether the bomb would be brought to Ena System, he could still predict this.
If the operation was done properly, then the results would be very serious if something happened to Ena System.
Thinking about this, he quickly opened the door and ran to the office of the commander.
As he ran, the soldiers on guard felt his chi and looked around in confusion.
Instantly, Bazer arrived at the commander's office and pushed his way in before even knocking
Thud!
The huge metal door fell, and there was a palm print on it.
Inside, a handsome man looked up.
Upon seeing his door on the ground, along with the palm print, and Bazer, he became completely dazed.
The two looked at each other for a moment. The atmosphere then turned awkward.
His mouth twitched, and then, he smiled. "Bazer, what is with your face? Are you constipated and can't find the toilet?"
Bazer took a deep breath to calm down. Thereafter, he picked up the door and barely stuffed it back before saying calmly, "I have some things to talk with you."
The handsome man smiled. "What is it? Don't tell me you want a holiday with your wife. Now is a special time, I want to go back too."
Bazer smiled. "It is nothing major. Perhaps, our solar system might have a natural wormhole, and a group of planetary state void beasts might come and visit us."
What? Planetary state void beasts?
A group of them?
Their solar system wasn't Xigui System No. 2.
The handsome man jumped off his chair.
ed
Upon seeing this, Bazer grinned. "Yo, Ling Dongyu, why do you seem like a monkey with a tail that had been stepped on?"
After hearing the ridicule in Bazer's words, Ling Dongyu's mouth spasmed. With a serious face, the latter said, "The news is serious?!"
Bazer managed to recover at this time. He replied, "Of course, but the situation is not worst yet. It is said that the order-weakening space bomb creates a natural wormhole. The bomb is carried by two scientists right now. They have not detonated it yet."
Ling Dongyu frowned and asked, "What is an order-weakening space bomb?" Bazer shook his head. "I don't know. Anyway, It should be very powerful."
Ling Dongyu sighed. "Since it is not detonated, then the purpose is very problematic."
This kind of time bomb was quite difficult to deal with. If it was not handled properly, the consequences will be disastrous.
Bazer nodded. "That person didn't say it, but I think it can only be there, right?"
The two would rather have it blow up in the Gracious System. Of course, it would be best if it didn't blow up at all.
"That person?"
"Lin Ling, the one next to Lu Ze."
Ling Dongyu's eyes widened. "Lu Ze is here too?"
"Lin Ling said that Lu Ze is searching for the base of the Eternal Life Palace. It is said that this bomb is related to Eternal Life Palace. Lin Ling relayed that we shouldn't make a big fuss about the bomb to prevent startling the enemy."Ling Dongyu nodded.
If they made too much noise, the Eternal Life Palace might detonate it early.
However, they didn't expect Lu Ze to find the Eternal Life Palace base as soon as he came to the Gracious System.
He was indeed the strongest prodigy of the young generation.
They had been searching for a few months, but they weren't able to find any clues.
After thinking about this, Ling Dongyu nodded. "Leave old Benny to guard this place. You, I, Angela, old Yang, we are all mortal evolution states. We will have another squad of aperture opening states. Everyone should pretend to be the patrol fleet and go to planet Gracious!"
Bazer smiled. "I was waiting for this. I will notify Lin Ling."
Thereafter, Bazer left the room after stretching his hand. Once more, the door was left lying on the ground while Bazer disappeared. Ling Dongyu: "..."
Gracious System.
Under the night sky, the handsome man and the bulky man flew while envisioning the future ahead of them.
Both of them hoped for the immediate arrival of tomorrow. The quicker it comes, the sooner they could head to Ena System to help themselves to some good loot.
They failed to notice anything amiss at all. On the ground, a few kilometers away, Lu Ze had been silently watching the two figures.
After sending the message to Lin Ling, he stopped thinking about the bomb.
With how smart Lin Ling was, she should be able to handle it well.
Lu Ze did not feel excessively worried regarding this matter.
At this time, the handsome man spoke. "However, we should be careful before that. After all, there are a few mortal evolution states in the Gracious System's defense force."
Upon recalling something, the bulky man said, "By the way, the surveillance saw Lu Ze and Lin Ling while monitoring Jian Wen and Chris today. Lu Ze's power is now in the mortal evolution state, isn't it?"
After hearing these words, the handsome man's eyes flashed with jealousy. He sneered. "Indeed, he has such power in such a short time. It is really good to be talented. Everyone is complimenting him. Meanwhile, we are like street rats."
On the other hand, Lu Ze, who heard his remark, silently expressed his disagreement.
Them looking like street rats should not have any connection to being talented, right?
If he went out and involved himself in despicable things like these people, he would probably end up like a street rat as well.
The two sunk into silence for a while after talking about Lu Ze.
Moments later, the handsome man continued to speak. "Let's just be careful for now. Lu Ze came into contact with Jian Wen. Don't expose our base."
As he spoke, the man expanded his mental force, wanting to see if anyone was following
However, Lu Ze's chi stealth technique had been cultivated to the extreme, and he had mental force god art. Moreover, his cultivation level was superior to his. There was no way the man would find Lu Ze's whereabouts.
With disapproval in his voice, the bulky man said, "So what if he finds us? Our base has two palace lords there. No matter how strong Lu Ze is, he can't fight us alone. By the time he notifies the defense force, we will be long
gone."
When the handsome man heard the words, he fell silent. Thereafter, he said, "It is better to be careful anyway. Otherwise, if something happened, we won't be able to explain it to the palace lord."
Upon the mention of the palace lord, the bulky man finally shut his mouth.
If they were discovered, their skins would probably be peeled off.
However, Lu Ze, who heard the entire exchange while hiding himself, could not help but grin.
As it turned out, there were only two palace lords in their base at this moment, right?
Great!
Previously, he thought all four of the lords were present. Facing four lords would prove to be tricky for Lu Ze. However, if there were only two, he could probably try fighting them.
Thinking about this, Lu Ze's blood boiled.
After all, he liked to just charge directly and fight.
At this moment, Lu Ze's eyes lit up. He suddenly had an interesting idea. Perhaps, he could get into the base easily. As soon as he thought of this, Lu Ze's whole body surged with a silver light, and he instantly crossed through space-effortlessly covering a distance of several kilometers. Right then, he appeared in front of the handsome man and the bulky man.
Just a while ago, these two men were happily chatting with each other. However, the sudden appearance of a figure before the two made their bodies stiffen. They were shocked.
Just when they appeared scared, blue lights flashed in Lu Ze's eyes. Thereafter, his mental force turned into spikes, which proceeded to drill through the minds of these two people.
Their powers were merely at the aperture opening state. Naturally, they could not resist Lu Ze's mental force attack.
Immediately, they could feel their brains being pierced by countless needles as these needles continued to stir.
The immense pain rendered them incapable of even staying afloat, so they fell straight to the ground.
When Lu Ze noticed this, he used his wind god art. The wind swept up the two members of Eternal Life Palace who had completely lost the ability to resist. At the same time, he poured wind onto their bodies in order to seal both their physical power and spirit force. With this, they will not be able to act covertly and report the current incident secretly.
In reality, Lu Ze thought too much.
Generally, ordinary people will only care about their own lives first while facing such a situation-let alone these people from the underground forces...
The wind dragged them to Lu Ze. Simultaneously, Lu Ze stopped the mental force god art to prevent the two from being directly killed by the severe pain.
After all, he had a first-hand experience with this kind of pain. Even he couldn't stand it for a long period of time, much less these guys.
Lu Ze was rather soft-hearted.
After the pain in the minds of the two people was diminished, their green faces finally managed to slowly recover, but they were still pale.
At the same time, their brains finally had the space to think about other matters.
When they saw Lu Ze smiling and looking at them, their hearts spasmed. Their eyes were filled with shock.
Just now, they were still discussing him. Unexpectedly, he appeared before them.
Was he following behind them the whole time?
Upon thinking about this possibility, the handsome man trembled while his eyes widened, and he looked at Lu Ze. "You were following Jian Wen and Chris the moment you saw them?"
The bulky man, whose face was shaking with fear, also looked at Lu Ze in disbelief after he heard the words. "Those two old guys didn't show anything dubious. How could you follow them?"
They were watching those two. According to what they knew, Lu Ze and Lin Ling were friends with Jian Wen and Chris.
It was completely normal for the two to visit their families after work. How could they be suspicious?
Lu Ze smiled. "Do you want to know?"
The two looked at Lu Ze as they waited for him to reply.
Lu Ze grinned. "I won't tell you."
In truth, he only felt a strange space ripple from Jian Wen, and their reactions seemed abnormal. That was the reason why he chose to observe the professors.
If they were really going home, then everything would be fine. However, they said they were short on time, and yet, they went to walk around the city all day. This made Lu Ze suspicious.
Naturally, he had to follow them until the end.
The two didn't know what to say.
Lu Ze grinned. "Well, is it a pleasant surprise to see me? There will be more surprises waiting for you."
Hearing this, the two looked at Lu Ze with terror and vigilance.
Thereafter, the handsome man took a deep breath and pointed at Lu Ze. "What do you want?"
On the other hand, the bulky man slowly recovered. "If you let us go, we will tell you everything we know!"
Lu Ze was taken aback with his offer. He glanced at the two with a weird expression. They surrendered quickly enough.
He smiled and said, "Hear me out first. I'm just going to kill one of you, and I'll be taking the other one with me to your base. Do you like it?"
The two, who had just recovered their calmness, became stunned after hearing Lu Ze's words.
This was a surprise, but this wasn't right. Shouldn't he try to get the words out of them first?
Why was he going to kill one straight up first?
Moreover, he said he was going to their base? He should have heard that there were two palace lords there.
Was he going to commit suicide?
Or...
Upon looking at Lu Ze, the two felt panicked and petrified.
Was he confident he could take on the two palace lords?
How was that possible?!
Lu Ze smiled at the two. He wanted to get more information out of them, but even if they said anything now, he wouldn't dare to believe it.
He didn't have a lie-detecting god art. How could he know whether they were lying?
The two glanced at each other and fell into silence.
Subsequently, the bulky man sneered and looked at Lu Ze in contempt. "You can ask Tianyu! We are good brothers. Either leave both of us or kill both of us!"
Lu Ze glanced at him in shock. He didn't realize these two had such a relationship.
What to do?
Should he kill both?
But then, he wouldn't know the address of the , the two of them cared for each other.
It seemed that he would have to leave one here first and let the other take him to base.
While thinking about this, Lu Ze smiled. "In that case..."
Suddenly, the handsome man spoke before Lu Ze could finish. "Leave me alive. Bobby is simple-minded. He is useless. If you want to enter the base, I can help you get inside!"
Lu Ze: "..."
Bobby looked at the handsome man with disbelief.
"?"
In an instant, the atmosphere turned awkward.
After hearing Tianyu speak, Lu Ze could only swallow the rest of his words.
Originally, he wanted to leave one behind and let the other guide him to their base.
Unexpectedly...
Lu Ze looked at Bobby, who was under the state of disbelief, and then at Tianyu, who looked at him hopefully.
Upon noticing how Tianyu didn't even bother to look at him, Bobby roared furiously. "What did you say, Tianyu?".
When Tianyu heard this, he looked at Bobby with a complicated expression. "One person dying is better than two."
He didn't think Lu Ze would let them go. They were too weak to even struggle.
Bobby's eyes widened. "So you want me to die?"
Na
Tianyu was silent. Thereafter, he said plainly, "I don't want to die."
The atmosphere fell silent. Bobby didn't expect his pal to betray him. He glared at Tianyu and remained silent.
Tianyu was right. In terms of schemes, Tianyu was much better than he was.
He didn't have the confidence to bring Lu Ze into the base. By then, even if Lu Ze didn't kill him, he would still be killed after exposing their location. Thinking about it in this way, he felt disappointed. He might as well let Tianyu have his way.
Previously, Bobby had thought the two of them could survive this. However, it seemed he was going to die in the end.
Since the two people remained silent, Lu Ze could only scratch his head. Subsequently, he spoke to Tianyu, who was looking at him with an expectant gaze.
"You have misunderstood my words. I don't need your help to get my way through it." Tianyu: "?"
Bobby: "?"
The two, feeling confused by the words they had heard, looked at Lu Ze. When Lu Ze saw their reactions, he became even more certain that these two had misunderstood him.
He had a transformation god art, so he didn't need someone to make excuses for him.
He wanted to kill one just so he could transform into that person and walk in, alright? Thinking about this, Lu Ze covered his entire body with white light. When the white light disappeared, Lu Ze had turned into Tianyu. He even had the same chi as Tianyu.
It was a pity that this transformation was done by changing the cells. As such, he couldn't change into something that differed too much in body shape. However, Lu Ze recalled seeing the substantial change of the fox inside the hunting dimension. Perhaps, Lu Ze didn't have an adequate understanding of the god art at this moment. He couldn't do it yet. Lu Ze wanted to see if he could go through a bigger change once he mastered it better.
Meanwhile, Tianyu and Bobby were completely dazed. Transformation?! This was the first time they had seen this.
When Tianyu saw someone looking exactly like him, who even had the same chi, he didn't feel so good.
"This is impossible!"
Lu Ze didn't care how shocked the two were. He revealed a smile and spoke with the same voice as Tianyu. "Now, do you understand?"
On the side, Bobby looked at Tianyu and Lu Ze. Then, his eyes flashed.
Maybe... there was still hope?
Just when he planned to speak, Lu Ze smiled. "Alright, I've already chosen someone." He smiled at Tianyu. "You are Tianyu, right?"
Suddenly, Tianyu quickly replied with a pleased smile. "Yes, I am Liu Tianyu. Just call me little Liu."
Sure enough, Lu Ze chose him!
After all, Bobby is simple-minded. He won't be of much use to Lu Ze. On the other hand, with how smart Tianyu was, he could cooperate with Lu Ze.
Meanwhile, Bobby said worriedly, "Lu Ze, choose me! I promise to cooperate with you. I'll do anything you say!"
At this moment, he didn't want to resign to his fate.
If there was still hope for living, then he didn't want to leave that chance to the person who betrayed him.
On the side, Tianyu glanced at Bobby. He had a trace of scorn in his eyes, but he remained silent.
Lu Ze smiled. "You are very smart."
Tianyu was the first to calm down. He then smiled. "Thank you for your compliment. I promise to help you finish your mission!"
Was his wit appreciated by Lu Ze?
In terms of combat power, he was weaker than Bobby, but combat power was useless to Lu Ze. The two of them could not even react in time when Lu Ze captured them. His intelligence became his bargaining chip to survive!
At this moment, Lu Ze said, "Mhm... I like dumber people."
As soon as Lu Ze finished speaking, Tianyu's smile froze. He was about to say something, but a green light flashed in Lu Ze's eyes. Accordingly, the wind inside Tianyu wiped out his life force.
Thereafter, Tianyu's body burned within the red flames, instantly turning his corpse to ashes. When the night wind blew, it was completely gone without a trace.
Lu Ze wore a cold expression. He didn't want to hear what this fella's attempted to explain. After all, time was money. Meanwhile, Bobby was already prepared to die. However, what Lu Ze did, left him dumbfounded.
How did Tianyu suddenly die?
Furthermore, even the corpse was not spared?
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Lu Ze turned his head and looked at Bobby. "I don't need you to do anything. You just need to obey."
When Bobby heard Lu Ze, he shivered and quickly nodded. "Don't worry, I'm very obedient!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Ze nodded and smiled. "I have removed the restrictions on you, but I have left the wind in your body. If you really don't want to live anymore, it is fine if you say it. It wouldn't be a problem anyway. It is up to you."
Bobby: "..."
He looked at Lu Ze's vibrant smile. The corners of his mouth could not help but twitch. It was indeed the smile of the devil.
In response, Bobby forced out a smile. "You are funny, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze... why would I refuse the chance to live?"
Lu Ze said, "Don't frown. Just do what you're supposed to do. I promise to let you go."
Bobby's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Really?"
Lu Ze nodded. "Really."
Hearing this, Bobby's expression eased. Lu Ze was a prodigy who could become a young duke. He believed that Lu Ze wouldn't go back on his word!
Lu Ze regained control of Bobby after seeing the latter recover. Thereafter, Lu Ze said, "We wasted a few minutes. Let's go. Tell me about the situation on the way."
Bobby immediately said, "It's said that the palace lord received news from the master who had been in solitary cultivation for a long time. There was a mission, and thus, we were sent here."
"Master? Is it the Lord of Eternal Life?" "Yes."
Lu Ze envied this title. It sounded very cool.
Lu Ze continued to ask questions. "Where is your master now?"
Bobby smiled bitterly. "His tracks are unknown. Not even the palace lords might know where he is. Tianyu and I are just guardians."
Lu Ze wasn't surprised by Bobby's answer. He then proceeded to ask more questions. "What is your mission here? How many high-levels came?"
Bobby answered, "Two of the four palace lords came to Gracious System. I don't know where the other two are. There are eight out of 12 guardians here too, including me and Tianyu." "As for the mission, the ordinary people are just responsible for planning all sorts of events nearby to divert attention. The main goal is to transport the order-weakening space bomb into Ena System..."
He looked at Lu Ze fearfully. He was scared that Lu Ze would get angry and kill him.
Upon seeing the usual calmness in Lu Ze's expression, he recalled that Lu Ze had been following them and had long heard about it already.
Thus, he continued with some fear in his voice, "The order-weakening space bomb can open natural wormholes. Although the location is very unstable, we were able to control it to a certain range after a few trials."
Lu Ze nodded. "Where did you get your bombs? How many more are left?"
Bobby opened his mouth to respond. "The lord brought it from the outer realm. Jian Wen and Chris have the last one."
Lu Ze raised a brow and looked at Bobby. "Is that really the last one?"
A cold sweat broke out on Bobby when he looked at Lu Ze. With a trembling voice, he said, "Really. The palace lord left Tianyu and me to handle this. I can confirm it!"
Lu Ze wasn't entirely sure whether Bobby's words could be trusted. If it was indeed the last one, then it should be fine as long as the remaining bomb was handled properly, right? Lu Ze turned his head to look at Bobby. "What else do you have to say about that bomb? It's best to say it now. Otherwise, if I discovered anything you are hiding, then you know what's going to happen."
When Bobby heard Lu Ze's words, his body suddenly stiffened. Thereafter, cold sweat broke out on his body. That pain from before... Upon recalling it, he could not help but sweat.
At the same time, he could suddenly feel the sharp pain of a needle piercing into his brain and moving constantly. Gradually, the pain continued to intensify. He even wished to die immediately.
What was this strange method?
Mental force god art?
Just how many god arts did he have?
Ordinary people didn't even have god art. On the other hand, people with one god art were already considered very talented, and yet, this person had this many. This was too terrifying. Bobby's eyes were filled with terror. He didn't even have the power to fly. As he fell from the sky, a wind circulated around his body, allowing him to keep flying next to Lu Ze.
At the same time, he could feel the prickling sensation from the needle dissipate. Gradually, the severe pain eased.
Lu Ze smiled at the pale-faced Bobby. "You understand, right?"
Simultaneously, Lu Ze felt speechless. Seeing this guy reminded him of his own first time being stared to death by the rabbit boss. That really wasn't a good feeling. He felt much worse than this fella, alright?
Still, Lu Ze couldn't help but feel a little bit fortunate.
Luckily, he had died several times already, so he became a bit immune to the pain.
Bobby started trembling after seeing Lu Ze's smile again.
He really wanted Lu Ze to stop smiling. He felt scared. However, he didn't dare to speak to Lu Ze like that. Thus, he could only nod while forcing out a smile. In a hurry, he said, "I understand, I'll say everything!"
Lu Ze nodded with satisfaction. "Mhm, if that wormhole appears on this planet, you wouldn't be able to escape, right?"
Bobby's mouth spasmed, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
According to the original plan, the bomb would be detonated at Ena System. Even if a wormhole appeared, it wouldn't affect him. However, if Lu Ze accidentally detonated the bomb here and a large wave of planetary state void beasts appeared, then even if Lu Ze didn't kill him, he didn't believe he could get away.
Finally, he had another chance to live, so he didn't want to die. After all, he cherished his life very much.
Before answering, Bobby organized his thoughts. Subsequently, he said, "I don't know much about the bomb. I just know that the master got this from higher civilization. 10 seconds after activation, it will break the space open and rapidly create a natural wormhole. Unless one's power exceeds a star state, one wouldn't be able to stop it."
"Star states can control space to a certain extent. They could erase it if the wormhole was just beginning to form. However, if the wormhole reaches a certain point, even a star state can't stop it."
Lu Ze looked at Bobby speechlessly. If there was a star state here, would he be wasting time with him? He would just crush them all.
The entire Federation only had a few star states.
Even the marshal of the Federal Army was the only star state!
Lu Ze frowned. He then asked, "Can't we defuse it?"
Didn't they always defuse bombs in shows? Maybe, it was possible here as well, right? Bobby's mouth spasmed due to Lu Ze's question. "This is a product of an advanced civilization. Our technology...".
With that said, Bobby looked at Lu Ze. He didn't continue to speak anymore.
Lu Ze: "..."
Lu Ze rubbed his forehead and fell silent.
The technology of the human race was too primitive after all.
Moments later, Lu Ze continued asking questions. "How is it activated? Does someone have a detonation device?"
Lu Ze couldn't completely believe whether the wormhole gets created in ten seconds, which was what this guy said, but since activation was required, could it be taken to an uninhabited place and then detonated?
Even so, there would still be a wormhole created.
If a planetary state void beast came out, he wouldn't be able to beat it.
Moreover, he didn't know whether Lin Ling called the reinforcements already.
At this moment, Bobby responded. "No... I don't know... but I guess it is in master's hands."
The Lord of Eternal Life?
Lu Ze felt his stomach aching.
If the detonation device was in the hands of a palace lord, he would still have a chance to take it. It would be an entirely different case, however, if the device fell under the care of the Lord of Eternal Life.
Suddenly, Lu Ze thought of a question. "How does the Lord of Eternal Life know when to activate it?"
"There is a location system on the bomb. Once it is in place, the master will activate it."
Lu Ze gasped upon learning this.
If the bomb was moved somewhere else, would the Lord of Eternal Life notice it? Would he activate it straight away instead?
The palace lords probably had a way to communicate with the Lord of Eternal Life. If Lu Ze went to fight them, it might be activated immediately.
How troublesome.
Lu Ze lowered his head and thought for a while. Eventually, he asked Bobby, "You and Tianyu are responsible for monitoring Jian Wen and Chris. How do you monitor them?"
Bobby explained, "Liu Tianyu and I are responsible for dealing with those two. The surveillance room is in the base. If Liu Tianyu and I are there, we will be responsible for watching them. If not, there will be someone else who will take over."
Lu Ze grinned at this information. "In that case, when we get back, we would be responsible for watching them, right?"
In that case, he would let Lin Ling take control of the two and get the bomb.
Bobby was taken aback. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. "But... if the bomb doesn't move for a long time, the master will be suspicious."
The bomb was being monitored after all. If it really remained in a single location, then once the master discovered the problem, what could they do if the bomb was detonated right away?
Should it detonate in the Gracious System, how will he face the several planetary state void beast from the wormhole?
He doesn't want to die yet!
Lu Ze smiled. "Don't worry, we won't let it sit still for a long time. We just need to take over for a few minutes."
Although they couldn't disarm it with technology, they might be able to violently disable it.
Thereafter, Lu Ze took out his phone and contacted Lin Ling. "How is the situation on your side?"
Lin Ling, who was currently following the two professors, paused for a moment and looked at the two people in the distance. Following this, she replied, "One hour or so and we will be back to Xingzhan City."
"Have you contacted the defense force?"
"Yes, the high-levels have mobilized the troops. They will soon arrive. They have also contacted Ena System's defense force, but since half of their forces are gone, they can't send support."
Lu Ze felt relieved after learning this. He then asked, "Are there any reinforcements?"
"Since the border's defense force asked for reinforcements, they will arrive in two days. The nearby planetary states in this area are Lieutenant Generals Yuejing and Nigel. Lieutenant General Yuejing needs to guard the border, and Lieutenant General Nigel is the defense force commander of Ena System. Most planetary states of the other regions have their own missions. It would take them at least six hours to come over."
If the wormhole appeared, they wouldn't even be able to last that long.
At this point, Lu Ze felt distressed.
Lu Ze then sent another message. "I have some news. The detonation device is not here. We might not be able to stop the explosion."
Lin Ling was slightly stunned by the news she received. She glanced at the two people in the distance. "Then, what do we do?"
Lu Ze answered, "Jian Wen and Chris are being watched. Don't touch them yet. I'll go to the base and see if I can take control of the surveillance. Then, you guys quickly take the bomb. I'll buy a few minutes for you, and then, you should wait for my message afterward. If you still can't find a way to destroy the bomb by the time I send a message, then take it out of the solar system on a spaceship first."
Fortunately, the spaceships were autonomous and capable of self-driving. It can directly let the ship leave with the bomb.
After a pause, Lu Ze sent a message once more.
"There is a 10-second delay after activation. If it does activate, take it away on a spaceship. Don't be impulsive."Lin Ling bit her lips and nodded. "Mhm."
After a moment of silence, she sent a message again. "Be careful."
Lu Ze smiled. "You too."
He grinned at Bobby. "Okay, let's go. Take it slow. Get back to base in about an hour."
It was best to hold out as long as possible.
Bobby nodded and led the way.
He just hoped he wouldn't be caught. After this mission was over, he would find a wife and hide away.
Lu Ze followed Bobby for an hour and soon arrived at a mountain range. In front of them, the undulating mountain was hundred of kilometers tall. It was covered with tall and lush trees and vines.
The mountain range stretched across the vast distance. From time to time, the sound of chirping birds and howling beasts could be heard.
Bobby opened his mouth to speak. "It's just ahead. People rarely come to this area." Lu Ze nodded silently and continued to follow behind Bobby. Soon, the two came before a very ordinary mountain peak. It was thousands of meters high. Both of them flew to the halfway point of the peak.
Bobby took out his phone and used it. Soon, a space ripple appeared halfway up the mountain. This fluctuation expanded to form a round entrance, revealing a deep tunnel inside. This was a simple space concealment device. It was a bit like an illusion. It was equipped with the capability to avoid all kinds of detection.
Lu Ze and Bobby went inside the cave, and the entrance outside was closed once more.
Inside, the two proceeded down the winding cave. After about one kilometer, they reached the bottom of the cave.
At this moment, Bobby pressed on a raised rock. The rocks on the side moved, revealing a white metallic device.
Bobby placed his hands on the device. After a crisp sound, a voice could be heard. "Welcome back, guardians Liu and Bobby."
At the same time, the stones on the wall separated, revealing another passage.
Inside the passage, a corridor made of dark gray metal could be seen. Their footsteps echoed along the passage.
The entire corridor was about a hundred meters long. At the end of the corridor, they reached a black metal door with a red light indicator. It flashed a few times and eventually turned green.
Beep!
With a crisp sound, the door opened, exposing the inner room.
This was the base of the Eternal Life Palace.
The entire body of the base was made of dark gray alloy. Upon entering the door, there was a spacious lounge with multiple tunnels on the side.
There were two young men standing at the door with spirit force weapons.
The two immediately bowed after seeing Lu Ze and Bobby. "Guardians Liu and Bobby."
Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "It's fine."
On the side, Bobby just nodded and didn't speak.
Liu Tianyu's image in the Eternal Life Palace was rather nice. He was nice to everyone and was reliable in doing things. He was more liked than Bobby in the Eternal Life Palace.
Thereafter, Lu Ze followed Bobby to the leftmost tunnel. There were all sorts of surveillance rooms in this tunnel, including the riot surveillance of all the cities in the solar system.
When they reached the very end, there was a black metal door. Bobby scanned his palm on the side. Subsequently, the door opened. There were a few screens inside, wherein Jian Wen and Chris could be seen.
Right now, there were two people in the room
—one man and one woman. The man had white hair and looked old. On the other hand, the woman had golden hair and was rather pretty. She didn't look too old.
Upon hearing the sound of the door, the two people inside turned around. When they saw 'Liu Tianyu' and Bobby, they felt relieved.
The white-haired man frowned. "You two took a long time to come back. Did something happen?"
Bobby frowned and responded, "What can happen? The mission is almost complete. We don't need to be in a rush to come back."
Compared to Liu Tianyu, Bobby's temper was a bit short. He spoke in a straightforward manner. However, despite being simple-minded, he was not a fool. Naturally, he knew what he should say in certain situations.
At this time, there was nothing odd with his behavior.
On one side, Lu Ze smiled. "Old Yu, Marina, thank you for watching over this time. After the mission, I'll treat you to food."
Before arriving here, Bobby told Lu Ze about Liu Tianyu's habits. He introduced the two people who were guarding the surveillance room heavily.
Thus, Lu Ze spoke like how Liu Tianyu would.
The white-haired man frowned after hearing Bobby's words, but he eventually relaxed his brows after Liu Tianyu spoke. Marina smiled. "Then, don't think about sending us off without high-level spirit food and wine."
Lu Ze showed a bitter smile and nodded helplessly. "Fine, I'll satisfy you guys for sure."
The two smiled. Their job was arranged by the palace lord, and now, they even got a high-level spirit food for free.
Old Yu said, "If that's the case, then very well." He paused for a moment and soon continued, "We have other things here too. We won't disturb you in such crucial times."
Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "Okay."
When the two finally left the room, Lu Ze's smile finally receded. Subsequently, he looked at the screen. Jian Wen and Chris were still flying with the metal box in their hands. Their faces were pale while their expressions were a bit stiff.
Not far from them was a space station. It was located near Xingzhan City. At this moment, several spaceships were taking off and landing. Even though it was still night, the area appeared to be bustling.
While looking at the two, he pondered for a while. Thereafter, he recalled their family members. Accordingly, he asked, "Their families are here, right?"
Bobby was taken aback. Clearly, he didn't expect Lu Ze to ask this. He then nodded. "Yes."
Lu Ze spoke once more. "I remember telling you to deal with it?"
Right... he was now Liu Tianyu.
Bobby stiffened after hearing the words. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
He remembered asking Liu Tianyu to play with him...
Of course, Liu Tianyu and Bobby were still on good terms at that time. If it were him now, he would definitely not invite that bastard.
However, the one before him at this moment was not really Liu Tianyu. It was Lu Ze, so he felt a little nervous.
Lu Ze smiled. "What are you worried about? Where are their rooms?" With a trembling voice, Bobby replied, "In... the residential area."
There were more than a thousand people in this base. Naturally, there would be residential areas.
Lu Ze nodded slightly. "Is it fine to leave me here?"
Bobby replied, "It's fine."
Lu Ze nodded at his response. "In that case, keep them in one room and tell me the room when you come back."
Bobby was confused about this, but he still nodded and left. He didn't dare to defy Lu Ze. After all, his own life was still in Lu Ze's hands.
As they spoke, Jian Wen and Chris had entered the space station. Their research ship was parked in the special area of the station.
Naturally, their ship would be separated from a civilian ship.
The ship was lit up. When Jian Wen and Chris landed, a few people flew out to greet them. There were familiar faces. Among them were the two young students who Lu Ze and Lin Ling came across last time. Right now, those young students were touching each other lovingly. Perhaps, their relationship advanced by leaps and bounds?
Lu Ze's mouth twitched upon witnessing the two. Even after infiltrating the camp of the enemy, he was still being fed dog food?
Isn't it a bit too cruel?
Upon noticing the pale faces of the professors, everyone showed concern.
The young man looked at Chris' pale face and said, "Professor, are you okay?"
Chris shook his head and smiled after hearing this. "I'm fine. I haven't had a rest for this time. I'm mentally exhausted."
They only just realized that their facial expressions didn't seem right. However, it should be convenient to sneak things in since they were not professionals.
At this time, Lu Ze took out his phone and sent a message to Lin Ling. "Have you gathered?"
Lin Ling, who had been following behind, had noticed that the two were about to board the ship. Since she didn't receive anything from Lu Ze at the time, she became a little seeing Lu Ze's message, she immediately responded. "Mhm, Vice Commander Bazer and the others are already watching the ship."
While Lu Ze and Bobby were heading to the base, Lin Ling had already negotiated with the defense force that the high-levels would act as defense army patrol ship.
If something happened on Lu Ze's side, they would have to take matters into their own hands.
This was too serious.
Long ago, they had already contacted the high-levels to send powerful beings. However, they also had their own matters to deal with. Hence, it would take a lot of time before they could arrive and provide support.
They could only do their best.
At the least, they could not allow the bomb to detonate in the Ena System.
When Lu Ze saw the message from Lin Ling, his eyes flickered. Thereafter, he replied, "Then, move out now. If I'm caught, I will send a message to you guys."
Outside Xingzhan City, at the space station.
Jian Wen and Chris smiled. "Okay, let's go. We have wasted enough time, so let's go back to the laboratory quickly." Since it was decided already, then there was no way out.
On the other hand, the research team looked worriedly at the two, but they still nodded.
Suddenly, three military warships appeared in the sky. These warships swept across the air and stopped above the research ship. Tens of armored guards came down.
The arrival of the warships was too sudden and intrusive. As such, several passengers at the station paused for a moment and looked at the floating ships with curiosity, wondering a little about what could have happened.
At this moment, a silver light manifested in the air and flew toward the warships. Even if the chi was only revealed slightly, quite some people still managed to feel the pressure.
Immediately, people were even more shocked.
"This is the defense force, right? What are they doing here? That's the special region, right?"
"Did some underground forces people get in?"
"Who just flew over? Seems very strong."
"I didn't see it clearly..."
For a while, everyone talked among themselves.
In the next moment, Lin Ling's figure fell in front of Jian Wen and Chris, before the research ship.
At the same time, tens of guards surrounded the research team.
Jian Wen and Chris, who were about to board the ship, saw this. In turn, their foreheads dripped with sweat while their mouths were filled with bitterness.
It was Lin Ling.
Were they discovered?
How?
When did they realize it?
Then, what about their family?!
Upon thinking about this, their hands and feet went cold. Their faces appeared to be even paler.
Compared to Jian Wen and Chris, the other research team members were confused as they looked at the guards surrounding them.
They are a team of scientists. In the cosmic era, the status of scientists wasn't low. Why were they surrounded like this then? Moreover, why was Lin Ling here?
They were just discussing the arrival of Lu Ze and Lin Ling on planet Gracious.
After all, they witnessed how the two dealt with the void beasts and blade demons with their own eyes. Since Lu Ze and Lin Ling were not arrogant, they naturally had a very good impression of these two prodigies.
However, they weren't aware of the appearance of Lu Ze and Lin Ling at Xingzhan City or the meeting between them and the professors.
Upon seeing Lin Ling in front of Jian Wen and Chris, their doubts deepened further.
For a time, everyone had their own questions in their mind.
The scene was silent.
At this time, Lin Ling looked at the two pale-faced professors and said, "Professors Jian Wen and Chris, hand it over. We already know everything."
When the two professors heard her, their bodies stiffened, and the blood on their faces was drained out.
Originally, the two still had a glimmer of hope, thinking there was just a mistake, but now, they just lost their last glimmer of hope.
At this moment, the young girl, who displayed her affection a while ago, voiced out her doubts. "Lin Ling, did you get something wrong? You should know the character of my professor and professor Jian Wen. They wouldn't do anything illegal, right?"
While speaking, she looked at the defense force and the two professors with an anxious expression. "Professors Jian Wen and Chris, say something."
At this juncture, the two professors glanced and smiled helplessly at Lin Ling. "Indeed, you and Lu Ze are different... You guys know everything?"
Lin Ling felt a little awkward when she heard the question. In truth, it was Lu Ze who discovered the space fluctuations on them. She had no idea regarding this matter. Fortunately, that guy wasn't here, or he would be prouder once more.
While Lin Ling contemplated, she looked at the two complicatedly and replied, "We know everything."
Jian Wen looked at Lin Ling and the defense force. His face gradually turned hideous. He roared, "Since you guys know everything, then you should know why we did it, right? If it was you, what would you do? Huh? What would you do?"
Seeing this, Lin Ling remembered the decision her dad made. The situation was very similar to the current one...
No... her father shouldered much more than the two. He was the commander after all. His choice would determine whether they would win or lose the war.
In the end, he eventually made the completely opposite decision of the two professors.
Watching the hideous face of Jian Wen and the desperate appearance of Chris, Lin Ling opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say for a while.
Silence prevailed. Thereafter, her gaze turned sharp. She said, "My decision won't be much better than yours."
Perhaps, it was due to immaturity, but if she could make the decision, she would choose for her father.
However... before, she didn't really understand nor agree with her father's decision. But now, although she still didn't agree with it, she could understand it a little.
It must have been painful for him too, right?
As soon as Lin Ling's words were uttered, the scientific team and the defense force looked strangely at her.
Simultaneously, their eyes flashed as they asked themselves what they would do.
Naturally, Lu Ze, who was watching the screen, was also listening too. His family was protected by Uncle Merlin, so he didn't need to worry.
The members of the research team were more confused after hearing Jian Wen's roar.
By the looks of it, Jian Wen really did something At this moment, four people walked out from the defense force-a black-haired handsome man, a gray-haired man, a white-haired old man, and a golden-haired beautiful woman.
The black-haired man looked at the two professors with complicated eyes and said apologetically, "Sorry, professors. It was the negligence of the military that we weren't able to protect your family."
Whether Jian Wen and Chris were right or wrong should not be determined at this moment. At the least, the blame should be placed on the Eternal Life Palace.
The two professors smiled bitterly when they heard this.
With a hoarse voice, Chris retorted, "What is the use of an apology? We are being watched. Since we are caught, the bomb... hmm?"
Wait!
Earlier, Jian Wen and Chris were a little confused due to the arrival of the guards and Lin Ling. They couldn't react for a while.
They had been chatting for half a minute now. Theoretically, the bomb should have been detonated, right?
Why was everything still normal?
The two looked strangely at the metal box. Hmm... there wasn't anything unusual. It didn't seem to be activated?
At this point, Lin Ling smiled. "Your surveillance room is being controlled by Ze. You don't need to worry for now. Ze also promised to take your family out. I hope you guys can cooperate."
If it were not for fear that they would overreact and the bomb would detonate, they would naturally avoid speaking for this long. However, the two professors had tried. They still didn't understand the bomb.
Chris and Jian Wen, who were still bewildered, suddenly looked up and said shakily, "What did you just say?"
They looked at Lin Ling with both hope and fear, wanting to confirm once more.
Lin Ling smiled. "Since Ze promised, then he would definitely fulfill it. Don't worry, he will rescue your family."
Upon hearing the words, the eyes of the two professors went red. They just cried out like that.
The two covered their faces with their hands. They seemed to be struggling with pain as they spoke. "Sorry... sorry... we really didn't want to..."
If they were capable, why would they want to kill billions of people?They were scientists. Biologists.
Chris always thought that every life deserved to be respected. However, he had to bury billions of people by himself. What irony was this?
His heart had already been tortured. It was worn out.
This was the same case for Jian Wen.
At this moment, the burden was lifted, and they could feel relieved for a while.
Thereafter, they started laughing. Since Lu Ze and Lin Ling promised, their families should be fine.
After all, Lu Ze could take over such a well-hidden and guarded surveillance room. This was unfathomable to them. With this, they believed Lu Ze could save their family.
Lin Ling then said, "Okay, professors. Ze said you have tested this bomb before. We need your help to see whether you can defuse it."
After knowing their families could be saved, Jian Wen and Chris didn't feel so tormented like before. They quickly nodded and expressed their willingness to help.
It was just a small contribution, but they wanted to make up for their own actions.
Upon seeing Jian Wen and Chris nod, the two middle-aged men walked out from the defense force. They came up to the two professors and started investigating the box that contained the bomb.
Upon seeing the professors attempt to dismantle the bomb, Lin Ling turned to look at Ling Dongyu and the others. She then spoke. "Ze said this bomb is the product of advanced civilizations. We might not necessarily be able to defuse it. We need to prepare."
Ling Dongyu nodded after thinking about it. He beckoned a soldier over and said, "Prepare a drone ship and set the target for the uninhabited solar system at the south of Gracious System. Worst comes to worst, just bring this outside of the system."
A month ago, the entire Xigui System was mostly destroyed due to this. They didn't want their own system to end up like that.
Following a moment of silence, Ling Dongyu spoke. "Send a scout ship to the target location and prepare. If wormholes really appear, keep watch of every void beast that comes out of it to ensure removal."
This was all they could do. To be honest, this solution could only bring some mental comfort.
After all, the planetary state void beast had a space jumping ability. How could ordinary ships follow it?
The best situation was to defuse the bomb right now.
Lu Ze, who was also watching in the surveillance room, had the same sentiments. It would be best if the bomb could be dismantled. However, since he was not a scientist, he could only watch the big bosses operate.
One minute...
Two minutes...
Three minutes...
Soon, ten minutes had already passed. Chris, Jian Wen, and the two specialists were sweating profusely at the moment.
However, Lu Ze and the rest were rendered speechless. Even after using all sorts of sophisticated equipment, the outer metal box didn't even budge. At this point, how will they manage to figure out the order-weakening space bomb inside? They don't even know what it looked like.
The defense force, Lu Ze, and Lin Ling couldn't help but rub their foreheads.
On one side, Bazer couldn't resist asking, "Can you guys do it or not?"
A long period of time had passed. Even though Lu Ze was watching the surveillance room, he couldn't control it for a long time.
Moreover, Lin Ling had relayed that they had been stationary for ten minutes. Who knows if that Lord of Eternal Life would be suspicious?
The two weapons specialists smiled bitterly and shook their heads. "The outer box is one entire object. The level of its toughness is at the planetary state. If we want to open it, we need a mass scale slicing device, but we wouldn't know if the thing inside would activate."
One needed to cut the outer box to take out the bomb. The temperature definitely wouldn't be low when cutting, and the energy wouldn't be weak. Who knew if it would cause the device to activate?
Everyone: "..."
This...
Wasn't it just a bomb?
Did they need to package it this well?!
At this moment, the surveillance room suddenly opened, and Bobby walked in with a pale face. Although he was prepared, his heart still skipped when he saw the scene on the screen.
Thereafter, he spoke with a somewhat crying expression. "I've put them in one room." While speaking, he swiped his phone, and a 3D holographic map of the base appeared. Each room was marked.
He pointed at the tunnel to the right of the lobby and at a room in the corner of the tunnel. "It's this room."
Lu Ze smiled at Bobby and patted his shoulder. "Thank you, pal!"
This guy had cooperated so well. Lu Ze almost didn't want to do anything to him.
Bobby's heart beat wildly when Lu Ze patted him on the back. He was about to cry.
The problem right now was that Jian Wen and Chris had attempted to defuse the bomb. If this continued, would the master find out?
He felt he was on the border of death. If he had to describe what he was feeling at this time, he would say he felt regretful. This surveillance mission was very heavily rewarded. He was close to Liu Tianyu, and Liu Tianyu was favored by the palace lord. That was why he got this opportunity.
He felt great when he got this mission, but thinking about it now, he seemed too naive.
While Bobby was contemplating, Lu Ze sent a message to Lin Ling. "There is no time. If there is no hope of defusing it, use the backup
plan."
Until now, the metal box couldn't even be opened. Defusing the order-weakening space bomb at this point would be hopeless.
Lin Ling was taken aback when she saw the message. Thereafter, she asked Ling Dongyu and others, "Can it be defused?"
Ling Dongyu's expression was bad. He felt helpless. Of course, he wasn't a professional in this matter, so he had to ask the specialists. While thinking about this, he looked at the four people sweating profusely.
The two masters shook their heads.
The atmosphere turned silent.
Suddenly, Jian Wen recalled something and said, "Last time, when Chris and I were testing in the Gula System, we discovered that this bomb would directly distort the space to open up a wormhole. There is a duration for this. What if we let the spaceship enter the warp dimension while the bomb is about to activate? What would happen?"
After hearing this, everyone could not help but feel stunned. Warp dimension was a completely chaotic space. If they did that, this bomb shouldn't be able to open up a wormhole properly, right?
The two weapon masters glanced at each other. This suggestion seemed feasible?
Back in the surveillance room, Lu Ze felt dazed due to the suggestion. He hadn't considered this solution either. Although they didn't know how successful it would be, it was better than leaving the box unopened.
At this moment, the door of the surveillance room opened once more.
A serious-looking middle-aged man walked inside and said, "Master said that those two old guys have been in the space station for a while. Did something happen... what is this?".
The middle-aged man looked toward the screen while he spoke. He could see a few people doing something indescribable to the box. He was completely confused.
Lu Ze silently pressed the send button on his phone-emergency situation. Upon noticing the scene, the middle-aged man looked at Bobby and Lu Ze with extremely cold eyes. "Liu Tianyu, Bobby, what do you have to say?" At the same time, his level five spirit force at the mortal evolution state rushed to pressure the two people. Bobby was already scared. With this pressure and his guilty conscience, he couldn't even speak while his body trembled.
But...
A gleam of hope suddenly flashed in his eyes. He looked toward Lu Ze. Since he dared to come in, it meant that he was confident he could take on the palace lord.
Maybe he could still be saved?
At this moment, Lu Ze grinned and waved his hand at the middle-aged man. "Greetings, palace lord Leo." Bobby: "..."
His mouth twitched when he looked at how Lu Ze was laughing. This guy didn't seem so reliable.
Nevertheless, upon seeing how calm Lu Ze was, Bobby felt more relaxed. He could still be saved.
Leo felt stunned after seeing Liu Tianyu's actions. Was he retarded?
But when he thought of the current situation, he didn't have enough time to dig deeper into it. With a chilling voice, he asked again, "Liu Tianyu! What is this situation?"
Lu Ze smiled. "I'll confess, Bobby brought me in. I just came to have a glance. I'll leave immediately."
Bobby: "?"
What did this mean? This guy clearly forced him to.
Moreover, he said he was going to leave?
How?
Leo felt dumbfounded as well. After all, Lu Ze still looked like Liu Tianyu. Feeling overwhelmed, he couldn't react fast enough to this strange behavior.
Just as Leo regained his senses, he found that silver light flickered across the entire body of Lu Ze. Thereafter, Lu Ze's body disappeared from the surveillance room.
Bobby: "?" Leo: "?"
Both of them were confused when they looked at the empty spot where Lu Ze was.
Where did he go?However, Leo soon recovered. He turned to look at the dazed Bobby with intense killing intent. "Guardian Bobby! Who is that person! What is going on?"
Bobby: "..."
He brought the person in by himself, but he was discovered by the palace lord. Was there still hope for him?
He looked lifelessly at the palace lord and answered shakily, "It's... it's Lu Ze..."
"Lu Ze?!"
Leo's eyes widened. Subsequently, he immediately thought of something. "Not
good!"
When he turned to look at the screen, he discovered that it was already destroyed. His expression changed drastically. Just now, due to Lu Ze's strange actions, he ended up forgetting his priorities. He quickly pressed the emergency button and informed the Lord of Eternal Life regarding the problem.
On the mothership of the blade demon race, the handsome Lord of Eternal Life, Frudenand, was discussing the battle situation with blade demon general, Kakaroya.
After accepting the mission of assassinating Lieutenant General Yuejing, the two got along quite happily.
At this moment, his face froze. He looked at his communicator. When he saw the message, his face instantly turned green.
With a hoarse voice, Kakaroya asked, "What is wrong? What is the problem?"
Frudenand's face remained stiff. He then gritted his teeth. "The order-weakening space bomb has been discovered!"
Kakaroya's red eyes flashed when he heard this. He spoke with a low voice. "You promised."
Frudenand's expression turned ugly. He said, "If the mission to destroy Ena System fails, then you only need to give me 10 planet forging fruits and to let me remain in the blade demon race for 50 years in exchange for helping you kill Yuejing."
Upon hearing the words, Kakaroya fell silent for a moment and slowly spoke. "In that case, let's prepare to attack now."
The unsightly expression on Frudenand's face remained as he nodded and pressed the button in his hands.
Damn it!
A bunch of useless people!
They couldn't even get such a simple thing done!
At the space station, outside Xingzhan City, Lin Ling received an urgent message from Lu Ze.
This meant that they were exposed.
At this moment, the two weapons specialists had already placed the bomb in a drone. They were just waiting for the bomb to leave.
Right after, one soldier, who was holding the device, roared, "Be careful! The space around the bomb is showing signs of distortion. I suspect the order-weakening space bomb has been activated!" Ling Dongyu's expression changed. Accordingly, he immediately commanded, "Enter the warp travel as quickly as possible. Don't worry about any consumption of the ship!"
The ship didn't have the prerequisite speed to enter the warp tunnel directly. The energy required will increase several times, but the bomb had been activated already. Right now, there wasn't enough time to care about these details.
Rumble!
After a roaring sound, the drone shot up a few thousand meters in the air, and then, under the dazzling and distorted white light, it disappeared right before them.
Everyone looked at the place where the ship disappeared. The space turned calm, and everything appeared to be normal.
Five seconds...
Ten seconds...
Twenty seconds...
Half a minute later, everyone couldn't help but breathe out a sigh of relief. This time should be enough for the ship to leave the solar system in the warp dimension.
If the order-weakening space bomb couldn't fully activate in the warp tunnel, rendering it invalid, then this would be the best outcome.
Rumble!
Just when everyone felt relieved, the space suddenly shook violently. A thunderous muffled sound rang out. The shockwave traveled tens of thousands of kilometers. Simultaneously, the ground trembled.
In the city within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, all the people, who were either fast asleep or still in high spirits, were assaulted by the resounding noise.
Several people walked outside and looked at the sky.
"What happened?"
"I don't know. What was that explosion?"
"Is it another terrorist attack? How many times has it been? Can't the defense force people step up their game?"
"Quick! Look! What is that?"
At this moment, tens of thousands of meters in the sky, a deep black wormhole slowly emerged. A powerful and incomparable chi poured out from this. It was as though doomsday had come upon them.
"Natural... wormhole! I've seen this before! I've seen it on the clips from Xigui System!"
"Oh shit! Are void beasts going to come here?!"
Terror swept across everyone immediately
At the station, Jian Wen and Chris looked at the gradual appearance of the wormhole. A petrifying feeling overflowed inside them. Subsequently, their faces turned extremely pale.
In the end, they might not have brought the bomb to Ena System, but it was still activated...
This was all their fault.. Lin Ling frowned, and her chi became sharp. Her long spear appeared in her hands.
On the other hand, Ling Dongyu could only grit his teeth and roar, "Notify all the brothers to come! Tell the police to help escort the citizens to safety!"
At the same time, his powerful chi at level four of the mortal evolution state gushed out. Soon, his body was already floating in the air.
Bazer grinned. "Fuck! What's to come still came!"
A white-haired old man pulled out a long sword. Following this, a chi at level two of the mortal evolution state surged. He grinned. "It's fine. I've lived long enough already."
The golden-haired woman on the side stiffened. Feeling speechless, she opened her mouth and said, "I'm still young! Old Yang, how about you charge in front?"
"Piss off!"
At this moment, the expansion of the wormhole suddenly halted. Thereafter, it stopped expanding and its border gradually became unstable.
At the end of the wormhole, there were violent powerful roars that could be heard. Even if only a trace of chi made it out of the wormhole, everyone present could not help but shiver.
This was definitely a planetary state void beast!
However, although the beast was roaring, it didn't proceed to come over. With its roar, the wormhole vibrated. Right after, the hole was about to close.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel relieved. Ling Dongyu laughed out loudly. "Hahahahahah... there's still some effectiveness! At least, planetary state void beast can't come over!"
On the other hand, Bazer grinned. "It would be best if those beasts overstuff the wormhole and blow it up!"
Old Yang then said, "Why do I feel like it might let its underlings come instead?"
As soon as old Yang's voice fell, the roaring sounds from the wormhole stopped, and a powerful chi seeped out. Afterward, a thousand-meter-long void beast with a white bone armor, who had a hideous appearance, snuck out from the wormhole.
Its powerful mortal evolution state chi surged, shaking away the clouds in the sky.
It let out a terrifying roar after raising its head and opening its mouth, which was filled with sharp teeth.
Everyone turned over and looked at old Yang silently, making him feel quite awkward.
The golden-haired woman said, "Crow's mouth!"
At this time, Ling Dongyu roared, "Get ready for battle! Shift the battlefield away from the populated regions!"
Then, he charged up, and a few kilometers long green sword ray sliced across the night sky.
The sword ray cut through the void beast, leaving a deep wound on its armor. Gray mist and blood gushed out, landing on the Xingzhan Plains, which eroded the grass and stones.
After being attacked, the void beast immediately looked at Ling Dongyu in the distance with vicious eyes and snarled after him.
Following this, several thousand-meter-long void beasts, who all had powerful chi, charged out of the wormhole. These beasts raised their heads and let out a roar. Along with this, a domineering chi swept across the entire land and sky.
Subsequently, smaller void beasts also followed out of the wormhole.
Lin Ling clicked her ring and a white armor covered her body.
With a keen sight, she charged toward the sky with her spear. Bazer, old Yang, and Angelie were next to her.
The battle had begun.
Meanwhile, in the secret base of the Eternal Life Palace, Lu Ze used space jump to disappear from the surveillance room and reappear in the place where the family of Jian Wen and Chris were imprisoned, as pointed out by Bobby earlier.
He saw four people in the corner watching him vigilantly.
There were two mature pretty women, and there was a very cute-looking girl with a nice figure, as well as a young man.
Lu Ze had seen them in the video. It was them.
At this moment, the young man stood before the three girls, but there was still some fear evident in his eyes.
After all, they were still held captive, and Lu Ze still retained the appearance of Liu Tianyu.
Lu Ze could not help but smile at this scene. This kid was not bad. He was protecting the girls.
He smiled once more and spoke. "There is no time to explain... let's leave here first."
Thereafter, the youth was slightly taken aback when he heard the words. He was just about to speak when Lu Ze's wind god art surged. All four people were blinded.
Right now, he was under a tight spot. He didn't know whether the wormhole appeared or not. The bomb was probably activated.
He would have to quickly take them away and take care of all the Eternal Life Palace members here and go back once more to take a look.
While thinking about this, Lu Ze used space god art. A silver light wrapped around the four people. Subsequently, after a flash of silver light, everyone disappeared.
Not long after Lu Ze and the others disappeared, the door to the room was opened. Leo and another powerful brown-haired middle-aged man rushed into the room.
The pale-looking Bobby was dragged across the floor by discovering the empty room, the two suddenly roared in anger.
Following this, a miserable voice echoed throughout the base.
In an area thousands of kilometers away from the mountain range, a silver light flashed, which then turned into five human figures.
Lu Ze withdrew his space god art and wind god art. His face was a bit pale as he panted.
There will be a fight later. In order to prevent them from getting hurt, Lu Ze had to take them to a farther location.
This time, he used all his energy to space jump-jumping directly over a distance of thousands of kilometers.
The four, who had just been released from their imprisonment, looked around and wondered whether they were dreaming.
After a moment of silence, Chris' daughter said in disbelief, "We... We are out? Are we saved?"
When the shockwave dissipated, the surrounding mountain ranges were left ravaged by the collision of forces.
In the air, Lu Ze, Leo, and Jason remained floating.
Lu Ze looked at how the two remained unscathed. He could only bite his lips.
'Hah, so they blocked it.'
Why didn't they explode on the spot?!
Right now, Leo's skin was still dry, and his chi was domineering. Jason, on the other hand, was in the same state, his chi was even surging. Both of them looked at Lu Ze with vigilance. In truth, the two were a bit shocked by the turn of events.
This wasn't the plan they had thought of. Unexpectedly, Lu Ze was actually stronger than them?!
Didn't he recently just reach the mortal evolution state?!
Currently, they could barely breathe with just one strike.
Which idiot said that Lu Ze's power had just reached mortal evolution state?
They wanted to drag that guy out and let him know true despair.
Lu Ze let out a breath. The natural wormhole had appeared. Although there were no planetary state void beasts, Lu Ze was still worried about Lin Ling. He needed to finish the battle quickly!
Immediately, silver light flashed across his eyes, instantly making him disappear from the ground. Almost at the same time, he appeared behind Jason. His right fist was clenched with dark rays flowing around it.
Star crippling punch!
Rumble!
The dark fist force struck Jason's back.
The lethal threat made Jason react by surging with black rays. In turn, black runes appeared on his skin. His chi also suddenly rose to level six of the mortal evolution state.
He clutched his sword with both hands and sliced through Lu Ze's fist force. The clash painted the sky pitch black.
Rumble!
Thunderous sounds came. Lu Ze's fist force shattered the black sword ray. The battle armor-covered fist clashed with Jason's black sword. Following a brief pause, a weak crisp sound could be heard.
However, this weak sound was like a stick of dynamite in Jason's heart.
His eyes narrowed. However, before he could react in time, his sword was smashed into pieces.
The violent fist force traveled along the sword until it reached Jason's body.
The terrifying force blasted him toward a distant mountain. Despite penetrating through the mountain, Jason's momentum didn't stop. His body was propelled further until it finally landed upon the ground that was a few kilometers deep.
At this moment, Lu Ze sensed a sharp killing intent behind him. A blood light sliced across the air toward him.
Leo was sneaking up behind Lu Ze, but he didn't expect that with just one punch, even Jason's weapon was obliterated.
Nevertheless, there was no way he could run away.
Lu Ze had an extremely rare space god art. It would be impossible to escape from such a god art. In that case, fighting with his life was the only way out. Upon feeling the sword ray approach, Lu Ze quickly turned around. Just then, Lu Ze had poured all his power to the punch, in a bid to make the blow effective.
Right now, since the sword ray was already before him, he could only cross his arms to block.
Clank!
Sharp sword chi and shock waves spread around, cutting through mountain by mountain.
Just at this moment, the blood sword ray arduously sliced open the black crystal membrane armor, leaving a white mark on Lu Ze's battle armor.
Upon looking at this, Lu Ze blinked his eyes. Moments later, he, feeling surprised said, "Hmm? My battle armor isn't even damaged. How are you so weak?
He thought he would be injured this time, but he had regeneration god art, so he wasn't worried. This guy appeared to be quite strong, but he could only break the defense of the black crystal membrane armor, huh?
Perhaps, his black crystal membrane armor was much stronger than the buff of the battle armor. That sword ray previously was at level six of the mortal evolution state, wasn't it? It was pretty much completely blocked.
This was amazing!
He was tankier than he imagined.
Leo (in the distance): "..."
Leo could only stare at this scene in disbelief.
His full-powered attack didn't even break the battle armor!?
How could he play?! And what did this bastard mean?
Was it his fault that he was weak?
It wasn't just Leo. Those who still clung to a sliver of hope inside the Eternal Life Palace base were stunned.
Their boss fought with his life and used a powerful move, but he couldn't even break the defenses of the enemy. At the same time, those few guardians planned to sneak away instead.
Right now, a distant sound could be heard. The area where Jason landed exploded, and a thousand-meter long sword ray approached Lu Ze.
Lu Ze shifted to the side and dodged it. The sword ray sliced through a deep ravine in the mountains.
Subsequently, Jason, with blood on his mouth, headed over to Leo. He still held half a sword.
The broken sword was emitting spirit force. It was broken, but it could still be used for a while.
He looked coldly at Lu Ze and then said, "We'll attack together, or we're both going to die."
Leo nodded in understanding.
If he was alone, he might even consider begging for mercy. Seeing the two together, Lu Ze used Blue Bird 1 divine art and charged across. Simultaneously, Lu Ze covered himself with the black crystal membrane again.
The three fought together. Lightning crackled while fist force howled. In conjunction with these, sword rays sliced across in all directions.
At this point, the energy barrier of the base began to crack. The people inside shivered. As soon as this barrier was gone, there would be nothing left to protect them. They didn't believe they could survive under such an intense battle.
The six guardians were anxious. As soon as the barrier broke, they decided to flee. If they were lucky, they might be able to survive.
Rumble!
...
In a short half a minute, the three had clashed more than a few thousand times. Leo and Jason felt very frustrated.
There was nothing they could do in the end. Lu Ze's attacks varied between long-ranged and short-ranged. That lightning spear was extremely strong. In fact, it took both of them together to block could they even do?
They couldn't run away. They couldn't beat Lu Ze either. As time progressed, they could their deaths approaching.
Due to their clashes, they were covered in wounds and burnt patches. Their faces were pale, and their chi emitted a sense of urgency.
"Arghh!"
Even though they used the secret technique, the duration shouldn't be this short. However, Lu Ze gave them so much pressure that they had to defend each attack with everything they had. As a consequence, the duration was shortened.
Leo's body was completely dry like a mummy. Meanwhile, Jason's skin turned pitch black. By this time, they almost burned all their life force. On the other hand, their chi was a little stronger than Lu Ze.
The two of them looked at Lu Ze with ferocious eyes, filled with apparent murderous intent.
Leo panted heavily and revealed a grin. "We're going to die anyway. Dragging a prodigy like you with us is worth it!"
Planet Gracious, in some unknown mountain range.
Lu Ze, Leo, and Jason stood floating in the air. The surrounding area, which spread across hundreds of kilometers, had been destroyed by the battle.
Jason and Leo, who almost exhausted the entirety of their energy, exuded a severely unstable chi. Despite their predicament, they were still quite strong. The two trained their gazes at Lu Ze. Discernable killing intent filled up their eyes.
If possible, they didn't want to play like this, but they had no choice.
Simultaneously, their chi began to surge, growing even stronger. This was an attack with their lives at stake. All they could think about at this point was to drag Lu Ze on the same road with them.
Both of them snarled before appearing suddenly next to Lu Ze. They turned their wrist slightly and aimed the sword toward Lu Ze.
Screech!
The two swords tore through the air and bore down on Lu Ze, sealing his surroundings. Although it was just for a moment, they still had to stop Lu Ze from dodging.
Upon seeing Lu Ze's space transmission, they weren't going to ignore it this time.
The two attacks struck Lu Ze's black crystal membrane armor and created some sort of a metal clashing sound.
When he sensed the surrounding space, he couldn't help but gasp.
Lu Ze already accounted for this situation when he first encountered the god art. Since he just recently familiarized himself with it, it was still difficult to use the god art when there were slightest interferences in battle
If that was the case, then he would fight head-on!
A purple and red light flashed in Lu Ze's eyes as lightning bolts appeared, forming two long lightning spears. At the same time, he clenched both his fists that flashed with dark rays.
The lightning spears and star crippling punch collided with the sword rays.
Rumble!
The terrifying collision of powerful forces shook the ground as the spirit force shockwave swept across all directions.
The raw power pulverized Leo's and Jason's weapons, but the sword rays shattered the lightning spear and tore the star crippling punch, thereby landing heavily against the black crystal membrane armor.
Clank!
The power penetrated through the black crystal membrane armor and struck inside Lu Ze's body, which brought him crashing into the ground. The place where Lu Ze would fall upon happened to the position of the base. The defense barrier of the base was already shattered. When the shockwave swept through the base, masses of Eternal Life Palace members died.
As for the six guardians who were at the aperture opening state, they use their power to the maximum limit. Still, they could barely survive the shockwave.
Just when they were happily planning to leave, Lu Ze's body fell before them.
Rumble!
They were immediately swept flying before their smiles could disappear, leaving trails of blood in the air.
Thereafter, they were thrown on the ground tens of kilometers away.
A deep crater with 10 kilometers width appeared where Lu Ze lay. His black crystal membrane armor was shattered, even his personal combat armor had two deep openings. Luckily, this armor had a memory alloy. It could slowly repair itself if it wasn't too heavily damaged. Of course, if it was too heavily damaged, it would need to be repaired in the factory.
Lu Ze remained lying on the ground while spitting a mouthful of blood. His chest was bleeding as well.
Although he had several layers of defenses, the attack still managed to pierce through them.
The violent power was tearing up his body non-stop. This reminded him of the time when he was buried by the blue bird boss's wind blades.
At the same time, his regeneration god art activated, and his body instantly recovered.
He took a breath. With all the energy he had used up, it seemed he was almost out of it.
Now, the dry-bodied Leo and Jason, who was covered with deadly chi, slowly landed before the crater. After seeing Lu Ze spitting out blood, coupled with the deep gashes in his chest plate, joyful expressions crossed their faces.
Leo laughed. "Hahahha, you didn't expect it, did you? Lu Ze! My life is worth it, to be able to drag a prodigy like you to die with me!"
Lu Ze: "..."
He wasn't dead yet, alright?
He just wanted to recover for a while. Using the red orbs, he had almost recovered half of his energy.
But seeing how happy Leo was, Lu Ze felt he should lie down for a bit longer.
He would give them a surprise when he was done recovering.
Jason coughed and said feebly, "He still has chi. Let's make sure to finish him."
That attacked just then used up most of their life. They felt as though they would die at any moment. Even their visions were beginning to blur.
But!
Lu Ze wasn't dead yet. How could they die first?!
The two flew down to the crater and settled next to Lu Ze.
Their weapons were shattered in the battle but that didn't matter now.
They gathered their remaining power and formed swords with their spirit force.
Lu Ze turned speechless.
He wanted to wait until he had completely recovered. As of now, he had only recovered 80%, but he couldn't just lie there and let them hack him.
He jumped up helplessly and smiled. "Um, you guys can die. I won't join you guys."
He was still young. Life was still good. Leo "?!
Jason "?"
Their eyes widened. For a while, they couldn't attack Lu Ze.
After moments of silence, Leo asked in disbelief, "How are you fine?"
That was impossible.
Back then, anyone who had the same power as Lu Ze would pretty much be on the brink of death!
They were quite confident about that!
Why was Lu Ze completely fine?!
Lu Ze scratched his head. "Maybe, because I'm handsome."
Subsequently, he wiped out the two with purple-red lightning, and they instantly died in turn.
Following this, Lu Ze couldn't help but exhale.
He didn't expect two mortal evolution states at level five could release such a power, but the end result was good.
Next...
Next...
Lu Ze looked toward Xingzhan City. It was time to deal with the void beasts, but he recalled that there still a base here, right?
He looked around, and all he could see were rubbles.
Umm...
Did the battle destroy it?Lu Ze scratched his head. He planned to capture them alive before. There were a few thousand people. Although he could kill them if necessary, he felt it wasn't required. He was planning to let the defense force collect them.
But now, they just all disappeared. He scanned the area with his mental force. Immediately, his eyes lit up as he disappeared from the spot. Then, he found six heavily injured people tens of kilometers away.
Lu Ze could still recognize old Yu and Marina but not the other four.
He looked at their injuries and were confused about why things were so. Why did it look like they were run over by something?
One of the six had died.
Lu Ze contemplated the whole situation. This base definitely wasn't all of the Eternal Life Palace. These five people would probably know.
Leo and Jason would be the best, but they already died.
Thinking about this, Lu Ze used wind god art to drag them up. When he appeared once more, he was already back with Jian Wen's and Chris' family. The group looked strangely at Lu Ze when he suddenly emerged with five bloodied and unconscious guardians.
Lu Ze could feel the glances of the four people upon his face. "Why are you looking at me like this?"
He thought to himself, 'Did he become more handsome?'
The rest of the group hadn't managed to recover their bearings while thinking about the intensity of the battle a while ago.
Despite the considerable distance between them and the battle area, they still felt the terrifying shockwaves. One could just imagine how strong this youth was.
Judging by the state of these injured people, the base was probably a lost cause, right?
With this thought in mind, they turned their heads to look Lu Ze, deepening further the shock inside their hearts.
It couldn't be denied that Lu Ze had been extremely famous. Several people even acknowledged his power. However, even if they were aware of these matters, they didn't expect him to be much stronger than they had imagined.
After falling silent, Chris' wife shook her head and spoke up. "Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, can we leave now?"
She was too worried about Chris.
The other three also looked hopefully at Lu Ze.
Lu Ze nodded. "Mhm, we'll leave now."
He had already depleted his energy once again after that full-powered space transmission.
Subsequently, he used wind god art to sweep up the four and flew toward Xingzhan City.
As he was using Blue Bird 1 Divine Art, Lu Ze was also consuming red orbs simultaneously. Upon recovering his energy back, he would use space god art.
Above the Xingzhan Plains, a few hundred core martial state and aperture opening state void beasts came out from the wormhole.
void beasts.
Lin Ling was in the air, facing a void beast that was over 3 kilometers long. Its power was at level four of the mortal evolution state, and its chi was overwhelmingly powerful.
After Lin Ling wore her combat armor, her power narrowly reached level two of the mortal evolution state. She could only keep the void beast there to the best of her ability.
Luckily, the void beast wasn't too smart, and she had spirit eye god art. She could barely hold it.
Despite so, she was frequently in danger. "Roar!" Lin Ling's eyes glowed as her slim body burst out with a powerful force, shifting a few hundred meters away to the left direction.
Immediately, a dark gray energy beam penetrated the place where she stood before. The violent wind blew her hair all over her face.
She took a deep breath and turned her wrist slightly. A sharp silver spear ray was aimed and released toward the grayish-white bones of the void beast.
Rumble!
Lin Ling frowned.
Her full-powered attack only left a white scratch on the void beast's bone armor.
However, her attacks were mainly to distract the void beast.
After all, the void beast's consciousness was chaotic. If her attack didn't work for a long time, perhaps it would change its target.
If Lin Ling wanted to leave, she could have done so before. Right now, her goal was just to restrain the void beast in here and prevent it from going elsewhere.
Several buildings outside Xingzhan City had already crumbled. Fortunately, the defense force and police evacuated the people to safety in time, so there were no casualties.
At various places in Xingzhan Plains, Bazzer, Old Yang, and Angelie each held a void beast.
Nevertheless, they weren't Lin Ling who had spirit eye god art to see through the attacks after all. Even though the void beasts they faced were only at level two or three of the mortal evolution state, they were rather shabby.
Some drones had even helped them, preventing them from being eaten. Ling Dongyu, who was the strongest, suffered the worst injuries. His power was at level four of the mortal evolution state, but there would be mortal evolution state beasts at level five and level six chasing him everywhere. As such, he couldn't keep his handsome image.
He was covered in some wounds, but there was nothing he could do anyway. Hence, he could only keep running.
As for the aperture opening state and core martial state void beasts, some were fighting with the aperture opening state defense force that Ling Dongyu brought over. Meanwhile, another portion of the beasts was being blocked by the defense force fleet who were outside the planet.
But in order to avoid raising suspicion from the Eternal Life Palace, the defense force didn't bring a lot of people.
Jian Wen and Chris were fighting two aperture opening state void beasts as if they were madmen.
Even though this was insignificant, they still wanted to make up for their mistakes.
In reality, they cultivated just to improve their brain capacity. Their combat powers were rather weak.
Fighting two aperture opening state void beasts each, they could only fight with their lives and draw their attention.
"Arghh!"
Jian Wen roared as spirit force formed energy balls in his hands. He threw them in a crazy manner.
The void beast's few hundred-meter long body was extremely agile. Most of the energy balls missed, but a few managed to hit the target, creating shocking explosions.
At this moment, the two void beasts roared and charged over. The force therefrom sent Jian Wen flying through the air until landing heavily on the ground. The impact of his fall created a few kilometers deep hole.
The two void beasts charged over to finish Jian Wen when tens of energy balls struck at the beast from the distance.
Jian Wen's research team had quite a few aperture opening state scientists. Everyone threw their balls like frantically.
With this, Jian Wen got the chance to recover. He flew back up and began throwing balls once more.
He roared at the team members, "Hurry up and leave!"
They were scientists—the treasures of the Federation. As for him and Chris, they only wanted redemption at this moment.
All the scientists looked at Jian Wen and proceeded to throw energy balls as if they hadn't heard anything.
Regardless, they were all on the same team. They were aware of their predicament.
They couldn't really say what was right and wrong in such a situation, but as team members, they couldn't just watch.
In another explosion, Chris was slammed into the ground by a paw, bearing the size of a basketball court.
These team members immediately began throwing balls at the two void beasts which were attacking Chris.
Quickly, Chris picked himself up and launched another attack.
All sorts of energy balls struck the void beasts, leaving them stunned.
These little things weren't strong, but it still hurt. Eventually, the four void beasts charged toward Chris and Jian Wen two things hurt them the most.
Jian Wen and Chris immediately ran, but just a brief moment later, they were thrown into the ground for another time.
They spat out blood. Nevertheless, they stood back up relentlessly. A few of their bones were broken, but all they wanted to do was to hold down more beasts.
More void beasts kept flying out of the wormhole. In turn, the hole appears to be closing, becoming smaller by the minute.
At this juncture, another deep roar reverberated, and a void beast came out of the hole.
The powerful mortal evolution state chi made everyone's expressions change. Ling Dongyu cursed, "Oh Shit? Another one?"
Lin Ling saw this, and her eyes flashed. She bit her teeth and planned to draw the new void beast over.
She could only last about 30 seconds with another level six mortal evolution state void beast.
"Roar!"
Out of the wormhole, the newly emerged mortal evolution state void beast let out a roar which resounded throughout the area.
Another level six mortal evolution state beast... who was going to stop it?!
Ling Dongyu was already on the verge of death. Bazer, old Yang, and Angelie were faring better than him, but that was due to the assistance of drones. Moreover, even with the three of them together, they still can't stop this new beast.
As for those aperture opening state defense force, it was even more impossible.
If this beast was left alone, no city could take a few mouth cannons from it.
At this moment, Lin Ling's stern voice could be heard from the communicator. "I can block it for 30 seconds."
Her words stunned the high-levels of the defense force.
C
Ling Dongyu refused it without hesitation. "No! 1st Lieutenant Lin Ling, you're different from us. You're a true prodigy of the Federation. Your future isn't something that the likes of us can compare. You must not take risks!"
If something happened to Lin Ling here, it would be a huge loss.
Lin Ling was only 18 years old, and her power was at the mortal evolution state. Up to this point, she had been blocking the level four mortal evolution state beast without receiving any injuries. Considering this, she might have a reserved power.
Her performance had shocked everyone on Xingzhan Plains. Lin Ling was even stronger than Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha when they were the same age as she.
If she successfully matured, she would be another prodigy at the level of Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha in less than ten years.
However, that was a level six mortal evolution state void beast after all. They didn't dare to let Lin Ling stop it. Otherwise, they might lose a prodigy like this!
Lin Ling frowned. "Commander Ling, do you have a good alternative then?".
Ling Dongyu was lost for words. Indeed, he had none right now.
"Then, let me do it!"
She looked up and saw the void beast squeeze out of the constricting wormhole. She bit her lips and said, "Ze will be back soon. I must hold on until then!"
Everyone was dumbfounded by her statement. Bazer, who was just thrown into the ground, crawled back up and smiled bitterly. "Isn't his power on par with you?"
At least from what Lu Ze displayed in the Xigui System, his power was approximately equal to Lin Ling's level or maybe even less than hers.
Angelie bit her lips as she escaped from the attack of the void beast. While panting, she said, "Even if he's stronger than you, he's still currently facing the two mortal evolution state lords from Eternal Life Palace who were level five. It's only been five minutes, how can he come over?"
It was implausible to kill two mortal evolution states who were level five and come over from a distance.
They might as well wait for reinforcements from other mortal evolution states.
There were still quite a few mortal evolution states in the Gracious System. They had already requested backup.
Lin Ling smiled. "He's very strong, much stronger than I am. I believe him."
She, sister Jing, and sister Hesha knew Lu Ze's power the best. No matter how prideful she was, she had to admit Lu Ze was really strong Of course, she would never say this in front of his face.
Ling Dongyu and the others stiffened at Lin Ling's words. A prodigy with Lin Ling's level was already unimaginable for them, yet she would even compliment Lu Ze so much?
Now, did they, perhaps, underestimated Lu Ze?
Roar!
Lin Ling looked up at the void beast and planned to draw it over as soon as it came out.
She bit her lips. At the least, she still had some power, so she could still try.
At this moment, a flicker of silver appeared before Lin Ling. Subsequently, a group of people emerged from her side.
Lu Ze's armor had been repaired. Along with him were Jian Wen's and Chris' family, as well as the five guardians from Eternal Life Palace who were injured and unconscious.
In total, there were ten people.
Lin Ling, who prepared herself a while ago, couldn't help but feel stunned upon the sudden appearance of Lu Ze.
"Ze?"
She was confident in Lu Ze, but he came much faster than she had expected.
With his arrival, that heavy pressure in her heart instantly disappeared.
This guy was finally here, but why did he bring so many people?
Jian Wen's and Chris' family had pale faces. Lu Ze flew fervently across more than ten thousand kilometers of distance. His Blue Bird 1 Divine Art was already a bit unbearable for them, but he also kept using space transmission from time to time.
They finally felt what it was like to be car sick.
It was rather hard for martial artists of this age to feel car sickness.
This was especially the case for the two children. Their power was only just at the core martial state.
On the other hand, Lu Ze had no choice. His time was limited.
He used red orbs non-stop on the way in order to replenish energy. As soon as his energy was filled, he would use space transmission to jump a few hundred kilometers and then fly a while to recover his energy.
Such crazy means of transport allowed him to travel more than 10,000 kilometers in a minute to Xingzhan Plains.
Not even those who were at the peak stage of the mortal evolution state had such speed.
He was indeed extremely strong!
If he wanted to run, no one under planetary state could catch him.
Moreover, when he used the space transmission, he seemed to have heard Lin Ling praising him?
Thus, Lu Ze turned to Lin Ling and grinned. "I seem to have heard someone complimenting me for being strong?"
Lu Ze felt amazing. She was so stubborn, but now, she could compliment people?
Lin Ling was shocked. This retard heard what she said?!
She was never going to admit it. At this time, a roar reverberated. This void beast, who was chasing Lin Ling, saw that Lin Ling wasn't focused. Hence, it shot a mouth cannon toward her.
This violent power could be sensed by the family members of Jian Wen and Chris. Terror immediately filled up their faces.
Sensing a lethal threat, the five guardians slowly woke up. They felt a mortal evolution state attack approaching them.
Lu Ze frowned. How dare it interrupt him while he was still chatting?His face sunk, and purple-red lightning flashed, forming a lightning spear.
"Die!"
The cold voice echoed throughout the Xingzhan Plains as the lightning spear greeted the gray energy ball.
Screech!
Almost without resistance, the powerful gray energy ball was penetrated. Accordingly, it disintegrated
The lightning spear didn't slow down at all. It smashed against the void beast's massive body.
Screech!
The tough gray bone armor was torn open like paper. Thereafter, the lightning spear surged into the void beast's huge body, ravaging its life force instantly.
Lu Ze's voice echoed throughout the entire Xingzhan Plains. Even Ling Dongyu, Bazer, and the rest could hear him. They could only look at Lin Ling's direction in disbelief.
That was Lu Ze?!
He already came over?
How was that possible?!
They didn't expect Lu Ze to arrive this quickly.
This was much faster than Lin Ling said.
When they looked at where Lin Ling was, they saw a purple-red stream penetrate through the body of that enormous void beast, killing it thereafter.
The entire battlefield sunk into silence. Not just the defense force, but even the void beasts looked at Lu Ze.
It was a powerful boss that just died. The void beasts weren't highly intelligent, but their boss did die in an instant. This caught their attention immediately.
Ling Dongyu and everyone widened their eyes.
The void beast that Lin Ling was attempting to block was a level four mortal evolution state void beast!
Ling Dongyu could survive under a level five and level six mortal evolution state beast. However, this was only due to the lack of comprehension of the void beasts. Moreover, his purpose was just to stall for time and escape thereafter.
If he really fought a level four mortal evolution state beast one-on-one, he would still have the confidence to kill it, but it would be a dream to eliminate it in an instant.
He wouldn't even come out unscathed at the end of such a battle.
Everyone watched Lu Ze with one thought in their heads, 'Lin Ling was right.'
This guy was indeed much stronger than Lin Ling!
Compared to others, Jian Wen's and Chris' family had the clearest idea regarding Lu Ze's true strength. From the beginning, they knew Lu Ze was very strong since he could annihilate the Eternal Life Palace's base.
They watched Lu Ze with widened eyes. Lu Ze's face was cold, and his body was covered with black metal combat armor. He looked extremely domineering. With how he killed that level four mortal evolution state beast in one shot, it gave them too much shock.
Chris' daughter's eyes flashed, and she stared at Lu Ze without blinking.
Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze was so handsome!
Those five guardians, who just woke up, thought they were going to die. However, that mortal evolution state void beast was instantly killed by Lu Ze. This vast emotional roller-coaster ride tortured their hearts mostly.
Immediately, they fainted for the second time.
Lu Ze looked at the lifeless body of the void beast which landed heavily onto the ground and then smiled at Lin Ling. "Is that right? You just complimented me before. I heard it!"
Chris's daughter: "..."
Seeing him like this, that domineering image immediately crumbled in her heart.
Why did that cold and ruthless temperament disappear in an instant?
How did this guy do it?
It hurt her heart too much.
She quickly closed her eyes to prevent herself from crying.
The rest of the family members stiffened when Lu Ze's demeanor changed. Meanwhile, Lin Ling was immune to Lu Ze's retarded character already.
She shook her head firmly. "I didn't. You heard it incorrectly."
At this moment, the distant void beasts finally regained their senses. The level five and level six mortal evolution state void beasts that were chasing Ling Dongyu roared as they charged toward Lu Ze. Simultaneously, the other level six mortal evolution state beast in the wormhole sped up and pulled itself out, heading over as well toward Lu Ze.
How dare Lu Ze kill their pal?
At the same time, all the void beasts attacked their opponents more fiercely.
Ling Dongyu's tense mind relaxed, and his body wobbled. He fell down from the sky.
Almost!
He almost died just then.
He was only at level four of the mortal evolution state. Furthermore, he wasn't like Lin Ling after all. Even he felt that he was insane to attempt blocking a level five and level six mortal evolution state beast for this long.
He gritted his teeth and painfully took out a glowing blue mortal evolution state healing serum and drank it. The cost of this serum pained his heart, but he had no choice in the end. The current situation didn't allow him to casually recover.
He looked worriedly at Lu Ze's direction. Based on his attack, Lu Ze was at least at level five or even level six of the mortal evolution state.
Despite so, taking on two mortal evolution states, which were level five and level six, was too much to ask. However, if it was just a matter of holding the beasts in one place, then it shouldn't be a problem.
Once he had some time to recover, he can probably go help.
He was weaker than Lu Ze, but he should be able to keep a mortal evolution state beast at level five in check.
Then, they would just need to wait for the reinforcements, and the mission would be over.
Thinking about this, he quickly digested the serum.
Lu Ze frowned after seeing the three void beasts approach at him. He regretfully stopped making her admit what she said.
A green light flashed in Lu Ze's eyes, and he sent Chris' family and the five guardians to the ground. He also provided a green shield in order to prevent them from being caught in the shockwaves. Lin Ling flew next to Lu Ze and said, "I'll help
you."
Lu Ze turned and saw the void beasts violently attacking the defense force, as well as the scientist teams. He said, "You go help others. I'm fine by myself."
The two mortal evolution state void beasts at level six were stronger than Leo and Jason, but they were dumb. In a real battle, they might be weaker than those two lords. As for that mortal evolution state level five beasts, Lu Ze completely ignored it. Lin Ling was taken aback when she heard the words. She looked at Bazer and the others who were retreating. Subsequently, she nodded. "Be careful!"
If she joined their battle, she was confident she could use her spirit eye to find the weaknesses of those level two and level three mortal evolution state beast. She could then kill them after.
That way, their advantage would grow.
Lu Ze's decision was right. Lu Ze nodded and smiled. "Didn't you say I was very strong? It's just two mortal evolution state beasts at level six, a piece of cake."
Lin Ling stopped mid-flight and bit her teeth. "I never said such words!"
Following this, she sped up to reach Bazer's location.
Lu Ze was speechless. She didn't admit what she said.
He looked at those three gnarly mouths. After fighting these beasts, he should be able to get a few extra Xingzhan fruit pancakes with his contribution, shouldn't he?
Lu Ze felt great.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something, and his body froze.
He looked down at the plain. It was destroyed and filled with holes. It wasn't even day yet, but the glowing Xingzhan Fruit Forest was completely gone.
He didn't dare to accept this reality.
Last night, he just said he was going to guard the forest. In a day, not a single patch was left?
Then, he wouldn't be able to eat Xingzhan fruit pancakes?
Lu Ze: "..."
His heart shuddered.
Roar!
With the roars, the void beasts brought Lu Ze back to reality.
Lu Ze was covered in purple-red lightning as his chi spread in all directions.
Crackle...
Bolts of lightning burned the air before forming lightning spears. One, two, three...
Eventually, 10 lightning spears floated in the air. The devastating chi caught the attention of everyone present—both the void beasts and the defense force.
Lu Ze grinned at the three void beasts rushing toward him. He was going to get revenge for all those Xingzhan fruit trees!
"Die!"
The 10 lightning spears collided with the void beasts.
Unlike Leo and Jason, the void beasts were very massive. Thus, they were perfect targets for the lightning spears.
After 10 lightning spears shot out, another 10 were formed and then another ten...
Back in the pocket hunting dimension, that lightning warhorse boss used densely-packed lightning spears.
Lu Ze had been poked quite a few times by those. He had long wanted to try this method of attack, but due to his limited spirit force, he could never attempt it.
However, today was different. He was going to let these void beasts have it. Just how many Xingzhan fruit pancakes could be made from those forests...
Lu Ze's eyes grew sharper.
His energy was being rapidly expended as lightning spears were constantly forming. Lu Ze's mental force entered his mental dimension. Red energy orbs disappeared, and his energy soon got replenished, which enabled him to produce several lightning spears further.
All the lightning spears split into three groups and charged toward the three void beasts like three purple lightning dragons.
The void beasts shrieked. Why was this little thing so ferocious?!
The fatal sensation of the incoming threat made the void beasts open their mouths and roar out energy beams.
Rumble!
The energy beams clashed with the lightning spear dragons. A series of explosions pulsated as the sky was filled with purple-red lightning
Screech...
The mouth cannon of the level five mortal evolution state void beast, who was the weakest among the beasts, wasn't strong enough. It just struggled a little and was soon ruthlessly torn open.
Tens of lightning spears ripped the energy pillar and penetrated its mouth.
The extremely violent force brought by the purple-red lightning entered its body and instantly shattered its defenses.
Roar!
It wailed, and this void beast spat dark gray blood with sparks of lightning. Thereafter, the blood fell from the sky like a waterfall forming a pool of blood on the ground.
At the same time, its chi weakened to a new extreme. It was as though it could die at any
time.
Despite so, Lu Ze didn't show any signs of stopping
More lightning spears greeted its sturdy white bone armor. The bone armor eventually cracked. Blood splurged out as lightning poured out across its body.
The vicious power tossed its body more than 100 kilometers in the air—it had completely lost its life.
Thud!
The huge body left out a deep crater on the ground upon landing. Lu Ze glanced at it and looked at the two remaining void beasts that were still holding out.
These level six mortal evolution states were much stronger than the level five beast.
But...
Lu Ze's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He was going to destroy them all today!
The red and purple orbs in his mental dimension began to rapidly diminish due to consumption. Powerful energy entered him in one go, making even his extremely strong body to experience tearing sensations.
However, this level of pain was negligible to the experienced Lu Ze
In the air, lightning spears kept forming and clashing with the gray energy pillars, reaching a deadlock.
As the lightning spears grew more dominant, the gray energy pillars began crumbling and moving back toward the mortal evolution state void beasts.
The terrorizing energy swept across half the Xingzhan Plains. Even those citizens hiding underground could feel a strange pressure.
Just what gods were fighting outside?
Would they be caught in the crossfire?
The defense force and void beasts on the plain had stopped fighting. They looked at the scene in the sky in terror.
Lin Ling, who was planning to fight with Bazer's void beast, turned her head to watch as well. Her eyes flashed. She opened her mouth but said nothing.
Why did this idiot seem very angry? Lu Ze's temper had always been pretty nice. This was her first time seeing this level of anger from this guy...
Wait!
Lin Ling's eyes widened. She remembered this other time...
During the graduation trial, this guy smashed that barren earth monkey around with a cold face.
What did that monkey do to make the guy so angry? Then, she suddenly recalled something and looked at the ruined plains. Her mouth could not help but twitch. "This foodie..."
This was really embarrassing.
"Xingzhan fruit wasn't exclusive to this planet," Lin Ling mumbled.
Ling Dongyu, Bazer, Angelie, and old Yang were staring at Lu Ze who was fighting head-on against two beasts. They realized that they still underestimated Lu Ze.
This guy fought against three opponents and could still instantly kill one. With this one-versus-two scenario, it still looked as though he was going to win, isn't it?
So this was a true prodigy?
How old was he?!
Ling Dongyu was still trying to recover. He was still thinking about that once he recovered a bit, he would drag that level five mortal evolution state away.
But now, he glanced at the fried body of that void beast, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He wasn't needed at all!
He then thought about the precious serum he just drank, and his face became lifeless.
If he knew Lu Ze was this strong, he should've just lain down.
At this moment, Lin Ling's mumblings were heard through the speaker. Everyone couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
Ling Dongyu asked, "Xingzhan fruit? What has this situation got to do with Xingzhan fruit?"
Did prodigies have a different brain?
Lin Ling's mouth spasmed, but she didn't reply.
She thought it was best to leave Lu Ze some face.
At this moment, another violent explosion interrupted their thoughts.
More and more lightning spears shot toward the energy beams. Several lightning spears arose in the air. It was like Lu Ze didn't use energy at all. Eventually, the energy beam disintegrated, and the lightning spear dragon slammed against the mouths of the two void beasts.
At this moment, the two void beasts immediately shut their mouths. Although their spirit force was incapable of forming defenses after being crippled, they would rather not have this many lightning spears enter their all, their pal was a precedent.
Rumble!
The lightning spears struck the head of the two beasts. The sturdiest part of their bone armor started to crack. Their sharp horns were destroyed, and their body was thrown out more than 100 kilometers away.
"Roar!"
Their defenses were extremely strong, but in the current situation, they were heavily injured.
Lu Ze watched this. Without rest, more waves of lightning spears hit these void beasts.
Hideous howls mixed with explosions could be heard. Blood flowed out from the sky.
With their weakening chi, the void beast couldn't defend themselves anymore. Their life force gradually dissipated.
The two bloodied void beasts were now lifeless. Their extremely massive bodies flew more than a few hundred kilometers away under the barrage of attacks.
Thud! thud!
These two 'thuds' didn't just plow into the ground, they also struck everyone's hearts.
The atmosphere on the Xingzhan plains was very silent.
Ling Dongyu and the rest widened their eyes as they looked at the three lifeless void beasts in disbelief.
Did Lu Ze really just kill two mortal evolution states at level six and one level five void beasts?
Lu Ze breathed out a sigh of relief after seeing the three dead void beasts.
The increasing sense of pain from his body made his mouth twitch. He fought too hard, and he was injured.
But...
He looked at the other void beasts.
These guys were all going to die today! Only their blood could appease his anger!
Sensing Lu Ze's eyes, these void beasts roared in unrest.
Their bosses were dead. Now, it was their turn.
A green light flowed around Lu Ze as green wind blades formed and soon covered the sky.
Green jade slash!
This divine art was useless against powerful foes as it didn't have enough damage, but it was perfect for weaker opponents.
As runes glowed in Lu Ze's eyes, these green jade slashes shot out.
Screech.
Those armors which were extremely tough to aperture opening states were like paper in the wake of green jade slash. They were instantly shattered.
With every green flow of light, one void beast would lose their life.
Screech...
A green light sliced across the level two mortal evolution state beast that Bazer was facing, and the sharp chi instantly tore open its tough armor. Blood gushed out, and that void beast fell from the sky.
Bazer: "..."
He couldn't help but stiffen. What should he even say?
In order to escape from this beast, he was covered in wounds. What did he fight so hard for?
He should've let Lu Ze come earlier to end this beast.
The hundreds of void beasts lost their lives and fell from the sky one by one.
In less than a minute, all the void beasts were killed.
"Roar!"
At this moment, an aperture opening state void beast passed through the dimming wormhole.
Its chi was ferocious as it roared right after passing through the tunnel.
When it saw the ground filled with void beast bodies, it stopped howling.
Wait!
This didn't seem right!
Where were my allies?!
"Roar!"
At this moment, another roar echoed. Another aperture opening state void beast passed through the closing wormhole.
The void beast that came out just before heard this, immediately feeling confident. They let out roars once again.
There were more allies to come!
At this moment, the wormhole finally couldn't sustain itself anymore. The body which was halfway through was cut into halves.
Half the body fell on the ground.
Roar...
That aperture opening state void beast sensed something and stopped.
It looked around and saw that the wormhole had disappeared.
Void beast: "?"
Before it could close its hideous mouth, its body stiffened.
What happened to his pal?
What happened to the hole?
Don't leave him behind!
At this moment, a golden sword light sliced it into many pieces.
Old Yang took back his sword and panted.
With this, everyone's tense minds could finally relax
The last void beast died, and the wormhole was gone. They finally managed to live through this ordeal.
They were really lucky to have survived.
If the order weakening space bomb wasn't a bit faulty, it wouldn't just be a few weak mortal evolution states coming.
They thought of the first low roar they heard, as well as the sliver of chi that came along with it.
If that void beast came, they didn't even have the right to stop it.
That planetary state void beast helped them a great deal too. Since it didn't want to come over, it rubbed the wormhole a little, making it unstable. Otherwise, the mortal evolution state void beast that arrived would be stronger.
Ling Dongyu, the high-levels of the defense force and its members, even the scientific research team members, were all looking at the youth floating in the air.
If he didn't come in time, they wouldn't even be able to last until support arrived when that second level six mortal evolution state came.
This time, Lu Ze pretty much killed all the void beasts by himself.
Too strong!
Hmm?
At this moment, they could notice the pained expression in Lu Ze's face. He didn't seem to be feeling the joy of victory.
Seeing this, everyone tensed up their bodies.
Was there some other situation?
What could make Lu Ze have such an expression?
Were they over? Lu Ze was in despair. He even used mental force to find whether there were any more Xingzhan fruit trees left. Unfortunately, there wasn't even one left.
How cruel were the void beasts?!
Lin Ling knew Lu Ze the most and understood why this retard would have such a look on his face.
She rubbed her head and closed the communicator. Thereafter, she flew to Lu Ze and rolled her eyes. "The Xingzhan fruit would definitely have stocks left. If you want to eat, there are still some." Lu Ze's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Really."
What could be better than reigniting hope after disappointment?
Lu Ze felt he was alive again. He was definitely going to buy more after this.
Lin Ling was speechless. This guy was quite serious while fighting, but as soon as he was free, he became an idiot.
She then asked, "By the way, where are the people you brought over?"
Lu Ze just remembered that he brought back Chris' and Jian Wen's family, as well as the five Eternal Life Palace guardians.
He looked at the ground and found 10 people wrapped in windshield next to an aperture opening state void beast body.
Chris' and Jian Wen's family's faces were pale. Their eyes were filled with terror. Clearly, the battle just then was hard to handle for them.
The last void beast's body fell next to them, and its hideous head was pointed toward them. Even though it was dead, its bloody eyes were still filled with ferociousness.
Meanwhile, the five guardians were still unconscious.
Upon seeing Lu Ze come over, the pale faces of Chris' and Jian Wen's family's recovered a little.
Lu Ze took off his defense barrier and smiled. "It's alright now."
Jian Wen's wife smiled at Lu Ze. "Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze."Subsequently, she looked hopefully at Lu Ze. "Can we go find Jian Wen and others?"
Lu Ze nodded. "I'll take you over."
He had seen Jian Wen and Chris before.
The four immediately revealed a grateful look.
Lu Ze helped them too much.
Meanwhile, Chris' daughter looked strangely at Lin Ling.
This short-haired girl seemed to be really close to Lu Ze, right?
She had seen Lu Ze's news online many times, and this girl was frequently next to him.
Lin Ling noticed Chris's daughter's glance, but she didn't care about it.
She was all too familiar with this glance.
What was good about this retard?
If she knew that this retard was severely sad because he didn't get to eat good food, then, perhaps, her dream would shatter.
However, this girl has suffered quite a lot, so Lin Ling didn't say anything about it.
Soon, Lu Ze took the group to Jian Wen and Chris.
The two professors were covered in wounds, lying unconscious on the ground.
The scientific research team around there also received some injuries, but such were negligible compared to Jian Wen's and Chris'.
There were quite some defense force people around the two. Even Ling Dongyu and the others were here. After all, Jian Wen and Chris were the main perpetrators of this incident.
Seeing their state, their family's faces lost their color once more.
They just charged toward Jian Wen and Chris with teary eyes.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling had complicated expressions. They didn't know what to say.
At this moment, Ling Dongyu and the rest saw Lu Ze and Lin Ling. They walked up to Lu Ze.
Lu Ze glanced at Jian Wen and Chris and asked, "They're fine, right?"
Ling Dongyu smiled. "They've been treated in time. They're just unconscious now. Next, they will be taken to court. We don't know how they will be judged."
Ling Dongyu felt bad. If their defense force protected their family members well, this situation wouldn't even happen.
But since it already occurred, then there was no point saying such things.
Lu Ze nodded. He didn't know what to say in this situation as well.
The atmosphere fell silent.
At this point, Ling Dongyu grinned at Lu Ze. Lu Ze: "?"
Why was this guy smiling at him like this?
Ling Dongyu suddenly bellowed, "Gracious System defense Force! Salute!"
His mortal evolution state voice filled the heavens and earth as he saluted to Lu Ze.
Bazer, Angelie, and old Yang saluted to Lu Ze too.
Subsequently, all the other soldiers, as well as the high-levels saluted to Lu Ze. The ordinary soldiers looked at Lu Ze with fanatic admiration. Even Bazer and the rest looked at him with respect.
This youth annihilated the void beasts all by himself.
If Lu Ze wasn't here, they would suffer dire consequences.
Perhaps, the entire solar system would be affected.
Now, although they sustained injuries, they weren't substantial.
Lu Ze, who forcefully annihilated the two mortal evolution state void beasts at level six, was deeply imprinted in their brains.
On the other hand, Lu Ze felt a little awkward. There were so many people.
Still, Lu Ze seriously saluted back to all the soldiers.
They weren't strong, but they were respectable human warriors.
Lu Ze smiled. "You guys don't need to be like this. I'm a lieutenant colonel after all."
It was just an honorary title, but he still had to do something since he had such a title.
Ling Dongyu smiled. "For the citizens on this planet and us who almost died, this salutation is well-earned."
Lu Ze then looked at Ling Dongyu solemnly. "In that case, Commander Ling, I have an important request."
Notice the seriousness in Lu Ze's demeanor, Ling Dongyu felt stunned, but he nodded firmly. "Your business is the business of the Gracious System's defense force. Please say it!"
It shouldn't be a small matter, seeing how serious Lu Ze's face was. Nevertheless, Lu Ze helped them so much, so whatever it is, they should help with it.
Everyone listened carefully. They must try their best to complete Lu Ze's request!
Lu Ze's eyes flashed with emotions. They were good people. He said, "When I leave, come with me to that shop in Xingzhan City that sells Xingzhan pancakes. I want to buy a few extra ones!" Everyone: O_o ?
The tense atmosphere turned silent.
Everyone was confused. What did Lu Ze say? Did they hear it incorrectly?
Ling Dongyu smiled awkwardly. "Um, what did you just say?"
With a desperate voice, Lu Ze said, "I want to buy some extra pancakes from that shop, but it only sells one per person."
Everyone was rendered speechless. Deep inside they thought, 'Did you need to be so serious about food?'
Wait!
The eyes of several people from the defense force suddenly lit up. They recalled Lu Ze's anguished face when he was in the air.
They compared it to the face he just made.
The percentage of similarities were 99.2831%...
Was it because of this reason?!
So you're like this, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze?!
Wait!
Essentially, he killed the three mortal evolution state void beasts so violently and then annihilated the rest of the void beasts so rapidly because the Xingzhan Fruit Forest was obliterated?
Thinking about this, the defense force people felt Lu Ze's great image crumbling at this instant.
Lin Ling saw this and silently looked away.
She wanted to laugh, but she had to hold it in!
Lu Ze asked hopefully, "How is it? Commander Ling? Can it be done?" Ling Dongyu: "..." He took a deep breath and smiled. "No problem! How many do you want?"
Lu Ze answered, "3, no... 4, no... 10!" Ling Dongyu nodded. "No problem! 10, right? I'll definitely get them for you." Lu Ze's eyes lit up. He could eat 10! Amazing!
At this moment, Lin Ling smiled. "In that case, I want to try too. Could you please get 10 for me as well."
Ling Dongyu: "..."
He looked at Lin Ling with confusion. She seemed to be curious about something. In conclusion, she probably wanted to taste them.
He felt relieved. It was a good thing that Lin Ling was still normal.
At this moment, a roar could be heard from the distance. A powerful level five mortal evolution state chi was approaching the battlefield. "Hold on defense force, I'm here!"
By this time, a flying mission ship landed from the sky. Two figures exited from it. One was a level six mortal evolution state while the other was a level seven mortal evolution state.
The three looked at the battlefield and saw the piles of void beast bodies. They couldn't help but widen their eyes.
They were the mortal evolution states nearby. As such, they headed over as quickly as they could.
One of them was on the Gracious Planet, but that was more than 300,000 kilometers from here. He did his best to cross the distance shortly.
The other two were on the neighboring planets. Likewise, they brought their ship using the maximum speed possible.
Yet, the moment they had arrived, the could only find dead bodies over here.
Who was so fast?
The three, exchanging glances with each other, could only look at the bodies of the void beasts on the ground.
Theoretically, they should be the fastest bunch, but someone came even faster than them.
They turned their gaze at the gathered defense force and said, "Let's go over and see."
They flew down toward the defense force.
Seeing this, Ling Dongyu smiled. "Thank you three for coming over to back us up so quickly."
Although Lu Ze had dealt with all the void beasts, these three still went here swiftly. Hence, they should be thanked as well.
One golden-haired middle-aged man revealed a smile. "Commander Ling, you're too polite, we didn't come early. The void beasts had all been cleaned up."
He was the strongest of the three, reaching level seven of the mortal evolution state.
To be honest, they felt a little unsatisfied. Ultimately, there would be federal contribution points rewards after completing such emergency reinforcement missions. They thought they could earn some points this time, but upon arriving, all they saw was the ground littered with bodies.
This felt hard to accept.
They glanced at all the bodies and eventually stopped at two quite enormous bodies.
Didn't they say there was only one mortal evolution state at level six?
There were actually two instead?
The three looked through everyone at the scene.
After all, the person who can beat their speed and eradicate all the void beats wouldn't be weak at all.
He should at least have a level seven mortal evolution state combat power. They didn't know that Lu Ze fought them without considering energy expenditure. His real combat power was just around level six of the mortal evolution state.
When they saw the two unconscious men, they had guessed that those two were Jian Wen and Chris.
Anger and worry flashed in their eyes.
It was a good thing the bomb was faulty. Otherwise, if planetary state void beasts came over, it would endanger the entire solar system.
At the same time, they looked at Lu Ze and Lin Ling. They knew about the two a little. People at their level were very busy, but they still heard about Lu Ze, who was so famous in the Federation right now.
Did they come to help too?
It's said that Lu Ze's combat power had reached the mortal evolution state, right?
The three looked at Lu Ze, and they had a glimmer in their eyes.
His cultivation level was probably at the extreme of aperture opening state, wasn't it?
Even they had to respect Lu Ze for reaching the mortal evolution state combat power at such age and cultivation level.
This kid would surpass them soon, wouldn't he?
Even the short-haired girl seemed to be around aperture opening state with 600 apertures.
Comparatively, they were all over a hundred years old.
But...
Why did Lu Ze smile so happily? His smile seemed to contain some naivety.
They didn't think much. Perhaps, he gained a lot out of the void beast tide?
However, Lu Ze probably didn't kill the level six mortal evolution state void beast. This wasn't practical. But other than the people here, they didn't find another powerful being. Did he leave already?
The bulky man, who bellowed back then, asked, "Where is the person who killed the two mortal evolution state beasts at level six? Did he leave?"
The other two looked over as well. Didn't this guy leave a bit too fast?
Everyone else froze at the question, looking at the three strangely. That person was right here.
Lu Ze thought those three could figure out it was him. That's why they stared at him for so long. Now, it seemed they didn't guess it at all.
Why were they looking at him like this then? He felt embarrassed.
The bulky man also noticed that the atmosphere wasn't right. He just asked a question, so why was everyone looking at him like that?
Was this person so powerful that he couldn't even ask?
The golden-haired man and the mature beautiful woman also frowned.
At this moment, Ling Dongyu pointed awkwardly at Lu Ze. "Umm... it was Lu Ze who killed the void beasts."
"... what?"
The three looked dazedly at Ling Dongyu and then at Lu Ze.
He must be joking, right?
They don't question that Lu Ze was very powerful, but to lie to them and say that Lu Ze could kill two mortal evolution state beasts at level six was absurd.
If Lu Ze could kill level three or level four mortal evolution state beasts, they could still barely accept it. After all, this was acceptable for a prodigy at the level of a young duke.
Lu Ze was stronger than ordinary young dukes, so fighting four levels beyond was giving Lu Ze enough credit.
But, how could they believe what Ling Dongyu said?
Ling Dongyu expected such reactions. After all, if he didn't witness the scene, he wouldn't believe it either.
He then smiled and said affirmatively, "You didn't hear it incorrectly, and we're not tricking you. It was really Lu Ze who killed both the level six mortal evolution state void beasts. He pretty much killed all the void beasts here."
The three people: "Really?".
"Really! I swear on my honor!"
The atmosphere went awkward, and the three looked at Lu Ze like he was a monster. He had such power before even reaching the mortal evolution state. There was a monster in the Federation. They could imagine just how bright Lu Ze's future was.
Perhaps even...
With Lu Ze's talent, he might not be able to compete with the top prodigies of the elf race, but maybe, he was on par with the stronger ones?
Even the most talented young dukes could, at most, barely compete with the ordinary prodigies of the elf race.
But just how many ordinary prodigies did the entire elf race have?
Hundreds of thousands?
They were a powerful race that had a cosmic realm state after all.
However, looking at Lu Ze, they seemed to have seen an extremely sliver line of hope. They could feel their blood boiling while thinking about this.
Such a prodigy could perhaps lead the human race further.
Lu Ze could only scratch his head due to their strange expressions. He wanted to keep a low profile, but his power didn't allow him to.
The three looked at Lu Ze for a while before finally regaining their senses.
Thereafter, the level seven mortal evolution state middle-aged man smiled. "Hello, Lu Ze. You're far more talented than I had imagined. I'm Kurter, and this is my wife, Lorrie."
The mature beautiful woman smiled as well and nodded at Lu Ze. "Hello, Lu Ze."
Lu Ze smiled at them too. "Greetings."
On the other hand, the bulky man said, "Lu Ze, I'm the teacher of Thousand Sun University at Dawn System, Qiu Dongyi. I have a few students who attended your high school."
This surprised the couple and the high-levels of the defense force. They didn't expect this man to be a teacher from the Dawn System.
What a coincidence.
Lu Ze was so talented. It was good to get connected.
Lin Ling couldn't resist looking over. She thought of the selection process after the graduation trial. There was a guy and a girl standing next to Lu Ze. They didn't encounter the insectoid tide, so they weren't given guaranteed entry. Nevertheless, they had another chance for evaluation. They were probably sent to Thousand Sun University.
Lu Ze was surprised. He said, "Hello, teacher Qiu, are you talking about Xu Yang and the others?"
He would occasionally check his high school class group chat, so he knew that they didn't get into Thousand Sun University through the guaranteed entry. They got in through application instead.
After all, Lu Ze's performance was too good. Their school got a large sum of resources, and this was very bountiful for Xu Yang and the rest.
They had a chance for guaranteed entry, but after consideration, they chose to use the resources to improve themselves and then participate in high school exams.
There were a few students who went into the Dawn System from his high school, but Lu Ze only knew Xu Yang and the rest of his group well. On the other hand, Li Erhou wasn't able to get in. His talent was very ordinary.
However, Lu Ze didn't attend the student reunion after graduation. He was already participating in the entrance exam of the Federal University.
When the school began, Xu Yang and the group didn't contact Lu Ze. As for Lu Ze, he was busy with cultivation and didn't mind about it.
Did those guys forget about him?
Qiu Dongyi's eyes lit up, and he nodded. "Yes, it's them. Their results in their high school exams were not bad. They went into the elite class, and now, I am leading them."
He didn't expect that Lu Ze would still remember them. Xu Yang and the others mentioned that they were in the same class as Lu Ze during high school, but they didn't say much.
As it turned out, Lu Ze wasn't probably one to forget his past.
Kula System, Astral Body Base.
Lieutenant General Yue Jingzhong had a smile on his face. All the other high-levels in the meeting room had the same expression as though they felt relaxed.
This was the first time they had smiled while they were under the pressure of the blade demon army.
Yue Jingzhong had a smug expression. "This time, the blade demon's plans regarding Ena System have failed. We were lucky to have Lu Ze and Lin Ling. Major General Nangong, your students are very excellent." He looked at the prideful Nangong Jing. Other people looked at Nangong Jing with envy too.
The defense forces relayed what had transpired. Lu Ze had annihilated all the void beasts by himself. When this news came, almost everyone didn't dare to believe it, except Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha.
Lu Ze's cultivation level wasn't even at the mortal evolution state, and yet, he had such power?
This talent was too absurd.
Hence, Nangong Jing had a very proud face. Lu Ze was her student. She taught him well. Upon coming back, she would reward him with some good food.
Nevertheless, Qiuyue Hesha didn't feel so good. She helped teach them as well, but everyone assumed it was only the female T-Rex who taught them.
Out of all the people present, the most shocked ones were Luo Bingqing and Derrick.
Lu Ze's combat power was at least at level six of the mortal evolution state. How long had it been? Lu Ze almost caught up to them. This progress was too fast.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was rather jovial. Without something to worry about and the presence of the Ena System's reinforcements here, they didn't need to fret about fighting the blade demons head-on.
At this moment, a sharp siren rang. A hologram of a soldier appeared. His eyes were full of disbelief. He bowed and then reported, "Lieutenant General, the blade demons are attacking!"
Yue Jingzhong's eyes contained some disbelief too. "What?!"
The powers on both sides were on par. Why would the blade demons attack at this time?
This wasn't right!
Still, his experience made him instantly set aside his surprise. He got up and said, "Prepare for battle!"
As the defending side, they had much more advantage in terms of resource supply. Why did those blade demon bastards dare to come?!
He continued, "Mobilize scout squads. Watch the situation on the surrounding regions, and see if the blade demons have any other cards."
"By the way! Tell the Ena System to refrain from relaxing!"
The soldier quickly answered, "Yes!"
Gracious Planet.
The defense forces were cleaning up the bodies of the void beasts. These soldiers had just arrived.
Two more mortal evolution states came, and the rest of the mortal evolution states went back on the way after receiving news that the crisis was over.
When the two newly-arrived mortal evolution state heard that Lu Ze killed all the void beasts, their faces were equally stunned. When they heard that Lin Ling stopped a level four mortal evolution state void beast as well, they were beginning to wonder whether they should find a good place and retire.
Were young people these days all this crazy?
The five mortal evolution states weren't able to help, but they still chatted keenly with Lu Ze and Lin Ling.
Lu Ze didn't leave. He was going to follow Ling Dongyu. After Lin Dongyu was done here, he would go with him to buy Xingzhan fruit pancakes. So, he didn't have anything to do in the meantime. Thus, he kept chatting with them.
However, he learned quite some news about Xu Yang and the rest from Qiu Dongyi.
Their power was nearly at the abstruse martial state now. They couldn't compare with the students of the Federal University's elite class, but this was considered above average at Thousand Sun University.
This mission was rather risky, so they didn't come.
These mortal evolution state people were considered significant in the Federation. Their experiences were quite interesting.
Of course, they kept praising Lu Ze and LinLing.
As more and more defense forces arrived, more of them helped the police to move the citizens out from underground shelters.
Their eyes were still filled with shock. The sound of combat was so terrifying that even underground, they could still feel the vibrations.
Several buildings had been affected by the battle, turning into ruins.
"The natural wormhole has disappeared, and all the void beasts have been annihilated. Everyone please leave accordingly and return to your homes. If your houses have been damaged, please report to the police. After verification, the federation will provide compensations."
"... It's really over?" Some people, feeling this was unreal, asked for confirmation.
People didn't die? The city was only damaged a little? This entire thing only lasted half an hour?
Thinking about the state of the Xigui System, they felt everything was a dream.
"Yes, it's over!" the defense force people said heavily.
They didn't see the battle, so it was normal that they didn't believe it. Even the soldiers didn't dare to accept it as the truth.
Only 84 were injured or killed in the thousands of defense force soldiers present here. This level of casualty is extremely small compared to the magnitude of the void beast attack. Considering the unfortunate events in the Xigui System, this was barely anything.
The citizens started returning to their homes while some reported their losses and waited for the federal compensation. Meanwhile, some very curious people ran out of the city and came to the battlefield region. When they saw large craters and extremely huge void beast bodies being shipped away, they were shocked.
Several people took photos of these scenes and sent it online.
'A few hundred void beasts came to our city and I actually lived!'
'Look at these big monsters! Most of them are a few hundred meters long; the longest one is a few thousand meters!'
All sorts of clips were uploaded immediately. After what the Xigui System experienced, not a single ordinary citizen died. This was a miracle!
This was all due to the defense force!
Of course, they didn't know about Lu Ze killing all the void beasts all by himself. The working defense force people didn't send these curious citizens off. After all, this was their prideful work.
Ling Dongyu suddenly thought of something. He looked at the five people who were covered in blood next to Lu Ze. In confusion, he asked, "Lu Ze, who are they?"
The five mortal evolution states also looked over. Their attention was mainly on Lu Ze and Lin Ling before. They didn't care about those five.
Lu Ze smiled before responding. "They are the five guardians of the Eternal Life Palace."
Immediately, the joyful atmosphere changed.
Those five mortal evolution states stared at the other five. Immediately, they didn't feel too good.
Qiu Dongyi asked in a dazed manner, "Wait... Lu Ze, they're Eternal Life Palace guardians?"
Their purpose of coming to the Gracious System was to annihilate the Eternal Life Palace!
The wormhole was just a sudden occurrence!
Yet, those five they have ignored for so long were actually from the Eternal Life Palace?
Guardians were just below palace lords. Why were they in Lu Ze's hands? Moreover, why do they look miserable?
Lu Ze grinned at this moment. "Yeah, they're still alive. I want to see if we can find the headquarters of the Eternal Life Palace through them." It was a pity he didn't have an interrogation mental force god art and these guys were unconscious for so long. Otherwise, he could've started interrogating them already.
The Kurter couple had been in this solar system the longest. For a month, they had remained in the area, but they could only catch a few small fries.
The other three had been here for half a month but didn't find any high-levels from the Eternal Life Palace. Yet, at this moment, there were guardians of the Eternal Life Palace before them? They were jealous.
However, Lu Ze's power was not weaker than theirs. His talent was so absurd. There was no way they were going to pressure Lu Ze. Even if they could, Ling Dongyu was still there. Lu Ze, feeling confused, glanced at them. "Are you guys okay?" Weren't they very happy just then?
The corners of their mouths could not help but twitch.
Do you have no clue? They represent large amounts of federal contribution points!
They had searched for so long just for these
guys!
Thereafter, the level four mortal evolution state youth said, "Lu Ze, if you find the base, there should be palace lords there. I can help."
Although Lu Ze already caught the five guardians, he hadn't found the base yet. If he did, he would probably need assistance.
If Lu Ze could share some of the rewards with him, that would be great. Even if Lu Ze didn't share any rewards, they would at least become closer to him. If he gave up now, he really would get nothing.
Compared to prodigies at a young duke level, he wasn't as good, but he wasn't even 100 this year, and yet, he was at level four of the mortal evolution state. This was a pretty decent level of talent!
The other people's eyes lit up too.
Qiu Dongyi smiled. "The Eternal Life Palace is indeed a tumor that we need to get rid of. I'm willing to help."
"Me too," the other three said firmly.
Lu Ze felt touched. These people wanted to help him but... Lu Ze scratched his head. "If you're talking about the Gracious Planet's base, then I've already annihilated it. The two palace lords inside are called Leo and Jason. Both of them are dead now."
Upon hearing this, the bodies of the five mortal evolution states stiffened.
Why did it become like this? What could they do now?
Kurter looked down and began contemplating. Which planet had a good environment that was suitable for retirement?
Lin Ling looked at these five with pity. This retard was immature, but he was rather reliable when it came to missions.
Ling Dongyu and the rest looked at the five in pity. They felt bad as they called these guys for help after all.
Suddenly, Ling Dongyu's body froze. He opened the military communicator. Soon, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "The blade demons have initiated a battle!"
"What?!"
Lu Ze and the rest were a bit skeptical as well. They were equal in numbers, so why did they dare to start a war?
Ling Dongyu took a deep breath and said, "The border defense told us to be wary of any situations at our back. They didn't know what cards the blade demons had, but since, they dared to wage war, they definitely wanted to gain some advantage.
Ling Dongyu looked at Lu Ze and the rest. Apologetically, he said, "Sorry, I probably wouldn't be able to stay with you guys anymore." He had to return to the headquarters and command. Moreover, they were still injured too. Prompt treatment was needed to preserve combat power.
Lu Ze and everyone nodded.
At this point, Lu Ze suddenly thought of something. "By the way Commander Ling, don't forget what you promised me!"
Although Ling Dongyu had some business to finish, Lu Ze thought he should still remind high-levels who were about to board the ship froze at the same time. On the side, Ling Dongyu had a headache. It was just ten pancakes. Was that necessary? Nevertheless, he still smiled at Lu Ze. "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, I won't forget."
Lin Ling smiled too. "And mine as well." "I won't forget, rest assured." Feeling confused, Qiu Dongyi and the rest looked at Lu Ze. Did he get some special reward? Why was Ling Dongyu's reaction so strange then?
What a pity they had arrived too late!
After Ling Dongyu and the others left, Qiu Dongyi smiled. "Lu Ze and Lin Ling, I still have students here, so I'll be going first. If you have time, come visit Thousand Sun University. I will treat you guys."
As a teacher, he also brought the elite class students to train here. For these type of large missions, most schools had teachers to lead the squad, so students wouldn't be seriously injured or dead.
If students were confident enough, they could take on missions alone, but their powers need to be tested first.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling nodded in response. "Alright, we will visit when we're free. Goodbye, teacher Qiu."
With a smile, Kurter, Lorie, and the two other mortal evolution states spoke. "In that case, we'll leave too."
After Ling Dongyu and those high-level officers of the defense force left, only Lu Ze and Lin Ling remained, as well as the five unconscious guardians. As for the research team members, they were also taken away by the defense force.
Jian Wen and Chris received quite some injuries during the battle and were still unconscious. However, after treatment, their conditions were rather stable. Their families felt assured, but after hearing about what the two did, their pale faces lost their color even more.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling glanced at each other. Lu Ze smiled. "It's still a while before dawn. Do you want to find a hotel so we could rest?" The battle today was quite arduous. The pressure Lin Ling experienced was probably not trivial.
In response, Lin Ling nodded.
The two flew towards Xingzhan City. Due to the structures in the outer region being damaged, large amounts of homeless citizens stayed in hotels.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling came to the room they had availed yesterday.
Seeing Lin Ling happily pay the money, Lu Ze once again felt she was wealthy. Once inside, Lin Ling said, "I'm going to take a bath."
Lu Ze nodded and then lay on the couch. He looked out the window and could see the ruins at the border of the city, as well as the space ships lifting off void beast bodies even further away.
He wondered how the alcoholic and the fox demon were doing at this hour.
Why did the blade demons suddenly attack?
However, he wasn't excessively anxious about it. It seemed that only one had power at the planetary state. If they were careful, they could probably earn a huge reward.
Lu Ze closed his eyes and rested for a while.
An hour later, Lin Ling came out of the bath. Lu Ze looked at her. She was wearing bathrobes and still had steam around her. Her face was red, and her brows were relaxed.
She sat down on the couch, and a wave of aromatic air blew over. Thereafter, she smiled. "You should wash too."
"Mhm."
In just a few minutes, Lu Ze came out of the shower.
Lin Ling was scanning through her phone. She seemed to be in a good mood.
Lu Ze went over and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"
"A report about this wormhole incident."
Lin Ling projected the report, and a professionally-dressed woman appeared. Behind her was the ruins of the Xingzhan Plains. The plain was filled with numerous deep ditches. Lin Ling smiled. "Journalists are really hard-working. As soon as the wormhole disappeared, they headed over to report."
The work of disposing the void beast bodies was pretty much finished. The two mortal evolution state bodies that were level six were being lifted into the huge transporter ship by aperture opening state soldiers.
Despite being dead, the chi from the two bodies was still very shocking. The journalists didn't even dare to get closer.
There was an aperture opening state soldier wearing tattered battle armor next to the journalist.
The journalist forced out a smile and said, "Hello, everyone. We are very honored to be granted an interview with a high-level member of the defense force. Standing next to me is the commander of the first legion of Gracious System's defense force, Mende Harmen."
Despite trying to subdue his aura, the murderous chi around him still scared the journalist.
The commander nodded.
The journalist asked, "Commander Mende, it's said that the void beast tide appeared with this wormhole. Would it be convenient to disclose the number of the void beasts?"
Mende answered, "This time, there are 460 core martial states, 132 aperture opening states, 2 mortal evolution states at level two, 1 mortal evolution state at level three, 1 mortal evolution state at level four, 1 mortal evolution state at level five, and 2 mortal evolution states at level six that appeared."
As Mende spoke, the journalist's eyes widened. There were quite a lot of void beasts, but Xingzhan City wasn't destroyed!?
This was a miracle!
"May... may I ask how many soldiers did the defense force mobilize, and how many casualties...?" she said shakily.
To this, Mende replied, "We sent out 1094 soldiers, and the casualties were less than a hundred."
The journalist opened her mouth in disbelief.
"Does that sound impossible?" Mende continued, "I feel like it's a dream too after considering what happened to the Xigui System." "Why...?"
"Look at those two bodies." Mende pointed at the two bodies of the mortal evolution state beasts at level six. The white bone armor was cracked, and it was occasionally flickering with purple-red lightning.
Mende grinned. "Do these two scare people even when they're dead?"
The journalist nodded.
What a joke, she was only a spirit martial state!
"These two are level six mortal evolution state void beasts. Do you know how they died?"
Mende resumed speaking. "The day before yesterday, our defense force sent out a fleet to protect a ship. There seem to be intense protests about anti-special rights?"
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She wasn't dumb. Immediately, she knew what Mende meant. Nevertheless, she didn't reply and kept listening instead.
Mende said plainly, "This time, the person who saved Xingzhan City is the person for whom we sent out the fleet to protect. If it wasn't for him, the entire defense force might've been annihilated. What would happen to Xingzhan City and its people, you can look at Xigui System."
Lu Ze, who was watching this, felt stunned. His mouth could not help but twitch.
Were they using him to deal with the riots at the Gracious System?He slapped his leg. Lin Ling looked at Lu Ze. "What's wrong?" "He didn't even pay me for this. Ten pancakes aren't enough now. I want twenty!" Lin Ling: "..." Lin Ling looked away.
Lu Ze suddenly asked a question. "Do you want an extra ten?"
Lin Ling fell silent before finally answering, "Yes."
Mende's eyes were cold. "This time, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze killed all the mortal evolution state void beasts by himself, as well as most of the aperture opening state and core martial state void beasts. The city was protected all because of his hard-fought battle!"
Subsequently, he said, "What the Federation does is justice and openness of opportunity. Special rights are what you earn..."
Lin Ling smiled at Lu Ze. "Now, you're famous again."
Lu Ze: "..."
He still wanted to keep a low profile.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling stopped watching the report. The public opinion on the Gracious Planet should change after the revelation that Lu Ze killed the void beasts.
With the destruction of their base, even if some ordinary Eternal Life Palace members want to start trouble, they would have no leader. The riots should only get better from this point.
Lin Ling got up and smiled. "I'm going back to my room."
She wasn't really injured, but she wanted to rest up and cultivate. Lu Ze was getting stronger and stronger by the minute. She couldn't slack off.
Lu Ze got up and nodded. They each went back to their respective rooms.
Inside, Lu Ze sat on the bed and entered the pocket hunting dimension. He still had the energy for the 1st body god art that wasn't devoured.
On the grass plains, metallic black energy flickered in the deep ditch. Lu Ze stepped inside. Once he finished absorbing the energy there, he should be able to enter the third map, right?
The second map was much bigger than the first. Even after a long period of time, Lu Ze hadn't found where the third map was.
At the northern border of the Federation, Kula System.
0.8 light-years away from the Federal Military Astral Body Base.
In the dark space, there was a defense line formed by asteroids. On there were all sorts of energy and spirit cannons, including cannons capable of releasing planetary state-level of attack.
Of course, it was tough to hit the agile planetary states, but even if it were to miss, it could still hit high-level space ships.
At this moment, all the cannons roared, releasing a brilliant arc of energy beams to the battlefield.
The humans and blade demons had begun fighting. The dark space was flickering with all sorts of energy. Ships were struck from time to time.
Those ships that weren't too heavily damaged could fly back behind the defense line while others exploded on the spot.
Compared to the humans', the blade demon's ships were more damaged. After all, they didn't have a defense line behind them. They lacked fire support and repair sites.
Other than this, there were two tiny figures clashing in space. Powerful spirit force shot out in all directions, but because this was in space, no thunderous sounds could be heard.
No one dared to even approach within ten thousand kilometers radius. They were two planetary states. Both were too agile and destructive.
At this moment, the officers who were aperture opening state and above were commanding the battle.
Meanwhile, young dukes with no commanding power watched the battlefield. They didn't ride their ships into battle as it was unnecessary. Instead, they could stop the vanguards of the blade demons here. It was much more useful than driving another warship into space.
Although mortal evolution states could survive in space for a short time, their combat power was far weaker than when they were on a planet.
Nangong Jing looked at the two clashing figures and suddenly said, "Fox Demon, if we help Yuejing, what do you think the chances of us killing Kakaroya is?"
Nangong Jing's words made everyone look over. What was this woman saying?
Did she want to intervene in the battle of level three planetary state beings?
What shocked people even further was that Qiuyue Hesha frowned and thought carefully before saying, "If we wear combat armor and go all out, we have a 50% chance of killing him."
Everyone: "?" Did they receive brain damage? The atmosphere became very silent.
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Luo Bingqing frowned and said, "Nangong, Qiuyue, do you know what you guys are saying?" Derrick nodded too. He looked at Qiuyue Hesha. "Qiuyue, if you want to fight against planetary states at level three, you have to break through to planetary state at least,
right?"
They were all prodigies. They would be confident to take on a planetary state at level three upon reaching the planetary state. However, at this moment, they were still at the mortal evolution state.
Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha glanced at each other but said nothing. This concerned Lu Ze's secret after all.
Nangong Jing smiled. "Don't worry, we know what we're doing. We have improved quite a lot lately. We have life-saving measures too."
Everyone here all looked at the two with uncertainty. They were too confident. It was coming from their bones.
But...
How?
Nangong Jing's and Qiuyue Hesha's talent could only be matched by Luo Bingqing. Even Luo Bingqing wasn't confident that he could help Lieutenant General Yuejing kill Kakaroya.
However, the two had already walked out of the room. No other sounds could be heard from the room.
The gray-haired youth posed a question. "Did that two progress again?".
No one responded.
Luo Bingqing looked calm on the surface, but he wasn't at all deep inside. He didn't have Nangong Jing's and Qiuyue Hesha's confidence. This meant something.
At the same time, inside the blade demon's main ship, a handsome man looked at the battle between Kakaroya and Yue Jing and said, "It's about time."
He flew toward a private black ship and left the mothership covertly.
Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha got into their combat armor and entered the Golden Whirl.
When they were ten thousand kilometers away from the battle area, the two alighted the ship, and Nangong Jing put it into her storage ring They moved around a little and got used to the environment.
Although mortal evolution states could survive in vacuum space for a while, it was best to end the battle quickly.
Nangong Jing surged with golden light, and her dark hair turned golden. She transformed into a violent war goddess.
At the same time, Qiuyue Hesha was covered with a layer of pink mist. Every movement she made was full of seduction. The two flew toward the battle.
On the other side, the Lord of Eternal Life got off the ship and headed over the battle too.
In a few short seconds, the three froze and looked at each other.
When Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha saw that it was a human coming, they were dumbfounded initially. After confirming it was the Lord of Eternal Life, they frowned.
Lord of Eternal Life?!
What was he doing here? Could it be...
Thinking about the only possibility, their eyes burned with killing intent. How dare he betray the race!?
Lord of Eternal Life looked at the two as well.
Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha?
How could their chi be so strong?!Even Yuejing and Kakaroya stopped fighting. Kakaroya, feeling stunned, looked at Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha.
How could they be so strong!
Yuejing was surprised too as the two didn't tell him they were coming over.
The group looked at each other. The other people in the surveillance room were shocked to find another human as well, and it was the Lord of Eternal Life.
They all immediately guessed what was going on.
Luo Bingqing's face went icy cold. "How dare he betray the race?!"
Even Derrick spoke with killing intent. "He should die!"
At the same time, their eyes were worried. Lord of Eternal Life was a planetary state. No wonder the blade demons dared to attack now. Their target was Yuejing.
On the battlefield, Yuejing was initially caught off-guard by the presence of the newly-arrived people. Eventually, he managed to calm himself down. He looked coldly at the Lord of Eternal Life. "Frudenand! You dare to betray our race!"
Although there was no air for sound to travel in space, there were several ways for powerful beings to communicate. This included using mental force and spirit force.
Even though the Eternal Life Palace stirred up trouble inside the Federation's territory, Yuejing didn't expect that Frudenand would think about helping the blade demons to eliminate him.
Kakaroya's and Frudenand's expressions were extremely unpleasant, especially Frudenand. It was already a huge failure that the order-weakening space bomb wasn't able to work. Now, Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha came when he wanted to assassinate Yuejing.
Their luck was really at its worst.
Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha stared at Frudenand and said, "Lieutenant General Yuejing, leave Frudenand to us. We will keep him."
They just wanted to kill Kakaroya before, but now, they changed their minds.
The blade demons and the human race were just each trying to advance their race. There was no right or wrong, but Frudenand chose to betray his race. This was unforgivable!
Yuejing felt dazed at how powerful Nangong Jing's and Qiuyue Hesha's auras were, but he nodded soon. "I'll leave Frudenand to you
guys."
Frudenand sneered. "Just you two?"
Their chi was strong, but they were still mortal evolution states. He wasn't going to underestimate them, but there was no way they could keep him. He then grinned, "Did you guys think that we have no more cards after the order-weakening space bomb at Gracious System?"
The three, who were about to attack, stopped midway upon hearing him. Yuejing frowned. "What do you mean?" "Although we can't create a wormhole inside the Ena system, we can still create one outside."
How could he not have thought of a contingency measure?
And...
"You destroyed the base on planet Gracious, right? Do you really think that only two of the four palace lords are taking action? The remaining two palace lords are my trusted men. They've snuck outside the Ena System. They're probably going to detonate the remaining bomb soon."
"When the new wormhole appears, it's not going to be like that damaged wormhole at planet Gracious. Even if the Ena System can stop it, how much losses would there be?"
"What!"
Yuejing, Nangong Jing, and Qiuyue Hesha widened their eyes.
They were tricked.
No... even the people in the Eternal Life Palace base didn't know what the other two palace lords were doing.
Lu Ze was close to that place. He would definitely go help. It would be very dangerous for them.
At this moment, Kakaroya and Frudenand attacked.
Frudenand wasn't dumb. He said this one because the Ena System had no reinforcements, and it was too late to go back. The second was that Nangong Jing's and Qiuyue Hesha's appearance was so sudden that it interrupted their plans. He needed to say this to disrupt their mental state.
Qiuyue Hesha and Nangong Jing looked at each other. They would finish the battle quickly and return to help!
Planet Gracious, Xingzhan City.
Lu Ze, who was sitting on his bed, opened his eyes. His face twisted in pain.
It hurts!
He shivered on the bed while waiting for the discomfort to subside. It was slightly bright outside. The night was finally over. He got off the bed and clenched his fists. Terrifying power shook the air.
Lu Ze grinned. It wasn't bad. A part of the 1st body god art's energy still remained. After tonight, he would be able to completely digest the entire thing. At the same time, he still hadn't consumed the lightning divine art dropped by that rabbit boss.
After absorbing that, as well as the red and purple orbs, he might be able to break through to the mortal evolution state.
The stronger lightning divine art would also boost Lu Ze's offensive power to a new level. He was really hoping to see how strong he would become.
Lu Ze shook his head and walked out of his room. There was no one in the living room. Lin Ling was still probably cultivating. He then took a shower and came out to find Lin Ling sitting on the couch.
Lin Ling's look was strange, but she said nothing.
Lu Ze couldn't resist asking, "What's with that look?"
Lin Ling looked away. "Nothing."
Lu Ze: "..."
He felt Lin Ling was definitely thinking about something strange. Lin Ling suddenly asked, "By the way, when are we going back to school?"
Lu Ze thought about it and replied, "After the war at the northern border ends."
The sudden break out of war felt very eerie.
Lin Ling nodded and smiled. "By the way, Commander Mende's interview was rapidly
spread."
Lu Ze's eyes lit up and asked, "The one about me? What did they say?" Lin Ling rolled her eyes. "Come and have a look."
Lu Ze walked over and sat next to Lin Ling.
There were quite some comments.
"To be honest, I admit Lu Ze is a prodigy, but to say that he can kill a level six mortal evolution state void beast is too much."
"Perhaps, his background is too strong, and they want to build him up for success."
"I think it's because the riot at Gracious System went too crazy, and thus, Lu Ze would be pushed out?"
"Lu Ze is the most handsome!"
"What if Lu Ze is really that strong? If he really did it, then he would probably be the most talented prodigy in federal history? Maybe, he would be the successor to the four saints?"
"Are you still asleep? Does Lu Ze deserve it?"
Several people doubted that Lu Ze could really kill a level six mortal evolution state void beast.
At this point, Lu Ze frowned. Lin Ling looked at him and asked, "You're angry?".
"No, I found something not too good."
"What?"
"Look, there are 100 comments on the first page. Six of them compliment my handsomeness. If this continues... Would I be harassed outside?"
Lin Ling: "..."
A vein popped on her head.
She glared at Lu Ze. "Can you look at something else? Many people don't believe you."
Lu Ze scratched his head. "I'm too strong after all. It's quite normal that ordinary people can't understand my power. Why do I need to get angry?" Lin Ling silently looked away. This guy was getting too cocky. When they returned, she would find sister Jing to poke at him.
At this moment, Lu Ze and Lin Ling both received a message on their phone. After reading the contents, their eyes widened in disbelief.
"A natural wormhole appeared 0.2 light-years away from Ena system. There are currently three planetary state void beasts and tens of mortal evolution state void beasts. Aperture opening state ones are countless. Requesting support from all nearby solar systems."
Lu Ze frowned. "How can there still be an order-weakening space bomb?"
Didn't Bobby say it was the last one?
Alright, that guy lied to him.
After looking at the message, Lin Ling frowned and looked at Lu Ze. "What do we do?"
Lu Ze smiled. "What else can we do? We need to help, of course."
After all, only half of the Ena System's defense force remained. They never expected the appearance of a natural wormhole. Since it appeared, then the two of them must go.
At this moment, the Federal Martial Artists Site and the Dawn Network also released emergency missions. These missions were clearly sent out to everyone.
All martial artists could receive missions from the Martial Artists Site while only students and teachers in the Dawn System could receive news from the Dawn Network.
As provided, the corresponding federal contribution points or academic credits would be triple that of equal graded missions.
At this moment, Lu Ze's phone rang. It was a video call.
Lu Ze picked it up, and Ling Dongyu's figure appeared in the air. His face as serious, and he said, "Lu Ze, Lin Ling, you know about the situation at Ena System, right?"
Lu Ze nodded. "Mhm, we are planning to go over."
Ling Dongyu's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "In that case, we hope you two can come with us. We've notified all the aperture opening states and above in the Gracious System. Traveling through our warship will be much faster. We can be there in two hours."
Lu Ze was a bit surprised. He didn't expect that the Gracious System's defense force would be going as well.
If they were to go by themselves, it would take five hours. With the defense force, the consumption of fuel would be cut more than half.
Fuel was very expensive!
Of course, he wasn't going to reject this, so he nodded. "In that case, we shall."
Ling Dongyu smiled. "Then, please come to the rendezvous point at Gracious System's space station."
One could imagine that the situation would definitely be different from last night. There were planetary state void beasts.
Lu Ze nodded. "Mhm, we'll come over immediately."
Lu Ze hung up and looked at Lin Ling. "Let's go."
"Mhm."
The two went downstairs, and Lin Ling went to check out.
It was still the same receptionist. Her gaze toward Lu Ze wasn't complicated like before. Instead, she looked at him with admiration.
When the void beasts came, she was in Xingzhan City. She was one of the victims. Lu Ze killing the void beasts saved her. If this little bitch wasn't with Lu Ze, she would've gone up to Lu Ze's room and repaid him.
However...
Lin Ling's chi still scared her.
The receptionist then smiled. "Lin Ling, our boss has told us that because you saved the city, thereby saving him, then the suite will always be kept for you. You guys are welcome to stay here at any time. Of course, the payments have been refunded back to your account."
Lin Ling was stunned, but she subsequently nodded. She didn't like the eyes of this woman.
Lu Ze felt great on the other hand.
A suite that cost 200k,000 star coins a night, and he could stay at any time?
This was great!
Immediately, the two flew out of the city and took out their mission ship and left through it.
Half an hour later, their ship stopped at the space station outside the solar system. A few hundred ships were stationed as well. One ship had a length of tens of kilometers. it was like a massive beast.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling got off and placed the ship in their storage ring. Afterward, they saw Ling Dongyu and Bazer approaching them.
Ling Dongyu said, "Lu Ze and Lin Ling, you guys are here."
Lu Ze smiled and nodded, "Mhm, Commander Ling, it seems you've made a successful recovery."
In just a few hours, their injuries were pretty much healed.
"Haha, the medical equipment and serums of the defense force are quite good."
It was quite normal for the military to have such effective treatments. After the planetary state, it would be extremely difficult to use federal technology and science to treat injuries. It was more about using high-level spirit fruit and gene serums.
Thereafter, Ling Dongyu said seriously, "Lu Ze and Lin Ling, time is short. We're planning to send people over in groups. Old Yang and I will leave with the people who have arrived now. Bazer and Angelie will leave with people who will come later."
Lu Ze nodded. Following this, Ling Dongyu and old Yang took Lu Ze and Lin Ling toward the huge warship.
They followed Ling Dongyu to a room inside. There were quite some people present already. This included Qiu Dongyi, the Kurter couple, and so forth.
The atmosphere was tense, and everyone looked over at Ling Dongyu and then at Lu Ze. The glances were complicated. Some had doubts, some had jealousy and admiration while others had approval.
They had all seen the reports.
This extremely young-looking youth was actually stronger than most of them. Of course, not everyone believed this, but no one would start trouble now.
They just needed to wait and see whether his combat power was really as strong at what was reported.
vas
Lu Ze and Lin Ling glanced around. Around 200 people were there. Tens of them were mortal evolution states while the rest were all aperture opening states.
From what Ling Dongyu said, this wasn't everybody.
It seemed quite some people came for the Eternal Life Palace mission. These people could take on mortal evolution state but not the planetary states.
Ling Dongyu smiled. "Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, just find a place to sit. I still have things to do, so I'm leaving first."
He still needed to coordinate the defense force.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling nodded and went to sit next to Qiu Dongyi and the rest. After Ling Dongyu left, discussions occurred in the room. Lu Ze felt the glances toward him from time to time. He didn't care anyway.
Qiu Dongyi smiled. "Lu Ze and Lin Ling, you guys came indeed."
Kurter said seriously, "The situation isn't too optimistic this time."
The young prodigy from last night was called Ban Lei. He also frowned. "I heard there are three planetary state void beasts. Ena System only has one planetary state at level three and that is Lieutenant General Nigel. Can he stop several planetary state void beasts?"
Qiu Dongyi smiled. "At least, this time it didn't occur inside of the Ena System. The defenses of the Ena System are quite strong. They have quite a few planetary state spirit cannons. If Lieutenant General Nigel can hold them off, it would not be hard to hit their massive bodies."
Everyone nodded.
As they spoke, the warship took off. Those few hundred battleships also flew off with the huge ship and entered the warp dimension.
Two hours later, on the defense force mothership, Ling Dongyu and old Yang walked into the room where Lu Ze and the rest were in.
With serious expressions, the two of them said, "The ship is about to leave the warp tunnel. Ena System is right ahead."
Everyone appeared to be tense. Of course, they would be a little worried when there was a planetary state boss to face later on.
Ling Dongyu continued, "Soon, we will stop by at the solar system's defense line. Please proceed there to defend."
Everyone nodded.
Their mission was to prevent the void beasts from crossing the defense line and entering Ena System. The battle in vacuum space wasn't something anyone could participate in.
At this moment, the ship shook suddenly. Sounds of sirens were blaring. Everyone's eyes widened.
"What happened?"
Immediately, a robotic voice could be heard. "Receiving unknown special interference. Warp tunnel cannot be sustained. Quitting warp travel!"
Everyone: "?"
What was going on?
At this time, the announcement changed to the voice of a desperate man. "Attention, all units! The interference of the wormhole is greater than we had imagined. Our ship won't be able to arrive directly at the defense line. We will enter space outside the defense line! It's estimated that we will appear 60,000 kilometers from the defense line and 100,000 kilometers from the wormhole. We can't determine whether there will be void beasts at this marker. Please stay alert!"
Everyone: "..."
"We might be jumping before a void beast pack?!"
Everyone's face was green. They felt extremely regretful. This was a huge trap.
Lu Ze rubbed his head. At least, they weren't at the center of the wormhole. They could probably still reach the defense line.
Even if they were among the pack of void beasts, he could take Lin Ling and run with his space god art.
Thinking about this, Lu Ze wasn't too worried. He smiled at Lin Ling, making her feel very confused.
Ling Dongyu quickly said, "This is an unexpected situation, but we're still very far away from the wormhole. Even if we encounter void beasts, we won't appear in the middle of a pack. We can also go around to reach the defense line. Please rest assured everyone!"
Everyone's expressions eased up. They chose to do this, and if they came with their own ships, the situation would be worse.
Subsequently, they waited seriously for the ship to leave the warp tunnel.
On the Federal War Net, there were live broadcasts of the void beast invasion.
In space, a wormhole with a diameter of tens of kilometers was spinning. It seemed like the scar of space.
Hideous-looking void beasts roared as they flew out of it. They went around the wormhole and then flew toward Ena System.
Destruction. This seemed to be the whole purpose of their life.
On the outskirts of Ena System, three artificial astral bodies with a diameter of 1000 kilometers were lined up tens of kilometers apart. The space in between was filled with warships that were tens of kilometers long. All sorts of energy beams shot out from the ships and the astral bodies, heading toward the void beast.
Their bodies were massive. As a consequence, void beasts would die from time to time.
Eventually, the void beasts closed in on the defense line like locusts.
Soundless explosions occurred across the vast battlefield. Even the journalists and the audience were a little shocked.
It wasn't that there weren't grander battles than this, but wars that were caused by natural wormholes were extremely rare.
Several people came to watch this, but at least 60% of the audience was watching the war at the Northern Border.
Among them, 80 to 90% were probably men. After all, Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha were there, and their opponent was a traitor to the human race!
This was enough reason to watch that battle. Still, one had to admit that Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha were really beautiful...
Meanwhile, the commander of the Ena System's defense force, Lieutenant General Nigel, was fighting against three planetary state void beasts alone.
Beams of thousands of meters long sword light flashed across space while bolts of violent dark gray energy swept past. From time to time, there would be vibrant blue spirit energy approaching toward the void beasts from the huge artificial moons, but they were all dodged by the void beasts.
Every time they tried to charge toward the defense line, they would be forced back by Nigel's sword.
The battle was intense.
During this time, in an extremely far region to the left of the wormhole, a silver light flashed, and a mothership, as well as hundreds of battleships, suddenly emerged.
"Look at that."
"Reinforcements? Why did they appear there though? They're next to the void beast pack."
"They're trying to cut the backlines?!"
At the command room of the defense line, Vice Commander An Cai was dumbfounded after seeing all those ships appear.
Why would they leave the warp tunnel at that position?
Were they trying to play some tricks?
Suddenly, he thought of something and roared. "Damn it! It's the interference of that wormhole! Immediately notify fleets that haven't arrived to take a detour!"
They didn't expect the interference to be this great.
He continued bellowing, "Contact that fleet, split off some firepower to cover them... Never mind, they're too far. Notify them to enter the defense line from the side! When they're near, back them up immediately!"
Currently, when the fleet appeared in space, the interest of the nearby tens of void beasts was piqued. Seeing these 'strange' things pop out, the void beasts immediately went over to surround the fleet.
On the other hand, everyone in the room saw their position and breathed out a sigh of relief. It was a good thing they weren't in the middle of the void beasts.
Although quite some void beasts headed over, it would be hard for them to stop the fleet. Thereafter, the fleet changed directions and flew to the left.
Meanwhile, the void beasts charged up and rushed over. In turn, the cannons were fired toward them.
There were too many ships. Just after one round of attack, only four mortal evolution state void beasts were able to dodge the attacks. The rest were completely annihilated.
After the second wave of attacks, those four mortal evolution states weren't able to survive as well. They were shot by hundreds of energy beams, thereby cracking their bone armors. At this juncture, the cannon from the mothership released vibrant blue beams that instantly penetrated through the four mortal evolution state void beasts.
These beasts were dead for less than five minutes. Following this, more and more void beasts dashed over to besiege everyone.
Due to such, everyone's heart skipped after seeing this for another time.
They might not be in the center of the pack, but this wormhole was too big. As such, the number of void beasts was many times greater.
Even at the border, there were still a few hundred void beasts. Among them were dozens of void beasts at the mortal evolution state.
Lin Dongyu saw this and shouted, "Suppress them with mothership cannons, charge out!"
Out of the few hundred ships, only tens could let out a mortal evolution state attack. They were powerful ships of the human race.
It would be impossible to create effective damage against those mortal evolution state void beasts if the fire wasn't concentrated.
Now, they would have to rely on the suppression of the wave from the mothership's cannons.
However, even if they charged out, they would probably lose some ships. They haven't even begun the reinforcements, but they would already lose some ships. This pained Ling Dongyu's heart.
All the people, who were at the mortal evolution state, in the room frowned after seeing the void beast charging toward them.
Mortal evolution states could survive in space for a short period of time, but there were quite some risks. If one weren't very confident in their abilities or forced to, they would rarely choose to enter space.
However, in the current situation, the fleet can break through the surroundings, but at least tens or more ships would be left behind.
This loss was quite huge.
At this moment, one old man said, "Commander Ling, let us mortal evolution states go help." Ling Dongyu immediately looked at the old man in excitement "Mr. Li, can we really do that? Then, on behalf of the defense force brothers, thank you!"
Why did they bring these powerful people over?
They could pretty much deal with all problems as long as they didn't encounter a planetary state beast.
Even if they didn't offer to do anything, he would still ask them to help. After all, the lives of his soldiers were more important than saving face.
Due to this, Lu Ze's mouth could not help but twitch. He was planning to use space god art to draw these void beasts away, but this guy was just pretending to be pitiful? The other mortal evolution states looked speechlessly at Ling Dongyu.
All the mortal evolution states got up. There were 35 people present.
However, when Lu Ze and Lin Ling got up, everyone felt dazed.
Old Li frowned a little and said, "You're Lu Ze and Lin Ling, aren't you? Although your combat power has reached the mortal evolution state, it's not so easy to enter vacuum space."
Qiu Dongyi nodded. "You need to have the spirit body of a mortal evolution state to survive in vacuum space. Although your combat powers have reached the mortal evolution state, your cultivation level is still at the aperture opening state. You should stay here and watch."
The reason that the mortal evolution state could survive in vacuum space was due to achieving a spirit body. Only a spirit body could survive in space.
Lu Ze was dumbfounded by the remark. So one needed a spirit body? He didn't even know about this. He thought that one only needed to reach the mortal evolution state combat power.
But... luckily he was a perfect spirit body. On the other hand, he wasn't clear about Lin Ling's situation.
He then looked at Lin Ling and asked, "Lin Ling, have you reached the perfect spirit body yet?"
In response, Lin Ling nodded. "Yes, a while ago." With this, Lu Ze smiled at old Li. "Don't worry Mr. Li, Lin Ling and I are both perfect spirit bodies. It's fine."
Although Lu Ze knew that they were saying this for his benefit, there was still an overwhelming number of void beasts out there. Even if everyone went out, the intense pressure won't be relieved.
Meanwhile, he could offer more help. He had red orbs and would last much longer than these mortal evolution states.
Everyone: "?"
They suspected their ears heard it incorrectly.
Everyone here was at the aperture opening state and above. They all knew what a perfect spirit body was.
If one failed to obtain a perfect spirit body at low cultivation levels, he or she would need to open all 810 apertures at the aperture opening state and breakthrough to mortal evolution state, in order to reach a perfect spirit body. At least, in the current generation of young dukes, only Nangong Jing is a perfect spirit body.
Other young dukes broke through to the mortal evolution state above 800 apertures, but no one is truly perfect!
Yet, Lu Ze just claimed that both of them were perfect spirit bodies?!
This...
Was painful!
Back when they were at the aperture opening state, they fought with their lives to open more apertures just so their spirit bodies could be a little stronger.
However, these guys achieved a perfect spirit body before even reaching the mortal evolution state.
The Kurter couple glanced at each other. Perhaps, they really needed to find a place to retire.
Old Li coughed. "... since you're both perfect spirit bodies, then it's fine..."
How awkward...
Lu Ze felt bad after seeing this. After all, old Li innately had good intentions. As such, Lu Ze provided an explanation. "Old Li, you don't need to mind. I didn't intentionally become a perfect spirit body. I just cultivated, and I suddenly attained a perfect spirit body. At first, I thought there was something wrong with my cultivation method."
Everyone: "..."
They didn't even want to look at Lu Ze, especially old Li. He had decided to not talk to Lu Ze again.
Lin Ling felt even worse. She silently moved away from Lu Ze.
Although she didn't unknowingly become a perfect spirit body, talking like this would hurt the feelings of others. She wouldn't say such things.
Ling Dongyu's mouth spasmed. He suppressed his jealousy and admiration while smiling. "In that case, let's move out quickly."
Currently, they didn't have much time. The void beasts were closing in. Thereafter, the mortal evolution states left the room and proceeded to the exit chamber.
The shuttle slowly opened.
Lu Ze felt quite excited. As a human, this was his first time entering space with his own body.
Soon, the unequal pressure produced a huge force of wind, but this was like a light breeze to the mortal evolution states.
When the air disappeared and he couldn't use the traditional method to breathe, Lu Ze could feel every single of his cells shaking. The spirit force was communicating with the outside space. There was no air, but he didn't feel any discomfort.
In an instant, Lu Ze became accustomed to vacuum space.
He wore his combat armor and tried to move around, everything felt natural.
Soon, Lu Ze grinned.
There was no gravity. His spirit force flowed everywhere. This kind of feeling was great.
He opened his mouth and attempted to say something, but the sound couldn't travel.
Thus, he used telepathy to speak to Lin Ling. "Lin Ling, do you want to chase me? If you catch me, I'll let you, hey?".
Lin Ling immediately glared at Lu Ze and clenched her teeth. "Go die!"
Lu Ze curled his lips. What a boring girl.
At this moment, Ling Dongyu shook the spirit force in space and said, "Everyone, please go protect the fleet. You just need to stop the mortal evolution state void beasts for an instant, and the main ship's cannons can kill them."
Lu Ze's eyes widened in disbelief. One could really speak in space?
Everyone nodded and left the exit hatch.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling soon flew to a ship that was a few hundred meters long and stopped.A few thousand kilometers away, a large wave of void beasts was closing in.
Lu Ze's eyes flashed with lightning as purple-red lightning spears appeared.
5, 10, 20... Soon, more than 50 violent lightning spears emerged before him. Even in space, the terrifying spirit force waves still made the other mortal evolution states look over.
This included old Li. He had reached level seven of the mortal evolution state, rendering him as one of the strongest reinforcements.
He held a long white sword. Although he had no god art, his years of experience in sword dao allowed him to take on mortal evolution states at level eight.
Seeing those lightning spears, he knew Lu Ze could kill mortal evolution state void beasts at level six.
It seemed his achievements on the planet Gracious were true after all...
This kid was still so young too. His future should be immeasurable.
In addition to old Li, other people were arranged to position themselves in the front area of the fleet. These included the Kurter couple, Qiu Dongyi, as well as another five mortal evolution states.
Their eyes, containing a sliver of surprise, couldn't help but flash after witnessing Lu Ze's purple-red lightning spear.
Other than old Li and Kurter, none of them were confident taking this wave of lightning spears head-on.
Lu Ze probably wasn't weak even among those who were at level six of the mortal evolution state.
Those who didn't believe that Lu Ze could kill level six mortal evolution state void beasts before had to accept the truth now.
More than a hundred void beasts charged toward the front of the fleet.
There were 13 mortal evolution state void beasts, including one mortal evolution state at level six, level two, and level five.
This level of void beasts was pretty much no threat to the people here.
Roar!
Soon, the fastest void beast was only tens of kilometers from the fleet. It opened its huge mouth and let out a shuddering spirit force as it roared.
Old Li swung the long sword in his hand. Following this, an extremely sharp sword intent instantly cut through that void beast in half.
The roaring ceased.
Those void beasts behind quickly stopped. Should they do a tactical retreat? The enemy doesn't seem easy to mess with.
The corner of Lu Ze's mouth spasmed.
For some reason, this type of void beasts was very scared of death. If they saw their boss die, they would immediately be scared.
Lu Ze wanted them to come over of course. His spears were hungry!
At this moment, a domineering roar could be heard from the right of the fleet.
Old Li's and Kurter's expression shifted, worsening by the minute. "Level nine mortal evolution state?!"
The strongest in their reinforcements squad was only a mortal evolution state at level seven. They all came for the palace lords of Eternal Life Palace. A level seven mortal evolution state would have been enough. However, they wouldn't be able to stop a level nine mortal evolution state void beast directly.
Of course, the power of the mothership's cannons could kill a level nine mortal evolution state but that would take some time to charge. At such a period, there would be heavy casualties.
Those scared void beasts immediately became cocky upon hearing this roar.
They charged toward the fleet once more.
Lu Ze clicked his fingers, and the lightning spear shot toward the void beasts.
The spears were extremely fast. Those void beasts below level six of the mortal evolution state couldn't dodge at all. They were instantly pierced through. Sometimes, a few spears penetrated level five mortal evolution state bodies while other ones impaled multiple aperture opening state void beasts.
After that attack, more than half the void beasts died. Only a few small fries remained at the back.
Roar!
Those void beasts halted on the spot.
The ones remaining were all at the aperture opening state or even at the core martial state. They looked at that large batch of bodies and wanted to flee.
Suddenly, a white sword light cut through these void beasts into pieces. The path-clearing task at the front was much more successful than imagined. There were no powerful void beasts in this area after all.
Thereafter, a pillar of dark gray energy instantly crossed a few hundred kilometers, colliding with the ship next to Lu Ze.
That pillar penetrated the ship without resistance, and then, the ship blew up.
It was that level nine mortal evolution state void beast!
Currently, a massive void beast that was nine kilometers long appeared on the right of the fleet.
Those who were at the mortal evolution state appeared to be displeased.
One middle-aged man said, "I'll stop it for a moment, mothership cannons cover me! I can't guarantee that I can block it for a long time, so the fleet needs to hurry up and leave. Let the defense line support us too!"
He was the strongest level seven mortal evolution state on the right-wing. One mistake would be equivalent to his end.
By this time, a silver light flashed, and Lu Ze appeared next to the level nine mortal evolution state. Purple-red lightning flickered, and a hundred-meter long, enormous lightning spear struck the white bone armor of the void beast.
Purple and red colors blossomed while a powerful shockwave spread in all directions. Quite some weaker void beasts around it were shivering from the shock.
Lu Ze then glanced at the armor, only to discover a sliver of a crack. It was almost indiscernible.
Lu Ze: "..."
He had expected this, but his mouth still twitched. Such a tough armor!
Subsequently, a silver light enveloped him, and he instantly appeared two hundred kilometers away. He kept flying forward.
Flirt once and run. This was really exciting!
The middle-aged man was stunned at this smooth sequence of moves.
That was Lu Ze, right?
Oh shit?
Space god art? Space transmission? That guy was a good guy! He would silently remember Lu Ze's brave figure! Everyone else's eyes widened and couldn't react for a long time.
Lin Ling looked around and saw Lu Ze disappeared from her side. She rubbed her head.
She knew that guy couldn't relax.
Old Li's face stiffened too.
When the level nine mortal evolution state beast felt the tingling pain from the spot of the attack, it roared violently. Instantly, its huge body went after Lu Ze had already fled more than 1000 kilometers away, but he still didn't see that void beast catching up. Just when he thought about shocking it once more, he felt a terrifying wave behind him. He looked around and found that huge void beast pursuing him with an open mouth.
Lu Ze broke out in a cold sweat.
Run!
Lu Ze instantly felt hot-blooded. It was as though he was back in the pocket hunting dimension again.
The bosses in there chased him like this although they all eventually died.
Meanwhile, the defense force inside the ship, the defense force of Ena System, as well as the audience watching the stream, were all dazed.
What was this Lu Ze?!
You're a noob who hadn't even reached the mortal evolution state, and yet, you dare to mess with a level nine mortal evolution state boss?
Under the gaze of everyone, that level nine mortal evolution state void beast roared as it swung its claw toward Lu Ze.
The dark gray spirit force formed a huge spirit force paw, which had a diameter of more than ten kilometers. The violent chi from such spread across hundreds of kilometers.
Lu Ze could feel the onslaught of terrifying chi. He could not help but turn his head to look. Immediately, fear kicked in and cold sweat trickled out.
Couldn't this boss just take it easy?
He just wanted to touch its cool-looking bone armor. Did it need to be this fierce?
Luckily, this boss just attacked impulsively. It couldn't interfere with the space around Lu Ze.
Suddenly, Lu Ze's entire body constantly flashed with silver light. In just a blink, he had already covered a few hundred kilometers of distance. He managed to dodge the spirit claw from the boss and put a wide amount of space between them.
The only drawback was that it was too taxing on his energy. Space god art wasn't a conventional method for Lu Ze. If possible, he really didn't want to use it all the time.
Watching the red and purple orbs continuously disappear from his mental dimension, Lu Ze could feel the ache in his heart. With only a period of two days, Lu Ze's hard-earned inventory of over a million orbs was diminished by ten percent.
Meanwhile, the people who were watching the terrifying series of attacks were still scared, but when they saw Lu Ze flash with silver light, easily dodging the attack, they were rendered immobile.
The comments section of the stream exploded at the same time. "Oh shit! Did you see that?"
"What an enormous paw! Lu Ze looks like a small bug compared to it, and yet, he dodged it so easily?"
"What is that flashing silver light? God art? What god art is it? He just jumped to another place? Is it teleportation?"
"That... is highly likely to be space god art."
"I think so too..."
Some powerful people had speculated about this. Accordingly, a sharp pain settled in their stomach. They were very envious!
Although they hadn't seen martial artists with space god art before, they could still recognize just how strong this god art was, simply by basing on Lu Ze's ability to dodge the attack with a bit of ease!
"By the way... Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze seems to possess numerous god arts?"
Immediately, the comments section stopped bustling
People thought about how they didn't even have a single god art, and yet, Lu Ze had so many. Due to this blow, they lost the will to even type a comment.
Moments later, one comment appeared.
"Why is there a painful expression on little brother Lu Ze's face? Is he injured?"
"Perhaps, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze's power is too weak, and thus, he received a backlash from using the space god art."
"Can Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze still use space god art then? If not, then wouldn't it be very dangerous?"
Several people were scared.
Although a lot of people were envious of his god arts, he was still the prodigy of the human race after all. They wouldn't be narrow-minded so as to curse Lu Ze to death.
At this moment, the level nine mortal evolution state beast caught up once more and released an energy ball with a diameter of a few kilometers. The huge energy ball turned into a black light that was aimed toward Lu Ze.
Upon sensing this vicious energy, Lu Ze used space transmission to jump forward a few hundred kilometers.
As more and more orbs were being consumed, the ache in Lu Ze's heart became more intense, he even wanted to tear up.
My orbs!
"... It seems that Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze might be experiencing an actual backlash!"
Everyone's heart sunk.
"The fleet needs to hurry up and get out! Otherwise, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze might not be able to hold on! Where are the reinforcements?"
"Handsome brother Lu Ze, stay strong!"
Numerous fangirls had moist eyes at this juncture.
The mortal evolution state on the ship had mixed emotions. Lu Ze wasn't even at the mortal evolution state. Nevertheless, he could easily hold off a level nine of mortal evolution state. In comparison, they felt as though they were fake mortal evolution states.
Inside the surveillance room of the mother ship, the screen displayed void beast packs in all areas. On the side, one showed Lu Ze's current situation.
When old Yang saw Lu Ze's worsening expression, his heart skipped a beat. Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze will receive a backlash from his god art?
Not good!
He then ordered, "Hurry! Speed up and break free! Mothership cannons, be ready to support Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze at any time! We must not let anything happen to him!" With this, the fleet started to speed up.
Without the level nine beast just then, the other mortal evolution state prodigies could stop the remaining void beasts.
The ship shot toward the defense line while the main cannons glowed with blue beams. Both level eight and level nine mortal evolution state cannon beams remained shooting at the void beast boss that was chasing after Lu Ze. Simultaneously, the main cannons of the mothership kept charging.
The main cannon's attack could only reach the primary stage of the planetary state. It would only take 30 seconds to charge. Once that was done, it could kill this level nine mortal evolution state beast.
20 seconds later, the fleet finally broke through the surrounding void beasts, and the audience breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Great! Handsome brother Lu Ze doesn't need to risk his life to block this void beast anymore!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze is so young, but he's so brave already. He's a pillar of the Federation..."
"I've misunderstood Lu Ze before."
"The main cannon of the mothership is charging. As soon as its done, that bastard can't escape!"
Lu Ze knew what the ship was thinking, so he was slowly leading the boss to the fleet. After another ten seconds, the charging period was finished.
At this moment, Lu Ze used space god art again to cross a few hundred kilometers. The void beast was furious to see this little thing run again. Immediately it went after Lu Ze furiously.
Just when it crossed a few hundred kilometers from the fleet, the main cannon fired a blue beam toward it.
Before the boss could even react, the beam had already penetrated its blood gushed out into space, and a hundred-meter diameter wound appeared on that void beast's massive body.
The violent spirit force shattered most of its internal organs, but its power allowed it to retain its last breath.
It gazed at the mothership and cried out.
Its life force was weakening, but it still attempted to retaliate against the mothership. Even if it was going to die, it would still break the ship.
Just then, six blue lights flickered. The secondary cannons had power within level eight to nine of the mortal evolution state. They wouldn't even be able to hit this void beast in its prime, but now was a different situation.
The six beams instantly struck the void beast, pulverizing its bone armor.
Soon, its life force dissipated as its body was thrown away in the distance.
Lu Ze finally felt relieved. This was too dangerous! He wasn't going to flirt with a boss again!
"Okay!"
All the mortal evolution state prodigies who were anxious let out a sigh of relief
If that cannon couldn't kill the void beast, then it would be another round of trouble.
Everyone else, including the audience and the defense force, also breathed easy.
They felt sorry for Lu Ze who had to endure such pain while using space god art just to distract the void beast.
The pack of void beasts behind the fleet witnessed the gruesome death of their boss and froze. Now, they didn't even dare to roar. Instead, they chose to flee back toward the bigger pack. Lu Ze only glanced at them. He didn't pursue them anymore and proceeded to return to the fleet.
On the other hand, the fleet had broken free from its pursuers. Those mortal evolution state prodigies were gathered in the exit hatch, waiting for Lu Ze to come back, so they could go in together. By the time Lu Ze arrived, everyone looked over with somewhat different eyes.
Ling Dongyu took the initiative to speak with gratefulness first. "Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, thank you so much for this time. I will report your contribution to the Federation." If it wasn't for Lu Ze, they would lose quite some ships in the course of breaking free.
Lu Ze smiled in response. "Sure, thank you, Commander Ling."
There was a reward, great!
Lu Ze wondered whether he could ask Ling Dongyu to get him a few more Xingzhan pancakes. He would ask him secretly later.
Ling Dongyu quickly waved his hand and smiled. "If it wasn't for you, our fleet would suffer heavy losses."
Qiu Dongyi exclaimed, "Lu Ze, I thought I've tried to overestimate you, but your power still exceeded my predictions."
The Kurter couple nodded as well. "Indeed, space god art..."
Everyone looked at Lu Ze admiringly.
In turn, Lu Ze scratched his head in embarrassment. Lin Ling glanced at him and rolled her eyes. This guy was going to get cocky. At this moment, the door to the inside opened, and Ling Dongyu beamed. "Thank you, everyone. At the end of the mission, I will report everyone's contributions."
Hearing this, everyone grinned as well. This meant more rewards and resources. Subsequently, everyone entered the ship with satisfaction.
Old Yang brought a few soldiers over and looked excitedly at Lu Ze. "Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, thank you so much this time. Despite receiving the backlash from your god art, you still distracted the void beast."
Lu Ze: "?"
'Backlash?'
'What backlash?'
Since when did that happen? How come he didn't know about it?
Other people felt stunned too.
Ling Dongyu asked, "Old Yang, what backlash?"
They were too far from Lu Ze a while ago. Moreover, they had to take care of void beasts in front of them, so naturally, they didn't see Lu Ze's expression.
Lin Ling looked at Lu Ze dubiously. There weren't any signs that he received a backlash. This guy's space god art shouldn't have any adverse effects.
Old Yang explained, "After Lu Ze used space god art, there was a backlash. His expression even worsened. Despite this, he kept on diverting the attention of the void beast."
With this, those who were at the mortal evolution states looked at Lu Ze with more complicated eyes.
Lu Ze: "..."
These guys were really imaginative. He was just hurt that his orbs were being used up so much! But of course, he couldn't say that now.
Old Li couldn't resist sighing. "Lu Ze is so young and yet so righteous... I feel embarrassed."
Lu Ze scratched his head. "Hahaha... you praise me too much. It's no big deal..."
What could he do? He could only cooperate and play along with it...
At this moment, Lin Ling's voice could be heard in Lu Ze's head. "Ze, did you really experience a backlash?"
Lu Ze, who felt speechless, replied, "No, I just used my orbs to replenish my energy, and it pained my heart to see so much of them disappear. My face didn't look so good, but they thought it was a backlash..."
Lin Ling: "..."
She didn't know what to say.
Wait!
Her expression suddenly changed. That guy was using all those precious orbs to replenish his energy?!
Her heart twisted in pain as her face bore an ugly expression.
"Lin Ling, are you still worried about Lu Ze? He's really safe now." Old Yang tried to reassure her.
Youth... sigh. Lin Ling: "..." Her mouth spasmed under the teasing gazes of the mortal evolution state people. Yes, she was worried but not about that retard!
Everyone returned to their previous room, and the fleet soon approached the border of the defense line.
When Lu Ze saw three huge artificial moons with over 1000 kilometers diameter, he felt dazed. This was the first time that he saw an asteroid being utilized to build defenses. This felt pretty high class.
The fleet went around the battlefield and entered the defense line from the side. It then stopped outside the middle artificial moon.
Buzz...
The door opened, and Ling Dongyu, together with old Yang, walked in Dongyu smiled. "Everyone, we have reached the defense line. Follow me. There will be ships escorting you into the base. The defense force of our Gracious System will be heading to our designated area."
Thereafter, they followed Ling Dongyu to a small ship parking lot on the mothership.
Ling Dongyu, old Yang, and the high-levels of the defense force saluted to Lu Ze and rest. "Best wishes to all of you!"
It was unlikely that they would be battling in the same area. They didn't even know where these mortal evolution states would be sent to.
Eventually, Lu Ze and the others entered a small ship, and they subsequently flew off toward the moon.
After this, Ling Dongyu bellowed, "Prepare to join the battle!"
The small ship soon landed on the moon. Accordingly, everyone alighted. After stepping on the solid ground, Lu Ze sighed. The solid ground felt good. Humans were born and raised on the ground after all. That battle in space didn't feel so suitable.
As soon as they exited the ship, two soldiers who were wearing combat armor came out. They bowed to Lu Ze and the rest. Following this, the soldier on the left said, "Thank you, everyone, for coming to lend your support. You are the first group of powerful people to arrive. We are under an extremely desperate situation, so we'll send you directly to the area that requires help urgently." The group didn't expect the defense force of Ena System to address the situation directly as soon as they entered. However, this also meant that they were rather short on people.
The soldier, who was on the right side, projected a map from his device. It was the defense line of the Ena System.
The defense line was outlined by glowing blue dots that were connected. Among these dots, three appeared to be quite massive. They represent the three artificial moons.
There were four regions on the sides of these three moons. Each region had around 10 smaller dots. These dots correspond to the motherships that had a similar size to the ship they came from.
The moons and the motherships had a space of approximately 3000 kilometers between them. The entire defense line spanned about 10,000 kilometers.
80,000 kilometers away from the defense line, a black dot was placed in the spot where the wormhole appeared.
Waves of small red dots emerged from the black dot. They were closing in on the defense line. Those were the pack of void beasts.
At the same time, several small blue dots were present before the defense line. Those symbolized the ships of the guardians.
Outside the defense line, the red and blue dots made contact. Many red dots managed to get past the blue ones. They were directly approaching the defense line.
Considering their mental capacity, the term 'detour' never even entered their minds. All they could think about was to indulge in destroying everything in their wake.
If they couldn't destroy it, then they would run.
Some of the regions had a large number of red dots in them. Accordingly, they received a great deal of pressure. Meanwhile, those regions with a bare number of red dots were situated on the borders.
Those void beasts that broke through the warships were, at least, at the aperture opening state and above. Hence, they needed powerful people to take care of them.
This was the mission assigned to the reinforcements.
Since everyone was looking at the map, the soldier, who was on the left, said, "Ena System is rather important. The reward that the Federation would give for this mission is three times that of a regular one. Please defend Ena System. Otherwise, if a problem occurs with the gene serum production, the northern border will become very passive."
Everyone nodded in acknowledgment upon hearing his words.
As the strongest among the reinforcements, old Li smiled and pointed somewhere first. He chose a cluster of red dots between the middle and right moon. "I'll go here."
He was rather confident with his power. Since his cultivation was at level seven of the mortal evolution state, his combat power can now reach level eight of the mortal evolution state.
Everyone else made their choices too.
"In that case, I'll choose this one." Qiu Dongyi pointed at an area not far from old Li, but it had less-packed red dots.
Thereafter, the Kurter couple chose a similar place as old Li. The choices of other people were based upon their current capabilities.
Those who were confident settled for an area with more void beasts since that meant more rewards.
Lu Ze then looked at the map and pointed at a mothership between the middle and right. "I'll choose this."
The density of red dots here was similar to the location that old Li opted for. Lu Ze was weaker than old Li, but he was fast enough.
As for Lin Ling, she chose the same place as Lu Ze.
Everyone said nothing since they were aware of Lu Ze's power. Only those two soldiers glanced strangely at Lu Ze, but they didn't comment about it in the end.
While they were debating to speak out, old Li gave them a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze is extremely strong. He's not weaker than me. He will be fine."
The two soldiers could see that everyone else was very calm. Since that was the case, they could only record it as it was.
When everyone was finished selecting, the solider on the left said, "Everyone, I will take you over now."
Perhaps, because they had fought together, everyone chose regions not too far from each other.
Half an hour later, Lu Ze was taken to the mothership he chose.
Lu Ze and Lin Ling then got up. Everyone else cheered them on.
Lu Ze beamed. "Take care, everyone. If we get the chance, we'll get Commander Ling to treat everyone to Xingzhan pancakes. It's amazing!"
Everyone: "?"
On the side, Lin Ling smiled awkwardly. "We'll be leaving first." She dragged Lu Ze outside.
When Lu Ze and Lin Ling reached the mothership, there were already two soldiers there to greet them. They became stunned upon seeing the two.
They didn't expect it to be these two. They had seen how Lu Ze stalled that level nine mortal evolution state void beasts. In their eyes, Lu Ze was stronger than their ship commander!
With their arrival, the pressure on this ship would be greatly relieved.
The two looked at Lu Ze with fervor. They proceeded to salute thereafter. "Welcome, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, ist Lieutenant Lin Ling. Thank you for coming to help!"
Lu Ze grinned at them. "It's fine. We're just doing our mission."
Why did the two look at him like that?
Was he that famous?
The soldier on the right said, "Um, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze, were you injured from the backlash of your god art before? Do you need to rest?"
Lu Ze's smile froze. On the other hand, the corners of Lin Ling's mouth twitched. She glanced cheekily at Lu Ze
Lu Ze said seriously, "I'm fine, don't worry. How can a mere backlash beat me down? Everyone is fighting against the void beasts, so how can I be lazy? I can still fight 10!"
Lin Ling: "..."
She almost believed Lu Ze, given how enthusiastic he spoke.
However, knowing the truth, she wanted to laugh.
The two soldiers looked at Lu Ze with admiration.
What a shame they weren't girls!
The two saluted to Lu Ze once more and said seriously, "In that case, we won't hold Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze and 1st Lieutenant Lin Ling up, please come with us to the exit hatch."
Lu Ze smiled again. "Thank you."
"It's an honor."
The two soldiers quickly waved their hands.
