After listening to Li Yu's words, Hunter and Mo Duo were left sowhat dumbfounded.
"You fool around all day, yet you secretly did all these things?" Hunter accidentally blurted out his impression of Li Yu.
"Fool around?" Li Yu was astonished. He thought the image he projected was at least mature yet humorous, ticulous yet playful, and elegant with a touch of roguish charm.
'How did that turn into fooling around?'
"It makes no sense for Taotie to just scare you. The power of the Tyron Chamber of Comrce isn't sothing Thorn Fla can stand against. He might actually have a backup plan."
Mo Duo voiced a rather grim speculation.
"Those bastards love to put on a show more than anyone else. Even Third Fatty hid his true colors quite well. We cannot underestimate them," Hunter said, his tone turning serious.
"Does that an Taotie really has a way to appease Tu Rui's wrath? And he has a Troll Heart?" Li Yu guessed.
"Forget it, I will make a call. Let's see if I can sacrifice a bit of my physical charm." Unable to co up with any solid leads for the mont, Li Yu sent a communication request to Widow.
The phrase "Waiting for connection..." chid for a long ti before Widow finally answered. The screen showed only complete pitch-black darkness, and her face was nowhere to be seen.
Before Li Yu could even speak, Widow beat him to it. "Sothing happened..."
"What happened?" Li Yu paused for a mont before asking.
"The fleet of Dark Star has appeared near the Heavenly Desolation Star. The High Echelon Archons have already evacuated, and I am leaving as well."
'What the hell?'
Li Yu froze, clearly not expecting this news. A barrage of questions surfaced in his mind.
"What is Dark Star, and what do you an by evacuated?"
"Dark Star is an overlord-class Marauder who rose to power in the No Man's Land System over the past year. He practically swept through the entire No Man's Land System." The one explaining this was Hunter, not Widow.
The Heavenly Desolation Star bordered the No Man's Land System. It was the core planet of the Heavenly Desolation Star System and its only habitable world.
The Heavenly Desolation Star System was just an ordinary single-star system with only four planets. Aside from the Heavenly Desolation Star, there was a Prison Star and two Wasteland Planets; they lacked minerals and were completely uninhabitable.
It could be described as incredibly barren.
The No Man's Land System was actually a vastly expansive asteroid belt. Due to various issues, it was an ungoverned region, which made it a paradise for Space Marauders.
Although it bordered the No Man's Land System, the sheer awe of the Star Glory Empire ensured that the inhabitants of the No Man's Land System dared not harbor any improper thoughts toward the Heavenly Desolation Star.
However, this Dark Star clearly did not share that sentint. After sweeping through the No Man's Land System, he rushed toward the Heavenly Desolation Star almost without pause.
"Does that an... the Heavenly Desolation Star is being attacked by Space Marauders?" Li Yu wore a peculiar expression. The ways of the world were truly unpredictable.
"Exactly..." Widow nodded and then prepared to hang up. It was obvious that she was also in a great rush.
"Wait..." Li Yu looked sowhat bashful. "Is your organization still recruiting? What do you think... about ?"
It was obvious that Widow had a powerful organization behind her. It remained a mystery what she was plotting by staking out the Junkyard, making her highly enigmatic.
"You..." Widow's voice pitched up slightly, followed by a mont of silence. "We only take females..."
"Ah?" Li Yu blinked. This organization... yikes...
"Given that you still owe a favor, I will leave you with a piece of advice. The waters here are very deep." Widow ended the transmission, having no ti for idle chatter with him.
"Even a fool knows the waters are deep... What I wanted was a way out." Li Yu could not help but shake his head.
When Dark Star was navigating through Interstellar space, the only thing that could clearly detect them was the defense system of the Heavenly Desolation Star.
But when the fleet of Dark Star appeared in the sky, even a fool would know that sothing was terribly wrong.
The pitch-black Ships were streamlined, each asuring at least a hundred ters long. Crimson patterns intertwined on their hulls to form the shape of a dim, annihilated planet.
There were dozens of such Ships. More importantly, the Main Ship among them was exceptionally massive. Resembling a giant cross, its pitch-black hull was covered by a layer of red Protective Shield as it slowly descended.
Like a divine punishnt, a colossal shadow blanketed Wild City, the Capital of the Heavenly Desolation Star.
No one could remain calm under such suffocating pressure. A few Flying Vehicles crashed into nearby buildings, a result of the magnetic interference naturally emitted by the hull.
Ordinary Weapons could not even get close to this Cruciform Battleship.
The defense system of the Heavenly Desolation Star showed absolutely no reaction. In fact, those Mayfly Cannons deployed in orbit were as quiet as if they had fallen asleep.
Bzzzt!
In all the cities across the Heavenly Desolation Star, any screen capable of displaying images suddenly fuzzed with static. A slowly cracking, crimson planet materialized on the displays—this was the emblem of Dark Star.
There were not many cities on the entirety of the Heavenly Desolation Star. Because it was an immigrant planet and lacked any native Intelligent Lifeforms, coupled with its extre remoteness, it only housed tens of millions of Interstellar residents.
"Citizens of the Star Glory Empire, I am the leader of Dark Star. From this mont on, you are my prisoners."
"Please rest assured... My target is not you, so I ask that you do not cause any trouble for ."
"Your Weapons and defense systems have been completely dismantled by . The Supre Archon has also long abandoned you. Please consider your own lives."
The voice of Dark Star was exceptionally gentle, making it easy to imagine a refined and cultured Middle-Aged Man behind the screen. He did not seem bloodthirsty at all.
Marauders had a terrible reputation, one that could even be described as tyrannical. The trafficking of Intelligent Lifeforms, organ smuggling, and Gene plundering—these were all their defining labels.
Therefore, the words spoken by Dark Star were no different from bullshit.
Imdiately, nurous small Spaceships across the Heavenly Desolation Star took to the skies, hoping to escape.
However, the Mayfly Cannons deployed in satellite orbit abruptly awakened. ek against external threats, yet ruthless against internal ones.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Blinding Light Beams descended from the heavens, and tallic fireworks exploded brilliantly across the sky.
"...However, I will not allow you to leave either, because you are all my prisoners."
The emblem of Dark Star vanished. The entire Heavenly Desolation Star fell into a Dead Silence, and an emotion known as sheer panic began to spread.
Yet, in the very next mont, the pitch-black screens lit up once more. A neatly dressed White-Haired Elder appeared on the broadcast. The wrinkles on his face were deeply entrenched, and his eyes were as profound as the Starry Sky.
"Look, it is the Archon!" soone shouted, pointing at the screen as a glimr of hope sparked in their eyes.
"Citizens, this is a disaster..." The White-Haired Elder wore a heavy expression. Behind him was the Office background that the citizens of the Heavenly Desolation Star were deeply familiar with.
"But in the face of Marauders, I will never compromise. They are nothing but a pack of cunning rats. They claid that I left, that I abandoned you."
"That is impossible. I am here, and I will stand with you to face this together!"
The elder's voice was firm and sonorous, inspiring the citizens whose hearts had already grown dim with despair.
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