"May I ask you, what do you an Horus killed the guards and forcibly escaped?" Titus stared intently at the person in the shadows, his voice sounding like it was squeezed out of his throat.
"About seven hours ago, you told that Horus had died in your ambush, without leaving a trace of a corpse behind."
"And after rely seven hours, he resurrected again!?"
The other party whispered: "There were so accidents. The information you gave was incomplete. Horus had another superpower that no one knew about. Exhausting his last breath, he killed the guards."
"Is that what I'm asking!?" Titus raged, like a maddened lion: "Why is he still alive? Why did you secretly take him away without telling !?"
"What... exactly do you want to do!?"
The anger in Titus's heart surged. The plan had clearly been proceeding very smoothly: ambush Horus, forcibly kill him, then coordinate with public opinion to create a scenario of Klein issuing improper orders.
Following closely behind was a series of action plans used to shake Klein's rule and gradually disintegrate her prestige.
However, the plan went awry right at the first step.
Horus, who should have been clearly dead, actually resurrected again not long ago, and even escaped.
"Your Highness Titus, we naturally have our considerations. The failure of the plan is not solely our reason." The other party shook his head, his voice turning cold:
"Let repeat, the intelligence you gave had problems. Horus had another superpower outside of our control."
"Furthermore, Your Highness... I hope you understand that our Black Net is not your subordinate, but a collaborator. You should rein in your temper."
Titus's pupils were covered in bloodshot veins, panting like a bull, staring fixedly at the person before him.
Once upon a ti, this group of people from the Black Net could only be respectful in front of him, but now they actually dared to threaten him secretly!
The reason the Black Net Organization supported him was so that after the battle of Return Star, Titus would ascend to the ruler's position.
Then, using Return Star as a springboard, they could restore the grand prosperity of the Black Net at its peak.
However, as Klein ca to power, Titus's value continuously decreased.
If it weren't for the fact that the Other-Dinsional Camp had already placed a bet behind Klein, making it basically impossible to accept them, the Black Net Organization would have long been too lazy to play gas with Titus here and would have directly switched sides.
Titus's expression was gloomy. To avoid leaking news, this matter could only be done stealthily, borrowing the power of the Black Net.
This also caused the Black Net to be fearless due to having backing in this matter. If it were exposed, it would be his interests that suffered damage.
Thinking of this, a wave of sorrow surged in his heart. When Klein had just co to power, there were still quite a few people secretly contacting him, having a strong montum of supporting the rightful king.
As long as he gave the order, the entire Return Star would probably split into two.
However, as ti passed, only a short two months or so later, under the thods of Klein and Vimala, his faction was shrinking day by day.
So less resolute followers had already begun to waver.
And what was even more sorrowful was that right now, even if he wanted to launch a civil war, his chances of winning weren't high.
There were still quite a few Imperial Family high-echelon mbers secretly supporting him now. If he wanted to launch a civil war and damage fundantal interests, those high-echelon mbers who supported him would probably abandon him directly.
And the Black Net Organization was even less likely to invest more resources to enter the quagmire of a Return Star civil war.
Investigating the root cause, everything was because of that guy—
Li Yu!
If he hadn't acted as a middleman, the Other-Dinsional Camp wouldn't possibly have supported Klein either.
Prestige, reputation, strength...
In the end, it was not as good as being born beautiful?
Titus thought of so jokes circulating on the Black Hole Network, and his ntality underwent further changes.
The person hiding in the shadows didn't notice that Titus was undergoing so psychological tamorphosis. He just felt that the atmosphere between the two was sowhat stiff. Out of consideration for overall interests, his voice softened slightly:
"Your Highness, you don't need to be too angry either. Although he hijacked the escort spaceship, we have already sent people to hunt him down. He won't be able to run too far in a short ti."
"The several nearby star systems have already been secretly sealed by us. Please rest assured, the overall plan can still operate smoothly."
"Horus's sudden death in battle has already stirred up quite a storm. The reaction of so middle and lower-level officers in the military is very intense..."
Titus's expression tended to ease, as if he had accepted this reality.
The reasons the Black Net Organization didn't kill Horus were nothing more than those few.
Keeping Horus to constrain Titus in the future, or perhaps believing Horus still had great value.
After all, Horus was an A4 Level lifeform. Even if sold, he could fetch a considerable amount of money.
"Proceed according to the established plan. I don't want any more accidents to happen in this matter," Titus said indifferently.
"Rest assured..." The other party bowed slightly and retreated into the darkness.
...
"It dropped to 26% huh. It's much better than I imagined, but this is just the beginning, it should continue to fall..."
Li Yu glanced at the [Tarkin Doctrine Compendium]. The mont he ca out of the Jade Void Palace, he imdiately checked the impact this matter caused.
Actually, the impact this matter caused was far greater than he imagined.
Mainly it was the Star Glory Empire. Not long ago, they had also issued a morial announcent, stating that Horus was a rare general, and it was truly a pity that he died suppressing internal rebellions.
In their words, they even hinted that the Return Star high echelon had equipped too few fleets, which led to this result.
The Star Glory Empire was obviously enjoying the show without fearing it getting too big, fanning the flas.
However, the Return Star Citizens couldn't see through this. Upon reading it, so people imdiately beca agitated. Damn, this was a top-tier general that even the Star Glory Empire praised, and he just died like this?
Imdiately, various conspiracy theories ran rampant. There were even rumors saying that Horus was forced to death by Li Yu.
The argunt was actually that this military mountain would block Li Yu's advancent and prestige. It was truly ridiculously absurd.
And the newspaper that published this news was shut down the very next day, but its registered legal person had long left Return Star.
Nurous rumors ran rampant wildly, clearly with manipulators behind the scenes. The early stages of a regi change were already turbulent and unstable, and now chaos was even more rampant.
"Can't there be one or two peaceful days..." Li Yu shook his head, closed the Interstellar Network, and opened the ssage sent to him by Klein.
Klein had contacted him long ago, it was just that he was in the Jade Void Palace and didn't receive the ssage temporarily. It roughly asked him to return a call as soon as possible.
Li Yu raised an eyebrow and imdiately started a video call. The ringing didn't last long before the signal connected.
What sounded first wasn't Klein's voice, but an indistinguishable clamor. Various voices rose and fell, like a symphony...
The cara lens shifted directions three or four tis before focusing on Klein. She looked sowhat haggard, her brows locked tight, carrying a lancholy and sadness that was hard to dispel.
As her teacher, Horus had accompanied her for a very long ti. Although later, their relationship had so cracks due to so events.
However, it would be a lie to say there was no affection at all. Horus's sudden death also dealt a heavy blow to Klein.
But seeing Li Yu, she still managed to force out a faint smile.
"All of you, get out..." Klein ordered. The commotion around gradually disappeared, ultimately tending towards silence.
Klein's lips were tight. Li Yu could clearly see so veins bulging on her delicate and slender neck. This was a manifestation of her trying her best to control herself.
The sorrow in Klein's heart was far more profound than what she showed.
"If you want to cry, just cry..." Li Yu sighed softly. Finally, Klein's eye sockets rapidly turned red, her body trembling slightly. Only after a long ti did she spit out a sentence:
"Horus... after all, was my teacher..."
Li Yu was sowhat emotional. Old man Horus, your death wasn't in vain. Klein at least shed a few tears for you.
When the news of Horus's death first arrived, Li Yu had peeked using the [Eye of Hydra].
But at that ti, Horus's limbs were incomplete, and there were no confinent asures. It was highly likely a corpse, just didn't know where it was being transported to.
In this situation, any further comfort would be futile.
"Who did it? I'll go kill him."
Li Yu's simple sentence, however, possessed extraordinary magic. Klein was startled, then quickly restrained her emotions, shook her head, and said:
"I can't find out. I can only say the enemy's ambush force exceeded imagination. According to so battle recordings, there were two A4 Level lifeforms, plus an unseen Titan Artifact."
Then this lineup was indeed luxurious. Li Yu remained silent. No wonder Horus couldn't escape.
"Horus had already realized there was no chance of escaping. Mid-battle, he had already dispersed most of the fleet."
In this kind of situation, it ant encountering an invincible enemy. Continuing to resist would only increase casualties. It was better to disperse the fleet; whoever could escape, escaped.
Klein added: "Your subordinates are fine. Horus had them leave early."
"Oh?" Li Yu was sowhat surprised. He knew Klein was talking about the Twelve Golden Immortals. Horus actually let them leave early?
Horus, you making feel a bit touched by this.
He previously thought the Twelve Golden Immortals were buried along with Horus.
Perhaps Horus's thought at the ti was that leaving them behind was useless, so it was better to let them leave. But the outco was good anyway.
"Are there no suspected targets?" Li Yu inquired.
"Based on existing clues, no traces can be found..." Klein shook her head. A trace of killing intent surfaced in her eyes, and she added: "However, my intuition tells it might be Titus."
Li Yu pondered for a mont, noncommittal, and instead said: "The matters on my side are mostly handled. I'm preparing to return voyage imdiately."
"By the way, there's sothing I might need to trouble you with."
Klein asked: "What is it?"
"Can you mobilize a few top-tier Gene Research Experts for ? I need to use them for a while."
Calling upon genetic experts was naturally to modulate the Celestial God Gene Chain. The more people there were, the faster the progress could be pushed.
With Return Star as backing, it would be a waste not to use it.
"No problem." Klein nodded. Since Li Yu needed it, then just mobilize them. It wasn't a big deal anyway. At most, soone would pop out again to question who was actually in charge of Return Star.
She was already used to it.
Klein's decisiveness made Li Yu sowhat embarrassed, so he asked: "Is there anything you need my help with currently?"
Klein thought for a bit, then hesitated: "Due to Horus's sudden death, the Southern Territory, which had already been suppressed, is showing signs of chaos again..."
"The Southern Territory is right on the way of my return voyage. Then I'll just suppress it along the way, and also bring back those few subordinates," Li Yu didn't think much and took over the conversation.
It was just that Klein was still sowhat worried: "But I'm worried those guys who ambushed Horus haven't left yet. If you run into them, I'm afraid..."
"Then it's the perfect ti to kill them..." Li Yu said without hesitation.
Klein said lancholically: "If Teacher Horus knew you were willing to avenge him, he would be very gratified."
"Haha..." Li Yu shook his head and said: "I'm not doing it for that old geezer Horus."
eting Klein's questioning gaze, Li Yu smiled radiantly, "Who asked them to make you sad."
Just because those guys killing Horus made you sad, that's why I want to kill them.
In an instant, Klein's eyes flickered, and she actually didn't dare to et Li Yu's gaze. The lethality of this sentence was still a bit high.
Even though the two had already sparred several tis and knew each other's depths and lengths, Klein was still sowhat unable to withstand it.
"Mm... I know. Regarding intelligence on the Southern Territory, soone will coordinate with you. I still have so things to do on my side..."
She hurriedly hung up the call, breathed a long sigh of relief, and stroked her cheek with her fair palm. She could feel a slight heat. Her heartbeat was a bit fast, but the corners of her mouth curled up unnaturally.
"Cough, cough..." She realized her loss of composure, coughed drily twice, took a deep breath, narrowed her eyes slightly, and restored her image as the cold and glamorous Empress. Then she called all her subordinates back and began handling governnt affairs.
...
On the other side, Li Yu had already obtained the general situation. The current situation in the Southern Territory was very special.
The initial rebel organizations had already been decimated by Horus.
But after Horus's death, a rebel organization that had never shown its face quickly began to contact those remnants and brought in a few Marauder Groups from the outside.
Then they ford a United Fleet. The temporary commander was nad—Kord Nelson.
It was the first ti this guy appeared in interstellar space. No information about him could be found; he was very mysterious.
The purpose of this motley crew truly wasn't to oppose oppression or anything like that.
It was to scoop up enough benefits during the period after Horus's death and before the new commander arrived, and then quickly retreat.
Nelson...
Li Yu roughly understood. Since this guy could quickly pull together this rebel fleet after Horus's death, then he definitely had undeniable ties with the organization that ambushed Horus.
Thinking of this, his eyes flickered, and he sent a ssage to Klein.
(End of Chapter)
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