Chapters [379-380]

Chapter 379. Is It a Hard Choice?

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Starlight scattered on the ground, slipping through the gaps of leaves.

Across the forest, the night wind blew, creating a rustling sound. At this moment, the atmosphere between the two professors and the newly-arrived figures was heavy.

Lu Ze and Lin Ling watched in a covert manner a few kilometers away. They decided to observe the situation first.

Jian Wen and Chris showed desperate expressions when the two appeared, but before they could speak, that handsome man spoke first.

His tone was gentle. It was like old friends catching up. "Professors Jian and Chris, half of the Ena System's defense force had left. Now, it's all up to you."

Upon hearing the words, the body of the two scientists stiffened.

Jian Wen gritted his teeth and looked at the two. "Why are you two doing this? If something happens at the northern border, it would be the blade demon benefitting. Is there any benefit for the Eternal Life Palace?"

The bulky man frowned impatiently and said, "You have asked this question last time. It is not your responsibility to know why we are doing this. Just do what you need to do."

He took a deep look at the two and sneered. "It's a critical period. I will remind you one last time, don't play any tricks. We have been watching you. Just then you two encountered Lu Ze and Lin Ling, right? Your decision was very apt."

As soon as the man finished talking, Jian Wen's and Chris' expressions looked bad.

The scholarly man smiled. "Professors, don't worry. After this is done, no one will know what you did, and your families will be fine. I hope you can understand where you stand."

He then smiled at Chris. "Your daughter is very pretty."

Chris' face went green, and he roared. "Bastard, if you dare to touch my daughter, I will bring you down at all costs!"

The man still smiled. "Don't worry, our goal is just for you to bring the thing into Ena System. As long as you cooperate, your families will be fine. I promise that we won't harm them. The same goes for you, Professor Jian."

The two were shaking with anger, but there was nothing they could do.

The bulky man laughed hysterically.

Jian Wen said, "We need to make sure our families are safe."

"No problem."

The man smiled and projected four rooms with four people. There were two middle-aged women, a young beautiful girl, and a young man who resembled Jian Wen.

The four were imprisoned in the rooms. Nevertheless, there were no signs of abuse.

The two felt relieved.

The handsome man smiled. "Now, it is time for you to do what you need to do. It takes two days for the reinforcements to arrive at Ena System. As long as you bring the thing in during this time, your mission is complete. It is not that hard, is it?"

Accordingly, he took out a metal box.

The box was 30 centimeters tall and its entire body was black. This should be made of precious metal.

The box was then handed over.

The two looked at the box, but they didn't take it immediately. They knew that if they really took it and brought it into the Ena System, then they would become criminals. However, if they didn't, what about their family?

Using billions of other lives to exchange for the lives of their family—taking a box had never been so hard. They didn't even have the courage to move their fingers.

They knew that even if they completed the mission, the safety of their families would still be up to the Eternal Life Palace. However, they could only choose to gamble.

Despite the hesitation of the professors, the handsome man still smiled. "Professors, the choice is in your hands. The life of your family or the life of strangers. Is it really hard to choose?"

After hearing this, Jian Wen clenched his teeth and took the metal box.

The handsome man smiled with satisfaction. "Good courage, Professor Jian Wen."

The bulky man crossed his arms and watched as if it was a show.

Subsequently, the handsome man left a reminder. "Although you have tested it once, this one is more powerful. Good luck, Professors."

Jian Wen's and Chris's faces looked worse upon hearing this remark, but they said nothing. After all, they had nothing to say.

In the dark, Lu Ze and Lin Ling watched this entire process quietly. Wait, so those two were really from the Eternal Life Palace. What was in the box then?

Bomb?

A bomb that could blow up an entire solar system. That's not something the human race could produce, right?

Even if they had contact with the blade demon race, the blade demons wouldn't be able to provide this level of a bomb.

And…

Lu Ze turned his gaze at that small box. It also contained space ripples, which appeared to be the same type as those previously present on the professors' bodies.

Lu Ze could feel this matter wasn't simple.

On the other hand, Lin Ling's face turned pale. Her chi was surging. If Lu Ze didn't suppress her, she would probably be exposed.

Lu Ze patted her shoulder and used [Telepathy]. "Lin Ling, calm down."

Lin Ling took a deep breath and replied, "These Eternal Life Palace people really need to die!"

Even Lu Ze was chilled by the coldness in her words.

Lin Ling continued, "What do we do? I want to kill."

Lu Ze: "…"

Lin Ling really seemed like she was going to burst out.

Lu Ze answered, "The thing in the box is strange. It might be a bomb. Professors Jian Wen and Chris are forced, but they still seem to be planning to blow up the Ena System. You follow them. If they want to get on a spaceship and leave, stop them."

Lin Ling was taken aback after hearing him. "But…"

Lu Ze patted her shoulder and smiled. "I'll follow those two from the Eternal Life Palace and see if I can find their base and wipe them all."

"Mhm… I'll try to save their families too."

Lin Ling frowned. "It is said that the Eternal Life Palace has four palace lords. All their powers are at level five of the mortal evolution state. I want to go with you. I can help you stall one."

Although Lin Ling's combat power was just approaching Mortal Evolution State, she was confident she could stall them for a few minutes if she wore her combat armor and used her [Spirit Eye God Art].

Lu Ze rolled his eyes. "If you follow too, what about Jian Wen and Chris? Are we going to let them blow up Ena System?"

Lin Ling replied, "Then, you must contact the defense force once you find the base!"

Lu Ze smiled. "Don't worry. I'm very good at hiding!"

Lin Ling was probably not aware of his current combat power.

Even if he didn't wear the combat armor, his power was still at level four of the Mortal Evolution State. If he did, his power would be on par with the palace lords. At least, those palace lords wouldn't be able to keep him.

As the two discussed, the two professors had left. They didn't put the metal box inside their storage ring and just directly carried it toward Xingzhan City.

The handsome man and the bulky man flew off in another direction.

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Chapter 380. Order-Weakening Space Bomb

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Through [Telepathy], Lu Ze said to Lin Ling, "Be careful, contact the defense force if necessary. Your personal safety is the most important."

Lin Ling grinned. "Are you worried about me?"

Lu Ze rolled his eyes. "Of course, I am worried."

Wasn't this logical?

After all, there was a bomb that could blow up an entire solar system.

Lin Ling's body stiffened, and she responded, "I'm going. You should be careful."

With that, she flew in the direction of the two professors without turning her head back.

Meanwhile, Lu Ze flew toward where the Eternal Life Palace people were headed. This time, he could probably catch a big fish. He felt a little excited.

Northern border, Kula System.

In the dark space, countless warships floated.

These ships were completely black. At the same time, they had hideous horns. Black demonic chi flowed on the entire body of the ship.

The fleet was massive. Kula System was situated between them and the human race military base. This was the fleet of the blade demon race.

Among them was a huge warship that was over tens of kilometers long. It was like a demon king amidst the fleet, which was surrounded by countless warships.

In the commanding room, an extremely powerful blade demon stood before the star map. He looked at the dense cluster of warships as his eyes occasionally flashed with violence.

There was a black-robed figure standing next to him. Brown hair, dark eyes, and a handsome face-it was a human. His chi was slightly weaker than the blade demon but still extremely powerful. This human stood on the ship like it was his own home.

At this moment, a blade demon walked in and reported to the powerful blade demon. "Master Kakaroya, the human reinforcements are here. We have confirmed that it's the Ena System's defense force."

Kakaroya waved his hand, and the blade demon left.

The atmosphere turned silent again.

Kakaroya was like a sculpture standing before the star map.

Thereafter, he looked at the human and grinned. "Frudenand, everything is ready. The rest is up to your Eternal Life Palace. We handed all the remaining order-weakening space bombs to you guys."

Frudenand's dark red eyes moved, and then, he smiled. "General Kakaroya, don't worry when it is the Eternal Life Palace doing things. Of course, the price we agreed on…"

Kakaroya smiled. "As long as this succeeds, I'll happily give you five Planet Forging fruits."

Frudenand smiled. "Then, cheers to our cooperation. General Kakaroya, you will receive happy news."

Kakaroya smiled. "Seeing how confident you are, I feel assured."

Thereafter, he asked once more. "Would you be interested in doing another deal?"

Frudenand smiled. "It's very joyous doing business with General Kakaroya. Enlighten me, if possible, of course, I wouldn't reject it."

Kakaroya pointed at a blue spot on the star map. "Would you be willing to help me kill the human race's defense force commander, Lieutenant General Yuejing?"

Frudenand's face changed. His smile stiffened. His Eternal Life Palace had been doing things but that was just in the dark. His dealings with the blade demons were in the dark too.

If he really dared to appear on the battlefield and help the blade demon kill the commander, then he would be overtly betraying his race.

By then, even if he fled out of the Milky Way galaxy, the Federation would send people to hunt him.

Although he was a Planetary State, the Federation didn't lack a Planetary State either. He was already the most active Planetary State in the underground forces. However, he still didn't dare to do that. This was too risky. It was almost a certain death.

"Sorry, General Kakaroya, I can't do this."

Kakaroya seemed to have known this and smiled. "Don't be in a rush to reject the offer. Why don't you hear my price first?"

Frudenand fell silent, and then, he nodded. "Please enlighten me, General Kakaroya."

Kakaroya smiled. "After it is done, we can allow you to hide in the blade demon race for 50 years. At the same time, you can have 15 Planet Forging fruits as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Frudenand's heartbeat quickened. That was three times the reward of all that heavy scheming.

More importantly, he could hide on the blade demon terrain for 50 years. That was 20 Planet Forging fruits in total. He could increase his power by two Forges. If he was lucky, then maybe even three.

He was already notorious in the human race. He wasn't someone willing to fight with his life to protect those ordinary people. This meant that he had no merits in the human race and that he couldn't get anything.

In that case, this deal appeared to be beneficial. After 50 years, he would secretly leave the blade demon base and run away. By then, his power should be able to reach five forges or even higher, right?

With that, he would find a weak galaxy, and then, he could dominate it with his power.

Moreover, the Planet Forging fruit was precious, but it was not something that would pain the blade demon race. If it was something more precious, Frudenand wouldn't even dare to accept it.

20 Planet Forging fruits were acceptable to both sides.

Frudenand looked up at Kakaroya who was smiling at him. "General Kakaroya is very ambitious. If Ena System is destroyed in the next few years, the blade demons can do whatever they want at the human border. However, General Kakaroya is already scheming against the commander."

Kakaroya smiled humbly and waved his hand.

Frudenand smiled. "Since General Kakaroya invited me, I don't dare to reject."

Kakaroya laughed. "Great! I'm a Planetary State with three Forges. On the other hand, you have two Forges. This will be a surprise attack against Yuejing who has three Forges at the Planetary State. He is dead for certain!"

On the Gracious Planet, Lu Ze followed the two from the Eternal Life Palace.

The bulky man grinned. "Tianyu, those two have taken the thing. Those few people are useless, right?"

The handsome man smiled. "Indeed, you can deal with them."

The bulky man smiled as well. "Hey, Tianyu, I like it! That girl is pretty hot. How about we take her together?"

Lu Ze: "…"

It was a good thing Lin Ling didn't come, or she would explode with anger. Fortunately, he had the foresight to send her off.

The handsome man shook his head and smiled. "You can play with her. I'm not interested."

The bulky man pouted his lips in disappointment. Then, his eyes lit up. "I wonder what master would get this time. He can have the meat, but we should be able to get some soup right?"

The handsome man looked forward to it. "Our rewards should be good."

The bulky man laughed. Thereafter, he thought of something. "But how did the master get the order-weakening space bomb? That is something only higher-level civilizations have, right? How did he get it?"

The handsome man shook his head. "What master does isn't something we can understand. Just do what you need to do."

Lu Ze felt dazed. What bomb was that?

Just from hearing the name, it sounded quite advanced!

His skin crawled after thinking about it for a while. This universe was too dangerous. However, at this time, the words of the bulky man made Lu Ze's eyes widen.

"That's right. We've tested the order-weakening space bomb three times already. It should be fine."

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