Chapter 291: Brother and Sister

trolling by the road, Mi Su and Mi Qi were enjoying the scenery around them, which differed from the view they grew up seeing, with tall buildings frequented by flocks and flocks of mechs. They almost forgot the time to head home, and a man at his middle-aged, carrying luggages were right behind.

“No wonder uncle wouldn’t want to leave, I too feel like staying here forever,” said Mi Qi. For an educated man at the age of seventeen, he was rather handsome, his gestures could justify his background too. There were gazes from ladies all over the place, from time to time. And Mi Qi, seemingly used to it, showed negligence towards the phenomena around.

“Well, uncle had been working really hard over his life. Now he really could use some decent rest at a place like this. It is delightful to see him feeling happy here,” approved Mi Su, being the elder sister of Mi Qi. They had been good brother and sister ever since they were born in the same family.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The communicator rang on the wrist of the middle-aged man. The brother and sister held their steps and looked at him approving transmission, whispering briefly and pulling a long face after.

“Uncle Yun, is there anything wrong?” stated Mi Su.

“Lady,” Bowed Uncle Yun, “The clan’s intelligence had reported a restless activity in Lunaris. Pirates had appeared apparently.”

“Lunaris?” Frowned Mi Qi, “Isn’t that place where we need to pass to our destination?”

“Yes sir, the leader had sent a few more men, all for the safety,” stated Uncle Yun.

Their trip this time was to pay their great uncle a visit. While their great uncle appreciated the visit of his two young relatives, he did not fancy the visit of a crowd to his home, so the brother and sister did not bring anybody else than their loyal butler on their journey. The plot twist though, was unexpectedly the bloodshed of Foundation between the Jie experts and the Aristocrats. So rather than having those worried guardsmen by their side, they instead sent these men out to hear about the incident, while they – under the accompaniment of their childhood caregiver, Uncle Yun – would pretend as some random tourists on the spaceship. It was a smooth sail to Yu Ju.

“Brother…” Hesitated Mi Su, “How about we move few days later?”

“No way!” Rejected Mi Su right away, “The trial is just around the corner, being the son of the leader I could not be a latecomer.”

Mi Su remained silent, she knew her brother. Having the personality from his father, whenever the clan was mentioned, he would be this stern and dead serious.

“It looks like we would need more men,” concluded Uncle Yun, pessimistically. The young master and mistress had been under his care since birth, so he also caught on Mi Su’s temper.

“Though I wonder…” Frowned Mi Su, “I wonder of what standard the pilots here are… If there’s a squad somewhere…conveniently.”

To this statement Uncle Yun responded nothing, in his mind he had already confirmed the standard of the pilots here, the economy here had told everything, as affirmed by his experience being in the outside world, unlike young master and mistress who grew up in a well-guarded lawn.

But it did not look like he had any alternative either. They really needed to employ few more men.

Beep! Beeeeeeeep!

The communicator rang again, but it was Mi Su’s this time.

A glance on the caller’s ID brought a smile upon Mi Su’s face, “Yes? Sister Qing?” Mi Su jumped to the other corner of the street the moment he heard the most frightful name of the entire galaxy. Uncle Yun was finding the scene funny.

“Sister Qing, you got home?” Fan Qing’s hologram was on the communicator clear, although the forceful lady was currently stretching on her bed. Yes, Fan family had always been in good relation with Mi family since the brother and sister were born. All three of them had been great playmates since childhood, the brother and sister would frequent the room of Fan Qing back then.

“Yeah, like I finally finished the task this time. Sissie, hehehe, you won’t be able to guess which squad did it!” The lady sounded proud, well only in front of her fellow good mates. No acquaintance would see that ladylike side of hers.

Mi Su being her playmate for years knew what the sister wanted to play, “Douglas? Could it be?” Douglas was a well-known pilot squad, the squad did not consist of a large number of members but they were surely all elites. The entry test to their squad was extremely harsh apparently. It would be a solid proof of strength if one was able to join them. As there were only a few members, Douglas hardly accepted requests on major operation. Instead, they aimed those tough, super tough missions that did not require a pack of nonsense but a well team of royal flush like them. Those missions were tough, so obviously they got paid handsomely too.

“Douglas? No!” Shook Fan Qing, she had dealt with Douglas a few times before, so she knew which Douglas the girl was mentioning.

“Ummmm… Trilobita?” The next name rolled in, which associated with a major pilot squad, with expansive forces over the galaxy; the leader Luo Ru Feng was a public figure, very sociable among the forces, including Mi and Fan family.

“Hohoho… Nope.”

“Well I don’t know…,” said softly Mi Su, with a smile. Her memory only contained these two names befitting to her sister’s standard, they were the frequent squads in business too.

“I knew you can’t guess it. Let me give you a hint,” giggled Fan Qing, “Half a star. The rating.”

“Half? A star?” Mi Su almost screamed, “What can a half-starred pilot squad do?” Mi Su might not be fully aware of the outside world but she knew the basic – the rating of a squad would be directly dependent on their performance in completed tasks. Those squads with half a star were mostly at the bottom of the entire food web. The elite squads like Trilobita and Douglas for example, would be flaunting those sparkling five stars of theirs at the public.

“That’s what I thought too at the beginning. But they somehow got new members, and they were very much stronger. You know what, they found Rippling Orchids, back and alive, with 3 of them.”

“Three Rippling Orchids?” Mi Su covered her mouth in shock. She knew the value of Rippling Orchid, it was almost priceless and rare. She also knew how Fan Qing took forever to find them and now someone from nowhere got it, three of them. Fan Qing carried on, stretching her perfect curves again, “Guess what, they are heading to Yi Ju. They aren’t going for the developed planets. Aren’t this strange you feel?”

“Yi Ju?” Everyone rose their eyebrows.

“Yeah, I have no idea why they would want to go that sh*tty place,” swore Fan Qing, very naturally on her temper.

“Sigh, Sister Qing, you just swore again,” said Mi Su, shaking her head, “Well Yi Ju is still a pretty planet, brother and I are right here right now. So how strong they are, sister?” Rebutted Mi Su.

“Hmmmmm…,” pondered Fan Qing, “I dunno. But I think they aren’t weak, just… weird. Those new strange masked men who came along for the meeting that day ain’t looking bad though.”

“Masked men?” What a weird title.

“Yeah, weird isn’t it? The leader said it was their traditional practice, with special emphasis on the practice of chastity, vowing to death not to show faces to anybody else than their other half. Hah, Mi Su I got a brilliant idea, you should really take their mask off, see if they would fulfill their vow of death on you and perish along. Right, they would be dragging you to a hall nearby and get their tribal chief to declare both of you husband and wife. Hahahahahahahahahahaha! How romantic!” The lady was rolling back and fro on her bed.

“Would you be serious at once!” Mi Su gave an eye-roll, “Sister Qing, do you have their contacts though?”

“Oh why Mi Su? Why would you want that?” Held her laugh, Fan Qing looked confused.

Mi Su then briefed Sister Qing the situation, which caused the sister’s face to drain, “Hm…” Pondered her again, “You could go for a try. They were a little weird that is. I’m not sure but just make sure you don’t expose your identity. Sadly I don’t have any pilot on duty there or both of you would not have to bear with this foreignness.”

“Okay, understood~” answered Mi Su nicely.

“By the way, how was Qiqi?” asked Fan Qing.

“AWWWWWWWWW!” Qiqi’s face was twitching, as he covered his stomach wailing, “My stomach, ouch, I’m running, kay thanks bye!” Then he stampeded away, like the deer upon seeing the carnivore.

“Hahahahaha…” Mi Su was giggling, while Fan Qing, “Hmph!” was angry, “This stupid Qiqi!”

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Deep inside the isolated, long valley of mountain, a spaceship was parked there. The six letters were gasping weakly in the jungle, with their letters hardly discernible, “COXCOMB”. The body of the spaceship was technically torn, distortion could be seen everywhere.

Inside the Coxcomb… Little Rock was performing calculation, while Zhu Ling was checking out the Overwing. The ace mech of the Sanctuary was now a toy in her hand. Qiu Man was sitting there silently, with Lian Yue being at the side with a look of a No.1 fan, muttered constantly. If there was someone with good hearing there… the content would be…

“Such perfect chin. Such curve lovingly gorgeous for a throat of a fair lady.”

“Your snowy skin, your scented breath, your gaze captivates me, tsk, tsk, tsk, the ultimate loot for the living men.”

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“Strange. Why did that line feel so familiar?” Mu’s mechanical eyes shone upon the scenery outside.

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The elder of the Sanctuary was having a headache at the situation now. Everything grew more intense and his forces were torn around. The few best teams he sent to scout that primary planet never returned ever since, not even messages were heard. He was feeling bad about the situation, he had sent 5 batches away but they just disappeared like a rock into the river. The planet was as if a distortion disc, a black hole, that would engulf everything at once…

What happened…

When he was facing the lack of workforce, the authority sent him a new order, of withdrawing all ace pilots including Feng Su right back to the HQ. He was shocked of course, it was the first time seeing the authority required that much of forces that urgently in his entire life.

But well, all he could do was to laugh bitterly and send his last few forces back.

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“What? They don’t allow visitors? Excuse me?” Mi Su was shocked.

“Yeah!! I was like, ‘could you please let us in, have a look at the office?’ and they were like, ‘No!’ with a slam on the door!” Mi Su was angry, stampeding the ground, “I have never been so insulted in my entire life!”

“That’s really weird,” muttered Mi Su.

“Indeed,” added Uncle Yun, “Normally a squad would not refuse visits as this would be a good opportunity for the squad to demonstrate their strength to convince their clients to take them.”

“So did they accept our request anyway?” Tilted Mi Su’s head, asked.

“Well! They say, ‘we will talk about this on our meeting’.”

Guo the old chief was snorting at the local office, then he was wakened up by a communication by someone claiming to be under recommendation of Fan Qing. Of course the man was overjoyed, but then the demand of visitation was a puzzlement… “How do you think?” He consulted Ye Chong for final opinion and certainly, a low-profiled man like Ye Chong would decline directly.

No way I would say yes to that. My base has mechs, only mechs, nothing else. And my 5000 men were almost as strong as the Jie experts, and any real expert could identify them in the tiniest gesture. If I ever let the visitors in, it would alarm the entire galaxy in no time!

I do need money, but not to an extent I would lose sense of my security. I picked Yu Ju mainly because it was towards the edge of Calamitous Asteroid Belt, if anything would go wrong, I would be able to evacuate my team back into the belt anytime.

Ye Chong was right, the Calamitous Asteroid Belt was a natural maze, with complicated landscapes that would confuse the foes from teaming up against them. And nobody else was more familiar with the asteroid belt than the Sangs. And there was Red Sea, with Archipelago. They had a perfect hiding spot between Archipelago and Yu Ju.

Never flaunt your own strength.

Ye Chong learned the lesson the hard way before.

Well, if the real leader said so, Guo the leader in disguise could only respond with a nod. He could imagine the frustration of the client though, as according to the practice of pilot squads, such decline would be a bald on the record, a blatant disrespect. Moreover, the client was under Fan Qing, the lady who just gave them 2,000,000 points for a few sprouts of plant. Clearly the client was something.

Sigh, the business is off I guess.

Guo ended the transmission and carried on his forty winks.

Chapter 292: The Job

ang Fan and the rest remained at ease, sitting with their eyes closed. Old Chief Guo was secretly impressed by these mysterious mech pilots. They had the looks of a world class pilot, at least in terms of patience. Old Chief Guo had seen Sang Fan’s true face. By his judgment, the young man and their leader had a deep relationship. Of course, the seasoned Old Chief Guo acted accordingly.

The door of the commission center opened. Everyone looked up, and immediately perked up. The mech pilots loitering about the main lobby of the commission center may not be on the same level as the Sang tribe members in terms of strength, but they had a much sharper eye for customers. They knew from the behaviour and clothing of the three people entering the lobby that they were rich.

Business time! The slacking mech pilots immediately picked themselves up and rushed forward, offering multitudes of flattery. Only Old Chief Guo, Sang Fan and company did not move. Old Chief Guo took a glance at the three and immediately ignored them. As for the rest, they did not even open their eyes.

Of the three who came, one was a beautiful and genial lady. She was surrounded by the most prospectors.

The three were Mi Qi, Mu Si and Uncle Yun. While they were unhappy with the way the Papatte mech squad treated them, they did not have much of a choice. Hence, they came to have a look anyway.

Mi Qi frowned in distaste; Mi Su wore her usual thin smile; Uncle Yun adopted a flat expression. He took a step forward and tactfully pushed outwards. The gathering crowd immediately felt huge pressure, and quickly stepped back.

Old Chief Guo whistled softly at the performance. He could see that the middle-aged man’s move was smart and powerful. While he did not know how it worked, it was undeniably an ingenious way of controlling one’s strength.

Sang Fan and others opened their eyes simultaneously and took a quick glance at the middle-aged man, but quickly shut their eyes again. To them, the technique was ingenious, but not very particularly useful.

The other mech pilots might not be the cream of the crop, but they were seasoned enough. By the looks of the middle-aged man standing in front of the young man and lady, they knew that all hope was lost, and retreated with resignation.

Mi Qi looked around the lobby, and began to approach Old Chief Guo. Old Chief Guo and his company were standing out too much, being the only ones who did not act on their arrival. Besides, the three people with silver masks on would be conspicuous anyway in this small lobby.

Uncle Yun’s eyes gleamed the moment they landed with Sang Fan and the other two. He quickly went to Mi Qi and whispered to his ear, “Careful, my lord, the three masked people are strong!”

Mi Qi paused in his advance, startled. He was familiar with Uncle Yun’s strength. The man rarely described people as strong, not since Mi Qi was young. As such, he was surprised that Uncle Yun would call all three of the masked people as strong! However, he quickly recovered himself. Wasn’t this exactly what they needed? A mech squad that could enlist three capable combat experts must be good.

Compared to mech pilots, combat experts were less helpful. Hence, in any mech squad, hiring combat experts would not be their top priority. They were often hired only when the mech squad could afford extra manpower.

Old Chief Guo stood up. Sang Fan and the others immediately opened their eyes and took a few seemingly casual steps that brought them around Old Chief Guo, surrounding him in the center. Ye Chong’s orders were for them to protect Guo Ren.

“Is this the Papatte Mech Squad?” Mi Qi asked. The group was too easy to recognize. Their silver masks were exactly as Sister Qing had told him.

Old Chief Guo replied with a laugh, “Yes, it is. And who might you be, sirs and lady?”

Mi Qi smiled softly in his soothing aristocratic demeanor. “We are the client who contacted you this morning.”

“Oh,” Old Chief Guo was surprised, but quickly gathered himself. “Haha, so it’s a customer, please forgive me.”

Mi Qi decided then and there to hire the Papatte Mech Squad. From the man’s behaviour, he was certain that the mech squad was worth more than half a star.

The trio in masks stood steadfast, their eyes still as cold as before.

Two Collisions escorted three full-skeleton transport vessels to the docking station. 30 Sang tribe members came out of the vessel. These were the people Ye Chong sent to Archipelago earlier. They brought with them plenty of mildstones, necessary for the Collisions. Mildstones could be used for a long time, but they were a one-time energy source, unlike the rechargeable energy cells. While the mildstones they had now were not exhausted yet, it was never too early to prepare for the eventuality.

The leading villager reported to Ye Chong, “Village Head asked to relay to you, sir, to not worry about the village. The steelbats showed no signs of returning. The village is doing well. Three goods transport vessels were built, and we’ve brought them all here. We brought 30 thousand mildstones, a thousand Collision parts of all sorts, and some lavagold pieces.”

“I see, good job, please have some rest.”

“Yes sir!” The 30 men answered respectfully and left.

The 30 thousand mildstones were quickly dispersed amongst the battalion members. The Collision mech parts and lavagold pieces were stored in the underground depository. The fact that all those lavagold could be sold for alot brought a faint smile to Ye Chong’s grim face.

Just then, the comms device beeped. Old Chief Guo came on the holographic screen.

In the end, Ye Chong accepted the request to escort three clients safely to planet of Ling Yuan. The sky high remuneration offered had made Ye Chong, desperate for money, accept the job without thinking too much.

10 million credits! That was enough to buy basic equipment for a thousand Collisions! Ye Chong even considered capturing the three clients and see if he could make them offer more! Of course, that was only an impulsive thought. He was still reasonable. If they offered such a large reward, they must come from some influential background. This was not the time to make enemies with a powerful organization, unless he wanted to return to Archipelago straight away.

A thousand mechs escorted the small starship. The three clients were in this starship, and Old Chief Guo, as leader of Papatte, naturally accompanied them. Ye Chong was on the ship as well, while Sang Tie was left in charge of the 1,000 Collision mechs outside. Sang Pu was left at their base in case of emergencies.

Aside from the 20 piloting crew members on the starship, everyone else was a member of the Papatte Mech Squad. All of them wore silver masks, except for Old Chief Guo.

Mi Qi and the rest felt that they had made the right choice. The Papatte Mech Squad was quite something!

With their aristocratic upbringing, Mi Qi and Mi Su were more sensitive to these matters. The Papatte Mech Squad had surprised them with its competence. It even occurred to them briefly that the Papatte Mech Squad could be a trap set by the Three Aristocratic Families.

The strict discipline and obedience demonstrated by its squad members were similar to that of experienced soldiers. They also noticed that the Papatte Mech Squad’s members did not lower their guard at any time of day. Even when off duty, they walked with a militaristic gait.

As the Mi family’s eldest son, Mi Qi had seen the family’s secret troops. However, they were superior only in terms of their equipment, and would not stand a chance against the Papatte Mech Squad. While he had never seen the squad’s members fight, he could tell from their behavior and movements that they were all veteran combat experts. This was collaborated by Uncle Yun’s judgment. When Uncle Yun spoke of the squad members, his face twitched nervously. The fact that even the calm Uncle Yun would be so perturbed was disquieting to Mi Qi and Mi Su.

They never saw the 1,000 mechs escorting them, so naturally, they could not tell the quality of those mech pilots. However, just the 100 combat experts in the ship were formidable enough. Even the Douglas Mech Squad, with its numerous elite members, did not have so many skilled combat experts.

Just how could someone produce such an elite squad? The three of them wondered nervously.

However, in sharp contrast to the Papatte Mech Squad’s competence, their equipment was horrible. They were less than junk! Mi Qi remembered when he first saw a thousand rainbow-colored mechs, his first thought was, “Are they getting homeless people to make up the numbers?”

“What a pity!” Mi Qi had sighed then. He felt a deep sense of humiliation. It was like seeing a group of Jie experts wearing only loincloths, while remembering that the so-called elites at home were dressed in the best tapestries. It was not a good feeling.

Mi Su spoke mildly, “It’s hard to say, these mechs … Er … Maybe they can fly!” She was unsure as well, but her kind nature demanded her to defend the squad members. “Maybe they’re a kind of secret weapon!” Seeing Mi Qi’s unconvinced face, however, she quickly quieted down. The truth was, she did not quite believe it herself too.

Uncle Yun commented unexpectedly in his musing. “Young Miss here might be right. Perhaps it’s a kind of secret weapon. The color patches might just be a cover.”

Mi Qi curled his lips. “Perhaps.” His fine features expressed his disbelief.

Just then, Old Chief Guo brought a masked man with him and approached them. Smiling, he said, “Having a good time? Or is something amiss on our part?”

Mi Qi quickly replied, “Your service is excellent, we are very grateful.” For safety reasons, they had all adopted fake names – Fan Qi, Fan Su and Fan Yun. Ye Chong and Old Chief Guo did not suspect a thing. As someone introduced by Fan Qing, it was only natural that they were from the Fan family.

The three of them turned their attention to the masked men beside Old Chief Guo. The masked man was tall and slender, standing out amongt the rest of the squad members, who were mostly short. They noticed during their flight that the other squad members seemed very respectful towards this masked man. The three of them were sharp, and could see that the respect was sincere. Even Squad Captain Guo would treat him with respect.

However, with his slender looks, he did not look like a combat expert. This appealed to them more. If a person who could not fight was treated with respect by so many combat experts, he must be capable in his own ways.

Ye Chong had learned long ago how to fake the appearance of an average person. He was not too shabby either, considering he had fooled even Uncle Yun. The Sang family villagers lacked this skill, their strengths entirely exposed like an unsheathed blade. It had never even occurred to them that they should keep their real potential hidden.

“Who’s this?” Mi Qi asked, as the three of them looked to the masked man beside Old Chief Guo.

“This is our squad’s tactician, Yang Ming,” Old Chief Guo made that up on the spot. While he only just knew the man, he knew his character quite well. The boss would never be offended by this, and might even thank him for saving him the trouble of coming up with a fake name.

As expected, Ye Chong showed no annoyance, but merely nodded in greeting to the three clients.

The three of them were instantly impressed. It seemed that Papatte Mech Squad’s admirable performance originated from this man. No wonder he was well respected despite his weak physique.

Mi Qi’s first thought was to hire the man. Just what improvements would he bring to the Mi family’s combat capacity? The thought appealed to him, but he was not foolish enough to bring it up before the squad captain.

Mi Su studied the man with slender masked man before her. The mask covered his face entirely, but she could sense something strange from his eyes. It was an overwhelming sense of apathy, as though nothing in the world could touch his heart.

She immediately imagined a most handsome young man with a calm appearance. However, the face was a blur, like it was shrouded by a mist.

Huh? For a moment, she felt the man’s eyes studying her. It felt like an almost undetectable jolt. Her mind was curious, but her cheeks were already blushing.

Just what would she do if she knew what Ye Chong was thinking now?

“Another beauty! If Shang is here, he must be pretty excited!” Ye Chong suddenly thought of the playboy, Shang.

She stole a look at him, and her heart jolted again almost imperceptibly. The calm eyes suddenly showed a rich mix of emotions. She could see his reminiscences through his eyes.

“Beautiful ladies … ” Ye Chong thought of the many times Shang tried to teach him about beauties without relent. The lips behind the mask arched slightly. He was swept by a whirlwind of memories, and one particular lady in white training garb appeared as quickly as she vanished again.

Chapter 293: Kyaji’s Death I

eng Su flew swiftly across the skies in her Wings of Nirvana. She had just received orders from the Elder to return to the He Yue galaxy. The truth was, she felt a little surreal receiving the order, but with the Elder himself on the holographic screen, there was no room for doubt.

She accepted her orders and left immediately. Since she was in Csebesini galaxy finishing off her last assignment, she would have to pass by the Orbits during her journey to He Yue galaxy. Csebesini galaxy was too far from the Orbits. It would take at least a month for her to reach He Yue galaxy at this rate.

To avoid unnecessary incidents, Wings of Nirvana did not fly too fast. Feng Su even took her time admiring the view below. Suddenly, she gasped in surprise as Wings of Nirvana stopped in its tracks in the sky.

A mech was making difficult double-sided turns just below Wings of Nirvana. It was simply too shocking that such challenging footwork was executed so perfectly. Double-sided turns was notoriously difficult not due to the piloting skills required, but the physical strength and endurance that the pilot must have to execute it. Even an above average physique would not be able to withstand the stress from this move.

Besides, due to her extended period of time spent in the Five Galaxies, Feng Su knew that the local mech pilots were all desperately lacking in terms of their physical training. Now that she found such a strong mech pilot, she was naturally surprised.

The mech did not stop there. Slithering steps, short-ranged quick turns … The mech performed all these difficult moves one by one. Feng Su was beyond shocked. She was certain that even the average He Yue galaxy mech pilot could not achieve this.

Just what kind of monster was piloting the mech? Feng Su was unavoidably interested in the mech pilot who demonstrated such power.

Inside the pilot cabin, Rui Bing was drenched in sweat, her white training garb completely soaked. These combat moves were challenging for her. It was her first time combining a few of these difficult moves together. Surprisingly, the stress on her body was compounded in an exponential way. Even a Jie expert like her was feeling a little overwhelmed.

Ever since she got separated from Ye Chong last time, she had been training desperately in mech piloting. Surprisingly, the one who helped her the most was Wei Yuan. With the holographic recording of Ye Chong’s training, and his talented mind, he had identified the key ideas in Ye Chong’s training.

Rui Bing was the first to benefit from Wei Yuan’s analysis. Wei Yuan’s body could not endure the harsh training, but Rui Bing was not so limited. Hence, Rui Bing improved by leaps and bounds, but Wei Yuan continued to stay where he was, causing him much frustration.

“Brother-in-law is crazy, so it’s natural that sister is also crazy!” Wei Yuan often muttered to himself, and Rui Bing always awarded him with a flick on the back of his head from out of nowhere.

Rui Bing’s daily practice was worrying everyone around her. To them, Rui Bing was always a delicate little girl, completely ignoring the fact that she was a Jie expert. In truth, a Jie expert’s body was strong, suitable for Ye Chong’s style of training.

On the other hand, Rui Bing did not expect that by spending more time on mech piloting and less on combat practice, her combat skills had improved a significant bit. It was a pleasant surprise. As a Jie expert, any improvements would come slowly, in a timescale of decades.

As she slipped out of her mech, a breeze greeted her, cooling her off in her wet training garb.

A metal feather silently swept towards her. The combined movements had left Rui Bing fatigued and slower. It was only when the feather approached closer that she heard the sharp whistle in the air. She knew something was wrong and was about to react, but her body slowed her down. She felt a numbing hit on her back before she lost consciousness.

Wings of Nirvana slowly descended. Feng Su slipped out of the pilot cabin, her beautiful face now framing a mischievous smile. She had wanted to see who was in the mech, nothing more. However, when she realized that the mech’s movements were not only difficult moves, but combat moves craftily combined together, she felt a chill.

Combat move combinations were not achieved by just performing a few difficult moves in succession, but a matter of joining them together in a reasonable and crafty way.

It was when she saw a beautiful woman coming out of the mech that she decided to kidnap her. The Sanctuary was not in the habit of wasting such a world class talent. Besides, the mech pilot was a woman, which impressed her even more. After all, a woman’s body was naturally weaker than a man’s. Few women could perform those difficult combat moves. Even she herself could not have done it better.

Usually, she would have done this the long and indirect way, and not such an extreme way. However, since she was urgently returning to the He Yue galaxy, there was no time to get acquainted with the woman and win her trust. She had to resort to this distasteful method. The feathers on Winds of Nirvana could all be shot out for attacking. Of course, there were many other ways to use the feathers.

With just a light impact, Rui Bing was hit unconscious. Feng Su had used He Yue’s special technique. By hitting specific parts of the human body, some interesting results could be derived.

For example, the point where the feather hit Rui Bing would make a person fall into a deep sleep, conducive for physical recovery. Feng Su did not want to harm the female mech pilot, after all. As a trump card, her skill level was apparent from this attack. The attack required extreme precision in position and strength, and achieving it at such a long distance was incredible.

Feng Su carried Bing Su into Wings of Nirvana and took off.

Mi Qi and Uncle Yun were vexed. Mi Su seemed to have developed a deep interest in the Papatte Mech Squad. Every day, she would stick around Squad Captain Guo, asking questions. Mi Qi and Uncle Yun were nervous. One really shouldn’t ask about another’s background so openly. Mi Qi had seen Squad Captain Guo looking uncomfortable more than once. His elder sister rarely took interest in family matters, so her current enthusiasm had surprised Mi Qi and Uncle Yun.

Squad Captain Guo answered awkwardly, while the tactician Yang Ming kept his silence. This further convinced them that the Papatte Mech Squad was more than what appeared on the surface.

Mi Qi thought the small starship’s facilities were simple and crude, which told him that the Papatte Mech Squad was not doing well financially. Word was the starship was actually hired. He could not understand how a capable mech squad like this could be poor.

However, their situation had given Mi Qi his chance. The Mi family might not be outstanding, but their financial status could best all the Three Aristocratic Families.

He probed a few times before, and Squad Captain Guo’s interest was apparent every time through his expression, but he had always chose his words carefully, stealing a glance at Yang Ming time and again. It seemed that Papatte Mech Squad’s tactician was quite influential in the squad. Mi Qi also felt deeper respect towards the squad captain, to be able to act so carefully despite the offers he promised.

That was not exactly the case, however. If Squad Captain Guo was the real leader of the squad, he would have instantly submitted to the Mi family. However, now that he was only leader in name, he dared not speak carelessly no matter what Mi Qi was offering him. The truth was, he was actually quite impressed by the Boss. Despite their financial dilemma, the Boss had remained calm as always before Mi Qi. Truly, Boss was The Boss!

In the rear of the starship, there was a tightly guarded area. 20 people were assigned here, and Mi Qi was politely asked to leave whenever he came by. Once, he tried to test them, taking just a single step further than allowed. Just a single step. In that instant, all 20 pair of eyes behind the silver masks were fixed on him with a deadly glare. He felt a chilling sensation along his spine, and did not take another step forward.

Knowing his fault, he gave an awkward smile and slipped away. However, he was curious – just what were they guarding?

“Once we leave this planet, we’ll reach the planet Lunaris. I heard it’s a little chaotic there.” Mi Qi said solemnly. The Mi family’s intel was rarely wrong.

Just then, an alarm blared. Old Chief Guo quickly switched on the holographic screen. A silver mask reported in a muffled voice, “Large swarm of mechs spotted ahead, identity unknown.” It was Sang Tie.

Ye Chong nodded. “All members on high alert.”

“Yes sir,” Sang Tie replied.

Tension rose in the starship. Mi Qi was pale. It was his first time dealing with a situation like this. Uncle Yun was also looking grim. Only Mi Su’s expression was unreadable.

They looked around, and noticed that the Papatte Mech Squad’s members all looked at ease, showing no fear. Mi Qi soon relaxed under their influence.

Through the starship’s holographic screen, they could finally see the swarm of mechs clearly. Mi Qi breathed in deeply, his calmness shattered. Uncle Yun recognized the leading crimson mech. “Kyaji!”

This was a bright crimson humanoid mech. One could almost taste the smell of blood coming from it. Its left arm wielded a thick and menacing gun, while its right arm was equipped with a crescent hook, reflecting a chilling glare that scared even Uncle Yun. The mech named Kyaji was famous, but its reputation was won through spilling blood. No one knew what the mech pilot looked like. They only knew the name of the mech – Kyaji.

According to the stories, Kyaji never left survivors.

Uncle Yun’s words made Old Chief Guo, Mi Qi and Mi Su all pale instantly.

Ye Chong tilted his head, looking at Old Chief Guo. Old Chief Guo gulped and answered with difficulty, “Kyaji is a pirate mech, the leader of the Death Legion.”

“Pirates, I see.” Ye Chong thought calmly about how queer his relationship was with pirates in general when he turned on the comms device. Sang Tie appeared on the holographic screen behind his silver mask. Ye Chong explained plainly, “They are enemies. Initiate attack. You’re in command. Careful to avoid long range attacks.”

“Yes sir!”

The three Mi family members stared at Ye Chong. Was the guy crazy, to initiate an attack on the Death Legion itself? The mechs on the holographic screen numbered at least 2000.

The Death Legion was mostly made up of solo pirates, gathering under the name of Kyaji. While the crew had a name, it was not a structured organization. Nonetheless, every one of them was seasoned and capable. With Kyaji’s personal reputation, the pirate crew was never once defeated. Besides, they were a sly bunch, making their way around outer space elusively, making them difficult to target at.

The dense formation made up of the 1000 mechs around the starship suddenly spread out, divided into many small squads and flew towards the enemy.

Mi Qi and his family watched the holographic screen anxiously. However, the holographic screen showed only the enemy’s mech, and none of their own.

Could they really be a bunch of homeless people? Had they all run away?

There were five in a squad. They utilized evasive techniques while covering each other, confusing the enemy. Ye Chong’s warning to be careful of long range weapons was relayed by Sang Tie to everyone else.

Sir’s words were the law. None of the Sang tribe members would dare to be careless. They used every evasive technique they learned from Ye Chong. Looking at their situation, Sang Tie could not help but be reminded of the days when thousands of villagers practiced flying Collision at the Sang Family Village. It was a magnificent sight!

Chapter 294: Kyaji’s Death II

he Collision mechs traced graceful archs in the sky with their evasive techniques. Since the mechs lacked long range weapons, Ye Chong had to teach them extensive evasion techniques. It was compulsory training for all Sang family villagers. Their strong bodies allowed them to execute harder evasive moves. A simple turn, when done in three-fourths the time, would double the strain on the body, but its effectiveness in evading attacks could be quadrupled.

Ye Chong had forgotten an important fact. If the enemy did not use their optical scanning systems, they would not be able to detect the Collision mechs, since they were made entirely of skeletons.

The pirates could only see a small and solitary starship.

Sang Tie quickly noticed the enemy’s lack of reaction to them, and figured out why. He still remembered the holographic scanning systems installed in their own mechs, and was surprised to find that the Collisions mechs were undetectable with those scans.

As commander, Sang Tie knew exactly what to do.

Sang Tie relayed new orders for the squad – full speed ahead. All Collisions immediately dived towards the enemy. If anyone were using optical scanning systems, they would see the distressing sight of a thousand strangely built flying vessels flying towards the pirates like a barrier closing in.

Sang Tie did a quick estimation of the distance between them and the pirates.

All Collisions opened up two compartments on their sides.

Sang Tie commanded – drop the bombs!

2000 skeleton-made bombs were launched towards the pirates. Sang Tie only ordered a single wave of bombing. This was not their village, and they were unable to replenish their weapons.

The vicious pirates only saw the lonely starship from afar, like a poor lamb waiting to be eaten, completely oblivious of the incoming attack.

The ensuing spectacle was indescribably grand.

On the holographic screen of the starship, they saw a bright eruption of light from an explosion, as Mi Qi and the rest had to shut their eyes. What a mysterious and terrible explosion! The Mi family trio stared in stupefaction. They could not understand how the pirate crew exploded so suddenly and violently.

The pirates were similarly dumbfounded and shocked when the explosion happened.

After the round of skeleton bombs, the Collision mechs spread out from their barrier formation into 200 squads of five, and launched themselves straight towards the pirate mechs.

“D*mbasses, use your optical scans!” A distinctive voice roared through the comms, cutting through all the noise of confusion. Abruptly, the comms channel quietened down instantly. Everyone heard their leader’s voice.

“Spread out, spread out if you f*cking wanna live!” The thunderous voice roared again.

The pirates quickly gathered themselves and activated their optical scanning systems as they pulled out into a spread out formation.

Inside Kyaji, a man with a cold expression had a hopeless look in his eyes. He knew that the time had come. The other pirates might not realize it, but he had. Knowing that death was imminent, he felt unusually calm, devoid of any fear. He should have died a long time ago, and now, he finally would.

Kyaji’s holographic scanning system was top of the line. He had bought it at a high price, a product of the Xue Lai tribe. Even the Three Aristocratic Families could not hide their mechs so completely from this scanning system. These mechs, however, were entirely hidden from the scans. He was shocked beyond words.

He put his hands gently on the controls. He no longer felt dispirited, but excited, and even eager.

Even if death was unavoidable, he would not give up without a fight!

He tore off his clothes, baring his upper body, and roared at the skies!

An energy beam barely grazed past Sang Tie’s mech. Sang Tie was surprised. This was his first time nearly being hit by an energy beam. His eyes traced the source of the beam, arriving at a bright, crimson mech.

Energy beams of various colours were shot across the sky as the battle went on. Fortunately, only a few of them hit the Collisions, and those that were hit were not fatally damaged. Besides, the Collision was tougher than Ye Chong expected.

Kyaji’s pilot almost had a stroke, his confidence struck down once again. He could not aim at the mechs. They were moving too fast. He had always prided on his shooting skills, but even he could not shoot down any of them. It was like a personal humiliation.

The sniper pilots amongst the pirates shared his sentiment. The enemy mechs did not seem to perform any special evasive techniques, but for some reason, they just could not aim on the mechs. It was like their aiming system was off.

Strange … Just what was really happening? The sniper mech pilots were flabbergasted and aggrieved.

However, Sang Tie and his battalion did not pity the pirates. They flew gracefully with their evasive techniques and flew straight into the mechs of the confused pirates.

Collision mechs were so impossibly fast that the pirates could barely believe it, especially the sniper mech pilots. They had failed to aim at the enemy mechs, and now they saw that the mechs were faster than they had anticipated. They stood no chance at all.

Sang Tie’s mech took a slight turn and went straight for the crimson mech. The other mech seemed to realize his intentions, and waved off the other pirates surrounding it.

He wanted a one-on-one battle!

Sang Tie quickly deduced the enemy’s message.

A one-on-one battle was common in the battlefield. Capable mech pilots would usually accept the challenge, since it was a show of confidence towards themselves. If they could not even trust their own abilities, they would never become strong. This theory was widespread in He Yue galaxy, with quite a few prominent mech pilots agreeing to the idea. Hence, individual heroism became a popular notion.

In fact, one-on-one battles were common in the Sang Family Village as well. The challenged party would rarely back down.

Kyaji’s pilot smiled wickedly, seeing red. F*ck, he will not die without taking one out with him! He was sure that the enemy would not back down. His legacy will be a self-sacrificing end!

Sang Tie’s expression was cold as ever under his silver mask, completely different from his usual fiery temper. He ignored the enemy’s challenge, and led his troops in a straight line towards the enemy.

Through the optical scanning system, Collision’s speed was shocking to see. The pirates watched anxiously with their hearts racing.

Sang Tie’s mech flew straight towards Kyaji, followed by the other four mechs in his squad. Kyaji also flew swiftly towards Sang Tie. The pilot inside had his eyes wide open, panting heavily, but his hands were nimbly dancing on the controls, waiting for the moment of impact to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

They were getting closer and closer. The pirates around them stared, unwilling to miss the final moment. The Sang tribe members, however, completely ignored the fight and continued destroying their enemies.

Closer, closer now! Everyone held their breath as they watched the two mechs closing in on each other!

It ended in a blur. The anticipated collision did not occur. The crescent blade did not touch its target. This was completely beyond his expectation.

Impossible!

Stab! He felt a crushing pain as a sharp object plunged through his body. He never found out how he died.

Sang Tie’s Collision had suddenly swerved off course just when the pirates thought he would crash into Kyaji. Instead, it graced past Kyaji’s side in a blur. The mech behind Sang Tie delivered the fatal blow to Kyaji, thrusting its skeleton spear into the crimson mech. The other three mechs flew past Kyaji from its sides, tearing the mech into fragments with their skeleton fins.

On the starship’s holographic screen, a hole suddenly appeared in Kyaji’s body, and the mech quickly exploded into hundreds of fragments. No one saw the attacker. They only saw a pirate mech suddenly destroyed, or being stabbed through with something. SInce the space pirates were far from the starship, an optical scan would not produce clear results. Hence, Ye Chong had used the holographic scanning system, which could not detect the Collisions.

This eerie scene was mind bending. Mi Qi and his family felt chilled to the bone.

Sang Tie smiled coldly behind his silver mask as he looked back at Kyaji, now a useless cloud of debris. He could not understand the idea of fighting one-on-one. After all, this was war, not some play-fighting to pass the time. To him, fighting one-on-one in these life-or-death situations was ridiculous. The Sang tribe members had lived in an environment that shaped their idea of real battles. Before they had Collisions, it was impossible for any one villager to fight against a wild beast. They had long learned to work together in hunting.

Sang Tie looked at Kyaji’s remains the way he would look at his prey in Archipelago.

Chapter 295: Everything’s Worth Something

eath Legion was annihilated silently. Despite Kyaji’s menacing reputation, it still ended up destroyed, without even a body to show for it. Ye Chong had no interest in Kyaji or its pilot, of course. He just wanted to make sure that the guy was dead.

Since he had made his move, there must be no loose ends. This was always Ye Chong’s way of doing things. He absolutely would not believe that any person could survive an attack like that.

On the starship, Mi Qi and family were white as a sheet. The Death Legion was an infamous organization in the He Yue galaxy, and now it was annihilated in just minutes. No one would believe what they had seen. Death Legion pirates had been around for years, making enemies wherever they went, but still they lived ever so easily, powerful as they were.

However, the formidable Death Legion was now being casually erased from living history, under the hands of the mech squad they hired.

Mi Qi and the family felt goosebumps all over, and a chill running up their spine.

Anti-detection mechs!

That was their first thought.

Anti-detection mechs were not a new idea. Back in the days, the Three Aristocratic Families were infamous for their anti-detection technology. They had relied on anti-detection mechs to spread their power, rising to the forefront of technology in the He Yue galaxy.

However, as technology improved, holographic scanning systems became more and more advanced. Early anti-detection mechs could now be easily scanned through normal holographic scanning systems. On the other hand, anti-detection technology had reached a bottleneck and stagnated, a problem that was shared by all the Three Aristocratic Families. All these years, none of the aristocratic families have had any breakthrough.

To many, anti-detection mechs were slowly becoming a relic.

Now, however, Mi Qi and his family had just witnessed true anti-detection technology at work!

The multicolored mechs suddenly became an object of mystery to them. It was like seeing an old, scraggly beggar suddenly killing a Jie expert without breaking a sweat. The contrast was too strong for them to accept.

What was happening to the world?

The mysterious Papatte Mech Squad was now increasingly mystical to them. Such a powerful mech squad had deployed so many elites just for 10 million credits. Mi Qi suddenly felt that he had a stroke of luck.

Old Chief Guo was also feeling a little dazed. He had seen them fight before, and it was bloody, but this time was completely different. This was weird! This was scarily weird! Anyone who saw what happened on the holographic screen would be shocked, Old Chief Guo was sure of it. To him, what happened could be shot into a movie worthy of an award, even if he knew that he was no movie director.

In fact, right after Ye Chong issued his orders, he was soon aware of this anti-detection issue. However, he soon frowned again, not because there was a problem with Sang Tie’s commands, but because Ye Chong had thought of another problem.

Full-skeleton mechs were entirely suited for stealthy attacks, but this unique feature also made them too eye-catching. Hence, they were not suitable for normal transportation. It looked that he needed to make some normal mechs for the Sang tribe members for normal use.

“Sigh, more spending!” Ye Chong sighed to himself. Just how much was 5000 mechs worth? Ye Chong’s heart ached.

Sang Tie’s face appeared on the holographic screen. “Squad Captain, the enemy is destroyed. We have 23 injured and 11 dead.” Sang Tie reported solemnly to Old Chief Guo. With outsiders around, they treated Old Chief Guo as the leader, when in fact, they were always reporting to Ye Chong.

Old Chief Guo shuddered inside as he recalled the way they killed emotionlessly, but he braced himself and said, “Alright, get some rest.”

Ye Chong was a little surprised. Despite their advantage, they still lost so many. The pirates were indeed as powerful as rumored. He had watched the entire battle, and saw how the desperate pirates fought like a cornered animal – dangerous and vicious. If Sang Tie’s commands were less effective, they would have lost more people.

It was Sang Fan who consoled him from the side, “Don’t mind it too much, sir. Loss is inevitable in war.” Back at the Sang Family Village, this level of loss was all too common. Before they had proper weapons, their hunting troops would often leave and never return. This was one of the main reasons the village size quickly shrank to its current form.

Mi Qi also commended, “Your squad is excellent, defeating even the infamous Death Legion so easily, it’s truly amazing.” Uncle Yun and Mi Su agreed, with Mi Su stealing glances at Ye Chong time and again.

Ye Chong took a glance at them and said flatly, “You’re too kind! However, please keep our squad’s little trick a secret.” Ye Chong was straightforward.

Mi Qi and Uncle Yun exchanged looks. They could clearly feel the threat coming from the tactician called Yang Ming, fleeting as it was. Uncle Yun took a step forward and said with a serious expression, “Please rest assured, we who know the power of words will always speak mindfully.”

Mi Qi quickly added, “That’s right, we’ll never reveal anything about your mech squad.” What a joke, Papatte Mech Squad was far stronger than they had anticipated. To think they were rated as half a star! They would never believe it now. The Mi family had always been inferior in terms of military prowess, and cannot afford to make enemies with such a powerful army. Besides, since Papatte Mech Squad was in need of funds, it was an opportunity for them to forge a good relationship.

Mi Qi and Uncle Yun had already given up on recruiting the tactician. They knew that the squad was too powerful for the Mi family to handle.

Mi Su’s expression was unreadable. She lifted her head to look at Ye Chong for second, and quickly bowed down again silently.

Up next was the cleanup. This was the most exciting part of the Sang tribe members. Mi Qi and his family watched in disbelief as the Papatte Mech Squad’s members did their thing.

Mech fragments, scraps and parts were all hauled into the starship. They could hear a thunderous voice yelling occasionally, “Look carefully, open your eyes wide, don’t miss a thing. Sir has said to find the dimension keystone for every mech, it’s good stuff!”

Mi Qi gulped heavily. Just was were the pirates now?

Uncle Yun sighed inside. Poverty could bend the strongest warriors. These excellent mech pilots had been forced to do something like this due to their extreme lack of money. When he gets back, he must lecture those blissfully ignorant mech pilots of the Mi family.

Mi Su covered her little mouth with her hands, watching the growing pile of trash on the starship, muttering, “How pitiful!”

Unlike Mi Qi, Uncle Yun and Mi Su, every Sang tribe member was all smiles. Old Chief Guo was embarrassed to death. He noticed the Mi family’s reaction and felt even more embarrassed!

Ye Chong looked at the pilin mountain of trash, his eyes gleaming with excitement. It reminded him of his time on the trash planet. Rummaging through the trash for nuggets was routine, and a job he was very familiar with.

He thought of old Winnie, and his excitement when he found Mu and Shang …

That was how Mi Qi and his family saw something quite odd. Papatte Mech Squad’s tactician came every day to the trash pile, surrounded by a few people who listened as he taught them about all the mech parts he found. The tactician had also disassembled the parts using the tools onboard the starship.

Dimension keystones, holographic scanning systems, communications systems …

As they watched him explain each mech part with ease, they could not help but wonder if the tactician had actually worked as a trash handler before.

Ye Chong had never minded the way others looked at him. For now, he was actually quite excited. The pirates’ mechs had wonderful equipment, a pleasant surprise for him.

He did not know, of course, that the Death Legion pirates were all battle veterans. While they did not exactly splurge, they were still willing to spend good money on equipment that could keep them alive.

The most interesting parts came from the mech, Kyaji. While they were only fragments now, Ye Chong could still see that the mech was well made. His eyes gleamed as he found its equipment, like the relatively intact Wintervision-III scanning system. This was a high class product from the Xue Lai clan, rarely found in the market. Ye Chong did not recall seeing it sold at the mech parts store in Foundation city last time.

However, its performance was the best that Ye Chong had ever seen. Ye Chong installed the holographic scanning system model in Sang Tie’s mech, which made everyone else very, very jealous. It was a long time before they stopped hearing Sang Tie’s foolish giggling behind his mask in the starship.

It was too bad that the Collisions attacked with too much force. Not many mech parts were salvageable. However, dimension keystones were hard to break, so most of their loot were actually the keystones. Even so, out of the 2000 pirate mechs, they only found slightly more than a thousand dimension keystones. They came in a large variety of models, and it took Ye Chong quite some effort to set them up.

These 1000 dimension keystones were an unexpected haul. “Hmm, robbing is actually more efficient,” Ye Chong mused to himself.

Chapter 296: Unmanned Black Market

owever, Ye Chong still had his senses with him. The crazy idea came and went.

If he had enough tools, Ye Chong could disassemble all the trash material and make full use of them. Now, he could only throw the worthless material out of the spaceship.

The rest of the journey was relatively peaceful, without further incident. The thousand-strong Collision escort around their starship were like ghosts, undetected by any of the other starships that they encountered. It was apparent how heavily the people these days had come to rely on holographic scanning systems.

In another corner of the He Yue galaxy, a middle-aged man gasped, “Kyaji was killed?”

“Yes. The Death Legion was annihilated, there were no survivors.” On his holographic screen, an average looking man reported in a low voice.

The middle-aged man asked, “Do you know who’s responsible?”

The other person hesitated for a while before replying, “Should be the Papatte Mech Squad. We’ve looked into them. They should only be a half-star mech squad. About a month ago, they helped the Fan family to find three ripple orchids plants. They are currently escorting the Mi family’s Mi Qi and Mi Su.” The spy replied.

“Half a star?” The middle-aged man frowned, and said, “The Fan family and Mi family share a good relationship, it’s only natural that they share their contacts. How strong is this Papatte Mech Squad?”

“Unknown as of yet,” the spy explained, “None of us has seen them in battle before. However, the only ones at the battlefield were the Death Legion and Papatte Mech Squad’s starship. According to our spies nearby, after the Death Legion entered the field, they never came out again. Our people also found a lot of mech remains in that area, confirmed to be from the Death Legion. Besides, we found Kyaji’s remains. That is how we deduce the annihilation of the Death Legion.”

The middle-aged man quickly understood him. “You said they only have one starship? Is it large or mid sized?”

“Small sized,” the spy replied.

“Impossible,” the middle-aged man shook his head. “Small sized starships have limited passenger capacity, not enough to destroy the Death Legion entirely. The Death Legion has 2,541 members in total.” He was confident of his memory.

“I am also confused by this,” the spy admitted.

The middle-aged man asked grimly, “Where are they headed?”

“Lunaris.”

“Alright, keep watch on them. If they really destroyed the Death Legion, then they’re a force to be reckoned with. But stay out of their sight.” The middle-aged man ordered after a moment’s thought.

“Yes sir.”

On Lunaris, a squad of a thousand members moved quickly. This was a deserted place, with only a few mechs occasionally flying across the skies. With dimension keystones, the group’s mobility and covertness were vastly improved. Even so, Ye Chong dared not bring too many people into the city. The Sang tribe members seemed to be unable to hide their threatening demeanor. They all looked vicious and scary, like an unsheathed blade.

He knew exactly what would happen if he brought them all into the city. The squad set camp in a deserted valley. Ye Chong was not concerned about their safety – not many could pose a risk to them. Besides, who would bring a whole battalion marching into the deserted lands out here?

Ye Chong took only a hundred people with him. Their destination was Guilar city. According to Mi Qi, no one would dare to start an open war on Lunaris, since this place was the base of the Black Market. However, that did not mean that the place was well regulated. It was quite the contrary. The society was in a state of unrest, and small-scale battles occurred every other day. Without proper safety measures, one would be at risk being killed.

Guilar city had a 300-kilometer perimeter that was a no-fly zone for mechs. No-fly zones were common in He Yue galaxy, since mechs battles happened frequently, and tend to destroy everything around them. Hence, every city would have its own no-fly zone. Any mech flying in a no-fly zone would be ruled as an enemy of the city, with heavy consequences.

They were a hundred people, forming a standard combat squad. At the center were five people, each carrying a box. Ye Chong and the Mi family members led the way.

Hai Lian wore his mask, carried by Sang Tie as he looked around him with interest. These days, he guarded the boxes as ordered by Ye Chong and bored to death. Now that he was out in the open, he was naturally invigorated. He was already used to being carried by Sang Tie. He adjusted to a more comfortable position, but otherwise looked completely at ease.

Sang Ling carried Mi Su. Even Old Chief Guo was carried by a Sang tribe member. Only Mi Qi and Uncle Yun walked on their own.

The squad advanced quickly. Soon, Mi Qi grew pale from the exertion, panting as he sweated heavily. Uncle Yun fared better, looking his usual self, but his short breaths betrayed his stamina.

Uncle Yun was stunned. These people were strong. All this while, Uncle Yun was confident of his own abilities, but he had never been outmatched this much before.

It was shocking! Their pace was wearing him out, but these people showed no signs of fatigue. Those around him were breathing normally, as if they were at rest. What surprised him more was the man carrying another man, and that woman carrying the Young Miss. These two people were carrying someone, but seemed entirely unaffected. Even the tactician, Yang Ming, who seemed fragile at first, was keeping up with the group.

If the squad members were like unsheathed swords, then Yang Ming was a sword still hidden in its sheath, showing no signs of its true potential. Uncle Yun knew from experience that this kind of people were the ones to really watch out for.

He took a glance at the Young Master, and knew that he was not doing well. Moving quickly was actually quite strenuous, and while the Young Master was actually quite outstanding amongt his peers, he was still greatly outmatched by the squad members.

Since when did the He Yue galaxy come to have such a group of strong people?

Uncle Yun was about to give Mi Qi a helping hand when the young man suddenly stumbled. A hand reached for him, and Mi Qi lifted his head with difficulty to find Yang Ming on his side. He looked at Yang Ming with gratitude, and suddenly felt himself lifted and moving as quick as the clouds in the sky.

The group slowed down when they were near Guilar city. There were more people around them now. Hovercars breezed past them then and again. These were cars used for passenger transportation.

Hai Lian sidled up to Ye Chong and introduced, “Guilar city is the second largest black market in the He Yue galaxy. Actually, you can find black markets everywhere on Lunaris, but you’ll find Guilar city’s Unmanned Black Market the most famous one around. Of course, it’s a complicated place, where every powerful organization in existence will have placed their own men here. You can find rare goods here often, that’s why the organizations try to keep an eye on things.”

Mi Qi had already recovered himself, and said with a smile, “It looks like you’re quite familiar with this place, my family also has people here. Once we enter the city, your contract will be fulfilled.”

Uncle Yun was looking at the five boxes protected in the center. He could guess that these were the things that were guarded heavily on the starship.

After their long journey, all of them knew that the real leader here was actually the tactician.

The squad members all looked too sharp to be ignored. All the pedestrians stayed out of their way.

As they entered the city, they found many people on the streets. Unlike Foundation city, however, the people here were all highly vigilant, their wary behavior almost transparent from the way they acted. Sang Tie and the rest all noticed the atmosphere and raised their guard even further, their deathly aura now honed to a sharp point.

The people around them were all discreetly shocked. Mi Qi and his family all groaned inside. How could they be so inexperienced? D*mned if they got into trouble for being so obvious of their abilities! The Mi family members were all nervous, waiting for the first enemy to knock on their door.

Unexpectedly, no one came to mess with them, right until they reached the Mi family base. Now that they were in their own territory, Mi Qi and his family all heaved a sigh of relief. The base was notified before they departure earlier on, so the Mi family’s people in the area had all gathered here to protect the Young Master and Young Miss.

With 10 million credits paid to them, Ye Chong and his squad finally relaxed a little.

After they parted ways, Ye Chong and his squad settled down in a local hotel. After some rest, Ye Chong asked for Hai Lian and Old Chief Guo and asked them, “Are you familiar with the Unmanned Black Market?”

“I am,” Old Chief Guo replied quickly, “Been here with a friend before, but that was a long time ago.”

Hai Lian shook his head. “I’ve not been here before. A poor man like me can’t even afford a mech, much less anything you can buy here in the black market.”

“Alright, you lead the way,” Ye Chong said to Old Chief Guo. He turned to Sang Fan and said, “Bring 20 people, and bring the boxes with you. Sang Tie and the rest stay here.”

“Yes sir,” Sang Fan answered.

Hai Lian and Old Chief Guo exchanged looks of confusion. They did not know what was in the boxes that could be so important to the boss. Hai Lian had guarded the boxes throughout the journey, and even he did not know what they were.

“It’s here,” Old Chief Guo pointed towards a tall metallic building in front of them. The skyscraper pierced right through the clouds, its metallic walls shining under the sun’s ways.

“What extravagance … The entire building was made of metal …” Everyone shared the same thought. Just the building itself would cost a fortune.

As they entered the building, they only found customers bustling into the market. There was no staff, just as the place’s name promised.

Ye Chong noticed something interesting. Most of the customers wore masks, and some even wrapped themselves up all over. Ye Chong’s group looked comparatively normal. Old Chief Guo and Hai Lian exchanged smiles over the observation.

Every level in the building was divided into hundreds of independent rooms. Old Chief Guo seemed to know his way. He brought the group into a vacant room. The group found it to be larger than expected, with more than enough room to host more than 20 people.

Inside the room was a photon processor with an inlet beneath it.

Everyone studied the room curiously as Old Chief Guo explained, “This is a normal room, used to sell smaller items. Larger items like mechs will have to be processed on Levels 1 to 5.”

“Put the box in this inlet, there’s a conveyor belt that transfers the box inside. We just have to put our items inside, key in our account number in the photon processor, and we’ll be done. This Unmanned Black Market has a good reputation. I’ve never heard of any cases of fraud or missing goods. They have their own professionals to appraise the goods. The goods will be categorized based on their value and put on the auction market. However, they will take 20 percent of the value as commission. If you don’t require a professional’s appraisal, then your items will be categorized as miscellaneous, but in this case, they’ll only charge 10 percent commission.”

Old Chief paused for a moment and continued, “The truth is, there are too many loopholes in this trading method, but their internal regulation is strict. After decades of revision, it has become the system that people come to trust today. Besides, the best thing about it is discretion. No one knows the owner of each item.”

Ye Chong nodded in understanding. He put the boxes into the inlet and keyed in the identity number prepared earlier into the photon processor.

Soon, he was done. Old Chief Guo added, “Every room can only be used once every day. This room we’re in will not be used again until tomorrow.”

“Alright,” Ye Chong said, “We’ll leave now.”

Old Chief Guo did not go to the door, but walked to a wall and pressed on a red button. The wall slid to the side.

“This is the exit.” Ye Chong and his group went in, and Old Chief Guo pressed another button inside. “This is the transferrer. The building has more than 900 exit points, which can be as far as the far east of the city. The transferrer will bring us to a random exit point. It’s for the clients’ safety.”

Ye Chong immediately felt the transferrer moving downwards. However, the transferrer moved steadily, and soon came to a stop.

“So it’s really random,” Ye Chong smiled wryly to himself as he looked at the unfamiliar surroundings around him.

Chapter 297: The Boy Called Tanimatsu

he crowd was dense. One could hear loud noise and laughter here and there. Ye Chong was uncomfortable with the place. Where was this place? He looked to Old Chief Guo, the only one with experience of the Unmanned Black Market. Old Chief Guo shrugged in ignorance. He looked to Hai Lian, and found the same helpless expression.

The Sang tribe members were also uneasy. They all looked wary, like anticipating an enemy.

Hai Lian was quicker in mind. He stopped a passerby and asked, “Hi there, may I know what this place is?”

The passerby looked at him and answered impatiently, “It’s the Peddler Black Market, of course. Alright, let me go, I’m in a hurry.”

Hai Lian thanked him profusely.

“Peddler Black Market?” Everyone looked confused.

“Let’s have a look,” said Ye Chong. He was intrigued by the large crowd found here. Since they were not in a hurry, they might as well explore the area.

If the Unmanned Black Market was a classy black market, then this was a small low class black market. Hai Lian had heard of it before, but this was his first time visiting the place.

“This is no black market! It’s an open market!” Hai Lian felt incredulous.

The shops around them were all displaying a large volume of goods. Some shops even put their mechs right beside their store entrance. It was just too odd. All kinds of parts and items were spread out to entice their customers. It was a mess.

Ye Chong frowned. He could not understand how a dangerous and disordered place could have so many people gathering.

The streets were narrow, and the bustling crowd made it even more packed.

Just then, a young boy approached the group and asked in his childish voice, “Do you need a guide?”

Immediately, Ye Chong and his group looked to the young boy. The Sang tribe members were too intimidating, even in their gaze. The boy paled in shock.

Ye Chong studied the young boy. He was dressed in a neat light blue shirt. It was quite worn but still clean. The boy’s large eyes looked sharp. While he looked pale, it was obvious that he was trying his best to not back down.

Ye Chong could not help but felt impressed. For a boy of around 11 or 12 years old to stand against the gaze of Sang Fan and the rest, it was an impressive feat.

Ye Chong nodded and said, “Hmm, that sounds like a good idea.”

The boy’s eyes brightened up in encouragement. He spoke confidently, “I’ve lived here all my life, I know every corner of the place. If you hire me, that’ll be 20 credits a day.”

Ye Chong studied the young boy intently, and the boy fidgeted nervously.

“Alright,” Ye Chong nodded, and added, “If you don’t do a good job, we’ll fire you.”

“No problemo!” The young boy was so happy he almost leapt in joy. His initial gloominess evaporated. However, he quickly dived right into his role and tried to affect a polite attitude. “Gentlemen, where you like to go now?”

“Let’s explore this place for now,” Ye Chong said. With him at the helm, no one else would contradict him.

“Alright!” The young boy led the way as he introduced, “This is the Peddler Black Market. Don’t be fooled by all these low class items you see here, it’s an entirely different world further in. They usually trade in bulk here, err, meaning that they sell many many items together at once.” The boy gesticulated as he explained.

A twelve-year-old boy trying to gesticulate like an adult was too cute for his audience. Even the Sang tribe members with their awkward social manners smiled warmly at the boy.

As a woman, Sang Ling was even more enraptured by the young boy. She went to his side and bent down to ask, “Little boy, what’s your name?”

“I’m called Tanimatsu,” the young boy answered loudly.

The group followed Tanimatsu and the child talked about the place. Ye Chong studied the goods in display in the stores. Indeed, they were all low class goods. However, there were also many odd items like rocks, skeletons and plants for sale; some were even unfamiliar for Ye Chong.

This hooked his interest.

Tanimatsu could see that Ye Chong was interested in the goods, and explained, “There are all kinds of stuff for sale here, most of them are not valuable, but yesterday some guy found a whatchamacallit rock here, heard it’s worth a hundred thousand credits.” Tanimatsu said this jealously.

Almost every shop would have a spot just for these miscellaneous items.

Ye Chong suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at one of the shops by the street. His eyes widened, and he quickly approached the shop.

Ye Chong’s sudden movement surprised the group, but they quickly adjusted and shifted formation, keeping Ye Chong protected in the center.

Ye Chong walked to the shop, where a good many items of all sorts were spread out for sale. The shopkeeper quickly arrived to tend to him with a wide smile. He saw the big group approaching and knew that he might just strike gold with this customer.

“Hi, good sir, take a look around, lemme know if you’re interested in anything. Everything is sold at a fair price here, no cheating our customers. We’ve been in business for decades, our reputation is rock solid,” the shopkeeper went on and on.

Hai Lian looked at the wall, freshly painted, and twisted his lips in disdain as he muttered, “You call this a decades-old shop? Isn’t this paint new?”

Ye Chong ignored the shopkeeper and walked towards the miscellaneous items. He saw a metallic palm reaching out from the pile of items, and carefully swept away the other items covering it. Soon, the entire metal item revealed itself.

It was a humanoid mech model, about 30 centimeters tall. The model seemed old, its surface dull from age, with a few rusted spots. Ye Chong studied the model quietly.

“Hehe, you’ve a good eye, sir. That’s an antique, more than a few hundred years old, I didn’t expect you to be a collector with such a sharp eye at your age, apologies for my rudeness sir!” The storekeeper flattered Ye Chong as he tried to recall the value that he bought the item for. It took some time, but he finally remembered that he bought it off an old man for only five credits.

It was obvious that his customer was not a local. Just as the shopkeeper was thinking about how to cheat him, the young boy with the group interrupted, “Sir, everything in the miscellaneous items pile is worth 50 credits. It’s the same for every shop.”

The shopkeeper glared at the young boy, who had effectively destroyed all hopes for his scheming. Tanimatsu did not back down, and glared back. Sang Ling humphed coldly behind Tanimatsu, her eyes staring at the shopkeeper threateningly until he shuddered.

What a scary bunch!

The shopkeeper laughed awkwardly and continued, “The boy’s right, our price is fair, we don’t cheat. The item’s 50 credits, if you’re interested, sir. Err, what else do you need, sir? We have all kinds of mech parts and equipments, all at a fair price. Look at your guards, I’m sure they’re all experts. A good expert should be matched with a good weapon! If you see anything you’re interested in, lemme know, price is negotiable, yes, if you buy in bulk I’ll even give you a discount! It’s a good buy, I’ll tell you!” The storekeeper blabbered on. 50 credits was not a lot, but every credit counted.

“I see. I’ll have this.” Ye Chong picked up the model, and signalled for Old Chief Guo to pay.

“What a stingy group, spending only 50 credits,” the shopkeeper thought to himself with disdain. He had expected more. Even so, he still said warmly, “Please come again!”

Ye Chong was in a better mood after they left the shop. Hai Lian and Old Chief Guo may not notice it, but the Sang tribe members did. Sang Fan asked despite himself, “Sir, what is that thing?”

“Something fine!” Ye Chong sounded happy, if only by a little. He then said, “We’ll return now.” He was no longer in the mood for exploring, thinking only to study the model closely once they were back at the hotel.

The Sang tribe members were not interested in exploring anyway, and had only followed Ye Chong’s lead. Hai Lian and Old Chief Guo still felt like wandering around, but they dared not voice their opposition. Besides, they were also interested in the item that the boss had bought. Boss had always looked indifferent, and they had never seen him express such a strong interested in anything.

Anything that can provoke his interest like this must be something extraordinary.

Sang Ling told Tanimatsu the name of their hotel. Tanimatsu recognized it and immediately led the way.

The group followed Tanimatsu as they headed towards the hotel.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead of them.

Chapter 298: A Balance of Everything

eople flooded the road ahead, with constant cries and shriek of women.

Ye Chong, upon seeing the sight, frowned. The road was already narrow at the beginning, with half of it occupied by the stalls and stands. And now the little space remained was also occupied by passersby. What had happened inside? Ye Chong did not care, he just wanted to head back to the hotel as soon as possible, away from this ridiculous disaster.

Nevertheless, judging by the situation in front, it would be nearly impossible to squeeze their way out. “Is there any other path?” asked Ye Chong to Tanimatsu.

He turned his head over, “There are a few… but it would be a long detour.”

Ye Chong pondered… “Follow me.” And he leapt! Like an eagle soaring to the sky, he flung himself over the crowd. The remaining mates immediately understood his plan as they followed quickly. Sang Ling grabbed Tanimatsu, while Guo and Hai Lian had also joined the luggage transit.

A tip landed on one shoulder of the spectator, one more fling into the sky, advancing forward, like a group of frogs hopping over the lily pads.

“What the hell happened!? Did someone step on my shoulder?”

“Jesus Christ! You can’t do that for f*ck’s sake!”

“Manners of youngsters today!”

“Someone just wants to die today, HUH!”

…

Of course their behavior would be treated as a typical misconduct to be cursed upon. Those spectators were something to have a living here, they were not the one to be bullied; they had seen snobbish behavior but not as shamelessly as this! The people were enraged as they chased after the jumping folks.

“Kek!” Chuckled Sang Ling, as she placed Tanimatsu under her armpit, whistled sharp.

The Sangs switched their positions in the air, “Make it quick.” Ye Chong’s order came softly but discernible among the disciplined Sangs.

“Yes sir!” The response came in a thunderous flock that the people flinched on the ground. The Sangs were in the air, but they were still capable to dish out something. Conquering peaks and flipping over valleys were the bread and butter of the Sangs back in Archipelago, especially when having a survival race with the beast stampede was their daily chore. Their feet could send them right into the sky, unlike those grounded folks.

Wham! Thup! Thump!

A land crash performed by the Sangs, as they whammed upon the people on the ground.

“The f*cking hell, don’t fly your bloody self if you don’t know how to!”

“I’m feeling insulted.”

Well this move was certainly not okay for Ye Chong and his men. Everyone here knew at least one trick or two in combats. The men were obviously enraged by this blatant provocation. Their blood boiled hotter than the lava, although they had been stopped once after another by the Sangs flawlessly, more and more men joined the forces to hunt those damned fools on top.

It was a typical chase between the chaser and the chased.

Ye Chong and his men were in a blitz of switcheroo as their afterimages intersected repetitively while delivering the land crash like falling star occasionally on the chasers.

The Sangs looked excited upon seeing the chasers tripping themselves like a strike on bowling, Ye Chong was feeling troubled though. He never knew how this would launch such a fiasco in Guilar city, that it felt like a conformity effect, once a man started the chase, the rest followed obediently.

The masked men were extremely skillful in the eyes of these enraged men, they were shocked as they found these masked men striking great similarity with the 8 Jie experts involved in the saga of Foundation city… even though there were obviously more than 8 of them right ahead.

12…13…18…20…?

20? Twenty Jie experts? The figure felt unreal in the head. This would be interesting, thought one of them, as they decided to cause more havoc to test the skills of these masked individuals, to determine if they were the hidden Jie experts.

Dammit I just wanted to get back to my room! What is this fiasco about?

The situation grew more chaotic, as Ye Chong began realizing it would only go more off the tangent if nothing was done at his side. He had a team of well-trained troop with forces matching the Jie experts, but two iron fists still could be no match for hundred arms.

Ye Chong’s arms vibrated, his muscles contracted and waved vigorously, Inhale…

HAH! A roar struck the place, which the people stumbled upon, knowing this cry meant nothing else than a metamorphosis, where a great martial arts practitioner hit a turning point of his strength and would undergo an pumped status, the cry was very much different than what they heard too… Was that…

HAH!!! Sang Fan and the remaining men screamed on top of their lungs as well. To the grounded men’s disbelief, they seemed to have seen the air particles vibrating, as waves surged through the place. Some of the angry men had already launched themselves but they fell clumsily as disrupted by the sudden roar. A handful of them remained in the air pouncing, their vitality warded them from being force-grounded, but one could see their faces paler than paper.

Jie experts. They are the Jie experts!

20 Jie experts screamed and this happened?!

Ye Chong made a tip on one of the Sangs, Zoom! He launched himself right to one of the mechs parked right outside of a mech store at the roadside. A showpiece.

The men retaining their velocity shifted their sight to Ye Chong, wondering what in the He Yue this masked man was doing.

Ye Chong made a flip and dexterously landed upon the shoulder of the mech.

“Wow!” Some of the few experts in the crowd were hurrahing, as seeing the masked man actually repositioned himself in the air without anything to support on. It felt so unreal and magical.

Ye Chong on top of the mech’s shoulder gave a cold gaze to the ground. The street became silent. Sang Ling and the others hopped onto the rooftop of the stores nearby.

Is he going to announce something? Speculated one man in his mind, as he lifted his head up high.

Under such a massive crowd of more than thousands, Ye Chong did something spectacular.

He took a deep breath, he turned to the head of the mech. He raised his leg. Wham! He gave a kick right onto the cheek.

The heck is wrong with him? That’s a mech you know! People shrieked, their eyes went wide like saucers.

It’s made out of metal, alloys! No matter how sturdy one’s body is, it’s still made out of flesh! He’s injuri- Wait, what?!

Crack.

Thup.

The sound had just shattered reality for everyone.

The cheek of the mech began cracking, then it got chipped off, and it fell onto the ground.

The men just witnessed a piece of alloy irregularly scrapped off from a mech with a kick.

The remaining specks of the spider-web crack Ye Chong created fell along.

The entire surface of the cheek was destroyed, revealing the circuits inside.

The street was dead silent.

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… … …

… … … … …

“Oh my gosh! My mech! My precious!! You monster!” The man ran towards his mech after his brain rebooted from the major crash of reality. He would love to slice that b*stard into a thousand pieces but that person had vanished by the time he got to the front.

The people were overwhelmed, as they set into another round of fiasco, trying to understand what had just happened.

An ultimate warrior had just appeared out of nowhere, as he shattered the entire piece of alloy barehanded after setting off a threatening scream with his disciplined teammates of twenty, demonstrating inhuman airtime under their masks of no expression.

The summary stormed upon the entire Guilar city.

Residents of He Yue galaxy adored the strength, the martial arts. Those who wielded great strength would no doubt be the idol of many, not to mention real inhuman one like the masked man. It had become a tradition, as everyone disregarding gender, age or sexual orientation, would be required to learn combats since young, as long as they were healthy.

It was as if Guilar City was not chaotic enough with its scattered forces intertwining each other, now there was a new masked force, the situation would be more shaky than ever.

…

Sigh.

Ye Chong was moving… awkwardly. His left foot was naked. Well, thanks to his dramatic kick, the boot could not withstand the force he exerted and just burst like a balloon, even the corner of his pants got torn by the splinters of his boot.

This was another addition to his script he was helpless on. He just wanted to go back to the hotel but things just had to happen. It was as if a mischief from the author to keep him running, when would he ever have the day to settle down and run a noodle store like Grandpa Qian? It was yet another hectic beginning of his runaway, luckily he remembered the shockwave move Shang taught him before. It did not particularly create a real shockwave to drive opponents away, but at least, “It would impose a threat to the fear of the people naturally, once they recognized a greater force was before them. If you demonstrated enough strength from this, it would be as easy as philosophy.”

That was why Ye Chong picked the shockwave approach, the surprise was, he never expected the Sangs to join the round. It looked like the scream was not exclusive to the Lan family of September after all. The “Mortal Roar” required extremely expert control over the muscular system as the user would perform dramatic vibration with every piece of muscle deep inside the throat to force the greatest amount of volume.

And Sang actually knew that. Wow… The Aristocrat was sure something deep and profound to be ventured.

Tanimatsu’s black eyes shone with worship looking at Ye Chong. Guo and Hai Lian also joined the fandom of submissive respect. Sang Fan and the rest did not feel anything particular though. They had ample experience seeing sir in action, so they knew how far sir could go. Smashing a piece of alloy was nothing new. In Archipelago, the beasts had a way tougher skin than that piece of alloy. Moreover with the reinforcement on their strength via gravity training, their physique was not entirely shabby compared to Ye Chong. In the Sang Family, all were the martial arts elites, nothing new, nothing surprisingly, they did not respect sir for his strength.

But well, under such drastic situation, sir actually was able to come up with such brilliant plan that resolved the issue flawlessly. That was something, as expected from master.

The strength Ye Chong demonstrated was nothing in the eyes of Sangs, but something in the eyes of folks like Hai Lian and those men on the street.

Similarly, the “plan” Ye Chong came up with, was nothing brilliant to educated and strategic folks like Hai Lian and Guo. But it was brilliant to the Sangs.

The Sangs did not admire the strength but the folks did.

The folks did not admire the strategy but the Sangs did.

People would always admire the same person for different quality.

So kids, if you want to live great in this world, you have to have a balance of everything.

Chapter 299: Child’s Play

eng Su on her chair, was zoning out, with Rui Bing resting quietly on the bed nearby. Her move worked flawlessly, which normally should leave the opponent in deep sleep for few hours, unless there was external interference to wake her up immediately. Feng Su never failed to knock her foe out with this technique.

Though… why did the head call? What did the head call her for? It was like the first time she was recalled ever since she was assigned to the Sanctuary in the 5 major galaxies.

And she had already been traveling to He Yue galaxy for the past week. It was tormenting to force herself confined on the seat for the past few days. Her vitality was helpful but did not seem to be helpful enough on this long-term travel. The way from 5 major galaxies to He Yue was winding, long and complicating, it was nearly impossible to perform a space warp to save their time. They were forced to travel the traditional way in the end.

“You have arrived at : He Yue Galaxy.”

The moment she heard the system notification, she sighed deeply. The pathway there was not as treacherous as one was informed, there was not many accidents reported, but well assuming if any were to happen, she would be too helpless to do a thing. Say if they hit a black hole for example, she would be directly visiting the death. Humanity… was still that minuscule figure in front of the vast, boundless galaxy.

She was piloting a processed model of miniature spaceship, which its structure had been reinforced. Well, the bulkier the spaceship, the less likely it would be comfy. Feng Su always heard whines and wails coming from every passenger who once hopped on that flying armor. The clan would even proudly bestow it the name “Flying Can”, despite its superior performance. The speed was great, the handle was too, the turning ability was very active, the mech was even installed with a powerful processor too. One could basically switch to auto-pilot mode in a safe area.

The spaceship was also supplied with nutrition capsules, tons of them, sufficient to sustain a long-term flight. It was not armed with any weaponry however, one could imagine a flying armor with superior defense but zero attack.

And certainly the miniature spaceship could not perform space warp. She had to first travel to Halo Jade, a planet which one of the clan’s base located, to transit to a more advanced model of spaceship in order to get back to HQ.

The current progress… she was near Lunaris… It seemed like she still had to travel for quite some time. Lunaris… it brought back memories, she knew it was a planet of black market, and to be frank, she had been frequenting the place before she was assigned to 5 major galaxies, since it was fun shopping there – you could always be surprised when you shop. Only if she was not traveling by under an order of the head, or she would have stopped by. Sigh, she got to return to HQ as soon as possible.

So what exactly had happened in our clan? Thought she, the suspense scorched her heart.

Jeez, no point being impatient now, hold your steer, Feng Su. A tease to herself, she made a stretch, flaunting one split second of her figure. It was absolutely a kind of torture to travel this far, and she was doing it alone.

At that one second, she felt her waist stiffened. She flinched, while her expression was still, as the ace pilot of the clan she had seen way too much death than risk, so she stayed calm.

Who was that?

An icy-looking face swirled upon her, expressionlessly

Impossible! Shrieked Feng Su in her mind, how did she wake up? This had never happened before! She should have been unconscious! And without our unique technique to stimulate her spine, she would not even lift her eyelids!

“Who are you? Why did you do that to me? Where do you want to bring me to?” asked Rui Bing coldly. Her eyes were caught on Feng Su’s appearance, that beauty, one has got to admit that it would attract anyone from all walks of life, and she looked far more superior than Rui Bing with those dreamy eyes of hers.

Feng Su ran her schemata in lightning speed. The girl was something, although she had no idea how the girl woke up in the first place, she knew she was doing it right and her move should have left her unconscious at a 100% success rate. Well then, that means the girl probably had some strange abilities to help her break out of the sleeping spell!

Practically, Rui Bing was already at a level of Jie expert by then, while her family’s martial arts techniques had always been as incomprehensible to the outside.

“Yikes~~” Feng Su’s face twisted, as sweat dripped over her chin, looking pitiful.

“Save your cheap acting. It doesn’t work for me,” said Rui Bing flatly. Rui Bing knew her strength, and her level of control over it, it would be a joke if a Jie expert like her did not know how to exert the right amount of strength to alarm and not to hurt their opponent.

Rui Bing was firm, and once she got firm, nothing will ever shake her, even when a beautiful lady was wailing in great pain.

“If you like to act so much, just keep acting like someone would care,” stated Rui Bing. She took a glance around, and found the shower room. She might be a Jie expert, but she was still a hygienically sensitive lady herself.

She went into the shower room. Tick! Splash… Hush huuussh…

Feng Su withdrew her acting and was feeling wry of the girl. She sure was something. Feng Su had cheated countless men and women with her acting before this. Anyone would have their heart melted the moment they see such a gorgeous woman moaning in pain, like there was once the guardsman of the foe even untied her to check if there was something wrong. She thought it would work always, till she met Rui Bing, who gave total ignorance, rigidly like the ice, sternly like the storm.

Th girl probably had used some kind of binding skill on her. Only if she was facing the one practitioner last time, who fell for her acting and cancelled the binding effect on her. But well, both the personality of the girl and the properties of her skill spelled bad news for Feng Su. She could do nothing else than moving her lips…

30 minutes lapsed and Rui Bing exited from the shower room, with her wet hair slanting over her shoulders and her fair white garb. She washed her white garb too?

“So why? Why did you knock me out?” Leisurely Rui Bing stated.

“I meant no harm. I just saw you practicing on your mech and looking really great. I thought of being your student but I fear you might refuse, so I eventually…” Pursed her lips, Feng Su was looking pitiful.

Rui Bing’s face had an avalanche. It was rather common in her field. The mood of seeing an expert while being captivated by the expertise was the frequently occurred emotion in a fighter.

Haha! It worked. Stated Feng Su in her head as she saw the desired expression on her foe.

“I really meant no harm, sister… you are really great. I had never seen any female pilot who was able to perform such technique. Not even the men I supposed, those techniques are really hard to execute,” exclaimed Feng Su from her heart, she was in fact surprised, the sisterly greeting was a technique to express respect and favor to her foe.

The lifting voice was exerting some sort of magic, which made people friendly.

It would work even on a girl li-

“Hmph!” And it did not. Alarmed Feng Su.

She thought she had used her best technique, the manipulation of tone, an ability she obtained while she was in the disguise of the well-known singer in the 5 major galaxies. By altering the tone at specific syllable, it would create hallucination to manipulate the foes. Even the mentalist-pilots fell for her, their faces would blush, their controls would go wild. And with her appearance and this technique, of course she had an expansive career.

The girl was totally immune to her voice however, as if she was speaking normal. That was Feng Su’s last resort… and it did not work.

That hmph from the foe was clearly a warning, Feng Su could hear it with her ears.

Rui Bing on the other hand was feeling irritated by this magical girl who kept withdrawing new tricks from her sleeves, that Rui Bing feared if she lost her focus for a sec she would be captivated.

“Okay, now I do not want to know anything,” stated Rui Bing as she walked towards Feng Su, she rose her palm over the unwilling Feng Su, wham! A blow at the back of the neck. Feng Su fainted.

She lifted Feng Su and placed back onto the bed. She should take around 20 days to wake up. Of course, if she was a Jie expert in dark, it would be less than 10 days she supposed. Though Rui Bing could determine this lady to be rather skillful at combats, she was still nothing close to Jie expertise.

Rui Bing walked towards the control panel and tried pushing buttons sluggishly. Her mind would utterly blank out in the past if she was pushed to a control panel but now she already had the basic idea of mech piloting, that she at least could speculate certain functions on the control panel of the spaceship.

She first prompted the intergalactic map and was stunned by their position. It appeared to be literally foreign to her that she could recognize none of the planets inside, not even a star. And she could not find any of the 5 major galaxies on it.

Where are we? Asked Rui Bing in her, as she glanced at the fainted Feng Su. Nope! She discarded the thought of waking that trickery up to inquire. She checked out the mileage, apparently they would be arriving at Lunaris in a day or so at full speed. Based on the marks on the map, Lunaris was a planet inhabited with humans. Okay then… she tapped the screen and maintained the course.

As long as we have someone there, things would get sorted out themselves.

…

A day passed and they arrived at Lunaris. Rui Bing repositioned the spaceship to fly low and started seeing the scenery on the ground clearly.

The spaceship decelerated and landed on an isolated valley, particularly the shadow of the cliff, so no one would notice it at first glance.

She went up a slope and looked back at the valley, she smiled. Okay, it is invisible, good.

She walked on, since her mech was no longer around she could only rely on her feet. But before leaving the spaceship, she did a few stuffs – she removed every part found on Feng Su, including the dimensional keystone and even the accessories, jewelries on her apparel. She also – since she could not discover any backup mech in the ship – removed the entire battery of the spaceship to prevent this trickery from causing her issues in case she woke up early. She even broke the battery so the spaceship would be an empty can now.

She closed the gate of spaceship so it would be only possible to get out but not to get in, unless by a brutal force shattering the whole piece of armor of the spaceship. Well of course, even if Feng Su woke up and wanted to have a walk outside, it was not an easy task to open a heavy gate of a spaceship without electrical supply either.

Sadly, Rui Bing could not use the dimensional keystone she took from Feng Su, since it required the biological signal of the owner, unless Rui Bing murdered Feng Su… So this piece of keystone was technically a piece of garbage to her. She strolled to a rushing river and thup! She tossed all accessories into the river.

Nirvana was a sad case as it was thrown into the river like pebbles, despite its capabilities and superiority.

Take that! You trickery! Asserted Rui Bing, now that little bit of work would teach her some lesson. Rui Bing’s cold face was melting into a naive joy of a little girl completing a big, big mission herself.

Little bit… of work? Wonder how Feng Su would explode when she knew how briefly this immature girl was thinking.

…

Ye Chong had already been in his room for the past 3 days. The model of mech he bought was placed on the desk, along with numerous tools scattered around.

The model of the mech was looks unrecognizable as the armor of its back was removed, revealing the refined build inside.

The development of mech industry… well there had been various theories on it, but one significant one stated that at one point, the mech development branched into two aspects – one was the mechanical mech, another would be the circuit mech.

Yes, the very first mech was wholly mechanical, which some would call the armor as “machine armor / mecha” and the pilot as “mechanics”. This did not last however, as 300 years ago, after the advanced circuits were invented, the mechanical gearing was no longer heard, the capability of a traditional mech had undergone a transformation, a leap to a new reign, and that was when people finally called it as “mech” instead of “mecha”.

And this very model, was the antique from the record of 350 years ago, when mechanical mech was at its prime. As limited by the technological standard at that period, it was unavoidable to not use a certain mechanism to make the machine armor even move. It sounded traditional yet it was innovative, breathtaking to the people that time.

In most men, this model would be merely an antique, an adornment, which might be occasionally useful in the eyes of the mech researchers. But this particularly item, was priceless in the eyes of Ye Chong.

It has been known that skeletons do not blend well with the electrical circuit – Ye Chong learned this fact painfully when he first developed skeleton parts. But after the visit at Sang family village, the Collision he created had brought him a new avenue to figure. As he lacked the conventional tools to produce the conventional mech, the Collision was his unconventional design, being the mechanical design itself. He was not expecting much from the mech in the beginning, till he saw the power of the Collision in the field.

It was more than sufficient in the hands of the Sangs, as they were able to perform outrageous movements on it. Their attacks were simple yet potent, which toppled Ye Chong’s initial understanding on mech performance. It was an era he was in, which demanded more variation on the same move, the fancier the flashier the better, while denying the simple movements claiming them to be primitive and obsolete. Thanks to the Sangs, he saw something new.

The catch was however, he had more intelligibility on circuits than mechanism, which led him this helpless situation at the desk, as if a game-stuck when you realized there was actually a hidden path in the loop of dungeons and you did not have the necessary gear to access it.

The model was precious in the eyes of Ye Chong because not only it retained the form of the ancient, it was also the prime form of the ancient. He hoped he could be inspired somehow as he analyzed its structure and designs.

Certainly, Ye Chong was astonished by the inside of the model the moment he removed the cover.

He had spent the next three days performing calculation. At least he was firm with his fundamentals, which greatly sped up his process of figuring out the working of the inside.

It was amazing. He concluded so as he recognized the wisdom of the ancients. The design looked ridiculous to layman but it turned out to be extremely clever, that Ye Chong felt his Collision was merely child’s play, a poorly done treehouse by a 5-year-old.

He believed that modification on Collisions would possibly bring a few levels of elevation at least, after he had understood the structure of this model.

As he thought, his focus shifted back onto the model.

The model was reliably the exact downsized model of the actual piece. If Ye Chong had a shrinking machine he could literally get a soldier to pilot this and go for a miniature space war. And he also realized that it was not an easier task to build this thing as well since most parts were handmade rather than manufactured like most mechanical parts today.

It would take efforts and generous amount of time to build even a model like this.

But who, who would actually invest these to build this insignificant looking toy?

Compared to the 7 mechs lay inside the Sang Family Village 5 centuries ago, this was way more advanced, whether in the aspect of the design concept, the structure. It symbolized the prime of the mechanical mech era.

The problem was… there was so many things he had to learn. Other than the basics he knew nothing of mechanical mech, since as mentioned, the two aspects branched each’s way earlier. It was two worlds for mechanical science and circuit science. Ye Chong had to unfold a journey in search of the mechanical theories.

A long, long way it was.

On the dimly lit desk, his face was determined, looking at the puzzle left by the past.

Chapter 300: The White Streak

reda’s heart flooded with spite, as few days ago he finally met a lovely lady which struck his heart hard, while being heavenly fortunately single and alone she seemed on the street. He was excited as he headed over, decided to tease her to grab her attention. No doubt, the lady, being as embarrassed and introverted she was, struggled with blushes and twists, which were the trigger to his libido. Gulp! He certainly enjoyed the catcher-and-catched game with pretty girls like her.

The downer was… spectators were gathering around him, like a real dramatic crowd of them where there were literally three circles surrounding the crime scene. The passersby knew who Greda was and of course they would not have the courage to interrupt his enjoyment. He was just surprised that his routine of flirtation was getting so much unnecessary attention.

He was in desire of withdrawing himself. Yes, he was the big guy in Guilar that no one would dare to offend thanks to his father, but anyone with a common sense would know that it was always a risky ride to tour in Guilar everyday, since you would never know what kind of hideous character hid in the crowd as you were teasing a fair lady at the roadside. Greda just feared his daily routine would become a tragedy that even his father would be unable to handle.

Greda was known as the man who was born with a silver spoon, he could have abused the rules using the name of his family but he, like all other Aristocratic members, held that caution to not breach the unwritten rule in the dark.

The situation was awkward, as it would be embarrassing to just eject himself from the place, he was bewitched by the lady too. “What the hell!” There was a loud curse coming from the crowd, with two waves of thunderous roar followed, which nearly frightened him to the ground.

Like seriously? Could human produce waves like this? Greda remained astonished even from reminiscing it. He was unaware of the happening till he was informed about the appearance of 20 Jie experts in the field. Perhaps… speculated he, the thunderous roar was from these 20 Jie experts who seemed to have caused more harm than hurt.

Well, those are some dorks. Who would want to pick a fight with Jie expert? Do they want to die? Commented Greda in disgrace regarding the victims. Sighs, and that was when the pretty girl disappeared from my sight. Life could not be perfect, couldn’t it?

Greda’s father knew his son well enough, that he employed a group of bodyguards for him, fearing that deafening news of his son’s perish. Guilar forbade the flight of mechs, so these bodyguards all fought with fists and kicks rather than fancy gadgets.

And that was how Greda wrote a tale of him being the center of formation of a seeming gangster, as he strolled on the street. He lifted his steps proudly, knowing those truly the danger would not bother about him while the enemies he had made in the past would fear his father.

Sighs, it’s life after all. I still could not forget that lady. I could not be bothered with the other ordinary girls on the street ever since. They were so ordinary while she… was otherworldly.

Wait what! Shocked Greda was, as he jerked his step in front of a hotel.

Was the God sympathizing me? His heart raced seeing that one lady. He had viewed countless women but this particular one made his heart race faster than ever. Was she the goddess? The goddess of Venus? The epitome of beauty itself?

About 20 meters in front, a slender silhouette was swinging the curve left to right, with the fine face leaning back and fro – an adorable treat to his eyes…

The hair was glossing as expressively as her eyes, telling a saddening tale he would love to know.

Such naivety! His heart felt hammered.

And that girl was walking towards him, oh, that girl of his memory, of his thoughts day and night. She seemed troubled as ever! She did not notice Greda apparently!

Greda was overjoyed, he tried holding his horse as he signaled his men, who were well-aware of this young master’s style. Stampede! Stampede! They marched to her and circled her.

“Oh?!” The girl returned from her mind wonderland as she was shocked seeing Greda’s face.

…

“Yawn…” Fifth floor of the hotel, few men were squatting near the window in daze. Sang Fan, Sang Tie, Hai Lan and Guo were having a men’s talk to each other. They were absolutely bored, thanks to Ye Chong who seemed to have been engulfed by the room three days ago. They dared not to head out without his permission, since they did not have a proper task to work on either.

“You know those days, I actually hunted down a few Gigadas barehanded.”

“Really? Man you’re good, it took me forever to kill one… Could you teach me the trick to do it?”

“Well, you’re still a boy, this is something only a man knows how.”

“Hahaha…” Hai Lian was missing the good old-fashioned slice of life conversation…

“Wait.”

“What are these men doing down there?” asked Sang Tie.

“What else?” Hai Lan gave a glance and replied in dismay, “Flirting in public, duh?” Chatting with Sang Tie and Sang Fan was more consuming than he thought. Well if you were to chat with a bunch of butchers from the slaughterhouse you would feel the same too, the topic always revolved around “Battle”, “Combats”, “Slaughter”, “Bloodshed”, “How great their blows were”. What? Slithering Steps? The conservation and utilization of momentum? Could anyone lend me a dictionary? I need subtitles here. Those gazes, would you stop looking at me and Guo like that? We aren’t some ancient tribe who was born to kill animals to survive okay?

My He Yue galaxy, who would dare to challenge insanity like both of you? Cursed Hai Lan in his mind. Oh wait, I should lecture them something on life as well. “So… ever heard of Hitting the Home Run? No it’s not about you running back to home!” You could at least say if it was a baseball term, but that’s not what I meant! You guys are cavemen for quite a reason I see… “Playboys? Ever tried one?” Tsk, tsk, what happened to good old elementary culture of life? You don’t even know the famous brand? “Okay, okay, how about Tomcats?” Added Guo, “It’s famous you should have watch- No? You guys never watched it?” Get a life man! Hai Lian and Guo joined forces and hurled back insults at the two Sangs.

“Fine.” Concluded that conversation, “So could both of you tell me, what ‘flirting’ is?” Sang Tie looked confused.

How in the He Yue do I explain you the terms without getting the hideous **xplanation censored? See they even censored hideous’ —explanation! No I do not intend to type the naughty word!

“Hmph.” Sang Fan gave a disdainful remark, “Such tiny circle yet they actually have 3 major loopholes there, look, my brother, those incompetent fighters there.”

Hai Lian somehow saw Guo nearly falling out of the window…

Certainly Greda was unaware of the 4 uninvited guests on top. He would not care too.

“Such fateful encounter! We are still fateful entities I see! The fate between you and I had been determined in our past life.” A passionate pick-up line from Greda.

“Shush!” The four men on top shuddered harsh, as Sang Tie looked at Sang Fan in fear, “Don’t tell me that you said the same thing when you confessed to Ling…”

The focus was on Sang Fan now and he was noticeably blushing even under that mask of his, “N…nope! Don’t be ridiculous!”

Hai Lian and Guo were laughing mad after exchanging glance, “A-anyway!” Sang Fan quickly redirected their steed, “Who are those people down there? Especially that disgusting guy!”

“Greda,” stated Guo, “the son of Jin Gui tribe, who seemed to have been enjoying flirtation with the authority of his father.”

“Jin Gui?”

“Yes, I had heard things about the tribe,” nodded Hai Lan. “They aren’t as many as most tribes, but they were fortunate enough to start their family at a strategic location, which contained a rich source of Lithium Gold, they were as rich as you could ever imagine. And I heard about how men in the tribe are more passionate in relationship, that they would – with the strong sense of loyalty of theirs – fall in love with a woman once and only once in their entire life… although I was unconvinced upon seeing Greda, he was the exception, being the typical playboy around.”

“Heh!” Guo added, “Every one of them was extremely wealthy, while being loyal in relationship, which made them the best bachelor for the unmarried women. There’s even a saying, ‘Don’t work, don’t hide, find a Jin Gui, you’ll go sky high.’ I guess the women would work their entire life hard enough to get the Jin Guis’ attention.”

“On the more serious note, the fighters of their tribe were very capable, known for their sturdiness and determination. I would say that’s annoying,” elaborated Hai Lian.

“Hmmmmmm…” Both Sang Fan and Sang Tie were very intrigued. The moment when Hai Lan mentioned about the fighters got Sang Tie all pumped up, that he would love to jump right off the building and land with a taunt to fight.

But there was a plot twist to their script, as a new character came into the scene. It was another lady, around her early twenties, with a body of a well puberty, her short hair emphasized her character, the hook of her nose expressed indigenous pride.

“Greda. This lady is mine. Would you please excuse me?” Stated she.

“She Xin, I don’t see the need of you in this.” Greda, seemingly avoidant about this girl, replied.

“Why, why? Greda, can’t even give your way to a lady?” She knew what kind of character Greda was, that he would not anger anyone he should not.

“Oh my great, great lady!” Shouted Greda, holding his hands courteously, “Of course I would give my way to a fair lady like yours. But I really love this pretty you have there, please, with your kindness, spare me. I would do whatever as you pleased.”

Wow, did Greda really fall for this girl? Surprised Shi Xin was, since she was also well-aware of this playboy’s well-doings around. He hardly had promises and now he actually makes one…

Shi Xin, hesitated, took a look at the girl behind her, who was in all fear, fright and surprise.

“Nope!” Declined Shi Xin right away. She just realized her response acted faster than her brain…

“Oh Shi Xin…” Responded Greda, his face darkened, “Are you sure you would not spare me for this?”

Okay, something was wrong. Sensed Shi Xin, “Greda, I guess you know what could happen if you did something to our fellow Shi. Like how your father would see this for example…”

Greda could not care less, “Go! Get the girl!”

“TRY! If you want!!” Shouted Shi Xin as she guarded the girl behind, she could even sense the girl quivering. I must protect her – Shi Xin asserted to herself.

The men were stoned by her shout, being hesitant, “What’s wrong? Now all of you are under her command eh?” Greda’s tone was calm, yet cold, colder than the blizzard. The expressionless look was telling bloodthirstiness.

“Lady Shi! Our apology for this!” The guardsmen reluctantly seized the lady.

Seriously? I should have brought my own men too! At least I would not be the passive one here! Shi Xin was regretting…

The four men on top were still enjoying the show. Guo and Hai Lian had grown numb over this drama, as they had seen enough brothers of the Aristocratic families doing mischief everywhere on their will. Sang Tie and Sang Fan were new to this, that they were stunned, unable to comprehend even the words. Well, they did not have permission to move from the great sir either…

“Ahhhhh!” The clothes were torn…

“White Streak?!”

“The White Streak Tribe?”

In the midst of fight, the sleeve of the girl was torn, there revealing white streaks like the moon. Oh no! Panicked Shi Xin upon seeing this unfortunate addition to the setting. She shifted her eyes to Greda, I knew it! His eyes were shining bright! The White Streak tribe was known for their beautiful descendants, a treasure some men called them, that the owning these angels would be the most heavenly thing a man could ever do in his life. And the White Streak tribe suffered different tragic tales over their beauty…

The white streaked lady was showing despair…

Hai Lian’s body shuddered upon seeing the streaks, as he sprung from the ground, which shocked the fellow men near him. His eyes were changing…

Tick! He jumped off the window.

“Wow when did he get so brave?” muttered Sang Tie, they were five floor tall, any layman like Hai Lian would at least break a bone or two jumping down recklessly like that… The remaining three men stood up and watched in position. They would not move unless with order.

Thump! Hai Lian landed like a falling angel as he jumped off from a fifth floor. Of course he was not as overpowered as those Sangs who trained at 20 times heavier zone daily. The moment he landed, UGH, blood spilled from his lips.

The location he landed though, it was perfect, being right next to the poor girl.

He grabbed the girl without hesitation and did a quick tumble, breaking through the circle. The sudden change n situation confused everybody. They only understood the situation after the boy had left the scene.

“What the hell!” Greda’s face was darker than abyss, as he was jumping mad.

Hai Lian did not wish to spare his potential last few moments of his life on viewing how the reaction of those men, he kept running with the lady in her embrace, all the way to the hotel.

“What the hell are you guys doing! Did my father pay you to just stand there? MOVE! UGHHH!” Shouted Greda, as the men hurried their ways towards Hai Lian. It would be embarrassing if the people outside knew they actually let a feeble lady out of their grip that easily!

Hai Lian ran madly, his eyes glued on that gate of the hotel.

Sang Tie was standing by the gate. Yes! I knew I have great brothers! Overjoyed Hai Lian was. The Sangs were short by nature, even Sang Tie the tallest with a height of 1.7 meter seemed like a potential dwarf actor in the crowd. However, when Sang Tie stood there, it just felt so reliable. When Hai Lian was getting to the entrance, Sang Tie tilted his body to the side and let the prince run in.

Thank you Through the mask, his eyes was expressing that countless appreciation while Sang Tie’s eyes were firm, Hai Lian then rolled his way into the lobby.

Sang Tie repositioned himself to block the entrance. The bodyguards gradually slowed down upon seeing this strange masked man standing by the door.

The same mask! They were together! Speculated Greda right away. His usual self would not allow him to go further as he knew how deep and dangerous Guilar could get with unsightly men like these. His family, as well as himself, being the leading group in the town feared shady characters like this. How shady? Greda would say, anyone with a mask and an unknown identity would be the most dangerous as they hid themselves either because of their superhuman ability or because of their sensitive status in the society, none of these would be in the mess-with list of Greda.

But Greda had lost his usual self minutes ago. He felt he had saw the real nemesis of his life, “Move!” Ordered him to initiate a fight, he had lost his rationality.

Heh! Sang Tie gave a cold smile in his mask, if you want a fight, I’ll give you a quick fight. It would be a sin if I alarmed sir for this.

Sang Fan was right behind and he knew what Sang Tie was thinking, “Remember to hold back, hurt them, don’t kill them,” he advised.

Sang Tie gave a nod of understanding. The group of bodyguards was swarming upon him, so he lifted his leg and prepare to deliver his soccer. kick.

Those men were still bodyguards, as they knew what awaited them, their expression changed and the leading one clumsily avoided those afterimages of Sang Tie’s moving legs.

The guard fell to the side while Sang Tie maintained his left feet moving, lifted his right leg and whipped directly on the guard.

“Youchhh!” Shrieked the guard as being sent to the air and whammed upon the crowd behind.

The crowd collapsed.

People were gasping.