1433 They Crossed the Line
“Hmph, these guys have retreated completely, but leaving such a huge base here, I want to see how they explain it.”
Prince Lekas grunted. His voice sounded far away in the empty underground base passageway, bringing about echoes.
After setting off from the teleportation door, Prince Lekas first got Chu Nan and the other three to lead the way to the underground base where they had discovered Dr. Querzaros and Director Romon.
The base was already empty. Apart from seeing the mess on the ground, he naturally could not discover anything valuable.
Hearing Prince Lekas’s words, Chu Nan finally could not help but feel curious. He thought for a moment and asked, “About that… Your Highness, you and Elkart seem to have specially come for those people this time. They also seem to have known in advance that you were coming. Can I ask who those guys are?”
Prince Lekas’s gaze landed on Chu Nan.
“You should already have some answers in your mind. Why don’t you guess?”
“Cough… this…” Chu Nan scratched his head, “I discovered in this base and another abandoned underground base that I discovered previously that it should belong to an organization symbol called the Tag Life Science Chamber of Commerce. This Tag Life Science Chamber of Commerce is located in the Perseus Arm, so I think these guys are related to an international organization on the Perseus Arm, or… they’re simply related to the Erehuana Military Treaty Alliance?”
Prince Lekas looked at Chu Nan deeply and nodded after a long time.
“You’re very smart. Since you already know so much, I’ll tell you. That’s right, these guys were actually sent by the Erehuana Military Treaty Alliance. Their goal is actually to study the secrets in the Endless Abyss. This was originally a joint agreement between our three spiral arms, but they’ve crossed the line now.”
“Cross the boundary? What boundary? What secret is there in the Endless Abyss?” Chu Nan asked curiously.
“Go out first and reach the teleportation door you mentioned that was blown up.” Prince Lekas waved his hand and flew out of the base with the four of them.
As he flew, he explained, “Although we can’t be sure yet, the Star Field corresponding to the Endless Abyss is very likely the center of the entire Milky Way. There are many secrets hidden in this most mysterious area. I think you should feel the most obvious difference between it and the outside immediately now that you’re here.”
“Are you talking about the surrounding spatial energy environment?” Chu Nan asked.
“Yes.” Prince Lekas’s gaze swept past Chu Nan, Angie Prairie, and Carola before he nodded with an appreciative expression, “It’s not strange for Romanti to master the technique to fly in here. This is a cultivation that many ambitious descendants of the royal family will definitely experience. On the other hand, the few of you actually adapted to the special environment here in such a short period of time after entering the Endless Abyss. I’m very surprised that you can successfully fly.”
“Actually, it’s not that difficult. As long as I master some techniques, it’ll be fine.” Chu Nan shrugged and said, “Your Highness, other than the spatial energy environment, could the secret here be related to those mutated beasts?”
“That’s right. However, speaking of these mutated beasts, this is the key to our operation.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Since you’ve personally experienced the previous beast tide, you should have discovered that these mutated beasts are not completely acting according to their instincts, but have a certain organization and discipline. If the information obtained by our empire and the Noctem Chamber of Commerce is correct, there are actually controllers behind these mutated beasts, and these controllers are very likely related to the Erehuana Military Treaty Alliance.”
“Uncle Lekas, I don’t think it’s related to them. It’s simply them who did it.” Princess Romanti, who was flying on the other side of Prince Lekas, continued, “Previously, Chu Nan and Angie Prairie personally saw those guys inject medicine into a group of mutated beasts. I also saw those guys mixed with a large group of mutated beasts. It seems that those mutated beasts are listening to their orders.”
“Oh?” Prince Lekas turned to look at Princess Romanti in surprise and then at Chu Nan and Angie Prairie flying behind him, “You saw it with your own eyes? Do you have evidence?”
Princess Romanti helplessly spread out her hands. “It was originally recorded in our personal terminal, but it was all destroyed when we fell into the alternate space. Look, we’ve all changed our clothes.”
Prince Lekas’s gaze swept past the four of them and discovered that other than their clothes, they indeed did not have any other accessories. The personal terminal on their wrists had long disappeared without a trace.
If not for the automatic translation of his personal terminal on his wrist, Chu Nan and the other two might not have understood what he said.
Then, he frowned and revealed a puzzled expression.
“The four of you fell into an alternate space? What’s going on? Why are you still alive and well after falling into an alternate space?”
“This is all because of Chu Nan. He…”
Princess Romanti beamed with joy as she described the four of them fighting Supremacy Mal in the alternate space and finally killing him with difficulty.
At first, Prince Lekas was a little indifferent and did not mind, but the more he heard, the more surprised he became. When Princess Romanti mentioned that Supremacy Mal had been struck by the four of them in the end and his body had turned to dust and disappeared from the alternate space, he finally could not help but be shocked. He turned around and looked at Chu Nan deeply.
“Are you sure the guy you killed is a Star-Grade Martial Artist?”
Chu Nan scratched his head as if he was a little embarrassed.
“This… the first time Angie Prairie and I encountered her, we were once chased by her. I can confirm that she’s a Star-Grade Martial Artist. However, her strength is probably the weakest among all the Star-Grade Martial Artists I’ve seen. Moreover, after seeing her this time, for some reason, I keep feeling that her strength is much weaker than before. Otherwise, no matter how hard the four of us work, we probably won’t be able to kill her.”
“No matter how weak a Star-Grade Martial Artist is, they’re still Star-Grade Martial Artists.” Prince Lekas slowly shook his head, “Although it’s not like there have never been Heaven Control Martial Artists who killed Star-Grade Martial Artists above their level in history, it always happens under very special circumstances and there are many Heaven Control Martial Artists mobilized. Nothing like you killing a Star-Grade Martial Artist with the strength of four has ever happened.”
“This is also because we took advantage of the situation and used her mentality of underestimating her opponent to win by luck. Otherwise, as long as she’s serious, we’ll be the unlucky ones.” Chu Nan smiled.
“No, there’s no luck in the world of martial artists. The fact that you can kill her can only prove that your strength far exceeds her expectations. Or rather, Chu Nan, your strength and use of cultivation methods far exceed her expectations. Tell me, how did you think of this method?”
Seeing Prince Lekas’s serious expression, Chu Nan could only answer honestly, “I’ve tried this when I was with Angie Prairie in the past. At that time, the two of us succeeded, but we’ve never tried more people. This time, we only thought of trying like this because we were forced into a corner. We were able to succeed because Romanti and Carola cooperated well. If it was anyone else, I don’t dare to guarantee success.”
Prince Lekas glanced at Angie Prairie.
“Why didn’t you participate in the Garden Hunting Assembly?”
Angie Prairie was even less nervous when facing Prince Lekas. She chuckled at him when she heard the question.
“I was busy breaking through previously and did not have the time to participate. I came this time because I happened to have successfully broken through, so I came to play with Chu Nan.”
“Breakthrough? Are you referring to breaking through to the Heaven Control Realm?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Prince Lekas looked at Angie Prairie deeply again before turning to look at Chu Nan. His gaze swept past the two of them a few times before he suddenly sighed softly, “The Earth Federation is really a country that often brings surprises and accidents…”
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