Chapter 629: 629
Who had put Black Star as their hunting target?
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A look of surprise appeared on Frenzied Sword’s face .
The expression of everyone present turned weird . Black Star was the leader of their faction, and upon hearing that someone was going to deal with him, the group inexplicably felt some hatred toward the other party .
Hao Tian’s eyes gleamed, and he communicated to them through the channel . “We might have picked up on a hidden storyline . Sleepy, continue asking . Try to trigger more of the storyline . ”
Sleepy Winter nodded . “Black Star is our leader; we will definitely pass this list on to him . However, we would like to know more about this . Could you tell us more about the list itself?”
“The people on this list are all well-known Supers around the Shattered Star Ring,” Ronaldo said in a deep tone . “None of them are ordinary Grade A Supers, either having powerful influences or solo powers with a strong personal force . The goal of those who released this list is to kill or capture these strong Supers . As far as I know, there are already some people on the list who have gone missing . ”
“Who are the people in charge of pursuing those on the list?” Sleepy Winter took the chance to continue down this lead .
“It seems to be a mysterious organization . I don’t know their origin and just refer to them as ‘Hunters’ . They have captured a few of the stronger Supers on the list . I’ve only met with them once . At that time, I chanced upon two of the hunters, and their strengths were perversely strong, probably having the level of Grade . ”
A sense of heaviness passed through Ronaldo’s eyes as he added, “My hands were broken by one of them . ”
“So, you were their target as well?”
“Nope . ” Ronaldo shook his head .
Sleepy Winter paused, suspicion filling his face as he asked, “Then why…”
Ronaldo cut in as he leisurely explained, “I was an outsider that was implicated . Hence, I got off with only my arms being broken . ”
After pausing for a while, he said, “I have a friend who’s also a Calamity Grade Super . He was the actual target they were looking for on the list . He runs an armed organization in the Skywalker Star System, which has a close relationship with the Hutt Civilization .
“A year ago, while I was paying a visit to his headquarters, two of the hunters suddenly appeared . They killed their way into the headquarters, without anyone being able to stop them . Thus, I went to meet the enemy with my friend, but those two had overwhelming power, and we ended up being wiped .
“I managed to steal some of their information through their communicators during the battle, which was this incomplete list . Their target was my friend, and they captured him in the end, throwing me aside after giving me some serious injuries .
“I’m technically a Grade A Super, and you would think that they would capture me too, but they didn’t even look at me before swaggering out . They seemed indifferent to non-targeted people . ”
Ronaldo laughed bitterly . “They did not look at me at all, which is why I managed to escape . ”
Everyone present was stupefied .
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The goal of the hunters was to capture the strong, but they did not even bother taking along a Calamity Grade Super that could not retaliate . Was it because they had specific targets, or were their goals too lofty?
No matter what the case was, this group of mysterious hunters seemed unfathomable .
“This hidden storyline must not be a simple one,” Frenzied Sword said within the team channel .
“While the hunters themselves are mysterious,” Ronaldo said, “the missing people on the list cannot be hidden . This means that the hunters are continuously on the move . Please be sure to transfer the name list to Black Star . While I might not know him, the Black Star Mercenary Group has helped me, so I don’t mind repaying my debt by reminding your leader . ”
He had also calculated that behind Black Star stood the Dragon Emperor, and they could probably handle the hunters . If Black Star really succeeded, he would not need to remain in hiding forever .
The reason for him being low key was because he feared that his name would one day appear on the hunters’ list . Although he had only exchanged blows with them once, he was thoroughly afraid of their strength .
At this time, the interface of the players showed a notification .
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You have triggered the Hidden Mission: [Mysterious Hunting List]!
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They all glanced at each other, nodding in return .
In a random Star System of the Shattered Star Ring, a spaceship with visible signs of damage was moving at full speed, like a streamer, across the dark universe .
“Warning! Warning! Fuel reserves have fallen to the critical line . Exiting hyperdrive in one minute . ” The Artificial Intelligence issued a reminder .
“Dammit! Those two fellows will catch up at this rate!”
Bang!
Within the cockpit, Kernid desperately smashed the control panel, an anxious expression on his face .
He belonged to a humanoid race with darker complexion, with natural wrinkles on his skin . He wore a special rune armor combat suit that combined mechanical and magical techniques . The armor was filled with countless mysterious runes on the inside and outside, with dozens of enchants as well . It was equipped with hundreds of different magical combat means and was the most commonly used type for interstellar magicians .
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However, this high-end rune armor was currently torn and ragged, covered in Kernid’s own blood .
Kernid was the first official Grade A Super of a random civilization in the Star System, as well as an honorary member of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey . He was adept in magic and was named the Dark Purple Warlock, giving him high prestige . However, he was currently fleeing like never before .
And everything was because of the two enemies that had unexpectedly appeared .
While he was enjoying a paid vacation, exploring the interstellar regions, he chanced upon these two mysterious men, who attacked him without a single word .
Afterward, Kernid actually found out that he was not a match for the two of them and received heavy injuries .
Fortunately, he had kept a trump card, and managed to shake them away before boarding his spaceship and escaping . However, the two mysterious assailants continued chasing after him nonstop, causing him to be unable to stop .
The hyperdrive consumed his remaining fuel quickly, and the aircraft speed finally slowed down, exiting from hyperdrive and returning to normal flying speed .
“Drat!” Kernid had a face full of sweat, as he gripped his head tight .
Just as his voice sounded, the hum of magic waves passed through the many layers of the bulkhead . Kernid keenly captured the waves of magic through his senses, causing his expression to change greatly .
A bright blue ring was lit up around the abdomen of the spaceship, and the ring quickly expanded into a portal . A duo walked out leisurely from within the portal .
The two wore similar white overcoats without any embellishments . The material of the clothes seemed strange, gleaming dully, and was covered with countless enchantment inscriptions .
Both of them wore specially alloy masks to cover their faces . The man’s mask resembled a bird’s head, whereas the women’s resembled a cat .
More than a dozen thick, ancient-looking books were seen floating around the man, all of which were open . They were filled with magic texts and glowing with colorful spell rays . The golden yellow inscriptions morphed into several circles, surrounding the man’s body .
“The positioning is confirmed . ”
The man’s tone was passive, and as he flicked his fingers, one of the pages turned up . The portal behind him then narrowed down to a point and disappeared . This man was a master of magic!
Suddenly, the bulkhead in front of the duo burst apart as tens of purple light beams arced out from Kernid, who was in the cockpit . The gorgeous purple lights pierced through the walls, striking the two uninvited guests .
Knowing their capabilities, he chose to attack first .
Boom!
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Between the flashing lights and fire, the masked man changed his stance, which caused all the books to begin flipping at once . A blue magic circle covered him and the woman beside him, isolating them from all attacks . The purple arcs were deflected into space instead, unable to even touch them .
Kernid flew out of the gap, and his rune armor lit up, casting lights all around . Countless magical forces gathered around him and, like a colorful streamer, crashed toward the blue magic circle .
He had already suffered once from their attacks, and because it was humiliating to compete with the opponent in long-range magic, he switched to melee .
Kernid had condensed all his power, and his control over it was exquisite, not allowing any of the energy to dissipate . If an ordinary Grade A Super was faced with this attack, they would basically choose to avoid the blow instead of going head on . However, faced with these two strong and mysterious enemies, he did not have much confidence in being able to damage them .
Boom!
The resulting sound was like ramming a huge bell . The blue magic circle failed to withstand the blow and burst apart, turning into numerous glass-like energy fragments .
“Success!” Kernid was jubilant, and his confidence returned at the same time .
However, he saw the resulting burst of light illuminating the masks of both his assailants . Their eyes remained calm and indifferent, as though they did not view Kernid’s full powered blow as a threat at all .
The next moment, the magic shards suddenly integrated together before bursting in a beam of blue white light, which struck Kernid . The beam had superimposed the power that Kernid had used to attack them with previously, which was equivalent to him facing his own attack .
Kernid’s remaining offensive was interrupted, and he was blown back . Suppressing his pain from the injury, he exclaimed in amazement .
“What sorcery is this‽”
It was just protective-type magic, but it was surprisingly able to withstand his advanced-level Calamity Grade strike and could even rebound the power . This sounded simple, but at their level, the rougher and simpler a type of magic was, the more terrifying it would be . Unlike those magic shields that were layered with many inscriptions resulting in a ‘quantity change’, this was a qualitative change .
“Self-created,” the masked man replied simply, but this answer caused Kernid’s eyes to open wide, an expression of disbelief on his face .
At this moment, the woman by the side also attacked . Raising her right hand, she punched out violently .
Ka ka ka!
With the shrieking of bent metal, the entire spaceship started to rip apart .
The spaceship suddenly crunched up, as though it was violently pinched and crushed by a large hand .
Boom!
A large amount of oxygen leaked out, and the fuel tank as well as the engines of the spaceship exploded .
Fire burst outward, and the ‘sphere’ spaceship exploded directly, disintegrating instantly . Various debris flew outward into empty space .
In just a few seconds, a spaceship had been turned into space junk floating around the universe .
A spherical magic shield protected the duo, allowing them to levitate in the universe . Not far from them, Kernid’s rune armor also flashed with a flickering shield of light .
The spaceship exploding had worsened the already serious injuries of Kernid, and his rune armor was also on the verge of being destroyed .
Without the spaceship, there was no way to escape, and a hint of despair leaked out from Kernid’s eyes .
Within the magic shield filled with oxygen, the woman waved her arm .
All the wreckage came together once again, this time directly clamping Kernid in the center . It slowly turned into a huge sphere, as though there was some invisible force crushing it inward . The metal sphere slowly shrank further, as the original irregular shape turned round .
While there was still resistance within the sphere initially, it slowly turned lighter and weaker . Finally, there was no longer any more movement .
“Capture is complete for the Dark Purple Warlock Kernid,” the woman coldly said .
The man then took out a communicator and opened up a list, crossing off Kernid’s name . He sighed . “Shana, who’s our next target?”
Shana was the name of the woman . She glanced over and tapped on the list, saying, “I pick him, the commander of the Black Star Army . ”
“Oh, this guy entered the list a year ago . His forces are developing very quickly, and if not for that, we might not even have paid attention to him . Yes, this guy is a bit special—he has the nickname of immortal . Seems difficult to handle . We should lead him to a suitable place to isolate him before capturing . That requires enough preparation time, and we also have to take Kernid back . Let’s change targets . ”
“There’s no need . We’ll move separately . You take the captive back; I’ll go handle Black Star,” Shana blandly said . “Based on the intel, he only entered the Calamity Grade two to three years ago . Furthermore, he’s a Mechanic . I alone can resolve this . ”
The man paused before smiling . “I almost forgot, your ability can restrain the Mechanic profession . Very well, I’ll go and complete our mission while you proceed on to capture him . It seems like our harvest this trip will be quite fulfilling . ”
As for the relationship between Black Star and the Dragon Emperor, they did not even mention it once as though it was irrelevant .
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