Chapter 2722 - 16: Target for Capture
Then, his entire body, along with his sensory abilities, immediately plunged into darkness.
During each mutation process, he would experience periods of darkness, which was when Jia Yan was most vulnerable.
However, every time he chose a location for mutation, it was relatively safe, so there wasn’t too much danger.
This time was no exception.
In such a deserted place, he wasn’t worried at all about any external strong ones coming.
But this time, Jia Yan miscalculated.
During his process of mutation in darkness, indeed, a strong one came.
"Damn, a Territory Master from two Starfields away actually came to our side looking for someone!"
A being with Stellar-level power was silently flying through the Universe.
He had flown from a distant star’s planet to this place.
Of course, he usually traveled on his Warrior Warship, and upon reaching places where there might be signs of life, he would stop and investigate.
"Hmm, it seems like there really are traces of a living being here..."
This Stellar-level being suddenly halted his movement.
He examined the surroundings with suspicion.
Because he felt that in this Starry Sky he arrived at, there were many planets and interstellar asteroids with traces of biological presence.
Some celestial bodies even showed signs of destruction.
The traces of destruction were recent.
The Stellar-level organism immediately became alert.
Though he was a Stellar-level being, shattering a planet was a difficult task.
Moreover, the traces of destruction seemed not to be intentionally damaging the planet but doing something else.
"Digging into the planet’s interior, could it be that this strong one is messing with the Star Core? This...how is it possible? Generally, strong ones can’t possibly deal with a Star Core single-handedly. Could it be that this strong one brought a research team? It’s impossible not to bring one."
He carefully scrutinized the surrounding situation but, after looking for a long time, he shook his head.
Because if he brought a research team, there were no other traces here. Generally, research teams are relatively weak beings, but they haven’t left traces here, indicating that this strong one didn’t bring any research team.
That means this strong one was indeed inside the planet doing something, but it probably wasn’t the Star Core.
"What exactly is going on? This strong one seems to have come to this place within a year but left quickly."
The Stellar-level being tracked these traces while hurriedly sending his discoveries as signals.
This strong one accepted a certain trustee’s commission to investigate here.
The trustee was a powerful Territory Master from two Starfields away.
This Territory Master was rumored to be the strongest in several surrounding Starfields.
So, the orders sent by the opposing side were not to be ignored by the top echelons of this gray Starfield.
The command was transmitted down, and every Stellar-level began to act.
Even the Semi-permanent Star Level and those below were searching all over the Universe.
The opposing side seemingly sent out an arrest warrant casually, causing chaos among the beings of the gray Starfield.
In fact, nobody thought there would be any discovery here, it was just better than nothing.
This illustrated the tragic and awkward situation of the gray Starfield. The strong ones from the normal Starfields were condescending towards the gray Starfield, and they didn’t dare to voice a word in protest.
Truth be told, the gray Starfield was an unlawful area skirting between powerful Starfields, but if it weren’t to maintain balance between Starfields, these Territory Masters wouldn’t intentionally create such gray Starfields; they simply wouldn’t exist.
At this moment, this Stellar-level being was executing the order from the external Territory Master in the Starry Sky.
Presumably, along with him, there were not just gray Starfields but many investigations unfolding in surrounding normal Starfields, as well as various small and large gray Starfields.
"The target is a Star River level existence. Stellar-level experts only need to find his traces and provide intelligence; if the information is obtained, a substantial resource reward will be given!"
This Stellar-level organism continuously observed the surroundings and transmitted signals.
Although it wasn’t particularly unique intelligence, it was at least intelligence about a Star River level powerhouse, and transmitting it was of significant importance.
"I hope, even if it’s not the person the Territory Master is looking for, the high-levels of our gray Starfield will reward me for the courage to investigate a Star River level intelligence."
This Stellar-level being was wishfully thinking.
He hadn’t considered that this Star River level existence here might belong to the high-levels of the gray Starfield. If so, it would be a massive blunder, potentially causing him to uncover confidential matters, leading to certain death.
Bang!
At the moment the Stellar-level creature was sending signals, a fast lightning bolt struck the Stellar-level powerhouse.
The dignified Stellar-level being, who was almost like an invincible strong being in the Orion Arm, died instantly without even managing a scream.
"Haha, as expected, a strong one did pass by; it shows the Master’s arrangements were very useful indeed."
The tiny Shadow mosquito appeared in the Starry Sky.
Behind it, in the Subspace Interior, there were many huge meteor explosive devices.
These explosives played a significant role in Jia Yan’s previous battle.
This time, he had to shut down his consciousness to undergo mutation, so naturally he couldn’t neglect his safety.
Therefore, he spent a certain amount of time and resources to create approximately twenty of these explosives, which were temporary, but able to explode with considerable power in a short time.
Contrarily, he believed that the power of these explosives only needed to last a few months, by which time his mutation would be complete, and even if the power of the explosives diminished, it wouldn’t matter.
Thankfully, his backup plan turned out to be effective.
Adisa, upon discovering the Stellar-level creature, triggered an explosive first and killed it.
But a bit frustratingly, it detected that this Stellar-level powerhouse sent out a signal.
Meaning, he had indeed transmitted a message to the outside world.
"How frustrating, the Master is in a bit of danger. Who knows if the outside beings will take this signal seriously. If a few months pass before strong ones come to investigate, that would be perfect."
Adisa felt extremely discontent.
It also knew things wouldn’t be that simple; if it were just a signal, it would be fine. The problem is, this Stellar-level being died here, which is a significant issue.
If the external beings can’t get a response from this Stellar-level creature, they’ll know he met with misfortune and promptly take it seriously.
"Forget it, let me see if I can use the Master’s explosives to stall for a while. A few months isn’t long, but not too short either. Only if I use the explosives wisely, and initially prevent the opponent from thinking they need to deploy Star River level existences, then the Master will be safe. Several months later, even if Star River level come, the Master should be awake, no problem, no problem!"
Adisa comforted itself.
Self-comfort was necessary; it couldn’t assume Jia Yan would certainly die.
Moreover, it was uncertain whether things would escalate to a dangerous level.
Adisa was a very optimistic Smart Brain, refusing to be pessimistic.
Adisa was quite self-assured, feeling it was about to experience a battle facing an army.
Meanwhile, Jia Yan was feverishly preparing for another mutation.
Just as Jia Yan imagined, after disappearing for a while, the Insect Clan Queen heading to the Milky Way Central Star Region sensed something was wrong.