Chapter 453: Righteous Gang Fight

Grey mist permeated the air, enveloping Rohan who was half-kneeling on the metal Ground. The ethereal grey mist formed a blurry figure in front of him.

He sat squarely on the grey throne, his Body covered in ancient armor. Through the crevices of the Helmet, one could only see Withered blackness, emitting a dull and distant voice:

"...Destiny issued a prophecy that Digor is about to be submerged by the Death Wave. I will focus my Attention on Returning Star recently; it will be hard to look after the No Man's Land."

"Yes, Chief God..." Rohan raised his head: "I found out some things recently. There seems to be traces of Old Ones' activities in this place."

"Old Ones..." The grey mist flowing around seemed to stagnate for an instant.

"This Dog Someone's Steps organization, a group of Divine Spirits who should have decayed long ago, seems to have their tentacles everywhere." The Nightmare Knight's voice was deathly cold.

Rohan lowered his head, listening to the Nightmare Knight's complaints. In fact, in the eyes of these Subordinate Deities and Neutral Deities, the Old Ones and The Council were of similar nature.

Don't look at the Nightmare Knight's firm attitude now, acting as if the Old Ones were his Sworn enemy.

But if one day in the future he was also pulled down from the altar of a Councilor by other Divine Spirits, he would also join the Old Ones without hesitation.

However, he didn't dwell on this issue for too long, telling Rohan: "Act according to circumstances. If things can't be done, just retreat; there's no need to take risks."

"Yes," Rohan nodded. He knew the Nightmare Knight was actually worried about the Nightmare Shield, not him.

As the grey mist slowly withdrew, Rohan stood up.

In this Star Sector, a large number of black warships were hidden.

The surface of the warships wasn't conventional alloy, but a kind of mottled animal hide, full of potholes and even many holes, looking very bizarre overall.

Ever since the defeat against Returning Star, he had parted ways with Solar Councilor's people and the Neutral Deities.

The internal contradictions among these Divine Spirits were extremely deep. Without a short-term goal, it was simply impossible for them to gather together.

And at this moment, the Hecatoncheires acting as an information processor suddenly turned its head to look at him. Its eyes turned white, a large amount of data flowing past, and its voice was like a machine:

"Captured traces of fleet activity. According to analysis, it's Returning Star's Black Pupil Fleet."

"Black Pupil Fleet?" Rohan blanked slightly, and a bloody light suddenly erupted in his eyes. Wasn't that the fleet controlled by Li Yu?

He didn't leave the No Man's Land?

His current thoughts were exactly the same as Della's and Codri's back then, both feeling somewhat inconceivable.

With the current situation in the No Man's Land, unless it was Returning Star's large forces, Li Yu simply had no qualifications to participate with his Strength.

At the same time, an unspeakable excitement violently rose in Rohan's heart. He hadn't felt this kind of feeling for a long time.

Since Li Yu was so highly regarded by the Solar Councilor, there must be a deeper secret.

And now he actually appeared in front of him, moreover without Returning Star's large forces following him, as well as that Interstellar Fortress. No one knew this news, which meant he could hog Li Yu all to himself.

Perhaps... this was his chance to break free from the Nightmare Knight, and even a turning point on the path to becoming a Councilor.

When he was weak, he submitted to the Nightmare Knight and gradually grew into the current God of Flesh and Blood, becoming a core Strength among the Nightmare Knight's Subordinate Deities.

However, as he grew stronger, the bindings the Nightmare Knight brought him also became stronger.

Under these Councilors, if one wanted to become a Divine Spirit possessing a Divine Realm, that is, A4, they had to carve out a part of their Divine Realm to become the Chief God's territory.

Because the relationship between a Subordinate Deity and a Chief God wasn't based on Faith; they could completely break away and become independent.

So, at this stage, Councilors no longer trusted those redeeming their freedom. If they wanted to become stronger, they had to hand over their Handle.

Everyone thought his progress was slow. Many Divine Spirits from the same era as him had become Divine Spirits possessing Divine Realms under other Councilors.

But in reality, he had unknown ambitions, which was why he deliberately suppressed himself.

And now, an excellent opportunity was presented before him.

.........

"Why did you disable most of the fleet's stealth equipment? This will greatly increase the possibility of the fleet being discovered," Hunter asked Li Yu with some doubt.

"I'm fishing," Li Yu stared closely at the Holographic Screen. Although in the predicted future, he would be attacked by Rohan.

However, to avoid unexpected situations, he still disabled most of the fleet's stealth methods, afraid that Rohan wouldn't discover him.

"Fishing?" Hunter had a strange expression, but his intuition told him some unlucky bastard was going to suffer again.

The small Black Pupil Fleet now had two A4-level lifeforms. Even if they encountered the Star Glory Empire's two legions, they could run if they couldn't win.

"Warning, warning, Warp Interception Device detected, about to drop out of Jump State, please prepare for Impact."

"..."

Suddenly, the alarm blared. Many soldiers had obvious panic on their faces, but in the next moment they adjusted their emotions and entered working mode.

Only Li Yu had an obvious look of joy on his face, seemingly having looked forward to this for a long time.

In the seemingly Withered Starry Sky, large areas of space entered an unstable rippling state.

The next moment, the Black Pupil Fleet appeared here. The Flowing Light generated by the Jump State hadn't yet disappeared, and a large number of warships were swaying unstably.

Due to forcibly dropping out of the Jump State, the warships suffered more or less damage.

After the warships stabilized, they immediately activated their surface Shields and formed a basic defensive formation to resist unknown dangers.

"What's going on?" Horus arrived at the Command Center as quickly as possible. Before he even figured out what happened, the first thing he saw was Li Yu with an excited expression.

Instantly, he guessed something and hesitated whether he should still stay here.

"Advisor Horus, you've come at the perfect time." How could Li Yu let Horus leave? He immediately walked up and affectionately grabbed his arm.

"What exactly is going on?" Horus always felt that this kind of Li Yu definitely meant nothing good.

"You were pretty mad about being backstabbed by The Council last time, weren't you?" Li Yu said with a smile.

Horus's heart stirred. Of course he was angry. Although because of Li Yu's methods, he led the Guixing Expeditionary Force to retreat unscathed.

However, no one could To ignore a betrayal.

"What do you mean?" Horus stared at Li Yu.

"There's an excellent opportunity for revenge now," Li Yu whispered.

"The Council's people are ambushing?" Horus instantly raised his vigilance, but then looked at Li Yu, somewhat suspicious and uncertain: "You knew all along."

Looking at Li Yu's current reaction, not only did he know all along, he even did it on purpose.

"Hehe..." Li Yu smiled "shyly." Before he had time to explain, he heard the subordinate sitting at the console report urgently: "Commander, detected a large amount of warship activity. We have fallen into the enemy's encirclement."

Not far from the Black Pupil Fleet, grey mist permeated and gradually retracted, and the black warships hidden within began to emerge. Their numbers were far larger than the Black Pupil Fleet.

The grey mist was swallowed through small holes on the surface of the warships. This should be the unique Technology of this fleet.

"Dream Tapir Warships, the Nightmare Knight's people. This fleet is manufactured from the bodies of Dream Tapirs; its stealth excellence far surpasses other warships."

Horus recognized the origin of this fleet at a glance.

At the same time, the Holographic Screen split into a small screen, and Codri also connected:

"Your Excellency Li Yu, have we been ambushed?"

He was somewhat puzzled inwardly. Not long after Li Yu came to him to be a Bodyguard, they were ambushed.

He couldn't help but feel that there was some connection between the two.

"It should be. The Council's desire to destroy me hasn't died. I'm afraid I'll have to rely on Your Excellency Codri this time," Li Yu had long withdrawn his expression and sighed.

Hunter's expression was strange, and the corner of Horus's mouth twitched slightly. This kid's acting skills were as on point as ever.

Codri also felt this weird atmosphere, always feeling something wasn't quite right.

But having already promised Li Yu before, it was hard to go back on his word. After all, big shots had their prestige to maintain. He coughed dryly twice and said: "With Your Excellency Horus here, I'm afraid you won't need me to take action."

"I haven't recovered from my heavy injuries," Horus said indifferently, roughly figuring out Li Yu's thoughts, which was simply to drag Codri into the mud.

"This..." Codri still wanted to say something. The newcomer belonged to the Nightmare Knight, and he didn't want to Provoke Trouble with this Councilor for no reason.

However, the Dream Tapir fleet in the Starry Sky had new changes. The warships moved aside, making way for a path.

A blood-colored figure walked out from within, it was exactly Rohan.

He had a slender figure and hadn't transformed into that Grotesque Forms during combat. He had a gentle smile on his face, and his pupils flickered with a strange blood-red light.

"Li Yu, I know you are inside. Aren't Old Friends going to come out and chat when they meet?"

A Mental Fluctuation swept across the entire Black Pupil Fleet, and this voice rang in everyone's ears.

"He looks like he has victory in his grasp," Hunter couldn't help saying.

"Normal..." Li Yu shrugged, also using a Mental Fluctuation to communicate with him: "Rohan, long time no see. You seem quite a bit more confident."

But Rohan didn't seem to have the idea of communicating too much with Li Yu, saying directly: "Are you planning to come out yourself, or should I tear your fleet apart and drag you out?"

"Of course I'm planning to come out myself..." Li Yu chuckled and shook his head: "But before that, I have a few Friends to introduce to you."

"Friends?" Rohan's brows suddenly furrowed, suddenly having a bad premonition.

Subsequently, a path opened in the Black Pupil Fleet as well, and Li Yu flew straight out.

"Let me introduce the first Friend, the pride of Returning Star -- Black Knight Horus!" Li Yu extended his left hand, and Horus appeared with a dark face.

The pride of Returning Star, when did he get this nickname?

The instant Rohan saw Horus, he felt an indescribable shock.

At this moment, he also had the same thoughts as Della and Codri: Why hasn't this Old geezer returned to Returning Star?

He was the supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Force, and had suffered heavy injuries in the final battle. He should have returned to Returning Star to recuperate, not wander around in the No Man's Land.

Horus's appearance completely disrupted Rohan's plans. Although he was heavily injured at the time, after so much time had passed, his injuries must have partially recovered.

In other words, with Horus here, he could no longer do anything to Li Yu. His face immediately sank.

"Your luck is very good. Returning Star actually had Horus closely protect you." Rohan was quite unwilling.

Such a good opportunity presented itself before him, but it was disrupted by Horus.

Until now, he still thought that encountering Li Yu was purely a coincidence.

"Haha..." Li Yu laughed twice: "My luck has always been very good, but your luck is rather bad."

Rohan stared at Li Yu, his heart violently jumping. Could it be this guy still wants to keep me here?

Thinking of this, he immediately coldly snorted:

"Even if you have Horus's help, it's also unlikely you can keep me here."

He had the Nightmare Shield, which could completely resist Horus's attacks. Coupled with the fleet behind him, escaping wouldn't be any problem.

"You think too much..." Li Yu shook his head, revealing a brilliant smile: "Next, let me introduce another Friend."

"Your Excellency XXX from XXXX!"

Codri appeared with a dark face. Having promised Li Yu to help him before, it was hard to go back on his word.

But he also didn't want to offend the Nightmare Knight for no reason, so he demanded Li Yu not to reveal his Identity and background.

Li Yu naturally agreed to this completely, which was why there was this unique introduction.

Rohan looked at Codri wearing a standard Combat Suit. Although he didn't know the other party's background, the powerful Aura bursting from him made him clearly realize--

This was a powerful lifeform no less than Horus!

After realizing this fact, his mentality somewhat exploded.

Such a small fleet actually hid so many powerful lifeforms.

Do you guys have nothing better to do?

Playing House with Li Yu?

His eyes narrowed slightly, completely having no desire to fight.

Looking at the opponent's lineup, even the Dream Tapir fleet behind him probably couldn't protect him.

Whether he himself could escape here was an unknown.

His palm flickered slightly, and a half-person-tall ancient grey shield emerged.

This grey shield seemed to have some special magic, emitting grey mist that gradually tried to envelope Rohan.

"He wants to leave..." Horus said plainly, quietly watching Rohan.

Right at this moment, a flash of Dark Radiance appeared. Rohan's pupils contracted, and a deathly coldness swept through his Body from his back.

In a rush, he could only stop his movements, and the Nightmare Shield instantly appeared at his back.

Ding!

Like a crisp collision sound ringing in the soul, the black and red blade tip pierced the surface of the Nightmare Shield, instantly bursting out violent Energy Fluctuations, spreading around like twisting black and red snakes.

(End of this chapter)