Chapter 595: Cleaning Up the Mess

"How's the recording going?"

Paul was wearing a simple space Armor, clearly not a combat-type Armor. Some of the joint connections were merely made of high-fiber materials; it was just a simple survival Armor.

On his chest was a ring-star logo, indicating they were frontline reporters for Voice of the Starry Universe.

Beside him were two others dressed similarly, one of whom was setting up a large photography device with a Camera Lens fully half a meter long.

As a top-tier interstellar media organization, ordinary automatic tracking photography Flying Vehicles could no longer satisfy their pursuits.

The large photography equipment they carried with them could capture objects moving at ultra-high speeds, guaranteeing normal operation and clear image capture in various extreme environments.

"I got it..." The photographer's tone was somewhat low and trembling, proving his excitement at this moment.

"After automatic refinement, I believe there's one picture that can serve as the cover for this news."

Paul's eyes shifted slightly. A reporter, an on-site writer, and a photographer were the Standard Issue for a small media team.

Under normal circumstances, the photographer was only responsible for taking pictures and wouldn't express any opinions on the news itself.

Unless, at certain special moments.

The photographer didn't say much more, directly transmitting a picture over.

And upon seeing this picture, Paul's breathing stopped for a moment, his eyes subtly changing.

What kind of picture was this—

In the Withered Starry Sky, stars shone brightly. The protagonist stood within the Starry Universe, with red hair and crimson eyes. His gaze seemed indifferent and casual, and the black cape behind him fluttered without wind.

His pale fingers were pinched together in a special posture, and behind him were superimposed Magic Rings so complex they couldn't be distinguished.

But this was only the center point of this large picture. There were another nine massive Magic Arrays, with ferocious Crimson Dragon Heads just emerging, looking Predatory and Ferocious.

Paul, who had personally experienced this battle, naturally knew exactly how massive these nine Magic Arrays were.

But due to the special shooting angle, they didn't overly steal the spotlight in this picture, instead complementing the protagonist perfectly.

And beneath these nine dragon heads was that silver figure, like a small fish facing monstrous waves, making one feel helpless just by glancing at it.

"Chekhov, having taken this picture, this year's Balubaf Photography Award is undoubtedly yours!" Paul let out a long breath and affirmed.

As the highest award in the photography world of Interstellar Society, its selection every year would cause massive waves.

It was still several months away from this selection, but Paul was already very certain.

This was also exactly why Chekhov was excited. For this kind of major award, an exquisite composition alone was fundamentally not a factor that could influence the final result.

It required the story or news contained behind the picture. Through this method, not only could the prestige of the Balubaf Photography Award be increased, but conversely, the discussion heat of the news could also be elevated.

It could be said they complemented each other.

The battle involving five top-tier A5 lifeforms, plus the recently Illustrious Li Yu, originally possessed immense discussion heat.

And this was an even more powerful method to secure the final victory, fully displaying the victor's overwhelming dominance and calmness.

There was an even more crucial point: Li Yu sweeping through the enemies this time, winning a hearty victory.

This was also the beginning of him becoming a top-tier figure in the Interstellar.

This battle would become an unavoidable milestone in Li Yu's journey.

As he grew stronger and stronger, this battle would be mentioned more and more.

At the same time, this picture, with perfect timing and composition, would be engraved along with Li Yu's name in the incredibly thick book of Interstellar history, radiating a light no one could ignore.

It was under the combination of these various factors that Paul could make such a firm prediction.

"Thanks to you, Paul, willing to abandon the Spaceship and take huge risks to approach the battlefield to find a good angle." Chekhov also said.

Just now, it was precisely Paul who forcibly demanded the three leave the Spaceship, braving massive risks and shaking off the ship's constraints to find the best angle.

It could be said they obtained this by risking their lives.

For reporters like them, by the mid-to-late stages of the battle, they could completely no longer understand it; it was too far beyond their tier.

They just wanted to honestly record the battle, and then go back to get the rewards they deserved.

"Haha..." The other news writer, however, was very excited. "Alright, you two stop Flattering each other. Since we Gambled right and didn't die here."

"What awaits us next is a massive amount of profit."

The three had different thoughts, but all were very excited at this moment. Risking their lives to dive deep into the battlefield was for nothing more than fame and fortune.

Paul forced himself to calm down, saying: "Since the battle seems to be over, let's also leave this communication-blocked area."

"The top priority now is to transmit the news back first. For news of this level, being one second late is a huge loss."

The other two nodded and hurried back to the Spaceship.

On the battlefield, Li Yu paid no attention to these interview Spaceships. The broadcasting of this battle would bring him far more benefits than harm, so why not?

Dealing with Silver Shooting Star didn't consume too much time. He still maintained the Chaos Burst form.

The Abyss Sovereign used extremely costly methods to forcefully flee this place. If he wanted to chase, it wasn't impossible in his current form.

It was just that chasing after him would be somewhat time-consuming, and he still wanted to use the remaining time to do another thing.

Moreover, the Abyss Sovereign escaping wasn't entirely a bad thing for him.

He had already used Chaos Magic to send out a Mana Dragon to chase after him, wanting to use it to determine the exact coordinates of the Abyss Institute's Headquarters.

With a casual wave, the still constantly twitching Mechanical Octopus was pulled in front of him by an invisible force.

Istrala only had some residual Data Cores working, still locked onto Li Yu.

It was just that relying on those residual Data Cores to swing those massive mechanical tentacles was a troublesome matter.

Li Yu pondered slightly, and a massive amount of Magic Symbols surged from his fingertips, wrapping the enormous octopus's ruined body before him, accompanied by Space-Time Distortion.

The huge wound on its head actually began to self-repair, and at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it was restored to its original appearance.

Its Crimson Mechanical Pupils spun, but before the mechanical octopus's Data Stream could run through its entire body, the newly lit mechanical pupils extinguished.

And in front of Li Yu, a mountain-sized Data Core had appeared.

This thing looked very ugly, its surface composed of grayish-black metal plates, and it was precisely this thing that formed Istrala's core.

Without this thing, Istrala was merely an empty shell.

However, Li Yu needed it to be temporarily unable to resist, so he took this thing out.

He used the power of Chaos Magic to directly repair the damaged mechanical octopus, saving him the trouble of repairing it himself later.

Although his own power would disappear after the item's duration ended.

Things that had already been created naturally wouldn't be restricted.

Subsequently, a large amount of Magic Symbols enveloped the massive mechanical octopus, causing it to gradually shrink into a small red ball.

He then tossed it into a newly opened Dimensional Rift.

Li Yu could only temporarily toss the mechanical octopus into the Dimensional Rift through this shrinking method.

Otherwise, wanting to put such a massive mechanical octopus into the Jade Void Palace would probably require summoning the Jade Void Palace's main Dimension.

But doing so would be somewhat risky. The current Jade Void Palace had not yet become an impenetrable fortress and could easily be breached by others.

Following that, he also brought over the metal block that Silver Shooting Star had turned into. The mass of this thing was astonishing; just staying in place involuntarily distorted the surrounding space-time.

This thing temporarily couldn't be placed into a Compressed Space. However, Li Yu had a general idea for it.

He just didn't know if it was feasible. Red light had already covered his surroundings, and no one knew what he was doing.

Silver Shooting Star's corpse floated in front of him. A large amount of Magic Runes continuously poured into the metal block. The previously dim metal block bloomed with red light again, and numerous magic pattern nodes surfaced.

Li Yu spent quite some time, and this block of metal slowly changed its shape, gradually turning into the appearance of an Interstellar human, except the skin was slightly red.

After finishing, he also tossed the unrecognizable Silver Shooting Star into the Jade Void Palace.

"Now, it's time to go see my good big brother."

The [Chaos Burst] form had already gone on for a long time; there were probably only seven or eight minutes left.

If he chased the Abyss Sovereign, he would probably waste a large amount of time and wouldn't have time to do this series of actions at all.

A symbol flashed in Li Yu's pupils, and a twisted red Void Storm completely enveloped his body. In the next second, he vanished from there.

In the Withered Universe, there were spatial rifts left by exceeding-limit energy impacts and various Void Storms everywhere.

If left untreated, this Star Sector was basically scrapped.

In a corner of the battlefield, the people of the Benfir Civilization were somewhat bewildered. They looked at their still-unconscious Minister of Defense, not knowing what they would face next.

…………

In the High Echelons' conference room of The Forerunners, the central projection froze, displaying precisely Li Yu's transformed state.

The atmosphere in the conference room was very quiet. Ever since Li Yu burst out with this Special Form, no one had spoken.

The projection at the very head had already stood up. Jagged cracks continuously surfaced on its edges; it was clear the signal wasn't very stable.

Even though this was just a projection without any Aura, it made the other High Echelons Silent as a Winter Cicada, not daring to make any other movements.

"What do you all think?" The projection at the head spoke slowly, its joy or anger indiscernible as usual.

But the rest of the High Echelons shuddered, knowing their Boss was currently furious. If they misspoke, the probability of GG was very high.

"What, no one dares to speak? Scared!?" The voice of the projection at the head suddenly rose several octaves, seeming very angry.

"You misunderstand, we're not scared, just thinking about how to resolve this trouble." Someone hurriedly spoke. They couldn't not speak, they had to.

"What thoughts do you have?" The Boss immediately pursued, making him somewhat dumbfounded.

The reason they were silent was partly because they were indeed deterred by Li Yu's Strength. Being shocked time after time was truly somewhat hard to accept.

It was just far from the point of being scared. After all, no matter how amazing Li Yu was now, it was only in a Recording; he couldn't directly jump out and kill them, so why be scared?

The reason they were scared was because of their Boss's current state. No matter how awesome Li Yu was, he couldn't find them right now.

But if their Boss got angry, he would really kill people.

You can't not speak, but if you do, he still asks.

That High Echelon felt bitter inside but could only forcibly rack his brains, saying: "Although this ambush plan failed, it's not entirely bad news. At least we've figured out the other party's Strength."

"Next time's preparations will inevitably be more complete."

"But I want to strike right now and take him down directly." The projection at the head said solemnly.

"You must not!"

As soon as these words came out, the High Echelons, who were originally acting like Turtles hiding their heads, hurriedly voiced: "Silver Shooting Star's appearance has already taken a huge risk. The Star Glory Empire will definitely investigate the A5 Level lifeforms that inexplicably disappeared in history."

"Moreover, the Radiance Plan has already reached its final moment. If you strike again now, the Star Glory Empire will definitely find out something."

"It's truly not worth the loss."

The numerous High Echelons advised in unison, disregarding the fact that they might anger the Boss.

"This is indeed not a bad thing. Don't forget, the Star Glory Empire also has a grudge against Li Yu. With him around, he can also help us share part of the attention."

"But I always feel that if we don't find a way to deal with him, he might cause immense trouble." The projection at the head ultimately sat back down slowly.

"Wait until the Radiance Plan succeeds; no matter how strong he is, he won't be able to block the general trend." The crowd said, while simultaneously sighing in relief; they had finally persuaded him.

Although Li Yu's secret was tempting, their secret was even more important.

"Looking at it now, the other party forcibly tying us together with them isn't without benefits." One High Echelon hurriedly changed the subject:

"Before, we only thought we would draw fire for them, but to some extent, they will also draw fire for us."

"Heh..." The projection at the head shook its head. "The other party thought out this strategy long ago. The concept of Factional Strife allows them to enjoy the benefits without bearing additional risks."

"Forget it, probing out his Strength now is better than being Caught off guard when snatching the Titan Sanctuary later."

He quickly adjusted his emotions. In a long lifespan, it wasn't as if he hadn't experienced failed plans.

If once fails, try twice; if twice fails, try thrice. If it really doesn't work, just wait it out. As time passes, everything will dissipate.

(End of Chapter)