Chapter 828: A Twist of Fate

Auro Star. This was a rather bustling interstellar port. The composition of the personnel coming and going was complex, including passing merchant groups, wanted criminals from Major Civilizations, Space Pirates, private armed forces...

This planet belonged to the Three Kings Civilization. Besides the civilization's internal title for themselves, what Outside Civilizations called them could also intuitively reveal their characteristics.

And the characteristic of the Three Kings Civilization was that they had three great kings, known as Past, Present, and Future!

The three kings had ruled this civilization for an unknown amount of time.

According to the information obtained from Hashar's Data Core, the three kings were all Super Lifeforms.

Of course, Hashar also knew more information. The three kings were essentially Clone Bodies of a single lifeform.

However, naturally, they weren't cloned after becoming Super Lifeforms, but before.

Their Strength belonged to the Initial Tier category.

For a newly broken-through Super Lifeform, if it weren't an anomaly like Li Yu, they would probably not even meet the standard of the Initial Tier.

The reason they hadn't been annihilated yet was that the Three Kings Civilization was extremely close to Civilization Zero.

Whoever wanted to take down the Three Kings Civilization would have to face Civilization Zero in the next step. Ordinary civilizations didn't have the guts, and powerful civilizations didn't want to bring extra trouble upon themselves.

On the bustling streets, two tall men were strolling leisurely, occasionally walking into roadside shops, looking left and right.

These two were none other than Li Yu and Andrei, who had put on some disguises.

Several months had already passed since the last battle with Hashar.

Because the Major Civilizations fought their own battles, the ultra-long-distance transmission channels within their borders weren't connected to each other at all, so he could only travel on foot.

"My Lord, the Three Kings Civilization is adjacent to Civilization Zero. Isn't it too risky for us to come here?"

On the street, Andrei stood in front of a self-service vending machine, looking at the merchandise inside, just like an ordinary tourist.

"According to Claptrap's data, over the past tens of thousands of years, the Three Kings Civilization spent a massive price to obtain two streaks of Source Matter, and recently they are suspected to have obtained a third streak of Source Matter..."

"The three kings use the devouring of Source Matter to strengthen themselves, so they should have a deep understanding of Source Matter."

Li Yu shrugged his shoulders. Claptrap instantly hacked the vending machine, and in the next second, a cutely packaged bag of food bread fell out from inside.

"Tastes awful..." After tearing open the packaging and taking a bite, Andrei complained, and then continued: "Then do you mean we are going to make a move against the three kings?"

"No rush. This place is indeed very close to Civilization Zero. We can't act blindly."

Li Yu shook his head. The two of them had stayed on this planet for a few days and had nothing to do, so they had been wandering around these past few days, experiencing the Local Customs and Traditions.

They were chatting casually. At this time, a breaking news broadcast suddenly interrupted on the virtual screens on both sides of the street, attracting the gaze of the two.

"Broadcasting an urgent piece of news. Civilization Zero and the Eternal Civilization have recently had a large-scale collision. Citizens of this civilization are requested not to leave casually in the near future."

"Issuing a new Wanted Order. Unknown dangerous lifeform—codename Z. Bounty: 2 billion Three Kings Coins."

"Additionally, Sinclair, a core member of the Anti-King Organization with a Bounty of two million Three Kings Coins, has recently fled into Auro Star. Citizens are requested to pay attention."

This caused a heated discussion among some of the people around. The Three Kings Coin was a special prismatic Currency with the portraits of the three kings engraved on the back, and its purchasing power was not small.

This Sinclair looked like an elf variant. Her ears were very pointed, her pupils were purple, and her appearance was beautiful. The Wanted Order even carried a hint of a Valiant and Spirited feeling.

However, since she was worth a special broadcast, it should be related to the other party fleeing into Auro Star.

"Anti-King Organization..." Li Yu's meaning was unclear. Indeed, some things would be born regardless of the region.

Compared to this Wanted Order, he was more interested in the previous piece of news.

He immediately had Claptrap infiltrate this planet's Interstellar Network to look for merchants selling intelligence, entering the Backstage of their equipment to search for relevant information.

Dealing with the Ultimate Intelligence was a bit lacking, but dealing with this planet's intelligent management System was very simple.

A moment later, a portion of the data was unfolded.

This was something that had only happened not long ago, and the location where the collision occurred was very delicate; it was exactly near the previous "The Ruins."

Li Yu wasn't surprised that the Eternal Civilization sent people to investigate that place.

But why did Civilization Zero also send people?

Or had they always had people guarding nearby?

No, they shouldn't have been guarding nearby all the time.

Li Yu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought of something. The Ultimate Intelligence had discovered him because he used the Eternal Core.

Then could Civilization Zero have also discovered him because of the fragments of the Annihilation Device?

This was a speculation derived from the Eternal Core.

The Fallen Titan had also warned him that Civilization Zero's attitude towards the Annihilation Device was that they allowed no one to desecrate it.

If Civilization Zero also sent people to the vicinity of "The Ruins" and they happened to run into people from the Eternal Civilization, it was indeed possible that a conflict would erupt.

"To be targeted by both Civilization Zero and Eternal as soon as I arrive, this is truly a rather bad start." Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

This was an unresolved historical issue left behind in the ruins of the Titan Civilization.

However, the good news was that as long as Li Yu didn't use these two things, it would be very difficult to locate him.

Even if he was located, as long as he relocated fast enough, it would be very difficult for the other party to find him.

Unless the other party had other means.

Thinking of this, he frowned again. This point still had to be guarded against.

Just at this time, a clamor suddenly came from the crowd not far away. A large number of soldiers armed with live ammunition locked down this place, led by an A-Tier Lifeform.

The numerous people of all trades and backgrounds nearby suddenly became somewhat panicked, causing quite a commotion.

Quickly, a High Echelon among the soldiers came out to pacify them. A voice from a megaphone covered the area:

"Citizens, please do not panic. This is only a routine search. An important wanted criminal of this civilization is hiding nearby. Please cooperate, and you will soon be able to leave safely."

"We will not pay attention to the wanted criminals of other civilizations."

"Wanted criminal?"

Li Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, and his gaze immediately locked onto a gray-robed figure in the crowd. She was hiding in the crowd, surrounded by people of various races, very inconspicuous.

Her body was covered with a layer of special Instruments that seemed capable of isolating certain Detection Devices, but they had no effect on Li Yu.

He recognized her. This guy was exactly Sinclair, who had just been announced.

It seemed that the other party had been on the run the whole time, until now she was cornered here.

The other party was like a nimble little snake, weaving through the crowd, and under Li Yu's increasingly strange gaze, she headed towards him.

"It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?" Li Yu muttered to himself.

In the next second, a cold glint pressed against his waist.

"Don't move. If you don't want to die, cooperate with me." A cold voice sounded in his ear. Andrei's eyes flashed, and he wanted to tear this person into pieces.

But then, she added: "I'm sorry. Rest assured, I'll give you the reward you deserve afterward."

"Wait..." Li Yu stopped Andrei and said: "I'm quite curious. How did she find me to use as cover among so many people?"

"Moreover, the Anti-King Organization should know the three kings very well, right?"

Hearing this, the energy that had already surged within Andrei gradually dissipated.

Actually, he was also quite curious about this point. With so many lifeforms around, why did this person happen to choose the Dragon Sovereign? Could it just be because of their similar appearance?

Seeing that the two of them didn't resist, Sinclair immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The soreness from her muscles was almost irrepressible, but she clenched her teeth and persevered.

These two people before me both have a kind of inexplicable aura. Especially this human, he must be a High-Status Individual. Perhaps I can use them to escape.

She thought to herself. She had a special Superpower that could vaguely perceive the "aura" of lifeforms. This was an ethereal feeling that had provided her with help multiple times in the past.

However, the stronger the feeling a lifeform gave her, generally speaking, the Strength accompanying them wouldn't be low either.

She also didn't know what kind of outcome she would face by having just pressed her Weapon against him.

However, having fled to this point, she was almost at a dead end. She could only take a risky move and Gamble.

Fortunately, looking at it now, she gambled correctly. Although these two guys were suspected to be "High-Status Individuals," they didn't seem to possess overly strong Strength.

Such a situation was rare among civilizations, but considering that the other party was an interstellar human and not valued highly, it was also possible.

The Screening speed was fast, but it was also very strict. The entire area was surrounded, three layers deep inside and out. A massive amount of Weaponry aimed at this place.

This made all the lifeforms surrounded within have no thoughts of resisting.

Quickly, the Screening reached Li Yu's trio. It could be clearly felt that Sinclair's body tensed up.

"Please show your Identity proof."

The soldier in charge of the inspection was just doing his routine duty. Li Yu casually took out a Chip as thin as a cicada's wing. This was something he had made temporarily; it wasn't a big problem to disguise himself temporarily.

"Raise your head!" Another soldier stared at Sinclair and shouted.

Pausing for a moment, Sinclair slowly raised her head. It was precisely the appearance of an interstellar human, and no flaws could be seen.

The surrounding soldiers scanned the group with various instruments and equipment but found no traces of disguise.

"You may pass..." The soldier's tone softened slightly. Sinclair let out a sigh of relief, not expecting things to go so smoothly.

In the information data of these pursuers, she was alone, so they focused their targets on those solitary lifeforms.

However, a suddenly transmitted voice abruptly caused her spirit to tense up again.

The one speaking was that A-Tier Lifeform. He was specifically in charge of this pursuit. A special luster flashed in his single eye as he headed toward the three of them somewhat suspiciously.

"Rost—Alpha Tier 2 Esper, his Eye of Insight can see through most disguises."

Sinclair clenched her teeth. The forgery device on her body was specially made and could evade the vast majority of detection Instruments.

But whether it could evade Rost was still unknown.

The others precisely knew this point, which was why they sent Rost as the main force to pursue her.

Rost walked forward, his single eye wandering back and forth among the three: "Have they been checked?"

The soldier immediately reported: "They have been checked, and no abnormalities were found. Furthermore, there are three people traveling together, which does not match the target's data."

"Is that so?"

Dense white light spots surfaced in Rost's pupil, and then linked together, projecting a special pattern that covered the three of them.

And the surface form of one of them gradually began to change.

"There is a problem indeed!" Rost shouted coldly.

Sinclair's expression froze, but then she looked at the person next to her with some bewilderment.

It's not me?

Yes, the one whose disguised form was seen through by Rost's Eye of Insight wasn't her, but Andrei next to her.

How could this be?

Sinclair's eyes were full of confusion.

If I hadn't taken these two hostage, wouldn't I have already left by now?

What are these two guys doing running around in disguise for no reason!?

Sinclair felt bitter inside. The next moment, she heard Rost's shocked shout: "It's you, Codename Z!?"

What the heck!?

Codename Z?

Sinclair was startled. Wasn't that guy the one who recently popped out of nowhere and annihilated an entire fully-manned fleet of the Three Kings Civilization?

For this, the other party even carried a Bounty as high as two billion, which was a thousand times her Bounty amount.

She looked at the person next to her in disbelief. That person's expression was very ugly, staring intently at Rost.

Li Yu sighed, quite speechless. Sinclair wasn't exposed, but Andrei was discovered instead. What kind of situation was this?

That's right, Andrei was "Z." As for annihilating a fully-manned fleet of the Three Kings Civilization, it was also something he had to do out of necessity previously.

He couldn't help but say: "Andrei, is this your mimicry Technology?"

Andrei's face turned pale and then livid, feeling a burning sensation. Especially when Sinclair next to him looked at him with bewildered eyes, he felt a wave of shame even more.

His mimicry Technology was just so-so, mediocre. It definitely couldn't compare to Li Yu using Information State concealment.

But it wasn't something that could be casually discovered either.

Yet he never expected to encounter an A-Tier Lifeform specialized in "seeing through illusions," exposing him on the spot.

And Rost was also dumbfounded.Wasn't I tracking Sinclair? Why did a Z suddenly pop out?

This is way too scary!?

This guy's Bounty amount was two billion. How could he possibly defeat him?

Andrei's gaze became extremely gloomy, flying into a rage out of humiliation.

Rost sensed that something was wrong, and his expression changed drastically. Just as the thought of fleeing arose in his mind, an unshakable giant hand of energy abruptly surfaced, directly crushing him into a meat patty.