Chapter 2165

Lord Blackflame?

We still have a lot of things left to handle; if we keep waiting, I'm afraid that once those monsters come to attack, even our escape or departure will be troublesome...

Seeing Blackflame's rare hesitation, a Star-Destroying Level being couldn't help but urge again.

Perhaps reminded by his subordinate, Blackflame's expression shifted slightly; he suddenly recalled the impending disaster approaching the Alliance, and after a few seconds he hesitantly nodded.

Forget it, no need to look further. Even if Lin An doesn't perform as well as he imagined, it doesn't necessarily mean there is no ancient base on Earth.

His resolve was firm.

Blackflame pondered for a moment, then simply issued his order:

"Leave one person behind to keep watching the rankings."

"We'll withdraw first, arrange two Fifth Stage teams to go to Earth... no, directly contact the Star Worm clan that has defected to us, and have them take a look."

He still wasn't giving up on the ancient base.

It seemed as if he suddenly remembered something; Blackflame abruptly changed his tone, gesturing for his subordinate Fifth Stage to arrange another subordinate civilization to go to Earth.

The Star Worms could be considered a half-fledgling civilization; their strength is average, and they are the refugee civilization they encountered on the Frontline.

Although the Star Worm civilization's strength is extremely poor, the Fifth Stage beings that have escaped are at most Star-Destroying Level, but using them as cannon fodder to probe Earth is more than enough.

Undeniably, he still feared that eye on Earth; therefore, after thinking it over, it's better to send these cannon fodder over. Even if there truly is a one-in-ten-thousand chance that the Overseers there have some connection to Earth, it won't implicate them.

"Let the Star Worm clan go? Yes...! Lord Blackflame!"

The Star-Destroying Level who received the order blinked slightly, and instantly the disgusting face of the Star Worm clan flashed in his mind.

He had nothing to object to, but having dealt with the Star Worms before, he knew just how disgusting the escaped Star Worms were; if they weren't useful as cannon fodder, they would have planned to exterminate this worm brood.

A brood of worms that likes to lay eggs on other species, cunning and deceitful, greedy for life and death and extremely avaricious; for a moment he even felt a pang of 'pity' for those humans on Earth.

No longer thinking further, the group followed Blackflame out of the virtual space, leaving only a Creator to stay behind.

But as they withdrew, Blackflame couldn't help but take one last look at the Starlight rankings.

For some reason, he kept feeling that he had mistaken something, missed something.

Of course, he certainly didn't expect that in four minutes, a 'miraculous sign' that would sweep across the entire star cluster and shock billions of beings would begin.

It was as if the gears of fate had turned to the final moment.

Starlight Battlefield, southwest of the Eternal Summit.

"Chase! Hurry up and catch up!"

"Wait, the Thunder Lizard squad is coming!"

"Whoosh—Boom!! Boom!!"

The successive whistling sounds accompanied the rapidly approaching thunderclouds; on the Starlight Battlefield, the four squads that had originally planned to chase Mo Ling instantly fell into chaos, not knowing whether to pursue or not.

But soon, as they saw the Thunder Lizard squad about to reach them, Overlord Fengshi shouted angrily, and at once it was more than mere panic!

"All on alert! First forget about those two who escaped; this bunch of damned lizards is most likely the lackeys of that group!"

The newcomers were hostile; although he couldn't understand how Mo Ling had taken Jiang Haochen right under their noses, he had already suspected a connection with the Thunder Lizard squad, and now Fengshi felt it was definitely the Thunder Lizard side pulling strings.

As expected, the potion on that monkey just now definitely wasn't theirs. Having let such a big fat sheep get away, he wanted to chase, but also had to consider the Thunder Lizard squad!

"Fengshi, shouldn't we run? According to our earlier analysis, the Thunder Lizard squad coming over is surely to demand their stuff back; in my view, we should still run—grabbing these few bottles is already enough."

The weakest Black Snake couldn't help but urge Fengshi; regardless of the situation, he really didn't want to face the Thunder Lizard squad.

The reason is simple: as a joint cleansing squad, their strength ranks among the weakest, while the Thunder Lizard side is considerably stronger, and not long ago they even allied with the top-tier Sky Wanderers.

"What's there to panic about!"

"Don't forget, we have an agreement! Even if these lizards are connected to that bunch just now, they wouldn't dare lay a hand on us."

He turned and shouted at the timid Black Snake, but while speaking, Fengshi instinctively put the seized potion into his Space Ring.

However, contrary to the expectations of the four squads, before the rapidly approaching Thunder Lizard squad arrived, a hurried, angry mental transmission rang out first:

"Soil Element Alliance? Black Snake?"

"Did you just encounter a human girl?! Why did she suddenly stop here with you? Did you capture their people? Where are the rest?!"

After the words fell, Fengshi, as a Fifth Stage, blinked slightly and immediately realized the situation was not as they had guessed.

"Wait? Listening to this, does it mean the Thunder Lizard squad is hunting down that girl just now?"

After half a minute of efficient information exchange, whether it was Fengshi's side or the Thunder Lizards, their expressions were now uncertain.

"Overlord Fengshi, so you mean this Creator squad has a full ten bottles of potion? And even more?"

"That's right; I thought they were your people! I was just wondering how you could possibly have... no, how you could possibly hand over such an important strategic resource to them!"

"But Thunder Lizard, are you saying that the human who masters spatial rules, by herself, wiped out one of your squads?!"

Fengshi found it hard to believe; after exchanging information, both sides found the other's information unbelievable!

But likewise, this also made them realize that this Creator squad likely harbors a tremendous secret!

"Looks like I now roughly understand why the Sky Wanderers are hunting them!"

Taking a deep breath, the Thunder Lizard captain stared fixedly in the direction Mo Ling fled; seeing a flash of unusual color in his eyes, he then turned his gaze and simply looked at Fengshi and his four companions:

"To be frank with you, we initially were chasing the Giant Demon tribe, but that girl killed our people. Moreover, after figuring out who she is, we discovered she is a target of the Sky Wanderers' hunt."

"At first I wondered how the esteemed Sky Wanderers could care so much about such a squad, but now I think I roughly understand!"

"What do you mean? You're saying..."

Without waiting for Fengshi to think, the Thunder Lizard captain's expression twisted, even excitedly voicing his judgment:

"The squad dispatched by the Creator Alliance is very likely carrying a large amount of points in! Having encountered an unsolvable crisis in the outside world, they sent out their strongest God Ascendant, betting all of their civilization's points to impact the rankings!"

"Only this can explain why their Fourth Stage is so strong while they carry so many potions! After the Sky Wanderers discovered this, they went everywhere hunting their people! After all, though the Creator Alliance is trash, it is still a Fifth Stage civilization! The entirety of a Fifth Stage civilization's points is certainly worth their attention!"

As the words fell, Fengshi's heart jolted; he instantly grasped the Thunder Lizard's meaning. In a moment, an uncontrollable greed and impulse surged, making his breathing hasty.

"Then we..."

"Chase after them! Even if we waste some time and some points, we must catch them! Our points for exchange are exhausted; you and I join forces, exchange another batch of locking props, and I guarantee none of them will escape!"

"You should know my rule—I've been attacking her all along, but I'm still out of breath!"

"Hearing the Thunder Lizard Captain demand that they 'contribute' some points, Feng Shi's expression changed slightly, but after gritting their teeth, they readily agreed!"

"Indeed, what the Thunder Lizard said is likely true. If you're unwilling to risk the child, you won't catch the wolf—that girl's ability is so strange; if we delay any longer, she might really get away!"