Chapter 366

The Seat of Chaos · Kels Star Cluster lies at the intersection of the borders of the Starlight Federation, the Dawn Empire, the Taiyi Miracle, and the Immortal Evolution.

Due to its extraordinarily unique geographical position, it became a no-man's-land.

At first, both the Starlight Federation and the Dawn Empire sought to annex this star cluster, but both failed.

The reason was simple: neither side wanted the other to succeed, and this led to a major war between the two powers.

The Taiyi Miracle and the Immortal Evolution also intervened in this war.

Although these two mega-corporations had no interest in this region, the war between the Federation and the Empire inevitably affected them.

In the end, under the initiative of Aio Logistics and Void Communications, these four powers reached a reconciliation, and from then on, the Kels Star Cluster became a no-man's-land.

Star pirates, fugitives, avengers, fallen nobles.

The Kels Star Cluster teems with people of all kinds; chaos is its very name.

And no matter your identity, you can find your ecological niche here.

Moreover, since the Kels Star Cluster is not especially far from the Barl Star Cluster, Li Ang chose it as his destination.

As Li Ang reviewed the specific details of his destination, a monstrously large gray-brown starship surged toward the nearest star gate to Morabis Star, trailing bluish-red exhaust.

Along the way, many civilian starship pilots were terrified out of their wits by the Earth Devourer.

Do you know that feeling of cruising normally on a highway, only to have a hundred-ton behemoth suddenly appear behind you and chase you down?

Unfortunately, these pilots did not know that the Earth Devourer was officially classified by the Jiaotong Bureau as a civilian passenger starship.

After racing nonstop and terrifying countless drivers, Li Ang finally arrived before the star gate.

Seeing the long queue ahead, he signaled his android maid to pour him a glass of water.

As infrastructure, star gate passage fees were inexpensive, easily affordable by ordinary people.

Although the queue was long, the throughput was high, and soon it was Li Ang's turn.

After the staff verified the starship's information, he smoothly passed through the star gate and arrived at the star system closest to the Kels Star Cluster.

The Federation had no direct star gate to the Kels Star Cluster, so Li Ang would have to pilot his starship the rest of the way.

Seeing only his own starship around the star gate, Li Ang's expression remained unchanged as he continuously fed energy into the Earth Devourer.

Li Ang had anticipated how desolate the area near the Kels Star Cluster would be; after all, any normal person with even a modicum of ability would choose to leave such a dangerous place.

Not long after, as the massive star gate gradually vanished behind the Earth Devourer, only this alien warship remained, silently gliding through the stars, trailing its bluish-red exhaust.

Interstellar travel is always lonely; at first one may be awed by the beauty of the stars, but over time, only solitude remains.

Of course, that was for others—Li Ang had too much on his plate to indulge in sentimental melancholy.

Besides, he had his android maid for company; if truly bored, he could always do some digestion exercises.

Just as Li Ang attempted to mimic the Seven Kingdoms' Immortal Arts using Qi, the Earth Devourer suddenly shuddered slightly.

He halted his internal energy flow and raised his head in confusion: "What happened?"

In response to his question, the Earth Devourer quickly provided feedback.

Collision.

A flicker of understanding passed through Li Ang's eyes—collisions with small meteoroids during interstellar travel were perfectly normal.

At that moment, an image suddenly appeared before him: a starship so badly damaged its original form was unrecognizable.

???

Li Ang fell silent, stunned—he hadn't expected his very first starship journey to end in a crash.

And judging by the damage, the other vessel was beyond saving.

He couldn't help sighing, then prepared to use his Reincarnation Eye to drag it over.

'So obviously, you can't fully trust autonomous driving.'

The moment this thought arose in his mind, the Earth Devourer replayed the incident before him.

Watching the footage of the small starship that suddenly darted out—clearly targeting him—Li Ang was momentarily baffled.

What the hell? Hit-and-run?

No way—someone actually dared to hit-and-run a hundred-ton behemoth?!

Wait, does this even happen in interstellar travel?

Back to a few minutes earlier: several medium-sized starships, bristling with weapons, lay hidden in the asteroid belt of a dwarf planet.

In the clearly command vessel, a bald man with a massive scar on his head frowned at the display before him: "What's the call? Do we hit it?"

At his side, a plain-looking man stepped forward, studying the gray-brown starship on the screen.

After a moment, the plain man rubbed his chin: "Based on my years of experience, this ship doesn't appear to carry hidden weapons."

"But daring to approach the Seat of Chaos alone? I'd say whoever's inside has some skill."

"Maybe we should just pass?"

Hearing this, the bald man shoved him aside with a bitter laugh: "Pass? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"If you've chosen to be a star pirate, your heart must be hard!"

The plain man steadied his stumbling frame and raised his hands: "You're the boss—you decide."

The bald man paid no mind to his words, picking up the comm device beside him: "One, the lamb's here. Stick to the old plan."

"Received."

After ending the call, he turned to the plain man: "Remember—we're in space. Even if he's skilled, what's he gonna do? Jump out and fight me?"

"And a model no one's ever seen? I don't even need to look—I know the pilot's a fat lamb!"

The plain man shrugged and offered no rebuttal.

At that moment, a long bluish-red exhaust trail suddenly appeared on the bald man's display.

His expression brightened.

Here it comes!

All that was left was for Number One to force the target to stop according to plan, then they'd rush in and surround it, and this job would be done.

Just as the bald man was thinking this, a small starship appeared on the display in front of him, then drove straight toward the front of the target.

And then—

Bang—

Looking at the small starship that had instantly become space debris on screen, expressions of bewilderment, confusion, and terror flashed across the bald man's face in turn.

Why didn't it slow down?! Did they learn the Federation Traffic Code for nothing?!

At this moment, the plainly-dressed man beside him said in a low voice, "See, I told you they weren't easy to mess with."

Unfortunately, the bald man had no time to pay him any mind now—after all, with a collision of this magnitude, the target's starship didn't even have a scratch, and he was starting to doubt whether his group's weapons could even do anything.

"Run!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately issued the order to his subordinates through the comm channel.

The next moment, the tails of several starships docked in the asteroid belt suddenly spewed crimson exhaust as they fled into the distance.

Unfortunately, their target seemed to have already spotted them, and immediately turned around to chase after their position.

Seeing the distance between the two sides closing fast, the bald man clenched his jaw and said viciously, "Can't outrun it—combat formation!"

Though that's what he said, he had already prepared to sell out his teammates.

Although losing a large number of starships pained him greatly, as long as the people were still alive, there would be a chance to make a comeback.

The moment he thought this, he saw a figure on screen fly straight out of the starship that had already been surrounded.

??

A high-energy-class professional?!

The bald man slapped himself across the mouth for running it, then prepared to flee the scene.

Unfortunately—