Star Odyssey

Chapter 1649: Slimy Lu

Lu Yin acted intimidated and then let out a cough as he recovered. "Alright, I believe you for now. So, where are the Greenmen Duo?"

"They just went to Blazing Mist Flowzone. I’ll send you a specific location soon. I do hope that you won't let me down. Saving five weaves for the Great Eastern Alliance is not a small price to pay, and as I mentioned before, you will gain more than just that,” Madam Hong coldly threatened before ending the call. After that, Lu Yin received a set of coordinates from the woman.

The Great Eastern Alliance fully entered Blazing Mist Flowzone, and their troops began to take over the weave’s defenses.

The Greenmen Duo were currently located in the same area where the Great Eastern Alliance’s Allied Forces’ First Legion had been stationed. Ian had been ordered to capture the two youths.

Blazing Mist Flowzone had once been ruled by the Ross Empire, but the situation had become very chaotic on a certain high-tech planet. There were vessels flying in the sky over a city, sounding an alarm: "Attention everyone: we are searching for dangerous criminals charged with robbery, intimidation, and assassination of public figures. They are known to be extremely dangerous. Stay alert at all times and immediately report these criminals if they are seen… Attention everyone: we are searching for dangerous criminals…"

There were vehicles covering the entire sky over the city and others moving in between the tall buildings. It was night, but the entire city was illuminated brightly.

Where there was light, there would inevitably also be darkness. Even if the whole city was lit up, there would always be some places that the light could not reach.

In an alleyway, two figures were crouched low. One was fat while the other was thin. They were squatting on the ground and devouring some food. “Fat Bro, what’s that noise in the sky?"

"I don't know. They say that they’re searching for dangerous people, so Skinny Bro, you need to be careful."

"I know Fat Bro. This is absolutely delicious! Fat Bro, eat some more. Did you get fatter again?"

"Really? Hahahaha! Skinny Bro, you’ve lost a bit more weight. You look like a bamboo pole."

"Really? Thank you, Fat Bro. Hahahaha."

"Hahahaha."

Suddenly, the lights in the sky gathered together and moved to illuminate the dark alley. "The dangerous criminals have been found. Area is secluded, so capture can proceed. Kill on sight."

After the voice rang out, beams of light completely sealed off the alley. As that happened, lightning flashed, and fierce attacks shot down from the sky to slam into the fat and skinny pair on the ground.

The two young men were confused by the attacks, but nothing else happened.

"Fat Bro? What are they doing?"

"Maybe it's a show?"

"Huh? Then what about us?"

"Are we blocking their performance? I think I remember there being something about someone putting on a performance earlier today, but you pushed them out of the way, Skinny Bro."

"Oh, well then let's go. We don’t want to get in the way."

Right after that, the fat and skinny youths casually forced their way through the barrier and left.

The entire city was a mess, but no matter which weapons were used, everything was useless against the two youths. Finally, in an act of desperation, the army started to evacuate the civilians. They calculated the path of the two young men and then prepared to use restricted super weapons.

There was an explosion. The fat and skinny pair had been bombed, and a tenth of the city was leveled by the blast. However, the two were simply more confused than ever. "Fat Bro, what are they doing?"

"Skinny Bro, I think we’re being attacked."

"Really? That can’t be. It doesn't hurt or even itch."

"True. Is this really an attack?"

There was another bang as a figure shot forward from behind the fat man. The figure’s speed was impressive, and the person threw a punch that sent the fat man flying.

The thin man lifted a hand, grabbed the attacker’s fist, and simply threw the man away, much to the shock and disbelief of the attacker.

“A Hunter.” The thin man suddenly looked serious.

Off in the distance, the fat man rose to his feet. “A Hunter? This planet actually has a Hunter?"

When the two both looked up, they saw one person after another land on the ground. If they included the man who had just attacked the pair, they were surrounded by five people, each of whom was a Hunter.

On a spacecraft above the planet, Ian was calmly watching everything.

Blazing Mist Flowzone was too vast, and while the Great Eastern Alliance had defeated the Ross Empire, they had not taken control of every single planet within the empire. This particular planet had been unaware of the recent changes in the ruling power, though knowing or not made no difference to them as nothing about their life would change. The planet did not even have the strength to deal with the Greenmen Duo, and the people here had no way of fathoming the two’s level of strength.

During ZENITH, Fat Bro had used a single attack to defeat Tian Hou, which had shocked countless people. On the other hand, Skinny Bro had actually managed to actually enter the competition’s top twenty. Granted, there had been an element of luck to his high ranking, but the two’s strength could not be denied.

After ZENITH, both Fat Bro and Skinny Bro had become Hunters, and their strength had improved immensely. Each of them was capable of facing off against an ordinary Enlighter on their own, and their power was even greater when they worked together.

All five of the Hunters on the planet were beaten down. They were completely unable to stand up to the Greenmen Duo.

"Fat Bro, we're going back," the thin man said.

Fat Bro nodded. The two were not stupid, and with the appearance of five Hunters, it was clear that someone was targeting them. They needed to return.

Whether it was the planet or the Great Eastern Alliance’s Allied Forces’ First Legion, no one was strong enough to deal with the Greenmen Duo, but Lu Yin had already anticipated that. This was why he had sent out Lei Fu.

As the Ross Empire’s second most powerful expert, Lei Fu was very powerful, and he was also determined to successfully display the power of the Ross Empire to the Great Eastern Alliance. He just happened to pass by the planet with the Greenmen Duo.

Just as the two young men decided to leave and return to the Outerverse, Lei Fu arrived.

Even though the Greenmen Duo were very powerful, it was impossible for them to stand up to an Enlighter with a power level of more than 400,000. In the end, both of them were captured.

Ian indifferently said, "Report to the alliance leader that the Greenmen Duo have been successfully captured."

A woman standing behind him responded with a respectful tone, "Yes."

Ian stared out into space and started muttering to himself, "Capturing the Greenmen Duo and forcing Master Qing Hua out to deal with the Sword Sect… Our alliance leader is handling this quite well. It looks like First Flowzone will soon belong to my Great Eastern Alliance."

The woman behind Ian was shocked at what she heard, as she had overheard an incredible secret.

After she left the command center, the woman quickly accessed her gadget and sent out a message.

Inside the command center, Ian stared past the door. It was as though he could see the woman even through the walls.

The Greenmen Duo were quickly delivered to the Ross Empire’s mobile fortress. They had not been beaten badly, and the two of them quickly recovered. In particular, Fat Bro was already completely free of all injuries.

After seeing Lu Yin, Skinny Bro shouted, "Fat Bro! Fat Bro! It's him, Slimy Lu!"

Lu Yin arched a brow.

"Skinny Bro, it really is Slimy Lu! We’re in trouble this time. We can't beat him, so we can’t escape."

"Shh! Fat Bro, not out loud! He just heard all of that."

…

Lu Yin was standing just a few meters away from the Greenmen Duo, and he was quietly observing them as they comforted and complimented each other. Slowly, his brow furrowed; these two really deserved a beating.

"Slimy Lu, why did you arrest us?" Fat Bro looked up at Lu Yin and yelled.

Anger entered Lu Yin’s eyes. "Call me that again, and I’ll scrape all your fat off."

The fat man trembled. He dropped his head and muttered, "So fierce!"

Then, the thin man looked up, but just as he was about to speak, Lu Yin casually said, "If you dare to spout the same bullshit, I’ll feed you fat."

The thin man’s mouth fell open, and he stared at Lu Yin in absolute horror. "You monster!"

Fat Bro’s eyes had already lit up. "You’ve got some fat?"

Lu Yin looked over. "I’ll starve you for a hundred days."

The fat man quickly lowered his head again.

Seeing that the two had fallen quiet, Lu Yin continued, saying, "Call Master Qing Hua. I want to talk to him."

Fat Bro was caught off guard. "How do you know we can get through to that old man?"

Skinny Bro quickly clapped a hand over Fat Bro’s mouth. "Fat Bro, you can't say that! Don't say it!"

The fat man quickly nodded. Then, both men lowered their heads and fell completely silent.

Lu Yin shook his head. These two really were the Greenmen Duo. He grabbed the fat man's arm and removed his gadget. After a moment, Lu Yin managed to find Master Qing Hua’s contact information.action

Given the popularity of gadgets, practically everybody had one.

Eh? Lu Yin suddenly came across Wang Yi's name in Fat Bro’s contacts. How did these two know Wang Yi?

After ZENITH, Wang Yi had been ambushed by the Neohuman Alliance and forced to flee back to the Perennial World, but before that, Wang Yi had represented the Technocracy's Sky Creation Academy. The Sky Creation Academy and the capital city were enemies since the capital city was controlled by the Sixth Mainland while the Sky Creation Academy was not. Therefore, there should have been no contact between Wang Yi and the Greenmen Duo.

Even if Wang Yi had some sort of connection to the Sixth Mainland, it should not have been the Greenmen Duo.

Lu Yin pointed at Wang Yi's name. "What’s your connection to this person?"

The fat and skinny men glanced at each other before looking up and down while acting clueless.

Lu Yin snorted but did not push things. Instead, he simply called Master Qing Hua.

"What's the problem?" He heard a lazy voice call out as soon as the call connected. The moment Lu Yin heard the voice, the image of Wang Wen popped into his mind. It was that sloppy, slovenly look as if nothing really mattered.

"Master Qing Hua?" Lu Yin asked.

The call stayed silent for a bit. "Who are you? Where are those two idiots?"

Lu Yin glanced over at the Greenmen Duo and shook the gadget at them.

The fat man instantly started wailing, "Old man, we got caught! Come save us! It’s Slimy Lu!"

A bang rang out as Lu Yin slapped the fat man, leaving his head ringing.

The thin man was about to react in a similar manner, but after seeing Fat Bro’s suffering, Skinny Bro wisely kept his mouth shut.

"Slimy Lu? Who’s that?" Master Qing Hua was completely confused, but his voice no longer held the heavy concern of before. Hearing Fat Bro’s voice had let Qing Hua know that the two were fine.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. "I'm Lu Yin."

"You’re Slimy Lu?" Master Qing Hua was startled.

Lu Yin's eye twitched. Why did this Master Qing Hua have a similar feeling as the Greenmen Duo?

"Why did you grab those two idiots?" Master Qing Hua wondered.

Lu Yin casually replied, "If you want to keep them alive, come find me in Blazing Mist Flowzone."

Master Qing Hua sneered. "Save them? They don’t matter. Do what you want with them."

Lu Yin’s voice remained light. "Since I have the confidence to use these two to draw you out, your words clearly mean nothing."

"Boy, do you realize who you’re speaking to?" Master Qing Hua's voice grew icy.

A small smile appeared on Lu Yin’s face. "Blazing Mist Flowzone, at the Ross Empire’s mobile fortress. I'll wait a bit for you, but be here within twenty one days. Otherwise, I’ll take care of the Greenmen Duo."

"Who put you up to this?" Master Qing Hua suddenly asked.

Lu Yin hung up. He had nothing more to say to Master Qing Hua.

Master Qing Hua had clearly guessed that there was something more to the matter given his last sentence. The powerhouse had no grudges with Lu Yin, and Lu Yin had no need to offend such a person. So, the only possible answer was that someone had ordered Lu Yin to do this.

On the surface, everything looked as if it had been set up to attack Qing Hua, but it was actually still an internal fight for the people from the Sixth Mainland. As for the heart of the matter, Lu Yin could only make some guesses. After all, what if all of this was just some sort of elaborate scheme cooked up by Madam Hong and the others to deal with Lu Yin? Just in case, he needed to ask for the support of a top powerhouse to feel safe.