"But..." the black-haired man hesitated to speak.
"The situation merely exposed a loophole for us. We are far from rising to power," the silver-haired man said in a melancholic tone as he looked down at the carnage below. "We’ve been trapped here for too long, so long that we’ve forgotten the might of the Galaxy Empire. The glory of Eternal City, you say? But with the Galaxy Empire pressing down on us, we’ve yet to declare independence. We can only maintain a delicate balance. As soon as we dare to declare independence, the Cosmic Fleet of the Empire would immediately set off for the border."
In fact, the Galaxy Empire always stationed a Cosmic Fleet at the space fortress near Eternal City as a deterrent.
"What extent do we have to go to with the Military Academy students this time?"
Without any pause, the silver-haired man bluntly stated, "Kill them all!"
"Understood," the black-haired man immediately responded.
After a pause, the black-haired man’s expression dramatically changed as he received a message from someone.
"A Military Academy isn’t down there," the black-haired man tried to remain calm. "Elbert is not below; they took another route."
After all the effort they had gone to craft the current situation, intending to trap all the Military Academy Students in one fell swoop, they never anticipated that there would be anyone who escaped the net. No, this wasn’t just an escape; it was a great white shark.
Elbert was one of the top three academies of the Empire, and its overall strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
Having let it slip through, the chain reaction it might trigger was difficult to predict.
The silver-haired man raised an eyebrow, seemingly having thought of something, and a hint of interest appeared on his austere face, "I got it, I know who it is. How interesting! I never thought that a second Marshal Defo would emerge from Elbert after a thousand years." This update is available on novel•fire.net
The black-haired man asked curiously, "Who is it?"
"When I was meditating before, I sensed someone probing. It was a strand of very pure, very powerful spiritual power, the likes of which I’ve rarely encountered in my life," the silver-haired man said more cheerfully. "At the time, I didn’t take it seriously and taught them a small lesson. Now it seems that their spiritual power was scouting the path; our deception has been seen through, and that’s why Elbert didn’t follow the route set by the mastermind."
The black-haired man couldn’t help but worry, "So you’re saying that person is very strong?"
"A prodigy, a shame they hadn’t enough time to fulfill their potential," the silver-haired man licked his lips with a bloodthirsty glee. "If such a promising seedling can’t be recruited to our side, it’s best to nip them in the bud."
Three days later, the intense battle finally ceased. The beautiful blue ice had all turned red, and the flowing blood was frozen into blocks by the cold weather, entombing each and every corpse in their final pose.
They resembled sculptures, each depicting the form they held in death.
The lives of the young and vibrant Military Academy Students were forever left on the cold Prison Star.
The battle here had ended, but the pursuit continued.
A few managed to escape thanks to their tenacious cooperation and powerful individual fighting capabilities. The deranged prisoners pursued them relentlessly, like mad dogs on their trail.
Those caught were promptly killed.
And the expanse of the Ice Sea was too vast, with nearly limitless visibility, making it difficult to hide; most of the escapees were captured.
Suddenly, some thought of the map Lin Fu had provided before the journey began, and a few people started to tacitly head towards the route taken by Elbert.
"Ugh!" Suffering severe injuries, Qin Mo finally collapsed, only to be grabbed by Su Ye and hoisted onto his shoulder.