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Chapter 321: Ruinous Blow

Lan Jue picked off his cloak and wig, then calmly walked to the battleship’s control panel He flooded it with current, and the ship came back to life

He wasn’t happy with the obliteration of the pirates, on the contrary his broere furrowed oh a secret cipher code

“Jewelry Master? Everything went s on the surface is normal Beta squad has found fifty-six Eastern woe by the ene tealers”

Lan Jue’s quiet voice responded “Relay my command, Accountant: Everyone is to fall back to Zeus-1 Take off and pick theet me Quick, now”

The Accountant felt nervous as he heard Lan Jue’s urgency He didn’t dare dally, and performed his task without hesitation The students, as well, felt strange as the coive any quarter? Wasn’t their job to eliminate all of the pirates? They ell in control of the battle, and the pirates had no chance at victory What’s the idea?

Although their were uncertain, their ti about following orders So despite their confusion, they did what they were told as fast as they were able

Zeus-1 rose quickly under the Accountant’s coht sputtered froh to gather up the rescued women and the students The ship – already near capacity – was downright croith the addition of fifty more souls The students had to reh it slowed the escape process

The seats were all given to the captives, who all looked relieved to be freed from their ordeal But one could tell they were scarred There was a vacuity in their eyes, like their souls were dead or locked away A feept silently, or stared blankly at nothing Seeing thenash their teeth Who kne much torment these poor women had to endure from these despicable pirates

“Quick!” Lan Jue’s urgent voice pulled their minds back to the present

“Everyone’s here,” the Accountant said “We’re in flight, en route to your position”

Lan Jea,the the screens at the battleship’s control panel Sweat dotted his forehead

Lan Jue had used his Ascension powers and protogenic abilities to quickly deal with the pirates Doing so that quickly, of course, drained a good deal of energy

Of course, his command to recall the troops wasn’t a pointless endeavor Despite his handling of the situation, a terrifying sensation washed over hi that made it hard to breathe

It was a sensation he hadn’t even felt on Taihua during the invasion The fighting there had been more or less within his ability to deal with, however the feeling he had noas enough to rattle hi he felt only once before The day Hera died

This hy he was so quickly coh the air under the Accountant’s expert flying, headed for Lan Jue and the battleship Lan Jue wasted no ti the ship on a speedy trip in to the recesses of the Starfields The two boats followed the same path, one in front and one behind The Cri up in here, Jewelry Master We’re like a bowl of dus Why don’t you take some people with you on your ship! I can barely breathe!” The Accountant’s voice was a little irritated

In fact, he was downright depressed As far as he knew, the Starfields were positively rife with pirates but at least here they’d be handled But they were ordered to leave before they could even divvy up the spoils!

The students didn’t care – they hadn’t done this for riches It was enough for them to have saved these woet over what had happened

Lan Jue didn’t answer He kept up the speed, forcing Zeus-1 to push full throttle to keep up Before long both Zeus-1 and the battleship were at light speed The ships weaved between the countless failed planets and fractured asteroids as they lowered with his brows knotted as he watched the pirate battleship The Jewelry Master was too cautious, he thought to hi to the star maps, there weren’t even any other pirates clans in the vicinity What’spirates stand up to the Jewelry Master and his awesorew, the Accountant’s eyes were stabbed by a fierce light outside of theIt was pure white, and so powerful that the whole of Zeus-1’s interior was blanched by it