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The steely-eyed general was Lan Qing He had coovern companion was, of course, Lan Jue

Jun’er had told Lan Jue she didn’t feel right the day before It didn’t take hiood enough to be a danger to Jun’er was standing right in front of them When it came to profits death did not concern the Astral Phantoarded the assassin There was only a heartlessness in his cold stare If it weren’t for this man, Qianlin wouldn’t be in the state she was in He had al the second love of his life from him, not to mention the many times he’d tried to kill his brother Jun’er had predicted his arrival and here he was, the infareements would be settled

The Astral Phanto the vital crystals he’d stolen tu back out into the air Thefor the greater good, rather than the potential danger

“If I beat the both of you, I may leave?” He didn’t look at Lan Jue The killer only had eyes for Lan Qing He could feel it; this thorn in his side, who had survived so ress and deter as you don’t run, you’ll only have to deal withtook a step forward, his voice even

When he spoke everyone looked his way The An Lun super soldier wasn’t known to everyone, but he did have a reputation

“Prometheus, God of Wisdo the Astral Phantom?” Someone asked

Lucifer’s ears perked up He knew those names and titles well, and the ed The An Lun super soldier, great hope of the East – was it really hi about Proon

The Terminator was similarly blindsided by the revelation However, his es Was that golden aura a result of this young enic power? If that were true…

Ordinarily Lan Qing would not have tipped his hand and revealed his ascension Typically this infore over the West and North Noever, things were different The worlds of man were upended with the alien crisis, as well as the discovery of vital crystals and the exuviuer as it was an opportunity The East – being the weakest of the Alliances – was seeking to exploit and profit from these opportunities Surely they hoped the East would eventually surpass its two neighbors Perhaps noasn’t the time for secrecy, instead it was time to flex muscles and make a shohat the East could achieve With the alien menace at their doorstep, at least they didn’t have to worry about overt Northern or Western aggression The West’s presence here was proof; despite their hateful rhetoric, how could they pass up the chance for a few vital crystals? How could they want them and at the same time say they were fake?

“Very well! It looks like you’ve been pro you’ve becoive thehtened This was a Paragon battle, collateral dae was likely

However their fear was only short lived In the starry expanse above, a single celestial body flared brightly The star’s gentle light enveloped Lan Qing and the Astral Phantoht away both of them appeared to shrink From the outside they looked like miniatures To them, it was like they’d been cast into a pocket di outside

Inwardly the Astral Phantom was in a sour mood He was too bold, too careless It was foolish to underestied to leave behind such a powerful tool even froht to hiure floated in the dark expanse of this pocket universe, facing his foe For a ht radiated around his body