EFB Chapter 124 Red Star
Chapter 124 Red Star
Chapter 124 Red Star
In the dark universe.
"Master, the Blue Fox has reached its maximum acceleration." Irene's voice rang out in the cabin. "We expect to arrive at Red Star in 40 hours."
The Red Star is about 26.7 light-years away from the Purple Star, a distance that is neither too far nor too close, but with the performance of an E-class spacecraft, it only takes less than two days to reach it.
"Understood." Chen Yuan nodded slightly.
He turned and walked into the spacious compartment, placed the huge, heavy nutrient tank on the floor, and then nimbly crawled inside.
As the nutrient solution slowly rose, Chen Yuan's consciousness entered the virtual universe. He planned to use this time of travel to continue his cultivation.
Approximately 40 hours later, Irele reminded us, "Master, the spaceship has left the Dark Universe and is about to arrive at Red Sea Star."
Chen Yuan stepped out of the nutrient tank. He glanced at the panel and saw that his cultivation level had reached the fifth level of the Hengxing stage (7.2%), an increase of 0.8%.
"Starting from the fifth level of the Constant Star level, it is indeed much slower." Chen Yuan shook his head. In the Planetary Star level, the improvement would definitely be more than this.
However, he also knew that the rate of improvement of the nutrient tank was basically fixed, following the basic rule of fast in the early stage and slow in the later stage. Chen Yuan came to the control room and, through the exterior simulation function of Ireil, a huge red planet was clearly presented in front of him.
According to the information he consulted, the oceans of this planet are covered with various red algae, which have dyed the entire planet red, hence the name "Red Star".
Moreover, 87% of the planet's surface is ocean, land accounts for only 12%, and the remaining 1% consists of various islands.
However, this is good news for Chen Yuan, since the concentrated land area means that it will be easier to find targets.
"Irelia, head towards the capital. I need to obtain information about the Butcher from the planetary lord."
"Yes, Master."
As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Although Chen Yuan was confident that he could handle his opponent, this was, after all, his first time fighting against a cosmic-level opponent, so it was essential to understand his opponent's intelligence beforehand.
Besides, the Red Sea continent is quite large; how could he find the Butcher immediately without pinpointing his location?
As soon as the spaceship landed on Red Sea Star, it flew straight towards the planet's capital. About ten minutes later, it hovered over a bustling city.
"Master, we have received an external communication," Irele said. "The other party is a planetary lord."
"Connect me."
As soon as he finished speaking, a holographic screen unfolded in front of him, displaying the figure of a young man dressed in a magnificent royal robe.
"Excuse me, may I ask which faction this sir comes from?" The young man in the royal robes was pale, struggling to control his trembling.
"I represent Virtual Universe Company."
Chen Yuan said calmly, "Are you the lord of this planet? I want to know the location of 'The Butcher'."
He noticed that when he mentioned the Virtual Universe Company, the young man in the royal robes showed a look of ecstatic joy, but when he mentioned the Butcher, he trembled with fear.
"I am the lord of this planet, Issa Red Kite—" The young man in royal robes stopped mid-sentence and immediately corrected himself, "No, the original lord of this planet was my father, Mande Red Kite, and I have just succeeded him."
"My father—he heard about the rebellion in the territory a few days ago and went to suppress it, but he never expected that the other party was actually a killer butcher from outer space."
At this point, the young man in the imperial robes had some tears in his eyes: "Father was only at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm, while the Butcher was at the first level of the Universe realm and had been hiding his strength. Otherwise, how could Father have left the capital so easily and ultimately met such a tragic end?"
"I understand." Chen Yuan nodded and revealed the inside story he had obtained from the company's documents. "In fact, Butcher accepted a bounty from a certain force, and the target was your father. However, the capital was heavily guarded, and the other party could not break through. They could only pretend to be a rebel to lure your father out."
"Now, the Butcher has completed his mission. Based on his usual habits, he will spend ten days killing on this planet and then go to the capital on the last day to wipe out the target's bloodline, leaving no future trouble."
Upon hearing Chen Yuan's words, the young man in the imperial robe turned deathly pale. His voice trembled as he pleaded, "My lord, please save us..."
"That's why I came here."
Chen Yuan interrupted the other person: "So, I need you to provide information about the Butcher's strength, as well as his current location."
"Before your father died, he should have uploaded video footage of his encounter with the butcher to the virtual universe, right? Please give me this file."
I'm ready to depart immediately.
"Ah—yes, I'll send it to you right away."
Perhaps influenced by Chen Yuan's calm attitude, the young man in the imperial robe gradually calmed down. After a brief moment of stunned silence, he immediately began to operate.
After a while.
"The video footage has been sent, along with the butcher's current location. This information was obtained five hours ago." The young man in the royal robes' eyes dimmed slightly. "I'm sorry, this is the latest location. He's probably already there—"
Chen Yuan nodded: "That's enough."
"Just wait patiently."
After hanging up the communication, Chen Yuan said, "Irene, head towards the Butcher's location and play the relevant video footage."
"Yes, Master, we are expected to arrive at our destination in 3 minutes."
After Ireil finished speaking, she began playing footage of the Red Star Lord's encounter with the Butcher.
Chen Yuan watched it very quickly, even speeding up the playback, and finished watching it in less than a minute.
"Hmm—Fire Domain Level Two, Universe Level One, without mastering the laws."
Chen Yuan quickly assessed the butcher's strength and breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Just as the company predicted, he's no match for me."
Three minutes later, the spaceship arrived over the city mentioned in the intelligence report.
Chen Yuan activated the outdoor simulation function and looked down.
The entire city was engulfed in flames, with buildings consumed by raging fire and thick smoke billowing into the sky. It was roughly estimated that at least a million people had perished in the disaster, with only a very few lucky survivors.
He shook his head slightly, his gaze sweeping across the entire area, but he found no trace of the butcher.
"Connect to the city's smart system to locate the butcher's current position."
Chen Yuan calmly gave the order.
"Okay, we've located the butcher's position. Shall we give chase?" Irele responded quickly.
"Pursue."
Chen Yuan nodded and said that he was not wasting time on rescue work. The most urgent task now was to get rid of the butcher as soon as possible.
The spaceship immediately changed direction and chased after the route the butcher had taken.
About two minutes later, Irene's voice rang out.
"Target spotted: 'Butcher'"
"—18 kilometers ahead."
Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened; with his current eyesight, a distance of 18 kilometers was enough for him to clearly see the other person's figure.
Fortunately, the butcher had not yet reached the next city; at that moment, the other party was flying over the wilderness.
The Blue Fox rapidly approached its target, and Butcher, sensing the approaching spaceship, stopped in mid-air.
As soon as the hatch opened, Chen Yuan first activated the recording function of the virtual universe, then flew out with his sword in hand.
When Butcher first saw the Azure Fox, he was a little nervous. After all, the ship was clearly of a high level, and he was worried that it might be a powerful domain lord coming to cause trouble.
But when Chen Yuan appeared, the butcher glanced at him and sensed his presence.
"Eternal Star Level 5?"
The butcher suddenly laughed: "Little guy, did you come here specifically to cause me trouble?"
As he spoke, the butcher released the pressure of a cosmic-level powerhouse, attempting to intimidate his opponent.
He thought to himself: To possess a spaceship of this caliber, there must be some powerful figure behind it. What if there's a domain lord sitting inside? That would be troublesome.
Although the butcher was bloodthirsty, he was not stupid. He always avoided those he might not be able to afford to offend.
"I come from Virtual Universe Company."
Chen Yuan's words caused the butcher's expression to change slightly. He continued, "Butcher, you have committed countless evil deeds, slaughtering over ten million lives. According to the laws of the Virtual Universe Company, I sentence you to death!"
"This punishment will be carried out by Chen Yuan, a top-tier elite."
Chen Yuan gripped the Azure Sky Sword, pointing it at the butcher's figure: "You're about to die!"
"Damn it! It's only been the killing of tens of millions of people, yet it has already alarmed the Virtual Universe Company."
The butcher cursed inwardly, "Looks like my guess was wrong. This kid isn't the descendant of some big shot; he's just an elite from the Virtual Universe Company. There shouldn't be anyone else on that spaceship."
"In that case, let's deal with this kid first, then leave Red Star immediately and go back to our lair to hide for decades."
After figuring it out, the Butcher narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Yuan: "An elite from the Virtual Universe Company? Too bad you're too weak. You dare to provoke me at only the fifth level of the Constant Star Realm?"
"Today I'll show you why it's said that only those who reach the cosmic level can be considered true powerhouses."
Before he could finish speaking, the butcher suddenly opened his fiery red domain, completely enveloping the two of them.
"Die!" However, before the butcher could launch an attack, a flash of blue light appeared before his eyes, and a pale blue domain instantly covered his domain, completely suppressing him!
"Oh no, it's the sixth realm!"
The butcher was startled and immediately activated his internal energy to try to break free of the restraints and prepare to leave the opponent's territory.
Just as he was about to act, a cyan sword tip suddenly pierced through his chest.
His Tier 3 Force armor was as fragile as paper and was easily pierced.
"How could this be—"
The butcher opened his eyes wide and saw Chen Yuan's figure slowly disappear in the distance.
"It's an illusion—"
Before he could finish speaking, the primal force on the Azure Sky Sword erupted, instantly shattering his body into pieces.
[Kill Point +186 Million]
Chen Yuan appeared behind the Butcher. He drew his Azure Sky Sword and whispered, "Wanted Poster No. 198568, Target: Butcher, has been killed by Special Elite Chen Yuan."
"Please have the virtual universe assess the mission completion status."
[Mission Objective: The Butcher, Current Status: Dead]
Congratulations! You have completed wanted mission number 198568. Your points have increased by 50000.
Looking at the prompt in front of him, Chen Yuan smiled with satisfaction.