Skyfire Avenue - Chapter 674

Chapter 674

Chapter 674: He Actually Enslaves You?

Ling Ya stuffed her hands into her pockets . “So what do we do now? If there’s nothing to find do we just turn back?”

Lan Jue nodded . “Let Tyrannosaurus know we haven’t found any aliens yet, and include the possibility they may have teleported away . Alert human-occupied planets as well, tell them to be vigilant . ”

Ling Ya nodded . She had her reservations about Lan Jue, but she was a professional soldier . This was not the time to act mutinous . She wasted no time relaying the information back to Tyrannosaurus with Wu Qiu .

“Boss, aliens incoming!” Suddenly Su Xiaosu’s urgent voice rang through the bridge . Everyone’s eyes immediately shot toward the radar screen . Sure enough, three angry red dots were closing on their position, and fast .

“Keep out of sight!” Lan Jue ordered .

“Wait . ” Ling Ya hurried back to Lan Jue’s side . “Can we get a look at them first? We need to confirm they actually are aliens . We need our information to be precise . ”

Lan Jue stared at her for a moment . This woman was smart . What she was saying was only part of the story . What she really wanted to know was how Zeus-1 fought or evaded foes .

“Fine . ” His hesitation was brief . It was time to get down to business .

Zeus-1 continued on with no deviations in course . Lan Jue was silent, with no need to give his crew commands . Behind him, the helmet had already descended onto Lin Guoguo’s head and she was ready for her role .

Through the bridge’s windows they could see three purple spots rapidly growing larger on the horizon . Once the telescopes picked them up Lan Jue recognized them as the most common sort, shuttle aliens . They specialized in speed .

“Shuttlers . They’re fast and prefer to ram their prey . The trick is to keep your distance and deal with them as quickly as possible . Don’t give them a chance to hit you . ”

She listened carefully and nodded her head . All the information humanity had gathered on these creatures was locked in her memory . She produced her recording equipment and started to record them .

Her attention was also fixed on Lan Jue . Part of her mission was to discover how this small scout team dealt with the threat of alien discovery .

There were three of them, together about as strong as four ninth level Adepts . They weren’t much of a threat .

Ling Ya continued to record the aliens as they drew nearer, while at the same time inconspicuously keeping an eye on Lan Jue . She was curious how he would handle the situation .

Yet, much to her shock the aliens flew right by . They never stopped or slowed down, and even when they got close they didn’t seem to notice Zeus-1 was there at all .

“Huh?” Ling Ya couldn’t help but vocalize her confusion . “They didn’t see us? Didn’t you say they could locate telepathically?”

“Pay attention!” That was his answer .

Ling Ya nearly groaned . Pay attention, he said! This man needed a spanking!

Lan Jue relaxed now that they’d encountered some sign of alien life . There were many reasons the aliens might not have been immediately encountered – for example, they might have moved to a more energy-rich sector of the Starfields . Now that they were sure the aliens were around, the North’s expedition could proceed .

Zeus-1 continued to penetrate deeper into the Shattered Starfields in search of the alien planets . Their encounter had already been reported to Tyrannosaurus, along with the video .

Zeus-1 wasn’t the only scout ship that had been sent out . There were seven or eight more on patrol, looking or information . All of them were specially equipped patrol boats .

The further in they went, the more aliens they came across . However, no matter what sort of alien they encountered Zeus-1 kept out of sight or flew right by . The aliens were none the wiser .

Ling Ya watched as closely as she could . It wasn’t until their third encounter with the creatures did she noticed something off about Lin Guoguo .

Skyfire Avenue had an Adept that was able to hide them from the aliens! No wonder… no wonder their missions succeeded . Finally she’d uncovered their secret .

Lan Jue didn’t take advantage of the Wine Master’s transference power to take them inside . For one, they didn’t know the condition of the transfer location . Secondly, using it was very costly . Finally there were things they could learn on the trip in .

“Hello, I’m Ling Ya . May I know your name?” With no aliens in their immediate vicinity, Ling Ya made her way over to Lin Guoguo and greeted her with a smile .

“Hello, I’m Lin Guoguo . ” She answered with a pretty smile, appearing very friendly .

“Hello, Guoguo . You’re an Adept from Skyfire Avenue?” She asked . “Your Discipline helps you avoid the aliens?”

“If you look closely you’ll understand,” she answered . “It’s pretty bold to directly ask an Adept what their Discipline is, don’t you think?”

Ling Ya was not deterred . “It’s nice to meet you . If you have an opportunity you should come to the North for some vacation time . We have a lot of things to keep you entertained, as well as help with cultivation . When we’re done perhaps you’d like to stay on Tyrannosaurus for a little while? I can show you around . ”

Lin Guoguo shook her head . “No thanks, I’d prefer to stay with the boss . ”

“Boss? Him?” Ling Ya cast her eyes toward Lan Jue .

Lin Guoguo nodded innocently . “Yes! He’s my boss, and master . I do what he tells me and follow his orders . ”

Ling Ya gaped at her . “My God! What century are we living in where he can enslave you like this! You must be suffering terribly, but can’t say anything . I’ll help you and make sure you get justice . ”

Lin Guoguo sighed, her innocent expression lost and replaced with a teasing smirk . “Girl, you think you’re smart . I’m not one to start trouble . If he was like that why would I stick around? You think too much . To put it simply if the boss wasn’t around, the universe would be absent one Lin Guoguo . I owe him my life and I’m going to spend it at his side . No one’s going to change that fact . When I die, I’m going to do it in his arms, you understand?”

Ling Ya was stunned . “Are you his girlfriend?” Lin Guoguo was pretty, strong, and clearly cared deeply for her commander . It was a natural assumption .

Lin Guoguo’s answered betrayed the lump in her throat . “No! He isn’t interested in Guoguo . Sister… perhaps you can try to convince him to accept me? I’d even be his concubine!”

Lan Jue, not far away, almost fell over .

Ling Ya scowled . “Hopeless . You’re brainwashed . ”

Lin Guoguo vigorously nodded her head . “I am! And not just me; Xiaosu, Mika, Ke’er, and Xiuxiu are all victims of the boss’ nefarious brainwashing technique! Even as a concubine I wouldn’t be his first . ”

“Guoguo!” Lan Jue’s irritation was no secret .

She stuck her tongue out at him .

“Swordfish!” Su Xiaosu’s voice cut through the banter .

Swordfish were among the fastest aliens they knew of . The moment they heard one was in range Lin Guoguo returned her head to the helmet – but it was already too late .

A flash of purple flickered outside the window, then stopped . An alien’s lumbering body came into view .

Aside from the radiant purple color of its flesh, Swordfish aliens looked remarkably like their namesake . Its main weapon was the sword-like mouth protruding from its head, but that was not to say its whole body was a danger .

It was a troublesome beast . It didn’t have any long-range attack capabilities, but was fast enough to close distances in a hurry . It could hit hard enough to tear through a battleship’s hull like paper . At full speed one of these things could put a dreadnaught out of commission .

For this reason Lan Jue and his team had a vested interest in dealing with them . Best was to kill it as quickly as possible .

Lin Guoguo had been distracted by her chat with Lingya and wasn’t wearing the helmet . The Swordfish had arrived too suddenly . They were discovered by its psychic pulse .

“Boss, what do we do?” Su Xiaosu asked . The pulse also meant the alien had a lock on them . The alien was already turning around . Its body was enveloped by a vibrant purple light, and all of a sudden it became a beam of energy headed straight for them .

Despite Zeus-1’s impressive defenses, they didn’t dare let this creature get a solid hit . Xiaosu’s experience kicked in and she quickly swerved Zeus-1 out of the alien’s path .

Lan Jue looked out the window . “I’ve got this one . ” The others were resting and it would take too long to get them up to speed .

Lan Jue rushed to where Lin Guoguo was seated . She stuck her tongue out again for good measure and got out of his way . Lan Jue took the vacated seat .

The helmet descended and fit itself snugly on his head .

Zeus-1 continued to pitch and roll, but the alien was too fast for Xiaosu to keep up .

Ling Ya stuck her tongue out, fixated on Lan Jue and his reaction . She was desperate to know how he dealt with these things, and finally the time had come to tip his hand .

Lan Jue leaned back, helmet on his head, and hands resting lightly on the chair’s armrests .

Suddenly the bridge seemed different, like the entire ship had been injected with a life of its own . Zeus-1 banked hard to the side, just fast enough to avoid another attack . A pale blue light sprang up to surround them .

Then, a beam of blue light erupted from the front of the ship .