Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1436: Kill And Silence

After leaving the temple platform and walking down the hill, Lucy realized that the storm surrounding the holy mountain had disappeared at some unknown time. Even the sandstorm in the Imperial City stopped. Although the clouds in the distance were still as red as blood, the visibility was much clearer. Standing on the mountain path, one could see more than half of the imperial city. Of course, Sulaka, who had already turned into ruins, no longer had any sense of beauty to speak of.

Walking back along the mountain path, after making two turns, a familiar figure appeared in front of him. Seeing this figure, Lucy felt relieved. She quickly walked up to her and called out, "Annie, are you alright?"

With one hand on the cliff, Angeloni raised her head and smiled, "It should be okay if you don't lack arms and legs."

Seeing that she could still joke, Lucy was relieved. However, Angeloni's injuries, a long knife wound on her back, and a black bullet hole in her right thigh were probably due to the pursuers. The two of them found a spacious mountain path. Lucy bandaged her wounds and asked casually, "Is the other party very powerful?"

"She's a pretty ruthless woman. It's just that she's not as good as me." Angeloni grinned, but Lucy was sewing up the knife wound on her back.

"Do you know their origins?"

"Yes, but her mouth is hard. I can only break her neck and throw her down the mountain. Your Highness, these mercenaries are not simple. People like them usually don't betray their employers easily."

"Then we can only think of another way."

Lucy finished her final work and clapped her hands. "Alright, let's go down the hill and leave planet Evernight."

"Oh?" Angeloni looked at the stone slab in Lucy's arms and said, "Is this what you're looking for?"

"Yes, that's it." Lucy touched the stone slab and said, "I saw the pattern on the stone slab in Grandmaster Gwa's book. Unfortunately, it should have been drawn by Grandmaster Gwa according to his memories. There may be some deviation in the pattern." Most importantly, the lines and patterns on this slate seem to be cosmic maps of the nine major star domains, and the method of dividing the star domains is our Adahua Planet's component method. So I'm curious why Adahua Planet's star map component method was used on a stone slab that recorded the clues of the universe's twilight. "

"Then now?"

Lucy patted the stone slab and said, "Of course I have to go back and study it now. I think Father will lend me the necessary manpower, right?"

They returned to the foot of the mountain just as Mainne and the rest of the soldiers were about to go up. Seeing Lucy get the Origin Slab, Mainne nodded and said, "At last the journey was not in vain. Unfortunately, the mercenary leader escaped in the end. He was not weak and left under the cover of the sandstorm. I missed His Highness and didn't chase after him. Otherwise, I might have forced the employer out of his mouth."

"It shouldn't be that easy." "Forget it," said Lucy. "We'll look into it when we get back. The first thing we need to do is to bring back the Slate of Origin, which may contain the secret of reversing the twilight of the universe."

"Then let's set off immediately."

In space not far from Evernight, an armed starship would occasionally spit out sparks from the cracks in the armor plate and slowly float. In the control room, Yi Lu sat down on the captain's big chair. Many wounds on his body had been treated, and he looked very miserable. Yi Lu looked around the control room. The control room that had once been packed with subordinates was now empty to the point of making people sigh. Before he left, he had never thought that only two of his subordinates would survive when he left. The two of them had been asked by him to stay on the spot to repair the starship, otherwise, they probably wouldn't even have had them.

"Bastard!" Yi Lu shouted loudly and smashed a heavy punch into the armrest. The armrest immediately twisted and distorted. This action involved multiple wounds on the captain's body. For a moment, the captain's body was covered in blood.

In the information provided by the employer, there was no expert like Mainne, which made Iru's judgment wrong. One had to know that with an expert like Mainne here, Yi Lu would not accept such a mission even if he was beaten to death. He would never forget how terrifying that man's true strength was, and how weak his battle skill was under that man's sword.

At this time, the starship received a communication request. After the crew was connected, a projection appeared in front of Yi Lu. It was naturally the mysterious employer who contacted him at this time. The other party was still wearing half a cloak. Yi Lu knew that it was some kind of information disguise. Most employers would use similar methods to keep their identities a secret. In the past, Yi Lu did not care about it, but now he was eager to know the identity of the other party.

It was this man who provided incomplete information to the extent that his mercenary corps was completely wiped out!

Yi Lu rushed to the front of the holographic projection. The man on the other side of the projection seemed to be shocked. He retreated and said, "Commander Yi Lu, I hope I can hear the good news."

"Good news?" '"Go to hell! Why didn't you tell me that there was a ruler in the target's team!" Yi Lu roared angrily. "Ruler, how can I deal with an expert of this level? If it weren't for the special circumstances at that time, even I wouldn't have escaped. Now, my subordinates are almost dead, because you concealed the truth!"

The employer sneered, "Don't blame me for your incompetence. Am I surprised that something unexpected happened during the mission? How should I deal with the contingency ability that every Guild Leader should have? You failed. I can only say that your ability is too weak. That's all!"

'"Then, pretend I don't have the ability. Now, when are you going to pay the rest of the commission?" Illu laughed furiously.

"What? Did I hear wrongly? You guys failed your mission and still want to get paid from me?" The employer burst into laughter.

'"What do you mean? Are you blind? I've killed so many people for your mission. Are you going to just say that you failed the mission?" Yi Lu narrowed his eyes.

"Don't force me. This time, you're dealing with a royal daughter. Think about what would happen if I gave her your information?"

The employer sneered, "You dare to threaten me? If I knew you Nelm people had no credibility, I would have made some necessary arrangements."

"Arrangement?" Yi Lu's eyebrows twitched.

An alarm suddenly sounded in the control room, and a crew member shouted, "No good, captain. Our starship is locked."

"What do you want to do?" Yi Lu roared.

The employer spread out his hands and said, "It's not obvious. Kill someone. Your men are almost dead anyway. If you were killed, you wouldn't be found on me, right? So, goodbye, Captain Illu."

As he raised his hand and waved goodbye, the starship shook violently. A beam the size of a bucket struck the stern of the starship, causing the starship to explode inch by inch. The control room was quickly engulfed by the flames. At the same time, Yi Lu was also engulfed. His face was filled with anger, but he was unable to change this fact.

Intense light erupted from space, and the armed starship was blasted into pieces. The scattered pieces and flames were like a rain of light. Looking at this scene, Marquis Luo Wen nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "That's enough. Even if they find out about my head, what can they do to me if there is no evidence?"

He laughed heartily.