"The Xianzhou Alliance?"
Celenova showed a hint of confusion.
The Corporation, sure, but why would the Xianzhou Alliance get involved?
Given the nature of The Hunt,
unless one of the Lord Ravagers has provoked them,
they shouldn't be idle enough to unilaterally hunt down an Emanator of The Destruction.
"Is it that Phantylia woman?"
Among the several Lord Ravagers, Phantylia has the deepest history with the Xianzhou Alliance.
After all, she is the Lord Ravager who specifically counters The Hunt.
"No, it must be a coincidence."
Celenova dismissed this possibility.
This time, it should just be a coincidence, unrelated to the enmity between Phantylia and the Xianzhou Alliance.
As far as she knew, none of the seven flagships were docked anywhere near Kasbelindat-VIII.
Besides, the arrival of a single starskiff is very telling.
The Xianzhou never make the mistake of underestimating their enemies.
So, it's highly likely that some Xianzhou personnel on an external mission were just passing through.
"Shoot it down."
Celenova commanded without leaving room for doubt.
The Destruction is the equalizer of all things; it shows no favoritism to any existence.
She never holds back, not now, not ever. Even if an entire Xianzhou flagship were to arrive.
She would fight them all the same.
RUMBLE!
The instant she gave the order, the fleet's light-energy cannons immediately adjusted the trajectory of their secondary batteries and, in the blink of an eye, fired upon the starskiff!
With a single shot,
the explosion from the clashing energies boomed, and black smoke filled the sky!
The starskiff, which had been flying steadily, was now covered in arcing electricity after taking the surprise hit, emitting sputtering sounds of malfunction from time to time.
"Damn it, which one of you bridge-camping dogs did that!"
Leon, who had followed the guidance of the Vanquisher to this place,
slammed open the overhead hatch with a manly Black Flash elbow strike as the starskiff began to plummet once more.
He stuck his head out into the howling gale of the fall,
and saw the massive fleet and a host of bizarre dragon-like creatures.
When he noticed the muzzle of a secondary energy cannon on one of the ships still emitting white smoke, clearly overheating,
"The local gangs are so rude!"
The culprit who almost made him crash and burn like Kobe became obvious.
"How dare you shoot down my Mamba! You bridge-camping dog, did your mother teach you to mess around like this?"
Leon's face turned as red as Teacher Tom's.
Dammit, after all the trouble I went through to have a life-or-death epiphany and learn how to fly this thing.
I thought my first takeoff would have a smooth landing, but I still ended up crashing.
It's a conspiracy by the capitalists! 😭
"If I let you guys get away with this today, then you can call me a clown!"
Leon took a deep breath and leaped out of the ruined starskiff like Ultraman transforming!
The azure power of The Hunt invisibly supported his feet, allowing him to float in the air and avoid having to respawn like his starskiff.
"I was just flying along, and you had to block me. You like bridge-camping, huh?"
Leon took the Vanquisher from his shoulder, grinning savagely and speaking through clenched teeth.
"I'll give you something to camp!"
Leon held the Vanquisher horizontally!
An ascending azure hurricane whipped his hair about wildly!
He lightly raised his right hand, summoning the wind,
and the azure energy erupting from his body spread out to both sides. The elegant sound of a flute resonated with the wind, and the faint image of a dying star took form!
Leon stood at the very center of the azure energy.
He nocked the string, and an arrow formed from the energy of The Hunt was already held between his two fingers!
The reason Leon chose to attack without hesitation wasn't just because these bastards had shot down his Mamba.
It was also because injustice in this place was calling out to the Vanquisher, and to him as a Ranger!
Leon gripped the nock of the arrow, his gaze calmly sweeping over the ones who blocked his path.
Unending hatred, boundless pursuit—
How much sorrow must the Hunter Lord bear!
"...An Emanator of The Hunt?"
Celenova exclaimed.
Feeling this powerful energy fluctuation, her voice carried a rare hint of surprise.
What kind of joke is this,
an Emanator of The Hunt who operates alone,
it's practically unheard of in the universe!
The seven Arbiter-Generals of the Xianzhou Alliance, just like the Lord Ravagers, are all well-known figures.
Each Arbiter-General commands a Xianzhou flagship, and none of them would ever leave their post without authorization.
When they go to war, they are certain to bring the full force of their entire flagship.
This is basically a commonly accepted fact among all the prominent factions in the universe.
But where did this eighth one come from?
And one who specializes in solo combat?
Celenova was completely baffled.
She was currently unaware of the news that the Xianzhou Alliance had a new Emanator.
Otherwise, she could have put the pieces together and figured out Leon's origins.
'He... is strong.'
Celenova faced his energy fluctuations directly, so she could naturally sense what level of being he was.
'This level...'
In Celenova's experience, there was only one being whose power fluctuations of this magnitude were slightly superior.
The Lord Ravager, Scorching Gale.
In terms of pure strength, they were considered the strongest of the Lord Ravagers.
They had not only walked far down the Path of Nihility but had also received a glance from Nanook, becoming a Lord Ravager.
Even among all the Emanator-level beings in the entire universe,
they were definitely one of the powerhouses at the top of the pyramid.
Aside from the Marshal of the Xianzhou Alliance, logically, no one should be their superior.
—So where the hell did this second Marshal pop out from, like he's Sun Wukong playing on some low-level alt?
"What I state, I decree."
Without a moment's hesitation, Celenova's demonic voice, infused with the power of The Harmony and The Destruction, instantly echoed through the heavens!
Against attacks that propagate through sound,
Leon didn't have any particularly effective defensive measures.
As the ethereal female voice buzzed in his ears, he felt for a moment that his body was not his own.
It was more than just feeling as if his body was filled with lead; it was more like he had been overwritten by something rule-based.
In Leon's words.
A cheap, mechanic-abusing bastard.
"Sigh, I knew choosing starskiff number 24 was bad luck."
Leon was now regretting his tribute act when he picked the craft.
"What kind of rotten luck is this? I just started my journey as a wandering hero and I've already run into a mechanic abuser."
He complained, but despite the difficulty, he could still break free.
You think your flimsy mechanics can overcome my hard-earned stats?
Even when facing a ridiculously cheap boss,
the arrow in this ordinary man's hands would still be drawn without fail!
Though I be old, my arrows are still sharp!
"Those not of The Destruction's authority shall not move at will..."
Seeing that he still seemed to have some fight left in him, Celenova spoke a second time, her figure becoming somewhat more illusory.
The one here was just a clone of her true self to begin with.
Even if it was destroyed, it wouldn't be a great loss.
It was better to use this opportunity to see what this newly promoted 'Arbiter-General' was truly made of,
so that The Destruction could formulate a counter-plan for the future.
"Sis."
Leon sensed that nauseating mechanic was coming again.
He wasn't going to pretend anymore. It was time to fight mechanics with mechanics!
Domain Expansion—
"Freljord"!
"How can you just define me with your words?"
He started directly with a "Sis,"
and those two simple syllables inflicted an unbreakable, hypnosis-like crowd control effect on the enemy!
"Don't you know you can't just define a new-age man with words?"
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