Destiny Mission of game ‘Star Ring'

Chapter 1759 - 1407: Fear

Baryk saw Su Mo’s insistence, and his expression grew more displeased. But he couldn’t lose his temper, so he could only reply in a low voice."Lord Su Mo, twelve hours is too long. Six hours at most, and then we must depart."

"Six hours? That’s not enough time. Even if the Immortal Blade uses the Jump Gate to get there and returns at full speed, without entering superluminal flight state, it would take at least five hours to return."

Su Mo made a quick estimation, realizing that this amount of time was simply not enough.

"We can’t do anything about the insufficient time. After all, the mission of Lord Icaroya is what’s most important. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Augustus."

Baryk replied sternly.

Su Mo was momentarily speechless and couldn’t refute.

At that moment, a clear voice sounded.

"Six hours, just six hours."

Baryk and the others turned to look, and saw Lin Zinuo stepping forward.

"Lin Zinuo, six hours isn’t enough!"

Su Mo said with a headache.

"Don’t worry, give me half an hour, and I guarantee you’ll be back and forth. The remaining five and a half hours will be enough for your search."

Lin Zinuo declared confidently.

"How will you do it?"

Su Mo’s eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked.

"It’s simple. I’ll use the Jump Fortress to open the Jump Gate to send you directly there. Then I’ll operate the Jump Fortress to jump over to the Observation Base to wait for you. Although each jump with the Jump Fortress requires a three-hour cooldown, it doesn’t affect you, because when you finish your search and return, I will already be cooled down. Earlier, I mentioned needing half an hour because the Jump Fortress takes some time to open the Jump Gate. The only cost is the hefty energy expense."

Lin Zinuo explained clearly.

Upon hearing this, Su Mo’s eyes brightened, and he immediately replied.

"Alright, I entrust it to you."

"No problem, I’ll go prepare right away."

Lin Zinuo hurriedly left without hesitation.

...

Half an hour later, the Jump Fortress opened in fixed mode again, activating the Jump Gate!

The Legendary Level Star Destroyer, Immortal Blade, was ready long before. As soon as the Jump Gate opened, the entire starship sailed straight in.

The whole Star Destroyer underwent a slight tremor.

In the command room, Su Mo was tense, feeling somewhat nervous. If the jump wasn’t successful and they didn’t arrive instantly at the Observer Base, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, the moment the Immortal Blade exited the subspace channel, they saw the familiar Observer Base front and center.

Tilo calmly announced.

"Arrived at the Observer Base."

Sun Duoxiang couldn’t help but praise.

"This Jump Gate really delivered!"

"Alright, no more chatter. Descend the starship, I’ll check the situation and we’ll immediately start the rescue mission."

Su Mo decisively instructed.

"Understood!"

Tilo and others responded promptly.

Soon, the Legendary Level Star Destroyer, Immortal Blade, landed at the entrance of the Observer Base.

The disembarking door opened, and Su Mo and his group stepped down.

General Briccas, responsible for guarding the Observer Base, came forward.

He was quite shocked to see Su Mo at that moment: "Lord Su Mo, why have you come personally?"

General Briccas was thinking that perhaps Augustus would come, but was unexpected to see Su Mo himself. Noteworthy was Su Mo’s distinguished status, which was quite different now.

Su Mo raised his hand to interrupt General Briccas, having no time for chatter, he straightforwardly asked: "General Briccas, I’m short on time. Can you tell me where Lan Xi and the others went missing and what’s the search status?"

Briccas wasted no words, raising his bracelet, tapping it a few times to expand a virtual map.

He gestured on it to mark an area.

Based on the approximate location of the distress signal discovery, Lord Hai Mo should have sent a distress signal from this area, and it’s likely they’ve encountered misfortune.

Our personnel have been searching in that area, but due to its vastness, the specific situation remains unclear to me.

"Alright, I understand. Thank you very much, I must leave now."

Su Mo replied in a steady voice.

"Alright."

General Briccas nodded heavily.

Su Mo then returned to the Immortal Blade, as the entrance door slowly closed.

The entire Legendary Level Star Destroyer, Immortal Blade, quickly ascended altitude, heading into the distance.

Briccas watched Su Mo’s departing silhouette, exhaling deeply.

At this moment, a nearby NCO asked worriedly.

"General Briccas, can Lord Su Mo really find them?"

"Rest assured, if anyone in the entire Federation has the best chance to solve this, it’s Su Mo. Back on the Black Brilliance, he was our final hope."

General Briccas replied with some sentiment.

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Site of the Divine Race Cultivation Base ruins.

Lan Xi fought back her fears, sprinting madly towards the exit.

But as she passed a garbage storage area, her Mechanical Armor flashed a notification about detecting pungent gases, causing Lan Xi to suddenly stop.

She glanced at the long passage leading to the exit and then looked back behind her.

Immediately, Lan Xi made a decision. She ran forward a bit more, activated the hover mode of her Mechanical Armor, and floated back towards the garbage storage area.

Soon, Lan Xi arrived at a vast garbage storage region.

Everything here was covered in layers of dust and decay.

Over time, the garbage accumulated here completely decomposed.

The air was filled with pungent and toxic gases, but these toxins had no effect on the Mechanical Armor.

Without hesitation, Lan Xi slowly descended behind a pile of dust-covered rotten matter.

After hiding, Lan Xi didn’t feel at ease. Instead, she felt more apprehensive and uneasy, unsure if her little trick could evade the Monster.

However, Lan Xi knew very well that if she continued to flee towards the exit, death was inevitable.

Because she simply couldn’t outrun the Monster.

Time ticked by second by second.

The shadow of death never fell, and Lan Xi didn’t hear any sounds from outside.

Her constantly tense nerves started to relax slowly.

However, Lan Xi didn’t dare to leave, so she could only stay silently in hiding.

This way, Lan Xi squatted in the garbage storage room for almost a day, during which time it remained incredibly quiet outside.

It seemed the Monster had already left.

Lan Xi’s expression kept changing, and finally, unable to hold back, she slowly emerged from the garbage pile.

She started moving slowly towards the exit.

It wasn’t that Lan Xi couldn’t hold back, but that continuing to hide wouldn’t solve anything.

Firstly, she had no food on her, and continuing to wait would greatly sap her strength. Secondly, although the ruins were vast, if the Monster didn’t give up on her, searching each area would eventually lead to her discovery.

Thus, Lan Xi decided to gamble, hoping she might sneak out unnoticed.

Of course, Lan Xi was aware that this action was extremely risky, but she had no other choice.

Soon, Lan Xi reached the exit of the garbage storage zone, poking her head out to cautiously observe the surroundings.

The external passage was eerily quiet, frighteningly silent.

Lan Xi didn’t let her fear deter her, gently heading towards the exit.