Star Odyssey

Chapter 776: Forced

Thousand Eyes suddenly made a move, raising his hand and firing a shot from his gun. The bullet managed to strike the black knife, which caused the blade to slightly deviate from its path, which saved the pirate Hunter’s life. 

The black blade vanished, but an instant later, mournful cries rang out as the surrounding pirates started being massacred. 

Thousand Eyes’ eyes spun as he stood in place and observed the rest of the room.

The delicate Hunter was wildly and unrelentingly attacking the Hunter realm pirate, and while the attacks seemed gentle, the Hunter realm pirate found it difficult to resist the blossoming flowers.

Lu Yin frowned, as these Hunters were from the Umbral Butterfly Tribe and the Shadowsword Sect, which indicated that Wei Rong was almost definitely the one behind the changes in the pirates. Only he had the ability to unite two powers from non-neighboring weaves.

Suddenly, the black blade sliced through the void and headed straight towards Thousand Eyes, who still had not moved at all. He allowed the pirates in the room to be massacred, and the spilled blood had long since gathered into a stream that steadily flowed out of the room. At this time, it was his turn. 

Even as the black blade streaked towards him, Thousand Eyes still did not move. The blade penetrated his body and beheaded the one-legged, muscular man who had been hiding behind Thousand Eyes. 

That pirate captain had been quite smart; after inciting the other pirates in the room to act, he himself had sought to hide and remain safe. However, he still had not been able to avoid death. 

The strangeness of Thousand Eyes left the Hunter from the Shadowsword Sect astonished, but the blade continued to slice through the void and into the sky. Sheepshead Port erupted in panic as countless pirates fled in all directions, trying to escape. 

However, it was not that easy to escape, since the pirates from the west had already surrounded Sheepshead Port along with experts from the Umbral Butterfly Tribe and the Shadowsword Sect. The pirates had thought that today’s gathering was to discuss how the eastern pirates could cooperate, but the announcement had merely made them an easy target. If nothing went wrong for the attackers, then all of these pirates could simply forget about leaving this place unscathed. 

Pockmarks grew excited, and the pirate captain behind him was even more so. Although there was still another boss above them, their power was about to increase a great deal. 

Pockmarks licked his lips as he listened to the wails from the dying pirates all around him. Had these fools truly thought that they could contend against those people? A single sentence from them could lead to all of them being slaughtered, and these eastern pirates simply couldn’t adapt to the new circumstances. 

Eh? What’s going on with those people? Pockmarks looked at a group of people who were more bothersome, as five people had remained silently in place. They had not moved to stop the sneak attack, but they also had not made any moves to escape. Of particular note was the short one—what was with that excited look? And why was it directed towards his group?

As he thought about this anomaly, Pockmarks crooked a finger towards the captain of the Single Eyed Pirates, beckoning for him to approach.

Lu Yin frowned; was that old man trying to tempt him?

“Your Highness, he’s tempting you!” Peach became excited.

“Seventh Bro, that old fart is trying to seduce you,” the Ghost Monkey sniggered.

Lu Yin just stared at Pockmarks. “Yes?” 

Pockmarks was stunned, as this person’s expression was completely unsuited towards the current circumstances. He looked as though he was completely disconnected from everything that was happening around him. The disgust in this person’s eyes was clear to see, and his expression was as if he was just watching a show. 

Lu Yin’s detachment angered Pockmarks, and he waved a hand, ordering the pirates still waiting behind him to join the slaughter and focus on killing Lu Yin’s group. 

Lu Yin still did not move. Instead, Peach excitedly dashed forward. After finally resolving things with Neo-Vestige Sect, she had become extremely relaxed. Even while the other people in the room were being massacred or pushed into desperate straits, she was still smiling so happily, as if she was about to go on a pleasant stroll somewhere.

The next moment, she left phantom images everywhere. This was Flash Step, a technique that had no theoretically upper limit in terms of speed. Lu Yin had guessed that this technique was a part of the Yu bloodline’s inheritance, and when he used it with his own physical strength, he could reach speeds high enough to even tear through the void. This was not tearing through the void of the past, but rather the void after the universe had changed when the Outerverse was isolated from the Innerverse. 

Peach’s obvious delight caused Pockmarks to be both stupefied and furious. This person was looking down on him, and he quickly took action. 

Pockmarks was also a Hunter, but he had only recently broken through to that realm. He was old and had no desire to fight, but Peach had disgusted him, especially her mouthful of yellow teeth which were extremely nauseating. 

Peach held no fear towards Pockmarks taking action, but it still made Gong Ke unhappy. Some pathetic pirate dared to attack Neo-Vestige Sect’s young mistress, and that was unforgivable. As Gong Ke thought about this, he knocked an arrow, and an indescribably sharp aura shot into the sky that sent a shill down everyone’s spine. Stunned, they all turned around and looked at him in unison. 

At that moment, whether it was Pockmarks, Thousand Eyes, or the experts from the Shadowsword Sect and the Umbral Butterfly Tribe, everyone was staring at Gong Ke in shock. His strength was simply too terrifying! 

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. Gong Ke only had a power level of around 130,000, which could not compare to Aden or Yan Yan’s. However, the arrow technique that Gong De was currently displaying exhibited an amount of power that could not be underestimated. This arrow could even make peak Hunters feel apprehensive, and aside from Thousand Eyes, who no one fully understood, nobody else present was able to block this attack. 

The bowstring trembled, and although Gong Ke did not seem to do much, Pockmarks’ eyes suddenly bulged out. He spat out a mouthful of blood as his heart burst before he fell to the ground, completely dead. 

The arrow had already flown out, but almost nobody had seen it move.

This was a battle technique from Neo-Vestige Sect that had been passed down throughout the generations since ancient times, and it was a technique that had been comprehended from one of the three arrows. 

Gong Ke was arrogant, and he looked down upon everyone else in this place. 

Thousand Eyes carefully backed a little ways away.

All of the other pirates were similarly frightened.

The black knife blade from before did not reappear, and the petite Hunter from the Umbral Butterfly Tribe did not take any further action aside from slowly retreating, clearly nervous towards Gong Ke.

“Tha- If I’m not wrong, that’s Neo-Vestige Sect’s arrow technique.” Thousand Eyes smiled brightly at Lu Yin, showing his mouth full of golden teeth while with an expression that clearly indicated his desire to butter up to Lu Yin. 

The moment Neo-Vestige Sect was mentioned, all of the other pirates backed away, and quite a few of them looked at Lu Yin’s group strangely. Didn’t these people claim that they had robbed Neo-Vestige Sect? Had they even stolen their battle techniques? How stupid! No, these people themselves had to be from Neo-Vestige Sect. 

That Umbral Butterfly Tribe Hunter moved to escape without any hesitation.

“Get her!” Peach shouted.

Gong Ke raised his bow and fired again. This time, many people saw the attack. Gong Ke did not shoot a physical arrow, but rather, arrows that were formed of star energy. The star energy arrow pierced through the void, leaving the delicate Hunter with nowhere to escape to. She could only try to block the arrow.

Fresh blood then burst out from the back of the Umbral Butterfly Tribe’s Hunter. Gong Ke’s arrow had gone straight through the Hunter, and her body was now pinned to the white bone of Sheepshead Port. 

In the room, Lu Yin lightly tapped out, and a shadow in the corner of the room was suddenly forced out. The Hunter’s black knife blade slashed out multiple times, but Aden stepped forward and blocked all of the attacks with his thunder shield before lashing out with a single fist. A single bang rang out as Aden’s fist crashed against the black blade before the knife cracked. Aden’s punch had shaken the void itself, forcing a figure to appear from the void as they sprawled across the ground. 

Two Hunters had been severely injured in an instant, though Gong Ke and Aden had only made a single move each. 

The difference in strength was just too great, as there was too great a disparity between the Umbral Butterfly Tribe and Neo-Vestige Sect, not to mention the difference in strength between the entire Shadowsword Sect and Aden. The only person in the Shadowsword Sect who could trade blows with Aden was Twin Daemon. 

All the other pirates in the room stared at the scene, dumbfounded. This battle had been completely one-sided! Where had these people come from? Were they actually from Neo-Vestige Sect? How scary.

Little Eight raised a hand, looking quite pleased with everything. This was exactly the outcome that should await these tiny ants when confronting the Great Eastern Alliance Leader. Upon thinking of this, Little Eight bent down and continued massaging Lu Yin’s shoulders. 

Lu Yin looked very natural, sitting at the head of the table. He then waved his hand, dismissing the surviving pirates and only keeping Thousand Eyes and the few Hunter realm pirates behind. 

“I want to know what exactly you have discovered.” Lu Yin’s legs were propped up on the table, and he watched Thousand Eyes curiously. 

Thousand Eyes smiled, again flashing his golden teeth at the people in the room. “I don’t understand, I really don’t. Right, I intend to retire from the pirate world, so if this brother wants my intelligence network, that’s no problem! It’s all yours.” 

Lu Yin was amused, and he pointed at Pockmarks’ corpse. “Who’s behind him?”

Thousand Eyes immediately shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Aden very calmly walked over behind Thousand Eyes and merely looked at him.

The corner of Thousand Eyes’ mouth twitched, and he once again tried to gain Lu Yin’s goodwill through schmoozing. “Bro, the fight between big characters like you doesn’t have to involve people like us, who just want to avoid ending up as cannon fodder. We’re only pirates, and we merely want to survive and fill our bellies. If you don’t want us to stay in these nearby weaves, then we can leave without creating any problems. We definitely won’t create any troubles for you.” 

“Why? Do you know who I am?” Lu Yin asked.

Thousand Eyes sighed. “I don’t recognize you, but I recognize that one behind me, brother. If I remember correctly, he should be the Great Yu Empire’s Fourth Squadron Captain Aden. There are very few Hunters who can fight against Enlighters, and for him to serve as your attendant means that you can only be one person: The Great Eastern Alliance Leader, Lu Yin.” 

Lu Yin nodded. He then removed the black cloth covering his eye and reverted back to his true appearance. “Smart, and the fact that you can recognize Aden shows that your name of Thousand Eyes is not in vain. So, do you also know who’s behind that Shadowsword Sect person?” 

Thousand Eyes sighed. “It should be Armament Weave’s Wei Rong. He has been rather active in the central weaves lately, and he also has close connections with the Shadowsword Sect and the Umbral Butterfly Tribe. There are even rumors that he’s about to wed the Umbral Butterfly Tribe’s young mistress, Angie, and integrate their forces even further.” 

“Wei Rong used pirates to seep his way into the Great Eastern Alliance. That’s a good move, but unfortunately, his luck wasn’t very good. Can you guess what I’m going to do next?” Lu Yin beamed at Thousand Eyes. 

Thousand Eyes blinked and then smiled good-naturedly. “Actually, I have a dream. I want to be a landlord at home after I save up enough money.” 

“Sure, I’ll give you a piece of land in Armament Weave,” Lu Yin generously offered. 

Thousand Eyes was left speechless, and he started begging. “Alliance Leader Lu, you people all stand at the very top of the Outerverse. You can move so many people with just a single sentence, so why would you bother with us pirates?” 

Lu Yin tapped a finger on the table top. “Everyone has their own uses, and if someone can’t be used, then it simply means that their use hasn’t been discovered yet. I’ve just thought of something right now—I’m missing someone to help me, and I feel like you’re a pretty decent candidate.” 

Thousand Eyes replied, “I won’t get involved in your affairs, as it’s really easy to die there.”

“If you don’t agree, then you can die now,” Lu Yin leisurely offered.

Thousand Eyes laughed. “Alliance Leader Lu, it’s not that I look down on you, but if I, Thousand Eyes, wish to leave, then nobody can stop me. At most, I’ll flee into another part of the universe, as that’s better than being sacrificed for your goals.” 

Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards. “Go ahead and try. It’ll be truly impressive if you are able to escape from me.” 

Thousand Eyes stared at Lu Yin, as if he were trying to see something in Lu Yin’s eyes.

Lu Yin stared right back, his eyes full of confidence. 

Little Eight swallowed his saliva as he watched the pirate captain whom he had once admired fawning and acting humble over Lu Yin. Little Eight felt proud and was elated; even though he was just some tiny pirate, he had chosen to follow the right person. 

After a while, Thousand Eyes grew dejected, and he pleaded again, saying, “Alliance Leader Lu, why don’t I just give you my entire intelligence network? Wei Rong merely wants to get his hands on my network.” 

Lu Yin waved a hand. “Everyone, leave.”

The various people felt that this was strange, but no one hesitated, and they all left.

Lu Yin blocked off all outside sound and stared at Thousand Eyes. “Are you very dedicated to the Pirate King?” 

Thousand Eyes nodded. “The Pirate King is the idol of all pirates. It’s not just me—many pirates hold him in high regard. We pirates have always been looked down on, but he’s forcibly propped up the sky for us. If not for the Pirate King, then our lives would be even more difficult.” He then glanced at Lu Yin with a great deal of reluctance in his eyes. “If the Innerverse and Outerverse were not separated, then Wei Rong would not have dared to force me to this point.”