A few days later, in the Thousand Light Star System of the Shattered Star Ring.
A Black Star Corps fleet sailed out of the stargate. There were thousands of battleships, and in the middle of the fleet was an extremely eye-catching large flagship.
"Your Excellency Aesop, we are here."
In the command room of the bridge, the leading Calamity Grade officer nodded to Aesop.
"Then, let's get to work." Aesop stood with his hands behind his back and nodded calmly.
Under normal circumstances, Nero would arrange at least two Calamity Grade Supers among Aesop's bodyguards and at least a thousand battleships. Furthermore, they were equipped with Black Star's backup mechanical army and Lord's Avatar. In the event of a crisis, they could summon Black Star at any time.
"The nearby tracking teams have all been transferred over and are searching the area around the incident. There are no results for now, so let's go take a look."
"Sure." Aesop had no objections.
The fleet traveled at high speed, crossing Star Zones one after another, and they soon arrived at the planet where the battle had occurred.
The location where the Supercluster Alliance's transport fleet had stopped had already been occupied by the army soldiers who had arrived a few days ago and treated as the crime scene to protect it.
A small shuttle carrying Aesop and the others shot out from the belly of the flagship, passing through the cordon that the army had set up around the planet and landing on the crime scene.
The hatch opened, and Aesop, wearing a light protective suit, stepped onto the ground with a bunch of bodyguards around him.
There were shallow dents and trenches on the ground in front of him, which were clearly left behind when the battleships had stopped and taken off. Aesop quickly walked over, squatted down, and carefully observed these marks. He touched them from time to time with his hands. After walking around the crime scene, he stopped and closed his eyes as though he had entered meditation.
This process lasted for about two minutes before Aesop opened his eyes again and clapped his hands.
"I saw some transport spaceships traveling in the universe. The organization symbol on them has changed to that of other organizations. It should be that the fleet of the Supercluster Alliance has changed into different disguises and escaped in different directions. I will draw the symbols of these organizations for you later. You can investigate the fleets of these organizations in the nearby area."
"Great, this is a great help. As expected of the prophet, Your Excellency Aesop, your efficiency is really admirable. It is our honor to be able to receive your help." The fleet commander praised, flattering loudly. It was obvious that he was a disciple of Hardaway.
"It's just a small matter." Aesop waved his hand. "It's just that these mediums are not enough. If you can seize one of the enemy's warships or capture the members of this unit, I can obtain more accurate clues and find their original destination."
"Don't worry, with your information, it's only a matter of time before we capture them. However, I'll have to trouble you to stay in this area for a while longer. Once we capture the enemy's ship, we'll need you to take action."
"Hmm, this is a small matter. I just happen to want to walk around outside."
Aesop did not mind and wrote down the information he had just foreseen. They were all the organization symbols of the enemy after they changed their disguises. The fleet commander immediately gave the order to pass this information to every tracking team.
The group returned to the fleet and was about to set off for the army base in this area. However, the fleet commander suddenly received a message. He looked down at the communicator, and his eyes sparkled.
"Your Excellency Aesop, you're really a lucky star! I just sent out the key information you provided, and a tracking team found the target. They happened to be resting on a city planet, and they found a suspicious transport ship in the spaceport that matches the camouflage in your prediction, and it's a lone one. "
"That's fast." Aesop could not help but smile. "Looks like our luck is still very good. This team that discovered the enemy's tracks has done a great job."
"Let me check … Yo, the one that discovered the enemy's tracks is the only surviving spaceship from the previous battle. I remember that they have been searching everywhere during this period of time. Now, they have finally taken their revenge." The fleet commander smiled. "I told them to be on standby and monitor the enemy's spaceship. Wait for us to go over, and don't alarm the enemy easily."
The fleet immediately set off. Because they were worried that they would miss the clues, they rushed all the way and arrived at their destination very quickly.
Outside the porthole, a light purple and bright silver planet was floating in space. The surface of the planet was filled with bright interstellar cities, with tall buildings and crisscrossing bridges.
This was a rather prosperous advanced colonial planet that belonged to the ruler of the Thousand Lights Star System, the Light Rune Civilization. It was an official planet with an owner.
Coming to such a civilized city planet, the Black Star Corps would not act recklessly, mainly because there was no need. Most of the civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring had a good relationship with the Black Star Corps, and the army would not be too domineering and offend them.
"The tracking team is still watching the enemy's spaceship. The enemy has not moved. What do you think?" the fleet commander said.
"Have you seen the enemy's crew?" Aesop asked.
"The tracking team has secretly applied to the port officials to view the surveillance footage and shared it with us. According to the surveillance footage, the suspicious spaceship sent out a total of forty-three crew members. They seem to be purchasing some daily supplies and have all returned to the spaceship not long ago. We came at the right time. If we came any later, they would have probably left."
"Good! We must seize this transport spaceship! " Aesop said slowly. "Inform the officials to cooperate with us. Evacuate unrelated personnel and seal the spaceship's flight path so that they can't take off."
The members of the Black Star Corps enjoyed a lot of privileges in the Shattered Star Ring. Even if they were a middle to low-level army member, as long as their identity was confirmed, they could apply for official assistance from many civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring. This was the status and connections that Han Xiao had accumulated over the years.
The fleet quickly arrived at the port and formed an encirclement just in case. Some ground Supers entered the port with the cooperation of the officials and surrounded the target's hangar.
Aesop and the fleet commander stayed in the flagship outside the atmosphere and monitored the operation through remote images.
On the screen, the Supers rushed into the hangar, and very soon, intense gunfire erupted. The light of the energy cannons flickered in the hangar, leaving charred marks on the silver-white alloy walls.
The sound of battle lasted for a few minutes, and the report of the operation personnel came back.
"Report, we only have three light injuries, no deaths. The enemy had a total of two hundred and seventy-one crew members, and they hid in the battleship and resisted. We have killed two hundred and nine of them. The rest of the enemies saw that they had nowhere to run and committed suicide. None of them survived, and we were unable to capture them alive."
"What a pity. I wanted to capture them alive for interrogation." The fleet commander shook his head. "Forget it. With such low-level crew members, even if we capture them, we probably won't be able to get anything out of them. Capturing their transport spaceship is enough. Your Excellency Aesop, sorry to trouble you."
Aesop nodded. Only then did he land at the port with a group of guards and come to the hangar where the battle had just taken place.
He looked up at the captured transport spaceship. The exterior was basically intact, and only the outer armor was slightly charred due to the impact of the battle.
He took a few steps forward, pressed his palm on the bottom armor of the spaceship, closed his eyes, and activated his ability.
…
At the same time, in a galactic city not far from this port, in a rented temporary stronghold, the Soul Swap Twins were using the Soul Swapper floating in front of them. Beside them, dozens of Modo Supers aimed their weapons at the two of them. There were also many portable cannons around.
There was more than one Modo Civilization spaceship that had arrived at this planet, but the tracking team had secretly become their men of sacrifice, so they naturally had a way to hide it.
The commander paced around with a nervous expression.
"Have you locked onto the target?"
The elder brother of the Soul Swap Twins had his palm swallowed by the mirror of the Soul Swapper, and he casually said, "Locked onto it."
"Can you transfer it out?"
"Tsk tsk, us brothers are only Grade C Supers, and Aesop is a Grade B. The success rate of transferring his soul out of his body is not one hundred percent."
"To be safe, we'll use Plan B," the commander said with a deep voice.
"Alright."
The Soul Swap Twins clicked their tongues and exerted force. The Soul Swapper shook, and black ripples appeared on the mirror surface.
At the same time, Aesop, who was far away in the port, suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip.
It was as if countless voices suddenly flooded into his brain and merged into a deafening sound, echoing in his mind. He had a splitting headache.
He wanted to raise his hand to cover his forehead, but his fingers would not listen to him. It was as if he was being pressed down by a ghost. He could not move his limbs at all, and his entire body froze on the spot.
Seeing that his expression was not right, the adjutant beside him could not help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Aesop's expression changed a few times. Suddenly, his expression froze for a moment before returning to normal.
He coughed, lowered his voice, and said, "It's nothing. I've already completed the prophecy."
"What clues did you get?"
Aesop's eyes sparkled, and he said, "I discovered the real destination of this Supercluster Alliance fleet. It's located in a desolate universe belt, a secret resource stronghold. The coordinates are …"
He told the adjutant the coordinates, and the adjutant hurriedly recorded it.
"Hmm, this information is enough. Let's go back to the spaceship."
Then, without waiting for the adjutant to answer, Aesop turned around and left. The bodyguard beside him immediately followed.
…
On the other side, in the temporary stronghold where the Soul Swap Twins were, the commander could not help but ask,
"Did it work?"
"Hmm." The younger brother of the Soul Swap Twins smiled hoarsely and said, "We transferred the souls of the martyrs who were already prepared and successfully parasitized Aesop's soul."
The main function of the Soul Swapper was to transfer souls, but there was no rule that one could only exchange one soul. It was possible to stuff a bunch of souls into the same body or simply transfer the souls out of the body and turn the body into an empty shell.
This time, it was not like Fu Ding and Chen Xing's' possession 'but a parasitic puppet manipulation. The souls of a bunch of Modo martyrs temporarily merged with Aesop's soul like strings, piercing into Aesop's soul and temporarily turning him into a puppet. Aesop's mind would also become chaotic temporarily, unable to maintain normal thinking. He would feel that all his actions came from his heart, and he would not be able to discover the strangeness of his own body. To put it simply, it was similar to the state of someone who had too much to drink.
"Aesop's guards won't notice, right?" someone asked.
The commander shook his head and said, "Don't worry. The ability of the Soul Swapper is extremely hidden. Other than those Beyond Grade As who specialize in the mind and soul, no one else will be able to notice it, let alone Calamity Grades. Of course, there's a chance that a peak Beyond Grade A will notice something wrong, but Black Star is not here with his main body. Plus, he won't use Lord's Descent to supervise such a small matter, so there's no need to be afraid."
Then, the commander clearly relaxed a lot. He turned to look at the Soul Swap Twins and said, "Your mission has been completed.
"Your mission has been completed. What happens next is none of your business. Put down the Soul Swapper."
The Soul Swap Twins looked at each other and laughed strangely at the same time.
"Hehe, okay."
As soon as they said that, the situation changed!
The black ripple spread, and all the soldiers in the field, except for the commander, suddenly rolled their eyes and fell to the ground in unison, no longer moving.
Without a sound, their souls were all sucked out by the Soul Swapper!
At the same time, the baby brother of the Soul Swap Twins opened his mouth and sucked out souls from the Soul Swapper, swallowing them into his stomach.
The sudden change made the commander realize what was going on. He was both shocked and angry.
He did not expect the Soul Swap Twins to still dare to cause trouble with so many weapons aimed at them. Did they not want to live anymore?
However, right at this moment, a tyrannical energy fluctuation erupted from the Soul Swap Twins.
Sensing the energy wave, the commander's expression changed drastically.
"Grade B? We even checked before we set off. Aren't you guys Grade C? "
"Hehehehe, people will grow!"
The elder brother of the Soul Swap Twins laughed loudly.
The two of them had been pretending to be weak, making the Modo Civilization think that they were Grade C Supers. The method they used was not simply to hide their strength but a hidden ability that they had never revealed to outsiders. Their energy could be switched freely without any rejection. This was related to the mutation of the two brothers.
Once most of the energy was concentrated on one person, it would allow one of them to temporarily reach Grade B. When the energy was spread out, it would be able to fool the Modo Civilization's Super Grade detection equipment. The two of them had been planning to escape for many years. They had deliberately controlled the speed of their training and maintained their current strength just for an opportunity like this.
The Soul Swap Twins said with a sinister smile, "You have to think carefully. We're Grade B Supers now. These cannons won't be able to kill us instantly. The Black Star Corps hasn't gone far yet. A battle here will definitely attract their attention. Think carefully about whether you want to continue attacking us. Your plan might be exposed then! "
The commander was shocked. He hurriedly said to his comrade who was controlling the cannons, "Wait, don't fire yet."
"That's more like it. Be good, and your plan can still continue."
The Soul Swap Twins sneered. They had chosen this time to make the other party hesitate.
The commander suppressed his anger and yelled, "What do you want?"
"Very simple. Modo has treated us as tools for many years, and we've done our best. Now, it's time to take back our freedom … Hehe, I understand what you're thinking. Don't worry, we just want to escape. We didn't cause any trouble for your plan against Aesop. Count this as our last mission for Modo. We don't owe you anything.
As for this treasure that naturally belongs to us, we'll take it with us. After all, no one else can use it other than us. "
The Soul Swap Twins sneered. With a shake of their wrists, the shadow on their body swallowed the Soul Swapper and absorbed it into their bodies.
Then, the two of them backed up to the wall, activated their abilities, and turned into two clusters of ink-like darkness, disappearing into the shadows instantly.
The commander was furious, but he did not dare make a move.
Not only was he worried about alerting the Black Star Corps not far away, but he also did not have the confidence to kill the Grade B Soul Swap Twins. He could only watch the two of them use their abilities and leave with the Soul Swapper.
The room was dead silent. Only his heavy breathing could be heard.
"Hurry and report to the upper echelons. The Soul Swap Twins have escaped!"
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