Ancient Star Desert, somewhere in the desolate universe belt.
An armed fleet was slowly advancing in the universe. Sorokin stood in the command room of the main ship, looking at the distant starry sky.
This armed fleet was a mercenary group he had secretly cultivated in the Ancient Star Desert. Other than a few upper echelons, no one knew that the boss behind them was the Limitless Financial Group. For this operation, Sorokin had secretly replaced a doppelganger that looked like him in the financial group's headquarters, while his main body quietly slipped out and led the mercenary group to the location of Soul Flame.
This group did not know the specific purpose of this trip and only followed the orders of the upper echelons. For safety's sake, Sorokin even wore a mask to cover his face. At this time, other than the leader of the group beside him, no one else in the fleet knew that the famous Sorokin was on the ship.
"The feeling is much stronger, which means that we're getting closer …"
Sorokin observed the star map. Within a certain distance in a straight line, there was only one desolate planet. He was basically sure that Soul Flame was on this planet.
On the star map, this planet did not have a name, only a serial number. It was extremely barren and was labeled as a planet with no development value.
After the fleet advanced for a while, when they were still some distance away from this planet, Sorokin called for the fleet to stop.
"All ships stop advancing. Use the astronomical observatory and observe the surface of that planet from a distance."
"… Observation complete. Boss, there are no abnormalities on the planet's surface. It's desolate, and there's nothing worth paying attention to. The specific situation still needs to be investigated."
"Hmm, send a reconnaissance ship to land on the planet first. Most of them remain hidden and wait here."
Sorokin nodded and gave the order.
Caution was the parent of safety, and he had long been used to being a coward. He was worried that the Soul Flame had a host, so he decided to test it out first. Even if it was a barren planet, he still had to repeatedly confirm the potential dangers. He did not dare to expose himself immediately.
The reconnaissance ship left the main fleet and quickly headed toward the planet. Sorokin quietly used his ability and possessed the captain of the reconnaissance ship.
After waiting for a while, the reconnaissance ship finally arrived at the planet. It turned on all kinds of scanning instruments and began to observe the situation below the planet. However, after scanning for a full hour, all the results were normal.
Sorokin immediately realized the problem and narrowed his eyes.
His senses indicated that the Soul Flame was somewhere underground, so it was impossible for him not to discover it. Unless someone had set up a disguise device underground, which meant that there was an unknown person here.
"Even if you can block the scanning, you can't hide the real thing."
With a thought, Sorokin's doppelganger marked a general area on the planet's underground model. He ordered the crew to stop scanning and directly released the engineering robots to dig a hole directly to the location of Soul Flame.
However, just as the engineering robots were released, the scout ship suddenly broke down and fell straight to the ground. The crew in the cabin was like being in a can that had been shaken by someone, and the fall caused them to bleed profusely.
Sorokin restrained his instincts and did not let his manifestation reveal its ability. Just as the scout ship was about to hit the ground, a blue-purple magic portal suddenly appeared below. The scout ship fell in and disappeared from the planet's surface.
At the same time, the corps leaders in the distance hurriedly reported to Sorokin's main body.
"Boss, the scout ship just cut off the communication link and suddenly disappeared. Should we go and take a look?"
"No need. Let's retreat first."
Sorokin's eyes flickered.
It seemed that there were indeed enemies near the Soul Flame. He had possessed the captain of the scout ship to prepare for a rainy day. Now, he could use it to observe the enemy.
He could do anything at once. At this moment, the vision and perception of his manifestation were displayed in his mind.
After the scout ship fell into the portal, it seemed to have fallen on a buffer platform. It did not crash, but the vibration in the cabin caused everyone to fall again.
A few operators held their bleeding heads and hurriedly pressed a few buttons on the control panel.
"Captain, all the functions of the spaceship are frozen. We have lost contact with the main force!"
Sorokin's manifestation pretended to be flustered and said in a low voice, "All of you, put on the Land Exploration Armor and manually open the hatch. Go outside and see where we are."
After the order was given, the crew hurriedly changed into Land Exploration Armor Warriors. They suppressed the nervousness in their hearts and carefully opened the hatch.
Chi!
The sound of the air pressure valve adjusting was heard. The hatch quickly slid open. Seeing the scene outside, everyone's body froze.
They saw that this was a space similar to an underground hangar. Outside was a large group of Mecha Warriors fully wrapped up. They held high-energy firearms and surrounded the entire scout ship. The muzzles of their guns were aimed at the hatch.
"What is this place?"
"Who are you people?"
The crew members of the scout ship were shocked.
The Mecha Warriors outside were unmoved. The leader said coldly, "Disarm immediately and walk out with your hands raised. Otherwise, we will open fire immediately!"
This is an unfamiliar organization? They should be hiding under the planet.
Sorokin did not see any organization logo on the Mecha of this group of people. His heart skipped a beat. He immediately pretended to be nervous and afraid of death. He shouted for the crew members to throw down their weapons and walked out with their hands raised.
Soon, the crew members were captured and locked up separately. Sorokin's manifestation was alone in an interrogation room.
After waiting for a while, the door was pushed open. A Mecha Warrior who also did not show his face walked in and sat opposite him. He was obviously here to interrogate. His words were concise and comprehensive.
"I ask, you answer. Otherwise, you die. Understand?"
Sorokin's manifestation pretended to be afraid and nodded.
"I just checked your voyage log and found that you belong to a mercenary group. Tell me, why are you here?"
"I … I don't know. I'm just following orders."
Sorokin's manifestation deliberately stuttered as he answered. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Through checking the voyage log and interrogating the crew members, this unknown organization must have known that the mercenary group's main force was also here. Fortunately, he was cautious and kept the main force from a short distance. When the scout ship crashed, he had ordered the main force to retreat. This move was effective. This unknown organization could not get accurate information.
The interrogator asked many more questions. Sorokin's manifestation's words were both true and false. He basically maintained the level of information that a captain should know. He pretended to tremble.
He had acted for most of his life and was already familiar with it. He was also a strong contender for the throne of Best Actor, so he did not arouse the other party's suspicion.
After a while, the interrogator finished asking the questions and was about to stand up and leave the room.
At this moment, the eyes of Sorokin's possessed body shone brightly. Using his vision as a springboard, this possessed mental energy rushed into the interrogator's body and tried to possess him.
He needed to find out the details of this unknown organization, so it was naturally the best choice to have an internal member as his manifestation.
Sorokin's ability had almost no warning signs and was extremely secretive. At such a close distance, this interrogator, who was not even at the Calamity Grade, was naturally defenseless. In an instant, control of the body was taken away.
After taking over the body, Sorokin did not even have time to be happy. He suddenly realized that there was a bright flame in the brain of this body.
"Seal of Soul Flame?!"
The moment the interrogator's brain was taken over by an external mental entity, this flame seemed to have sensed something and suddenly jumped up. It was as though it was about to turn into a sea of fire and directly burn the brain of this body.
Sorokin's expression changed. He instantly adjusted the frequency of his soul and performed a series of complicated operations. A mental strength covered the flame.
The next moment, this flame slowly calmed down. However, sparks would appear from time to time, as though it was about to explode at any moment.
Seeing this, Sorokin heaved a sigh of relief.
He was all too familiar with the effects of the Soul Flame. It could be used to place a surveillance seal on others to prevent certain secrets from being leaked, or to prevent others from searching through their memories. Once triggered, it would immediately burn all related memories, and the owner of the Soul Flame would sense it.
This method was useful for most people, even Beyond Grade As, but Sorokin was not one of them.
He had once been the host of Soul Flame and had long studied the mechanisms of various abilities thoroughly. Furthermore, there was still a remnant of mental strength in his Soul Seed. Coupled with the characteristics of his own abilities, he could temporarily avoid the seal of Soul Flame. This meant that he was one of the very few people in the universe who had the ability to infiltrate the Holy Covenant.
After a series of operations, he successfully made the seal of Soul Flame misjudge him and did not explode immediately. However, Sorokin knew that he was not the real host and could only deceive the seal for a period of time. If he retracted his mental strength, the seal would immediately explode and be discovered by the current host.
At the same time, he did not dare to read the memories of this body because the Soul Flame had sealed all related memories. It was as if it had buried a series of triggers. Once triggered again, he would not be able to deceive the restrictions of the Soul Flame and would be exposed immediately.
That was close. Don't tell me that every member of this mysterious organization has a seal of Soul Flame on them …
Sorokin was alarmed.
This meant that the host of Soul Flame should be the leader of this foreign organization. At the very least, he should be one of the upper echelons.
To actually use such a method to ensure that all members of the organization would not leak information … What kind of big secret would require such a large amount of effort? What exactly does this organization do?
He controlled the new body to leave the room while thinking to himself. Although he could not read the memories, he could use the convenience of this body to observe the situation of this organization.
As soon as he walked out of the interrogation room, someone came to take over. Sorokin followed the principle of speaking more and making more mistakes. He silently handed over the investigation report. Seeing that no one gave him any orders, he left the area on his own.
After walking around for a while, he quickly discovered that this organization's base was very large and had a lot of people. However, there were no signs of power anywhere.
Sorokin's new body did not dare to ask anyone for fear of giving himself away. He could only walk around blindly. However, this body's authority seemed to be very low. There were many areas that he could not go to, especially the location of Soul Flame. It was in a forbidden area that did not allow basic personnel to enter.
This can't go on. If I can't find any valuable information, my infiltration will be exposed sooner or later … Looks like I need to use external forces.
Sorokin's heart skipped a beat.
In his opinion, this mysterious organization was very secretive. Once exposed, there was a high probability that they would move. It was a good opportunity for the mercenary group not far away to launch a large-scale attack on this planet, forcing this organization to show their strength and move. At that time, there would be more opportunities to discover the secrets of this organization and the identity of Soul Flame's master.
As for the possible casualties in the mercenary group, he did not care at all. They were expendable chess pieces to begin with.
Thinking of this, Sorokin's original body immediately turned to the leader of the army and said, "Send my orders.
Send out seventy percent of the troops to bombard that planet. The remaining thirty percent will continue to retreat with me. "
"Understood."
The leader of the army immediately gave the order.
A portion of the armed fleet immediately moved forward. After a while, they entered the attack area. Then, without saying a word, they activated all kinds of long-range weapons. Huge, diamond-shaped missiles were shot out with tails of flame behind them, heading straight for the target.
Hum —
All of a sudden, a light blue magic barrier enveloped the entire planet, blocking all of the bombardment and causing them to explode into fireworks in outer space.
Before the fleet could continue to take action, all the battleships that went to attack the planet lost control and started killing each other as though they were being controlled by someone else.
At the same time, a dazzling ring of fire suddenly spread out in all directions with the planet as the center. Like a phantom, it rapidly penetrated the fleet.
The next moment, more than ninety percent of the crew members in the fleet had their souls incinerated. They died on the spot.
The armed fleet that went to attack the planet completely lost their combat ability in less than a minute!
At this time, holes suddenly appeared on the surface of the planet. Spaceships without labels flew out and seized all the remaining battleships in outer space.
"It was destroyed so quickly?" Sorokin's expression darkened as he stood in the main ship.
He knew that the mercenary group was cannon fodder, but he did not expect them to be destroyed so quickly.
However, while the battle was short, it was not like he did not gain anything. In the short exchange of fire, he saw a terrifying strength that almost made him suck in a breath of cold air.
"Mages, Virtual Mechanics, and the master of Soul Flame … There are at least three Beyond Grade As in this organization!"
Sorokin's expression was uncertain, and he still had lingering fears.
This organization was too unfathomable. Fortunately, he was cautious and chose to test them. If he had charged in recklessly like a rash Pugilist, he would have been caught off guard.
Luckily, I was a coward!
Thinking of this, he could not help but order the remaining fleet to retreat at full speed and increase the distance between them as much as possible.
At the same time, Sorokin's manifestation, which had infiltrated the Holy Covenant organization, also received an emergency order to move.
In the underground base of the planet, the members of the organization were moving resources, destroying the base, and activating the spaceships.
Sorokin's manifestation was also summoned by his superior and quickly rushed over. While working at the dock, he observed the surroundings.
Not long after, he sensed that Soul Flame's location was rapidly approaching.
Soon, the sound of dense footsteps could be heard from one of the passageways, accompanied by the sound of people chatting. He actually found the voices of a few people familiar.
"Strange, what was with that fleet just now? Why did they suddenly attack us?"
"Are they coming for us? Did they discover us? "
"That can't be. With such a small force, they wouldn't overestimate themselves and attack us. It seems like a passing fleet discovered our base …"
"How can we be so unlucky? Did you not wash your face this morning? "
The voices were getting closer and closer. Very soon, a group of people walked out of the passage, complaining as they walked toward the spaceships docked at the dock.
Sensing that the owner of Soul Flame was among this group of people, Sorokin instinctively turned around to take a look.
“！！！”
With just this one glance, his mind and spirit had completely fallen into disarray!
King of War Pangon, Mage God Beiger, Purple Emperor Mei Ji … They were all Primordial Ones from the same era as him, and there was even Beiger, his enemy, among them!
Didn't they die a long time ago?
Why would they appear in this place alive?
Just as Sorokin's emotions were shaken, the mental energy he used to suppress the Soul Flame restriction also fluctuated, and a gap appeared.
The next moment, the seal broke through the suppression and exploded, instantly burning the soul of this manifestation into nothing.
"Hmm?"
Oathkeeper, who was leading the way in front of a group of awakened Primordial Ones, immediately sensed something and turned around. He immediately saw the manifestation on the ground.
"Someone just triggered Soul Flame's seal …"
Oathkeeper's eyes suddenly flashed with uncontrollable excitement.
Could it be … the legendary spy has appeared?
Good job, kid! After so many years, I really thought you didn't exist!
You finally showed a flaw!
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