Skyfire Avenue - Chapter 744

Chapter 744

Chapter 744: Space-Time Solidification

Monteux’s landscape flit by below them as they raced for the other side of the planet . It would be about three hours at this speed before they reached the progenitor .

“There aren’t as many aliens as I thought there’d be,” Lan Jue noted through a scowl .

“Mh . I noticed that, too . ” The Wine Master replied .

When they made their landing the aliens had stretched as far as the eye could see . However, now as they flew into the far side of the planet where they were anticipating denser numbers, they found the opposite . That wasn’t to say their foes were few, but they weren’t overwhelming either .

“Could they have fled to get away from the railguns?” The Pharmacist pondered out loud .

The Clockmaker nodded her head . “That’s a possibility . Maybe they’re relying on the planet’s rotation to keep them out of firing range while they wait to take the offensive . After all, it will take time for any ships of ours to make it here . The faster ones will have to wait for the others to catch up to perform their sneak attack . ”

Lan Jue added to her determination . “That’s why the war council was so adamant about retaking the planets . They make a strong launch point and rear guard to protect us from alien trickery . ”

“Yes . We’ll think more on this when we’ve dealt with the Progenitor!” The Wine Master said .

Star Division’s strike team penetrated further into enemy territory . Alien numbers increased, but only marginally . After an hour they had begun to come around to the other hemisphere of the planet . Here the atmosphere thickened to the point where vision was impaired, but not enough for them to fail to note that their enemies were increasing . A few stretched over five hundred meters long .

“It looks like we were right . ” The Driver watched as the monsters zoomed passed their windows .

“Drive carefully . We mustn’t be discovered . ” Lan Jue warned .

This earned a chuckle from his friend . Relax, I’d lose face if we were discovered . Won’t happen . ”

Indeed the Driver’s technique was flawless . Even as the air became more heavily dotted with lumbering alien bodies, he effortlessly flew among and around them .

“I’ll lead the strike . ” The Pharmacist growled .

Lan Jue nodded . Aside from Luo Xianni and Jue Di, the Pharmacist was the one to turn to if they needed to cut down a host of enemies quickly . It was the same for Lan Jue and Qianlin’s Harmonious Swords . The Pharmacist was the natural choice for leading the attack .

Alien numbers held steady, though they couldn’t be sure since it was impossible to see the situation above the atmosphere . An inexplicable tenseness filled the humans . Some of the beasts were over a thousand meters long, and had the fighting capabilities of a dreadnaught . Occasionally they spotted some three thousand meters or more, and they could square up against Paragons . The largest one Lan Jue spotted was five thousand meters long .

It still troubled him that the Violet Prince and Princess’ whereabouts were unknown . They were the most terrifying foes they would face . They were in the lion’s den, and if they showed up fleeing would be difficult .

The further they went, the more tense the atmosphere became .

Below the ground had gone from pale lavender to deep purple . Thick veins the size of felled tree trunks slithered across the surface in a singular direction . They undulated rhythmically like they were swallowing something . The progenitor’s presence made Monteux look like a giant organism . Rather, like a parasite had taken over, and was draining the planet of its essence .

The predatory nature of these monsters was terrifying to behold .

Lan Jue’s eyes blazed with determination . If the Prince or Princess showed, he would face them with the Harmonious Swords .

“That should be it!” He swung the car around suddenly and the screens fixated on a single image . All eyes went to the picture; a mountainous feature at the center of the pulsing veins . It rose over a hundred meters tall and its body was such a deep purple as to almost be black . The veins slithered around it like the arms of an enormous octopus . They rose to the mountain’s apex and pointed high into the air .

“Are they siphoning power to their homeworlds?” Lan Jue said in surprise .

Luo Xianni watched the screen with a frown . “They don’t look thick enough . They would have to be larger if they were to span space . There has to be a middle-man somewhere transferring energy to the planets . ”

A cold light flit through the Pharmacist’s eyes . “Is this it?”

She didn’t need to ask, it was the progenitor, the strongest one Lan Jue had ever seen . The aura around it was no less fierce than a Paragon . Overhead no less than five three-thousand meter long aliens hovered, with a host of smaller ones between . They formed a formidable wall of defense . That’s why the Driver had swung the car so dramatically . There was no gap to get closer!

Lan Jue turned around and looked at his companions . “We don’t have many opportunities to get this done . Things look alright down here, but we don’t know the situation above the cloud cover . We need to kill this thing as fast as possible and flee before the enemy can react . ”

Luo Xianni smirked . “Luckily momma came with you . I can handle all of this . The rest of you focus on killing that ugly thing . The Wine Master will get us back when the job is done, and I’ll handle battlefield control . ”

Such a dominant temperament! A host of terrifying beasts milled outside their window, but all Luo Xianni had to say was she would take care of ‘battlefield control . ’

Lan Jue nodded toward the Pharmacist . “I’ll act as your support, sis . ”

“Alright!” She replied quickly . Then, she produced a small china bottle which she promptly opened and imbibed . Her aura became volatile .

After everyone made their plans, the Driver’s somewhat disgruntled voice piped up . “What am I, the getaway driver?”

Lan Jue smiled . “Getting us in and out safely is an honor . You’re doing an important job . Alright everyone, get ready . ”

The verti-car’s doors hissed open . They needn’t fear discovery right away . The Blinding Stone’s powers extended to a small circumference around their vehicle . Lin Guoguo and the Driver were left behind as the others exited .

Luo Xianni flicked her wrist and a flash of pink replied . Her camera had appeared in her palm . She looked at the writhing mass of enemies with the same cunning smile she always wore, like they didn’t trouble her at all . She pointed her camera, then nodded to let Lan Jue know she was ready .

Then, she vanished .

The Pharmacist looked at Lan Jue and the color drained from her eyes, leaving them pearl white . Lan Jue’s, a dazzling azure blue . A shell of All-Heaven lightning sprang up around them .

She took in a deep breath and with it the Pharmacist’s aura swelled, surging passed what Lin Guoguo could conceal . She stepped forward into the air and a shimmering image appeared at her back . It looked like her, perhaps seventy percent, with a white sword in its grip .

The Pharmacist had used some decoction to increase her powers nearly to a Reflection of Heaven and Earth .

Hummmm—The ethereal buzz swept through the area with an intense and murderous aura . Overhead the five largest aliens turned simultaneously in her direction . Their fear was palpable .

The progenitor also sensed the disturbance . It cried in alarm and a host of tentacles sprang out from the ground around it . They lashed and swiped frantically all around the monstrous creature before reaching for the Pharmacist . Above them a giant head descended through the clouds .

Just the monster’s head was five hundred meters tall and a thousand meters across . The section of its body they could see was another five thousand . Its rage and power filled the air with a choking pressure that even a typical Paragon could not produce . It had to be stronger than the Realm of Protogenia, or a Reflection of Heaven and Earth . It was more comparable to someone who’d achieved Nirvana .

It opened its enormous maw, ready to swallow the Pharmacist whole .

But just then, a voice like chiming silver bells rang out . “Take advice from Luo Xianni, a camera is all you need!”

Her voice seemed to carry a strange power with it as it swirled through the air . The sky became pink, but not from light . A pink camera ten thousand meters across filled the sky . The thunderous ch-k of its shutter boomed, and space-time solidified .

Whether it was the progenitor or the monster on the other end of its poison umbilicus, neither could move . Everything froze . Everything except for the Pharmacist and Lan Jue . They exchanged a look then launched ahead .

The Pharmacist released a warcry and a white light surrounded her alluring frame as she became one with her sword . Occisus stretched large and wider as it tore through the sky until it was a blinding beam of white light .