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Going back a few minutes when Arthur and Richie's team had entered Shakstress's ship...

Nearly thirty Planteds were working and doing their best to utilize various technologies that the Presider approved to fix the large hole in the ship.

But at that moment...

"RIIIIIINNNNNNGGGG!" A powerful frequency was heard.

The sound had a strange power as it only affected these people. All of these Planteds were clutching their ears as a severe headache attacked them.

Explosions occurred almost instantly, and most of it created a thick smoke that covered the area.

The orders rang out.

"Planteds! Focus repairs on the Delta sector of the ship! Close the breach that was made and apply any level 3 techs. Follow your corresponding Pioneer for the use of techs!"

But now, one around the area heard it.

As the smoke rose and the screaming Planteds continued to grimace in pain, Richie reached out on one of the Planted.

The power of his sound caused a tremendous vibration on the person, and the person's body began to break out, and his blood was gushing everywhere. It was as if the person's body was made of glass, and he was being exposed to a dangerously high frequency that could shake him.

The sound did so much more than just create a tuning sensation. It was malevolent. It was crushing him and grinding him.

Soon, his entire body was compressed into a ball of meaty flesh.

Richie tossed the ball towards the hole as he picked up the clothes of the man. Not a single drop of blood was on it.

"Hmm? I hear the voice of the Presiders. Pridgeon just mouthed off the name of his enemy. The enemy is a Presider called Shakstress. They talked about something called a Conqueror. Going by the context. It sounds like the way we address and categorize Overcomers." Richie said as he made the same attack on another man.

"Richie, since you've heard the voice of Shakstress, send an order around the entire flying saucer to direct all firepower to Pridgeon. You also can give an order to make those Dark Armors do something to buy Hermes more time. Have you heard what's these Presiders call those Dark Armors?"

"Yep. They call that suit the Sun Devourer suit. And they are preparing a huge attack at Hermes."

"Can you contact Hermes?"

"Yep. I just tried. It seems that the weakened forcefield and those spatial distortions are making my sound expand further."

"Alright. Give instructions to Hermes. Tell them of your plan. I believe that Andronze will contact Lowengren soon to ask how to communicate with Hermes. Tell Hermes about Shakstress and your plan. The goal is to make Andronze believe that Hermes is a Presider."

"Alright. Got it! Leave it to me!" Richie gave an evil grin. He had been so impressed with Lowengren's lies that he wanted to copy it. With his powerful sound, he began to send two specific sounds.

One sound occurred all over the ship. The other was sent to Hermes.

As Richie was sending the message, the rest had captured more men and were using their respective means to kill the Planteds and disintegrate the bodies of the Planted they caught under the shroud of smoke.

Gardo had burned up another man while Chris and Grace were using nano-tech to eat up the body of another plant. Oark, Madison, and Cheryl had injected the Planted they killed with a special virus that began to eat the man's body from the inside out.

The message that Richie sent echoed all over the ship.

"Pioneers! Send an all-out attack to Pridgeon! I'll deal with those flying five! And I'll enable a secret protocol. Fuse all of the Sun Devourer into one! Order all pilots to rush at each other at maximum speed! Do it now!"

Richie's shout imitated the Presider's voice, and tone and her expression were extremely angry and immediate.

All the Pioneers were jolted at the angry cries and began to follow the orders with great haste.

"Sun Devourers! Move to maximum speed and fuse! Presider will be activating a new protocol to merge all your suits and create something far more powerful! Do it now! We will be focusing all our firepower on attacking Presider Pridgeon!" The commanding Pioneer ordered.

Without hesitation, the Sun Devourer suits moved with great speed towards each other as Shakstress's ship began to shoot laser attacks that could move on its own.

"Hm?! Pioneers! A spy has entered the ship and is imitating me to broadcast fake commands! Check all our systems and see if our devices have been hacked!" Richie's broadcast continued.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sun Devourers crashed at each other and created strong explosions. The suits were hurling uncontrollably after the impact.

Inside the ship, the Pioneers were shocked at the development.

"What?!"

"That hacker!"

"What are you doing?! Why did they all move too fast?! I'm fighting a freaking Presider here! I wasn't able to time the merging correctly! So have them do it again! But don't make them move too fast!"

"Why did you order all Sun Devourers to ram each other?! Listen, someone is hacking the ship and giving off orders! So do not obey any strange orders!"

"Pioneers! Why did you attack Pridgeon?! Focus on defending the ship and kill those five men! I will grant up to level five tech access to everyone."

"I will grant up to level five tech access to everyone."

"I will grant up to level five tech access to everyone."

"Eagle man!"

The top Pioneers heard three different Shakstress in the ship.

What was even more strange all three said the same sentence of granting level five tech access.

Richie's unlocking and perception were high that when the real Shakstress gave access to level five techs, he immediately copied her words and spoke the same phrase but with different tones. With Richie's fast perception, it sounded like all tree Shakstress spoke the command altogether. It wasn't easy for the Pioneers to identify which one was the real Presider!

For good measure, Richie also threw in the name of the superhero name he assumed during his battles with Akasha when they raided the Kraken.

The chaos in the ship sparked a commotion as the Pioneers were panicking. At that time, the group finally moved out of the smoke-filled rooms wearing masks and moved as if dangerous chemicals attacked them. 

"Help me!"

"Save me!" The team began to plead at the nearby Planteds and Pioneers who were working to seal the area.

"Take them to the medical bay!" A Pioneer ordered.

Since the real bodies of the Planteds who wore the suit they stole were all disinterested in unique ways, no one suspected Richie's team of being spies.

As the group was being escorted, Richie was bragging about his accomplishments to Arthur.

"See? Not bad, right? I'm like a Lowengren junior! I made a fool of this place?"

"Eh? Honestly, I'm not impressed." Gardo frowned.

"Really?" Richie complained.

"I made those so-called Sun Armors crash into each other! I even created confusion on this ship!"

"And that's very impressive. But you just compared yourself to Lowengren!" Gardo answered.

"Yeah! Because like him, I made the enemy make a fool of themselves!"

"Lowengren once made a Commander of an Egyptian base to run out of his own base and attempt to murder the general via suicide bombing while screaming 'for my uncle's ex-girlfriend'. You deceived them into believing that there was a powerful fusing power which, in all likelihood, is very plausible. Lowengren's lies break away from the plausible. Need I remind you, he has successfully convinced Presiders to study dildos for the so-called Phallic techs." Arthur answered irritably. 

"..." Richie's mouth was wide open.

"How the fragment did Lowengren convince an Egyptian Commander to die for his uncle's ex-girlfriend?!" Chris was amazed.

"Just don't compare yourself to Lowengren in terms of deception. If Lowengren had your power, this war would be our victory!" Arthur added.

"Ri-Right. I'm sorry." Richie apologized.

"But of course, I commend you for your amazing lies," Arthur added.

"How does Lowengren do it?"

"He told me that he starts with the end in mind. He has a picture of what comedic or absurd scene he wants and then lies his way to achieving that. Your lies are grounded within the truths. You bend the results according to what lies you think you can make and adjust the ending to it. Lowengren was once at that stage. But now, Lowengren has perfected the ways of lying that are akin to gambling. He throws out a lot of bluffs and risks being found out by using things that sound unbelievable. But with his Zone, he manages to win at every gamble he makes. That's why I partnered with him to learn that skill since I need it when fighting Presiders."

"Amazing. So that's how you managed to lead us out of the ocean of fire!"

"Yes. Anyway, we need to acquire Pioneer-level identities. It's only a matter of time when your lies will be uncovered and when Shakstress gains control of her ship once more. You've already missed your window in those lies. Lowengren could have easily taken control of this ship if he had your power."

"I guess Lowengren's Overcomer level now with such abilities. I guess I'll have to be content with what I have." Richie chuckled.

As the group moved deeper inside and secretly began their sabotage and pilfering of techs, Andronze watched in awestruck expression.

She saw it clearly. The odd movements that the five men made caused all Sun Devourers to rush and crash into each other.

The attacks also changed target.

"What an amazing tech!" Andronze quickly sent the information towards Lowengren."

"I've sent the tech details! Tell me how to communicate with these Presiders!" Andronze hastily demanded.

"Nice! These are great techs! Alright... To communicate with them, You need to have a cup of tea, two biscuits, and a cactus. Next, open the windows of your ship to create an opening as his ability could be hindered by physically blocking the line of telepathic communication. Once done, you have to do the following actions! Spin around, stop, double-take three times and say the number of your double-take as you double-take. And then, jump forward while saying, 'Pelvic thrust!' Stop on your right foot, don't forget it! And then, you say, 'It's time for tea! The cactus is rubbing me strangely.' After that, you will immediately be connected to one of those Presiders through some strange technology. It will be as if his voice is right behind you."

"Wha-what?" Andronze has never been so confused in her entire life.