Wasteland's Only King

Aaron Ferguson, seeing Athena sigh, reminded her respectfully.

“Yes, Miss Athena.”

“We’ll definitely be able to find Lord Yu Jin!”

Don Flack quickly added as well.

“Sigh—”

Athena let out a long sigh and shook her head.

Her golden eyes gazed at the vast, boundless starry sky outside the warship.

The Cosmic Genius War was imminent.

Less than a year remained until it began.

A year, on the cosmic scale, was so fleeting and insignificant.

Athena longed so urgently to go onto the stage of the Cosmic Genius Arena together with Yu Jin.

If they missed it this time…

It would be another hundred years of waiting.

“Keep searching, there’s always a chance.”

Athena took a deep breath, softly comforting herself.

“Next stop…”

“Drake-4 Star System Wasteland Server!”

In the next instant.

Her voice, now restored to authority, spread through the entire High-dimensional Fortress Fleet.

Bang—

Rumble—!

The mighty fortress battleships in the starry sky thundered to life, their engines roaring.

Not far away,

Upon receiving the information, Han Ling arrived with his own fortress fleet, and as he watched the scene unfold, the stone in his heart finally dropped.

“They’re gone!”

“They’re leaving!”

Han Ling, at this moment, actually felt a strange tension rising within him.

Even though…

He was also quite curious why Athena’s search had yielded nothing.

But…

As long as they were leaving, it was good!

Yu Jin was right here in this Star System Wasteland—Han Ling was absolutely certain!

The trouble was—

Han Ling could not accept it if Athena really did find Yu Jin.

Han Ling could not accept Yu Jin establishing a connection, or even a cooperation, with the High-dimensional Cosmic Federation.

Bang—

Rumble—!

Time passed slowly by.

Just like previous times,

a dazzling dimensional corridor suddenly appeared in the endless starry sky.

Whish—

Swish swish—

One fortress after another, warship after warship, became streams of light, vanishing at the end of the corridor.

Buzz—!

The void quivered lightly, then the fluctuations across the star realm subsided.

Athena and her fleet had officially left this Wasteland Star System.

And just at this moment—

“Whew—!”

Han Ling let out a long breath, utterly relieved.

Now that he thought about it,

since awakening the Divine Bloodline in his body, he had never felt this anxious before.

He was truly afraid…

That Athena would discover Yu Jin’s whereabouts.

After all—

He and Yu Jin could hardly be called ’friends.’

“Lord!”

Behind Han Ling, several of his subordinate generals, seeing Athena leave, finally addressed him formally.

“Do we recover the fortress battleships we dispatched earlier now?”

In the past two days,

the Celestial God Civilization Power could be said to have mobilized their entire army, searching for Yu Jin across the star system.

However,

They had all received Han Ling’s secret order—go through the motions, even if truly found, don’t startle anyone, but report to Han Ling first.

“Recover?”

The reminder from his subordinates made Han Ling sneer coldly.

“No.”

“Not only will we not recover them, we’ll deploy even more legions!”

At these words,

The subordinate generals were instantly confused, looking at each other in bewilderment.

This…

The High-dimensional bigwigs had left, so why was their own Lord still searching for Yu Jin?

“Remember this!”

“Finding Yu Jin…”

“Is the only objective of the Celestial God Civilization Power for the next five months—until my promotion!”

Han Ling issued his command sternly.

His order, in a very short time, spread throughout the entire Celestial God Civilization Power.

In fact,

the moment Athena descended and uttered Yu Jin’s name,

Han Ling had already completely changed his plan.

Originally,

he’d still considered traveling to the High Dimension, continuing the cat-and-mouse game with Yu Jin.

But now—?

If Yu Jin really made it to the High Dimension, the one running would likely be Han Ling himself!

“Yu Jin…”

“No matter where he is.”

“Even if he’s hiding on an uninhabited planet at the edges of the star system, he must be found.”

“And then…”

“Kill him!”

…

…

Gangval Star, Oak City.

Another full day had passed since Funi’s previous visit.

In this day, Yu Jin stayed holed up in the Supreme Suite, never stepping out the doors at all.

He had listened to stories Aliya told him,

and had somewhat experienced the innocence of the young girl.

At this moment,

He was still lying on the sofa, gazing through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside, Oak City’s nightscape remained the same.

The difference was—

The city lights of Oak City burned brighter than yesterday.

“A storm is coming.”

Yu Jin murmured to himself.

He’d been in the High Dimension for three days now.

Today, whether or not the Lambert Clan made their move, he had made up his mind to return to Dawn Fortress.

After all,

things over there were still in the midst of Serenity Civilization’s war crisis; the situation would certainly not hold if he wasn’t in charge.

“I wonder if you can make it in time?”

“Hopefully you can…”

“To have come all this way for nothing is simply a pity.”

Yu Jin looked up, murmuring as he watched the night sky above Gangval Star.

Kneeling quietly at his side, Aliya heard his words, her face showing some curiosity.

But…

She didn’t dare ask further.

Even though her relationship with Yu Jin had grown much closer over the last day,

even though she’d discovered this great man was not as distant as she’d imagined,

Thump—

Thump thump—!

A rapid knock on the door suddenly resounded.

“Come in.”

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly and answered.

As soon as the words left his mouth—

Swish—!

Funi almost became a streak of light, rushing before Yu Jin.

“Sir!”

“They’ve come!”

Funi’s tone was filled with anxiety.

He didn’t even wait for Yu Jin to respond, blurting out,

“They’ve deployed even more power than I expected this time!”

“Not only the Lambert Clan’s fortress battleship…”

“Even…”

“My old father-in-law spent lavishly and pulled family strings to temporarily rent more than a dozen warships!”

“They’re all coming for you!”

By the end, Funi’s voice was trembling.

Even as president, he was only a Tier Four Unlimiter himself.

In the face of dozens or hundreds of warships, he was as insignificant as an ant.

Moreover,

the moment he had come to tell Yu Jin the truth, he and Yu Jin were already on the same boat.

“Sir, you…”

Funi saw how nonchalant Yu Jin still appeared, and while relieved, he was also nervous.

He really wanted to ask…

Where did Yu Jin’s confidence come from?

Had he already summoned a fortress fleet, lying in ambush somewhere in Gangval Star’s starry sky?

But…

out of respect, Funi couldn’t voice such questions.

Bang—

Rumble—!

The deafening roar shook Oak City, abruptly cutting off their conversation.

Swish—

Swish swish—!

In the dark of night, streaks of light tore across the sky.

The Lambert Chamber of Commerce Building, where Yu Jin was, now vibrated with violent spatial fluctuations.

At this moment,

The once-bustling Oak City fell silent.

Countless residents in the city—especially those newcomers who had only just arrived—looked overhead in panic.

“What’s going on?”

“Wait…”

“Warships?”

“Why so many warships?”

“Damn!”

“Fortresses? The High-dimensional Interstellar Fortresses!”

“And combat mechas, so many mechas!”

“What are they doing?”

“Can the High-Dimensional Federation have wars break out at any time as well?”

“…”

Discussion, cries, and shouts erupted.

Oak City was swept up in chaos.

Crack—!

In front of Yu Jin,

The broad, transparent floor-to-ceiling window shattered without warning.

Yu Jin, Funi, and Aliya were exposed at once, high up on the seventeenth floor with no cover.

Before the three of them,

hundreds or thousands of cold, deep gun barrels faced them in silence.

Small ships and combat drones alike had wrapped this floor of the building so tightly no gap remained!

Yu Jin stood calmly, coldly watching the scene.

Funi’s heart hammered nervously.

As for the naive Aliya—even though she had long known this scene might come, fear still made her delicate body tremble uncontrollably.

Thud—!

A dull sound hit the deck.

From high above, several figures shot down and landed.

Flight was an ability of Extraordinary Beings.

To fly within the High-dimensional Federation, these people were clearly Unlimiters.

And just so happened…

Yu Jin, too, was an Unlimiter.

And more than that…

He was an Unlimiter of a higher tier than even Ophelia Federation’s chief councilor Arthur, or Athena’s father—Tier Eleven!