Free Web NovelChapter 231: Chapter 208: Ye Moyun Attacks
Would the Empress of the Empire allow her deepest secrets to be discovered?
Huo Zhanting and the others were prepared to fight with their backs against the wall.
No matter the final outcome, they would face it together.
The men exchanged a look.
They had schemed against each other, thrown shade, come to blows, and looked down on one another.
But today, only one thought remained.
"We have to make it back alive!"
Because if any one of them died, it would be devastating news for Yu Lan.
’Sometimes, I wish all my rivals would just die so I could have Yu Lan all to myself.’
’But if it would make Yu Lan sad, then it’s best if everyone stays alive and well.’
"All right."
Huo Zhanting’s voice was low and raspy.
"There’s no time to waste. We leave now."
"Everyone, be careful on the way."
"Shen Zueran, Pei Shiyi, Sheng Yiqing, if you three notice anything wrong on Central Star, don’t hesitate. Leave immediately."
"You can come find me, or Jun Lin Yuan, or even Su Xingye."
"I’ll give the order. You’ll have free command over the First Legion forces stationed on Central Star."
Li Yucheng quickly added:
"The same goes for all businesses and forces under the Li’s consortium."
"I’ve secretly arranged for a number of my private soldiers to be stationed near us. At a critical moment, they can escort you off Central Star."
Jun Lin Yuan also spoke up, "I’ll give you the contact information for the informants from Jade Star that I have on Central Star."
"Since you’re the ones staying on Central Star to process information, you must be extremely careful."
Shen Zueran was resourceful, calm, and incredibly self-restrained, not easily swayed by external factors.
As a member of the Fox Clan, Sheng Yiqing possessed a natural charm and strong charisma, making him extremely sensitive when it came to gathering information.
As for Pei Shiyi, a natural child of the ocean and the Lord of the Sea, his talent allowed him to foresee impending crises.
The three of them together would have a much higher chance of survival.
Meanwhile, with the First Legion at his command, Huo Zhanting was well-equipped, and Jun Lin Yuan would be like a fish in water back on Jade Star.
The only one they truly needed to worry about was Yu Lan, now thousands of miles away, the subject of everyone’s concern.
’Lanlan, are you okay right now?’
Over here, they had already silently made a treasonous decision: if Belina was truly compromised, they would directly overthrow her and enthrone Yu Lan as the next Empress.
The Empire had no need for an Empress who colluded with enemy forces.
But at that moment, none of them knew.
The crisis would arrive far sooner than they imagined.
The storm would strike the most delicate flower bud first.
It would be a gut-wrenching blow, making them wish they could trade their own lives for hers.
*
「Three days later」
「White Sand Star」
Early in the morning, while eating breakfast with Yu Lan at the dining table in the Star Governor Mansion, Yu Wenzhou’s expression suddenly changed.
A strange sense of panic washed over him.
As a rabbit-type, one of the most docile Beastman forms, even though he had now advanced to a 3S-level Beastman, Yu Wenzhou possessed a crucial trait: like a wild beast, his naturally timid rabbit instincts gave him a sharp intuition for approaching danger.
In the wild, animals that couldn’t sense an approaching crisis all died in the jaws of a Hunter.
"Lanlan!"
Yu Wenzhou suddenly grabbed Yu Lan’s hand, his face etched with pure tension and anxiety.
"White Sand Star isn’t safe."
"I’ll call a Starship to take you away right now, okay?"
"Let’s leave White Sand Star right now."
Yu Lan froze.
She hadn’t expected Yu Wenzhou to be so perceptive.
But... Yu Lan spoke softly, a hint of apology in her voice.
"Wenzhou, I’m afraid it’s too late."
"What do you mean, too late..."
Yu Wenzhou’s words caught in his throat as he followed Yu Lan’s gaze out the window.
The sky, once bright and clear, was now a swarming, dark mass.
It wasn’t a natural phenomenon like a solar eclipse.
It was Starships.
Countless Starships, so many they blotted out the sun.
They had appeared in the skies above White Sand Star.
The pitch-black Starships blocked out all light, their blood-red flags fluttering in the air.
A bone-chilling sensation shot up from the soles of his feet. Yu Wenzhou almost instinctively shot up from his seat and stood in front of Yu Lan.
His voice held a pleading tone.
"Lanlan, don’t go!"
The next second, all the Star Citizens on White Sand Star who witnessed this scene heard a voice broadcast from the black Starships.
"Surrender all your assets! Disarm and you will not be killed."
"Defy, and you die!"
The bloodthirsty, violent voice reached the ears of everyone on White Sand Star.
"It’s the Dark Night Star Thieves!"
"The Dark Night Star Thieves are here!"
"We’re done for, we’re done for! The Dark Night Star Thieves are here."
"Run! Run for it! Everyone, run!"
The Dark Night Star Thieves were capable of every imaginable evil.
That whole "surrender your assets, disarm and you will not be killed" thing was nothing but a lie.
First, they trick you into laying down your arms, then they trick you into handing over your assets.
Then comes the merciless slaughter.
"It’s over! It’s over! It’s all over!"
"If I had known, if only I had known, I would have sided with the Federation sooner."
"If the Federation’s army were stationed here, there’d be no room for the Dark Night Star Thieves to act so arrogantly."
"I shouldn’t have hesitated, I shouldn’t have!"
Cries of regret filled the streets.
Back in the Star Governor Mansion, Yu Lan gently pushed Yu Wenzhou aside.
"Yu Wenzhou, I’m sorry."
Then, a clear and resolute female voice rang out.
"Where are the guards of the Star Governor Mansion?"
"Here!"
Yu Lan’s gaze fixed on the distance as she snatched the Energy Cannon from the table.
"With me! To battle!"
’It doesn’t matter whether Ye Moyun truly wants to cooperate with me or is just pretending. It’s all irrelevant.’
’I’ve already contacted Marshal Arturo. He’s scheduled to patrol near White Sand Star today.’
’With the private soldiers that Huo Zhanting and Li Yucheng prepared for me, I have enough to hold out until Arturo arrives.’
’If Ye Moyun is just here to plunder, then only death awaits him.’
’I’ll be doing the Empire and the people of the border planet White Sand Star a favor by getting rid of a cancer.’
’If Ye Moyun turns out to be a good partner, then my next step will be...’
Yu Lan didn’t let her thoughts linger. As her call to battle rang out, a blast streaked past her face and slammed into the Star Governor Mansion behind her.
Yu Lan narrowed her eyes, aimed the Energy Cannon in her hands, and fired a powerful blast at one of the Starships in the sky.
BOOM!
The newly developed high-energy explosive round erupted with a deafening roar.
It was immediately followed by several more Energy Bullets, fired without hesitation. BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Starships suspended in the sky made for the best moving targets.
"Lanlan, I’ll help you."
Yu Wenzhou hurried over from behind.
No matter what, he would always support Yu Lan’s choice.
Since she wanted to stay and fight, he would naturally give it his all.
