The challenge matches had come to an abrupt end!
A day after Professor Ves Larkinson revealed his latest and most ostentatious commercial products, few people could have imagined that anyone would actually dare to assassinate such a rising star.
The identity of the assassin shocked the public even more!
Nobody could remain calm when they learned about this disturbing incident.
"How can an honored Master Mech Designer go so far astray?"
"When did he become a cosmopolitan? It would be outrageous if he always turned out to be a traitor from the beginning! How many more sleeper agents have proliferated throughout our society?"
"I never realized that Master Quan held cosmopolitan sympathies in the past. I collaborated with him on so many projects that I was convinced that he was a sincere mech designer. He has managed to fool all of us! If he did not expose his treachery today, he would have been able to do more damage while he operated in our society unchecked!"
Not everyone paid attention to the Fey Fianna's high profile product reveal, but that had changed from the moment the news had spread.
Even the snobbish first-raters had been forced to pay attention to this incident!
The importance of Ves and the unthinkable betrayal of a 300 -year old Master Mech Designer were already enough to attract their attention, but it was the identity of the savior that truly made them care about what had happened!
"The Destroyer of Worlds has reappeared."
"Every god pilot has already returned from the core regions of the Red Ocean. I know for a fact that the Fist of Defiance has shown up in Bridgehead One."
"Why did such a powerful Rubarthan god pilot decide to visit an insignificant second-class port system of all places? There are many more vital strategic locations that urgently require her protection. The Spacelock cannot cover the frontlines of the Rubarthan Pact by himself. Why did she make a detour to the Red Ocean Union?"
"Isn't the answer to those questions obvious? She definitely took a special trip to see Professor Larkinson! I heard a rumor that the quirky professor has developed a deep friendship with the Rubarthan god pilot."
"How? The two should have nothing in common with each other! They belong to two completely different worlds."
"I don't know either, but if I had to make a guess, it is probably their shared love for cats that has brought them together. The Larkinsons are crazy for cats, and the Destroyer of Worlds also has a soft spot for felines. Maybe they intend to start an association for cat lovers..."
Rumors continued to circulate throughout red humanity. God pilots were eminent heroes that few people ever had the pleasure to meet in person.
The people who attended the challenge matches on that fateful day felt extremely lucky to be able to experience a fraction of the power of the Destroyer of Worlds!
This was an honor that they would cherish for the rest of their lives.
Yet none of this could come close to receiving the personal care and attention of such a powerful figure!
More and more people wondered why the Destroyer of Worlds sought the tier 3 galactic citizen out and what exactly brought them together.
Only a few people knew where Ves and the god pilot had disappeared to. Inside a secret stronghold that was buried underneath the surface of the Bortele III, Ves sat down on a plain metal chair while inspecting Lucky's damaged condition.
"Meowww..."
The gem cat had suffered a lot of damage after getting struck by Master Quan's inexplicable lightning strike.
While the properties of this attack were not comparable to tribulation lightning, it still managed to exceed the defensive parameters of a gem cat that had upgraded his body many times!
Ves never imagined that such a surprise attack would be able to inflict significant damage to Lucky's archemetal construction.
After all, archetech happened to be particularly strong at controlling electric energy!
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"Meow meow..."
"Ah, so you just need a lot of extra food. Got it. I'll ask the mechers if they can fix up a bowl of high-grade exotics."
Before he could make his request, two new beings had abruptly appeared in the middle of the empty metal chamber.
"Meow...!"
"Miew."
Both Ves and Lucky shrank as they came into close proximity with the most powerful transcendents in the Red Ocean!
No one who had witnessed the assaults on the so-called Tide Stations could ever think that the god pilots were weak!
The broadcasts at the time had done a good job at conveying a fraction of the immense power that the god pilots had at their disposal.
Yet those remote recordings could never match the sheer power that made up the ruinous willpower that formed the basis of a god pilot!
The Destroyer of Worlds far exceeded the likes of the Mace of Retaliation or General Axelar Streon. No ace pilot could ever pose a serious threat against a genuine god pilot that had managed to survive the ultimate test.
Ves found it difficult to maintain his composure in the face of so much pressure. His Spirituality actually started to suffer damage as the close proximity to the Destroyer of World's harmful willpower became intolerable.
He had a hunch that the god pilot could crumble the minds, bodies and spiritualities of every human on Bortele III if she wished!
It wasn't even necessary for her to open fire with the fearsome main cannon of the Ragnarok. Her god kingdom alone was enough to destroy the lives of anyone who wasn't strong enough to resist her overbearing willpower!
Suddenly, the pressure receded.
Though the Destroyer of Worlds still retained an undeniably strong presence, Ves no longer had the illusion that he was just a few steps away from bathing in the heart of a nuclear explosion.
"Miew."
Emma leisurely flew forward and stopped in front of Lucky.
Though the legendary manifestation of Irene Mox's power had shrunk her size by an enormous extent, she still remained as large as a tiger.
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