Hake Could Not Be Located

When Gu Ding's imposing behemoth arrived at the Gates Family's base, the Gates Family immediately tensed up. They deployed twelve warships to block Gu Ding's path, but even all twelve warships combined were not as large as Gu Ding's single vessel.

It wasn't until Gu Ding contacted Fa Te that the pilots of the twelve warships breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.

When the spaceship landed at the port, its enormous size attracted a crowd of onlookers, but they were quickly dispersed by the Gates Family's guards.

After receiving news from Gu Ding, Fa Te and Miko arrived at the port early to wait.

Upon seeing the brand-new warship, even Fa Te's eyes lit up. "My God, this warship is three times the size of our previous Titan Warship. It takes up half of the port."

"In our plane, the Titan Warship is already the largest warship. If there's an even larger one, it must come from another plane, or even Higher Plane." Miko deduced the origin of Gu Ding's new warship from just one sentence from Fa Te.

The hatch opened, Gu Ding slowly stepped out. From his vantage point, he immediately spotted Fa Te and Miko. He was taken aback at first, but quickly understood.

Three years have brought about many changes for the two of them.

Three years ago, Fat was a short, stocky man, only 1.6 meters tall, with a completely spherical build. In the past three years, he has grown to 1.9 meters tall. Although still obese, it's no longer the flabby kind; Fa Te's quite muscular. Moreover, his skin is no longer the unhealthy pale white of before, but a healthy red from long-term sun exposure.

Miko's transformation is even more dramatic. Three years ago, he was only ten years old, a child with a very innocent face. Now, he has grown into a handsome young man. Three years ago, he was a thin little guy, only 1.3 meters tall, but now he is over 1.6 meters tall, not much shorter than when Gu Ding left Deep Sea Star.

But the biggest change for the two was not in their appearance, but in their temperament.

Three years ago, Fa Te was a complete coward. In the past three years, he has clearly experienced many battles, and a dangerous aura emanates from him.

Three years ago Miko was a quiet child who blushed easily and didn't like to talk much, but now he is no longer timid. It is clear that the frequent contact with strangers with Fa Te in recent years has made his personality much more cheerful.

Fate and Miko were somewhat surprised when they saw Guding.

Three years ago, when Gu Ding was imprisoned in the Gate of Purgatory, he was already 1.8 meters tall, but his physique was quite thin. Now, Gu Ding is over 1.85 meters tall, and although his muscular body still appears lean, he no longer looks thin. His face is noticeably more handsome than before, and his eyes have lost some of their youthful arrogance and gained a more composed demeanor.

"How have you been these past three years?" Gu Ding appeared directly in front of the two of them in a flash, his movements so fast that even Fa Te only saw a blur.

"We're doing well, but you suffered three years in prison." Fa Te gave Gu Ding a warm hug, but felt a little sorry for Gu Ding.

"The Gate of Purgatory aren't as terrifying as outsiders imagine." Gu Ding smiled and shook his head, then looked at Miko beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You've grown up. When I left Deep Sea Star at fifteen, I was about as tall as you are now."

"Gu Ding, I miss you all so much..." Miko, who is usually calm, couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

"It's alright, everyone will be reunited soon. I'll find Lily and the others. Don't worry, do you think I ever go back on my word?" Gu Ding ruffled his hair as usual and chuckled softly.

"Captain, when do we set off?" Fa Te asked somewhat eagerly.

"Have you all taken care of your business? Fa Te, you're not thinking of sneaking away, are you? You'd better explain things to your parents first." Gu Ding saw right through Fa Te's thoughts.

"Alright then, actually, as soon as I leave, someone here will immediately tattle on me." The Fa Te was unwilling to tell his parents about this was because he knew he would definitely be nagged by them.

"Let's try to resolve things today, and while we're at it, let's calm down, replenish our supplies, and set off tomorrow morning." Gu Ding had already had the Sea Emperor plan the itinerary.

Fa Te reluctantly dialed his home number, gave his parents a long explanation, and the call lasted for more than two hours. When he hung up, his face was dark with anger.

During their day on the Gates Family's home planet, Fa Te and Miko took turns bombarding Gu Ding with questions about his escape from the Gate of Purgatory. They asked all sorts of strange questions, to Gu Ding patiently provided answers.

The next morning, the group boarded the warship and left the planet.

Fa Te showed an extremely keen interest in this warship, examining every corner of it almost non-stop from morning till night. Fortunately, Sea Emperor was there to guide him, providing explanations and commentary, which kept him from getting bored.

Miko, on the other hand, sat quietly on the sofa after boarding the spaceship and looked at Braille books.

While doing basic physical training in the gravity chamber, Gu Ding chatted idly with Sea Emperor.

"Gu Ding, there's something I feel I need to tell you."

"What's wrong? You sound very serious."

"The day before yesterday, I sent everyone the news of your prison break and then tracked the location of everyone's communicators. At that time, I couldn't locate Hake's location. I thought he might have had something come up and was in a special environment, so I couldn't locate him. But I have been tracking the signal for the past two days, but I still can't locate his location. Today is the third day, and I still can't locate him, which makes me feel a bit suspicious."

"You mean, something happened to Hake?" Gu Ding stopped what he was doing and asked with a slight frown.

"It doesn't necessarily mean something bad happened, but it definitely means something unusual happened."

"Connect me to Lily first." Gu Ding pushed open the door to the gravity room.

Before the notification tone had even finished, the communicator was connected.

"Gu Ding? What's up?" The voice on the other end of the communicator was Liliath, and it sounded slightly different than before.

"Who has Hake been with for the past three years?" Gu Ding asked directly.

"Hake, Bigge, and Tagore are in a group, what's wrong?" Liliath asked, puzzled by the question.

"It's alright, I'll probably get there in about a week. Don't go anywhere else during this time," Gu Ding said before hanging up.

"Sea Emperor, connect me to Bigge..." (To be continued~^~)