Encountering an Interception

The Sea Emperor projected a 3D map in front of the two of them. This map was obtained by hacking into the smart devices of the previous twenty waves of powerful figures from different factions and using them to explore the area.

Most of the people ahead were stopped by the military's powerful figures and remained at some point, while a few groups passed by safely and continued on their way. This indicates that these people were taking safe routes.

The three safe routes and the positions of the military's elite ambush units were all marked based on the location where the Smart Watch was hovering.

Having retrieved the 3D map, the Sea Emperor inputted the route map into Gu Ding's mind.

"Lily, follow me." Gu Ding said, then turned to the Sea Emperor and said, "Keep an eye on Lily too. If she can't keep up, let me know and I'll slow down."

"Don't worry, Lily, I'll keep an eye on things. Just follow the planned route," the Sea Emperor replied.

"Ready?" Gu Ding asked Liliath.

"Yes," Liliath nodded vigorously.

Gu Ding darted out of the alley in a flash, and Liliath immediately followed.

Gu Ding only used the First Level of the Limitless Body Technique, the Shadow Step, but to ordinary people, this kind of movement was already strange and unpredictable enough. His speed was always kept at the limit that Second-Order Gene Body could reach.

Liliath's Pupil Technique allowed her to keep a constant eye on Gu Ding's location, and her gait was also somewhat peculiar, allowing her to always stay close behind Gu Ding, about ten Gu Ding away.

After traveling for a while, Gu Ding turned back to look at Liliath and was relieved to see that she was still following steadily behind him.

"There are powerful energy fluctuations ahead. According to the points you marked earlier, this should be the place where one of the forces was intercepted," Gu Ding said to the Sea Emperor.

"It seems the people being ambushed are quite strong; they've been fighting for over half an hour." The Sea Emperor also noticed that this group arrived at the port around dark, more than half an hour earlier than Gu Ding. However, they were rather unlucky, as they ran right into the Military Department Major General who was blocking their way.

"They're so close to our route... Remind Lily to slow down and conceal her presence." Gu Ding said, slowing down as well and hiding his presence.

Although Gu Ding knew that the other party was too busy to stop him and Liliath, he was worried that if they found out, they might notify others to stop him, so it was better to be cautious.

At the Sea Emperor's prompting, Liliath also slowed down and concealed her aura. Although she was not quite sure what had happened, Gu Ding must have had his reasons for doing so.

The two passed by the first battlefield at a slow pace. In this desert, the sandstorm, to some extent, served as camouflage for Gu Ding and Liliath.

Ordinary people who break in wouldn't know the route, only a general direction. But with the map provided by the Sea Emperor, Gu Ding and Liliath's every step was precisely on the route meticulously calculated by the Sea Emperor, allowing them to move forward safely.

Soon, Gu Ding avoided the second and third battlefields. He also sighed inwardly, realizing that there were truly a lot of powerful individuals present this time. So many were actually capable of fighting a major general from the military.

"Wait," the Sea Emperor suddenly shouted, not long after Gu Ding and Liliath had left the third battlefield.

Gu Ding immediately stopped and concealed his aura. Liliath behind him also stopped and concealed her aura.

"What's wrong?" Liliath asked in a low voice, her Pupil Technique detecting nothing unusual.

The Sea Emperor's voice quickly rang out, "A group of people is catching up with you, but thankfully they're not from the military. I just tried to disrupt their smart devices, but their tracking wasn't affected at all..."

"If they're not from the military, they probably don't have any direct hostility towards us. If they want to follow, let them continue. Let's speed up our advance." Gu Ding also knew that, apart from himself and Liliath, the others who dared to get involved in this incident were all quite Combat Strength. Although the other party wasn't from the military, it was best to avoid encountering them if possible.

Gu Ding and Liliath quickened their pace and continued along the planned route.

Not far behind the two, a Middle-Aged Man raised his eyebrows. "It seems we've been spotted by two kids."

"Boss, can I just chase after them and take them out?" A young man behind him took out his heavy gun from his Storage Space and began loading bullets.

"Don't be so violent all the time, it'll scare the kids." The Middle-Aged Man stroked his stubble on his chin. "Let's keep following them. These two little guys have already successfully avoided the third battlefield, saving us a lot of time."

"Just follow my instructions and go straight. If anyone tries to stop us, kill them all!" another Middle-Aged Man, who looked somewhat like the middle-aged man but was slightly younger, shouted.

"My dear brother, although the ones who ambushed us on the way were only major generals, they were still Eighth Order Gene Body. If we could take them down one every half hour, it would have taken us an hour and a half by now. But by following behind the two children, we got here in less than half an hour," the Middle-Aged Man explained.

"Half an hour, an hour, an hour and a half..." Another middle-aged man started counting on his fingers, then after a while he exploded, "Damn it, you know perfectly well I'm bad at math..."

"Although our math teacher died a bit too young, his neck was broken by you when he was seven, as his older brother I have to say something to you—is your brain all muscle?" The Middle-Aged Man covered his mouth and chuckled subtly.

"That was clearly my line, you muscle man!" Another middle-aged man nearly went berserk, but was held back tightly by several of his men.

Just then, a weak voice came over, "Boss, we think we've lost track of those two kids..."

"Hey, muscleman, you'd better hand over the boss position to me as soon as possible. I've told you before that you're completely unfit to be a boss; you even lost two underage kids..."

"Strategist, can I knock him out and then sell him to the military?" The Middle-Aged Man turned to look at the person next to him.

"Theoretically, it won't work, because you're an Interstellar Pirate too, and the military will arrest you along with them. However, there are quite a few Military Department Major General here. You can find one of them to make this kind of deal secretly. As far as I know, this kind of deal is not uncommon. You get the money, and the other party gets accumulated merits. It's a win-win situation... It's said that Lancelot Major General has done a lot of this kind of thing in secret. He happens to be here this time. You can ask him."

"Hey, hey, I heard your whole plan, you bastards... When I see that Lancelot guy, I'll snap his neck the moment I see him, so you can't make a deal! Hahahaha... I'm so smart..."

Gu Ding and Liliath, who were not far from the team's location, continued to advance rapidly.

"It seems we've lost them." Sea Emperor brought good news, but soon Sea Emperor suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

Gu Ding and Liliath immediately stopped and concealed their presence once again.

"The battle on the fourth battlefield has just ended, and you've just stepped onto the edge of it. If someone were holding you back, you could have concealed your presence and sneaked past, but now..." The Sea Emperor brought very bad news. "You've been discovered!"

A handsome young man wearing a white cloak appeared instantly before Gu Ding and Liliath. The cloak billowed in the wind, Gu Ding could clearly see the words "Military" printed on the back.

"Military Department Major General!" Gu Ding's pupils suddenly contracted.

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