Chapter 279: The Empire's Jewel, Bai Fu [4k]
Rufus's harassment kept the Supernova Battle Group too busy to pay attention to Bai Fu for the time being.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Bai Fu flew away from Roxinam, changed course at the Initial Gate, and returned to Zu Yuan Star.
The journey would take nearly ten days.
Along the way, she kept an eye on the battle between Rufus and the Supernova Battle Group. Partly, she wanted to watch the show, but she also wanted to learn more about Rufus and the Supernova Battle Group's Dominators and Transcendents. After all, there was a good chance she would have to face them herself one day.
Rufus's strength far exceeded what Bai Fu and everyone else following the matter had expected.
According to conventional wisdom, the three Transcendents of the Edge World ranked Yuan Yi > Rufus > Lord of Oaths, in order of age.
But judging by the current situation, Yuan Yi and Rufus might have to switch places, even though Yuan Yi had displayed far greater combat prowess than ever before on Zu Yuan Star.
Even Rufus's clone had the strength of a Transcendent II. He single-handedly beat Star-Dust Jeroen and several Dominators to a bloody pulp. If Gorguga hadn't led a fleet there in time, Jeroen might not have died, but it was questionable whether the other Dominators would have been left with intact corpses.
After that, Gorguga and the others steadily tightened the encirclement, trying to trap Rufus for good.
But at the critical moment, Rufus's true body burst onto the scene, displaying overwhelming strength. Fighting two opponents at once, he forced Jeroen and Gorguga to struggle just to hold their ground.
Fortunately, Gorguga and the others had brought Eckhard's Gun with them this time.
Even Rufus found