Talking Nonsense (1)

"But are we really just going to let that brat go?"

They all turned to look at the area where the planet had been blasted into debris, seemingly still hoping to find Li Yu's trace at the last moment.

"I don't know what method that brat Zi Yu used to escape our encirclement. If he shows himself, I'll definitely be able to catch up to him at top speed. What a pity—not even a shadow of him has appeared so far."

"With attacks that dense, there's no way he could have stayed hidden. How did he do it?" the Otsutsuki called Fifth muttered through gritted teeth.

"Yeah, how could he possibly hide?" the Otsutsuki called Second echoed.

"Nothing we say matters now. Follow the original plan—withdraw." Long Wu issued the final command. No matter how unwilling they were, they had to retreat.

In an instant, the five split into three teams and flew off in different directions.

The team that arrived was Li Yu's patrol squad. Their captain had received an alarm from the green sphere, informing him that the communications navigator sent out separately had been damaged. Its last known position had been transmitted back to the green sphere in his hand.

He gathered the other two and flew rapidly toward the scene, only to find a dense expanse of rubble and crystals floating through the air.

"Something's wrong. According to the star chart, Kofis Star should have three satellites. Why is there only one left?" Comparing the display on the green sphere, the captain noticed the anomaly.

"Could he be here?" The short Otsutsuki pointed at the rubble-strewn region. The lingering heat from the planet's core had yet to dissipate, as though declaring its presence.

"If we'd arrived any later, we wouldn't even have found traces of the