Those calm words carried an indescribable dominance.
"Mu Fan... who is that?"
A mercenary couldn't help speaking up, but the moment he did, he abruptly fell silent.
Because the name seemed somewhat familiar.
"Krus, why do I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before?" The companion beside him pressed a hand to his shoulder, his brows knitted tightly together.
Several people exchanged glances at once.
That was right. They had definitely heard this name before.
It was just that their long, muddleheaded lives had left their brains unable to react for the moment.
Jack instinctively pulled another pulse gun from beneath the bar counter.
The scars covering its body could not conceal its exquisite craftsmanship.
The words "Black Fire" were clearly engraved upon it.
Black Fire... Shadow Island...
He recalled that formidable force which had risen through the universe almost overnight.
He recalled the massive missing-person bounty that had suddenly spread through the underworld before the signal was lost.
He recalled a list of powerful enemies that had circulated within the Azure Sky Legion.
One-Eyed Jack muttered, "I know..."
Everyone around him looked over.
"Who!?"
"The Lord of Asura..." As those four words slowly emerged, the atmosphere instantly froze.
Then a chill rose from the soles of their feet and spread across their scalps.
"Him!?"
Everyone blurted it out.
That legendary name, and the terrifying record it represented,
were dragged out from the depths of their memories.
Bzzzz—
A piercing alarm rang throughout the Artificial Star Ring, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Panic began to spread.
Because this was a special pheromone radar.
It only reacted to one kind of signal source.
That was... the bugs!
"Remove the energy restrictions. Activate the external monitors." Jack was so cold now that he seemed like a completely different person.
"Those damned Bugs