Chapter 383: Yin Wushe, Space Battle (1)
The middle-aged man looked incredibly average. His clothes and appearance did not stand out in any way, and there was no tremendous pressure that one could feel even through a screen. He looked ordinary enough to step into a crowd and disappear just like that.
He was also the one holding the answers Cillin had been looking for this whole time.
The first time Cillin had heard this voice, he was semi conscious at the grade one prison planet at Sector S. The voice had even hypnotized him so that he would be unable to recall what happened to him before he fainted in a calm state of mind.
Although this was the first time Cillin had ever seen this middle-aged man, he had never forgotten his voice. He hadnât saved Cillin that day, but he hadnât taken his life either.
âYin Wushe (Merciless)?â Cillin asked while staring at the man on the screen.
âSo, you recognize me,â The man let out a chuckle before shoving a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth and smacking his lips.
âI remember your voice. I deduced what happened based on later events,â Cillin replied.
Although the mission in Sector S had not gone well, Cillin was fairly impressed by Yin Wushe.
Yin Wushe was the leader of the killer organization âMercilessâ. He was the one who led his organization to the top and become known as the greatest killer organization in GAL alongside âMistâ. In fact, both organizations were so special that they existed in a category of their own. Their names were automatically excluded from the usual killer organization rankings because they wouldâve just dominated the first and second place every time. They were just too powerful and influential. A good comparison would be the giants of electronic publications, âGloryâ and âCodeâ. No one even came close to challenging their spot at the top of the world.
Today, the man who could face down Grim Reaper had sought him out for a conversation. What was he planning? Cillin had no idea.
The middle-aged man finished his ice cream and scratched his beard a little. Cillin wasnât sure if he noticed, but there was cream in his beard. âThe first time we ran into each other is in that prison in Sector S, right? You know, that time Blue Phantom kicked your ass and left you half-dead.â
Cillin: â...â Looks like Yin Wushe is an outspoken man.
The âBlue Phantomâ he spoke of was probably that blue-skinned woman wielding blue light blades.
Eudy shot Cillin a glance. He had no idea that his commander had such a uh, âinterestingâ past.
Cillin replied, âShe did give me quite the fright, but youâre the reason I was half-dead.â
It was true he was no match for Blue Phantom back then, but a sudden force had pulled him back into the passage and dealt him a terrible blow right before he was about to escape. He was pretty sure that the culprit was none other than the middle-aged man in front of him, even if he was doing his best impression of a sloppy eater!
The middle-aged man looked visibly surprised. âYou serious? Thatâs weird. Iâm pretty sure Iâm not in the habit of interacting with people far below my power level.â
Cillin and Eudy: â...â
While it was true that Cillin was, from a galactic point of view, fairly average back then, Eudy thought he was plenty strong for a member of the Sixth B Squadron. For Yin Wushe to say that he was so far below his power level he wasnât even worth interacting with⊠where does that leave me then?
âI remember having one foot on the exit before you pulled me back in,â Cillin said slowly.
Yun Wushe slapped his head as if to jolt his memory and thought long and hard for a moment. Five seconds later, he waved his hand and declared, âI canât remember, lad! Iâm old enough that my memoryâs pretty fuzzy these days!â
Cillin and Eudy: â...â
Cillin decided to change the subject and asked, âAnyway, why did you send us that message? Since most of us are âfar below your power levelâ so to speak.â
âOh, thatâs because I heard that you guys taught a brat of the Robert Family a lesson. Also, I helped tie up a loose end for you guys, so I believe you owe me a thanks.â
Boratâs dead?
Cillin and Eudy exchanged a glance. Whether Yin Wushe was telling the truth didnât matter. What mattered was how he found out about their conflict against Borat in the first place, and how he just âhappened toâ run into the fleeing Borat.
There were only two possibilities. One, Merciless had been watching on Borat. Two, they had been watching the Eleventh Squadron.
If they had been keeping an eye on Borat, then it was unsurprising that they would wipe out the remnants after his main force was destroyed. But if they had been watching the Eleventh Squadron from the start, thenâŠ
Cillin mulled it over for a moment before commenting, âYouâre a man of great foresight, arenât you?â
Yin Wushe gave a slightly mocking bow. âYou praise me too much!â
âYouâve been watching us, havenât you?â Cillin asked.
âYep,â Yin Wunshe answered honestly. âIn fact, Iâve been wanting to speak with you for a while. I kept running into your robot substitute though.â
Yin Wushe had definitely come prepared, and he had investigated the Eleventh Squad extensively.
âSo, what business do you have with the Eleventh Squad? Weâre just a new and insignificant B Squadron in Vanguard. As you just put it yourself, there exists gulf between your strength and ours. I donât believe we have had much interaction with each other.â
âA gulf, huh?â Yin Wushe pressed a finger to his chin. âIf thatâs true, then who was the guy who gave my subordinates quite the scare? You know, the âRhapsody of a Rainy Nightâ?â
When the Eleventh Squad had gone to rescue Mo Heng, they had encountered a few members from Merciless: Silver, Stola and Judy. Not only did the trio fail to gain the upper hand against Czedow and Shusag, Judy in particular was taught quite the lesson in humility.
To say that their comrades were surprised by their sorry state after the trio wrapped up their mission and returned home would be an understatement. In fact, they couldnât remember the last time they ever looked that sorry. After the trio had reported told Yin Wushe everything that had happened, he deduced that Cillin was the reason behind their near failure based on the info he had collected. For example, Shusag was recognized even though he had worn a disguise during his mission at the Miracle base.
The more Merciless looked into the Eleventh Squad, the more puzzled they became. The Eleventh Squadron was supposed to be completely insignificant, so why did it feel like they were hiding a ton of secrets? And why was their commander using a robot as his substitute?
Cillin and Czedow had been conspicuously missing when Merciless had begun looking into the Eleventh Squad. It wasnât until their mission on the energy planet did they resurface. Naturally, Yin Wushe was more curious than ever before. Anyone who could give a member of the Merciless a run for their money was someone deserving of respect and caution, but he certainly wasnât expecting a mere B Squadronâeven if they were one of the Great Fourâto be able to infiltrate a Miracle base and even teach his men a lesson in humility.
âLetâs meet up. There are certain things that Iâd like to speak with you in person,â Yin Wushe said with a serious expression.
âYouâre gonna give us a jumpscare if I say no, arenât you?â
Cillin ordered before Yin Wushe could respond, âTop priority scan.â
At first, Yin Wushe did not understand what Cillin mean by that. A moment later, an embarrassed-looking Judy gestured for her boss to take a look at a nearby screen. Yin Wushe turned and saw a single message on a monitor of their bridge: âI found you.â
When Cillin gave the order to conduct a top priority scan, Little Eleventh would invest all of its processing power to locate the target. If the starship was unable to find the target, then Moon, Sigma and Czedow would jump in to help. Cillin did not believe there was anyone in the world who could escape detection when they worked together, and he was right. In less than ten seconds, they had dug out the spaceplane hiding behind a cluster of moons behind a massive gas giant.
âHah! Now thatâs interesting. That makes the second time you got your ass kicked, piglet,â Yin Wushe said with a laugh.
Judyâs complexion turned from blue to red, and then red to black. âBoss. Can you please call me by a different nickname?â
âNo can do, piglet,â replied Yin Wushe before turning back to the screen and continuing his conversation with Cillin as if nothing had happened. At the same time, he gestured for his subordinates to fly the spaceplane to the Eleventh Squadâs starship.
Upon learning that they were meeting face to face with Merciless, one of the two greatest killer organization in GAL, everyone (except gluttons such as Wheeze and Snowball) turned serious immediately.
Caryâs hands were shaking not out of fear, but of excitement.
I cannot believe Merciless is coming to our ship! How many Hunters can claim that theyâve had the honor of meeting the org face to face, not to mention that their legendary boss, Yin Wushe himself? Woohoo! He was unable to calm down despite taking many long, deep breaths.
A killer organization operated very differently from a hunter regiment, and unlike the generic killer organization Mist and Merciless rarely made an appearance. In fact, there was so much mystery shrouding Mist and Merciless that Cary was more interested in them than even the infamous Grim Reaper.
Xiao Shang was more worried than excited for more or less the same reason. He had heard of Mercilessâ since he became a Hunter. To his younger, more inexperienced self, the two killer organizations might as well be a myth concocted to scare newbie Hunters like him. Even after the two organizations shedded their veil of mystery and began making more high profile splashes in the news, he had never been tempted to get close to them in any way. After all, they were the type of org whose usual targets were prominent members of GALâs political and military scene. To that, Xiao Shang could only say that he would never be on that level.
But now, the same people were coming to their ship.
âArenât you guys worried at all?â asked Ba Dao after casting a look at his fellow crewmates.
Mogas was even more excited than Cary was, and the rest of the crew were a mixture of worry and expectation, but mostly expectation.
âWhat is even there to be afraid of? Or do you want me to protect you guys? Youâre going to have to pay a protection fee though!â Wheeze declared while flying around the room.
âYeah, no. I havenât even gotten payback for the stuff you stole from my cabinet yet,â Cary retorted while tidying his equipment.
He suddenly recalled something. âOh right, Shusag, you said you clashed against Merciless before?â
âYeah. Czedow was there too.â
âHow did it go?â
âIâm standing here, arenât I?â answered Shusag while flicking his collar. âTheyâre pretty strong, but not so strong that you need to be afraid of them. While I canât say I can beat them 100% of the time, Czedow is a different story. If Cillin hadnât called in at the right time, Czedow wouldâve defeated them all singlehandedly.â
Everyoneâs mouth turned into an O-shape when they heard this. They had no idea that the true monster was among them this whole time. It went to show how good Czedow was at keeping a low profile.
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