Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 693 - 307. On-the-spot Remedy

Chapter 693: 307. On-the-spot Remedy

Although Leoz had died, the hostages could not just be released; they still needed to be controlled, and to be safe, it would be best to silence them permanently.

The reason they had not done so was not because the group suddenly started to care about humanitarianism.

It was mainly because they were worried about fluctuations in stock prices and the Galaxy Civilization behind the airlines.

More precisely, the Empire.

After all, this was a company of the Empire’s partner civilizations. In terms of status, Velazquez and the Galaxy Civilization were almost on the same level... It was better not to stir up trouble that could lead to loss of lives. The Empire would not look kindly on them.

If no lives were lost, the Empire would at most issue a condemnation, a little money in compensation would suffice, but if trouble arose... the impact on the company’s reputation would be detrimental.

This task could just be left to the pirates to handle, with Nephis in charge of overseeing its execution, to prevent the armed forces from Baizhu Star from deploying a search after losing contact with Leoz.

Of course, before that, the primary target was still to resurrect Leoz.

"Even those with the Pathway ability ’Redemption’ series have strict restrictions when it comes to performing resurrection arts. A Zeta Tiered Powerhouse can only be resurrected by a Zeta Rank ’Priest.’ Any target over 10 hours or with less than 99% body integrity cannot be resurrected."

She quickly organized her thoughts. What was the biggest problem with Leoz’s death?

The journey to the Inherent Time Domain was too far. If Leoz’s body was damaged in the meantime, this armed operation would be like losing a wife and an army.

But if they didn’t go to the Inherent Time Domain and instead looked for a nearby ’Priest’ to handle the resurrection, then the problem was even more serious—resurrecting someone who could fend off ’Society,’ withstand three Zeta Tiers with Gamma Rank, and had now solidified his Zeta Tier strength?

Great, the moment Leoz woke up, he would kill them all.

Nephis could not be moved; otherwise, who knew whether these crazed pirates could restrain themselves and not cause trouble.

Usually, the surest way would be to enter the Inherent Time Domain, after all, once inside the Inherent Time Domain, no matter whom they looked for in the narrative, it would take the same time.

The key point was that they had already prepared the containment facilities, where resurrecting Leoz wouldn’t involve any risk of leaked information.

But in special times, taking appropriate risks to improve efficiency was also key to breakthroughs.

Nariya pondered for a moment, then immediately came up with an idea:

"I know an excellent ’Redemption’ Ascender in the Grave Star Cluster, who has also reached Zeta Rank by now, I can ask him to save Leoz."

"How can safety and containment be secured?"

Nariya sneered:

"You two Zeta Ranks can’t handle Leoz?"

"That’s hard to say... given his past record, we probably wouldn’t be a match for him."

Dunzton shook his head.

The ’Raiding’ series was famously weak in direct combat, not to mention that he was the least combative ’Gambler’ in that faction.

"Can’t we do something to the body, like add some weakening agents or place bombs or something...?"

"If there are anomalies in the body, resurrection cannot be performed, which means we can’t insert foreign objects into Leoz’s body or apply magic to it, or else resurrection would be impossible."

Nariya spoke the bad news, yet she smiled:

"However, the Grave Star Cluster is different from other planets. It is inherently a criminal planet, filled with all sorts of cosmic felons, exiles, revolutionaries, and notably powerful murderers. Besides that ’Priest,’ we can rally a large force enough to subdue Leoz."

"You see, you still are very adaptable," said Dunzton, nodding. "But just to be safe, it would be best if Gabros quickly resolved the issue and returned."

"I understand, and I’ve already spoken to Nephis. The transfer team has also set out for the Grave Star Cluster, taking the dark routes; they will arrive in three hours. Now, I will contact the ’Priest’ and organize the forces."

Nariya closed her eyes, her fingers seemed to flick an abacus out of thin air, then opening her eyes, she nodded and said:

"The cost of this trip is 19% lower than expected."

"Furthermore, Leoz will fall into our hands ahead of schedule. Gabros only needs four hours to reach our side, ensuring our personal safety. It’s the perfect crisis management plan,"

"Without a doubt, I profited."

Nariya’s voice, clear through the communicator, issued new combat plans and tasks.

"Understood, everything will proceed according to plan."

Nephis slowly raised her head, looking off into the distance at the space locked by the dimensional anchor—three Cosmic Pirate speedboats were quietly blockading there. From her perspective, they were arranged in a ’品’ shape, blocking civilian spacecraft from above, lower left, and lower right angles.

Such tactically unaware actions... Pirates were indeed merely pirates, lacking any refinement.

Even though in space there is no up or down, such blockading could, once firepower was unleashed, inevitably affect their own ships with crossfire.

Anyone with a slight understanding of tactics would know that when intercepting space vessels, one should leave an opening for crossfire. The main ships block the front and back and underbelly of the ship, forcing the opponent to expose its less armored underbelly, while deploying maneuverable flyers or Mechas for enveloping flight, to seize control of ’the sky’.

If they tried to escape, they would only be destroyed by concentrated firepower, with Mechas and fighter jets instantly responsible for intercepting and destroying the bridge’s targets.

"...Anyway."

Nephis shook her head.

The situation was already under control; if they were content with such an arrangement, there was no need for her to remind them.

Her task was to manage the scene and prevent these pirates from causing trouble.

Since the dimensional anchor locked the space, this Starfield was already prohibited from jump travel. Just because of such a dominant effect, this no-jump Starfield becomes very dangerous for passing ships.

The principle is simple, similar to a plane flying on a normal route finding a skyscraper ahead.

Therefore, both technological and magical civilizations strictly control high-level spatial technologies such as dimensional anchors. This usage had also cost a hefty price.

In theory, with perfect control of the situation, she shouldn’t need to worry, just staying here quietly would suffice.

But... for some reason, Nephis always felt puzzled.

’I had no intention to kill him, my body was perfectly calibrated, it couldn’t have gone out of control...’

She raised her hand, questioning her behavior just now.

She was sure, she hadn’t killed Leoz—and yet, the very Leoz who had been exchanging blows with her just a moment ago, was beheaded instantly.

Wasn’t this too coincidental?

And also...

Nephis looked at her own hand.

Her gaze pierced through the armored glove, at her hand stained red with Leoz’s blood.

...without feeling.

She touched her chest, but only felt a wave of tranquility.

Gone.

That fear, horror, reverence, panic, the feeling of wanting to kneel.

It was gone forever.