Chapter 475 - Hid Well

Han Wu’s locusts immediately sent a report when the massive fleet entered his territory. Its sheer size forced him to take the threat seriously, so he summoned Jiang Ming.

When Jiang Ming learned about the fleet’s size, he understood the danger at once. He knew exactly how many assets the Supreme Merchant Group controlled since he had worked there for centuries. This time, they had gathered everything they owned to confront Han Wu.

“I think they called all their ships here to intimidate the other factions. They want everyone to know that the Supreme Merchant Group isn’t easy to push around,” Jiang Ming reasoned. “I might be able to defuse the situation and explain that this is all a misunderstanding.”

Han Wu accepted his proposal. If they were to really fight head-on, even a swarm of several hundred billion locusts wouldn’t help him outnumber the fleet.

Jiang Ming set out to speak with his former employers. He rode a Small-class ship and reached the fleet’s edge when a command came through the Supreme Merchant Group’s voice channel he still had access to. “We’ve detected the traitor Jiang Ming. Concentrate fire and kill him!”

Hundreds of Small-class ships shifted their weapons and opened fire on Jiang Ming’s Small-class ship. Lasers and shockwaves tore through the hull and reduced the ship to smithereens.

Jiang Ming used his Divine Jurisdiction to stay aloft. He was dumbfounded by what had transpired. How had he become the traitor in their eyes? He must explain everything to the directors.

He spent some Divine Points to boost his speed and dodged the incoming barrage, then landed on the Giant-class ship carrying the three directors.

They appeared before him the moment they detected Jiang Ming’s presence.

“Jiang Ming, you betrayed the Supreme Merchant Group and your colleagues. You set a trap to steal our wares. We hold the proof. What else do you have to say?” Yin De reprimanded him before he could utter a word.

“I...” He began. but Xi Wa cut in, “You don’t have to explain anything. Xi Jie and Yin Ming have already told us how you betrayed us when you defected to an outsider. You will accept our group’s punishment.”

Jiang Ming finally realized that the situation had unfolded because of the two Gods’ betrayal. He had offered himself as a bargaining chip to keep them alive, but they repaid with treachery. Jiang Ming wanted to cough up blood because he had been teaching two ungrateful brats.

Yin Ming and Xi Jie even stepped forward and pretended to persuade him to repent. “Supervisor Jiang, there’s still time. As long as you admit your wrongdoings I believe the Supreme Merchant Group will forgive you.”

“You are our supervisor and also our master. Even if you did something this serious, we want you to repent and stop before you walk any farther down the wrong path.”

Jiang Ming coughed up blood from anger. The two never said anything about the mistake they had made and claimed he could return to the Supreme Merchant Group as long as he admitted fault. If he didn’t, he would die.

Jiang Ming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed bitterly. He had served the Supreme Merchant Group for centuries, yet this was how it ended.

In that instant, a wave of exhaustion hit him, as if the fatigue he had accumulated for hundreds of years had finally caught up to him. He started swaying from it, but a pair of strong arms caught him.

It was Han Wu. He had used some sort of method to directly reach the Supreme Merchant Group’s ship and stood before the directors.

“Han Wu, you thief. Return our Giant-class ship and the wares worth 100,000 Divine Essence!” Yin Ming shouted the moment he saw him.

Xi Jie followed suit. “Don’t think that you are the only one with an Earthsunder life form. We have seven of them. End this useless struggle and surrender!”

Han Wu ignored them because he saw them as the typical rich kid. They looked wealthy and influential, but they held no real power. The ones who mattered stood above them.

“You two should stop blabbering and framing others. If not, I will let everyone here see how embarrassing you look when you run away with your butts up high.” His words were sharp and humiliating.

Yin Ming and Xi Jie could barely remain calm.

“Han Wu, stop talking nonsense. The Supreme Merchant Group’s fleet is here today. Enjoy the last moments of your life.” They spoke as if his death had already been decided.

Han Wu chuckled and disappeared with Jiang Ming, leaving only one sentence in the empty air. “You want to kill me? Go ahead and try with the junk scraps that you brought!”

The directors bristled at his insult. Even Hu Lan, the most patient of the three, felt offended by how rude Han Wu was toward them. He could only think of using force to suppress Han Wu now.

They needed to confront him head-on and ensure he could never recover from this. The three directors were just about to give the order to attack when Han Wu struck without warning.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He was much faster than them. A Giant-class ship spanning 100,000 square kilometers appeared in the middle of the Supreme Merchant Group’s fleet without anyone noticing. No one understood how something that large had slipped past their detection.

The Giant-class ship carried a huge swarm of locusts and Dark Locust. He had already received Han Wu’s orders to ambush the Supreme Merchant Group. Thus, he had controlled the ship and successfully guided it into the enemy’s fleet without anyone noticing.

Before long, everyone found out why Dark Locust had positioned the ship in the center. The locust swarm immediately attacked the fleet indiscriminately. They flew toward the ships closest to them and detonated themselves.

Every single locust took at least two foes with them when they died. Dark Locust, the strongest of them all, endured the barrage of attacks from the foe before landing on a Giant-class ship. He then detonated himself.

The explosion of an Earthsunder lifeform like Dark Locust blew off at least 60% of the ship. The three directors quickly glared at Yin Ming and Xi Jie and reprimanded them for not disclosing the information about Dark Locust.

Unfortunately, Yin Ming and Xi Jie were stunned as well, as they hadn’t even known about the existence of Dark Locust. Han Wu had hidden his strength too well!