He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 451. Third mission. Briefing: Chaotic Zone x77
Elder Calma Smith had just sent Kailen a message.
Thanks to the information he had given the two training halls, they had been able to eliminate the Xin Li Training Hall with a justifiable reason.
Had it been just one of the training halls that had gone against the Xin Li Training Hall, it would have been an impossible endeavor.
However, the combined forces of the Kazuka and Long Hai Training Hall were extremely over the top.
This was why initially, the Xin Li Training Hall had orchestrated the assassination against the youngsters to turn the two training halls against one another.
But things didn’t go as planned for them, and they had to go and offend Kailen, who held grudges.
The Long Hai and Kazuka Training Hall released the news of Kailen securing enough evidence for them to get rid of the Xin Li Training Hall.
The video was specifically launched on virtual universe forums to influence public opinion and explain a justifiable cause for their actions before the general public.
In the video, Myestro’s words confirmed everything:
That he wanted to kill Kailen because of the Xin Li Training Hall.
That his brother had been behind the assassination of the two youngsters of the training halls, and the Xin Li Training had ultimately ordered him to do it.
The destruction of the Xin Li Training Hall shocked the citizens of the empire at first, and they were questioning the Long Hai and Kazuka Training Hall initially for their actions.
However, after the videos circulated, public opinion shifted in favor of the Long Hai and Kazuka Training Hall.
They had made things clear.
Their gold-ranked members were not to be offended, and ultimately, the members of their training hall were not to be offended.
The other training halls’ branches in the Astral Empire became wary of the two training halls.
Initially, they had planned to band together with the Xin Li Training Hall to get rid of the Kazuka and Long Hai Training Hall.
However, they had realized the might of the two training halls, and the events that had occurred had further cemented their unity.
As long as the Long Hai Training Hall and Kazuka Training Hall branches in the Astral Empire were united, it was impossible to get rid of them.
As for Kailen Darkhaven, he had reminded people once again that he was not someone to be messed with, in case they had forgotten.
After going through the message sent by Elder Calma Smith, Kailen sent her a thank-you message and decided it was time to go see the major for the new mission briefing.
As Kailen headed there, as usual, people were even starting to avoid him.
The video of Myestro’s small monologue in his room, posted by the Long Hai and Kazuka Training Hall, had now confirmed people’s speculations that he had killed Myestro.
If he had been able to get the video without being detected or caught on camera, then he was definitely the killer of Myestro, like they had suspected.
If at first they were just thinking it was very possible, now they were extremely convinced.
" This guy is really ruthless."
" Such a sly operative."
" How does he even do it?"
" He managed to cause the destruction of a training hall with just a single act."
" I think it’s dishonorable for him to have killed the operative, and the higher-ups should sanction him."
" Heheh. Do you think that would have been possible even if the higher-ups had wanted to? There’s enough proof to infer that he’s the one behind Myestro’s death, but not enough evidential proof to capture him or hold him accountable."
" This guy is always one step ahead."
" I think he’s a coward for using underhanded methods."
" Underhanded methods or not, survival is what matters in a world like ours."
Some looked at him with respect, others with nonchalance, some with fear, others with disdain.
Kailen, however, didn’t give a fuck about what people thought about him.
So calmly, as usual, he walked into the major’s complex.
The moment Kailen entered the room, he figured the soundproof runes were on another level today.
He stared in the center, noticing that only a dim circular chamber stood, its walls lined with inactive hologram panels.
Major Seth stood alone at the center with a serious expression.
This time, there were no pleasantries.
"Sit."
Kailen complied, and for a brief moment, nothing happened.
Then the panels flickered with a technological glow, projecting fragmented images—ruined outposts, broken fleets, distorted signals, bloodstained terrain scans.
A region in constant flux.
Major Seth exhaled slowly.
"You are being reassigned," he said. "Not to a base. Not to a sector."
The image shifted into something else.
A vast, unstable region appeared, highlighted in warning red.
"Chaotic Zone x77."
Kailen’s expression didn’t change, but his focus increased, eyes calm.
Even among operatives, that name carried weight.
"No permanent command structure," Seth continued. "No unified enemy. No reliable intelligence network. Every faction inside x77 operates independently, and most collapse within months—if they aren’t wiped out first."
The hologram zoomed in and displayed clusters of data points.
"Pirate syndicates. Rogue cultivators. Defectors. Black-market warlords. Vimodial contractors operating without central command."
Kailen listened in silence. He seemed intrigued, rather than worried, anxious, or afraid, like some operatives would have been.
Seth folded his arms.
"Your mission parameters are... deliberately broad."
The words of the major were chosen carefully. Kailen thought.
"You are authorized to operate independently. No oversight. No embedded support. No extraction schedule."
A brief pause followed.
"Neutralize destabilizing threats."
That was all.
No ranks. No numbers. No targets listed.
Kailen finally spoke.
"Define destabilizing."
Seth met his gaze.
"Anything capable of spreading beyond x77."
The panels shifted again, showing a general overview of trade routes, frontier systems, fragile supply lines.
"Anything that matures, organizes, or evolves into a threat we’ll have to deal with later—on worse terms."
Kailen nodded once.
"So I decide."
"Yes." Seth’s voice lowered.
"There will be no public record of the details of your executions for now. No confirmations for now. No denials for now. If factions collapse, HQ will treat it as internal failure until otherwise noted."
"And if they don’t?"
"Then you keep operating."
The silence that followed was heavy.
"This is not a cleanup mission," Seth added. "You are not expected to pacify the zone."
Kailen understood immediately.
Thin it. Not cleanse it.
"You are being sent because of your psychological profile," Seth said. "You don’t escalate emotionally. You don’t chase validation. And you don’t stop once attention is drawn."
Kailen’s eyes remained calm.
"You eliminate what matters."
The final hologram appeared.
A single line of text.
Deployment authorization: immediate.
Seth straightened.
"This mission is classified beyond captain-level clearance. Completion will not be announced for now. Survival is assumed, not guaranteed."
Kailen stood.
"Understood."
As he turned to leave, Seth spoke once more.
"Darkhaven."
Kailen paused.
"Survive."
Kailen simply nodded.
"Sir."
Seth nodded.
The doors opened.
As Kailen stepped out, the panels behind him went dark.
Chaotic Zone x77 awaited.
