Yama Reborn-Chapter 628 - 625: Star Sky Empress on the Brink of Madness

Dust filled the sky, with shattered dirt and rocks from the mountainside.

The mountainside in front had completely twisted and collapsed, and naturally, the tunnel inside no longer existed.

This tunnel was initially a shoddy project that the Octopus Monster had forcibly rushed out at great expense.

It wasn't built to be stable and durable, just to hold up for a while.

Under the violent earthquake just now, it naturally vanished without a trace.

Lu Xixi stood before the vast ruins of the mountainside, pausing to gaze, with the previous coldness in her eyes gradually flaring into two sparks of anger.

She suddenly shouted, raised her hand, and a massive force surged forward!

With a rumbling sound, the mountainside ruins erupted again, with large and small soil and rock fragments flying everywhere.

Dirt filled the sky, creating a sense of overwhelming gloom.

Corot, who was on the ground behind Lu Xixi, immediately held his head and scurried, exclaiming loudly as he stumbled and crawled frantically to escape.

Rocks occasionally fell from the air, and Corot frantically dodged, finally reaching the area of the workers' sheds outside the mountainside.

He used those simple shed houses as obstacles for cover.

Squatting behind one of the simple houses, he pressed against the outer wall, covering his head with both hands, enduring the rumbling sounds, with rock fragments and dirt falling densely like rain.

The planks of the simple house behind him clattered from the hits, gradually emitting creaking and breaking sounds.

Finally, with a crash, a large rock flew down, hitting the roof of the simple house. The deformed planks finally couldn't withstand the weight and collapsed with a crash.

Corot cried out, not having time to run, was pinned under the tilted planks.

Fortunately, due to the angle, it wasn't a complete press, and there was actually space underneath.

Gasping for air, Corot struggled, using hands and feet to crawl out from underneath.

At this moment, the explosions and flying stones finally subsided.

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Corot was almost covered in dirt, with mud and dust covering his face and body, barely recognizable.

Climbing out from the ground, he stood at a distance, looking at the figure of Lu Xixi ahead.

Lu Xixi stood upright, her hair wildly disheveled, but the flying dirt and rocks didn't cause her any harm, not even leaving a speck of dirt on her face.

Once the Mentality Barrier around her dissipated, Lu Xixi let out a long sigh, forcibly containing her emotions in her gaze.

"He won't die, he definitely won't die."

Lu Xixi muttered through gritted teeth.

Corot nervously swallowed, finding his mouth full of grit. After coughing twice, he approached Lu Xixi.

He finally dared not get too close, stopping seven or eight steps behind her, raising his voice to shout: "Star Sky Empress."

Lu Xixi slowly turned, giving Corot a glance, with a hint of peculiarity in her eyes.

"Well, we now... I mean, the tunnel has collapsed. Is there any point in staying here on guard?

Why don't we..."

Lu Xixi narrowed her eyes, her voice chilling, "Why don't we what? Just leave?"

Corot sighed, "I didn't mean anything else, I just want to say, with the tunnel collapsed, even if they want to come out, they won't from here. So we might as well look elsewhere."

Pausing, Corot slowly said, "Whether it's Gray Cat or your husband Chen Nuo, they are both top-tier people. If they really want to come out, they might break the space and use spatial transportation to come out at the last moment.

Then, maybe they transported out somewhere else. It might not land here.

We might as well look around nearby rather than guarding here hopelessly."

Lu Xixi's heart moved, recalling how she once impersonated Sato Ryoko with Chen Nuo, entering that relic space in the South America Tropical Rainforest, battling Seed fiercely, and finally escaping the collapse using spatial transportation with everyone.

At that time, right after transporting out, Chen Nuo fell into a coma from severe wounds...

If it's the same this time, then even if Chen Nuo escapes with severe injuries through spatial transportation, he would definitely need me now!

Thinking of this, Lu Xixi immediately nodded, "You're right, we should look around."

Suddenly, she looked at Corot, "What do you think caused that earthquake just now?"

Corot hesitated, then whispered, "I don't dare say... but you might have a guess, so why ask me? If I say it, it will only provoke your anger."

Lu Xixi shook her head, "I have a guess.

Logically, it's probably a fierce fight inside, and after the decisive battle, the space collapsed, causing a violent underground disturbance, leading to an earthquake on our surface.

But..."

Lu Xixi sighed, "Forget it, asking you won't get any more ideas, let's just search around first."

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Corot and Lu Xixi searched around the abandoned construction site and still found some usable tools.

Like two engineering vehicles left here.

Corot checked and found diesel in the tanks.

Then he discussed with Lu Xixi, "I don't have abilities or know how to fly, so I'll drive an engineering vehicle to search left.

Star Sky Empress, you can fly, so you're faster, you search right.

Let's carry walkie-talkies, and if anything happens, notify each other immediately."

Lu Xixi glanced at Corot, said nothing, picked up a walkie-talkie, and with a flash, soared up, flying to the right.

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Lu Xixi searched a range of dozens of miles.

She flew low, slowed down, and released her spiritual power to the extreme, sensing every suspicious trace on the ground almost meter by meter.

After several hours of searching, she found nothing.

Estimating in her heart, Lu Xixi considered that she had covered dozens of square kilometers.

Amidst her anxiety, she couldn't help but hold on to a glimmer of hope, fearing she had overlooked something.

She returned the same way, using her spiritual power to search inch by inch, flying back and forth...

After a full eight hours passed, Lu Xixi was finally mentally exhausted, having found nothing, then quickly flew to the left.

Soon, she found Corot.

Corot was driving an engineering vehicle and was parked in a wasteland.

However, the engineering vehicle was already parked by the roadside, and Corot was climbing up a nearby mound with a bag on his back.

Lu Xixi suddenly landed in front of him, startling Corot, who raised his head and glanced at her.

"You didn't find anything either?"

Corot climbed up, stood straight, and shook his head slowly: "No findings at all. My engineering vehicle ran out of fuel—I already returned to the construction site once and extracted the fuel from the fuel tanks of several other abandoned engineering vehicles and concentrated it.

That's why I could last until now.

But now all the fuel is exhausted.

I saw a hill here and thought maybe climbing to higher ground would give me a better view..."

Lu Xixi frowned in disappointment.

Corot thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "Maybe we need more people to expand the search area a bit."

Lu Xixi gave Corot a look.

Corot continued: "Actually, we don't have to be too pessimistic; maybe they've already escaped, or perhaps they're just heavily injured and unconscious.

Maybe when they wake up, they'll come to us..."

Lu Xixi said coldly: "You don't have to say such useless comforting nonsense; I'm not the kind to mentally collapse from a little setback.

Just do as you said, get more people, and expand the search area!"

·

At the Mayor Mansion, Enke had returned to reside here.

The work of repatriating refugees outside the town continued, and the situation in the town had gradually returned to calm.

And the sole difference was that Enke had become the master of this town.

He now had soldiers and guns in his hands and was also a local. Previously, with Chen Nuo's help, he had dealt with all those in the town who posed a threat to him.

Now, with Chen Nuo and others gone, Enke had taken the highest authority.

The only thing to note now was that the mercenaries in the town had not yet withdrawn, and Enke still had to maintain respect for this formidable armed force.

As long as the mercenaries withdrew, Enke could be said to be the new local emperor of this town.

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In the evening, Enke stood on the balcony of the top floor of the Mayor Mansion, looking at the outline of the entire town ahead.

This position once belonged to his brother-in-law, the former mayor.

Standing here at this moment, overlooking the entire town, Enke finally understood why his brother-in-law, the former mayor, used to like standing here and overlooking the whole town.

That mindset, Enke could finally empathize with at this moment.

It was like a king looking at his domain.

That feeling of having everything under one's control!

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As Enke was deeply moved in his heart, suddenly a strong wind fell, and Lu Xixi had already descended from the sky, landing right in front of Enke!

Enke focused his eyes, the grand ambition in his heart vanished in an instant. He exclaimed and then hurriedly smiled: "Em, Empress... uh, um, Madam, oh no, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Of course, Enke recognized Lu Xixi.

The woman in front of him, with her extraordinary beauty, was Lord Chen Nuo's wife. When she lived in the mansion, everyone treated her with utmost respect.

Furthermore, Enke understood well that this respect was not derived from Chen Nuo.

It was not because this woman was Chen Nuo's wife that she received respect.

Rather, it was because this woman's own power was terrifyingly strong.

Before Enke could finish his greeting, he felt his feet leave the ground.

Lu Xixi grabbed Enke by the collar of his neck and said coldly, "Come with me!"

Wham!

The door to the balcony was smashed open, and Enke was carried by Lu Xixi and rapidly rushed into the mansion.

He felt dizzy and lightheaded, the world spinning around him...

When he was finally thrown to the ground, he found that Lu Xixi had brought him to the study in the mansion.

After letting go of Enke, Lu Xixi rushed to the desk in the study and began rummaging through drawers.

Soon, she found a map and quickly spread it out on the desk.

"Come here! What are you standing there for?"

Lu Xixi's shouting jolted Enke into action, and he hurriedly ran over.

Lu Xixi pointed to a location on the map with her finger: "Here, do you recognize it?"

"...Yes, I recognize it." Enke carefully looked at it and quickly nodded: "I recognize it, I recognize it!"

"Good."

Lu Xixi quickly asked: "How many people do you have under your command now?"

Enke didn't dare hesitate: "I have a reinforced battalion, roughly eight hundred men, all with basic military training..."

"Not enough!"

Lu Xixi shook her head: "Don't you have more people?"

Enke was momentarily stunned: "Uh, I can pull another two hundred men from the town, but these people at most are able-bodied workers, they can work but definitely can't handle firearms. Once the shooting starts, they might collapse... and there's no guarantee of discipline either..."

Lu Xixi glanced at Enke: "I didn't ask you to fight! Try to find as many people as you can, mobilize the entire town's workforce! I need a lot of people to work for me!"

"...How many do you need?"

"Two thousand people!]

Hmm, no less than fifteen hundred at least!"

Enke swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "When do you need it?"

"As soon as possible! I'll give you one hour. You can deploy your army first, continue to conscript other workers here, and then send them over as quickly as possible! Use the location I pointed out on the map!"

While thinking, Lu Xixi quickly said, "And vehicles! In addition to the military vehicles in your camp, also conscript the cars in the town!

I need at least more than a hundred cars! The more, the better.

For the fuel, take all the reserve fuel in the town and fill up all the vehicles!"

Enke shivered, "You, what do you want us to do for you?"

"Find someone!"

Lu Xixi, with a gloomy face, said, "Find Chen Nuo!

At the location I pointed out on the map, use this coordinate as the center, and search around it!

The search range can start within a five-kilometer radius, if not found, expand it to ten kilometers, fifteen kilometers, twenty kilometers...

Keep searching until you find it! Keep expanding!!"

Enke's heart thumped.

Find Lord Chen Nuo?

Lord Chen Nuo is missing?

What on earth happened?!

"Is there a problem? Or can't you do it?", Lu Xixi coldly said, "If you can't do it, I can replace you with someone else to command this matter."

"I can do it!!!"

Enke immediately shouted, "I can do it!!"

But immediately, Enke frowned, "But there are also problems."

"Quickly say it! Don't waste time!" Lu Xixi sternly said.

"Two problems!", Enke dared not dawdle, quickly said, "The first problem is that deploying troops and manpower from here to the location you mentioned.

That place is not within our town's territory!

From here all the way there, we have to pass through several other different powers' territories.

If we march with a large number of troops, we will definitely be blocked by other forces, and they will see us as a threat or even hostile behavior, we…

And the second problem is that you said to search around that coordinate, no matter if it's five, ten kilometers or a larger range.

Those areas are not my territory at all!

If my people conduct a large-scale search there, they will also… be blocked by other local forces…"

Lu Xixi immediately interrupted Enke, "Understood! You don't have to worry about these, just send people right away!

If anyone stops you, immediately contact me through the walkie-talkie!

I will solve all the troubles."

Enke swallowed.

He sensed that when this woman said "solve all the troubles," her tone had an unconcealed killing intent!

·

There are several hundred mercenary soldiers stationed in the town from the Mercenary Army.

Receiving orders from the Octopus Monster Company, carrying out military actions in this small African country, most of the tasks were actually completed by today.

In recent days, they were almost prepared to withdraw.

But in these two days, a strange situation occurred, orders from above started to become chaotic, and even silent.

It seemed as if there was a power shift in the company's upper levels.

The final conclusion was that the troops could only continue to station here, waiting for further orders.

However…

Tonight, an unexpected event occurred.

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An hour later, all three hundred and sixty soldiers stationed in the town's mercenary forces were fully assembled and ready to go.

Sitting in military transport trucks, filled with fuel, they brought along supply packs…

Accompanying them was Enke's reinforced battalion.

Over thirty transport trucks, four off-road jeeps, and four supply trucks set off from the small town under the stars.

·

For the commander of this town's Mercenary Group, there was no hesitation in accepting this task.

As a member of the Mercenary Army under the Octopus Monster Company and also part of the outer mercenary army of the Octopus Monster Company's C-level field team.

The commander was very aware of the differences between ordinary humans and Special Ability Users.

He also clearly understood what is called the "Controller."

The name "Star Sky Empress," he obviously knew it too.

So when the Star Sky Empress suddenly stood in front of him and gave an unreasonable order.

This commander could not say such foolish things as "you're not my boss, so I won't follow your orders"!

Because the Star Sky Empress made it very clear:

Either obey, or you die — die right now.

·

Photos of Chen Nuo printed thickly in several boxes in the town.

In the search team, everyone basically got one!

Whether it was Enke's troops or the mercenaries, even the workers conscripted from the town later, none worked for nothing.

Lu Xixi offered a very generous reward.

Simultaneously, an additional bounty was announced.

"Find the man in the photo! A reward of one million dollars!"

In fact, Lu Xixi was dissatisfied with this bounty.

If it were up to her, as long as Chen Nuo was found, forget a million, even if it were a billion, ten billion, or a hundred billion…

She wouldn't even blink!

If she didn't have enough money herself, this crazy woman wouldn't hesitate to raid M Country, violently seizing the Federal Reserve's gold reserves!!

To this woman on the verge of madness, anyone stopping her from finding her husband.

Is an enemy!

A mortal enemy!!

But the ten-million bounty addition was determined by Corot's persuasion.

According to Corot: For the natives here, offering a billion or a hundred billion is unrealistic; they can't even imagine it! Too far a goal becomes a nonexistent one.

So a million is within their understanding!

Something they can see, imagine, and grasp.

Only then will they be motivated to work hard for this goal.

·

Anyway, this small country had already returned to stability after two months of war turmoil.

But tonight, suddenly, again, a ripple began to unfold!

An elite troop of over a thousand fully armed forces moved out of the town.

The massive convoy marched grandly into the direction not belonging to their area…

·

The anticipated blockade and conflict inevitably occurred.

However, Lu Xixi's approach was extremely straightforward and brutal to the extreme!

When hostile forces appear in front of them, blocking the way, forcing the convoy to temporarily halt, and everyone enters standby mode…

Then, a loud explosion sounded.

A huge cloud of explosion appeared in the far front…

And then there was nothing.

The convoy was told.

Keep moving forward!!

No pausing allowed!!

No delays or hesitations allowed!!

·

Lu Xixi wasn't working alone.

She even went to the hospital.

Anyone involved in this operation, those who woke up and recovered, the Ability Users.

As long as they could move, they were all dragged back by her, joining the search mission.

Some were sent to the convoy, tasked with leading the convoy to the worksite coordinates of the tunnel.

If there's resistance on the way, let these Special Ability Users handle it!

Lu Xixi gave these people two choices.

Accept my request and commission, and after it's done, each will receive a reward of ten million dollars!

Refuse to work? Die now!

All of your lives were saved by my husband; if you're unwilling to save him now, then return your lives!

These Special Ability Users were more aware of the significance of the title "Controller" than ordinary people.

They also knew the weight of the name "Star Sky Empress" better!

No one would choose the second option; everyone chose the first one without hesitation.

·

Then, the situation began to change.

The first time they encountered resistance, explosion!

Direct, uncompromising military suppression!

The second time resistance was encountered, explosion!

Continue uncompromising military suppression!

And the third time...

It wasn't a blockade anymore.

A local armed force holding up a white flag directly emerged on the road.

Enke widened his eyes, stunned at this scene.

He quickly ran to the front, engaging in a very short conversation with the other party.

Enke, almost as if in a dream, returned to his team.

Suddenly, he realized a situation he hadn't thought of before departing...

Even though it was a search mission...

But others don't know! Other armed forces don't know!

If they continue advancing according to this model...

With a powerful group capable of overwhelming all resistance, moving along as their background...

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What the hell?

If I keep going like this, am I going to unify the nation?!