Chapter 1346 - First to Approach (1/2)

“I can’t believe my eyes…” said Jiang Fei as he headed over to a nearby console to replay what he saw through the optical camera.

Located somewhere at the rear of the beast, in the midst of the destructive particle cloud, was a humanoid-shaped being, surfing on a silver board.

Though it was powerful, the optical camera was unable to capture a clear image of the target due to the extreme speed and distance. All Jiang Fei could discern was the fact that there was someone, or a humanoid-like something, surfing behind the Ultralisk.

“What do you have there?” asked Alexis, intrigued by what Jiang Fei had captured.

“See for yourself,” said Jiang Fei as he moved away from the console.

“Is this real? Is it not just some error?” stated Alexis, his tone suggesting disbelief.

“Father, should we activate the Quantum Feedback Radar?” suggested Sarila after she had a look at what Jiang Fei captured.

If light optics failed, Quantum technology was their last option to try identifying the target.

“NO!” Alexis shouted at the top of his lungs to stop Sarila from proceeding.

Everyone in the room, including Jiang Fei, were frozen stiff in shock.

Alexis quickly calmed himself down and spoke in a less agitated voice, “Maintain our current course and do not speak of what happened today to anyone.”

Whatever was riding behind the Ultralisk was unknown, and Alexis did not have the courage to scan an unknown. He of all people knew the offence it would inflict if they were to scan it out of the blue without permission.

Angering a person capable of hitching a ride behind such a powerful beast was the last thing anyone in the universe would do.

After a few corrections, the entire fleet returned to their original course. Only when the beast was finally out of their radar detection range was Alexis able to sit down without tensing all his muscles.

Apparently, being the strongest Valsalsian in all of Redstone still wasn’t enough for him to stand against such a strong Ultralisk.

“Commander, where to? Should we report back to the High Command about the Galactic Specter?” asked the captain of the Hypercruiser.

“No. Stay on this course and keep us out of the combat zone. As I said before, we are not to speak of the Ultralisk! Not even to the top brass!” said Alexis.

“But Father, are you sure?” prompted Sarila.

Encountering such a powerful being in space should be documented and reported.

“I’m sure!” spat Alexis as he turned away.

Failure to report a close encounter with an unknown species would not result in any dire consequences, but it would warrant trouble in the future. Alexis would rather face the trouble rather than report it to the higher ups.

He had the foresight to predict that Aino might take this chance to punish him by sending Alexis’ entire fleet to investigate the Ultralisk. That would be their suicide mission.

“Commander, is there a patrol ship I can use? I’m curious to know what it was,” said Jiang Fei.

He could not shake the feeling that he would regret not investigating the mysterious figure.

Alexis turned to Jiang Fei, glaring at him while questioning his mental state, “Did you hit your head or something?”

Even though Jiang Fei was the second strongest, with the first being Alexis, he would be facing an Ultralisk!

“I’ll be fine. I need to get a closer look,” said Jiang Fei, determined.

He was not at all scared of the Ultralisk. Even though he could defeat it, albeit by using all the powers he had and rendering himself weakened, he could still get away unscatched with the power of the 10th Dimension.

“You seem certain. Whatever it is, I hope you know what you’re doing,” said Alexis.

He did not want to send Jiang Fei off to die just like that since he had already invested a lot in him. Having him die now would be such a waste since Jiang Fei had the potential to be someone stronger than Alexis could ever be.