Chapter 1466 - The Umbral (1/2)

He had seen his commander speak in the coldest manner, and this time, he was turning into something completely unnatural.

“I’m feeling great!” said Jiang Fei.

As soon as he said that, the black smog spread throughout the bridge. In time, all members on the bridge had black goo contaminating their uniforms.

“What is this…?”

“I… I don’t know.”

Everyone that got the black goo on them were surprised, but they immediately found that the black stuff was not doing them any harm. A few seconds later, as the black matter slipped past their uniforms and touched their bare skin, they froze stiff. Their eyes glowed in the same manner as Jiang Fei’s.

All of them turned at the same time, looking at Jiang Fei with revere-filled eyes. Their gaze was different from how one would usually look at someone who was worthy of being revered. This kind of look was how a devoted religion practitioner would gaze upon the god they worshipped!

…

Shots were fired, signalling the start of a civil war between the traitors and the loyalists. Those still loyal to Jiang Fei fired everything they had. Meanwhile, because they were not heavily armed, the small fleet of Azure-Class Cruisers were being covered by the other Hypercruisers.

“Contact all ships that are still serving me. Tell them to retreat to a safe distance. I will personally handle the rest,” said Jiang Fei.

The second-in-command replied in a most enthusiastic manner, “As you command, my master!”

His eyes glowed faintly with black light as he followed Jiang Fei orders down to the letter. Clearly, his conscience had been influenced by Jiang Fei.

All ships loyal to Jiang Fei were instructed to promptly leave the battlefield. Oddly enough, the traitors followed suit and chose to leave as well. They wanted to stay alive for as long as possible, in order to make contact with the Alderaanian force. Truth be told, they were in a worse situation as they were severely underpowered.

Entering the bridge with the other girls, Nina asked, “Fei? Are you alright?”

“Husband? Where are you?” said Isabella.

When the girls entered the room, Jiang Fei was in his Umbral form, completely cloaked in darkness. In a flash of black light, he vanished instantly. Even the black smog that lingered about while he was still in the bridge was gone.

“WHERE IS MY HUSBAND?!” howled Isabella desperately.

“There!” said the second-in-command, pointing to the main screen.

The small red dot representing Jiang Fei zoomed across space, heading towards a cluster of red dots that represented the fleet of Azure-Class Cruisers and the traitor Hypercruisers.

…

Jiang Fei zoomed across the void of space with nothing but his powers. His eyes flashed with black light as he set his sights on the fleeing ships.

“What do we do now? There is no way we can fly like this.”

“Divert power from all systems to the impulse engine. That will give us some edge against Jiang Fei!”

“Alright. I’ll go and deactivate all the mines!”

…

Concurrently, the traitors were discussing how to get to the Alderaanian forces as soon as possible. They failed to notice Jiang Fei’s incoming pursuit. Then again, he was just a man, not a ship. It was incredibly difficult for a ship’s proximity radar system to detect a lone person.

“Pitiful bugs. Enjoy your final breaths before I end your life!” muttered Jiang Fei.

He was at least several hundred kilometers away from the fleeing ships, and space was technically in a state of vacuum. By right, his voice should not have been able to travel, yet everyone in the fleet could hear his voice echoing as if he was standing right next to them!

“What the hell?”

“Who was that?”

“Did you hear it too?”

“Is it not a ship-wide broadcast?”