Chapter 44: Lu Yin and Xia Luo (1/2)
Not far away, a bloody-mouthed and bewildered Raas stood up with a lot of difficulty. Having taken the full impact of the Spacerender Palm at close range, he had suffered heavy injuries. However, the impact of those bodily wounds was nothing compared to the mental blow that Lu Yin had given him; how did this person know the Skybeast Claw?
“Who the hell are you?” Raas yelled.
“Your captor,” Lu Yin landed and took a step forward, grabbing Raas by his shoulders and crunching down hard with a palm. The man screamed in pain as his shoulders were crushed, but Lu Yin threw him towards the capital, “I’m sorry, that’s the only way to make you comply.”
“YOU’RE DEAD!” the other person yelled out, “That’s the honorable Raas, son of Lord Sicar! Lord Sicar won’t let you go, the Twelfth Imperial Squadron won’t let you go! You’ll become a target of the Great Yu Empire!”
“You’re too noisy!” Lu Yin said with a frown, breaking the other one’s shoulders as well before throwing him to the capital. He then turned to look at Xia Luo, who returned the gaze.
“Don’t worry, I’m not interested in your group.” Xia Luo smiled gently, looking peacefully at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin nodded, “Thanks.”
Xia Luo smiled faintly, “My name is Xia Luo, pleased to meet you.”
“Lu Yin.”
“Lu Yin? Lu?” Xia Luo asked, astonished, “That’s an uncommon last name.”
Lu Yin squinted in response; Xia Luo was right. Lu was a very common last name on Earth, but it represented a distinct group of people across the universe. It was known as an ancient lone surname, and would be investigated strictly anywhere else. One of the reasons Lu Yin had arrived on Earth was to legitimize his name and identity; the Great Yu Empire had monitored this planet for a long while and knew that these sorts of names were common here.
“Your last name is quite the same,” Lu Yin commented as he leapt up and flew back to the capital. The smile remained on Xia Luo’s face.
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A huge spacecraft was floating in space not far from Earth, like a brightly lit beast watching over the planet. The people within had gotten riled up the minute Raas was captured, a dozen people gathered in the surveillance room where the screen was replaying the moment of defeat. Someone raged as Lu Yin broke the youth’s shoulders, “Far too brazen! He actually hurt Lord Raas, he deserves a death sentence! That is the only way!”
“That native is a dead man. He is the same one who killed Vesta three months ago, the first student death. He also looted many students, including Gerlaine, and then kidnapped more than twenty trainees. Now he dares to hurt Lord Raas? He must be put to death, that is the only way to appease Lord Sicar!”
“Damn it, what did he say? I couldn’t hear.” Many in the crowd were riled up.
Gentle footsteps rang through the surveillance room, echoing in the ears of those present and bringing it to silence. Everyone quickly made way for a trio of men that approached, led by a middle-aged man in armor with a stern face and piercing gaze. This was Generald Sigmund Mathers of the Great Yu Empire, the official in charge of Earth’s trial.
To Sigmund’s right was a pale young man whose footsteps rang hollow, his entire body emitting a chilly aura. Although he looked weak, he was the vice captain of the Ninth Imperial Squadron; his name was Torry Auna. To his left was a gloomy man with an ice-cold gaze, face marred with strange vein-like patterns. He stood at least two meters tall, and his arms were even longer than one would expect for someone of that size. This was Shalosh, vice captain of the Twelfth Imperial Squadron and Raas’s guardian at this trial. These three men were the officiators of the trial, all powerful Explorers who drew respect simply from their presence. No one marred their way to a screen that was showing a replay of recent events.
“Stop!” Sigmund suddenly growled, prompting someone to pause the video at the moment Lu Yin used the Skybeast Claw. The General stared at that image in shock, “He managed to use the Skybeast Claw without ever studying the wall that holds that skill. This isn’t even an imitation but a perfect reproduction of the technique. This kid has talent.”