Chapter 166: Butterfly Tribe (1/2)

“What condition?” Amu was moved. No one wanted to die, and he was no exception to this rule. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would reach out to grasp it.

“It’s simple. Take me along with you,” Lu Yin said as he pointed at the giant planet that they were gradually closing in on.

Amu was flabbergasted. “You want to land on this giant planet?”

Lu Yin nodded. “Is there a problem? This is the only condition.”

“Didn’t you come to kill me?” Amu lost his voice. He wasn’t foolish, and although he had over-thought things earlier, he was thinking clearly now.

Lu Yin looked at Amu, and his gaze turned cold. “Of course not. But if you don’t take me with you, then I can’t say for sure.”

Amu felt threatened by Lu Yin’s glare and immediately agreed. “Alright, I’ll bring you along. You’re not from the Butterfly Weave?”

“How did you know?” Lu Yin asked with a curious tone.

“Since the Astral Combat Tournament is coming up, any native of the Butterfly Weave can participate in the weave’s trials, no questions asked. The only caveat is that you must be of the younger generation. If you can’t enter, then the only possible answer is because you’re not originally from the Butterfly Weave.”

Lu Yin smiled, but did not respond.

Although Amu had been shunned by his tribe, he was still a genuine member of the Butterfly Tribe. Their members had a unique status, and he could sweep across the weave with his clan’s prestige, which went to show just how influential the Butterfly Tribe was. Amu was quickly allowed onto the planet, and no one questioned him taking Lu Yin along.

“Then, can you bring me along with you?” Amu requested before they were about to land on the giant planet.

Lu Yin laughed. “Did you think that I was going to let you go?”

Amu was stumped, but then he laughed in embarrassment. That’s right. I’m a hostage, and he’s afraid that I’ll report him to the supervising authorities once we separate.

“Get in the same spacecraft as me,” Lu Yin ordered firmly.

Amu nodded, sullenly crouched down, and entered the spacecraft. It was a cramped personal spacecraft, so it was fortunate that Amu was skinny. A larger person wouldn’t have been able to squeeze in alongside another person. Lu Yin’s spacecraft was left on Amu’s as it carried the emblem of Astral-10 and was too conspicuous.

The personal spacecraft vibrated as the scenery behind them rapidly shifted. Dozens of spacecraft penetrated through the atmosphere and landed on the giant planet, creating craters and sending shockwaves through the atmosphere on impact.

This scene moved Lu Yin, as he had been a native when he had last participated in a trial. Now, it was the opposite, and he was wearing the cloak of an invader. His mood was understandably complex.

After the dust and smoke settled, a giant mouth with sharp teeth appeared before them. It savagely bit the hull of the spacecraft as it shrieked loudly.

Lu Yin looked at his gadget and saw that the creature had a power level of 2800. He was shocked. “Even a mere beast is as strong as a Sentinel. Not bad.”

Amu, meanwhile, was terrified. “This is the weave’s trial. It should be extremely difficult and bloody. This giant planet is also known for being a planet of death in this region. Let’s stay in the spacecraft; there shouldn’t be any creatures that are strong enough to destroy our spacecraft here.”

Lu Yin increased the scanning radius of his gadget. The strongest power level around them was 5900, the same level as a peak Melder. There was nothing close by that posed a threat to him. He thought about it for a moment and then opened the door and unceremoniously tossed Amu out despite his terrified expression. Lu Yin then jumped out and kicked the beast, sending it flying. Its enormous body created shock waves as it sailed through the air before finally landing heavily in a distant part of the forest. Lu Yin was about to say something to Amu, but a sensation that something wasn't right stopped him. He looked back into the distance and his eyes widened; it wasn’t a forest, but rather a field of grass.

Lu Yin surveyed his surroundings in surprise. He then flew into the air, and sure enough, the swaying green plants in the distance were actually strands of grass. They hadn’t crashed into some precipitous cliff, but rather just an earthen slope. They had landed in the grass, but this grass was excessively large.

Amu grimaced, “You must have noticed it now. This is the planet of the giants, and everything is enlarged here. That wasn’t some giant beast that you just kicked, but rather, just a bug. We humans are even smaller than insects here, and we are at the bottom of the food chain.”

Lu Yin gasped as he remarked, “The universe is really mysterious and has all sorts of unique planets.” He thought back to the description that he had read online about the giants on this planet: “sharp teeth, chubby monkey cheeks, bald heads, and drooping shoulders. Their bodies were shaded green, their eyes were filled with black threads, and a forest grew on their backs.”

These giants were not humans, but probably some kind of humanoid beast. But since they were giant humanoids, they had been dubbed “giants.”

“Let’s wait here until the trial ends. This planet is terrifying and often gives birth to Explorer level powerhouses. This is why multiple Explorers are stationed outside: to suppress them. We won’t be able to complete this mission by ourselves,” Amu pushed out in a trembling voice, as he was truly frightened.

Lu Yin was curious. “What’s the mission?”

Amu was terrified by such a thought. “Killing the Giant Emperor.”

Lu Yin’s eyes gleamed. “What a coincidence. I wanted to kill the Giant Emperor, too. Let’s go.”

“Where?” Amu had a bad premonition.

Lu Yin excitedly replied, “To kill the Giant Emperor, of course.”

Amu briefly lost strength in his legs. “I won’t go! The Giant Emperor is a peak Limiteer and he’s likely to break through and become an Explorer. It won’t be enough no matter how many people go. I’m not going!”

Lu Yin furiously stared at Amu and raised his voice. “What did you say? Repeat yourself.”