Since it was about the Flame-Reaver, Derick saw no reason to leave. He first went to a corner, carefully set down the Maverick he was holding, then returned to stand beside Jing Yuan, awaiting Topaz's arrival.
Not long after, Yukong arrived, escorting Topaz.
Derick's gaze fell upon Topaz. Her figure was even more ample than Cipher's. Her full, fleshy legs were particularly striking, emphasizing her curvaceous figure. As she walked, the inner sides of her thighs brushed against each other, causing her flesh to gently jiggle, revealing a tempting softness and bounce.
Topaz slowly walked over, and upon seeing Jing Yuan, immediately cupped her hands in greeting.
"Greetings, Divine Foresight General," she said respectfully.
After speaking, Topaz raised her head to look at Jing Yuan. At the same time, she noticed Derick and Fu Xuan standing beside Jing Yuan.
During this period, she had made sure to investigate Derick thoroughly. According to the Interastral Peace Corporation's intelligence, she had uncovered his every move since meeting Heaven-Shattering General.
From being General Feixiao's student to single-handedly defeating the Lord of Destruction, Derick's every movement had been nothing short of legend.
Therefore, Topaz concluded that such a person should be befriended. She even considered that, in the future, he might inherit General Feixiao's position and become the next General of the Change 'Xianzhou Yaoqing' to 'Xianzhou Yaoqing' when referring to Feixiao's flagship..
Feixiao was considerably younger than Jing Yuan, but Foxians typically succumb to the Mara-Struck state much earlier than Xianzhou people. At Feixiao's age, it was indeed time to consider a successor.
As for Derick not being a native-born Xianzhou local. Putting aside that Feixiao herself was once a Bu Li Ren war slave, and thus not a native of the Xianzhou. The sheer blessing of the Hunt Stellaron made Derick's Xianzhou identity as pure as could be.
It was just that Derick claimed to be from Amphoreus. And this place name, she hadn't found in the Interastral Peace Corporation's database.
And the maps in the Interastral Peace Corporation's database, they contained records of all places that Akivili had explored.
If it wasn't on there, it proved that Amphoreus was a place even Akivili had never reached.
Interesting.
As a member of the Market Development Department, Topaz's first thought upon hearing the name was that this was a promising market, a true blue ocean opportunity. If Amphoreus could be integrated into the Interastral Peace Corporation's market system, it would undoubtedly be a very substantial business venture.
The value of Amphoreus was certainly not low. Even setting aside Derick as an anomaly, the Amphoreus natives accompanying him were not weak. Their demonstrated offensive power was almost strong enough for a single individual to wipe out all civilization on a planet.
Such power also represented the inherent value of Amphoreus itself.
Topaz glanced at Derick, her mind already racing with ideas on how to develop the market.
Derick was unaware of Topaz's thoughts. He merely looked at her, eager to hear any news about the Incineration Fiend.
Jing Yuan spoke to Topaz: "Miss Topaz, I have already been briefed by Yukong regarding your purpose here. And to a certain extent, that Flame-Reaver is also an enemy of the Xianzhou."
"Huh? Flame-Reaver? Is that his name?" Topaz asked, puzzled.
"Yes, the Flame-Reaver." Jing Yuan extended a hand, pointing at Derick: "That Flame-Reaver and Derick are from the same place. He can introduce you to the intelligence we have on him."
"He's from the same place as you, Mr. Derick? Is he also from Amphoreus?" Topaz asked Derick, curiosity piqued.
"Yes, he's also from Amphoreus. Back on Amphoreus, he and I had fought multiple times. From a strength perspective, he was even above me." Derick nodded.
"Even stronger than you, Mr. Derick..."
Topaz thought back to her encounter with the Flame-Reaver that day and nodded involuntarily.
The Flame-Reaver was incredibly fast, not even allowing her a chance to pull out her Topaz Stone and transform. Her subordinates, who had accompanied her on debt collection missions for years, were considered elite forces of the Interastral Peace Corporation. Yet, these formidable forces were swiftly neutralized by the Flame-Reaver, without even a chance to resist.
Derick continued, adding: "What's more, a number of demonic swords have appeared around him, and his strength could further increase. If we don't deal with him soon, he could cause even more harm."
"Yes, I think so too."
Topaz expressed her strong agreement.
This was also why she had come to the Xianzhou.
Frankly, if it were other members of the Interastral Peace Corporation, they would most likely withdraw immediately upon seeing such a situation. The Interastral Peace Corporation was only slightly better than the Abundance Aberrations and the Antimatter Legion when it came to their inhumanity. What was the Flame-Reaver's destruction compared to?
The Antimatter Legion's destruction of planets and the flesh consumed by the Abundance Aberrations — weren't those far more destructive than anything this Flame-Reaver has done?
Only Topaz still retained some kindness in her heart, wishing to collaborate with the Xianzhou to deal with the Flame-Reaver.
As they were speaking, Fu Xuan's image appeared.
"Fu Xuan, what are your calculations?" Upon seeing Fu Xuan appear, Jing Yuan immediately asked her.
"General, based on the intelligence recently provided by Miss Topaz, and after deductions from the Matrix of Prescience, the Incineration Fiend's likely path of advance should be this..."
As Fu Xuan spoke, a star map appeared in her hand. On the map, a line was marked.
Looking at the path on the star map, Jing Yuan considered it carefully and said: "Hmm, this route looks similar to the advance path of the Xianzhou Luofu. However, there are still some differences. Helm Master Yukong—"
"General, I'm here." Yukong stepped forward, awaiting Jing Yuan's orders.
"Go prepare the Stelle Lou. For this operation, it's best to keep a good distance from the Xianzhou Luofu. This way, we can also prevent the Flame-Reaver from ambushing the Xianzhou Luofu and causing unnecessary losses."
"Understood." Yukong nodded.
Jing Yuan then looked at Derick and said: "For this operation, Derick, you will serve as the frontline commander. All necessary personnel and assistance are at your command. My only demand is that you eliminate this Flame-Reaver who poses such a threat. Even if you cannot kill him, you must bring him back and imprison him in Youqiu Prison. Can you complete this mission?"
Considering that the Flame-Reaver also possessed immortal properties, Jing Yuan didn't demand a kill. If he couldn't be killed, then he should be brought back and imprisoned.
The Xianzhou Alliance is quite adept at imprisoning such immortal beings.
"Understood."
Derick immediately affirmed.
Topaz, listening from the side, spoke up: "General Jing Yuan, I would also like to join you in seeking out that individual. Our Interastral Peace Corporation has also suffered significant losses at his hands; I intend to seek retribution."
"Indeed, we naturally welcome your assistance."
For someone of Jing Yuan's caliber and experience, the fact that the Ten Stonehearts of the Interastral Peace Corporation could transform was no great secret.
Topaz joining Derick could be said to bring a tremendous boost to the battle.
Hearing Jing Yuan's agreement, Topaz immediately stepped forward and extended her hand to Derick.
"Mr. Derick, it's a pleasure to cooperate."
"The pleasure is mine, Miss Topaz." Facing Topaz's gesture of goodwill, Derick naturally responded politely.
Leaving the Divine Foresight General's Residence, Derick immediately began preparations to deal with the Flame-Reaver.
The most important thing was the personnel selection.
Castorice, Polyxia, and others would definitely be brought along. These individuals had all left Amphoreus because of the Flame-Reaver; now that they were going to eliminate him, Derick naturally had to bring them along.
And Yunli, she was going to get a demonic sword. If Derick didn't let her go, she would probably cling to the Stelle Lou and follow along anyway.
As for the members of the Astral Express, he'd try to rope in a few if he could.
As for others, Derick primarily planned to bring personnel for reconnaissance and piloting the Stelle Lou. As for combat personnel, Derick still did not intend to bring any.
The Flame-Reaver's combat power was too high; those with insufficient strength would easily suffer casualties and would not be of much use.
For this battle, with himself, the transformed Topaz, Uncle Yang, and even Dan Heng, who might transform into Imbibitor Lunae, as a fallback, the combat strength was already sufficient.
Bringing more would only necessitate bringing General Jing Yuan himself.
That would be making a mountain out of a molehill.
Derick went to notify them.
However, as he went to notify them, his right eye twitched slightly.
Something had occurred at one of his clone's locations.
Derick quickly shifted his right eye's vision there.
And after adjusting, he found that the clone experiencing the situation was his Fourth Clone, the one accompanying Boothill.
The Fourth Clone itself had no problems; it was Boothill who was in trouble.
Their spaceship had landed on a planet littered with ruins. Derick looked around, and realized that the civilization's technological level on this planet was probably similar to Earth's, though most of it was now destroyed.
In the city, countless citizens were frantically fleeing, rendered homeless. Gunshots echoed through the city, and from the power and sound of these gunshots, Derick deduced they were Boothill's.
He was in combat.
Derick immediately controlled his Fourth Clone to go over, just in time to see Boothill fall out of a skyscraper several dozen stories high, his body plummeting downwards in freefall.
The Fourth Clone quickly rushed forward, and by the time Boothill fell, it just happened to reach out and catch him.
Feeling his body being caught, Boothill turned his head to see it was Derick's Fourth Clone.
"Friend, thanks a bunch. Damn it, that enemy is quite strong. Later, could you lend me a hand, buddy?" Boothill said to Derick's Fourth Clone.
Derick's Fourth Clone couldn't speak. It simply set Boothill down and then silently adopted a combat stance.
And when the enemy appeared from the building, Derick (through his clone) and the enemy on the floor above exchanged glances, both wary.
It was the Flame-Reaver!
Derick exclaimed in his mind.
And the Flame-Reaver, looking down from the top of the skyscraper at Derick's Fourth Clone, also paused.
How was this guy so persistent? Why was he even here?
Kill!
The Flame-Reaver's mind was filled with killing intent. He reached out, grabbed a demonic sword, and plunged downwards. And a dozen more demonic swords followed him down.
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