Chapter 683: 677: Truly Frightening

Chapter 683: Chapter 677: Truly Frightening

“Hmm, I understand.” Finn Lewis nodded, then pondered for a moment before saying, “Oh, Luna Starfield, don’t forget to record the related battlefield footage. Also, spray all our warships with the mark of the mercenary group that team leader Jasmine Davis previously provided us with.”

Upon hearing Finn’s words, Caleb Shaw looked at him with some confusion and asked, “Your Highness, what do you mean?”

“Nothing much, I think you should know that I had issued a bounty, a mercenary task. Now that I am capable of resolving it myself, I naturally have to claim back part of the reward. Regarding the remaining part, I will trouble the mercenary groups to handle it.” He casually shrugged and spoke.

Caleb Shaw was speechless. Naturally, he knew about the mercenary task Finn mentioned. Although Caleb wanted to say, “You are a Prodigal One, you could buy a lot of warships with those 130 billion star credits you used as a reward. With these warships, you could obliterate two mercenary groups, or even sweep all the pirates in the federation without any problem.”

However, he also knew that it was a necessary step for Finn. Besides, it can’t be denied, Finn’s bounty task hanging out there was a colossal deterrent for anyone. And the number of mercenaries spread across the entire federation was immeasurable.p>

If these mercenary warships joined forces, the number would be astronomically huge. Not to mention, those two pirate groups and the other pirate groups were likely to ambush from behind.

Thinking about it, 130 billion star credits was indeed a staggering number. However, Caleb didn’t feel envious. He knew how much he could earn. Although Finn had spent only 20 billion star credits here this time, they were confident they could get Finn to spend another 20 billion, even 200 billion here.

Seeing all these, Jasmine Davis, standing next to Finn, was almost biting her tongue. After a while, she finally opened her mouth somewhat speechlessly and said, “I mean, this is a bit shameless, isn’t it? My mercenary group is just a small group of dozens of people, and you brought out more than a hundred warships.”

That feeling of despair, anger, and helplessness, the mere thought of it made every cell in Wind Martin’s body cheer in excitement. He had grown fond of this feeling and became impatient.

When his men informed him that the warp engines were ready, Wind Martin gave the command without hesitation, “Initiate warp for everyone. After completing the warp, start searching for the enemy’s trace immediately. I want him to die in despair.”

“Yes, my lord,” everyone replied in unison. Then, all the ships in the fleet simultaneously entered warp. At the moment of warp, Wind Martin felt like he was about to reach a climax.

The golden warp energy field flashed past, and the golden view outside quickly changed. Seeing a golden energy field appear outside the hull window, Wind Martin felt a flash of anger. Who dared to warp ahead of him? Were they seeking death? But by the time he came to his senses, he was petrified by whatever was in the distance.

“How...how is this possible, it can’t be possible,” Wind Martin finally roared out in despair. He had recognized what the golden glow was – it was the glow of warships activating their last-stand defense nets. But how many densely packed nets were there?

Especially the red warning that appeared on the entire screen of the warship, it made him lose control of his body. A feeling of despair filled his heart.

Wind Martin knew what the red warning signified – it signaled the detection of potentially threatening weapons. But at the moment, he only had a little over forty ships, while the enemy fleet was at least over a hundred strong. Most importantly, all these ships were actual warships, unlike some of his own which were modified from civilian ships.

“L...Lord! The warp engines are being interfered with, we can’t locate the coordinates.” The pilot, mortified, reported.

“Reach out for communications with them, ask them what they want.” Even though he pretty much knew that they were likely here for Finn. Otherwise, it was impossible for Finn’s ship to warp over here and have a fleet waiting. If it was a coincidence, he’d refuse to believe it.