Chapter 586 - - 493 Defying Heaven to Change Fate_2

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Duge chuckled and continued, “Addressing one risk at least secured us two years’ time, which will make it easier to suppress those rebellious alien warriors afterward. Perhaps once we acquire the space-jumping technology from the Hill civilization, we’ll be able to embark on interstellar expeditions and intercept the Hill civilization in the cosmos. That’s the only way to truly safeguard Green Star.”

The same words, when spoken by Fan Lie considering his own interests, had immediately triggered the aversion of Nalan Li and others. Yet, when coming from Duge’s mouth, they not only solved Green Star’s current troubles but also took care of future issues.

The moment he finished speaking.

Nalan Li and the others were moved, some even feeling an irresistible urge to fly straight to the spacefront.

“Brother Lin, should we head to space now?” Nalan Li tentatively asked.

“…” Fan Lie silently curled his lip, once again realizing the gap between him and Duge—a gap that couldn’t be bridged by sheer force, as he would always willingly act according to Duge’s wishes.

“No, at least we should put up a fight first. Fleeing without fighting is not my style,” Duge glanced at her and grinned, “At this critical juncture, once we retreat into space, it will drive the alien warriors of Green Star completely insane. When they become reckless, Green Star will become even harder to manage. The best scenario is to guide them gradually, allowing people from all planets to have a chance to enter space, leaving everyone with hope so they won’t take any desperate risks.”

“Right,” Nalan Li nodded.

“Brother Lin, how do we deal with them?” Ying Fei asked. Gambling was a first-class keyword, but these days, her presence had dwindled, her ranking having fallen out of the top ten long ago.

“Aren’t they absorbing people?” Duge said, “Send Yu Bo out to probe the situation and find out their methods of controlling people and their hiding places. Then, we can take targeted actions.”

“Me again?” Yu Bo made a bitter face, “Brother Lin, if the other side has control abilities, it’s likely I could defect. Once exploited by them, it’s us who bear the loss.”

“Even control abilities require making an appearance,” Duge smiled, turning to Meng Lanyun and Zhao Mei, “As long as they show their faces, that’s enough. Zhao Mei and Meng Lanyun will handle them.”

Zhao Mei’s Counter Summon skill was a single-target summoning ability, lacking any offensive or defensive buffs, but the advantage was its unlimited range — knowing the target’s appearance was sufficient.

Meng Lanyun’s cordyceps may be vile, but as long as she could be bold enough, it could be used for group summoning.

Yu Bo’s shared vision and hearing perfectly complemented the two’s weaknesses, allowing them to summon the targets through Yu Bo’s perspective across space.

Eliminating the opponent’s key control word, their newly built team would instantly fall apart, leaving them at Duge’s mercy.

Meng Lanyun silently sighed. Ever since awakening that keyword, she had known a day like this would come, but she hadn’t expected it so soon…

She wondered if Ying Fei could regain her ranking. If, luckily, she did, what would the alien warriors think of her when they saw what she had done on the battlefield!

And she couldn’t even refuse, after all, this was a mission assigned to her by Duge.

In fact, many times she had thought about using her skill on Duge.

Duge was her idol, and an encounter with her idol would be a memory to savor for a lifetime. But it was her adoration for Duge that made her restrain herself; she couldn’t defile her own idol.

“Yuan Xiaoyan, can you do another divination for me?” Yu Bo, still looking distressed, turned to Yuan Xiaoyan for some comfort.

Yuan Xiaoyan glanced at him and said, “There will be surprises, but no danger.”

Before the meeting, Duge had instructed her that no matter what the divination revealed, she must always interpret it positively. He needed a team that was fearless and proactive, not a truthful divination result.

The power of divination lies in the ability to influence situations singlehandedly. Divination serves the desired outcome, rather than letting the facts conform to vague divination results.

If that were the case, she would never be able to unleash the true power of divination.

Watching Yu Bo, whose face had been bitter, relax completely after hearing her prognostication, Yuan Xiaoyan suddenly understood the true meaning of divination. Then, she saw her personal panel light up—her second skill, which had been delayed in awakening, suddenly emerged.

She checked her personal panel and then froze in shock.

Everyone observed her reaction.

Duge asked, “What new ability did you awaken?”

“To defy fate,” Yuan Xiaoyan pursed her lips, looking at Duge with a stumbling voice, “I can alter the outcome of divinations at the cost of my own imperfections, with the degree of alteration directly proportional to the severity of my sacrifice.”

At her words.

The air instantly turned silent.

Duge looked at Yuan Xiaoyan, reminded of a proverb exclusive to the Mysterious World practitioners—“riddled with defects.”

Hong Xin, watching Yuan Xiaoyan, suddenly asked, “Xiaoyan, can Lanchen Star make it into the top three?”

Yuan Xiaoyan was stunned.

Without any agreement, Ying Fei, Fan Lie, Zhang Xueqi, and others turned their gaze to Yuan Xiaoyan, shocked by the heaven-defying ability she had awakened.

If defying fate could determine the outcome of the Alien Battlefield, then what was the point of everyone else’s efforts?

For a moment, Fan Lie even thought of eliminating Yuan Xiaoyan.

Top ten didn’t matter.

But top three, with Qiyuan Star occupying one spot and if Lanchen Star took another, the rest of them would be left to compete for just one more spot…

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