The Highest Bounty - Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Bumping Into The Army’s Hunters

Four days had passed and the remaining eight black crystals in the inventory had been consumed by Gu Ding, who had completely absorbed the energy.

There were thirty-seven energy circulations built within Gu Ding’s body and his Cell Index had increased from more than three thousand points to ten thousand points. However, it was strange that his Cell Index was stuck at this point and he could no longer enhance it any further. As for his gene level, it was stuck at Rank 5 and he could not make a breakthrough to Rank 6.

Neptune had explained this as “The seal on the gene locks being overly secure. This energy was not enough for Gu Ding to overcome his gene locks.”

It was a good thing that Gu Ding’s primary power had been cultivated to a terrifyingly powerful level. The accumulation of it was almost enough to be converted into Righteous Force. Besides getting an enhancement for his Cell Index, his body had also been enhanced enough to carry the pressure of the Ultimate Arts. He would be able to activate Ultimate Arts Level 9 under normal circumstances and conduct an increase of forty times on his combat effectiveness without comprising his physical health. Even the activation of Level 10 would not be much of a burden and would cause give his cells any irrevocable harm.

On the fifteenth day of their journey, Neptune anchored the spaceship at a planet called Saparet.

This was an ordinary administrative planet located on the outskirts of the Border River. They had chosen to anchor here to replenish provisions. The other reason being there was a sightseeing ship headed toward Jerr from Saparet.

Liliath took the time to conduct an inspection on Gu Ding after he put on the mask as a disguise and changed his clothes. The mask made by Robert was superb. Liliath could find almost no fault even with the help of her eagle eyes.

When the spaceship harbored, Gu Ding ran out of the cabin at high speed toward the sightseeing ship.

“This sightseeing ship heading for Jerr will leave in twenty minutes. There are three empty seats left. Tourists interested in visiting Jerr, please board the ship immediately. If you miss this ship, you will need to wait until next week,” a plump middle-aged man was shouting through a megaphone the size of thumb under the sightseeing ship. This type of mini megaphone would be able to enhance a person’s voice by twenty times and it was easy to bring along. It was a necessary item for almost all tour guides.

“I want a ticket,” Gu Ding appeared in front of the middle-aged man in a few steps. He lowered his voice on purpose and spoke slowly.

The middle-aged man was initially stunned but immediately reacted. It was rare to see martial art practitioners these days. The young man in front of him may look skinny and was not a tall person, but there was a long scar on his face. The middle-aged man took one glance and immediately averted his gaze. “Sure, dear sir. Please scan your identity and make your payment. The price for a one-way ticket to Jerr is fifty-nine Universe Credits.”

He scanned the smartwatch on Gu Ding’s hand and the machine in the middle-aged man’s hands displayed Gu Ding’s information:

‘Name: Phillis’

‘Gender: Male’

‘Age: 21’

‘Are You Wanted: No’

This was a fake identity that Neptune had created for Gu Ding in order for him to successfully sneak into Leoben Prison.

The fake identity was a success as the plump middle-aged man gave Gu Ding a friendly smile once the fee was transferred. “Welcome to the ship, Mr. Phillis.”

Gu Ding nodded slightly and did not reply. This was a signal to Neptune and the others to not intervene. They had intentionally chosen a mask with a scar on it to create a cold, unfeeling character for Gu Ding, which became a good reason for him to stay silent. Besides that, no one would stare at him with a scar on his face.

Gu Ding looked at this seat number. It was number thirty-two, which was an aisle seat. He was taken aback when he saw the person seated at number thirty-one.

It was a woman in a Faye Cosmic Nation Army uniform. She was a colonel general in the Army. Gu Ding sat down uneasily. Faye Cosmic Nation was a 5-star Cosmic Nation. Anyone who was a colonel general there would be a Rank 12 Gene Body powerhouse.

However, Gu Ding thought it strange that she did not look very old. Her hairstyle was rounded like a mushroom and she had a fair and delicate face. She looked twenty at most. It was much too young for her to become a colonel general at this age.

“Hello!” The woman in the Army uniform greeted him when she saw Gu Ding sat down.

“Try not to say anything in front of anyone from the Army and act coldly,” Neptune whispered a warning in Gu Ding’s ear.

Gu Ding turned toward the woman in the Army uniform and nodded before turning back again. He projected the news channel on his intelligent wristwatch and started reading the news silently.

Noami felt a little gloomy when he ignored her. She thought it might be because she was wearing an Army uniform. Many were not fond of the Army. She gave this some thought and turned toward Gu Ding again. “I’m not really from the Army. This is just a costume.”

She pulled up the rank insignia on her shoulder. “Look at this. This rank insignia is different from the real colonel general’s rank insignia. This is fake.”

Gu Ding turned to glance at it. The line located beneath the rank insignia looked like a sword. It was not noticeable unless one took a close look at it.

“Gu Ding, she’s lying. That sword doesn’t just mean that she’s from the Army. She’s also a Hunter. They are considered the crème de la crème in the Army. All Hunters know how to use that incomplete form of Ultimate Arts. Her rank of colonel-general means that she is ranked as a small team leader among the Hunters and has a combat strength of a Rank 12 Gene Body,” Neptune immediately gave him a warning message.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Ding’s character would immediately lead him to reveal the other party’s deception. However, this time, Gu Ding held back because doing so might land him in trouble. All he did was smile at her, indicating he believed her and turned back to continue reading the projected news.

“Well, you’re a cold person…” Noami felt a little defeated. She had chosen to take the sightseeing ship to meet interesting people. By the looks of how things were unfolding, she was about to have a very boring trip.

She was feeling a little gloomy as well. She had been vacationing on Jiewang, spending time with some animals in the nature reserve for many days when her superiors sent her a clip. It was a video of Gu Ding fighting members of the Dark Sectors. She had been assigned on a mission at the same time, which required her to travel to Jerr and meet with the other members and stand guard at Jerr. The orders were to capture Interstellar Pirates who had escaped from Border River.

The worse thing about the situation was that she had spotted Gu Ding’s crew’s spaceship anchored at the harbor on the night she was leaving Jiewang, but she did not dare to make a move because she had seen what Gu Ding’s crew was capable of in the video. If she had taken action on her own, the only thing waiting for her would be death.

She had not been able to let this go, even until today. If there were enough members around to help her out, she might have been able to arrest Gu Ding and his crew.

Gu Ding continued going through the news while sitting next to a Hunter from the Army. This forced him to be on high alert, trying his best not to reveal anything.

The spaceship finally took flight at the designated time and the ship was filled up.

As the spaceship ascended slowly, Noami turned to look out the window. Suddenly, a spaceship caught her attention. It was the black and white-colored Golden Eagle. “Gu Ding and his crew are here! How did this happen again?! I should have brought my team along for this vacation.”

Noami had lost herself a second opportunity. However, she knew that it would be quite difficult to capture Gu Ding’s crew. Gu Ding’s crew must have been here to replenish their provisions in the long run. It would be difficult to track down any news of Gu Ding’s crew for at least a month after today because they would definitely avoid harboring at administrative planets for the time being. They would probably appear at some random stop within Faye Cosmic Nation the next time they anchored at a harbor.

Noami waved her fist around angrily.

Gu Ding turned to glance at her and turned off the news channel. He closed his eyes to go to sleep.

This made Noami gloomier. The person seated next to her was boring to a tipping point. She immediately put on her headphones and closed her eyes to enjoy the music.

Soon, the spaceship left the harbor.

Liliath and the others watched the spaceship containing Gu Ding leave before getting off the spaceship.

“Biggie, you’ll be in charge of purchasing kitchen ingredients. Store as much food as possible this time and make sure it is at least a month’s worth. Try purchasing food items that can be kept long-term,” Liliath directed this at Biggie.

“As for the others, give me a list of what you need, and I’ll shop for them with Elsa. We’re going to speed up our shopping this time. We must leave this planet before it turns dark. Now that Neptune is not around, it shouldn’t be a problem if Robert pilots the ship, right?”

“This spaceship is nothing but a toy for a three-year-old during my generation,” Robert was not exaggerating at all. During the mechanical civilization, a child was capable of building this type of spaceship independently. As for piloting it, a three-year-old was more than capable of it.

Robert gave another long list of items for purchase. Liliath accepted it after glancing at it.

Tagore had also submitted a list of his own. It said, ‘Huge loads of ribs’.

Liliath passed the list to Biggie. “Tagore wants huge loads of ribs. Biggie, just get him a month’s worth of them.”

“I’ll go with you to shop for them,” Tagore gave it a thought and jumped onto Biggie’s shoulders. It would be pretty boring to stay with Robert.

“Tagore, I’ve got two requests. One, you’re not allowed to steal food. Second, don’t speak in human language in front of strangers,” Liliath said while pointing at Tagore.

“Okay…” Tagore rolled his eyes. He had planned to steal something to eat while at the outing. He felt food tasted better if it was stolen.

“Biggie, keep a close eye on him and stop from creating any trouble,” Liliath gave a reminder to Biggie again.

Robert stayed behind to take care of their home. He was quite happy to be left alone.

It took them a few hours before everyone was done with their purchase. Liliath was only able to buy one-fifth of what Robert had requested on his list.

The Golden Eagle ascended once again quickly, leaving the harbor of Saparet.

At the same moment, Gu Ding was awoken from his sleep by a voice on the sightseeing ship. “Don’t move, everyone, or I’ll blow up this spaceship!”