Reborn As An Interstellar Giant Mosquito

Tian Tesu, recalling the terrifying power of Jia Yan’s explosion, was still somewhat shaken. Yet, he also understood the limitations of such an attack. If it were himself, he could think of several ways to deal with Jia Yan before the energy was even unleashed, or at the very least to escape unscathed.

”Understood, Sir Tian Tesu. I will be more cautious in the future.”

Jia Yan humbly accepted Tian Tesu’s admonishment.

The pursuing Tianhe Force warships soon returned. However, as they were not specialized in exterminating pirates, a small portion of the enemy battleships managed to escape.

Still, the Tianhe Force fleet wasn’t on a mission to eradicate pirates. Having wiped out most of the enemy’s main forces and killed two intermediate genius secondary powerhouses, the pirate group had essentially lost all combat capability.

”Let’s move on to the next territory. Pirates like these won’t appear there.”

The fleet continued its voyage. However, following this battle, everyone became significantly more cautious.

Jia Yan, meanwhile, retreated to his strong ones’ warship, letting Xiaoya operate it while he lay on the ground. Quietly, he reflected on the earlier fight.

”As Tian Tesu mentioned, my space stone explosion power, though formidable, has its limitations. If the enemy is prepared, I could easily end up sabotaging myself.”

No matter what, Tian Tesu remained an intermediate genius semi-permanent star powerhouse. Although initially intimidated by Jia Yan’s explosion, he quickly discerned its weaknesses.

Thus, Jia Yan’s assessment of this attack was not entirely glowing.

Of course, techniques always require refinement. Jia Yan understood the space stone explosion had significant merits—such as requiring very little of his own energy—making it worth further study.

After contemplating a few plans, Jia Yan received another communication from Tian Tesu.

”Are those strong ones really just pirates? Such entities exist even in the Genius Battlefield?”

Jia Yan found Tian Tesu’s statement surprising.

In the Genius Battlefield, Jia Yan had encountered a lone monstrous robber when he first arrived, but he hadn’t heard of such activities reoccurring. Moreover, he didn’t expect fully organized pirate groups to exist here.

”Indeed, we’re facing complications now. This group belongs to a professional pirate faction occupying the interstitial zones between various forces. There are even rumors that their strength rivals that of an ordinary medium force from the Central Star Area. They reportedly have five high-level semi-permanent star powerhouses alone.”

After hearing Tian Tesu’s explanation, Jia Yan ended the communication with a serious expression.

He understood now—the pirate fleet they had just wiped out belonged to a massive pirate faction from the Central Star Area. It even held a special ’qualification certificate’ from the Genius Battlefield official.

This was a peculiar facet of the Central Star Area. Due to the belief that the Genius Battlefield required both rules and opposition for its effectiveness, these ”dark forces” lurking in the shadows were tolerated to some extent!

”After some investigation, I discovered that not only in the Central Star Area but also across numerous other star zones, similar pirate and assassination factions exist. Some of these factions are so powerful that they even boast their own top-tier geniuses... utterly terrifying!”

After researching online data, Jia Yan grasped the entire picture surrounding these dark forces.

”The pirate fleet we annihilated belonged to a faction known as the North Group, which has five high-level semi-permanent stars in their ranks. They operate in this stretch of the starry sky, and even many medium forces dare not provoke them. Having destroyed one of their fleets, we’re bound to face retribution...”

The data Jia Yan reviewed was based on Tian Tesu’s guidance, and as he perused the information, a heavy feeling settled over him.

Provoking a dark faction could result in terrible consequences. Accounts of factions that angered such forces often spoke of devastating revenge, with entire entities razed to the ground. Even avoiding annihilation usually resulted in endless harassment.

Even factions stronger than the dark forces preferred to avoid entanglements with them. Such groups, unrestrained in their actions, were a nightmare to deal with if they set their sights on someone.