Reborn As An Interstellar Giant Mosquito

The excavation continued uninterrupted, and collecting one hundred tons wouldn’t take long with Jia Yan’s metal body—the task would be finished within minutes.

Unbeknownst to him, a fleet of stealth battleships was swiftly closing in outside the celestial body.

Detection methods used by powerhouses often relied on brainwave strength. However, in the technologically advanced Central Star District of the Genius Battlefield, many cutting-edge battleships were constructed from anti-brainwave materials. With stealth mode activated, even Jia Yan, focused as he was on mining, failed to notice their rapid approach.

”Hmph, I’ve sensed it. The monster who killed my brother is inside. But the intelligence suggested it was an entire fleet—why does it seem like there’s only a single monster here? No matter; once we capture him, we can interrogate him to uncover the truth.”

On the flagship of the approaching fleet, a Medium-Talent Semi-permanent Star Monster gazed coldly at the interstellar object before them.

Such a celestial body was unremarkable to monsters capable of traversing space. Furthermore, the exterior showed no evidence of artificial interventions. The monster didn’t believe this was the base of the force that killed his brother.

”Send people into the cavern to investigate. I just detected a Space Talent strongman within. I’ll stand guard outside. Even if he tries escaping through Subspace, I have methods to stop him. You, the several Secondary Level powerhouses here, enter the cavern. The target is powerful—be cautious.”

The Semi-permanent Star Monster addressed the strongmen aboard the single battleships surrounding him.

”Understood.”

With a unified response, figures from these ships darted toward the meteorite.

Every one of them had Secondary-level power, none weaker than Medium Talent, and one was even a High-level Talent Secondary Powerhouse.

Naturally, the High-level Talent genius had an elevated status; even the commanding Semi-permanent Star powerhouse treated them with respect. However, with minimal immediate danger, after issuing safety instructions, they were sent inside without concern.

”That Space Talent presence feels like a Secondary Level entity, but its strength seems faint—likely just Medium Talent. If that’s the case, even Pi Lai could easily deal with it.”

The Semi-permanent Star genius stationed outside pondered while keeping vigilant watch, fearing the ’brother-killer’ within might sense something and flee.

What they didn’t realize was that their difficulty in assessing Jia Yan’s powers was because his form was composed of metal constructs. Furthermore, the strength emanating from him wasn’t typical brainwave power but rather cell-based physical might, resulting in vague readings.

While the monsters streamed into the large cavern and entered the meteorite, Jia Yan, who had just finished collecting the ultrahigh-energy ore inside, was suddenly struck by a vibration in his heart and mind.

”There are people outside? What’s going on?”

Jia Yan wasn’t an ordinary Venerable. Despite his strength falling within the Venerable range, a group of Secondary Level powerhouses approaching triggered his detection capabilities—it was impossible for him not to notice.

”Are they here to harvest ore as well, or...”

A flood of questions filled Jia Yan’s mind, but regardless of the reasons, neither possibility boded well.

”There seem to be several Secondary Level entities—one of whom has extremely formidable power. I cannot confront them directly.”

After processing the situation, Jia Yan’s compound eyes flickered with thought, and one of the metal octopus tentacles shifted its form abruptly.

On the celestial object’s surface, tremors began to unfold wildly.

”Groundquake? I see—the monster sensed us and is trying to escape in the opposite direction!”

Near the bottom of the cavern entrance, several Secondary Level monsters reacted, startled but unimpressed.

Though their strength paled compared to a Semi-permanent Star powerhouse, their confidence lied in the opponent being merely a Secondary-level genius with Medium Talent. They were certain they could chase him down, rendering escape impossible!

”Run? Where can you run? Underground environments are my specialty! Everyone, follow me!”