The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 667 Balance
If you ask Kashi how she's feeling tonight, it's probably quite complicated.

He had defeated at least eighty or a hundred enemy troops through surprise attacks, and even took on the roles of sentry and trap setter. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him one of Yara's most capable generals; he alone accounted for almost half of the credit for Yara's seven fortified towers. Now he was about to capture the eighth fortified tower—he believed himself to be on the verge of doing so.

However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is harsh. After being so adept at handling things for so long and seeing so many people go, Kashi finally suffered a setback.

Imagine how you feel when you make a series of reckless moves, thinking you have victory in your grasp, only to find out you've actually fallen into a trap. Probably like he feels now.

When Kass led his "suicide squad" in, he sensed something was wrong.

The atmosphere is not right.

Although they all seemed to realize something was wrong and started to move, something was off about their behavior—what kind of prey would realize it was surrounded and not defend itself or run away?

On the contrary, those in front had gone in a big circle, and their formation was strange. It didn't look like they were defending or even running away. It looked like they were avoiding something? Avoiding what? What time is it? This puzzled even the enemies.

However, they soon realized what the other was avoiding.

They're so stupid, really! How could they think this group of people were easy prey? It turns out they were the big bad guy leading his bunch of captives, and before they knew it, they'd become captives themselves. Their little leader, Kas, must be incredibly frustrated about it.

Kas watched as the group dodged in a circle, and for a moment, a lot of thoughts raced through his mind. He even wondered if he'd fallen into some kind of trap… Well, he really had. He quickly realized that the other side didn't seem to have any intention of fighting them at all; rather, it was as if they were trying to push them into the center.

What could be in the middle? It's too small to set up a trap, or do they think their few dozen people can surround an equal number of them? Besides, most of the opponents' mental strength is not as good as theirs. After all, Kashi's team members are carefully selected, and each one is an extraordinary fighter. They are not like those who just coast along in the inner circle.

Kass had great confidence in them. While they hadn't been invincible in the past, they had almost always crushed their opponents under equal conditions and with superior equipment—unless a team with completely superior hardware came along. Clearly, this team wasn't like that; he didn't sense the presence of any high-potential awakened mental beings among them.

And that's how Kas fell. He felt his arm being pulled over with ease at a certain point, and his vision went white. His mind felt like it was being entangled by a strange force, neither tight nor loose, but seemingly digging deeper and deeper. After a while, he felt a certain force intertwining with his mental field, as if he were stuck to something.

Um, uh...

He was startled, unsure whether to continue pushing or stop moving his arm.

And almost simultaneously, a voice in his head told him 'Don't move.'

The others were unaware that Kas had already been tricked; they only saw him fighting and being subdued by a tall, unfamiliar soldier.

A moment later, the team received their first order since the raid, an order delivered with almost gritted teeth: "Stop!" Stop what? Stop fighting?

The members of the assault team were confused and uncertain. Although they had some guesses in their minds, they still couldn't believe it. They wanted to hear the other party admit it to themselves.

"Alright, stop now. If you keep fighting, you'll be fighting your own people." A strange female voice rang in their minds, as if it had appeared suddenly.

They were just as startled as Kass, some of them unaware of when they had been linked to by another person. And as the battle abruptly ended, everyone felt the new connection in their minds suddenly tighten and become a knot.

The fractured scene was reunited—albeit in a different way.

"Alright, now that we're safe, let's talk properly." The voice rang out again, but this time it was a completely real voice, without any disguise.

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Not long ago, less than half a week ago, there were more than forty people sitting here. Except for Jiang Hui herself, everyone was confused, including the people Jiang Hui brought.

Then, half a week later, the number of people had doubled, and the number of people who were confused had also doubled, but most of them had cleared their minds and realized what had happened.

Jiang Hui dealt with the more than forty people who attacked effortlessly, and it did not affect their meeting, except that there were a few more people than usual.

But with more people, the formation had to change, and Jiang Hui's left and right sides were replaced by two people from different camps.

Actually, ignoring the bewildering wait, the atmosphere was quite awkward. After all, the two sides were mortal enemies not long ago, and now they've become inseparable. They're now being forced together for a meeting, and the culprit seems completely oblivious, leaving them unsure how to react.

Jiang Hui didn't feel embarrassed at all; she felt that everything had come at just the right time, like a pillow delivered just when she was sleepy. Originally, she had planned to finish the meeting here and then lead her men to another outpost a little further away to gather a hundred or so men before launching an attack on the fortified tower and infiltrating inside.

Unexpectedly, before they could even look for help, these people came to them on their own, and each of them seemed quite capable. They also played important roles in their respective teams, making them perfect for their own use.

That's great! Once everything is arranged here, we can immediately start seizing the outer perimeter towers...

(End of this chapter)