Lan Jue's heart skipped a beat. If the alien planets were nearby, or if they appeared out of nowhere, then no matter how strong her father was he wouldn't be able to get them out of here safely.
However, there was no way out now. They could not retreat, they could only move forward bravely.
The ship's ejection mechanism activated, and three figures shot out, one large and two small.
The large one was none other than Thor.
Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin weren't Paragons yet. They could move freely in space, but with Thor they could conserve energy.
Thor was also useful to Lan Jue, who wasn't yet a Paragon.
The Wine Master and Pharmacist sat on Thor's shoulders.
Zhou Qianlin was nestled against Lan Jue's chest in the cockpit.
Thor's back flashed with light as he activated his Blinding Stone. He vanished without a sound and sped toward the planet.
It was called Hailin, and boasted an abundance of marine resources. Sixty-seven percent of the planet's surface was ocean, and the rest was dry land.
It was one of the first planets discovered by the Western Alliance. Although it wasn't particularly large, it was suitable for human habitation. Humans didn't need to survive on this planet.
However, at this moment, such a beautiful and fertile planet was completely covered in a purplish-red color. Even the sea had turned purplish-red.
As they drew closer, they were able to see the beasts' hideous faces.
"Wine Master, are we close enough?" Lan Jue asked.
"We're close enough."
Thor slowed down and came to a stop in midair.
Any closer and they'd be within range of the alien's psychic detection.
The Wine Master produced his Cosmagus. It twirled in the air, and a silver ring of light surrounded him, the Pharmacist, and Thor.
The Cosmagus waved his scepter again, and a door of silver light opened.
Lan Jue didn't need him to say anything. Thor was already in the midst of that light.
With a flash of silver light, he disappeared into thin air.
It was too difficult to force his way through so many aliens.
On the other hand, it would be much simpler to use spatial teleportation.
The next moment, the silver light door opened behind a building on the surface of Planet Hailin.
There was a flash of light, and Thor appeared with the Wine Master and the Pharmacist.
Successful transmigration!
It didn't alert the aliens outside.
Especially in space.
Now that he was a Reflection of Heaven and Earth, the Wine Master's teleportation abilities had improved dramatically.
Not only was it more accurate, but the teleportation distance was also longer.
If it was him in the past, he probably wouldn't be able to teleport so far.
Lan Jue gave a thumbs up in the cockpit. "That's great, we weren't discovered.
Let's search first. "As she spoke, Lan Jue controlled Thor to crouch down and turn on the radar on the mecha.
Thor's various systems were quite high-end.
It wasn't long before Thor's radar picked up a patch of purple.
In the distance, there was a faint purple hue. According to Thor's analysis, it was the ocean. It hadn't been too long, so the pollution hadn't been too severe.
"Search for signs of life." Lan Jue ordered.
Thor's search continued.
Before long, Lan Jue found a patch of life.
"That's …" The radar could only pick out the shapes of the creatures. Were they aliens?
These lifeforms were also purplish-red in color, but their bodies were clearly human!
There were at least a thousand of them.
"What did you find?" The Wine Master's voice called out.
Lan Jue's voice was low. "Life, humanoid, purple."
The Wine Master's voice was stern. "Have they begun to transform?"
"Should I go take a look?" The Pharmacist asked.
Lan Jue nodded. "Let's go together."
Thor crouched low, maintaining his posture. Quietly, he made his way toward the area Lan Jue had scanned.
The buildings here had been badly damaged, with many signs of corrosion.
It wasn't long before Lan Jue found her way to the radar.
There weren't many aliens on the surface of the planet, in stark contrast to the ones in outer space.
There were only a handful of aliens on the planet's radar.
Thor had his own shielding systems that could hide any signs of life within a certain radius. The Eastern Alliance's newest psionic signal shielding also had some effect.
As long as the aliens weren't as strong as the umbrella-shaped aliens, they would need to get close to find them.
With the help of these systems, Thor arrived at the building he'd been looking for.
It was a stadium, and from a distance it appeared to be in good shape.
The stadium had no roof.
Thor didn't take to the air. Instead, he found a suitable place to climb.
He crouched on the side of the roof and peered inside.
Inside the stadium, the ground was covered in a thick blanket of purple fungus.
What was even more shocking was that there were things that looked like cocoons on the Fungal Carpet.
Each of the purplish-red cocoons was about three meters long.
There were a number of humans standing nearby.
Most of these humans were purplish-red in color. Although they still maintained their human appearance, their eyes were dull.
Compared to their original stature, they had become taller and more muscular.
They looked like giants.
"It looks like the genetic modification of the Western Alliance," the Wine Master said.
Just then, one of the cocoons split open to reveal what was inside.
Inside was a human, naked and burly.
He looked about the same size as the humans standing outside.
Just then, they saw several larger aliens approach. They had a number of humans in their hands, but they looked much more normal.
Some of them were struggling, some were on the verge of death, some were crying and howling.
Survivors. There were survivors!
Lan Jue, the Pharmacist, and the Wine Master were overjoyed.
So many days had passed, they hadn't expected to find survivors.
The aliens led the humans into the stadium and shoved them into the cocoons.
The fungus on the ground wriggled, and the cocoons closed, trapping the humans inside.
"It's a modification of the human body," Lan Jue said, coming to a conclusion.
What was the point of the aliens modifying humans instead of absorbing their life force?
Was it to study human genetics?
"Should we save them?" The Pharmacist asked.
"No," the Wine Master said decisively.
"Our mission is reconnaissance. Even if we save them here, we won't be able to get them out of here alive."
There were so many aliens out in space. Humans were fragile, and they had no means of transportation. How were they supposed to get them out?
Lan Jue took a deep breath. "But I can't stand by and watch them die.
Besides, we're here to do reconnaissance anyway. Let's see what happens to these humans first. "
As he spoke, Thor shot through the air. He descended from the sky in a blur of distorted light.
Thor landed on the ground. This time he didn't bother to hide himself. He also undid the Blinding Stone's effects.
Thor's feet slammed into the fungus carpet. There was a thunderous boom, and a bolt of blue lightning spread out.
In the face of the blue Tiandu Thunder, the Fungus Carpet did not even have the chance to tremble before quickly collapsing.
Thor's sudden appearance was so sudden that the aliens didn't even have a chance to react.
In the blink of an eye, all of the beasts were reduced to dust and disappeared without a trace.
Only a few of the larger Marauders had life crystals left behind.
Although it was difficult for Thor to amplify All-Heaven lightning, he had no problem using it.
The Wine Master, perched on Thor's shoulder, couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes. Lan Jue was getting stronger and stronger.
Only then did the Predators react. They roared and charged at Thor without fear of death.
From their speed, it could be seen that they were no longer at the level of humans. Their muscles bulged, and their meridians wriggled on the surface of their skin like little snakes. They flew and pounced over.
Still, it was clear that their individual combat prowess was far inferior to that of the aliens.
Thor made his move. Like a bolt of lightning, he shot past the mutated humans and pounced on the cocoons. There was a flash of light, and the cocoons were torn open. The unmutated humans were freed.
The mutated humans were hot on his heels. Thor stomped his right foot on the ground. A shockwave rippled through the cocoons and sent them tumbling to the ground.
Waves of energy could be felt from the outside. Clearly a large number of aliens were heading their way.
The Wine Master's voice was decisive. "I have a plan!"
As he spoke, the Wine Master's right hand made a grasping motion in the air. His Cosmagus appeared out of thin air. He waved the scepter twice, and two beams of silvery light appeared out of thin air. They swallowed up the infected and the uninfected.
"Go!" The Wine Master growled.