BXBX NOVEL Chapter 370 : Cosmic Pirates
She was not just a mother. She was also a powerhouse of Royal-order lifeform rank, a powerful Mage, and…a woman with a man.
Her life was filled, her mind was cleared, and she began living in the present for the future after this night.
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Erix and Isabella returned to the Blessed Island after another hour of traveling.
The scenery and sun changed as they arrived at the orange sky where the sun was slowly drowning.
It was past six in the evening and everyone was busy as usual in training or something else.
With Erix and Isabella\'s return, all powerhouses gathered into a party and prepared for the daily expedition.
Resources were necessary and people needed more items like Elemental crystals, ingredients, Item evolvers, and such things to improve.
The leaderboards were changing every day as people got powerful and improved.
The past 20 days brought many changes already, and it showed in the expedition.
More and more people broke past the 40k Power Level and started entering Atlantis.
The main progress of the Atlantis expedition was handled by the Unfettered Fate guild due to the overwhelming power of Erix and Rin which made it easier for everyone to progress.
They\'ve also targeted two more tribes in the past twenty days because they couldn\'t progress much further in the Merfinn and Baiandron tribes\' areas.
As such, their recent expedition targets were the Tarocto and Aquarill tribes. Naturally, the retaliation of the Atlantis tribe also increased and casualties appeared at almost every Sanctuary Area, even in the Phoenix city.
Although only barely ten people died in Phoenix City, the number of deaths was higher in other areas.
In total, roughly a hundred thousand people had died at the hands of Atlantians and 99% of those people were weaker and only 1% of casualties were from the proper guilds.
After all, during the Atlantis invasion daily, the only saving grace of people—Sanctuary Area—was disabled, leaving everyone extremely vulnerable.
But this daily danger, also made all people get stronger with a newfound resolve and fear.
The sense of safety that the Sanctuary Area gave people made most of them relax and slowly lit up the desperation fires once again.
If they wanted to survive, they would have to continue getting stronger.
That was how Mystic Root\'s system worked on worlds under it. Indifferent, ruthless, and only rewarding talent, hard work, and whims of luck.
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Kalaanx Abyss, the hub of Unbound Star cosmic faction.
Inside the Cosmic Portal Hall, Lilith, Lily, and Maleina stood with a staff member of the cosmic faction—a long ponytail blond-haired lady with brown-red draconic horns and a tail.
"Yes, I got the coordinates. It\'s the human race populated planet that recently entered under Mystic Root\'s influence."
Lilith nodded.
"As you know, it\'s under Mystic Root and no native there has reached Empyrean-order yet, so your actions will be restricted by rules and consequences if you break them."
"I am aware."
"Alright. I am connecting the portal to an unpopulated area there."
"Thanks."
The staff member walked to the side and pressed some buttons on the terminal to the side.
"Before you go, can you tell me if you are going to such a backward place for business or something else?" the draconic lady curiously asked, her eyes flashing a glit.
"We are just going there for a new adventure," Lily chuckled.
"Eh? Why go to places under Mystic Root for adventure? There a whole cosmos out there," the draconic lady wryly smiled.
"Don\'t worry. We are not the Cosmic Pirates if that\'s what you are worried about," Lilith chuckled.
The draconic lady faked a cough and said, "It would be wrong to say I am not doubting you. You are famous or rather infamous here in this Kalaanx Abyss, and given your strength you should be at the rest of the Cosmic Expanse and not under Mystic Root\'s areas which are just growing places in the cosmos."
The draconic lady looked at the trio with scrutiny.
"Our Cosmic faction is ranked last and I have seen people who join here and target a random growing planet under Mystic Root and go there to settle and build their forces."
"Some groups use extreme methods to kill a lot of people to nurture others and take them while some enslave the entire planet with planning and staying by Mystic Root\'s rules."
It was clear that this draconic lady thought Lilith, Lily, and Maleina were going to do something similar since they were going to a place where it would be easy for them to utilize their powers and knowledge to build forces.
Lilith\'s name was ringing too loud recently and her power was recognized throughout the Kalaanx Abyss. After killing six powerhouses eighteen days ago, she spent the next eighteen days displaying other feats and getting even more powerful by going to every dangerous place in the Kalaanx Abyss.
She cleared all other people responsible for her clan\'s downfall as well, and she didn\'t bother hiding it to make it fast, causing her name to spread.
And now, it was time to return to their dearest and begin their new journey.
"Do you sympathize with people of those worlds that get targeted by such groups?" Lilith asked with a faint smile.
The draconic lady\'s jaw clenched, "I was a human once, from a distant planet like the one you are going to. It was targeted by the Blue Maw Pirate Kingdom."
"It\'s a floating space continent that constantly travels and often targets planets under Mystic Root. They gradually control the entire planet, dividing guilds and ruling everyone. Those who don\'t obey are enslaved, sold, and exploited. They deliberately created such an atmosphere."
"They do whatever they want and if someone opposes their atrocities, they become a target. They make sure strong guilds are spared and get benefits at first while treating others badly to create a conflicting atmosphere...in the end, they basically rule everything and exploit everyone."
"People lose empathy and only think for themselves. Those who escape are gone, and those in their clutch see hell while living," the draconic lady gritted her teeth. "I hate these pirates to the bones."
Lilith and the other two were surprised.
\'Lady Lilith, are there really such organizations?\'
\'There are, though I haven\'t heard about Blue Maw Pirate Kingdom.\'
The draconic lady sharply said. "If you are going to do that, I will inform Cosmic Bounty Hub. There are many people who don\'t like those pirates and will band together to kill and loot them."
"Don\'t worry," Lilith wryly smiled. "We are not associated with any pirates. You are also free to keep your look on that planet."
"Why are you going there then?"
"We are going there to reunite with our family," Lily grinned. "You can take it that way."
It wasn\'t wrong. Lilith\'s family was gone a long ago. Lily didn\'t even know her parents since she was raised as an assassin since young age after her kidnap and finally died when she was barely adult, causing her to descend into Abyss and meet Lilith, beginning her new life with Lilith.
Maleina also had no relatives alive.
As such, the trio\'s family was indeed none other than Erix, Rin, Aria, and Amu.
"Fine," the draconic lady nodded. "I\'ll keep a lookout there until it reaches the last phase of Mystic Root."
"Up to you," Lilith faintly smiled and stood before the portal. Lily and Maleina standing at her sides.
The draconic lady nodded, "You can enter now."
At that, Lilith, Lily, and Maleina entered the portal.