Abyss Sequence-Chapter 415 - 72: Extraterrestrial Signal

After confirming that the commotion in the town wasn't an enemy attack and as more people were gathering on the streets, Yan Luo, feeling uncomfortable with the strange looks from people while being shirtless, decided to return to the villa to get dressed.

Yulia, on the other hand, walked onto the main street to show the public her current state.

Having regained her former youth, she naturally wanted to show it off to others.

Just as Yan Luo returned to the villa, he saw Sasa coming down from the second floor. Before he could tell her about Yulia's advancement to Sequence One, Sasa preemptively asked, "Has Ms. Bilyukova become Sequence One?"

Hearing this, Yan Luo was taken aback, "You already knew?"

Sasa responded helplessly, "The news has already spread online."

How long has it been? It was just a few steps from Ms. Bilyukova's villa back here, and the news of her becoming Sequence One had already spread online?

Yan Luo retrieved his personal terminal from the bathroom, checking the latest news through it.

As expected, major news outlets were already congratulating Yulia on becoming Sequence One.

They didn't even verify the news but hastily released the information they just received, all eager to catch the popularity wave.

Why so?

It was naturally because they saw the current appearance of Yulia filmed by a resident of No.2 Crimson.

Yulia Ivanovna Bilyukova, the [strongest woman in the world] — or perhaps now she should be called [the strongest person in the world] — had successfully rejuvenated from a seventy or eighty-year-old to someone who looks barely in their twenties.

This isn't something cosmetic surgery could achieve, especially since Yulia had been documenting her condition, and the people of Blue Star watched as she gradually grew younger.

Her firm muscles pressed against and smoothed her skin, her vigorous body sprouting new hair, making one wonder how long Yulia's lifespan might extend.

Many went crazy, a lot regretted not becoming Hunters when they had the chance and desire. If they had become Hunters back then, wouldn't they have at least reached Sequence Four by now?

With more effort, perhaps they could also become Sequence One in their old age like Yulia, successfully rejuvenate, and regain youth and an even longer lifespan?

Seeing the online comments, Yan Luo shook his head.

He thought that if those people had chosen to become Hunters, they would likely face disability or death.

To become a Hunter, one cannot be timid. Hunters at Sequence Three and above cannot be timid because timid Hunters would die or retire before even reaching Sequence Three.

Yan Luo got dressed and walked out of the bathroom to see Sasa waiting for him in the living room.

"Since Ms. Bilyukova has become Sequence One, I can now tell you about it." Sasa said to Yan Luo.

Yan Luo frowned, "Is there something you've been hiding from me? No, not you...it's Wu Zechuan?"

Sasa smiled slightly, "You guessed right, but there's no prize. It's something Chairman Wu told me when we returned. He specifically reminded me not to tell you until Ms. Bilyukova became Sequence One, fearing you might act impulsively."

Yan Luo knew it.

What could it be that Sasa would only reveal after Yulia became Sequence One?

It should be something related to the Abyssal Believers, as all Sasa's news sources concerning them came from Yan Luo himself and Wu Zechuan, so it must be Wu Zechuan who told Sasa something but didn't want her to tell him.

"What is it?" Yan Luo asked.

Sasa sent a news article to Yan Luo, and upon seeing it, Yan Luo's face showed a hint of surprise.

"It's simple, some tycoons from Celestial City have died. Besides Wang Xiu, a staunch Abyss Believer, a few others on Wu Zechuan's suspicion list also suddenly dropped dead. Wu Zechuan suspects that these suddenly deceased tycoons were high-level Abyss Believers, and most likely from the Believers' faction. The person responsible for their demise is probably the leader of the Watcher Sect."

So, does this mean... the high-level Believers' faction is nearly, or has been completely wiped out?

Yan Luo looked at the news article in front of him, which forced explanations for these tycoons' sudden deaths, claiming they were merely unlucky or attempted conspiracy theories suggesting a few had already died, and this was just a timely revelation.

But any discerning person could see that these tycoons' deaths were obviously not accidents, but murders.

However, the police and news media in Celestial City were saying it was an accident... Is this still the Celestial City under the control of the Abyss Believers?

Even with Wang Xiu, a high-ranking staunch Abyss Believer, dead, there was no investigation, it seems the one who acted must be the leader of the Watcher Sect.

"So now, is it that the Abyss Believers are following the leadership of the Watcher Sect's leader?" Yan Luo looked at Sasa.

Sasa nodded and analyzed: "Although the Believers' faction leaders have their heirs, if those heirs do not choose cooperation, they'll meet the same end as those deceased faction leaders. The leader of the Watcher Sect is undeniably strong; his power is his authority, and at this moment when he has displayed his power, no one would disobey his orders."

Power is authority, this is the origin of the [Warrior] Sequence Two [Power] name.

Yan Luo refocused on the news Sasa sent, murmuring, "Killing so many leaders of the Believers' faction, it must be to unify the power of the Abyss Believers... What does he intend to do?"

Nobody knew what the leader of the Watcher Sect was planning to do, and almost no one realized that the Abyss Believers had undergone a silent power shift.

Celestial City was supposed to be a refuge for the leaders of the Believers' faction, a lawless zone they created. They could act recklessly there, but now, it has become their invisible prison.

The leaders of the Believers' faction can only stay in Celestial City because if they go to the surface, they might be targeted by the United Government, so all their actions on the surface are executed through proxies.

They had trapped the most dangerous person in the world together with themselves, never considering that they might die at that person's hands.

So, their deaths were deserved, an inevitable event, a matter of time.

As Yan Luo pondered deeply, a message alert startled him.

It was from Yulia, she planned to hold a celebration for her advancement to Sequence One and invited Yan Luo to attend.

The date was set for three days later at a luxury hotel in Lingquan City, where everyone Yulia knew would come.

"We must attend!"

Yan Luo hadn't spoken yet when Sasa began analyzing, "Ms. Bilyukova is a big figure, and her friends should also be big figures. Attending the event will help us establish closer ties with other powers. After all, we are now an emerging force on the world stage, controlling inter-world trade, destined to rise, and will inevitably have to interact with other forces. So before that, we should contact leaders of some forces to resolve a lot of unnecessary troubles."

That did seem reasonable. Yan Luo thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Alright, let's attend together." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Sasa reminded, "Remember to bring Lingyu. She is your legitimate girlfriend and also Ms. Min's daughter, who can represent you in interacting with others at the banquet. Your unfortunate tongue tends to offend others as soon as you speak, so it might be better for you to speak less then."

"Alright." Yan Luo replied calmly.

It's just a pity, the banquet couldn't be held.

On the afternoon of the day Yulia advanced to Sequence One, only a few hours after she became Sequence One, Blue Star received a long-lost signal from outer space.

Coincidentally, the encoding method of this signal seemed very familiar to the Blue Star people, and after searching through the database, they were abruptly shocked.

The signal from outer space was identical to the one received more than eighty years ago, which meant that the signal they now received and the one eighty-one years ago came from the same planet, or at least the same civilization.

The extraterrestrial civilization that once advised them 'not to respond' had sent a new signal to them again?!