CHAPTER 59: SCARLET DEMON

Flooded with information, Brody’s video didn’t attract much attention at first.

There were too many rising geniuses in the Nova Sector.

Take Skylar, the prodigy of the Nova Military Academy, who achieved an unprecedented 1,000% Void Saturation rate.

Or Nora, the youngest Tier 1 scientist at just 15 years old.

Luca, a Void Tamer, who managed to subdue a cub of a War God Beast.

With such towering talents, Brody’s video was easily overlooked.

However, as more people watched the clip, they began to grasp the essence of Nash’s power.

Defeating a group of darting Fangsnakes with such precision and perfection wasn’t humanly possible.

Even a Void Commander would make mistakes under that kind of pressure.

Yet Nash remained unaffected, eliminating each snake as if it were as natural as breathing.

If they hadn’t known better, they might have thought Nash was an artificial human designed purely for combat.

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At the Nova Military Academy, as Brody’s clip gained traction, a woman resting after training was unconsciously drawn to the footage.

Watching the mysterious figure move and fight with ease, Camilla couldn’t help but think of someone.

"Is it Nash?"

But as the thought crossed her mind, she immediately shook her head.

Looking at those scarlet eyes, the man in the video was clearly an Arleanian.

Besides, while Nash was skilled in combat, he wasn’t a machine.

Recalling the man who had defeated her time and time again, Camilla couldn’t help but smile.

But as her gaze returned to the video, her expression hardened.

"Another talent from the Arlean Civilization has risen..."

To her, the Arleanians were a sworn enemy. She didn’t want to see another genius emerge from their ranks.

Clenching her fists, she stopped reminiscing and started another round of training.

"Just wait for me... I’ll take you down the ranks of the Nova Sector."

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As time passed, the video soon went viral, drawing the attention of the entire Nova Sector.

"Who is this man? Does anyone have a clue?"

"It has to be fake. No human can move with that level of precision."

"It’s Impossible to fake such a clip. This is clearly the Nova Sector’s Dark Void Warrior Test."

"The Scarlet Demon! What a fitting title. Those Scarlet Eyes are truly a wonder of the Nova Sector."

"Amazing. What an enviable physique and talent."

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On the other side, the Nova Military Academy also began to take notice.

However, searching for the mysterious man’s identity, they came up empty-handed.

"Could you check with the Nova Physical Center for data?" Nathalia, the academy’s special admissions officer, asked her staff.

As the No.1 academy in the Nova Sector, it was their duty to leave no stone unturned.

Missing out on such a prodigy was already a failure.

If another sector recruited him, not only would their reputation take a serious hit, but it would also add a competitor to the Nova Sector.

"This isn’t possible. Unless you’re the President of the Nova Sector, we can’t access that data."

The virtual world’s privacy and security were strict.

With privacy mode enabled, even the highest authorities couldn’t access someone’s virtual identity.

Even the President of the Nova Sector only knew Nash’s identity because of the battle badges they distributed.

Aside from that, their only lead was the witnesses.

Unfortunately, even the staff at the Nova Physical Center had no clue.

As for the receptionist who guided Nash, she had been too smitten by his looks to remember anything useful.

"So, we can’t do anything?" Nathalia slumped, frustrated at her failure.

"We could ask the Arlean Civilization. They should know about this prodigy."

"That’s right! How dare those red-eyed freaks hide something from the academy?"

"If they have such a talented warrior, why haven’t they sent him here?"

Determined, Nathalia began assembling a delegation to send an official invitation to the Arlean Civilization.

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On the Arlean Main Planet, after receiving the academy delegates, Grand Ambassador Zyair immediately called for Julian.

Julian was the current No.1 prodigy of the Arlean Civilization.

Though he wasn’t on Skylar’s level, who had achieved a staggering 1,000% Void Saturation, Julian still possessed an impressive 300% saturation, with his Scarlet Eyes reaching full 1,000% saturation.

"Grand Ambassador!" Julian greeted respectfully.

"No need for formalities. I call you here to ask if this is you," Zyair said, showing Julian the clip.

Julian frowned and quickly shook his head. "No, it’s not me."

Although his Scarlet Eyes had reached ultimate saturation and granted him similar abilities, Julian couldn’t maintain such a level of combat for long.

Even if he could see everything in slow motion, from every essence and every attack pattern, his body simply couldn’t keep up.

Fighting at such an intense pace for hours on end, no matter how skilled he was, mistakes were inevitable.

"Then do you know who it is?"

"I don’t know... There don’t seem to be any emerging geniuses within the Arlean Civilization..."

Suddenly, Julian thought of someone—Elias Fletcher, the newborn heir of the Fletcher family.

"Although... there is Elias Fletcher, a prodigy with the purest bloodline of our ancestors."

"The Fletcher family? Where is this Elias you speak of?"

"This—" Julian hesitated. "After he escaped from our planet a few years ago, the Fletcher family lost all contact with him."

"Hmm... He must be the one we’re looking for," Zyair muttered, already planning to mobilize the Arlean Tribunal.

Turning back to Julian, a flash of pain crossed Zyair’s eyes.

"Enroll in the Nova Military Academy. We need to pacify that sinister witch."

Though the Arlean Civilization was powerful, it was nothing compared to the Nova Military Academy, which was backed by the government.

Now that a mandatory recruitment had been issued, unless Zyair was willing to sever diplomatic ties, he had no choice but to send a talent to the Nova Military Academy.

"As you command, Grand Ambassador!" Julian bowed in obedience.

Initially, as Arlean’s top prodigy, he was meant to train until he became a Void General before being sent into the outside world.

But with the academy’s invitation, his entry into the battlefield had been pushed forward.

Going head-to-head with this generation’s geniuses, Julian couldn’t help but feel excited.