Pluto was occupied for six years. It was a flourishing planet, full of hopes and dreams.
When it was conquered, not a single one of the billion Plutonians was spared.
The army tried to negotiate to get the corpses. It was partly because some traditions needed to burn or bury the deceased for a better afterlife. But more than those traditions, it was the army that insisted to give everyone a proper send-off.
Yet…all negotiations broke down.
The human corpses were burnt and only their ashes floated around on Pluto. It was rumored that these ashes themselves formed a thin layer covering the ground.
And on that layer of ashes, abyssals built their defense bases and fortifications.
Almost half a million abyssals were stationed on pluto while far more were on the frontlines, fighting in the planetoids in between Neptune and Pluto.
Despite their best tries, humanity was constrained by the two front wars of Fallen Pluto and Thunder Abyss.
Despite Pluto planetoids being some of the weakest in overall combat power, humans simply had no way of occupying them.
But the wars continued, big and small. Humanity never stopped trying to take over pluto planetoids.
Their grand goal was to occupy the planetoids one by one before advancing to Pluto and reclaiming it.
It just never came to fruition.
So, whether they liked it or not, Pluto was peaceful for the last six years. For abyssals who wanted nothing more than contributing to their motherland, being deployed here was a punishment.
Besides protecting some 'important' items, Pluto had zero dangers. The dungeons weren't a nuisance either since abyssals themselves were the dungeon masters.
"Argh… just want to hunt some humans." Rivak, in his elegant yet solemn general outfit, muttered as he leaned back against his chair.
He violated orders once and went deep into the human frontline, trying to take down the sneaky telepaths. It almost got him killed.
And here he was, serving a year of Pluto service. Fucking hell.
The only silver lining was that whenever the situation on Pluto planetoids got out of hand, he'd be called as a reinforcement.
"Fuck this shitty planet. If not for closing up the solar system, who wants this trash planet?" He stood up with a snort and exited his office building.
"Sir!"
"Sir!"
The security guards were unfocused and missed the ideal time to greet him. Realizing their mistake, they quickly saluted.
Rivak looked at their sweaty faces and decided not to punish them. With a small push of his lightning mana, his body turned into a streak of lightning and he appeared a hundred miles away.
The situation on Pluto was the same as usual.
Most of abyssals were in the training halls. They were using aura crystals, special potions, and formations to progress.
With sufficient progress, you could reduce your stay in Pluto and be transferred to a more active location.
"Tch. I can't make any more progress." Rivak cursed under his breath and passed by the patrol guards.
Like usual, a portion of them was patrolling all the important facilities and routes, while the rest stayed in guard.
In the six years of occupation, Pluto was never once attacked. So, while the abyssals didn't slack off, it was natural that they weren't at their sharpest. Even the ones deployed here for a month fell from their peak state.
So, when a bizarre change occurred in one of Pluto's dungeons, it wasn't noticed immediately.
Rivak who was about to enter an important facility for inspection suddenly stopped in his tracks.
{Dreamer has used Cross Tunneling. We don't know where he is heading for. Be Alert.}
"Tch." Rivak snickered with bright eyes. "I wish that guy comes here, I will pull lightning through his bones and tie his hamstrings like a—"
KEEA!
His bracelet suddenly glowed and Rivak instinctively opened it. The next moment, his eyes widened as he noticed the tracker glowing as it showed Enigma's position, just a few hundred miles above Pluto.
"Hahaha! You could've gone anywhere. You came here. Bitch! You chose to die!" With reverberating laughter, his body turned into a streak of lightning and he shot up into the sky.
In mere seconds, he crossed the atmosphere and reached outer space.
Enigma's position in the tracker hologram kept moving away from Pluto as if she was trying to escape.
"Hahaha! So, coming here was a mistake?" Rivak concluded with a burst of roaring laughter and two thin, yet dazzling lightning wings appeared on his back.
Whoosh!
With a single flap, he crossed hundreds of miles and saw her.
Standing in the void, all alone. Her black dress seemed to conceal the darkest thoughts in her heart and her tri-color eyes gleamed with killing intent.
If it was a normal level 9, they'd be scared silly.