He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 496. Four months

Four months went by in a moment.

During this period, a few things happened.

Kailen did not slack off. He trained madly in the pocket world. There were no simulations in the pocket world. It was just exploration of the pocket world and training, which included hellish battles with monstrous beasts in the pocket world, some of whom he slaughtered and turned into shadow creatures as he increased in ranks.

Kailen had not forgotten that he had to settle things with Astra Von Astral, the emperor of the Astral Empire, who preferred to be called the Crown Prince.

After their encounter at the academy energy vault, the crown prince had been silent. He did not even come out to address the citizens of the empire after the attack of HQ base 323.

Instead, several imperial delegates, alongside some higher ups of the military, had been the ones to address the citizens and reassure them of their safety.

Kailen knew the silence of the crown prince meant he was definitely in seclusion.

The crown prince didn’t care about anything except his showdown with Kailen.

Also, Kailen’s desire to stand at the peak of the universe had never been more reinforced. He was weak.

The attack at HQ base 323 had reinforced his thoughts that things would not always go as planned. And, if one were not strong enough, they would die before they even realized how they did. Only with absolute strength would his fate be in his own hands, and only then could he protect those dear to him.

Kailen had celebrated his birthday with Arrie in the virtual universe at a beach during the third month of this four month period. The couple had a very wonderful time together.

After that, their loved ones organized a small gathering for them and celebrated with them. Everyone teased them that they were envious of the couple, since they both had the same birthday. It was a very memorable time for everyone to catch up and have some fun, especially during this time where the war was on everyone’s minds.

Kailen then continued his training in the pocket world after the time for entering the pocket world in the fourth month arrived.

His results were undeniable. He had managed to break through to the rank 6 beginner stage galactic level during this period of training.

Kailen had 9000 shadow creatures at the moment! All of them were at the rank 7 beginner stage galactic level. Apart from this, his combat capabilities had improved in leaps and bounds. His battles with various creatures in the pocket world had attested to that.

Kailen’s friends had also seen a lot of improvements in their training during this period. The pressure of war could really stimulate one’s determination and cultivation potential. Everyone knew the importance of strength in this kind of season they were in.

During this time, HQ base 323 had been stabilized. Although it would not be like it previously was, it was in better shape than it had been previously. During this four months period, the vimodial contractors had not launched any attacks towards the various empires. It was as if they were silent. And the empires were silent.

But everyone knew that this silence was an undercurrent.

During this period, the empires had not been idle either. They had been preparing seriously to counterattack against the enemy.

At the moment, Kailen had just been made a Colonel. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He was currently standing before a large crowd of operatives in HQ base 322, . Hs friends and the individuals from the Atrexia and Sword Tribunal Society, whose bases had been destroyed and had been redeployed to HQ base 322 were part of this crowd.

Although Kailen Darkhaven was extremely young, the decision for him to be made a Colonel had been agreed upon swiftly by the higher ups of the Astral Empire Military. His feats from the time he became an operative, to when he completed the operation at the Shattered Sector and helped to reclaim the sector, was extremely deserving of a promotion.

But the role he played during the invasion at HQ base 323 had elevated his importance and competence.

In the military, results mattered more than age and gender, and he had proven himself.

This thought was not only shared by the higher ups who had agreed for him to be made a Colonel alone. But no one in the empire military had any objections about it. Even if they did, it would not matter, because the higher ups had made their decision.

"Colonel Kailen Darkhaven is hereby appointed the lead operative in charge of HQ Base 322."

Colonel Angelo Rana announced the order he had received from the higher ups. He had been redeployed to somewhere else on the Frontlines, to assist in managing another sector, and Kailen Darkhaven, the newly made Colonel, had become his replacement here.

Angelo did not doubt Darkhaven’s capabilities. But he didn’t understand why Darkhaven would not have any Colonel assisting him here. But he knew it was most definitely because the higher ups were very confident that Kailen Darkhaven could handle HQ base 322 on his own.

The ceremony was brief and not flashy. After the ceremony, Kailen’s friends congratulated him briefly and nodded in relief that someone competent like Kailen was made the leader of the base. However, they were also concerned. This was a big responsibility.

Kailen was already on the must kill list of the vimodial contractors, and news of this would definitely travel to them. It meant more trouble was headed his way.

As for Kailen himself, he didn’t care about the promotion in particular. He only considered what he could use this promotion for.

Kailen went to the Colonel residence. It was a large building complex. There was an office floor, and there was also a living floor.

Kailen headed towards the living floor. It was large, spacious, and quite luxurious for a military setting. However, his mind was not on that. He sat on a sofa in the living room.

His eyes glinted with a mysterious light.

"It seems my thoughts about the vimodial contractor spies at the base are right.

For now, there’s no need to kill them. Let them send the news that I’ve been made a Colonel to the vimodial contractors. That will draw the enemy out. With the parasitic worms I just discovered their higher ups have fed them as I scanned their universe energy pathways, they will die the moment they attempt to spill the beans about the location of their higher ups. Not even my arts of torture and poison methods would be effective to get them to talk. These vimodial contractors are really meticulous."

A glint of ruthlessness flashed through Kailen’s eyes.

"The best decision is to let the enemy come to me."