"..."
For a moment, Zāwù suspected his entire long explanation had been for nothing.
But that wasn't important.
What was important was the immense warmth that suddenly bloomed in the boy's heart, echoing for a long time, refusing to cool.
Silver Wolf's mouth twitched at the side.
Zāwù! Don't be fooled by the bad woman!
"From now on, I'm taking over the operation," Kafka announced. "Silver Wolf, we'll split up. You can play to your heart's content, but make sure you take care of Zāwù."
"Hmph, as if you need to tell me. Of course I'll cover him!" The bravado in her voice couldn't be lost. Although in reality, it was more likely that Zāwù would protect Silver Wolf, while she acted as support, applying weaknesses and such.
Silver Wolf: I hope the weaknesses don't miss like my gacha pulls!
Ending the communication with Silver Wolf and Zāwù, Kafka's smile seemed to deepen slightly. Was it an illusion?
In any case, she proceeded with the plan, taking the space station elevator as scheduled. She encountered a few small Voidrangers along the way, but Kafka simply swatted them like bugs, easily netting them and crushing them. She first needed to find the "Stellaron" that Herta had specially collected. It was said to be the only one in the world that could be placed inside a human body without corrupting it. Such a special existence, no wonder it interested the genius Herta.
Then, she had to place it inside that child's body.
As the memory loaded, the image of a sleeping, tall, gray-haired girl appeared in Kafka's mind. That was the child Elio had found, named "Stelle." Kafka had taken care of her for a while when she was very young. The only impression she got was—how can this child be such a troublemaker? She was the complete opposite of Zāwù. But, she was also very cute.
Of course, Zāwù was the cutest.
Mentioning Stelle and Zāwù, Kafka suddenly remembered a careless remark Elio had made when talking about Zāwù.
He had said—"This child is very similar to Stelle."
"..."
Similar in what way? Why didn't she see any resemblance at all?
Kafka couldn't know, and Elio was an old riddle-cat. The woman had to give up on exploring the secret behind that sentence. Kafka had only taken care of Stelle for a very short time. Then, she was raised and taught by Elio. The next time she heard news of Stelle, she was already asleep for unknown reasons. It wasn't until today that Elio had found a way to wake her up.
If she let her meet Zāwù... would some interesting reaction occur? Kafka thought with a smile. With a gentle twist of her spider-patterned gloved hand, a Voidranger that had been hiding in the shadows, ready to ambush, was instantly sliced to pieces by purple threads carrying lightning!
...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Silver Wolf's situation was... not that bad. Just a little troublesome. They had attracted too many from the Antimatter Legion, and she and Zāwù were a thorn in the Voidrangers' side. Once discovered, they were relentlessly hunted. Though in the end, they all just became ghosts under Zāwù's sword or were exiled to random points in outer space by Silver Wolf's Aether Editing portals.
But Silver Wolf did not like real-life combat games. It was too much for a shut-in girl! Not to mention, this horde of Voidrangers was just like the zombie tide in that Resident Evil game. No matter how many died, more would just charge forward, hell-bent on exhausting Silver Wolf and Zāwù's stamina with sheer numbers. Even Silver Wolf couldn't help but feel her scalp tingle. I just drove the ship through their ranks seven times and crashed into everything, do they really have to be this extra!?
"Zāwù, this way!"
She and Zāwù fought as they retreated, soon arriving in front of a secret corridor. The corridor door was tightly shut, made of special materials and equipped with technological anti-theft measures. Only by inputting the correct high-level identity code could one possibly enter. Even if the Antimatter Legion possessed transport ion traps for "baryons" and "anti-baryons," it would be difficult for them to pass through this secret corridor. As for breaking through with force, that was even more out of the question.
"What's in there?" Zāwù held his sword horizontally, shielding Silver Wolf behind him. His starry eyes were sharp, his sword intent vast, exuding an indescribable, dashing freedom. He asked this while simultaneously cutting down an approaching Voidranger.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be one of Herta's Curio collection rooms."
Silver Wolf was quite interested in Herta's Curios. For example, there was a gun that was said to be able to score any creature in its sights, from 0 to 100. Silver Wolf was very curious what score it would give her. If it scored her low, hmph, don't blame her for using a little trick to "correct" the result. Also, she was curious what score this gun would give Zāwù.
"Is the Stellaron we're looking for in there?" Zāwù knew the purpose of the Stellaron Hunters' mission this time was to seize the Stellaron from the space station.
"No."
"Huh?" The boy beheaded a Voidranger with one slash, causing it to annihilate, while letting out a sound of confusion.
"But there's a Curio inside that should be able to help us find the Stellaron."
"And it's also the best shelter. The Voidrangers can't get in!"
"Then how do we get in?"
"Give me ten seconds."
Silver Wolf had already put on her goggles, summoning a virtual keyboard and typing code at lightning speed. This meant she was getting serious.
Zāwù immediately understood. In that moment, the boy's aura surged, becoming a steadfast shield protecting the one behind him. He would not let a single Voidranger have any chance to harm his Big Sis Silver Wolf!
Silver Wolf also placed the highest trust in Zāwù. No matter how the sounds of fighting and sword whistles filled the air behind her, no matter how many times the glint of blades flashed over her body, she did not look back even once.
Why not dodge?
Because Zāwù made her unafraid.
"Done!"
The moment Silver Wolf's words fell, Zāwù flashed over, scooped her up by the waist with one arm, and leaped into the newly opened secret corridor. It wasn't until this moment that Silver Wolf witnessed the tide of Voidrangers surging behind them! Densely packed, a sea of heads, filling every inch of visible space! This hellish scene was enough to make anyone with trypophobia break out in a cold sweat!
Her pupils trembled violently.
This is wrong...
This is ten-tenths, no, nine-tenths wrong!
How could the aggro be this high!?
This group from the Antimatter Legion, who lived for destruction and had lost all humanity, was ignoring the entire Herta Space Station to attack, and was still treating her and Zāwù as their primary target!?
As Zāwù and Silver Wolf entered, the corridor door instantly returned to its original state! In that single instant, no fewer than six or seven Voidrangers scrambled, frantically trying to squeeze their arms through! In the end, what awaited them was decapitation.
"Hah... hah..."
Even Zāwù, who had gone through Blade's demonic training, was now panting, leaning against the wall behind him to rest.
How many Voidrangers had he killed?
Fifty? A hundred?
It should be more.
And more and more Voidrangers were discovering him, endlessly swarming from all directions. And from this endless slaughter, Zāwù, who was a hundred times more sensitive than an ordinary person, couldn't help but realize a strange yet logical fact.
—"They... are here for me."
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