Even the usually elegant Himeko couldn't help but have such a thought at this moment.
Damn these rich interstellar dog owners!
Hearing Miss Himeko's cough, Asta seemed to realize the inappropriateness of her words and quickly explained.
"Just kidding. Peppy is just a little mutt; he doesn't cost much."
"Woof!"
Himeko took a sip of the space station's coffee, finding it bland, and shook her head with a smile. "No matter. I'm more concerned about why these Voidrangers are here and what their purpose is."
"As far as I know, the Antimatter Legion should only follow the desire for destruction, placing themselves on the absolute opposite side of civilization and life, bringing chaos and devastation to thousands of worlds."
"But their actions in the space station have greatly subverted our understanding of them."
"Unless..." Himeko's brow furrowed, and a worried light gradually filled her golden pupils.
Asta couldn't help but swallow nervously. "Unless what?"
"Unless, a higher-level being has commanded and controlled them!"
"And the other party is brewing a higher level of destruction. The Voidrangers' actions are all paving the way for that terrifying moment. Therefore, even if they remain still, they are still walking the Path of Destruction."
Hearing this, Asta immediately lost her previous composure and relief, her voice even trembling.
"Miss Himeko! Are you saying, a Lord Ravager!?"
But Himeko shook her head again. "If it really were a Lord Ravager under the command of the Aeon of Destruction in person, do you think your Herta Space Station could still be running so smoothly, let alone exist?"
"..."
Asta couldn't deny that Miss Himeko was right. If a Lord Ravager really did come in person, and if Miss Herta didn't show up, the space station would probably have turned into a pile of space junk drifting in the universe, or a speck of cosmic dust.
"But even if it's not a Lord Ravager in person, it's likely related to them."
"So, in the best-case scenario, the other party just issued a command from across the vast sea of stars."
"There is something on your space station that the Antimatter Legion needs. It could be a person, or it could be an object."
"In a worse, but not the worst, scenario, the other party has sent a projection that only possesses a fraction of the main body's power."
"I hope it's the former..." Asta began to pray for the Herta Space Station. After all, the infamy of the Lord Ravagers under the Aeon of Destruction was so great that it was no exaggeration to say they could stop children from crying at night throughout the universe. Under their unique philosophy of "Destruction," countless planets, and even galaxies, had turned into dust and fragments in the blink of an eye. It was rumored that one Lord Ravager of the Antimatter Legion could burn a galaxy, and their Ruinbringer vanguards could single-handedly destroy a star. Such a high-level existence, even a projection, was not something a young girl could face directly.
"So the top priority is to find the target they are pursuing before the Antimatter Legion does. Only then can we formulate a strategy for what comes next."
As soon as Himeko's words fell, the previously static surveillance screen in front of them suddenly changed. It was only then that Asta realized their surveillance system had been hacked! The partial surveillance footage they had been seeing before, which had made them feel in control, was just a random image pasted on by the other party. What was appearing now was the real situation!
Putting aside the embarrassing matter for a moment, when Himeko and Asta saw the face of the person who appeared on the surveillance screen, they instantly didn't feel embarrassed anymore. Because she was Silver Wolf, the most talented hacker girl in the universe! One of the members of the Stellaron Hunters! Since it was her handiwork, it wasn't a problem with the Herta Space Station's network security department. It was Silver Wolf's problem!
"Silver Wolf, why are you here? Don't tell me that woman is also...!" Himeko's tone was clearly urgent as she questioned the small, silver-haired girl. Silver Wolf's appearance made her unable not to think of the woman who had once deceived her, causing her to suffer a great loss.
Kafka!
Just mentioning the name made Himeko grit her teeth. At that time, she had trusted her so much! She had even served her her carefully brewed coffee every day!
Silver Wolf made a "truce" gesture in front of the camera. "Hold it!"
"What's important now is not Kafka, but resolving the Voidranger crisis on the Herta Space Station."
"Are you guys that kind-hearted?"
"It would be good enough if you weren't the ones who brought the Antimatter Legion here," Himeko said, hitting the nail on the head. She was clearly not as easy to fool as a young girl like March 7th.
Silver Wolf guiltily glanced away and said coolly.
"Believe it or not."
"In short, we are sincerely cooperating with you."
"You can probably see, Dan Heng and March 7th are on our side."
The screen changed, and Himeko indeed saw Dan Heng and March 7th, with whom she lived day and night on the Astral Express, as well as two other unfamiliar young people.
"Now, the decision is in your hands, Miss Himeko."
"I will send you a set of coordinates and a time."
"I hope Miss Himeko's Italian—I mean, orbital cannon, won't disappoint us."
With that, Silver Wolf cut the video feed, replaced by her unique Silver Wolf icon.
...
Time rewinds to a short while ago. Containment Section, Atrium.
With Zāwù's appearance, the Voidranger: Trampler, like a piranha in a river that has smelled blood, immediately neighed and charged at the boy. It was welcoming its most glorious death in destruction! Using its death to forge, layer by layer... the steps to godhood for the new Lord of Destruction! Perhaps, at this moment, the Trampler was actually facing death with equanimity, because only in this way could it thoroughly practice the Path of Destruction and even merge into the magnificent dance of destruction that would eventually incinerate the entire universe.
Anyone who saw such a war-trample would probably be so scared their legs would turn to jelly. March 7th was already very brave, but she couldn't help but take a step back. Stelle, on the other hand, charged forward without hesitation. Vaguely, a hint of the determination of Destruction could be seen in her swinging bat.
Zāwù was faster than her, more decisive. In almost a single encounter, he met the Trampler's iron hooves! Because the intuition in his heart was growing stronger. Although objectively analyzing, he and Silver Wolf had led this group of Voidrangers here, so it was normal for them to be full of hatred for him. But thinking from a subjective perspective would only make the answer in Zāwù's heart clearer.
—They are here for me!
"Clang-crack!"
The Trampler's fatal blow dealt a devastating strike to the space station's floor. It should have hit, but Zāwù's figure flashed to the side like a ghost. The boy's sword blade was like a flowing river of ice, deflecting the Trampler's arm with an upward diagonal slash!
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