Reminded by Himeko, Asta finally remembered. So there was such a great god hiding in the Herta Space Station! Or perhaps not just her, but also Dr. Ratio. It was just that these two usually kept to themselves, staying in the secret laboratory that Herta had set up especially for them, fiddling with some unknown research. They had absolutely no communication with the researchers in the space station. So gradually, the novelty wore off, and the Herta Space Station returned to normal, with few even remembering their existence.
It's not like someone secretly fed them pastries laced with a potion to fade their existence from memory, right!?
But if they were ever going to leave, they should at least politely say goodbye to her, the Lead Researcher. So they probably hadn't left without a word. As for Herta, that hands-off owner, don't even mention her. The only thing she was interested in now was the Simulated Universe! As long as no one diverted her interest from it, she probably wouldn't care much whether the Herta Space Station survived or perished.
This made Asta's task much heavier. Scientists could ignore the mundane world and focus on their research, but she couldn't run away from the battle! Because she was the Lead Researcher of the Herta Space Station!
But Asta, feeling annoyed, still had a rare moment of breaking her ladylike demeanor, stomping her foot as she gritted her teeth. "Darn it, one day I'm going to rename the Herta Space Station to the Asta Space Station!"
Himeko found the girl's emotional expression amusing and smiled. Then, she refocused her gaze on the platform's monitor. At the same time, she picked up the briefcase she always carried and placed it on the table. The woman was ready at any moment to provide remote, planetary-level fire support for the group on the monitor!
But the prerequisite was... that they could really attract all the Voidrangers in the entire station! That was not something that could be done with just a few words. The tens of thousands of Voidrangers, after being culled by the station's various weapons and some unknown "God of War" in a tunnel, had been reduced to a few thousand. But even so, their combined combat power could easily destroy a small, living planet! As for the existence of that tunnel "God of War," Himeko thought it was a secret weapon of the space station, so she didn't ask further. Asta thought it was the legendary Mr. Yang from the Astral Express and also didn't ask.
To this, Blade said he didn't care. It was just that every time he died and was revived, his obsession with finding Dan Heng for revenge grew a little deeper.
Support Section, the platform for docking interstellar trains.
Dan Heng didn't know what was happening, but he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Even gripping Cloud-Piercer tightly didn't help. Fortunately, the surrounding Voidrangers seemed to be attracted by something and swarmed over madly, allowing Dan Heng to temporarily forget that unease through battle, to escape that past he never wanted to relive.
He is... Dan Heng! Not anyone else!
A sharp strike from Cloud-Piercer pierced a Voidranger's heart! March 7th nocked an arrow, shooting down a Voidranger Reaver that was attacking Dan Heng, also buying more time for Zāwù! Even Silver Wolf, for a rare moment, was not slacking off, her Aether Editing making the virtual keyboard almost smoke. She constantly teleported Voidrangers trying to get close to Zāwù to some unknown part of space, turning them into space junk.
As for Stelle, needless to say, the name "Galaxy Baseballer" was beginning to take form! The gray-haired girl took out a Voidranger with one swing of her bat, a skull-shattering kill!
"Fighting, is fun!"
"With the power of one person, beat up the entire world-ra!"
Hearing this, Silver Wolf's eyelid twitched. Is our Stellaron Hunter group a den of Destruction or something!? One after another, they were all so worrying!
But Stelle's situation should be different from Zāwù's. Stelle was a Walker with a tendency towards the Path of Destruction. Once she truly stepped onto it, she would draw energy from the Path, strengthen herself, and become a being above humans. But Zāwù... was more like an Emanator directly chosen by an Aeon! A Divine Chosen of Destruction! Once he accepted the Path of Destruction, he would be directly given power by Nanook, the Aeon of Destruction! He would become a being just below a god!
In layman's terms, if Zāwù's will wasn't a little stronger, he might have ascended on the spot to become the eighth Lord Ravager! It sounded pretty good, power just below a god, world-destroying, capable of incinerating an entire galaxy in a flash. But if that happened, Zāwù would no longer be Zāwù. He would be replaced by the monster that crawled out from the depths of his heart. He would destroy everything he cherished. Those beautiful things that constituted the meaning of his life, the people who accompanied him.
Silver Wolf, Blade...
Elio, Sam...
March 7th, Dan Heng...
Stelle...
—Kafka.
So, let him cunningly use the Aeon's attention.
Zāwù stood under the myriad stars, his left palm raised, his right hand holding his sword. He sliced open a long, bloody wound in his palm! The boy actively embraced Destruction, and in that instant, he could feel the power of the Path of Destruction pouring into his body like a whale drinking the sea! It was a realm Zāwù had never experienced before, as if he could move mountains and fill seas, turn heaven and earth upside down. It made one feel euphoric, unable to resist wanting to indulge in this pleasure unique to Destruction forever.
The Voidrangers continued to press towards Zāwù. Even the ones fighting Blade in the dark tunnel instantly lost all interest in him. Because a greater Destruction was calling to them! Compelling them to want to make a pilgrimage!
Lord Nanook... It's Lord Nanook's aura! There's no mistake!
At this time, Silver Wolf, Dan Heng, March 7th, and Stelle also cooperated tacitly and retreated. For some reason, although they felt Zāwù's thoughts and actions were no different from a madman's, they were all, without exception, attracted by his charisma, willing to go through fire and water for him, regardless of the consequences.
And Zāwù did not disappoint them.
It was an incredible scene, causing even Himeko and Asta in the main control room to widen their eyes to the limit!
A white-robed figure stands alone against a thousand-strong army?
The thousands-strong swarm of Voidrangers actually ignored Silver Wolf and the others who brushed past them. Instead, they swarmed towards Zāwù, who held his hand high, his blood, which was continuously being granted higher-level destructive power by the Path, emitting a fatal attraction to them, as if on a pilgrimage. Finally, they surrounded Zāwù, forming a "Voidranger ant swarm" that, from the surveillance video, was dense enough to make anyone with trypophobia break out in a cold sweat on the spot.
And the best way to deal with an "ant swarm"... was none other than...
—Fires from Heaven.
Suddenly, Zāwù looked up from his trance, revealing a pair of still-clear, light-green eyes and a warm smile. Across time and space, through equipment and invisible particles, from the surveillance screen, it struck Himeko's heart directly. She instantly understood what the boy had done. A stimulating feeling like being licked by fire erupted in Himeko's heart! She no longer hesitated. Her briefcase rapidly transformed and unfolded, releasing a special satellite from within that whistled as it ascended into the sky!
The next moment, the satellite gathered an unimaginably powerful "Imaginary" energy. When it was fully charged, it was time for the release of the "Fires from Heaven"! The world-destroying satellite orbital cannon bombarded the thousands of Voidrangers with an untold amount of force! Before the Voidrangers could fully react, the aura of their revered Lord Nanook had vanished without a trace. Then, what greeted them was a searing light even brighter than the sun.
—"BOOM!!!"
After doing all this, Himeko, her cheeks flushed, neatly put away her briefcase. She didn't even have time to say goodbye to Asta before she decisively strode towards the platform, her high heels clicking, her steps swaying beautifully.
She was going to see him.
To see the boy who had fooled the Aeon of Destruction!
Accepting the power of the Path of Destruction ≠ having to become an Emanator of Destruction! Zāwù understood inequalities! He had merely used the tendency towards self-destruction by cutting his hand to tempt Nanook into generously showing him the power of the Path. Then, Zāwù had feigned accepting this power, using it as bait to lure all the Voidrangers, turning them into ants to be annihilated under the Fires from Heaven. Finally, Zāwù had decisively abandoned this power, letting it return to the Path, effectively selling out all the Voidrangers! He had completed the loop of this drama!
After all, it was the power that the Aeon of Destruction and the Path of Destruction had willingly let him draw. It was the bargaining chip Nanook had shown to win over Zāwù. So he just passed it through his hands and returned it untouched. Isn't that perfectly reasonable?
Himeko had never felt as moved as she did today, at this very moment. A desperate thirst for a certain person.
She wanted...
She really, really wanted!
She wanted that boy, to get on her!
...Astral Express!
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Haven't slept in thirty-six hours...
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