486 Midnight

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

N4 folded her arms and looked at him suspiciously. "Think this through. If you go there now, at Iota-rank (9), the Entropy Lord will immediately erupt and emerge to confront you. You won't be able to descend upon Azure Planet."

"And I need to remind you that once the Entropy Lord erupts and awakens, it will immediately display strength far beyond that of an ordinary Kappa-rank (10). This isn't Galaxy Eye, and there's no Dark Star Territory around Azure Planet. It is absolutely impossible for you to repeat what you did to that mech pilot before—sealing or trapping the Entropy Lord."

"I looked through a great deal of information. Even for a Kappa-rank, confronting the Entropy Lord has only one outcome—complete annihilation."

She rattled off a great many examples. In the past, dozens of Kappa-ranks had joined forces to hunt the Entropy Lord, yet they had failed to kill it. Even banishing it had been immensely difficult.

"This isn't something you should face. Listen to me. You've gathered so much equipment, resources, and manpower. They shouldn't be wasted on Azure Planet. Descend into Star Abyss now, break through to Kappa-rank (10), then come back, and you'll be able to—"

"...You mean there won't be an Azure Planet by then?"

N4 rubbed her forehead.

"You have no obligation to keep guarding that planet. Be rational, old man. Just like before, abandon what needs to be abandoned. Protecting Azure Planet brings you no benefit at all. It will only delay your progress. Besides, you're no match for the Entropy Lord."

"I have a way to fight the Entropy Lord? Fine, and then what? I know what you're thinking. Advance further on your Path; even if you're still one rank below Kappa-rank, you can at