Chu Xuan and the Newcomers

"The Captain was right. Facing danger head-on can awaken your potential."

"Fighting feels great!"

Zheng Zha struggled to his feet and found a clean spot in the hall littered with severed fingers and mangled remains, somewhere untouched by Xenomorph blood.

He swallowed several Soldier Pills, then began to rest.

Meanwhile, in the direction of the Ship Main Control Room where Zhan Lan and the others were.

Following Uchiha Gen's instructions, after confirming that Li Shuaixi and Chu Xuan both possessed relevant aerospace knowledge,

Zhan Lan opened her Gene Lock to enhance her Chakra control. Then, carrying one of them in each hand, she brought them to the ship's Main Control Center.

Boosted by Chakra, Zhan Lan moved incredibly fast. Although she had to use Mental Scan to monitor the battlefield information across the entire ship and could not switch into Diamond Form, which was better suited for close combat,

she still brought the two newcomers to the ship's Main Control Center in under a minute, explaining the basics of Main God Space to them along the way.

The moment Li Shuaixi, the fragile college graduate, landed, he immediately bent over and vomited into a corner.

Chu Xuan, however, remained perfectly composed. Being carried at high speed had not fazed him in the slightest, displaying exceptional physical fitness.

The moment he entered the ship's Main Control Center, Chu Xuan got to work.

His hands blurred into afterimages as they flew over the complicated console, inputting commands.

Pages opened and closed across the ship's displays.

Although he had only been awake for a short time, the information he had gathered so far had already confirmed that he had entered Main God Space—a place that held everything he wanted.

The Central Continent Team's veterans, meanwhile, were currently beyond his ability to oppose.

They not only possessed sophisticated equipment and sharp intellects, but also tremendous individual combat strength.

Thus, he made no attempt to seize the right to speak. Instead, he obediently followed orders and demonstrated his own value.

He would strive to return alive to Main God Space, bring the era-defying technology within it back to reality, and fulfill his father's final wish.

Before long, Chu Xuan had obtained control authority over the ship.

In an even tone, he said, "I've begun shutting the ship down, but deceleration will take some time."

"By the time the engines completely stop, we will likely come to a halt in space three astronomical units from the starport, outside Planet Garden Z233. We won't have to worry about the Xenomorphs reaching human settlements and breeding on a large scale."

At that point, only seven minutes had passed since the mission officially began.

Li Shuaixi had not been able to help.

Wanting to demonstrate his worth, he hurriedly added after finishing vomiting, "I've read a lot of books. An astronomical unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun, roughly 150 million kilometers. Three astronomical units would be 450 million kilometers."

Zhan Lan actually knew what an astronomical unit was, but she still nodded, showing the newcomer a bit of kindness.

Smiling, she said, "The Captain and Zheng Zha have already charged into the Alien Queen's nest. Just stay here quietly for a while. Once the Captain and the others finish the fight, we can return to Main God Space, and then we can—"

Before she could finish,

Zhan Lan suddenly transformed into Diamond Form and casually drew two Shuriken from her waist, throwing them out.

At that moment, a Xenomorph that had not appeared on Mental Scan suddenly pounced from the ventilation duct above the Ship Main Control Room, only to crash straight into the Shuriken.

The immense force carried by the Shuriken instantly pierced through the Xenomorph's carapace and brain.

Killed a Xenomorph. Reward points gained: 500.

Main God's notification sounded.

But Zhan Lan did not relax. She pulled out two high-explosive grenades and hurled them into the ventilation duct above.

Boom!

An Explosion rang out.

The shockwave surged, and another Xenomorph died instantly.

Only then did Zhan Lan finally let out a breath of relief. Every trace of dangerous Perception had vanished.

She exited Diamond Form.

As she reconnected with her teammates to share battlefield information, she complained, "The Captain's concerns were right after all. Main God really did make the Xenomorphs evolve the ability to block Mental Scan. Those two just now were like that."

"Good thing you stopped the ship, Chu Xuan. Otherwise, we would have been in danger later."

After complaining, Zhan Lan smiled and comforted the two newcomers beside her, unsure whether they had been frightened.

"It's fine. Main God always arranges sudden situations to force us to unlock our Gene Locks and evolve. Like those two Xenomorphs—they were supposed to rescue their Queen, but as they passed by, they just had to come attack us."

"Probably to bring food back for their Queen."

As she spoke, Zhan Lan added the two of them to the Central Continent Team's private Mind Link channel.

Then, an extremely bloody scene appeared in Chu Xuan and Li Shuaixi's minds.

Of the people who had entered this Horror movie world with them, only a thin man and a burly white man were still alive.

The other seven newcomers had already been killed by three Xenomorphs. Their corpses were casually held aloft by Xenomorph tails as they were carried toward the Xenomorph nest.

However, the two surviving newcomers were not particularly safe either. Armed with the light weapons Zhang Jie had given them—two Assault Rifles—they were fighting a fierce battle against an ordinary Xenomorph.

Fortunately, all the light weapons prepared by the Central Continent Team used full-power rounds. Each shot carried tremendous kinetic energy, barely managing to break through the Xenomorph's defenses.

At that moment, the two newcomers and Zhang Jie, the veteran who had been slacking off, were frantically pouring out firepower together. They were close to killing the Xenomorph and claiming their final victory.

"When I brought you two over to the Ship Main Control Room, Zhang Jie was explaining the situation to the remaining newcomers. Only two newcomers, the one who called himself Zero Point and Kanpalovsky, nicknamed 'Ba Wang,' chose to stay behind and were given light weapons for self-defense."

"Everyone else thought they were on some prank television show or dreaming, that everything before their eyes was an illusion. Then the Xenomorphs killed them."

In a calm tone, Zhan Lan explained the reason for this scene.

Let go of the urge to save others and respect their fates. That had always been Uchiha Gen's principle, and it was now the Central Continent Team's principle as well.

Chu Xuan remained calm.

As a Cyborg Scientist, he had no sense of pain, smell, or taste. His emotions were muted, and he had seen plenty of major scenes before, so he had remained composed throughout.

Li Shuaixi, however, was covered in cold sweat.

He had already guessed that if he had not chosen to stay with the veterans, he would likely have ended up just like those people, becoming part of the Xenomorphs' food.

The situation instantly made Li Shuaixi understand reality.

He became determined to firmly unite with the Central Continent Team centered around Captain Uchiha Gen!

"The Captain's battle is about to end,"

Chu Xuan said.

At that moment, several surveillance feeds from the ship were brought up.

Li Shuaixi looked over instinctively and saw Zheng Zha charging back and forth through the Xenomorph horde, killing his way in and out seven times.

He also saw Uchiha Gen charging alone into the Xenomorph nest.