Tang Xiao stared into the endless void. His expression instantly became terrifying, with a trace of madness creeping in.
"You felt it too?" Rassidan said over the comm. "Just now, I sensed Oola-Khan and the others' wills. But they're in very bad shape, and... I sensed that they seem to be hiding within the void."
"No..." Tang Xiao's face twisted grotesquely. "I felt it. It was that guy! Just now, he tried to control me! He attacked me!"
"This is a trap," Rosales said. "The Grysk want to lure you there and completely control you. The fact that we were ambushed here on Aberla Planet proves that this is indeed what they intend."
"I know. But I'm still going... I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill him! Otherwise, I'll die! No, he's the one who'll die!!" Tang Xiao clutched his forehead, his expression savage and a warped, horrifying smile hanging on his face. "Yes! I'm going to kill him! Hehehehe... Kill him! Kill him kill him kill him!"
"What's wrong with you?" Rassidan sensed that something was off.
"I... felt him! It was him! He's been making me dream lately! Just now... I touched him... Kill him! Kill him! I can become stronger! I can absorb his power!!" In the hologram, Tang Xiao's expression grew increasingly twisted. His face turned paler and paler, and terrifying black markings even began to emerge across it!
"This is not a rational choice." Even Rassidan tried to persuade him. "And I can sense that you're in very bad condition right now."
He paused, then turned to Rosales beside him. "You command the fleet. I'm going to find him."
"O verash. I understand." Rosales nodded.
A shuttle took off from the Hell-Angel Class Battlecruiser, weaving through the dense laser fire and missiles across