With a strange howl, the spatial passage suddenly collapsed and shattered, and the last few strands of spider silk snapped apart in midair. Eileen rolled across the ground several times before Luna casually lifted her up.
The air still reeked of high-energy weapons scorching the atmosphere. The last flash of Yu Sheng riding Fox Tail into the passage seemed to linger on his retinas. Fox Girl, in her Great Demon Fox form, stared at the thick fog across the street as it slowly gathered back together. Then she suddenly twitched her nose, pawed at the road twice, and shook her head, which was as large as a three-wheeled tractor's. "My benefactor has successfully infiltrated the enemy's ranks."
"I wonder if he'll come back for dinner tonight..." Eileen dangled in midair as Luna carried her, muttering to herself. Then she suddenly looked up at Luna. "C-clip, put me down!"
Zheng Zhi was still completely dazed. The amount of information packed into what had happened in that final instant was simply too much for him. He stared blankly into the distance, and only after several seconds did he snap back to his senses. Turning to Eileen, he asked, "Is Brother Yu all right?"
Eileen frowned, folded her arms, and sensed him for a while before waving dismissively in relief. "He's doing all right. At the moment, he's just barely clinging to life."
Zheng Zhi froze. He looked up at the others, but before he could speak, Huli sighed. "You'll get used to it. That's just the extent of her education."
Zheng Zhi: "..."
Eileen hadn't actually been wrong.
For a short while after passing through the passage, Yu Sheng was indeed still alive.
Inside an orbital laboratory somewhere in the distant reaches of space, a fully armed security force stood on