Chapter 75

The floor caved in, sending debris flying everywhere and creating shocking cracks. Kafka collapsed onto the cratered floor, losing consciousness just like Blade, who was embedded in the wall on the other side.

In less than a few seconds, only Bai Jun, who was standing still, and Silver Wolf, who had hidden in the corner, remained on the field.

She wanted to fight back with all her might, at least to leave some injury on the other party, but the moment her gaze met those cold eyes that were half blue and half gold, Silver Wolf knew that whatever she did would be in vain.

This level of opponent is beyond her ability to handle. If "Sam," the strongest individual fighter among the Stellaron Hunters, were here, it would be fine, but unfortunately, the operation Elio assigned to "Sam" this time was only to create chaos, not to create hell.

Silver Wolf sighed, and even his will to resist quietly faded away.

She finally understood why Elio had mobilized all of their Stellaron Hunters. Although she had expected this operation to be difficult, the current situation was probably even worse... An enemy at the level of Emanator? And it was definitely not an ordinary Emanator, but Silver Wolf couldn't tell exactly what it Path; she only felt that this power was very unfamiliar.

"This is an ultimatum. Tell me, where exactly is the Stellaron?"

Bai Jun's expression remained unchanged. He wasn't asking a question, but rather stating a fact calmly.

"Sigh, kill me or torture me, it's up to you."

Silver Wolf tried to force a smile like Kafka to make herself look less pathetic, but she found she couldn't. In despair, she used "Aether Editing" to summon a container containing Mini True Sting from a spatial rift, then smashed it on the ground.

Freed from the confinement of its container, the uniquely shaped Mini True Sting immediately flew out of the room, emitting a small, sharp chirp as if transmitting some kind of signal.

"A boring little trick..."

Bai Jun frowned in displeasure. The Mini True Sting was instantly burned to dust by a sudden burst of golden flame. He then slowly raised his hand to chop at the Silver Wolf. Just as he was about to end this farce, he heard the sounds of clashing conversations from outside the corridor.

"Hey! Dan Heng, Uncle Yang, there's a huge commotion over here! Come quick... uh!?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a pink head peeked out from the hole where the door had been shattered. The moment its pinkish-blue eyes met Bai Jun froze in shock.

"March 7th, step back! Leave this to... uh!?"

The black-haired boy who followed closely behind rushed into the room, gripped his spear and stood in front of March 7th, but upon seeing Bai Jun, he too froze.

The reason was simple—at the edge of their line of sight, aimed at the two, was a pitch-black gun barrel, its gilded surface faintly glowing with flames of Destruction. Clearly, all Bai Jun needed to do was pull the trigger, and the two would face an unbearable barrage of firepower.

"You two step back, leave this to me."

Although Welt, who arrived last, couldn't see the situation inside the room clearly, he could tell the situation was critical just by looking at the two people blocking the doorway and not daring to move. As a senior, he had a duty to take care of the safety of his juniors, so without hesitation, Welt pushed March 7th and Dan Heng behind him and stood alone at the doorway, confronting Bai Jun inside the room...

However, upon seeing his appearance and the familiar aura emanating from the Heavenly Fire, Welt also fell into a daze.

"Friend or foe, choose one?"

Bai Jun stared coldly at Welt, whose pupils trembled violently and who tried to open his mouth but could not speak, and calmly said.

"Kevin Kaslana..."

A name from the past trembled as it escaped Welt's lips.

A short silver ponytail, a cool and handsome face, the only difference being that his eyes, which should have been azure blue, were now mixed with nearly half gold.

Even if there are differences in appearance, the Heavenly Fire does not lie. The Fiery Sword that guards Garden of Eden, the Heavenly Fire that burns Sodom... Humans who have witnessed this sacred object have described its majesty in countless myths. Welt has experienced the majesty of the Key of Destruction more than once, so he could not possibly be mistaken.

And there was also a girl huddled against the wall, trembling like a little rabbit—such a familiar face...

A chaotic yet familiar flood of information rushed into Welt's mind, and the scene before him seemed to transport Welt back to a certain moment in the past.

"No, you are not him, and she is not her..."

Welt bit his tongue hard, and the faint taste of blood in his mouth quickly brought him back to his senses.

The past is behind us; in other words, everything that happened here is undeniably real. And hasn't Himeko's existence already proven something to him?

The universe contains countless worlds that are similar yet different, and within these worlds, countless people who are similar yet different. He had long been aware of this. This galaxy can accommodate any possibility, so the situation before him was probably another instance of a so-called interdimensional counterpart...

Having grasped this, Welt regained his composure, and although his left hand, which was adjusting his glasses, was still trembling slightly, at least the situation had improved.

"I apologize for our rudeness. We are passengers on the Astral Express, invited by Ms. Herta. Due to the suddenness of the situation, we received a new commission from Ms. Herta and came here specifically to check the condition of the Stellaron."

Welt's explanation was brief and clear. After exchanging a glance with Bai Jun for a moment, he pushed up his glasses with one hand and quietly looked away.

--No, every time I make eye contact with him, I get this weird feeling of déjà vu.

"... The Stellaron isn't here."

Bai Jun put down the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire in his hand, shifted his gaze from Welt and the others, and turned his attention back to the Silver Wolf in the corner. She was leaning against the wall without making any movement. After noticing Bai Jun's gaze, she obediently raised her hands, as if she had completely given up resisting.

"I surrender, I surrender~ The Stellaron is with that gray-haired girl, just don't hit me!"

No, I won't treat you the way I treated those two people.

Bai Jun spoke calmly, then walked to her side, bent down, and looked directly at her with his golden-blue eyes looking down at her:

"Because there's absolutely no need for that. Your strength is as laughable as your height, and I advise you to give up the idea of stalling for time. Your companion in the Molten Armor is no match for me."

The genuine sympathy and pity she felt caused the smile on Silver Wolf's face to crumble. If she could, she really wanted to bite a piece of flesh off his face.

Don't get angry, don't get angry, don't get angry...

However, for the sake of the plan, Silver Wolf forced himself to suppress his anger.

Bai Jun seemed to have completely lost interest in the Silver Wolf, and instead turned his attention to the gray-haired girl lying on the ground.

Her beautiful face, delicate yet with a touch of heroic spirit, exuded a sense of tranquility and serenity, as if she were still immersed in a peaceful dream, showing no signs of waking up.

A completely unfamiliar face; Bai Jun had absolutely no recollection of her. But just as Silver Wolf had said, Bai Jun could indeed sense a faint aura of Stellaron emanating from her... Could it be that she really had absorbed the Stellaron?

As Bai Jun pondered, Dan Heng, standing behind Welt, seemed to hear a sound of bones reforming and flesh growing back. Because his attention had been entirely focused on Bai Jun, Dan Heng hadn't paid much attention to the fallen Stellaron Hunters until he heard this sound, at which point he slowly turned his gaze to the recessed wall of the room.

The black-haired man gradually crawled out of the wall. The blood on his body boiled and evaporated instantly as his bones continued to heal, turning into wisps of steam that dissipated from his body.

His fixed, frenzied gaze on Bai Jun seemed to detect the horrified stares around him. He turned his head and his eyes met Dan Heng's.

After seeing each other's faces clearly, the two of them froze on the spot.

"Imbibitor Lunae... Hmph... Hahahaha! You think you can escape like this?! Escape?... It's time to pay the price! The time has come!!"

Blade's eyes cleared for a moment, then erupted into a frenzy far exceeding what had just occurred. His voice, a mixture of suppressed ecstasy and rage, let out a roar that sounded just like a wild beast.

Dan Heng's expression changed drastically. Instinctively, he raised his hand to protect March 7th behind him, his expression instantly becoming extremely awkward.

"Whoa! Is he... is he talking to you, Dan Heng?!"

March 7th let out a cute little cry and tried to peek out from behind him, wanting to see Ren's face clearly.

"Hey, who gave you permission to yell and shout in the world of 'the Sun'?"

With a sharp, piercing explosion that seemed to shatter space, the longsword sliced through the air, pinning the blade's body to the wall once more at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. The immense impact caused the entire room to tremble, and the blade's eyes rolled back as it instantly lost consciousness.

After doing all this, Bai Jun ignored Dan Heng's stunned expression, the shocked gazes of Silver Wolf and Welt, and the adorable way March 7th wanted to scream but quickly covered her mouth. As if it were only natural, he bent down and hoisted the gray-haired girl onto his shoulder.

"Take those men and follow me."

With his back to the others, Bai Jun took the long knife that was firmly nailed to the wall, uttered a simple sentence, and strode towards the Master Control Zone.

He didn't even bother with Silver Wolf, nor did he impose any restrictions on her. But even so, Silver Wolf couldn't put up any resistance. Escape, confrontation, and schemes were all crushed to pieces in the face of absolute power. She could only chew on this humiliation and reluctantly follow him.

March 7th and Dan Heng looked at Welt in bewilderment, and after a brief moment of thought, he stepped forward and slung the blade over his shoulder.

"Let's go back to the Master Control Zone first, then we can think about other things."

The route to the Master Control Zone was swarming with the Antimatter Legion. Normally, one would choose the route with fewer enemies, but Bai Jun had no intention of taking a detour and headed straight for the main corridor.

This terrified March 7th, who was carrying Kafka on her back. She really wanted to shout at the sky to ask what was going on, but when she thought of what Bai Jun had said to Ren earlier, she could only obediently shut her mouth. After all, she didn't want to be nailed to the wall as well.

At this moment, the assembled Antimatter Legion began its attack on Bai Jun, who was walking towards them. Arrows, energy cannons, and swords came from all directions like a fierce tide. But no matter how many they were or how tricky or dangerous the parts of his body they attacked were, once they touched Bai Jun's body, they would be bounced away, destroyed, and disappeared as if they had hit hard metal.

Bai Jun didn't even bother to avoid it.

He endured all the attacks with ease, effortlessly eliminating all the Antimatter Legion that blocked his path.

He didn't even need to use the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire or the longsword; a mere wave of his hand was enough to generate an impact force comparable to a storm.

Perhaps too lazy to continue the pointless game with the Antimatter Legion, Bai Jun extended his hand.

The Power of the Sun transformed into flames burning in his palm. The pale golden flames changed rapidly, constantly compressing, and finally condensed into a shimmering, dazzling flame spear.

It was as if endless heat had condensed into a slender spear, yet the terrifying temperature it emitted still rendered all the nearby fire alarm facilities useless in an instant.

"Sunlight Spear."

Bai Jun softly uttered the name of the move, then gripped the flame gun tightly and hurled it towards the Antimatter Legion in the distance.

The flaming guns, imbued with terrifying power, split in the air—one... two... three... until the sky was completely replaced by dazzling flaming guns.

Its dazzling light and scorching temperature were just like the Sun.

The overwhelming barrage of flaming guns, each carrying devastating power, completely covered the area.

Boom--!!!

Countless explosions merged together, illuminating the dim area completely and turning the space reddish-brown.

The massive Antimatter Legion was instantly melted into the golden ocean of flames without uttering a sound.

As the force of the explosion gradually dissipated, the once smooth and hard floor became as if it had been plowed by hundreds of explosives, with craters and charred marks everywhere, creating a rather dramatic scene.

This was already the result of Bai Jun suppressing nearly 80% of his power; otherwise, that attack just now would have been enough to destroy the entire ground and forcibly open a spatial passage.

Perhaps the commotion was a bit too loud, because Bai Jun felt the girl on his shoulder tremble slightly. He turned his head and met the calm amber gaze of the gray-haired girl.

"You're awake."

Seeing that she had woken up, Bai Jun put her back on the ground.

Just as he was about to ask the girl a question, the gray-haired girl blinked her amber eyes, then hugged Bai Jun tightly, buried her face in his chest and rubbed against him gently, letting out a satisfied sound like a cute little animal:

"So warm, so comfortable..."

Chapter 102 The Cold and Aloof Female Protagonist

"Uncle Yang, who exactly is he?"

"Regarding this... I'm sorry, Little March, I'm actually not too sure either."

"Hey! But Uncle Yang, your expression doesn't seem like you don't know him. Besides, weren't you just talking to him?"

On the way to the Master Control Zone, March 7th handed Kafka, which he was carrying, to Dan Heng, nervously approached Welt, pointed to the terrifying figure at the front that seemed like a giant Antimatter Legion crushing everything in its path, and asked the question that had been on his mind all along the way.

Welt pushed up his glasses with a somewhat complicated expression, ultimately choosing not to confess to March 7th. Although he did know something about that face, the intense, Sun -like aura emanating from the other person made him feel a little unfamiliar.

To be honest, if Bai Jun hadn't possessed the Sacred Judgment of Heavenly Fire, Welt definitely wouldn't have connected the two. Now that things have come to this, there's no point in thinking too much about it. Welt silently made up his mind that once the matter calmed down, he would definitely go and have a good talk with the other party.

Seeing that Welt had no intention of explaining to her, March 7th had no choice but to turn to Dan Heng as a second choice.

"Dan Heng, what about you? Do you know the old man on Uncle Yang's shoulder? Why does he try to attack you the moment he sees you?"

"... I'm sorry, I can't explain it right now. Just assume I don't know either."

The black-haired boy who always seemed nonchalant in March 7th's Remembrance would turn extremely uncomfortable whenever this topic came up. He wanted to sever ties with that man, yet he was also deeply anxious about the inescapable connection. In the end, he just like Welt and gave a perfunctory answer.

"How suspicious... Uncle Yang and Dan Heng are idiots! You're definitely hiding something from me!!!"

Both of them were evasive and had no intention of telling her anything, while the captive Silver Wolf gave her a strange look that seemed to say, "You don't mean to ask the captive, do you?"

Just as March 7th was about to unleash a torrent of frustration, a dazzling light suddenly appeared ahead, like flames spreading with extremely high temperatures, or like lightning piercing the heavens and the earth.

Powerful, fierce, and hot.

It burned the earth, swirled up dust, scorched the air, and swallowed everything in an instant like a tidal wave.

At the same time, a tremendous sound was accompanied by a dazzling light. When the light, strong enough to burn one's vision, dissipated, a terrifying scene of flames from countless spears washing the ground appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This is too much..." Silver Wolf muttered under his breath, forced to act as a prisoner.

"The girl is awake."

Perhaps because he had seen too many big scenes, Welt recovered from his shock quickly. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a detail that March 7th and Dan Heng had missed—the gray-haired girl on Bai Jun's shoulder had opened her eyes.

Upon hearing this, both March 7th and Dan Heng noticed the gray-haired girl and watched her every move with curiosity.

She opened her eyes groggily, staring blankly at Bai Jun. He placed her on the ground, and she snuggled into Bai Jun arms... into his arms... into his arms...

"In my arms--!?"

March 7th blushed instantly, covering her already red face with her hands, while continuing to peek at Bai Jun and the gray-haired girl through her fingers.

Their behavior could at most fall into the category of "more than friends but less than lovers," but it was far too exciting for the naive and innocent March 7th.

Despite her repeated exclamations of surprise, such as "Ah~!", "No, no way!", "Don't they know each other at all?", and "Why is it progressing so fast!", she never looked away.

"March 7th, you've been so noisy from the very beginning."

Dan Heng, standing to the side, glanced coldly at March 7th, who was making embarrassing noises, and took a few steps to the side as if he wanted to completely distance himself from her.