[Found a Battleship]

"Sir, Crab sent word that he'd spotted humans aboard the Lingdong."

Just then,

a Machine Soldier walked over.

"Humans aboard the Lingdong? Were they carrying the Star of the Galaxy?"

Carlos asked at the news.

If they weren't, he couldn't act rashly.

"Crab didn't find the Star of the Galaxy."

the Machine Soldier replied.

"Then don't act rashly for now. Have Crab follow them and check their location."

Carlos looked at the Machine Soldier, then turned his gaze to Seymour.

"Yes, Lord Carlos."

The Machine Soldier went to tell Crab not to act rashly for the time being.

Carlos said to Seymour, "Hide for now. If you get the chance, sneak aboard the Lingdong. While I draw Gaia and the others away, you seize the Star of the Galaxy."

"Yes, Lord Carlos."

Seymour nodded, transformed into a black metal ball that looked like a Big Black Mouse, and headed toward the area where the scouting Crab was.

"Gaia, Tethys?"

After Seymour left, Carlos stood where he was. An image of Anubi, from when he was still alive, appeared in his hand. He murmured, "Whether or not you killed Anubi, you'll pay a heavy price."

"Lord Carlos, Crab Three has found something."

A Machine Soldier suddenly approached, stopping three meters in front of Carlos.

"What did he find? Report it at once."

At the news, Carlos's crimson Electronic Eye flickered continuously, though his tone remained composed.

"Crab Three found this not far from the Yishi Highlands outpost."

The Machine Soldier's crimson Electronic Eye projected two laser beams, forming an image.

The image showed

a golden spear gleaming brilliantly in the sunlight.

"This is the Seven-Swirl Spear, Venus's weapon?"

At a glance, Carlos recognized the golden spear. He murmured, "Is the Star God of Venus Venus?"

"I absolutely cannot let Venus join up with Gaia and the others."

In the end,

Carlos made up his mind. No matter what, he couldn't let Venus meet up with Gaia and the others.

Gaia and the others weren't frightening.

What was frightening was Venus and her Ultimate Skill, Space-Time Spiral, which could briefly bind space and even time.

It was incredibly powerful.

"First, second, and third squads, come with me. The rest stay here and await orders. The soldiers aboard the battleship will stand by."

Carlos's crimson Electronic Eye flickered continuously. Blue flames shot from his thrusters as he led over a hundred soldiers toward the Seven-Swirl Spear.

Behind him followed a formation of Machine Soldiers, marching in perfect unison.

They made quite an imposing sight.

After a few minutes of flight, they finally reached the location Crab Three had reported.

Venus's Seven-Swirl Spear was still stuck in the rock.

"Perfect!"

At the sight, Evil Star God Carlos's crimson Electronic Eye flickered. Blue flames burst from the thrusters on his back as he reached for the spear with his cold, steel hand.

Once he had Venus's weapon, he could weaken her by at least half.

"Carlos?"

A startled voice suddenly rang in Carlos's ears.

Sharp claws sprang from his arm. He picked up speed and lunged for the weapon.

Just as his hand touched the Seven-Swirl Spear, a streak of golden light flashed by, snatching away the weapon that had almost fallen into his arms.

"Clang."

Carlos instinctively swung his arm. The sharp Soul Devouring Hook struck the metal with a clear ring.

A scream rang out.

Three dents appeared in the armor on Venus's chest, and she plummeted from the sky.

"Dark Energy Fission."

Carlos didn't hesitate. The moment he realized it really was Venus, he used his Ultimate Skill.

"Evil Star Soul Hook!"

Streams of evil, powerful energy gathered from every direction.

A terrifying aura surged around him.

Before Venus could react, he had already dived toward her.

A cold glint flashed along the Soul Devouring Hook as it slammed into Venus.

"Ah!"

Another scream rang out.

Three more hook marks appeared on Venus's chest, and the Seven-Swirl Spear flew from her hand.

Arcs of electricity flickered across her body.

"Venus, your reactions are too slow. It'll get you killed."

Carlos landed on the ground and planted his cold, heavy foot on Venus's head, not caring in the slightest that she was the only female Star God among the Cosmic Star Gods.

"Lord Salong will be very pleased when I hand you over." Thinking of Venus's betrayal of Salong, Carlos grew furious. He lifted his foot and stamped hard on her head, his voice full of menace.

He tossed out a restraining ring, locking Venus in place so she couldn't move.

"Someone, take her back to the battleship."

He beckoned to the soldiers in the distance and pointed at Venus, whose body still crackled with electricity. His voice was cold.

"Yes, Lord Carlos."

At his command,

the Machine Soldier nodded, clutched his weapon, and gathered a dozen soldiers to escort Venus, whom Lord Carlos had taken down in an instant, back to the battleship.

"Sir, what about this weapon?"

A Machine Soldier who had picked up the Seven-Swirl Spear asked hesitantly.

"Put it back where it was." Evil Star God Carlos's Electronic Eye flickered as he came up with a plan.

Weren't Gaia and the others looking for Venus?

Then he'd let them search. When the time came...

"Yes, sir."

The Machine Soldier took the order and went to stick the Seven-Swirl Spear back into its original rock.

"Someone, clean up the traces of the battle here."

Carlos was cunning and treacherous, and he liked to do things perfectly. But his opponents were the protagonists, so in the anime, the screenwriter lowered his intelligence whenever the plot required it.

Besides, this scene hadn't even happened in the original story.

Venus had indeed been captured by Carlos, but that had happened on Mars, not Venus.

"Yes, Lord Carlos."

A group of Machine Soldiers took the order and quickly restored everything around them.

Carlos, meanwhile, stood nearby, puzzled.

"Why is Venus's Interstellar Energy so weak? She couldn't even withstand one of my attacks?"

Carlos murmured to himself.

He had noticed something was wrong with Venus. Her Interstellar Energy was extremely weak, and even a casual blow from him had injured her.

She couldn't even withstand his Ultimate Skill?

It truly made him wonder.

"Lord Carlos, we've finished restoring the scene."

Just then, the Machine Soldiers he'd ordered to restore the area returned.

"Good. Let's go." Carlos nodded in satisfaction. Gaia and the others, just wait until you walk right into my trap.

"Lord Carlos, we've successfully escorted Venus God Venus aboard your battleship."

The voice of one of the soldiers escorting Venus God Venus came through Carlos's communicator.

"Understood."

Inside the abandoned outpost,

Ye Yun was searching for useful supplies with Lily.

"Lily, did you hear something?"

Suddenly,

he heard a rumble in the distance and sensed an evil force. He turned to Lily.

"No. What's wrong?"

Lily shook her head in confusion, not understanding why Ye Yun had asked.

She hadn't heard anything at all.

"Oh! Let's search quickly, then head back to the Lingdong!"

Ye Yun nodded, but he didn't think he'd imagined it.

His senses had never been wrong.

"Okay."

Lily gave a slight nod and continued rummaging through the place.

"Whirr, whirr, whirr."

Just then,

Ye Yun must have touched some kind of mechanism. A completely sealed door, without a single crack, slowly split open down the middle.

The heavy door made the gears rumble noisily.

"How is there a secret storeroom here?"

Hearing the gears turning near Ye Yun, Lily hurried over. She peered into the dark metal doorway but didn't go inside.

This special metal was used to build sealed spacecraft. Why would it be here?

"I don't know. Let's go in and take a look."

Ye Yun stepped through the metal doorway, his whole body tensed.

Lily followed behind him, stepping cautiously inside.

"Click."

The next moment,

lights blazed to life in the vast, dark metal chamber, bright as day.

"This..."

Lily was stunned by what she saw.

A battleship lay there in silence. It seemed to be from the same era as the Lingdong, and it looked brand new.

"Hey, Lily, looks like we've really struck it lucky this time."

Excitement shone in Ye Yun's eyes. He hadn't expected to find a starship on Venus. This was great.

After all,

in the story, Lily had come here to inspect the place and found nothing.

"Now the Lingdong can finally get a major overhaul. Don't go anywhere."

Lily, however, wasn't looking at the starship that looked exactly like the Lingdong. She stared at the repair equipment arranged around them, her eyes fixed on it as she spoke excitedly.

This repair equipment could definitely fix up the Lingdong from top to bottom.

"I say, why not just take this starship? The Lingdong is practically scrap, with problems everywhere."

Ye Yun walked over and gently stroked the cold metal hull of the starship.

"No."

Lily rejected the idea without hesitation. "The Lingdong was left to me by my father. I can't abandon it, and I won't trade it in. Besides, I wouldn't dare take this."

Come on.

This was a starship, not some ordinary combat ship or Radar Ship.

Starships were registered with the Federal Fleet.

Once activated, it needed a serial number. If it wasn't fully activated with a serial number within two days, the Federation Government would find out, and there'd be all kinds of trouble.

The Lingdong, on the other hand, was a retired starship, which was why it wasn't registered with the Federal Fleet. Judging by how intact this one was, it was definitely an unactivated starship.

"If you don't want it, I do."

Ye Yun licked his lips. This starship would make a far better vessel for Xiao Yun than a computer.

"Hey, don't do anything stupid! You're a ship engineer, so you should know that starships like this are registered. Once you activate it, you'll be in trouble."

At his words, Lily was genuinely startled by Ye Yun's boldness.

Buddy, if you want to get yourself killed, don't drag me into it.

"Didn't you just say I'm a ship engineer? I'll definitely find a way to handle it. Don't worry, I won't get you into trouble."