Inside the Core Cabin.
Lin Xiaoyu crouched beside the Captain, healing white light glowing in her palm and seeping little by little into the horrific burns on his chest.
The charred flesh slowly writhed beneath the light, knitting itself back together.
Lin Feng stood at the warped cabin doorway and looked inside.
More than a dozen familiar faces who had followed him from Blue Star now sat or crouched in the cramped cabin.
No one spoke. The lingering terror of their narrow escape still weighed heavily on every heart.
"All that matters is that you're alive."
Lin Feng's low voice broke the deathly silence.
Beside him, Lin Xiaoyu let out a long breath, withdrew her sweat-covered hand, and turned toward him. "Brother, the Captain's heart is stable now."
Lin Feng's tense expression eased a little. He nodded. "Good. Lean back and rest. Leave the rest to me."
He turned toward the cracked cabin wall, raised his hand to activate his Star Ring, and checked the records of the battle that had just ended.
The projection flickered in midair, its data cold and glaring.
There had been seven unmarked destroyers in total. The engine arrays of two were clearly standard Second Fleet models.
The Augustus Family's reach had grown far too long.
But what chilled his gaze even more was the man who had claimed to be a Deputy Envoy of the Shadow Guard Bureau.
The man had made no attempt to negotiate when he appeared. He had immediately formed a hand seal and unleashed the Soul Harvester, which specifically targeted the divine soul. He had clearly intended to slaughter them all.
Someone like that needed no interrogation. He only needed to die.
Just as Lin Feng was about to give his next orders, the battered cabin shook violently.
Space was