The Voidified Sagittarius Guardian showed no reaction and continued nocking arrows and taking aim.
"Those are all false memories. Only the Void is eternal truth."
Another arrow came flying. Lin Ye swung his sword and cut it apart, but the impact still sent him stumbling back several steps.
Looking at the former comrade who had once been cheerful and talkative, Lin Ye's heart filled with sorrow.
The Sagittarius Guardian's heroic figure seemed to still stand before him—the archer who always used humor to ease the tension.
Yet now he had become a killing machine that knew only how to obey orders.
The Void Empire had not only taken their lives, but defiled their souls as well.
"Virgo Protection Art: Holy Light Shield!"
Seraphina promptly cast a defensive spell, and a silver dome of light surrounded everyone.
The Void Warriors' attacks struck the shield, sending ripples across its surface.
But maintaining this defense consumed tremendous energy, and her face had already begun to pale.
"I can't hold on much longer." Seraphina gritted her teeth and persevered.
More and more enemies arrived, soon surrounding the laboratory completely.
Heavy Void Warriors began setting up energy cannons, preparing to destroy the protective barrier.
Just as everyone was about to be surrounded and annihilated, a massive explosion suddenly erupted outside the fortress.
The entire structure shook violently, and metal plates fell from the ceiling one after another.
Then, a brilliant golden pillar of light descended from above and blasted straight through the fortress's outer shell.
A huge hole opened above the laboratory, and starlight streamed in from outside.
"What is that?" The Void Warriors looked up in confusion.
The moment the words fell, more than a dozen figures leaped down through the opening.
At their head was a tall figure clad in golden armor, holding