"Trials were originally planned to take several days, but now we may only have a few hours."
"I must conduct an emergency evaluation of you."
She took the energy bow from her back, and golden light instantly filled the entire bridge.
Lin Ye felt the Genesis Star Sword react intensely as the Sagittarius mark began to resonate violently.
"Answer me one question." Sageta aimed her bow at Lin Ye, but there was no hostility in her eyes.
"If you had to choose between saving ten thousand innocent lives and gaining the power to stop the Chaos Void, what would you do?"
It was a question with no standard answer.
Saving the lives before him would be morally right, but it might lead to an even greater disaster.
Gaining power might save more lives, but it would require sacrificing the innocent people before him.
Lin Ye looked into Sageta's eyes and felt the aura of freedom around her.
Suddenly, he understood Sagittarius's true meaning.
"I refuse this choice," he said firmly.
"True freedom means creating a third possibility."
"I will find a way to both save those ten thousand lives and gain that power."
"Even if that way seems impossible."
A satisfied smile appeared on Sageta's face when she heard his answer.
"Good. That is the true essence of Sagittarius."
"Never surrender to a seemingly unsolvable dilemma. Always believe there is a better path."
The golden energy bow began to resonate, perfectly synchronizing with the Sagittarius mark on the Genesis Star Sword.
But at that moment, the planetary defense system's alarms became even more urgent.
"Commander! Enemy ships have entered attack range!" a technician reported loudly.
"They have not responded to our warnings and are preparing to attack!"
Sageta put away her energy bow, her gaze turning cold.
"Since the Primordial