The Voidified Sagittarius Guardian showed no reaction and continued nocking an arrow and taking aim.
"Those are all false memories. Only the Void is eternal truth."
Another arrow shot toward Lin Ye. He severed it with a swing of his sword, but the impact drove him back several steps.
Looking at the comrade who had once been so cheerful and talkative, Lin Ye was filled with sorrow.
The Sagittarius Guardian's heroic figure still seemed to linger before his eyes-the archer who had always eased tense moments with humor.
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 cast her protective magic just in time, surrounding everyone with a dome of silver light.
The Void Warriors' attacks struck the shield, sending ripples across its surface.
But maintaining this protection took an enormous toll, and her face had already begun to pale.
"I can't hold on much longer," Seraphina said, gritting her teeth.
More and more enemies arrived, soon surrounding the laboratory completely.
Heavy Void Warriors began setting up energy cannons, preparing to destroy the shield.
Just as everyone was about to be surrounded and wiped out, a tremendous explosion suddenly rang out outside the fortress.
The entire structure shook violently, and metal ceiling panels fell one after another.
Then a brilliant pillar of golden light descended from above, blasting straight through the fortress's outer shell.
A huge breach opened above the laboratory, letting starlight spill inside.
"What is that?" The Void Warriors looked up in confusion.
Before their words had faded, more than a dozen figures leaped down through the breach.
Leading them was a tall figure clad in golden armor, holding a radiant