A streak of golden light fled desperately through space.
Liu Zhipeng was in terrible shape. Forcibly detonating that supernova had drained almost all his energy reserves. He was now like a lamp running out of oil, liable to go out at any moment.
"Cough... cough, cough..."
He coughed up a mist of golden blood, yet a smug smile still tugged at his lips.
"Worth it... so fucking worth it."
He could sense Ghazghk piloting the battered asteroid ship, clutching a huge pile of "glowing little cubes" as he fled like mad.
Every one of those "little cubes" was a C'tan Shard powerful enough to destroy a star system.
"Big Boss! Big Boss! I see ya!" Ghazghk shrieked excitedly through the Soul Link. "You're leakin' loads of gold blood! Are ya gonna die?"
"...Could you wish something good on me for once?" Liu Zhipeng replied irritably. "Send me your coordinates. I'll be right there."
"Got it!"
After receiving the coordinates, Liu Zhipeng mustered his last ounce of strength and tore open a spatial rift.
At the edge of the Naphil Sector, on the Unnamed Barren Planet.
It was a lifeless planet that did not even appear on the star maps. Its surface was covered in impact craters and bottomless rifts. Its only light came from a dim red dwarf in the distance, bathing the entire planet in a hellish gloom.
Yet now, this dead planet was as bustling as a New Year celebration.
"Move, move, move! Get that big gun emplacement over to Position Three!"
"Get a move on! Hook the Shield Generator up to the Phase Stabilizer! I don't care how ya do it, just make it work!"
"Boss Sharpfang said we need a hundred and twenty interception platforms in orbit! We've only got thirty done! Are ya askin' for