Galactic Baseball Hero

"This train journeys to the Endless Starry Sky. Board it, and you will leave behind your old home and life..."

"On the Path called Trailblaze, there is joy and sorrow, but also the unknown and death..."

The red-haired girl stood on tiptoe, peering curiously into the carriage as an ancient, deep voice echoed in her ears.

"Let's go... there's nothing left worth staying for."

The corners of the red-haired girl's lips lifted slightly, a detached smile appearing on her angelically beautiful face.

Several days later, the repaired Astral Express soared into the heavens like a meteor, piercing the skies of her home planet.

Before the vast, boundless starry sky, the red-haired girl felt that even the oceans of her homeland were insignificant.

In the end, the Astral Express took away the human girl named Himeko, but it also fulfilled her dream of touching the stars.

"Goodbye... Astral Express. With all your wisdom and knowledge, you're sure to find a new owner, aren't you?"

Clinging to that final thought, Himeko's consciousness sank completely into darkness, like a fish diving into the deep sea.

Her scattered thoughts came together. The shattering pain she had expected never arrived. She slowly opened her slumbering eyes to find a somewhat familiar, muscular figure standing before her with his arms spread, protecting her and blocking the energy beam that heralded death.

"Lin... Lin Feng..."

"Was doing this... really worth it?"

She bit her rosy lips, and what seemed like the reflection of a galaxy slowly swirled in her beautiful amber eyes, sending faint ripples through them.

At that very moment, however, Lin Feng was far from comfortable as he blocked the Doomsday Beast's destruction ray with his body.

"Fuck... a bigger serving for the same price this time. I'm seriously about to split apart..."

Surging energy coursed violently through his blood and every limb, the tearing pain bringing him to the brink of unconsciousness.

But after experiencing six simulated cycles, he could still just barely endure pain like this.

Even though the power of the Doomsday Beast's destructive attack was several times greater than before, it could not change the outcome.

That was right. Protecting Himeko was secondary. Using the Doomsday Beast's strongest strike to awaken the Stellaron Power within him was what mattered most.

"Protecting Herta Space Station and all that-looks like it's still up to me to get the job done!"

"Hang in there, Lin Feng... this is your last chance, too!"

"That's right... I haven't won over March 7th or Himeko yet... oh, and Herta!"

"Aaah... just thinking about it gets me a little excited."

That brief instant felt as long as a century, and for Lin Feng, it was sheer torment.

In the end, certain wicked obsessions helped Lin Feng pull through. He awakened the Stellaron's power without losing consciousness.

Immense power, condensed to its utmost limit, flowed like water through his meridians, and silver flames enveloped his body.

"Waaah... he's on fire! Is Lin Feng going to be okay?"

A faint mist clouded March 7th's beautiful pink eyes, and her lovely face was filled with worry.

Everything had happened in the blink of an eye. She had barely had time to react.

"He's fine... Lin Feng seems to have temporarily awakened the Stellaron's power!"

"To think he could accomplish this. It's truly unbelievable..."

"Even the most advanced technology can only contain a Stellaron's power, not truly harness it..."

Resting both hands on his ornate cane, Welt Yang wore a look of shock on his normally calm, impassive face.

"Taking the Doomsday Beast's full-force attack with your body alone... my friend, you have no fewer secrets than I do..."

Dan Heng turned his cyan spearhead back and looked at Lin Feng, who was wreathed in silver flames. His face, too, was full of delighted surprise.

On the Starrail Platform, Lin Feng felt refreshed in both body and mind as he commanded his newfound power. The silvery-white flames, colored like starlight, radiated an unprecedented aura.

"Doomsday Beast, prepare to face my wrath!"

"The Galactic Baseball Hero is here! Now hurry up and die!"

As those words fell, Lin Feng flashed forward, shooting out like a cannonball and leaving a long trail of afterimages behind him.

"Rules are made to be broken! Let me show you the true power of the Interstellar Ace!"

He pushed off with both feet, denting the alloy floor of the platform beneath him. Leaping nearly a thousand meters into the air, Lin Feng swung the Metal Baseball Bat down. Silver starlight formed an immense phantom bat that blotted out the sky as it smashed toward the Doomsday Beast's enormous body.

Boom! Like thunder of unimaginable force exploding right beside them, the mighty sound reverberated across the entire star region.

The thousand-meter-long silver phantom bat struck the Doomsday Beast, sending its mountain-like body flying dozens of kilometers away.

Countless fragments of shattered armor scattered through space like swirling snowflakes.

On the Doomsday Beast's exposed back, flesh twisted and caved inward. Its entire spine was severely contorted, and blood poured down across the sky.

"Is this the Stellaron's power? Severely injuring a High-Rank Doomsday Beast with a single strike... terrifying..."

Gazing toward the stars, Dan Heng wore a look of shock on his usually unruffled face.

Unlike someone relying on technology or outside power, Lin Feng had severely injured a Planet-Destroying Rank monster with physical strength alone. Even with Dan Heng's extensive knowledge and experience, he still found it unbelievable.

"I told you... Lin Feng's bat is super powerful!"

Watching Lin Feng stand proudly in the heavens, and recalling his heroic figure in battle, March 7th's beautiful eyes sparkled with stars.

When it came to fighting, they really did have to rely on a powerhouse like Lin Feng. A pretty girl like her could just tag along and slack off.

"Ahem... March 7th, don't say things like that... a young lady should be more reserved..."

Resting both hands on his cane, the serious-faced Welt Yang now looked utterly exasperated.

That carefree girl, Little March, really would blurt out anything. Didn't she realize how easily people could get the wrong idea?

In Herta Space Station's Central Control Zone, Asta and Arlan were still watching, their faces equally stunned.

"You've got to be kidding... that guy is actually this strong?"

"Hmph... and I was so worried about him. What a waste of emotion!"

Asta narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and rubbed them, wondering whether she was seeing things.

She knew perfectly well how terrifying the Doomsday Beast was, yet before Lin Feng now, it was as helpless as a little chick.

Severely injuring the Doomsday Beast through purely physical means defied all science.

"That's Lin Feng for you... I'll definitely have to ask him later how I can become as strong as he is..."

Watching Lin Feng thrash the Doomsday Beast, Arlan clenched his fists tightly, his admiration for Lin Feng rising to new heights.

If Arlan had previously regarded Lin Feng as a role model, he was now unquestionably his idol-his one and only idol.