Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"I didn't expect you to provoke the King of Casting." Huang Quan's fingertips swirled with ethereal energy, and a gray-purple mist of light flickered in her palms. "I don't know the origins of this Lord of Extinction, so I can't be of much help."

She looked up at the distorted space walls around her, which were trembling slightly due to energy consumption.

"All I can do now is send you out of this area, away from the star field where the Forge King is."

"No." Lin Yu shook his head quickly, "I can't leave here. My friends are still on a planet not far away."

It is very likely that the outside is surrounded by layers of warships of the Antimatter Legion.

"The King of Casting's action this time is to use that planet as material for his own 'forging'! You just said that the Antimatter Legion is waiting for a higher-level existence. Liuying and the others must be in danger now."

"But if you go back, you'll die."

"Your energy is almost exhausted, and you can't even use your protection. How can you fight against his main force?"

"But we can't just abandon them." Lin Yu remembered Liuying's gentle eyes when she hugged Xueying, the profile of Yinlang when he was concentrating, and Wanyi's expression before she died.

These images were like red-hot irons, leaving an indelible mark on his heart.

Huang Quan looked at his resolute expression and finally sighed helplessly.

"I will send you there, but I will only wait for you for four hours. If you don't come back in four hours, I will pretend that I have never seen you..."

"That's pretty cruel." Kafka raised her eyebrows, but there was no sarcasm in her tone.

"Hard-hearted?" Huang Quan lowered her head, her hair covering her eyes, making it difficult to discern her expression. "The path I embark on is destined to be one I'm on alone. I don't want to interfere with you. The Void should live in the cracks of time, untainted by the ties of this world."

She raised her head, and the figures of Lin Yu and the other two were reflected in her eyes, as if she was saying her final goodbye. "So, if you don't come back in four hours... then we can only go our separate ways."

Lin Yu's heart moved slightly. Perhaps this "cruelness" was just her way of protecting herself.

He didn't say anything else, just nodded solemnly, "Four hours, that's enough."

"Wish ya'll good luck."

Outside of space, the domain of the Forged King has spread to the edge of the atmosphere.

The muzzles of countless warships were pointed at the planet below. On the bridge, a figure in armor stood quietly.

It was playing with a metal ball on its fingertips, and countless struggling figures could be vaguely seen inside the ball.

Who is it? No one knows.

...

"Liuying!"

Lin Yu returned to the ground and quickly ran towards the inside of the base.

"What's wrong? Why are you back?" Liuying's voice was filled with a hint of surprise.

Lin Yu saw Liuying sitting in front of Xueying, while Xueying lowered her head, knelt in front of Liuying with a look of grievance on her face, and her shoulders shrugged slightly.

When Xueying saw Lin Yu appear, her eyes lit up instantly and she showed an expression of surprise. She subconsciously wanted to get up, but Liuying gently tapped her head.

"Dad!" Xueying pouted in grievance.

"Don't feel wronged. Don't you understand who caused all this?"

"But... I didn't mean to be controlled..." Xueying's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and her small hands were tightly clenching the corner of her clothes.

"That shadow suddenly entered my body, and I lost control of myself..."

Lin Yu's heart seemed to be tugged by something. He squatted down and gently wiped the tears from his daughter's cheeks with his fingertips.

"It's okay, the danger is over."

"The thing that controls you has been subdued by me."

Liuying's face was still tense, but when she heard Lin Yu's words, her eyes relaxed a little.

But looking at Xueying's red eyes, he finally stopped blaming her and just sighed softly.

"Liu Ying, don't blame Xue Ying. Although you were kidnapped by Xue Ying... but she is also a victim." Lin Yu stood up and turned his gaze to Liu Ying, with a hint of comfort in his tone, "Her special physique made her a target of attack. Not everyone else might be able to resist it."

Liuying nodded silently, stretched out her hand to pull Xueying up and hugged her in her arms, her movements much gentler. "Don't be so reckless next time. Tell me immediately if there is anything unusual."

Xueying nodded vigorously in Liuying's arms, and the grievances gradually dissipated, leaving only the fear of surviving the disaster.

"I didn't come back to say this. Let's get out of here quickly." Lin Yu's expression became serious. "This planet will be attacked soon. King Zhu's fleet has already assembled outside the atmosphere and can't hold out for long."

He came to the Silver Wolf's console and made a few quick adjustments to bring up the holographic map of the planet, which was densely marked with red attack points.

"We must return to Black Rock City to meet with Jizi and the others and discuss what to do next."

Lin Yu's eyes swept across the light spots representing the cities on the map, and his voice was heavy, "Abandon all life on this planet... or stay and fight to the death."

This sentence was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, stunning Liuying and Xueying, who had just relaxed.

Xueying poked her head out from Liuying's arms and asked, "Can't you take everyone with you?"

"The train's capacity is limited, and the Forged King's fleet has blocked the tracks outside the planet. Forced evacuation will only result in greater casualties."

"We can't abandon them. Wanyi protected this planet with her life. We can't let it be destroyed like this." Liuying walked to Lin Yu and tapped the map with her finger.

"There is a branch node of the Star Track Hub in Black Rock City. Perhaps we can use the energy there to build a temporary defensive barrier."

"But the defensive barrier requires huge energy support, and our current energy is not enough." Lin Yu frowned, "Unless..."

He didn't finish his words, but Liuying already understood what he meant.

Unless the sealed star core is used.

However, the energy of the star's core is violent, and any carelessness will lead to a greater disaster, and may even be used by the Lord of Extinction.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

...

The spaceship bumped through the clouds, and the golden beams outside the porthole kept plowing charred furrows on the surface.

The left wing of the spacecraft was scratched by a stray bullet during the launch process just now, and the balance system has begun to issue a shrill alarm.

"We'll be arriving at Black Rock City soon." Silver Wolf stared at the radar screen, his fingertips rapidly jumping across the virtual keyboard. "But there are three fleets intercepting us ahead. They are the vanguard of the Antimatter Legion."

At this moment, Liuying suddenly pointed to the clouds on the right and said, "Look there!"

Lin Yu turned around and saw three diamond-shaped warships breaking through the clouds. The green light from their muzzles was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, and they had locked onto their spaceship.

He quickly increased his altitude, and the spaceship almost flew past the battleship. The tail wing was swept by the energy wave, and black smoke instantly emerged.

"We'll be shot down if we keep going like this!" Liuying held Xueying tightly in her arms, with her energy pistol loaded, ready to deal with any enemies boarding the ship at any time.

Blade suddenly stood up. "I'll distract them." He drew his sword, leaving a shadow in the air. "Take this opportunity to break out. We'll meet up in Blackrock City."

"No!" Lin Yu immediately objected, "It's too dangerous for you to go out alone!"

"It's not dangerous." A cold arc appeared on Ren's lips. He kicked open the emergency door, and a strong wind instantly filled the cabin. "Rather than sitting and waiting to die, I am more accustomed to finding a way to survive in the flash of swords."

Before he finished speaking, he jumped out of the spaceship and rushed straight towards the nearest diamond-shaped battleship.

The moment the long sword landed on the warship, it instantly cut it in half.

The ship disintegrated and exploded, and the huge shock wave blew the blade away.

But it was this shock wave that caused Blade's body to fly backwards towards another warship.

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