Collapse, survive

"What's wrong with her? Is she sick?"

"It still has to be March 7th," she asked with concern, looking at Yae Sakura who was still sleeping.

She remembered this scene from when she awakened the Star Core Essence at the Black Tower Space Station.

Should we perform artificial respiration?

Later, on March 7th, I went to learn it specifically.

“I wanted to too, but Ling wouldn’t allow it, and theoretically Yae Sakura was just asleep.” Fang Jie was very disappointed about this.

"They can really sleep a lot," the Star Core Spirit chimed in, hands on her hips, "Do you really know Uncle Yang? You said they're from Uncle Yang's hometown, what about you?"

Who says the Star Core Spirit is stupid? The Star Core Spirit is quite clever.

Fang Jie replied sincerely, "Me? I don't come from there, but I don't know where I come from either... Well, that's right, but it doesn't matter."

"How can this not be important!" March 7th disagreed, hands on hips, "You don't even know where your home is? Have you lost your memory?"

"Probably, you could think that way."

"Wow, how can you be so heartless? Let me tell you, this is very important..."

Dan Heng remained silent as the husky chatted and confided in the Samoyed and Alaskan Malamute. He kept his eyes fixed on 'Suiyang' and 'Foxman' until he finally put down Jiyun.

Just as the bell is not Suiyang, Yae Sakura is not a fox spirit.

I don't quite understand.

“My name is Danheng. I’m a friend from Mr. Walter’s hometown.” He greeted him.

"I don't know any Walter." Ling didn't care why Fang Jie was so enthusiastic about making contact; she was only wary of Dan Heng, Xing, and March 7, who possessed immense hidden power.

Beware of those whose fates are erratic!

Of all the lunatics she knew, the Nameless One was the most depraved, especially the marketing department of that company. Even she, a Lawyer who had once destroyed civilization, felt inferior.

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Dan Heng couldn't help but look at Fang Jie, who was still chatting with San Yueqi and Xing.

To be honest, the name Fang Jie... has the style of those companies that use various names to swindle and deceive.

"She doesn't actually know him. Mr. Walter is from the current civilization, while she is from a previous civilization, separated by fifty thousand years," Fang Jie added, noticing this, stating the facts.

"What's with those expressions? That's right, don't let Ling's small stature fool you, she's over 50,000 years old. I'm not kidding, treating people with sincerity is a phrase I like."

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand..."

March 7th was a day when she started counting on her fingers, and Star Core Spirit counted with her.

It wasn't that she couldn't do mental arithmetic, but the number 50,000 years combined with the suffix "lifespan"... left her deeply shocked.

Uncle Yang didn't go into detail about what his hometown was like... He just casually mentioned that there was a disaster called 'collapse' in his hometown, and everyone united to overcome the disaster.

Good heavens!

Dan Heng remained silent.

Someone broke the silence. A blond young man from Belleburg arrived, looked at his subordinates lying prostrate on the ground, and sternly rebuked them:

“I, Jepard Landau, commander of the Silvermane Iron Guard, order you to abandon your futile resistance.”

Fang Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around to look—

Ling, who was already unhappy, suddenly turned gloomy.

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P.S.: Good morning, thank you for your support. I've set up a train here, everyone can board now.

Chapter Twenty: Alicia Gazes at You Tenderly

Why did this happen? We finally arrived in Belleburg and saw the nameless passengers from the Star Train—two things we had been looking forward to and longing for...

While kicking Jepard hard, Fang Jie also tried to think hard.

Is there something wrong?

Something's not right, but it is.

The Star Core Spirit remained silent, enthusiastically swinging its bat, smashing the 'guitar case' that Jepard used as a shield, causing it to crack repeatedly. A fragment even flew over, which Fang Jiebotio caught like a bullet, chewed, and swallowed.

Too brutal.

March 7th stared intently, freezing Jeppard's feet. The ice block, shaped like a Pam doll, clung tightly to his thigh, binding him.

Having already defeated the Silvermane Iron Guards who had followed Jepard with his Cloud-Striking Sword, Dan Heng was speechless. He watched helplessly as the blond-haired young man finally collapsed... He was very strong; not everyone could withstand three people attacking at once. He at least held off for a while.

Then Danheng also stepped forward to join the four-person team battle.

To fit in.

Jepard has fallen.

"Captain Jepard!"

The Silvermane Iron Guards, struggling to their feet, called his name, encouraging him and hoping he could stand up and lead everyone in another charge, to fight against evil and monsters.

Stand up, Captain Jepard!

No, I already...

Jepard quickly assessed the situation: he was surrounded. The enemy wasn't going for the kill, but escape would be difficult. His immediate priority was—

"I, Jepard Langdo, commander of the Silvermane Iron Guard, order you to retreat!"

The Star Core Spirit held back, sparing him a slap in the face; he could still continue commanding his subordinates.

"Go and report to the Great Guardian immediately!"

"team leader!!"

"Run! I'll hold them off!"

Jepard used one hand to lift the broken wall to block the bat, and with the other hand he clenched into a fist and slammed it at Fang Jie, who had been kicking his lower body. This was a punch that could twist the head off the Blazing Wanderer and then smash the Frost Wanderer to death.

Perseverance, sacrifice, fearlessness...

And fall down.

Fang Jie swung a trash can that appeared out of nowhere and hit him with it. Fragments flew everywhere, carrying lightning that electrified the Iron Guards who tried to get close.

Hearing that heart-wrenching, convulsing cry, March 7th felt for a moment that something was wrong.

How did I end up standing on the opposite side of this tragic scene?

"Um, that... Hey, stop hitting me, Xing!"

The pretty girl stopped, dragging the irritable husky silently back to the side of the quiet floating object, and whispered to Dan Heng and Fang Jie, "Um... you guys stop fighting too?"

Dan Heng paused, then silently retreated.

To clarify, that wasn't him before. He was positioning himself to block the first Husky Xing, who made the move, from the Samoyed March 7th and the indifferent Bell.

She's too dangerous!

Bell: What a crazy guy.

Even I can tell right from wrong. They were just doing their duty, arresting criminals... Humph! If Fang Jie hadn't acted quickly, she would have taken action against this kind of soldier.

Therefore, Fang Jie acted quickly, triggering the Star Core Essence Linkage and following up with March 7's cover.

Fang Jiezheng took another punch from Jepard, frost spreading across his body. He grinned wildly and said, "Trying to escape? I advise you to surrender. Everyone here is incredibly skilled. You shouldn't have messed with us, even if you've messed with dragons and tigers."

Completely oblivious to how dangerous Bellob had been, March 7th ranted, "Hey, calm down! We're the criminals, no, we're the ones being treated like criminals! It's all that weirdo Sambo's fault for tricking us! I'm so angry, so angry!"

"Should we bring them all back?" Compared to March 7th, Star Core Spirit had already seen the Silver Mane Iron Guard soldiers who had turned around and probably went to ask for help, looking very energetic and eager to try.

March 7th strongly objected: "You still want to fight? No way! Stop it! This isn't pioneering; we're going to become wanted criminals again!"

Dan Heng sighed.

March, wasn't that because you were too impulsive?

Of course, there was someone even more impulsive this time.

First, exclude star core essence.

The first to make a move was... seemingly Fang Jie, but actually... Dan Heng glanced silently at Ling, who was being approached by March 7th. This was too impulsive. Don't approach someone just because they have pink hair!

Fang Jie acted decisively earlier, and Dan Heng thought about it and decided to join the group as well. Compared to the golden-haired Jepard, this 'Ling' is indeed more worthy of attention.

However, on this pioneering journey... he couldn't help but glance at the Star Core Essence.

I also want to teach her how to expand, to approach people with friendliness but necessary vigilance, to observe more, to think more... and that fighting is often the last resort.

Xing thinks it's great and is very happy.

Finally, Fang Jie suppressed Jepard and used the soldiers' tragic condition to appease Bell, thus averting the destruction of Beloberg.

I felt a bit of a headache, a bit of pride, and a little bit of happiness.

It's definitely more enjoyable to be able to wrong others than to wrong yourself.

As for Jepard...

Sorry, but you'll have to play Yanqing for now.

I'm here to check in!

"be honest."

He subdued Jepard with one hand, and with the other, he shattered the ice on his body, restoring his neutralized stance. As he had expected, elemental advantages existed, but they were not absolute, and there were differences even among the grunts.

But what to do next? Can Jepard, who was supposed to lead the nameless guests into Belloberg, still lead them in this state?

Why don't you get up and we start over?

"You stop too, don't tarnish the image of the Nameless Guest any further."

March 7th really couldn't stand it anymore. Damn it, this beautiful girl isn't a villain.

She pulled Fang Jie aside and flashed a bright smile at Jepard, who was lying on the ground: "You guys came to arrest a blue-haired guy, right? We're not with him. This isn't an excuse. We're really not with that bad guy. He abandoned us without a second thought."

Look into my sincere eyes, believe me.

“I believe you.” Jepard certainly believed him, his tone self-deprecating: “If that criminal had accomplices like you, I shouldn’t be the one to arrest him.”

Jepard felt guilty for his weakness and dereliction of duty.

“But that’s no longer important. The fact remains that you attacked the Silvermane Iron Guard. I am the garrison commander, not the arbitration panel. Even if the citizens of Beloborg have the right to defend themselves, it should be done under the watchful eyes of the Builders, not now.”

"Ah, it sounds like you're going to use your ultimate weapon to wipe us out. No, wait a minute, we're not residents of Beloborg. It's easy to tell, isn't it? Our clothes are different." March 7th sensed something was wrong and tried to salvage the situation:

"I also have photos. Look, photos of your planet. You've never seen them before, have you?"

Look, this was taken from space—

Jeppard: "..."

We've only regressed; it's not that we've never left our planet. As a Landau, I've heard the history and legends.

However, Jepard glanced silently at the photo handed to him on March 7, his expression still showing a moment of daze.

It was a frozen planet, and even Beloborg was buried in an endless snow curtain, making it difficult to discern.

Like the passage of time, the distant past exists only in Belloberg's gradually fading story...

In the spring, when extraterrestrial visitors often come to visit.

“Your attire is definitely not Belloberg’s style. Since the ‘cold wave,’ no one has crossed the snow to reach Belloberg…”

Jepard's unwavering resolve wavered, and regret, sorrow, and bitterness welled up within him.

He gave them a deep look: "This is no longer something I can decide. It's been that long ago. Whether what you say is true or not, my failure has sealed one thing—that only the 'Great Guardian' can decide what to do next."

It's no exaggeration to say that in the entire Belloberg, there are few who hold a higher position than Jepard, and even he, as the main fighting force and commander of the Silvermane Guards, was defeated and captured...

This isn't just a crime for Belloberg, it's rebellion!

The ice and snow became frigid.