For humanity, burn the stars.

Inside the Starscar, thick smoke and electric arcs billowed everywhere, churning uncontrollably.

Qin Heling was dizzy from the immense force, but she remained firmly seated, gritting her teeth and persevering.

Planting a bomb is impossible at this strictly regulated exhibition.

Therefore, there were no dangerous materials; this was simply a small method to release the energy of the engine itself, thereby causing the spaceship to disintegrate and collapse.

This was Qin Heling's previous request to Oshido.

It was originally just a last resort to allow myself to end things with dignity after failure.

But at this point, this was the only way for him to create chaos and take advantage of the situation to complete his plan.

Qin Heling gripped the control lever tightly with both hands, his arm muscles taut to the extreme, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged like dragons.

The spaceship emitted a piercing metallic wail as it spun out of control, but thanks to his mastery of spaceship controls in the game, he managed to pull it back on track.

He forcibly changed the direction of the spaceship as it spun out of control, and it rushed at full speed toward the huge transparent dome at the top of the exhibition hall!

The venue's defense system was activated instantly.

The force field originally intended to restrict the spacecraft's flight was replaced by a higher-priority dome shield.

During the brief moment when the balance inside the spaceship was restored, Qin Heling sprang up from his seat.

He lunged directly at the imaginary jump device at the back of the main control room, a device that looked like an ordinary machine.

Just as he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, his fingers flew across the input panel, completing the input of the preset coordinates.

He couldn't guarantee success, but that coordinate was indeed the most promising.

Inside the spaceship, the two Vera guards responsible for watching over Qin Heling were jolted back by the initial explosion.

But they quickly regained their footing.

Each of the two guards extended two tentacles, the ends of which embedded themselves deeply into the spacecraft's bulkhead, securing themselves to the violently turbulent cabin.

As one of the guards watched the machine vibrate violently after Qin Heling had input something into it, his fiber optic organ flickered rapidly.

It retrieved the capture device from its back and aimed it at Qin Heling, its synthesized voice carrying a warning:

"Please stop what you are doing!"

"Otherwise, we will take coercive measures!"

Qin Heling didn't turn her head, her voice squeezed out from between her teeth as she cursed angrily:

"Idiot! Can't you see it's an exhibition accident?! I'm trying to stabilize the spaceship!"

The guard's whiskers paused slightly in mid-air, seemingly stunned by his self-righteousness.

But in that instant, a cold and authoritative communication signal cut directly into their fiber optic link:

"Abandon the capture and destroy the exhibits."

It was the voice of Titus.

Abandoning the capture device used for security purposes, two tentacles shot out like lightning, tearing through the air and heading straight for Qin Heling's body!

The tentacles, capable of easily slicing through metal, could take Qin Heling's life in an instant.

In Titus's view, whatever unrealistic dreams this human might have, they were utterly impossible.

However, when faced with the tentacles that were already piercing him, Qin Heling suddenly laughed.

That smile didn't reveal madness or despair, but only a clear and calm acceptance.

In such a critical and urgent moment, the previous tension and anxiety completely disappeared.

Like a revolving lantern, moments after arriving on Earth suddenly appeared.

The despair of being transformed into a shell-man flashed through his mind, along with the humiliation he had endured to get to where he was now...

He recalled the withered faces of the four veterans underground, and the last glimmer of light in their eyes…

He recalled the position that Inspector Oshido had stated, and also the crucial help it was providing at this moment…

No matter what—Qin Heling will fight with all her might until the very last moment!

—And the time we have now is more than enough!

The imaginary jump device has completed energy storage and locked the coordinates he input!

Qin Heling immediately pressed the final confirmation command, and the emotions he had been suppressing for so long finally erupted:

"Leap—!!"

The moment the tip of the tentacle pierced his spacesuit and plunged into his flesh—

The entire space in front of Qin Heling seemed to be twisted violently by an invisible hand, and everything in his field of vision was distorted.

The light was constantly distorted and stretched until a pure white void completely enveloped him.

All the humiliation and pain they had endured before were now transformed into the key to activate Noah's Ark.

Qin Heling's figure blurred in the center of the colorful light, eventually turning into a streak of light like a shooting star, which was then swallowed by the pure white light.

Qin Heling, who had been pricked by the whiskers, disappeared from the spot.

Carrying humanity's last hope, he disappeared beyond the Dirac Sea.

The next moment, the entire spaceship completely disintegrated.

The explosion engulfed the control room, while the outside was already a fireball, with debris falling continuously.

Finally, just before touching the ground, it was completely lifted and suspended by the near-Earth force field.

Two guards, protected by personal protective gear, rose safely from the rubble.

Their fiber optic organs flickered rapidly, scanning the now empty wreckage, unable to believe that Qin Heling had vanished from their sight.

It's important to understand that such small spaceships and devices simply cannot possess the ability to jump faster than light; they are completely incomprehensible to them.

However, Titus's voice soon reached the minds of every Valar present:

"I'm so sorry, fellow countrymen... this is a major exhibition accident."

"Our precious exhibits may have been lost in the accident."

"Please ensure your safety and leave in an orderly manner. We will take responsibility for this and compensate you for any losses."

With the governor classifying it as an exhibition accident, the farce finally came to an end in the eyes of the ordinary Vera.

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Oshido stood in the corridor, listening to the faint commotion and alarms coming from the direction of the exhibition hall in the distance, and suddenly smiled.

The fiber optic organ flickered slowly, reflecting the flowing blue light bands on the wall.

It gently retracted the whiskers that had pressed the button, recovered from its previous stiff posture, and turned to look at the other end of the corridor.

Titus stood alone at the end of the corridor, watching Oshido quietly, without any guards or other officials with him.

The governor's optical organs appeared calm as usual, but Oshido could sense the complex emotions surging beneath that calm.

—Disappointment, anger, and perhaps a touch of sadness over my old friend's final choice.

It gently shook its head and slowly moved towards the other.

Titus originally wanted to question what methods the human had used to escape.

But as it approached Oshido, it gradually returned to calm.

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Oshido simply shook its head, its whiskers drooping naturally, its posture serene.

Its dark purple body appeared lonely and resolute in the eerie blue light, and its tattered tentacle swayed slightly, as if bidding farewell.

"I have not betrayed my race..."

"However, there are more important things for me to do than myself."

Titus personally imposed restrictions on his former friend, and what awaited this overseer was the trial he knew all too well.

Titus sneered upon hearing Oshido's words.

"What can a lone human do in this vast sea of ​​stars?"

Oshido raised his head, his gaze passing over the dome and looking up at the vast starry sky.

Without witnessing the passing down of humanity's "hope," one cannot understand what it truly carries.

"No... although he is the only remaining human being, he is not alone..."