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Jiang Ning straightened his collar, walked slowly towards Alan, and gently patted the other's shoulder.

"Alan, take the staff to the safe house and wait for orders. Together with Xiao Er, make sure to maintain order and protect everyone's lives."

Alan raised his head and met Jiang Ning's gaze.

In an instant, a guess suddenly appeared in Alan's mind.

"Mr. Jiang Ning?! You wouldn't possibly...?"

Jiang Ning smiled calmly, patted his chest, and spoke in a composed tone.

"Okay, leave it to me."

Hearing Jiang Ning's calm words, Alan felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Before he could react, Leila rushed to Jiang Ning's side and grabbed him by the collar.

"Hey! Do you even know what you're saying?!"

That's a doomsday beast! Have you been spending all your time in the lab and gone mad?! What are you...?

"Of course I know, and I'm not stupid. My mind is perfectly clear right now."

Jiang Ning spoke first, silencing Leila before she could finish her sentence.

"I know very well that if I don't go, everyone on the space station will be in danger."

Jiang Ning raised his hand and grabbed Leira's hand that was gripping his collar.

Perhaps due to her earlier fear, Laira's hands were a little cold and trembling.

"Even if there's only a sliver of a chance, I can't just sit here and wait for the space station to crash and everyone to die."

That kind of ending is not what I want.

Laira remained silent, and quietly released her grip on Jiang Ning's collar.

Seeing this, Leira gritted her teeth and forced out the words:

"You idiot! There's a limit to how much you can play the hero! Don't you know that you should act within your limits?!"

Alan looked at Jiang Ning, as if she had made up her mind, and slowly stepped forward, extending her hand to Jiang Ning:

"Mr. Jiang Ning, let me go with you! I'll go with you to stop the Doomsday Beast!"

"No!"

Jiang Ning raised his hand to straighten his clenched collar, his tone calm yet undeniably authoritative.

"I refuse."

Upon hearing this, Leila asked, puzzled.

"Why? With Deputy Section Chief Alan's help, wouldn't the success rate be much higher in this situation?!"

Jiang Ning's expression was serious, and his tone was calm:

"Compared to me, the safe house needs more protection. Whether it's you, Alan, or Xiao Er, you are the reassurance for those staff members."

Sometimes, fear kills people before disaster itself, so it's even more important to nip it in the bud.

Besides—

"I'm the section chief! I can't let the deputy section chief steal my thunder!"

Laira and Alan's temples throbbed wildly.

—Does this guy completely misunderstand the current situation?!

"...At a time like this!? You bastard..."

"Alan, listen to me, take them back."

Jiang Ning spoke calmly, his tone casual, yet leaving no room for doubt.

The next moment, Jiang Ning turned and stared into Leila's eyes:

"Don't worry, silly woman. My life is very precious. I won't die here for a slightly larger fluttering moth."

Laira gritted her teeth, and after a long while, she looked up at Jiang Ning:

"No matter what, you have to come back alive! Do you hear me?! You're not allowed to die!"

"...I haven't even gone yet and you're already cursing me? What grudge do we have against each other?"

Okay, I'll be back alive, it's a promise.

Alan gritted his teeth, turned around, and roared at the remaining staff members:

"All staff! Time is of the essence! Take the wounded and proceed to the safe house immediately!"

Laila clenched her fist, raised her hand and gently punched Jiang Ning's chest, her voice trembling slightly:

"You arrogant fool! If you dare to lie to me... I'll never forgive you!"

Jiang Ning revealed a calm smile. It felt good to have someone genuinely worried about his safety.

Alan, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and faced Jiang Ning.

"Mr. Jiang Ning... I'm sorry I can't be of much help... but—this is for you!"

Alan looked down and rummaged around for a moment, then pulled out a simple-looking communication headset from his pocket.

"Please be sure to maintain communication. We will use this to send you real-time information and assist in operations."

Jiang Ning reached out and took it, then gently tapped Leila's forehead, which was twisted into a pretzel.

"Don't worry, I will win."

Laira gritted her teeth, unusually not getting angry at Jiang Ning's frivolous behavior, and turned her back to follow the retreating staff to the safe house.

"call--"

Watching the departing staff, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down at the Chuangqi Driver he had been clutching in his hand.

"Next... we're in for a tough battle..."

At the same time, Jiang Ning gently stroked the "secret gadget" with its cool metallic feel that he had been hiding in his pocket with his other hand, feeling deeply moved.

If possible, I really hope you'll never be of any use...

…………

Jiang Ning sprinted through the corridor of the space station.

"Hello? Hello! This is Leila, please respond!"

A familiar voice came from the earpiece clipped to my ear. Although there was a slight static noise, it was still quite clear.

"Received! This is Handsome Jiang Ning, all communications are normal!"

"Tsk..."

Leira was speechless for a moment, exasperated by this clueless jerk, and patiently spoke again:

"The situation is not good."

A powerful "destructive" energy fluctuation was detected at the platform.

In other words… those previously defeated pawn legions have most likely regrouped now.

"So... in addition to stopping the doomsday beasts, I also have to deal with that swarm of cockroaches that I can't get rid of?"

Did I just ram into the antimatter army's lair today?

"Damn it...why can't my game's drop rate be this high?!"

Upon hearing the information transmitted through the earpiece, Jiang Ning frowned slightly, his feet moving without stopping, and he casually fastened the Build Driver to his waist.

Ignoring Jiang Ning's complaints, Leira continued to deliver the information accurately at a measured pace:

"Based on the trajectory of the doomsday beasts, they will most likely land on the platform in two minutes."

With time running out, Station Chief Estádio has instructed the relevant staff to begin preparing for the charging of the high-energy railgun.

It's better than expected; it should take about ten minutes to fully charge!

The railgun is so powerful that it is estimated to destroy the entire platform along with it.

To avoid being affected, you must evacuate the platform in ten minutes, regardless of the battle situation!

"learn."

Jiang Ning paused, then asked:

"By the way, how's the situation at the safe house?"

"Don't worry, with Alan and Xiao Er here, the situation is currently stable."

Although there was still some restlessness, it was all within a controllable range, and there was no large-scale panic.

Hearing the news from Laira, Jiang Ning's anxiety subsided somewhat.

"That's good……"

Jiang Ning raised his hand to temporarily hang up the communication, let out a long sigh, and gently swiped the access card in front of him.

The hatch in front of him slowly opened, and Jiang Ning had arrived at his destination.

Black Tower Space Station platform.

On the open ground of the platform, countless illusory soldiers of all kinds looked at Jiang Ning who had suddenly entered.

Countless scarlet compound eyes flashed with a dangerous light, locking onto Jiang Ning.

"hiss--"

Feeling a chill run down Jiang Ning's spine as he was stared at by so many menacing gazes.

It's called trypophobia.

He had considered that the illusory army would band together to fight him, but he never expected that there would be so many of these "cosmic cockroaches".

Jiang Ning sighed helplessly, accepted reality, and reached out to insert the Rabbit Tank bubble can into the slot above the driver.

"Henshin!"

As the handle was turned, the energy channels extended out and then suddenly contracted, and the Build Rider Rabbit Tank Bubble Can Armor was once again fully donned.

Jiang Ning raised his hand and summoned the Drill Crusher, whose figure transformed into a sharp sword and flew towards the army of illusory soldiers.

The drill breaker was wielded in his hand, tearing open most of the empty space in one go.

Almost moments after the fierce attack began, the alloy floor beneath Jiang Ning's feet began to tremble violently without warning, as if it were being shaken by a tremendous force.

"It seems our 'guests' have arrived earlier than expected..."

Jiang Ning looked warily at the dark shadow that blotted out the sky above the platform.

The massive body of the Doomsday Beast descended from the sky, instantly blocking the railway tracks where the spaceship was originally docked.

It lay half-prone on the platform floor, its sharp claws gripping the alloy floor tightly, its figure almost covering half of the platform.

Only now did Jiang Ning realize that his understanding of the concept of "big" was still too narrow.