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"Mr. Jiang Ning, let's go to the main control section to find Miss and the others first."

"Yes, that's true."

"You little rascal, you suddenly ran off to fight the flanks without even telling Estelle. She must be frantic with worry right now."

Alan lowered his head, looking somewhat lost.

"The situation was critical, and I acted impulsively, afraid that the young lady would stop me..."

"Never mind, as long as you're alright."

Jiang Ning turned his head and looked at the three little ones who were squatting and chatting not far away.

"Hey, you three, it's time to head to the main control module!"

"Oh! Here it comes!"

March 7th hurriedly stood up from the ground and straightened her skirt.

"Um, what's wrong with Xing?"

Jiang Ning pointed to Xing, who was squatting in the corner drawing circles; the child's color was starting to fade...

"Um... well..."

Seeing Xing squatting in the corner drawing circles, looking somewhat "spirited," March 7th awkwardly chuckled and tried to smooth things over.

"Haha, don't mind her, Xing just... got caught up in some ultimate philosophical question!"

Dan Heng turned his face away and sighed silently, clearly having gotten used to the peculiar thought process of this gray-haired raccoon.

Jiang Ning walked forward, both amused and exasperated, bent down, and gently scooped up the listless little girl who was squatting on the ground.

Still debating whether to ride a locust?

Xing was helped to her feet, her little face drooping, but she was being very serious:

"I can't choose...they're both so handsome."

"I'll make one just for you later, okay?"

Jiang Ning reluctantly gave in and casually patted the dust off her skirt.

"Let's get going and meet up with the others in the main control section."

Xing's eyes lit up instantly, sweeping away her previous dejection, and she followed closely behind Jiang Ning.

The group walked briskly along the cleared passage.

Jiang Ning looked at the entire space station, which was in ruins. The walls were charred, the pipes were exposed, and there were remnants everywhere after the antimatter army had ravaged it.

Everything seemed to be proceeding as expected, steadily following the original plot.

Star Core Hunter Kafka and Silver Wolf deliberately lured the Antimatter Legion, using the chaos of war to infiltrate the space station, retrieve the sealed star core, and awaken the sleeping Pioneer Star.

The only uncertain factor is the memory fragments erased by the "Word of Power".

Judging from the current situation, it's probably the blank space between when he witnessed the birth of the star and faced Kafka...

Jiang Ning pursed her lips and gently pressed her hand to the center of her chest.

I don't know why, but whenever I start recalling that memory, I feel a strange flutter in my chest.

Is it the lingering effect of "words of power"... or just my own psychological effect?

Jiang Ning was completely clueless.

Before long, the group arrived at the brightly lit main control module.

Estella, her brow furrowed as she stared at the holographic screen, rapidly accessing the space station logs with her fingers. Seeing everyone return, she quickly approached, her voice tinged with lingering fear and anxiety:

"Alan! You're finally back!"

The entire area alarm just went off, and the connections between the containment and storage modules were cut off. I was so worried about you!

"I'm sorry, miss... I won't do it again..."

Just as Estádio and Alan were reunited, Jiang Ning spotted a bright red color hidden behind the giant screen.

As if sensing something, Himeko's gaze met the other's in mid-air.

Ji Zi chuckled softly, stepped out from the crowd, and came to stand in front of Jiang Ning.

"I already know."

Thank you for taking care of me all the way. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble during the third month?

"Himeko-nee!!"

Himeko's gentle gratitude was met with a furious reaction from Mitsuki.

Am I really that unreliable?

Already accustomed to the noisy atmosphere of March 7th, Danheng approached Himeko and began to introduce her:

"Sister Ji Zi, this is Jiang Ning, the former head of the defense section of the Black Tower Space Station."

He paused, then quietly shared the information he had gathered:

"I asked Mr. Walter to retrieve the StarNet filings, and Mr. Jiang Ning's public resume was almost entirely blank."

The only verifiable connection is the recently registered "Feidian" Intelligent Company.

Apart from this, there is no record of any particular destiny or faction affiliation.

On March 7th, unable to contain herself any longer, she stepped forward and finally asked the question she had been holding back all the way:

"Yeah, yeah! You're so mysterious!!"

"They're clearly from a space station, yet their combat equipment is far more advanced than that of large civilizations!"

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Jiang Ning no longer tried to hide anything:

"I have indeed been based on the space station for a long time, and have been in charge of the research and development of the defense system."

My technology and equipment are a system I developed myself, independent of any destiny or the Black Tower's containment technology.

As Jiang Ning finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the main control cabin varied.

March 7th listened with wide surprise, Dan Heng's eyes narrowed as he pondered, while Ji Zi's gaze towards Jiang Ning held a deeper, more intriguing meaning.

The fates of this starry sea are intertwined and orderly, and everyone's power has its place. Only the boy in front of us seems to be a variable that has forcibly broken into the script.

Before anyone could ask any more questions, the entire space station suddenly began to shake violently!

Sizzle—!

Beep beep—Highest risk alert triggered across the entire region!

The piercing red warning lights instantly filled the bright main control cabin, all the holographic screens flashed crimson garbled codes wildly, and the previously stable space station energy links all went completely red.

Estelle's expression changed drastically, her fingers flew across the terminal, and her voice suddenly tightened, perfectly mimicking the panicked demeanor of someone in the original story:

"No! The remaining 'destructive' energy is still surging!"

Not some remnant of low-level soldiers… it’s a stellar-class weapon of the Legion! A Doomsday Beast is flying towards the observation deck!

"Tsk, it's like a persistent ghost."

Jiang Ning stared in astonishment at the enormous flying creature in the surveillance video.

"You guys go first, leave this to me!"

Aista's fingers flew across the virtual keyboard, mobilizing the Black Tower space station's energy reserves.

Himeko's eyes sharpened, and she waved to the crowd.

"Everyone, follow me!"

Hoshi, Dan, and the other two followed Himeko to "evacuate" on March 7th.

As the doomsday beast drew ever closer, Alan could no longer contain his excitement.

"Miss! I'll go stop it!"

After saying that, he picked up the shooting sublimation device and pressed it towards his waist, but Jiang Ning stopped him.

Alan looked at his wrist, which was being held, and then looked at Jiang Ning in confusion.

Jiang Ning chuckled lightly, shook his head, and showed no sign of tension.

"Don't rush, it's not our turn to make our appearance yet."

…………

Boom! ...

The alloy defensive armor on the outside of the main control cabin suddenly shattered, and thick, inky black mist of destruction broke through layers of barriers and surged in.

In the center of the black mist, a towering and terrifying giant black shadow descended.

Its pitch-black shell was covered with cracks of destruction, and it was surrounded by an annihilation storm that tore through space. The heavy footsteps made the entire space station hull tremble continuously.

On the alloy corridor, Xing and his group of four rushed quickly toward the platform.

After discussion, the train crew unanimously decided to return to the train first and meet up with Walter.

On March 7th, he took the lead and ran towards the platform first.

"Himeko-nee! The train doesn't seem to have arrived yet..."

Looking at the eerily empty surroundings, Dan Heng keenly sensed something was amiss.

"Wait... March!"

As March 7th turned around, a colossal body that blotted out the sky spread its wings and swooped down from the cosmic space behind her.

Antimatter Legion – Doomsday Beasts.

Himeko's expression instantly softened, a look of seriousness flashing in her eyes, and she murmured softly:

"The Doomsday Beast... it actually caught up with us."

Himeko glanced at Hoshino beside her, a complex expression in her eyes.

"Everyone be careful, this is on a completely different level from the previous pawns."

The sphere atop the Doomsday Beast's head emitted energy fluctuations, sweeping over everyone inside the cabin and locking onto its direction.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand and unleashed a sweeping wave of annihilating black energy.

Black, destructive energy enveloped the entire main control module, leaving nowhere to hide or escape.

Don't underestimate us!

"Come down here if you dare!!"

On March 7th, gritting his teeth and going all out, layers of thick ice instantly formed a barrier. However, the moment the ice crystals touched the destructive black mist, they were directly corroded and melted, unable to withstand it for even a second.

Dan Heng charged forward with his gun, his "Cloud Strike" spear thrusting and slashing through the incoming black energy bullets. His arm muscles were so tense they trembled, but he could only barely parry a few attacks.

"Too powerful...we can't stop it at all!"

Dan Heng's tiger's mouth went numb from the shock, forcing him to retreat repeatedly, a sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.

The Doomsday Beast roared to the sky and landed on the platform, unleashing a suffocating pressure on the train crew.

Looking at the pixelated images flashing on the monitor, Jiang Ning smiled and spoke to Alan, who was sitting next to him, looking uneasy.

"The time has come."

Jiang Ning flicked his wrist, and the Zero One Driver appeared, which he placed on his waist.

"Zero One Driver!"

"Come with me, Alan."

Alan nodded emphatically, and quickly fastened the driver to his waist.

"good!"

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