Crack!
Enite punched and crushed the last of the Quicksand Star Black Ants. Pale green body fluid splashed onto the sand, instantly absorbed by the dry yellow sand.
After doing this, he looked around. The dense swarm of ants had disappeared, leaving only twisted corpses scattered on the ground.
Meanwhile, Tendo stood by a bookshelf not far away, holding a yellowed old book in his hands.
He looked so leisurely, as if the fierce battle that had just taken place had nothing to do with him.
Enite walked up to Tendo, curious, "The ant colony outside is dealt with?"
Tendo, by the bookshelf, didn't even lift his head, leisurely turning the page of the book in his hand.
"Mhm, everything within ten meters has been taken care of."
Hearing this, Enite glanced toward the entrance.
Although not a single Quicksand Star Ant was visible there, there were obvious traces of Stellar Energy fluctuations and residual blood.
Just as Enite was about to say something else, faint coughs came from a nearby corner.
Enite turned his head to look. With the nearby Quicksand Star Black Ants dealt with, the previously enslaved 'Fallen Zone Survivors' finally gained their long-awaited 'freedom.'
However, although they were free, their bodies had suffered varying degrees of mutation due to prolonged exposure to the Stellar Energy radiation in the Quicksand Star Fallen Zone.
Some of these people had pale purple scales covering their arms, others had vertical pupils, and only a very small number of people with special constitutions managed to remain unchanged.
"How do you plan to handle them?"
Tendo's gaze fell upon the survivors. He put down the Star Beast Anatomy: People's Education Edition in his hands.
"I will contact the clean-up team and send them to the United Federation's quarantine zone."
"There are specialized facilities there that can help them adapt to a normal environment."
Enite's tone was firm, and his expression was solemn.
"Adapt?"
Tendo raised an eyebrow at his answer, then pointed to a young man with scaly arms nearby.
"Their bodies have already adapted to the Stellar Energy radiation of the Fallen Zone. Returning to the safe zone will instead endanger their lives due to Stellar Energy imbalance."
"So-called 'quarantine'... is not necessarily a good thing."
Looking at Tendo, whose expression was equally serious, Enite fell silent.
He knew, of course, that Tendo was right, but this was the only way he could think of to let these survivors live 'normally.'
As for how many of this batch of survivors would survive in the quarantine zone, Enite planned to deal with that specific problem when the time came.
After all, he hated doing nothing more than making a mistake.
As Tendo, who knew the future circumstances, he naturally knew the eventual outcome of this 'quarantine zone.'
So, to Enite's surprise, Tendo suddenly smiled.
"Alright, let's discuss the issue of the Fallen Zone survivors later."
"Because we have a more crucial problem to solve, don't we?"
Saying this, Tendo looked towards the deeper end of the passage nearby.
It was pitch black, with only faint Stellar Energy fluctuations coming through, like the breathing of some giant beast.
Enite was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something and began to smile as well.
"That's right. Only by dealing with the Calamity-grade Ant Queen here will the Quicksand Star Fallen Zone be truly recovered."
With those words, Tendo and Enite walked together towards the deeper recesses.
In the dark and silent passage, Tendo and Enite walked side-by-side.
But as they walked, an invisible vector force field undulation spread out from around Tendo.
The next second, several subtle popping sounds came from the surrounding shadows.
Several young Black Ants attempting a sneak attack were crushed into powder by Tendo's vector force field.
"Your Star Source is quite interesting."
"It's decent, just enough."
"Is that so..."
Faced with Tendo's assessment of 'just enough,' Enite was momentarily speechless.
He felt that Tendo's development of 'Vector Control' was far more than simply 'just enough.'
[Ant Nest Core: Calamity-grade Ant Queen Habitat]
To the surprise of the dimensional audience, they had expected the ensuing plot.
To be an earth-shattering battle between Enite and Tendo and the unseen 'Calamity-grade Star Beast.'
But after the scene transition, the dimensional audience only saw a Quicksand Star Ant Queen, comparable in size to a small mountain, lying on the ground.
Its carapace was covered in cracks, and pale purple blood was flowing from a head wound. It was clearly long dead.
The Children of the Stars production team... had skipped the supposed 'intense' battle scene and gone straight to the final 'result.'
Enite stood next to the corpse, holding a special, pale purple 'Star Core' in his hand.
The Star Core emitted dense Stellar Energy fluctuations. Even through the screen, the dimensional audience could feel the special nature of this object.
Tendo walked up to Enite, his gaze falling upon the Star Core.
"You don't seem very interested in this object?"
Hearing this, Enite smiled, "It seems you also know the effect of this thing."
Tendo nodded.
He naturally knew that the 'Calamity-grade Origin' was one of the key essentials for a Grade Three Star Envoy to break through to Grade Four Calamity.
Recall that in the previous Prequel of the Stars Movie: The Magnificent Maritime Concert Hall .
The Star Frost Faction of the Frost Tone Family had promised to produce a Calamity-grade Origin as a bargaining chip for Tendo to withdraw, provided he did not interfere.
Yet, this immensely precious object was casually tossed by Enite onto the sand nearby, as if he were discarding an ordinary stone.
"Breaking through to Calamity-grade using things like this is merely a choice for the weak to avoid hardship."
Hearing these words, Tendo couldn't help but laugh, a flash of understanding crossing the eyes beneath his black blindfold.
"So that's what you think."
Enite was momentarily stunned, then realized.
"So, you followed me all the way here just to confirm my choice?"
"But don't you, from the future, already know this history?"
Tendo did not directly answer the question. Instead, he walked to the side of the Ant Queen's corpse, squatted down, and examined the cracks on its carapace.
They were fractured by pure force, without any Stellar Energy residue, clearly Enite's doing.
"I believe the reality I see with my own eyes more than the history written by the victors."
Enite suddenly understood.
This young man from the future had come here not to 'learn' history, but to 'witness' reality.
He wanted to obtain some kind of 'answer' from him.
Thinking this, Enite couldn't help but say, "I must warn you, I am different from ordinary people. My path... is not necessarily suitable for others."
Hearing this, Tendo turned to face him, placing his hand on his black blindfold.
"It seems you have misunderstood something..."
As Tendo removed his blindfold, his unique, azure blue eyes, resembling the starry sky, appeared before Enite.
"...I never said I wanted to become you. Because only success that cannot be replicated... can be called a 'Miracle.'"
With that, Tendo's friendly attitude towards Enite suddenly changed. He hooked a finger at him.
"Come. Besides your choice, I have one more 'result' I want to know."
"That is, if you and I were in the same era, who would be called the strongest—you or me?"
Enite was stunned for a moment. Then, his body began to tremble involuntarily.
It was not fear, but excitement!
The boiling excitement of meeting a true opponent!
The scar on his right eye became even more hideous from his grin. Stellar Energy circulated wildly within him, making the surrounding air begin to heat up.
"You are indeed very interesting."
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