Asta's voice rang out, firm but resolute.
"Take the Express and leave. I'll stay behind."
March 7th: "But—!"
Before she could argue further, Fan grabbed Stelle by the arm, following Himeko and the others through the corridor
From the communicator, Asta's voice crackled with static, growing more distorted by the second.
"The Supply Zone's defense shield won't hold much longer... You all need to hurry. I'll stay here. Someone has to fend them off—buzz—hurry—buzz—"
Himeko lowered her hand as the comm line went dead. Her expression tightened.
"We've lost communication."
Dan Heng turned toward her, his voice calm but stern.
"Are you thinking of going back? Let me remind you—that's the Doomsday Beast. The Legion's planet-destroyer. Not something we can fight lightly."
Himeko replied to Dan heng "The space station... is Herta's creation. As long as an Emanator of Destruction doesn't intervene, we should be able to manage."
March 7th: "B-But we can't just run away like this!"
Fan nodded to march 7th
Dan Heng stepped forward, his voice now grim.
"The Doomsday Beast can tear through defense shields like paper—and Herta's not here. The station's defenses are too weak against the Antimatter Legion. They've come prepared... and the people here? They're not."
Himeko's eyes flashed with conviction.
"That's exactly why we need to help them. And take Stelle with us."
Fan turned to Himeko.
"What about me?"
Himeko siad to fan "You're coming too."
Himkeo pointed toward a corridor.
"There's a path here. It leads to the nearest railway platform. We'll head there and meet up with Welt."
March 7th asked "Mr. Yang? Isn't he on the Express?"
Dan Heng said to march 7th "The Astral Express tracks our coordinates in real time. With such a massive change in the space station's movement, there's no way he hasn't noticed."
Himeko smiling "I can almost guarantee your Mr. Yang is already on his way."
Then her smile faded.
"Right now, we might be able to handle things—if it's just the Doomsday Beast. But if an Emanator of Destruction were to appear…"
Fan asked himeko "What's an Emanator?"
Dan Heng answered without hesitation.
"An Emanator is someone chosen by an Aeon to wield power from their Path directly. They're far beyond ordinary Pathstriders—able to channel the fundamental forces of the universe. In this case, the Path of Destruction."
Fan said "Are Emanators really that strong?"
Dan Heng replied to fan "Yes. Unimaginably so."
Stelle stood silently beside Fan, her gaze fixed ahead, unreadable.
Fan : "We're in the Supply Zone. Are there any weapons I can use?"
March glanced around until something caught her eye—a broken toy bow sitting on a shelf, almost forgotten.
She picked it up with a sheepish smile.
march said "Well... it's not much, but maybe—"
The broken limb of the toy bent pitifully. With a flick of her fingers, March freezing the fracture in place and solidifying the bow with ice.
March 7th grinning said "There we go! Now you've got a weapon."
Fan raised an eyebrow "...It's still just a toy. and I don't even have arrows."
March conjured Six-Phased Ice Arrows.
"There. No need to thank me."
Fan took the bow and the arrows, blinking in disbelief. How was he supposed to use this?
Moments later, the team pushed forward toward the railway platform, cutting through a few from the Antimatter Legion—nothing major, but enough to keep them on edge.
As they walked, Fan opened his minecraft inventory. The Six-Phased Ice Arrows. Their description: "slowness 3 for 1 min."
March 7th: "Aww yeah! This is the platform!"
Dan Heng: "The Express isn't here."
March 7th: "It might be nearby! Let me put my sharp eyes to work!"
She bounded off to scan the area gleefully.
Dan Heng: "Wait—March!"
March 7th: "Huh?"
But before she could turn, a massive shadow passed overhead. The air turned heavy. Behind her, a colossal, its the doomsday beast.
Himeko: "The Doomsday Beast. It's really here."
March spun around, lifting her bow.
March 7th: "Hey! Get down here!"
Himeko: "Careful, everyone!"
The creature roared—a bone-shaking bellow that rippled the air itself, sending air flying. It landed with a crash in front of them, the entire platform trembling under its weight.