[On The Astral Express]
Dan Heng stood with his arms crossed, calmly looking at the blonde girl in front of him.
Himeko opened her mouth.
"You say you're a friend of Stelle. How do you prove it?"
She had arrived in a ship marked with the Herta Space Station logo, and the first thing she said was that she was Stelle's friend.
But judging from the twitching of her face when she said Stelle's name, she was clearly suppressing anger.
Although they didn't know the exact reason…
they didn't know what Stelle had done to provoke her.
Could it be that when Stelle was at the Herta Space Station, she had done something that was only now coming to light?
So the other party had chased them down in a spaceship to demand an explanation?
"If Stelle did something to you, I'll apologize to you on her behalf."
Levi took a deep breath and said calmly, "I don't accept your apology. This is her business, it has nothing to do with you. I was just forced to come take a look at what the Astral Express looks like inside."
"Forced?"
Himeko couldn't understand what she was talking about, but before she could ask, the blonde girl in front of her suddenly exploded.
She turned into tiny purple particles and disappeared inside the train.
———
At the same time, an explosion suddenly occurred at the Jade Gate not far away.
"Copied!"
Levi clenched her fist and smashed it toward the Jade Gate. Even the punch that could block the Herta giant hammer failed to cause even a ripple on its surface.
As the entrance and exit of the Luofu, to prevent foreign invasions, the Jade Gate's defense could be said to be the strongest on the Luofu.
Those who wanted to invade the Luofu could only sneak in quietly.
Trying to cause destruction from the inside.
She threw two more punches at the Jade Gate. Just like before, not even the slightest fluctuation appeared.
Levi gritted her teeth. "Which bastard fixed the backdoor I left on the Jade Gate!"
It had to be Stelle meddling. Otherwise that backdoor would never have been repaired.
At the very least, it wouldn't have been fixed at this exact time.
'Now this is great!'
Forget teaching Stelle a lesson, she first had to figure out how to open the Jade Gate and get into the Luofu.
———
[Divination Commission]
Yukong put down the documents in her hands and looked at the two people Tingyun had brought in.
"You are saying that it was Mr. Levi who opened the Jade Gate and let you into the Luofu?"
"Yes, yes, yes.", March 7th nodded frantically.
Yukong's eyes quietly observed the two.
There were indeed traces of the Jade Gate being opened, but whether it was really Levi as they claimed was still uncertain.
When asked if they had any way to contact Levi, they couldn't provide one either. They said the companion who had the contact information had separated from them and was currently waiting for Levi on a bench near the Starskiff Harbor.
Unfortunately, the people sent to look came back with news.
Not only the bench, even the trash cans had been checked, and no one matching their description was found.
Under Yukong's calm gaze, March 7th looked a little embarrassed.
Compared to Tingyun, the pressure from the person in front of her was far stronger, making March 7th a bit afraid to speak.
At the critical moment, Mr. Yang had to step in.
"The Astral Express has no intention of becoming enemies with the Xianzhou. The reason we came here is because of the Stellaron disaster breaking out on the Luofu."
Yukong withdrew her gaze from March 7th and looked at Mr. Yang standing behind her with black-framed glasses.
"Then there's no need to trouble the Astral Express. A mere Stellaron is not enough to do anything to the Luofu."
Although her words sounded somewhat arrogant, the Xianzhou had the right to be arrogant.
A "mere Stellaron" was something only a massive civilization that had sailed the universe for tens of thousands of years could say.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, an alarm sounded. Yukong no longer paid attention to March 7th and Mr. Yang.
She quickly walked to the terminal and looked at the message displayed.
It was the alert program previously set on the Jade Gate.
Once the system detected the gate being opened, no matter how it was opened, it would trigger an alarm.
"Pull up the nearby surveillance immediately!"
Buzz!
A blue holographic projection appeared in the center of the Divination Commission, filled with surveillance feeds around the Jade Gate.
"Hahaha! Come catch me!"
Ignoring the laughter of some kid in the feed, Yukong focused her gaze on the camera facing directly toward the Jade Gate.
A faint purple color appeared in the distant clouds.
Zzz!
The footage flickered for a few frames. When it returned to normal, a blonde, round-faced girl appeared on the previously empty road.
At that moment, she grinned, showing a smile that could scare a child into tears.
"Stelle! Stelle!! Stelle!!!"
"You think this will stop me from getting in?!"
Levi swayed slightly as she looked at the road ahead.
"Hey! The Stelle she's talking about is our other companion!"
After explaining to Yukong, March 7th stared blankly at the girl in the footage.
'Who is she?'
'Stelle's enemy?'
The girl's twisted voice continued.
"Who do you think let you in?! You think fixing the backdoor I left would stop me from entering?!"
In the end, hadn't she still gotten in?
Luckily, the Astral Express was parked outside, and its equipment was quite complete.
Hearing this, Yukong turned her head to look at March 7th and Mr. Yang.
"Anything else you want to explain?"
The evidence was clear. It wasn't Levi who let the Astral Express in.
It was the girl in the surveillance.
March 7th and Mr. Yang exchanged a glance, both seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.
"Who is that?!"
———
"You guys are so slow. I'm heading off first. Good luck finding me."
After taking just a few steps, Levi saw Silver Wolf being chased by Cloud Knights.
Seeing her about to escape, Levi flashed behind her and grabbed her by the neck.
Meeting Silver Wolf's eyes, she smiled. "Hello."
Silver Wolf tried to raise her hand, only to find her body couldn't move, and a tingling numbness spread all over her.
Looking again at that smiling face, Silver Wolf forced the corners of her mouth to twitch.
"Not good at all."
———
[After A While]
Now wearing a uniform with the character "prisoner" printed on it, Silver Wolf lay spread-eagle on a board, her hands, feet, and neck all shackled.
All the equipment on her body had been confiscated into a specialized containment device.
Being carried toward the Shackling Prison, Silver Wolf stared at the sky above with dead fish eyes.
Anyone could tell her mood was terrible.
"Who the hell was that blonde who popped out of nowhere?"
She had never heard of such a person on the Luofu.
Levi didn't care what Silver Wolf was thinking. After helping the Cloud Knights capture her, Levi went full speed toward the Starskiff Harbor.
By the time she arrived, a vacant starskiff was just sitting there.
She got on directly and flew toward the central hub of the starskiff sea, heading into the distance under the setting sun.
While traveling, Levi opened the chat group.
[Levi: @Stelle, I'm already here! Where are you right now?]
[Stelle: I'm at…]
[Stelle: You don't actually think I'd tell you, do you!]
[Stelle: No way, no way…]
[Lumine: Damn it!]
Levi didn't react much to Stelle's taunts. After all, she was just throwing out threats and had no intention of actually getting Stelle's location this way.
Instead, Lumine, who hadn't spoken before, reacted strongly.
She even started cursing directly.
'Looks like she's still too naive.'
'A few hundred years old and still this naive.'
"Hm?!" Lumine suddenly became alert. "Why do I feel like someone just insulted me?"
Levi shifted the blame smoothly, "Probably Stelle."
Thinking about it, Lumine felt that was quite possible and started typing in the chat.
[Lumine: @Stelle, just you wait!]
[Stelle: I'll wait! Bleh bleh bleh!]
"Big brother, big sister, if someone comes looking for trouble later, you two have to protect me."
After messing around in the chat, Stelle turned to the two people standing in front of and behind her and said.
"…"