"You're the little punk who needed my help? Let me warn you, this genius's time is very precious."
Inside Ms. Herta's office on Herta Space Station.
A small loli in a purple Lolita dress was looking at Kenta with an arrogant expression. What was unusual was that this girl had obvious mechanical components at her joints, which led Kenta to guess her identity as a doll.
Beside them, Asta, hearing this, quickly smoothed things over.
"Alright, Ms. Herta, let's hurry! According to Mr. Kenta, the Luofu is in great danger, isn't it?"
Her pinkish-red hair swayed slightly, and the specially designed Space Station uniform accentuated her pure and lovely maidenly charm.
"Hmph!"
Little Herta snorted softly.
"I'm only doing this as a favor to the Astral Express, but little punk, next time you come, you'll have to cooperate with me on some experiments."
Kenta had come this far, and it was impossible for him to give up halfway. Helpless, he could only agree.
"Hey, kid, take this."
Herta said casually, then tossed Xian Zheng and a rectangular box to him.
Kenta:
"???"
"Why is my blade in your hands?"
He asked discontentedly, having previously thought it was left in the Scalegorge Waterscape during the teleportation.
"Tch."
Herta, however, curled her lips in disdain.
"This broken blade of yours kept burning non-stop as soon as it arrived at the Space Station. Ruan Mei was afraid it would destroy her laboratory, so she asked me to retrieve it. I temporarily put it in the Curio Containment Room. As for that box, you'll know what it is when you open it."
Kenta didn't say much upon hearing this. He curiously opened the box, which was made of some unknown material.
"This is…"
Kenta took out a fragment of a broken blade from the box.
"This is a curio this genius found a few years ago. It should be from your broken blade. It's useless in my hands anyway, so you can have it. But remember, you owe this genius another favor."
Herta chuckled somewhat maliciously. In her opinion, using a broken blade fragment of unknown use to gain a favor from someone as valuable for research as Kenta was an incredibly good deal.
Kenta smiled.
"Thank you, Herta."
"If I ever get a chance to meet your main body, Xuan will certainly offer you his most sincere gratitude and assistance."
Herta didn't reply, but from the slight curve of her lips, it was clear she was pleased with Kenta's answer.
Without further delay, Kenta directly entered an incredibly large device.
"Listen up, kid, I've temporarily modified a device that can amplify your magnetic field. We've analyzed that strange black flame of yours. You can use it to teleport, right? With the assistance of this device, you should be able to teleport directly to the Luofu."
Herta's voice came to Kenta's ears.
Kenta couldn't help but marvel at the power of this so-called genius, who could even accomplish such a feat.
"I'm in the cabin, feeling good."
He indicated that he was ready.
As Herta pressed the switch, Kenta instantly felt a powerful electric current surge through his entire body.
"Ugh, ah, ah! I can't possibly tell you anything… cough, cough, sorry, it was a stress response."
Kenta coughed, pretending not to see the strange looks from the three women below.
"Well then, I'm off."
He took out the broken blade fragment, then drew Xian Zheng, and slammed the two together.
In an instant, an extremely dense black flame, as if capable of melting everything, soared up, then spread outwards from Kenta, finally hitting the device and stirring up a violent wave of air.
Asta, along with all the neatly arranged items in Ms. Herta's office, were instantly blown over. Herta's doll also fell to the ground, caught off guard. The fierce airflow lifted her Lolita dress directly, revealing her pure white undergarments tied with a purple bow.
Only Ruan Mei seemed to have anticipated it. She calmly leaned against the nearby wall with her eyes closed, allowing the strong wind to tousle her hair.
After a long while, the air returned to calm, the scene a mess. Both the arrangement of items in the room and the three women's appearances were incredibly disheveled.
But Kenta couldn't see this alluring scene anymore.
— — — — — —
At this moment, high above the Luofu.
"Reporting to General Feixiao! Our fleet will arrive in Luofu airspace in ten minutes!"
Inside a starship, a Qingqiu soldier reported the latest intelligence to the Foxian woman standing in front of the command panel.
Her white fox ears twitched, her sky-blue eyes flashed, and her white hair was tied into a high ponytail. Her sharp gaze added a heroic touch to her already beautiful face.
This person was none other than the Heaven's Scourge General of the Yaoqing Xianzhou — Feixiao.
"Jiaoqiu, what do you think of this matter concerning the Luofu?"
She asked the light-orange-haired Foxian man beside her.
The man narrowed his eyes and fanned himself with the feathered fan in his hand.
"In my opinion, this battle is extremely perilous. According to intelligence from the Luofu, not only has the Lord Ravager Phantylia acquired the Aeon of Abundance's divine body, but she has also used some unknown means to steal the abilities of the legendary Wanderer. Coupled with the continuous arrival of the Antimatter Legion from outside the Luofu, it will be quite difficult to defend the Luofu."
Feixiao nodded thoughtfully, signaling Jiaoqiu to continue.
"The Luofu has already been battling this Lord Ravager for eight or nine hours. They must be at the end of their rope by now. We should hurry and try to stall for time until other Xianzhou and Company reinforcements arrive."
Jiaoqiu once again offered his insight.
Upon hearing this, Feixiao no longer hesitated.
"Good! All troops, listen up! The main ship will remain above the Luofu. Now, activate the deployment of landing craft. All Qingqiu soldiers prepare to land on the Luofu in ten minutes!"
"Yes!!!"
Everyone in the battleship shouted in unison.
However, just then, an anomaly occurred.
"Bang!"
A loud bang was heard, followed by a dense black flame igniting in the center of the battleship, stirring up countless dust particles.
"!!!"
"What's going on?!"
Feixiao immediately pulled out her battle-axe, staring at the flames with a serious expression.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
A burst of wild laughter erupted from within the flames.
Then, the dust cleared, and everyone saw that inside the flames was a handsome, black-haired man. However, he was currently laughing maniacally, even somewhat ferociously, and an astonishing aura of destruction emanated from him.
"Phantylia! I'm here, you motherf***er! I've brought destruction for you! Hahahahaha… huh?"
Kenta first opted for a domineering opening, but after he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off.
He looked down and scanned his surroundings:
He saw countless Qingqiu soldiers pointing their weapons at him. Directly in front of him was a woman who looked extremely formidable. Kenta had seen her information and instantly realized where he had landed.
Kenta:
"…"
"Excuse me, on a starship engaged in battle with a Lord Ravager, a strange man suddenly appears, laughing maniacally, shouting the Lord Ravager's name, and even yelling things like 'bringing destruction,' while also emanating a strong aura of destruction… What should one do in this situation?"
Kenta silently raised his left hand.
"Don't panic, I can explain."