Li Ze and He Xingjue were originally taking turns, one fighting in front and the other resting in the back. Whoever ran out of weapons would step down, reload their weapons, and then continue fighting.

The two of them were relaxed and not in a hurry at all.

It wasn't until the military commander-in-chief contacted them that Li Ze looked at the two screens inside the mecha. One screen showed He Xingjue not far away, and the other showed an old man with a solemn expression.

"The operation has begun. Void beast tides have appeared simultaneously in three locations within the Empire. In just half an hour, the number of Imperial citizens killed or injured has exceeded ten thousand, and this number is increasing exponentially." The Commander-in-Chief looked at He Xingjue and Li Ze.

Li Ze and He Xingjue exchanged a glance through the light screen, and the latter said, "You want us to return to the Empire?"

The commander-in-chief nodded. "The Void Beasts in the west are still some distance from the Empire, and the Empire has already deployed its three most powerful legions. With them there, the Void Beasts in this area will not be able to reach the Empire's border."

"Where do you want us to go?" He Xingjue asked again.

"You will each go to a different place and choose for yourselves," the commander-in-chief said.

It is not hard to see from these words that the commander-in-chief had high hopes for them.

After the call ended, He Xingjue asked Li Ze, "Are you going?"

Li Ze hesitated for a few seconds, then looked down at the nearest Void Beast Tide on his personal computer. "I'll go south."

“Then I’ll go to the east. We’ll meet up on Vermilion Bird Star then.” He Xingjue stared intently at Li Ze, not missing a single subtle change in the other’s face.

Li Ze did not agree.

He Xingjue exhaled a deep breath, his voice tinged with a hint of pleading, "I will deal with the beast tide in the east as soon as possible. If you insist on going to investigate, wait for me."

Looking at He Xingjue like this, Li Ze's heart softened. "Then let's meet at Vermilion Bird Star."

Void Beasts have appeared on the Empire's habitable planets. The level of force used cannot exceed level four until all citizens have been evacuated.

Level 4 firepower is insufficient to inflict fatal damage on Void Beasts.

Li Ze picked up his greatsword again, like a tireless robot, and with each strike, he was sure to take the life of a void beast.

"It's been two days! The boss has been guarding the exit of the Void Beast Tide for two days straight! He hasn't rested for even a second!"

"What's most terrifying is that the boss's speed remains unchanged, without the slightest alteration. Even a robot couldn't achieve this, since robots suffer from wear and tear."

"I reckon Xuan Ying has fallen, but the big boss is still holding on."

"I watched both the streamer's and Commander He's live streams at the same time. After careful comparison, I found that the streamer killed 100 Void Beasts, while Commander He killed 90. They maintained this pace throughout."

"Commander He is now a 4S-level Sentinel? After all, he wasn't this powerful when he was a 3S-level Sentinel."

"Ask the same question."

"......"

Inside He Xingjue's mecha, while slaying the Void Beasts, he also kept an eye on Li Ze's video and the comments from netizens. He typed in his voice, "Have you ever thought that I'm not 3S, nor 4S, but that I've gone to cultivate immortality?"

When He Xingjue's comment came out, netizens were stunned. Looking at the Snow Wolf's unchanging killing rhythm, and then looking at this sentence.

"Who is managing Commander He's account?"

"Not a sentry?"

"Cultivating immortality? Never heard of it."

"That's metaphysics. So, Commander He's strength has increased because he's been following the big shot in metaphysics?"

"Holy crap, if that's the case, I want to do it too."

"I'd like to too. Commander He, could you ask the big boss if he accepts disciples?"

“No,” He Xingjue replied.

"And you, having already mastered your skills, would you consider taking on apprentices?"

......

After that, He Xingjue did not respond to any of the comments from netizens.

Perhaps, once he and Li Ze disappear, this will serve as an explanation—they went off to cultivate immortality.

An answer that no one will believe or take seriously, yet it is true.

On Vermilion Bird Star, after the appearance of the Void Beast Tide, Zhao Sheng's men went from being hidden to being seen, and he appeared right next to Zhao Mingqi.

Zhao Mingqi glanced at them, his expression unchanged, and silently opened the live stream, saying, "Void beasts have also appeared on Vermilion Bird Star. I'm going to join the battle now. Residents of Vermilion Bird Star, hurry up and evacuate as soon as possible."

Zhao Mingqi has many fans. As soon as he starts a live stream, everyone receives a notification and flocks to his live stream room.

"Our Aqi speaks so gently."

"Aqi, please be careful."

"We've already evacuated, isn't Aqi leaving too?"

"It seems the rest of the royal family has also left."

........

Zhao Mingqi entered the mecha, glanced at the screen, and said in a deep, magnetic voice, "Don't worry, everyone. I'm a 3S-level Sentinel, so I won't get into trouble easily. Besides, as Sentinels, protecting our homeland and the citizens of the Empire is our duty. Of course, we should be at the forefront. How can we back down?"

As soon as Zhao Mingqi said this, a bunch of compliments immediately appeared on the screen.

Inside the mecha, Zhao Mingqi smiled enigmatically. "Tsk, these people are so easy to fool."

Zhao Mingqi wanted to follow Li Ze and He Xingjue's example and rush to the exit opened by the Void Beast, hoping to hold off thousands of enemies. However, his strength was limited, and he was forced to retreat with his subordinates several times during his attempts to charge forward.

After several attempts, he had to face reality and could only defend from the outside.

Over the course of two days, Zhao Mingqi took five or six breaks.

After this comparison, everyone was confused, "So, even though they're both 3S, there's such a big difference?"

Not only Zhao Mingqi, but also their emperor, have been resisting the beast tide for the past two days. Compared with Li Zehexing, these two 3S-level sentinels are much less of a match.

It can't compare in any way!

Many netizens thought to themselves.

Everyone tacitly refrained from bringing it up openly, fearing it would cause trouble for Li Ze and He Xingjue.

At the temporary camp not far away, the Third Prince collapsed on the ground, exhausted. The First Prince helped Chen Qian to a chair and then sat down beside him.

In front of the three of them was a live stream video of Li Ze and He Xingjue.

"Hehe," the Third Prince laughed heartily, "Zhao Mingqi must have thought he could steal the spotlight, but who knew that He Xingjue and Li Ze would steal the limelight and attention."

The third prince looked on with schadenfreude.

The eldest prince asked Chen Qian, "Is Li Ze really a 3S-level guide?"

Chen Qian shook his head, "I don't know. Commander He doesn't know either, and even Doctor Liu Yanzhi doesn't know. No one has tested his level."

The eldest prince pondered, "3S isn't that powerful; his level is probably even higher. And what about your Commander He? Wasn't he supposed to be a Sentinel? Now he's even more powerful."

"I don't know." Chen Qian said helplessly, "The commander said he was going to travel with his wife and told us not to bother them unless necessary. Then a year later, when he reappeared, he was this powerful."