The Ark of Gaia's Heart, the wreckage bearing humanity's final flame and sacrifice, like a burned-out meteor, finally broke free from the suffocating, absolute darkness at the heart of the Sea of ​​Entropy. Its shattered bulk was shrouded in a flowing, gentle, yet majestic film of dark golden light—a gift from the final eruption of the Peidu Core. Like a new skin, it forcibly healed the mortal wound and dispelled the lingering purple pollution. This light was a beacon of order, the embers of sacrifice, carving a brief but dazzling trail across the cold void.

Inside the bridge, the piercing sound of metal creaking resembled the final gasps of a dying beast, each tremor causing the remaining structure to groan under the strain. Dark golden light streamed and flickered through the cracks in the walls and floor, struggling to maintain the final form of the massive vessel. General Raymond's massive form slumped before the console, the icy crust on his chest melting in the dark golden light, mingling with fresh blood. A smile of relief lingered on his bloodstained and exhausted face, his cloudy yet piercing gaze fixed on the main screen.

On the screen, the despairing, absolute darkness that represented the core of the rift in the Sea of ​​Entropy was rapidly shrinking and receding. In its place was the familiar yet unfamiliar cosmic backdrop of the void ahead, dotted with distant stars. Light, long-lost light! Though faint, it symbolized a path to survival!

"Crack...barrier...crossing complete!" The monitor's voice was trembling with the excitement of surviving a catastrophe and disbelief. "External space-time parameters...stable! We...we're out!"

"It's out..." the adjutant muttered, his voice choking. The few survivors on the bridge saw the frozen despair on their faces replaced by a sense of immense ecstasy and exhaustion, some even sobbing uncontrollably.

However, the relief on Raymond's face lasted only a moment. His hawk-like eyes, tempered by blood and fire, were fixed on the edge of the main screen—the edge of the newly broken sea of ​​entropy. Space, like water after a stone has been dropped, was violently twisting and rippling! Countless arcs of dark purple energy, like a swarm of enraged snakes, frantically darted and converged in the distorted space!

"Warning! A large-scale space warp reaction has been detected! The number... cannot be counted! The energy characteristics... Observer's main fleet!" The shrill alarm sounded like ice water, instantly extinguishing the fire of hope that had just risen in the bridge!

Buzz——!!!

Space was forcibly ripped apart! Like countless black curtains being torn apart simultaneously! One after another, giant ships, even larger and more ferocious than the previous "Abyss Hunters", "squeezed" out from the void! Their hulls were no longer the pale white of skeletons, but covered with flowing, dark purple biomass armor that resembled living shells. The surface of the armor was covered with constantly opening and closing compound eye-like energy organs and sharp bone spurs that could expand and contract! The main gun muzzle was not a solid object, but a constantly rotating vortex composed of pure dark purple energy, emitting a destructive suction force that seemed to swallow even light! The huge hull was silent, but with a suffocating sense of cold oppression, it instantly filled all the vision in front of the Ark!

"The End...Devourer-class..." Dr. Owen's hoarse voice came from the communication channel, with deep fear, "The Observer's...main fleet of Star Destroyers...they...have been waiting for us...outside the rift..."

Despair, a despair colder than the depths of the Sea of ​​Entropy, instantly gripped everyone's heart! Having just escaped hell, they ran headfirst into the ultimate hunter, already waiting at the exit, sharpening its claws! Pei Du's final gift of light film seemed so fragile, so insignificant in the face of such a massive fleet of destruction!

"Energy horn...cannot be regenerated! Shield strength...returned to zero!"

"Main structure damage... has exceeded critical point! Any attack... could cause... disintegration!"

"Evading maneuver...engine...total destruction!"

The cold report pronounced a death sentence. Fang Ark was already a fish on the chopping block.

The bridge was completely silent. Even the sobbing had ceased. The adjutant, his face ashen, slumped in his chair. Everyone's eyes turned to the lone figure at the main console—General Raymond.

The general's bloodstained face was expressionless. Only his eyes, like a dormant volcano, simmering within, lava powerful enough to incinerate the stars. Slowly, with immense difficulty, he raised his blood- and ice-stained right hand, his movements so slow it felt like he was bearing the weight of the entire universe. His fingers, not touching any weapon or defense controls, reached across the main console, and with an almost reverent determination, they pressed a hidden physical switch on the communications panel, branded with the emblem of frost and broken chains.

"Origin... Temple..." Raymond's voice was hoarse and low, like sandpaper rubbing against steel, yet it carried a soul-piercing calmness and... final entrustment. "The 'Torch' agreement... is activated. Authority... is transferred."

The moment the order was given, the switch was pressed!

Buzz——!

An invisible yet mountain-heavy wave of will, mixed with General Raymond's lifelong beliefs, indomitable military spirit, and final instructions for the future, instantly crossed the ruined interior of the Ark and accurately injected into the core of the "Origin" Temple!

Inside the temple, dark golden light still surged through the cracks, but the atmosphere was different. Dr. Owen suddenly looked up, his bloodshot eyes fixed on a newly activated, independent interface on the console, emitting a cold blue light—"Salary Agreement"!

On the interface, two points of light were highlighted: Lin Mo and Xu Shuangyao. Countless incredibly complex energy pathway simulations instantly generated, with a single goal—regardless of the cost, forcefully penetrate the two men's dormant core imprints and ignite the final, transcendental Star Fire! The cost column flashed crimson: Carrier annihilation rate… 99.8%!

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