The appearance of He Xingjue and Snow Wolf was like a ray of light in the chaotic Starport. Those who were lost and desperate ran to him and Snow Wolf for protection.
As a result, the number of people that He Xingjue and Xue Lang had to protect gradually grew from a few hundred to several thousand and then tens of thousands.
He Xingjue kept his eyes and ears open, working like a spinning top, unleashing his full 3S-level strength without holding back.
Even so, his battle was still extremely difficult.
There are too many Void Beasts.
He Xingjue's newly replaced mecha was damaged again not long after, but this time, he couldn't afford to replace it with a new one. If he let his guard down, the people behind him would be in mortal danger.
The snow wolf persisted, its body covered in wounds, its once glossy fur now disheveled, bald in patches, its body heaving violently as it gasped for breath. Yet, whenever a void beast approached, it would pounce without hesitation.
“There are guards inside the starport, but we can’t get through now.” Zhou Yang’s face was gloomy. In front of them stood tens of thousands of void beasts.
Not only them, but also people who rushed over from all over were also blocked by these tens of thousands of void beasts.
"Wait a little longer, until reinforcements arrive, then we'll break through," He Xingjue said calmly.
"Can you still hold on?" Zhou Yang was very worried. In just a few hours, He Xingjue had killed thousands of Void Beasts. He must have paid a heavy price.
He Xingjue gritted his teeth, his hands trembling with exhaustion. He was clearly at his limit, but he still said, "Don't worry, everything will be alright."
I don't know if this was meant to comfort Zhou Yang or to comfort myself.
“I’ll guard one side for you,” Zhou Yang said.
“Okay.” He Xingjue did not refuse.
News of the Void Beasts' invasion of Vermilion Bird Star has spread throughout the entire empire, and live stream videos of Vermilion Bird Star can be easily found on the Star Network. Two videos are equally popular: one features the young emperor, and the other features He Xingjue.
"I never imagined that our Emperor would be so powerful."
"One of only two 3S-class Sentinels, how could they not be powerful!"
"Your Majesty's quantum beast is so cool and stylish!"
"His Majesty has the people of the Empire at heart, and has already rescued several hundred people!"
...
In His Majesty the Young King's live stream, everyone showered him with praise, but when it came to He Xingjue, everyone watched it like a tragic drama.
"Another wound has been inflicted on the mech, and the pain is felt in the heart of our Commander He."
"The mech was damaged, and the people inside were also injured. Commander He is suffering both physically and mentally."
"Waaah, watching him get knocked away by the Void Beasts time and time again, only to get up again and rush back to protect the people, breaks my heart."
"My heart is broken too. Where is Boss Li Ze? Why hasn't he come to rescue her husband yet?"
"I don't know, they're probably still on Taotie Star. A distant solution can't quench a nearby fire, so we should pray for reinforcements to arrive soon."
"Pray that reinforcements will arrive soon, and pray that Commander He is safe and sound."
...
Perhaps having heard what the netizens had said, reinforcements arrived at Starport one after another. However, not only did the reinforcements arrive, but the Void Beasts also came.
He Xingjue only had time to change into a different mecha before he was back in the fight.
Meanwhile, after traveling for five hours through the jump tunnel, Li Ze appeared silently on the Vermilion Bird Star.
"Is the malevolent energy this strong after just one day and one night?" Li Ze frowned; the situation seemed worse than he had anticipated.
He piloted a gray-white mech, flying at low altitudes and killing any Void Beasts he saw. By the time he reached his destination, he had hundreds of energy crystals in his spatial storage.
Not far away, in the sky and on the ground, Void Beasts crowded together, and from two exits less than a kilometer apart, countless Void Beasts rushed out.
Further away, swarms of mechs were constantly firing in this direction, launching shells. As the distance increased, the power and speed of the bullets decreased, making them ineffective against the Void Beasts with their abnormal defenses.
Upon closer inspection, Li Ze observed that out of the ten projectiles fired, eight were deflected back by the Void Beast and exploded mid-air.
Such a powerful weapon becomes ineffective against Void Beasts at longer distances.
These void beasts spread in all directions, unstoppable.
Li Ze silently drank three bottles of nutrient solution, rubbed his face, picked up his big knife, and rushed in.
This time, he was determined to find out the secrets of those two exits.
"Damn it, who is that?! Call him back! Are they out of their minds?!"
"Wait, let me contact them."
"Do you even need to ask? Look at their broadsword, those deadly moves, that swift and decisive style... This reckless fighting style... it looks familiar, doesn't it?"
"The only one who can slice a Void Beast like a watermelon, one slice at a time, is that person."
"Seeing him makes me feel inexplicably calmer. He truly deserves the title of 'Pillar of Calm.'"
"So what do we do? Charge? The boss is a bit lonely on his own."
"Charging in would be suicide; we're not big shots. Some of us will stay here, while others will deal with the scattered Void Beasts and rescue people."
"yes."
As soon as Li Ze entered the Void Beast horde, he was immersed in a dense aura of malevolence, making him even more formidable. When he appeared in the live stream, the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed, surpassing the popularity of the Young Emperor and He Xingjue in less than half an hour.
"Although this statement is not quite appropriate, I still want to say, 'Even if you turn to ashes, I will still recognize you,' let alone just wearing a mecha."
"The description upstairs is very apt. I recognized him as soon as I walked in, and I believe countless others did too, hahaha!"
"I was initially in a bad mood seeing the devastation on Vermilion Bird Star, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, and countless casualties. But once I arrived at the boss's place, my mindset changed. It was as if the Void Beasts were no longer scary, and I was filled with hope."
"Have you noticed? The big boss seems keen on finding the exit opened up by the Void Beasts. He's so fierce, even the Sentinels would have to admit defeat."
"Actually, I would prefer that the big shot help her husband; he's in a pretty bad situation right now."
"I bet the big shot doesn't know what her husband's current situation is like."
"I bet even if they knew, they wouldn't go."
"Thinking about it this way, Commander He is really in a bad situation."
........
Li Ze was wreaking havoc on one side, invincible, with no void beast able to get close to him, let alone injure him; while He Xingjue was protecting tens of thousands of people as they struggled to break through the enemy lines. He changed mechs one after another, each new mech riddled with damage within minutes. It was easy to guess that He Xingjue was expending enormous energy, his dodging speed had slowed, and he could collapse at any moment.
With this comparison, it's no wonder netizens want Li Ze to help He Xingjue.
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