He Xingjue calmly left the canteen, but suddenly sped up at the corner, hurrying towards the warship's hatch. When soldiers greeted him, he didn't even bother to respond. He casually took out a spare mech from his spatial button and piloted it away from the warship.
The Vermilion Bird Star was now completely unrecognizable; there was no familiar place to be found, not a single building to be seen, only ruins and corpses scattered everywhere...
He Xingjue flew towards the exit of the Void Beast Tide. When he arrived, he saw that the exit was getting smaller, from over a hundred square meters to twenty or thirty square meters, and it was still getting smaller.
He Xingjue stepped out of the mecha, casually dealt with a few nearby Void Beasts, and then leisurely took off his coat and tossed it into the mecha.
Finally, he sent a communication request to Li Ze, who answered instantly.
"Where are you?" Li Ze asked.
"It's at the Void Beast exit. I promised to check it out for you." He Xingjue approached the shrinking exit step by step. "With so many Void Beasts running out, there are probably only a few left in the other world. Don't worry, there won't be any danger."
"No!" Li Ze's voice was filled with anger, and a hint of panic that he himself didn't realize.
He Xingjue smiled, "This is a rare opportunity, how can I let it slip by? Aze, I will help you find out the reason. When I'm not here, you can't run around, you must wait for me to come back."
Li Ze wanted to argue and didn't want to agree, but his throat felt like it was choked up; he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
"Li Ze, you must wait for me!"
After saying that, He Xingjue resolutely plunged into the exit of the Void Beast and disappeared.
Li Ze stared blankly at the closed exit, as if something was drifting away from him until it disappeared completely.
Li Ze arrived at the cabin door of the warship in a daze.
"Boss, are you going down? Where's your mech?" the soldier asked Li Ze, adding, "Don't get too close, or the wind might blow you away—"
Li Ze seemed not to hear the soldier's words. He continued walking forward, took a step, and plummeted straight down from a height of 10,000 meters.
"It's over, they've gone mad!" the soldier muttered to himself as he connected his personal terminal to the public communication channel and shouted, "Madam has jumped off the warship! Which of you piloting a mech, hurry down there and catch her!"
"Damn it, the lady committed suicide for love!"
What about a double suicide pact?
"The commander has plunged headlong into the exit of the Void Beast, his fate is unknown, and I'm afraid he's in grave danger."
"What's wrong, Commander? Is something bothering you? Did you have a fight with your wife?"
"Stop talking nonsense, did you go downstairs to pick up Madam or not?"
"Here we come, here we come. The area is too large, we can't quite pinpoint where Madam will land."
"Holy crap, I saw it! It's right here!"
"So, did you catch him?"
"No. He... flew away by stepping on the head of my mech."
After the soldier finished speaking, he sent the photos of Li Ze's graceful figure taken by the mech to everyone.
After watching this short video, everyone fell silent, looking surprised yet not entirely surprised.
Someone urged, "Don't just stand there, hurry up and go check it out!"
"Don't worry, I've been following you the whole time. By the way, could Madam be a human who has undergone modifications at some research institute?"
"Is Madam flying?"
"Besides flying, what else can be used to describe it as jumping? Who can jump hundreds of meters in one leap?"
"Madam has arrived at her destination. She stopped next to the mech left by the commander. Damn, danger! Several Void Beasts are poised to attack Madam! I'll go first, everyone come and help."
At such close range, artillery fire was impossible. Knowing he was no match for the Void Beast, the warrior planned to use his own body to shield the lady, creating an opportunity for her to escape.
However, just as the soldier was about to pounce, he heard a sound that struck straight into his mind.
"roll--"
The soldier stood frozen in place. Were those words spoken to him?
The soldier was saddened and aggrieved, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.
But the next second, he saw Li Ze flick his hand, and the void beasts that had pounced on him were somehow controlled by some force, falling from the sky and crashing to the ground with a thud.
Upon closer inspection, the warrior discovered that the necks of the void beasts had been slashed open at some point, with half of the bone cut off.
Those who caught up also witnessed this scene and stood there stunned. Some even went to the live stream to slow down the footage and replay it several times.
"I watched it at least ten times, but I still don't understand what happened."
"Me too, I'm still watching. The Void Beast's neck looks like it's been cut off by an invisible blade, but I've tried everything and still can't find the weapon."
"Anything about the big shots that can't be explained can just be attributed to metaphysics."
"Did you guys notice that after the big boss just said 'Get lost' and wiped out several Void Beasts with a flick of his sleeve, the remaining Void Beasts all kept their distance and dared not go in the direction of the big boss?"
"It's probably because Commander He went missing that the big boss unleashed his power. His aura was so strong that those void beasts didn't dare to come forward."
"What is Commander He going to do? Research the world of the Void Beasts?"
......
The Void Beasts were quickly wiped out.
Li Ze piloted He Xingjue's mecha back to the warship.
At the ship's hatch, a group of soldiers looked at him with concern, hesitant to speak.
Li Ze seemed not to see them, keeping his eyes straight ahead and walking directly towards the cafeteria.
The food was all served, filling the table to the brim. The chef's skills were excellent; the dishes looked, smelled, and tasted delicious, and looked very tempting.
But Li Ze had no appetite.
"Madam, would you mind if we ate something together?" Gao Feng greeted Li Ze.
Li Ze raised his eyes, glanced at Gao Feng and Ishikawa, and said in a calm tone, "Sit down."
After that, Li Ze stopped paying attention to them and focused on eating the food on the table.
"Madam, do you know why the Commander entered the Void Beast's exit?" Gao Feng asked tentatively.
"I know." Li Ze replied without looking up.
"Why did he go in?" Ishikawa pressed, his tone slightly agitated. "We humans know nothing about that world. For the commander to go in like that is no different from sending himself to his death."
“He’s not dead,” Li Ze said, having learned that He Xingjue was still alive through the faint, almost imperceptible connection of the contract.
However, the connection was so weak that it was clear He Xingjue's situation was not very optimistic.
"How did you know?" Ishikawa asked.
Li Ze fell silent again.
Gao Feng and Shi Chuan exchanged a glance and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
"If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask. Whatever it is, we will do everything we can to help you," Gao Feng said solemnly.
Li Ze remained noncommittal.
After finishing his meal, he went to the maintenance room to retrieve Xuan Ying and Xue Lang, and then left the warship.
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