Chapter 10: and ===GLOSSARY===

It's a pity that Jiesi never got a chance to see the Black Tower's manuscript.

Translation: "It's a pity Jesse never got the chance to see Black Tower's manuscript."

Check: The phrase meaning "It's a pity" or "Unfortunately". The name should be kept as Jiesi (pinyin).

Black Tower

manuscript

Thus line: "It's a pity Jiesi never got the chance to see Black Tower's manuscript."

Not long after Star finished talking with Asta, the space station suddenly blared a sharp alarm, and countless red warnings popped up from the main interface, filling the entire screen.

"Ah! What's going on?" March 7 looked around in terror.

On the screen, a huge claw slowly extended into the space station's shield, accompanied by the sound of the shield breaking; the camera pulled back to reveal a dragon-like giant beast lying outside the shield, intending to tear apart the barrier before it with its claws.

Asta's azure eyes flickered with panic for a moment, but she suppressed it the next second, took a deep breath, turned to Himeko and said, "You guys take the train and leave… I… will stay."

"Mm." Himeko nodded.

"But…" March 7 wanted to speak but stopped, just about to say something when Himeko pulled her away the next second.

In the pitch-black light curtain, only Asta's intermittent electric sounds kept echoing.

"The shield of the support section won't hold for long, hurry up…"

"Leave this… to me…"

"You… hurry up…"

——

"Heh, this monster…"

Ryomen Sukuna had his arms crossed in front of his chest; although his expression remained calm on the surface, Kenjaku, who was closest to him, felt his whole body wrapped in a bone-chilling chill.

It felt as if they were submerged in icy water, making even breathing a chore. The two curses beside him trembled visibly, shaking so violently that Kenjaku, who had just released them, felt that if they kept shaking, they would be obliterated by Sukuna's cursed energy in the next second.

——At the instant he saw the Doomsday Beast, Sukuna unconsciously released part of his cursed energy.

Like a beast's instinct, this was the insight Sukuna gained from countless battles; facing such an enemy, he had to be on high alert from the very first second.

Thanks to the system, even separated by the light curtain, they could feel the oppressive pressure emanating from the Doomsday Beast.

This long-lost, blood-boiling oppressive feeling reminded Sukuna of when he once subdued Mahoraga; however, unlike Mahoraga's pressure, the Doomsday Beast's was worlds apart.

A hint of anticipation finally appeared on Sukuna's face.

... I really want to unleash the Slaughter Chef on the space station and let this big guy try his slash.

"In the light curtain, Himeko and the others have already arrived at a secluded spot."

"... The comms are cut." Himeko shook her head.

"Thinking of that monster just now, Dan Heng, who is usually unflappable, also showed a hint of worry as he reminded, 'Should we go back? That's the Doomsday Beast, the Legion's anti-star weapon.'"

"Himeko, however, was quite reassured: 'This space station was built by the Black Tower; as long as the Lord of Annihilation doesn't intervene, there won't be any major issues here.'"

"But… but we can't just run away like that, can we?" March 7 felt that simply leaving would be a bit inconsiderate.

"Dan Heng said solemnly: 'The Legion possesses the blessing of the Destruction God Nanok. They came prepared; the people here cannot hold out.'"

"Himeko's gaze turned to Star beside her, and she said calmly: 'That's why we must leave—and we have to take Star with us.'"

"She—is the one who can break the situation; of course, I might be wrong."

"???"

"Star looked at everyone with a bewildered expression."

"What the heck? How did I suddenly become the one who can break the situation?"

——

"Whoosh——"

"In this situation, I really have to admire Instructor Ya; she can adapt to this pressure so quickly."

"One can only say, she's indeed the youngest Hollow Hunter in New Eridu."

In the New Eridu HAND Headquarters Office of Anti-Air Division Six, Tsukishiro Ryu sat limp in her chair, her fatigue as if she had just finished twenty sets of strength training, drenched in sweat, slumped over the desk with no energy left to shuffle papers.

Meanwhile, the black-haired, straight-haired Foxian girl before her seemed perfectly fine, gazing up at the light curtain with a longing expression while keeping her head tilted back.

"I look forward to fighting and carrying out the 'training to swiftly eliminate the monster's leader.'" Instructor Ya took a slow sip of tea; the steam curled upward, fragrance filling the air, the warm breath leaving a thin mist on Tsukishiro Ryu's thin lenses beside her.

"Instructor Ya, this… doesn't look like a monster that could be born in a Hollow at all," Tsukishiro Ryu said, wiping her lenses, somewhat annoyed.

Since this strange light curtain appeared, Instructor Ya hasn't moved from her seat for an hour; even when the immensely oppressive Doomsday Beast descended, she merely delayed her hand holding the tea cup by two seconds.

Saying something like "undertake a training to not leave one's seat for ten hours"……

Tsukishiro Ryu felt for the first time the value of Instructor Ya's all-over-the-place training.

This light curtain was initially investigated jointly by personnel from the HAND Headquarters and the Public Security Bureau, who at first thought it was a Hollow's attendant phenomenon, but upon checking found that no Hollow currently possesses such a magnificent attendant phenomenon.

The light curtain seems to connect to another world and has no relation to New Eridu; it's unclear how the higher-ups decided, but at least they haven't dispatched the Anti-Air Division Six to take any action.

But now it's not so simple; the oppressive pressure of the Doomsday Beast is likely already affecting New Eridu's normal operations.

Everyone felt it: their heartbeats sounded like drums, as if struggling to burst out of their chests—if one curiously stared into the Doomsday Beast's eyes, that terror resembled the sensation of being quickly sucked in when gazing at a clear, bottomless lake.

"The goosebumps I'm getting feel more real than any body-sensation movie I've watched." Asahi Yu, still feeling uneasy, lay on the office desk, "If it weren't for those corpses in the Hollow but instead a monster of this size, sigh… I'm doomed; I now find those corpses actually kind and approachable."

"By the way, Instructor Ya, can I take three days of sick leave for today's affair?"

Tsukishiro Ryu snorted unhappily: "If you could handle the corpse issue with the same vigor and passion as Miss Star in the light curtain did when she beat Xueyi, instead of hiding behind Sango and dozing off… I might consider it."

"Vice Instructor, really?!"

"Hmm." Tsukishiro Ryu slowly raised a finger: "Of course, but there's also a precondition: your body must also have a Star Core implanted, just like Miss Star."

Asahi Yu's eyebrows, which had just been raised, drooped again.

——

"Well then, what should we do next?"

"Himeko looked around, then raised her hand pointing to the passage behind her: 'This is the support section where maintenance staff work; it leads to the nearest platform. Let's go there and meet up with Walter.'"

"Uncle Yang? Uncle Yang came too? He wasn't supposed to stay in the vehicle?" March 7 exclaimed, eyes widening.