Chapter 95: with translation of chapter title

Su Shang's cheeks turned slightly red, a bit embarrassed as she shifted her gaze away from his face, glancing to the side.

"Ha, we Cloud Cavalry are here to protect you. This area is under martial law; I'm evacuating the civilians, so you have to follow me—we'll take you to a safe place."

She quickly composed herself, turned her head, and asked Dan Heng: "Your Cloud Cavalry spear technique is impressive— which unit are you from?"

Dan Heng calmly shook his head: "I'm not part of the Cloud Cavalry."

"Oh, all right, then you're a civilian too—come with me."

"Miss Su Shang," Rakshasa suddenly asked, "What happened to the Divine Vessel? As an itinerant merchant who's traveled here many times, I've never seen the Stellar River Sea look like this."

"Well, uh, I'm not at liberty to say; I just received orders to come rescue civilians… To be honest, I don't know either. Anyway, you two just come with me." Su Shang looked embarrassed, really not wanting to say more.

Worried Rakshasa would keep pressing, she hurriedly turned to Dan Heng: "Hey, uh… silent gourd? What's your name? I need to register you—I can't leave it blank."

"I'm Dan Heng; I've arrived here and am about to meet up with friends. No trouble, Miss—I can leave the port on my own." Dan Heng said calmly.

"No way, what time is it now? The Stellar River Sea is deserted. If your friends aren't hurt, they're definitely in the safe zone—come with me and you'll see them there."

"Miss, aren't you going to ask my name?" Rakshasa laughed.

"You just gave your name when we fought, didn't you? Luo— Luo what… Rakshasa! Right? I remember!" Su Shang laughed, hands on her hips, full of energy.

"Let's go! You two stick close—I, Su Shang of the Cloud Cavalry, will definitely keep you safe!"

"Itinerant merchant… Are merchants from other worlds always this outrageous?"

Atsuya Kusakabe made a "tsk" sound; although he already knew that abilities from another world were completely different from their jujutsu, he still couldn't help feeling envious from time to time.

He observed carefully that when the man named Rakshasa gripped the cross in his hand, that vibrant, healing energy began to fill and could endlessly heal Dan Heng and Su Shang.

Honestly, Nitō and Yotsuba's reversal technique can also be used on others to aid healing, achieving the same effect as Rakshasa's.

However, the reversal technique itself consumes enormously; unless the user's total cursed energy is astonishing… otherwise no one can continuously use it to heal themselves during battle.

"Is this the power of Abundance?" Nitō asked from the side.

"But as a Divine Vessel of the Patrol Corps, aren't they supposed to regard Abundance as a mortal enemy?" Atsuya Kusakabe wondered strangely, "Isn't this a bit over the top? Aren't you afraid the little girl beside you will turn around and hunt you down?"

Yang Xiansheng had said earlier that people from another world have the concept of 'Destiny Path,' and by walking different Destiny Paths they can gain some extraordinary abilities.

Yotsuba Yuta recalled the clues from the previous light screen and speculated: "Probably the Divine Vessel harbors hostility toward the Abundance Star God and its forces, and won't label everyone who steps onto the Abundance Destiny Path as an enemy."

"However, this Mr. Rakshasa… even if the Divine Vessel Alliance doesn't treat him as an enemy, I still think we should scrutinize him carefully."

"How so? Yuta, do you find him suspicious?"

"... Just the identity of 'itinerant merchant' is enough to arouse suspicion, right?"

Yotsuba Yuta pointed at the enormous coffin beside him and looked at everyone: "If he's an itinerant merchant, what could the teachers guess he's selling? Surely he's not here to sell coffins, right?"

Meanwhile, back in the present, Star had just sent Dan Heng two messages, but both failed.

"Send failed? What's going on?" San Yue Qi wondered.

"Long-distance communication tech isn't quite mature yet, or maybe the Star Core's existence is interfering with signal transmission."

"No way, other functions still work, look?" San Yue Qi fiddled with the phone's other functions to show Wa'erte.

"Then it must be someone tampering; since Kaefka is here, it's likely the work of that hacker girl from the Star Core Hunters." Wa'erte guessed.

The three rested for a few hours, replenished their energy, then went to find Tingyun to prepare for departure.

Just before setting out, Tingyun shared with everyone the information he had gathered in advance about Hui Xing Port; the current situation inside the port is far from optimistic.

"Just like Liuyun Du, the Celestial Instrument of Hui Xing Port has stopped turning, the guard posts are abandoned, and the Cloud Cavalry is busy checking the Star Core's positions, with no time to spare for anything else."

"Inside, monsters run rampant, no human traces—yet that makes it an excellent place to hide one's tracks."

"This is a trap," Najeta said after a moment of thought.

"A trap? The Star Core Hunters targeting the Star's people? That seems unlikely."

Tazmi recalled what Kaefka had said earlier: although the Star Core Hunters are wanted criminals, their attitude toward the Star has always been subtle—at least… he couldn't imagine Kaefka taking action against the Star.

"It can't exactly be called a trap, but whether it's the hacker girl banning communication or hiding in a monster‑infested place, I always feel the Star Core Hunters intend to lure the Star's people to a remote spot."

"Even without counting Miss Silver Wolf, given Kaefka's skill and the power of her word spirit, I don't think the Star's people could easily capture her when she's going all out."

"... I think so too." Najeta's comment was affirmed by Chitong.

Although Mr. Walter's ability to control the Black Hole is strong, Kaefka has the edge in agility, so she's unlikely to clash head‑on with Walter.

Moreover, it's unclear whether her word spirit works on the demon‑shade monsters; if it does, completely subduing Kaefka in force would be nearly impossible.

"So you mean… the train team can't catch Kaefka?" Main asked.

"No, quite the opposite—I believe the train team will definitely catch Kaefka." Najeta said with a smile.

"Huh? Why is that?"

"Although I can't guess their purpose in doing this… I have a premonition that 'being successfully captured by the train team' is also part of the Star Core Hunters' plan."

Najeta slowly closed her eyes, lowered her head, and pondered: 'This plan is crazy, but considering the one carrying it out is Kaefka—so it's no surprise she could pull this off. I just can't figure out where Blade stands on the board.'

After the elder sister said that, Main recalled the man whose eyes were filled with endless killing intent; anyone could see he had a grudge against Dan Heng. But him coming to the Divine Vessel just for a fight with Dan Heng? Surely not.

If that's really the case——

Two handsome guys fighting…… I'd love to watch……