Chapter 13: Honkai: Star Rail — Xianzhou General Won't Dream of Yandere Chapter 13 Xuan Ge: Not Running Away but Walking Toward Me?

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

The "Sister Tea Party" of the Great Extinction Monarchs deep in the Sui Xing Dai was naturally not something Xuan Ge could witness.

He was currently sitting in the study of the Shen Wei Jiang Jun Fu, facing an encrypted intelligence light curtain floating before him, his expression... rather remarkable.

It was a subtle expression mixed with surprise, absurdity, and a certain "long time no see."

He tilted his head slightly, his black ponytail falling to the side of his shoulder with the movement.

His golden eyes repeatedly confirmed the information on the intelligence report.....

Finally, Xuan Ge's mouth corner first twitched unconsciously, then slowly, slowly curved upward.

"..... Hah."

An extremely soft breathy sound, as if squeezed out from his throat.

Immediately after, this breath turned into a low, irrepressible laugh.

"Hehe.... hehehe...."

The more he looked, the more absurd he found it, and his laughter gradually grew louder, his shoulders slightly shaking, until he simply leaned back against the chair, raised a hand to rest on his forehead, and laughed without any attempt at concealment.

This movement caught the attention of Ling Sha, who was organizing the medical canon catalog beside him.

She raised her head, her eyes carrying a hint of confusion—the general rarely laughed so.... happily at military intelligence?

She walked lightly to Xuan Ge's side, leaned slightly, and directed her gaze toward the light curtain.

The intelligence on the light curtain came from Yao Qing Xian Zhou, the sender being General Yue Yu, with standard format and rigorous wording, but the content.....

Ling Sha only took one glance, and her delicate eyebrows lightly arched.

Immediately, on her always calm and gentle face, a hint of an amused smile could not help but spread, with shallow dimples at the corners of her lips.

"Hah...." She also laughed softly, shook her head, and felt this matter was truly.... too absurd.

The intelligence content was very simple, with only one core point:

Large-scale Swarm Disaster hunting fleet activity traces were detected, their course confirmed after repeated corrections, with the final target pointing toward——Shen Wu Xian Zhou.

Motive analysis: Suspected attempt to capture Shen Wu Xian Zhou, using this as a major military achievement to help their leader win the upcoming Swarm Disaster Great Hunt "War Chief" contest.

The Swarm Disaster were one of the Abundance Faction. They acted in units of hunting fleets, worshipping strength and plunder.

Multiple hunting fleets united were called a Great Hunt, and the Great Hunt's supreme leader "War Chief" had to be decided by each hunting fleet leader through the most primitive, bloodiest combat, a symbol of pure strength and ferocity.

After Ling Sha finished reading, only one thought remained in her mind:

Were these Swarm Disaster obtaining intelligence using an ancient 2G Xing Hai Wang Luo?

Or did they collectively drink expired fake alcohol brewed by "Huan Le" Star God believers?

How dare they?

Don't they know what Shen Wu Xian Zhou's situation is now?

Here there are not only the Xunling Lingshi and elite Xian Zhou Army, but outside not far away crouches an entire covetous Antimatter Legion!

Even if we don't mention the Destruction Legion, just General Shen Wei himself.....

Do they really not know how many mountains of corpses and seas of blood, how many earth-shattering military achievements, the two words "Shen Wei" were built upon in the Xianzhou Alliance, and even among many forces that were once enemies of the Xian Zhou?

Even without the causal power personally bestowed by the Divine Archer Divine Lord, with Xuan Ge's accumulated merits and displayed military talent.

When a certain general retires, he will inevitably be the "Shen Wei General" inheriting the Divine Lord's majesty, and the undisputed choice to become a Zhengzheng Xunling Lingshi.

Moreover.... Ling Sha remembered very clearly that in the archives, the Xianzhou Alliance's one signature major blow against the Swarm Disaster——the Lei Hou Tao Fa Zhan.

Although back then Xuan Ge did not participate in the most glorious campaign on the main battlefield.....

But the detachment he led, with astonishing speed and cold efficiency, swept clean several important resource star systems and breeding nests in the Swarm Disaster rear, directly shaking the balance of that war.

How long has it been? The scar hasn't healed and they've forgotten the pain?

Or is it that the Swarm Disaster's internal turnover is too fast, and the new generation has completely forgotten the fear of being dominated by "Shen Wei"?

"Hahaha——!"

Xuan Ge finally laughed enough, or rather, felt the matter was absurd enough to warrant laughing out loud.

The hearty laughter echoed in the study, he wiped the corner of his eye where no tears existed, his golden eyes full of unbelievable radiance.

"I really can't figure it out, Ling Sha." He turned to look at the strategist chief beside him, his tone still carrying thick amusement.

"In this Huan Yu, except for those few guys standing at the top.

Or someone like Xing Xiao who shamelessly relies on special causality, which other Lingshi dares to pat their chest and say they can go head-to-head with me?

I really can't figure it out even if I rack my brains...."

He paused, spread his hands, his expression sincere and carrying a touch of pure confusion.

Ling Sha pursed her lips and smiled lightly, not taking up the conversation.

She knew the general didn't need an answer right now, just expressing the wonder of "a pie falling from the sky."

After laughing, the expression on Xuan Ge's face gradually settled.

That bit of confusion and absurdity faded, replaced by a familiar, sharp and steady aura.

He sat up straight, his finger lightly pressing a button on the desk.

"Notify all Shen Wu Army, officers of Command level and above, half an incense stick's time later, Zheng Dian of the General's Mansion, military council."

The order was concise, transmitted instantly through the Jade Omen to the entire Xian Zhou military system.

Half an incense stick's time later.

Zheng Dian of the Shen Wei Jiang Jun Fu, the atmosphere solemn and dignified.

Beside the massive circular long table, dozens of senior Shen Wu generals, clad in black armor or crisp dress uniforms, had already arrived in full.

They sat ramrod straight, eyes forward, yet in the glances they exchanged, a hint of irrepressible..... strange expression leaked out.

Clearly, intelligence on Bu Li Ren's movements was no longer a secret among the upper echelons.

Xuan Ge entered the hall through a side door and ascended the main seat.

"General!" The officers saluted in unison, their voices shaking the hall.

Xuan Ge gave a slight nod, his gaze sweeping over every face below — young or weathered, each now written with a kind of eager, raring-to-go look.

He did not speak immediately, only placed both hands on the table's edge, leaning his body slightly forward.

Inside the hall, a pin drop could be heard.

Then, Ling Sha, standing slightly behind at Xuan Ge's side, clearly saw several veteran generals renowned for their composure begin to tremble, extremely slightly, their shoulders jerking once, twice.

They pressed their lips tight, facial muscles taut, eyes on nose, nose on heart, as if studying the unfathomably profound wood grain on the table before them.

But that laughter nearly bursting from their chests still leaked out through this minute body language.

Ling Sha even saw a younger Tong Zhi secretly raise a hand and point at his own mouth corner, signaling his colleague to control his expression.

Cannot laugh.

This is a serious military conference.

But..... merit really does fall from the sky!

And it's delivered gift-wrapped to the door — who could possibly keep a straight face?

Xuan Ge took all this in, and not only was he not displeased, the corner of his mouth instead hooked into an extremely faint, satisfied arc.

"Good."

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet clearly reaching every ear, carrying a power that steadied hearts.

"It seems everyone already knows. And you're all spirited, full of fighting spirit."

He paused, a flash of sharp blue-violet lightning flickering in his golden pupils, as if thunder were brewing in the depths of his eyes.

"This battle has nothing to do with strategic games, nothing to do with karmic entanglement. This is simply the most direct, most straightforward declaration!"

His voice suddenly rose, sonorous and forceful, stirring echoes in the hall.

"With this victory, tell all those still stirring with ill intent across the myriad worlds —"

His gaze like lightning, he scanned the whole assembly.

"The Xian Zhou cannot be violated!"

"Divine Martial might cannot be insulted!"

"Any jackal that dares extend its claws toward the Alliance, toward innocent lives, whether it comes from Abundance, from Destruction, or any dark corner....."

He raised his right hand, loosely clenched into a fist, knuckles emitting a faint crisp sound.

"..... I, Xuan Ge, and the Shen Wu Xian Zhou behind me, will personally chop off the claws it reaches out, root and branch!

Grind its so-called courage into cosmic dust!"

"For this battle, I don't want a minor victory." He withdrew his hand, tone returning calm, yet bearing an indisputable decisiveness.

"What I want is a thorough, hearty, complete victory! A victory enough to chill all onlookers, to make every potential enemy reassess their own weight!"

"Shen Wu Xian Zhou——"

He asked in a deep voice.

"Divine Martial Ten Thousand Miles!!!"

Below, the officers no longer needed to suppress themselves, roaring in perfect unison!

The sound wave like thunder, carrying iron-blooded momentum and the confidence of certain victory, nearly lifting the roof of the General's Mansion!

In every eye burned blazing battle intent — thirst for combat, certainty of victory, and above all, absolute trust in and willingness to follow their commander!

Ling Sha stood at Xuan Ge's side, watching this scene, and suddenly understood many things in her heart.

She finally understood why Yan Ting Jun and General Huai Yan, when mentioning Xuan Ge, would occasionally evaluate him with a helpless yet amused "he's just a pure private army leader."

These hundred-odd thousand elite soldiers on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou indeed came from various Xian Zhou, backgrounds diverse.

They of course believe in the Emperor Bow Destiny, willing to fight to protect the Xianzhou Alliance and the myriad worlds.

But what forged them into today's monolithic, finger-and-arm responsive powerful legion, what made them erupt with such astonishing unified will and combat power.....

Is Xuan Ge himself.

His ability, his style, his experience of leading them time and again to win victories and glory from blood and fire, built this loyalty and centripetal force that transcends the ordinary Xian Zhou army system, nearing the absolute.

He is this ship's undisputed soul and brain, the sharpest blade tip and the strongest spine of this sword.

The officers successively received orders and departed, the hall returning to emptiness.

The rousing atmosphere settled, transforming into more practical, efficient pre-war preparation.

Xuan Ge turned, looking at Ling Sha who had quietly accompanied him throughout, the sharpness on his face softening slightly.

"Ling Sha~" He spoke, voice much lower than before.

"For the coming period, the many internal affairs of the Xian Zhou will again be hard work for you.

Follow-up resettlement of relocated residents, port coordination, supply guarantees, etc."

Ling Sha met his gaze, her brown eyes clear and determined.

She bowed slightly, performing a standard salute, tone gentle yet brooking no refusal:

"General, rest assured. This concubine serves as Chief Strategist; it is my duty, and I shall naturally exert my utmost.

Throughout the Xian Zhou, I will manage everything properly, everything as normal."

She paused, lifted her eyes, a trace of faint yet sincere smile rippling at the corner of her lips — the trust and promise between comrades.

"This concubine will prepare a victory banquet on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, quietly awaiting the General....."

Word by word, she spoke clearly.

"..... Triumph, return."

Xuan Ge looked at her, and a trace of warmth also flashed through his golden eyes.

He nodded, not saying anything more.

Trust sometimes needs no many words.

He turned, striding toward Dian Xia.

Outside the hall, the sunlight was just right.

At the Xian Zhou Gang Port District, the engines' roar had already begun to resonate in a low hum.

Warship after warship was carrying out final checks and preheating before the expedition; energy conduits flickered with a dim blue light, and a killing aura quietly permeated.

Xuan Ge descended the steps, and the close guards and core generals who had long been waiting outside immediately followed.

Their armor reflected a cold, hard luster under the simulated sky-light; their steps were neat and uniform.

He walked toward the flagship moored at the Zhuan Yong Po Wei, the largest in size and most ferocious in lines — the First Army Main Ship Shenwei.

On the ship's Ce Xian, the huge characters "Shenwei" formed from Lei Ming Wen Lu seemed as if they would come alive at any moment, roaring at Xing Kong.

The Bridge gangway lowered.

Before stepping onto the bridge deck, Xuan Ge glanced back one last time at the direction of the General's Mansion, and at the busy yet orderly scene on Xian Zhou Zhi Shang.

Then, he withdrew his gaze, without further hesitation, and stepped firmly onto the Tong Dao leading to the warship.

His figure disappeared into the Jian Ti Nei Bu shadows.

A moment later, the Shenwei's massive thruster array spewed forth vast blue-gold radiance, slowly detaching from the Po Wei and adjusting course.

Behind it, thousands of warships large and small started up in succession, forming a strict battle formation.

The fleet, like an arrow leaving the bowstring, and like a Lei Ming Ju Ying spreading its wings, drove fearlessly toward the direction from which the Bu Li Ren Hunt swarm was coming.