Chapter 26

In the past, he would not have made such a decision.

But ever since Bai Bai Xuan got into the car and told him the twisted logic that "one doesn't worry about debt when there's too much of it."

He no longer viewed trivial matters with the same gravity as before.

As long as Bai Bai Xuan didn't say "definitely next time" to him, it was fine.

Seeing the mission completed, March 7th stretched, and the pressure accumulated from listening to everyone's negative emotions vanished.

An enviable talent.

"Alright, let's go find Station Master Asta to report back."

Listening to March 7th's energetic words, Stelle's mouth curved slightly, and she nodded slightly:

"Let's go find Station Master Asta to report back."

Unexpected events always arrive quickly.

When the group found Asta to report back.

Suddenly.

A sharp alarm sounded, and bright red exclamation marks flashed on the screen.

Everyone was startled and hurriedly looked at the screen on the console.

On the screen, a giant creature was sprawled over the space station's shield.

It was the Doomsday Beast!

A planet-killing weapon!

In just a few seconds, one of its front claws had already pierced the shield.

It was only a matter of time before it completely broke through the shield!

And this time would not be very long.

"Ah?!"

Asta steadied her thoughts and immediately looked at Himeko:

"You all take the train and leave!"

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"I'm staying."

Asta's voice was calm and resolute.

Indisputable.

Stelle furrowed her brows, her mouth slightly agape.

—She had not yet sorted out the current situation.

"But..." March 7th wanted to say something, but the words were swallowed back as they reached her lips.

—That was Asta's duty and determination as a station master.

Himeko frowned and immediately made a decision.

She turned around, grabbed Stelle, and retreated quickly.

"Let's go."

Seeing Himeko make the decision, March 7th couldn't say anything more, so she obediently followed Himeko and turned to leave.

Because the second tenet of the Astral Express is:

"Two! We always align."

What they needed to do next was simple:

Leave the master control cabin, pass through the support cabin, and finally arrive at the platform to board the train and leave.

In the communicator, Asta's intermittent words came through.

This young station master was still concerned about them.

"The protective shield in the support cabin section won't last long either, you all hurry..."

"Here... just... leave it to me..."

"You all... hurry..."

Afterwards, there was no more news.

Himeko shook the communicator; no miracle happened.

"...The communication is cut off."

The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Dan Heng could feel the hesitation and unwillingness of the group.

Himeko was fine, March 7th couldn't bear to "sacrifice others for oneself," and Stelle had fewer facial expressions, but there was also some hesitation.

It was time for the train group to reach a consensus again.

Hmm... actually, it was to spend some time persuading March 7th, and by the way, persuading herself.

He suppressed all the anxiety of being chased by the Doomsday Beast.

Crossing his arms, he asked:

"Are we going back?"

"A reminder: that is the Doomsday Beast, the Legion's anti-planetary weapon."

Himeko spread her right hand, not anxious at all.

It seemed as if no crisis had occurred, and this was no different from the relaxed and pleasant tea parties on the train.

There was a difference—there was no hand-ground coffee here that was bitter to the extreme like Himeko's.

"This space station was built by Herta. Unless an Emanator of Destruction takes action, there won't be any major issues here."

Emanator against Emanator.

If an Emanator of Destruction, a Lord Ravager, really arrived.

That would not only mean the Herta Space Station would completely become history.

Even Herta's hometown, the Blue Planet, along with the billions of people on the entire planet, would turn to ashes together.

By then, it would inevitably evolve into a battle between the strongest beings beneath the Aeons.

Once a Lord Ravager was held back, other Emanators hostile to the Lord Ravager might very well come to join the fray.

Moreover, the Foundation's fleet might stop "being stuck in traffic" at any time and jump here to hunt down this notorious Emanator together.

However, such cryptic phrasing clearly could not persuade March 7th.

This kind and innocent girl was still undergoing the torture of morality and conscience.

Her pink eyes reflected Himeko's figure:

"But, but we can't just run away like this..."

As someone who possesses power, in a critical moment, to abandon the weak and run away alone, what is that if not cowardice?

Abandoning teammates to run away does not align with the tenets of the Astral Express.

Dan Heng's stance was also somewhat shaken.

He looked around at the three of them and clarified the current situation:

"The Doomsday Beast tearing through the shield is as easy as pie. Herta is not here, and the defense system here is too fragile for the Antimatter Legion."

"The Legion possesses the blessing of the Aeon Nanook. They came prepared; the people here cannot hold it."

"There are two very dangerous curios in the space station. If the Legion wakes them up, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Even if the space station is not destroyed, what about the people on the space station?

They can't even deal with the bottom-tier cannon fodder of the Antimatter Legion, so how could they possibly deal with the Doomsday Beast?

Himeko continued concisely:

"That's why we must leave—and we must take Stelle with us."

As she spoke, she cast her gaze toward Stelle, this ignorant young girl.

The answer was somewhat unexpected.

Dan Heng was stunned:

"Stelle?"