Chapter 51: Second Rule, The Crew Aligns

"I'm staying."

Asta's voice was flat and resolute.

Unquestionable.

"Stelle" frowned, her mouth slightly agape.

—She hadn't yet sorted out the current situation.

"But..." March 7th wanted to say something, but the words swallowed back to her throat.

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

Himeko frowned and immediately made a decision.

She turned around, grabbed "Stelle", and quickly retreated.

"Let's go."

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

Because the "Astral Express" "Creed", the second item, is:

"The crew aligns." (Two! We always align)

What they needed to do next was simple:

Leave the Master Control Zone, pass through the Support Zone, 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 thinking of them.

"The protective shield in the Support Zone won't last long either, you guys hurry..."

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

"You guys... hurry..."

Afterwards, there was no more news.

Himeko shook the communicator, but 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 "abandon others for herself", 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 just taking some time to persuade March 7th, and by the way, persuade herself.

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

Folding his arms, he asked:

"Are we going back?"

"A reminder: that is the Doomsday Beast, the Legion's anti-star body 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 party on the train.

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

"This space station was built by Herta. Unless the Lord Ravager takes action, there won't be any major trouble here."

Emanator against Emanator.

If the Emanator of "Destruction", the Lord Ravager, really arrived.

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

Even Herta's hometown, the Blue Star, along with the billions of people on the entire planet, would be wiped out together.

At that time, it would inevitably evolve into a battle between the strongest under the Aeons.

Once the Lord Ravager was dragged into a fight, other Emanators hostile to the Lord Ravager might come to join the fray.

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

However, such cryptic phrasing clearly couldn't persuade March 7th.

This kind and innocent girl was still being tortured by morality and conscience.

Her pink eyes reflected Himeko's figure:

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

As a person possessing power, running away alone and leaving the weak behind in a crisis—what is that if not cowardice?

Abandoning teammates to escape does not align with the creed of the "Astral Express".

Dan Heng's stance was also wavering.

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 has the blessing of the Aeon Nanook. They came prepared, and the people here cannot hold it."

"There are two very dangerous containment objects 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 it?

They can't even deal with the bottom-level 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 girl.

The answer was somewhat unexpected.

Dan Heng was stunned:

"Stelle?" ===== CHAPTER 53 =====