Colorful pixel-like blocks flickered, and a gray-haired girl was teleported in front of Silver Wolf and Kafka. Her eyes were closed, clearly in a state of deep sleep.
Kafka took the golden Stellaron from the display case and pressed it directly against the gray-haired girl's chest. There was no violent reaction, no visible disturbance — it fused into her body with surprising ease.
"The Stellaron is known as the 'Cancer of All Worlds.' Just stuffing something like that into a human body… won't that cause problems?"
A voice of doubt suddenly rang out.
"She's special—" Kafka turned toward Silver Wolf and answered instinctively. But when she saw that Silver Wolf was simply staring intently at the gray-haired girl, she paused slightly.
"What is it?"
Silver Wolf blinked, not understanding why Kafka was suddenly looking at her.
"Because you're under arrest."
Right in front of them, behind the gray-haired girl, Nolan's figure gradually materialized from thin air — as though his opacity had risen from zero to one hundred percent.
His golden eyes fixed on the two of them as he added calmly:
"Invading the space station without permission and even attempting to steal its property… I have no choice but to detain you."
[Level: 122]
[Affection Skill Potential: Gold]
[Kafka: From the planet 'Pteruges-V.' A woman incapable of sensing fear. Wields a special ability known as 'Spirit Whisper,' capable of hypnotically manipulate others through language. Currently the deputy of the Stellaron Hunters.]
[Level: 115]
[Affection Skill Potential: Gold]
[Silver Wolf: From the planet 'Punklorde.' Master of 'Aether Editing' technology and one of the galaxy's top hackers. Currently a member of the Stellaron Hunters.]
Reading the information returned by his affection skill, Nolan gained a basic understanding of the two. Their strength was impressive, and their abilities were powerful.
Yet they used those abilities for petty theft.
"Oh? And who might you be? Could it be that the unknown variable not listed in the 'script'… is you?" Kafka looked at Nolan with mild surprise.
Though his invisibility ability was worth noting, Kafka didn't believe he could truly stop them from leaving.
"'Script'? What script?" Nolan asked curiously, remaining where he stood for the moment.
Silver Wolf tapped on her holographic keyboard and quickly pulled up Nolan's profile from the station's database. With a flick of her hand, she projected the screen toward Kafka.
"He's the security consultant for Herta Space Station. Records show he single-handedly wiped out a planetary-scale swarm in a short period — a seriously strong combatant.
"The latest update says he recently joined that group of Nameless aboard the Astral Express.
"Looks like the unknown danger Elio mentioned refers to him. Since our objective has already been achieved, to avoid unnecessary complications, we should retreat."
"A new member of the Astral Express, huh?" Kafka nodded thoughtfully as she studied the holographic screen. Then her violet-red eyes shifted back to Nolan, and she smiled lightly.
"Apologies for the trouble we've caused your work. We'll return the Stellaron to the station."
As she spoke, she gently pushed the gray-haired girl toward Nolan. Her body began to flicker with colorful blocks, gradually fading from sight.
Unhurried, Nolan caught the gray-haired girl in his arms. The instant he held her, Kafka and Silver Wolf vanished completely.
He smiled faintly, not the least bit anxious.
Less than a second later, colorful pixel-like blocks flickered once more. Kafka and Silver Wolf reappeared exactly where they had been before.
"Welcome back. I suppose you couldn't bear to part with this Stellaron after all."
Nolan gently rubbed the gray-haired girl's head as he spoke with a slight smile.
The moment he had discovered them, he had already enveloped the entire space station within the Void StarSea.
After all, these were people capable of sneaking into Herta Space Station unnoticed. It was only reasonable to assume they were equally skilled at escaping.
Precisely because he had made preparations in advance, Nolan could afford to chat with them leisurely. Otherwise, given his usual style, he would have ambushed them, knocked them out, and placed a Command Seal on them first before saying anything else.
"This is troublesome, Kafka. No wonder Elio contacted us specifically and told us to act quickly. I didn't expect this guy to really have some tricks up his sleeve."
Silver Wolf stared at Nolan again, momentarily stunned, a faint sense of unease creeping in.
She couldn't understand how her ability had failed. It had clearly felt like the teleportation succeeded — so why were they still standing in the same place?
"Listen to me: You have never seen us. Turn around with the girl in your arms and leave. Continue doing what you were doing."
Kafka didn't hesitate and attempted to use her Spirit Whisper to manipulate Nolan.
However, since she didn't yet know his true strength, she didn't forcefully seize control. Instead, she used a suggestive, guiding tone to avoid backlash.
Even so, the moment her power touched him, his immense spiritual force instinctively countered. Her vision blurred, her head spun, and her body swayed as she nearly collapsed.
"Kafka!" Silver Wolf instinctively caught her.
On the other side, Nolan merely felt something akin to a mental attack brushing against him — but it dispersed instantly without effect.
It was like an egg striking a wall: the wall remained unmoved, and the egg could not possibly harm it.
"Well, I originally thought that since you didn't cause any real damage to the station, I'd ask what was going on first. If your reason was justified, then for the sake of you being pretty girls, I might've gone easy on you and let you escape.
"But since you've taken the initiative to attack… sorry, I won't be polite anymore."
Nolan casually raised his hand and flicked his finger lightly through the air toward them.
Kafka and Silver Wolf immediately grew alert, but seeing no visible movement, they were briefly puzzled.
Just as vigilance mixed with confusion in their expressions, two semi-transparent threads suddenly appeared before them and snap — flicked them squarely on the forehead.
The solidified spiritual force struck their heads directly. Their consciousness shattered instantly, and they collapsed into unconsciousness.
The disparity in strength was simply too great. There was no possibility of dodging or enduring the attack.
Watching the two fall unconscious, Nolan stepped forward and directly placed a Command Seal upon them, setting it to obey him. That way, there would be no complications later.
He then looked at the gray-haired girl, who remained asleep. She had been brought here by them and had already fused with the Stellaron.
Although he didn't fully understand the situation, to prevent any unexpected loss of control or rampage after she awakened—
—it was best to apply a Command Seal to her as well, setting instructions to obey orders and not harm others or cause destruction without reason. A precaution was never wrong.
Once everything was settled, Nolan didn't wake them. He simply left them lying within the Void StarSea to awaken naturally.
Afterward, he withdrew the Void StarSea's coverage from the space station. Confirming that all invading Voidrangers had been eliminated and that no additional Antimatter Legion forces had appeared in outer space—
—he teleported to the Master Control Zone, preparing to explain the situation to Asta and the others.
(End of Chapter)
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