Herta looked at Derick, aware he knew this information, and added another point.
"By the way, don't expect to get more time by relying on the different flow of time between Amphoreus and the real world. That machine fella probably already adjusted Amphoreus's time before we arrived. Now that it's been adjusted, there's almost no time difference between reality and Amphoreus."
"Yeah, I got it."
"Alright, I need to keep observing the movements of the incoming Lord Ravagers. Let's end the call here."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble, Ms. Herta." Derick thanked Herta.
Herta waved her hand dismissively. "It's nothing. This way, things are a bit more interesting. Let's try to kill a few Lord Ravagers this time. Then we can drag them back to the Herta Space Station for research."
"I'll definitely help you get your hands on a Lord Ravager's corpse, Ms. Herta." Hearing Herta's idea, Derick immediately promised her.
Herta nodded in satisfaction and then ended the communication link.
Once Derick saw Herta's link close, he left the Vortex of Genesis to find the others.
Derick then relayed the message from Herta to the others who had arrived on Amphoreus.
Hearing how urgent the situation was, Aglaea and the others immediately sped up the process of gathering the other inhabitants of Amphoreus. Fortunately, the Black Tide had been very active recently. Coupled with the previous confrontation between the Council of Elders and the Golden Scions, which had reduced the Golden Scions's outreach and aid, the vast majority of Amphoreus's population was concentrated in the two cities of Okhema and Blade's Edge City, making them not too difficult to assemble.
Kafka also went to help "persuade" the people of Amphoreus. Some felt it was hard to leave their homeland and were unwilling to go, so Kafka had to resort to her Spirit Whisper to "persuade" them. Among the people of Amphoreus, only the Golden Scions could resist Kafka's "persuasion."
As for the other creatures, they could only fend for themselves and hope for the best.
Meanwhile, the construction of the sanctuary was also proceeding quite smoothly. After all, everyone who had come was a master of their craft.
Himeko, who could repair the Astral Express; Welt Yang, who had mastered Anti-Entropy technology; Yunli with their Zhuming Xianzhou forging techniques... Even those without technical skills, like Arlan and Firefly, had plenty of strength to contribute.
They could level a mountain without difficulty.
Incidentally, Firefly's Entropy Loss Syndrome had also been cured with Derick's help. Derick had similarly used his own body's immortality to completely reconstruct Firefly's body. The current Firefly could now use the SAM armor without any restraint.
Seeing everyone accelerating the construction of the shelter, Derick felt reassured and continued with his own battle preparations.
...
Outside Amphoreus, Herta, Screwllum, Acheron, and Feixiao were in a standoff with Lygus.
The aura of Destruction turned its gaze this way. Not long after Herta noticed it, Lygus sensed it too. Feeling that more than one Lord Ravager was about to arrive at Amphoreus, Lygus's expression actually calmed.
Lygus said to them, "I will naturally heed your words and take no action. However, when the Lord Ravagers of the Antimatter Legion arrive, I will be unable to stop them."
The moment Lygus finished speaking, Feixiao swung her blade and lopped its head off. Although she knew the Lygus before them was just a clone and cutting it down would have no real effect.
But at least Feixiao could shut the creature up.
At that moment, Herta received a communication. She then looked at the other three and said, "A message from the detectors I placed. The aura of a Lord Ravager is approaching... an ancient beast, an ancient beast of indescribable shape. It might be the Lord Ravager, [Luxbane]. Which of you will go to intercept it? I have no idea where that young Aeon, Nanook, found a descendant of such an ancient beast."
The Lord Ravager Luxbane, also known as the [Sun-Devouring Beast], is recorded in the annals of the Intelligentsia Guild as having caused the destruction of multiple stars. Its body is immense, blotting out the sky and striking terror into all who behold it.
Herta glanced at the other three.
The Sun-Devouring Beast was a colossal ancient creature, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
After thinking for less than a second, Feixiao was the first to raise her weapon and speak. "I'll take this one. I've been wanting to kill a Lord Ravager. Luxbane is a huge target and can't easily escape. After I defeat it, I won't have to worry about it running off to somewhere I can't find."
Herta also favored having Feixiao deal with Luxbane.
Among the four of them, the destructive power she and Screwllum could unleash in battle was less than Feixiao's. If they couldn't inflict enough damage, they wouldn't pose a sufficient threat to Luxbane. Therefore, she and Screwllum were not suitable opponents for it.
As for Acheron, her strength was more than sufficient; she was perhaps even better suited than Feixiao to fight Luxbane. But more than one Lord Ravager was coming, and Acheron should be reserved for a more troublesome opponent.
The strongest of the Lord Ravagers, Zephyro, or Xingxiao, who commanded the largest legion of the Antimatter Legion.
Weapon in hand, Feixiao headed in the direction of Luxbane. With the speed of an Emanator, she soon came face to face with it. Seeing Luxbane's body, which was even larger than a typical star, Feixiao grew excited. She gripped her weapon tightly as cyan energy swirled around her, forming a phantom that was part fox, part wolf.
"Charge!"
Feixiao let out a great roar, and a wave of cyan aura completely enveloped Luxbane.
There were many uninhabited planets nearby, all of which were reduced to dust by Feixiao's attack. Feixiao was kind-hearted; she had deliberately scanned the surrounding space before attacking and, upon confirming that the nearby planets were lifeless, unleashed her full power without holding back.
...
Not long after the battle began on Feixiao's front, Herta's detectors once again picked up the arrival of a Lord Ravager.
"This number..." Herta muttered, then looked at Acheron.
"The Lord Ravager Xingxiao is about to arrive. You'll have to deal with her and her troops. A force that large is completely beyond what Screwllum or I can handle."
"I know. Just give me a direction, and I'll go intercept them." Acheron nodded, preparing to move out.
But just as she was about to leave, Herta reached out and stopped her.
"Wait, don't be in such a rush," Herta said, pulling a device from her pocket and handing it to Acheron. "This is a locator. It will help you find the Antimatter Legion and get back after you've won the battle."
The others didn't need one, but Herta had a profound respect for Acheron's lack of direction. In the few days they had spent together, she had come to fully appreciate that Acheron's tendency to get lost was practically a conceptual-level ability.
If she didn't give her a locator, Acheron would surely get lost somewhere else, and Xingxiao's Antimatter Legion would arrive at Amphoreus unopposed.
"Mhm."
Although Acheron was bad with directions, she was willing to take advice. Seeing Herta offer her the locator, she immediately reached out and took it.
Following the direction indicated by the locator, Acheron soon arrived at the target's location.
Gazing at the hundreds of millions of Antimatter Legion soldiers before her—a complete force of both high-tech warships and powerful creatures, from battleships to Doomsday Beasts—Acheron slowly drew her long blade.
At that moment, a woman in white robes with a halo above her head appeared from within the ranks of the Antimatter Legion.
She was Nanook's most trusted Lord Ravager, Xingxiao, commander of the largest legion in the Antimatter Legion.
"Just you? You intend to stop us alone?" Xingxiao said to Acheron.
"Of course. I'd like to try."
Acheron slowly drew her blade and then swung it at the Antimatter Legion.
In the blink of an eye, a huge section of the Antimatter Legion was annihilated by Acheron.
Seeing Acheron display such power, a spark of interest lit up in Xingxiao's eyes. She began to command the Antimatter Legion to attack Acheron.
Facing the siege, Acheron's gaze remained calm. Her long blade slashed back and forth. Neither the towering Doomsday Beasts nor the fully armed warships could withstand her attacks, and all were slain by her blade in a single stroke.
No matter how many soldiers the Antimatter Legion sent today, none would pass her.
...
Seeing Feixiao and Acheron leave, Lygus felt his confidence grow. But with Herta and Screwllum still there, he wasn't in a hurry to show it.
He was confident, but that didn't mean his chances of winning were high.
But Lygus wasn't worried, because since two Lord Ravagers had already arrived, more would surely follow.
Lygus's wait did not last long. Soon, Herta's brow furrowed slightly as she said to Screwllum, "Two more Lord Ravagers are here. Judging by their energy levels, it should be Caster-King and Guiying."
"I didn't expect Caster-King to come as well. Hasn't it been a long time since it personally took part in a Destruction?" Screwllum said softly.
"Who knows," Herta said, preparing to intercept them. "In any case, if they're here, we'll go meet them. Anything else is beyond our control."
Herta felt a faint sense of worry. Since even Caster-King had arrived, would Zephyro, the strongest of the Lord Ravagers, be far behind?
With Lygus in the mix as well, could Derick really handle it?
Fortunately, Derick still had a hidden ace up his sleeve for Lygus, which might produce an unexpected effect at a critical moment.
Herta had no certainty about what would happen next, so she sent a message to Derick.
[Derick, you need to act fast on your end. We're all heading out to intercept the Lord Ravagers. If you can't deal with Lygus quickly, you'll have to face both Lygus and Zephyro at the same time.]
Soon, a message came back from Derick.
[I understand, Ms. Herta. We'll get moving on our end immediately.]
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