William stopped running, staring blankly at the empty corridor behind him.
"How could this be..."
"No, I have to go back!"
"Glick, help me take Chtholly out. I'm going back to save Zhong Chen!"
Hearing William's words, Glick shook his head and said to William:
"It's no use. With such a massive collapse, even if you go back, he couldn't have survived... My condolences..."
"No, I must go back and save him!!!"
"Calm down, William!!!"
"Thump!"
Hearing Glick's shout, William's mind cleared a little, then he knelt on the ground, his face blank.
With tears in his eyes, he softly mumbled:
"Am I still useless..."
Although William and Zhong Chen hadn't known each other for long, and this guy really liked to joke with him.
But this guy was his only kind in this world.
And Zhong Chen, who was always so cheerful, had genuinely influenced him.
He had started to gradually accept this world, after all, he wasn't the only human anymore.
But now, he couldn't even protect this one companion... Glick looked at William like this, a trace of sorrow also flashing in his eyes, but he continued to persuade him:
"Let's go back first. You still have Chtholly to save, don't you?"
Hearing Chtholly's name, William looked up at the unconscious Chtholly on his back, and a hint of determination flashed across his face.
Glick was right, he still had Chtholly to save. If he continued to be so dejected, what would happen to Chtholly?
"Let's go!"
After speaking, William stood up and looked sadly at the empty corridor behind him.
And where was our Prince Zhong Chen at this moment? Was he really crushed to death? How could that be!!!
"Wow!!! A Chen, are you taking another child back?"
Rimuru lay on the giant ice block, eyes wide open, looking at the red-haired little girl inside the ice block.
"What are you talking about? What kind of talk is that? I just can't bear to see these well-behaved children come to a tragic end!"
Zhong Chen, sitting in the Commander Sengoku's seat and drinking juice, shouted at Rimuru with an expression of feigned anger.
"But Master, you really do like to pick up children and bring them back."
Izayoi Sakuya, standing nearby, teased Zhong Chen with a smile.
"Eh? Sakuya, you've learned bad habits!"
Seeing that even Sakuya had started to tease him, Zhong Chen suddenly felt that his future days would probably be bleak.
[System check-in!]
[Host, can you still remember that you have a system?]
[Uh... Oh, well, I've just been busy.]
[Tsk...]
[Ding, congratulations Host on obtaining a box of Brain Idiot (White)]
Brain Idiot: Take one pill, immediately relieve memory decline issues. Especially needed by amnesia patients.
Zhong Chen looked at the item description from the recent check-in, speechless. This system was clearly doing it on purpose.
[Open System Panel]
Zhong Chen
Gender: Male
Age: 24 (Immortal)
Realm: Peak Golden Immortal (Peak Eleventh Stage)
Cultivation Method: Basic Cultivation Method
Special Abilities: Eye of Identification, Advanced Dimensional Gate, Space Compression Technique
Followers: Izayoi Sakuya, Tom, Jerry
Magic Treasures: Linglong, human emperor banner (3.57 million souls)
Items: Dragon Ball Space Capsule Technology, Origin Interpreter, Human Federation Ship Building Technology, Loudspeaker, one box of Brain Idiot, one box of small umbrellas, leibi (drink it and die)...
Overall Evaluation: You are already a being in the myriad worlds who can cause a storm of blood just by stomping your foot. Why not try to step on others? (￣︶￣)♦
[Hmph, I am a magnanimous person and won't bother with you!]
[He... tui!]
[...]
"Commander Sengoku, what's with that expression? Why do you look so wronged?"
Zhong Chen, at a loss for words for a moment, saw Commander Sengoku, who looked like a wronged little wife.
"Every single one of them, I'm clearly the Commander Sengoku, so why is my position always occupied by others?"
"Ah? Is that all? Commander Sengoku, I must criticize you for this. We are just..."
Next was Zhong Chen's favorite part: 'say a few words.' And as soon as Zhong Chen showed this tendency,
everyone in the battleship hall, except for essential staff, involuntarily ran out.
As for Commander Sengoku, the main target of his output, he was no longer just wronged; he was utterly resigned to his fate.
"Good work!"
On the ground, Nephde softly said to Lantolk, who had just slain a "Beast."
Then she moved her shoulders and spoke tiredly:
"Ah, I'm exhausted."
Lantolk, hearing this, asked seriously:
"Should we switch with Nephren now?"
"Forget it, she's busy right now."
"Besides, most of the Sixth Beasts nearby have been dealt with."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a huge commotion erupted in the distance.
Lantolk looked gravely at the continuously appearing "Beasts" in the distance.
"It seems our break is over..."
"OK, OK! I'm in such good shape today, ten or twenty more won't be a problem!"
Hearing Nephde's words, and seeing the countless "Beasts" in the distance, Lantolk continued:
"What about one or two hundred more?"
"Then I'd have to surrender."
Lantolk smiled at Nephde's playful remark and said:
"Is that so? What a pity... It seems we have no choice but to prepare for death."
"You're right, there's really nothing we can do..."
After Nephde finished speaking, she spread her fairy wings and rushed out. Lantolk, seeing this, also flew after her.
"Fire!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Inside the cabin, three soldiers, armed with rifles, frantically fired at the "Beasts" that had breached the ship.
Unfortunately, the bullets had no effect on them.
Instead, one soldier's body was pierced by a rapidly extending tentacle from the "Beast."
"Ugh..."
"Captain!!!"
Just as the three were despairing, Nephren suddenly rushed out from behind them, severing the "Beast's" body with a single slash.
"Retreat! Only we can kill the Beasts!"
Nephren looked at the continuously regenerating "Beast" in front of her, speaking to the three with her back turned.
"But... but..."
The soldier holding his captain tried to say something, but before he could finish, Nephren interrupted him:
"This is our battlefield. Whether it's killing the enemy or dying, it's just our mission."
After speaking, she brandished her weapon and charged at the Beast in front of her.
However, as more and more "Beasts" poured into the ship, Nephren and the others gradually couldn't hold them back.
Their injuries grew more severe. At the same time, William, to vent his resentment, also joined the battle.
Afterward, he still rescued the exhausted Lantolk, just as in the original story.
"Get out, get out, get out, get out, get out! Get far away from me!!!"
Nephde frantically hacked at the constantly surging "Beasts" around her.
As Nephde cleared the "Beasts" near the propeller, the spaceship regained vertical thrust.
It then spun rapidly, trying to leave the current area.
As the spaceship turned sharply, its hull began to tilt, forcing the crew to hold onto the ship's body to avoid being flung out.
"Little girl, hold on, I'll come save you right away!"
A frog soldier in a crew uniform struggled to crawl over and save Nephren, who was about to fall.
"No, don't come near me. The door is about to open soon."
Nephren, with bloodshot eyes, expressionlessly prevented the crew member from approaching...