The members of the Astral Express Crew were different; watching Serena busy running around, drenched in sweat, their expressions were actually a bit strange.
“Dan Heng, is Sister Serena really this tired when healing people?
How come I didn’t know that…” March quietly nudged the silent Dan Heng beside her with her elbow.
Dan Heng originally didn’t want to pay her any mind, but he couldn’t withstand little March’s pestering, so he said speechlessly: “An Emanator of Abundance can revitalize a planet with ease; for just these people, what do you think?” “She is pretending to be a white lotus!” Stelle spoke recklessly, and Dan Heng and March 7th silently moved away from her.
Serena, who was looking down and pretending to examine a patient’s wounds, twitched her lips.
‘Good for you, Stelle, you’re itching for a beating, aren’t you!’ Although the Astral Express Crew members were talking, the sound in the vicinity was actually well controlled by them; no one else could hear it except for the three of them.
Gepard’s gratitude towards Serena could not be expressed in words.
Seeing his severely wounded comrades become completely whole again, he didn’t know how to express his feelings.
“Really, thank you so much.
You’ve helped us so much; I am truly grateful.” “It’s alright.
The purpose of our rescue team is to help planetary civilizations in the interstellar space that are in difficulty.
Being able to help you is also our honor.” Serena wiped the sweat from her forehead, her smile mixed with a hint of weakness, yet containing the joy of being able to help others.
“Guests from off-world, let me take you to Belobog first.
Once there, you can rest.
After I report to the Supreme Guardian, she will surely welcome your arrival.” Serena smiled, looking slightly exhausted, and said, “Then I’ll trouble you, Captain Gepard.” “You’re welcome.
Let me finish organizing the Silvermane Guards, and then we’ll set off!” Watching Gepard hurry off to gather the troops, Serena changed from her previous weak appearance; after all, there was no one else around now, so there was no need to pretend.
“Sister Serena, that person in the snow is gone!” “Gone, huh~ It’s fine.
I know he left, and he didn’t go far, so don’t worry about it.
What’s more important now is the Supreme Guardian of Belobog we are about to meet.
Her attitude is the key to determining whether our subsequent actions on this planet will go smoothly.” Serena didn’t care about the man named Sampo.
Although there were some things about him that caught her attention, the current focus was not on him, but on the place called Belobog.
“Hmm—is that so?
Alright then.
But we should still thank him.
If it weren’t for him telling us that the Silvermane Guards were having large-scale mobilizations, we would still be trying every possible way to make contact with the locals of Belobog.” “With the news he provided, plus Serena’s perception, we immediately discovered that a large-scale battle had actually occurred here.
It gave us an opportunity to intervene and gain some favorability.
More importantly, we saved many people.” “I didn’t expect the Stellaron disaster here to be so severe.
It seems we arrived just in time.” The members of the Astral Express Crew exchanged thoughts on what had just happened for a while, then saw Gepard, who had finished organizing the troops, rushing over.
The group silently composed themselves.
…
The massive city walls standing tall in the ice and snow, and the city protected by those walls—Belobog.
This was indeed a magnificent piece of architecture rarely seen.
Even Dan Heng and March 7th, these two’senior’ Trailblazers who had already seen many planets, were filled with awe for quite a while.
Of course, Dan Heng’s expression didn’t change much.
It was mainly March 7th whose expressions were much more expressive; she even took out the camera she carried with her.
When Serena looked over, March 7th explained, “Ahem, every place we arrive at is a brand new journey.
Different planets have different cultures and different sceneries, so it’s naturally worth a good look.” Serena also looked around at the surrounding architecture with great interest, while listening to Gepard’s introduction to Belobog: “Nearly a thousand years ago, the encroaching cold wave arrived, bringing the Eternal Winter.
Blizzards covered the land.
Fortunately, the power of [Preservation] continues to shelter Belobog.
Although this place is battered by wind and snow, humanity still survives.” “Up ahead is Qlipoth Fort.
The Supreme Guardian is there.” Looking at the stopped Gepard and the magnificent palace ahead, everyone knew that their destination for this trip was right in front of them.
“Honored guests, please wait here for a moment.
I will go and report to the Supreme Guardian now, and I will be able to take you to meet her very soon.” Gepard apologized for having to leave for a moment.
However, this didn’t matter much to the group.
After all, they had just retreated from the battlefield; if he didn’t rush to report to his superior, what else would he do?
“Sister Serena, don’t you think it’s much warmer inside Belobog than outside!” “Well, we are inside the city after all.
And look at those things emitting heat all around; those must be what’s responsible for it.” “March, come over and try it too.
This is really warm!” Hearing this, March 7th turned to look at where Stelle was.
She saw Stelle leaning against a black metal lump, reaching out to test the temperature.
Possessing the blessing of the Trailblaze, the group wasn’t afraid of the cold.
Stelle was just curious about what this thing was, which is why she went over to take a look.
Watching March 7th and Stelle making a fuss in front of the novel object, Serena inadvertently moved closer to Dan Heng.
“Dan Heng, be careful.
There’s something wrong with this Belobog!” Dan Heng’s expression tightened, and his breathing faltered for a moment.
“What’s going on?” “Deep beneath this city, there are a large number of life forms.” “!!!” Long before, before entering Belobog, Serena had already sensed something strange.
At that time, she thought that Belobog was a city connected above and below ground to alleviate population pressure.
But all the way here, Captain Gepard had not mentioned anything about an underground city at all.
This forced Serena to suspect: was there some conspiracy involved?
Or was it that Gepard didn’t even know about the existence of the underground city?
In any case, she had to remain suspicious and face this city with caution.
After a while, Gepard came down the stairs.
“Guests from off-world, Supreme Guardian Cocolia wishes to see you.” The members of the Astral Express Crew looked at Serena, who was the person in charge, in a way that fit their established personas.
Serena, remembering the identity she had fabricated, naturally agreed to the request.
After all, as an interstellar rescue team, if they arrived at a planet and finished saving the local people, it was quite normal to receive a request to meet the leader.
Led by Gepard, the members of the Astral Express Crew stepped onto the stairs in front of Qlipoth Fort.