There were still two system hours before the Demon Star Rahu arrived at Cangcheng.
During this time, through a series of decisions made by Cangcheng, they had successfully delayed that scarlet living planet by one and a half system hours, but this was already the limit.
The speed of that flesh-and-blood giant beast forged by the Abominations of Abundance still did not decrease, staging an intense chase with the Xianzhou Cangcheng within the current star region.
At the current juncture, for Cangcheng, every minute and every second they fought for would affect tens of millions of lives, so they had to do their utmost to delay it and make absolutely sure that the vast majority of the Xianzhou people escaped Cangcheng.
But…
whether it was the Cangcheng General or the people of Cangcheng, they all knew very well that this was impossible.
Cangcheng was too large, so large that the people living within it were beyond count.
Even if all the transport ships inside Cangcheng were included, they could barely carry less than half.
Half of the people were destined to remain here and live or die together with Cangcheng, so the most urgent matter was to give the other half enough time to leave!
Time was what Cangcheng lacked the most right now.
General’s Residence “General…
the Fighter Pilots dropped planetary-grade weapons on the Demon Star and successfully delayed its advance, but…” The Master Diviner in charge of observation swallowed against his dry throat, his voice extremely hoarse as he continued: “They encountered the interception of Abominations of Abundance around the Demon Star.
In order to hit the Demon Star, they adopted close-range firing…” “Of the fighter vessels…
less than one in ten remain, and they brought back an extremely important piece of intelligence.” “…” “Read it.” The Cangcheng General’s face was ashen as he waved his hand at the Master Diviner.
“That Demon Star carries the demonic power of Yaoshi the Abundance.
Any non-Long-life Species who come into contact with it will be deeply trapped within it, and if a Long-life Species is affected by it…
they will become Mara-Struck and lose all human order!” In other words, this Demon Star was practically a “great killing weapon” tailor-made for the Xianzhou.
When it came to specializing against “Long-life Species,” even the Cangcheng General, who was an Arbiter-General, would be powerless once he faced it.
After all…
he was also a Long-life Species.
No wonder, on this journey…
they could not even seek death…
In this way, the only weapons they now had that could threaten it were Cangcheng’s defense system, and…
the final lowered gaze of [The Hunt].
…
The sky was dim.
The life cycle system within the Xianzhou had already entered night, but Cangcheng’s port was still brightly lit.
“Uncle…
are you really not leaving?” Beside the rescue vessel departing Cangcheng, the young Jingliu opened her crimson eyes and looked at the Street Vendor before her, her eyes filled with reluctance.
“Haha!
Be good, little Jingliu.
As for me, I’ve already stayed on this land for a full six hundred years.
If I suddenly changed places, I naturally wouldn’t be used to it, so…
I won’t be leaving!” The Street Vendor waved his hand very freely, then crouched down and gently stroked little Jingliu’s white hair with his rough hands.
At the same time, he handed a wrinkled slip of paper to little Jingliu.
“This is all the cooking knowledge I’ve gained over the years.
Today, I’ll pass it on to you!
In the future, the task of carrying forward the cuisine of my Cangcheng will be left to you!” “Uncle…” “All right, your parents should have been waiting for you for a long time.
Go on!” The Street Vendor gently patted little Jingliu on the shoulder, then took a step back and waved to her.
“…” Little Jingliu turned her head back reluctantly, but in the end, carried along by the crowd, she could only walk into the survival vessel.
At this moment, on Cangcheng’s port, a new “countercurrent” suddenly formed.
While the vast majority of people were still frantically gathering toward the survival vessels in order to live, some people voluntarily gave up their places and went against the flow of the crowd, heading in the direction of home.
Most of these people were Cangcheng locals, advanced in age and deeply attached to their homeland.
In their eyes, though the Universe was vast, only Cangcheng was their small corner of peace.
Now that Cangcheng was in trouble, asking these old bones of theirs to leave their home…
They might as well give those chances to the young, while they themselves accompanied this land toward the end.
The streets and alleys that had originally been empty once again saw human figures appear.
Some stalls started operating again.
Some old customers sat together in front of familiar shops, drinking a pot of tea, blowing at the rising steam, and chatting about old stories.
…
“Quick!
Let me go first!
I’m an employee of the Interastral Peace Corporation!
If you offend me, none of you will have a good end!” At the port, an IPC employee dressed in the uniform of the Interastral Peace Corporation was shouting and clamoring, trying to squeeze into a survival vessel.
Beside him were more than a dozen IPC employees causing trouble together, drawing sidelong glances from the nearby people, anger appearing on their faces.
With the great enemy before them, it was one thing for these outsiders not to think for the Xianzhou, but at such a critical moment, they were actually taking the initiative to stir up trouble!
Some sturdy-looking civilians had already begun loosening their muscles and bones, and the atmosphere in the area gradually became filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Everyone was already feeling very suppressed to begin with, like barrels of gunpowder that could be ignited at any moment.
Yet at a time like this, there were actually people who wanted to become “sparks” and experience what an “explosion” felt like.
In a certain sense, this was no different from being tired of living!
Fortunately, however, a squad of Cloud Knights arrived in time.
They surrounded the IPC employees who were leading the trouble and separated them from the furious people.
“W-what are you doing!?
I’m an IPC special envoy!
I’m your honored guest!
You dare touch me?!” The leading IPC employee looked at the Cloud Knights surrounding him, then puffed out his chest again, interpreting the phrase “a dog threatening others by relying on its master’s power” to the extreme.
“…” Several Cloud Knights looked at each other.
Through their helmets, they all saw the speechlessness in one another’s eyes.
“According to Alliance regulations, during special periods, troublemakers are to be judged by the Cloud Knights at their own discretion!” “So…
you can either line up obediently, or go to prison.
Choose for yourselves.” The Cloud Knight who spoke held a formation saber in hand, his aura fully imposing.
Just standing there made that so-called “IPC special envoy” lose a large chunk of his presence!
“You…
you…” “Mm?” Seeing that the special envoy seemed as if he still wanted to keep talking tough, the Cloud Knight furrowed his brows and tightened his grip on the formation saber in his hand, looking as if he had already prepared for battle.
Seeing this, the other Cloud Knights also faced that IPC special envoy together.
A murderous air that could only be sensed on the battlefield instantly spread, making the IPC special envoy’s face turn white at once.
He did not dare utter even a single harsh word.
He could only lower his head, tuck his tail between his legs, and not even dare breathe loudly.
Because he truly felt it.
If he dared to keep talking tough even one more sentence, that Cloud Knight’s blade really would hack into his body!
Seeing that IPC special envoy now frightened like a grandson, the angry people around them also looked as if they had finally vented their resentment.
Heh, the people from the IPC were nothing special either.
What were they acting so high and mighty for?
In the end, didn’t they still have to flee this place just like them…
Not far away, Hanya, who was maintaining order, looked deeply at that IPC special envoy, then said to Xueyi beside her with some puzzlement: “Why are these IPC people like this…
Even at a time like this, they still don’t forget to bully others by relying on their power…” Hearing this, Xueyi turned her head and glanced lightly at that special envoy, who looked like a beaten dog, then said softly to her own younger sister: “Hanya, remember this.
No matter where it is, people like this will exist.
It’s just that this group can’t keep their composure as well.” “Right…
they seem to be, what was it, people from the Marketing Development Department?” ★ ★ ★ T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me.
★ ★ ★ Shilling time!