r18novel Chapter 13 Destroying the Starport, Putello!
Chapter 13 Destroying the Starport, Putello!
The shuttle passed through the atmosphere and slowly landed on a relatively intact helipad.
"Creak—"
The hatch opened.
A blast of hot air, mixed with the smell of rusting metal and burning, hit me.
After putting on her protective gear, Kafka jumped off the spaceship with curiosity, looking at the new "map" with eyes full of wonder.
"Wow, this place is so big and magnificent!"
Lu Li followed behind her and drew the long sword that he had always carried on his back.
That knife was the very one he held in the first scene, amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
"Speaking of which, Ah Li, now that we've arrived, can you tell me what the mission is?" Kafka looked at Lu Li curiously.
But Lu Li did not respond to Kafka's exclamation; instead, he raised his head and looked towards the deepest part of the starport.
There, a breath is slowly awakening.
It was a pure will of "destruction" that, just by being perceived, was enough to freeze the soul.
It seems the "host" here doesn't welcome these two uninvited guests.
next moment.
The deathly silence was ripped apart by a muffled chirping of an insect.
The ground began to shake violently in the video.
On the distant horizon, a cloud of dust rose, obscuring the sky.
The black, demonic, poisonous mist churned violently, and countless scarlet compound eyes lit up deep within the mist.
One, ten, a hundred... tens of thousands of mutated monsters, resembling a combination of arthropods and twisted star beasts, surged out from all directions like a tide.
They were densely packed, covering the sky and the earth; just looking at them made one's scalp tingle.
Each insect exudes an aura of violence and madness; together they form a death torrent capable of devouring everything.
Outside the canopy, the audience gasped.
[Company henchman: This...this is a swarm of antimatter insects? There are so many! I can see at least several thousand!]
[Luofu Cloud Riders: Not only that, but more are still pouring out, and each one is quite large, at least elite-level mutants!]
[Want to slack off and play cards: Run! The spaceship is right behind us, hurry and get Kafka on the spaceship and run away!]
On the Starry Sky Train.
Seeing this, March 7th nervously grabbed Lu Li's arm, her nails almost digging into his flesh.
"Lu Li, run! What are you standing there for?!" She was so anxious she was almost crying, completely mistaking the person on the screen for the person next to her.
Lu Li grimaced as she gripped him tightly.
Miss.
I want to run away, so let me go.
And that's what he wanted to say.
Although he might understand Lu Li's thoughts in the picture.
After all, the purpose of this trip was to let Kafka know what fear is.
Since the objective was not achieved, the "he" in the picture naturally had no reason to leave.
but……
Run, bro! Run!
Even when you're trying to look cool, you need to be mindful of the occasion.
Why pretend to be a master when you're about to lose your life?
If that were really me, I would have run away in a flash.
He was now absolutely certain that this was a system fabrication.
He would never believe that a salted fish like himself could be so fearless.
……
Kafka and her companion were naturally unaware of what the audience outside the celestial canopy was thinking.
Wow, that's quite a lot.
Seeing the approaching swarm of insects, a hint of excitement flashed in Kafka's eyes, showing no fear whatsoever.
Although Lu Li didn't speak, she guessed that dealing with these things was the "task" he was talking about.
After all, these days...
Besides hunting demons, Lu Li would occasionally bring her along to do this kind of "tiring work".
Kafka expertly cocked the black submachine gun in her hand. "Ah Li, wanna see who kills more?"
Lu Li did not answer, but simply squinted his eyes and gazed at the distant horizon for a moment.
Lu Li then turned around and quietly looked at Kafka.
then.
"Listen up, Kafka."
Lu Li's voice came from the sky, clearly reaching everyone's ears through the noisy chirping of insects.
His voice was hoarse, yet carried a strange gentleness.
"To learn about 'fear,' you must first understand what 'loss' means."
Upon hearing this, the entire universe's audience was stunned.
What does that mean?
What is he going to do?
Then... they saw Lu Li suddenly reach out and grab Kafka's shoulder in the video.
Before Kafka could react, she was suddenly pushed into the shuttle cabin door at the back.
Lu Li then slammed his hand on the forced lock button outside the hatch.
"Bang!"
The heavy metal hatch slammed shut in an instant.
"Ah Li?" Inside the shuttle, Kafka, who had been pushed to the ground, stared at Lu Li through the glass door and was stunned.
Lu Li and Kafka, who was inside the door, locked eyes.
After a moment of silence, Lu Li slightly parted his lips as if he was about to say something.
But in the end, he fell silent.
"Stay inside...and keep a close eye on me."
After leaving those words, Lu Li immediately severed the spaceship's external control permissions.
"Ah... Li?"
"Word of Power, protect her."
As Lu Li finished speaking, a light blue, high-intensity energy shield rose up and completely enveloped the entire shuttle.
Kafka then saw Lu Li turn his back to the spaceship, slowly draw the long sword from his back, and walk away slowly, facing the suffocating black swarm of insects covering the mountains and fields.
Finally realizing something was wrong, Kafka rushed to the bulletproof glass and pounded on the hatch.
"Open the door, Ali!"
Seeing that the door wouldn't open, he gritted his teeth and slammed the butt of his submachine gun against the glass.
But apart from the dull thud, the hatch remained unresponsive.
She watched Lu Li gradually walk away from her.
A feeling that Kafka had never experienced before welled up inside her.
No, don't go.
If this continues, Ali will leave.
Ah Li will leave her...
Kafka pounded on the glass.
"Ah Li".
"Ah Li—!"
Outside the canopy, the audience paused briefly upon witnessing this scene.
Then the barrage of comments surged.
[Black Tower's solo supporter: Holy crap, what is Lu Li going to do?!]
[Junior Sister of Taixu Sword Sect: Wait, Lu Li, run, run fast!]
[Luofu Cloud Rider: That man... what is he going to do? He's not planning to run away?]
[Black Tower's Single-Pusher: Has he gone mad? Those are tens of thousands of mutated Zerg! Even a Great Tracker would be doomed if its stamina was exhausted!]
[Company henchman: How are we supposed to fight this? One person against an army? Are you kidding me! Even if an envoy came, he'd have to temporarily retreat in the face of a beast tide of this size, right?]
[Luofu Cloud Cavalry: He ignored his comrades' pleas to stay, cutting off his own escape route. Did he... intend to fight to the death?]