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Such blatant behavior of snatching a man in the past would have been enough to make Holhaiya slap her tail three or four times, but she noticed the complicated look in Kong's eyes when he was being dragged away, and no matter how unhappy she was, she didn't dare to stop them, and could only chase after them with a gloomy face.
Unlike Eula, Holhaiya had a hunch that if she didn't handle her relationship with Himeko well, it would likely cause the Doctor considerable distress.
"Wow, no? Danheng, are we really going to listen to Estelle and run away?"
March fetched her camera with a confused look on her face. She just wanted to take a picture of this miserable dinner party, but the real guests all ran away.
11. Hello, hello? Hello, hello?
"Are we really going to abandon the space station?"
"No, Mitsuki-chan, we should take Sora and leave now to protect the space station."
Outside the main control cabin, Ji Zi continued to pull Kong's arm and quickly walked towards the support cabin, while revealing her plan in full: "The star core on Kong's body may be the key to attracting Doommon. Instead of defending here against the anti-stellar weapons, it is better to divert the army's attention. The space station was built by the Black Tower. As long as the Lord of Extinction does not take action, there will be no major problems here."
"You guys go quickly... leave this to me..."
The bracelets that Eula and Holhaia had just received were still transmitting intermittent communications from Esta, but the signal quality was so poor that it could not even maintain communications within the solar system or on the planets under the interference of the antimatter army, let alone interstellar communication.
"Let the doctor act as bait? Such a dangerous tactic, why didn't you discuss it with us? Did you get the doctor's consent?"
Holhaiya was dissatisfied with Ji Zi's behavior of not treating herself as an outsider.
"...But I think this is the safest way. It's safer on the train than on the space station. After we meet up with Walter, we will have enough manpower to deal with a Doomsday Beast."
After hearing Fatty Snake's question, Ji Zi slowed down her pace a little, giving the bounty hunters some time to make a decision:
"I have a rail gun roaming around the outer perimeter of the space station. As long as you leave the range of the space station, you don't have to worry about accidental injuries... It is more practical to take your own fate into your own hands than to wait for the Black Tower to come back for help."
Then she realized that the leader, Kong, had not expressed his opinion yet. He kept his head down and remained silent. Ji Zi was unsure of his thoughts for a moment.
"Oh, it's okay. If I can get some of the bonus from destroying Doommon, I'll just use the bait."
After Paimon realized something was wrong and pulled Kong's cheeks hard twice, he came back to his senses and responded in a daze.
"Why are you still thinking about money at this time? Are you obsessed with money?"
Sanyueqi was very worried about Kong's mental state. She didn't believe that Kong was just doing it for money.
"Of course we have to think about money! We don't have a single cent left! If we keep working for free, we'll probably starve to death!"
Paimeng put his hands on his hips, as if scolding San Yueqi for being too naive—
"No problem. Even if Esta's contract is cancelled, I will help you get your share of the bounty from the Black Tower... Wait, this is a cone of light?"
After seeing the thing that looked like a photo frame in Kong's arms, Ji Zi finally understood why Kong had been in a daze just now.
It turned out that Ester had just casually thrown the light cone to him, causing him to be immersed in the "memories" provided by the light cone... This is the reaction when you first come into contact with the light cone.
The system can filter out harmful mental intrusions, but the light cones are recognized as beneficial mental input.
He seemed to have a short dream, in which he turned into a battle-hardened warrior, standing on a surface covered with molten rock, holding a single-molecule knife, and constantly fighting against creatures that looked like primitive insects.
If an ordinary person comes into contact with the light cone, he will be able to master the combat skills and experience stored in his memory and quickly become a warrior with almost the same combat power as the original owner of the memory.
But Kong had seen bigger scenes than what he remembered. When he had fought against the bugs before, he had personally led his team to sweep through each planet one by one. He had long been numb to similar combat experiences.
The light cone had no real effect on him, but the memory carrier created by the believers of memory seemed to be able to help Sora store some memories for others to use.
Being able to obtain the light cone made of Kong's memory, even if it is just a small fragment of the time traveler's memory, is enough to benefit many people.
[Do you want to overwrite the light cone? ]
Suture System inquired.
"This is something Esta lent me, so I can't write anything I want. I'll just give it to my teammates for now."
After responding to the system, Kong Si directly threw the light cone to Holhaiya.
It was not a reward for Hol Haiya for speaking up for him just now. It was simply that Fat Snake's melee skills were good, but just good. This thing was a bit of an improvement for her.
"…Strange equipment."
After getting the light cone, Holhaiya's pupils also dilated for a while. Not to mention, she looked less gloomy and more gentle in a daze, which matched her appearance.
"Wear it on your body and retrieve it after the battle."
Sora motioned for Himeko to stop holding his arm:
"Ms. Himeko, there is no problem in luring Doommon away, but my teammates have their own way of fighting, and I trust my own judgment more... Can you hand over the command to me when the fight starts? I promise I won't let you down in this regard."
"Okay." Ji Zi nodded without hesitation.
"?" Dan Heng couldn't hold back: "Ms. Ji Zi?"
"I think it's fine to leave the tactical command to professionals. I'm leaving Dan Heng and San Yue Qi in your care. Please don't let them get hurt."
Although Ji Zi's judgment was a bit too subjective, seeing Kong's confident look, the other two people in the train crew didn't know what to say.
After all, he is someone who has helped them before, so maybe he is quite capable.
"Hello, hello, hello? Hello, hello?" Before they could think about it, Kong's voice exploded in everyone's ears.
"zaima?"
Frightened by the sudden noise in his head, Sanyueqi almost dropped his precious camera.
“Wa ...
"Don't be nervous. This is a mental link. You can also think of it as psychic communication... It's a special communication method within our team."
Kong hurriedly explained to the pale-faced girl, "The distance isn't long, but the advantage is that the signal is stable and there's no need to worry about the information being intercepted. I'll use this method to communicate with you from now on."
"Isn't this the insect swarm's method of communication? Can humans master it too?"
Dan Heng's voice also sounded in the link:
"Interesting. From what I understand, this is very much like the power of 'Tongxie'..."
"It's a pity that I haven't had any contact with that Star God yet."
Sanyueqi turned her head and found that Ji Zi and Dan Heng didn't move their mouths, but their voices could be transmitted to her mind without any sense of distance.
"What a convenient ability... Ah, if I think of something impolite, you won't hear me, right?"
"Just don't actively recite certain bad things in your head. The link won't be able to capture shallow thoughts. If you feel your privacy has been invaded, you can exit the link." Kong smiled.
"Forget it, your words are enough, but if you dare to pry into the privacy of a beautiful girl, I will freeze your feet and make you jump to walk!"
March 7th made a ferocious gesture.
Compared to the train set that was a little novel due to the brain communication, the Vengeful Knight and the Fat Snake had calm expressions. They even surpassed the leading Ji Zi and accelerated towards the train evacuation point marked on the map.
"Hehe, Sora accepted you guys very quickly. It's obvious that he likes you guys very much—"
Paimon's mean voice also flashed in the frequency band.
"Why do you say that?"
Dan Heng asked curiously.
Although there are many mysteries about Kong, he will not shy away from them as long as they ask. This makes Dan Heng, who doesn't like to ask questions, want to get to know him better.
"Because the people who can join this link must be people he recognizes, okay?" Paimon shook his finger:
"If you don't have a close relationship with someone who can be trusted, the mental connection will reveal a lot - so opening the connection is the highest recognition that Sora can give to his companions~"
I don't know if Paimon's statement that "explanation" should be read as "PUA" is effective. Anyway, Dan Heng and San Yueqi don't seem to have any objection to Kong commanding them instead of Jizi.
……
It's not known whether it's because people in the interstellar age are too well nourished, or because humans here have undergone genetic evolution and modification. Even without the aid of an exoskeleton, the train crew can still run on walls and fly over rooftops, especially Himeko. As a navigator, she seems to have too much martial virtue. If Kong is not mistaken, she usually uses her folding drone as a melee circular saw, highlighting its violence.
There is another advantage of communicating through mental link. You don't need to deliberately adjust your breathing rhythm when running. Along the way, Ji Zi has explained clearly why the subordinates of Destruction might choose empty spaces as targets.
Star cores can cause destruction, and the Legion must recover them. No matter what their purpose was in releasing the star cores before, the sealed star cores obviously cannot meet their expectations.
Sora was satisfied with Himeko's detailed explanation - as long as they didn't act like riddlers, they could still be good friends.
"There's a train ahead—"
Maybe Ji Zi noticed Sora's gaze again, and she pointed at the "spaceship" in front of her that was mainly black and gold.
Looking around, the bumpy ground gave Jizi a rough idea of where Walter was going. He was not near the train and should still be in the base compartment clearing out the virtual soldiers, but after the Doomsday Beast entered the scene, he would definitely rush back at full speed.
Unfortunately, they might have to take Kong away from the space station first, get rid of the Doomsday Beast or kill it before coming back to pick them up - this is really not the right place to reunite.
"Oh? It looks quite impressive. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it would be a shape that is more in line with the definition of a spaceship. It turns out it is really a box-type structure?"
"If this car head is made into a model, I will definitely pay for it."
Therefore, he did not hesitate to praise the Star Train, which made Ji Zi's eyes bend and she looked proud: "If you like it, I will make one for you and ask Walter to help with the spray painting. It will definitely be very beautiful."
Kong is not only sweet-talking and honest, but also very polite. He is the type of person that Himeko admires very much. If he didn't always stare at her with the same eyes as he looked at others, perhaps she would be more enthusiastic towards Kong.
"Then I'll just look forward to it - wait, I see a red dot rushing towards us."
Kong, who was grinning just now, suddenly felt a sharp pain on his forehead, as if he had received an electric shock, causing him to immediately adjust his mentality back to combat mode.
"Jizi's prediction was correct. Something has locked onto me, and it happened a few minutes earlier than the scheduled breakthrough time."
He habitually raised his hand to the air, then spread out his five fingers: "Spread out! Find cover! If all else fails, hide under the platform!"
Youla and Holhaiya quickly rolled down the platform, their perfectly curved backs pressed against the alloy plate, and looked alertly in the direction of Kong's finger. Sanyueqi and Danheng reacted a little slower, but they followed suit.
Only Ji Zi did not choose to take cover under the platform. She quickly hid behind a large planter on the platform, threw away her suitcase, and released the folded drone inside.
"It's Doommon. It discovered us - and didn't have time to get on board... The railgun must change its firing angle. Give me some time to adjust!"
Through drone observations, even though no whistling sound was heard outside of the vacuum, synchronized images were still presented on everyone's holographic wristbands.
As Doommon destroyed the block shield and invaded the protection range of the inertial damper, Kong's system began to play battle music. It seemed that there was no point in sneaking in front of it. Now Kong was just an oversized light bulb.
[Now playing: "Dawn of Disaster"]
"Is that an anti-planetary weapon? It's just that big? It looks like something that Bebelon and Tevarin made when they were drunk—"
That being said, the system's combat risk assessment is "Level 5". This guy is the real deal and can single-handedly destroy the terrifying enemy of the planet's surface defense force, which is armed to the teeth.
He flipped off the safety, lowered his head and said to the little guy who was clinging to him for another layer of cover: "Paimon, I have a mission for you..."
The pressure generated by the Doomsday Beast when it landed was so great that even the inertial damper could not eliminate it. Half of its body was lying in the deep space outside the platform. When it stood up, the antimatter core was protected between its hands and claws, outputting energy to its right long arm and twisting it into a golden energy ball, which fanned out an "enchanted", very scary big nose hood towards the people under the platform.
"Boom!!"
If the platform had not been specially reinforced and had not shared some blessings of wisdom, the antimatter storm summoned by the other party's palm would have been enough to roll the bunker and the people shivering below into elementary particles, but the special alloy platform was only scraped off about half of its height and could withstand another round of destruction.