Chapter 203: The End
“Captain Lin is the strongest person in the Empire,” someone chimed in. “She’s just incredible.”
But the person next to them immediately refuted, “That’s not true! She’s second at best!”
“Our King is number one!”
“The King is the strongest!”
In an instant, their bickering completely shattered the tension of what was supposed to be a serious battle.
While they argued down below, Lin Jingjing was fighting a desperate battle with the black hole in midair.
The scene was rather comical.
The sound of their squabbling drew Beisang’s attention.
Seeing them arguing, Beisang frowned. “What are you all doing?”
“What are you arguing about at a time like this?”
“All of you, stay alert!”
Beisang’s shout made the bickering soldiers fall silent.
But they continued to glare at each other with dissatisfaction.
Their expressions seemed to say, ‘Just you wait. We’ll show you who’s the strongest later.’
The two sides stopped arguing out loud, but started dissing each other with gestures and facial expressions instead.
They occasionally shot middle fingers and made faces at one another.
Beisang, oblivious to the antics behind her, kept her gaze fixed on Lin Jingjing, her eyes filled with worry.
Lin Jingjing, however, was completely unfazed. She continued to project her spiritual power, launching an assault on the Energy Core.
Under the assault of Lin Jingjing’s spiritual power, the Energy Core gradually dimmed.
The black hole, a full two meters wide, slowly began to close.
Once the black hole closed completely, Lin Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief. But the monsters that had already come through were not yet eliminated. A great battle to wipe them out was next.
Once all these monsters were dealt with, everything would return to normal.
Beisang sighed in relief when she saw the black hole disappear. Then, her eyes landed on the monsters crawling and flying all over the place.
She took two steps forward and shouted, “Soldiers, wipe out these disgusting monsters!”
“Avenge our fallen comrades!”
As soon as she finished shouting, Beisang charged forward.
The soldiers behind her saw her charge and followed suit, rushing forward one after another.
As they slaughtered the monsters, the group started competing again.
If one person got a high kill count, another would immediately try to top it.
Their eyes held only the desire to win; all fear of the monsters was forgotten.
“In the end, our Captain Lin will be the victor!”
“Bullshit! It’ll be our great King!”
“You’re betraying the King!”
“Hmph. I support whoever’s stronger. And right now, all I know is that Captain Lin is the strongest.”
The members of the First Corps and the Monster Investigation Bureau started bickering again.
They boosted their combat effectiveness as they argued, each trying to prove who was stronger.
Because of their competitiveness, the number of casualties was significantly reduced.
Lin Jingjing watched them with a smile on her face.
‘It’s good that everyone can survive.’
The great battle raged into the night. The fighting on D1 Star, where Lin Jingjing was stationed, was the first to end.
Lin Jingjing had closed the black hole relatively quickly, so their battle was over once they finished off the remaining monsters.
The slowest to finish was Shi Feng’s sector. Even with Meng Shili there to provide support, Shi Feng himself wasn’t very strong.
The entire burden fell on Meng Shili, whose spiritual power was only 1S.
His spiritual power was quite low among the commanders, but he was a master tactician who had led his soldiers to victory against mutant beasts time and time again.
But now, his so-called tactics were useless. Fighting these monsters was a real struggle.
On top of that, Shi Feng was constantly crying out in alarm. He wasn’t even hurt, but he’d let out a curse every time a monster rushed toward him.
The curses were particularly foul. Meng Shili had received a strict, formal upbringing from birth; elegance was etched into his very bones.
After listening to Shi Feng curse for a full day and night, Meng Shili’s mind went numb.
When the last monster was finally killed, he stood there in a daze, longblade in hand, and subconsciously muttered, “Damn it all, it’s over.”
The moment the words left his mouth, Meng Shili’s eyes widened in horror. He dropped his longblade and collapsed onto the ground.
An expression on the verge of tears crossed his face. It was clear he was on the brink of a complete breakdown.
“I… I swore,” Meng Shili said in disbelief, covering his face.
After just one day and night of listening to Shi Feng’s nonstop cursing, he had been corrupted.
Shi Feng walked over, clapped him on the shoulder, and nodded in agreement. “Yeah, that goddamn business is finally over.”
“I’m gonna get some serious rest, I swear!”
“AAAAHHH! Huang Bo Lin, you son of a bitch, go to hell!”
Meng Shili let out a hollow laugh, his face showing none of the joy that should have come with victory.
“Why aren’t you happy?” Shi Feng asked, confused by Meng Shili’s sickly expression after he finished his rant.
“Cheer up.”
“We managed to kill them all,” Shi Feng said with a grin, squatting down in front of him.
Shi Feng had no idea that the man in front of him, Meng Shili, was from the Meng Family, a family renowned throughout the Capital Star for its strict rules and refined upbringing.
Their every word and deed was governed by exacting standards. Swearing was something that was absolutely forbidden.
Meng Shili never imagined that one day he’d be led astray by this barbaric man.
With Shi Feng still chattering endlessly in front of him, Meng Shili grew even more agitated.
For the first time in his life, he spoke to someone in the foulest tone possible: “Get the hell away from me. I don’t want to see you right now.”
“Get lost!”
Snapped at for no reason, Shi Feng’s face fell.
“Hmph! Fine, I’ll get lost! What’s with the long face?” Shi Feng snorted, then stood up and walked away.
As soon as Shi Feng was gone, Meng Shili let out a long sigh, his expression one of utter despair.
The sun rose slowly, chasing away the darkness. Faint light spread across the land.
It also revealed the full extent of what had happened: a scene of utter devastation, skyscrapers in ruins, and the ground littered with corpses.
The post-war cleanup came next, but that wasn’t their responsibility.
So, after contacting the other commanders and setting a time, they took their soldiers and boarded a warship to return.
Upon returning to the Monster Investigation Bureau, Lu Shaoyu, who had been holding down the fort, immediately handed Lin Jingjing a video sent by Huang Bo Lin.
After watching it, Lin Jingjing sat in her chair in silence for a long time. When the silence ended, her gaze fell on Lu Shaoyu.
Her eyes were sharp enough to kill.
“We will accept the challenge. And I *must* take back Blue Star,” Lin Jingjing said with grave seriousness.
Because their secret home planet was Blue Star, Lin Jingjing knew she had to go.
Even if it meant death, she would die on Blue Star.
To them, Blue Star was their home.
To return to one’s roots in death was an obsession carved into the heart of every member of the Zhonghua Family.