It had been less than 5 minutes, and Mengdie's breath became rapid from the high-speed chase... Luckily, Blade Warrior's purpose was just to test through Mengdie if Bizarre could handle it. She knew they couldn't wait any longer, immediately called Kexiao and Mengdie to prepare for evacuation. If Bizarre chases, Sky Shadow, who has somewhat recovered, can temporarily block him, and with the help of Space Crystal, Sky Shadow should be able to briefly shake off Bizarre; it was a desperate measure.

At another place, the chubby guy inside the shuttle was fully focused on the clock. Blade Warrior had said they would return within ten minutes.

Although the chubby guy usually wasn't very aware of time, today he was unusually serious. Yet, seven minutes had passed, and there was still no sign of the others, a vague premonition of something bad started to stir in his heart.

Damn, aren't these guys going to die out there? I don't care, ten minutes means ten minutes.

As the time was about to reach eight minutes and still no return? The chubby guy's heart beat faster, but he decided to go down and check if something had happened to them. Even if there was an incident, he at least needed to confirm before deciding to leave. If he just waited the full ten minutes and took off, it would be like really betraying them.

He was scared, but would never betray his teammates. Thinking this, the chubby guy muttered curses under his breath while reluctantly instructing Iman to wait here, "Wait for me, I'll go look for them, if I..."

His voice suddenly choked up as he thought about the worst-case scenario. After a pause, he still firmly finished his statement: "If I haven't returned in ten minutes, I probably won't be able to come back. Don't worry about us then, just escape yourself, and if possible, remember to report this incident."

"Mr. Zhang, you…"

"I don't want this either." The chubby guy was almost crying, trembling as he pulled out his military ID and the thunder recorder, saying, "This is my ID and a recorded voice note, not sure if they'll be useful. It also has my home address. Anyway, if I'm dead, you'll have to get the message out."

Watching Zhang Xiaobo pass the thunder recorder and ID with tears and snot, Iman was somewhat speechless…

"Mr. Zhang, let me go instead, please don't cry."

"Huh? You say you'll go?"

The chubby guy's eyes shifted, then his expression fell again. He never really saw the android as just a machine, but rather as a living human being, especially a woman with halo of this stature. Recalling how hurt Iman looked earlier, and how no one helped him aboard the shuttle while Iman had shown concern, the chubby guy, he just...

Damn, I'm a man, how could I possibly have a woman step forward.

He nearly shoved the ID and the thunder recorder into Iman's hands by force, then dashed down from the shuttle.

Stumbling around, he ran for a minute covering about two thousand meters, gasping... As a figure rapidly approached, the chubby guy didn't need to look to guess that the others had returned.

Fuck, doesn't that mean I'm the one being sold out? His speed couldn't possibly match up with theirs. Seeing the situation, without a second word, he turned tail and ran, speeding like a dog.

But if the chubby guy's speed was like a dog's, the others behind him were like the wind and lightning, not something he could ever compete with. Gasping...

Within a breath, Sky Shadow, Kexiao, and Mengdie had already overtaken him.

"Hey, wait, don't leave, don't start the shuttle yet, I'm still running behind." The chubby guy said while wiping his tears and sobbing, he was breaking down, his survival instinct still strong, his speed even surpassing earlier, sprinting in a way he wouldn't dare imagine himself capable of, almost reaching Rank 3 level.

But still it was no use, in the face of absolute power, no matter how explosive your effort, there's a limit.

Whoosh...

Zhang Xiaobo suddenly felt himself being pulled up by someone, the powerful wind hitting him squarely and jolting his murky mind into clarity.

Turning his head, it was Yita!

"Thanks, thank you…"

Yita, possessing the speed of First-Order, hadn't even finished speaking before reaching the spot. His figure abruptly halted, and the chubby guy's momentum unabated, his military uniform ripping with a "zizz", preventing him from crashing directly into the shuttle.

"Idiot, I told you to wait ten minutes, why did you still come out?"

Blade Warrior muttered curses under her breath as the shuttle roared suddenly, skyrocketing into the sky, shaking off the Bizarre...

The chubby man felt both aggrieved and furious, "If it weren't for looking for you all."

"Huh? Looking for us?"

"Nonsense, didn't you ask me to wait for ten minutes? It's been nine minutes already. I thought something happened to you. Do you know how much courage it took for me to go down and look for you? Even Leung Ching-Yu wouldn't have been able to do this..."

"Mr. Zhang indeed decided to go down and look for everyone," Iman chimed in.

"Uh, hehe, so that's it, why didn't you say so earlier, oh hahaha..." Blade Warrior chuckled awkwardly...

Afterward, the chubby man asked how they escaped, as from his observations, the Bizarre seemed unwilling to let them go, and even considered ambushing them when Sky Shadow was injured.

Under his questioning, they revealed that they had planned to retreat earlier, but even if they escaped, the Bizarre would catch up.

Once the 'Bizarre' reached the shuttle and destroyed it, Blade Warrior would have no choice but to take out a spare from the Space Crystal, losing a bargaining chip.

At that time, the three of them had enough stamina to hold on for a while, so they decided that Mengdie, who was the fastest, would lure the Bizarre away. This was the reason Zhang Xiaobo saw Mengdie trailing behind Kexiao and Sky Shadow; she led the Bizarre far away and then staged that scene, otherwise, it would have been difficult for them to escape that thing.

Their safe return this time was thanks to everyone; although there were no casualties and Sky Shadow was only slightly injured, the blow to their morale was very serious. As for what to do next? They had no clue...

Recalling a fable told by Wu Tian, perhaps Feng Yi is truly the only one left in this world, capable of contending with the Bizarre.

"So, what do we do next?"

The chubby man's sudden voice under the oppressive atmosphere added a touch of gravity, even Kexiao, who usually faces any problem with calmness, was at a loss and shrugged, "No idea."

Sky Shadow, as if contemplative, calmly said, "Physical damage is ineffective against it; it absorbs energy unless we can create a magnetic field converter, we have no chance."

"Merely a converter is far from enough, the conversion rate must meet specific requirements, if Blade Warrior can't do it, I think no one in the world can."

Kexiao's words added a chilling frost to the already heavy atmosphere...

"No, maybe there is still one way that could work."

Blade Warrior seemed to suddenly think of something, standing up straight, as if even she herself was shocked by the fleeting thought, everyone's eyes turned towards her, silently waiting for what came next.

Blade Warrior uttered four words, causing even Kexiao, Sky Shadow, and Mengdie to change their expressions abruptly, as if hearing something utterly unbelievable: "Find Feng Yi."

"What did you say?" Sky Shadow's voice was full of skepticism.

"I said, find Feng Yi."

"You must be joking, hasn't that guy already…"

"Yes, I'm not denying that, but Feng Yi only died in this time-space; he might still be alive in another dimensional plane."

"What do you mean...?"

Blade Warrior turned to Kexiao with a brisk smile, "There's no need to hide it anymore—does everyone still remember the Light Crystal?"

Sky Shadow clearly knew the Light Crystal, which was what Blade Warrior had always been searching for, "What does the Light Crystal have to do with this?"

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