Alien Hotel.

Chapter 681 The Living Saint

Under the cover of the concealment field, one of the torpedo launch ports in the middle of the Alien Hotel quietly opened, and then a faint flash of light passed through it and flew into the vast universe in an instant.

Holding a fox tail, Yu Sheng flew into outer space, draped in distant and cold starlight, and flew towards that majestic stargate structure.

He felt like the hero charging towards the windmill at that moment—riding a Saturn V, holding a halberd in his left hand and Xu Chu in his right.

His "windmill" stands in the shadow of the stars, bathed in the heat and glimmer of a failed star.

Yu Sheng even sensed a touch of romanticism in this scene—but clearly not everyone thought so.

"To be honest, this art style is really weird," Eileen's uncouth voice echoed in my mind, the little doll muttering, "If one day the borderlands come to interview us about how we saved the world, I don't know what to tell them—that the first battle we fought was you riding a fox tail and crashing headfirst into the enemy's stargate..."

Yu Sheng couldn't hold back any longer: "Can't you use a nice word...?"

Just then, another voice rang out nearby: "My benefactor, my benefactor, can you hear me?"

Yu Sheng was taken aback, his gaze turning strangely to the large, furry tail beneath him: "Hu Li? Your tail has a communication function?"

"I've added a few features temporarily," Hu Li's voice sounded very happy, "As long as you're within the protective aura range of your tail, you can transmit your voice directly~"

She paused after speaking, then emphasized with a hint of pride, "Fox spirits are skilled at transforming into human form!"

“I always felt that your concept of ‘transformation’ was a bit subtle, and you didn’t need to add any functions to your tail. I’m connected to the Alien Hotel, so I can hear you even if you’re talking directly on the spaceship… But never mind, it’s not a big problem,” Yu Sheng shook his head, then looked up into the distance again, “Be careful, don’t get too close to that space station… squeeze in through the blind spot of the defense platform.”

"Mmmmm~"

The protective aura emitted a faint glow in the universe, the eerie blue flames were deliberately restrained, and the fox tail beneath him crossed the edge of the brown dwarf in a precisely calculated arc. The chaotic magnetic field environment of this "sub-star" and the unstable "hot spots" on its surface provided excellent cover, further reducing the probability of him being discovered by the stargate defense forces.

The colossal stargate came into view. Against the oppressive backdrop of the brown dwarf star overhead, covered in dark red hot spots, the stargate, radiating an ominous red glow, resembled a bloodstained jewel ring that had fallen into the universe from the belly of the "premature star." As distant starlight passed through the central region of the stargate, it was distorted and torn apart by the powerful forces there, appearing as a series of shadowy illusions.

At that moment, some spaceships were passing through the stargate. They "emerged" from the red light curtain, their outlines rippling with waves, before disappearing into the depths of the stars in an instant. The database of the Alien Hotel identified some of their types—mostly various cargo ships, or armed escorts for cargo ships, and a few shuttles with ornate religious decorations, clearly carrying some dark mission that could not be seen in the light (this sentence was said by Eileen).

"It seems that the Secret Order, this 'secluded sect,' is not as completely closed off as outsiders imagine," Yu Sheng said with a sigh. "Their border traffic is actually quite busy."

“After all, such a large organization needs to communicate with the outside world to operate,” Hu Li whispered in Yu Sheng’s ear. “And they also go to other people’s houses to cause trouble every now and then.”

Yu Sheng, holding the fox's tail with one hand and rubbing his chin with the other, muttered to himself as he pondered, "...It seems we need to be careful not to interfere with the normal operation of this star gate, otherwise it will be easily discovered..."

"My benefactor, hurry up! We need to get past these firing platforms as quickly as possible."

"it is good."

A faint streak of light flashed across the dark space, "falling" from above the main ring of the stargate towards that dark, steel-like earth.

The nearby stargate defense forces seemed unaware of a faint but unusual "starlight" emanating from the brown dwarf's hotspot—the faint energy response and the radar pattern, even less noticeable than the smallest shuttle, went unnoticed by anyone.

As it turns out, in the eyes of a behemoth like the "Stargate" and the space defense positions around it, an adult human riding a fox's tail is as easily overlooked as a speck of dust.

But this is not the fault of the stargate designers or the person in charge of the defense positions. After all, this is a stargate, a real behemoth. In the war game, it can't even be considered a "building" but should be directly classified as a "special terrain" monster. To cause effective damage to such a thing, it would have to be something like a battle-type fortress torpedo—the kind with an antimatter warhead that's seven stories high. And even with that level of attack, if it misses even slightly, it might not be able to interfere with the operation of the stargate.

Who would have considered what kind of damage a dust-sized "intruder" could cause to a space behemoth of this size when it was first designed?

So at least for the first half of the journey to the stargate, Yu Sheng felt that things went quite smoothly.

But just when he thought everything would go smoothly from here on out, a sense of foreboding suddenly came over him.

The fox tail beneath him suddenly accelerated—the fox's voice followed immediately: "My benefactor! My tail seems to be locked onto by something!"

Yu Sheng immediately felt the fur on the fox's tail beneath him stand on end! It was incredibly itchy!
"I'm so sorry, my benefactor, I couldn't control myself!" Hu Li's voice was both nervous and embarrassed. "I...I...I got chills! Something's watching me!"

At this moment, Yu Sheng also noticed the "gaze" from an unknown source. He subconsciously turned his head and saw a pure white flash suddenly burst out from a corner of the star gate ring in his peripheral vision. Compared with the star gate, the flash was as fine as dust, but its presence was as intense as the sun!

The next second, he saw clearly what it was.

It was a humanoid creature—that was the only way he could describe it, because from the outside it was just a blazing ball of light with a human outline. It had no face, and its posture was tall and holy. When it rushed into space from the surface of the stargate, a pair of huge wings of light appeared out of thin air from behind it. The wings of light fluttered gently, and as the light rippled, it emitted a power that was almost... holy.

"What is this thing—"

Yu Sheng exclaimed in surprise, and then saw that the creature was still tightly gripping a giant sword that seemed to be entirely made of energy and was constantly emitting flames. The next second, the giant sword pointed in this direction, and pure white light condensed at the tip of the blade before being suddenly released.

A blinding white light pierced through space, and a beam of light was fired.

Yu Sheng had no idea how powerful the glowing cannon was, nor did he want to know—he gripped the fur on the fox's tail tightly, and in a subtle moment of connection, the propulsion flame behind the fox's tail suddenly erupted, allowing him to narrowly miss the edge of the glowing cannon and rush out. In that very flash, the protective spiritual energy around the fox's tail exploded one after another, almost going out!
"Holy crap!" Yu Sheng glanced back and saw that the winged, glowing creature had caught up. At the same time, it raised its greatsword and fired another beam of light that grazed Yu Sheng's scalp. "...What the hell? It can fire in rapid succession! Luna, hurry up and see what this thing is!"

As he spoke, the holographic projection in the control hall of the Otherworldly Hotel was activated, and the scene that Yu Sheng saw in space was directly transmitted to the spaceship—the humanoid creature with outstretched wings and a holy aura appeared in the holographic projection.

Luna jumped up from her chair: "Yes, he is a living saint!"

"What's a living saint?" Yu Sheng's voice rang out in the hall. "Hey, I was chasing after him pretty closely... Holy crap, I almost hit him!"

“Yes, it was a ‘messenger,’ a ‘divine messenger’ who was promoted by the Lord,” Luna tried to explain, stammering and anxious, “but I’m not sure, back then, I couldn’t see clearly…”

"Alright, I got it. Anyway, it's a boss unit even stronger than you, right?" Yu Sheng said quickly. "No way, we can't beat this one. Eileen, can you do some calculations?"

The little doll, not to mention life, stood up from his chair and exclaimed, "Bloodshed is imminent!"

"Then I feel so relieved—"

Yu Sheng yelled, then gripped the two tufts of fur on the fox's tail tightly in space. He turned to look at the main stargate ring, which was already not far below him, and gritted his teeth: "Hu Li! Accelerate and crash directly into the stargate! I'll give it a good thrashing!"

The propulsion flames behind the fox's tail erupted again, and Yu Sheng felt that the violent acceleration was almost crushing his internal organs. Almost at the same time, the humanoid creature known as the "Living Saint" caught up once more and raised his hand to fire another beam of light.

The protective spiritual energy around the fox's tail shattered instantly, and even the second shield that he had hastily erected melted in a second. The remaining scorching light swept over his body, and Yu Sheng immediately felt that he was already 40% cooked.

He felt the fox tail beneath him gradually disintegrating, and the spiritual power that made up the tail began to use its remaining strength to perform a final acceleration.

A ray of pure white light appeared in the corner of my field of vision.

Yu Sheng turned his head slightly, and against the backdrop of the gradually enlarging stargate ring, he saw the tall "beacon of holy light" charging straight toward him. The face, completely blurred in the light, seemed to be smiling—like the perfect yet lifeless smile on the face of the artificial saintess.

The "living saint" raised his greatsword high, seemingly intending to end the chase with a single decapitation strike after this not-too-long pursuit.

Yu Sheng turned his head, and out of the corner of his eye, he could already see the towering towers and antenna systems on the main ring of the stargate—the cooled corona of the brown dwarf star hung high above the stargate, and dark red hot spots writhed like blood in the black sea of ​​hydrogen, forming the "sky" in his field of vision at this moment.

He fell from the sky, crashing into the dark, colossal steel structure of the Stargate.

The fox tail unleashed its final impact, and as it propelled Yu Sheng away, its remaining structure slammed into the living saint's greatsword, bursting into a magnificent burst of fire in the universe.

Yu Sheng raised his hand towards the humanoid silhouette that had torn through the foxfire and was pursuing him, making a shooting gesture.

"boom--"

Space is silent, but life speaks volumes.

(End of this chapter)