They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 133 The Legendary Seafaring Ranger Loretta

With Starroar defeated, the remaining antimatter legion in this space naturally entered a death throes phase.

The antimatter legion is fearless and will even try to drag its enemies down with it by using its annihilation reaction after death.

However, this is contingent on the two sides not having a significant difference in strength.

After Draig awakens to his true name and destiny of destruction, he is more like a catastrophe than the Antimatter Legion.

The blazing fire, already said to be able to burn everything, becomes even more powerful with the blessing of the Destruction Path.

The flames turned crimson gold instantly, and the antimatter legion was instantly killed upon contact. They didn't even have a chance to leak antimatter from their bodies and self-destruct. The power that destroyed their destiny also destroyed the antimatter itself.

So, after Draig transformed into a terrifying fire dragon and flew around the battlefield a few times, the antimatter legion, which was originally a small-scale (relative to the entire battlefield) ambush, was completely wiped out.

Then, Draig went straight back into Danlei's body to chat with his old rival, Alubion.

Albion has not yet grasped his destiny, and Draig has temporarily surpassed him in strength.

Although I can't beat Albion into a pulp and declare the battle between the two dragons a victory, it's perfectly fine to brag to him in a private message.

As for Dan Lei, after demonstrating his strength and Xing Xiao publicly announcing his defeat in the battle, he naturally earned the title of hero.

I believe that it won't be long before news of Dan Lei's victory over Xing Xiao spreads throughout the universe.

You're saying Dan Lei isn't the avatar of Xing Xiao who defeated the enemy?
Those media outlets will tell you that Xingxiao's clone is no longer Xingxiao, and how can adding the word "clone" attract readers' attention?

Most importantly, the higher-ups need to publicize the failure of Starscream to reassure interstellar transport companies and those remote planetary civilizations.

However, Danlei doesn't really care how the media evaluates him.

For Danlei, finding Loretta was the real goal.

However, when Dan Lei arrived at the headquarters of the coalition forces fighting against the antimatter legion...

To my great surprise, the commander directing the outside supporters here is Loretta.

Upon learning that Loretta was the commander, Danlei instantly understood.

Bayeri deliberately brought himself to this battlefield.

Clearly, there must be a similar rule within the Sea Patrol team that prohibits revealing other people's locations to strangers.

Even after retiring, Bayeli still adheres to these regulations.

However, as everyone knows, the reason why the Sea Patrol Rangers are called Rangers is precisely because they are subject to various restrictions, so their internal rules can be described as full of loopholes.

For example, the method that Bayeri is currently using.

He couldn't tell Danlei where Loretta was, nor did he have a way to directly find her and ask if he could see Danlei.

But once they know her whereabouts, they can just find another reason to get Danlei to go there too.

That way, if the two meet, it won't be because he/she has revealed his/her partner's whereabouts.

Of course, Bayeli did this only after confirming that Danlei was not a bad person.

It can only be said that Dan Lei's identity as a Celestial Shipman, coupled with his achievement in capturing and breeding the Envoy Insect, has given him a generally friendly reputation among the various righteous forces in the universe, making it relatively easier for him to gain the trust of others.

Danlei immediately requested an audience with Loretta and quickly received her consent.

Upon arriving at Loretta's spaceship, the legendary sea ranger voluntarily went to the hangar to greet Danley.

Loretta's appearance matched Dan Lei's imagination: she was strong, and although her clothing was distinctly feminine, it was relatively rugged, and her exposed skin showed obvious signs of hardship.

Moreover, it is already very old for a short-lived species. Even if it has the power of destiny to prolong its life and maintain its youth, its hair has already turned white.

However, this person still spoke with a strong voice, and stepped forward to welcome him.
"Welcome, Lord Danlei, to our aid. Your strength is crucial to this battlefield. We are in dire need of top-tier combat power capable of fighting against the advanced units of the Antimatter Legion."

Dan Lei naturally wouldn't come up and ask about the place where someone's comrade-in-arms died without even knowing them, because he knew how to summon spirits.

Asking questions rashly before establishing a basic level of trust with Loretta could lead to accusations that you want to disturb the peace of the deceased, which would be troublesome.

Therefore, after shaking hands, Dan Lei politely said...

"Lady Loretta, as one of the heroes who once slew the Lord of Annihilation, you need not use honorifics to address me."

As a senior colleague, you can just call me Danlei.

Moreover, you have far more experience fighting the antimatter legion than I do, so I will follow your command from now on.”

Danlei deliberately relinquished command from the start.

Anyway, my strength is in a class of its own among the allied forces, and I really don't want to take orders. No one can order me around.

Loretta understood, but Danlei's current humble attitude was something no one would dislike.

Therefore, Loretta immediately assigned Danlei to the position of deputy commander and invited him to come directly to the command post to discuss the matter.

Dan Lei didn't refuse. Adhering to the attitude of learning from the Star Iron Universe Corps' command, he followed Loretta and participated in the entire battle.

The war between the Camelot Kingdom's star system and the Antimatter Legion actually ended less than two months after Danlei arrived.

After retreating, Xingxiao did not organize a large army to personally come and fight Danlei a second time.

Clearly, she must be either unable to leave in the short term or is simply too far away from here.

Moreover, this star system is, after all, within the interstellar logistics network of the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

If the Annihilation Lord truly enters, the Interstellar Peace Corporation will have to take real action.

Moreover, Dan Lei is backed by the Immortal Boat Alliance. If Xing Xiao really wants to confront Dan Lei head-on, the Immortal Boat Alliance will definitely not stand idly by.

After all, before becoming a Commander, Xingxiao had threatened Zhu Mingxianzhou to surrender and help him create Winged Ones. (The statement "before becoming a Commander" is not a mistake; see the author's explanation.)
The two sides had a fierce battle back then, and Xingxiao has long been remembered by the Immortal Boat Alliance.

Therefore, Xingxiao really doesn't dare to bring his troops to fight Danlei right now.

She feared that as soon as she entered this star system, the Immortal Ship Alliance would send multiple generals to surround her with their armies.

If the Interstellar Peace Corporation joins in with a double whammy, I'll most likely perish here.

Since the main body can't come, the clone will come instead, just to give Dan Lei some kill credits.

Because Danlei has already joined up with the main force of the Allied Forces, even if the Antimatter Legion has a numerical advantage, it can still break through the Antimatter Legion's army with its interrupted command capabilities.

Knowing he couldn't win, Xingxiao, skilled in military strategy, naturally wouldn't engage in a direct confrontation.

The civilization in this galaxy has been completely destroyed. Now that the mission objective has been achieved, it is time to withdraw.

Therefore, high-value combat forces like the Doomsday Beasts were all withdrawn under Xingxiao's orders during Dan Lei's first week in this star system.

The antimatter legion has been using various dummy units to delay the allied forces during this period.

With this shift in power, the Allied Forces felt that after Dan Lei joined, the Antimatter Legion instantly became as fragile as clay.

On the main battlefield, as long as Dan Lei appears, the antimatter legion's lines will be completely torn apart in less than half an hour.

Then came the normal time for dismantling and eliminating the enemy forces. The coalition's losses plummeted, and they began to recapture lost territory.

A little over a month later, all the lost territory in this star system was recovered, and the "main force" of the antimatter legion was driven out of the star system, with at most a few scattered survivors.

At this point, the war can be considered won. However, after the antimatter legion left, all that remained was a blank wasteland.

The planet that once nurtured civilization has been completely destroyed, cities have been utterly flattened, plants have withered, and seas have dried up.

But this result is considered good. Only Starro's destructive aesthetics are based on large-scale battles. If it were a Destroyer Lord like Burning Wind, who likes to play with planets like glass beads, the planet would most likely be shattered into dust by now.

At least now, there is still a possibility of rebuilding the planet where the Kingdom of Camelot is located.

With Dan Lei present, the reconstruction work and the resulting profits naturally fall to the Strategic Investment Department.

Our beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Topa took on this job.

Furthermore, Dan Lei found Guinevere's family, who were still little girls at the time, through Toppa. He then did a good deed by writing a letter and asking Jing Yuan to help arrange their assessment. If there were no problems, they would be dispersed to live on various immortal ships.

Dan Lei still has some influence in Luofu, and Jing Yuan certainly won't make things difficult for Dan Lei over a few foreigners.

Moreover, with their country destroyed and their family mostly consisting of minors, Guinevere's family already met the criteria for being introduced as foreign citizens.

Of course, Dan Lei didn't ask Jing Yuan for help for nothing. He compiled and synchronized the information that Xing Xiao had the ability to transform and could also turn other creatures into phantom soldiers by injecting energy of the Destruction Path.

Moreover, Dan Lei specifically emphasized that the illusionary abilities of the Annihilation Army might not be an isolated case, and that special care should be taken in the future to ensure that personnel going out are not replaced, in order to prevent the Antimatter Legion from breaching the Immortal Ship from within.

After doing the good deed, Danlei found Loretta, who was preparing to leave for the next antimatter legion battlefield.

After getting to know Loretta, Danlei learned that this legendary sea ranger, after defeating Zhuluo, had become sworn enemies with the antimatter legion due to the deaths of her companions.

This person speaks and communicates normally, but when the Antimatter Legion is mentioned, the hatred in his eyes is enough to pierce through the stars.

Dan Lei felt that if Loretta knew how to materialize hatred, she could kill a whole bunch of phantom soldiers just by glaring at them.

Therefore, when Danlei, before leaving, asked where the battlefield was before he left, citing the need to retrieve battle memories from the battlefield where Zhuluo fell, Loretta immediately fell silent.

Loretta's silence wasn't due to any suspicion of Danlei. Two months of interaction were enough for her to determine that Danlei wasn't the kind of person who would disturb the deceased while collecting their memories.

At this moment, Loretta was only reminded of that terrible battle, and felt a little sad.

So, after a moment's pause, Loretta earnestly tried to dissuade her.
"Dan Lei, I know that those who follow the path of memory mainly rely on collecting memories of major events in the universe to enhance their own destiny power."

However, the battlefield where the Zhuluo were wiped out back then was too dangerous.

I have thought countless times about returning to that battlefield to build a tombstone for my fallen comrades and offer some flowers.

However, I was unable to get close to that battlefield afterward.

It was likely the fall of the Great Lord of Annihilation that caused the power of Destruction to completely destroy the surrounding star orbits and trigger an imaginary storm that blocked that star system.

Those who tried to force their way across have not all returned.

"That area is now a dead zone. The Interstellar Peace Corporation has abandoned the surrounding star systems; it's too dangerous for you to go there."

Danlei knew what Loretta was talking about.

According to Huang Quan, that battlefield is now completely shrouded in the shadow of nothingness.

Those who enter never return. Firstly, the imaginary energy in that area is indeed in complete chaos. Secondly, even those who do occasionally venture in are corrupted by the void.

Even if Huang Quan is inside, she is alone. She didn't get close to the core area and something happened on the outskirts, so she couldn't help her.

So, Danlei immediately made up a story on the spot and answered just as seriously.

“If that’s the case, Loretta, you should let me go even more.”

You know my capabilities. Unless you can find another envoy to go in and investigate, I am the best choice.

The fact that a desolate, inaccessible place where a supreme ruler perished only intensifies the unease.

Because no one knows whether the Great Lord of Annihilation is accumulating power inside, seeking resurrection.

Or perhaps some organization is exploiting the remaining power of the Great Lord of Annihilation after his death.

Loretta nodded; what Danlei had just said was also what she was worried about, so she said...

"In that case, I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei's first reaction was, "What a joke! I'm confident I can come out after going in. At Loretta's age, she'll definitely be corrupted by the void once she goes in."

Because older people are more prone to sentimentality, if she looks back at the ancient battlefield and thinks of her comrades from back then, she might just degenerate into a self-destructive person on the spot.

Therefore, Dan Lei decisively refused.

"No, I'm going to use the imaginary storm you just mentioned to force my way through. The reproductive destiny power of the Envoy-class is enough to protect me."

But not Loretta. Even if you hide in the cracks of Skarakkabaz's shell, the all-pervasive Imaginary Storm will still destroy you.

As for the spaceship, you yourself said that no one who went in ever came out.

When Loretta heard Danlei say this, she knew that her own strength was insufficient and that she would only be a burden if she went.

Moreover, it was indeed impossible for her to find an envoy to help her investigate the situation at the place where Zhu Luo fell.

After all, that desolate place, unless it's a messenger of destruction, other messengers of destiny would probably only be interested in those who remember their destiny.

But Loretta clearly didn't recognize any of the memory messengers.

Therefore, Dan Lei, who possesses the power of the envoy of reproduction and is also a traveler of the path of memory, is the best choice.

So, Loretta said with regret.

"Danlei, you're right. If I go now, I'll only be a burden to you."

So, I'd like to ask you for a favor.

If you manage to get in, please help me erect a monument. I've kept the list of those who died in that battle; please have their names engraved on it, and offer the flowers I've prepared to my comrades.

After saying that, Loretta found a piece of paper, wrote down the coordinates, and handed Danlei a list whose paper had turned completely yellow.

Then she went to prepare the flowers.

Danlei looked at the coordinates and directly contacted one of Topa's female assistants via private message, asking her to help Loretta with the flowers.

Finding even a single plant in this galaxy is difficult now, so where would we get flowers? We'd definitely have to bring them in from outside.

　There's a bug in Lao Mi's copywriting here.

　　The Annihilation Lord "Star Howl" demanded around Star Calendar 5700 that the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship abandon resistance and change its course to assist her in conquering the world of the Wingers.
　　If she was already a messenger at that time, then Zhu Luo would have died at least 2,700 years ago.

　　How could Loretta have lived this long and still be able to send requests to the protagonist?

　　Even if Loretta were a Hunting Envoy, she wouldn't have lived this long; she would have had to be a Bounty Envoy.

　　Moreover, Tirnan could not have been a person from such an ancient time.

　　The story begins 1111 years ago with the pioneers Ragwalker, Charles Mikhail, Boreklin Tirnan, and Lazarina Jane Estella arriving at the war-torn frontier prison and staying to help the Asdna side.

　　Ten years after the victory in the War of Independence, Tirnan disappeared.
　　Upon further investigation, the author wonders if all nameless individuals can survive this long?
　　Mikhail lived into the era of Tuomeng.

　　Tiernan clearly also served as a sea patrol ranger for a period of time.
　　Therefore, for the sake of logical coherence, the [Star Roar] that threatened Zhu Ming's Immortal Ship can only be considered as the Star Roar before it became the Commander.

　　As for why she could live so long even though she wasn't an envoy, it's impossible to investigate further.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)