Collapse Iron: Cosplaying the Near-Death Star, but with a full destiny.

Nguyen Mai shook her head.

She found a comfortable spot to sit down and took out her notebook.

"This kind of chaotic and risky high-speed movement is not helpful to my research."

"I'm better suited to be an observer."

"Record the adrenaline secretion of the messenger in a state of extreme speed."

Dan Heng silently took a step back.

His face screamed "no".

"I'm not participating."

He glanced at Xing's eager expression.

"I have a feeling this race will eventually turn into a bumper car battle."

"Tch, boring."

Xing pouted.

"Then I'll trouble you to be the referees."

Four starships lined up in a row.

The roar of the engine grew louder and louder.

The heat wave from the exhaust flame distorted the surrounding air.

Hoshi gripped the joystick tightly.

My left palm was covered in sweat.

Although it sounds easy, it's really difficult to open this thing with one hand.

You need to control not only the direction, but also the throttle.

She could only brace herself against the accelerator with her knees and grip the steering wheel tightly with her left hand.

But she wasn't afraid.

Instead, it brought a long-lost sense of pleasure.

That was the rhythm of my heart pounding wildly in my chest.

It's the sound of blood rushing through the veins.

Yes……

Proof of being "alive".

"preparation--"

Dan Heng raised the Cloud-Striking Spear in his hand.

It serves as the starting pistol.

Everyone held their breath.

Even the messenger's antennae were taut and straight.

"start!"

boom!!!

The four starships rushed out at the same time.

The resulting blast wave overturned a row of empty boxes next to it.

At the beginning, Xing took the lead and rushed to the front.

Changyeyue, on the other hand, was still wondering in her heart whether she should let Sanyueqi come.

March 7th shook her head, indicating that this kind of exercise should be left to her.

And the stars just fly around randomly!

Fortunately, it was within her memory, which allowed her to remain unharmed.

But the most surprising thing is...

It was that messenger.

It starts the slowest.

It even spun around in place.

They clearly haven't adapted to this operational logic yet.

but.

After it finally figured out what the joystick was for.

Its talent has been unleashed.

The advantages of having six hands are fully demonstrated.

One hand controls the direction.

One hand controls the accelerator.

Both hands are used to fine-tune the balance.

They even have two free hands that they can use to wipe away sweat.

That enormous starship.

That big guy that originally looked the bulkiest.

Under its control, it became exceptionally agile.

whoosh-

It looks like a white cannonball.

Instantly caught up with the star.

Even as he overtook the car, he waved his two free hands at Xing.

"Ugh, what a disappointment!"

proud!

I'm so proud of myself!

star:?

"Wow!"

Xing watched the rapidly receding figure.

"Isn't this cheating?!"

"Just wait!"

She shouted.

"Watch me catch up!"

Four starships.

In this virtual yet incredibly real Luofu sky.

A frenzied storm ensued.

The envoy was very excited after touring the star raft.

"This is so prosperous!"

Hoshi raised his intact left hand.

The fingertips lightly touched the air in front of the messenger.

It punctured a hole in that prosperous scene.

"But even with such a prosperous scene..."

"There will still be disasters beyond our control."

"There will still be... that kind of despair that can reduce everything to nothing."

"disaster?"

The messenger came to his senses.

It looked at the star, its antennae twitching in confusion.

"What kind of disaster could threaten a civilization of this caliber?"

"Could it be... the star core?"

"The star core is just the starting point."

Xing took over the conversation.

The pink pen in her hand moved rapidly through the air, as if she were writing some kind of ancient rune.

"The real behemoth is yet to come."

With a slight slip of her hand, Hoshino's hand went awry.

The sky changed color.

The once clear starry sky.

It was suddenly dyed a strange, dark yellow.

The rich aroma in the air became extremely strong, even carrying a nauseatingly sweet and putrid stench.

Rumbling--

The earth was shaking.

The shaking was even more intense than when the sea opened.

A tree so huge it's unimaginable.

It broke through the soil.

Jianmu (建木).

The source of the curse on the Immortal Boat Luofu.

The sacred tree that was once shot down by the Emperor's Bow Master.

now.

It has recovered.

It grew wildly.

Golden leaves obscured the sky.

The enormous roots surged through the seawater like a giant dragon, even shattering the walls of water that had been split open.

"What...what kind of plant is this?!"

The messenger retreated repeatedly.

It had never seen such a huge creature before.

The trunk was as thick as a mountain range, and the canopy reached deep into the clouds.

"How much energy did it need to absorb to grow that big?"

"This is not a plant."

Hoshino's expression turned serious.

"This is the miracle of 'abundance'."

"It's also...that woman's stage."

"That woman?"

Just as the messenger was wondering...

A laugh.

It suddenly resounded throughout the world.

"Hehehehe..."

The voice was charming and languid, yet it carried a chilling evil quality.

It wasn't as deafening as the previous sounds of the sea opening.

It felt like countless venomous snakes burrowing into the depths of the brain through the eardrum.

At the top of the Jianmu tree.

Within that enormous golden bud.

A figure slowly emerged.

It was an enormous female phantom.

Flames of cyan and gold burned on his body.

It was a twisted combination of destructive and abundant power.

She looked down at the crowd below.

It's like looking at a group of ants.

The Great King of Extinction.

Illusory.

"This is..."

Niko pointed at the enormous figure.

Although it was a memory, the oppressive feeling still made it difficult for her to breathe.

"The enemy we are facing."

"The Great King of Annihilation".

"One of the seven messengers under Nanuk, the star god of destruction."

"She is the 'Immortal'."

"She has no physical form and can possess any object."

"Her greatest strength is not direct destruction."

"Instead... it's about manipulating people's hearts."

"To let a civilization crumble from within, to let people kill each other, and finally to destroy itself in despair."

The messenger looked at the enormous figure.

My whole body is stiff.

It can sense it.

This exists.

More terrifying than a real cricket.

It's more terrifying than the extinction of a red dwarf star.

This is a kind of...

Pure malice.

"you……"

The messenger's voice trembled.

"You won... against this thing?"

It's unimaginable.

Faced with this being that can disrupt destiny, manipulate the sacred tree, and is itself a synonym for "destruction."

These are several humans who don't even look as tall as it.

How did you win?

"It's difficult."

Xing gripped the baseball bat tightly.

Even with the memories resurfacing, she still felt a pang of fear when facing Huanlong.

"We were almost wiped out."

"General Jingyuan has been seriously injured."

"Danheng has also exhausted his strength."

"I almost became her nourishment too."

"but……"

㳉星 took over the conversation.

Her eyes sparkled.

That was pride in past victories.

"We still won."

"Because we are not fighting alone."

"Because of the will of the Celestial Ship."

"Because of the development of trains."

"Because...we trust each other."

She looked at the messenger.

"so."

"Don't be afraid."

"We can even drive away monsters of this level."

"A mere swarm of insects..."

Hoshi smiled.

Although the smile was somewhat pale, it was exceptionally powerful.

"So what does it matter?"

The echoes of Hoshino's words still lingered in the air; the exhilaration of surviving a catastrophe had not yet completely dissipated.

Xing has started waving the pink pen in her hand again.

The pen tip drew a brilliant arc in the air, as if cutting through the boundary between reality and illusion.

"Well said!"

Xing snapped his fingers.

"Now that we've even defeated the Great Lord of Annihilation, what's next...?"

She turned around and gave the still-stunned messenger a mysterious smile.

"I'll take you to a nice place."

"A place... where you can forget all your troubles, a place where you'll even wake up laughing from your dreams."

"dream?"

Messenger 7582's tentacles twitched.

This word is somewhat unfamiliar to it.

In its species, sleep is merely a low-energy state of dormancy, with cerebral cortical activity reduced to a minimum.

The so-called "dreams" are mostly fragmented, black-and-white, monotonous signals about deep-sea pressure and hunger.

There's nothing to look forward to.

You'll see when you get there.

Changyeyue, holding an umbrella, gently pushed it.

"But be careful."

"Don't get lost in it."

hum-

The surrounding landscape collapsed once again.

The bustling city of the fairy boat, the starry sea of ​​Luofu, and that faint sandalwood scent receded like the tide.

The feeling of weightlessness returned.

But this time, it didn't feel like falling.

It's like... floating.

Floating in a warm, bubbly liquid.

When the messenger opened his eyes again.

It found itself lying in a huge pool filled with blue liquid.

Of course, it's the dream pool in my memory.

"This is……"

It was about to speak when it discovered that it was surrounded by this viscous liquid.

But strangely, it didn't feel suffocated.

Instead, it gave me an unprecedented sense of lightness.

Followed by.

light.

Endless light.

They surged in from all directions.

It was no longer the bleak, dark red of a red dwarf star.

It was no longer the cold, clear starlight of the fairy boat.

Instead, it was a vibrant, highly saturated, and even somewhat dazzling neon color.

Golden streets.

A purple sky.

Pink clouds.

And then there's that ubiquitous, upbeat jazz.

Welcome to—

Xing's voice came from above.

She is standing under a giant clock sculpture, arms outstretched, making a gesture of embracing the world.

"Pinocconi!"

"Star of the Event!"

"A beautiful dream from which I will never wake up!"

Next, the envoy truly witnessed just how prosperous the outside world was.

Everyone learned how to fold paper birds and listen to the music of the robin.

They then took them to the rooftop where they had taken photos with fireflies, and everyone took a group photo.

Then we met on Sunday.

only……

star……

I always feel like I've forgotten something.

It seems to be a memory?

It seems like something...