Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

The once confident and arrogant genius girl in time and space studies became withdrawn and silent once again, rarely speaking a word.

Since Mu left, the living environment on Azure Star has deteriorated at a visible rate, and the disaster that took his life was a harbinger of this.

Snow falls year-round, and the lowest temperatures in human settlements plummet to below minus thirty degrees Celsius, and continue to fall.

In just six months, the extreme low temperature dropped below minus fifty degrees Celsius.

Many cities have had to resort to spatial engineering techniques to divide and isolate areas, erecting special spatial walls to centrally manage heating and barely withstand the onslaught of cold waves.

Thanks to the United Government's significant advancements in space science, otherwise humanity would not only be forced to hide in underground fortresses, but even poultry and crops would be difficult to sustain.

Even so, the increasingly severe environment continues to weigh heavily on the minds of all scientists.

If this continues, humanity may perish in the fog of memory before the red giant even erupts.

Various emergency plans were proposed, among which the leap plan, which was no longer dared to be attempted easily, was once again given the highest priority.

Identifying the root cause of the problem, finding the missing correct spatial jump coordinates, and saving the azure planet from destruction is of paramount importance.

Over a hundred spaceships, embodying the highest technological standards of the United Government, were successively completed. Amidst continuous disputes and tug-of-war among various parties, the personnel to carry out the mission were finally selected.

The saturation-style salvation mission [Time and Space Coordinates] officially began in May of Azure Calendar 2143.

"..."

Black Tower slowly exhaled a breath that he had been holding in for a long time.

Reliving this unforgettable memory only adds to the sorrow, leaving only a sense of helplessness and longing for what is now a changed world.

The memories before my eyes shatter and then reassemble.

As the entirely new scene unfolded, the Black Tower remained silent.

"Do you really want to go back?!"

"Last time you crossed the misty zone, you almost perished. Now that you've finally escaped, honestly, haven't you thought about searching for a new civilization?"

"Spaceship fuel is limited, think it all through!"

The atmosphere inside the spaceship became strange, and different thoughts flashed through the minds of the four people.

After a while, the pilot, co-pilot, and another scientist reached a consensus.

Three pairs of eyes, each with its own hidden agenda, all fell upon the expressionless girl.

"Black Tower, your family and ancestors all died saving the world, as did Mu. Don't you want to get away from that calamity-ridden planet?"

"Come with us. Our spaceship has enough energy to support us across two thousand light-years, and there's a high chance we'll find a new human civilization."

"That's right... Why risk going into the Memory Mist again? If we fall into the deeper labyrinth area, we'll be doomed."

Despite the three men's repeated attempts to persuade him, Black Tower remained expressionless, his gaze calmly sweeping over each of their eyes.

"You may leave if you wish, but the spaceship will remain."

The simple, almost judgmental tone instantly ignited the anger of the three men.

Leave the spaceship behind?

Without a spaceship, how will they get anywhere? What an ungrateful brat.

"If you're going to be so ungrateful, then you might as well die!"

"I've been wanting to vent about you for a long time. If it weren't for your family, how could Azure Star have become like this? How could we have become like this?!"

"Remember to be born into a better family in your next life."

The driver's eyes flashed with menace as he prepared to join forces with the other two to eliminate the seemingly defenseless girl.

But the next second—

Suddenly, a hole appeared under their seats, and they were swallowed up along with the chairs. The safety buckles automatically disengaged.

Once the empty seats returned to their original positions, the three people who had been sitting on them were treated as trash and expelled into outer space.

Black Tower calmly walked to the driver's seat, fastened his seatbelt, and gazed indifferently at the figure gradually disappearing into space.

The core technology of the Time-Space series spaceships was provided by her, and she also participated in the design.

Without her, the United Government would never have been able to build a spaceship with such incredible speed.

Next, she embarked on her journey home alone, and it was after that she met Qi Zhimu.

But why... can't I remember the cause of the plane crash?

The moment the thought crossed her mind, the world around her changed again, revealing the answer directly to her.

While traversing above a certain memory-material world, a semi-transparent, humanoid, ethereal vengeful spirit appeared without warning next to the spaceship's engine and destroyed it.

With power completely lost, the spaceship's fate was sealed.

In the final moments, she sent a one-way distress signal that could only be used once.

"..."

Having witnessed the entire crash, Black Tower was stunned, several vivid images flashing through his mind—

Not long after meeting Qi Zhimu, he told a short story that was actually an accident, but not a heartwarming one.

Is it a coincidence...?

She shook off her chaotic thoughts, and the scene before her changed once again.

Emergency rescue ships bearing the logo of the United Government entered the same memory world one after another, following the coordinates of the distress signal.

The ending was the same for all of them: their engines were destroyed by ethereal vengeful spirits, and they could no longer control the spaceship.

Most of the spaceships were destroyed and the crew perished. A few managed to eject from their escape pods in time, but the landing devices malfunctioned one after another.

Even if some landing devices are successfully activated, they will still be targeted by vengeful spirits while in the air.

It seems that anything floating in the air, whether a vehicle or a person with a parachute, is subject to indiscriminate hostility and hunting.

This is exactly the same as the vengeful spirit setting that Qi Zhimu once mentioned...

So, her plane crash was also caused by this vengeful spirit?

If Qi Zhimu witnessed the entire process, could they find him nearby beforehand?

This time, fate seemed unwilling to grant her wish.

They couldn't find Qi Zhimu anywhere, and the changing scenes had nothing to do with him; instead, they found themselves inside another spaceship.

Code Identifier: 013.

Black Tower's gaze sharpened.

She remembered the spaceship; the information Helena had given her clearly stated that all four people on board 013 belonged to the rebels.

They weren't on a mission to save the world; they were tasked with intercepting and destroying the spaceships that were truly on a mission.

At this moment, spacecraft 013 has just successfully destroyed spacecraft 074.

"Success. Proceeding with the search for the next target."

The cold sound echoed in the cabin.

Just as the pilot was turning the course and preparing to fly toward the nearest coordinates displayed on the detection radar, an unexpected incident occurred.

The man in the back seat silently unbuckled his seatbelt and pulled out a short knife hidden on his body.

After a brief silence, he shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

puff-

Three muffled thuds rang out in succession, leaving behind three pairs of eyes that remained open in death.

In less than two seconds, the man cleanly and efficiently dealt with all his companions, then rushed to the instrument panel and control panel, his hands trembling as he retrieved unknown data.

From a third-person perspective, the Black Tower has a clear view.

He was searching for the coordinates carried by the distress signal and obtained two videos, both showing the process of vengeful spirits destroying the spaceship's engine.

Records show that these two videos were uploaded to the entire system by the last two rescue spacecraft before they crashed.

The last ship to respond with a support signal was also theirs; there was no further follow-up.

It was obvious that, knowing that there were ethereal vengeful spirits lurking there, indiscriminately destroying spaceships, no spaceship dared to go to their rescue.

Losing your spaceship in the Memory World, especially in the labyrinth area, is almost the same as dying.

What was this man planning to do after killing his companion?

Black Tower was filled with confusion.

But she never expected that the man's deep voice had such a profound sense of familiarity.

"...Little Tower, is that you calling me...?"