The Last Sentinel

Boom—

Thunder roared, and fireworks burst forth, raining down from the sky.

With a series of cracking and clattering sounds, a terrifying ravine and fissure burst open on Mount Everest, and a middle-aged man, bathed in blood, emerged from the heart of the mountain and staggered to the ground.

He was shirtless, his long, unruly black hair flying wildly. He was hunched over, his left hand gripping his cheek tightly, and he was laughing maniacally with his head down. The laughter sounded like self-mockery, like pain, like self-destruction after the collapse of faith.

His body trembled with laughter, and blood trickled from between his fingers into his eyes.

Not far from him, a golden figure landed calmly.

Ye Feng stared calmly at Zhao Donglai in front of him, his pupils trembling slightly, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Zhao Donglai, who has always presented himself as humble and modest, has now become like this.

Is this still Zhao Donglai?

Although Schrödinger's cat had already told him Hughes's trump card on the way here.

The three trump cards are the 1999 Armistice Agreement/1999 Treaty, the Star Key symbolizing the Speaker's succession, and a video recording.

This video is a recording of Captain Lin Qilin of the Qilin, which Hughes documented. It is a video that Lin Qilin voluntarily left behind for the use of the Sabbit aliens.

With this video, Hughes could easily kill Zhao Donglai.

Zhao Donglai is a commander with exceptional strategic thinking, a broad vision, outstanding wisdom, rationality, calmness, and composure in the face of danger.

But he is still human, and humans have bottom lines. Once his bottom line is breached and his faith is destroyed, going insane is the best outcome. At least going insane allows him to forget that he once had a faith and also to forget that his faith has been destroyed.

It's like Ye Feng's bottom line is that he can't bring the big shots home.

Zhao Donglai's bottom line is his father, Lin Qilin.

Zhao Donglai always believed that his father was innocent and that Hughes was the traitor!

However, reality often differs from expectations.

boom!

The ground shook, and another sound followed. Right behind Zhao Donglai, a deep, dark golden throne appeared before them. Nine steps led down from the throne, and on the throne, Hughes, dressed in an unprecedentedly majestic Eastern royal robe, looked down, his gaze fixed on Ye Feng.

Ye Feng stared at Hughes on the speaker's throne, his eyes filled with a murderous aura, making no attempt to conceal his killing intent towards Hughes.

Hughes spoke slowly in a deep voice, "A Sentinel? You are far more powerful than legend says. Even the four legendary beasts of physics couldn't kill you!"

A cold wind blew across Ye Feng's face, his voice calm, "I'm sorry to disappoint the Speaker of the Council, but the Four Divine Beasts of Physics are not enough to kill me, Ye Feng! Next time, I suggest resurrecting the Supreme Master of Physics to deal with me!"

Hughes said calmly, "I don't think there will be a next time."

Ye Feng asked, "So, the Supreme Council is over now?"

Hughes laughed, "Of course not. The next generation of the strongest in the Human Alliance hasn't arrived yet, so how could this meeting end? Come on, let me show you a video first to explain the current situation, so you won't say I'm being unreasonable."

Before he finished speaking, Hughes' long sleeves fluttered, and a boiling plasma thunder cloud appeared behind the throne. The cloud gathered into a canopy, and a scene appeared before the sentinel's eyes.

Within the sky was a heavily monitored prison. Inside, beams of plasma magnetic rays flashed continuously. As the camera zoomed in on the depths of the prison, Ye Feng saw a group of alien shadowy figures emerging from the darkness. These figures had long, pointed heads like shuttles, four legs crawling on the ground, and two legs holding weapons. They were patrolling in close formation.

Are these dark figures the Sabit aliens?

Immediately following, a pale blue blade of light appeared from the shadows. The blade, sharp as a knife, ripped open the necks of the patrolling shadows, and the entire squad was neatly killed in the corridor.

From the darkness, a man dressed in a dark blue, imposing combat suit emerged, limping. He had only one arm, wore a golden skull mask, and his eyes were filled with a chilling aura.

At this moment, Hughes read aloud, "Let me introduce you. The person standing before you now is the fifth Speaker of the Human Alliance, my predecessor, a hero-level powerhouse belonging to the Lighthouse faction, the creator of Atlantis, the wielder of the Cherry Blossom Battle Axe, and the captain of the Mayflower—[Raging Seas]! [Raging Seas] was the only planetary-level powerhouse in the Human Alliance back then, capable of spatial travel. When Captain Lin Qilin of the Qilin was captured, the Speaker immediately used spatial travel to rescue Lin Qilin! Even though the Speaker is now seriously injured, he still came to rescue Lin Qilin!"

Ye Feng's pupils narrowed. The fifth Speaker of the [Raging Seas]? He's incredibly powerful! He can even travel through space!

The next moment, the camera zooms in, and the [raging sea] flashes rapidly, quickly arriving at a huge laboratory chamber.

Inside the spaceship's cabin, several biological experimental glass chambers belonging to the Sabit aliens were set up in unison. In the middle of the glass chambers, there was an operating table that had been set up, and on the table was a man who was bound hand and foot. He was none other than Lin Qilin, a middle-aged man who looked eight parts like Zhao Donglai!

[Raging Seas and Raging Waves] As expected of a speaker-level powerhouse, with just a glance, all the experimental personnel and security personnel exploded!

He then walked to the operating table and removed the electronic shackles from Lin Qilin's body.

Lin Qilin stared blankly at the [Raging Sea] for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and said, "Lin Qilin greets the Speaker."

【Raging Waves】turned around and said, "Get out of here, quickly!"

Lin Qilin sat motionless on the operating table, his gaze fixed on the direction of the [Raging Sea].

[Raging Seas] said, "I order you to retreat immediately!"

Lin Qilin looked at the [Raging Sea and Raging Waves], a strange smile playing on his lips, and uttered, "We have already lost this war."

[Raging Seas] said, "I'm letting you leave! Now, immediately!"

Lin Qilin continued, "Leave? Go where? The war has been lost. Become an interstellar slave, sold to various dimensions? Or be shattered into carbon particles by the Sabitian genetic weapons, mixed in meteorites, and shot into countless worlds, repeating the million-year path of reproduction we took? Go to a strange planet, step down from the trees, and evolve into humankind again?"

I'm tired.

"I don't want to run away anymore!"

"There's no point in running away like this."

[Raging Seas] had no patience to continue entangled with Lin Qilin. He waved his hand impatiently, and the enemy camera holder behind him grabbed Lin Qilin and was about to take him away.

At that moment, Lin Qilin suddenly pressed the alarm button, and instantly the warning lights in the entire operating room flashed wildly, the ground shook, and the powerful warriors of Sabit Star were rapidly gathering.

【Raging Waves】grabbed Lin Qilin by the neck, the golden Asura mask almost pressed against his cheek, and roared hoarsely, "Are you insane? What are you doing! Lin Qilin, I am the fifth Speaker of the Human Alliance, I am the Supreme Will of the Human Alliance! Obey my orders and retreat immediately!"

Lin Qilin stared at the raging sea with despair in his eyes. "Thank you, Speaker, for rescuing me, but I cannot leave here, at least not now! Goodbye!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Qilin suddenly threw a punch, and a huge explosion of flames erupted. The shockwave, carrying [Raging Sea] and the camera holder, vanished without a trace in an instant.

Lin Qilin's figure grew increasingly blurry in the flames, finally turning into ashes along with the sky and disappearing from sight.