The Last Sentinel

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

Ye Feng sneezed seven or eight times in a row.

Brother Eighty asked with great interest, "What's wrong, boss? Is your wife missing you?"

Ye Feng frowned. Given the strength of his bond with Xuan Nu Kitagawa Ori, he could only sneeze two or three times at most, definitely not seven or eight times!

A sneeze of that intensity, even if it doesn't mean your account has been hacked, is practically the kind of thing that makes you feel like you've been struck by lightning.

Old Liu asked, "Boss, are you feeling unwell?"

Ye Feng waved his hand, "It's alright, you guys continue the meeting, I'm going out for a walk."

"Okay, let's continue the meeting!"

"I think we should leave the Grand Line of the Dark Matter World immediately! We're exhausted, we have no reinforcements, and the Hydra fleet will sweep in like a storm. We can't do anything about it!"

"If we leave the Grand Line now, where will we get the initial capital, where will we start trading, where will we make money? When we left home, we were heavily in debt to Jerry, we came to the Grand Line on Jerry's high-interest loans, and if we don't make any money, Jerry will laugh at us when we go back! Nobody wants to end up being looked down upon by the Terrans!"

"But if we continue, who will stop the Hydra's forces? Boss is already severely weakened; he can't recover his mental strength in the dark matter universe. He's no longer at his peak. My second brother, Ayu's, Intellectual Skill [Kill 1000 Enemies, Lose 800 of Your Own] has a one-month cooldown! One month is enough time for us to die eighty times over! Staying means certain death!"

"How can I acquire resources and make money if I leave?"

"Are you willing to risk your life for money?"

"Even if it's life-threatening, even if we want to leave, we can only leave if the ship can move! Right now, the ship can't move at all! In the last battle, the [Red Iron Fist] suffered a burst of green-skinned orc bacteria due to stress. Because it delayed the upgrade energy, the Iron Fist's ship spirit is now weak and unconscious. Even the boss can't use the key to awaken the ship spirit's will. We can only stay here in the center of this meteorite and wait to die..."

Inside the cabin, Brother Eighty and Old Liu were yelling at each other at the top of their lungs.

Outside the cabin, Ye Feng leaned on the railing, gazing at the deep, dark cosmic passageway.

Three days have passed, and no fewer than thirteen waves of Hydra have arrived.

Unlike Cromwell's group, the thirteen waves of teams that followed adopted a cautious approach, probing carefully and retreating immediately if they couldn't win.

These Hydra bastards are utterly despicable. After suffering a loss at Ye Feng's hands, they resorted to putting on a brave face, claiming they didn't lose out and even profited. They even spread the word that Ye Feng did indeed possess the "Heart of the Three-Body Problem," constantly enticing more people to harass him.

As Lu Xun said, "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves eyeing me!"

If he keeps worrying about this, Ye Feng might not even be able to reach his creditors' homes before being worn down to death.

Moreover, there is now another problem facing Ye Feng.

Even if you manage to make it to the creditor's house, are you sure your exhausted ship can withstand the enemy's swords and cannons?

Those were the weapons and armor that even a cunning businessman like Jerry couldn't collect from his debt notes!

Moreover, one cannot restore mental energy in this damn dark matter universe; one can only restore mental energy by returning to the bright universe.

Ye Feng's current strength and environment are both facing a severe headwind.

In gaming terms, it means all three lanes of high ground have been stolen, the crystal is in imminent danger, teammates are all hiding in the fountain, and the jungler has neither a Blade of Despair nor a Resurrection Armor.

"Ding!"

The familiar warning blared throughout the ship: "An unidentified spacecraft is approaching!"

Ye Feng turned around and shouted, "All personnel on alert!"

"yes!"

"yes!"

One by one, the crew members changed into their combat armor, preparing for battle.

It must be admitted that Hydra's frequent harassment has given Ye Feng and his group of rookies who have just entered the Grand Line a devilish training experience. Now their tactical skills are comparable to those of first-line interstellar warriors!

Ye Feng's eyes gleamed as he waited for the familiar Hydra banner.

This time, however, Ye Feng was somewhat surprised. Instead of the towering black Hydra banner, there was only a golden-blue radiance. Ripples of light spread out, and a golden-blue teardrop-shaped spaceship sped into the territory of the [Red Iron Fist].

Brother Eighty said, "Boss, this isn't from Hydra!"

Old Liu said, "Could it be those two space pirate organizations, Leviathan and the Mercenary Guild?"

Just then, a golden teardrop-shaped spaceship hovered not far away, projecting a cyan-gold light screen that revealed a woman with long golden hair, wearing a tight-fitting long dress, and a warm and charming smile. "Warrior, please don't misunderstand. I don't belong to any space pirate organization. I am a special envoy from the Unending Covenant of the Void Ancestor. My name is Celia Krumin. You can also call me Miss Celia!"

Brother Eighty sneered, "A new tactic? These Hydra guys are playing some pretty cool tricks! Open fire!"

Ye Feng raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute!"

Brother Eighty said, "Boss, this is obviously a Hydra conspiracy. Beauty is a trap; don't trust it!"

Ye Feng said, "I don't understand the technology of her spaceship at all. It must have been completely upgraded to version 2.0. Those beggar space pirates from Hydra can't afford to operate a spaceship like this!"

Just then, Celia Krumin said again, "Hello warrior, I am really not a space pirate. I come from Xu Zu. I received intelligence from Xu Zu that a duel took place here three days ago. It was a best-of-three match. You won the first two rounds. According to the binding force of the Wei Yang Covenant, the other party should have retreated immediately. However, the other party launched an attack on you and your fleet in the end. This violated the legal provisions of the Wei Yang Covenant of Xu Zu and must be dealt with by the Wei Yang Covenant. You will be treated preferentially. This is compensation from Xu Zu and Wei Yang for the unfair treatment you received."

Upon hearing about the preferential treatment and compensation, the exhausted group on the ship felt as if they were hearing heavenly music.

Finally, a group of good guys who weren't meant to kill us showed up!

These miserable days are finally over!

Ye Feng finally realized that Cromwell's last shot when he left was actually an attempt to maximize his own interests.

I only taught Cromwell a little bit of the basics, and I even despicably planted some traps in this superficial instruction!

He was willing to destroy the Hydra fleet in order to gain some compensation for himself.

Two words: loyal and righteous!

Ye Feng looked up at Celia's projection, which was a hundred stories high, and said politely, "Miss Celia, I am Mad Dog, the captain of the [Red Iron Fist]. It's a pleasure to meet you. Three days ago, we did have a duel with some Hydra members, but as you know, space pirates never follow the rules, and they roam the Grand Line, making them very difficult to find..."

Celia interrupted Ye Feng, "Weiyang is synonymous with justice in the Milky Way, and Xuzu is a symbol of authority. The Weiyang Covenant represents absolute fairness, absolute violence, and absolute enforcement. No matter who violates the Weiyang Covenant, they must pay the price. Whether it's space pirates, privateer fleets, or even regular legions of planetary regimes and interstellar warlords, Weiyang's punishment will come!"

"Now you can follow my spaceship and leave the dark matter world first, and go to the nearby Beacon Star Weiyang Branch to rest."

"We need to discuss the specific compensation and the punitive measures against Hydra, the breaching party."

Ye Feng said, "Thank you, Miss Celia! But my spaceship is currently stuck and cannot move."

Celia controlled the spaceship, sending out a wave of energy. "Your spaceship is strange; it seems to be asleep. But it's alright, I can use this spaceship to tow it away from the dark matter universe. Let's go!"

The cyan-gold energy waves transformed into cyan-gold chains, locking the [Red Iron Fist] and slowly departing from the Dark Matter Universe Grand Channel.