Everyone's playing Red Giant? I, Black Hole, devour everything!

Seventh Star District, Zhao Family Headquarters.

This star sector was once one of the most prosperous places in the Seventh Star Sector.

The Zhao family has been managing this place for over a decade, transforming it into an impregnable celestial fortress.

Within a radius of several light-years, hundreds of stars are densely distributed.

The owners of these stars are all core members of the Hegemony Guild, the most loyal and elite force of the Zhao family.

But now, this once bustling star sector is in complete disarray.

The remains of the red giant star were scattered everywhere.

The shattered fragments of the star's core tumbled slowly in space, refracting faint rays of light.

The debris was still fresh—the residual heat inside the star's core had not yet dissipated, indicating that it had not been destroyed for long.

The wreckage originated from the Lu family's guards.

Just a few hours ago, the last batch of guards from the Lu family were surrounded here by hundreds of red stars from the Zhao family.

Outnumbered.

A one-sided massacre.

And now, the massacre is nearing its end.

……

In the very center of this battlefield, a star emitting a pale blue light floats.

That was Lu Xuejian's blue giant star.

Its light was still pure and bright, but now it was much dimmer—like a lamp swaying precariously in a gale, ready to go out at any moment.

The blue giant was completely sealed off by a massive gravitational field.

That was a gravitational cage set up by more than a dozen superstars of the Zhao family, each gravitational chain as thick as an invisible iron chain.

No matter how much Lu Xuejian struggled or tried to activate the star, she could not break free from this restraint.

Around her, the last few guardian stars were being devoured bit by bit by the Zhao family's red giant star.

Those guards were the last elite of the Lu family.

They worked alongside Lu Xuejian's father, Lu Huaifeng, for decades, rising from the lowest level of observers to where they are today, experiencing countless star sector battles and witnessing countless storms.

But today, they fell one after another.

It's not because they're not strong enough.

It's because the enemies are too numerous, too strong, and too unreasonable.

The combined gravitational force of hundreds of red giant stars alone is enough to drive any opponent to despair.

Not to mention, there's also Zhao Rutie, a superstar ranked among the top three in the entire region, sitting behind him.

With such a lineup, let alone the Lu family, there probably isn't another family in the entire Seventh Star District that can withstand it.

Lu Xuejian watched helplessly as the last guard, Hengxing, was torn apart by three red giant stars simultaneously right before her eyes.

The star's light burst forth with its last glimmer of brightness at the moment of the tearing apart—like a shooting star, it flashed across the night sky for a moment before disappearing forever.

"Uncle Zhang..."

Lu Xuejian's voice rang out softly in the communication channel.

No one responded.

The communication channel was deathly silent.

Those voices that had been nagging in her ear for over a decade—Uncle Chen, Uncle Zhang, Brother Li—were all gone.

Lu Xuejian's heart felt as if it were being cut by a dull knife, bit by bit.

pain.

But she didn't cry.

It's not because I'm not sad.

It's because no one will care if I cry now.

……

"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"

A lazy voice suddenly came from the communication channel.

Lu Xuejian raised her head and looked ahead.

Outside the gravitational cage, a star emitting a blazing white light floats.

It wasn't particularly large, but the brightness was exceptionally dazzling.

Zhao Tianyu.

His celestial body slowly rotated outside the gravitational cage, as if admiring a work of art.

"Miss Lu, weren't you quite talkative just now? Why are you suddenly speechless?"

Zhao Tianyu's tone was full of undisguised smugness.

He had waited for this day for far too long.

At the entrance of the Nebula Secret Realm, he was publicly humiliated by Lin Tian and slunk back.

After returning to the Zhao family, he was often pointed at and gossiped about—the young master of the Zhao family, the son of the president of the Hegemony Guild, was so scared by a poor boy that he didn't dare to utter a word.

Zhao Tianyu had never experienced such humiliation in his entire life.

Now, he can finally get his revenge, with interest.

Although it's not about taking it directly from Lin Tian—that's okay.

Everyone at Lancheng High School knew that Lu Xuejian and Lin Tian were close.

Slapping Lu Xuejian in the face is slapping Lin Tian in the face.

"Zhao Tianyu," Lu Xuejian finally spoke, her voice icy, almost devoid of warmth, "you'll pay the price sooner or later!"

Zhao Tianyu's lips twitched.

What he hated most was Lu Xuejian's attitude—she was clearly at her wit's end, clearly had no way out, but she just wouldn't give in.

From the moment she met him until now, she has never once bowed her head in front of him.

This made him very unhappy.

I was extremely annoyed.

"Pay the price?" Zhao Tianyu sneered. "Lu Xuejian, are you still hoping that Lin Tian will save you?"

"I'm telling you, stop dreaming."

"Even if he really comes, he can't save you! My Zhao family has hundreds of superstars here, and my father is one of the top three superstars in the entire region. No matter how strong Lin Tian is, can he be stronger than my father?"

"not to mention--"

Zhao Tianyu's tone suddenly became playful.

"Lu Xuejian, your Lu family is finished!"

"Your only way to survive now is to obediently become my maid."

"If you agree, I can plead with my father to spare your life."

"I can even let you stay in the Universe Online and retain your observer status."

"How about it? Am I generous enough with my terms?"