The male supporting character was actually myself.

Looking at the goddess on the screen who always wore a faint smile, Jiang Chen tried to keep his tone light, "You will definitely succeed; even if you fail, they can't hurt me."

"We can't see the situation in the Death Galaxy from here, so we don't know if it's been effective." The goddess paused, her face slightly blurred as the energy conversion was too rapid. "Whether or not this crisis can be stopped, our souls will soon be free."

Captain may not sense our presence at first, but will gradually become aware of it.

If we fail to stop it, and the Death Galaxy continues to close in, Captain, please stay far away. Being melted and absorbed must feel terrible, and we don't want to see you suffer that pain.

Deserter?

Looking at her gradually fading hopeful eyes, Jiang Chen nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, if your disappearance still cannot stop the invasion of the Death Star System, I will take your souls and fly far away."

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The main star, the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.

Lu Xinnan woke up early in the morning and eagerly placed her hands on the Book of Truth, asking, "Can we win the intergalactic war?"

The pages flipped through the book, soon stopping on one page where a single word was displayed: "Able".

"Yay!" The little panda, who was usually too lazy to move, sat up excitedly. "You always ask this first question every day. Before, it was always 'no comment,' 'not very hopeful,' or 'the time isn't right.' Today, we finally got a definite answer!"

Feng Yuan jumped up happily, "Great! We're definitely going to get the reward medal this time!"

"Will Jiang Chen be able to come back safely?" Lu Xinnan asked her second question with barely suppressed excitement.

The Book of Truth took a while to turn, and after a moment it stopped on a page with a few words displayed: Live, but don't come back.

The two people's joyful expressions froze instantly.

He's not coming back alive? Where is Jiang Chen going?

"Where will Jiang Chen go after winning the intergalactic war?"

She asked one last question.

The Book of Truth took even longer to turn, and after a long time it stopped at the last page, on which there were only two words: Universe.

"What does this mean?" Feng Yuan scratched his head, looking completely bewildered. "Does Brother Chen mean he'll be adrift in space forever?"

Lu Xinnan shook her head, looking disappointed. Perhaps she would never have the chance to see him again.

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While the main star enjoyed a bright and sunny day, the soldiers on the front lines were experiencing an unprecedented and arduous battle.

After a brief period of contraction and stagnation, the Death Galaxy began an even more frenzied attack.

This time, in addition to the terrifying ghost ships, all kinds of attack forces were deployed in full force.

"The Fifth Army is in dire need of assistance! Requesting reinforcements!"

"The 23rd Army is attacked again by a ghost ship!"

"The level three planet has fallen, and after the death star system was occupied and devoured, more skeletal warriors emerged and began to encircle it!"

"General Tang's storm has become a war of attrition; warriors of the Tide Star race, please provide immediate support!"

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Urgent battlefield communications echoed as headquarters on the main planet continuously issued mobilization orders.

The inhabitants of the entire galaxy have now ceased all civil wars and infighting. The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance; if the front lines are lost, the entire galaxy will become a harvest field for the dead.

At that time, the high-ranking officials will naturally have the most advanced starships to preserve their strength and escape the star system, but what about ordinary people?

Those creatures who couldn't afford a ship ticket to escape to a safer planet could only pray silently.

Those with the ability and spaceships on the main planet have begun an emergency evacuation.

Many more lives watched the military's battle updates with trepidation.

"Brain, quickly calculate whether we can escape this calamity?" Boss Xiong was so anxious that he kept scratching his fur, and almost all the thick fur on his head fell out.

The brain, which was trembling slightly and occasionally flashing blue arcs of electricity in the glass tank, emitted a calm, resonant voice: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you buy a lot of houses while prices are unbelievably low right now.

With so many people trying to escape, housing prices plummeted and spaceship prices skyrocketed. The few dilapidated spaceships we acquired all sold for a good price.

Put your mind at ease, eat and drink as you please.

After today, we can sell the houses we've hoarded at a high price.

After a while, we'll get a cheap, decommissioned starship, and all the brothers will be able to get wives!

Upon hearing the word "wife," Xiong Laoda, now reassured, immediately leaned over the glass tank and whispered, "Then can you tell me which direction I should go to find a satisfactory wife?"

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"Captain, we must say goodbye." The goddess had already blurred into a shadow, and from a distance, the entire energy sphere appeared extremely thin, like a soap bubble floating in the wind, ready to burst at any moment.

Jiang Chen nodded and said softly, "I'm waiting to reunite with you all."

Flames were constantly emanating between the two ring-shaped devices, clearly indicating that the goddess's energy was dwindling and she was about to be unable to sustain herself, so she was forcibly reversing the energy flow.

"Oh!"

Finally, the energy ball emitted only a muffled explosion, and the screen instantly went blank.

However, what Jiang Chen received in his earpiece was the goddess's final exclamation of surprise, "My God, Captain, the situation seems to be different from what we thought..."

"Goddess?! What happened?" His question went unanswered.

After the explosion, the energy sphere and the two ring-shaped devices disappeared, leaving only Jiang Chen's starship floating alone in the vast universe.

It's not quite what I expected?

What exactly does that mean?

Even if one dies completely from exhaustion, is it possible that the soul still cannot escape its confinement?

“Host, something strange seems to have appeared on you.” The little white cat looked at him with a puzzled expression. “On the protagonist’s halo that I helped you obtain, there is now a thin layer of strange energy covering it.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen perked up. "You can sense it?"

"Sure, could it be that the ship girls gave you their energy?" The fluffy ball scratched its feet, unable to figure it out.

Since the little white cat could sense it, perhaps it succeeded...

He frowned slightly, still feeling a little uneasy. What exactly did the goddess mean by that last exclamation?

Little White twitched its big, furry ears and reminded us, "Let's hurry to the front lines and see what's going on. We wonder how things are in the Death Galaxy."

Jiang Chen piloted the starship to the battlefield.

Just as the energy ball exploded completely, the quantitative change finally led to a qualitative change.

Within the Death Galaxy, a discordant change appeared in the two slowly flowing forces: the black energy was mixed with a lot of silvery-white energy; while on the other side, the silvery-white energy looked as if several bottles of ink had been poured in.

Energy that did not belong here was repelled, and both sides gradually became agitated.

The silver-white tried to push away the abruptly integrated black, but with no way to reverse the flow, it could only be transported to the front line along the chain.

As a result, the undead mechs and even ghost ships that were supplied with chaotic energy ceased fighting and were preoccupied with their own problems. The discordant energy prevented them from successfully completing their commands and even made it impossible for them to understand what they were supposed to do.

The black energy was eager to push the silver energy away, and the conversion was happening at an even faster pace. However, the silver energy that was being injected was clearly not used to the unfamiliar environment and began to frantically release electric currents to prevent the black energy from getting close in order to avoid being contaminated.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

The internal turmoil of the dead galaxy, lacking self-cleaning capabilities, eventually escalated from minor disorder into a full-blown internal conflict.

The two energies were entangled and unable to defend themselves, while the puppet army, which served as a food reserve, received different orders, some of which began to self-destruct and others began to attack frantically, resulting in more and more explosion points.

Just as Tang Xiaoqi was watching in despair as the army of the Death Star System was about to break through the last line of defense and rush in, the invincible army suddenly stopped moving for a few seconds, either self-destructing or twisting their uncoordinated bodies to attack wildly, and some even trembled all over, generating layers of electric arcs and completely malfunctioning.

"They succeeded!" Tang Xiaoqi suddenly realized that the dangerous experiment conducted by the boss and the ship girls had succeeded when she saw the routed army of the Death Star System through the mecha screen!

Ignoring her slightly hoarse voice from fighting continuously for so long, she shouted with all her might, "Retreat! Everyone, listen to my command, retreat immediately! The Death Star System may be about to explode!"

The shockwaves caused by the galactic explosion are enormous; if you don't escape far away in time, you might be instantly vaporized into gas!

Fortunately, the army's daily repetitive training made all actions instinctive. When General Tang shouted the order for a full retreat, both the mecha soldiers and the spaceships and warships made corresponding adjustments at the same time.

Soldiers with racial talents quickly transported their comrades from the battlefield to spaceships and starships. One minute the frontline soldiers were fighting a bloody battle, and the next second they were speeding away from the area.

None of the Death Galaxy's army caught up; they were already in complete chaos.

"Boss? Boss!" Tang Xiaoqi answered Jiang Chen's number as soon as he got back to the spaceship. "Great! Your plan has succeeded! The army in the Death Star System is going crazy now, and more than half of them have already self-destructed! Are you all alright?"

Hearing the good news, Jiang Chen patted his shoulder, trying to feel the energy the little white cat had mentioned, and smiled faintly, "We're all fine."

"That's wonderful!" Tang Xiaoqi cried tears of joy and hurriedly reported the results of the scan to him.

The energy disorder inside the dead galaxy finally caused a massive explosion. At first, the impact of the explosion was only inside, but it quickly spread to the outside.

However, the galactic explosion she predicted did not occur. After the energy accumulated to a certain value, a small black hole suddenly appeared inside the dead galaxy, swallowing everything. Then the black hole disappeared, and everything returned to calm.

"Incredible!" The scientists at the command center stared in disbelief at the suddenly vanished dead galaxy on the big screen. "This is impossible! At the very least, the shockwave from the explosion should have completely wiped out all celestial bodies in the area around the battlefield."

A galaxy with such immense energy exploded and then vanished...

This is...this is utterly unbelievable!

"Although I shouldn't say it, it felt like some god was manipulating everything just now."

"This is impossible! Something must have happened! I demand to go to the scene to conduct an investigation!"

"As expected, we know nothing about the power of the universe..."

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postscript.

The generals, awakened from their slumber, returned in triumph, and all the soldiers who participated in this galactic defense war were commended.

Despite opposition, Tang Xiaoqi retired from military service and returned to his hometown.

She took her sister to a planet with a balanced, prosperous, strong, and peaceful ecosystem to start a new life.

Storm, on the other hand, was preserved on the main planet as a display of her medals.

Of course, the prerequisite for living a normal life is that if another intergalactic war breaks out, Tang Xiaoqi will still have to pilot a mecha into battle.

Those on the main star who were hoping for Jiang Chen's return never saw that starship land.

He piloted his brand-new starship, drifting through the universe, occasionally lingering on a planet for a while. But before leaving the mission world, Jiang Chen was always striving to fly further, trying to explore the mysteries at the end of the universe.

Time passed day by day, and before long, the main system's notification sound suddenly rang out.