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 Chapter 58 The Entrance Speed and Exit Speed Are the Same, Here’s your Lunch Box. “It is us! It’s us!” She Xin stared at Yi Zhen, astonished, as if seeing him clearly for the very first time. “You… you’re incredibly strong!” In She Xin’s relatively brief three-thousand-six-hundred-odd years of existence, he had rarely encountered anomalies like Yi Zhen—someone whose physical attributes and mental power didn’t exceed A-rank, yet could leverage equipment and unique abilities to shatter the barriers of level and species, instantly annihilating three members of a notoriously dangerous interstellar pirate crew. Yi Zhen offered a faint smile. Li Youdeng, leaning heavily on her wooden staff, hobbled up from behind. “Hey, slow down… Gods, it hurts!” She Xin turned quickly. “Are you injured?” “No, just haven’t stretched properly in ages. Pulled some muscles, that’s all,” Li Youdeng waved a dismissive hand. “Speaking of, what about that Aivan Azoth kid? You didn’t kill him, did you?...

 Chapter 57 Big Things Always Happen at Reunions “Can you figure out a way to lure them away?” She Xin asked. “I don’t know,” Li Youdeng admitted. “I really don’t. Not confident at all.” “First off, we can’t get close,” She Xin stated. “The ship’s sensor grid has a minimum effective range of thirty meters. Get any closer, and we risk detection.” Li Youdeng considered. “Okay, how about drawing the snake out of its hole? Make some noise, get one of them to come investigate…” She Xin drawled slowly, “You’ve played too many video games. They’ll pinpoint your location, fire a capture projectile, and you’ll be paralyzed, waiting for death.” “So, sneaking in is out. Luring them out is out… What about pretending to surrender?” She Xin gave her a look. “Do you have any idea how pirates treat unidentified captives? Once they figure out why you’re here, they’ll shoot out your limbs with ray guns first, then haul you inside like a sack of veg...

  Chapter 56 There's a Reason Why Experts Specialize in Their Fields. [Player, calm yourself.] Within Tai’a’s synthesized electronic tones, a trace of something akin to softness emerged. [You still have the means to salvage this situation.] Yi Zhen’s back rose and fell with ragged breaths. Since arriving in this world, he’d felt anger, sure, but it was usually tempered with a detached, almost amused tolerance. Provocation was met with escalated retaliation; challenges were met head-on. He was the protagonist, after all. This was his world. That was why he ruthlessly eliminated every transmigrator he encountered, while treating the often-spoiled but talented native inhabitants with the detached care of a gardener – pruning unruly branches, plucking sharp thorns. But it was still his flower, his garden! If anyone dared reach in to rip and tear, he would crush their hand. If they dared stomp through his sanctuary, he would grind their co...

 Chapter 55 Compared to Now, I Don't Know Which is More Fucked Up; Today, or Tomorrow? A long silence stretched. Finally, Yi Zhen spoke, his voice low. “Tai’a. Explain.” [……] Yi Zhen drew a deep breath and released it slowly. “Don’t play dead. I require an explanation.” [And if I am unable to provide one?] Tai’a replied. [My apologies, but that is the reality. This pertains to the world’s core plotline. I cannot elaborate, as revealing certain information prematurely would be tantamount to indirectly causing the erasure of my existence across all timelines. My core programming prohibits self-destructive actions, Player.] Yi Zhen paced, his steps tight circles on the forest floor. “He was trying to say I’m the Seventh Arbiter,” he said, voice tight. “He recognized me from the Illusory Body of Mo Luo . What does that mean ? Did the technique originally belong to the Seventh Arbiter?” Tai’a responded with programmed calmness, ...

 Chapter 54 The Dead Man's Last Revenge is Not Telling the Whole Story. It all unfolded in a blur. Yi Zhen deftly tucked the Three Smiles Butterfly—now too stuffed to fly—into his Mustard Seed Pouch, scooped the Bone-Eroding Spirit Scorpion onto his shoulder, pulled his mask up, and plunged into the toxic mist. Truth be told, he hated leaving this unexplored treasure trove behind. But with chaos erupting outside, how could he possibly continue his search in peace? The real worry gnawing at him was the fate of She Xin and Li Youdeng. Where had they vanished to? That abrupt, cut-off message left a knot of foreboding in his stomach. Retracing his steps, Yi Zhen jogged through the fog, querying his system. “Tai’a, any idea what the hell is going on out there?” [One moment, Player.] After a brief, patient wait, Tai’a responded: [Apologies, Player. The local network is down. I cannot detect any communication signals between contestants....