Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 118: A Big Hug (1)

As Kenji charged into Misty Land, his subordinate instinctively wanted to follow him, but was rooted to the spot by his order to "take over the commanding position."

By this time, there weren’t many space pirates left on the field. It was no longer necessary for Kenji to use his psychic power to control them extensively. So, the subordinate swiftly took over the command, orderly directing the other soldiers in their attack.

Kenji saw the message from Yuka signaling her safety, but it was from over ten minutes ago. Now, Yuka was in danger, and he was still on his way there.

He rushed through Misty Land, several times colliding with trees and stones along the path. He wasn’t sure if it was the dizziness caused by overusing his psychic power or the intense nervousness and pounding heartbeat.

With trembling hands, he wanted to open his opticomputer to check Yuka’s current status in the live broadcast. But he retracted his hand, almost evasively, fearing he might see the worst-case scenario he had imagined.

Anxiety and regret swirled in his chest. Clutching the edge of the control panel, Kenji felt a bittersweet taste rising in his throat. If only he had known, he would have accepted Yuka’s request to transfer departments and reported it to the UUA president, letting Yuka go to the field she loved. Whether she wanted to live a lazy life or anything else, he shouldn’t have kept silent for the sake of his own selfish motives, just to see her more.

In the audience outside, some noticed Kenji breaking away from the Alliance Army’s team. However, their questioning comments were quickly buried under messages of concern and support for Pinky.

Yonda also noticed Kenji’s unusual move, seemingly towards Yuka’s location. Yet he kept his suspicions to himself, just paying extra attention to the situation.

In reality, Yuka’s situation wasn’t as bad as everyone thought.

Her mecha was only seriously damaged in one mechanical leg, while the other parts were intact. Despite a hole in the shoulder, it didn’t hinder her movements.

This wasn’t the first time that she had faced such a severe situation. Yuka quickly wrapped her severed mechanical leg with psychic power and reattached it. After ensuring its functionality, she flipped over.

Her original weapon, the chained hammer, was lost in the blast and mist. Unable to retrieve it immediately, Yuka picked up a long sword dropped nearby and used it to stand up.

Donny, not far from the explosion, was in a mecha that suffered less damage than Yuka’s. She only experienced a mild ringing in her ears.

When she fell, her cockpit faced the mecha of Number 666. She watched in amazement as the pilot of the 666 mecha calmly reattached their blown-off mechanical leg and then stood up, charging forward with the sword in hand, showing no signs of the prior injury.

Donny’s eyes widened in shock, her mouth slightly open, as she wondered in disbelief how this was possible.

The spectators, including Yonda, were astonished.

Yonda clenched his fist over his mouth to stop himself from shouting out loud. He marveled at Yuka’s astonishing psychic power, reassessing her abilities. He was puzzled why a talent like Yuka hadn’t been specially recruited by the UUA or the Alliance Army.

He knew the old-timers, led by General Fleet Admiral, wouldn’t miss such a promising candidate. Yuka’s previous actions of hiding her abilities seemed strange. ’Why haven’t they recruited her yet? Is there a special reason for it?’

Under the watchful eyes of the audience and Donny, Yuka swiftly plunged her sword into the cockpit of an enemy mecha that was still trying to rise, causing it to crash. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Quickly withdrawing her sword and kicking the now-dead space pirate and his mecha aside, she faced two more pirates attacking her from both sides.

Donny wanted to help, but she realized her body was too sore and weak from the recent exertion and sudden halt. Any attempt to assist might just be a hindrance. She sat anxiously, trying not to disturb Yuka’s performance.

Yuka remained calm under the simultaneous attacks from the space pirates. She forcefully kicked the mecha in front of her, sending it flying backwards with a loud crash. As she lifted her foot, she leaned back and stabbed the mecha behind her in a swift motion.

The space pirate in the rear tried to retreat but was caught by Yuka. She grabbed his mechanical arm, pulling him in and flinging him over her back, where he landed on top of the first mecha she had kicked away.

The mecha pinned at the bottom suffered two impacts, breaking a mechanical arm and leg. The one on top was merely dazed for a moment and quickly recovered, dodging Yuka’s slashing sword and rolling away before springing up.

This space pirate, surprised by the emergence of such a tough opponent among the first-year students, felt a growing urge to retreat.

Yuka, sensing the enemy’s attempt to escape towards the mist’s edge, immediately turned her sword in that direction, preparing to deal with this fleeing space pirate.

She swung her sword down at him. The pirate hastily used his longsword to block, but under Yuka’s overwhelming force, the sword still started to shift towards his cockpit.

In a panic and sweating profusely, the pirate feared letting go would get himself killed but also contemplated fleeing by releasing his grip.

Finally, he decided to gamble, releasing his longsword abruptly, causing Yuka’s downward force to deviate. Yuka’s longsword did not hit his cockpit as he had feared, and he turned to run. But before he could take a step, he felt a tremendous force on the bend of his mechanical leg, forcing him to kneel.

The guy clumsily tried to crawl forward but was soon pierced through the cockpit from behind by Yuka’s sword.

Yuka pulled out her sword and turned to face the last space pirate mecha. This pirate, who thought he could escape unnoticed, stiffened when he realized he was being pursued by Yuka. Despite his broken mechanical leg, he tried to run faster but was quickly overtaken and his cockpit was split open by Yuka’s sword.

After defeating the space pirates, Yuka stood with her sword, listening to the system broadcasting the situation across the whole place.

Donny, who had been watching, tightly clenched her hands. She mustered the strength to stand up and nervously approached Yuka, whom she admired, intending to bravely ask for her name.

Yuka, hearing the noise behind her, turned and tossed an opticomputer to Donny, who caught it instinctively.

Yuka’s voice was gentle and sweet as she advised, "Open the live broadcast, pick a safe route out. I’m leaving now."

Hearing the familiar voice, Donny’s hands tightened around the opticomputer, nearly crushing it. She stammered, her voice trembling, "Yuka? Is that you?"

Yuka slightly tilted her head and asked Donny, "Hmm, what’s up?"

"It’s you!" Donny rushed forward, gripping Yuka’s mechanical arm in her excitement, her words jumbled, "It’s you, right? That night..."

"Shh—" Yuka raised a finger of her mechanical hand in a hushing gesture, then withdrew her arm from Donny’s grasp, saying, "It’s me. I need to leave first, you guys should get out quickly."

The live stream’s comments turned into a sea of excited screams.

[Wow, Pinky fights so fast and looks so cool, I love her!]

[Wait, what about that night? Finish your sentence!]

[What secrets are you keeping from your esteemed VIP viewers? Spill it out, or I’ll make a fuss!]

[The one talking to the Chosen One seems to be Donny Horn. If it’s her, I think I know what she’s referring to about that night.]

With the revelation of Donny Horn’s name, and some details from those involved, the fans pieced together the events of the masked prom night. They discovered that Yuka was the one who wore a dress and fought off the parasites.

[So, what else has the Chosen One been up to behind our backs?]

[Parasites are disgusting. Pinky is so brave; she saved many people.]

[Come on, what other secrets are you hiding from us?]

Roukujou felt vindicated; he knew Pinky was special.

At Central Square, under the big screen, Mr. Bald was equally excited. Now he realized that the "surprise" Yuka had mentioned was this revelation. It turned out that the annoying girl who often hung around his betting stand was the legendary "Lady"!

Now he could boast about being a consultant for the "Lady" team in his future betting games, sure to attract more bets.

He was so engrossed in thoughts of future profits that he forgot any promises he might have made.

Unlike the excited reactions online, Yonda was plunged into deep worry. ’Something isn’t right. If Yuka has caused such a commotion that night, the Alliance Army must have known about it. So why haven’t they recruited Yuka into their team? Is there a conspiracy?’

Meanwhile, in the valley map, Yuka, unaware of her identity being further revealed, hadn’t gone far.

She had just been informed by the butler that four students were heading her way, followed by a dozen space pirates. She shook the chain of her hammer, which she had recently retrieved, standing ready for their arrival.

Then, with a loud "boom"—

A few hundred meters away, there was a loud explosion from a cannon.