Two Mechas, one red and one white, landed on a desolate planet. The land was a wasteland of rubble and scattered stones.

The formidable Hongying Mecha lunged at the white Mecha, throwing a heavy punch. The white Mecha raised its arm to block.

The Battle Armors collided, sending sparks flying with a deafening crash.

"I’ll ask you, where is Yu Yu?" Su Yan’s voice came through the Mecha, laced with a cold, mechanical indifference.

"Heh, you want to know?" Si Yu’s voice, also coming from his Mecha, carried a bone-chilling coldness. "Then kneel before me!"

The next second, the white Mecha landed a heavy kick on the Hongying Mecha’s leg. It flipped over, gaining the upper hand, and slammed its fist into the Hongying Mecha’s face. A massive Laser Cannon instantly emerged from the white Mecha’s back, aimed straight at Su Yan.

It was a ruthless move, clearly intended to kill him.

At the same time, a laser from Su Yan’s Hongying Mecha violently collided with the oncoming cannon blast.

The Hongying Mecha’s head smashed violently into the white Mecha’s. Accompanied by the deafening boom of the Laser Cannon, both Mechas were thrown backward.

Inside their cockpits, both men coughed up a mouthful of blood, their spiritual power fluctuating violently.

The Hongying Mecha slowly, unwillingly, got back up. As did the white Mecha.

The two Mechas powerfully charged at each other once more.

"Yu Yu, where are you?!" The Hongying Mecha’s eyes glowed crimson.

"You dare covet what’s mine." The white Mecha charged the Hongying Mecha, its every move ruthless and aimed to kill.

’If I kill this man, my Yu Yu will belong only to me, forever.’

A massive Light Cannon flared with blinding light. Both Mechas were battered and broken from the fierce battle.

The crimson eyes of the Hongying Mecha dimmed. Many of its parts were destroyed. Wires and electricity sparked intermittently, and black smoke billowed out.

A figure materialized beside the Mecha, dropping to one knee on the chaotic, muddy ground. He braced himself with one hand on the earth as he spat out a spray of blood.

Su Yan dug his hands deep into the ground. His Spiritual Domain trembled, his ears rang, and his head throbbed with pain.

Across from him, Si Yu’s Mecha had also overloaded, ejecting him as well. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he staggered to his feet. He pulled out a laser gun and aimed it at the red-haired young man kneeling on the ground.

’To be able to pilot a Mecha so easily at such a young age.’

Si Yu’s eyes were dark, his mouth covered in blood, yet he gave a crazed smile. ’But he won’t get the chance to grow any older.’

Just as he was about to fire the laser gun...

A bullet pierced clean through his wrist, and the laser gun fell to the ground.

"Captain!" A fleet of Starships appeared on the horizon.

The Light Cannons of the countless Starships filling the sky were all aimed at Si Yu.

Against the dark, heavy sky, the Starships filled the expanse, looking like a field of stars.

But they weren’t stars. They were Starships, ready to fire their Light Cannons.

Si Yu stood alone, completely surrounded.

"Get on the ground! Hands on your head!" A cold voice boomed from a Starship.

Si Yu’s dark green eyes, however, held a crazed amusement. He raised his left hand, forming it into the shape of a gun and pointing it at the sky. His lip stud glinted dazzlingly as he smiled faintly. "Now, you’re the ones who will be dropping your weapons."

The Starship fleet commander was about to give the order to attack when suddenly, all the control screens on the Starships dissolved into gibberish. Realizing what was happening, he hastily commanded: "All Starships, activate backup defensive mode!"

"BOOM!"

Si Yu’s blood-stained lips twitched. Behind the Imperial Starships, numerous tracking Light Cannons suddenly appeared and rushed forward. One by one, the Starships were blown up, lighting up the entire sky with explosions.

"Boss!" A Starship landed behind Si Yu.

Si Yu boarded the Starship, his long silver hair flying out behind him, his hand dripping blood.

"Boss, look out!" Zhe Feng threw himself behind Si Yu just as a bullet tore through Zhe Feng’s shoulder.

Si Yu glanced to the side and saw that the red-haired young man on the ground had, at some point, struggled back to his feet. His crimson eyes, looking as if they were stained with blood, were locked on him.

He was holding the gun.

The Starship’s hatch closed, shutting away the murderous intent that both men felt for each other.

After the hatch closed, Si Yu swallowed the blood that rose in his throat. His spiritual power had been causing him excruciating pain, but he hadn’t shown it. Now, unable to bear it any longer, he collapsed.

"Boss!"

...

"The boss is hurt?" Zhe Heng asked, sitting in a Starship and looking at Zhe Feng on his Light Brain. "You’re hurt too?"

The last time, he had let his guard down, and the female had injected him with something. His subordinates, realizing he hadn’t boarded the ship, had come looking for him. They found him unconscious by a hidden door. The situation was critical, as the Imperial Army was already aboard their vessel.

His subordinates had no choice but to bring him back to the Starship and leave.

Seeing that Zhe Heng was not with the female, Zhe Feng frowned slightly. "The boss ordered you to bring the female back. Where is she?"

"The female is gone." Zhe Heng’s eyelids drooped slightly. "I will go back and accept my punishment from the boss."

"Zhe Heng, how could you mess up something so important?" Zhe Feng’s brows furrowed deeply. After a long silence, he said, "When the boss gets out of the Healing Pod, and you’re back... not even I will be able to save you."

After he said that, the Light Brain connection was cut.

On the other side, Su Yan was also sent back to the Imperial Army for treatment. Both men had fought to a mutual, devastating loss.

...

Sunlight dappled through the leaves, casting a harsh glare. A white stone statue looked even more blinding under the daylight.

Jiang Zheyu squinted, her eyes uncomfortable. Her heart hadn’t yet settled, her forehead was still slick with sweat, and her steps remained heavy.

The man led them for a while before stopping in front of a house.

He turned to look at them. "You’re very lucky. You’ve been assigned to our Star Network solo livestreaming team. Here, as long as you earn ten thousand Star Coins a day—it doesn’t matter if you stream on the Dark Web or the regular Star Network—you’ll be exempt from punishment once you meet your daily quota."

No one was happy to hear this news.

’Ten thousand a day? That’s way too difficult, even for a Beastman streamer.’

"There’s no quota for your first day of streaming. Today, you’ll get familiar with our team and see how the high-earning seniors do it. You can start streaming tomorrow, and you’ll be exempt from punishment then, too. But if you don’t meet the requirement on the second day, you’ll face a very terrible punishment."

The man gave a shallow smile and started walking again. "Come on. I’ll take you to see how our top-performing seniors do it."

’Jiang Zheyu felt her blood run cold. This group leader was one of the few individuals with an S++ Spiritual Power Level.’

’Her luck was just terrible.’

’Besides, she had no desire to watch a live demonstration. It was definitely not going to be any kind of wholesome stream.’