Chapter 61: Walking with You

“Lei, I’m going with you!” Yan Siyu looked into Lin Lei’s eyes and said firmly.

“What?” Lin Lei was confused.

“What!” Yan Qingming was furious.

Lin Lei looked at Yan Siyu, who had her red lips pressed tight and a resolute expression on her face. Just as he was about to ask a question, he was interrupted by Yan Qingming’s angry voice.

“This is impossible. If you go with him, how will I explain it to our parents when I return? How can I let you go? Do you think just because he is an Earthling and might be physically strong, he can ensure your safety? In this Universe, physical strength is not everything!”

“Exactly for that reason, I must go with Lin Lei. Brother, this time I can’t listen to you.” Yan Siyu had made her decision and would not back down. She had finally found Lin Lei, and she could not bear to be separated from him again. After three years apart, she had already missed too much.

Yan Qingming smiled bitterly. She said she wouldn’t listen to him this time, but it seemed she never listened to him every time, and it always ended with his compromise. However, this time, Yan Qingming was also adamant. This was no small matter, and there was no room for negotiation.

Yan Siyu pestered him relentlessly, but Yan Qingming refused to yield. Moreover, his gaze toward Lin Lei became increasingly unfriendly.

Lin Lei also felt that having Yan Siyu follow him was not very reliable. He stood up, walked to the doorway of the room, and then turned around to say, “Siyu, you don’t need to accompany me. I am used to traveling alone! Hehe.”

With that, he left the room alone.

Lin Lei walked along the corridor of the Galaxy Flight. Regardless of the glances he received from passengers along the way, they all saluted him. Lin Lei’s series of actions had truly won the respect, or more accurately, awe, of everyone.

Unknowingly, Lin Lei arrived at the Starry Corridor of the Galaxy Flight. Miraculously, this platform exposed at the end of the spaceship, which was purely for viewing, had not been destroyed by the war.

Lin Lei walked to the place where he and Fuweili had once stopped. Recalling the past scene, he smiled self-deprecatingly. The person he loved was gone, leaving no trace behind.

A slight noise came from behind. Lin Lei turned around and saw Wild Beast Meng. For some unknown reason, this creature had become much stronger in the past few days, but it still relied on and trusted Lin Lei. It was looking at Lin Lei curiously, its eyes innocent yet very pure.

Lin Lei envied it a little. This little creature never had worries and lived carefree, enjoying the happiness brought by ignorance.

Wisdom gave intelligent creatures a status above all other things, but it also became the source of pain for them!

Captain Lucius also came to the Starry Corridor and stood quietly beside Lin Lei. The two of them watched the gray-green Black Prison Star outside together.

“What’s wrong? Do you have something to tell me?” Lin Lei broke the silence, stroking Meng’s head with one hand.

Lucius chuckled, his face full of joy. “We have contacted the rescue signal. At most in a day, the rescue team of the Star Alliance will arrive. We are out of danger.”

“Congratulations, that is indeed good news.” Lin Lei said somewhat perfunctorily, because this was not his good news; it was even irrelevant to him.

Lucius’s smile faded. He asked seriously, “Lei, do you really not plan to return to Orlantis Star with me? I was planning to marry my daughter to you. Don’t worry, my daughter is very beautiful and gentle. Don’t you consider it?”

Lin Lei said calmly, “You are joking, Captain Lucius. I have already made my decision. Thank you for your kindness.”

Seeing Lin Lei’s resolute attitude, Lucius gave up his thought of recruiting him. This mysterious super soldier was so unruly that the Orlantis civilization might hardly be able to control him. No, it should be said that civilizations below Level 11 in the Galaxy could not control him!

“Then alright, we are still friends, right? You saved my life, which is a fact. I will never forget this favor. I also know your aspirations. While I am powerless on a larger scale, in the future, when you are prepared and have the ability to seek help from the Star Alliance, I will support you to the best of my ability. I have been a captain for thirty years and still have some influence in interstellar space.”

This was exactly what Lin Lei wanted. Lucius’s words meant that his efforts on this trip were not in vain.

Lucius paused and continued, “There is one more thing I came to tell you. Do you remember that Tiansuo spaceship? The one you drove when the pirates attacked. You were really lucky. The ships on the Galaxy Flight were basically mid-journey boardings with depleted energy, but that Tiansuo still had more than half of its energy.”

Lin Lei’s heart skipped a beat. Was the owner coming to claim it back? He would have to use a lot of words to explain that returning the spaceship was out of the question. He had plenty of reasons to explain that the spaceship had gone missing.

“What’s wrong? I couldn’t find that spaceship either. Don’t tell me someone wants me to compensate?” If anyone really wanted him to compensate, Lin Lei wouldn’t mind secretly eliminating them. The reason was that he simply couldn’t afford to pay.

That Tiansuo spaceship was more expensive than this YC0056 Flight. It was a premium series of Tiansuo spaceships, worth nine million Galactic Universal Currencies.

“No, no, no. In fact, the owner of that spaceship died in the attack of the Ancient Giant Falcon. When that energy conduit exploded, he was unfortunate, and his cabin was right next to it. The result… no remains were left!” Lucius shrugged.

Then he patted Lin Lei’s arm and said meaningfully, “I checked the identity of the ship’s owner. He was a fallen royal descendant who was fleeing. He came on the Galaxy Flight solely to take refuge. No one would stand up for him. So, if you can find that spaceship, it belongs to you!”

Oh, there was such a good thing? This surprised Lin Lei. Compared to others, this spaceship was much more useful to Lin Lei.

With this spaceship, he could travel freely throughout the Galaxy, going wherever he wanted. The probability of encountering opportunities in the future would increase significantly.

Lin Lei gave Lucius a look of sincere gratitude. Lucius smiled back. Everything was understood without words.

“Alright, I have to go back and arrange the rescue affairs. Remember, if you really have nowhere to go in the future, come to Orlantis Star. We will always open our arms to you.” Lucius waved his hand and turned to leave.

Lin Lei smiled. Although he knew Lucius’s purpose, he did not feel disgusted by anything this person did, because he was very honest.

It seemed that he was not as alone as he had imagined. There were still some upright people in the Galaxy.

It was time to leave. Lin Lei issued a command to the System in his mind, asking it to summon back the Tiansuo spaceship that had been hiding and following the Galaxy Flight.

He had a mysterious feeling, as if someone was calling him. An inexplicable impulse made him want to return to Earth as soon as possible to take a look. Perhaps he would discover something there.

Yes, Black Prison Star was alive. How could the Earth, which once nurtured humanity, not be alive? It must be calling out to Lin Lei. As soon as Lin Lei thought this, he found the feeling in his mind becoming stronger and clearer.

An image came into his mind: the blue Earth, beautiful and crystal clear. Suddenly, thousands of intense white light spots flashed on the Earth’s surface. This was nuclear explosion! And not nuclear fission uranium or plutonium bombs, but super-yield nuclear fusion weapons, hydrogen bombs!

These true Demons raised dust that covered the sky and obscured the sun, blasting through the weak points of the crust, triggering large-scale volcanic eruptions, and causing earthquakes of high magnitude everywhere. Most of the creatures on Earth were killed immediately.

The surviving creatures froze to death, starved to death, or were killed by radiation after the nuclear winter arrived. Some were captured by the Layite People. The entire Earth became a hell.

The Earth, which had originally been crystal clear like a diamond, disappeared, becoming a gray, lifeless planet.

After seeing all this, Lin Lei looked up at the sky. There were no tears, but he was sad to the extreme!

The Tiansuo spaceship had silently parked on a damaged platform of the Galaxy Flight, quietly waiting for Lin Lei to board.

Lin Lei walked toward the mecha room, entered the Night Demon Mecha, brought Wild Beast Meng with him, and prepared to leave quietly.

“Lei, don’t think about leaving alone!” What came from behind was Yan Siyu’s pure voice, with a hint of resentment.

Lin Lei turned around awkwardly and answered directly using the mind communication skill given to him by the System. “Yan Siyu, why are you following? Didn’t you go back with your brother?”

“Yes, I went back, but I came out again. I set up a teleportation point here. It’s just an instant to go and come back. Hurry up and take me with you, or my brother will take me back again!” There was a hint of anxiety in Yan Siyu’s eyes; it seemed she had sneaked out.

Alright, alright. Since she insisted on following, Lin Lei was not going to refuse. He would take her for a spin and then send her back to Ao Star.

“Then come here.” Lin Lei extended the arm of the mecha, letting Yan Siyu sit on it.

In the past, he would never have dared to do this because he couldn’t control such delicate force at that time. He would have easily crushed the person. Now, it was extremely easy. He operated the Night Demon Mecha gently and coordinately like a living creature. This was a peak level of skill!

After Yan Siyu sat steady, Lin Lei slowly increased the speed of the mecha. The acceleration was less than one G, out of fear of injuring her. If he were alone, he could reach the Tiansuo spaceship within a second.

The Tiansuo spaceship had advanced teleportation light technology. So, although it stayed in the vacuum outside the flight, it could create a temporary air channel through the teleportation light. Therefore, Lin Lei did not worry about the damage to Yan Siyu from the vacuum environment.

Of course, Wild Beast Meng also followed the spaceship.

One minute later, this Tiansuo-class spaceship traced a silver light and disappeared into the depths of the starry sky at high Curvature speed.

Only two people on the Galaxy Flight noticed this spaceship leaving: one was Lucius, and the other was the pursuing Yan Qingming.

“Yan Siyu, do you not regret it?” On the spaceship, Lin Lei asked this beautiful girl.

His life was destined to be full of hardships and setbacks. Even the most beautiful fantasies of a girl would be ground down by reality.

“No, I want to walk with you!” Yan Siyu’s face flushed slightly, but her voice was incredibly firm. She added secretly in her heart: and witness the legend of the person she loved.

Lin Lei had originally planned to leave quietly alone, but unexpectedly, a beautiful elf followed him behind. No matter how firm his heart was like a rock, he could not avoid the tenderness deep in his soul.