1157 Desecrated (2/2)

\”Are they ready?\” Z0-11 asked before Straz could even open his mouth.

\”Yes, leader. They are ready.\”

\”Where are they?! I need to get back,\” said Jiang Fei. There was a sense of urgency that leaked through his bark.

\”Please hold,\” said Straz as he exchanged a subtle look with Z0-11. He turned around and a large carrier came in hovering from the other side of the oval hall. They were carrying the Energy Crystals that Jiang Fei had requested.

\”Sorry. I'm running a little late here, so…\”

Jiang Fei could not wait for the carrier to slowly hover from across the hall. He leaped forward and zoomed toward the carrier instead. Once Jiang Fei placed the ring on the carrier, all five million Energy Crystals were absorbed into the ring in less than a second.

Once he was done, he turned to Z0-11 and said, \”I have something to tend to at home. Please send me back now.\”

Without Ariel, Jiang Fei could not teleport himself back. He needed Z0-11 to send him back.

\”Going back so soon? Since you are already here, perhaps you should inspect the ship's construction,\” said Z0-11. Right now, if Jiang Fei were to return to Winter Islands, he would surely be killed by the other Unknowns. There was no need for all the trouble if Z0-11 wanted him dead.

\”I'm sorry. I'm really rushing here. Please send me back home now,\” said Jiang Fei. He was in a rush because of Isabella and not because of the attack on Winter Islands.

\”It'll only take a while,\” said Z0-11, still attempting to have Jiang Fei remain on the moon base.

\”I--\”

Just as Jiang Fei opened his mouth, he felt a shift in the temporal space around him.

\”What's going on?!\” Z0-11 asked when it also felt the disturbance.

\”Warning! Abnormality in spacetime detected!\” The alarm inside the oval hall started blaring. At that moment, the shift that he felt earlier became stronger. A rift opened up violently and a person dropped out of it.

\”Ariel!? What are you doing?!\” Jiang Fei shouted nervously when he saw Ariel coming out of the rift with blood covering her face and clothes.

\”Dar...ling… please… save us…\”

Those were the only words she could utter before losing consciousness. She was already running low on energy and even so, she had forced herself to teleport to the moon to deliver the message. That was the last ounce of energy she could muster as she persisted on until she saw Jiang Fei.

\”TAKE ME BACK NOW!\” Jiang Fei roared with so much power that the oval hall reverberated and shook a little.

Ariel was the only person capable of teleporting and if she was already covered in blood, it went without saying that something terrible had happened back home. If his parents or anyone close to him were harmed, Jiang Fei would snap.