Chapter 198: Lu Yin’s Benefactor (1/2)

The middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with bloodlust. “If we’re going to die, then don’t even think about surviving.” As he shouted, he aimed a weapon at Lu Yin’s spacecraft.

Lu Yin felt his scalp go numb as a desperate chill overcame him. He sensed extreme danger, the same feeling that he had felt moments before he was struck by that light beam back at the pirate port. He turned around, and his gaze seemed to pierce through space to see the crazed head of the Leo Clan.

“DIE!” the middle-aged man shouted, and like a madman, he fired the cannon.

Rumble!

All of a sudden, the first explosion struck the ultra-large spacecraft, causing the entire vessel to sway slightly and the weapon to lose aim. The beam of light brushed by the personal spacecraft that Lu Yin was in and shot off into empty space. Shortly after, the ultra-large spacecraft burst into flames and the entire spacecraft was consumed by a final explosion.

While Lu Yin had not been directly hit by the beam of light, it had nonetheless still damaged the hull. He could feel an extreme force pulling at him as the small spacecraft started rattling dangerously. Air was being rapidly sucked out, and the low pressure made it difficult for Lu Yin to breathe. Things were bad and this personal spacecraft was done for.

As the ominous clanking sounds intensified, Lu Yin frowned. So, in the end, I still wasn’t able to escape from the calamity on Driftcharge Planet. My death is imminent.

As his spacecraft broke apart, Lu Yin found himself drifting through outer space. The huge pressure differential nearly caused his body to explode, but fortunately, thanks to his body’s astounding physical strength, he did not die right away. He tightly held onto the hatch door. When the shockwaves from the ultra-large spacecraft’s explosion reached them, the hatch door was mercilessly launched deeper into space like a comet.

By this point, Lu Yin had already lost consciousness. He was merely a Melder and could not survive in space on his own. Death was just a matter of time, and in this situation, he unconsciously activated the Arcane Art - Fatal Revival.

Not too far away, another ultra-large spacecraft was cruising through space. Within the control room, someone exclaimed, “Sir, there’s been an explosion on our starboard. I think that a spacecraft exploded!”

“Ignore it. We’ll keep going.”

“Yes, Sir.”

But then, there was another sudden shout. “S-Sir, look! There’s someone floating through space!”

“Zoom in!” the pilot said as he frowned.

The image on the screen expanded until everyone could see who the young man was.

The pilot was surprised. “It’s him?! Save him immediately!”

Meanwhile, inside a luxurious lounge, a beautiful woman was looking at a star chart, deep in thought. The pilot’s voice suddenly came through from her gadget. “Madam, please take a look at this.”

The woman looked at her gadget and the displayed image. Her expression changed quickly as she commanded, “Save him immediately! I’ll be right there.”

Not long after, Lu Yin was secured and brought into the spacecraft. Someone quickly transported him to the sickbay, and a number of doctors began treating him.

“Madam, this child’s injuries are too serious. It’s a miracle that he’s even alive.”

“What a powerful body. It’s comparable to an Explorer’s.”

“His innards are seriously injured, and his injuries seem to be getting worse. It’s as if his regenerative abilities are being repressed.”

“Huh? He’s only a Melder? It’s a miracle that he even managed to survive in space.”

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“I didn’t think we’d end up meeting him again so soon, madam,” the pilot whispered.

This woman was Madam Nalan. As she watched the doctors discussing amongst themselves, she had a strange look in her eyes. “It’s fate. In this vast universe, it’d be unlikely to run into an entire planet even with your eyes closed, and yet, we have managed to run into this same person twice. And on top of that, each time was at a moment when he needed help the most.”

“You’re his benefactor,” the pilot said with a grin.

Madam Nalan watched as Lu Yin was being treated, and the corner of her lips quirked up. “His benefactor? Perhaps I am.”

There was still about half a month left before the Astral Combat Tournament started, and currently, Lu Yin was being treated by Madam Nalan.

For seven consecutive days, every doctor on the Nalan Family spacecraft did everything in their power to treat Lu Yin, and they barely managed to keep him alive. The price that they had to pay was immense, and many precious herbs from the Innerverse had been used on him.

“How is he?” Madam Nalan inquired as she observed Lu Yin lying naked in the nutritional fluid without even blinking.

A doctor whispered back, “The child’s injuries are quite serious, and he doesn’t have the ability to heal himself. However, despite all that, he’s managed to remain alive. After all of our efforts, he’ll live, but it’s hard to tell when he’ll wake up.”

Madam Nalan acknowledged his report with a nod.

At this moment, the door opened, and a girl in a long white dress with refined features walked in. The most attention-grabbing aspect about her was the sword on her back. It wasn’t an ancient, detailed sword like those from Ten Thousand Swords Peak, but rather, it was attention-grabbing in its simple design. One could even say that it had no style.

“Who is this person?” the girl asked. She also looked straight at Lu Yin, as if she didn’t even acknowledge that he was of a different gender.

Nalan smiled. “He’s your classmate from Astral-10, Lu Yin.”

The girl was surprised. “Astral-10? I thought that it had disappeared.”

“You really don’t know much about the Outerverse. This child is much more than he seems. He’s the leader of Astral-10, just like how you are the leader of your academy,” Madam Nalan said.

The girl was surprised and eyed Lu Yin once more. Regardless of what state Astral-10 was currently in, becoming a leader was no easy feat. However, he was a mere Melder.

“Since Astral-10 still exists, I don’t need to rush back to the Innerverse anymore. I’ll go straight to Astral-10,” the girl firmly stated.

Madam Nalan’s eyes lit up, “Of course! How could I have forgotten? Astral-10 is closer, so I’ll contact them.”

Meanwhile, within Astral-10, the Sandmaster stood quietly in the sand while sizing up Big Pao and Little Pao. The two brothers were exchanging glances.

“You know, Little Pao, I’m getting old. Why don’t you give the position of Astral-10’s seed to me? I’ll remember it forever.”

“No, I want to be the seeded student.”

“Don’t you know anything about humility?”