From the Abyss of Stars Part 2

Vol-2: 063. Entropic Disorder Increase

"...Seeking death and glory once again? Rest assured, you will not fall here."

The Vulture's fuselage was covered with strange burn scars and rust, as if it had endured decades of wear in mere seconds.

The fighter's engines died, leaving it suspended mid-air.

At 150,000 meters above the Earth, anything that entered the Chaos Cloud was swiftly consumed by electric charges and corrosive forces, rapidly decaying and aging as though centuries passed in a second.

Alloys began to degrade, composite fibers turned to wood, and even gold-infused glass slowly dissolved.

Bursting into the red-black cloud, Li Aozi immediately surrounded himself with a gravity vortex, creating a dust-free zone around him. Using his tendrils, he latched onto Yelivov's stalled Vulture, pulling it away from the cloud before entropy could erode the tendrils.

Bam!

Once the Vultures exited the Chaos Cloud, they immediately resumed function, entering autopilot mode. But Li Aozi's tendrils, after only ten seconds of exposure to the Chaos, were completely decayed. He pried open one Vulture's cockpit and transferred Yelivov to the healthier fighter, then ignited the wreckage with 【Natural Ignition】, letting it melt as it plummeted into the desert.

"What a waste... A complete Vulture could've fetched a nice price."

But compared to the fallen Vulture, Li Aozi valued the two surviving pilots more.

Magath and Yelivov.

Beyond the immediate importance of the emergency event and the pilots' inherent value, these two held significant meaning for Li Aozi.

Beta-tier elites could be created through effort, but...

Beta-tier pilots, capable of balancing physical prowess, reflexes, intelligence, and psychological resilience, were much rarer than ordinary warriors.

These two Frost-Plated pilots were among the few destined to join the players in boarding Galaxis civilization ships to obliterate Blue Star's heroes.

Yes, heroes.

While destroying Blue Star sounded anti-human, there were survivors on the planet—though the circumstances were dire. If Blue Star wasn't destroyed, the entropic lords dwelling within the planet's core would devour the universe.

The entropic lords wielded terrifying power, harbingers of the universe's end. Even if wiped from existence, they would rise again on the day of heat death.

Put simply, the entropic lords were a universal mechanism.

Back then, destroying Blue Star was the only viable option, with at least 70% of the population evacuated. But if the entropic lords awakened, not even the 13th narrative entity, the "Empire of Heroes," could save the galaxy from annihilation.

Galaxis refused to bear the guilt of universal destruction, so they asked the Blue Star people to destroy their home, respecting their choice.

This left the burden of infamy on those who ventured into space. They sought to save their world, only to find that mercy was an illusion. Their duty was euthanasia.

Ultimately, only players and a few determined Blue Star citizens could bear this tragic responsibility.

They destroyed their own home to save their people, but now they faced the scorn of their kin.

Li Aozi once found it unremarkable. Players could simply leave, but NPCs had to stay and rebuild.

Now, however, his view had changed. He felt respect and sympathy for these pilots who shouldered such responsibility despite the scorn they would face.

"Weakness is a sin."

Li Aozi mused to himself.

If the entropic lords had resided on the homeworld of a narrative civilization, no one would dare question those who chose to destroy their own planet.

They would be lauded as heroes—symbols of high civilization's resolve, unfazed by emotion, forever making the right choice.

People worship power and victory, even at the cost of denying the weak—though they themselves may be among the weak.

As one who had destroyed this world himself, Li Aozi was filled with mixed feelings.

"Those trapped on the ground can never understand the vastness of the cosmos and its tolerance. They only turn their gaze to their nearby companions."

But that would change. Li Aozi was confident that under his control, Blue Star would unite as one.

People had to reach for the stars!

Li Aozi deposited the captured pilots and their jets on the ground, contacting Bermudes' soldiers to collect them. Then he grabbed two heavy bombs and shot back into the sky.

Before leaving Granat, he decided to leave the Frost-Plated Republic with a lasting lesson.

As Li Aozi ascended toward the Frost-Plated airport, a wounded man slowly opened his eyes in Granat's capital hospital. A line of text appeared on his retina:

【Arrival complete】

The man tilted his head, stood up straight, and exuded the aura of a soldier. He turned and saluted an unseen authority, reporting:

"Report! Specialist Lin Wenzhan of the 106th Brigade, Strategic Support Unit, Flame Summer National Defense Force, has successfully logged into Star Abyss! Please await further instructions!"

The first wave of beta testers had officially logged in.

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