Moments later, several figures emerged from the mechs.
Leading them was a tall man. He raised his head to gaze at the divine mech, Fenxin, before him, his eyes filled with a complex mixture of emotions.
"Fenxin?"
He recognized the divine mech and then, as if taking a deep breath, he spoke with intense frustration.
"How could you possibly control Fenxin… It's impossible, they couldn't have brought this mech out for use again! Unless… unless you're not from the military?"
Hearing the probing tone of his question.
Ling Kuang stepped out of Fenxin. His appearance was incredibly imposing.
Especially his demeanor, which exuded an air of disdain for everything. Ling Kuang let out a soft hum and retorted.
"Who told you I had to be from the military?"
His words were firm and resolute.
The people opposite him stared at Ling Kuang in disbelief.
"Impossible – how can you not be from the military?"
"The magnesium-peptide crystals must have been classified as military supplies… How can you possess a large amount of these incredibly precious magnesium-peptide crystals and not be from the military?"
Ling Kuang replied.
"I stole them, is that not allowed?"
As soon as he uttered these words, the opposing individuals exchanged glances, completely unable to refute him. But this guy… let's just call him a space pirate for now. He dared to show himself alone, he was truly audacious!
"Do you know where this place is? How dare you – how dare you appear here?"
Ling Kuang raised an eyebrow and answered without hesitation.
"I know. This is a land of convicted criminals."
"You are all exiled criminals!"
As Ling Kuang spoke, the figures opposite him clearly became agitated. They pointed at Ling Qianhe, appearing on the verge of collapse, and shouted at him.
"Nonsense, how can we be criminals?"
"We are descendants of the gods, people blessed by the Sun God!"
"You are the ones who betrayed the light – only we have upheld humanity's last glory!"
Lin Mucian, hidden within her Destiny Mech, listened as Ling Kuang interacted with these people who had been lost here. A look of confusion flickered in her eyes. She couldn't help but look at the little rabbit in her arms and ask softly.
"They say they are descendants of the gods?"
"And that they are humanity's last glory?"
The little rabbit in Lin Mucian's arms rolled its eyes dramatically.
Then Lin Mucian heard the little rabbit say.
"They're lying."
"They were abandoned by humanity and thrown into this desolate land. Resources are scarce here. Although they possess the advanced technology left by the original human cities, after so many years, living hand to mouth, they are barely hanging on. Their food supply is likely in question."
"I don't know the exact number of this group of humans, but there should be several million. If these millions of people weren't given some faith and motivation, they would have collapsed long ago."
"So, if I'm not mistaken, their superiors must have fabricated some lies to give these people hope."
"'Descendants of gods,' 'children of the sun'…"
"This is so they wouldn't collapse."
Lin Mucian hummed, understanding such a practice. However, if these people knew the truth… their spiritual pillars would crumble.
"Don't listen to this space pirate's nonsense, quickly grab his mech!"
"Yes, we must seize his mech immediately. That's the most important thing!"
These people exchanged glances and then rushed forward, clearly not giving up their intention to deal with Ling Kuang. Ling Kuang looked at the greedy and frenzied eyes before him, raised an eyebrow with a cold smile, and then leaped into the air, fine wind blades erupting around his body!
The people were instantly covered in wounds, blood gushing out.
They looked up at Ling Kuang in disbelief, their eyes filled with shock.
"What level of powerhouse are you?"
"Impossible… How can humans possess such power… This is… power only gods possess…"
"Even the strongest among us, the triple-S ranked, couldn't defeat all of us so easily. Who are you?"
"How is this possible—"
Ling Kuang extended his hand. His palm seemed to contain swirling wind blades and lightning. His expression remained calm and composed as he looked at the abandoned humans opposite him and uttered words that almost made them spit blood in anger!
"You are all just frogs in a well. Do you think the strong among you are truly powerful?"
Ling Kuang sneered and then, without hesitation, he made his move. He took a step forward, unleashing a bright light from his hand. As the milky white light touched the abandoned people before him, an incredible scene unfolded!
Faint milky white illusions began to appear above their heads, showing them as they looked nearly ten years younger, with the innocent minds of young teenagers.
They looked at the illusory figures appearing above each other's heads, utterly horrified. Their hearts churned like a tempest, for they couldn't fathom that someone could achieve this!
Even if they were just illusions…
But if they themselves could revert ten years, or suddenly age ten years…
The thought alone was terrifying.
Wasn't this power of time a taboo in this world? How could someone control it?
No, this must be fake, he's just putting on a show, creating some special effects!
The citizens of this abandoned land trembled, their faces showing confusion.
And Lin Mucian, inside the Destiny Mech, heard her little rabbit, Yue Xiao, screaming frantically.
"He's really mastered the power of time?"
"He's trying to investigate the past of these criminals now… Oh my god, he's so cool doing this. These people still dare to provoke him. They have no idea that before a monstrous powerhouse like Ling Kuang, they're as weak as ants."
"He can easily crush them!"
"He's merely examining their past. Yes, he's using this method to find traces of the Shadowfoot Worms. After all, Shadowfoot Worms can transform into human form, but they have no past. If a Shadowfoot Worm is found, a monstrous worm beast will appear above their heads!"
With the little system's explanation, Lin Mucian instantly understood what Ling Qianhe intended to do. However, the illusions appearing above these people's heads were normal, meaning there were no Shadowfoot Worms among them.
Ling Qianhe narrowed his eyes and, without hesitation, looked at the group of abandoned people.
"Take me to your underground base."
Since the Shadowfoot Worms dared not confront him directly, they must be hiding behind the scenes. That Shadowfoot Worm must be hidden in the underground base!