But I Refuse—Kidding

Gepard had thought that today was just a simple mission out of the city.

A petty thief, although he was extremely vigilant and good at escaping, making him difficult to catch, wasn't dangerous. This time, he was leading a large number of Silvermane Guards to personally pursue him. Capturing him should have been a piece of cake.

But why did things turn out like this?

"Cap… Captain Gepard…"

In just a short separation, all the brave Silvermane Guards he had led had fallen on the snowless ice field.

Seeing his arrival, the warrior closest to him not only showed no joy, but instead painfully struggled to reach out to him: "Run…"

The next moment, the warrior's hand fell heavily to the ground.

"My, I've wanted to do this for a long time~"

Among the countless fallen warriors, Gepard saw that the perpetrators were smiling as if nothing had happened: "Hmm, then let's go to their city next!"

"Arrogant thugs…!"

Gepard's eyes were bloodshot. You should know that every warrior of the Silvermane Guards was a beloved friend and brother-in-arms. They resisted the erosion of the Fragmentum together, and the trust between them was deep.

And now, Gepard not only saw his comrades lying on the ground, their fates unknown, but he also heard that these bandits' next target was Belobog…

"In the name of Landau, I abso—"

Bam!!!

"Little Twilight, what did this person seem to want to say just now?"

March 7th blinked, looking at Gepard, who hadn't even managed to finish a sentence before being slapped into the ground by Twilight. "He's dressed differently from the others, he seems to be a leader?"

"I don't know…" Twilight looked at March 7th innocently. She didn't have any bad intentions, she just got carried away and accidentally slapped him…

"You three…"

Welt silently walked to their side, feeling a bit of a stomachache: "We're the trailblazing Astral Express crew, not the Annihilation Gang or the Antimatter Legion…"

He had traveled to many planets after coming to this world, but he had never encountered a situation where they had just landed for less than an hour and had already beaten up this planet's army.

Although Twilight and the other two seemed to be somewhat restrained and hadn't killed anyone, how were they supposed to communicate with the leaders of this world and discuss the Stellaron after this?

A group of strangers suddenly rushed into your home, beat up your bodyguards, and said they had no malicious intentions… Probably not even Pom-Pom would believe that.

"Anyway, don't be so impulsive later. Let me talk to them first…"

"Uncle Yang, a trailblazing journey must always have innovation!" Caelus looked at Welt seriously. "Don't worry, we have a plan!"

"That's right, that's right!" March 7th crossed her arms proudly. Although she didn't know what the plan was, did they even need a plan with Twilight around?

In the worst-case scenario, they could just forcefully snatch the Stellaron and smash it. It would all be for a good cause anyway!

Sigh, I really love little Twilight. What will I do if little Twilight stays on the train when we go on missions later?

"Then this one, do we still want him?"

Twilight silently picked up Sampo, who had a large bump on his head and had already lost consciousness.

Although this guy had used a trick to shift the blame, trying to make the Silvermane Guards and Twilight's group clash and escape during the chaos, the battle ended too quickly, and his attempt to escape couldn't escape Twilight's eyes.

What a joke. It's always her tricking others, how could she be used by someone?

"Let's take him with us for now…" Welt sighed. He felt that this trailblazing journey might be a bit… strange.

——

In the end, Twilight and the others still successfully arrived not far from Belobog. Behind them, in addition to Sampo, who was tied up like a zongzi (rice dumpling), there was also a large group of dejected Silvermane Guards, looking like captured prisoners of war being escorted.

"Is, is what you said true…"

Beside Twilight and the others, Gepard, covered in bruises, clenched his fists and asked in a low voice: "As long as I tell the Supreme Guardian about your message, as long as I hand over that Stellaron to you, you will really leave…?"

"That's right, it's a deal, the Stellaron in exchange for your safety." March 7th grinned. "Go, quickly tell your Supreme Guardian to bring out the Stellaron~"

"We'll give you this thief as a welcome gift~"

Gepard's lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything. He just lowered his head like a defeated fighting cock and dragged Sampo towards the gate of Belobog.

"Why not go in with him?" Dan Heng looked at Belobog not far away. "It should be much more convenient."

"Hmph, Dan Heng, you really don't pay attention to details~" March 7th shook her head and said proudly, "We just beat up their entire army. If we went in with them just like that, the residents might think we're invaders and cause chaos!"

"So I specially let Gepard go in and communicate with their leader. Anyway, our first goal is definitely to solve the Stellaron first. Getting information from that Supreme Guardian is enough."

Unexpectedly, March 7th could actually say something that sounded a bit reasonable one day—but why did he always feel that things weren't what she thought?

Sigh, whatever, it doesn't matter. With Twilight around, nothing bad can happen…

After witnessing Twilight's strength, Dan Heng no longer had any worries about the safety of the Express crew.

He wasn't being modest, but even comparing the strong people in his past memories, he couldn't find anyone who could surpass Twilight…

Unless a large army of the universe's top forces was mobilized to besiege her, only finding Emanator-level combat power to gang up on her could guarantee taking Twilight down.

A single Emanator with insufficient frontal combat power probably wouldn't be her opponent—he wasn't implying anything about a certain previous life acquaintance of his.

But if Belobog could achieve either of these two conditions, Jarilo-VI wouldn't be a big ice ball now…

This way, even if that person comes looking, it seems like I don't need to worry… Although this thought of relying on others only flashed through his mind for a moment before being suppressed, Dan Heng still felt a bit ashamed that he, like March 7th, had the idea of clinging to a powerful person.

Dan Heng, oh Dan Heng, you're the train's guard, how can you be so decadent? Instead of waiting for Twilight's protection, you should be thinking about how to protect Twilight!

Hmm, what's going on? March 7th's favorability maxing out is normal, but how did Dan Heng's favorability also increase?

Twilight pondered the current situation in her heart. Could it be that Dan Heng was tsundere, or had he succumbed to the sense of security she brought? That was normal.

After all, she could really beat up the people chasing after Dan Heng… It seemed that no one could resist a cute and invincible kuudere bodyguard!

It seems that after this Jarilo-VI journey is over, I can start preparing for the next plan…