Although there was a faint hint of mutual commercial flattery going on,
everything they said about each other was, in fact, true.
Leona's peerless beauty absolutely lived up to the title of "Goddess."
And Lin Fei's strikingly handsome looks—
even back on Blue Star—would completely outclass those so-called "male idol stars."
More importantly, Lin Fei could perfectly sync with Leona on both chuunibyou and narcissism.
Leona, who had already had a good impression of Lin Fei, found her favorability skyrocketing.
Smiling, she drifted over to his side.
"Um, Lin Fei… can I ask you something?"
"What is it, Leona?"
"Well, earlier I saw you over there throwing asteroids. To be honest, I really want to learn that."
Compared to the fancy kicking techniques Lin Fei later showed,
what first caught her attention was actually his asteroid-throwing technique.
After all, when she used nuclear fusion, she threw things—she didn't kick them.
If she could learn Lin Fei's technique, she could even incorporate it into her throwing skills.
Cool and practical.
She'd just been too embarrassed to ask earlier.
After all, Lin Fei had already gone easy on her so much.
If she kept asking for more, wouldn't that be pushing her luck?
Even though she was thick-skinned, she wasn't that thick-skinned.
Especially since they'd only just met and weren't that familiar.
But now things were different.
They'd grown much closer, and she couldn't help voicing her original thoughts.
"Don't worry, Lin Fei. This goddess definitely won't let you take a loss."
"I'm the Sun Goddess, after all. Whatever you want, I can trade with you."
"That's not really necessary."
Lin Fei didn't particularly mind this kind of thing.
Leona's eyes instantly lit up.
"Lin Fei—you're even more handsome right now!"
"Oh? So if I teach you a couple more moves, does that mean I'll get even more handsome?"
"Yes, yes! Then how about—"
"Wake up. Stop dreaming."
"Tch~"
…
South Sea Fleet, on the deck of the Giant Gorge.
At the agreed-upon time,
Dukao, Elder Huang, several high-ranking officials from Huaxia, and Du Qiangwei
were all waiting together for Leona's arrival.
Although Leona was young and inexperienced,
she was still, ultimately, the main god of the Blazing Sun.
How they would deal with her later was another matter,
but the reception protocol itself couldn't be lacking.
"Lian Feng, have you detected Leona's spacecraft entering Blue Star's atmosphere yet?"
"Not yet, General… We haven't even detected her outside Blue Star."
"Hm?"
Dukao frowned.
It was already close to the scheduled time.
Leona should have arrived by now—but there was still no sign of her.
Leona was the Light of the Sun,
one of Principal Kieran's three major god-making projects.
And unlike Ge Xiaolun or Liu Chuang—
who were either unawakened or newly awakened super soldiers—
Leona was a genuine main god of the Blazing Sun.
She wielded the most powerful stellar-energy drive technology in the known universe,
could manually manipulate nuclear fusion,
and was essentially a walking nuclear bomb.
Even though Pan Zhen had sealed part of her genetic authorization
to prevent her from losing control and unleashing even more terrifying techniques,
Leona was still an immensely powerful third-generation god.
In the known universe, aside from a few peak gods,
no one could realistically threaten her.
And those few wouldn't provoke the Blazing Sun without reason.
Which meant—
The chances of Leona encountering danger on her way to Blue Star were almost zero.
"Maybe she just set off late,"
"or perhaps something unexpected happened to her spacecraft along the way."
Dukao shared his thoughts with Elder Huang and the others.
"Since she's a guest—and here to help us resist alien invasion—
we should continue waiting," Elder Huang said calmly.
Elder Huang held the highest status here.
Once he spoke, no one objected.
However, half an hour passed.
Still no news from Lian Feng.
"Let's keep waiting. Huaxia's etiquette must not be lacking,"
Elder Huang said, though a hint of displeasure crept into his eyes.
Was this a show of force?
He had known beforehand that Leona was young,
and had already planned to subtly probe her later, perhaps even bind her closer to Huaxia.
But now, it seemed he might have underestimated this twenty-something alien main god.
Another half hour passed.
Still nothing.
Even Elder Huang couldn't quite sit still anymore.
With a genial smile, he said:
"It seems this main god from the Blazing Sun may have been delayed by something along the way."
"That's understandable."
"Still, Old Du, why don't you try contacting her,
just to confirm when she'll arrive on Blue Star?"
Dukao nodded. He was growing uneasy as well.
He had Lian Feng route a secure communication through DeNo.3.
At the same time, for some reason,
Lin Fei flying away from Blue Star earlier flashed through his mind.
A bad premonition rose in his chest.
This wouldn't have anything to do with that red-haired bastard… would it?
With that thought, Dukao contacted Pan Zhen of the Blazing Sun.
"Hm? Goddess Leona hasn't arrived yet?"
"That shouldn't be the case."
Pan Zhen's stern, square face showed a trace of confusion.
"Could it be the Demon Queen Morgana… or the Death God Karl of the Styx?"
The only beings Pan Zhen could think of
who might pose a threat to Leona at this stage were those two.
As for the angels—there was no need to consider them.
Angels also possessed stellar-energy drive technology.
Moreover, those two would understand perfectly well—
to attack the main god of the Blazing Sun
was to tear their relationship with the Blazing Sun completely apart.
And recently, Karl even seemed to want to discuss cooperation…
Unable to make sense of it, Pan Zhen stopped speculating.
He directly contacted Mao Shen.
Mao Shen, meanwhile, had recorded everything—
from Leona meeting Lin Fei to what they were currently doing—
and sent the footage to Pan Zhen.
"…What is this?!"
…
On the other side.
Dukao also received a secure message from Pan Zhen.
It wasn't a video—just a few images of Leona and Lin Fei together.
But—
Seeing the helmet removed, revealing that face that made his blood pressure spike on sight,
combined with that eye-catching red armor—
Who else could it be but Lin Fei?!
So—
It wasn't that Leona was deliberately late.
Nor had any accident occurred.
She had been—
kidnapped by that bastard Lin Fei!
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