First Interstellar Guide Chapter 97: Final Battle

Chapter 97: Final Battle

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Morvi never dreamed that in the most exciting and joyful moment of his life, such a change would occur! Lu Zexuan’s fingers were like iron clamps around his neck, and he felt like his neck was about to break, making it difficult to even breathe. Morvi stared at Yu Ran, struggling to squeeze out a few words from his mouth, “Yu Ran, make him let go!”

He thought Lu Zexuan was acting under Yu Ran’s orders. But the next moment, the apprentice who had always been respectful and obedient to him suddenly revealed a chilling coldness in his eyes. Yu Ran not only didn’t make Lu Zexuan let go, but instead, he reached out with mental tendrils and unhesitatingly connected to Morvi’s brain.

Morvi felt like his brain was being electrocuted, experiencing intense pain. In his mental landscape, countless fireballs fell like meteors from the sky, and a huge nine-tailed fox hovered above the sea, its nine flaming tails rising into the sky like gods descending from above.

The dense flames attacked fiercely, assaulting the surface of his sea. The dazzling flames covered the surface of the sea, causing large amounts of seawater to evaporate instantly, and Morvi’s mental landscape began to tremble violently.

Morvi looked at this scene in shock. He thought Yu Ran was an S-class guide, but now, Yu Ran’s formidable mental energy made him feel terrified. Such attack power definitely exceeded the S-class. Yu Ran had been deceiving him all along!

“Are you a mole?” It wasn’t until this moment that Morvi finally understood everything.

General Lu Tingyu didn’t sacrifice himself, Marshal Qin Xiao wasn’t critically ill, and President Harrison wasn’t torn apart by a wormhole. Investigation Division Director Zhu Tianyi, who was swept into the wormhole with the president, and the “annihilated” members of the Eagle Special Forces, all appeared unharmed at the banquet scene, surrounding the guests.

All of this was orchestrated by Yu Ran in secret! It was Yu Ran who said Lu Tingyu should be “sacrificed,” it was Yu Ran who said the members of the Eagle Special Forces were killed by Lu Zexuan… He was lying. He deliberately approached him just to gain his trust?

Realizing this, Morvi’s eyes widened in rage. The overwhelming anger that surged up in an instant caused his mental energy to explode, and the “little porpoise” beside him suddenly multiplied dozens of times, rapidly transforming into its original form. It turned out to be a ferocious and massive killer whale, its sharp teeth capable of tearing everything apart.

The appearance of the S+ spirit body left the surrounding guests dumbfounded. Even Adeline, Kroger, and others who were very familiar with Professor Morvi couldn’t believe their eyes. Wasn’t Morvi a healing guide? How could he be a killer whale?

Next moment, Morvi extended his blue mental tendrils and launched a frantic counterattack against Yu Ran. Yu Ran’s mental world was quickly engulfed by seawater. Morvi intended to break free from the net and turn the tables. Ignoring the flames burning on his sea surface, he attacked Yu Ran’s mental landscape.

Yu Ran sneered inwardly—just waiting for you to take the bait. He pretended to temporarily retreat and withdrew the nine-tailed fox.

Morvi’s mental world eased up, allowing the killer whale to invade Yu Ran’s forest, gradually closing in step by step. The seawater spread through the forest, raising towering waves like a tsunami, destroying countless flowers, plants, and trees.

The nine-tailed fox swiftly retreated, with the killer whale in hot pursuit, determined to tear it apart completely. As the ferocious killer whale opened its sharp teeth, ready to attack the nine-tailed fox deep in the forest, a pure white fox suddenly appeared in front of it. The gentle green mental tendrils quickly wrapped around the killer whale.

Morvi couldn’t believe his widened eyes. How could this be possible? He had two spirit bodies!

The nine-tailed fox and the white fox appeared simultaneously. The white fox used the binding of the tendrils as an auxiliary method to quickly entangle the killer whale. And the next moment, a crisp and pleasant chirping sounded from the sky, and a majestic eagle swooped down from the high altitude!

The mist in the depths of the forest quickly dissipated. Morvi clearly saw the endless snowy mountains hidden in the forest. The eagle’s beak was like a sharp spike, as it dove down like lightning, its massive wings bringing a gust of wind. The killer whale momentarily couldn’t break free from the vines and was viciously pecked in the head by the eagle, leaving a bloody hole!

The intense pain of the injured spirit body transmitted to Morvi’s mind, and he felt as if his head had been torn open into a large hole. A cold chill spread from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

Yu Ran led his killer whale into the depths of the forest, handing it over to the collaboration of the white fox and the eagle. At the same time, the nine-tailed fox launched another counterattack, fiercely assaulting Mohr’s mental domain. The towering flames burned fiercely, and without the protection of the killer whale, Morvi’s mental landscape almost collapsed in an instant!

The flames burned into the deep sea. Every nerve was burning with intense pain, causing Morvi to clutch his head in agony and scream, “Ah!”

For a moment, he wasn’t sure if he was more shocked, angry, or in pain.

Yu Ran had two spirit bodies, Lu Zexuan’s eagle and the snowy mountains inside his mental landscape—these two bastards actually infiltrated his mental space, their acting skills were top-notch, completely deceiving him!

And at this moment, Lu Zexuan still held Morvi tightly, his gaze cold as he said, “Surprised, aren’t you? I was never a puppet.”

Morvi roared, “You two deceivers!”

In Yu Ran’s mental landscape, countless memories suddenly surged forth, and the killer whale clearly saw the two familiar faces in his memory bubbles—Qin Luo and Xie Xi, whom Morvi had personally eliminated.

Yu Ran said coldly, “Morvi, do you remember me? My name is Xie Ran.”

Morvi was speechless. Xie Ran, this was actually Qin Luo’s son, Xie Ran?! He had taken Qin Luo as his senior disciple back then, removing this stumbling block. Now, Qin Luo’s son had become his junior disciple, and his lifelong achievements were ruined by this junior disciple’s hands. This was truly karma.

Yu Ran continued, “You insanely killed hundreds of soldiers from the Starlight Legion back then. Today, you will pay the price for all of this!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the nine-tailed fox mercilessly attacked the depths of the ocean. Its nine red tails spread out like a giant umbrella, quickly blocking the sunlight on the sea surface, eroding Morvi’s mental world. The intense pain from the depths of the mental sea made Morvi feel unbearably miserable, but he couldn’t utter a word.

He could only glare angrily at Yu Ran. Under the terrifying onslaught of mental energy, the depths of the ocean completely collapsed. The beautiful corals and seaweed were completely destroyed, and the pitch-black sea resembled stagnant water. Morvi’s killer whale was also subjected to a joint attack by the white fox and the eagle, its body covered in wounds from the eagle’s bites. 

With its master’s mental landscape collapsing, the killer whale’s fighting strength grew weaker and weaker. It roared in frustration, its body becoming semi-transparent, evidently unable to hold on any longer. Morvi’s eyes gradually dulled, his mental state dispersing, slumping dejectedly in his chair.

Yu Ran withdrew his mental energy and said indifferently, “I won’t kill you directly. I’ve already destroyed your mental landscape. You can await a public trial. We will announce your crimes to the entire federation, letting people know that you are a disgrace to humanity.” 

Disgrace? It wasn’t like that. His intentions were noble. Morvi wanted to retort but couldn’t utter a word.

Lu Zexuan grabbed Morvi by the neck, lifting him up as if he were a chick, and forcefully flung him in Zhu Tianyi’s direction. Immediately, the black spider formed a web, wrapping Morvi’s body in white silk. Zhu Tianyi waved his hand and ordered his subordinates, “Take him away!” 

Members of the Investigation Division seized Morvi and placed him in a specialized hovercar used for detaining prisoners, while members of the Eagle Legion provided air support. All of this happened in just a few seconds.

The combined strength of Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan was too terrifying, completely draining Morvi’s mental energy! Members of the Dark Night Organization, seeing this, knew things were dire. Adeline, a healing guide with no offensive capabilities, activated her invisibility skill to escape, but the next moment, white silk suddenly enveloped her. 

Zhu Tianyi said coldly, “Miss Adeline, where do you think you’re going?” 

Adeline’s face turned ashen.

Kroger knew there was no escape. Countless colorful butterflies launched an attack on Yu Ran! Yu Ran showed no mercy, allowing the flames of the nine-tailed fox to invade Kroger’s mental garden. The garden where butterflies lived was quickly engulfed in flames. Yu Ran was demonstrating with practical actions what the most violent means of attack were. The A+ butterfly swarm was utterly helpless against the SS nine-tailed fox.

Adeline and Kroger, the two high-ranking members, were instantly captured. Other members of the Dark Night Organization realized the situation was dire and began to flee frantically. Unfortunately, the entire presidential palace was surrounded by the Eagle Legion, Starlight Legion, and the Investigation Division, making it impossible for them to escape.

At this moment, “President Harrison,” standing in the center of the banquet hall, realized that the fruits of victory were slipping away. A sinister smile crept onto his face, and the next moment, people witnessed an extremely disgusting scene— President Harrison’s skin peeled off like falling wall paint, followed by his body suddenly enlarging. 

Countless brown tentacles shot up into the sky, instantly overturning the roof of the presidential palace! The colossal entity in front of them almost filled the entire banquet hall. The officials who had just toasted and drank with him stared in horror, one of the officials nearby gaping in shock. But the next moment, a tentacle suddenly pierced into his mouth. 

The official attacked by the tentacle seemed to have something squirming beneath his skin. In an instant, he too turned into a tentacle monster. Although his size was relatively small, the horrifying scene of a human turning into a tentacle monster caused deafening screams to erupt from the crowd. 

“Ah, monster!” 

“Run, it’s a monster!” People began to panic and flee, but the brown tentacles chased after them relentlessly. In the blink of an eye, several more officials were parasitized.

Qin Xiao shouted sternly, “Don’t let his tentacles touch you!” 

Zhu Tianyi immediately formed a giant web wall to protect the marshal and the real president. Meanwhile, Tang Ce, Hummingbird, Zhao Feng, and Zhao Quan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, swiftly climbed the walls around the banquet hall to capture the officials fleeing in all directions. 

The octopus-like tentacles began indiscriminately attacking everyone. There were simply too many tentacles, each with numerous black eyes that could clearly see all movements around them. Even those who once followed it from the Dark Night Organization were not spared. One official after another was attacked and parasitized by the tentacles. In the blink of an eye, there were over a dozen tentacle monsters inside the room. The speed at which it multiplied and reproduced was truly astonishing.

The monster’s voice was deep and hoarse, as if it came from afar, “Humans, you are truly troublesome. Since that’s the case, then all of you shall perish. This planet will become our territory.” 

The mental signal it emitted was perceptible to all the guides present.

Yu Ran’s cold voice resounded, “You’re dreaming!”

The monster seemed enraged, and countless tentacles viciously attacked towards Yu Ran. But in the next moment, a black deep-sea shark suddenly appeared in front, biting off those tentacles in unison!

Yu Ran looked back, meeting Xie Chen’s complex gaze. She already knew Yu Ran’s true identity, and it turned out he was her sister’s child, the little nephew she cherished the most! Xie Chen’s feelings were incredibly complicated, very relieved that the child was still alive, yet very saddened by the many hardships Yu Ran had endured alone over the years. How could she allow her sister’s child to suffer even the slightest harm?!

Xie Chen’s mental landscape had already been restored by the President. At this moment, she had regained the combat power of an S-class sentinel. After the black shark intercepted the tentacle attacks, Xie Chen drew the sharp long knife in her hand and said sternly, “Ranran, you go attack its brain. Leave these annoying tentacles to us sentinels!”

With Xie Chen’s command, dozens of elite sentinel members from the Starlight Legion rushed into the banquet hall, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with those tentacles.

Almost simultaneously, a sharp whistle sounded in the sky. A huge golden eagle swooped down from the damaged roof, its sharp claws quickly tearing apart several tentacles of the monster. Lu Tingyu shouted, “Where did this beast come from, daring to speak arrogantly here!”

Zhu Tianyi, Tang Ce, and others were responsible for capturing the fleeing members of the Dark Night Organization, while Lu Zexuan’s father and Yu Ran’s aunt, along with their elite sentinel-led legion, became the strongest support for the two.

Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran exchanged glances. Their minds connected, knowing each other’s thoughts at this moment. Catch the leader first. Since it’s a highly intelligent creature, let’s directly attack its brain!

Lu Zexuan reached out his long arm and lifted Yu Ran. The S-class sentinel spread its wings, carrying Yu Ran into the air, hovering above the monster. At the same time, their spirit bodies also moved in unison.

The onlookers witnessed an extremely shocking scene.

They saw a red nine-tailed fox, burning with fierce flames, and a snow-white fox, with a huge fluffy tail spread out, accompanying Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan on both sides. Lu Zexuan’s eagle soared above their heads, its huge wings acting like the safest umbrella.

Three spirit bodies.

“…Yu Ran has dual spirit bodies?”

“My god, he has two foxes!”

Before people could exclaim, Lu Zexuan suddenly plunged downward with Yu Ran in his arms. The electromagnetic knife in the man’s hand drew a beautiful arc, forcibly cutting off numerous tentacles, carving out a bloody path! Yu Ran also activated his spirit body for coordinated combat, with the white fox supporting from behind, and the nine-tailed fox following its master into the midst of the tentacles.

They had to find the monster’s brain as soon as possible.

At this moment, Xie Chen was on the ground, Lu Tingyu was in the air, and with the help of the sentinels, they killed one tentacle after another, easing the pressure on Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan. Under the joint efforts of the few, the severed tentacles fell from the sky like rain. However, the severed tentacles did not die; they wriggled around, seemingly searching for new targets.

Qin Xiao said, “Everyone, stop resisting and immediately evacuate the banquet hall!”

The Marshal’s voice, like a bell tolling, conveyed this message clearly through mental energy to everyone’s minds. The members of the Dark Night Organization no longer scattered but followed Zhu Tianyi, Tang Ce, and others out of the banquet hall, one by one, being arrested and taken away in floating cars. Zhu Tianyi set up a dragnet around the banquet hall, preventing the tentacles from escaping.

Qin Xiao stepped forward, transparent deep-sea jellyfish floating around him. With powerful mental energy intervention, the small monsters that had fallen lost their ability to think in an instant. President Harrison extended his green healing tentacles, connecting to Yu Ran’s brain, continuously replenishing his mental energy. Countless experts united, swearing to drive away this powerful invader!

Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran bore heavy responsibilities, their minds connected, every step of their actions synchronized. Lu Zexuan held Yu Ran, cutting off all the interfering tentacles around them. Yu Ran swiftly searched for the location of the monster’s brain.

Having just fought Morvi, employing the strategy of “luring the enemy in deeper” to lure Morvi into a trap, he had only used half of his mental energy. With the white fox swiftly repairing his mental landscape and the President, an S+ level healing guide, continuously replenishing his mental energy, he was now very energized.

Lu Zexuan swiftly slashed the tentacles around them, leading Yu Ran into the depths of the layered tentacles. According to Tang Ce, its brain was a spherical structure tightly protected. As Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran approached the center of the monster’s brain, they clearly felt its attacks becoming fiercer. It seemed to perceive Yu Ran as the key, as dozens of tentacles simultaneously attacked him!

In that instant, Lu Zexuan, without hesitation, embraced Yu Ran, using his body to carefully shield him. Yu Ran heard the sound of flesh tearing by his ear, and through the mental connection, he immediately sensed it—Lu Zexuan’s leg was torn off by the tentacle from his knee!

Yu Ran’s heart trembled. “Zexuan!”

Ignoring the pain, Lu Zexuan whispered in his mind, “Don’t worry about me, deal with it.”

Although injured, his arm holding Yu Ran was still steady. Yu Ran endured the intense pain in his heart, took a deep breath, and extended his red mental tendrils to sense the monster’s emotions. Finally, as Lu Zexuan continuously severed several tentacles, Yu Ran found the location of its brain. The spherical eyes flashed before Yu Ran’s eyes, but he seized the opportunity immediately.

Flames of tentacles instantly surged out like agile snakes, accurately connecting to its brain.

“Roar!” The monster let out a painful roar! Yu Ran’s formidable mental energy attacked its mind, and the flames rising to the sky quickly burned and spread within the brain. However, the mental energy of this galactic creature was as powerful as an ocean formed by the mental energy of countless small monsters. The flames ignited by Yu Ran burned in its mental world, burning down one small monster, but new mental energy was born again.

No wonder it could reproduce by splitting. Its mental world was fundamentally different from that of humans. Humans were independent individuals, while it survived in a “tribal” way, with a large amount of its people’s consciousness in its mind.

Sensing Yu Ran’s struggle, President Harrison immediately ordered, “All healing guides on-site, come to me immediately and help Yu Ran!”

Humans are individuals. However, in the face of real danger, humans can also unite unprecedentedly. The Eagle Legion, Starlight Legion, Investigation Division, and many guides from the government and business sectors gathered together at the fastest speed. Blue, green, white… various mental tendrils followed the President’s guidance, piercing through layers of barriers and connecting to Yu Ran’s mind.

Endless mental energy continuously poured in. At this moment, Yu Ran’s heterochromatic pupils suddenly emitted a sharp light!

The raging flames fiercely attacked the monster’s mind. The consciousness of many small monsters was instantly burned to ashes, and as the densely packed flames spread wildly in the monster’s mind, Yu Ran finally found the core of its consciousness. That was where the consciousness of the tribe leader was located.

Yu Ran exclaimed, “Nine Tails, kill it!”

The nine-tailed fox appeared in the monster’s mind. Being continuously replenished with mental energy, its size at this moment was even larger than the monster. Its nine tails spread out and then suddenly converged, fiercely attacking the center of that consciousness, wrapping the monster’s consciousness in an instant, like wrapping dumplings! The flames ferociously incinerated the creature’s consciousness.

The monster let out a miserable howl, “Awoo-awoo-awoo—”

The agonized screams echoed clearly in the minds of all the guides present. The surrounding “tribespeople,” with their teeth bared and claws out, lost their leadership and began to become chaotic, quickly dealt with by Xie Chen and Lu Tingyu.

Yu Ran continued his relentless assault until the consciousness deep within the monster’s mind was gradually annihilated. It complained bitterly, “How is this possible?”

Yu Ran calmly said, “An individual human may be weak, but the human race is far more powerful than you imagine.”

Realizing it couldn’t overpower Yu Ran, the monster began to negotiate cunningly, “Let me go, and I can provide you with many resources.”

Yu Ran replied, “I cannot let you take back so many secrets of the human world to Horologium. Moreover, you’ve lurked in the capital star for many years, how many innocent lives have you taken? According to the rules of our human world, murder must be punished. One life isn’t enough, your tribespeople will pay together!”

As soon as his words fell, a surging mental energy transmitted along the flames. The last trace of the monster’s consciousness was finally burned to ashes. The scene suddenly fell silent. The massive monster, like a withered flower petal, all its tentacles instantly withered and slowly drooped down. In the midst of the scattered tentacles, Lu Zexuan, covered in blood, held Yu Ran and flew to where the President and Marshal were.

His leg had been torn off by a tentacle, his face pale with pain, but he never let go of the hand holding Yu Ran.

Yu Ran held Lu Zexuan’s hand tightly, his eyes reddened. “How are you?”

His voice trembled slightly, the pain in his heart worse than when he lost his arm.

Lu Zexuan gently rubbed his hair and smiled. “I’m fine. I promised to protect you.”

Never again will I let you get hurt.

Yu Ran hugged him tightly. “You’ll be fine, I’ll take you to treatment right away.”

Lu Tingyu, seeing his son’s missing leg, hurried over. “Quick, take Major General Lu Zexuan to the treatment chamber!”

This joint operation was well planned, naturally there was an emergency medical team waiting outside. Tang Ce immediately came over and supported Lu Zexuan to the treatment chamber.

Qin Xiao and President Harrison stepped forward together, looking at Yu Ran. “Is it dead?”

Yu Ran nodded. “Yes, its consciousness has been completely destroyed by me.”

All the guides present breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone turned back to look at the banquet hall. It was destroyed by the monster, the ceiling had opened up with a big hole, the tables and chairs were all destroyed, and there were many of its tentacles scattered on the ground. Over a dozen people who were parasitized by it had been swallowed up and were now dead, their blood flowing all over the ground. Recalling the scene just now, everyone felt a chill down their spine.

Now, with the monster’s consciousness completely killed, all the tentacles stopped moving. The huge monster lay spread out in the banquet hall, its brown body covered in countless eyes, still open, seemingly refusing to die, the sight was extremely disgusting.

Harrison whispered, “Ranran, thanks to you.”

Yu Ran said, “It’s everyone who helped me continuously replenish mental energy that allowed me to destroy this monster.”

He was right. A person’s abilities are limited, but the potential of the human race is limitless! Humans are the most complex species in the universe. They constantly engage in intrigue and even kill their compatriots for their goals. However, in times of crisis, many people will step forward voluntarily, unafraid of sacrifice, to defend their homeland. Some people only act for their own benefit, causing harm to the innocent; while others fearlessly sacrifice themselves to stand up.

In humans, there have always been traitors and criminals, but there has never been a shortage of heroes.

Qin Xiao looked at the monster on the ground, frowned, “What should we do with this thing’s corpse?”

Harrison said, “Burn down the Presidential Palace’s banquet hall. Don’t leave a single tentacle behind to prevent future trouble.”

Qin Xiao nodded. “Okay, everyone, let’s go out.”

Everyone quickly retreated, and Zhu Tianyi had someone bring gasoline and set a big fire. Watching the raging fire engulfing the Presidential Palace’s banquet hall, everyone felt a complex feeling of having survived a disaster. It was really a close call! Fortunately, with the meticulous planning of the Marshal, President, and the undercover work of Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan, a tragedy was avoided.

Everyone present would never forget this fierce battle. They would also always remember Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran, who risked their lives to charge into the midst of the monster group and kill the leader’s consciousness. They would be the proudest existence among sentinels and guides.

Yu Ran turned around and decisively walked towards the treatment chamber brought by the emergency medical team. The war was over, and he wanted to see his sentinel. The one who had always stood firmly by his side, protecting him with his life; his sentinel.