And...

"Who is she?"

The "she" that Yu Chen mentioned naturally referred to Athena.

Upon these words.

Cao Fang slightly suppressed the excitement of reuniting with her husband and child.

She did not directly answer this question but instead solemnly asked in return, "Where is Xiaojin?"

"Where is Xiaojin?"

As the words fell.

Athena’s gaze instantly turned towards him.

Don Flack and Ah Long, including numerous senior commanders from the following appearance of the Ophelia fleet, also fixed their eyes on Yu Chen, waiting for his answer.

Yu Chen was feeling somewhat unnerved by these gazes, especially since he could sense that the owners of these gazes all had extremely terrifying auras, even stronger than the oppressive feeling from Han Ling.

"Xiaojin is there."

At the critical moment.

Old Yu stood out.

Although he had not figured out the situation, nor did he understand where Athena and the Ophelia fleet came from.

Old Yu pointed towards the area at the center of the star realm engulfed in void, and said word by word:

"Xiaojin is fighting with the boss on the other side."

"That person is called Han Ling, said to be the lord of the Celestial God Civilization."

"The Celestial God Civilization, that’s this group of guys..."

"We were doing fine here, and suddenly he brought a massive bunch of fortress battleships and attacked us!"

"Fortunately, Xiaojin developed Dawn Fortress strong enough, thus not falling to a disadvantage in the war, and even gained a significant advantage!"

"It’s just that..."

"Because Xiaojin and Han Ling initiated a decisive battle, both sides ceased fighting for the time being and stopped the war."

Before Yu Limin could finish, Athena had already disappeared from where she stood.

Swoosh—

With a flash, she went directly towards the center battlefield filled with void.

In less than half a breath.

Athena’s figure halted.

She stood outside the void of the central battlefield, her brows slightly knitted.

"Can’t get in..."

"There’s the aura of an Unlimiter..."

"It should be the handiwork of Yu Jin?"

"If I force my way in, it might disturb the balance of this space, or even cause the entire Star System Wasteland Server’s rules to become chaotic..."

Even as powerful as Athena was blocked by this void space, unable to directly enter.

But...

The information Yu Limin just provided also made Athena’s original worries vanish completely from her heart.

She was worried about Yu Jin because Han Ling had a massive fleet of fortress battleships deployed by the Nash Clan.

But now?

Although Athena didn’t understand why Yu Jin could possess an even larger fortress army than Han Ling, it undoubtedly was good news.

As for Yu Jin’s one-on-one battle with Han Ling?

Athena had no doubt about the final outcome.

All she had to do was wait quietly.

Thinking of this.

Whew—

Athena subconsciously took a deep breath.

Thinking about the Yu Jin she had been painstakingly searching for, who was right there in the void space and would soon appear.

The daughter of the Ophelia Federation felt inexplicably nervous and anxious.

"What should I say when we meet later..."

"Directly invite him to represent the Ophelia Federation in the Cosmic Genius Battle?"

"Would that be too blunt or presumptuous?"

"Exchange pleasantries?"

"Would that seem too fake, considering I’ve already brought the Ophelia fleet here..."

Various thoughts floated in Athena’s mind.

At this moment.

She hadn’t even realized.

In a corner no one noticed, Han Ling’s fate was never on her mind.

Meanwhile.

As Athena quietly stood outside the void battlefield awaiting Yu Jin’s appearance.

Cao Fang, unhurriedly narrated her past experiences to Old Yu and Yu Chen, and the subsequent arrivals of Yin Yao Naiya and others, explaining the background and purpose of Athena and the Ophelia fleet.

...

...

In the void battlefield.

Time and space here were chaotic.

Han Ling’s figure had already disappeared.

He was dead, completely dead, with his soul and body entirely obliterated.

But...

In this void.

Yu Jin’s figure also quietly vanished.

And at a distant, incomprehensible other time-space.

A3 Wasteland Planet.

Southwest of the White Rock Sanctuary City.

"Hmm..."

On the huge head of a Tier Seven Mutated Dragon Turtle, Yu Jin slowly opened his eyes.

After seeing the scene in front of him, Yu Jin froze on the spot.

"This is..."

The gloomy sky, endless yellow sand, familiar land.

And...

Underneath him was the shivering Tier Seven Mutated Giant Turtle, motionless.

"Xiaoming?"

Yu Jin instinctively called out the name.

"Woo?"

The Mutated Giant Turtle sensed the ’terrifying upright ape’ on its head awaken, gave a low whimper, and its huge body trembled even more fiercely.

As the dominant Mutant Beast in this area.

It had originally been resting there comfortably, but three days ago, a human suddenly fell from the sky.

This human exuded such a terrifying aura; it seemed it could crush it with just a thought.

It didn’t dare move, not even a bit, for a full three days.

"Yu, Yu Jin?"

A shout rang out.

"You, you come down quickly!"

"This is Tier Seven, Tier Seven Mutant Beast!"

Yu Wenbo felt his nerves tense up, whispering while constantly gesturing toward the giant turtle beneath Yu Jin.

"..."

Yu Jin fell into silence.

This familiar scene, this familiar conversation.

If nothing unexpected happens...

[Hello, player ’Yu Jin’ from Blue Star!]

[You have logged into the A3 Wasteland Planet Server of the game "Wasteland"!]

[Congratulations!]

[You are the first player on the A3 Wasteland Planet Server to break through to Tier Nine!]

[Your rank on the ’A3 Planet Player Tier Rankings’ has improved!]

[Current rank: No.1!]

[...]

Indeed, a clear mechanical prompt sounded in Yu Jin’s mind.

Yu Jin’s thoughts turned, perceiving the attribute energy within his body.

"Tier Nine?"

"So weak..."

"Is this being regressed to the moment I first logged into ’Wasteland’?"

Yu Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.

His current strength and tier were no different from when he first logged onto the A3 Planet.

Even the Dragon Turtle Xiaoming he encountered and this familiar Yu Wenbo in front of him hadn’t changed at all.

"Han Ling..."

"The divine skill he activated before his death?"

"Burning all divine bloodlines to make me pay the price?"

Yu Jin did not rush to act but stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Logically speaking——

Han Ling is dead, thoroughly dead.

The powerful being loot prompt doesn’t lie.

But...

The situation unfolding now somewhat exceeded Yu Jin’s understanding.

He wasn’t sure what Han Ling about the ’paying the price’ and ’falling into darkness’ truly referred to.

Buzz——

Yu Jin’s thoughts shifted, his perception expanded.

"Not an illusion?"

"A real world..."

"System?"

Yu Jin called out in his heart.

[The system is currently updating...]

[All functions are temporarily disabled!]

[Estimated remaining time for the update: 3 months!]

"The system hasn’t been affected?"

"It still maintains the original timeline of space."

"Only I have been regressed or rolled back?"

"Of course, the possibility of an illusion cannot be ruled out, as Tier Nine is too weak to distinguish the world of illusions from a Tier Twenty divine bloodline holder before death."

Yu Jin began to speculate.

And then.

He turned his head to look at Yu Wenbo.

"Let’s go to White Rock City."

Yu Wenbo heard this, his eyes widened, frozen in place.

"Huh?"

He even thought he heard it wrong.

White Rock City?

Yu Jin, ah no, Lord Yu Jin, how did he know I was from White Rock City!

"Weren’t you being oppressed?"

"Chased by White Rock City’s guards, running all the way here, right."

"White Rock City, there are still many compatriots from Blue Star being oppressed."

Yu Jin leisurely finished speaking.

The shock in Yu Wenbo’s eyes became even more indescribable.

No way...

How did he say everything I was going to say!

Swoosh——!

At the next moment.

Yu Wenbo didn’t have time to think carefully, he only felt a moment of confusion, and he was suddenly moved to the top of the enormous head of the Mutated Giant Turtle, sitting beside Yu Jin.

"Xiaoming, let’s go!"

"Destination, White Rock City!"

Yu Jin patted the turtle’s head below him.

"..."

Xiaoming fell into contemplation.

Xiaoming?

Is that its name?

It should be...

Faced with such a terrifying upright ape, whatever it says is its name...

Rumble——

Rumble——!

The ground shook, Xiaoming moved its body, galloping towards the distant shadow of Refuge City.

Meanwhile.

What Yu Jin didn’t know was.

At his destination, White Rock Sanctuary City.

Within the City Lord’s Mansion, the City Lord of White Rock City, a Tier Five Evolver, slowly opened his eyes.

"White Rock City Lord?"

"Am I in the identity of a time retrospect reincarnation?"

"Tier Five?"

"Such weak strength..."

"However, the information from the divine skill indicates it’s still the time point where Yu Jin just logged into ’Wasteland’."

"Killing a novice player who just logged in, Tier Five is enough..."