Chapter 464
Chapter 465 The Golden Hands Strike Again
“Thirty seconds left. Still not leaving? Alright then, I’ll p>
He cut off abruptly.
Then the familiar automated voice that spoke for Lyra filled the air.
“This is Lyra. We are not joking. Please leave this area peacefully, right now p>
Frowns creased faces on both sides. They stared toward the ship, utterly confused.
What in the world was this performance?
They had no idea what had unfolded back on Core Prime.
Rainer’s troops thought an enemy was impersonating Lyra to trick them.
The rebels believed the Federation was using Lyra as a cover to stabilize the situation on the third-tier planet.
Seeing no one believed them, Lyra wasted no more time.
Both factions watched as the ship’s hatches swung open.
A group of figures wearing protective helmets leaped down from midair alongside their spirit
animals.
They carried no heavy destructive weapons, yet every one of them charged forward with fierce intent.
Lyra wanted to seize this place quickly, but she was not reckless enough to lose her sense.
If anyone from either side died here, it would forge a blood feud against her.
The third-tier planet needed rebuilding, and her faction was still fragile.
She needed both sides to negotiate with her in good faith.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful her psychic shield was, she could not keep it active forever as a constant threat.
Once Rook and the others hit the ground, they jumped straight into action without a single word.
They fought anyone in their path, whether Rainer’s soldiers or rebel fighters.
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Only then did both sides realize this was no bluff.
Ian instant, both groups struck back.
The three forces crashed together into a brutal, chaotic battle.
Lyra stayed aboard the ship, her gaze fixed tightly on the fighting below.
Harlan, who stood guard beside her, spoke. “A fleet of starships is approaching.
“Judging by the markings… they belong to the rebels p>
At the news, Lyra shifted her focus at once.
They had raced over from Core Prime.
That meant Rainer’s forces would likely rush back to defend this planet soon.
Lyra didn’t hesitate. She closed her eyes, sinking into a meditative trance, and raised her psychic shield once more.
Harlan watched her with worry.
Summoning the shield twice in a single day-could she endure this?
Leif and his group arrived nearby and immediately spotted the familiar golden glow spreading outward from the grounded ship.
Glancing at the Sentinels locked in battle below, they made a snap call and dove down.
Finished
If they captured the people Lyra cared about, what power would she have, standing alone?
Spotting their plan, Harlan spoke over the ship’s broadcast to warn their allies.
“Fall back p>
They would not let themselves become hostages used to threaten the Guide.
‘At Harlan’s warning, none of them fought on. They broke off combat and sprinted toward the
shield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A string of explosions erupted under their feet, sand and rock spraying everyy
The fighters glanced up at the starships firing from above, trying to cut off th
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They scattered fast, retreating in separate directions.
Rys frowned and shouted over his shoulder. “Rook, move p>
Rook didn’t retreat. He raised his weapon, aiming straight at the starship closing in.
“Try shooting me again p>
Bang!
Finished
The moment the words left his mouth, the starship’s weapon emplacement took a hand exploded, thick black smoke billowing upward.
“Go to hell p>
Rook tossed aside his heavy weapon and mocked them openly as he pulled away.
Leif gritted his teeth at the sight of his taunting grin.
“Keep pressing! Block them p>
Warning alarms blared across his damaged ship, yet Leif ordered the remaining starships to keep firing.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Beam blasts burst all around them.
Rhys and the others were not just running and taking hits.
They climbed onto their spirit animals. Some used their speed to slip inside Lyra’s psychic shield, then raised their weapons to cover the rest of the group.
Others relied on their spirit animals’ agility to weave through fire, striking back and distracting the enemy.
Compared to them-small, scattered targets-the half-landed rebel starships were like big, immobile targets.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
Shrill alarms wailed from the damaged vessels.
Having bitten off far more than he could chew, Leif had no choice but to change pla abandoned his attempt to capture Rook’s team and prepared to withdraw.
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But it was already too late.
While all eyes were locked on Rook and the others, a section of Lyra’s shield had quietly expanded behind the rebel starships.
Finished
As they tried to lift off and flee the third-tier planet, those giant golden hands appear again.
They curled around the starships as gently as catching kittens.
The vessels lurched wildly. Everyone inside was thrown about as if trapped in a massive earthquake.
The fighters still on the planet stared, stunned as if witnessing a ghost.
What is this p>
A Guide’s psychic shield?
It can do that p>
Rook and the others, fresh from the fight, stood calmly inside Lyra’s shield, watching the captured starships bounce around like toys with amused curiosity.
When Rainer arrived with his troops, he saw exactly this scene.
He had come too late.
Lyra’s shield was already active.
And she had captured some of the rebels, giving herself leverage in negotiations.
The golden hands set the dizzy, shaken ships down.
Rhys and the others immediately went inside, dragged them out, and bound them.
The rest were either driven off by the overwhelming shield or taken prisoner.
Only then did Lyra retract her psychic shield.
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