"You already knew, didn't you?"

'Firefly,' after being knocked down, looked angrily at Derick and Castorice.

She still tried to struggle, raising her leg to kick at Castorice.

But Derick had been watching, and a single hand chop struck her leg, forcing her foot down. Seizing this opportunity, Castorice completely pinned 'Firefly' beneath her.

"Yes, I knew then," Derick said, reaching out to strike 'Firefly''s shoulder.

Though Castorice had 'Firefly' pinned beneath her, pressing down on her abdomen to prevent her from rising, for assured safety, Derick still dislocated 'Firefly''s shoulder bone.

Only this way could he ensure 'Firefly' was subdued.

After doing this, Derick turned to look at Huohuo, who stood nearby, fear plastered on her face, watching Derick's actions and swallowing nervously.

"Huohuo, what should we do next? How do we extract Heliobi from Firefly's body?"

Though terrified, Huohuo still pulled out a bell from her pocket. Holding the bell, she stammered, "Th-this is a United Heartfire Bell created by the Ten-Lords Commission to deal with Heliobi. It, it can help us enter Heliobi's illusion."

"In that case, let's try it and rescue Firefly from the illusion." Derick picked up the United Heartfire Bell, ready to use it.

Seeing Derick's actions, 'Firefly' couldn't help but sneer.

If they were to fight in the real world, even if she truly summoned her SAM armor, she could at most escape from Derick. But if it was in the illusion within Firefly's mind, she was confident she could defeat Derick.

After all, even Heliobi, seeing the illusion formed in Firefly's mind, felt quite shocked. Swarms that covered the entire sky, and the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, comparable in number to the swarms, engaged in a desperate battle across a galaxy-sized battlefield.

Every hour, casualties on both sides numbered in the hundreds of millions.

Derick also noticed the change in her expression, and after a moment's thought, he said to the others, "I'll go into Firefly's illusion alone. If anything happens, take her and me to the General."

Fortunately, on the entire Lofu Xianzhou, General Jing Yuan was still there to back them up.

"I understand. Please be careful then." Hearing Derick say this, Castorice nodded in understanding, though worried. Derick patted her shoulder, indicating he could handle it.

Cipher also patted her chest and said, "I guarantee if you truly run into trouble, I'll use my ability to get you to the Divine Foresight Command in one second."

"Understood."

Derick nodded, then gestured for everyone to plug their ears to block out the effects of the United Heartfire Bell.

Gently shaking the bell, Derick felt the scene before him change.

It was no longer the cramped simulated spaceship, but a barren planet. And in the distance on this barren planet, an intense battle was currently raging.

Explosions and ground-shaking roars echoed one after another.

Derick walked towards that direction.

Before he even reached the area, earth-shaking sounds emanated from the sky. Derick looked up and saw many True Stinger Bugs with vibrating wings appearing in the sky.

They lunged at Derick.

Seeing the True Stinger Bugs charging, Derick attacked without hesitation, raising his polearm.

This was his first time fighting the Swarm, and before he understood their attack methods, he wanted to be slightly cautious. After his polearm swung, it released a hundred meters of energy, keeping him at a sufficiently long distance from the True Stinger Bugs.

Even self-destructing, they couldn't reach him.

The individual True Stinger Bugs were very weak; under Derick's attack, they were cut down in mid-air with no chance to get close. The surrounding True Stinger Bugs continued to gather, but none could approach Derick before being destroyed.

Derick quickly arrived at the battlefield.

By this time, the battle on the field had already ended. All the True Stinger Bugs that had flown over had been dealt with. After they were resolved, all the Glamoth Iron Cavalry turned in unison to look at Derick.

Such a scene, with tens of thousands of people simultaneously focusing on one spot, would indeed be an immense psychological pressure for ordinary individuals. Especially since the faces of these people were almost identical, it made the scene even more chilling.

Fortunately, Derick had experienced such a scene before. Having been simultaneously stared at by nine hundred ninety-seven Kin, now it was just slightly more people, and their expressions were a bit colder, that was all.

Light blades appeared in their hands, and they looked indifferently at Derick.

"If not comrades, then Propagation Swarm." They said this, then swung their light blades, attacking Derick. As they attacked, their bodies also became covered in armor, ready for battle.

Seeing these attacks coming, Derick also pulled out his polearm and attacked them.

This was an illusion created by Heliobi, and everyone within it was a hallucination. Facing these illusory creations, Derick naturally held nothing back, unleashing his full power against them.

Let alone illusions, even if a real group of Glamoth Iron Cavalry appeared before him and attacked him, Derick would not hold back in returning fire.

The combat power of ordinary Glamoth Iron Cavalry was not much different from that of the True Stinger Bugs. Under Derick's polearm attacks, the Glamoth Iron Cavalry instantly suffered immense damage.

The voice of Heliobi resounded around him.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of a high disciple of the Xianzhou General, your actions are decisive. I thought you would instinctively dodge or use defensive attacks when facing these assaults. I didn't expect you to show not an ounce of mercy when slaughtering."

"So, aren't you going to show yourself?"

Derick looked at all the Glamoth Iron Cavalry around him, hoping to find traces of Heliobi and Firefly among them.

Heliobi let out a teasing laugh.

"I'm not a child of a few years old, how could I show myself so easily? Mr. Derick, your strength is immense; I know I'm no match for you. So, I can only hide among the Glamoth Iron Cavalry. Oh, right, besides me hiding among the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, Firefly, the owner of this body, is also among them. If you're not careful when you're cutting people down and happen to cut her too, then this body will be brain-dead."

"But considering how ruthless Mr. Derick you are, you wouldn't care about such a thing, would you?"

Derick, of course, couldn't not care. Otherwise, why would he enter this illusion? He could have just eliminated her outside.

Derick remained silent, simply attacking the surrounding Glamoth Iron Cavalry. However, his movements slowed slightly, only attacking after confirming their identity.

This allowed even more Glamoth Iron Cavalry to surround him.

Seeing her tactic proving effective, Heliobi laughed loudly and said, "So I think you should give up. As long as you let us leave the Lofu Xianzhou, I promise I'll never meet you again in this lifetime. You'll still be a high disciple of the Xianzhou General in the future, and perhaps you'll even have the chance to become the Yaoqing Xianzhou General."

"Hmph, no General would be threatened by a mere Heliobi." Derick scoffed, his movements immediately speeding up. The Glamoth Iron Cavalry that had surrounded him due to his slowed movements were all instantly cut into pieces.

"You, are you crazy? Aren't you worried that woman, Firefly, will be cut down by your blade?"

Heliobi shouted, watching Derick's movements.

'Is he just losing face, so he's recklessly going on a rampage? Can't he be less shameless?' Heliobi thought to herself.

"Although Firefly looks like these people, her actual combat power is different. While my strength is greater than hers, she can definitely withstand me for a period. But none of these Glamoth Iron Cavalry before me can withstand me. Therefore, the Firefly you're talking about is not among them."

Derick attacked relentlessly, quickly clearing out all the surrounding Glamoth Iron Cavalry.

But just after clearing out the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, a large number of Propagation Swarm once again appeared in the sky.

They swiftly attacked Derick. "Your strength is indeed formidable, but what if our attacks are continuous? Whether it's the Propagation Swarm or the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, their reproductive energy is terrifying. If this continues, you'll eventually be unable to sustain yourself."

"It's impossible for you to create these in the illusion without any cost."

Derick continued to speak as he cut down True Stinger Bugs.

Heliobi replied, "Yes, there is indeed a cost. However, the one paying this cost isn't me. The one bearing all this cost is Firefly. You can keep winning, but in the end, Firefly might be the one to collapse first and directly leave."

Derick frowned.

Firefly's illusion almost covered an entire galaxy, and for Derick to find Firefly within it would be exceedingly difficult. Moreover, this illusion was continuously draining Firefly's mental and physical energy.

"Actually, I might have another way," Derick said to Heliobi.

"What way?"

Heliobi asked Derick curiously.

She didn't believe Derick could find her true form.

"All I need to do is devour this entire illusion," Derick said to Heliobi.

He immediately closed his eyes and activated his devouring ability. The Glamoth Iron Cavalry saw Derick unmoving and instinctively attacked him.

However, before these attacks even reached Derick, their forms simply vanished.

Not only the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, but the entire illusion was disappearing.

"Th-this power, you, you walk the Path of Voracity!"

Seeing this situation, Heliobi cried out in horror.

Derick opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Yes, you are not mistaken. However, I try my best to avoid letting others know about this. You, Heliobi, had better think of your last words before I finish devouring."

"No, I won't let this happen."

Heliobi shouted this.

At the same time, she immediately summoned Firefly, who was still under her control, and launched an attack at Derick.

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