nycdaug Chapter 546 Frustration
Chapter 546 Frustration
Back on the flagship, Empress Raymond was still closely monitoring the situation in the space ahead. Zhao Liying anxiously asked, "Your Majesty, where is our Captain Li Chenglong? Why did only you return? How is he?"
Normally, if someone spoke to Her Majesty the Queen like that, it would definitely provoke the displeasure of Cynthia and the others, but today they did not express any displeasure.
After a while, Queen Raimon shook her head and said, "To be honest, that mysterious enemy was really too terrifying. Li Chenglong and I attacked at our strongest for more than an hour, but we couldn't find a single flaw. In fact, Lord Li even lost a hand while saving me. In order to prevent the powerful mysterious person from attacking us, Lord Li is prepared to detonate the G-gem and perish together with the mysterious enemy."
"What?! How could this be?!" Zhao Liying exclaimed in disbelief. Nangong Yanran supported her and comforted her, saying, "We've been observing here for so long, but there's been no movement at all. This means that City Lord Li hasn't self-destructed yet, so there might still be hope."
Queen Raymond shook her head: "I'm afraid that in order to reduce the power of the explosion, Lord Li will take that mysterious person to the spatial rift and reactivate the self-destruction."
She had barely finished speaking when a staff member stood up and reported, "Your Majesty, we have detected an emergency distress signal. Judging from the source, it should be Lord Li!"
Queen Raymond immediately stood up: "Full speed ahead, we must bring him back as soon as possible. Never mind, I'll go myself." After saying that, her figure disappeared into the flagship. In less than five minutes, she was already carrying the seriously injured Li Chenglong to the flagship's treatment room and personally treated him.
An hour later, Queen Raimon emerged from the examination room, looking somewhat weary. Looking at the expectant faces of the crowd, she forced a smile: "He's alright now. I perfectly reattached his severed hand, so you don't need to worry. However, since he still needs rest, I can't say exactly when he'll wake up, so let him rest for now."
Zhao Liying bowed slightly: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for treating Captain Li. I was a little impolite just now, please don't take offense."
Queen Raimon nodded slightly: "I understand your concern for Lord Li. Cynthia, immediately contact the other warships to return to port and prepare for another battle. I need to rest for a while, so don't disturb me before we land."
After saying this, Queen Raymond left with the help of two guards, while Cynthia went to convey the Queen's orders. Nangong Yanran said, "Everyone, don't worry. Since the Queen has said so, then there must be nothing to worry about. Let's go to the rest room first. I have something I want to say to everyone."
"What? You mean we have to go back first?" Zhang Yang stood up and said, "But City Lord Li is seriously injured and hasn't woken up yet. It's unreasonable to send us back to Earth."
Nangong Yanran nodded: "Yes, we should go back first. You all heard what Queen Raymond said earlier. She meant to regroup and fight again, which means there are more and more brutal battles waiting for us. In order to keep up with Lord Li's pace and to help him as much as possible, we need to return to Earth as soon as possible and build our interstellar fleet."
She paused for a moment and continued, "Once we return to Roland Star and confirm Lord Li's condition, Zhao Liying, you will take care of him. I will then travel back to Earth with the others on a spaceship. I believe Queen Raymond will not refuse."
Zhao Liying and Zhang Yang exchanged a glance and nodded slightly to indicate their approval of Nangong Yanran's suggestion.
At 6:6 AM on June 10th, Roland Star time, which translates to 9:7 AM on July 2nd, 2028 in China, Empress Raymond led two fleets from Roland Star back safely. Upon disembarking from the flagship, Li Chenglong was immediately escorted to the top-floor treatment pod of the Empress's castle. This treatment pod was originally reserved for the Empress's use, and this was the first time an outsider had been allowed to use it.
Back on the warship, Nangong Yanran had already shared her ideas with the Empress, who immediately agreed. Furthermore, to help Earth assemble its fleet, she would send Princess Nami (3rd Princess), Princess Amy (4th Princess), and Princess Nina (7th Princess) along with Nangong Yanran and the others. In addition, to help them as much as possible, Empress Raymond, in the name of the royal family, gifted them 20 vials of the highest-grade space potion.
After more than ten days of treatment in the treatment ward, Li Chenglong was sent to the villa where they had previously lived. Seeing that his condition had stabilized, Nangong Yanran immediately took the five people except Zhao Liying and boarded the Roland Star spaceship with the three princesses to fly to Earth.
More than ten days later, Li Chenglong finally woke up. Since he had shown signs of waking up before, Zhao Liying specifically notified Queen Raymond. The Queen put down her work and came to the villa with Cynthia, the captain of the royal guard, Princess Laura, Princess Sera, and others.
When everyone arrived at the villa, Li Chenglong had already woken up. He was still very weak, so he sat on the bed with his back against a cushion. When he saw Queen Raymond and the others arrive, Li Chenglong wanted to get up to greet them, but Queen Raymond released a burst of energy to stop him.
Laura carefully examined Li Chenglong's physical condition, nodded slightly and said, "The recovery is good. I estimate that he should be 80% or 90% recovered in another 20 days or so."
Li Chenglong looked at his left hand and said to Queen Raymond, "Thank you, Your Majesty. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have lost this hand." Queen Raymond shook her head slightly: "Your hand was also injured by the mysterious man when you saved me. It was only right that I did these things. However, your left hand is not your original one anymore."
Li Chenglong's eyes widened: "But I feel it's exactly the same as the original. No, this energy is!" Princess Sera explained: "The situation was very complicated at the time. Mother couldn't find your severed hand, so she used her own cells, plus the superpowers of our Roland Star, to recreate one for you."
Princess Laura continued, "Not only that, but to repair your injuries, Mother used her own cells to rebuild many of your damaged body tissues. She also gave you a blood transfusion. Now you possess the genes of Earthlings, Hailan Star, and our Roland Star, plus the enhancement from the liquid metal of Aizamlai. I believe you will be much stronger than before."
Li Chenglong quickly thanked her, "Please allow me to thank you again, Queen Raymond." Queen Raymond smiled and said, "We are already friends, so please don't use honorifics in private anymore. Just call me Raymond. You have done so much for our three planets this time, so it is only right that I do this. Not only that, Hailan Star and Meilan Star also sent a lot of things, which I will have someone deliver to you later."
After their casual conversation, Li Chenglong revealed the mysterious man's true identity to them and handed over the man's information and the items he had given them to Queen Raymond. Raymond examined the items and discovered that they appeared to be storage devices without a password.
She handed the item to Laura: "Have someone inspect it immediately, and report everything inside. There can be no mistakes."
After Laura left with the storage device, Li Chenglong said somewhat dejectedly, "That Awakener was just an avatar, I didn't expect him to be so powerful. I tried my best to self-destruct, but he suddenly struck and sent me flying. In other words, I don't even have the qualifications to die with him now."
Raymond agreed: "We fought him for over an hour at our best and didn't gain any advantage; in fact, we were at a disadvantage. I haven't met an opponent in over a thousand years, but this time, not only did I encounter one, but he was also so strong. To be honest, I felt a sense of fear during the fight, something I've never experienced in thousands of years."
The two sighed simultaneously. After a long pause, Queen Raymond said, "I have issued a summons, gathering all those capable of fighting to our three planets to prepare for a decisive battle with our enemy. Since we'll die whether we fight or not, we might as well give it our all!"
Li Chenglong nodded: "That's what I think too. Rather than being destroyed, we might as well fight back to the death and maybe there's still a chance of survival."