With a loud explosion, Fair Connie's heart tightened. She knew that the sound of the explosion was caused by the Command Ship self-destructing, resulting in such a violent noise. Logically, such a strong explosion would leave most people obliterated, their souls scattered. Fair Connie did not believe that Kairuoka's soul had ended there; in her heart, her husband was always the best. His soul was surrounded by the strongest Cosmic Wave Energy, and he would surely be fine. She decided to search for Kairuoka's traces at the site where the meteorite had fallen on Earth.
Fair Connie followed the concentration of meteorite debris, searching along the way. The meteorite had been deflected from its original trajectory by Kairuoka and was heading towards Earth's most mysterious place, Kunlun Mountain. The entire meteorite scattered over Kunlun Mountain.
Finally, Fair Connie discovered a massive meteorite at the peak of Piaomiao Peak in Kunlun. She found a mark from Kairuoka's mech on the meteorite, made of a special metal that could meld into the meteorite, indicating that the temperature around it was extremely high. Looking at the enormous meteorite before her, tears streamed down her face as she caressed it and said, "Kairuoka! Why are you so foolish? Is Earth really worth exchanging your soul for? You must know that once a soul disappears, it can never be reborn."
"Little girl! My soul won't easily disappear," came Kairuoka's voice from within the meteorite.
Fair Connie tried to discern where the voice was coming from. "Kairuoka! Is that you?"
Standing beside her, Kairuot said to his mother, "Father is trapped inside the meteorite."
"Are you really trapped inside?" Fair Connie asked in disbelief.
"My soul is trapped within this high-temperature melted meteorite; it's hard to get out," Kairuoka replied. "Little girl, you and Terra should go; don't worry about me."
Hearing Kairuoka's words, the little girl stubbornly said, "I must open this meteorite today."
With that, she walked into the Command Ship and bombarded the meteorite. Amidst a series of fierce strikes, surrounding rocks were sent flying, yet that meteorite remained completely unharmed.
The little girl entered to inspect the meteorite and muttered to herself, "Strange, I've never encountered such a meteorite; it's too hard."
"Don't waste your effort; if this meteorite were so easy to open, my Cosmic Wave Energy would have broken it long ago. It is a meteorite made of special metal by Capricornian, specifically designed to destroy Earth. You all should leave and not worry about me; Mars Base needs you."
Kairuot said to his mother, "Mother, let's go. Our feud with Belche isn't settled yet. He won't easily let go of Maya City."
The mother shook her head and said, "I don't want to leave; I want to stay by your side for life until I can open this meteorite and rescue your soul."
Kairuot asked, "If you don't leave, who will take charge of Mars Base?"
The mother replied, "You have grown up; you can take charge now. Mars Base relies on you. Fairleya is also waiting for your rescue; I believe you have this ability."
Kairuot did not want to leave, but his mother pushed him towards the Command Ship: "Stop being so sentimental, we don't need you to take care of us. Just go!"
Kairuot saw tears in his mother's eyes and hugged her tightly: "Mother! After Father's soul leaves the meteorite, you must come find me!"
His mother nodded in agreement, urging her son to hurry: "Don't waste time here, just go!"
Kairuot was pushed away by his mother, who turned back without looking and returned to the meteorite.
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Kairuot silently boarded the Command Ship, piloting the mech towards Earth Maya. When he arrived at Maya City, he couldn't believe his eyes: Belche had come to cause trouble again, turning the entire Maya City upside down. All the Mars Mecha built in Maya had been destroyed. To continue rebuilding Maya City, they would need to send a large number of mechs and construction personnel from Mars Base. Moreover, even after Maya City was rebuilt, it would inevitably face another attack and destruction from the Capricornian. What worried him most was that Commander Xiao Li was missing; he searched everywhere but could not find her.
He went to the old site of Maya City and saw the Kairouka Astronomical Observation Tower. Despite the ravages of time, this tower still stood firm in Maya City. He entered the tower and accidentally discovered a Graphene Storage Device at an observation window. Recognizing it as something left by Belden, he hurriedly took it and quickly returned to the Command Ship. He plugged the Graphene Storage Device into the port on the Control Center in the Control Room, and a message from Belden appeared on the screen:
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Husband:
This is the last time I will call you that. Our union was doomed from the start, at the wrong time and place, committing an unforgivable mistake between our two races. I do not blame you; this was orchestrated by Great-Great-Grandfather. He originally intended to win you over as a member of our Capricornian. I never expected you to be so ruthless, using a Proton Bullet against him and destroying the entire Capricorn Planet, where millions of lives were lost. You have committed an unforgivable crime and become an enemy of our Capricornian.
The Capricornian cannot forgive you, nor can I. Goodbye; everything in the past has turned to smoke. In the future, we may meet as enemies; I hope we never meet again.
Belden
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Upon reading Belden's letter, Kairuot felt a mix of emotions and could not explain himself to her.
At that moment, Lily walked into the command room, and Kairuot coldly asked, "Why are you back?"
"What did you say?" Xiaoli asked in confusion. "I've been waiting here for you."
"Are there others?" Kairuot asked.
Before Xiaoli could respond, they heard the roar of mechs outside. A Command Ship landed on a lawn in the ruins of Maya City, and dozens of soldiers emerged, surrounding a person who was proudly observing the destroyed construction site of Maya City.
Kairuot recognized it was Belche. Enemies meeting each other ignited a fierce animosity. Kairuot immediately leaped up and then dove toward Belche with a palm strike. Belche was caught off guard by the sudden attack and fell to the ground. The dozens of soldiers nearby quickly rushed to protect their leader, but they were no match for the two. In no time, all the soldiers were eliminated.
Belche lay on the ground, looking up at the furious Kairuot. "You... you, don't do anything reckless..."
Xiaoli shouted, "You caused so many lives to be lost on Mars; today you will pay for it!"
Kairuot raised his fist to strike, but Belche hurriedly said, "Don't fall for her tricks; she is an accomplice of Belzon. If you kill me, Fairleya will also be doomed."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xiaoli retorted loudly.
Kairuot didn't believe Belche's words at all. In a hurry, Belche threw a Graphene Storage Device from his pocket onto the ground. "Take it back and watch it slowly. We both fell for Belzon's tricks. I'm fine; I woke up earlier than you. You're still in the dark."
"You're lying!" Kairuot said skeptically.
Taking advantage of the moment, Belche rolled away and quickly boarded his Command Ship to escape.
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