Chapter 288
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The Island King cleared up the confusion by saying, "You asked what we shall do, and the answer is that you all will run." He stroked his long white beard with a fatherly glint in his gaze. "While you all escape under the lead of Jing Fu, I will hold off the Crimson Usurper with the Low-Galactic Traverser Rank Sealing Treasure that I took from the Treasury.
This should allow me to hold the monster off for just long enough to enable you all to escape into the nearby Waterfroth Galaxy."
"!!!" "!!!" "!!!"
All of the gathered powerhouses of the various apex factions looked toward their leader with dumbfounded expressions.
"My Lord, you simply cannot do this!"
"What would we do without you!?"
"You are akin to the guiding light that leads us toward a brighter future! It wouldn't be possible to see through the darkness without your presen-"