The sudden appearance of the silver starship made Analise''s pupils constrict. It was far too close.


    The starship was right next to the one Analise was currently on, seemingly trying to pass by.


    "Stop it! Fiy!" Gideon shouted. "If he gets away today, Ana will be in danger in the future!"


    Hearing Gideon say Analise would be in danger, Fiy almost instinctively aimed the starship''s weapons at the silver vessel.


    Gideon steered his own ship toward them at top speed.


    "Ana, they won''t be able to catch Sean. You need help. Aim the Purification Bow


    at Sean''s heart and sever their connection!" Echo spoke up again.


    "This is a newly added task. There will be a high reward of points uponpletion."


    The moment Analise heard there were points to earn, she didn''t hesitate.


    "Fiy, let''s go. We''re getting on the small starship." She pulled Fiy along. "Catch up to him, preferably from the front of the starship!"


    "Gideon, can interster calls have multiple participants? Connect me with Scott and the security force. And if possible, connect with Sean too!"


    Analise pursed her lips and asked Echo in her mind, "Is it possible that Sean was forcibly bound by another system and threatened to do these things?"


    "That''s its usual tactic."


    Echo''s answer confirmed her suspicion.


    "If the Purification Bow is aimed at his heart, will it only sever their connection, or will it also kill Sean?" Analise admitted she was being unnecessarily kind.


    But if Sean had truly been forcibly bound and threatened into doing these things, then perhaps he could be forgiven.


    At the very least, she couldn''t bring herself to end his life outright.


    Just as Sean had said, he was only trying to survive.


    No one wants to die.


    Inside the sleek silver starship, crackling energy hummed through the walls.


    "You really think that woman can save you?" The voice was cold, mocking. "Even


    if you''re both time travelers, she can''t help you."


    A surge of electric currents tore through Sean, pain searing every nerve in his body.


    He was gambling, of course. If he weren''t, he wouldn''t have deliberately flown past Analise''s starship.


    Sean could only hope she understood his silent plea. In this strange world, she was the only lifeline he had.


    Analise was a pure human. She couldn''t possibly have mental powers. It had to be her system.


    Why hadn''t he considered that before?


    "The reason you haven''t killed me is that you don''t have a recement, right? You need specific conditions


    Koond with someone else, don''t


    you?"


    Sean''s fingers twitched, barely able to grip the starship''s controls.


    "Isn''t that right?" He let out a strainedugh. "I must be right. You can''t just break the bond, can you?"


    "Every time I refuse toplete a


    task, you punish me instead of getting rid of me. That''s because you don''t have anyone else to take my ce, do you?  fo


    If you had a backup, you wouldn''t be threatening me. You''d just rece me."


    Sean''s voice hardened. "So, go ahead. Kill me. Or I''ll tell Analise everything I''ve learned from you."


    "Ugh..." Sean groaned as another jolt


    of electricity surged through him before he copsed onto the floor. "I can feel your sense of crisis. The Synatrix... you must have some kind of connection to them, right?"


    "Heh. Whether you live or die isn''t my concern." Sean''s system sneered coldly.


    "Argh!"


    Another, even stronger surge of electricity coursed through him.


    It wouldn''t kill him outright, but it would make him wish it had.


    Ding!


    The alert for an interster call request chimed. Gritting his teeth against the pain,


    Sean struggled to push himself up from the floor.


    Through his eyes, his system registered the caller.