The First Stellar Guide
Die Zhi Ling
Human Base B-73 was attacked by extraterrestrial creatures, resulting in heavy casualties. The Falcon Special Forces were dispatched for rescue. Amid a cluttered basement, Lu Zexuan spotted a strange youth. The young man was pale and frail, his striking heterochromatic eyes—one black, one red—utterly unresponsive. A palm-sized spiritual fox lay weakly at his feet, barely alive. —This was a severely injured Guide. Lu Zexuan immediately brought him back to the safe zone for treatment. The boy claimed his name was Yu Ran, having just awakened as a Guide last month with a pitiful C-rank psychic ability. Within days, officials in the safe zone began dying under mysterious circumstances. Federal investigators arrived, only to discover that each victim had some degree of connection with Yu Ran. Yet every time, he had a perfect alibi. *** Suspicious of Yu Ran’s origins, Lu Zexuan filed a matching application with the Association to keep the boy close and uncover the truth. Soon, rumors spread: "S-rank Sentinel Lu Zexuan is interested in a C-rank Guide?" "That Guide is only 18?" "General Lu has… unique tastes." At a federal banquet, the newly minted adult Guide stood beside the towering general, appearing innocent, pitiful, and fragile. Instinctively, Lu Zexuan shielded him, guarding him closely. Until one day, when the Falcon Special Forces were surrounded by extraterrestrial creatures and Lu Zexuan was critically injured, his psyche on the verge of collapse. Before losing consciousness, he saw the small Guide suddenly unleash countless crimson psychic tendrils, savagely assaulting the horde. The massive creatures were engulfed in a red tide. Yu Ran, usually pure and innocent, now stood with resolute sharpness in his gaze, his overwhelming psychic power forcing every monster to its knees. Stepping over the sea of corpses, he approached Lu Zexuan and extended his hand, coolly asking, "Need my protection, General Lu?" Lu Zexuan: "…………" *** A seemingly harmless youth harbored terrifying psychic power. He was the Federation’s first Guide to awaken dual spiritual entities.