Chapter 48 Cosmic Rift (Part Two) - Completed

Xu Lingzhao looked at Chu Jingze, who was fast asleep. It was 5 a.m., and they were almost at the vicinity of the cosmic rift. This was something she had to face. She leaned down and kissed the Omega's soft cheek. "Baby?"

He wasn't awake, probably because he was too tired last night. These past two days, her Omega had been unusually clingy to her. Xu Lingzhao had originally planned to leave while he was sleeping, but Chu Jing would definitely be sad if he woke up alone, so she decided to say goodbye to him first.

She pinched his gland with her hand; the gland was still slightly warm. Sure enough, the next second, he couldn't help but let out a groan. He then opened his eyes, his hand instinctively reaching out to grab the mischievous hand, but as his vision gradually cleared, she saw that her Alpha was already dressed and looking at him gently.

As he regained consciousness, he sat up abruptly in bed, his voice a little hoarse. "You're leaving?" His displeasure was clearly visible on his face. Xu Lingzhao reached out and ruffled his hair. "I'm leaving, baby. I wanted to say goodbye. I'll be back soon." His well-defined hand covered his neck, making him lift his head slightly.

A kiss landed on his soft lips.

When they parted, his eyes were already a little dazed. Xu Lingzhao gently removed the strands of hair covering his eyes with her hand. "Sweetie, sleep a little longer. I'll be back soon."

Xu Lingzhao pushed open the door, and outside stood Song Shuci, who had been waiting for a long time. She clenched her left fist and placed it in front of her chest to salute Xu Lingzhao, "Commander-in-Chief, everything is ready."

She nodded slightly, with Song Shuci following behind her. Xu Lingzhao keenly sensed her hesitation and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

"Commander-in-Chief, are you sure you don't need the Planetary Army to go with you? You're alone..." Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted. Xu Lingzhao waved his hand, "The situation is different. There's no need to sacrifice any more Planetary Army lives."

“Yes.” Song Shuci didn’t say anything more, but just followed quietly behind her. She had been following the commander-in-chief for quite some time, but whenever there was an extremely dangerous mission, the commander-in-chief would go personally. This was unprecedented in the Federation, and the number of planetary troops was thus stabilized.

No more reports of massive casualties came from the front lines. Song Shuci's gaze gradually hardened. She knew that the person standing before her would be the one to end the war between the Zerg and the Federation.

Xu Lingzhao stepped into the military starship. This starship was the Federation's top-of-the-line starship in terms of both defense and offense, but there was no one else on board except her.

The light screen in the command center reminded her that she would arrive at the outer edge of the cosmic rift in one hour. She stood in front of the light screen, without any fear in her eyes. This was the first cosmic rift she had destroyed that had been closed. In the years to come, she would destroy many more such cosmic rifts.

Until she completely killed the insect queen.

The area marked in red on the light screen was indeed the predicted danger zone, and the starship she was on was slowly approaching. She looked out of the window and saw not the devastated starry sky, but pitch blackness.

We're almost there. It's deathly silent, not a sound to be heard. Something's not right. The cosmic rift is the source of the Zerg's entry into the Federation; it shouldn't be this quiet.

"Beep beep—" The starship emitted an urgent alarm, and several large red characters appeared on the screen: "Unable to proceed."

It was right in front of her. Xu Lingzhao keenly sensed that a colossal object was watching her. She calmly opened the hatch of the starship, stepped out of its protection, and a golden light emanated from between her brows, allowing her to walk in this void of the universe.

Currently, it is a huge abyss rift, as if it had been torn apart by someone. The surrounding area is uneven, and the inside is bottomless, like a lifeless eye. The limbs of hydralisks floated past her. Judging from their size, they were lord-level hydralisks. There were many more limbs like this.

Xu Lingzhao frowned. What kind of thing could so easily devour the Zerg, who were at the Lord level? He guessed that the silence around the cosmic rift was probably due to it.

She lifted her leg and approached the cosmic rift step by step. But the closer she got, the more an irresistible attraction tried to pull her in. The light between her brows suddenly became brighter. She steadied herself and stepped into the cosmic rift. Almost the instant she entered, a deafening roar rang in her ears.

Xu Lingzhao met a pair of red eyes, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Oh, so you have another clone hiding here." She knew that the human body was insufficient to support the battle to come.

She closed her eyes, and a strong golden light enveloped her. In a short while, her human form disappeared, replaced by the body of a bee.

The golden eyelids silently resisted it, and the flapping wings nimbly dodged its attacks. Xu Lingzhao originally thought that she only needed to use her origin to close the cosmic rift, but she didn't expect the cunning insect queen to have another trick up her sleeve. She warned herself not to underestimate her enemy.

She couldn't identify what the creature hidden in the abyss was. It must have some special ability, otherwise the insect queen wouldn't have chosen it as a puppet.

It relentlessly attacked Xu Lingzhao with its five tails. After several unsuccessful attempts, it let out an angry roar. This time, the sound had a special frequency, as if it had the ability to make people lose themselves and launch a mental attack!

Xu Lingzhao raised a golden barrier around her to block mental attacks. She looked around at everything. The cosmic rift was so dark that she could only see its two red eyes.

No, we can't keep dragging this out. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Facing a species we know nothing about, we could easily fall into its trap if we're not careful.

Xu Lingzhao chose to take the initiative to attack. She nimbly dodged the attacks, and her mental energy materialized to attack the unknown creature. Her sharp forelimbs cut through the tentacles that suddenly appeared. What kind of monster is this?

She held her breath and focused her mental energy, knowing that she could launch a mental attack as long as she was close enough. The red eyes seemed to be right in front of her, but in reality, they were a certain distance away from Xu Lingzhao. No matter how close she got, she was unable to launch a mental attack.

No, something's not right. Xu Lingzhao realized he might have already been hit by its mental attack. The most effective way to relax when facing any mental attack is to remain absolutely clear-headed.

Without hesitation, Xu Lingzhao plunged her tail into her heart. The intense pain caused her to momentarily lose her senses, time seemed to stand still, and she felt everything around her flowing backward.

Not enough, she endured the pain and pulled out the deeply embedded tail barb, piercing directly into her source.

She seemed to hear a sound similar to breaking glass.

Xu Lingzhao suddenly opened her eyes. Her consciousness returned. At this moment, she had not entered the cosmic rift, and the golden barrier in front of her had already developed fine cracks.

She gasped for breath. If she hadn't woken up any later, she probably would have died outside the cosmic rift. She had been careless; the battle just now felt so real.

But that was just a hallucination caused by the mental attack. Xu Lingzhao quickly retreated to a safe area. It was likely that she had already been implanted with the mental attack anchor point when she entered the red circle.

She stood still, mobilizing her primal power. Golden light enveloped her, and she transformed into a bee once more. A golden barrier rose around her body. After making all the preparations, Xu Lingzhao once again attempted to enter the danger zone.

This time, what she saw before her was no longer severed limbs, but a dense swarm of Zerg lords. Sure enough, countless physical spiritual forces transformed into sharp arrows, attacking the menacing Zerg lords.

She flapped her wings and slashed at the lords attacking her with her forelimbs. These insectoid lords did not attack blindly but consciously tried to wear down Xu Lingzhao, but this tactic was ineffective against her.

Her spiritual power was immense, more than enough to deal with these lords.

Xu Lingzhao arrived at the cosmic rift. Instead of entering directly, she grabbed a Zerg corpse floating near the rift, held it in front of her, and followed it in.

This time, the scene before her was no longer an empty darkness. In front of her was a giant beast with its red eyes fixed on Xu Lingzhao. However, it did not attack her. Instead, it ate the corpse of the insectoid lord while scrutinizing her with its gaze.

"Stupid." Xu Lingzhao thought to himself. It seemed that the mental attack was just a bluff, and the Queen Insect had not completely controlled the giant beast in front of her.

Her forelimbs steadily held the huge Zerg lord's corpse as she approached it. Just as Xu Lingzhao was about to launch a mental attack, it suddenly sprang up and let out a loud roar.

It wasn't too stupid, but it was too late.

Xu Lingzhao slammed the Zerg corpse into it, unleashing her primal power. A powerful golden light illuminated the surroundings. She stared directly at it, entering its spiritual sea. Golden spiritual energy clashed violently with it, expanding continuously.

The giant beast let out a painful howl, attacking Xu Lingzhao wildly but unable to touch her in the slightest.

"Bang—" An explosion rang out, and Xu Lingzhao felt the area shaking violently. She immediately retreated from the spatial rift, moving so fast that the Zerg lord outside could not even touch her.

The next second, a powerful suction force pulled everything outside the crack into it. Xu Lingzhao stood in a safe zone and watched quietly. She left a portion of her essence inside. Golden light shone outside the cosmic crack, and it was being forcibly healed.

Xu Lingzhao saw countless similar giant beasts trying to squeeze out, but the cracks healed at an astonishing speed, and the giant beasts that did not have time to retract their bodies were cut off.

Silence fell over the surroundings, with only the severed head of the giant beast floating outside. The cosmic rift had completely disappeared, and it was no different from the rest of the universe.

It's over. It's all over.

She returned to the warship, her body now fully restored to human form. Xu Lingzhao let out a long sigh. Had she been careless, she would have died here, but fate had ultimately been on her side.

She succeeded once again.

She sent a success signal, and instantly the quantum computer received countless communications, completing the first step in her revenge.

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Author's Note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]