82 New World 01

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Tao Ran was quite efficient. Zhu Heng just closed his eyes and instantly descended from the five-dimensional space and time and landed on the rocket.

Just when I was feeling lucky that I hadn't suffered any harm, the tsunami of protests from all around me flooded into my ears.

Zhu Heng staggered in shock and quickly covered his ears.

Sometimes my hearing is so good that I don’t know whether it is God’s favor or punishment. When I am in a crowded place like this, the noise is so deafening that it feels like torture to my ears.

However, as soon as Zhu Heng covered his ears, the surroundings immediately became quiet, and the scene was extremely strange.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the open door in front of them. Heavy and powerful footsteps were heard, stepping towards them rhythmically.

The man did not approach the crowd, but stood at the door.

He was alone, standing straight ahead.

"I know you all want to go home. I also know that at least half of all the people staying here temporarily have the same idea as you." Helan Dao's voice was unusually serious, no longer his usual lazy tone.

As soon as these words were spoken, the sporadic noises in the room completely disappeared.

Zhu Heng put down his hands and looked across the crowd in front of him in the direction of Helan Road.

Helan Dao looked around at the crowd in front of him. "So, I'm willing to give up control of half of the fleet. Please tell your relatives and friends that if you want to go back, please register on the form. I will have someone escort you home—"

The crowd became agitated by his words.

Helan Dao's voice suddenly stopped, and his eyes were fixed on a certain place.

After a brief moment of excitement, people realized something was wrong.

Helan Dao took a step forward uncontrollably. People thought he was going to go back on his word and became wary.

Helan Dao had no time to care about the wary eyes glued to him. His throat felt like something was blocking it, and his breathing became rapid.

He began to ignore the crowd in front of him who were staring at him eagerly and strode forward.

People were frightened by Helan Dao's aura, and gradually realized that his target was not them, so they subconsciously made way for him, and followed his gaze, and saw a very handsome man behind the crowd.

The man stood there quietly, his eyes as calm as water. Facing the "aggressive" Commander He, he neither retreated nor moved forward.

Many years later, people who witnessed this scene still remember the specific situation clearly.

They used this scene as a topic of conversation after dinner, telling it over and over to their children. Every time they mentioned it, they would show a proud expression: "Back then, I was also lucky enough to meet Zhu Heng in person."

At this time, the children always ask: "What then? What then?"

"He's truly no ordinary person. He's the one with the celestial presence we all associate with him. When you see him with your own eyes, you'll feel like he's glowing from head to toe."

"So what happened to him and the commander?"

"Oh...it was such a mess back then, who would remember this?"

In fact, the situation was not chaotic before Zhu Heng started talking.

When everyone thought that Helan Dao was about to rush up to hug Zhu Heng, he stopped two or three steps away from Zhu Heng, looked at him without saying a word.

Zhu Heng lost his patience and spoke to break the silence, but he didn't expect that his words were so disregarding of Helan Dao's life or death.

He began by saying, "Don't let them go home."

The crowd, who were originally immersed in the touching scene of reunion after a long separation, immediately exploded when they heard this.

"Commander He agrees, if you disagree, who are you?"

Zhu Heng completely ignored the angry crowd around him. He just looked at Helan and said, "Do you believe me?"

The voices of opposition in the crowd quieted down a little, and they seemed to be observing Helan Dao's attitude.

Helan Dao frowned imperceptibly, with a hint of impatience in his eyes.

Look, the commander really dislikes this kind of instruction.

But before people were happy for a second, they heard Helan Dao say, "We'll do as you say."

These words were spoken with such force and without any hesitation.

It seems that the impatient look just now was also directed at them.

The crowd was boiling again.

Zhu Heng finally couldn't stand it anymore. He took two steps forward, grabbed He Landao's right hand, and pulled him into the office: "It's too noisy here. It's not convenient to talk. Let's go inside."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "They're trying to escape! Stop them!"

But how could Zhu Heng let them succeed? As soon as people gathered around, in the blink of an eye, Zhu Heng and Helan Dao's physical bodies arrived at the door.

Those who came up empty-handed looked at Zhu Heng in shock, somewhat unable to believe it.

They were clearly by my side just now, but I watched them disappear from my sight, and then reappear at the door in the blink of an eye.

When did human technology become so advanced?

Under such circumstances, Helan Dao could still look at Zhu Heng with interest: "What kind of teleportation technique is this?"

"It's not teleportation," Zhu Heng explained. "Just now, I just skipped the few minutes it took me to walk from the crowd to the door. In other words, what I skipped wasn't distance, but time. The concept of time doesn't exist for me."

He Landao raised his eyebrows: "Interesting."

"Now is not the time to talk about this." Zhu Heng interrupted him. Before the group of people in front of him could react, he pulled Helan Dao into the house, locked the door, and then said to him: "I found a new universe."

The smile on Helan Dao's face disappeared instantly.

Augustus, who had just walked over, happened to hear Zhu Heng's words: "What are you talking about, some new universe?"

Zhu Heng glanced at him and said, "Have you heard of twin universes? The new universe is the twin of the old universe that is now dying. At its birth, the old universe expanded infinitely, squeezing the living space of the twin universe and forcing it to collapse infinitely. Now that the old universe has begun to collapse, its twin universe has naturally begun to expand, eventually forming a new habitable universe."

Augustus' eyes widened when he heard this.

"Now, the wormhole leading to the new universe has been built for you. It's inside the black hole. If you trust me, follow my instructions and use a rocket to carry everyone into the black hole."

"Don't be ridiculous," Augustus waved his hands. "Driving into a black hole is like courting death. You have to understand how much effort we put into finding this critical position where we can extract the black hole's energy without being sucked in."

Zhu Heng glanced at him and said, "So we must control the course of the rocket before it is completely sucked away by the black hole, so that it falls into the wormhole and escapes to another universe."

"That will test the drivers' abilities. Are you sure they are capable of doing it?" Augustus frowned.

"They can't go, and I'm the only one who knows the exact location of the wormhole. If you teach me the basic operations, I can get started right away." Zhu Heng said seriously.

"No, you just learned it now and you dare to go into battle casually?"

Augustus asked questions all the way, and Zhu Heng showed the best patience in his life and answered his questions one by one.

Helandao had been listening to their conversation silently. Halfway through, he suddenly interrupted, "But we have more than one spaceship. You can only fly one of them."

Zhu Heng turned to look at him. "That's not a problem. You forgot I can skip time. The moment the first rocket enters the wormhole, I can jump to the second rocket, which will enter the black hole a few minutes later. Then, I can do the same thing and send everyone to the new world."

Helan Dao looked thoughtful.

Sounds feasible.

"Then do as you say. But the ship I'm on has to queue up at the back, so you have to go to the end." Helan Dao said.

Zhu Heng knew his good intentions and nodded: "Don't worry."

Then, a dramatic scene happened.

Because the group of people protesting in front of Helandao's office had their lines of communication with the outside world cut off, the latest news received by everyone outside the rocket stopped at Helandao's initial statement that "someone will escort them back."

So when Zhu Heng controlled the first rocket towards the black hole, everyone naively thought that this was the way to their hometown.

But soon, the people on the rocket discovered something was wrong.

Looking at the black hole getting closer and closer outside the cabin, people finally realized that they had been deceived.

There was no Helan Dao on the rocket, so it was easy for people to rush to the center console and try to stop Zhu Heng.

Zhu Heng said nothing, only glanced over calmly. His eyes seemed to possess a magical power, and those who had intruded were all stunned in their places by his glance.

Zhu Heng operated the center console steadily. He controlled the rocket, aimed at the right angle, and plunged into the black hole.

People came to their senses and began to scream in terror.

Zhu Heng frowned slightly. The powerful suction from the black hole caused the rocket to shake violently, causing his hands to tremble. However, he remained extremely calm. His extraordinary eyesight allowed him to easily find the location of the wormhole. He overcame the shaking and pressed the joystick to swing it to the side.

The rocket turned and gradually approached the entrance of the wormhole. Just as it was about to fall into the wormhole, Zhu Heng accelerated his dive. At the moment he successfully fell in, Zhu Heng quickly loosened his seat belt, skipped time, and went directly to the control room of the second rocket.

He clenched his fists, used the warmth of his palms to dry the sweat, and then continued to perform the same script, successfully sending the second ship into the wormhole.

Next came the third ship, the fourth ship... and all of them completed their missions successfully.

Until the end, the one where Helan Dao was.

Zhu Heng didn't say anything and went straight to the center console, maneuvering the last rocket towards the black hole.

Helanda turned on the visual monitoring, connected to the central console line, and watched his operation.

With his previous experience, Zhu Heng sent the rocket into the wormhole almost effortlessly. At this time, he rolled his eyes, without moving his head, and seemed to look behind him.

At the same time, the visual surveillance in front of Helan Dao made a "sizzling" sound, and noise snowflakes covered the screen, blocking Helan Dao's vision.

Zhu Heng withdrew his gaze. He knew Helan Dao was watching him, but he had to leave.

Just as he was about to get up, the rocket that had just entered the wormhole received a huge thrust and shook violently twice. The wormhole squirmed rhythmically to accumulate energy, and then spit out the rocket with force.

Zhu Heng's body stiffened.

What happened?