Chapter 225 The prologue begins
The church's astrolabe slowly rotated, depicting a complex, magnificent, and strange scene in the sky.
The age of science and technology has come to an end, and astronomy-related knowledge has become closed to most people. Even Chen Xiao'er, who was born uncontaminated, did not have the opportunity or interest to explore deeper astronomical knowledge.
Humans in the technological age have a relatively sufficient understanding of the universe, at least the part within the Yaoyang Galaxy.
First of all, after complex calculations and speculations, as well as sampling and testing of satellites, we can draw the conclusion that there is a strange power in the cores of most planets in the Yaoyang Galaxy and even the entire universe.
The existence of strange power may not be a very appropriate statement. It should be said that "the core of the star is the source of strangeness" and even "strangeness is the source of all things."
Where do the human spirit and soul come from? Most living things, whether abnormal or ordinary, are made up of cells.
Why would a bunch of cells piled together produce an ideology that is completely different from that of each individual cell?
You have to know that an organization composed of many human beings cannot have only one voice and one consciousness. Everyone in it will have his or her own ideas for selfish or great purposes.
Humans, most animals, and even abnormal beings have a main consciousness that completely controls the entire body.
Where do soul and spirit come from?
Based on the research and speculation of the predecessors of the technological age, we can draw a simple and powerful conclusion: it comes from the core of the strange power - the core of the star.
The Red Star people have never doubted the existence of aliens.
Because ever since humans began recording history, falling meteors have been bringing completely different life forms to this planet.
Even if the life forms there were completely abnormal, it wouldn't matter. After all, humans couldn't carry a fragment across the universe. Perhaps by the time they could do this with their flesh and blood, the Red Star people would also be considered "abnormal" to aliens.
The astrolabe faithfully reflects the trajectory of the stars, drawing their approaching edges in the fragmented sand interwoven with deep blue and pure black.
The stars in the distance are shaking violently, indicating that this meteor shower is just the prelude before the opening, and an even more bizarre banquet will be coming in the near future.
Boom, boom, boom.
Even in the absolute silence of the surroundings, stargazers can sense the rhythm deep beneath the earth with their minds and souls.
They had a premonition: the so-called meteor shower might not just be a display of aliens coveting the Red Star, but rather a call from the Red Star itself. They were moths, and it was the flame.
Is it - hunting?
If the planet itself has a "certain will," then to it, are humans not children but parasites?
The human being was hungry, so he reached out to the apple tree. Whether the falling apple killed a fly or two was of little concern.
The old stargazer clasped hands with her apprentice, as if trying to draw strength from the youth's vitality.
Oh God, my Lord, can you save us from this unparalleled catastrophe?
Human beings need faith, but self-salvation requires clarity.
At this moment, she and they, who had always clearly understood the existence of brilliance, suddenly felt a painful confusion.
The predecessors have already placed their chips and made their bets.
We have chosen our current path with our own conscious will. Will I be redeemed, or will I watch myself and all that I cherish be easily crushed by "a certain will"?
It doesn't know me, and it doesn't care.
......
The meteor dragged a long tail and fell brilliantly in a golden track.
While many eyes were focused on the meteor or hurriedly avoiding it, the Church of Light did not lose its inherent organizational power.
Its large and rigorous structure and relatively efficient process allowed some observers in the monitoring center to still pay attention to Chen Xiao'er's situation when the meteor fell.
When Chen Xiao'er, the Newborn Snake, Bishop Miroku and the students of Class A appeared on the screen at the same time, someone noticed another ray of light that was quickly escaping.
Beep, beep...beep.
Short, low beeps sounded in succession, and the recorder marked the green light with an orange-red icon.
According to the expert group's speculation and the first-hand feedback from Bishop Milo, it was labeled as [Toxin (Power?)].
Regardless of whether it is a toxin of power level, the Church of Light will never allow it to escape control under such suspicion.
The first to be deployed into the battlefield was the most mobile rejection team.
They wore special protective clothing and stood in scattered positions. When the green light passed, they approached quickly and released the woven nets for sinking.
This artificial wonder has no special function other than binding and being particularly "heavy". It is specifically used to force the abyssal creatures on the surface to sink to the shallow layer.
Even though the abyssal creatures that enter the abyss will be more difficult to kill, they are unwilling to let the powerful level of toxins spread around the surface.
The Knights of Radiance then intervened in the battle.
They were just a small team, but it was definitely enough to deal with a remnant soul: the monitoring center had already given data calculations, and for some reason this abyss creature did not exceed 1000 Pa.
As an existence that "once" reached the power level, it is really unbelievable that it fell below 1000 Pa. It can only be explained by too little residue.
[No power detected]
Both naked-eye observation and observation with artifacts yielded the same conclusion: This remnant soul had released toxins during the battle, but those toxins were so common that they weren't a high priority.
Could it be a deception, and the real holder of the poison power is not here, just like the unknown existence?
What happened next seemed to confirm this statement. Countless toxic anomalies were pouring in from all directions, covering not only the shallows but also the surface with green slime.
The Knights and the Rejection Squad did not evacuate, as the janitors, mercenaries, and students who had received the order were rushing over. Besides them, there were still others carrying out their respective tasks.
......
A green abnormal substance was discovered in the periphery. The quantity... The highest individual value...
[Intercept Mode - Start]
【confirm】
Ding Pingsu was typing on the keyboard, and the shell of the energy bar was pushed aside by his elbow.
He let out a long sigh after pressing the start button, then looked intently at the big screen.
One by one, the punctuation marks representing energy points lit up, forming a standard hexagon within the area. The broken lines within the hexagon filled in the gaps that needed to be defended.
The outermost energy piles glowed brightly in the darkness, like spears grasped by the God of Light. Layer upon layer of invisible barriers acted like filters, blocking the advance of the toxins and isolating them from the ruins.
Boom, boom.
A large amount of green matter was being consumed, but Ding Ping's brows were still furrowed: something was wrong, the energy consumption reported by the energy pile was not right.
Too high.
This data is very abnormal. How can there be so many high-energy anomalies? The data fed back by the monitoring center is not so high at all. The highest individual value is less than 1000 Pa.
Perhaps it was an invisible anomaly? If a large number of invisible anomalies passed through, it would indeed cause the current situation. However, invisible anomalies would become visible when intercepted by the barrier, and the monitoring center would not miss any invisible anomalies.
Sweat trickled down his nose as he stared at the screen, biting his lip nervously: Could it be that something that even the monitoring center couldn't "see" was passing through the barrier and trying to infiltrate the ruins?
【Why inside the ruins? 】
He suddenly felt a mixture of absurdity and laughter. According to common logic, if an abyssal creature wanted to escape, it should flee from the inside out.
If you run out of the "water plant", you only need to pass through the outermost layer of energy pile barrier. On the contrary, if you go in from the water plant, you need to penetrate at least two layers. There is no reason at all... Wait, what if there is?
Ding Pingsu's heart sank. The poisonous anomalies on the screen attacked the barrier from the outside in like a siege. If they were attacking the city to rescue the main body, shouldn't they sink?
According to the information fed back by the monitoring center, the main body of Toxin is now fighting fiercely with the Knights in the shallow layer of the abyss.
Even if we don't know the other party's reasons, if we take the premise that "the toxin's main body wants to reach the inside of the ruins", these behaviors can be explained. They are all attracting firepower for the main body.
He quickly tapped the keyboard and entered the command password.
【Apply for startup-overload mode】
【confirm】
The outermost energy piles turned fiery red within a few breaths, and the instantly increased output power emitted extremely high energy, which manifested as high heat on the physical level.
Buzz—buzz—
He seemed to be able to hear the sonic boom caused by energy overload, and the high heat was enough to melt all living things within a certain range.
The only things that can make Ding Pingsu feel at ease are the high-frequency warnings before the mode is activated and the tactical maps previously fed back by the monitoring center.
Whether they were knights, mercenaries, or students, they were rarely near the energy piles. Even if the high-frequency warnings were ineffective, only a small number of school workers would be innocently affected.
Beep, beep.
The computer beeped twice, and a close-up was shared by the observers.
After the baptism of overload mode just now, the monitoring center retrieved a small amount of ultra-high priority toxins near the energy pile. They still did not reach the power level, but under simple observation, they were very similar to the samples left by the toxin power.
A cold shudder made him shiver twice, and the intuition of a person with super powers pricked his brain nerves.
Something's wrong. Something dangerous might be approaching the inner ring, or even—
Its target may be here.
The control center of the entire energy pile - the World Tree Project.
He couldn't help but look at the computer on the desktop: What would happen if the holder of the poison power wandered here and temporarily controlled the World Tree System using abnormal methods?
I don't know. No one can identify abnormal means before something happens. But... this is an extension of the monitoring center, and the two are connected.
[It is possible that the other party has infiltrated the monitoring center through the World Tree system! ]
The moment Ding Pingsu figured out the situation, he placed his hands on the keyboard and manually entered three passwords.
That was not a password to enter any database, but an instruction to make the central system self-destruct.
After activating the self-destruct mode, he edited the instructions to make all energy piles near the center enter extreme overload mode after a period of time.
The extremely overloaded energy pile barrier will have the potential to intercept or even destroy the invisible toxins, or at least prevent them from taking control of the entire World Tree system.
Click, click.
The finger paused for a moment on the delay interface.
As long as he inputted for five minutes or longer, he could use the magical item the church had given the bishop to successfully escape the danger zone. After all, the temperature here would far exceed that of a steel furnace, instantly evaporating anything that remained.
The firewall of the World Tree system is very strong. If they are lucky enough, the holder of the poison power should not be able to break through the defense line and enter the monitoring center within 5 minutes.
Just 5 minutes.
Wanna bet?
A shooting star streaked across the screen.
Countless shining stars flashed through his mind. They were... the still young eyes of his classmates.
"Leave it to me. I have some new ideas about existing research paths."
"Dingpingsu~ If you don't work harder, you'll be eliminated."
"Although the bishops are betting on the Apostolic Plan and... my plan might also be a good idea."
[“Ahem, ahem, ahem, there’s nothing to regret. Here, I’ll leave this to you.”]
[“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely outlive you!”]
The old photos faded, and the smiling children gradually disappeared. Only the two children were still sitting on the bench, and there was no smile on their faces anymore.
"Ha... My luck has never been good." Ding Pingsu closed his eyes and gently pressed the keyboard.
Please set the delay time
【0】
He pressed the Enter key.
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