Chapter 540 Infiltration
A strange, piercing whistling sound, like a large piece of metal being violently torn apart, suddenly came from the depths of the corridor. Yu Sheng looked up and saw that the space in front of him, which was in a strange state of fragmentation and superposition, had a large number of cracks. There was also an amorphous "matter" like mud surging between those cracks, trying desperately to enter the real world.
Several dazzling balls of light instantly crossed the corridor and landed in the middle of the "mud", burning it into pieces.
The Black Spot soldier hiding behind the bunker subconsciously tilted his head at the loud explosion, then raised his head and glanced nervously in the direction of the crack before continuing, "...We were trapped in the laboratory—outside were the rebellious station defense forces, surrounded by hysterical technicians and laboratory security guards who seemed to be firing like crazy. The collapse caused by the disappearance of the Zolda Black Stone also tore several large holes above the laboratory, and you could even see the stars outside through those cracks...
"Then, something fell from between the stars, like mud, like some kind of sticky shadow, like..."
The soldier gestured with his hands, his tone filled with fear and hesitation, as if he couldn't think of a more appropriate way to describe the crazy and grotesque scene he had witnessed. After organizing his words several times, he finally continued: "It was like pus flowing from the stars, falling on the dome of the space station. The whole space station roared like a great bell, and every crack was seeping in.
"But just then, a passage appeared where the Black Stone disappeared. We don't know how it opened. The rift generator in the laboratory had been blown up, but it at least looked more stable than other places. We could see figures on the other side of the passage, and the guard captain led us over. And then... this is the current situation. Those 'things' followed us here."
The soldier took a breath and looked at the blond elf standing next to Baili Qing.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Luo's face was gloomy, but he did not answer the soldier's question.
After a long moment, she finally said to Baili Qing, "The laboratory staff and the space station defense forces have been in contact with Black Stone for a long time. They... may have been more deeply affected than I was."
Yu Sheng silently looked at the space station structures in the distance that were integrated with the corridors, as well as the strange projections outside the structures that could not even be seen in their original form and were not necessarily from the real world.
The scene described by the black spot soldier next to him was extremely absurd and weird. The torn space station was understandable, but the "pus shadow dripping from the interstellar space" sounded more like something happening beyond the boundaries of reason. What was more crucial was why all this suddenly broke out - although Zolda Black Stone had always had a strong urge to escape, at least until today, it had been firmly controlled by the black spot laboratory... was it because Luo's guard captain ordered to increase the suppression level, making Black Stone feel "threatened"?
Or...is it because of my own "invasion"?
Yu Sheng calmed down his mind while thinking, sensing the distant connection established by blood.
That was the mark left by his two deaths on Blackstone Space Station.
The feedback from the blood was fragmented, and a hollow and strange whistling sound echoed in his heart.
This is not right.
Yu Sheng frowned, feeling that the blood he left in the space station seemed to have been disturbed by something. The information fed back had obvious gaps and faults, as if part of it was no longer in the real dimension - or even in this world.
Yu Sheng closed his eyes. In the darkness, he tried to reconstruct the current state of the "Black Stone Space Station" based on the limited information fed back by the blood.
In the darkness, a huge and broken disc-shaped shadow slowly emerged.
But the second after the shadow emerged, a cold and dangerous feeling suddenly hit Yu Sheng. He saw the shadow disappear, and countless dark spider silks filled his vision out of thin air, covering his head like a giant web.
"Yu Sheng! Oh my god, why am I in such a mess again..."
Irene's scream came to his mind, followed by a powerful force pulling him. Yu Sheng's body shook, and he suddenly opened his eyes. He saw two mass-produced dolls hanging on his arms and swinging hard, and another one had climbed onto his shoulder, raising its little hand and swinging it around, ready to throw a big ball at him.
As soon as Yu Sheng opened his eyes, Irene, who was swinging her arms on his shoulders, quickly retracted her strength, and then fell down with a scream of "Ouch!" Fortunately, Yu Sheng was quick-eyed and quick-handed and grabbed her by the scruff of the neck in time.
"I have to go over and see what's going on." Yu Sheng said quickly.
"Go over there?" Irene was dangling in the air by Yu Sheng. She was stunned for a moment before she reacted, "Oh! The space station, right..."
Baili Qing also reacted immediately. Even after hearing this bold idea, her eyes widened slightly. "This is too dangerous. The space station is probably completely occupied. Open the door and go in..."
"I'll come back immediately if something goes wrong," Yu Sheng interrupted Baili Qing. "Looking at the current situation, the number of monsters coming out of the rift is almost endless. I don't know how long it will take to close the rift using conventional means, but I can try to close it from the other side - the success rate may be a little higher."
Baili Qing looked Yu Sheng in the eye seriously. After confirming that he was firm, she finally nodded slowly. "I understand. We will increase our firepower here and try to keep as many enemies as possible on this side of the rift."
At this time, Luo finally realized the desperate plan of the "door-opening weirdo" in front of her from the conversation between Yu Sheng and Baili Qing. What followed was great astonishment and shock - she stared at the man in front of her who broke into her base several times. The prejudice and hostility in her heart were greatly shaken, and turned into touch and awe.
After a brief hesitation, she stepped forward and said, "I'll go with you."
Yu Sheng looked at the blonde elf with a bit of surprise, and quickly waved his hand: "Don't, your fighting ability is not as good as Irene's. You will die easily if you go over there."
Luo was choked for a moment, but looking at the mass-produced dolls around her staring at her with dead eyes, she opened her mouth several times but couldn't utter a word of rebuttal. She could only try to keep a straight face: "If you are willing to take risks, there is no reason for me to stay here - after all, this is my space station."
"Well," Yu Sheng curled his lips, "mainly because I'm not afraid of death."
Luo said calmly: "I'm not afraid of death either."
Yu Sheng: "I feel like we're not on the same page..."
Luo: “……?”
However, Yu Sheng quickly changed his mind and gave up trying to dissuade him: "But then again, it seems like it's okay if you come along. You know more about the space station than I do."
Luo nodded and puffed out his chest slightly.
"But once you're there, you must follow my instructions," Yu Sheng glanced at the other person and emphasized, "You now know that the 'stone' is related to the Dark Angel. I'm the only expert in this area. Obey my orders, can you?"
"Of course," Luo said without hesitation, "I know what's important."
"Very good," Yu Sheng nodded, then looked down at Irene in his hand. After a moment's thought, he put her on the ground and casually grabbed a mass-produced machine from the side and tucked it under his arm. "You can come with me too. Just take a mass-produced one. It's sturdier after all."
The mass-produced doll held under Yu Sheng's arm raised its head somewhat dazedly. Its pair of lifeless eyes rolled around before suddenly becoming lively: "Oh, okay."
An illusory door took shape in Yu Sheng's hands and was slowly opened.
"Then I'll leave this side to you," Yu Sheng glanced back at Baili Qing. "If I'm correct, that 'Black Stone' isn't truly gone, but is still somehow affecting the space station across from me. Once I start trying to close the rift, the Black Stone will undoubtedly sense the threat and attempt to stop me. You must keep those monsters here and don't let them return to cause trouble."
"Okay," Baili Qing nodded immediately, then added somewhat worriedly, "I can send an elite team to accompany you..."
"No, bringing too many people will only affect my performance," Yu Sheng waved his hand, "and if I really need more people, I can always get reinforcements myself."
Baili Qing didn't say anything else, just nodded calmly and took half a step back.
Yu Sheng took Irene and Luo and turned to walk into the illusory door.
It was as if I had crossed the entire world in an instant. The environments on both sides of the gate were completely different. The roaring sounds of gunfire in my ears suddenly faded away, leaving only distant and vague explosions that seemed to be coming from an unknown direction, as if separated by layers of walls.
There was a slight chill in the air around me, as well as a kind of fearful atmosphere that made me shudder.
Irene quickly climbed onto Yu Sheng's shoulders, stretched out her arms to hold his head, and looked around with wide eyes: "...Is this the space station?"
She saw a dimly lit alloy corridor, stretching crookedly across her field of vision. Cracks of varying sizes were scattered throughout the station, and strange, otherworldly landscapes flashed through the darkness from time to time. Suspicious and disturbing black matter covered the walls on both sides like sticky shadows—and between those "sticky shadows" were crisscrossing, pitch-black threads.
Considering that the laboratory cabin at the core of the space station has been completely contaminated by the power of black stone, anyone who breaks in will probably die on the spot before they can do anything. Therefore, Yu Sheng did not open the door directly in the laboratory, but opened it to a connecting corridor near the laboratory.
The strange scene here was expected, but the quietness was unexpected.
Yu Sheng turned around and glanced at the elf following him.
Luo's face looked terrible.
She seemed to find it hard to accept that her good space station had turned into such a polluted nest in the blink of an eye.
But in just a moment, Luo adjusted his mood.
"Let's go," she breathed softly, "I'll lead the way."
(End of this chapter)
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