Chapter 205 Chapter 205 An unexpected discovery
"Damn it! Why was it so easy to track the half-human beasts this time? Turns out it was a trap!"
Kevin, who was sucked into the void, was furious. After Li Hua removed the magic shield that protected the three of them, his eyes were dull as if he had suffered a huge blow.
"It's actually a Void Projector...is there something like this?"
Kevin: "There are many kinds of those things. There's no fixed appearance."
"Excuse me, but could you two please explain to me, a clueless tourist, what a Void Projector is?"
After the space gate was closed and he was sure that he and his teammates were completely left in the alien space, Jason asked.
"Li Hua clearly had a shield, so why couldn't he block this thing's attack?"
"Because it's not an attack, it's a portal that can open at a specific point." Kevin covered his head. "The Void Zero Realm is a cosmic dimension specifically used to exile criminals. The Void Zero Realm Projector is the key to opening this dimension."
Li Hua nodded: "Sorry, I thought that was a laser cannon, so I focused all my efforts on defense and didn't put any effort into space..."
Kevin interrupted impatiently: "Can you warp space?"
Li Hua: "No."
The [shield] does not have that level of power.
"Then what are you apologizing for?" Kevin said. "The light emitted by the Void Projector isn't real. It's a natural phenomenon that occurs when the Void Projector opens the Void Gate. It can't be stopped without space-based technology."
"They must have anticipated Gwen's Celestial Shield, which is why they chose a method that ordinary shields couldn't stop."
"So what do we do now?" Jason said, "Can we still get out?"
Kevin: "Option one, wait until Ben and Gwen realize we're gone the next day and try to get us out. Option two, go to the local prison and ask for help, then take the supply truck that comes every week to get out. Option three, still take the supply truck, but sneak aboard."
"...So it's so easy to leave?"
Jason had originally prepared to fight the lord of this place before leaving, but he found out that he was only temporarily banned and painlessly released. The damage caused to the non-existent full attendance was greater than the actual damage caused to them.
"Then why did you two look so dejected just now?"
Li Hua said with a sad face: "Because I was tricked."
You were trying to be cool with all your confidence, but ended up failing. Who would be happy about that?
Kevin said with a sour face, "Because I escaped from this prison. I had a hard time escaping from this damn place. By the way, no matter which option you choose to leave, I will choose that one."
He was determined not to go back to that black prison where human lives were treated with disregard.
"Yeah, that's true." Jason didn't ask Kevin about his experience in detail. He just looked around and commented, "Compared to this shabby place, the air in Gotham Juvenile Detention Center is so fresh."
After hearing that he wasn't the only one who had been incarcerated here, Kevin's annoyance at being forced to recount his dark past in public subsided a lot:
"In terms of time, waiting for Gwen and Ben to find us is the quickest option, so waiting here is the most convenient and quickest method. Although there's a high probability of unfriendly neighbors spawning inside the Void Zero Realm, with the strength of the three of us, that's nothing."
…but it’s hard to say for others.
"No! Please! My children cannot be left unattended!"
A shrill scream echoed. Li Hua and the others rushed toward the source of the cry for help, but before they reached the edge of the pumice stone, a massive, tentacle-like creature soared into the sky. Its gray tendrils held a slender, blue alien that bore a striking resemblance to a traditional ET figure. It was the alien calling for help.
"Lord Zero, please let us go!"
Li Hua looked at Jason, who nodded: "Do it."
The [Fly] card was pressed, and white wings grew from the top of the staff. Li Hua and Jason quickly rode on the flying staff and rushed towards the flying squid monster.
The flying squid monster that captured the big blue alien man has no eyes or neck, only a big mouth on its head.
Although it looked scary, it was not as hard to fight as an evolved human. Li Hua flew onto its back, and Jason threw a gel explosive at it. He successfully caught the panicked big blue man from the monster's wailing of pain as it fell, and then flew back to Kevin.
Li Hua: "I didn't mean to leave you out, it's just that there's no room for us to sit or fly."
Kevin's current method of attack is to transform himself into the matter he touches. It's okay for Li Hua to carry a person, but it's too difficult for him to carry a large solid human-shaped iron block or a large stone.
Not being able to fly is no big deal. It’s difficult to maintain a balanced weight distribution. What if Kevin falls?
Kevin is not the Gem Man from "Land of the Gems", and Shattered will never be at peace!
In response, Kevin raised his palms and declined: "Thank you for thinking of me, but no need. I have no desire to ride such a cute pink flying rod."
"Thank you!" The rescued big blue man burst into tears of gratitude. "If it weren't for you, I would have been captured by King Zero and taken to the mines!"
"What King Zero, what mine?" Kevin's eyes swept over the big blue man's tattered clothes and the straw hat on his head. "You don't look like a prisoner. Where did you get these clothes?"
The big blue man said: "Because I am not a prisoner, I am from the Void Zero Realm."
Li Hua muttered, "Then this time Tian Gong is being immoral."
When there are indigenous people in the Void Zero Realm and they are so weak, why are you throwing criminals here?
"It's not what you think," the big blue man said. "I would explain everything to you, but King Zero's men are coming back soon. We need to find another place to talk."
The big blue man led everyone to the pumice stone further down, where there were two other big blue men who looked just like him, kneeling on the ground and crying. One was about the same size as him, and the other was slightly smaller than him.
After the big blue man spoke, the other two blue men suddenly looked up, and the smaller one rushed over shouting "Mom" ecstatically.
......It turns out it’s “she” and not “he”.
Li Hua looked at the blue man who looked exactly the same as the other blue man, and thought of the Ice Ghost. He thought that he really couldn't use the common sense of earthlings to think about the life forms of alien species.
After a brief moment of joy, the Blue Family fearfully led the children and Li Hua deeper into the cave: "Let's go inside and talk. King Zero's men will definitely be back soon."
The height of this cave was just enough for a few of them to enter, and there was no way that the flying squid monster with a huge head could get in.
There was no lighting in the cave, so Li Hua and Jason turned on their flashlights. The blue man led them to a small open space, lit a fire in a stone stove in the middle of the space that looked like a stove without a pot, and asked everyone to sit down on the stone that looked like a chair next to the "stove".
After entering the cave, the big blue man began to tell Li Hua and others about the Void Zero Realm.
The Void Zero Realm is a pocket dimension created by the Gavins long ago, specifically for imprisoning criminals. Because it is so useful, people from all over the universe soon begin to send criminals there.
Back then, the Void Zero Realm had no prisons; it was a place of exile, with no return. Some people chose to reform themselves, settling and multiplying here, living a self-sufficient life as small farmers. This is how the "Void Zero People" like the Big Blue Man came to be.
Li Hua: "I see. Just like Australia and Australians."
The only difference is that Australia has Aboriginal people, but the Void Zero Realm does not.
Jason: "So many years have passed, and you've already produced several generations. Isn't it possible for you to leave the Void Zero Realm?"
Although this place was originally used as a place of exile to detain prisoners, so many generations have passed. In the words of Li Hua’s hometown, “even the nine generations of the clan cannot be executed.” It would be too much if they still don’t release people!
Big Blue Man: "Of course you won't see anyone here who chooses to leave."
What's the difference between this and asking someone on a space flight if they have bought a ticket?
Everyone: ...That's indeed the truth.
"Before the Zero Realm King arrived, we could have left. It wasn't just us; people often strayed into the Zero Realm by mistake. As long as they could find the Tiangong Works facilities, they could be sent out," the big blue man said. "But transportation in the Zero Realm is really inconvenient. If you left, you might not be able to find your home again. So some of us chose to stay in our hometown."
Jason: "I understand your attachment to your homeland, but the premise is that your hometown has places left for you to be attached to, right? There are always all kinds of vicious criminals here, not to mention those man-eating giant octopuses outside."
The big blue man said, "That's a Prison Dogmon. It was created by the Gavins and sent here specifically to maintain law and order, protecting those of us who live honest lives from being harmed by other criminals...at least that was the case before King Zero arrived here."
Li Hua: "What is this Zero Kai King you always talk about?"
The big blue man said, "He suddenly appeared a while ago. Using unknown means, he controlled the prison hound beast and captured many of us to dig for Kormite for him. If it weren't for Wolf Head and his team, we would have all been captured long ago."
Li Hua asked Kevin: "What is the Extreme Gold Mine?"
Kevin: "Some kind of mineral that can be used to extract energy, usually a source of powerful fuel."
Jason: “Are you sure?”
Kevin: "Of course I am sure. I've been coveting this thing's fuel for a long time!"
...Oh no, things seem to be getting serious.
Li Hua asked the big blue man, "Then do you know where the wolf's head is?"
"......That's how we got here. So, can you make way, Pierce?"
In front of a narrow stone path that could only accommodate one person, Kevin said to the black-haired alien youth who was suspended in the air with a jet backpack on his back and wearing a green and black combat uniform with spikes all over his body.
"You are Pierce, right? Your good comrades Helen and Manny have seen me. If you don't believe me, you can call them."
"I did hear them mention you and your team." Pierce's words were as thorny as he was. "Let alone the fact that the two people next to you don't fit the descriptions of 'Ben' and 'Gwen' at all, even if they did, how do I know you aren't boggarts or spies sent by King Zero?"
Kevin walked back and helplessly spread his hands to Li Hua and Jason, but his expression was as festive as if it was Christmas: "See? They don't want us to meddle in their business, so we'll just stay where we are and wait for rescue."
He really didn't want to stay in this damn place for even a second longer.
Li Hua: "Kevin, when you go to the hospital for an injection, do you want the doctor to give you the right shot in one go, or do you want the doctor to give you the right shot after several attempts to find the vein, or do you want the doctor to wait until you're almost dying before having surgery?"
Kevin: "Of course I hope to get the injection done in one go. I don't like pain."
"That's the logic now. If we don't take care of the Zero Realm King this time, you'll have to come back later," Li Hua said. "Think about it, in a remote place like the Void Zero Realm with almost no communication with the outside world, with troops stationed and a nuclear reactor running... How likely do you think it is that he won't go out and cause trouble?"
“.........”
Kevin let out a sigh of frustration. "Just like when Ben said one day that he was going to be irreconcilable with Xue Ni..."
It’s zero!
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The author has something to say: [Current Status of the Void Zero Realm]
Pierce: Comrades, I'm not dead!
Mark: Kids, I'm not dead either!
PS: Kevin's petrification and metalization are not solid, it is equivalent to the surface of his skin turning into armor, but Li Hua doesn't know.
【Catch the bug three times】
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