233. Chapter 233 A Different World!!! A Different World!!!

Following the reply from Mars.

Everyone in the BNULM command center fell into silence.

Sacrificing one's life for justice has never been a light phrase.

Those who give up their lives and choose to uphold great virtues and righteousness have noble hearts, shining thoughts, upright actions, and a reputation that will shine through the ages.

In response to the selection of the four astronauts, everyone in the BNULM command center stood up tacitly and expressed their respect in their own way.

Or salute, or pay attention, or pray.

Until a long time later.

There is news from Mars that everything is ready.

[All crew members of the manned spacecraft are ready. Please ask the BNULM command center for instructions. ]

Zhang Shouquan pondered for a moment.

Looking at the serious colleagues and scholars around me, I felt a heavy pressure.

but……

There are things that always have to be done.

He looked at the time, which was already 21:04, and began to issue instructions: "Attention, Mars, we will attempt to open the Ancient Starry Sky Road on time at 21:30. Please reply immediately after receiving this message."

"Sun Hongcheng, just stay beside the Ancient Starry Sky Road and be prepared for any eventuality."

"Manned spacecraft must also be flexible and prepared to deal with any situation, and contact Earth in a timely manner after the situation stabilizes."

Having said all this.

Zhang Shouquan waited anxiously for a few minutes, until the message "Received" from Mars came into view, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and looked at Du Xing, who was waiting for orders with a serious face, and said, "Professor Du Xing, your ban on looking up at the starry sky is lifted now. You will no longer be imprisoned in this command center where you cannot see the sky."

Because considering Du Xing's special abilities, it might have some impact.

So except when Du Xing's cooperation was needed in the experiment of looking up at the stars, he was locked up here most of the time and was strictly forbidden to go out.

This is a necessary caution.

Thanks to this caution, the shock waves that they had inferred might occur when the Ancient Starry Sky Road was opened did not appear frequently.

And now.

Du Xing needs to raise his head again.

"The detention order is reasonable. I have always understood it."

Du Xing nodded and said.

but……

The pressure of looking up is really great this time.

He likes looking up at the stars, and has done so since he was a child.

He still remembered what the strange man said to him on the rooftop:

Everyone is a child of the sea of ​​stars.

It is understandable that we are curious about and yearn for the starry sky.

But this time, his action of looking up at the starry sky may have to bear the responsibility of four lives.

After realizing this.

He felt his shoulders become heavier.

"Then I'll trouble you. At half past nine, go do what you should do."

As Zhang Shouquan spoke, he turned around and signaled the soldiers beside him to follow Du Xing and leave.

soon.

The BNULM command center fell silent again.

Everyone is waiting.

Waiting for time to pass.

Waiting for 21:30 to arrive.

The many scholars and soldiers present had never experienced such an agonizing moment.

The second hand seemed to become abnormally slow, and every second seemed to be struggling in a quagmire, unable to move at all.

Time seemed to be stretched countless times.

They don't know what will happen next.

All we can do is wait.

Until 21:30 finally arrived.

Change is coming.

The data of various instruments that had been in monitoring state suddenly began to change.

The apparent magnitude of Mars changed instantly.

Ignoring the speed of light, the entire Mars became brighter in the eyes of Earthlings at the moment of arrival at 21:30.

A few minutes later.

The manned aircraft lost contact with the [Monkey Shocker Mecha Modified]. The connection that was silently transmitting data on the operation status of its own equipment, even without any dialogue, was suddenly interrupted.

The four small orbital probes released by manned spacecraft in the orbit of Mars no longer provide any information or data response.

This moment.

The people at the BNULM command center suddenly lost all vision of Mars, just like they did half a month ago.

I was completely in the dark about the situation there.

Obviously.

Just like half a month ago, just as Hansen guessed.

Du Xing's gaze.

This caused some changes in the ancient starry road, which could have caused a high-energy shock and caused the Martian side to lose contact with them.

There is a high probability that some kind of change has already occurred.

So next.

Just pray and wait.

Pray that the astronauts are safe and wait for good news.

a long time.

Finally, information came from the manned spacecraft.

The broken connection is restored.

[Attention, BNULM Command Center, this is a manned aircraft. ]

[Astronauts Chia Wibena, Dieter Jung, and Giovanni Gabrielli were not injured or killed. The outer wall of the manned spacecraft was damaged by 30%, but no critical parts were damaged.]

Such a reply suddenly sounded.

Everyone immediately started to check it out excitedly.

According to reports from manned spacecraft.

At 21:30, a high-energy shock came from the direction of the Ancient Starry Road.

This force lasted for a minute and had almost no destructive power on the surface, but it did have a significant impact on their mechanical equipment.

If it weren't for the latest alloy material developed from meteorite materials as the main protective measure, supplemented by the [Wuneng Stand] provided by China for defense.

Their fate after this high-energy impact will be no different from those orbital probes that were mostly melted.

Fortunately, thanks to the rapid development of technology, the manned spacecraft and the three astronauts on board were basically safe and sound.

But even so.

The outer wall material was also severely damaged, but it can only be said that it does not endanger the safety of the entire manned spacecraft for the time being.

It requires several astronauts to leave the cabin in time to carry out repair work in order to truly ensure that the manned spacecraft is safe.

The people at the BNULM command center felt relieved.

However, why hasn’t Sun Hongcheng contacted us yet?

The next moment, a reply came from the manned aircraft:

[Comrade Sun Hongcheng lost contact]

[The specific information about when the Starry Sky Ancient Road will be opened is still unclear.]

This message was concise and to the point, but it made everyone hold their breath.

Even the manned aircraft had recovered, but Sun Hongcheng, who was driving the [Monkey Mind Shocker Mecha·Modified] with stronger defensive performance, still had not been contacted.

This means that there is a high probability that something has gone wrong.

It may be that this is the starting point of a high-energy shock wave, whose power is so strong that it far exceeds the damage suffered by manned spacecraft.

As a result, the [Monkey Mind Shocker Mecha·Modified] driven by Sun Hongcheng might not have held up.

Or maybe...

After the so-called ancient starry sky road was opened, Sun Hongcheng was sent to the destination on the Tai Chi diagram? He pondered.

Zhang Shouquan gave instructions to the manned spacecraft: "Dieter Jung, Giovanni Gabrielli, the two of you stay near the manned spacecraft to repair the damage, and start the material collection and analysis work that should be carried out in the Mars landing plan."

"Qiya Weibena, you drive a Mars rover to the ancient starry sky road to investigate the situation."

【receive!】

………………………………

The hardship of time.

It's not just people in the BNULM command center who feel this way.

Stay in the area where the high-energy shock wave may originate.

Even though he knew that the mecha's defensive capabilities were even greater than those of a manned aircraft, he did not dare to be confident that he would be able to survive after 21:30.

Such a wait.

It's almost the same as waiting to die.

He is not afraid of death.

But that doesn't mean he wants to die.

So although his psychological quality is quite good, he is also a practitioner of spiritual practice.

But there is still some torment.

After all, if you can.

He still hopes that he can return to Earth safely and intact, and reunite with his wife and children who only know that he is on a secret mission.

Every time the time on the counter passed, he felt a pressure on his shoulders.

Until this moment 21:29.

He felt all the muscles in his body begin to tense up, and even his toes curled up subconsciously.

Put aside the thoughts about your family for the time being.

Only a determined look remained.

Waiting for 29 to become 30.

21:29:57……

21:29:58……

21:29:59……

The next moment.

Everything around me began to change on time.

The power of terror is spreading.

The screen inside the mecha began to frantically display the skyrocketing high-energy index around it.

Sun Hongcheng, who is a practitioner of spiritual practice, can have his perception ability amplified when driving the [Monkey Mind Shocker Mecha·Modified].

So in addition to feeling something was wrong through the data, Sun Hongcheng could also use his spiritual power to feel all the changes around him.

On the huge stone pillar with the word "road" carved on it.

Strands of energy began to gather and condense in the structure made up of huge stone pillars.

This process sounds long, but in fact it only takes a moment.

Next second.

When the energy condenses to a certain level, it will spread out to the surroundings.

This moment.

Sun Hongcheng felt the pain like a needle prick.

The powerful energy tore apart his outward mental and spiritual power and spread all the way around him.

This made him feel that the moment after he was mentally hit, he was physically hit.

A terrifying high-energy shock wave swept over and slammed heavily into the [Heart Monkey Shock Mecha·Modified].

Slightly distorted its external armor structure.

The situation was not alleviated until [Enlightenment Standpoint] was opened autonomously.

[Wuneng Standpoint] is a power researched by Xun Zhou Bureau based on the wild boar demon in the wooden box. It can release a protective ability that can be said to be omnipotent so far, and can provide a certain degree of protection against any known damage.

Xun Zhouju doesn't know the principle.

But just using it is already skillful enough.

After standing firm in the shock wave for half a minute, Sun Hongcheng forced himself to recover from the pain of his spirit being torn apart.

Then he controlled the mecha and walked towards the giant stone pillar formation.

He wants to take a look now.

In addition to releasing high-energy shock waves, this ancient starry road site also underwent some changes under Du Xing's watch.

With the defense of [Enlightenment Standpoint] and the fact that the shock wave was not actually too strong, Sun Hongcheng's progress was not difficult.

In addition, when Sun Hongcheng was waiting for 21:30 to arrive, he was not far from the giant stone pillar formation.

So this distance is not long.

It was soon crossed.

After crossing the wall made of huge stone pillars and entering the interior, the continuous high-energy shock wave instantly decreased a lot.

It's as if some kind of boundary has been crossed.

Sun Hongcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If we continue to withstand such high-energy shock waves, the energy consumption of the energy-intensive [Wuneng Standpoint] will not be enough to support it at full power for long.

It's just right now.

However, Sun Hongcheng did not immediately reduce the power of the extremely energy-consuming [Energy Perception Standpoint]. Instead, he became more vigilant and watched everything around him.

Because he noticed that in the open space surrounded by the huge stone pillars, there were indeed changes on the Tai Chi diagram on the ground that looked like a map.

Tai Chi diagram without the Yin-Yang fish eyes.

At this moment, I have "eyes".

Although only the half of the Tai Chi diagram representing the "other world" has an "eye".

But there is still some change.

In Sun Hongcheng's perception, the Tai Chi diagram with yin and yang fish eyes seemed to have a soul.

It seems that there is some inexplicable force flowing in it.

Moreover, even if one looks with the naked eye, one can indeed see some kind of light constantly flowing and flickering on the half of the Tai Chi diagram that represents the other world.

"Looking at the current situation, has the passage to the other world of the Starry Sky Ancient Road been opened?"

Sun Hongcheng narrowed his eyes and analyzed.

He wanted to transmit everything that was happening back to Earth, but the high-energy shock waves that were still continuing outside the stone pillar made it impossible for him to do so.

All electromagnetic communications are disabled at this moment.

Ponder for a moment.

Sun Hongcheng chose not to get close to the "eye" for the time being.

Although the instructions given by the BNULM command center are flexible.

But just to be safe.

If he were to get closer to investigate at this moment, he felt that there was a high probability that something would happen to him. He might either be torn to pieces by the violent energy, or be teleported away directly.

Anyway, the oxygen reserves of [Monkey Shock Mecha·Modified] can last for a long time, and he can wait for the high-energy shock wave to disappear completely inside the giant stone pillar where the high-energy shock wave is not strong.

At that time, we can contact the earth and inform it of all the information here.

Then consider whether to let Du Xing see Mars again, or give some other instructions.

Sun Hongcheng thought so confidently.

But things don't seem to be going as planned.

A voice suddenly sounded, a voice that I had never heard before but could somehow understand.

[Creature detected, ready to start teleporting! ]

[Detecting the Starry Sky Ancient Road function...]

【System error&*#error】

[The material universe star map has an unknown situation and cannot be transmitted. It is being transmitted to the destination: Foreign Land·Qin]

The next moment.

The "eye" of the Tai Chi diagram without the Yin-Yang fish eyes suddenly appeared on the ground, and the next moment it emitted light and spread to the surroundings.

Sun Hongcheng didn't have time to react.

It was swept by the light.

The wonderful feeling caused Sun Hongcheng's entire spirit to freeze for a few seconds.

When he came to his senses again.

What we see before us is no longer the desolate Mars and the deserted ruins of the ancient starry road.

Surrounding it is a circular magic circle built with familiar stone pillars.

But it is now covered with moss and shows signs of the passing of time.

Although the map under his feet has not been broken by the years, it has been blurred by countless mottled objects, and one can only barely make out that it depicts the solar system.

As far as the eye can see, dense and ancient forests cover everything within sight.

There seems to be a flying dragon in the sky, but it is not clear.

There were roars in my ears that didn't sound like any creature on Earth.

Obviously, this is a different world.

He was in the ruins of an ancient starry sky road that looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

The ruins of this ancient starry sky road are located in a primeval forest in another world.

(End of this chapter)

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