Volume 3 Chapter 255: Finally meeting the man behind the scenes
"The Kaira main system has been destroyed."
"Repeat, the Kaira main system has been destroyed."
"Confirmed, humans have found Lord Lumen's retreat and are about to head there to intercept him."
"Activate the stargate and head to the nearest interception point."
"The fleet has crossed the star gate and is preparing to make a short-distance space jump and deploy space interception devices."
As the Skylark is about to leave the main star system of the Keira people, a large number of signals are constantly interacting with each other in the edge of the universe.
Many god-level civilizations that did not make it in time to support the Keira people received the news and immediately modified the action coordinates of the support fleet.
So a large number of warships began to be deployed on the road to Rumen's retreat.
As early as when Lin Xu captured the main galaxy of the Keira people, many god-level civilizations had guessed that if humans wanted to find the location of the universe-traveling fortress, the reclusive Apocalypse tribe's Rumen would be the only breakthrough.
Therefore, how to prevent Lin Xu from finding Lumen became the top priority.
"Back then, no one was willing to supervise Master Rumen in erasing his memories, but now everyone is getting anxious." In a fleet of a certain civilization, several small figures who were laying space booby traps were discussing the current situation.
"At first, they were unwilling to supervise Master Lumen, but they just had some ulterior motives. If they really couldn't deal with humans, they could let humans fight the Apocalypse tribe to the death. Master Lumen has never had a good impression of humans since he was abandoned by humans."
"Then why do we need to intercept the human now? Wouldn't it be better to just let him go find Master Lumen?"
"Who knows, maybe he wants to do a full-scale show?"
Several people were gossiping while working.
Until the alarm sounded on the spacecraft transporting space booby traps.
"Intense space jump fluctuations detected. It is suspected that humans are about to arrive. Evacuate immediately. Evacuate immediately."
Suddenly, the communication facilities became quiet for a moment, and then became noisy again.
"Oh no, humans are coming, run!"
"Hurry, hurry, I only have one space source left, let's go."
Hastily leaving behind the things in the cabin, countless transport ships accelerated to the limit of curvature navigation at the fastest speed, and ran away from the location where the trap was set.
At this moment, the space jump channel opened, and the Skylark just slid out slowly from it.
"We encountered interference from a strong space guidance source, and the jump location deviated by 1.37 percent, causing a small deviation from the route." Yinghuo's voice sounded in the Skylark.
"Deviated from the course? Have we been caught in a trap again?" Nanzhu suddenly became alert. The previous black hole prison seemed quite spectacular to Nanzhu. Could this be another black hole prison?
"No, this time it might be a trap set by the radicals." Lin Xu shook his head.
Because he had noticed that as soon as the Skylark appeared, the space in the entire universe began to shake and collapse continuously.
"What is this space vibration?" Nanzhu's expression changed.
"They are trying to pull us into the space turbulence and tear us into pieces." Lin Xu looked at the entire space outside the Skylark and saw that it was collapsing along with the space explosion.
In a short period of time, a space covering dozens of light years was completely torn into pieces.
"Use space turbulence to tear us into pieces? That's a bit too much." Nanzhu looked strange.
Because she remembered that when Lin Xu first met Mu Xiyue, it was because the fairy ship that Mu Xiyue was on was trapped in the space turbulence, and Mu Xiyue ran out to ask for help.
But as the saying goes, times have changed. At that time, Lin Xu did not have the ability to pass through the space turbulence, but now the so-called space turbulence is nothing at all when Lin Xu has absorbed countless human technologies along the way.
Even though this space turbulence created by a god-level civilization was many times more violent than the space turbulence that trapped the fairy ship Penglai, Lin Xu could still directly use the autonomous mechanical aggregate to smooth out the space turbulence, or directly jump away and leave this space turbulence behind.
"What others think is their business. We have no control over it. And I feel that they are not so naive. This space turbulence seems to be only used to temporarily trap them and buy time for their fleet to prepare for battle." Lin Xu pointed outside the porthole.
The fleet that was caught in the space turbulence along with the Skylark.
At first glance, it seemed that the space turbulence created by the other party accidentally sucked them in, trapping both sides.
In fact, the other party deliberately created such a battlefield, a battlefield that was first encountered in the turbulence of space.
"This should be a civilization that is very confident in its space technology, so they dragged us into the space turbulence. They think that the space turbulence is their home court." Mu Xiyue guessed.
"From a military perspective, there is nothing wrong with pulling the enemy into our pre-set positions to engage in battle. But the problem is that if the technological gap between the two sides is too great, then it may not be clear who will win the battle." Lu Yao shrugged.
The next moment, the attack from the opposite side arrived.
The space that had already been torn apart by the spatial turbulence seemed to be torn apart again violently. Attacks launched from the space approached the Skylark silently.
If it were an ordinary civilization, it would probably not even be able to detect where the attack came from, and would have been completely crushed by space.
However, as these attacks approached the Skylark, they gradually weakened until they disappeared without a trace.
It was as if the attacks they launched had no effect at all on the space around the Skylark.
"It's the law. Humans have modified the laws of space in the surrounding area, making our technology ineffective."
"How is this possible? The laws of space are the foundation of the universe. How can they be easily modified?"
"What should we do? Our orbital guns are completely ineffective."
"Are humans who have been upgraded to a higher dimension so terrifying?"
"Wait a minute, the scope of human modification of space laws is expanding. The space turbulence area has returned to stability because of the modification of space laws, and the space turbulence has been repaired!"
"Oh no, our orbital gun has completely failed."
"Not only is it ineffective, the parameters of the orbital cannon are incompatible with the current space. It's about to explode. Run away!"
Countless warships reacted, but it was too late.
Lin Xu has modified the range of certain physical parameters, and has completely covered all the warships within dozens of light years.
Almost in the blink of an eye, within dozens of light years, the fleets of the god-level civilization that were on high alert for a major battle with humans fell into a state of self-destruction.
Before it even had a chance to engage in combat with humans, the entire battleship was completely destroyed due to the self-detonation of its main gun.
Only some transport ships without main guns survived.
"There's no time to waste here, let's go." After Lin Xu simply solved the problem that was blocking his way, he exited the high-dimensional state.
So in the blink of an eye, the entire universe of dozens of light years whose physical rules had just been modified, all the physical rules returned to their original state, but everything that had been destroyed would never return to its original place.
Then, the Skylark began to make space jumps again and left here.
Only a large number of destroyed warships of the god-level civilization and the transport ships that were at a loss were left.
However, Nanzhu on the Skylark did not look happy when he saw Lin Xu casually destroying all hostile warships within dozens of light years. Instead, he became a little worried.
"Master Lin Xu, your control over high-dimensional power is becoming more and more handy."
"What? Are you worried that I will move up a dimension and leave?" Lin Xu understood what she meant.
"Upgrading dimensions is a good thing, why would I worry? The thing is, if possible, I still hope that you can stay in the low dimension for a while longer. Anyway, you will upgrade dimensions sooner or later, so why worry, right!" Nanzhu said with a smile.
"Don't worry, even if I really ascend to another dimension and leave, I will not abandon you." Lin Xu smiled and stretched out his hand to rub Nanzhu's head to comfort her.
Only then did Nanzhu show a relieved expression again.
Mu Xiyue, who was also a little worried, seemed to be relieved.
The Skylark continued to jump and was ambushed twice again. However, in the face of absolute power, Lin Xu, who did not want to waste time, easily resolved the issues.
As the fleets from various god-level civilizations lost contact almost in the blink of an eye, many god-level civilizations that had already set traps hesitated and ultimately did not activate the traps, and just let the Skylark pass.
After realizing that he could not stop the progress of mankind, and could not even delay time.
They also don't want to lose their strength in vain.
Soon, the Skylark arrived at an ordinary galaxy at the edge of the universe.
The stars in this galaxy have already entered their twilight years and could explode into a supernova at any time.
Everything here is the earliest matter that gushed out at the beginning of the universe, but it is also the first area to age as time goes by.
Everything, all reveals a gloomy feeling.
Whether it is the star or the orange-yellow planet covered with yellow sand in the galaxy.
And Lumen of the Apocalypse Clan lives in seclusion on this ordinary planet.
"Is this the edge of the universe?" Nanzhu's attention at this moment was not on the planet covered with yellow sand, but beyond the edge of the universe.
The speed of the expansion of the universe there has exceeded the speed of light, and as the universe expands, all matter there has become so thin that it is almost non-existent.
It is truly the edge of the universe.
"Yes, this is the edge of the universe. Humans once speculated that if we reach the edge of the universe and continue moving forward, we should reach the other side of the universe." Lin Xu nodded and said.
"I know, that's what Wang Jian said! The universe is cyclical, just like the primitive universe created by humans, although that primitive universe has not actually been completed yet." Nanzhu nodded.
"That's right, it's just like the Möbius strip in the eyes of lower-dimensional beings, looping forever with no end. But in fact, in the eyes of higher-dimensional beings, it's just wandering in the same place." Lin Xu expanded his high-dimensional perspective, staring at the edge of the universe and sighed.
With his high-dimensional perspective, he can see through the edge of the universe and see other universes in the multiverse beyond the real universe.
Rather than a ring that circulates from one side of the universe to the other side.
However, it is not easy to break through the high-dimensional barrier at the edge of the universe and enter another universe.
The cosmic tremor formed a crack zone, giving birth to a space gap that can travel to another universe. It is a miracle that cannot be replicated.
It is almost impossible for low-dimensional intelligent life to replicate this cosmic miracle on its own.
However, humans who had not yet upgraded to another dimension ten thousand years ago did it. Although they took advantage of the relatively weak high-dimensional barriers at the edge of the universe, they still did it and successfully crossed into another universe.
It's a pity that from a high-dimensional perspective, Lin Xu looked at the various universes in the densely packed and countless sea of the multiverse outside the universe. Lin Xu didn't know which universe humans went to ten thousand years ago. Otherwise, maybe he wouldn't need to look for any universe-crossing fortress at all, and could directly break through the high-dimensional space barriers and go to the universe where humans went.
Moreover, Lin Xu did not want to miss out on the massive amount of technology that humans left behind in the space-traveling fortress.
So he put aside his wild thoughts, withdrew his gaze from outside the universe, and turned to look at the ordinary planet covered with yellow sand.
This is a planet that looks gloomy like a star. Even if it disintegrates in the next moment, Lin Xu will not feel surprised.
"Let's go and meet him." Lin Xu said.
Nanzhu, Mu Xiyue and Lu Yao, who were looking beyond the edge of the universe, all withdrew their gazes.
Only Arisa, whose eyes were always fixed on the planet covered with yellow sand, nodded slowly with a complicated look in her eyes.
She also wanted to go and see this fellow tribesman who, according to her clan members, knew her but whom she did not recognize.
Then, the Skylark quickly flew towards the planet below.
Soon they passed through the violent sandstorm on the surface of the planet and approached the surface with bare rocks and ruins of civilization.
The Skylark skimmed across the planet's surface, searching for signs of life until it found signs of life somewhere in the planet's northern hemisphere.
"Master, the only sign of life comes from here." Yinghuo reported.
"It's here, let's land." Lin Xu nodded.
He has seen from a high-dimensional perspective that the only figure shining with the light of consciousness on the entire planet is here.
The only intelligent life on this planet is here. If it is not Rumen, then it only means that they have found the wrong place or have been deceived.
So, the Skylark slowly descended towards a basin surrounded by cliffs.
The basin was not big, but a small oasis was formed in the basin because the high mountains on all sides blocked the wind and sand.
In this oasis, there are even clear mountain springs flowing down from the cliffs, and some alien animals of various shapes live here.
Lin Xu didn't know whether these mountain springs were naturally formed or created by Lumen's power.
However, it is a pleasure to be able to see such a scene in a galaxy that is at the end of its life.
The Skylark was parked in mid-air. Lin Xu and his companions walked out of the Skylark and slowly landed on the ground in the basin.
Not far away, a man in simple clothes was squatting by the spring, washing his hands.
There was a barbecue grill next to him, on which an unknown animal was being grilled.
An animal that looked like a puppy nearby was gnawing on the internal organs taken out of the roasted animal.
Now, seeing Lin Xu and others falling from the sky, the puppy-like creature immediately raised its head vigilantly and started to whine at them.
"It's really a rare day today, as my friends are here." The man who washed his hands did not look back but continued to wash the pots.
"Rumen?" Arisa was the first to speak in confusion.
"Yes, it's me! Arisa, long time no see." Rumen put down the pot, stood up, turned around, smiled and nodded at Arisa.
"You don't look as crazy now as you did when you manipulated the Heart of Eternity to self-destruct." Arisa said with some surprise.
"Oh, it's just a clone. Apart from the instructions to complete the experimental tasks, I didn't prepare too many emotional modules for him, so it naturally appears a little too rigid." Lumen replied with a smile.
"Clone? But he said he is your half?" Nanzhu asked in surprise.
"I just tricked him." Rumen blew himself up nonchalantly.
"You are really amazing. You can even deceive yourself." Nanzhu couldn't help but sigh.
"Why can't you lie? If you can't even deceive yourself, how can you deceive others? For example, you now ?" Lumen replied with a smile.
"What did you lie to us about?" Arisa asked puzzled.
"Not just you, I deceived everyone, but I have no choice and I won't regret it." Lumen said lightly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
"So, what you said about humans betraying you was fake? You deceived everyone, including your own clone?" Lin Xu seemed a little dazed.
"No, not only the clone, but also myself." Rumen pointed at himself and said.
"Deceive yourself?" Nanzhu asked doubtfully.
"If you want to deceive humans, you can only deceive yourself first. If you can't even deceive yourself, how can you deceive humans?" Lumen said very frankly.
Or maybe he felt that there was no need to hide anything at this point.
"Why do you want to deceive humans? Is there anything you want to do that requires deceiving humans?" Lin Xu was a little confused.
"Or to be more precise, it is to deceive you." Lu Men thought for a while and said to Lin Xu.
"Cheated me?" Lin Xu became more and more confused.
"Yes, I didn't leave with humans back then, but chose to stay, just for you." Lumen nodded.
"For me?" Lin Xu was even more confused.
But Nanzhu next to him jumped up.
"Hey, my Lord Lin Xu has a normal sexual orientation, so please show some respect to me."
