Chapter 1218: The Beginning of the Partnership (Part Two)
"These people here are my friends. Don't be rude to them." Fei asked his guards who were alerted to back away. Then, he smiled and shook General Liu's hand while explaining, "My subordinates are too nervous and were a bit rude. Old general, please don't mind them."
The old general named Liu Yun quickly woke up from the shock and said that it was fine. [Support the translators and read on Noodletown Translations for free.]
At that moment, he was terrified.
Liu Yun was a veteran who survived through many wars in the 20th Century. He had battled as bullets flew past him, and he almost ran into the Grim Reaper several times. He thought that nothing could move him in his lifetime, but this blond man's shout made his face pale.
"These people are indeed terrifying!" he thought to himself.
"Eh… let me do the introductions. We are from a world outside the Earth, and my subordinates don't know the etiquettes on Earth. Sorry for scaring you, old general. Please pardon them." As Fei said that, a streak of golden light appeared on his palm and dashed into General Liu's body before turning into a streak of heat energy.
Only about five years passed since Fei first traveled through space. This old general standing before him had devoted his life to the country, and he was an idol to many young people who were passionate and hot-blooded.
Fei was a military fan before, so he admired this old general. Before, he could only see this man on TV. But now, he was able to meet the latter in person and shake his hand. Perhaps the Earth had triggered the memories deep inside Fei's mind; the emperor was a little excited interacting with General Liu.
On the other hand, General Liu Yun sensed a streak of heat energy flowing from this young man's body into his arm before dispersing into his body. He was surprised at first but then became overjoyed.
He was shocked to find that the hidden injuries in his body that were results of wars had completely disappeared. Those hidden injuries caused pain, but he couldn't detect them anymore. His knees and spine that were in pain due to hyperostosis, which was the excessive growth of bones, also returned to normal.
General Liu instantly felt like his stamina skyrocketed and he had returned to his prime in his thirties.
"You… could it be that you are really an immortal?" Experiencing this first hand was more convincing than anything else. After shaking Fei's hand, General Liu suddenly believed what Wang Jian and Jian Jie had said completely.
Fei smiled and replied, "I'm not an immortal. I'm just an ordinary person who got lucky. Of course, none of this is important. The important thing is that I'm here to save humans."
General Liu Yun understood what Fei meant.
"I will send people and quickly wipe out all the bugs in the country." What Fei said calmed everyone down as if they had taken a drug.
"Should we send people to help?" General Liu Yun was excited.
The humans on Earth were on the verge of death, and the bugs were getting more aggressive and evolving faster. Ordinary troops couldn't block the enemies. Some people even started to consider the use of atomic bombs.
Now, it seemed like everything was solved.
General Liu had interacted with many people in his life. Although his eyes weren't as clear as before, he rarely made mistakes in judging people. He could tell that this mysterious young man didn't hold any ill-intentions. Especially that bright smile; this young man instantly made others feel like he was trustworthy.
"Of course," Fei said with a smile, "We need help in many areas. My people know nothing about this world. They can battle, but they need guides and people who can do the logistics."
"No problem," General Liu Yun quickly agreed.
"Then, let's not waste time. Let's attack as soon as we can. Perhaps we can save more people." Fei knew the importance of time at this moment.
"They…" General Liu looked at the masters behind Fei and asked, "There is one question. Can they understand what we are saying?"
Chapter 1219: New Direction (Part One)
"Hahaha! That isn't a problem!"
Fei called over a few demi-godly orc priests and said something using the common language of Azeroth.
A series of mystical, Sanskrit-like chants flowed out of these orc priests' mouths.
[TL Note: Sanskrit is a language of ancient India with a 3,500-year history. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy. It flowed into China along with Buddhism in the ancient time.]
A type of mysterious energy instantly filled the air, and people like Liu Yun instantly felt like their bodies and souls were cleansed by an invisible liquid many times. The new energy was inside their bodies.
"Now, you should be able to understand what we are saying," an orc priest of the Fox Clan smiled and said.
The group of people gasped.
"Ah… truly… I now seem to be able to understand…" General Liu Yun was extremely surprised! He had never imagined that a mysterious power could easily take care of the language barrier.
"Now, this is solved, and we can start moving." Fei discussed some things with the high-level officials, and a series of commands were quickly passed down.
The military in this city instantly selected many elite soldiers and logistic people, and Fei also divided groups. After the orc priests used spirit-connecting battle songs to solve the language issue, the battle instantly began. The battlegroups from the Azeroth Continent took their members from Earth and flew into the sky like immortals, dashing toward the various cities in China that were either still protected or had the most bugs.
The officials in this city didn't hide Fei and others' identities.
Many radio broadcasts were played repeatedly, and the people in this city soon realized that a group of saviors who had superpowers appeared. Humans were on the offense now!
Many scenes were displayed, again and again, especially the one where many masters from the Azeroth Continent flew into the air with ordinary troops.
The people in the city who felt desperate and were waiting for death instantly hyped up.
The military wouldn't let go of any opportunity that could rally people up in this situation. Using the few active military satellites and the data transmitters that the different battle groups carried, the scenes of the battles were sent back before being broadcast in the city in many forms.
Through their TVs and the big scenes at different squares, the people could clearly see the god-like figures who had superpowers instantly killing many bugs at once as if they were taking out ants. When these people waved their hands, huge flames flew out, and many terrifying bugs turned into dust.
These scenes looked like they were taken from a fantasy movie where many computer-generated images were applied.
The entire city fell into a state of revelry.
The god-like superpowers of these mysterious figures made many people see the hope of survival and the beginning of a new era.
However, high-level officials like Liu Yun saw more than ordinary people.
The entire Earth now shook under the domination of the bugs, and the United States, once the No.1 Nation in the world, also almost got destroyed like China. It was heard that they even used small-scale atomic bombs to stop the bugs from attacking, but its effect was minimal. The weaker countries were already wiped out.
Now, it seemed like only China had a group of god-like warriors that could easily destroy the bugs.
As long as China could use this opportunity properly, it might be able to become the savior of Earth and have control over it.
In this catastrophe, the human population had decreased by more than 80 percent. After the catastrophe, the forces on Earth were going to reorganize and re-divide control of influence.
Chapter 1219: New Direction (Part Two)
People weren't sure if they could survive through this catastrophe. Now with the appearance of Fei and others, dealing with the bugs no longer seemed like an issue. Many officials including Liu Yun were already thinking about the future global strategy.
Fei didn't object to any of this.
[TL Note: It seems like China has been transformed through this process. Just like how Fei chose the righteous people in Beijing to look after the reconstruction instead of handing the control back to the corrupt government, I feel like it is implied that even though Fei wanted to help China a little, he is going to be monitoring it and making sure that the new China is properly structured.]
After the two sides reached the agreement, Fei summoned a few more advisors over from the Azeroth Continent using his comprehension of the laws of space and summoning ability. These people communicated with government officials and exchanged some information. The fantasy world of Azeroth Continent and Fei's status in that world all shocked people like Liu Yun.
Now, many officials finally realized that this handsome young man in black Li-Ning sportswear had such high status. This man controlled a giant territory with a population that was tens of thousands of times larger than the population on Earth.
Looking at it from this perspective, the president of the United States which was once the most dominant force on Earth probably was nothing compared to this young man. Even the best nations on Earth could only be affiliated nations to the Northern Region Empire in that dimension.
The only question that confused Liu Yun and others was why this young man who dominated another dimension would come to Earth, could speak Mandarin, and showed affinity toward China as if he was Chinese.
The advisors of the Northern Region Empire couldn't give a clear answer.
Their extreme loyalty toward the Human Emperor of the North made these officials unwilling to doubt His Majesty's matters. In this area, many people of the Northern Region believed that Fei grew up in Chambord, was the Third Prince of the Zenit Empire, and was also the reincarnation of a godly king.
Fei summoned the advisors of the Northern Region Empire to Earth since he wanted to create a proper partnership with Earth.
The advisors who were experienced with the ups and downs of politics were better fitted to handle these issues.
It was clear that the situation with the Polluters changed drastically, and it wasn't as simple as what Pope Stabila had said. Seeing how tough the battle was between the Polluters and the ancient God Clan and Demon Clan in the Mythical Era, Fei noticed that magic energy and warrior energy couldn't solve all the issues. Therefore, he wanted to see if he could find some answers on Earth that was more advanced in terms of science and technology compared to the Azeroth Continent. Even some clues or inspiration would be great.
Therefore, Fei needed to establish a long-term partnership with Earth and not only have superficial contact.
Except for these meticulously picked advisors, Fei also needed the Mad Scientists' Laboratory to realize this goal. Therefore, he instantly found Cain and Akara and summoned them over to Earth alongside their disciples. Their mission was to communicate with the top-tier scientists on Earth, seeing if they could find a merging point between magic and science. Perhaps sparks that they never imagined appearing would show up during the collision of the two civilizations.
Of course, all of this was Fei's plan.
The worst-case scenario was that magic and science wouldn't work together at all, and Cain and Akara would cuss at Fei for wasting their time and energy.
Anyway, this was a new direction that could be pursued in Fei's mind.
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Chapter 1220: Traces (Part One)
The good thing was that, with the hard work of the advisors, Cain and Akara became quite interested in the laws of physics of this world. After some contact with the top-tier scientists on Earth, their interest was piqued, and they instantly created a laboratory on Earth.
It seemed like the mad scientists of each world were similar in many respects.
Half a day had already passed by the time the relationship between the two parties was sorted out. The government provided a peaceful and quiet house for Fei, and Fei stayed there and reviewed all kinds of documents. Most of them were videos gathered by the government and the public when the bugs suddenly descended, intelligence reports from around the world, some scientific theses, and the scientific reports that the scientists on Earth had drafted after about two weeks of research.
This information should be the most confidential information within the government, but everything was open to Fei under old General Liu's persistence.
Fei wanted to find some useful clues from all this information.
Now, the situation was clear. At least the old Pope Stabila misunderstood somethings, and the prophecies on the continent and Pope Zhong Dajun of the Beast God Palace weren't wrong. The God Clan and Demon Clan didn't completely wipe out all Polluters. The world-ending catastrophe that was predicted in prophecies still existed in the future and might occur at any time.
Fei wanted to know more about the Polluters, so he could better prepare for the upcoming disaster.
Except for the fact that the Polluters were powerful, the God Clan and Demon Clan's arrogance at the very beginning of the war, their lack of understanding of their enemies, and their slow reaction all contributed to the end of the Mythical Era.
Fei didn't want to make these mistakes again. As the ruler of the Northern Region Empire and the most influential figure on the Azeroth Continent, Fei was bearing a ton of responsibilities and pressure. Protecting his loved ones, friends, and subjects were Fei's biggest motivation.
Fei spent the entire afternoon before a computer, and he felt he finally understood enough.
He saw that before the bugs descended on Earth, the satellites in space captured images of the Solar System. Interstellar-portal-like gates suddenly appeared, and giant objects flew out like the interstellar spaceships, shooting many missile-like projectiles toward the Earth. After landing on Earth, many bugs were created.
Fei acutely sensed that these spaceship-like giant objects were black and looked like living organisms. It was hard to imagine that such giant lifeforms existed in the universe, and further that they could travel in the vacuum of space. As if they were laying eggs, they created a ton of various bugs.
"So, those streaks of shocking presence that I sensed when I got close to Earth were left by these things…" Fei pondered. He still remembered the various mystical energy presences that he detected when he returned from the other dimension and got close to Earth. The presences were indeed related to the bugs.
After those giant spaceship-like bugs finished laying eggs in space, the massive interstellar portals appeared again, and they disappeared into space.
These were the vague images that the satellites captured, and those were all the images.
Suddenly, Fei recalled something that the mysterious voice in Diablo World once told him. The Polluters were like interstellar farmers, hunters, and predators. When a dimension became prosperous, they would descend and devour almost everything. Then, they would leave behind some seeds, waiting for the next harvest.
Perhaps the Earth was a small farm for the Polluters, and the Azeroth Continent was a much larger grassland.
In the eyes of the bugs, perhaps the only difference between these two places was the size and nothing else.
Chapter 1220: Traces (Part Two)
For now, the best thing for Fei to do was to find Zhong Dajun, the former Pope of the Beast God Palace. This man was still on Earth, and he definitely encountered something; that was why he called Fei for help and sent over the spatial coordinates of Earth.
However, for some reason, Fei couldn't locate Zhong Dajun anywhere on Earth.
After Fei finished reading the documents, old General Liu Yun came for a visit.
This old general's complexion was great. He laughed and said, "Your Majesty's warriors are indeed god-like! Reports came from all over the nation. The bugs in all the big cities have been wiped out, and there were no casualties. It is hard to imagine! This is hard to imagine just yesterday! I want to thank Your Majesty on behalf of all Chinese people."
Fei smiled and said, "Old general, no need to thank me. I was from this land, so I should do this."
After saying that, Fei asked attentively, "Oh right. Before we appeared, were there any other strange phenomena on Earth. For example, were there other people who have superpowers just like us?"
Fei wanted to get some pieces of information from General Liu and see if he could find traces of Zhong Dajun this way.
After thinking for a bit, General Liu shook his head and replied, "No, I haven't heard of anything. What kinds of people are Your Majesty looking for? I can ask someone to search through our database, and perhaps we can find such people."
Fei reached out his hand and drew in the air, and a virtual scene appeared, showing Zhong Dajun's image.
"General, have you ever seen this person?"
Liu Yun stared at the screen for a while and then shook his head. "This… I don't recall anything. Who is he?"
Fei replied with slight disappointment, "An old friend. An old friend who helped me find my way home."
-At this moment-
"Your Majesty, I seem to have seen this person from somewhere, but I'm not too sure." Liu Yun's deputy suddenly took courage and spoke up. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties.
"Oh? Really? Where did you see him?" Fei was pleasantly surprised.
The deputy thought for a long time with a frown, and he said, "I just feel like his face looks familiar. But the way he dresses is strange…"
Fei suddenly realized something and quickly made some adjustments. Zhong Dajun's image on the screen quickly changed. Zhong Dajun was wearing the pope's robe and looking majestic, but now he changed into a dashing modern young man who was wearing sportswear, holding an iPad, had short hair, and had headphones on while swaying as he walked.
This should be how Zhong Dajun was dressed after he came back to Earth.
"Ah! Now I remember! That is right! It is him! I know this person…" the deputy instantly recalled.
"Quickly tell me." Fei was elated.
The deputy gathered his thoughts, looked at Liu Yun, and said, "General, do you still remember? About a year ago, a few supernatural phenomena appeared in our country and shocked the world. Since these incidents were too strange, even the military got involved. We gathered a ton of information, and this young man was involved. He was a suspect since he was in the locations where those phenomena occurred; it was too coincidental. However, with later investigations, the military found that this young man is quite average, so we didn't bring him in. I coincidentally read that report, and that is why I find this young man familiar."
"Phenomena… what happened next? Do you know where this young man went?" Fei asked as his eyes brightened up.
Chapter 1221: Clues about Zhong Dajun (Part One)
"I see," Fei asked in a hurry, "Then what? Are there any follow-ups about this person?"
The deputy recalled and said, "The military investigated those few supernatural phenomena, but they led to nowhere, so we had to give up. However, we kept a close eye on the suspects, and this person is also on the list. I'm not sure if we can still access the information that we collected about him."
Fei nodded and said, "Ok, can you please check it for me right now?"
"That is no problem." The deputy walked out of the room and made a few calls. About 15 minutes later, he came back with a stack of documents and passed them over. He said, "Fortunately, some of the military's databases weren't destroyed by the bugs. These are the reports that you need."
Fei thanked this deputy and grabbed the documents to read.
Clearly, the person shown on the first page was Pope Entus of the Beast God Palace on the Azeroth Continent and the goofy young man named Zhong Dajun on Earth who liked iPads.
After returning to this world, this young man changed his attire, but he still had that unique presence with him. Fei instantly recognized this young man with one glance.
Fei quickly read all the reports; there weren't many useful pieces of information.
After this young man returned to Earth, he enjoyed his life, but he also did some interesting things. The supernatural phenomena that the military was trying to investigate were caused by the power of the orc battle songs that only the orc priests could sing. Fei guessed that this young man returned to Earth with all his power from the Azeroth Continent.
The last report on Zhong Dajun showed that half a month before the bugs descended on Earth, this young man went on a trip overseas, and the destination was the United States, the most powerful nation on Earth before the bugs invaded.
"This dude actually went out…" Fei was surprised and thought, "Did this guy go to the United States to meet Steven Jobs at Apple's headquarters? Since this guy is a crazy Apple fan, this is something that he would do."
[TL Note: LOL, from the fact that Steven Jobs was still alive when this novel was written, you know how old it is. Also, back then, Apple felt like a different company.]
After thinking for a bit, Fei quietly unleashed his spirit energy and scanned toward the Continent of North America.
With Fei's current strength, he could easily scan more than half of the Earth. If he focused his spirit energy on scanning a smaller region, he could even find a needle if he wanted to.
However, after a while, he didn't discover any clues that led to Zhong Dajun's presence. Instead, he discovered some interesting things in a city in the United States.
"After the catastrophe struck, did you get any special information on the United States?" Fei wanted to get some inspiration.
Old General Liu Yun didn't dare to slight this young man at all. After thinking for a bit, he nodded and replied earnestly, "About 24 hours after the catastrophe struck Earth, the big nations in the world created unique connections, and all the newest research projects were shared. Also, some partnership deals were made. From what we know, the United States' government seemed to have found a unique offensive and defensive technology, and they obtained several victories against the bugs. However, it seems like this technology isn't mature, and it can't be used on a large scale. We had suspected that there are people with supernatural abilities just like Your Majesty in the United States as well."
Fei nodded and said, "I see."
After a pause, Fei added, "I'm planning to go to the United States. Old general, are you interested in coming along?"
Chapter 1221: Clues about Zhong Dajun (Part Two)
Liu Yun froze for a second and quickly made a decision. He laughed and said, "Of course! How about this? Your Majesty, please wait for a moment. The military will create a special operation team and go with you. Perhaps they will be of help."
Fei had to deal with many things on this trip, and he wasn't going there to destroy everything. Since force couldn't solve all issues, he needed translators and people who could handle international affairs.
When General Liu Yun stood up, Fei thought of something and said, "Bring Wang Jian and Jian Jie along as well."
These two were friends who Fei met very early on, and he wanted to help them using this method.
"Ok, no problem." General Liu Yun agreed without thinking, but he was pondering to himself, "Next, we will need to rely on these two. Since this emperor from another dimension values them so much, it means that their relationship is great. At least they can be the connection between the Chinese government and the royal family in the other dimension."
Since time was precious, Liu Yun created a team of about 50 people in less than 15 minutes, and the team gathered before the house where Fei was staying in.
"Fei…" Beauty Jian Jie stood beside Fei in excitement.
Wang Jian was wearing a military uniform and standing with the soldiers.
"Leader, the team has gathered! We can leave now! The plane is already waiting for us at the parking spot outside…" a muscular and tough-looking middle-aged man who appeared to be a member of the special forces stood in front of the team, and he bowed at Fei and reported with respect.
"Haha! We don't need planes! Let's go!"
Fei smiled as golden energy flames gushed out of his body, engulfing everyone in the team including General Liu Yun. Then, the energy flames shot into the sky.
Everyone gasped, and they felt like their vision blurred.
When their vision returned to normal, they were already in the sky. Looking down, they noticed that they weren't above the city that they were in. Instead, they were above a giant landmass that was clearly not the territory of China.
"This is… the United States?"
"There… bugs! So many bugs!"
Too fast! The group arrived in the United States in a few seconds! These people felt like they were dreaming.
The power of technology was nothing compared to such abilities.
On the ground, countless bugs were moving like an endless flood. There were so many of them that people would feel sick and dizzy by just looking at them. Except for the lowest-level giant spider-like bugs, many giant bugs had finished evolving. Most of these bugs looked like meat mountains, and they had vicious shells that were full of spikes. They looked like those monsters in legends as they spat fire and made the ground shake with every step that they took.
"The bugs' evolution speed is faster than we expected!" Old General Liu's face changed color as he sighed.
"Don't worry. I promise you that the Earth will be fine." Fei comforted everyone and lightly pressed down his hands. Then, all the bugs that could be seen were turned into specks of dust and disappeared as if they never existed.
Everyone was shocked.
The radios in the city that they were in promoted the stories of how the god-like warriors easily defeated the bugs, but these people only heard the news with their ears. Now, seeing this scene where a friendly and smiling young man easily crushed the bugs that could destroy nations, the visual shock couldn't be described with words! [Support the translators and read on Noodletown Translations for free.]
Even that commander of the special forces was stunned to his core.
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Chapter 1222: The Thing That Fei Is Looking For (Part One)
Only Wang Jian, Jian Jie, and General Liu weren't that surprised since they had gotten used to Fei's shocking power.
Soon, everyone got a clear look at the landmass below them.
The golden energy flames were carrying everyone, and they felt like they were walking on land. The soldiers in the special forces had tough mental fortitudes, and they soon got used to standing in mid-air. They quickly took out some high-tech military equipment and connected with the military satellites, confirming their location.
"Las Vegas is right below us. It is the biggest base city in the United States," General Liu Yun said, "Las Vegas is in a desert, and there are relatively fewer bugs here. The government of the United States used the shortest amount of time to build defense structures around this city. With the pre-existing underground military bases, this became the last line of defense for the United States after New York and Washington got conquered by the bugs. This is also the only city that is protected by supernatural forces."
Las Vegas was the target of Fei's trip.
When scanning this place with his spirit energy, Fei discovered some interesting things.
It could be clearly seen that there were fewer bugs here compared to other places in the United States.
More importantly, the area around and the sky above the city were all engulfed in a type of mysterious energy. This type of energy wasn't something created by the technology of this world. It was more like the magic energy or warrior energy on the Azeroth Continent, but it was still a little different.
"Send a signal to the United States government. Get in contact with them, and we will go down later."
Liu Yun ordered the people around him, and some technicians got busy and took out various strange devices, sending out electromagnetic energy waves and radio waves.
Soon, they got a response.
"They suspect our identities, and they are asking us to descend outside the city…" a communication officer quickly reported.
"Outside the city? These arrogant people…" General Liu Yun murmured as he looked toward Fei.
In reality, the American's demand for their descent outside the city was fair. After all, the bugs had control over most of the land and the sea, and some bugs could now fly after evolving. Since China was so far away, it was impossible for a team of Chinese officials to cross the ocean and come here in theory. Therefore, some suspicion was normal. Clearly, the Americans' detective methods couldn't notice that a group of people was above them. Perhaps they thought that these Chinese got here on a plane with luck, or that bugs were playing a trick.
General Liu Yun only murmured since he was afraid that Fei might be angry at this demand.
However, Fei only nodded with a smile. "Ok, we can land outside the city."
Before he finished speaking, everyone in the team felt that their visions blurred again, and they were on the land in the next second.
Fei was quite interested in what he discovered, and Zhong Dajin also disappeared in the United States. Perhaps he needed the Americans' help, so Fei wanted to resolve all issues peacefully if force wasn't necessary.
Seeing Fei's reaction, General Liu Yun's opinion of him increased even more.
From what Liu Yun learned, this young man was an extraordinary and noble emperor in another dimension, and he controlled a territory many times larger than the landmass on Earth and ruled over many citizens. Also, he had immortal-like abilities, and countless Superman-like warriors served him with loyalty.
That fact that such a prestigious ruler was patient, kind, and loved Earth was great news for the humans on this planet. Otherwise, if the other dimension decided to invade Earth, the catastrophe would be much more terrifying.
Chapter 1222: The Thing That Fei Is Looking For (Part Two)
There weren't ancient city gates around the wall. Instead, there were many giant elevators, and they could even transport big pieces of equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles.
After all, the bugs didn't know how to use elevators.
Of course, more importantly, there was a layer of energy sphere around the city that ordinary people couldn't see with their naked eyes. This energy sphere blocked bugs from attacking from the air, and all bugs that got close to it couldn't penetrate as if they ran into an invisible steel wall.
There seemed to be many bugs in the area, but Fei didn't kill them.
Instead, he released a series of strange spirit energy frequencies, and the bugs automatically moved aside and avoided this group of people.
These spirit energy frequencies were some of the spirit energy frequencies that Fei copied from the bug commander in the underground cave beneath Beijing. He deciphered a portion of them and tried them here; they were indeed useful.
Soon, the team connected with the Americans.
Damaging firepower killed all the bugs in the area, and a giant elevator was dropped from the top of the wall, carrying Fei, Liu Yun, and others onto the wall.
The Americans' guards were high as they looked at these unwelcome guests. They couldn't understand how this Chinese team arrived here; it was impossible in theory.
When the door of the elevator opened, the team faced at least 500 elite American soldiers. They were fully armored, looking like the SEAL members that Fei had seen before on TV. These soldiers were holding all kinds of weapons that Fei didn't know the names of but looked cool, and the black barrels were pointed toward the unwelcome guests.
"Sorry, guys. You have to be inspected." An extremely muscular American soldier who had a buzz-cut shouted, "Now, drop your equipment and weapons on the ground."
Liu Yun and others looked toward Fei, and the latter slightly nodded.
Seeing this, everyone dropped their weapons.
This scene looked extremely strange from the perspective of the American soldiers. They saw these Chinese people looking toward a location that had nothing but air. As if an invisible man gave them permission, they only made the decision of accepting the inspection after a few seconds.
The middle-aged American soldier was puzzled, and he shouted something and raised his gun, shooting toward the location that these Chinese people were looking at.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The bullets flew through the air and landed on the ground further away.
Nothing was strange
However, this scene looked different from the perspective of these Chinese people. The bullets did hit Fei, but they penetrated him and landed on the ground further away as if he was a shadow.
"Immortal-like abilities! He can't be understood!"
The American technicians checked the Chinese soldiers' equipment and carefully verified these Chinese people's identities. Everything looked normal.
Especially since General Liu Yun was a famous representative of China, the American officials knew him quite well, and they acted politely.
After checking everything, nothing seemed abnormal.
However, the equipment and weapons weren't returned. Instead, they were all placed inside an armored vehicle while Liu Yun and others were placed on another armored vehicle.
While those 500 American soldiers tightly surrounded them, the team moved toward the center of Las Vegas.
Fei was in stealth and didn't show himself. The Chinese people could see him smile and hear him talk, but the American people couldn't discover anything.
Under Fei's instruction, General Liu Yun worked with the American officials and accept all inspections.
Chapter 1223: White Gas (Part One)
When the fleet of cars stopped before a fortress that was clearly strengthened using military methods but wasn't that eye-catching, another long and tedious inspection and verification process followed.
Then, the United States government sent over a few high-level officials to receive this group led by Liu Yun on the surface.
Since this group of Chinese people came so abruptly and strangely, the United States government kept their guard up even though all the documents and identities were verified.
Out of the few high-level American officials, a portion of them knew China's situation well, and they were acquaintances and friends of Liu Yun.
In the half-hour that they spent together, these officials were receiving the group in name, but they were trying to test Liu Yun and making sure that he was the real person and not a bug in disguise.
After that reception ceremony was over, the American officials relaxed and felt more comfortable.
Then, Liu Yun asked to meet with the leaders of the United States who were higher on the ladder.
With Liu Yun's status, this request wasn't strange or off-putting.
After a moment of hesitation, the United States government agreed to the request.
However, only Liu Yun and four other people could enter the depths of this fortress, and others had to wait outside where they were right now.
This level of caution showed that the former ruler of Earth was terrified of the bugs and didn't dare to be careless.
Just like the headquarters of the Chinese government, the United States government's headquarters was also underground.
Taking the elevator, the group went about 600 meters into the ground before stopping, arriving at a giant and modern facility. This place made others feel like it was an underground city that was isolated from society. The streets and buildings looked futuristic, and the conveyor belts were everywhere like an airport.
Liu Yun and others already expected this. This place looked similar to the underground city that China had, but the technologies here were more advanced than what China had. It might be a result of the longer construction time. It seemed like this underground city that the United States had was being built before the catastrophe struck Earth.
Through conveyor belts, Liu Yun and the other four were led to an unknown place. Then, they entered a giant transparent room.
As soon as the five of them entered the room, the electron tempered glass panels suddenly closed without warning, and they were completely isolated in here like white rats inside a test facility.
"What are you doing?" Liu Yun was shocked, and a subordinate instantly asked in English.
If Fei, who was invisible to the Americans, weren't here, these people would be worried that the Americans were trying to play tricks.
"I'm sorry, General Liu. You know that according to our research, the bugs have insane spirit energy that can be miraculous in our eyes. There had been cases where high-level bugs controlled some people in the city, trying to infiltrate the command center. Therefore, we have to make sure that we are seeing our real friends from China and not corpses controlled by bugs!" that official who was very close to Liu Yun said apologetically.
Chapter 1223: White Gas (Part Two)
Fei was instantly curious about all this.
"There have been cases where the bugs controlled humans with spirit energy? From the looks of it, the Americans experienced such incidents before, and they have actually found a way to distinguish the difference between those who are controlled and those who aren't, or they could break the control?"
This was interesting to Fei; it was something that he didn't plan for.
While these people talked, streaks of white mist were injected into this white glass room through many invisible channels in the ground. Instantly, Liu Yun and others were engulfed in the mist, and a mystical fragrance permeated the air.
"General Liu, don't worry. This is a type of gas that is only effective on the spirit energy of the bugs. It won't harm humans. By staying in this type of gas for ten minutes, all spirit energy that the bugs might have left on you would be wiped out," the American official explained with a smile on his face.
Liu Yun didn't show anything on his face. He had seen all the events in his life. Although he was a little angry that he was being treated like this in the United States given his status, the old general showed his mild temper and stayed calm all the time after thinking that Fei might be after something here.
Fei reached out his hand and capture a mass of this white mist.
It was hard to tell what kind of matter this was, but one thing was for sure; this gas was corrosive toward spirit energy, especially toward the spirit energy waves and frequencies that the bugs used!
"The Americans somehow created such an interesting gas. Not bad… not bat at all, hahaha…"
Fei collected some samples of this white gas. Since the partnership between the official laboratories of China and the Mad Scientists' Laboratory from the Azeroth Continent, this was Fei's first time seeing a product of technology that could counter magic and 'supernatural abilities'.
Ten minutes quickly passed by.
Then, Liu Yun and others were released from this tempered-glass laboratory.
"We apologize for this. But now, we are sure that our old friends are here for a visit, and the bugs didn't infiltrate our base…" that American official said with a smile on his face.
"Humph!" Old General Liu snorted and vented a bit of his displeasure as a high-ranking official.
The American official apologized a few more times with a smile on his face, and then he led Liu Yun and others toward the depths of the underground city.
While chatting on the way, the American official intentionally or unintentionally asked, "Old friend, don't be angry. After all, the whole world is being attacked by the bugs. You guys suddenly came to the United States abruptly; there is no way that we won't have doubts. Oh, while we are on this topic… this is unimaginable! How did you fly this far and cross the ocean?"
Liu Yun paused for a split-second and smiled mysteriously. Then, he replied, "This is a secret. When I meet your real commander, I will discuss this matter with you in detail. After all, we are interested in the defensive energy sphere system and the supernatural weapons that you guys have developed."
While talking, they took the elevator and went lower into the ground.
After a long while, they arrived inside a building that was even more secure.
Some researchers in white lab coats were busy working in this building, and Liu Yun got to meet the highest-level commander of the United States, Vice President Duranklin.
Unfortunately, President Obala died on the day of the catastrophe, and everything in the United States was being controlled by the Vice President.
Most of Fei's attention was focused on the various laboratories inside this building.
The Americans had captured many living bugs, and they were running all kinds of experiments, trying to find these monsters' weaknesses. Except for the spider-like monster, quite a few kinds of high-level bugs could be seen here as well. Their progress was much more advanced compared to China.
Soon, Fei discovered something that brought him an extreme shock. [S
Chapter 1224: Zhong Dajun's Appearance (Part One)
Fei was shocked to find that even with the strength of his spirit energy, it was suppressed to a tiny level after entering this space. His spirit energy was already suppressed to one-millionth of his original level.
This was the most shocking thing to him; he had never encountered something like this before.
After all, Fei was already at peak Godly King Realm, and he had strengthened his spirit energy to an extreme degree using the techniques in the purple scroll.
Fei's strength was already comparable to a supreme god, and no one on the Azeroth Continent could rival his spirit energy as well.
However, in this world where no magic energy and warrior energy existed, Fei's spirit energy was suppressed to this degree.
"What is going on?" Fei released his godly power into the area.
In this building, there was no magic restriction or supernatural power.
"Is this the result of technology?"
"Technology can suppress spirit energy?"
"Is this something that the United States recently developed?"
If this technology were used on a mass scale, it would do great harm to the bugs. This race couldn't communicate with each other using language. The high-level bugs communicated with low-level bugs purely using spirit energy. If the communication between the bugs was severed, and Fei could come in with the fake spirit energy waves and frequencies, this emperor could order the bugs to kill each other!
Fei instantly had an idea.
…
"What? You want to trade for the white gas and the supernatural weapons? Impossible!" Vice President Duranklin instantly rejected General Liu Yun's proposal of trading the super-long-range mobility technology with these two secrets of the United States.
"I'm surprised that while this global disaster is happening, you are still choosing to hide your secrets. Do you think the United States can solve this catastrophe alone?" Liu Yun was a little angry over the United States' attitude.
"No. Old Friend, don't misunderstand us. This… this…" Duranklin and other high-level officials of the United States government hesitated as their expressions turned ugly.
Fei who was hiding on the side in stealth was quite curious.
From the looks of things, Fei could tell that the United States was in a troubled situation. It was clear that they wanted to trade with China and obtain the super-long-range mobility technology, but a few conditions made them unable to do so.
Thinking of this, Fei decided to lure these people a bit more.
…
"Perhaps you don't understand the mobility technology that we grasped. I can show you guys. I promise you that once we put our breakthroughs together, we will win the war against the bugs," Liu Yun said with a smile as he stood up.
As soon as he said that, a thin layer of white light appeared around Liu Yun, and he disappeared in the next moment and appeared about ten meters away.
"Oh my god…"
"Lord…"
"God! Is this the photon teleportation technology? Is this the photon teleportation technology in theory? It must be!"
"Such a teleportation method… what is the longest range for this?"
"Unbelievable! How did you do this?"
The Americans in the room were shocked.
What happened before them was far beyond their understanding. It was almost identical to the 'photon teleportation technology' that only existed as a scientific theory so far.
With even the most optimistic estimates, humans on Earth could only make it happen in about 300 years.
"How come the Chinese already mastered this technology?"
Of course, Liu Yun wouldn't tell them that Fei used his godly power to alter the laws of space, teleporting his body at that moment. He nodded and confirmed the speculations, implying that this was the photon teleportation technology.
Chapter 1224: Zhong Dajun's Appearance (Part Two)
"What do you think? Do you still need to ponder over it? This photon teleportation technology isn't inferior to your supernatural defensive sphere and offensive weapons. Are you still unwilling to trade?" Liu Yun urged again.
The Americans were getting anxious. Indeed, such 'technology' was god-like. If they could grasp it…
"Liu, we are old friends. It isn't that we aren't willing to trade, but we can't trade at all…" Duranklin hesitated.
Liu Yun straightened his back and sneered, "To tell you the truth, we aren't here to beg you. Instead, we are here to help. I believe that at this moment, [Goddess], one of your six remaining military satellites, is hovering above China. You can check some of the photos. See if those bugs are still around in the territory of China."
"What do you mean? Did you already defeat the bugs?" The Americans were shocked.
Soon, someone pulled up the images captured by [Goddess], the only military satellite that hovered over China in the last 12 hours. The images that appeared on the big screens stunned these people in the headquarters under Las Vegas.
"All the bugs on land disappeared in China…"
"Completely disappeared? How did this happen?"
���This is impossible…"
"Chinese… you… eliminated all the bugs?"
Liu Yun and his four subordinates were surrounded in the middle, and the Americans around them stared at them with green glints in the eyes, looking like hungry wolves. If they could, they would want to dissect these Chinese people' heads and get all the information and secrets.
"Haha…" [Support the translators and read on Noodletown Translations for free.]
Liu Yun and others laughed in excitement and heaved long sighs. Throughout all these years, the Americans had never shown such an attitude before. In the past, it had always been China lowering its head and begging the United States. Now that the catastrophe occurred, China was finally able to have this advantage.
With this piece of bombshell information, the Americans quickly changed their minds and were willing to reveal their secrets.
After all, the situation was dire. Right now, time was the most important resource. If the catastrophe got dragged on for another day, perhaps everywhere in the United States except for Las Vegas would be conquered by the bugs.
In the end, the Americans showed Liu Yun the secret weapons that they used to protect Las Vegas.
"The white gas can corrode spirit energy to a certain degree. This isn't the newest chemical product that we developed. Instead, they are a mineral powder that we recently discovered. As to the protective sphere around Las Vegas, it isn't our technology. Instead, a young man has been providing us with…"
Vice President Duranklin told the truth. He led Liu Yun and others out of the meeting room and went to the depths of the underground city.
Before a hidden door, Vice President Duranklin went through dozens of verification processes such as retina scan, fingerprint scan, and voice detection. Then, the group walked through the gate and a slender laser corridor, finally arriving at a room that looked like a surgery room.
In the middle of the room, a person slept on a soft bed.
He was a young man – Zhong Dajun! Pope Entus of the Beast God Palace on the Azeroth Continent! The person who Fei was looking for!
Chapter 1225: New Information (Part One)
Zhong Dajun wasn't in great condition.
He was lying on the white bed, and he was in deep unconsciousness.
This young man was in a white patient uniform, and all his hair was shaved off. His face was pale, and his eyes were tightly shut. Many vicious-looking metal tubes that had scales on them reached over from all over the room and were plugged into his body. It was unknown where these tubes led to.
"This is the source of energy for our supernatural weapons…" Duranklin said apologetically.
It was clear that this young man who had terrifying energy inside his body was Asian. From the information that they gathered, they knew that he was Chinese.
This young man who was in a deep sleep was the core reason why the United States could create an unbreachable defense around Las Vegas.
Using a unique technology, the energy was being extracted out of this young man's body, making sure that Las Vegas was safe under the bugs' attacks.
This was why the United States didn't want to trade technological advancements with China earlier.
The officials of the United States government were afraid that once China learned that the core of this supernatural technology came from a Chinese young man, the latter might demand the United States to return its citizen. A conflict might break out between the two sides.
However, the United States couldn't resist the miraculous 'mobility technology' that was just showcased.
Before Duranklin could finish speaking, everyone felt their visions blurring, and a Chinese young man in black sportswear appeared inside the glass room that was sealed off.
"God, who is he?"
"Damn it! How did this guy appear?"
The Americans instantly panicked, and they looked at Liu Yun and others with hostility. They thought that the Chinese were trying to break this young man out of here using that 'photon teleportation technology', and this was a big scheme.
A large group of American soldiers rushed into this facility.
However, a golden light wave flashed on Fei's body in the next moment.
Then, everyone felt like they were snails that fell into a swamp. Their bodies completely froze, and they couldn't move or speak. They could only breathe and move their eyes.
Liu Yun and his four subordinates were the only exceptions.
"Don't be anxious; we don't have any ill-intentions." Liu Yun could only say this.
Although he had many questions on his mind, he could tell that the pale and bald young man on the bed was the person who Fei was looking for using the intelligence network of China.
"Surprisingly, this young man is really in the United States, and he became the secret of the Americans. Could it be that this young man is also from that other dimension?" Old General Liu was smart and instantly guessed most of the information.
Fei instantly appeared beside Zhong Dajun.
Just as he expected, this pope who loved women and 'scourged' the Behemoth Orc Tribe for 1,000 years didn't lose his strength in the powerful totem battle songs. With his strength that was in the Demi-God Realm, he was invincible on Earth. It was unexpected that he got taken by the Americans and got used as an energy reactor.
Fei waved his hand, and all the metal tubes around Zhong Dajun flew away.
Then, Fei pressed one of his hands on Zhong Dajun's forehead.
"Huh? No injuries? But his spirit energy is severely injured and almost destroyed. That is why he fell into a deep sleep. This situation is similar to what happened to Angela and Elena at Dual-Flag City. However, Zhong Dajun was close to the True God Realm, and the power of totems and battle songs are similar to spirit energy. He wouldn't be injured to this degree unless his opponent was on or above the Godly King Realm!"
"How come there is an existence on that level on Earth?"
Chapter 1225: New Information (Part Two)
Fei quickly made several discoveries and grew confused.
He took out a purified Worldstone from his storage space and used the old trick to heal Zhong Dajun. It was immediately effective.
"Oh, god damn! Such powerful bugs…"
Zhong Dajun opened his eyes and quickly got off the bed. He instantly wanted to run, and he didn't even pull up his pants. The good thing was that he reacted fast and saw Fei who was standing before him. After a quick pause, he understood many things.
"Oh my mama. You are finally here? I almost got killed…" Zhong Dajun patted Fei's shoulder in joy.
"What happened? You met an opponent on Earth?"
"Of course, not people on Earth. I was having the time of my life on Earth, and I slept with many cute girls, models, and celebrities. I'm like Superman. I easily got a bunch of money, and I was having fun. However, the Polluters suddenly appeared in the Solar System. Damn it! I wanted to kill all these bugs on my own, but there was a powerful existence among the Polluters that appeared in the wormhole. Our spirit energies collided, and I got severely injured. I think that being also got injured. Later, my injuries worsened, and I could only try to call you a few times and notify you of Earth��s spatial coordinates before I fainted…" Zhong Dajun quickly told Fei about what took place, and Fei was at a loss for words.
The emperor thought to himself, "Damn celebrities and models. Your life sure is fun. It seems like you troubled many girls again! You deserve to faint and being taken here by the Americans to be plugged with tubes and experimented on."
…
Liu Yun slightly nodded and thought, "These two do know each other. Too much information is revealed when combining with the fact that the bugs invaded."
This general heard the whole conversation between the two, and he learned that the Polluters was another name for these bugs. Therefore, it seemed like the bugs that appeared on Earth were only a tiny portion. Even if they got rid of one group, more terrifying bugs might come.
"God!" Liu Yun felt like the trajectory of this catastrophe gradually went beyond the control of the forces on Earth, and it was terrifying just to think about it.
Among the Americans, a few translators conveyed the content of Fei and Zhong Dajun's discussion to the high-level officials, and people like Duranklin's faces paled.
This wasn't a piece of good news.
In the next moment, a series of ear-piercing sirens sounded in the underground city outside the laser corridor, and red lights were flashing rapidly.
"Oh, no! The bugs broke through the defense of Las Vegas…" Duranklin cried in sadness.
With Zhong Dajun's recovery, the Americans could no longer draw energy from his body to maintain the supernatural energy sphere around Las Vegas. Without that transparent energy sphere, the tall walls around the city that were 30 meters tall would be destroyed by the sea of bugs in less than an hour.
Once the defense walls fell, the civilians and soldiers in the city would be butchered.
…
"Whatever. Let's help them first. Enough people have died already."
Zhong Dajun was a nice guy, and a golden totem pattern rose above his head while he spoke. In the next moment, the totem pattern merged into space and appeared above Las Vegas. In a flash, the bugs that got into the city were turned to dust, and an energy sphere that was stronger and more powerful wrapped around the city.
At this same time, Zhong Dajun's hair and brows all grew out at a visible speed under the power of totems, restoring his former presence.
The orc priests who arrived on Earth fell into a moment of shock and elation! They sensed that presence which had disappeared for a long time.
"It is the presence of Pope Entus!" these orc priests thought to themselves.
"Alright, it is time to do the main work," Fei laughed.
Chapter 1226: Searching for the Bugs' Homebase (Part One)
The ear-piercing sirens and the red lights finally disappeared in the underground city, and Duranklin and other officials of the United States looked relieved as if the catastrophe had passed them.
At this moment, even the dumbest person could tell that the situation had gotten out of their hands.
In the next moment, the Americans felt like their bodies became light again, and they could finally talk.
"Liu, old friend, what is going on?" Duranklin looked at Liu Yun with a pale face. Now that he was no longer anxious, he dropped his hard attitude and looked more genial.
Liu Yun didn't hide anything and briefly told them about what happened in China.
"Oh my god…"
The Americans were all shocked.
"China's immortals descended and helped them eliminate all the bugs on their land. What about the United States? If immortals are real, how come our god didn't appear? Did our god abandon his followers already?"
"Liu, old friend, can your immortals help us as well?" Duranklin completely dropped his ego and asked.
"This… I can't really make the decision…" Liu Yun told them the truth.
Before Liu Yun could finish, Fei and Zhong Dajun walked out of the sealed glass room and said to Duranklin with fluent American English, "If you can show enough sincerity, we don't mind helping. Of course, we need to reach some agreements first."
One of Fei's three miraculous skills was [Learn], and it was impressive. He mastered this language in only a little while.
Since Fei and Zhong Dajun could move anywhere in a flash, the Americans were more careful. Now that Liu Yun had already introduced Fei to Duranklin and others, the latter didn't dare to slight him and showed enough respect.
"The old general can handle this matter. After agreements are made, I will send people to eliminate all the bugs on Earth," Fei talked to Liu Yun in secret, "But save as much time as possible. I don't want any more people to get killed by bugs. Not many people are left on Earth."
Liu Yun was overjoyed, and he knew that Fei was giving China an opportunity to rise and compete with the other big nations on Earth.
"Alright, gentlemen. I hope that we can sit together and drink in joy when we meet next time."
After saying that, Fei grabbed Zhong Dajun's shoulder and disappeared from the room.
Seeing this, the Americans gasped and exclaimed subconsciously.
…
Fei returned onto the ground and saw people like Wang Jian and Jian Jie who were waiting outside.
"Old General Liu is fine. Don't worry. You will soon be warmly received by the United States." Fei's words instantly calmed down these people who were waiting anxiously.
Then, Fei turned to Wang Jian and Jian Jie.
"It is fate that made us meet. Here is a little gift for you two." While saying that, Fei flicked his finger, and two masses of burning golden flames dashed into their bodies.
Wang Jian instantly felt like his strength increased by many times, and he had the impulse to do some damage. He felt like his punches could break the sky!
On the other hand, Jian Jie felt like she was as light as a bird, and she seemed to be able to fly if she jumped up
Chapter 1226: Searching for the Bugs' Homebase (Part Two)
"Those flames contain traces of the essence of my godly power. If you use them properly, the two of you will be invincible, and no place on Earth could trap you," Fei said to them with a smile.
"You… are you leaving? Are we going to meet again?" For some reason, Jian Jie's face was covered in tears. When looking at Fei, she knew that she and this smiling young man were in two different worlds, and this man was a supreme existence who she couldn't reach. However, it didn't stop her from having a few obsessive thoughts over Fei.
Now, she felt heartbroken.
Before, Jian Jie was proud and haughty, wanting a fairy-tale-like love relationship. Although she had many pursuers, none of them reached her standards. But in less than 24 hours, this haughty and stubborn beauty fell for Fei uncontrollably.
"We will meet again." Fei reached over and wiped the tears off Jian Jie's face.
In the next moment, Fei and Zhong Dajun completely disappeared.
Feeling Fei's body heat from his fingers, Jian Jie stood there in a daze.
"Are we really going to meet again?" she thought.
…
In the endless void in space-
Fei and Zhong Dajun got out of Earth and observed the Solar System, trying to detect all the pieces of information that the bugs left when they appeared out of wormholes.
About 20 days had passed, but the foreign, mystical, and terrifying energy still remained in this space. It was so aggressive and clear that Fei could still capture the location where these bugs appeared from and the powerful presence of the motherships of life of the bugs.
"It is this presence. Damn it! I think I battled with one of the main motherships of life, and I secretly left a totem seal on it. Now, I can even vaguely sense its location. If we chase after them, we might be able to get to the homebase of the bugs."
Zhong Dajun was covered in a layer of totem patterns, protecting him from the radiation in space and the destructive force of the vacuum.
"Your strength is too weak now. We have to find a way to increase your realm," Fei said to Zhong Dajun in contempt without holding back.
"To be honest, peak demi-gods are like dust, and true gods are everywhere. You are lagging behind. If you don't increase your strength, you might be killed by the bugs when you encounter them next time. Even your old subordinates like Priest Nash of the Fox Clan is more powerful than you."
"That is easy." Zhong Dajun laughed and said, "Before, the laws of nature on the continent didn't change, so my strength was suppressed. Now, I only need to rest for a bit, and my strength will grow. Hahaha!"
"If this is the case, then let's go and have a look." After joking around for a bit, Fei turned serious.
"Are you sure?" Zhong Dajun also put away his joking attitude and said, "According to what you said, the situation on the Azeroth Continent is extremely dangerous. Also, that old Stabila probably is a bad egg as well. Aren't you going back to handle everything?"
"If we know ourselves and our enemies, we will never lose a fight. Let's check out the bugs' homebase first." Fei shook his head and said, "After all, the Northern Region Empire can operate on its own without me being there. It is one of the benefits of being a hands-off emperor."
"Alright then. Let's go." Zhong Dajun closed his eyes and sensed the location of his totem seal for a bit. Then, he passed the spatial coordinates to Fei.
"In here? I got it…" Fei used the laws of space and waved his hand. As if he was tearing a piece of cloth, Fei tore open space and entered the dark spatial crack with Zhong Dajun.
Before leaving, Fei passed a message to the masters of the Northern Region Empire on Earth, asking them to quickly understand the United States' technology in suppressing spirit energy.
That technology wasn't related to Zhong Dajun.
Also, the white gas that could corrode spirit energy was also on the list. (
Chapter 1227: Collapsed Civilization (Part One)
"Where is this place? Is this Hell?"
Zhong Dajun and Fei looked at the grey sky and the monotone world that had no other color except for grey. This environment brought them a sense of suffocation.
It was grey everywhere in this strange world. The land was in the same color as the sky, making it seem like they were connected. The color of cement dominated the world, and no life energy could be sensed. Not even a single blade of grass could be seen.
The key was that there wasn't even wind in this place. It seemed like this world was frozen in time, feeling like a pond of still water.
Looking up, the many stars were vaguely visible, looking mysterious and profound.
This should be a planet that was far away from Earth.
Fei unleashed his spirit energy like a flood and quickly obtained enough information.
"This is a star very far away from the Solar System, and it is thousands of times larger than Earth. Such an environment… it seems like there had been lifeforms on this planet once in history." Fei pulled back his spirit energy and sighed, "I sensed some information about the bugs. This is a paradise for the bugs, but it doesn't seem to be their homebase."
Zhong Dajun nodded and said, "That is right. This place seems like one of their small bases. I sense my totem seal, and the mothership of life of the bugs that fought with my spirit energy is on this planet! Damn it! I must get my revenge today! I will f*cking kill it!"
"Don't alert the enemies right now. Let's look around." Fei stopped Zhong Dajun from doing anything irrational.
After checking the directions, the two flew forward.
It seemed like they appeared inside a giant desert. With their flying speed, they finally saw something else than the desert after flying for about two hours.
It seemed to be a city that was deserted for countless years.
The collapsed buildings were half-buried inside the cement-colored desert, and the broken edges of structures were everywhere.
There were many magnificent buildings that looked like pyramids, but they looked aged and decayed. They were mostly worn-down, and time had corroded away their glamour.
"Such a giant city…" Fei lamented in the sky.
Although the buildings on the ground looked decayed, it was easy to imagine how prosperous this place was when it was in its prime. This had once been a magnificent city with many beautiful structures. At least such a giant and fancy city wouldn't appear on Earth. Only the prosperous capitals of empires above level 7 on the Azeroth Continent could rival its glory when this city was still intact.
Unfortunately, this city had become a part of history.
Fei and Zhong Dajun discovered the presence of many bugs in this city. It seemed like most of the bugs were sleeping as if they were in hibernation.
Only a small number of low-level bugs were patrolling the city in the pre-arranged routes.
"If I'm not wrong, this was a planet that was full of life, and it had a glorious history and civilization. However, under the invasion of the bugs, everything got destroyed overnight. Perhaps the native creatures on this planet tried to fight back aggressively, and that was why the bugs didn't leave any seeds on this planet since they were angry. Instead of letting some creatures live and repopulate the planet, the bugs completely wiped out all creatures, and this planet that was once lively became the bugs' base for hibernation and transition," Fei sighed.
"Hunting across the universe and in countless dimensions? This is a terrifying race! It seems like they were created for destruction and devouring others." Zhong Dajun's face also changed color. "No wonder they were called the Polluters! They are like a group of locusts and the source of all pollution! Everything will be stained regardless of where they go!"
"Let's go and take a look." A series of ripples appeared around Fei, and he slowly descended toward the city below.
Zhong Dajun followed Fei closely.
Chapter 1227: Collapsed Civilization (Part Two)
With their strength, they could easily block off all their presences and auras. Even if they were standing before a group of bugs, the latter couldn't discover them.
The city on the ground was vast and stunning. When they landed, it felt like two sand grains fell into a desert, looking extremely insignificant.
While flying through the collapsed and decayed buildings at such a close range, the two sensed the magnificence of this city and felt pity toward the destruction of this civilization.
The runes that were engraved on the buildings were beautiful and delicate, showing an extremely high degree of artistic skill.
From the look of things, it seemed like this was a mature civilization. Unlike Earth that was relying on scientific technology and the Azeroth Continent that was relying on magic and warrior energy, this civilization was walking on the path of rune technology. From the runes that were engraved on buildings and items, it was clear that the technology level of this city was hundreds of times more advanced compared with the technology on Earth.
"They had the technology to explore the universe and enter a new era, and their powerful rune weapons could allow them to colonize other planets. However, they were destroyed by the bugs in the end…"
Fei and Zhong Dajun couldn't help but lament over the fall of this civilization, and they were stunned by the terrifying power of the bugs once more.
Soon, the two found some dried skeletons and corpses. They should once be the natives on this planet.
Judging from the skeletons, it seemed like these creatures were similar to humans, but they were much bigger. Ordinary beings were about three meters tall, and even the children were close to two meters tall.
This city should have been raided by the bugs, and most of the civilians didn't get the chance to fight back before they were attacked. Most of the corpses weren't intact as they were torn apart. Almost all skeletons had big holes in them, and most of the skulls had big holes in them as well.
"Could it be that the bugs absorbed the fruits of development of this rune civilization?" Fei instantly thought about the plot in the sci-fi movie 'Starship Troopers'.
The bugs in that movie sucked the brains of other races to obtain the knowledge and power of other civilizations. They had an insane speed of progression, and they could quickly evolve and achieve the functions that other races could only realize using technology or other items.
"I got it. Perhaps those motherships of life of the bugs that appeared in the Solar System were high-level bugs that evolved based on the interstellar spaceships that this rune civilization had!" Zhong Dajun had a sudden understanding.
No wonder Zhong Dajun felt like it was familiar when he looked at the runes about spaceships that were engraved on the broken buildings. He had discovered the origin of the motherships of life of the bugs.
This was a terrifying race!
"From the level of decay of these skeletons, it seems like this civilization was only destroyed less than 1,000 years ago. Since their rune technology is so advanced, I wonder if they left clues. Perhaps they saved something that could be used by the Earth or the Azeroth Continent."
"Hahaha! Let's look around! I feel like I'm Dr. Indiana Jones who is on an adventure in an ancient ruin. It makes my blood boil! Let's start!"
The two hoped that they could find something left by this rune civilization.
Chapter 1228: The Ruin of the Rune Civilization (Part One)
Looking down from the sky and scanning around with their spirit energy, Fei and Zhong Dajun quickly arrived at the core of these magnificent buildings.
If these two weren't wrong, the giant tower-like building that was more than 1,000 meters tall but got cut in half should be this city's administrative hall or something similar to that.
After searching around, Fei and Zhong Dajun did find some intact weapons and books.
"It seems like the bugs aren't interested in these things, so they didn't damage them…" Fei was a little excited.
Zhong Dajun quickly flipped through several books and felt a headache. "They probably are great things, but the problem is that we can't use them. Look at these damn messy vertical and horizontal lines. Is this the language of this civilization?"
"We don't know. We can slowly learn this language."
Fei wasn't impatient. He found a relatively quiet room and started to slowly flip through these book-like documents.
Under the effect of his miraculous skill [Learn], Fei was soon intoxicated by these documents and quickly made a discovery.
The books of this rune civilization weren't made with paper. Instead, it was made with a strange material that was unknown to Fei. However, since it was still around after many years of decay, the toughness and durability of this material was insane.
Fei tried to activate the books using the method of activating magic arrays. He tried a few times and quickly made surprising discoveries.
These documents full of runes were sensitive to any forms of energy including magic energy, warrior energy, and spirit energy. After injecting energy into them, all the documents reacted. Many light dots appeared on the documents, and these light dots created lines and formed patterns that seemed like the text of this civilization.
This discovery excited Fei.
Zhong Dajun was more interested in the rune weapons, so he started to study those things carefully.
Time quickly passed by.
About six hours later, Fei slowly put down the books in his hands and nodded. He said to Zhong Dajun, "I think I figured out a portion of their language and obtained some pieces of information. We can try some of the things that they left…"
"What are you referring to?" Zhong Dajun asked expectantly.
"Many things. For example, these weapons." Fei casually grabbed a weapon that had a streamlined body and looked like an energy assault rifle. After checking it to make sure that it had no issues and making some adjustments, Fei injected energy into it and pulled the trigger while aiming at a 100-meter-tall building far away.
Boom!
A few blue light beams shot out, and the big building that didn't collapse after all this time instantly got smashed in half.
"So powerful! It is equivalent to the full-force attack of an Eight-Star Warrior." Zhong Dajun's eyes lit up, and he said quickly, "Hurry! Tell me how to use it."
Fei taught Zhong Dajun how to use the energy gun, and the two of them shot at the buildings far away for a while before stopping in satisfaction.
Fei laughed and said, "These weapons can be used when energy is injected into them. Perhaps electricity will work as well. These weapons are interesting. Just think about it! If the civilians on Earth and the Azeroth Continent all have such guns, perhaps our chance of winning against the bugs' invasion will increase by quite a bit."
"However, we can't mass produce such guns. We don't have the materials and the technologies of this rune civilization, and we can't make them." Zhong Dajun agreed with what Fei said, but he didn't think that this plan was plausible.
Chapter 1228: The Ruin of the Rune Civilization (Part Two)
"Not necessarily. I believe that all things have similarities. Right now, the main goal should be understanding the theories behind the technologies of the rune civilization. I should have brought Cain and Akara over. They would be very interested in these things." Fei was extremely confident in the Mad Scientists' Laboratory.
At this moment, sudden changes occurred.
A series of vibration noises sounded, and the ground started to quake.
Then, streaks of mystical spirit energy waves and frequencies appeared in the sky.
"Oh, we have work to do now. Didn't you say that you want to seek revenge? Now, your opportunity is here. The explosions woke up some bugs that were in hibernation. You can go and kill them. Be careful of the motherships of life of the bugs that were in hibernation. If you get KO'd by them, I won't go out and save you," Fei laughed.
"Damn it! You want me to kill the bugs alone? What are you going to do?" Zhong Dajun pouted in displeasure.
"I'm going to continue studying these things. I want to know the details about their war with the bugs." After saying that, Fei turned around and walked toward the top floor of the giant tower-like building in the center of the city without looking back.
Zhong Dajun was at a loss for words.
In the next second, the heated battle began.
Zhong Dajun's strength had recovered once he woke up, and it continued to rise. Dealing with these bugs before him was like playing; he didn't even need to sing the orc battle songs. Instead, many faint-golden totem patterns flew out of his body, and large herds of bugs were turned into ashes.
At the same time, Fei unleashed a streak of mystical spirit energy wave, engulfing more than half of the planet and preventing the bugs from communicating using spirit energy. He stopped the communication between some of the centers and the headquarters on this planet so that no unnecessary changes would take place.
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About a day later, Zhong Dajun returned and stood in front of Fei. He looked exhausted and messy with a few streaks of blood on his chin.
"You took care of all the trouble?" Fei looked at the bright eyes of this sly young man who looked messy, and he knew that the latter obtained new inspiration through this battle with the bugs.
"Damn it! I risked it again and finally killed that enemy. Also, I took out three more motherships of life. Those damn things all reached level 1 True God Realm. I almost got smashed by them." Zhong Dajun wiped the blood off his chin and complained, "I was out there fighting to the death, yet you were chilling and didn't even sweat."
"Ha! This is a practice for you. When the full-on war breaks out between the Azeroth Continent and the bugs, such situations will be more frequent. Now that you are more familiar with the bugs' combat style, you will have a higher chance of survival later," Fei laughed, "In the Mythical Era, the gods and demons were many times more powerful than you, but most of them died in that war. Do you think you are unrivaled?"
"Damn it! In the end, you can just say that my fate is tragic. Ever since I met you, Daddy's good luck was over!" Zhong Dajun complained a bit more.
"Alright, let's look at these things," Fei said as he got before something that looked like a supercomputer. He typed something into it, and a series of slight vibrations sounded. Blue lights radiated from the walls on all sides, and a blue figure was projected into the center of the room.
This was Fei and Zhong Dajun's first time seeing the looks of a native on this planet.
The creatures on this planet did look like the humans on Earth, but their bodies were much bigger. This projected figure before them was extremely muscular and looked to have explosive strength. There was a layer of bone-like substance on him. It looked like armor but was grown on him.
Chapter 1229: Further Information (Part One)
A series of gibberish came out of this giant and life-like virtual projected figure's mouth.
"Damn! What is he speaking?" Zhong Dajun was a little confused and stunned.
With a smile, Fei translated every word that this projected figure said casually.
The brief overview of what this projected figure said was the history of this race. They went from weak to powerful, and then from powerful to peak development. Gradually, they entered the Age of interstellar Sailing. However, they accidentally encountered the bugs when they were in the process of interstellar colonization, and they quickly lost the war. Their resource planets were conquered one after another, and the super interstellar fleets were also crushed one by one. The bugs soon found this home planet, and the life flame of this civilization was quickly extinguished.
Just as Fei guessed before, this civilization had an unyielding spirit and fought back aggressively.
With the rune technologies that this race had, they severely injured the bugs in the war as well, threatening the safety of the bugs. As a result, the bugs were enraged, and they completely wiped out all lifeforms on this planet, not leaving behind any signs of life.
It turned out that Fei and Zhong Dajun came to the home planet of this rune civilization.
While the giant projected figure talked, he reached out his hand and pulled out a virtual star map.
The star map showed the amount of space that this race controlled in the universe. There were at least 100 planets, and the majority of this unknown galaxy was under the control of this race.
However, within half a year since they encountered the bugs, these blue planets that represented resources and colonization turned red.
The stars that were quickly changing color on the map showed how terrifying that period of time was.
Those button-sized light dots on the map represented many planets that each contained a population of more than 10 million beings. When a light dot turned red, it meant that the creatures on the given planet were completely wiped out.
Even though Fei and Zhong Dajun were powerful, they trembled subconsciously when looking at this star map.
This was a proud and great civilization, and their strength was tens of thousands of times stronger than Earth and even more powerful compared to the current Azeroth Continent. However, it was crushed by the bugs within a year. It was enough to show how terrifying the bugs, the Polluters in the universe, were.
The projected figure quickly told the story, but the shock remained for a long time.
"They had once severely injured the bugs and threatened the bugs' survival." Glints flashed in Fei's eyes. "It means that perhaps they were once extremely close to wiping out the bugs. Maybe they found the bugs' weakness? If we can also find this method, maybe we can completely wipe out the threat coming from the Polluters as well." [Support the translators and read on Noodletown Translations for free.]
Zhong Dajun nodded. Before, he didn't think that Fei could get anything out of studying this civilization that was ruined by the bugs close to 1,000 years ago, and he looked at Fei's behavior with slight contempt. Now, he was shocked by this race's power and Fei's insane learning abilities.
Zhong Dajun thought to himself, "This civilization was wiped out about 1,000 years ago, yet the things that they left can still be used. This civilization was terrifying! If they didn't encounter the bugs, the terrifying civilization destroyers, back then, what level of development would they have now?"
"Let's look at some other things." Fei continued to inject energy into the giant machine before him, and more and more information was revealed on it.
There were scenes from that great war…
There were scenes where interstellar spaceships crashed into a planet…
There were scenes where the bugs hunted down the natives on this planet…
This was like a sci-fi movie.
Chapter 1229: Further Information (Part Two)
"We can bring these things back and use them as teaching materials. The warriors on Earth and the Azeroth Continent can get used to these scenes, so they wouldn't panic and feel helpless." Fei used his control of the laws of nature and moved all these things into his grand godly realm, temporarily safekeeping them.
"Right now, the most important thing is that we need to find the method that this rune civilization used to severely injure the bugs. Unfortunately, there are no clues here." Fei sounded disappointed.
Zhong Dajun frowned and said, "After close to 1,000 years, perhaps this method was already destroyed in the flames of war."
"The more precious something is, it should be more carefully preserved." Fei still had a sliver of hope and didn't want to give up. "Let's search around a bit more. I hope that we can find something on this planet."
The two instantly started to search for buildings and other city-like ruins on this giant planet.
After searching, the two did make some discoveries, and Fei learned about what happened in the past.
"They actually used biotechnology…" From some clues that they discovered, Fei found an underground base that this civilization left on the planet.
This underground base was almost intact; it wasn't discovered by the bugs, so it wasn't destroyed. There were many weapons, battleships, and energy storages. Except for those, all kinds of art pieces, scrolls, sculptures, genetic code records of animals and plants, frozen genes of animals and plants, and many rune technology books were safekept here. This should be the last place of hope for this civilization, and they preserved all the knowledge and technologies of this rune civilization here.
Inside a machine that looked like a supercomputer, Fei found the 'weapon' that this civilization used to severely injure the bugs.
The natives on this planet used biochemical tactics and launched germ warfare against the bugs. The virus that this civilization especially created for the bugs almost completely wiped out all bugs. Unfortunately, the insane speed of adaptation allowed the bugs to survive this disaster, and they became immune to this virus.
"Since this is the case, this method won't work again. We can't use it anymore…" Zhong Dajun was also greatly disappointed. "The adaptability and the evolving speed of the bugs are well known. Since they are now immune to this virus, it wouldn't work anymore."
"Indeed." Fei didn't anticipate such a finding, and disappointment was written all over his face. However, at this moment, a streak of lightning flashed in his mind as he suddenly thought of something. Then, he used his great power and moved this entire base into his grand godly realm.
Next, he dragged Zhong Dajun out of here.
"What did you think about?" Zhong Dajun was curious.
"Let's go and check those motherships of life that you killed first." Fei suddenly changed the topic.
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"Damn! It is really big!" Seeing the mountain-like corpses, Fei was shocked by the size of these bugs.
These about a dozen high-level bugs that had god-level spirit energy were giant! Their corpses were only smaller than that of the goblin supreme god who had the Goblin Realm in his body.
With these bugs' corpses on the ground, it seemed like there were several giant rolling hills. From the looks of it, these bugs were like spaceships. They had a thick layer of bones on their surface, and many vicious and sharp spikes could be seen on the outside. They were black and all had the bone texture, and a metallic glare could be seen on them.
It was hard to imagine that these things evolved from lifeforms.
Fei emitted his spirit energy to scan these corpses.
Chapter 1230: Return (Part One)
Fei discovered that these motherships of life of the bugs were indeed giant egg-layers. They had the ability to create low-level bugs, and their internal structures were similar to metal battleships; there were corridors and various sections. Also, their bones were extremely tough. Even a peak Burning Sun Lord couldn't break the bones inside these motherships of life with their full-force strikes.
"To be honest, if we take these things back and modify them a little, they will become real interstellar battleships," Zhong Dajun commented.
Fei laughed and replied, "Since that is the case, we can take them back. Haha!"
He waved his hand and drew these dozen corpses of high-level bugs into his grand godly realm, leaving the smallest one on the ground.
"Now, let's see if undead magic will work on these Polluters." While saying that, Fei used the magic power of the Necromancer, one of Fei's seven characters from Diablo World.
[Revive]! It was a skill that could resurrect a monster to fight for the caster.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, the giant corpse of a high-level bug started to shake aggressively. It seemed like it was trying to resist something, and it also seemed like something new was being created inside this corpse. This continued for about six seconds.
Then, as if this corpse became alive, it struggled and got up, and a mass of undead energy flames burned inside its dim head.
An extremely thick undead presence radiated into the area.
This bug's corpse started to move as if it came back to life.
However, it was only a tool that was controlled by undead magic. Fei could control it with ease.
"Indeed, no lifeform could escape the control of the Grim Reaper. Even the bugs are afraid of undead magic. Perhaps this will bring us some inspiration," Fei murmured to himself.
"I didn't know that you mastered the undead magic. You are right. Undead energy is a disaster for any lifeforms. However, if you want to use the undead magic against the bugs, I need to warn you beforehand. Perhaps no living creatures will exist on the Azeroth Continent if you use this method. During the Mythical Era, the God Clan and Demon Clan probably thought of this method, but an Undead Creature Catastrophe is too deadly. Even you might not be able to control the undead bugs," Zhong Dajun said in worry.
"We can talk about that later. I only got a few thoughts on this topic, and I might not use it." Fei was still thinking about this entire situation.
Zhong Dajun had to change the topic. "Ok, according to the star map that we saw earlier, there are many planets in this galaxy. There still might be many bugs around here. How about we go and kill them? We can get more corpses of motherships of life of the bugs. If we bring them back to Earth, and the top scientists on Earth and in Mad Scientists' Laboratory might be able to create a powerful interstellar battle fleet."
"Ok, let's go.
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The next day, Fei and Zhong Dajun killed their way around this galaxy.
Using the laws of space, Fei teleported him and Zhong Dajun to more than 100 stars in this galaxy that were once colonized by this rune civilization. Out of all those stars, the bugs had bases on 68 of them.
On every star where the bugs had bases, there were hundreds of millions of low-level bugs that were in hibernation, and there were also about ten motherships of life. Fei and Zhong Dajun killed them using spirit energy techniques and kept their intact corpses.
After a rough calculation, Fei had more than 1,000 'spaceship' corpses at least.