Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2078 A Distant Time!
In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.

A full week has passed, and throughout the entire EU region, apart from wild animals foraging, chasing, fighting, and fleeing death according to their genetic memories accumulated over millions of years, there has been no movement whatsoever.

It was as if this continent had returned to a primitive era before the birth of humankind.

During this period, many people came to the fleet's temporary base to check and collect data for further research. Some also came to visit He Ming and discuss matters with him. The coming and going of people made the waiting time less tedious.

Just when everyone thought they would have to wait any longer, the sensors in the abnormal area suddenly issued a strong warning.

A massive torrent of data crashed into the warship's central system, causing it to crash and completely lose control.

Without hesitation, He Ming decisively tossed the intelligent AI cube from his pocket onto the control panel in the captain's seat. Elise, standing next to He Ming, and the biological terminal of VEDA also took decisive action, working with the intelligent AI cube Adino to guide and organize this terrifying torrent of data.

"What...what happened?"

Maid Lian, Alice Tina, and Hu Suo and others who happened to be visiting filed in, looking at the torrent of data constantly refreshing on the main screen with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

"There's movement! The sensors are collecting data. But..."

As He Ming shook his head, the sensors scattered deep within the abnormal area suddenly lost their signals, and more and more signals kept disappearing one after another.

In the blink of an eye, except for the sensors at the edge of the anomaly area and other parts of the EU area that were still working, all the sensors deep in the anomaly area were wiped out.

"Has it been attacked?"

Lian stepped forward and stood beside He Ming, asking him a question.

"No. It doesn't look like an attack."

The intelligent AI cube Adino responded.

"It's more like corrosion than an attack."

Elise added.

"corrosion?"

He Ming frowned, wanting to order the mobilization of dormant satellites over the EU region for observation, but worried that this would interfere with the changes in the anomaly area.

"To be precise, it's not corrosion. Rather, it's erosion, the erosion that comes from time."

VEDA's biological end slowly opened its eyes, looking at everyone with those eyes that flowed with golden light.

"Erosion from time?"

He Ming and Lian exchanged glances and asked.

"Is the cause of the abnormal areas erosion due to temporal disorder?"

"Based on the current analysis of the data collected by the sensors, this conclusion is the most likely."

VEDA's biological end paused for a moment, then continued.

"If possible, please do not send out any teams or use any other means to conduct observations, and try to avoid disturbing the anomalous area as much as possible."

Lian hesitated for a moment.

"You mean we should just wait and see, and the abnormal area will dissipate on its own?"

"To be precise, it is its own demise, not its dissipation."

What name will VEDA's biological arm turn its attention to?

"Pioneer. Perhaps you will understand."

He Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. VEDA's ambiguous statement about the biological side really left He Ming completely baffled.

But soon, He Ming realized a fact.

"VEDA. Are you guessing that someone will emerge from the anomalous area?"

"There is a 78.35% chance that the current conclusion will become a reality."

Upon hearing this, He Ming looked at Elise, then at his own AI cube, Adino, only to find that the responses were identical. It seemed they had all agreed upon the same conclusion.

"Have the First and Second Fleets take up their alert positions and stand by!"

Although they all reached the conclusion of waiting and seeing, just to be on the safe side, He Ming decided to mobilize the first and second fleets of the Human Earth Alliance to stand by in alert positions in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

At the command of Marshal He Ming of the Human Earth Alliance, the newly reorganized First and Second Fleets quickly responded and headed towards their alert positions, awaiting the arrival of battle in the most perfect posture.

This action was also known to several representatives of the Human Earth Alliance.

"Marshal, what is this?"

Durandal was clearly aware of the situation in the anomalous area, and a hint of curiosity flickered in his eyes.

"Yes, there's been some trouble in the anomalous area, requiring the fleet to be on alert! But don't worry, it'll be dealt with soon! Also, here's a compiled set of data for you."

He Ming waved his hand, and the intelligent AI cube Adino immediately sent the compiled data to the data terminals of the three representatives, Durandal, Gop, and Klaus Gerard.

"Thank you very much! All the representatives have no objection to the Marshal's orders, so please rest assured, Marshal!"

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Durandal stopped bothering He Ming and went offline.

Presumably, they took that data to PLANT's technical team for analysis and research.

Next, we still have to wait.

However, this time the wait was not agonizing; instead, it allowed people to witness firsthand the entire process of the abnormal area slowly expanding outward from the perspective of sensors.

Although the process was very slow, it could be seen very clearly through the sensors. In fact, during the expansion, the human figures that Alice mentioned appeared around the sensors.

Unfortunately, He Ming was unable to communicate with those figures at all.

Otherwise, He Ming and the others could have tried to obtain some information by communicating with those figures, instead of sitting here and watching the abnormal area slowly expand.

"The intensity of the anomalous region is showing signs of weakening. The rate at which the sensors caught in it are being eroded has slowed."

When the intelligent AI cube Adino suddenly revealed this news, the group, who had been dozing off, suddenly woke up.

"Should we stop?"

He Ming stood up and looked at the sensor array on the main screen.

The sensor array that was originally spread throughout the entire EU region has now been reduced to just the sensors on the southernmost peninsula.

Sensors in other regions are either enveloped and silently endure the erosion, or have been completely eroded and lost their signal entirely.

One minute...
Ten minutes...

Thirty minutes...
One hour...
Even after half a day had passed, the sensors shrouded in the abnormal area no longer showed any loss of signal. Suddenly, He Ming sensed something and looked at a certain location in the abnormal area.

At the same time, the intelligent AI cube Adino began broadcasting.

"The erosion process of the sensor has slowed down, and we have begun to calculate the time span of erosion."

"One year..."

"Five years..."

"ten years···"

"century···"

"millennium···"

"..."

"Time calculation complete!"

"Time span: 12,000 years!! Anomaly zone, ended!"

(End of this chapter)