I handed over to another world

Inside the combat observation room, Chen Lin stood in front of the holographic star map and stared at the gradually approaching dark red light.

A data observer not far away said that the space folds at the edge of the Oort Cloud were becoming increasingly intense, which meant that the real Devourer threat was approaching.

Chen Lin took a deep breath, turned around and said to Li Changhu: "First allocate all resources to the defense fleet and orbital weapon array. This should not be Zhang Fengwu's backup plan. I don't believe he can come up with such a big battle."

Li Changhu nodded: "Understood, the Red Dragon Defense Force has entered the highest state of alert, and the fleet outside the earth has begun to prepare and accumulate energy. If that time really comes, even if it means sacrificing part of the fleet, we must stop this big guy."

"In addition," Chen Lin lowered his voice, "I will be personally responsible for the interrogation of Zhang Fengwu."

"There may be some secrets behind him that we don't know about. I want to find out."

"I'll make arrangements."

Vice President Li nodded quickly.

……

In the "Silent Room" on the 50th floor underground, Zhang Fengwu was tied to a special chair, surrounded by pure white walls and no electronic equipment.

This is a place specially used for interrogating important criminals, completely isolated from all external interference.

After the door slid open, the guard stepped aside. Zhang Fengwu saw Chen Lin walk straight in. Behind him, two expressionless agents were signaled to stay outside the door. Chen Lin walked into the room alone.

"Director Zhang, time is running out."

Chen Lin pulled a chair over and sat opposite him. "The real Devourer is approaching, and your farce has wasted too many of our resources."

Zhang Fengwu raised his head and sneered: "Chen Lin, do you think everything will be fine if you catch me? You don't know what the Morning Star Community has given me."

"Oh?" Chen Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then why not tell me about it."

Zhang Fengwu's eyes flickered, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

After a moment, he suddenly smiled: "I can tell you everything, but I have conditions."

"You are not eligible to bargain." Chen Lin's voice was cold. "Your accomplices have already confessed in the special court, including your secret communication channel with the Morning Star Community."

Zhang Fengwu's smile froze: "Impossible... they can't possibly know..."

"Vice Minister Liu is just your pawn. You are the real mastermind."

Chen Lin stared into his eyes. "But there is one thing I don't understand - why would the Morning Star Community help you forge the Devourer Signal? Don't they know that this will bring about a real threat?"

Zhang Fengwu was silent for a moment, and finally sighed: "Because they need time."

"time?"

"The Morning Star Community detected the existence of the Devourer five years ago, but they did not have enough resources to fight against it."

Zhang Fengwu's voice dropped. "So they chose to use humans - by forging signals, they urged the Red Dragon Association to accelerate technological research and development, especially quantum core technology and gravitational weapons."

Chen Lin's pupils shrank slightly: "So... you deliberately left defects in the engine of the Ark?"

"Yes."

Zhang Fengwu sneered, "If the Ark successfully escapes the solar system, the elites of humanity will leave with their technology, leaving the rest to die."

"But if we are 'forced' to stay and resist, we will concentrate all our resources on developing weapons technology - this is what the Morning Star Community wants."

Chen Lin clenched his fist unconsciously: "You used billions of lives as experimental subjects?"

"Don't act so noble!"

Zhang Fengwu suddenly became excited. "Didn't the Red Dragon Association monopolize technology and control resources over the years to maintain its own power? I just chose a more efficient way of cooperation!"

Chen Lin stood up and looked down at him: "You are wrong."

"The Association exists to ensure the continuation of human civilization, not to sell out fellow humans for personal gain like you do."

He turned and walked towards the door, saying to the agent, "Put him in the isolation pod and we will try him after the crisis is over."

Zhang Fengwu struggled and shouted: "Chen Lin! Do you think you can win? The power of the Devourer is far beyond your imagination! We will all die, the billions of people in the Red Dragon Association, billions of people around the world, and even the entire solar system will be destroyed!"

Chen Lin didn't look back, but just said coldly: "Then let's wait and see."

After leaving the room, Chen Lin seemed somewhat upset, but after returning to the command center, he immediately summoned all the senior executives.

In the holographic projection, Xu Ruolan's team has confirmed the trajectory of the Devourer - it will enter the outer solar system in 72 hours.

This basically gave everyone a very clear message.

"Guys, the situation is more serious than we expected."

Chen Lin's voice was steady and powerful. "Zhang Fengwu's betrayal caused us to lose some time, but the core strength of the Red Dragon Association is still intact."

He called up a holographic battle plan: "'Spark Plan' is temporarily shelved. We are now implementing a new plan. Next, our association needs to concentrate all its resources to establish a defense line in the Kuiper Belt."

Vice President Li immediately stood up and stated: "The defense forces have deployed 80% of the fleet, and the rest are on standby and can be deployed at any time!"

Chen Lin nodded, and then he heard Professor Sun, who he had called earlier, push his glasses and say, "The quantum weapon array will take another 24 hours to charge, but the gravitational distortion device can be put into use immediately."

Chen Lin nodded: "Very good! Dr. Xu, continue to monitor the movements of the Devourer and report any changes immediately. Any questions?"

"Understood. I will definitely complete the task assigned by the association!"

Xu Ruolan responded quickly. She was clearly aware that Chen Lin's state had changed subtly after he dealt with Zhang Fengwu, but she couldn't tell what the change was.

……

The Kuiper Belt Defense Line, the most spectacular military deployment in human history is taking shape.

Chen Lin stood on the bridge of the "Great Wall" command ship, looking at the busy scene outside through the reinforced glass - thousands of warships were arranged in precise geometric patterns, forming a defense network spanning millions of kilometers.

Farther away, hundreds of orbital weapon platforms were calibrating the final parameters, the quantum coatings on their surfaces flashing a cold blue light under the starlight.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the 'Iron Wall' defense formation has been completed by 85%, and it is expected to be fully in place within 4 hours."

Li Changhu's voice came from the communicator, with the background sound of commands and alarms coming one after another.

Chen Lin nodded slightly: "Let the Third and Seventh Fleets adjust to the β-7 coordinate point, which is our weak link."

He turned to the holographic projection, where Xu Ruolan's team's real-time data stream was constantly refreshing.

The dark red light spot representing the Devourer has grown to the size of a fist and is less than 20 astronomical units away from the edge of the solar system.

"Commander-in-Chief Chen, we've discovered something new." Xu Ruolan's voice suddenly became tense. "The Devourer's mass distribution has shown abnormal fluctuations. It seems to be... splitting?"

The light spot on the projection suddenly split into three and then merged again.

Chen Lin's pupils contracted - this was not a simple split, but some kind of space folding phenomenon.

"Notify Professor Sun immediately and activate the quantum entanglement monitoring network!"

Chen Lin pressed the communicator, "Attention all units, the Devourer may have the ability to jump through space, be prepared for sudden contact!"

The command center suddenly became busy. Chen Lin quickly walked to the tactical table and called up the latest gravitational wave readings.

The data showed that the curvature of space-time around the Devourer was changing dramatically, like a crumpled piece of paper. "Professor Sun, can your gravitational distorter interfere with this kind of space folding?"

Professor Sun in the holographic image pushed up his glasses: "Theoretically, it is possible, but we need to accurately predict its jump destination... Can Dr. Xu calculate its target coordinates?"

Xu Ruolan's fingers danced on the holographic keyboard: "Modeling... According to the characteristics of gravitational waves, it is most likely to appear at the L3 point outside the Kuiper Belt, only 0.3 light seconds away from our main defense line!"

Chen Lin immediately issued an order: "Li Changhu, dispatch the rapid response fleet to point L3 and set up a quantum interference minefield!"

"All orbital weapon platforms prepare for the first salvo!"

Alarms rang out throughout the fleet.

Chen Lin watched as the blue light dot on the star map representing the human defense line and the red mark of the Devourer got closer and closer, and beads of sweat oozed from his palms.

They only have one chance. If the first round of attacks fails to severely damage the Devourers, humans will lose their best defensive position.

"Commander-in-chief, abnormal energy signals detected!"

A monitor suddenly shouted, "It's not coming from the direction of the Devourer, but...near the orbit of Mars!"

A strange purple mark suddenly appeared on the star map. Chen Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "Zoom in on that area."

After the image was enlarged, a peculiarly shaped spaceship was clearly visible - the streamlined shell was covered with a liquid metal-like substance, and the Morning Star Community's iconic star ring pattern was engraved on the surface of the hull.

"It's Morning Star's observation ship!" Xu Ruolan exclaimed, "They have been monitoring us!"

Chen Lin slammed his fist on the console: "So that's it!"

"Zhang Fengwu is right. The Morning Star Community used us as experimental subjects, and now they want to witness the results with their own eyes."

He turned to the communications officer. "Try to establish contact. I need to speak to their commander."

A few minutes later, a cold voice came through the quantum communication: "Red Dragon Association, your resistance is meaningless... The Devourer has locked onto this star system, give up the meaningless struggle..."

Chen Lin sneered: "So you are just hiding in the dark, waiting to see the demise of humanity?"

“Science requires sacrifice.”

The other party replied without emotion, "Your quantum technology has developed beyond expectations. This is... interesting."

The communication was suddenly interrupted, and Chen Lin noticed that the star map showed that the Morningstar spacecraft was accelerating, obviously preparing to evacuate the solar system.

"They want to escape!"

Chen Lin's brain was working rapidly, and a bold plan gradually took shape - if the Morning Star Community was so afraid of the Devourer, then...

"Dr. Xu, immediately analyze the propulsion system characteristics of the Morning Star spacecraft. Professor Sun, can your gravity distorter simulate space fluctuations of a specific frequency?"

The two scientists looked at each other and instantly understood Chen Lin's intention.

"It's theoretically possible,"

Professor Sun quickly calculated, "If we use the distorter to create the same space folds as the Morning Star spacecraft..."

"The Devourer will think that's bigger prey!"

Xu Ruolan continued, "But we need to precisely control the timing and direction of the launch."

Chen Lin nodded: "Let's do it!"

"Vice President Li, charge all weapon systems to maximum power!"

"If this plan fails, we must at least inflict heavy damage on the Devourer."

"understand!"

Over the next few hours, the human fleet made final adjustments.

The quantum entanglement network covers the entire battlefield, ensuring that communications can be maintained even under strong space interference.

The gravitational distorter array has been preheated and is ready to create artificial space folds at any time, and thousands of missiles equipped with violent energy warheads have also entered the launch position. Their explosive equivalent is enough to destroy an asteroid.

"Devourer enters critical distance!"

The monitor's voice was sharp due to nervousness, "The space wrinkle index has exceeded the threshold, it's about to jump!"

Chen Lin signaled the on-site commander in front to speak up. The man immediately understood and took a deep breath: "All ships, level one combat readiness! Activate the quantum interference minefield!"

Almost at the same moment, the space outside the Kuiper Belt seemed to be torn open by an invisible hand, and a huge monster emerged from it.

The Devourer's true form is far beyond everyone's imagination - it is not a spaceship, but a living structure composed of dark matter and exotic metals, with blood-red energy ripples constantly flowing on its surface, and its size is comparable to that of the moon.

"Fire!"

Along with the command, the first salvo from the human fleet illuminated the dark space.

Thousands of high-energy particle beams and missile trajectories intertwined into a web of death, rushing towards the Devourer!
The flashes of explosion continued, and countless holes were blown into the surface of the Devourer, but soon those wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It's adapting to our weapons!" Professor Sun exclaimed, "The quantum weapon array must be launched immediately!"

Chen Lin pressed the red button: "Activate the quantum array, target the Devourer core!"

The quantum weapon platforms distributed throughout the defense line were activated at the same time, emitting dark blue energy beams.

These energy beams intertwined in space, forming a complex geometric pattern, directly hitting the dark red core in the center of the Devourer.

For the first time, the Devourer emitted a "sound" that could be detected by instruments - a low-frequency vibration that was enough to tear metal apart. Its surface fluctuated violently, and large amounts of fragments peeled off the main body.

"It worked!" Xu Ruolan shouted excitedly, "Its self-repair speed has dropped by 70%!"

But the joy of victory did not last long, as the Devourer suddenly launched a counterattack.

Dozens of tentacle-like structures extended from its main body, each thousands of kilometers long, and attacked the human fleet at an alarming speed.

"Full shield! Evasion maneuver!"

“I was hit!!”

All the fighters were shouting in the communication channel at this time.

A heavy battleship was unable to dodge and was cut in half by the tentacles, exploding into a fireball in space. More battleships were damaged by the tentacles' attack and gaps began to appear in the defense line.

"Is the gravity distorter ready?"

Chen Lin looked at Professor Sun not far away with a cold face, while Professor Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It will take another 30 seconds!"

At this moment, the monitor discovered something new: "The Morning Star spacecraft is accelerating its escape! They have activated some kind of space jump engine!"

On the star map, the purple mark representing the Morning Star spacecraft was becoming brighter and brighter, and the surrounding space began to distort - they were preparing to make a superluminal jump.

"The opportunity has come!"

Chen Lin suddenly smiled, "Let's give them a big gift." (End of this chapter)