The system is four years ahead of schedule, but Weird is still a cub.

Shen Ge successfully grasped the fragment of the dream, and the familiar power surged into his body once more. However, when he heard the system's notification, his spirits immediately sank—

[Fragment: Dream Power 1]

"1 O'Clock?"

Funny?
Shen Ge was both amused and exasperated. The glaring number "1" seemed to be accusing him of squandering thousands of dream powers at will.

"With only 1 point of Dream Power, it seems to be a completely shattered fragment of the world. But in any case, at least I have regained control of Dream Power. Even if I can't use it to improve my combat strength, I can use it to locate other Dream Fragments. It's better than being a headless fly every time."

Shen Ge could only console himself with this thought, but he was right about one thing: although the power of dreams was limited, it was enough to locate other dream fragments.

However, now is not the time to dwell on the dream fragments, because the collapse of the fragmented world means they will face an attack from a storm of supernatural energy.

As Shen Ge took away the dream fragments that maintained the space, the collapse of the strange space intensified. The scarlet cocoon trembled violently in the turbulent spatial currents, and each impact produced a piercing metallic twisting sound.

Outside the cocoon, purplish-black destructive energy surged and crashed like a raging torrent, attempting to tear apart this last sanctuary.

"Master! The cocoon's structural strength... 43%... 35%... The outer layer of putrefied blood is evaporating too quickly!" Xiao Qi's voice echoed inside the cocoon, accompanied by a high-frequency buzzing, indicating signs of overload operation.

The blood-covered tentacles that make up the cocoon wall are constantly being dissolved and evaporated under the violent erosion of the strange energy, and the dark red energy membrane flickers.

Due to the excessive consumption of his strange energy, Shen Ge's face was as pale as paper. The invisible barrier constructed by his seventh-order strange energy unfolded layer upon layer inside the cocoon, like a tough spider web, firmly resisting the terrifying pressure brought by the external impact.

Each impact from the spatial turbulence struck his mind like a heavy hammer, unleashing a torrent of strange energy.

"Hold on!" Shen Ge's voice was slightly hoarse as he stared intently at the end of the passage ahead, which appeared and disappeared amidst the chaotic currents of destruction, twisting and spinning like a kaleidoscope.

That is the core of the black hole vortex, and the only possible exit to the outside world.

He clutched the fragment with only "1" point of dream power tightly in his hand. The faint yet clear sense of guidance was like a lighthouse in the darkness, keeping him firmly locked onto that direction.

Boom——!
Another thick, purplish-black arc of electricity lashed the side of the cocoon like a giant python!
Click!

Several outer, rotting tentacles instantly snapped and vaporized, causing the cocoon to cave in dramatically. The violent tremor sent everyone inside the cocoon tumbling about. Sherry held Sally tightly in her arms, while Camille and a monster warrior shielded the weakened mother from the shockwave with their own bodies.

York gritted his teeth, and the dark red veins on his arm became faintly visible again, seemingly resisting the spatial turbulence that was eroding his body.

"Now!" A fierce glint flashed in Shen Ge's eyes.

He no longer held back, using all his supernatural energy to neutralize the red mist supernatural energy released by Xiao Qi, attempting to use the supernatural energy storm to tear through space and open a path.

Om-! ! !
The core of the scarlet cocoon erupted with blinding crimson light, and the entire cocoon seemed to transform into a burning crimson meteor, stubbornly resisting the most violent energy turbulence in front of it, and in a self-destructive manner, crashing fiercely into the only point at the end of the vortex passage that was flickering with a stable faint light.

The putrid blood on the outer layer of the cocoon boiled and evaporated instantly under the extreme energy clash, emitting a piercing shriek. The cocoon wall was torn apart layer by layer, like an onion being peeled. The invisible spatial barrier in front of the cocoon groaned under the strain, cracking with fine lines.

The field of vision is compressed, stretched, and distorted, and the sense of time becomes chaotic, as if a century has passed, yet it also feels like only a moment.

boom--! ! !
A deafening roar, as if shattering the very soul, followed. The scarlet cocoon finally tore through the last layer of viscous spatial turbulence barrier, violently shattering that glimmer of light.

A blinding white light instantly engulfed everything!
Next came the suffocating feeling of weightlessness and the sensation of walking through a cold, viscous liquid.

The light suddenly changed the next second.

A heavy impact came; the cocoon seemed to have crashed onto some kind of hard ground, and the enormous inertia caused it to roll several times before coming to a stop.

Click... Click click click click—!
Almost the instant the cocoon came to a stop, a series of dense, crisp, and coldly emotionless metallic clanging sounds rang out like a sudden rainstorm.

That was the sound of numerous guns being disengaged and bullets being loaded.

Countless blinding beams of high-intensity searchlights instantly focused on the cracked, smoky, rapidly dissolving and shrinking scarlet cocoon.

The intense light pierced through the crumbling, blood-soaked cocoon walls, illuminating the astonished, bewildered, and exhausted faces of the people inside, bearing the marks of a near-death experience.

Shen Ge suddenly looked up, his eerie eyes piercing through the dissipating red mist and bright light, instantly scanning his surroundings.

Looking around, they found themselves on the edge of a huge, hastily cleared, scorched-out area.

Outside the open space, there were rows of heavily armed anti-terrorist soldiers, dressed in uniform black combat suits, moving swiftly and vigilantly.

The weapons in their hands, from large-caliber phantom rifles to shoulder-fired phantom cannons, all exuded a chilling killing intent, firmly locking onto the cocoon.

Even more chilling was that behind these anti-monster warriors stood several machines over five meters tall, with grotesque designs, covered in heavy armor, and whose joints shimmered with a ghostly blue energy.

Humanoid supernatural mech!

The massive cannon muzzles and energy weapons were fully charged, emitting a deep hum.

At the edge of the spotlight's halo, a blue flag with an abstract sword and shield pattern interwoven with the Earth's longitude and latitude lines fluttered in the night wind!
International anti-espionage organization!

"Is this...reality?" Shen Ge was clearly stunned. He obviously hadn't expected that he would actually break through and appear directly in the encirclement of the international anti-ghost organization.

"Don't move! Hands up! Disarm immediately! State your identity!" A cold and authoritative command, delivered through a loudspeaker, echoed across the open space in English. Camille was the first to react. Suppressing his dizziness and discomfort, he struggled to his feet, standing in front of the still somewhat dazed Sherry and Cheng's mother. He raised his hands high and shouted with all his might, "International Anti-Cybersecurity Organization! I am Camille, a member of the International Anti-Cybersecurity Organization, Australian branch task force, ID code IDA-AU-SF-073! Repeat, we're on the same side! There are wounded here who need medical attention!"

Her voice was noticeably hoarse and excited.

After being trapped in multiple bizarre spaces for so long, finally escaping—only those who have experienced it can truly understand how exciting this feeling of surviving a catastrophe is.

A barely perceptible commotion seemed to arise within the encirclement. Soon, a middle-aged white man in a commander's uniform with shoulder insignia indicating the rank of colonel, escorted by a squad of elite anti-monster warriors, strode out from behind a mech.

His sharp gaze swept over the disheveled and mostly injured crowd, finally settling on Camille and Shen Ge, and then carefully examining the remaining insignia of the international anti-terrorist organization on her combat uniform.

"Captain Camille?" The commander's voice carried a hint of disbelief and surprise. "The report indicates that you and your squad have been out of contact in the core area of ​​the Cataclysmic Disaster for over two months, and were classified as missing in action. I never expected... you'd actually be alive. Wait, is that Captain Shen Ge from the Great Celestial Empire next to you?"

"Yes, sir! We...we've escaped the strange space!" Camille gasped, pointing behind him to the dissolving cocoon and Shen Ge and the others. "This is Captain Shen Ge of the Rong City Special Operations Department. He led us to survive, as well as the survivors of the strange disaster!"

The commander's gaze towards Shen Ge changed, and he immediately raised his hand to signal the surrounding anti-deception soldiers. Although they lowered their gun and cannon muzzles slightly, they remained vigilant.

The commander stepped forward and said solemnly, "I am Colonel Hansen, the new commander-in-chief of the Australian branch of the International Anti-Cybernetic Organization. The previous commander, Donald, tragically perished in a monster attack, and I am temporarily in charge here. May I ask, what about that... that terrifying monster energy storm just now..."

Shen Ge slowly stood up, subtly stretching his almost completely drained body. His eerie eyes swept over the tight defenses around him and the faint outline of the half-collapsed manor in the distance, contemplating that this must be the epicenter of the Australian calamity.

The air was filled with the smell of burning, disinfectant, and a faint trace of eerie energy.

“It’s a long story, Colonel Hansen,” Shen Ge said, his voice deliberately tinged with fatigue and weakness. “We just survived a collapse storm in multiple bizarre spaces. We can give a detailed report later. But right now, we have seriously wounded soldiers and extremely weak survivors who urgently need medical assistance.”

He pointed to the unconscious Sally and Cheng's mother, who was pale and swaying precariously.

Cheng's mother was actually well protected by Camille and Xiaoqi. Apart from the cocoon experience on the roller coaster, she had no injuries.

Upon hearing Shen Ge's words, she understood that Shen Ge didn't want to waste time on these people, so she simply cooperated and started acting.

Cheng's mother is highly respected in Australia. In addition to her vast business empire, her family is not to be underestimated by international anti-cult organizations.

Even though Cheng's mother had "severed" ties with the family, Colonel Hansen was unaware of this. Seeing that Cheng's mother had been successfully rescued, he immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and stopped asking questions: "Understood! Medical team! Move forward immediately! Highest level protection! Take them back to base!"

A well-trained international anti-terrorist medical team, dressed in heavy protective suits, quickly pushed a stretcher forward and carefully lifted Sally, Cheng's mother, and York and Xiaoya, who were severely exhausted, into the vehicle.

Sherry stayed close to her sister's stretcher, while Camille and the remaining anti-monster warriors underwent initial examinations.

Shen Ge refused the stretcher, but took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to retrieve the secondary armor, and Xiao Qi also "changed" back to the wristwatch mode.

Then, Shen Ge followed the team to the heavy armored personnel carrier parked at the edge of the open space. Colonel Hansen accompanied him personally, looking at Shen Ge with a complicated expression, as if he had many questions to ask.

Shen Ge didn't want to waste time talking to Colonel Hansen, so he closed his eyes to rest after getting in the car. Meanwhile, Xiao Qi was contacting Deng Yuqi and others to report on the situation.

Along the way, Shen Ge appeared "weak" and closed his eyes to recuperate, but in reality, he was reviewing what had happened after entering the strange space's primeval jungle.

Spatial rifts, sudden appearances of eerie energy fluctuations, strange "singularities," eerie energy storms that come and go quickly, and... inexplicable collapses and disappearances. Everything seemed unusual, permeated with eeriness, as if an invisible hand was controlling everything.

Soon, Shen Ge arrived with the convoy at the new base of the international anti-terrorist organization's Australian branch, a command and survival center that had been urgently expanded from a solid underground facility near Sydney Harbour.

Upon entering the base, the bright lights, constant temperature air, smell of disinfectant, and staff members hurrying around in uniforms created a stark contrast to the wild and dangerous primeval jungle they had just encountered, giving the group, who had just returned from the eerie space, a strong sense of unreality.

In the highest-level isolation medical zone, the seriously wounded anti-deception warriors were quickly sent to the treatment pod. Camille, as a member of the international anti-deception organization, was immediately taken to conduct a detailed mission report and physical examination.

As for the two sisters, Shirley and Sally, as well as York and Xiaoya, Shen Ge did not want to hand them over to the international anti-counterfeiting organization because of their special identities.

Therefore, they were stopped by Shen Ge before they were taken away.

"Captain Shen, this is against the rules." A medical worker, upon hearing that Shen Ge was going to take Shirley, Sally, York, and Xiaoya away, immediately tried to stop him.

Shen Ge didn't even bother to glance at him, and instead looked directly at Shirley. Apart from the unconscious Sally, the other three were quite sensible and chose to follow Shen Ge.

Shen Ge stepped forward and picked up Sally from the hospital bed, then asked Sherry and the others to go with him to the special lounge for the anti-detectives to wait for Deng Yuqi's instructions.

The medical staff member was actually a researcher specializing in anti-terrorist activities. He had long realized that York's situation was not simple and wanted to send someone to stop Shen Ge.

To his surprise, he suddenly found himself unable to move, unable to even twitch a finger, and unable to make a sound when he opened his mouth. He could only watch helplessly as Shen Ge left.

But Sherry and the others' situation couldn't be kept secret for long, since they were accompanied by Camille, a member of an international anti-terrorist organization.

After Shen Ge contacted Deng Yuqi and learned about Shirley and the others' situation, Deng Yuqi immediately sent Liu Jiayi to Australia to pick them up.

Half a day isn't a long time, but under these circumstances, unless Shen Ge chooses to directly break ties with the international anti-terrorist organization and suppress them by force, the international anti-terrorist organization will never allow them to be taken away by the Rong City Special Operations Department after learning about Shirley and the others' situation.

Just as Shen Ge was racking his brains about how to delay the international anti-terrorist organization, he was surprised to find that the "plot" was not developing as he had imagined.

Apart from Colonel Hansen's "friendly" words of condolence to him over the phone, the international anti-terrorist organization made no mention of Sherry and the others.

Was it that Camille chose not to reveal everything that happened in the Ghost Space to the international anti-Ghost organization, or... were they plotting something? (End of Chapter)