Star Iron: Imaginary numbers? Dude, I play with quantum reconstruction.

Hearing this, Black Tower seemed to understand everything. "You'd better bring him here if his head is still on his neck."

Then came the sound of the phone being hung up.

"Uh, looks like it failed? How about you sacrifice yourself, bro?"

Qiong said arrogantly, "Sacrifice? It's just credit points, right? You think a mere credit point can make a strong person like me bow down? Impossible, absolutely impossible."

On March 7th, the door opened. "What are you two talking about again?"

Xing frankly stated, "We're trying to figure out how to decline Black Tower's invitation."

Qiong nodded. "Yes, my inarticulate nature makes it hard for me to refuse."

March 7th was somewhat surprised. "Black Tower? You actually want to turn down an opportunity like this? That doesn't make sense, does it? This is..."

Qiong recalled her daily gua sha treatments, "An opportunity that many people dream of? Don't be ridiculous. As someone who has experienced it firsthand, I can only tell you that it's torture within torture."

March 7th recalled Qiong's earlier words, "Didn't you say Xingxiao would dominate the entire arena?"

"Yeah, he dominated the entire match. That's why he was banned by Black Tower. I really don't want to go," Qiong still didn't want to go.

"Ding-dong————"

Xing looked at the message on her phone and suddenly felt like a clown. "Brother, I have something to tell you."

"what?"

Xing looked at the invitation Hua Wu had sent and thought, "It's like we've become clowns."

"What do you mean? My dear sister, you're not thinking of betraying me again, are you?"

"It wasn't my idea, it was Hua Ge who betrayed Black Tower. Black Tower said there was a problem with the simulated universe...it seems like Hua Ge was behind it."

"Oh, this..."

"Now he invites us to admire his masterpiece."

Xing looked at the message, covered her head, and said, "He said he added your favorite 'Flaming Wind' and 'Diamond' stuff too."

Upon hearing this, Qiong realized that such a powerful new feature had been added to the simulated universe, and he was determined to experience it even if it meant his death!

"Mmm~ I love it so much! There's no time to lose, I'm going now! I want to see the diamond-shaped dendrobium bloom in the simulated universe!"

The sudden blooming of the dendrobium caught March 7 off guard. "Huh? That kind of thing...you two...never mind, I shouldn't have come out."

......

Black Tower Space Station — Unknown Module

"Black Tower, I'm fucking here! Where's your simulated universe? Hurry up and bring it over!"

"Brother, I entered the wrong coordinates, this isn't the Black Tower office. It's the Black Tower space station... I don't know where this is either." Xing was now a little regretful; her usual coordinates were recorded on that hand cannon.

Qiong felt a chill and awkwardness in the air. "Where have you been? Which cabin is this?"

Xing stared blankly at the thing displayed on the virtual screen. "I don't know, it says 'unknown segment'."

Qiong asked suspiciously, "Can't you find the name?"

Xing shook his head. "I can't find it. No matter how I check, it just shows as an unknown segment."

Qiong once again resorted to retreat tactics, "Uh, can we still get on? Or should we go back to the train?"

Xing shook his head. "Since we're here, let's make the best of it. Exploration cannot succumb to the unknown and the unknowable. Since this place is unknown, let's explore it to the very end with our pioneering spirit!"

Qiong gazed at the dark cabin section and pulled out a flame gun and a baseball bat.

"Star Ace, Heavenly Fire Unsheathed! I said, 'Let there be light!'"

A dazzling light illuminated the compartment, and what followed the light was—

"Boom boom boom—"

It was like the roar of tens of thousands of helicopters erupting in this section.

"Squeak...squeak—"

A swarm of breeding insects thrives here, drawn by their innate phototaxis.

Xing looked at the bugs and felt his trypophobia was about to kick in. "Croak—bro, what are you stirring around? Why are there bugs everywhere?! Wait, where did these bugs come from at the Black Tower Space Station? The hygiene at the Black Tower Space Station isn't very good; I suggest deducting the cleaning staff's wages."

"Uh, wh...what are you doing? How come there are such things in the abode of a genius? Don't worry, little sister. I'll use Heavenly Fire to blast them to pieces!"

Qiong raised the flaming spear in his hand, and his protective will surged at this moment. "I don't know why, but as soon as I see you, my protective power keeps surging, surging, surging."

"Protective Power, damn Guardian God of War! Come out! Teeth!"

A phantom image of a white-haired man appeared behind Qiong, seemingly summoned by him.

Qiong gripped the Flame Spear, facing the charging insect wall, and shouted, "40 units of protective power!"

The white-haired phantom spoke calmly, "Heavenly Fire, unsheathed!"

Qiong raised his Flame Spear high, and flames filled the entire compartment. "Slay the Insects!"

One slash was unleashed, followed by more slashes, relentless slashes.

At this moment, Qiong was about to deliver a slash to each and every insect.

Countless slashes formed a protective wall of fire, and the two walls collided head-on!

"boom!!!"

After being scorched by the flames, the swarm of insects fell into the compartment and fell silent, and the phantom behind them slowly disappeared.

Qiong exhaled a breath of scorching air, switched the Flame Spear from combat mode to lighting mode, and said to his encyclopedia, "What is this bug? I don't remember seeing this thing last time I came."

Xing looked at Qiong, "You're asking me? Shouldn't you be asking that genius from Black Tower? Is this all there is to the Genius Club? They don't even know their own house is infested with bugs?"

"Aren't you an encyclopedia? Shouldn't you know everything?"

"Um, is it because I'm too reliable that you have this misconception?"

Chapter 221 Qiong: Call for reinforcements? Endless Guardians, come out!

"You are indeed quite reliable."

"Hehe, you can figure out the meaning of that laughter yourself."

"Squeak...squeak—"

The partially charred shell broke apart, and a new insect hatched inside. The pink markings gradually turned orange-red, and the insect began to grow larger and taller.

Xing watched the show quietly. "Brother, your Heavenly Fire doesn't seem to be working either. There's still some left."

As Qiong watched the insects reborn from the dead, he seemed to feel his face being slapped by their flapping wings.

"Hiss... Do all the monsters these days come with resurrection armor? Then let me blast you all apart once again!"

At this moment, Qiong could no longer endure it. The power of protection and destruction surged within him. He didn't know why, but he knew that his power had become stronger and more intense the moment he saw the insect.

(Destruction: Guess why I embarked on this path of destruction?)

(Storage: Guess what it was that forced an honest person like me to hit it three times?)

(Tayzyuros: I can't get there.)

"Fate has turned! 45 horses doubled! Star Ace! Heavenly Fire unleashed! I'll fucking slaughter you all!"

With a baseball bat in his left hand and a flamethrower in his right, Qiong's feet crackled with fire and lightning, making him resemble a spinning induction cooker. He charged straight into the swarm of insects.

The burning insect swarm's juices flew everywhere like a lidless soy milk maker.

Xing watched the scene, closed her eyes, and listened to the splashing liquid and the hissing of the insects. She just found it a bit noisy.

"As expected, destruction is still superior. This protection has been distorted by you, brother, hasn't it?"

......

"Insects dare to come out? Today I'll show you the consequences of moths flying into a flame! Destroy your destiny, burn them all to ashes!"

Qiong relentlessly beat the insect swarm; the sap on the ground had dried up, and the fallen limbs and remains were burned so badly they crumbled at the slightest touch.

Time began to pass, and the swarm of insects began to retreat, seemingly due to some kind of pheromone, preventing them from continuing their advance.

Qiong spat at the ashes on the ground, "Pah—insects are just insects, fragile things that break at the slightest touch. Utterly weak."

He put away his baseball bat and fire gun and headed into the darkness, towards the place where the swarm of insects had fled.

With the departure of the Flame Gun and the baseball bat, the light illuminating the compartment also disappeared.

"Brother? What... Okay, I understand." Xing edited for a while, and the entire abandoned compartment started operating again.

The darkness also departed at this moment, and the charred corpses of the insect swarm were exposed to the light, emitting a strange odor.

Xing, keeping a low profile, quickly passed through the corridor filled with corpses.

......

At the end of the corridor —

"No way out? But where could those insects go? This shouldn't be happening, it can't possibly be..."

"What are you standing there for? Do you have a lot of time? I don't think so. Take the elevator down, what you're looking for is there."

A man with plaster hair appeared and spoke incomprehensible words to Qiong. Qiong couldn't understand them at all.

"Who are you? These insects aren't your research findings, are they?"

Before asking a question, consider whether the answer will help you solve the problem. If not, then don't ask; both of our time is valuable.

Qiong felt that the person in front of him was like a lunatic, constantly saying things he couldn't understand. "You're so long-winded, and I can't even understand you. I really want to smash your rock head into pieces and stuff them into your cherry mouth full of riddles."

Ladio: ......

"Wisdom can enable people to solve problems peacefully, but clearly, you are a wise being without wisdom."

Qiong asked suspiciously, "Are you insulting me?"

"Alright, I'll give you an example: I know who you are, and I know that you and another person came here because of the silver letter. I was originally a visitor to the space station, but I stumbled upon this place and witnessed Ruan Mei's experiment."

"Ruan Mei?" Qiong felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.

"Well, my goal is roughly the same as yours. Since you're here, I won't interfere. If you fail, I'll step in to prevent any unnecessary trouble. That's all you need to know—just two sentences, very efficient communication."

Qiong understood a little; those insects seemed to be dried by Ruan Mei. "What do you mean? Has your head always been like this?"