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However, once they entered the spaceship, they realized that their worries were unnecessary.

The intelligence of the Sea Siren is not low; it's just that most of the time they don't need to think at all. But if they do need to, then the entire 'swarm' will think and use massive computing power to find a solution.

Looking at the spaceship's interior walls covered with a thick layer of bluish-black biological tissue, Li Ang said with slight surprise, "This spaceship... has it been assimilated by Hai Si?"

The colors of these organisms are similar to those of the road sculptor, making it easy to guess that they were separated from it.

"It's not that exaggerated, they just 'wrapped' the spaceship." Shuiyue shook her head, denying Li Ang's guess.

That's more like it...

In Sagazaki City, the low-level dinosaurs that Mizuki differentiated from could not affect inorganic matter. Although the Path Shaper was stronger than it, it would be too terrifying if it could assimilate metal... Assimilation and erosion are two completely different concepts.

While the creatures known as "sea creatures" may seem fantastical, there's still a degree of science to them.

After stopping and sensing the surroundings for a moment, Shuiyue said, "The Pathfinder is currently... well, it should be at the bow of the spaceship, right?"

"It seems there's only one area left that hasn't been covered yet, let's hurry over there."

The hatches inside the spaceship were mostly violently destroyed, so no matter how strong the internal defenses were, they couldn't stop the endless stream of sea creatures.

Curious, they went inside the violently breached compartments, but found nothing of value except for the biological tissues that had split off from the Pathfinders.

Time has destroyed too many things. Even if anything remains, it has probably already fallen into the hands of the Deep Sea Cultists. It's not something they can do with anymore. It's really a pity... The things left behind by our ancestors have fallen into the hands of a group of mentally unstable cultists. It's really a pity.

The spaceship was placed vertically on the launch pad. Perhaps there was once an artificial gravity environment here, but without starting the spaceship, they could only climb up from above.

Fortunately, the biological tissues differentiated from the Road Shapers are bluish-black and feel like dry, hard old tree bark, so they don't look disgusting. Otherwise, they would probably be in pain again.

The spaceship wasn't long, and they soon spotted the road builders busily working in front of a metal gate.

Besides the Road Shaper itself, countless miniature Road Shapers were also attached to the gate, attacking it together with it using simple and straightforward methods such as tearing and biting.

As for those sub-entities... although they were not strong, they had the advantage of large numbers, and the noise they made when colliding with the gate never stopped, giving the people around them a headache.

After watching for a while, they discovered that the door was harder than they had imagined. The Road Shaper's attacks had almost no effect. The scratch in the center of the gate, which was only a finger-deep, was something the Road Shaper had slowly worn out over many years.

Aside from its terrifying rate of evolution, Hai Si doesn't possess many special abilities.

Those Deep Sea Cultists were all weaklings, so the Road Shapers could only slowly wear them down in this way.

But how long would it take to open this door this way? Years? More than a decade? They don't have much time to waste here.

Perhaps Yi has a way to open this door, but they've already beaten him to it.

"Can we give it a try?"

As Shuiyue asked the question, the Pathfinder silently stepped aside, and the small, separate entities scattered to the side, revealing the gate behind them.

"I'll give it a try first."

Nian eagerly moved to the gate; she was the one among them who knew the most about various metals and was most confident in opening the gate.

However, after placing his hand on the gate for only a moment, Nian gasped, "This alloy... is too exaggerated, isn't it? I can't do anything with this thing."

"Even you can't do anything?" Li Ang was somewhat surprised.

“My ability is forging, not controlling metal,” Nian rolled his eyes. “This thing has a melting point of tens of thousands of degrees and is more than ten times stronger than D32 steel. If I can open this door, why would I be afraid of the Sui Beast? If it dares to come out, I can burn it to death with a single fire.”

Terra's most impressive technology lies in its incredibly advanced materials, and as the source of everything, how weak could the materials science of the previous civilization be?

With a melting point exceeding 10,000 degrees Celsius... this spaceship could practically bathe on the surface of the sun, so asking Nian to open it up is indeed asking too much of a question.

Even for the world's major powers, developing historical sites is not easy; the preparation for opening them can take years.

Since the idea of ​​using Nian's abilities has failed, the only option left is to use even greater power to break through it.

"Let me do it."

Even if it's incredibly hard, it's just an inanimate object here. With the spaceship's security measures ineffective, there are countless ways to open this door.

For example, the Evil Light Slash, imbued with ten wave imprints, should be able to break through this gate, but the head of this spaceship would also be blown off.

Li Ang closed his eyes, and as a massive amount of Originium energy surged into them, the surrounding light dimmed slightly.

However, it was already dark enough here, and the others didn't notice the change. What they felt was the tangible pressure emanating from Li Ang.

A flash of crimson light passed by, and Li Ang gently tore it open with his hand, creating a dark crack that swallowed up everything around it.

Chapter 148 Stars

After the darkness dissipated, a crack the thickness of an arm appeared on the seemingly indestructible gate.

Through this crack, you can see that behind the gate is a place that resembles a control room.

Sure enough, no matter how sturdy a door is, if it can't grow legs and run away, it can't withstand the key of the spatial rift.

Unfortunately, the crack was too small; one could only barely see what was inside, and it was not wide enough for anyone to pass through.

Just as Li Ang was about to widen the crack, the smaller road builder suddenly moved.

A massive number of Road Shaper offspring burrowed into the crack, and the bluish-black bio-organisms spread rapidly throughout the control room.

"Is that enough?"

"enough."

After a pause, the road builder continued, "Not enough energy."

No matter how much anger is suppressed, it cannot compare to the energy provided by the two of them at the same time. Without Liu Yi, the spaceship's energy replenishment speed naturally slowed down.

However, this is not a big problem, as long as they are willing to provide energy.

“Nian, you go.” Ling suddenly said.

"Huh?" Nian paused for a moment, then replied nonchalantly, "It's possible, but I probably won't be of much use to you after that."

"It's alright, I'll just send you back. You can leave the rest to me."

"That's all."

Those energy-extracting creatures are used on those who are unwilling to cooperate; if someone is willing to cooperate, then those things are no longer needed.

So far, everything is going according to plan, although there have been a few minor mishaps along the way, but overall it has been very smooth.

Ling felt a faint sense of crisis, but she couldn't find the source of this danger. Even when she used her ability to recall what had happened here, she couldn't find anything that could threaten her.

"This feeling is awful..."

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On the other side, in Peach Blossom City.

"I wonder how things are over there..."

In the courtyard of the year, Jingzhe paced back and forth anxiously.

Forced to stay in this place, Jingzhe couldn't calm down and wait, but what could she do when her fists weren't as big as those other people's?

Moreover, their concerns were not unfounded. Even her master, Zhang Daoling, underestimated the dangers hidden in the Tianyue Mountains. If she, a mere mortal, were to get involved, she would likely not have a good ending. Furthermore, Jingzhe was still recovering from a serious illness and her combat strength had not yet returned to its peak.

"They haven't been gone long, have they?" Xi glanced at her and said casually.

Very unusually, Xi wasn't hiding in her painting at this moment, but was sitting on a deck chair in the courtyard, casually flipping through a book.

After those four people left, Xi became the strongest person here overall. She was responsible for protecting the safety of the others. Even though Xi was usually lazy, she couldn't bear to slack off in the painting after accepting such an important task.

"I know...but..."

Jingzhe hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and finally could only let out a heavy sigh.

So, finally... how can she possibly feel at ease now...?

After scanning the courtyard, Jingzhe's gaze suddenly fell on Zuo Yan, who was huddled in a corner.

By the way, if you can't let go of it, then find something else to do to distract yourself.

Jingzhe immediately made up her mind and set off towards Zuo Yan's direction.

"Get up, I have something to ask you."

Zuo Yan was immediately jolted awake, his face turning green. "Qing Yan... there's no need for this..."

He's already been keeping such a low profile, so why are people still coming to cause him trouble? And it's the guy he dreads the most.

"Don't try to get close to me. I'll ask, you answer," Jingzhe said coldly.

Her relationship with the Lin family had long been severed, and even though this guy was her brother-in-law's younger brother, Jingzhe had no intention of giving him any special treatment.

"Okay, okay... what do you want to know?" Zuo Yan said with a bitter face.

"I would like to learn about the cooperation between your Zuo family and Si Suitai."

Si Suitai has already been thoroughly infiltrated by Yi, so what about the Zuo family, who cooperate with Si Suitai? Could they also have problems?

Feeling rather bored, Jingzhe decided to start by learning about the situation here.

……

In a corner of the courtyard, Adele was whispering to the Witch King.

Something bad might be about to happen; you'd better prepare in advance.

The Witch King, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, and what he said was bad news that sounded very ominous, which made Adele feel a little flustered.

Teacher, what did you want to talk about?

I don't know... I just have a bad feeling.

To avoid causing any impact on this place, or having any disgusting things pop into his mind, the Witch King deliberately put his consciousness into a deep sleep after understanding the general situation here.

This is not sleep, but a spell to heal the wounds of the soul. In this state, his thoughts are almost at a standstill. No matter how abnormal the environment is, it is impossible to extract anything from his mind.

Anyway, he's not that useful. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, that's fine. You have to know that the Witch King's knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary people, and his current condition is worse than that of an ordinary person. He is the most unstable factor in the team, so it's better for him to take the initiative.

However, just now, the Witch King's spell was suddenly interrupted.

A strong sense of unease welled up in the Witch King's heart, which directly roused him from his slumber.

Like Ling, he couldn't find the source of this sense of crisis at all, and could only remind his cheap apprentice.

After receiving the warning, Adele quickly informed the others.

"...That's about all I know,"

Zuo Yan replied with a bitter face, "I'm only responsible for infiltrating the Si Sui Tai and passing on some messages; everything else is handled by the family head."

Jingzhe nodded slowly, then turned to Adele, her icy expression softening slightly. "Miss Adele, what did you just say?"

"I mean, something bad might be about to happen, so I hope everyone is prepared," Adele said nervously, taking a breath.

Jingzhe chuckled and comforted him, "You're overthinking it. It's safe here for now."

"...No, her feeling is right."

Xi's voice suddenly came from the side, "Look at the sky, everyone."

Everyone subconsciously looked up and, without realizing it, a brilliant starry sky had appeared above them.

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Chapter 149 Chess Pieces

Just like the scene they saw in the power, the stars that dotted the night sky cast a brilliant starlight.

"How is this possible..."

Looking at the stars in the night sky, Jingzhe was stunned.

For modern Terrans, stars are long gone and exist only in stories.

No one knows exactly what happened that caused the stars to disappear, but for most people, the existence or absence of the stars would not have any impact on their lives, and over time no one cared about such things anymore.

But now, the starry sky that had disappeared has reappeared before their eyes.

This unusual development immediately put Jingzhe on edge. The facts were right in front of her, and she could no longer simply ignore what Adele had just said.

"Is this what you mean by 'bad' things?"

"I...I don't know."

Adele shook her head repeatedly. She had only relayed what the Witch King had said; how could she have guessed that such a commotion would occur?

"Did something happen to my brother...?" Xi murmured.

They stayed here doing nothing. At most, Jingzhe pressed Zuo Yan about the situation at Sisuitai. Everyone else stayed quietly, so it could only be that something unexpected happened on Li Ang's side that led to this change.

No, we can't be completely certain. The alignment of the stars is a global change, and it may not necessarily be a problem here; it could be caused by other parts of the world.