Chapter 958: Who Is Inside? |
The message Xiao Yu had received could be confirmed not to have come from the Dark Star Civilization. Then things became interesting. Where exactly had this message come from? And who would send out such a plea for help at a time like this?
Xiao Yu’s gaze once again fell upon the Central Black Hole of this galaxy. Xiao Yu looked at this powerful thing quietly turning there, feeling its greatness… but Xiao Yu sensed something else.
Because Xiao Yu felt that the source of this message was within the range of the Central Black Hole. It might be on the accretion disk of this black hole, or it might even come from inside the black hole itself. Of course, that was a contradictory point. Everyone knew that a black hole was a thing that only let things in and not out. Then how could a message be transmitted from inside a black hole to outer space? That was something worth serious thought.
But Xiao Yu’s knowledge was no longer what it once had been. Having personally witnessed the wonders at the level of Rules, Xiao Yu knew that even if something really came out of a black hole intact, such a thing was not impossible.
The first doubt had already been resolved. Then now it was time for the second doubt. Who exactly had sent out this distress message? Why was the Dark Star Civilization so certain that, after hearing this message, Xiao Yu would be unable to make the decision to destroy the Central Black Hole? Who were they?
Xiao Yu’s heart suddenly tightened. Xiao Yu thought of the worst possibility.
At the same time that this thought appeared in his mind, Xiao Yu began carefully analyzing this intermittently transmitted message. From details such as the frequency of this message and its transmission method, Xiao Yu detected something familiar. Xiao Yu’s heart kept sinking, sinking. Xiao Yu could basically already determine who they were.
They were the Divine Ark Civilization, or perhaps the Pegasus Civilization. Or perhaps the two civilizations had already merged into one, and what was trapped inside the black hole now was their combined form.
Xiao Yu recalled some events that had happened several thousand years ago. At that time, Xiao Yu had only just left that powerful quasar and arrived in its companion galaxy. In that companion galaxy, Xiao Yu encountered an ordinary Level 7 Civilization of the space direction.
As for their purpose and reasons for coming to the Feiyuan Galaxy, Xiao Yu knew nothing. After arriving at the Feiyuan Galaxy, Xiao Yu had also carried out large-scale search operations. But regrettably, Xiao Yu had not found any trace of the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations. In fact, even after Xiao Yu set up the enormous intelligence detection network spanning the entire Feiyuan Galaxy, Xiao Yu still had not found the slightest trace related to the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations.
At that time, Xiao Yu had guessed that perhaps the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations had already left the Feiyuan Galaxy and gone elsewhere. Xiao Yu had never imagined that at this moment, the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations would be trapped inside the Central Black Hole of this galaxy.
Perhaps they were already dead. Perhaps they were not trapped inside the Central Black Hole at all. This message could simply have been forged by the Dark Star Civilization to trouble him. But there was one crucial point. As long as the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations still had even the slightest possibility of being alive, as long as it was possible that they were truly trapped inside the Central Black Hole, then could Xiao Yu issue the order to destroy the Central Black Hole?
If the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations really were trapped there, then once the Central Black Hole was truly blown apart, they would one hundred percent be affected, and they would one hundred percent be killed.
There was a saying that one was not afraid of ten thousand, only of the one chance. No matter how likely or unlikely this matter was, as long as there was even a single possibility, even if that possibility was only one in ten thousand, it still remained like this. What if, what if the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations really were trapped inside the Central Black Hole? Then what?
What to do? What to do?
At that moment, trillions upon trillions of thoughts flashed through Xiao Yu’s mind. Xiao Yu had already finished setting up the chain-reaction Spatial Bombs. With only one command from Xiao Yu, those bombs could be detonated, and the Central Black Hole could then be destroyed, completing his mission. But… how was Xiao Yu supposed to issue that command? After all, after all, the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations might be trapped inside! After all, inside there might be Xiao Yu’s only kin, Xiao Yu’s loyal comrades-in-arms, the civilization Xiao Yu had personally created, and the Arrow Beast Civilization that had abandoned a comfortable life and, in order to help him, stepped into the dark universe they had always feared, crossing the remote distance of tens of thousands of light years to come rescue him!
How could he possibly issue that command?
“So, Xiao Yu, give up.” The Dark Star Civilization said indifferently. “As long as you give up the intention of destroying the Central Black Hole and remain here for fifty-eight years, then after fifty-eight years, we will rescue everything you care about from the black hole, and afterward we will have nothing to do with one another. Xiao Yu, how to choose is up to you.”
At this moment, there were fifty-eight years remaining before the five-hundred-year deadline that the universe civilization had once told Xiao Yu about. Xiao Yu knew that after fifty-eight years, even if he destroyed the Central Black Hole then, it would be useless. The Spokesperson camp and the rebel camp were contending at a higher level, and that struggle would determine the final ownership of the Feiyuan Galaxy fifty-eight years from now. If Xiao Yu took no action, then after fifty-eight years, his mission would be declared a failure.
“This is only the final trump card we prepared for when things became impossible.” The Dark Star Civilization said quietly. “We only forged some false information about you, and through the Logic Weapon caused this information to be learned by the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations. In this way, we lured them to the Feiyuan Galaxy. Their response truly moved us. After learning that you had encountered danger in the Feiyuan Galaxy, the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations almost did not hesitate at all before deciding to undertake a distant voyage to the Feiyuan Galaxy to rescue you. They did not care that their civilization had only just become a Level 7 Civilization, nor did they care about the many practical difficulties. They almost abandoned everything to come rescue you. Facing such existences who are like family to you, can you bear to destroy the Central Black Hole and wipe them out?”
“So after they went through untold hardships to reach the Feiyuan Galaxy in an attempt to rescue me, when they finally arrived in the Feiyuan Galaxy, they discovered that I was not in the Feiyuan Galaxy. What the Feiyuan Galaxy contained was only despicable people like you, along with the trap you had set, correct?” Xiao Yu said calmly. “You captured them, then through some method hid them inside the Central Black Hole, trying to use this to restrain my actions… Then I am very curious, how am I supposed to believe that what you say is true? How do I know whether you are not merely using a false message to deceive me?”
“That does not matter.” The Dark Star Civilization said. “Whether you believe us or not is up to you. If you do not trust us, you may go ahead and destroy the Central Black Hole right now. But after analyzing your past experiences, we understand you. Even if this message has only a one in ten thousand chance of being true, you still would not do that, would you?”
“You guessed correctly.” Xiao Yu said. “Before I can completely rule out the possibility that the Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilizations are trapped inside this Central Black Hole, I truly cannot destroy it. It seems that there is only one road left for me to take, and that is to follow your suggestion and waste away these fifty-eight years… You have won, despicable Dark Star Civilization.”
“We were also driven to desperation before finding this method.” The Dark Star Civilization said. “When facing you, no amount of caution is too much. Originally, we thought that with this Level 7 Alien Beast, with the Logic Weapon, and with the fact that we had already hidden the Central Black Hole away, it would be no problem to hold out through this period of time no matter what. But we did not expect that you would ultimately find us, ultimately kill the Level 7 Alien Beast, and ultimately force us onto a dead end… Xiao Yu, for the sake of our victory, we can stop at nothing.”
“Right now, I want very much to exterminate your civilization entirely… I regret that in the Milky Way, I did not push harder and wipe you out completely. Dark Star Civilization, no matter how this matter ends, I, Xiao Yu, will be irreconcilable with your Dark Star Civilization. Even if I have to hunt you down to the end of the universe, to the end of time, I will kill every one of you. I will exterminate you completely. In the name of my home planet, Earth, and the Sun, I swear this. Dark Star Civilization, between me and you, it will not end until one side is dead.”
“That is of no use whatsoever. Future matters can wait until the future. Let us first get through the present difficulty.” There was an indifferent tone in the Dark Star Civilization’s message. “Stay here obediently and wait until these fifty-eight years pass…”
“Xiao Yu, why are you still not acting? We have observed that you have already finished setting up the Spatial Bombs. With only one command from you, our Spokesperson camp will achieve final victory. Tell me, why are you still delaying? If you continue delaying, we do not mind giving you a small punishment!” At this moment, the long-silent universe civilization unexpectedly appeared again. “What Pegasus and Divine Ark Civilization? If they die, then they die. Can they possibly be more important than your mission?”
At the same time, the distress signal coming from the Central Black Hole was still intermittently transmitting.
“Save me… save me…”