Chapter 973: Rules Attack |
Just after receiving this piece of information from the universe civilization, Xiao Yu’s heart suddenly tightened.
“This does not conform to common sense! What benefit does destroying me have for the universe civilization? Why would they do this? Could it be that it is only because they hate me, so they would rather risk the consequences of returning to the camp and being punished, but still destroy me?” Xiao Yu thought in his heart, full of shock. “Things should not be like this. What exactly caused them to change their plan?”
Xiao Yu carefully sorted through every sentence the universe civilization had said to him from the moment it appeared until now, carefully analyzing the meaning within those words, and then reached this conclusion. Xiao Yu had at least eighty percent certainty that after he completed the mission, even if the universe civilization’s impression of him was indeed not very good, they still should not have acted against him. But for some unknown reason, at this moment, the universe civilization had actually changed its mind again and decided to destroy him.
This meant that during this period of time, there must have been some change that Xiao Yu had not yet understood. It was precisely this change that caused the universe civilization to alter its plan.
This could almost be said to be a matter within the universe civilization. As for exactly what had happened, Xiao Yu did not know. But at this moment, another idea appeared in Xiao Yu’s mind.
“Could this matter… be related to the Logic Weapon?” A chill emerged in Xiao Yu’s heart. “I issued the command to destroy the universe civilization to the Logic Weapon, and then the Logic Weapon selected me… as the executor of this mission?”
If that was the case, then everything could be explained. It was precisely because of the secret influence of the Logic Weapon that something Xiao Yu had not yet understood happened inside the universe civilization. Then it was precisely because of this matter that the universe civilization changed its plan, and then the universe civilization decided to act against him. Then it would force him to have no choice but to act against the universe civilization, becoming the executor of this mission to destroy the universe civilization…
From the perspective of reason, there seemed to be a point of contradiction in this speculation. After all, it was precisely because Xiao Yu did not have the ability to destroy the universe civilization that he had issued a command to the Logic Weapon. But the Logic Weapon had assigned the role of executor to himself? Even setting someone up would not be done like this. Yet although it was contradictory in terms of reason, logically, this speculation was flawless.
Besides this, there was another point. That was the issue of the Logic Weapon’s backlash. Xiao Yu even faintly suspected whether the matter of assigning the executor mission to himself also carried some element of the universe itself punishing him.
“But how could I possibly be a match for the universe civilization?” Xiao Yu murmured to himself in his heart. “Judging from the Logic Weapon’s past performance, the command issued to the Logic Weapon will inevitably be completed. Then, if I really am the executor, what consequence will occur if I fail to execute it? What method will the Logic Weapon use to complete this mission again?”
These thoughts appeared in Xiao Yu’s mind for only an instant. At this moment, the Central Black Hole of the Feiyuan Galaxy had just been blown up, the Dark Star Civilization was still being forced into immobility by his ten billion warships, and the bright point wrapped around the Divine Ark and Pegasus Civilization was still approaching him. It was at this moment that the entire situation had completely changed.
Xiao Yu detected some unusual signs.
At this moment, the space he was located in seemed to have begun becoming unfamiliar, becoming no longer the way he was usually familiar with. This point was very clearly displayed on Xiao Yu’s spaceships that were shuttling back and forth.
After the universe civilization sent that piece of information to Xiao Yu, it fell silent and did not send any other messages. But clearly, the universe civilization had not stopped its actions. Instead, it had done something secretly.
“The curvature constant has increased.” Xiao Yu keenly detected this point. The increase of the curvature constant meant that entering curvature space required more energy than usual, and the difficulty was also greater. Under the influence of this point, almost in this instant, the speed of Xiao Yu’s spaceships immediately dropped. Previously, the maximum speed of Xiao Yu’s spaceships could reach more than one thousand five hundred times the speed of light. Now, even with the engine power pushed to maximum, they could only reach less than eight hundred times the speed of light.
Moreover, this speed was still continuously decreasing. This meant that the curvature constant was still continuously rising.
Apart from the curvature constant being altered, even more changes were occurring in this patch of space. More fundamental physical Rules had undergone changes, and these changes conflicted with the structure of Xiao Yu’s spaceships.
To speak without modesty, the structure of Xiao Yu’s spaceships was extremely precise. This precision was not only reflected in manufacturing craftsmanship and material technology. Being extremely sensitive to changes in all kinds of energy was also one aspect. Those instruments had extremely demanding requirements for energy supply. They had to be maintained at a stable degree before these instruments could work normally. In ordinary times, Xiao Yu could naturally achieve this, but now, certain physical Rules had been changed. This almost immediately affected Xiao Yu’s warships. Because of the instability of the energy supply, many, many internal instruments inside the spaceships were burned out in this instant. Many, many spaceships sank into silence in this instant. Although their external appearance was still intact, their interiors had already been damaged to nothing. They had already died.
But the change in Rules was still occurring, even causing these dead spaceships to be unable to preserve complete corpses. The most basic four fundamental forces had all changed. Material structures began to become unstable. The outer shells of Xiao Yu’s spaceships, which were incomparably tough in normal cosmic space, actually began to decompose on their own in this instant.
Xiao Yu closely observed all these changes. Not only did his heart not panic, it instead gradually calmed down.
“The strength of the universe civilization is beyond doubt. They do not even need to act directly. Merely by changing some Rules, they can achieve the purpose of destroying me. However… these things at the Rules level still seem to be affected by the real main universe. These altered Rules have a greater influence on my small spaceships, and a smaller influence on large spaceships. Calculating according to the current situation… under the erosion of these altered Rules, Nation-Class warships can continue to hold out for several hours, while Continent-Class, Planet-Class, and Star-Class warships can hold out for a longer period of time. Star Cluster-Class warships can hold out the longest, probably for several days.”
“But even if they can hold out for several days, so what? I do not even know where the universe civilization is, nor do I know what kind of attack can harm them. The gap between a Level 8 Civilization and a Level 7 Civilization is like a heavenly chasm. Facing the universe civilization, I have not the slightest possibility of defeating them.” Xiao Yu thought somewhat bitterly. “Issuing the command to destroy the universe civilization through the Logic Weapon… It looks like I lifted a stone only to smash my own foot. I brought this on myself.”
This sector was silent, with no battles occurring. The influence of the Central Black Hole’s destruction had also temporarily not transmitted here. But under such circumstances, scene after strange scene was being performed one after another. Xiao Yu’s spaceships were like ice and snow under the sun, rapidly melting away.
Facing this situation, let alone how to counterattack, Xiao Yu could not even escape. Because at this moment, the curvature constant had already increased to a terrifying degree. Curvature flight could almost be said to have been forbidden. Up until now, only Continent-Class and above spaceships could still use curvature flight, and their fastest speed was only a pitiful less than fifty times the speed of light. Moreover, the change in the curvature constant would make space even more difficult to manipulate. Under such circumstances, conducting curvature flight carried great risk.
“No, it will not be like this. There must be a way to resolve the current predicament. The universe civilization must not be unbeatable…” Xiao Yu silently thought in his heart. “Unless I die, I absolutely will not give up the hope of continuing to struggle.”
Xiao Yu had been in a stalemate with the Dark Star Civilization for several thousand years. Xiao Yu defeated the Level 7 Alien Beast, defeated the Dark Star Civilization, which possessed the Logic Weapon and had set layer upon layer of obstacles for him in advance. He had both completed the mission of the Spokesperson camp and completed the mission of rescuing the Divine Ark and Pegasus Civilization. Everything seemed very complete. But at this moment, the situation took such a sharp turn for the worse. In this extremely short time, Xiao Yu had been plunged into crisis.
Xiao Yu was tensely thinking through all of this. Xiao Yu was closely observing every flaw in the external space, trying to find a sliver of life in this desperate situation. But the gap between a Level 7 Civilization and a Level 8 Civilization was so great. How faint and difficult to grasp would that sliver of life be?
“There must be a way. I definitely can find a way.” Xiao Yu silently thought. “First, the Logic Weapon has never had a case of failure. Since it selected me as the executor, does that mean I also have a possibility of defeating the universe civilization? Has the Logic Weapon prepared some other things for me, only it has not taken them out yet?”
The possibility of this speculation was very high. If Xiao Yu was truly the executor, then the Logic Weapon had no reason to make Xiao Yu throw his life away for nothing. After all, the gap between Xiao Yu and the universe civilization was too great. Without external help, Xiao Yu was almost impossible to be a match for the universe civilization.
As if to verify Xiao Yu’s idea, at this moment, Xiao Yu suddenly received an extremely unexpected message.