After returning to the city hall, Luo Yuan called for Cheng Guanghui and asked him to purchase a batch of books and arrange for two private teachers. Of course, self-study was not as efficient as professional teaching. Since these kids had such interests and talents, he could only encourage them.
Not long after, the person on duty in the communication room called to report that there was an emergency message from the spaceship requesting for a call.
Luo Yuan's face turned gloomy and he immediately rushed to the communication room.
There was a row of guards standing outside, making the communication room seem to be heavily guarded.
"Please show me your ID!" Seeing Luo Yuan, the leader of the guards immediately saluted and said loudly.
Luo Yuan nodded slightly and took out his ID. This was a system that he had set up himself. Even if he came personally, there was no exception as this was a very important place.
Ever since the disaster, Earth's satellites and communication base stations had been completely destroyed. Ordinary communication methods were unable to contact the spaceship at all. Now, the only way to contact Earth and the spaceship was an intact Stellar-level quantum communication device that had been dismantled from the spaceship.
Compared to the interstellar quantum communication device that Luo Yuan destroyed, this device was undoubtedly much smaller. It was about the size of a notebook and it could support holographic 3D images. It could communicate within a range of about three astronomical units (one astronomical unit was the average distance between the Earth and the Sun).
Undoubtedly, it was a waste to communicate with the spaceship near the Earth.
It was not that the Glassians did not have portable personal communication devices, but their technology was much more advanced than that of humans. Mechanical communication devices that were similar to mobile phones had long been eliminated.
All of their communication was completed through the sponge-like personal communication terminal attached to the cerebral cortex. Not only did they communicate, they could also use the personal communication terminal to directly connect to the Glassian data network that was similar to the Internet. They could directly control various types of robots. As the sponge-like terminal was connected to the cerebral cortex and nerves, they could even enter the virtual world to study and live.
Unfortunately, the technological gap was too huge. It was completely built on the advanced industrial foundation of the Glassians. With the current technological level of humans, they could not even reach the technological level of the 70's or 80's. Faced with such a communication terminal, they could only be confused. No matter how optimistic they were, they would not be able to crack it within at least 10 to 20 years.
Fortunately, the Glassians still needed a high-power long-distance communication device. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to communicate with the spaceship.
Luo Yuan quickly walked into the communication room and connected the call.
"What's the matter?" He asked in a deep voice.
"Mayor, I need to report an emergency to you …" Bi Jianping who was in charge of the spaceship reported.
After listening for a while, Luo Yuan's face turned gloomy.
It was not the spaceship that was in trouble, but Earth. From the spaceship's surveillance images, an interstellar creature was trying to enter Earth. It had already entered the atmosphere and was expected to land on Earth in half an hour.
If it was under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the key was that its destination was likely to be the East Asian Continent. This made his expression turn solemn and then angry.
This was a dereliction of duty!
If an interstellar creature were to enter Earth, it would wreak havoc. This had already been demonstrated on the Moon.
It was as if a hydrogen bomb had exploded. Luo Yuan could still remember it vividly. Even with his current strength, he was still powerless against such a gigantic super creature.
Once the interstellar creature landed near Hope City, it would be a disaster to the entire human race. Even the remaining humans would be turned into ashes.
"Why wasn't Earth monitored before this?" Luo Yuan asked in a deep voice. The more he thought about it, the more angry he got. The biggest reason for this oversight was probably the negligence of the people on the spaceship.
The people who were controlling the spaceship were not professionals. They were either government officials or researchers. Their main job was to study Glassian technology and the construction of residential areas. In addition to the high intelligence of the spaceship and the advanced automatic defense system, they had neglected the real-time monitoring of the environment in space.
It seemed like it was urgent to form a professional spaceship crew. Luo Yuan secretly made up his mind. If this was the case, there would be more problems when they were to face an interstellar flight where the environment was more unpredictable.
Feeling Luo Yuan's anger, Bi Jianping's face turned pale.
"It's my negligence this time. I didn't pay attention to it and I have to bear the responsibility as a leader."
"Your responsibility will be determined by the organization. From now on, immediately organize a specialized team to monitor the situation on Earth. If there's any problem, report to me immediately. "Luo Yuan said coldly.
"Yes, mayor!" Bi Jianping was relieved and immediately replied.
After that, Luo Yuan did not care about Bi Jianping anymore. He disconnected the communication and quickly walked out of the communication room.
In the entire spaceship, he was the only one who had the authority to fire. However, it was impossible for him to pass the authorization to fire remotely. After all, there were too many ways to hide from the surveillance and control the spaceship. Obviously, such an advanced spaceship would not have such a big loophole.
Meanwhile, even though the artificial intelligence system seemed to possess signs of life and possessed a certain amount of autonomous ability, this type of life was more like a creature's most basic tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Under the restrictions of rules and regulations, in reality, there wasn't much room for maneuver, nor were there many loopholes that could be exploited.
Now that the interstellar creature was about to land, it would be too late for him to rush to the spaceship to kill it.
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In a short while, he had already left the underground city.
The sky was still gray and shrouded in dark clouds. Looking up from the ground, there were no signs of interstellar beasts.
Luo Yuan stepped on the ground and the workers who were mining nearby screamed. His body shot up into the sky like an arrow.
Before he reached the clouds, Luo Yuan could vaguely feel a weak force falling through the clouds. He sensed the direction of the force and quickly changed his direction, flying towards the target.
In less than 10 seconds, he had already entered the dense "dark clouds".
This was a floating layer made up of dust, light volcanic ash, and tiny ice crystals. The entire floating layer reached an astonishing thickness of four to five thousand meters. It was like a thick curtain, blocking the sunlight that shone on Earth.
As the thin layer of clouds was relatively thin, there was not much electric charge. The higher he went, the stronger the static. When he was about five to six hundred meters deep, there were already electric currents in the clouds.
They were like electric snakes that shuttled through the dark clouds, causing the dark clouds to light up.
From time to time, electric arcs would be attracted by Luo Yuan's body and land on top of his head, creating countless sparks. Of course, such electric arcs did not affect him at all. Apart from a slight burning sensation on his skin, they did not cause any serious damage to him.
However, this was just the beginning. When he was about two thousand meters deep, the density of the floating layer had reached its peak. There were real lightning bolts in the dark clouds.
Faced with such a threat, even Luo Yuan dared not be careless.
Although with his Physique, even if he was hit, it would not be fatal. However, he was not completely immune to the strong electric charge of the lightning. Once he was hit, he would be paralyzed.
A layer of Will Light Membrane quickly appeared on his skin. This Will Light Membrane was not considered strong for his current level of defense, but it was rather effective in blocking lightning.
The reason was very simple. The appearance of the Will turned his body from a conductor to an insulator. Not only would he not attract the lightning, even if he was hit directly, the weakened lightning would not affect him much.
Luo Yuan endured five electric shocks along the way. After half a minute, he finally broke through the dark clouds.
...
The long-awaited sunlight brought with it a warm and beautiful aura. It sprinkled down from the top of his head, causing his body to seem to be enveloped in a layer of golden light. Even the dark clouds beneath him appeared to be translucent under the sunlight, as if they were a piece of black crystal.
However, such a beautiful scene did not attract Luo Yuan's attention.
He raised his head and looked at the sky. Under the dark blue background, a small meteor was falling rapidly towards him.
Due to the interference from the flames and other forces, Luo Yuan could not tell what it was from its appearance. However, from the faint force field that it emitted and the deep feeling in his heart, he was certain that it was the interstellar creature that he had been waiting for.
Ever since he had the ability to predict the future, especially with the enhancement of his four-dimensional vision, his ability to sense things had become stronger. It was like the ability to predict the future when the Glassians were about to be destroyed. Sometimes, he had a vague premonition that something would happen before it even happened.
...
At this moment, it was about seven to eight hundred kilometers away from where he was. Judging from the direction it was going to fall, the interstellar creature's destination was about a thousand kilometers away from Hope City.
Luo Yuan was slightly relieved. Hope City was safe for the time being.
However, he did not dare to completely relax. With the interstellar creature's mobility, such a short distance was not considered absolutely safe.
"It seems like I have to speed up the migration." Luo Yuan sighed.
At this moment, the system that had been silent for a long time finally sent him a mission notification.
"Level C Mission: Kill the interstellar creature, Metal Eater. Time Limit: None. Accept and cancel. "
After glancing at the mission from the system, Luo Yuan shifted his gaze away and looked at the meteor.
The interstellar creature was not that easy to kill. The huge difference in size was enough to make one feel hopeless. Just like how he could not split open a mountain, there was nothing he could do to deal with the interstellar creature that was the size of a small planet.
He had tried to kill it once before but it ended in failure.
Although he was much stronger than before, there was no qualitative change. In terms of energy output, it had only increased from 0.5 equivalent to 3 equivalent. It was only a six-fold increase.
Such an increase was obviously useless against such a gigantic creature. After all, even if there was a big hole in the interstellar creature, it would be like a mosquito bite.
Moreover, with the huge amount of experience he needed to level up, one or two interstellar creatures were no longer important to him. Unless he had no other choice, he would not want to face such a terrifying creature.
Luo Yuan sat in the clouds, patiently waiting for its arrival. As time passed, the fireball grew bigger. It was the size of a ping-pong ball, then it became the size of a soccer ball and soon, it became the size of a basket.
The gigantic creature curled up into a ball. Under the intense friction of the atmosphere, it exploded into a blazing flame.
However, the high temperature that was enough to turn most of the meteorites into ashes did not seem to affect it at all.
The air around it was extremely distorted, presenting a strange and dazzling phenomenon. Countless streams of light mixed with lightning surrounded its body, like floating cotton or ribbons, enchanting and colorful, beautiful and deadly.
It was within the range of a planet and there was a high-density magnetic field. Compared to the empty space, it was easier for the interstellar creature to manifest its power here. It was terrifying!
Seeing that the gigantic creature was getting closer, Luo Yuan began to move. As he focused his Will, he flew towards the gigantic creature. A few seconds later, his speed broke through the speed of sound, leaving behind a conical cloud as he flew across the sky like a lightning bolt.
In just a few minutes, he was already close to the gigantic creature. However, he did not dare to go any closer. He stopped when he was about 10 kilometers away from the gigantic creature. Despite the distance, he was still within the range of the gigantic creature.
In fact, the entire range of the phenomenon had a radius of 30 kilometers. It looked vast and magnificent.
The beautiful streams of light, the violent airflow, and countless lightning bolts had stirred up the entire area into chaos.
Perhaps such a phenomenon would be fatal to ordinary people. However, to Luo Yuan, such a phenomenon was nothing. It was just the aftermath of the power that was released. It did not pose any threat to him at all. In terms of power, it was much weaker than the lightning in the dark clouds.
Even he could trigger a similar phenomenon if he wanted to. However, it was only a miniature version of the phenomenon. The range and the scene was much smaller.
The only thing that troubled him was the violent airflow around him. Fortunately, he still had the Demonic Horseman's belt, allowing him to maintain his flight.
...
In fact, any behemoth would only be able to feel this kind of primal shock when they got close to it.
Compared to the first interstellar creature that he saw on the moon which was more than 600 meters long, this one looked slightly smaller. It was about 300 meters in diameter. Of course, this was because it was curled up into a ball. Due to the various disturbances from the phenomenon, Luo Yuan could not see its true appearance clearly. He could only use his blurry vision and four-dimensional vision to determine that it was a vertebrate with four limbs.
If its body was fully stretched, it could be 500 meters long or even longer. Its height could be up to 200 meters.
With a vertical height of 200 meters, it was comparable to a normal mountain. Luo Yuan felt helpless when faced with such a gigantic creature.
...
At this moment, its body was already close to the dark clouds below.
His body was still several kilometers away, but this seemingly solidified dark cloud suddenly began to surge, surging endlessly. Then, as if it was being pressed down by an invisible force, the large piece of dark cloud formed a concave bowl shape.
The next moment, as the interstellar creature plunged into the dark clouds, a terrifying shockwave spread rapidly and a huge hole was formed in the dark clouds.
About 10 seconds later, Luo Yuan flew to the entrance of the hole. He was stunned when he saw that the diameter of the hole was about five to six kilometers. The dark clouds that were thousands of meters thick had been pierced through by the interstellar creature.
The sunlight that came from above the clouds was like a giant light beam that penetrated through the hole. It was like a miracle!
While Luo Yuan was still in a daze, a loud noise was heard from below!
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