While the goddess of creation Rheia was engrossed in her studies, in the deepest part of the Plane of Dreams, in the dark and chaotic ancient prison, there was an undercurrent.
For the past ten thousand years, this place had maintained absolute silence. All the celestial bodies seemed to be frozen in ice. There were no signs of life, nor were there any galaxies evolving. The river of time seemed to have forgotten about this dark universe, allowing it to maintain the appearance it had when the seal was built in the cold and deathly stillness.
However, this' freeze 'was only an illusion, an illusion in the eyes of mortals with short lifespans. In the face of a hundred centuries, the prison had never truly been at peace. The ancient terror that was suppressed was constantly trying to break out of the prison's seal, and it was not the first time that it had touched the security perimeter of the Dark Abyss. The wardens responsible for suppressing the prison had been fighting a war that lasted for ten thousand years. However, most of the battles were carried out in unobservable dimensions, and to outsiders who did not know the truth, the only thing they could see was the occasional flickering of a lonely star or the sudden disappearance of a piece of space ash.
A star at the edge of the Dark Abyss hung quietly without any celestial body around it. Its orange-red surface was burning with flames, and streams of flames fought against the gravitational pull of the star as they spewed out from the sea of fire and pierced into the cold, dark space like countless dazzling spears of light. But the light emitted by the star could not reach far in this part of the universe. Less than half an astronomical unit away, a strange darkness was wriggling like some kind of mollusk or sludge. It had no physical form, and it did not even emit any gravity or radiation. But the light of the star would stop in front of this wriggling darkness, as if it was completely devoured and disappeared without a trace.
Suddenly, the wriggling darkness changed, and the "sludge" that was originally scattered and blind started to become orderly and concentrated, and it kept moving towards the edge of the Dark Abyss. The orange-red star that hung alone in the area reacted in an instant, and its brightness suddenly increased, and even its celestial body level increased exponentially. The sea of orange fire turned into a blazing blue and white flame in a thousandth of a second, and a long wall formed by gravity and warped space blocked the darkness.
The movement of the dark "sludge" was stopped. After a period of stalemate, the anomaly gradually subsided.
But not all changes would subside. Less than 20,000 light-years away from the outpost, another star could not resist the surge of the Blacktide. The warped space was violently torn apart, and some destructive force invaded the interior of the ancient celestial body. The surface of the star was suddenly covered with ominous black lines, and along the lines, some rune-like things flashed in the process of the star disintegrating, and then everything was swallowed by the darkness, leaving no trace.
In an even more distant universe, the lone stars were rippling with information. Languages that mortals could not understand were leaping and flowing between the stars like a light breeze.
"Outpost N-66 has been extinguished. Sections 73 to 76 have failed. Inner defense reduced to 32%. Containment failure rate increased to 68%."
"We've already lost two-thirds of the inner outposts, and the remaining outposts aren't in good shape either. The middle outposts are also affected. In the past few days, there have been more than 20 waves of abnormal energy pulses breaking through the inner defense and directly attacking our middle nodes. "
"The frequency of attacks is increasing, and the 'prisoner's' activity is rising. It has awakened."
"The situation is not good." "The situation is not good." "The situation is not good."
After a very short period of silence, the murmurs among the stars sounded again.
"The good news is that we can finally confirm the existence of 'reinforcements'."
"We can already see a series of unknown facilities rapidly taking shape at the border of the Dark Abyss. The energy fluctuations they produce are consistent with the drones we observed earlier …"
"One of the facilities is releasing a special pulse of our compatriots. It should be a broadcasting device."
"Although the details are not clear, there should be one of our compatriots trying to establish contact with us in the outside world."
"The energy explosion in the depths of the cage should also have something to do with this. That energy explosion directly weakened the 'prisoner' by at least one-fifth."
"But it also caused the 'prisoner's' activity to surge, and after that, the 'prisoner's' behavior has shown a high degree of logic."
After a few seconds of silence, an even more ethereal voice joined the murmurs among the stars. "Insufficient information to make a precise judgment, but according to the sixth contingency plan of the ancient covenant, we should treat the recent series of changes as the signal for the start of the 'final battle'."
The thoughts from the other stars were stirred for a moment, and then several voices greeted the ethereal voice respectfully. "Warden."
The voice called Warden continued. "… The final moment is coming. Regardless of the presence of reinforcements, the inner defense is close at hand. Nightwatchers, prepare for battle."
Not a single voice objected. All of the Nightwatchers expressed their determination at the first moment. Although they knew very well that without reinforcements and the support of the goddess of creation, the Denizens of the Stars would not be able to fight the Mad Lord head-on, and this' final battle 'could very well turn into a complete genocide. But from the day they chose to stay in this universe, they had already made such preparations.
After giving the order to prepare for the final battle, the Warden's voice continued. "Second order: Attempt to establish contact with the facilities outside the prison."
This time, there was finally a doubtful voice. "Warden, exchanging information with the outside world is very dangerous. This may weaken the seal of the Dark Abyss —"
"According to the fifth contingency plan of the ancient covenant, when the containment is about to fail, and the outside world has a tendency to communicate with the higher intelligence, we should remove the information shield and establish contact. And we have already detected the special pulse of our compatriots from those facilities. No matter what, we cannot ignore it. "
"Then, we shall follow your orders."
In the darkness of the universe, the whispers between the stars finally quieted down, and the cold silence once again enveloped the entire universe.
But a few minutes later, a star at the edge of the dark universe suddenly brightened, and then countless crystal-like lines separated from the surface of the star. These crystal lines extended along the solar prominence jet above the photosphere into space, and quickly solidified in space. In the center of the layers of crystals, a glowing figure formed by energy clouds and bright nodes could be faintly seen.
A moment later, a shuttle-shaped starship made of crystal appeared above the star. It hovered in the star's light for a few seconds before turning into a stream of light and flying in the opposite direction of the Dark Abyss.
After a few consecutive warps, it finally reached its destination. The dark and chaotic anomaly had been left far behind, and in front of it was a vast and boundless sea of stars.
Although optical observation was difficult to reach, the starship could still detect a magnificent building built by drones in the sea of stars, and there was the largest antenna facility in the building, and the special pulse from its compatriots was being broadcast through that antenna.
As long as it kept going, it could leave the terrifying Dark Abyss cage and enter the embrace of the Universe of Order. But the crystal starship still stopped at this distance. He knew that once he, as a Nightwatcher, crossed this line, then the defense of the Dark Abyss would have a serious flaw, and the leakage of information beyond the threshold would allow the Mad Lord to directly project its power into the Universe of Order.
Establishing contact with the outside world was already the limit of what was allowed.
The shuttle-shaped starship stopped and anchored itself with the Dark Abyss as a base. Then it raised its bow, and the crystal structure at the front of the starship changed like flowing water and quickly formed a structure that looked like a sail. These crystal sails bathed in the bright starlight from the Universe of Order and shone brightly in space.
The starship carefully adjusted the angle to ensure that each sail could accurately face the distant drone building, and then it used the lowest power to make the first communication.
"This is the Nightwatcher, the Dark Abyss cage has received the signal. Hello, compatriot. "
This greeting crossed the vast space between the stars, and after being amplified and relayed by the drone network, it was sent almost without delay to the information processing center of the CARS. As the highest priority member of the surveillance team, Asurmen had always maintained a 24-hour uninterrupted state, so this greeting entered his mind immediately.
Even with the unshakable will of the Denizens of the Stars, Asurmen felt a little dazed and even suspected that he was hallucinating.
However, the recording device clearly proved the authenticity of this communication.
"Received the signal, received the signal!" The ancient giant Geddon, who was on duty with Asurmen in the information center, also heard the greeting. The rock-like giant jumped out of his seat and almost dropped the things in his hand. He immediately connected to the entire surveillance team and at the same time, called Salaman in the Heart System. "We have received a direct communication from the Dark Abyss! I repeat, it is a direct communication from the Dark Abyss! "
On the other side, Asurmen had completely calmed down. The Denizens of the Stars had fine-tuned the frequency of the drone's relay station to enhance the signal quality and sent its own response. "This is Asurmen, the Crapple Research Unit. It's good to hear the voice of our compatriots again."
"Us too. No one thought that they would hear the voice of our compatriots again. The outside world is now — "
"Please listen to me," Asurmen did not wait for the other to finish and said, "Immediately inform the other sentinels that the goddess of creation has returned, and we will launch a glorious and decisive counterattack. So before the day of the counterattack, save your strength and do not fight the Mad Lord head-on! We will need your support when the time comes! "
Asurmen then turned to Geddon, who was busy in front of the communication station. "Geddon, how is the Heart? Have you contacted the goddess? "
"I have contacted Commander Salaman. He said that Mother is doing her homework and only has half a question left. She will come as soon as she is done!"
"… Umm, tell the goddess that there is no need to rush. The communication is stable, and I have told her about the important things. Let her do her homework …"
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