The large holographic projection was turned on, and the mad universe shrouded in chaos and darkness finally unveiled its mysterious veil before Hao Ren for the first time.
"The original cage of the Dark Abyss was divided into three layers, and the goddess used her divine power to forcibly open up a few orderly barriers in this chaos, and divided them into three layers of defense. A large number of runic arrays and artificial celestial bodies were distributed in these three layers of defense to suppress the activities of the Mad Lord." Adier's voice echoed in the room like a wind chime. "But after the containment failed, all tangible things were disintegrating, and now most of the barriers have been corrupted by the power of madness into primordial chaos. The Dark Abyss has also returned to the chaotic state of ancient times, but there are still some things left.
"In these areas, there are some remnants of runic arrays and artificial celestial bodies. They float in the universe in the form of fragments, and some of them have fallen into the cracks of the distorted dimensions, but they can still play a small role as a springboard for activities in the depths of the Dark Abyss. But they are very unstable, and basically all the fragments are annihilated and reborn on an hourly basis, and the total number is constantly decreasing.
"This is one of the original monitoring nodes, and it was still operating when we evacuated, and it is estimated that it can last until the final battle. This node can provide data support, and can also be used to forward information, and it should be useful on the battlefield.
"There used to be an arsenal in this area, and it contained a large number of ancient divine puppets, but in the process of the prisoner's escape, 90% of the puppets were consumed, but the arsenal itself is very sturdy, and it may come in handy."
Rheia interrupted Adier's report. "How is the situation with the Mad Lord?"
"The prisoner's' derivative contamination 'has completely filled the entire Dark Abyss, and it now has a solid core, and the core is located in the deepest part of the cage. The core is surrounded by a layer of powerful chaotic dimensions, and it is very difficult to get close. Under the command of this core, the originally disorderly and blind forces of madness are now organized and disciplined, and they even use a variety of tactics against the Nightwatchers. This is the main reason why it was able to escape so quickly. "
Rheia frowned. "That 'core' body has not moved?"
"No, it has been staying in the deepest part of the world ever since it appeared. The only thing that is active is the pollution that is derived from it."
"She's waiting for me." Rheia sighed. "She knows very well that I will come looking for her, so she's staying at the place where the power of the Mad Lord is the most concentrated, waiting for us to come to her to fight. Before that, she will constantly release the power of madness to erode the real world, so we have no other choice. "
"This layer of chaotic dimension is the biggest problem." Hao Ren rubbed his chin as he looked at the dimensional structure on the hologram. "The goddess of annihilation hid herself in a layer of ever-changing 'shell'. I'm guessing that the dimensional laws of this place are firmly under her control. To pass through this dimensional structure, conventional engines or teleportation spells will not work, because the 'laws' are in someone else's hands."
The MDT hovered in the air. "In that kind of place, I don't think there's enough time to set up a computing center to slowly decipher the laws of mathematics."
"It's not impossible to forcefully break through. It's just fighting for control of the dimensional laws, and I'm on the same level as the goddess of annihilation." Rheia crossed her arms. "But it will definitely take up a lot of my energy and stamina. The goddess of annihilation has an endless supply of power in the Dark Abyss, but our power is depleted every time we use it. "
At that moment, Nolan's voice suddenly rang out from the communicator. She was docked right beside the control tower, and had a real-time connection with the droid swarm's data link, so she had been listening in. "Maybe we can just destroy this layer of chaotic dimension."
"Destroy it?" Hao Ren's eyebrow twitched. "What do you have in mind? We don't seem to have any 'rule-class weapons' that can snatch control of the laws from a true god. "
"This ship's void engine," Nolan replied. "The void engine can travel in the endless void outside the World Barrier, and create an independent field of order. This field of order is actually a type of 'enforcement mechanism'. But the void engine itself comes with a safety lock, and this safety lock prevents it from operating within the World Barrier, to prevent it from damaging the order of the universe. But if the safety lock is removed, and it overloads in that layer of chaotic dimension … "
"We can blow a hole in any dimensional structure." Hao Ren's eyes lit up. "But can we do it?"
"To be honest, it doesn't meet the operating specifications. This part is locked, and the operating system can't bypass it. Even I can't," Nolan said. "But we can just toss the operating system aside …"
Hao Ren could roughly guess what Nolan was getting at. "You mean …"
"If the ship is destroyed, then it's no longer related to the safety protocol," Nolan said. "This ship can isolate the safety lock's control circuit, and when that happens, you can just find a Starbreaker Crowbar …"
"Goddamn Starbreaker Crowbar!" Hao Ren exclaimed.
"That one strike of yours will cause at least a few light-years of dimension to crumble, and the Starbreaker Crowbar is just for show!"
"By the way, using this method to destroy the void engine … Are you alright?" Hao Ren waved his hand, and asked a question he was very concerned about. "I remember that the void engine is connected to the largest energy pipeline of the power unit, and is connected to all the thrusters …"
"I can temporarily block the energy supply of the other engine units while you're messing around, so I can still fly even if the void engine is destroyed, and I can still move around when you guys fight, but the warp and void navigation ability will definitely be temporarily disabled. The warp generator is too close to the void engine, and there's no way to protect it."
Hao Ren let out a soft sigh. "One-way traffic huh …"
"Yes, one-way traffic."
Warp and void navigation being disabled meant that the Petrachelys would not be able to leave the battlefield, and once the battle collapsed, it would be impossible to leave the Dark Abyss with just the sub-light speed conventional engine and light speed micro-warp thrusters, so … it would be a one-way traffic.
"Then, I should talk about a backup plan," Hao Ren suddenly said, and raised his hand to interrupt Lily, who was about to speak. "It's not a blow to morale, but we need more preparation, right? Just like the Ark of Yggdrasil that Rheia sent to the Surface World, we need to prepare some 'arks' for the worst-case scenario. "
As he spoke, he switched to the holographic projection on the viewing platform. The projection showed the portal in Collow, as well as a large number of space-time accelerators and warp orbits distributed throughout the universe of the Plane of Dreams.
Rheia looked at them. "This is …"
"This is the evacuation route," Hao Ren said. "It was originally a transportation system built by the droid swarm during their expansion in the Plane of Dreams. I've modified part of the backbone network, and added large accelerators. Through them, we can reach the Dimensional Gateway in Collow from any corner of the Plane of Dreams within twenty-four hours, and outside the Dimensional Gateway is the safe and stable Surface World."
"You've been fiddling with the droid swarm's construction schedule, so this is what you're doing?" Vivian said in surprise, and then frowned. "But can this thing evacuate everyone?"
"No." Hao Ren shook his head. "Even if 99% of the ecosystems in the Plane of Dreams are now extinct, considering the capacity of these accelerators and the limitations of the gateway, we can't evacuate everyone. The satellites above each planet can only transfer a tenth of the ecosystem samples from the planet's surface according to the 'Ark Plan'. So this is just a final plan, and if things really come to that … we have no other choice. "
Lily's ears and tail slowly perked up. "But with so much information passing through the Wall of Reality, won't the two universes …"
"So there's another layer of arrangement in the Surface World," Hao Ren said quietly. "Raven 12345 is prepared, and before the Wall of Reality collapses and the conflict of laws spreads to the Surface World, she will destroy the entire Plane of Dreams in an instant. That way, all the impact of the collapse of the Wall of Reality will be absorbed by the wreckage of the Plane of Dreams. And the 'refugees' that are transferred to the Scarred Nebula will be settled there until the 'compatibility process' is completed before they are allowed to leave. That way, the damage will be kept to a minimum. "
Rheia sighed softly. "… That's not a pleasant plan."
She then looked up and smiled. "But the plans I made back then were just as unpleasant as this one."
"So we have to try our best to prevent things from getting to that point," Hao Ren said. "I will upload the details of this evacuation plan to the public database. Everyone can take a look and discuss if there's any problem. Other than that, is there anything else you would like to add? "
No one expressed any more opinions, and so Hao Ren announced that the discussion was over, and everyone could go back to rest. The droid swarm needed to make final adjustments to the fortress based on today's battle situation, and the Nightwatchers that had just retreated also needed to rest and check to ensure that no infected had escaped.
Vivian stayed behind.
"I didn't know you had such an evacuation plan." She looked into Hao Ren's eyes. "And the last step of this evacuation plan … is to destroy the entire Plane of Dreams."
"It was planned by me and Raven 12345, and according to her, this is the last lesson to become an official inspector." Hao Ren also looked at Vivian. "Sometimes, someone has to make some cruel decisions."
Vivian pinched him lightly. "So you didn't even tell me and did all this by yourself?"
Hao Ren pretended to grit his teeth as he patted Vivian's hair. "Don't worry, the purpose of us standing here is to make sure that these cruel decisions never have to be made, right?"
Vivian rolled her eyes as she swatted away the hand that was messing with her head. After some thought, she went up to Hao Ren and hugged him. "Both of us have to go back alive, right?"
Hao Ren smiled as he hugged Vivian tightly. "Of course. And to prevent triggering some weird flags, I haven't even proposed to you until today. How can we not win this battle? "
"You're not serious!"
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