"Say, what do you think will happen if I hit it with a brick?"
Looking at the big colorful ball floating in the muddy dust cloud in the distance, Bryndis took out her golden bible from her dimensional pocket and pulled the chain on the bible. She then spun it around twice and said.
"Stop fooling around, be serious." I sternly shouted at Sis Bing to stop her stupid behavior of welding a detonator and sawing a light bulb. Then, I looked at the ball. The two of us had just arrived and had yet to officially come into contact with the ball. However, we already saw the busy figures of the workers and the servants of God. They were busy removing the autonomous robots and some strange things from the scene because those things had proven to be useless. They could only verify how hard the target's outer shell was and how weak their scanning equipment was.
Facts had proven that although physical contact would cause some kind of stress change to the huge ball with a diameter of one kilometer, it wouldn't cause the danger of explosion. The opponent didn't seem to have the ability to fight back. So, after Icetis and I and the other workers removed the things, we boldly came to the side of the ball. Brendel even stretched out his hand and knocked on the big ball.
Of course, there was no sound in the vacuum. We could only see circles of colorful halos appear where Icetis's finger touched the surface of the ball. The halos spread for less than half a meter before gradually dissipating. I carefully observed the surface of the ball and found that the material on the surface of the ball was really similar to crystals or uneven glass. The colorful floating blocks were actually swimming under the surface of this "glass." It gave off the feeling that … it was like a hollow glass ball filled with incompatible oil pigments.
"Phew, it's quite hard. It feels like a diamond when I knock it." Icetis said as she took out a small knife and cut the surface of the ball. Soon, she cut off a thin layer of crystal sample. I didn't stop her rash action because the assistant technicians of the work team had previously tested using a metal block that weighed half a ton and traveled at a speed of a hundred times the speed of sound to hit the ball, as well as other strange "physical contact tests." At that time, the damage caused was much more serious than Icetis's.
"Look, it's translucent!" Icetis raised the slice in her hand and observed the distant glowing gas cloud core. "It seems to have some color, but after I cut it off, the color faded as if it had lost its vitality … Is this thing's shell alive?"
My attention wasn't on the slice, but on the surface of the spherical shell beside me that had just been cut open. The hole had completely healed in just a few seconds. This situation had already been reported by the working group once.
This unknown sphere could quickly repair itself.
"Previously, the staff used psionic irradiation to destroy one-tenth of the sphere's outer shell. That's quite a large piece, but the crack also completely healed in three to four seconds." I mentioned this matter and attracted Icetis's attention. "The wound you just made also took the same amount of time to heal."
"No matter how much damage is done, it always takes a fixed amount of time to repair?" Icetis revealed an interested expression. Then, she suddenly took half a step back and gathered a strong holy light on her fist. Then, she punched the spherical shell. I couldn't help but shiver when I saw this scene. When I sparred with her, she often used this move to torment me!
The power of the high-ranked goddess' punch, which contained powerful holy light energy and astonishing kinetic energy, was no less than a kinetic warhead fired by a battleship. Instantly, the colorful spherical shell exploded, bursting into fragments and dust. Before my vision was completely obscured by the dust, I saw spiderweb-like cracks spreading in front of my eyes. I couldn't help but think, Damn, why did I bring this idiot with me?!
"Aha, as expected, we weren't able to break through the enemy's armor. This thing gets tougher the deeper it goes!" Bryndis casually created a strong gust of wind, blowing away all the dust and debris in front of us. What appeared in front of us was a shallow but wide crater that extended over a hundred meters but was only a few meters deep. Bryndis used all his strength to punch, but he didn't manage to break through this strange spherical shell. It was more like he had peeled off the skin of an apple.
"The staff already tried it earlier." I pulled Icetis back to stop her stupid follow-up actions. "The outer shell is the easiest to break. The deeper it goes, the tougher it gets. Tawil calculated. If we want to completely break through this sphere, we might have to use the Galaxy Main Cannon. If there are more advanced defensive measures inside the sphere, I'm afraid we might have to look for King's Landing to solve the problem. Don't waste your effort. "
While we were conversing, the huge crater that extended over a hundred meters was recovering rapidly. At this moment, it had completely recovered, just like what we had discovered earlier. This thing … used technology that the Empire had never seen before.
"If it is man-made, could the creator's technology be even higher than the Empire's?" I tried to use my analysis ability to determine the technological content of this thing. "Our scanning equipment can't even penetrate three meters deep. Tawil's most outstanding technicians have come, but they are at their wits' end. From the looks of it, other than the material on the surface being fragile, its core also has considerable defensive capabilities … F * ck, what's with this sudden intense pressure? "
Just as I was analyzing, Sandora's voice suddenly sounded from the mental connection, "Ah Jun, maybe it isn't like that."
"Ah? What else did you find on your side? "
"It's not me, it's Elson who found something," Sandora said. "Right now, we think that this thing might be related to the Chaos Abyss … To be more precise, it is related to the Gate of the Chaos Abyss."
The moment Sandora said that, Icetis and I were both shocked. Icetis glanced at her right hand with a sorrowful expression — it was this hand that she had used to punch the mysterious ball. "Damn it, is my hand going to be chopped off? No … Chen, let's fight again. I might be infected again … "
I once again deeply doubted why I had agreed to bring this idiot over!
"Sandora, speak clearly. Icetis is already preparing to chop off her hand." I had calmed down from my initial shock. The reason why I had calmed down so quickly was because I knew that Sandora definitely had more to say. Of course, I didn't feel the aura of the Chaos Abyss from the huge ball before me. This was the main reason why I had calmed down so quickly.
"Oh, then wait. Let's talk after she's done chopping me off."
Icetis said, "… Do you still want your dried rations?"
Can you not mention the word 'dried rations'? Do you have to keep emphasizing Sandora's' dried rations with an owner 'until now?!
"Alright, the situation is like this. Just now, 123 checked his world management system again. This time, he searched through the backend logs that he hadn't checked before. Then, he found a log labeled as' False Alarm '." Sandora stopped bickering with Icetis and got down to business. "The log stated that a short period of time before the Fifth Fleet returned, the world management system detected the opening of the Gate of the Chaos Abyss. However, this alarm only lasted for an instant. After that, the world management system scanned the area of the alarm but didn't find anything related to the Chaos Abyss. In the end, the world management system classified this incident as a false alarm and automatically transferred it to the backend. As the entire process lasted for an extremely short period of time, the front desk of the system didn't leave any traces. When Elson checked the log for the first time, he didn't notice this. "
"Then, the area of the alarm was … here?"
“Bingo！ It's a pity there's no prize. "This time, it was Lin Xue's voice." It's obvious that the giant ball in front of you is related to the Chaos Abyss. Therefore, it's understandable that conventional measurements are ineffective on it. However, it's also obvious that the ball doesn't have any reaction from the Chaos Abyss. Alright, that's the situation here. You can continue now. "
Icetis and I stared at each other for a long time. The latter looked at her right hand thoughtfully. "In other words, I don't have to chop off my hand for now. However, I definitely won't touch this thing after this! Oh yeah, Chen, didn't you say that this thing is here to look for you? Why don't you chat with it? Call it and see if it dares to answer. "
"Chat? I can't believe you even thought of that." I shrugged and put one hand on the shell next to me. "How do you expect me to chat with a ball? The only ball I know that can talk is Bibolu. Why don't I pull him over and see if this thing is his long lost uncle?"
"Hibernation has ended. Signal source detected. Verifying user identity …"
"Icetis, what did you say just now?" I looked at Sis Bing, who was walking in circles on the spot. She was stunned. "Huh?"
"Hibernation has ended?" I rubbed the back of my head. "Wasn't it you who spoke just now?"
Icetis shrugged. "It's probably this ball that said it."
The female pervert was probably just making things up when she said that, but I was stunned. Because I think it might be f * cking true! With that thought in mind, I immediately looked at the slightly curved shell next to me. The hard shell that looked like a layer of ground glass didn't seem to have changed at all. A few centimeters below its surface, colorful colors were still moving at a steady pace. I tried to put my hand on the same spot, but this time, there was no strange voice in my head.
"Hey, don't tell me that ball really said something just now?" Icetis looked at my actions weirdly. I waved at her and said, "Don't talk, I'm concentrating."
Even though I said I was concentrating, I had no idea how to do it. The voice in my head came too suddenly, and it wasn't under my control. I didn't know which action I made earlier had triggered the ball's reaction, so I naturally couldn't repeat that action. I could only put my hand on the same spot as before and hold back the veins on my forehead as I struggled.
"Looking at your expression, it should be a difficult labor." Icetis, this useless fellow, only had the ability to make sarcastic remarks. Especially after she decided not to touch this ball of unknown origin that might be related to the abyss. "When you heard the voice just now, what were you thinking in your head? Maybe that was the key. "
Alright, other than sarcastic remarks, this female pervert seemed to be able to say something meaningful. She felt that something that I was thinking about previously could resonate with this ball. It sounded mysterious, but it didn't seem possible. In the end, wasn't the inexplicable connection between this ball and me a mysterious thing in itself?
"The thing that I was thinking about just now?" I searched my recent memory, "Biberu?"
No response.
"Biberu's second uncle?"
Of course, there was still no response.
"Biberu is a talking ball?"
This time, Icetis reacted, "Can you not mention the ball that can scare people to death in a football match?"
"Alright, I was just thinking about how to chat with this ball …"
"Signal source detected again. Verifying user identity, please do not disconnect." An abrupt voice appeared in my head again. It was neither male nor female, and it sounded like a robot's voice in an old-fashioned sci-fi movie.
I said, "… Did you hear that? The ball spoke again just now. It asked me not to let go. "
Icetis couldn't hear the voice, so she blinked in confusion, then nodded in understanding, "It seems like the key word is chat? This thing can't be a walkie-talkie, right? "
"User identity verification passed. Confirmation has reached the recipient's location. Receiving report is being sent back … Error, sending back failed. Unable to contact the initial station. Executing the second plan: Remove the protective layer. Please pay attention to avoid the shrapnel … "
If I still didn't understand what was going on, then my brain could basically go back to the factory. Thus, I grabbed Icetis's arm and ran out. However, my reaction was still a step too slow. The layer of crystal shell next to us was already filled with cracks, and the cracks were spreading and expanding at an alarming speed. A blinding light instantly burst out from all the cracks. In the next second, there were only countless crystal shrapnel and Icetis's shocked gaze.
My subconscious action was to throw the rogue goddess behind me — — I reckoned that no matter who the other party was, they would have done the same. But in the next moment, I saw a layer of pitch-black and wide wings blocking in front of me. Sister Bing had spread her wings and protected the two of us from behind. Her arrogant voice was still echoing in my head, "Ha! You want me to hide behind a man? That's still a hundred million years too early!"
Just as she said that, the crystal shrapnel around us had already ended its strongest attack. All that was left were bits and pieces that flew far away. Icetis retracted her wings and started jumping up and down, "F * ck, f * ck, f * ck, f * ck! Oh, my delicate and adorable wings! It's all f * cking glass shrapnel … I am allergic to dust! "
It seemed that the explosion earlier wasn't as serious as I had expected. Looking at how lively Icetis was, it was obvious.
After the flying debris and dust settled down, I noticed a dark and swarthy object in the distance. It was glowing red in certain places. Curious, I moved closer to it. "So, this is its main body?"
It was a fusiform object that was about five to six meters long. I couldn't tell what material it was made of, but it didn't feel very hard. It felt like it was somewhere between plastic and metal. The surface of the fusiform object was pure black and very smooth. However, there was a ring-shaped crack at each end of the object, and a constant red light was emitted from the crack. I tried to push the 'fusiform object' with my hand, and it immediately floated forward. It seemed that it was different from the big ball. This shuttle could be taken away.
"Phew … I think I got rid of it." Icetis fluttered her wings as she floated over. She looked like a drenched chicken that was shaking off the water droplets on its feathers. "You are so fierce. The ball that even the main cannon might not be able to penetrate was destroyed by you with just one slap … Ah, what is this? After the ball exploded, this was the only thing left? "
"Probably." I extended my hand and knocked on the surface of the fusiform object. I felt that the mystery that I was facing had only changed from a diameter of one thousand meters to a long axis of five and a half meters. I didn't know anything else after that. Also, after the big ball exploded, I couldn't hear any system authentication or user authentication from it anymore. "Let's bring this back …"
"Ah Jun, how's the situation on your side?" Sandora's voice sounded in my head. "We just detected an explosion."
"The ball is gone, but I found a shuttle. The good news is that this shuttle can be brought back. The bad news … The bad news is that the ball is gone."
"Shuttle?" Sandora was confused by my irrelevant words, but she still said, "No matter what, it's good that you are fine. Let's not talk about the ball for now. Bring back the thing that you found."
"Don't expect me to touch this thing." Icetis didn't wait for me to speak and had already flashed several meters away. I couldn't help but roll my eyes. "How many times have you fought against the Chaos Abyss? Do you really need to do this?"
"Nonsense. Fighting against the Chaos Abyss is a job requirement. Maintaining a hatred for the Chaos Abyss is a personal preference. With you supporting us, why should we let a weak woman touch this thing? Don't you think so?"
I silently glanced at Icetis, who could hardly be associated with a normal woman in every aspect except for her breasts and face. I felt that I might not be able to look directly at the word "weak woman" from now on.
In the end, I could only reluctantly drag the unknown shuttle back to the research ship. I didn't even dare to put it in my portable space. After all, no matter what, this thing was related to the Chaos Abyss. Who knew if touching it would infect me?
After returning to the research ship, we directly brought the unknown object to the sample analysis center. Sandora and a group of experts and scholars were already waiting there. Icetis walked up to them and waved at Sandora while pointing at me. "Here, your dry rations."
Then, she pointed at the black unknown object floating behind me. "And your dry rations, the things that you picked up along the way."
I was speechless.
Was this guy competing with dry rations?!
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