Ever since I entered the energy area of the huge platform, I had been moving forward in a general direction. Now that I was two-thirds of the way there, I finally found a clue that might be related to the accident: an inconspicuous hole in the isolation gate of the energy compartment.
This gate was an alternate exit that led to the middle section of the connecting tunnel. According to the structure of the platform, there should be a huge vertical corridor behind it. In other words, the door was actually installed on the roof. However, the original platform had independent gravitational fields, and this area had no gravitational field at all. Of course, it was meaningless to wonder if the door was installed on the roof or not. I walked through the hole in the gate, and the scenery in front of me was completely unexpected. The corridor had been torn to pieces, and through the terrible cracks, I could see the huge mechanical structure that was originally sealed. The equipment and network that were immersed in the sea of psionic flames were silently 'burning'. 'Lightning clusters' that spanned dozens of meters continuously shot out from the nearest crystallized cables, licking the place where I was standing. There were energy sparks that passed through the cracks in the corridor, forming a large lightning net in front of me. It looked terrifying, but fortunately, I couldn't kill the Taoist priest. I leaned forward and flew forward. The charging 'lightning' net didn't hurt me at all … It was just itchy.
I rummaged through the limited advanced knowledge in my head, and instinctively felt that this place was not very logical. Theoretically, I had already left the center of the explosion, which was the site of the psionic reactor. The energy intensity should have gotten lower as I moved forward, but why did the energy intensity here increase?
I suddenly remembered what Sandora had said was' not right '. The accumulated energy in the platform seemed to have a stable source of replenishment, and it was dissipating very slowly. At first, we thought that there was still a living psionic reactor operating, but after confirming that the site of the reactor was empty, I had forgotten about it. Now, the situation reminded me of what Sandora had said. Could it be that there was an abnormal energy source in front of me?
Although I was still thinking about the hole in the gate, solving the energy accumulation in this place was also a big priority. I followed the source of the energy and quickly moved forward. Finally, my luck wasn't bad this time. After moving forward for about a hundred meters and pushing aside a collapsed metal plate, I saw that all the psionic lightning in front of me was condensed like a vortex. Around this vortex, there was a dense blue light. The place with the strongest psionic reaction, the focus of the energy accumulation in the platform, was actually in such a remote location?
The direction of the vortex was intriguing. It was parallel to the corridor, which meant that it was perpendicular to the entire platform. I looked at the center of the vortex and saw a twisting and rotating pipe. I suddenly realized that it was actually something like a psionic tornado. The shape of this' tornado 'reminded me of a high-speed rotating bullet that was shot vertically from the bottom of the platform into the control center. After piercing through four layers of armor and two sets of shields, it flew through the corridor without slowing down. It even left behind an energy vortex in the air. Wasn't this the' trajectory 'I was looking for?!
Pleasantly surprised, I moved closer to the huge "tornado." I realized that the end of the corridor had been destroyed by the tornado. The alloy floor under my feet protruded out like a suspended bridge. Everything around me was empty except for countless huge blue "lightning" and psionic torrents, which looked like ribbons dancing in the wind, that were gathering toward the whirlpool. It was a scene from hell!
On the other side of the vortex was the protective shield of the energy center. That was the last physical barrier between the lower zone and the buffer unit. After passing through the giant dome, I could meet up with Sandora. Oh Jingle above, the strength of the protective shield was quite high. It didn't look too badly damaged. Perhaps the shockwave of the explosion had weakened here.
"I have to stop this' tornado 'first," I muttered to myself. I muttered to myself as I observed the earth-shattering energy vortex. What kind of special structure did it have that allowed it to continuously generate psionic energy? The inexplicable energy focus in front of me had brought a lot of trouble to all my work. Although it might be an important 'trajectory' clue, I had already seen the direction it was pointing at. The value of the clue was naturally useless. The sooner I solved it, the sooner I could save myself trouble.
I quickly found out what was unusual about this vortex, but this "unusual" thing was a little strange. The inner wall of the vortex was covered with very fine cracks — Void Cracks.
Those fine black cracks looked like curved lines. They were strangely still on the inner wall of the vortex. No matter how violent the storm outside was, they didn't move. The contrast between extreme movement and extreme stillness was so strong that it was like an absurd movie. However, the continuous flow of psionic energy was leaking out from these thin lines. No matter how fine they looked, they did indeed create two super huge psionic energy fields in this huge space structure that was a few kilometers long.
With my natural talent as a Void Creature, I could tell that these cracks were 'wounds' that connected the real world to the endless void. However, with my limited knowledge of technology, I couldn't understand what was going on with the psionic energy it was releasing. So, I could only contact Sandora. "Lass, I discovered a phenomenon that is not easy to understand. By the way, have you sharpened your claws?"
Sandora seemed to choke. After a while, she replied awkwardly, "Oh … I have sharpened them … Ah Jun, what did you discover?"
"A vortex. It should be the source of the psionic energy in this place. However, I can't understand how it creates energy. There are one, two, three, four … Anyway, there are a lot of pencil-like void cracks arranged in a chrysanthemum …" I described the scene that I saw in detail. "The energy is coming out from these cracks. This is the first time I saw a void crack releasing psionic energy instead of void power. This is really amazing."
Sandora was silent for a while. "Isn't that the inner chamber of the psionic reactor?"
I was speechless. "… Ah?"
"It is the most central part of the reactor core. The inner chamber of the psionic reactor has this structure. However, what you saw was only the inner chamber. Its most important decay component should still be in the alternate dimension. Those decay components cause the void cracks to release psionic energy … Let me think about it. You are close to the original output point of the psionic reactor, so the original coordinates of the energy output should be near you. If there is a severe tear in space, there is a certain chance that the inner chamber of the psionic reactor will be exposed to the real world. It seems that the explosion this time was really powerful. Not only did it pierce through the control center, it even pushed the main body of the psionic reactor out of the void into the real world … "
"No …" I replied slowly. "This probably wasn't caused by the explosion … Erm, let's not talk about this for now. Is it okay for me to directly shut this thing down? It is the focus of the abnormal energy here. "
"If you directly seal the void cracks, you will be able to stop the operation of the reactor. However, the part of the reactor that is in the void will definitely collapse … Erm, shut it down. It is impossible to recover these reactors anyway."
I nodded and casually sealed the void cracks that were continuously releasing powerful energy. This huge vortex that was in equilibrium instantly became unstable after losing its core power. The internal rotation gradually came to a stop while the sparks that spanned a few hundred meters outside started to jump irregularly. Sandora suddenly remembered something and reminded me, "Oh right, Ah Jun, if the inner chamber stops in an emergency, there might be a shockwave. You better …"
My whole body was stuck to the alloy beam behind me. I felt like I was at least a third of the way into the beam. After a while, I pulled my head out and said, "You're too late. I was just blown away."
"How did you react so quickly?"
I replied, "It is the instinct of a void creature. When they see the void cracks, it is like seeing their loved ones. I just touched them and they all shut down."
Sandora ignored me and I could only float forward awkwardly. Now that the energy storm blocking the way had stopped, the density of the surrounding psionic energy was decreasing rapidly. However, the energy accumulated in the crystallized network and the charged metal plates wouldn't disappear anytime soon. The blue light they emitted kept the place from falling into darkness. The corridor that had been destroyed by the energy storm was empty. A hundred meters in front of me was the remnant of the other end of the corridor. It was like a piece of burnt chewing gum that was stuck to the alloy protective shield.
The 'bullet' that attacked the platform must have torn open the space here, causing the inner chamber of the psionic reactor to be exposed to the real world. This was the most probable conclusion that I could make based on the current situation.
Based on the direction of the 'tornado', I carefully searched for traces of it being pierced through the protective shield. It should be at the end of the corridor in a circular area that was no more than ten meters in diameter. I didn't spend too much effort searching for it. The hole that was pierced through was very obvious and I saw it almost immediately.
As expected! At the time of the explosion, the control center platform was pierced through by something from outside!
Could it be from the Gate of the Abyss? It was still unknown at the moment, but I reckoned that Tawil would be jumping with joy when he heard the news. The research value of this discovery was unquestionable. I followed a simple pattern of two points and one line and marked the first puncture point and the one in front of me. After that, the MDT marked the possible landing point of the 'thing' on the navigation map.
After passing through the hole in the protective shield, I had officially left the lower zone. In front of me was a large continuous metal module structure. Many of the metal modules were damaged, revealing the crystal grid that was emitting a dim blue light. From a distance, I could see that the structure was no longer complete. It should have been destroyed by a big explosion. This was the energy buffer unit of the control center. It was placed between the energy display group on the lower level and the equipment group on the upper level. It was considered as the ultimate protective device. But now, this protective device was overloaded and destroyed.
The target shown on the MDT was only a few dozen meters in front of me. Now I could see it.
It was very obvious that there was a black hole there, and there were traces of melting around the hole: it was another puncture. But this time, that terrifying "bullet" was finally stopped. It was trapped in the melted crystal lattice and turned into a piece of blue "amber" as if it was an insect that had fallen into resin. I walked up to it and was stunned to see the culprit that was trapped in a piece of crystal.
It was a black man-made object with a surface that had a luster between metal and plastic. Although it was a little damaged, it could still be seen at a glance that it used to have a smooth and round shell. This man-made object was not very big, probably only a few meters long, slender like a shuttle. There were two circular grooves at both ends, and the grooves were glowing with a faint but regular red light. Other than that, there was no light or marking on the surface of this black shuttle.
The shape of this thing was so familiar. Wasn't this the 'Black Shuttle' that we found in the Protoss's territory?
The Black Shuttle was inextricably linked to the Gate of the Abyss. It was suspected to be a probe or messenger machine from the 'civilization on the other side'. It had unanalyzable components and unanalyzable principles. The technology that allowed it to safely cross the Abyss was also something that the Empire could not analyze. We had already captured a Black Shuttle, and this one in front of us was the second one.
It was it that had penetrated the power unit of the Deep Submersible Harbor's control center and caused this major accident.
"Sandora, I have a major discovery, a super NB discovery …" I called Sandora through the spiritual connection, and the latter's voice immediately responded, "I also have a super NB discovery here. I can already see you."
Following the telepathic connection, I saw Sandora's figure quickly approaching from a distance. In the blink of an eye, Her Majesty the Queen was already in front of me. Her expression was very solemn. It seemed that she had also found something in the main engine room that had subverted her worldview.
"Look at this first," I pouted to the side. "The Black Shuttle, the civilization on the other side has launched another probe, but this time, the protective layer outside the Black Shuttle doesn't seem to be able to withstand it, and it even blew up our space station like this."
Sandora obviously didn't expect to see such a thing here. She was stunned for a moment, and then she contacted Tawil. "Tawil, the energy field below has weakened. You can ask the team to come down later. By the way, get your laboratory ready. We've found something incredible. "
"Think of a way to get it out first," I leaned forward to observe the black probe that was embedded in the crystal like a fruit sandwich. Its outer shell was damaged a lot, but it didn't seem to be damaged to the core. I still remembered that the Black Shuttle that I had previously obtained couldn't be opened at all. There was something suspected to be a self-destruct device inside, which was very troublesome. Now that the outer shell had been damaged like this, it still didn't explode. Maybe the self-destruct device had malfunctioned. "Sandora, use your claws …"
Actually, I wanted to ask Sandora to use her psionic military knife and her exquisite cutting skills, but when I was about to say it, it turned into using her claws. Was it because the Queen's claws had a high sense of presence just now?
Of course, Sandora didn't think too much about it. She just did whatever I said. Black mist rose from the Queen's body, and then her right hand had already turned into a sharp and terrifying abyss claw. She flew over and rubbed her fingertips against the metal plate at the side to familiarize herself with the feeling. Then, she stabbed her fingertips deep into the seemingly sturdy crystal. Then, sparks of psionic energy splashed everywhere, and crystal fragments flew everywhere. Sandora's claws were even sharper than the average military knife. Although the shape of the fingertip wasn't a blade, it was burning with abyss flames. In addition, Sandora had some of her original techniques. I reckoned that only those who graduated with full marks from Lanxiang's advanced excavator course could compete with her digging efficiency. Very quickly, she dug out all the surrounding crystals and carefully peeled off the black shuttle along with the outer layer of crystal shell. She brought the shell with her to ensure its safety. When we get back, Tawil would lead her professional dismantling experts to slowly hammer it.
I put the black shuttle into my dimensional pocket. Then, I suddenly remembered that Sandora also had a major discovery. "By the way, what did you say you found in the engine room?"
Sandora's face darkened. I knew it was a big deal. She first asked a question, "Ah Jun, do you think such a small probe can penetrate four layers of armor and two sets of shields?"
I was stunned. This time, I reacted. This was a big doubt!
How much firepower did it need to penetrate four layers of armor and two sets of psionic shields? Not to mention anything else, this work platform was built next to the Gate of the Abyss. The protection system used was simply outrageous. The armor plates of the Royal Navy were probably comparable to the building materials of this place. But what about the black shuttle? It was just a probe.
We already had a black shuttle, so of course we knew the general level of the civilization on the other side of the Chaos Abyss. While their technology might be stronger than the New Empire's, it wasn't much weaker. Although the probes they created could travel an unbelievable distance in the Chaos Abyss, that was only because their "deep diving technology" was more advanced. As for structural strength …
Although this thing was strong, it was definitely not strong enough to break through so many barriers. And it didn't have that much power, right?
Sandora saw that I had found the key to the problem, so she nodded. "Looking at this black shuttle, I understand a lot of things. If it was something else that I had never seen before, maybe I would have suspected that our enemy had developed some kind of superweapon. But the strength of this probe is well known. If it directly hit the control center with normal protection, forget about breaking through, it would be burned to ashes on the first layer of shields. "
I heard a key word: protection normal.
"There was a moment of abnormality in the protection of the control center." Sandora looked solemn. "Just now, I found a piece of equipment in the main engine room that hadn't been completely scrapped. There was a system log at the bottom of the large platform. The log showed that before the platform exploded, the shield was automatically turned off and all the charging armor was relieved!"
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