Interstellar Survival: Invasion

”Stop.
I don ’t want to hear it, ” I suddenly said.
I didn ’t even know why I gave that reply.

”This— ” Zhang Bao ’er, who was there to show off what he had learned, was speechless.
He had not expected me to display no interest in the information.

Seeing how depressed I looked, he stopped bothering me.
He left the room, leaving me to rest alone.
I lay on the bed with a big glass window to my side.
The beautiful reddish-green planet hovered outside with the Kax Ring constantly flickering around it.
I looked at Mars, appreciating its beauty like an exquisitely made work of art.

Unknowingly, Bulu had snuck close to me and was looking at the view with me.
My mood was gloomy.
To complete a mission, not only had I lost two years due to time displacement, but I also felt that I had lost the goddess of my heart.
I could roughly guess what Zhang Bao ’er wanted to tell me, but I really didn ’t want to actually hear those words.
At least that way, I could leave a little bit of hope for myself.
Suddenly, someone knocked on my door again.

”Zhang Bao ’er, I ’m tired.
Stop bothering me, ” I said impatiently.

”Canyue, I ’m Master Crystal, ” a familiar and amiable voice rang out.

Hearing that it was Master Crystal, I stood up and went to open the door.

”I hope I ’m not disturbing your rest.
I ’m here to have a chat with you.
The universe has changed greatly in the past two years.
Too many things have happened, ” said Master Crystal with a sigh.

”Master, please take a seat.
I ’m fine.
Don ’t be too pessimistic.
The war has also brought about rapid growth in technology, ” I comforted.

”Canyue, what did you experience in the past two years? Tell me about it, ” said Master Crystal.

I then told Master Crystal about everything that had happened after we went through the clock puzzle.
Upon hearing about the beast planets, buers, particle space, worm colony brains, and Temo ’s stacked universe theory, Master Crystal ’s face became filled with worry.

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”Knowing all that, I think this is a very difficult war to win.
Emperor Fille is undertaking a grand project that far surpasses our imagination, ” said Master Crystal.

”To defeat an enemy so powerful, we have to cause a collapse from within.
That ’s why it ’s so important for us to work with the life forms of Planet Wisdom, ” I said.

”I agree, and I know how hard it will be for you to enter Pluto.
This is also why I ’m here, ” said Master Crystal.

”Master, have you thought of a way to enter Pluto? ” I asked.

”I can ’t do anything about the virus, but I can help you go through the Midstar Army ’s defensive perimeter, ” said Master Crystal.
At the very least, he could solve half our trouble.

”Is that true? That would be great! We have personally experienced the prowess of the Midstar Army.
It is an extremely powerful opponent, ” I said with joy.

”This army has grown even stronger than two years ago.
However, I have a piece of good news.
Master Wind now holds the position of an army supervisor in the Midstar Army.
He has the access to go through their defensive perimeter ’s genetic checkpoints.
We can get his help, ” said Master Crystal.

”Master Wind? Since he ’s holding such an important position, can he help us? Wouldn ’t he be forced to leave the empire after helping us? ” I asked.

”We can only get him to provide a safe route through the perimeter.
He won ’t be coming with us because the checkpoint records can ’t be erased.
Doing so will only lead him to a path of no return, ” said Master Crystal, who approved of my worry.

”But how are we supposed to fool their genetic scanners? Do you mean— ” I suddenly thought of something.

”Exactly.
I think we have the same idea.
We will use Wind Spirit ’s genes to impersonate Master Wind, ” said Master Crystal.

”If that works, then our sole problem will be the virus.
Thank you, Master.
How should we contact Master Wind? ” I asked.

”I intend to go meet him personally.
The entire Interstellar League is facing death.
It is time this old man put in some effort for everyone ’s survival, ” said Master Crystal.

”That ’s too dangerous.
I can ’t let you go alone, ” I objected even though I couldn ’t think of a better idea.

”It is safest to go alone since I won ’t be too obvious a target.
Don ’t worry about me.
Since we don ’t have much time, I ’ll set off immediately.
I ’ll personally return with a safe route after I succeed.
That way, there won ’t be any risks of the route getting intercepted by the enemy, ” said Master Crystal before standing up and leaving.

In face of destruction, the only thing I could do was silently pray for Master Crystal ’s success.
There was something even more important for me to do: deal with Pluto ’s virus.
I still hoped to personally lead the mission to Pluto.
Suddenly, a new idea rose in my head.
Since the great sovereign wasn ’t affected by the virus, the worm colony brains should know of a way to deal with the virus as well.

”Bulu, there is a pulp worm in my brain called Tiltvoid.
Try to inform him that I need to meet Bluevoid, Violetvoid, or any other voids he can contact.
I only need someone that can solve the issue.
Otherwise, saving their great sovereign will be impossible, ” I requested as I lifted Bulu with both my hands.

After saying that, I felt the pressure on my shoulders lessening.
I put down Bulu and drifted into sleep.
In a daze, some noise woke me up.
I felt well-rested.
It had been a good sleep.

Turning my body on the bed, I looked outside the window and found with astonishment that a massive superweapon was floating right before Mars ’s defensive perimeter.
The sudden appearance of the superweapon shocked me greatly.

Zhang Bao ’er suddenly rushed into my room, shouting, ”Canyue, come out! Temo and Domo are fighting! ” 

I hurriedly put Bulu into my backpack and ran out of the room.
The corridor outside the rest rooms was filled with people.
In the middle of the crowd were two small figures wrestling each other on the floor.
The two figures were none other than Temo and Domo.
The two might be small, but they looked exceptionally vicious in a fight.
Kicks, punches, and even bites were employed.

”What is going on? What are you doing standing there? Are you watching a movie? Pull them apart! ” I said to Zhang Bao ’er and Old Du.

”It ’s not that we don ’t want to help, but they have some electrical currents in their bodies.
When we tried, we were zapped, ” said Old Du helplessly.

”Get into your morph-capable suit and pull them apart.
Come on, don ’t let anyone get hurt, ” I said anxiously when I saw how fierce the fight was.

My words roused Old Du and Anxashe from their dilemma as the two ran back to their rooms for their suits.
Finally, they were able to separate Temo and Domo.

”Release me! Let me beat this spy to the death! ” shouted Domo, who was still furiously kicking even when he was being lifted in the air by Old Du.

”You ’re the spy! Let go of me! Let me kill this peasant! ” shouted Temo.
The grace of a high-civilization life form was nowhere to be seen.

”Stop calling him a peasant.
Domo is considered half my brother.
What are you doing being so snobbish with your make-belief ranks all the time? ” said Zhang Bao ’er, who had been the regular victim of Temo ’s merciless mouth.

”Shut up, Zhang Bao ’er! Stop adding fire to the oil! ” I hurriedly stopped them to prevent a larger fight from breaking out.

Hearing my fierce voice, Zhang Bao ’er finally stopped talking.

”Domo, why did you call Temo a spy? ” I asked.

”Isn ’t that obvious? The enemy is right in front of us.
If it wasn ’t for the spy, why would the enemy appear suddenly? ” said Domo.

I did not know whether to laugh or cry.
That was quite a simple explanation.
Temo was about to counter Domo ’s words when a messenger suddenly arrived with an order from Zhang Xingxing.
Everyone stopped arguing and ran to the command center.

Soon, everyone was gathered in the command center.
It looked like Zhang Xingxing had already decided on a general action plan after a discussion with the other commanders, but she looked deeply worried for some reason.

”Canyue, it ’s great that you ’re here.
We have come up with a general action plan, but a superweapon suddenly appeared in front of our position.
It has even sent us a light-transmission message.
Through our data analysis, we noted that the message is written in Morse code, ” said Zhang Xingxing.

”Oh? Has the message been translated? What is the message? ” I asked.

”It ’s been translated.
There is only a name in the message.
Li Canyue.
Your name, ” said Zhang Xingxing.

I suddenly realized that the superweapon was here for me.
It seemed that Bulu had perfectly carried out the task I had given it before I had gone to sleep.

”Understood.
Don ’t worry.
I was the one who had called the superweapon over, ” I said calmly.

”Hear that, peasant? What do you have to say now? Li Canyue is a spy? Why don ’t you beat him up? ” roared Temo, who turned incredibly smug after hearing my words.

Aware that he was wrong, Domo had nothing to say.
Losing the argument angered him so much that his face turned red.

”What happened to you two? ” asked Zhang Xingxing in astonishment.

”Ignore them.
We have an even more important task.
I need to meet this superweapon.
Temo, send me over with your Markus, ” I said.

”No, I ’m not doing it.
Am I supposed to keep serving you after being beaten? Absolutely not! Tell that peasant to send you over instead, ” said Temo.
It was clear he was truly furious this time.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, not expecting a task so important to be delayed by something like this.

”You don ’t need to beg him.
Canyue, I ’ll personally drive you over on a transport ship, ” said Domo.

”Temo, don ’t concern yourself with Domo.
Come on, send Canyue over with Markus.
We need your ship to keep him safe.
After the mission, I ’ll help you download the information you wanted from the league ’s library.
History worth billions of years of these two planets are recorded inside, ” Dodo suddenly said, throwing out bait using what Temo wanted most.