Rescuers Arrive

Just as Lin Zhen was about to leave, his keen senses suddenly detected something unusual!

What was that sound?

Lin Zhen listened intently and faintly heard some impact sounds and the hissing of the Insect Race coming from about a thousand kilometers away.

After listening for a while, Lin Zhen suddenly stopped rushing to leave.

"Chris, look around the Dimensional Universe. Is there anything happening that we haven't noticed?"

Chris quickly replied, "Master, something important has happened. Tian Ci is broadcasting a video. The Insect Race warriors have carved a path through the Suspended Island with their bare hands and are almost at our location."

"Oh, let me see!"

Lin Zhen immediately logged into the Dimensional Universe forum and found that his guess was pretty much the same as he had imagined.

The endless Insect Race warriors formed a flesh-and-blood tunnel with their bodies, countless of them already sacrificed, and had opened the tunnel to a point less than a thousand kilometers away.

"Ha! These Insect Race are really tenacious and strong-willed. They actually came up with this kind of human wave tactic, no, Zerg wave tactic, to forcefully break through the Suspended Island. Is it really worth it for them to do this just to kill me? It seems that my life is really worth a lot."

Lin Zhen couldn't help but gently pat his knee. "If I had known I was this valuable, I should have tied myself up and sent myself to the Insect Race to exchange for hundreds of billions of Cosmic Crystal. That way, my clone wouldn't have had to work so hard."

Lin Zhen's clone also runs Star Shift Shop on Kirin Saint Star, earning a considerable income. Over the past four years, he has accumulated nearly 20 billion in universe wealth, still halfway to his goal of 40 billion.

However, the Gao Feng season for income is just around the corner, because the clone has learned the ultimate technique of King Yan Jun, Flash Strike!

Flash Strike, a strike as swift as lightning, capable of delivering an attack at Sub-light Speed.

Once the clone learns the technique, it's equivalent to Lin Zhen's main body learning it as well. Therefore, Lin Zhen's hidden strength is quite formidable at this moment.

After the main body broke through, the clone also broke through. Now Lin Zhen's clone has more than four thousand Star Power. Although the clone does not have Mutated Black Hole like Lin Zhen, under the stimulation of the Black Hole power, the clone's Armorization level is already very high. When Armorization, it has almost become the appearance of Star River Beast. If you look closely, you can even see what Little Warm will look like when she grows up.

The Innate Devour of the clones has reached a terrifying level; all galaxies below the late stage are included in the Innate Devour category.

Although it hasn't fully transformed into Qilin yet, it's already halfway there, so the clone's strength isn't far behind that of the main body.

At this moment, Lin Zhen was in an extremely pleasant mood. As a martial artist, you can have nothing, but you can never be without strength.

A martial artist without strength is worthless, but Lin Zhen, who has recently learned Time Stop, Spirit Evil Spirit Cone, Mental Power Object Control Technique, Space Severance, and Flash Strike, is undoubtedly a person of extraordinary strength, backed by a vast amount of Star Power.

With strength comes confidence, and that's true ease.

Watching the situation in this Dimensional Universe, Lin Zhen felt like he was watching a grand show.

"Oh! The Empire actually sent a rescue team to rescue me? They'll arrive within half a month? Let me check the time. They've been gone for thirteen days already, so that means the rescue team is almost here?"

However, in Tian Ci's video, Lin Zhen did not see the rescue team appear at all, nor did the Insect Race forces suffer any attacks.

"Hmph! The Insect Race will be able to break through these hundreds of kilometers in at most an hour. If I rely on them to save me, I'm afraid my Bone will rot away by then."

Lin Zhen tidied himself up. The past four years here had made Lin Zhen look extremely unkempt, with a scraggly beard and tattered clothes, making him look like a Wild Man.

After changing into new clothes, he used the Light Fiend, which had been upgraded to Middle-Grade Divine Artifact, to build himself a small hut. Then, he condensed a cloud of water vapor and took a refreshing bath.

After washing up and getting ready, there was still half an hour left. In half an hour, the Insect Race would break through the Meteorite Belt.

While idly waiting for the arrival of the Insect Race, Chris suddenly alerted him. "Master, someone in the Dimensional Universe is calling you. It's John, the captain of the Royal Guard Regiment of the Fire Kirin Empire, Star System Level Nine. He claims to be the one who will save you."

"Oh! My savior? Hahaha! They came just in time!"

"Since there's nothing else to do, I'll see how Captain John manages to get me out of here. If he can do it, I'll really have to say I admire him."

Chris answered quickly, and the pattern appeared.

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"Uncle John, you said we've traveled all the way from the Tianya to this Chaotic Star River to save some so-called National Hero. Wouldn't we be considered heroes?"

A lazy young man leaned back in his chair and talked to a man who looked to be in his early thirties.

The man turned and glanced at him. "Zhang Yang, what kind of heroes are we? We're just following orders to save a poor man who's about to die here."

"Hmph! I can't stand how the people fawn over him. If he's so capable, why is he trapped here by the Insect Race? Why do we have to come and rescue him? If he's so capable, he should come out himself. We have to beg him like dirt."

John did not answer Zhang Yang, but merely frowned slightly.

"The Insect Race have responded!"

John's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately connected to the Insect Race's communication.

He was speaking to the Locust Commander, whom he had met through Tian Ci's introduction.

After the Locust Commander appeared on screen, he spoke arrogantly, "Your name is John, right? I know why you've come, but rescuing Lin Zhen impossible. You've seen it yourself, we've sacrificed billions of warriors, and we were about to open the passage to the Suspended Island. Now you say you're here to take him away? That's utter nonsense! Did you think our billions of Insect Race warriors were sacrificed in vain? Not even the Heavenly King!"

John immediately smiled broadly, "Respected Commander, we have come with sincerity. As you know, His Emperor has given us the order to bring Lin Zhen home at all costs. We will also do our best to compensate you for your losses. Name your terms, and as long as it is within my authority, I will not haggle."

The Locust Commander's eyes darted around. "Hmph! You can accept what I say? Fine, prepare one trillion Cosmic Crystal. We want to compensate our fallen warriors. Anything less than that is out of the question!"

John gasped. "Commander, this is impossible. One trillion Cosmic Crystal is absolutely unacceptable. Let alone one trillion, even one hundred billion would be difficult."

"Since you're showing such a lack of sincerity, then there's no need to talk!"

The Locust Commander immediately cut off communication.

"Uncle John, didn't the Emperor authorize you with a price of 500 billion? I think you should have a good talk with him. Maybe there's hope of bringing Lin Zhen back. After all, those insects are worthless in the Insect Race Empire. They ask for exorbitant prices. Can we bargain down to the bottom?"

John suddenly sneered, "Zhang Yang, you're my nephew, so I won't hide it from you. Bringing Lin Zhen back is the right thing to do, and the Emperor's will must be carried out, but we can't disregard the Mechanical Realm King's face, can we?"

"The Mechanical Realm King... He's Ye Hua's father, you mean...?" Zhang Yang immediately understood.

"That's right. The Mechanical Realm King hopes that Lin Zhen will not come back, so I don't want this negotiation to succeed. I can only give 100 billion, but what I will bring out is a Lin Zhen who is oblivious to his own fate and will die a heroic death."

"Then what should we do?"

"Easy. The video with the Locust Commander was for others to see. I secretly transferred 100 billion Cosmic Crystal to him long ago. All they need to do is open a passage for Lin Zhen. Then I have a way to make Lin Zhen indignantly charge back and fight those insects to the death. When Lin Zhen dies, it won't be our problem. We already promised the Insect Race to release him. It was his own impatience that ruined his grand plan, and he went back to fight again, hahaha!"

"Uncle! I really admire you so much, you even came up with this idea."

"Take your time learning. You still have a lot to do. Oh, Lin Zhen has approved my request in the Dimensional Universe. I'll go into the Dimensional Universe first and talk to him. We'll talk later."

Inside the Dimensional Space, John met Lin Zhen in the room. He didn't have the Wild Man image he had imagined, and it was clear that his clothes were newly changed.

"This guy knew we were coming, so he even changed his clothes. He's really courting death."

John smiled. "Lin Zhen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm John, the captain of the Royal Guard. I've come to take you home. You're free now."

"Really? Well, Captain John, you've worked very hard. May I leave now?"

"Yes, that's right. For your safety, I had a tough negotiation with the Insect Race. I finally got them to agree to leave you a passage. In a little while, just follow their instructions, keep your head down and walk out from there. Their passage should reach you soon."

"Is it that simple?" Lin Zhen asked.

"They might make some unreasonable demands, like hitting you a few times, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that you survive. What's a little grievance? A true man can bend and stretch. When you've cultivated yourself to perfection, we'll get our revenge."

Lin Zhen looked directly at John. He was communicating with John within the Dimensional Universe, and the conversation was being broadcast to John's spaceship via the Dimensional Universe.

Within the Dimensional Universe, it is permissible to engage in physical combat.

Seeing the contempt and mockery in John's eyes, Lin Zhen suddenly sneered, his gaze sharp as a knife. A burst of Mental Power suddenly blasted out, heading straight for John's mind, and at the same time asked, "So, Lord John, what price did you pay to save me?"

John felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, completely unaware of what had happened. Instinctively, he shouted, "Save you my ass! Give the Insect Race some money to get you out, then go through this passage. They'll torture you here, play with you until you can't take it anymore and attack. Then your death won't be my problem. Lin Zhen, you've offended Ye Hua. The Mechanical Realm King wants you dead. You're doomed!"

The next second John regained consciousness, only to see Lin Zhen nod at him. "Okay, I agree with you."

John felt a little dizzy, but didn't realize what was happening. He thought Lin Zhen had agreed, so he nodded in satisfaction. "That's good. We'll be there soon. Get ready to leave the Suspended Island. Leave through the Insect Race passage. No matter what they do to you, just endure it. Don't worry, we'll get you out of here safely."

Lin Zhen smiled and nodded, "I believe what happens next will not disappoint you."