51 Echoers

Liu E's words were unexpected by Li Aoz, as it was the first time he had heard of the effects of Sequence Aura.

"[Gravity] is a relatively mild Aoneng. Even if it gets out of control, it's still much better than Aoneng from other sequences."

Liu E stopped what she was doing and asked seriously:

"I thought you possessed the same Aoneng as me, but I didn't expect you to possess other sequences as well... You brat, do you want to suffer a fate worse than death?"

"Relax, relax, Mr. Liu E," Li Aoz reassured him. "Aoneng didn't do anything wrong. As long as you control it, there won't be any problems."

"Yeah, that's right. There's nothing wrong with nuclear energy, but would you be carrying nuclear waste around the streets?"

Liu E's sharp reply hit the nail on the head. Before Li Aoz could even argue, she turned and walked to the workbench. After pacing back and forth for a few moments in thought, she asked Li Aoz:

"What exactly is the problem that you asked me to find?"

"Why did you suddenly bring this up..."

Li Aoz muttered to himself, but a thought stirred within him.

—Finally, the plot has been triggered.

Do you think I'd let you leave the lab in this state?

"Alright." Li Aoz used the explanation he had prepared beforehand. "My path has stagnated. No matter what I do, I can't make any further progress. I happened to hear that the members of the commune Aoneng, so I came to find you."

"Very well, so you know you want to live."

Liu E said coldly:

"If it were any other Aoneng, I really couldn't save you—but I've studied [gravity] Aoneng for forty years. If you're willing to trust me, perhaps we can find a new way out. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise?"

"Otherwise, you can just wait to die."

Liu E shrugged:

"You're almost at the Gamma-rank. It's not obvious yet, but your extraordinary genes will gradually collapse inward, and the internal information will be concentrated and compressed together, eventually becoming a singularity. This singularity will grow bigger and bigger, constantly devouring everything about you."

"When you advance to the Delta-rank, if you still cannot make further progress on your path, you will become a small black hole, absorbing everything around you."

"You're not kidding, are you...?"

"You may not believe it, but the facts will tell you the answer."

Liu E pointed to Li Aoz's eyes. "Have you noticed that your eye color changes every time you use your Aoneng?"

Li Aoz answered truthfully, "When using gravity, a golden halo spreads out from the bottom of my eyes."

"Not bad."

Liu E nodded. "Gravity is different from other Aoneng. It needs more information as nourishment, so its authority resides in your brain and will gradually and subtly devour your brain, causing your head to collapse first. You will first become a slave to authority, but your physical body is still alive, instinctively seeking energy and sucking away surrounding objects, so eventually you will become a black hole."

"Then wouldn't I be..."

"But there are ways to deal with the intrusion into the gravitational field. Watch carefully."

Liu E raised her hand and used gravity to pull outwards, immediately causing ripples in the space. The space continued to intertwine, and then she slowly pulled out a glass jar from the ripples.

"Like this."

As Liu E spoke calmly, she placed the glass jar in front of Li Aoz. Inside was the head of a middle-aged or elderly woman, whose golden eyes were calmly scrutinizing Li Aoz.

The old woman in the jar slowly spoke, and Liu E's voice echoed in the space, "Cut off your head and put it into the gravity-distorted spacetime prison. That way, your life can be saved."

The spatial fluctuations around Liu E's bio-engineered body's neck reverberated slowly, like colorless flames, impossible to ignore.

"People will die here too!"

Knowing the procedure, Li Aoz still deliberately twitched the corner of his mouth and complained, "Can I refuse? Isn't there any other way?"

"No, you possess the [Gravity] Sequence Aura, and you may even have other sequences. If you don't do this, no one can change your fate."

Liu E turned around, put the glass jar away, and sighed:

"This is also a path. If the commune's research could have continued back then, this path might have led to a new direction for ascending to godhood... the ultimate path of influencing and interfering with the Reality Universe with [gravity] as the core."

"Isn't there any other choice? My body is already cloned." Li Aoz asked tentatively.

"No—didn't you notice that my body has also been transformed into a physical form?"

Liu E tapped her chest:

"In a way, you've walked right into our trap. If you hadn't chosen this path, I would have had no choice but to put you under house arrest and keep an eye on you."

Li Aoz fell silent, discreetly examining his own condition.

The Signal Transmitter was blocked. With Liu E and that old man named 'Zhuo's' strength, if Flana didn't come over, she really couldn't break through.

Not only that.

Li Aoz raised his head, and Zhuo had already silently released his personal pressure. The surging aura, like ocean waves, instantly enveloped the entire underground laboratory. The air felt as if it were filled with gel and mercury, making it almost impossible to breathe.

With the activation of the [Eye of Truth], Li Aoz immediately saw Zhuo's information:

[Name]: Zhuo (Warning! Extremely dangerous!)

[Race]: A1 Colton-type Cosmic Human Race [Gender]: Biological Male

[Age]: 388 [Template]: Berserker-type NPC (Damage output rate +300%, ignores level effects) [Faction]: Life Commune (Disbanded)

[Total Level]: lv.120 — [Main Class]: Destruction-type — [Blade Lord]: lv.120 (MAX)

— [Secondary Occupation]: None

[Rank]: Zeta (ζ, the sixth Greek letter) ——————————

With a pure Main Class level of 120, this guy's Combat Power is terrifyingly strong. Combined with his template, it's estimated that no one in the same tier could survive against him.

Especially the [Blade Lord]... the ultimate path of this class is [Twilight Sword Saint], which has absolute dominance in one-on-one combat.

[This old man must have been a mad dog in the Life Commune back in the day!]

Although Zhuo was not carrying any weapons, with such a large level and class suppression, dealing with a Beta-rank was as easy as crushing an ant.

They were both serious.

Liu E seemed to have given him a choice, but in reality, he had no choice at all.

By adopting this posture, it seems they really intend to keep him under house arrest indefinitely.

Note Liu E's words: She only said, "If you don't choose this path, I will have no choice but to imprison you and keep you under observation." She didn't say that once you embarked on the path of the "Echoes," you could leave.

Even if he gets promoted, Liu E probably won't let him go easily.

Liu E's willpower is incredibly strong. Her charm and intelligence are both quite high, so trying to persuade or influence her through words and charm is a dead end.

However, Li Aoz had prepared for this from the beginning.

Without making a sound, he reached into his pocket and, using this action as cover, spent 30,000 Diamonds from the [Shop] to buy a bottle of Olavier's Fine Wine— [Fury of the Wind].

[Name]: ' Fury of the Wind ' Brew

[Category]: Consumables/Paid Limited-Time Items [Description]: "I tasted the howling wind, and my mouth was filled with clear, cold anger."

In his early years, Mr. Olavier traveled the universe and met a charismatic Wind Elemental Lady. The two hit it off immediately and enjoyed their conversation immensely. However, not long after, the lady's people were enslaved by a mage. In her grief and despair, she transformed into a hurricane and perished together with the mage.

Rain fell on the magic stone slab; looking up, I saw no familiar face.

[Effect]: Gain 99% physical damage immunity and 50% movement speed bonus for 350 seconds.

Price: 30,000 Diamonds

This time, he didn't dare to be stingy and generously spent 19,800 Diamonds from Grina's slot to buy a [Dragon Blood Amber].

This thing isn't very useful; it just summons an Amber Dragon that replicates your attributes, skills, and combat style.

The key is to have high enough health points, which, combined with Li Aoz's attributes, can be stacked to over 100,000 points.

This should allow us to hold out for a little longer.

Having made these preparations, Li Aoz felt more confident. He looked up at Liu E, who crossed her arms and looked at Li Aoz: "Have you thought it through? If you decide to embark on this path, there is no turning back."

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[Current Mission: Star Realm Echo]

[Settlement Conditions]: A. * Pessimistic World * – Alde Midkash Ryue's research concerns the nature of Aoneng, this mysterious power, which is actually the authority of the Creator—how absurd! Your body cannot withstand this power, and you can only choose to temporarily isolate your head to prevent it from being altered by the authority of [Gravity] Aoneng.

This power is so strong that you would rather cut off your head than give it up. Fortunately, Liu E has provided a way: develop the [gravity] in another direction and guide the ripples of spacetime. Only in this way can you truly step into the extraordinary.

Reward: The [Mutant] will be promoted to [Echoer].

B. Wings of Freedom - Although Liu E's attitude was upright and she decided to sacrifice a small price to protect the safety of the universe for the sake of the entire universe, unfortunately, you are the price.

Will they be confined to house arrest and forced to live, or will they escape and face their unfortunate fate with their own strength?

You chose to rely on yourself, even if you have to bear all the hardships and obstacles in the future, you still choose to face this tragic fate.

Reward: 5 million experience points. (Settled upon successful escape) C. "Chain Pursuit" - Liu E is a former member of the Commune. As a top academic leader, her power is beyond your imagination. If you choose to escape, you will face multiple powerful pursuers in the future.

Gather as much information as possible to prepare for contact and battle with Liu E's students.

award:

If the information collected is 50% complete, you will gain 50% damage reduction and 50% damage increase when facing Liu E's students.

Once you've collected 80% of the information, you can choose to threaten the other party using the students' weaknesses, which will reduce the number of students coming to hunt you down.

With 100% completeness of the collected information, Liu E's students will not pursue or kill her.

"I've made up my mind."

Li Aoz said:

"I choose to embark on the path of the Echoers."

Liu E nodded, and immediately the gravity pressed down on Li Aoz. She activated the machine, and the bio-arm quickly operated, fixing Li Aoz's neck. After checking his physical data, she injected him with a specially prepared anesthetic.

"A wise choice."