Piloting the Shuttle Craft

The Dark Matter Shield could absorb all energy attacks, and conventional means could not break through it. Chu Yunyi recalled the properties of Star Core Crystal—Star Core Energy could stabilize a Spatial Structure, so perhaps it could neutralize Dark Matter. He injected the Shuttle Craft's remaining Star Core Energy into the Energy Conduit. The instant the conduit touched the Dark Matter Shield, ripples spread across its surface, and a brief opening appeared.

Chu Yunyi seized the opportunity, piloting the Shuttle Craft through the opening and reaching the Core Barrier. He put on the Star Core Power Armor, opened the Shuttle Craft's hatch, and furiously cut into the barrier with his Energy Sword. The barrier was far thicker than he had expected, and the Energy Sword's glow gradually dimmed. Just then, the Mother Nest's Main Consciousness Core sensed the threat and unleashed a "Nano Swarm"—hundreds of millions of tiny machines poured through gaps in the Core Chamber and swarmed toward Chu Yunyi.

Bloodbath in the Core Chamber and the Destruction of the Main Consciousness Core

The Nano Swarm engulfed Chu Yunyi like a black tide. The anti-nanite coating on his armor wore away rapidly, and the Energy Shield's Energy Value plummeted. Chu Yunyi drew on the Star Core Energy inside his armor and released an "Energy Pulse," driving back the swarm around him before continuing to cut into the Core Barrier with his Energy Sword. At last, he cut a hole through the barrier and squeezed into the Core Chamber. The sight before him left him stunned: a "purple crystal" five meters in diameter floated at the center of the chamber. This was the Main Consciousness Core. Countless "Consciousness Transmission Lines" encircled the crystal, connecting it to every part of the Mother Nest.

The Main Consciousness Core unleashed a powerful "Mental