Don't Think Being the Creator Means I Won't Slap You (4K)

[Charlie Harlowe's death]

["Character" detected, deviating from the predetermined fate trajectory]

[Gain Source Power: 500 units]

[Fix current world anchor point, requires 1000 units of Source Power]

The sudden pop-up notification from "Navigator" surprised Alvin.

He stroked his chin, lost in thought.

So, it turns out there's more than just "killing" to obtain Source Power!

By causing the "character" to deviate from the "plot," thereby altering the originally predetermined trajectory of fate, one can also obtain the corresponding "Source Power."

In the story, Charlie Harlowe was also thrown into the "Black Goo" by David, but the amount was obviously not as much, and the degree of mutation was not as exaggerated.

As for the outcome, he was burned and crushed to death by the combined efforts of the crowd.

But with Alvin's intervention, the female lead suddenly erupted and killed Charlie with a rock.

I must say, she truly lives up to her role as the female lead.

Given that level of mutation, being splashed with corrosive acid didn't render him incapable of fighting; instead, he seemed possessed by a war god, using a rock to kill Charlie.

If it were Ford, who didn't have the protagonist's halo, he would most likely have been killed when the helmet shattered.

A counterattack? Dream on!

Still shaken, Elizabeth then realized that her entire face had been corroded by the liquid that felt like strong acid, leaving it a bloody mess and causing her excruciating pain.

"Ahhhh..."

She screamed in agony, turning her gaze to the crowd. "Save me... please, save me!"

"How?"

Alvin asked in surprise, "Dr. Elizabeth, you don't want to save Dr. Harlowy anymore?"

No! I don't want to think about it anymore!

Elizabeth's mind cleared instantly, and she pleaded, "Help me... I... it hurts so much!"

Finally, with Alvin's tacit approval, Ford cautiously approached, took out a first-aid spray from his backpack, sprayed it on Elizabeth's face which was corroded by the strong acid, and then injected her with a painkiller, which greatly improved Elizabeth's condition.

Poor Elizabeth, she was helped by Ford and limped over.

Now, he faces Alvin once again.

Elizabeth lowered her head in shame. "Yes, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have... dragged the whole team into danger because of my own selfishness."

As it turns out...

People can't teach each other.

Practice teaches you; you'll learn it in one go.

With "Charlie" riding on her back and looking at the hideous and grotesque scene, Elizabeth suddenly sobered up, throwing all that bullshit about love to the back of her mind!

Alvin didn't bother with the seemingly "reformed" female lead. His main targets this time were the Bioroid David and Peter Weyland. If Elizabeth hadn't insisted on getting involved, he wouldn't have bothered with the female lead at all.

"Can we set off now?"

He asked casually.

"Of course, sir."

Having witnessed the whole thing, David became even more cautious, fearing he might end up like Elizabeth.

Moreover, extraterrestrial life forms think differently from humans and cannot be understood using existing logic.

David's greatest advantage as Bioroid has always been his ability to understand human thought processes and predict their next move.

The biggest problem is that they are extraterrestrial life forms!

The behavior, which was completely beyond the scope of prediction, cast a deep shadow over David's heart.

After witnessing firsthand the horrific state of Charlie's infection by the "Black Goo," the group didn't want to stay there for even a moment longer, so they quickened their pace.

Following the flow behind the giant human-faced statue, they soon arrived at the second room.

However, the entire room was filled with neatly stacked black jars, countless in number!

This appears to be a storage room!

These containers were specifically designed by the "Creator" to store "Black Goo"!

Looking at the densely packed black canisters, having learned from the previous experience, everyone obediently put their helmets back on, fearing that the carbon dioxide they exhaled might alter the storage conditions and cause the "Black Goo" inside to leak out!

"Why are so many viruses stored here?!"

In Elizabeth's mind, this thing was a veritable "virus," and that even a tiny amount would have unpredictable consequences.

Charlie Harlowy is a good example.

"Put yourself in their shoes... If it were humans, why would they store such a large number of biological viruses here?" Alvin asked meaningfully.

Clearly, Weyland reacted extremely quickly, or rather, he was very adept at interpreting others' thoughts with malice. He swiftly concluded, "The experiment... the Creator specifically chose this planet because there is no life here, perfectly fitting the basis for a bio-virus experiment!"

"So, here's the question."

Alvin snapped his fingers, then turned to Weyland, saying meaningfully, "After the experiment succeeds, where do you think the Creator will release these viruses?"

Weyland's pupils dilated instantly, and he was utterly shocked.

He had already guessed the answer, but it was so terrifying that he stood there with his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Almost everyone guessed the answer at the same time, but no one had the courage to say it.

As a result, the atmosphere plummeted to freezing point once again.

"Don't be so nervous."

Alvin clapped his hands, breaking the awkward silence. "Don't despair so quickly, the most interesting part is yet to come, right... David?"

David paused for a few seconds, then forced a somewhat stiff smile, "Yes, sir, you're right. According to the map, inside... is the core location of the ruins."

Core location?!

Upon hearing this, the team, who had been feeling dejected, immediately perked up. They had traveled thirty-five light-years to get here, all for this very moment.

Go witness... the greatest moment in human history!

The meeting between humanity and the Creator will be an art form that surpasses all others in the history of humankind!

Even the worried Weyland mustered his spirits and, with the help of the exoskeleton and medical staff, quickened his pace.

But right in front of the entrance to this passageway, they suddenly saw the two people who had disappeared yesterday!

"They... were killed!"

Ford covered his mouth, his face filled with fear.

Because they saw something similar to what happened to "Charlie" in the two people who were killed.

One man's helmet was corroded by strong acid, and his entire head was shriveled up. The other man's body appeared to be bent into several pieces. Clearly, the monster that killed them was extremely powerful!

In an instant, the atmosphere of surprise and joy plummeted to freezing point. The lingering happiness on everyone's faces gradually froze, then turned into fear of the unknown!

"There are other monsters inside the ruins!"

Ford was the first to scream, utterly terrified.

"Actually, I really admire you guys."

Alvin looked at the terrified crowd, tilted his head, and posed a soul-searching question, "You explored uncharted territory, yet naively believed there wouldn't be any accidents, and you didn't even carry weapons of mass destruction. Were you absolutely certain beforehand that there wouldn't be any danger in the ruins?"

He said he understands if it's just a movie plot.

After all, if it were a legitimate mercenary group, the Xenos probably wouldn't have had a chance later on.

The problem is, this is detached from reality.

This is a bit puzzling. It can't be that they're just incredibly brave and think that because it's a relic of the Creator, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, right?

Even the tomb raiders next door know to carry two black donkey hooves in their pockets before entering a tomb, but this group of people who are supposed to be exploring haven't prepared any weapons at all!

Oh, not entirely.

The spaceship was thoughtfully equipped with several pulse guns and fuel injectors, but unfortunately, none of them were brought on board.

What a reckless fool!

Even Astartes probably couldn't be as reckless as them!

"We registered under the guise of scientific research..."

Elizabeth offered a quiet defense.

Alvin glanced at Weyland. With this old guy around, what need was there to worry about pretexts?

In the Xenos universe, with the entire human military under the control of the Weyland Corporation, why would they be afraid of not being able to acquire lethal weapons?

Weyland lowered his head in shame.

This time, it was purely a miscalculation on his part. He thought it was just an adventure and nothing unexpected would happen. Who could have imagined that the ruins of the Creator could be so dangerous?

If he had known earlier, he would have wanted the military to send two regiments to protect him, and also to add two more main guns to the Prometheus!

But now, it's too late to say anything.

"Sir, I didn't consider everything properly this time."

Weyland stepped in to smooth things over, his face looking rather grim, likely because he had been scolded and was utterly speechless.

"Never mind."

Alvin was too lazy to waste any more words.

Before long, David opened the third door.

Filled with shame, the crowd rushed inside. Inside was a huge disc-shaped device containing six hibernation pods. The entire disc looked like some kind of creature, exuding a strange and dark atmosphere!

"Here!"

Suddenly, while inspecting one of the hibernation pods, Ford was surprised to find that the creature lying inside was still breathing!

"The Creator! It is the Creator!"

Elizabeth was filled with excitement. She thought she would never see the living Creator, but unexpectedly... there was one sleeping soundly in the hibernation pod in this room!

"Cough cough... cough cough!"

Weyland, also agitated, coughed violently and grabbed David's hand. "Go... find a way to wake him up!"

During his two years on the spaceship, David learned more than a dozen ancient languages and made reasonable inferences based on the culture of the Creator.

Along the way, it had basically mastered how the Creator's technology worked, and its fingertips gently tapped a few times on the button that resembled a soft egg.

Accompanied by the sound of the melody, the dusty hibernation chamber suddenly emitted low-temperature gas, and then the "creator" sleeping inside finally opened its eyes.

Elizabeth, Ford, David, Weyland —it seemed as if everyone's wishes were about to be fulfilled in that instant. With different purposes, some tense, some eager, some ambitious, they all cast their different gazes toward the awakened Creator.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Then, the awakened "Creator" was somewhat confused. After taking in its surroundings, it slowly stood up from the hibernation pod, holding onto the sides.

The "Creator" is about two meters tall.

It has an appearance very similar to humans, but it has no hair, and its skin appears extremely smooth, with a dark gray color resembling granite.

The "Creator" wears a very special garment that seems to blend completely with its skin, presumably serving as a "spacesuit".

Having just been awakened from hibernation, the "Creator" was in a daze, observing its surroundings with a curious gaze.

"Quick, David, tell him we're here, just like they told us." Weyland, unable to contain his excitement, asked David to relay his message.

"These people are from Earth, and they believe they are of your race. Invite them to this location."

David used the language he had learned to try to communicate with the "Creator".

However, after hearing the Bioroid's words, the creator tried to move his body.

But soon, due to the two thousand years of hibernation, he was somewhat unaccustomed and nearly fell. After finally regaining his balance, he turned to David and asked, "What do you want? Why did you come here?"

Weyland turned to David: "What is he saying?"

"Mr. Weyland, he wants to know why you've come here." David translated the "Creator's" words accurately.

"David, tell him why I've come!" With success seemingly within reach, Weyland was in high spirits, his eyes filled with undisguised longing.

He hopes to obtain from you a method to prolong his life.

This time, during the translation process, David subtly glanced at Alvin out of the corner of his eye.

The latter seemed completely unable to understand its dialogue with the Creator.

Suddenly, a bold idea struck David, and he said to the "Creator," "But the black-haired man beside us has a different purpose. He has come to exterminate your race, and he is a highly advanced extraterrestrial life form!"

That's right, David wants to use the "Creator" to eliminate the nemesis "Alvin".

It always believed that "Alvin" was too dangerous; the actions of this alien life form were completely unpredictable, and who knew what its purpose might be?

Therefore, "Alvin" must be eliminated!

As expected, after hearing David's account, the "Creator" paused for a few seconds, then turned to look at "Alvin".

Then, his face filled with rage, like a crazed madman, and he used brute force to knock David away, then, taking advantage of his size, threw a punch at Alvin.

It must be said that the Creator's physical advantages are obvious; the strength of its bones and muscles is also far greater than that of humans.

Unfortunately, the enemy that the "Creator" faced this time, from a narrow perspective, cannot be considered "humanity."

Alvin gathered his Psychic Power in his palm and slapped the onrushing "Creator" across the face!

Snap!

The Creator was jolted and nearly fell to the ground.

Staring with his dark eyes, he looked at Alvin with a slightly bewildered expression, as if he hadn't realized what was happening.

"Don't think that just because you're the creator, I won't slap you!"

Alvin sneered, took a step, and flicked his hand again.

The immense psychic power, carrying the impact, forcefully slapped the Creator away, sending it crashing heavily into the wall.

Having dealt with the Creator, he turned to David, and spoke in pure "engineer" language. "Do you think I can't understand you?"

David's smile gradually froze.

I applied the medicine last night and stayed up all night coding. It hurts, it hurts so much!