A few hours later.
The hour hand of the Holographic Clock on the wall pointed to three.
As the night deepened, fewer and fewer researchers remained in the laboratory.
Lü Yongchang stood motionless before the enormous Holographic Projection, his eyes fixed on the mass of black substance at the very center of the image.
Despite humanity's endless array of observation and testing methods, it remained utterly unmoved.
Throughout the past few hours of testing, it had simply floated quietly in the heart of the containment device, silently "watching" the futile efforts of the "ants" around it.
"So arrogant..."
Lü Yongchang's lips moved slightly as he murmured to himself.
Yes, arrogant was exactly the word.
That arrogance belonged not only to the black substance in the core, but also to the Level Seven Dimensional Being that called itself [Hua]!
It had not bothered to conceal anything within the containment device, openly exposing the core to humanity.
It was as though it had decided humanity could not-and would not dare to-dismantle the device!
In fact,
it was right.
Just as it had expected, human civilization could not, and certainly did not dare to, dismantle this unknown containment device.
They could not even break through the Gravity Shield surrounding it!
Lü Yongchang clenched his back teeth, a sense of helpless frustration slowly rising from deep within him.
Human civilization was still far too weak.
"Yongchang, get some rest."
Fang Xu's voice broke the silence of the laboratory. "The Gravity Shield test results will still take quite a while."
Lü Yongchang nodded and stared at the Holographic Projection for a little longer.
Then he sighed softly, turned, and headed toward the laboratory door.
With Lü Yongchang and Fang Xu gone, the already deserted laboratory grew even quieter.
Gradually, the laboratory lights went out one