" Academician Liu."
"Chief of the General Staff, the two generals are currently being hunted down. Do you have a solution?"
"Not at the moment, but Academician Liu, please rest assured that we will ensure your safety."
"Heh, my life isn't that precious. I know you're planning to open a four-dimensional portal so the general can guide me back, but I won't go alone. There's only one way to avoid the giant insects now."
"Real?!!!"
"I can only say you can give it a try."
"Tell me quickly!"
"Re-entering the danger zone!"
"Danger zone?"
"There's no time to discuss this now, let's go inside and talk about it."
"Alright, proceed to the danger zone immediately. Ignore the giant worm's attacks. All Reaper, proceed at full speed."
The danger zone was now very close to the fleet. The fleet was building Consciousness Field simulator near the danger zone because Academician Liu often needed to collect various spatial data about the danger zone. Although Academician Liu had made great progress before, it did not mean that he had thoroughly studied the entire Mirror Sub-Universe.
After several more attacks from the giant insects, the fleet finally arrived at the entrance to the Mirror Sub-Universe. Without hesitation, one Reaper after another entered the Mirror Sub-Universe through the entrance.
The giant insect chased the enemy all the way to the vicinity of the entrance to the Mirror Sub-Universe. After destroying hundreds of millions of Reaper that couldn't enter the Mirror Sub-Universe in time, it directly entered the fourth dimension. When it reappeared, it was already in the fleet of the Mechanical Civilization, but these things no longer had much to do with humanity.
According to the messages relayed by the Bee, almost all of the Mechanical Civilization's trillions of warships were destroyed. Each time the giant insect entered the fourth dimension, it brought with it a large amount of four-dimensional space. The size of these four-dimensional spaces was definitely not as small as the hypersphere created by the insect that humans had seen during the previous insect plague.
If the mantis-like insect's creation of the hypersphere during the insect plague was a physical attack, then this giant spherical insect was practically a magical attack. It was spreading out in swathes, and the giant insect was clearly not using its full strength. Chen Peng and Li Zhixiong had witnessed it before; the most exaggerated area explosion created by the giant insect reached 0.2 light-years.
However, creating such a large-scale attack also requires the giant insect to consume more energy and effort. It cannot simply make it as big as it wants. As for the rank of this giant insect, no one can estimate it. It has already exceeded human cognition and imagination.
The footage of the battle between the giant insect and the Mechanical Civilization's fleet was transmitted back to the fleet. Everyone was glad that they hadn't risked escaping in the chaos. This insect was simply too terrifying; it could easily destroy even the Mechanical Civilization's fleet. Even if the fleet had escaped the Matter River, it would have been impossible to escape the giant insect's pursuit.
The nearest Reaper is docked less than a meter from the entrance. The fleet has not yet ventured deep into the Mirror Sub-Universe, nor has it gotten lost. It can return to the three-dimensional universe at any time through the entrance.
Of the 120 billion Reaper ships that came out, only a little over 20 billion remain. Looking at these warships, Wen Zhonghua felt a mix of emotions. Although he had anticipated that the mission would not go smoothly, he had not expected so many unexpected events. First, there was Li Shun, then the Mechanical Civilization, and finally, he almost sent himself to his doom.
"Chief of the General Staff, the insect hasn't left yet. It's still staying in the three-dimensional universe. It's attached to us, like Mechanical Civilization. It won't leave unless we go out."
"Let's wait and see. Maybe it'll get bored and go back to four-dimensional space."
"I'm afraid not, it's been guarding the entrance the whole time."
"Chief of the General Staff, perhaps we don't need to go out from here; there's another way," Academician Liu said.
"Real?!!!"
" Academician Liu, this is Mirror Sub-Universe. If we enter the mirror, the exit is naturally the mirror surface. Is it possible to exit from other places?" Gao Jianchuan asked.
"Hmm, General Gao, think about it, what would happen if we entered the mirror and kept going deeper into the mirror world?"
"Yes... I can't think of anything right now."
"Theoretically, the world in a mirror can be reflected to infinite distances, but in reality, this is not the case. At a certain distance, the world in the mirror becomes blurry. This is Mirror Universe, which is not infinite either, and is significantly smaller than the three-dimensional universe. If we can find the infinitely distant point corresponding to the Mirror Universe and the larger universe, we might be able to break through to the larger universe from there."
" Academician Liu, we don't understand this. If you feel confident, let's do it this way," Wen Zhonghua said.
I'm about 30% sure.
"Only 30%?"
"Chief of the General Staff, even if we get out through the entrance, there's probably not even a one in ten thousand chance of success."
"That's true."
"So this is the only way now."
" Academician Liu, how do we find the direction that corresponds to the universe? I feel like the direction here isn't accurate." Gao Jianchuan keenly noticed the problem.
"Don't worry, the fleet can just keep going."
The fleet began to leave the vicinity of the entrance, rushing forward without regard for the possibility of getting lost. Li Zhixiong had been here before, but this was the first time Wen Zhonghua and Gao Jianchuan had seen the true appearance of this danger zone. It was so empty and silent, it was terrifyingly quiet. There was no starlight, and not even a single particle could be found.
Several years after the fleet set sail, Wen Zhonghua suddenly noticed a huge ball of light ahead, flying straight towards the fleet. Wen Zhonghua immediately tensed up.
"Prepare for battle!"
"Don't panic, don't panic, Chief of the General Staff, order the fleet to halt. This ball of light is here to guide us."
"What?! You recognize this?"
"Leave it to me." Academician Liu smiled, looking at Wen Zhonghua and Gao Jianchuan with astonished expressions.
" Lord Zu, it's been a long time."
"Oh, humans, how did you end up so far in here again? Didn't I tell you the way back?"
" Lord Zu, the way back has been blocked by other civilizations. We'll be attacked as soon as we go out, so we have no choice but to return."
"I'm sorry, I can't help you with things outside."
" Li Zhixiong, what's the deal with this Lord Zu?" Wen Zhonghua asked softly.
"I'm not entirely sure myself. He comes from our great universe and I don't know why he came here, but he doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us for now. Don't worry, we were able to get out of here in the first place thanks to this Lord Zu."
" Lord Zu, may I ask what the situation is on the other side of this Mirror Sub-Universe?" Academician Liu Bo continued to ask respectfully.