Starlight in the Abyss
Chapter 633

Distress signal

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The resistance quickly yielded results. Although the warring lords were at war, they had no choice but to join the fight to eliminate the mother insect, as they could not leave the planet. The situation began to improve. However, just as everyone relaxed a little, the mother insect broke through space and appeared from another place.

In just a few hours, dozens of passages appeared in various locations on the planet. At this moment, people were in utter despair. Although a few spacecraft were able to fly out of the planet, these spacecraft did not have the ability to travel long distances. Even if they escaped the planet, they could only die in the desolate starry sky.

This is so similar to the scene on Earth back then, except that on Earth, humanity instantly abandoned prejudices, united as one, and contributed all resources to fight against the mother insect. There were countless stories of people sacrificing themselves for the greater good. But here, personal interests are the most important thing, and people's first thought is how to save their own lives.

Incidents of people fighting each other over the smallest supplies were rampant. Many people hid in what they thought were safe underground fortifications. The entire planet, which had just begun to calm down, descended into madness once again. Seeing all this, Fang Wei slumped helplessly into his chair. Just moments before, his subordinate had pointed a gun at his head and obtained authorization for the spacecraft.

Fang Wei knew that even if he obtained authorization, he couldn't fly out of the planet. The people at the flight center were waiting for him to die. In the end, no one could escape the planet. The Yun San Civilization cleaned up the information on the planet, but not the memories. They thought that after a few hundred years, everything would be rewritten. But they didn't know that there was a genetically modified long-lived person on this planet.

Although Fang Wei didn't know exactly what had happened, he knew that other civilizations existed in this universe and that the Insect Race had some knowledge of their activities. Tens of thousands of years ago, the structure of the universe changed, and it was possible that an advanced civilization had done something to stop the Zerg swarm. Because the Yun San Civilization did this very secretly, Fang Wei had never seen their warships.

The starry sky has changed again, and then the insects arrived. Fang Wei guessed that these advanced civilizations might be at war with the Insect Race, and sending out a distress signal might still offer a glimmer of hope.

Fang Wei's estimate was correct. After several months of transmission, the information from the planet was received by a nearby Far Watcher Civilization warship. The Far Watcher Civilization had been attacked by Hu Yu before, but after a detailed understanding, Hu Yu viewed the issue from a higher perspective and believed that although the Far Watcher Civilization's actions were inappropriate, they were indeed for the benefit of the entire galaxy.

Of all the civilizations, the Far Watcher Civilization have made the greatest sacrifices and paid the highest price. From the very first moment the Zerg appeared, this civilization voluntarily joined the war against the Zerg. The number of its people who have died over the past two million years is countless. Hu Yu deeply admires this great civilization.

So-called grudges and conflicts are the nature of living beings. Just like humans, Hu Yu also curses. However, on matters of principle, all the civilized beings of the Far Watcher Civilization are the most noble in this galaxy. They are selfless and dedicated, and even their technological advancement has become very slow due to the large consumption of their people.

The Far Watcher Civilization and humanity have now completely reconciled. As two responsible civilizations, past grievances have naturally been put aside. Upon receiving the distress signal, the warship immediately went to investigate and quickly arrived at the transmission point. However, in the few months since the message was sent, the planet has become a living hell.

Originally, this planet's technological capabilities should have been sufficient to sustain itself for 20 or 30 years. Humanity's initial technological level was only at the Mid Planet-Level, and it only made continuous progress and breakthroughs during battles. This place, however, started much higher, yet it fell in just six months. The insects hadn't even had time to spread, and the mother insects moved very slowly, advancing only a few thousand meters a day.

"General Hu Yu, we have some footage we'd like you to look at." The Far Watcher Civilization transmitted the information obtained from their patrol warships to Hu Yu. Hu Yu was greatly surprised when he saw the footage; wasn't this Earth's data? However, Hu Yu quickly realized that this planet's memories had also been unearthed.

"Where did this footage come from, leader of the Far-Seers?"

"We discovered it on the other side of the Insect Zone by one of our patrol warships. I've already ordered the higher-dimensional portal to be severed, but the insect swarm has already descended on a large scale. I'm not sure if these humans are your people or Li Shun's side, so I'd appreciate it if you could handle this matter."

"Thank you, leader of the Far-Seers. Leave this to me."

"Okay, I'll send you the spatial coordinates."

Work near the central black hole in the galaxy has returned to normal. In the brief moment of peace before the great battle, Hu Yu pondered for a moment and decided to go and take a look. Hu Yu didn't have a good impression of Li Shun, and his feelings towards this group of humans were complicated. However, now that they were facing a disaster, Hu Yu couldn't just abandon them.

"A merciful general cannot command an army, and a righteous one cannot manage finances." Hu Yu did not consider himself a qualified military commander. However, now that the fleet had developed to this point, benevolence and righteousness had become one of the guiding principles of the entire fleet. It was precisely because of Hu Yu's and humanity's benevolence and righteousness that humanity's current status had reached an extremely high level.

However, Hu Yu was not a muddle-headed general. The location of this planet was absolutely illogical, having deviated from its original position by more than 70,000 light-years. This was an extremely abnormal phenomenon. Hu Yu frowned, pondering why this was happening.

"General, the situation is very strange. You should not risk it yourself. It would be better to send a fleet to move the planet here before dealing with it, or send robots to handle it." Gao Jianchuan also noticed the abnormality.

"Planets cannot travel into the fourth dimension, and it's too late to transport them. Judging from the situation, they won't last long. The situation in the galaxy is very complicated now, and the final war with the Fish Horse Star Civilization is imminent. We need to eliminate all unstable factors. If the robots go there, they might not find anything. Of course, it's best if they find nothing at all. If there is anything unusual, the Expeller can guarantee my safety."

"How about I go?"

"No need, I'll go myself. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Besides, Chief of Staff Wen isn't here, so I feel more at ease with you in command." Hu Yu thought for a moment and decided that taking the risk was necessary.

"Alright, General, please be careful." Gao Jianchuan realized the significance of Hu Yu's personal trip and could only agree.

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