However, the Strongest Clone remained in this world, Wen Jing to fall into a cognitive illusion, and none of his consciousness noticed anything amiss.
Intelligent beings are inherently inclined to seek out the faster and more convenient ways to solve problems.
From making choices about individual issues to developing collective civilization, progress, optimization, and iteration, in essence, are all processes of constantly seeking 'shortcuts'.
Therefore, the Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains is called 'foolish' rather than 'wise'.
Finding the 'author' might be a vague shortcut, but isn't it equally vague to still not know how many Skill Points are needed to evolve a panel with resurrection abilities?
Even now, Wen Jing doesn't think that actively seeking the optimal solution is wrong. It's not that you have to suffer enough in the process to be on the right track.
But at the moment the material universe was awakened, she had already established a completely self-contained logical anchor point—
Even if, in theory, the 'author' is omnipotent and most likely to achieve the complete resurrection Wen Jing desires... who, besides herself, would necessarily, definitely, and at any cost, resurrect her teacher?
Even Xie Ming may have already accepted reality and is thinking about revenge.
Even the 'readers' may not all believe that the 'author' will come back to the right side.
Only Wen Jing was steadfast not only in her goal itself, but more importantly, in her unwavering belief that she could achieve it!
This is essentially an extreme form of ego, self-confidence, and even arrogance.
However... this is the Wen Jing.
One meter, half a meter, ten centimeters...
The little insect slowly but steadily approached the core of the world.
Like the Strongest Clone, the Reconnaissance Clone's mind is still suppressed by the ruins in this world.
However, cognitive viruses essentially influence thinking through information, and these interferences cannot defeat their underlying logic.
That's right, if the author really existed, he could immediately resurrect the teacher.
Ke Wen Jing no longer trusts anyone; she only trusts herself!
Of course, in addition to this layer of mental preparation, Wen Jing, upon waking up, also established an even more absolute 'survival guarantee'.
The reason for sending the weakest Reconnaissance Clone into the 'home' world, instead of the Ancient Wilderness Devouring Clone, is to send the weakest reconnaissance clone into the 'home' world.
Besides avoiding the hassle of waiting ten minutes for the shuttle bus, there is another reason.
This is her last attempt to save herself and devour the ruins. She has one hour to spare. If she fails to devour the ruins and return within that time, her spiritual body will self-destruct, abandoning the power of her two Clone.
Even if it's the Strongest Clone among them, it's the same.
The two highest priority pieces of information, objective and survival pressure, outweighed other information, causing the scout bug to approach the phone faster and faster.
"Click..."
In the Mental Vision, the tiny insect, having finally reached the required distance, bit into the information window.
On the panel, Skill Points are increasing rapidly.
From the perspective of the Strongest Clone, the number of static noises on the phone screen increased from two to four, then from four to eight, and so on.
"Sizzle..."
Even as reason tried to persuade her, she immediately felt an overwhelming frenzy, involuntarily rubbing her phone repeatedly and even trying to stop the Reconnaissance Clone's devouring behavior.
But gradually, as the engulfing continued, the snowflakes expanded, and the screen content became increasingly obscured.
The will transmitted from the other Clone became clearer and clearer, and the Strongest Clone slowly stopped moving.
Soon after, in the Mental Vision, the Devouring Insect grew larger, and a strong new will joined it, causing its devouring speed to surge.
"Hurry! If we don't finish devouring it within an hour, we'll die!"
To prevent unknowingly falling into cognitive delusion again, Wen Jing's one-hour self-destruction limit will never be changed.
The 'home' began to crumble, turning into Chaos.
The material universe.
The Devouring Clone is currently hovering in a strong force distortion field, using it as an anchor to remind itself to stay alert.
The technological sophistication of this distortion field is comparable to the pinnacle of a Level 2 civilization.
With the advancement of technology to this level, it is also possible to temporarily alter the rules of the material universe.
However, while this move could inflict damage on Wen Jing, its power was far less than that of the original Supernatural Disintegration.
Furthermore, her strength has increased significantly since then, and she would need to stay in this distorted field for more than an hour before suffering serious damage. This is also the predetermined self-destruct time.
However, even if the Purity Faction leaped up another batch of energy towers, it still couldn't sustain it for that long.
After about twenty minutes, their command center was gripped by terror:
"This is just a reconnaissance aircraft from a Type III civilization... Abandon target acquisition, destroy instead!"
Chapter 204
"Abandon target capture, destroy instead!"
The Purity Faction fleet, which was originally intended to use a structurally stabilizing force field to capture Wen Jing, adjusted its formation and emitted light, thus revealing its form in the dark space.
The more advanced the technology, the smaller the warships.
Compared to their warships, each of their stellar energy towers, exceeding a kilometer in height, was the baggage train.
As the command was given, an ultra-high-density alloy projectile hurtled toward the gray-white area.
The Purity Faction isn't lacking in advanced technology; rather, they are currently limited to kinetic weapons.
In areas where strong forces are suppressed, any weapon that relies on complex electromagnetic effects or focused energy beams will be severely distorted or even fail. Only the purest kinetic energy projection can retain its lethality.
The projectile is not propelled by chemical energy or electromagnetism, but rather by establishing a brief, one-way 'space-time ramp' with the target area at the moment of launch.
As it slides down this predetermined trajectory by its own mass, once it enters the distorted field, although the projectile material will be continuously stripped away due to the weakening effect of the strong nuclear force, its core momentum and mass can still cause a devastating impact before it completely dissipates.
Wen Jing, who possesses the sense of gravity, instantly noticed the 'slope' that was aimed at him.
She intentionally used the distorted field as a point of clarity, but that doesn't mean she'll stand there and be a target when others attack.
In particular, the rapidly increasing Skill Points on the panel are real. However, if the two Clone do not return within the time limit, it means that she is still trapped in a cognitive illusion, and she will still self-destruct.
The next moment, Wen Jing, who was inside the distorted arena, moved.
She continuously peeled away the forelimbs of the microscopic particles, stirring up the dust particles floating in front of her due to structural disintegration, drawing a circular doorway.
With this movement, her body became increasingly hazy; every movement within the zone of weakening force accelerated the loss of her own matter.
"What is she going to do?" The Purity Faction asked nervously and suspiciously.
The reason why the regional distortion field is their ultimate weapon is that once inside the distortion field, not only will the enemy's equipment be rendered ineffective, but even their own most advanced weapons and equipment will be completely rendered useless.
The Wen Jing could maintain his form and move around inside for so long proves that their industrial level surpasses theirs.
But then, something even more incomprehensible happened: a silver steel Door Handle appeared out of thin air within the door frame drawn by Wen Jing.
It appears to be made of ordinary material, yet it did not undergo the slightest change under a strong force field.
Originally, Wen Jing could have directly entered the Ancient Wilderness Realm and teleported away, but if she had used the Ancient Wilderness Traversal to travel through it, the Xiangzao leader, whom she had saved with [ Banishment ], would have died here immediately.
We've already saved them, we can't just lose them now.
"What kind of substance is that? How can it remain intact!"
Not only the Purity Faction, but even the people of the Phase Creation Civilization were completely baffled by the 'technology' Wen Jing used, because due to her moving territories and proximity to the Law String Civilization, they had never seen her use Door Handle.
At that moment, Wen Jing, who was using the Door Handle, paused slightly when he sensed the movable range.
She had originally planned to use the Door Handle to pull the Phase Creation leader out of the distorted field, and then deal with the attacking Purity Faction warships. However, upon sensing the situation, she discovered that the territory of the Phase Creation Civilization was not limited to the star field in front of her.
Further afield, there exists a 'territory' defined by the Door Handle Wilderness Weapon.
Could it be...?
In an instant, Wen Jing's mind flashed back to the history of the Changheng Civilization's division.
She did not waste any more energy using the Key of Tuning to track the direction of the Purity Faction warship.
"Whoosh!"
Without any abnormalities detected by technological means, a portal to another dimension was opened.
The pitch-black alien insect, along with its leader, vanished inside the door in an instant.
The moment after she disappeared, the massive kinetic energy projectile finally arrived, streaking across the void and leaving a trail of silver stardust as matter was continuously peeled away.
"Target has escaped the distortion field... Jump trajectory cannot be analyzed!"
The Purity Faction immediately conducted a full-band scan of the surrounding three light-year range.
However, before the nearby scan was complete, they received an urgent alert via a faster-than-light communication link—
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The towering, dark spires are arranged in Geometry sequence, their bodies flowing with cold energy veins, while the sky is rendered a uniquely textured lead gray by an omnipresent defensive force field.
There are no plants, no unnecessary curves; all the buildings and creations demonstrate the ultimate pursuit of purity and order.
This is the current capital of the Changheng Purity Faction, the core of its spirit and power.
At this moment, the pitch-black alien insect, carrying its leader which was located in the spatial rift, suddenly descended upon this place.
Wen Jing made no attempt to conceal himself, and his appearance instantly triggered the highest-level invasion alert of the entire civilization.
At the same time, the commander of the expeditionary fleet on the battlefield of the Phase Creation Civilization received an alarm from his home planet, and his mind almost froze.
While escaping the distortion field, the other party actually completed a leap of 130,000 light-years in one go, breaking through layers of encryption and protection, and accurately arriving at the core of their civilization!