Saving Private Su Ming

The satellite control center went into emergency mode the moment Su Ming's accident occurred.

The spatial fluctuation data captured by the Red Spider Lily and the remote sensing data transmitted back by reconnaissance satellites are all incorporated into the analysis system on the technology side.

Thanks to the efforts of researchers from both sides, the current communication bandwidth between the two sides is now two orders of magnitude higher than when the Rift Permanent Array was first activated.

The Rock Core energy required to maintain operation has actually decreased by half.

At this moment, however, the communication bandwidth is still completely filled by the influx of data.

On the contrary, the enormous computing power required to analyze the data was easily absorbed even without the support base being deployed by the supercomputing center near it.

The atmosphere at the center was tense.

All staff on duty are working at high capacity, with people returning from their breaks, some even taking off their coats before starting their shifts.

Soon the analysis results from the Other Shore System came out, and everyone felt a chill.

"Su Ming, he really knows how to pick a good spot to land!" Jin Rongjia said through gritted teeth.

He immediately gave the order:

"Communication satellites and reconnaissance satellites, immediately change course!" "Assemble more analysts to conduct a comprehensive intelligence analysis of the impact area!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Katharine also appeared at the command center of the Final Bone Mad Machines.

She had only recently completed the handover of political affairs in the Northern Continent Province and was incorporated into the combat sequence to prepare for "Dandelion Operation".

Before I could even catch my breath, a huge one came.

She received the analysis results from the technology side immediately.

Katharine quickly sent a message to the work group:

"Su Ming's landing point is the outer sea of Dragon Valley!"

She urgently directed the Ruby Base to quickly head for rescue.

Rupert breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the message and quickly led the Dragon Race guards on their way.

The coordinates aren't too far, only a little over two hundred kilometers.

At the speed of a dragon, it wouldn't take an hour to get there! However, when he saw the real quest sent by Katharine through a private channel, his vision went black.

"Impersonating Su Ming?" Rupert asked in astonishment.

The next second, he realized:

"Su Ming didn't fall this way at all!"

"Yes, he went to Water Chestnut Island," Katharine replied quickly.

Rupert's hand holding the communicator trembled slightly.

Of all places, Su Ming had to go there.

The Plundering Clock is now the only stronghold in this plane!

Katharine said seriously:

"We're working on the rescue."

Do you understand your task?

Rupert is not a fool. Su Ming, who fell onto Water Chestnut Island, is not necessarily in danger.

With his current strength, there aren't many people on that island who can threaten him, so it's not so easy for him to run into them directly.

Or perhaps the Plundering Clock will discover it just as well.

However, the current number of members of the Final Bone Mad Machines has reached tens of thousands, so there must be gaps within it.

Especially among the various parties currently cooperating, it's hard to guarantee that no one will take advantage of the situation after learning this news.

If the Plundering Clock were to learn of this, Su Ming would truly be doomed!

****

Rupert, holding his phone, replied in the public channel:

"Task received."

"I will definitely save the chairman."

"Don't worry, everyone!"

Many people left messages saying, "Keep it up!"

"Hurry up!"

Rupert glanced behind him.

This time he brought twenty giant dragons with him, along with a corresponding number of observers.

As part of the Su Ming Guard, these people and dragons have all undergone careful screening and can be considered reliable.

But Rupert remained uneasy; matters of security required meticulous attention to detail.

After a moment's thought, he divided the team into two groups.

The reason given was that "another suspected landing point has appeared," thus one group was reassigned to another location.

The remaining group consists of absolute die-hards.

Then Rupert called all the members to his side and had them form a circle around him.

"Now, there is an important task."

Rupert's expression was serious. (The last line appears to be a string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

He pointed to the member whose build was most similar to Su Ming's.

"Beat him until he vomits blood, then throw him in the sea for an hour."

"Then she dressed up as Su Ming and we rescued her!"

****

Rewind time by fifteen minutes.

When Su Ming was swept into the spatial passage, his heart was in his throat.

He imagined it to be incredibly dangerous, filled with turbulent spatial currents, where a single misstep could result in being torn apart.

The actual situation, however, was surprisingly calm.

To put it roughly, it's like jumping into deep water.

It was suffocating, incredibly oppressive, yet not violent; it even possessed an eerie gentleness.

Thinking about it from another perspective, so many Eden members could descend to Taya through the spatial passage, so there was no reason why he, the controller of spatial power, couldn't. Su Ming gradually adapted.

There is no visible light within the spatial passage.

However, with his senses activated, Su Ming quickly detected Yise's presence.

The latter was in a much worse state; spatial turbulence kept crashing into her, her rose-patterned dress was severely damaged, and blood droplets drifted in the silent darkness.

Su Ming quickly released his power, spreading along the Thorn Long Whip, dragging Yise to his side and pulling him close to protect him.

Yise's dangerous situation was immediately resolved.

The two moved quickly through the passageway.

Gradually, Su Ming figured out the pattern and began to learn how to control the direction.

Starting in the morning, he was first attacked by a shadow using a spatial blade, and now he's been thrown directly into a spatial "pool".

Su Ming felt as if he was being forced into teaching.

Even though he was a good student who had undergone rigorous training for the college entrance examination, he felt that this intensity was a bit outrageous.

**** In the direction of movement, six gaps appeared on one side of the passage.

It's not very big; it's shrinking.

Su Ming could sense that he couldn't pass through under normal circumstances.

But compared to continuing to wander blindly through this inexplicable spatial passage, facing dangers that could strike at any moment, and who knows where I might be thrown next...

Getting out of here as soon as possible is the right choice!

Su Ming stretched out his hand, and spatial power extended like tentacles, climbing up one of the cracks.

As the distance closed, I could feel the feedback in my hand.

He really seized that gap!

Without thinking twice, Su Ming immediately poured his power into it.

The spatial rift that was slowly closing was actually being squeezed open again, bit by bit.

As Su Ming drifted closer, the rift was compressed to a size just large enough for him to pass through.

He steeled his resolve, pulled hard, and decisively crawled inside.

With a swish, the surrounding undercurrents receded.

The feeling of being embraced by the normal world has returned.

Su Ming quickly opened his eyes, and what he saw was the faint light of Dawn.

A strong wind blew by, Su Ming looked down to see the ground rapidly approaching.

This scene filled him with immense relief:

It's just in the air, at least it's not some chaotic place.

Su Ming unfurled his Gossamer Wings of Darkness and descended, carrying Yise.

As my view gradually widened, I realized it was a completely unfamiliar city.

The streets were paved with rough, gray stones, with dark stains accumulating in the gaps.

The architectural style is simple and sturdy, mostly constructed from a mixture of stone, wood, and animal bones.

The exterior walls were covered in Bonebreaker fragments, and some houses even had curved fangs arranged around their windows. Could this style be...?

Su Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly released an invisibility spell.

His and Yise's figures disappeared into the dim morning light.

****

At the spot where Su Ming had just escaped, circles of colorless ripples spread out, gradually diminishing with the vibrations.

He did not land immediately.

His intuition told him he should get away from this point of fluctuation!

Su Ming flew rapidly through the air for a distance before finding a secluded spot to land.

This is a small front yard.

The corresponding dwelling was also small, and there was only one living organism inside.

Su Ming activated his Spirit Vision and discovered that it was a half-orc lying on the bed snoring.

Very well, they really have fallen into a den of orcs! Su Ming took out his phone and opened the location interface.

The faint satellite signal was captured.

As expected, it was Water Chestnut Island!

Because the time zone is more than four hours behind that of Immortal Spirit Peninsula, it is still early morning here.

The location software keeps spinning in circles, but it can't capture any more detailed information.

The quality of the communication signal was also extremely poor, making it impossible to establish a connection.

Taya is not Earth; it currently only has about fifty satellites in orbit, so its signal coverage density is not that high.

Su Ming carried Yise into the room.

As soon as he pushed open the door, a strong body odor hit him, making Su Ming hold his breath.

The orc on the bed heard the noise and was about to get up.

Su Ming raised his hand and cast a binding spell to suppress it.

The other person's body immediately stiffened, unable to move or speak. Su Ming found a flat spot and laid Yise down, who slowly woke up.

She was a little dazed at first, then suddenly opened her eyes.

Yise tightened her grip on Su Ming's hand and quickly looked around.

She was clearly startled when she saw the orc on the bed.

Where is this?

"Water Chestnut Island," Su Ming replied in a low voice.

Yise was even more surprised and began to recall what had just happened.

"We got here through that passage...?"

Su Ming nodded.

"Yes."

"This can be understood as a teleportation within a single dimension."

"It's just that the way they came in and out was a bit rough."

Yise had blood on the corner of his mouth and a lot of blood on his body.

The delicate pattern of the rose-patterned skirt was torn, revealing the fabric underneath, which was stained red.

Su Ming had her sit down against the wall, found a cloak in the room, and draped it over her shoulders.

How are you?

"Not too good." Yise closed his eyes.

The "Zuyi's Blessing" on his body was activated, and green light slowly swirled around the wound.

"But it's not too bad."

With the addition of rare artifacts and Saint Rank items, the healing ability is quite good.

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he's not short of money, Yise is an absolute all-rounder.

He walked to the bedside, grabbed the orc from the bed, and threw him to the ground. The orc was much taller than an ordinary human, and his exposed skin was covered with dark yellow and black patterns.

He is a half-tiger man.

The other person's eyes were filled with terror, yet they were immobilized by the Imprisonment Spell.

Su Ming took out his phone and opened a translation app.

"I ask, you answer!"

Su Ming shouted sternly.

"Nod if you understand!"

The phone played the translated orcish message, and Su Ming slightly loosened some of his restraints.

The half-tiger immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Su Ming freed him from his ability to speak.

Where am I?

The half-tiger hurriedly replied, "Reporting to... Sir, this is Cloud Fang City."

Su Ming sighed deeply.

Yise's eyes widened as well.

Cloud Fang City, once the royal city of the orcs, is now occupied by the Plundering Clock.

"How far is the palace from here?" Su Ming pressed.

"It's about a 30-minute walk," the half-tiger man replied.

"So close!" Su Ming sighed again.

Why not just land it right in the palace?

Yise tilted his head back, bumping the back of his head lightly against the wall, unsure of what to say.

Su Ming steadied himself.

"If we stay in your house, will anyone else come over?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency..." The half-tiger swallowed hard.

"If the younger one hasn't gone out to work an hour later... his colleagues or the foreman will come looking for him."

"About how long will it take for the outside to be filled with active orcs?"

Su Ming continued to ask questions.

About half an hour later.

****

A flash of light appeared between Su Ming's brows, and the figure of the Star Fairy Jinxiu appeared.

"I forgot to bring you along too," Su Ming said.

The fairy was still a little dizzy.

She flapped her wings to steady herself.

Upon seeing the orc kneeling on the ground and the brightly lit orcish-style interior, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

But Jinxiu was, after all, a leading figure among the fairies, daring to confront a Celestial Spirit of Destiny Level. She quickly calmed down.

"Prism Shadow's final outburst opened the rift from which it had come."

Jinxiu began her post-mortem analysis.

"Therefore, it is perfectly normal that we were swept to the landing point of Water Chestnut Island Cloud Fang City through this passage."

The Cloud Fang Royal Palace is the area where the Plundering Clock's guiding array is located.

"That's correct," Su Ming said.

Jinxiu suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"This is where a large force of orcs is located!"

But Yise told her even worse news:

"According to intelligence analysis, both the Hairspring and the Death Knell are here."

Although these two Clock Hand have fallen from the Destiny Level, they are far more troublesome than ordinary Saint Rank.

Jinxiu's face paled. The three of them encountering two powerful Saint Rank was practically suicide. "Not just that," Su Ming said with a wry smile.

As soon as he emerged, he discovered that, including the spot where he had emerged, there were a total of six significant spatial fluctuations around Cloud Fang City.

There were eleven visitors from Eden today.

Subtracting the five he dragged to the Immortal Spirit Peninsula and wiped out, the remaining number matches up perfectly.

So, all these invaders are here now!

Su Ming told Yise and Jinxiu what had happened.

"Six enemies with combat strength at least at the Pseudo-Saint Rank."

"And if you're lucky with the gacha pulls, you might even get Destiny Level!"

Even Yise was stunned.

Half an hour ago, this girl was still nestled in the soft seat of the first class cabin, contemplating whether to dress up nicely when she got off the plane or simply appear in her work clothes with her hair down, lying flat and looking almost dead.

The result was a thrilling ride.

Yise finally understood why Su Ming had chosen to hide first. "We have no chance of fighting back in this situation. If we are discovered, we will definitely die!" Yise said.

She looked at the drafty house, then at the winding streets beyond the walls.

"But are we just going to hide here?"

Is it alright to be this close to the Cloud Fang Royal Palace?

Su Ming shook his head; this was indeed not a good place.

He pointed out the window, and in the direction they had come from, a troop of orc guards could be faintly seen in the sky, searching for the spatial exit under the guidance of the bell-ringing priest.

Clearly, the enemy was also extremely puzzled as to why the seventh descent wave had suddenly appeared here.

"It's too dangerous here."

"We'll make some quick rests and leave once the satellite signal is back on!" Su Ming explained.

"Oh."