Chapter 1303 - 1163: Word and Law

Chapter 1303: Chapter 1163: Word and Law

The round black dot looked like a flower bud, and suddenly someone pressed the "fast-forward" button.

The circular black dot instantly blossomed into a gorgeous flower, its petals densely packed and extraordinarily beautiful.

The petals might have a number, but the illusion made them impossible to count, let alone stare at directly.

However, this was only a snapshot of the moment.

In the next instant, all the petals exploded, scattering in all directions as if suddenly encountering winter, instantly withering and decaying.

The scattered petals didn’t fully disappear, they just gradually lost their color and embedded faint spots of light within the bright halo.

Immediately after, the small black dot rapidly expanded and then quickly contracted, repeating in a cycle, changing size unpredictably.

Finally, after altering dramatically seven or eight times, the black dot swiftly enlarged and emitted a powerful energy beam.

This energy beam wasn’t too thick, with a diameter of only a few hundred kilometers, but it was extremely violent.

Little Lake roughly estimated and couldn’t help but exclaim, "This thing, it can at least destroy half of Qingsha Star!"

However, Qu Jianlei wasn’t concerned, he cared about, "Analyze the type of energy structure."

Little Lake certainly wouldn’t forget his primary task, "Analyzing now, but... oh crap?"

"Something sprayed out, it’s an object! It looks quite big!"

"Not that big!" Qu Jianlei also sensed it, from the small black dot, a smaller black dot was ejected.

The object wasn’t very large, only ten meters long—absolutely not exceeding twenty meters.

Due to various interferences in perception, he couldn’t accurately determine what it was, not even the size properly.

After seven or eight seconds, Nutrient Injection couldn’t help but shout, "An... octopus?"

"Indeed an otherworldly creature!" Qu Jianlei nodded, "But it seems to have lost its vitality!"

"Mainly because the body is still there," Nutrient Injection became excited, "The body structure conforms to the primary material laws of this world."

"An otherworldly creature, I never thought I would have this luck!"

From the perspective of the Imperial, cultivators should also be otherworldly creatures with their own unique cultivation systems.

However, divine scripts are too famous in this world, with many related treasures, and even more research on them!

The saying "Heroes are often ordinary," not to mention, the physique and appearance of cultivators are hardly different from Imperial people.

But other otherworldly creatures are different, and this creature looks bizarre, resembling an octopus.

"Be careful, there’s a risk!" Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but remind, "An unknown otherworldly creature, who knows what it carries in its body."

It’s a genuine concern; even on Blue Star, different countries have experienced biological invasions.

"I know this," Nutrient Injection replied, "Lately, you have overthought this. The Imperial has suffered so much, they have a mechanism to deal with it."

Qu Jianlei didn’t want to argue further, "I mean, can we ensure our retreat first?"

No matter how rare the creature, one must survive first and worry about the rest later.

However, Nutrient Injection wasn’t so easily swayed.

Though she respected her former leader, she possessed her own ideas and wasn’t as subservient as others in the team.

"The barrier is already broken, the energy is beginning to leak... this won’t cause bigger problems, right?"

You’re right! Qu Jianlei nodded, "Can such a violent energy only tear a small hole, is it within reason?"

"Rules on the other side... might be different," Nutrient Injection said, her voice noticeably lowering in the latter part.

Since the rules are different, why apply this world’s rules?

One must acknowledge that the difference in rules is objectively existent, without much rationale.

During their discussion, the energy beam continued to erupt, showing signs of increasing in size.

Flower Scorpion couldn’t help but speak, "Perhaps we should move back a bit?"

At this time, the difference between Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Injection became apparent, as they both responded, "No need!"

Qu Jianlei added an extra note, "We also need to observe the tension and potential of expansion!"

The expansion speed of the energy beam was not slow, showing faster trends, yet still following certain regularities.

If the expansion speed continues to rise and becomes terrifying, retreating later won’t be too late.

Of course, if the rise in speed far exceeds their estimate, then retreating would be too late at this moment.

If such a situation occurs, they could only rely on multiple energy block storage combinations, gambling where they might teleport to.

In this current situation, they absolutely must not panic but should carefully observe to make timely adjustments.

Objectively speaking, if they began to retreat quickly now, the probability of the three surviving safely would increase slightly.

However, it would only increase slightly, in the face of the universe’s mighty power, this probability is negligible.

Conversely, if they aren’t greatly threatened, their distance is optimal for obtaining the otherworldly creature.

The energy fluctuation here is enormous, Qingsha Star couldn’t possibly overlook it.

The exploration team from Qingsha Star might already be en route.

The three are already in an advantageous position, how could they hand over the spoils?

Moreover, close observations at this moment will provide a wealth of firsthand data, which is as significant as the otherworldly creature itself.

With all the pros and cons considered, Qu Jianlei and the Nutrient Injection instantly made a unanimous decision.

——A bit risky, but worth it!

However, at this moment, every second felt like an eternity, perhaps every second felt like years.

Watching the unknown energy beam rapidly expand, even someone as brave as Flower Scorpion felt a chill down her spine.

Every moment, she seemed to be waiting for the judgment of fate, it was just too unbearable.

In contrast, Qu Jianlei and the Nutrient Injection remained calm, but it’s hard to say what they were really thinking.

This ordeal lasted for an unknown amount of time, as if time had solidified.

When the diameter of the energy beam expanded to nearly a thousand kilometers, the Nutrient Injection joyfully exclaimed, "The speed of expansion is slowing down."

Just slowing down, meaning that although the expansion speed was still increasing rapidly, the upward momentum wasn’t getting stronger.

Who knows how long it will be until the expansion speed actually slows down.

But in any case, it’s good news, isn’t it?

Qu Jianlei calmly replied, "It might just be a glitch, maybe there will be a repeat, we can’t let our guard down... damn it!"

He regretted his words at the end—what the hell kind of mouth do I have!

"It doesn’t matter," the Nutrient Injection replied casually, clearly much more relaxed.

"After all, it’s just a spouting energy beam, not devouring, this... we are not afraid of it."

In fact, this is one of the reasons why the two dared to stay here, spouting is better than devouring.

Qu Jianlei wanted to retort, but his mouth moved, and in the end, he didn’t speak.

He was starting to hate his mouth, as if it were cursed.

The next moment proved he might truly have the gift of prophecy,

The acceleration of the energy beam’s expansion increased again, becoming increasingly violent and chaotic.

The Nutrient Injection turned slowly to Qu Jianlei, speaking helplessly, "Boss, this is not how it’s supposed to be."

Qu Jianlei mumbled in frustration, "You really think I have the power to make my words come true?"

"Hmm?" The Nutrient Injection blinked, muttering softly, "The power to make words come true?"

Thankfully, the increase in the speed of the energy beam was not just a glitch but a repetition, increasing for a while, then decreasing...

After three such cycles, the speed finally decreased substantially, though there were still fluctuations, they seemed insignificant.

The Nutrient Injection glanced at Qu Jianlei, her mouth moved, but in the end, she said nothing—worried about being contradicted again.

Qu Jianlei pressed his lips together tightly, not saying a word.

After a while, when the diameter of the energy beam reached about 1,800 kilometers, the increase disappeared.

The energy beam was still expanding, with no end in sight, but at least there were no unpredictable increases.

Flower Scorpion also noticed this, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this rate, without saying too much, safe escape shouldn’t be a problem.

The precondition being — the boss shouldn’t use that ’make words come true’ trick and cause the situation to repeat again.

After a few seconds, she couldn’t help but speak, "Should we set a safe distance, just in case of any changes?"

Letting the energy beam continue to expand also has certain risks.

These celestial anomalies sometimes defy logic—in the end, it’s because we know too little about the universe.

The current position of the 6503 ship was relatively safe, but who could guarantee the energy beam wouldn’t suddenly have a glitch or mutate?

Flower Scorpion carefully avoided all sensitive words, merely seeking to set a safe distance.

Both Qu Jianlei and the Nutrient Injection shook their heads, the latter even spat out one word, "Wait!"

The most nerve-wracking moment had passed, now they could consider the potential gains; naturally, they couldn’t give up.

There was still a danger, objectively, but the probability had drastically decreased.

At that moment, the Big Head Butterfly whirled in Qu Jianlei’s mind.

"A fleet was found 50 million kilometers away, four starships, two of which are warships... one is a camp-level ship."

The Omen Ship had already come to pick up the 6503 ship, to ensure a better escape, it stayed in a direction closer to Qingsha Star.

This is borrowing the planet’s cover to escape when necessary.

Regardless of being called unscrupulous, it’s the same principle as a warrior seeking cover on the battlefield.

Qingsha Star is the largest star body nearby, if it can’t be spared, then using it to escape is just making use of available resources.

As it turns out, the Omen Ship had been lurking till now and discovered an expedition from Qingsha Star.

Qu Jianlei watched the screen expressionlessly, but his mind was constantly calculating how much time was left for them.

This expedition fleet... can’t complain about them stealing business, after all, official powers doing this kind of thing has natural legitimacy.

At that moment, his eyes lit up, "The speed increase is negative, charge forward!"

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