442: Inside the Ruins (First update, two chapters in one)

"Team Leader, since you insist, let's do it!"

Que Tian's eyes flickered, rejecting Lin Yang's suggestion to send him away first.

As he had said before, he wasn't afraid of death; he just didn't want to die without meaning or value.

But now, going to explore the ruins and destroy the Mingye Clan base, that was something with great meaning and value!

"Actually, I can do it myself," Lin Yang said softly.

"Let's go together. We can watch each other's backs, and erasing that 'Suppress' character will be quicker. As long as we time it right, with the Stone Statue present, we won't have to worry about those Life forms. Even if something goes wrong, dealing with those Mingye Clan brats is much simpler than dealing with Life forms," Que Tian shrugged.

"Alright."

Seeing Que Tian's persistence, Lin Yang said no more.

Afterward, Lin Yang made some calculations and did not immediately head to the ruins, but continued to stay here.

"The 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue's chest still needs some time to be erased. With the Stone Statue actively cooperating now, it will probably still take a month or two. Let's stay here and erase the 'Suppress' character until only a trace remains before heading to the Mingye Clan's ruins."

Lin Yang arranged it this way.

With the Stone Statue present, those Life forms dared not approach and attach, and the battleship could perform warp jumps.

They would warp jump to the ruins when the 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue was almost completely erased.

Going too early now, the Stone Statue was too large and could easily attract the attention of the Mingye Clan.

With the plan in place, Lin Yang and Que Tian worked even harder to erase the 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue.

Two months passed in a flash.

The 'Suppress' character, as Lin Yang had predicted, was indeed almost completely erased, with only a tiny bit left.

"It's almost done. The Stone Statue's eyes are almost fully open. We can go to the ruins now."

Another seven full days passed. Lin Yang timed it perfectly and stopped erasing with Que Tian.

Now, only the last trace of the 'Suppress' character remained on the Stone Statue's chest; it would be completely gone with just a few more rubs.

"It will take about three warp jumps to reach the ruins. We need to arrive directly at the entrance of the ruins on the last warp jump, and then enter the ruins a second before the Stone Statue appears!"

Lin Yang made specific arrangements again.

"If the Stone Statue follows us into the ruins, then we will immediately erase the 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue. If the Stone Statue does not follow us into the ruins, then we will warp jump out and run without stopping."

The overall plan for entering the ruins was actually quite simple.

The system provided a safety net, allowing him one absolutely safe escape warp jump, so they could just go in.

As for Que Tian, after Lin Yang communicated with the system for a few days, the system indicated that by paying an additional amount of national treasure value, this safe escape warp jump could also be used for Que Tian, allowing him to evacuate with them.

Therefore, this operation could be more direct.

There was no need for elaborate arrangements for rendezvous, escape, and so on.

They just needed to enter the ruins and then adapt to the situation.

If the Stone Statue enters, erase the 'Suppress' character, allowing the Stone Statue to fully open its eyes.

If the Stone Statue does not enter, then run immediately!

It was that simple!

As for whether there were Mingye Clan members guarding the entrance of the ruins to block them.

According to the confidential intelligence reports from the Fourth Team members, there seemed to be no Mingye Clan members guarding the entrance.

After all, the ruins were a well-known death trap. If that team member hadn't stumbled upon it by chance, it would be difficult for others to imagine that the Mingye Clan's base would be inside the ruins.

If the Mingye Clan sent people to guard the entrance, they would instead be discovered by the Universe Alliance's reconnaissance teams. Not guarding it was actually safer.

Therefore, Lin Yang did not overly consider the question of whether they could successfully enter the ruins.

Even if the Mingye Clan did send people to guard the entrance outside the ruins, he and Que Tian could fight their way in together.

By the time the people at the entrance called for reinforcements, the two of them would already be inside the ruins.

Furthermore, even in the worst-case scenario, if they were intercepted at the entrance.

They could still directly erase the 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue's chest.

Let the Stone Statue fight with the Mingye Clan members.

If the Stone Statue takes action, they would find another opportunity to lure the Stone Statue into the ruins to destroy the Mingye Clan base.

And if the Stone Statue does not start a massacre after opening its eyes, then the two of them can still just run away.

Anyway, this time was to test what would happen after the Stone Statue opened its eyes!

As for the mission to destroy the Mingye Clan base, it was based on the premise that the Stone Statue would cause a great commotion after opening its eyes.

If the Stone Statue does not cause a great commotion after opening its eyes, then there is no hope of completing this mission.

Therefore, in this operation, after arriving at the ruins, no matter what happens, and regardless of whether they can successfully enter the ruins, they must make the Stone Statue open its eyes.

Whether or not they can successfully enter the ruins is not that important!

"Team Leader, I'm ready for battle!"

Que Tian was already a bit impatient.

"Depart!"

Lin Yang gave a low shout, and the battleship immediately activated warp jump mode.

Under continuous warp jump mode, those Life forms had no chance to attach to the battleship.

Three warp jumps, arriving in an instant!

...Ruins are one of the most dangerous existences in the Unknown Space.

To this day, people in the Ten Thousand Universes still don't know how many ruins exist within the Unknown Space.

Anyone who enters the Unknown Space least wants to encounter ruins.

Even the powerful individuals from the Ten Thousand Universes, when exploring the Unknown Space and encountering ruins, would instantly bypass them without hesitation!

No one wanted to approach this thing.

But, at this moment.

At the entrance of those ruins, a battleship appeared directly!

Immediately after, two people rushed out of the battleship and headed straight for the entrance.

Then, in a flash, they disappeared at the entrance.

It was Lin Yang and Que Tian!

"There really isn't anyone guarding outside the ruins."

Inside the entrance, Lin Yang and Que Tian had successfully entered.

But the sight before them made both of them pause in astonishment.

It was unlike any interior of ruins they had ever imagined!

It wasn't an immediate encounter with danger upon entering.

Nor were there the various strange and peculiar objects or structures they had imagined.

There weren't even the dilapidated scenes of crumbling walls and ruins that would fit the description of 'ruins'.

What met their eyes was a starry sky, similar to a universe!

Yes, that's right!

The two of them stood at the entrance as if they were within a universe.

Except there were no twinkling stars.

But looking out, they could still see a few exceptionally large planets!

Planets that were entirely reddish-brown.

Exuding an aura of deathly stillness.

"Inside the ruins, could it be another universe?"

Lin Yang and Que Tian couldn't help but look at each other.

A rather bold idea popped into their minds.

The Universe Alliance had always speculated that there might be other universes within the Unknown Space, but so far, they had not discovered the existence of any other universe.

If these universes were within the ruins, then it would explain why the Universe Alliance had never discovered the existence of other universes.

"That's not right either. If this cosmic space inside the ruins is the other universe that the Universe Alliance has been looking for, then it shouldn't be so dangerous that all who enter die. No known universe in the Ten Thousand Universes has such a high level of danger."

Immediately after, Lin Yang felt that the situation was probably not as simple as what they were seeing.

If the entrance to the ruins connected to another universe, it shouldn't have such a high level of danger.

Unless these cosmic spaces inside the ruins were abnormal universes!

Lin Yang looked at the reddish-brown planets exuding a deathly aura, and a myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind.

These planets also looked very abnormal.

But, there was no more time for him to ponder!

The Stone Statue had appeared close behind!

"The Stone Statue is indeed eerie; it followed us in."

Seeing the Stone Statue follow them in, Lin Yang's eyes flashed.

"Team Leader, what do we do now? Should we erase the 'Suppress' character directly?" Que Tian looked at Lin Yang.

Originally, both of them thought that the interior of the ruins might have a vast space, but they should be able to see the Mingye Clan's base upon entering.

However, the current situation greatly exceeded their expectations. The interior of the ruins was like cosmic space, boundless, and they couldn't see any trace of the Mingye Clan's base.

"Let's go to those brown planets first and see if the Mingye Clan's base is on them," Lin Yang mused.

Those reddish-brown planets were not far from the entrance, and a round trip wouldn't take much time.

If the Mingye Clan's base was on one of those planets, they would still have plenty of time to return and erase the 'Suppress' character on the Stone Statue.

"This entrance is also very strange. It's clearly behind us, but we can't get close to it anymore."

Que Tian, on the other hand, tried to see if he could leave the ruins through the entrance again.

The entrance, inside the ruins, had become a continuously rotating, glowing vortex.

And around the vortex, there seemed to be an inexplicable force blocking it, preventing anyone from getting close.

It was very easy to enter, without any obstruction, but trying to leave was impossible. They couldn't even approach the vortex exit.

"The Mingye Clan members can leave; they must be using some power or means from that High-Dimensional Universe Life," Lin Yang whispered.

Que Tian exclaimed, "It seems the power and means of that High-Dimensional Universe Life are far more formidable than imagined."

He and Lin Yang could no longer approach this vortex exit, yet the Mingye Clan members could still come and go freely.

From this, they could once again glimpse a hint of the High-Dimensional Universe Life's power.

"Indeed formidable," Lin Yang nodded in agreement.

Although it seemed that the High-Dimensional Universe Life had not fundamentally altered the rules of the exit, preventing everyone from entering and exiting at will.

But it was still evident.

"Let's go to the planets first and take a look."

Then, Lin Yang turned around, ready to go to those reddish-brown planets to investigate.

However, before he and Que Tian could move, they saw two battleships suddenly rush out from the largest reddish-brown planet, speeding towards them.

At the same time, a cold voice came:

"Humans? Heh heh, you have quite some guts, daring to enter the ruins. You're truly seeking death!"

"We've been discovered."

Lin Yang, however, was not startled but rather delighted.

The two battleships rushing out were enough to prove that the Mingye Clan's base was indeed on that brown planet!

"Erase the 'Suppress' character!"

The next instant, Lin Yang and Que Tian exchanged glances and immediately acted with great understanding.

Their actions were seen by the people on the Mingye Clan battleships, who shouted again:

"Damn humans, what are you doing? Did you bring this eerie Stone Statue in?"

This person was filled with anger.

But he never gave the order to fire.

If it had only been Lin Yang and Que Tian, he would have definitely ordered an attack at the first moment.

But it was precisely because of the Stone Statue's presence that he was very wary and did not rashly attack.

Now seeing Lin Yang and Que Tian suddenly doing something unknown on the Stone Statue.

This made the Mingye Clan member suddenly feel a bad premonition, and he roared:

"Damn humans, no matter what you're doing, stop immediately, or else..."

However, before the guy could finish his sentence, a golden light swept across, and the two Mingye Clan battleships, along with their occupants, instantly turned into nothingness.

"This, is this the power of the Stone Statue?"

"This is too terrifying!"

Lin Yang and Que Tian were both greatly shocked.

Because that golden light just now was emitted by the Stone Statue.

As they erased the last bit of the 'Suppress' character, the Stone Statue's eyes simultaneously opened.

The moment they opened, two golden lights shot out.

Wherever the golden light passed, the two Mingye Clan battleships simply vanished.

They weren't cut into pieces by the golden light, but directly turned into nothingness.

As if they had never appeared!

Even a reddish-brown planet in the distance was pierced by the golden light emitted from the Stone Statue's eyes!

Although the golden light only appeared for a very brief moment, wherever it swept, nothing could block its penetration.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Waves of strange fluctuations also erupted from the Stone Statue.

The massive Stone Statue's body began to tremble slightly, as if it was about to come to Life.

"Is it really going to become a living creature?"

Lin Yang watched in alarm.

"Team Leader, aren't we running away yet?" Que Tian was also equally terrified.

"Let's... let's wait a little longer! Let's see what this Stone Statue really is!" Lin Yang forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and motioned for Que Tian to move away from the Stone Statue with him first.

The Stone Statue's body trembled even more violently.

Its gigantic fingers also began to twitch.

It gave Lin Yang a feeling as if a person who had been stiff for a long time was just recovering and was still a bit unaccustomed to moving their limbs.

"This couldn't really be a living person who has been suppressed and sealed for a long time, could it?" Que Tian couldn't help but swallow a few times, his heart trembling.

"I don't know," Lin Yang shook his head.

Because it was hard to imagine, if it really was a living person, what kind of creature could be so large?

And be able to be suppressed and sealed in the Unknown Space for countless years without dying?!

Swish, swish, swish!

Mingye Clan battleships appeared again from the largest reddish-brown planet!

And there were dozens of them!

Clearly, the massive commotion from the Stone Statue here had completely alarmed the Mingye Clan members!

The appearance of so many battleships also made Lin Yang and Que Tian gasp in surprise.

"It seems the base here is at least a super-large base, and it might even be the Mingye Clan's main base for the human gene recombination and modification project."

Lin Yang whispered.

These dozens of battleships were certainly not the entire force of the base.

A portion of their forces was already so exaggerated, so the high level of this base was self-evident.

Que Tian felt a chill: "I told you that us coming here would be pretty much like seeking death. If the Stone Statue hadn't attracted their attention, with just the two of us, we would have probably reported to the underworld after one round of concentrated fire."

Lin Yang nodded: "That's true, but if there was no Stone Statue, we certainly wouldn't have come!"

The two of them were now hiding behind the Stone Statue, watching the Mingye Clan battleships roar towards them, ready to flee at any moment.

Suddenly... Boom!

A concentrated energy cannon directly struck the Stone Statue.

The Mingye Clan members directly opened fire on the Stone Statue!

"Are these guys so brainless? They just open fire without even confirming the situation?" Que Tian couldn't help but sneer.

"They might not be brainless. It's just that this is their base camp, and a suddenly appearing eerie Stone Statue just destroyed two of their battleships and pierced a planet. These Mingye Clan members must have seen it, so for the safety of the base, their attack is inevitable!"

Lin Yang, however, shook his head.

The Mingye Clan members were certainly not brainless; they had no choice but to do so.

They currently had no options!

An eerie Stone Statue that was completely impossible to communicate with, and possessed terrifying power, the Mingye Clan members had no choice but to open fire and try to eliminate the Stone Statue.

"Now, let's see what the Stone Statue will do next!"

Lin Yang's eyes were deep.

"I hope we get to see a grand show," Que Tian muttered.

Hiss!

Just as the two of them were whispering, the Stone Statue moved.

Under the concentrated fire of the Mingye Clan battleships, the Stone Statue's majestic body moved slightly.

Its head lowered slightly.

Its gigantic arm, not much smaller than this starry sky, directly swept across the Mingye Clan's battleship fleet.

Then, a scene unfolded that left both Lin Yang and Que Tian somewhat unforgettable for the rest of their lives!