450: Feeding the planet, please reply if you receive it (two in one)

Lin Yang glanced at the endless starry sky and replied, "The Heroic Warriors are currently dealing with that strange Stone Statue. Let's take this opportunity to see what's deep within this ruin."

They were still inside the ruin; the Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior hadn't directly sent them out of the ruin.

"Alright," Que Tian nodded.

He was equally curious about the situation inside the ruin.

Several hours later.

"There are no traces of Life on any of the planets here."

Lin Yang stopped on a dilapidated planet, a look of confusion on his face.

For the past few hours, he and Que Tian had been traversing this starry sky for a long time using their spacecraft.

The planets they passed were countless.

But every single planet was in a state of disrepair.

Some planets also had reddish-brown soil.

However, unlike the previous planet, there was no blood flowing beneath the reddish-brown soil on these planets.

Some planets were completely scorched.

They looked as if they had been incinerated by a massive fire.

Although the scenery of each ruined planet varied, they all shared one commonality: all the planets were in a state of ruin.

There was no sign of Life ever existing on any planet.

In fact, on all the planets they passed, there were no living creatures or plants.

Not even trees, weeds, or wildflowers.

There was no green on any planet, no living flora or fauna.

It was terrifyingly desolate.

On some planets, there were clear traces of rivers and seas, but the seawater had completely evaporated, leaving only fragmented seabed remnants.

That's right.

There was no water left on these planets.

Not only were there no animals or plants, but there wasn't even a water source.

Lin Yang and the others couldn't imagine what these planets had endured.

And this planet before them, after a simple survey and analysis, originally should have been covered with towering mountains, a planet full of peaks.

But now, looking out, it was an endless plain.

The original mountains were all gone, leveled to the ground.

Only a few exceptionally large mountain bases remained somewhat preserved.

And from these mountain bases, it could be seen that in their current location, there should have been several unimaginably massive mountains.

Because the mountain bases alone were much larger than the combined area of all the continental plates on Blue Star.

It was hard to imagine how large the original mountains must have been.

"Team Leader, do you think there's a possibility that this entire ruin is actually an ancient battlefield? And these shattered planets were destroyed by a great war?"

Que Tian suddenly spoke.

The sights along the way, coupled with some explanations Lin Yang had just given him, made him come up with this idea.

Lin Yang's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this: "Actually, I also have this speculation, but it's a bit hard to imagine what kind of war could cause such terrifying consequences."

All the planets in a vast star region being destroyed to this extent was already tantamount to annihilation.

Not only were the surface objects inside the planets destroyed, but even the planets themselves were stripped of Life and turned into absolute dead stars.

Not a single planet was spared!

This was too terrifying.

"Team Leader, do you think this ruin might be the Dingnan Star Region?"

Que Tian added.

He looked around and speculated:

"Those Heroic Warriors, it sounds like they fought in the Dingnan Star Region during their lives, guarding that star region. If they never left, then their burial ground should be the Dingnan Star Region, which means this starry sky before us might be the Dingnan Star Region of that time."

"This…" Lin Yang furrowed his brows slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Your speculation isn't without reason, but if it were as you say, that Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior shouldn't have failed to recognize it."

Lin Yang also shared some of his thoughts:

"They fought until the last moment of their Life. If that planet just now was a planet in the Dingnan Star Region, and also their final battlefield, then even if the planet is now dilapidated, he shouldn't fail to recognize it."

"Yet that senior still asked me about the current situation of the Dingnan Star Region. From this perspective, it's possible that this isn't the Dingnan Star Region."

Que Tian was slightly startled, then sighed and said:

"That also makes sense. That Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior must have been an extremely powerful existence in his lifetime. To be able to transform into a heroic spirit and be awakened after death, his power is beyond our imagination. It's indeed unlikely that he wouldn't recognize the place he protected throughout his Life. For such an existence, recognizing a place shouldn't be affected by superficial appearances."

"Hmm, let's keep looking. I don't know how long that Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior can hold off the Stone Statue. We should try to explore as much of this ruin's internal space as possible before the Stone Statue catches up again."

Lin Yang didn't have a very specific plan at the moment.

Before leaving this ruin, he couldn't establish any contact with the outside world, so he could only try to explore the ruin as much as possible first.

Time passed.

A few days quickly went by.

Lin Yang and Que Tian had already thoroughly delved into the depths of this ruin space.

"Team Leader, this ruin space doesn't seem to have anything special. Besides ruined planets, it's just more ruined planets."

Que Tian was a bit bored.

Their exploration over the past few days yielded no new discoveries.

Nor did they encounter any dangers.

It felt like a very tedious and boring journey.

"The confidential data all said that ruins are extremely dangerous, but aside from some highly corrosive blood on the planet where the Heroic Warriors seniors were initially, this ruin doesn't seem very dangerous at all."

Que Tian muttered again.

What he had seen and heard over the past few days made him feel that the ruin was somewhat undeserving of its reputation.

Lin Yang nodded slightly, sharing the same sentiment.

If not for the Stone Statue following him in, and if they avoided the blood, there really wouldn't have been much danger.

Of course, the Mingye Clan didn't count; they weren't indigenous dangers within the ruin.

However, despite this, Lin Yang still cautioned:

"Still, be cautious and don't be careless. This is a ruin after all. It's best if there's no danger, but if there is, it's probably something we can't handle."

"Mm."

Que Tian responded with a sigh, saying:

"That Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior is truly powerful, to have held off the Stone Statue for so long."

Lin Yang nodded silently.

This also greatly exceeded his expectations.

He originally thought he could hold it off for half a day, or even a day or two at most, but he didn't expect it to last this long.

"Team Leader, you..."

After a while, Que Tian spoke, a little bored, wanting to chat more.

But before he could finish his sentence, a sudden change occurred.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz!

In the starry sky in front of them, a buzzing sound suddenly appeared.

It was like a swarm of mosquitoes and flies in summer.

The moment the buzzing sound began, a group of overwhelming insects suddenly appeared in the starry sky.

"What is this thing..."

Que Tian's words stopped abruptly, and he was startled.

Lin Yang's expression also changed, his eyes becoming serious.

This group of insects that suddenly appeared didn't immediately rush towards the two of them.

Instead, the moment they appeared, they swarmed a ruined planet.

The next moment, a sight that instantly made Lin Yang and Que Tian's scalps tingle appeared.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle.

The swarm of insects was devouring the planet at an incredibly fast pace!

They were devouring the planet itself, not just things inside the planet!

These insects, right before Lin Yang and their eyes, quickly gnawed the planet into a crescent shape at a visible speed!

"Holy crap, what kind of monster is this?"

Que Tian was terrified.

Lin Yang's scalp also tingled.

Insects capable of devouring a planet, never seen, never heard of!

The impact of this scene was too great!

"These insects actually feed on planets?"

Que Tian's face was horrified.

A planet was being devoured at an extremely fast rate, as if it had never existed.

This was too frightening!

"Run!"

"Run quickly!"

Lin Yang was the first to react, instantly letting out a low shout and immediately changing direction to flee frantically.

This swarm of insects was still some distance from them, and they hadn't been discovered yet, so there was still a chance to escape.

If they were discovered, with these insects' ability to feed on planets, if they were surrounded, they probably wouldn't last even a second before being devoured, skin and all.

Que Tian shivered and immediately followed suit, running for his Life.

However, even though they reacted extremely quickly and immediately ran in the opposite direction, they were still quickly detected by the swarm of insects.

Then, they rushed towards the two of them with a whistle.

Their speed was also extremely fast, only slightly slower than the spacecraft!

"Oh my god, what the hell is this thing? How is its speed so fast too?"

Que Tian, while running for his Life, looked back and was instantly startled again.

Lin Yang's expression was serious: "Although the spacecraft is a little faster than the insects, since such terrifying creatures have appeared, there might be other things as well. If we charge headfirst like this, we could easily fall into unknown dangers."

Flying at extreme speed in an unfamiliar starry sky is inherently a very dangerous thing, let alone in the starry sky within a ruin!

"Then, Team Leader, you mean..." Que Tian quickly asked.

"Perhaps it's time for us to leave."

Lin Yang's gaze was distant.

The appearance of this swarm of insects was enough to prove that the ruin was indeed very dangerous.

They might have been lucky not to encounter danger in the past few days.

Or perhaps they hadn't truly entered the depths of the ruin's starry sky in the past few days.

But clearly, this good luck wouldn't last forever.

If they continued to explore, there would likely be more terrifying dangers deeper within the ruin.

"Then let's jump out. Otherwise, if we encounter other dangers and they overlap, we might not even have a chance to jump."

Que Tian ran while looking back at the swarm of insects, shuddering at the thought of a planet being devoured in a short moment.

These insects were definitely not something they could deal with.

"Mm, alright..."

Lin Yang nodded, preparing to have the System directly jump them out.

But before he could tell the System, at the end of their sight, a blood-red cloud of light suddenly rose and rapidly spread towards them.

The red light illuminated the starry sky, and whether it was an illusion or not, the ruined planets under this red light became like blood-red fleshy orbs.

It was chilling to behold.

"You really are a jinx..."

Lin Yang only took one look at the red light and the ruined planets illuminated by it, and he felt a chill throughout his body, feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit.

Suppressing his discomfort, he complained to Que Tian and signaled the System to immediately jump.

Behind them were the terrifying swarm of insects, and before them was this eerie red light.

This completely dispelled Lin Yang's idea of continuing to explore the ruin.

Whoosh.

As Lin Yang signaled the System to jump, a strange power fluctuation instantly enveloped him and Que Tian.

A split second before they were illuminated by the red light, accompanied by a very brief, slight sensation of dizziness, the two were instantly jumped out of the ruin by the System.

They appeared in the dark Unknown Space.

"Whew... Team Leader, your instant jump ability is too strong. Just now, we were only a hair's breadth away from being illuminated by the red light. Although I don't know what would happen if we were, it definitely wouldn't be good."

The darkness before them, at this moment, gave Que Tian a feeling of profound familiarity. He took several deep breaths before relaxing and speaking.

Lin Yang nodded.

That red light clearly looked like something sinister.

The ruined planets, illuminated by the red light, became disgusting like tumors, which was enough to prove that nothing good would happen after being illuminated by the red light.

"Compared to the ruin, I suddenly feel that the Unknown Space has become friendly," Que Tian said faintly.

The types of dangers they encountered in the ruin this time, though not many, were all terrifying and bizarre.

"Don't get too friendly. When you encounter those unknown Life forms, I wonder if you'll still feel friendly," Lin Yang muttered.

"Cough cough, those things are indeed not friendly." Que Tian chuckled.

"Try to see if you can detect any signals."

Lin Yang said no more, signaling Que Tian to open the positioning communication device in his combat suit and send out a distress signal again.

The System's jump this time was random.

It was still a big problem to safely get out of this vast Unknown Space.

Coming out of the ruin didn't mean they were safe...

"It's no good, Team Leader. All the messages sent out are like a stone sinking into the sea."

After staying in place for most of the day, Que Tian said helplessly.

All the distress messages and signal sources he sent out received no response.

This meant they were still out of contact. If they couldn't reach other Human Alliance members in time, the two of them wouldn't be able to get out of the Unknown Space.

Lin Yang also sighed.

The messages and signal sources he sent also received no response.

"Team Leader, do you think we're going to die in the Unknown Space again?"

Que Tian smiled wistfully:

"Last time, if we hadn't encountered the Fourth Team's returning battleship, we would have died in the Unknown Space. Although we lived a bit longer in the ruin, we're still going to die here now. Fate is truly wonderful. After all this circling, if it's meant to be, we'll die."

Lin Yang was silent.

Last time, the two of them still had Life sustaining fluid to use, but it had run out this time.

While Que Tian's words were somewhat pessimistic, the current situation was indeed not optimistic.

"The Mingye Clan base in the ruin has been destroyed. If we can hold out until the mission rewards are issued and obtain a massive national treasure value, with enough national treasure value to spend, the System might be able to help again."

Lin Yang silently calculated.

Based on past experience, as long as there was enough national treasure value, the System could do some things it originally couldn't.

If they could hold out until the rewards were issued, there might still be a chance to leave the Unknown Space.

But the biggest problem now was... there were still two months until the rewards were issued!

Without Life sustaining fluid, he and Que Tian could only last a little over a month at most!

No matter how he calculated, it felt very difficult to hold out until the day the rewards were issued.

Lin Yang was a bit unwilling. After a moment of silence, he asked the System:

"Can the Nether Night Dirge mission rewards be issued early?"

"Sorry, Host, due to the special nature of this mission, the System is temporarily unable to modify any of its procedures, nor can it prematurely terminate the mission and issue rewards."

"...Why?" Lin Yang didn't understand.

Although this mission was triggered by the System's underlying logic, the mission was already completed. Was it necessary to wait until a fixed date to settle the rewards?

"Host, this mission belongs to..."

The System was about to explain, but Lin Yang's expression suddenly changed. He no longer listened to what the System was saying, but instead looked at the communication device with a look of pleasant surprise.

He heard:

"Team Leader, this is the Vermilion Bird ship. Respond if you receive. Respond if you receive!"

Cai Fei's voice suddenly came from the communication device.