244: Changing the "outcome" of things? That's a power only God can possess!

When "War Wolf" climbed up from the ground, he was still in a daze.

He looked down at his own legs, which were strong enough to kick through steel pillars, and then at the smooth alloy floor. The sense of incongruity made cold sweat break out on his back. As a Super Soldier who had been through countless battles and even experienced genetic ascension, his control over his body had long reached the realm of perfection. Even walking a tightrope at an altitude of ten thousand meters, it would be impossible for him to trip for no reason.

But just now, at the exact moment Lu Chen pressed the enter key, he clearly felt it—it was not caused by an external push, nor was the ground suddenly tilting, but rather a kind of malice from the "universe" itself.

It was as if at that second, "War Wolf must fall" had become a universal axiom, as unchangeable as water flowing downward or an apple falling to the ground. To achieve this "result," his nervous system was forced to short-circuit, his muscles were forced to spasm, and even the surrounding gravitational field subtly targeted him at that instant.

"This... what kind of black magic is this?" War Wolf swallowed, his voice as dry as chewing sand.

"This isn't black magic, this is mathematics."

Lu Chen did not turn his head. His fingers continued to weave through the complex formulas in the void, the light dancing at his fingertips like he was knitting the threads of fate.

"In the three-dimensional world, we are accustomed to linear logic: because I pull the trigger (cause), the bullet is fired (process), and finally the enemy dies (result). This is a one-way timeline."

"But in the perspective of Higher Dimensions, time is curled, and cause and effect exist in parallel. What I just did was use the Dimensional Interferometer to lock onto the 'result' of 'you falling'. Since the result is already destined, the universe must collapse a 'cause' that can lead to your fall from countless possibilities to maintain logical self-consistency."

Lu Chen turned around, his gaze sweeping over the eyes full of fear and confusion on the bridge, a faint, indifferent smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Maybe it was because your soles were slippery, maybe it was because of a sudden lack of blood flow to your brain, or maybe the ship vibrated suddenly. The specific reason is not important; what is important is—you had to fall."

A deathly silence enveloped the entire command center.

Su Qingying gripped the edge of the console in front of her so hard her knuckles turned white. As the chief scientist, she understood the implications of these words better than anyone. This had completely exceeded the scope of science; it was trampling on the dignity of physics and mocking the iron laws of the universe!

"Lu Chen," Su Qingying's voice trembled. She looked at the familiar young man in front of her and suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of alienation and fear. "Do you know what this means? If you can modify results at will, then aren't you... aren't you..."

"Aren't I a god?"

Lu Chen took over her words, the light in his eyes as deep as a black hole devouring all things.

He walked slowly to the porthole, looking at the brilliant and cold galaxy outside.

"A god? Perhaps. To ants, humans who can freely change their marching routes and collapse their nests with one foot are gods. And in our eyes, those Higher Dimensions civilizations that can freely modify physical constants and reverse Causality are also gods."

"We are not playing God, Qingying. We are just trying to understand the pen in God's hand."

"But this is too dangerous!" An old professor stood up tremblingly, his face full of fear of the unknown. "Causality is the cornerstone of the universe! If we tamper with it at will, will it trigger a chain reaction? Will it lead to space-time paradoxes? Or even cause the collapse of the entire universe?"

"It will."

Lu Chen answered decisively, without a hint of hesitation.

"If we use it indiscriminately on Earth, even modifying a tiny quantum state could trigger a butterfly effect leading to a devastating catastrophe. But—"

He turned his head sharply, his eyes becoming incredibly sharp, and the domineering aura of overlooking the world erupted from him, making everyone almost unable to breathe.

"Don't forget where we are! Don't forget what we are facing!"

"We are at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy! We are facing the 'Star Devourer' that has entrenched itself in the Galactic Center and devoured countless stars! That is an ancient monster that has existed for billions of years! To deal with such a monster, you expect to use conventional missiles to bomb it? Use lasers to burn it? Don't be naive!"

"In that level of war, conventional logic is a dead end!"

Lu Chen walked back to the holographic projection in large strides and waved his hands violently. The complex conceptual diagram of the "Causality weapon" instantly enlarged, occupying everyone's field of vision.

"We are not going to perform magic tricks on Earth. We are going to use the extreme environment of Sagittarius A*, that super black hole, to build a temporary 'Causality closed loop'!"

"We want to write an ending in this closed loop—'Star-Devouring Hive Mother destroyed'!"

"As for the process? Whether it's a black hole eruption, space collapse, or even their own internal system failure, let the universe's corrective force worry about that!"

"All we have to do is nail this 'result' firmly onto their timeline!"

These words were like a heavy bell, making everyone's scalp tingle and their blood boil.

It was too crazy! Too overbearing!

This was skipping the process and forcibly demanding the fruits of victory! It was like two armies facing off; while others were still setting up formations, you directly wrote the name of the enemy commander in the Book of Life and Death!

This was indeed a power only gods could possess!

"But, Commander Lu,"

War Wolf rubbed his still-aching knee. Although that fall still made him have lingering fears, the fanaticism in his eyes at this moment overwhelmed the fear. "Can this thing really be built? Even if it's just a 'preliminary concept', the energy required would be astronomical, right?"

"That's right, energy is the key."

Lu Chen nodded, the fanaticism in his eyes gradually converging, returning to a calm calculation mode.

"Relying solely on the fusion reactor on 'The expedition' isn't even enough to start the warm-up program for 'Causality'. We are like infants holding a nuclear bomb launch button, with no strength to press it at all."

"Therefore, we need to borrow momentum."

"Borrow momentum?" Su Qingying raised her head in confusion.

"Borrow the momentum of the heavens, the momentum of the earth, and the momentum of the black hole!"

Lu Chen's fingers slid rapidly across the star map, finally settling on a special star field about three light-years away from the Galactic Center black hole. It was a dense cluster of pulsars. Countless high-speed rotating neutron stars were like lighthouses in the universe, releasing terrifying energy radiation.

"This is the 'Death Corridor'. Dozens of pulsars have formed an extremely unstable gravitational field here."

"We are going to set up an 'array' here."

Lu Chen's eyes flashed with wisdom and cunning; it was the look of a hunter setting a trap.

"We will use the energy of these dozens of pulsars, combined with the space folding technology of the 'engine', to build a massive 'Causality Lens'!"

"When the 'Star Devourer' army enters the range of this lens, we will detonate it!"

"We will focus all the energy and all the causal entanglement onto one point in an instant!"

Lu Chen clenched his fists tightly, as if he had already held the enemy's fate in his palm.

"At that moment, our words will be imperial edicts! Our will will be the laws of heaven!"

"I want them to know that in this universe, there is a kind of death called—'Destined'!"

The entire bridge fell into a dead silence again, but this time it was not because of fear, but because of a suffocating feeling of being about to witness a miracle.

Borrowing the power of a black hole, practicing the method of Causality, and carrying out an act of destroying the world!

What kind of spirit was this! What kind of arrogance was this!

But looking at the back standing in front of the star map, thin but seemingly supporting the entire starry sky, everyone felt an inexplicable conviction.

If it was him, perhaps he could really do it.

"heavenly craft!"

Lu Chen's command broke the silence. His voice was no longer impassioned but carried a coldness and murderous intent like the arrival of a storm.

[At your service, Master!]

"From this moment on, the entire ship enters 'Ghost Mode'. Shut down all active radar, activate 'Dimensional Stealth', target—Galactic Center 'Death Corridor'!"

"Simultaneously mobilize all computing power to begin simulating the array layout of the 'Causality Lens'. I want the perfect construction blueprints before we arrive!"

[Understood! Task established, codename—'Destiny'!]

Following heavenly craft's response, the massive "The expedition" began to slowly adjust its posture. The flickering lights all went out, and the entire spaceship seemed to merge into the dark background. Then, the surrounding space rippled strangely, and this highest crystallization of human civilization just disappeared out of thin air from the vision of the three-dimensional universe.

But from a higher-dimensional perspective, it was like a giant shark lurking in the deep sea, silently swimming towards the center of that vortex capable of devouring everything.

Lu Chen stood in the darkness, looking at the Galactic Center area ahead that was getting closer, brighter, and more dangerous, and exhaled gently.

"Qingying."

"I'm here." Su Qingying walked behind him and gently held his hand.

"You know? Actually, I'm a bit scared too."

Lu Chen turned his head to look at the girl who had always been with him, a rare weakness appearing in his eyes—the truth that would only be revealed in front of the closest person.

"We are cheating, we are exploiting a bug in the universe. Once we fail, the backlash could be more terrifying than death."

"I know."

Su Qingying smiled gently. She reached out and smoothed the frown between Lu Chen's brows.

"But, if we don't even dare to cheat, how can we win against those opponents who are hacking?"

"Moreover—"

Her eyes became incredibly firm, tightly clasping Lu Chen's fingers.

"As long as I am with you, even if it's a bug, I feel it's the most romantic code in this universe."

"You..."

Lu Chen laughed dumbly, the haze in his heart instantly dissipating for the most part.

He looked at the starry sky again, the weakness in his eyes disappearing, replaced by an even firmer sharpness.

"Good! Then let us go and teach that high-and-mighty universe—"

"A lesson!"

"Tell it that mortals can also change their fate!"