305: Revealing the truth about the universe: a new goal for human civilization!

"What did you say?!"

In the conference room of the Supreme Command, Wang Peng (Fatty) sprang up from his chair with a "whoosh," his flesh trembling as the limited-edition nutrition paste in his hand fell to the floor.

"Brother Chen, you're going to tell everyone that 'the universe is a fishbowl'?!"

Not just him, even the usually fearless Ye Qingcang showed a grave expression.

"Little Lu, this is no joking matter."

Ye Qingcang said in a deep voice, "Once this is announced, 99% of people's worldviews will collapse on the spot. Panic, riots, the breakdown of faith... the entire Federation will be paralyzed instantly!"

"I object."

A high-ranking civil official in charge of people's livelihoods pushed up his glasses and said in a serious tone, "We should keep the truth sealed at the top level, just as we have in the past. The people only need to enjoy the fruits of victory; they don't need to bear this heavy burden."

Arguments erupted throughout the conference room.

Only Lu Chen sat quietly in the main seat, his fingers rhythmically tapping the tabletop.

"Tap, tap, tap."

The sound wasn't loud, yet it was like a heavy hammer that instantly silenced the entire room.

Lu Chen slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

There wasn't a hint of hesitation in those chaotic-colored eyes, only steel-like resolve.

"Everyone, let me ask you a question."

"When a flock of sheep discovers they've been living in a pen all along, with a slaughterhouse ahead and a pack of hungry wolves behind, what should they do?"

"Should they keep their heads down and graze, pretending they know nothing while waiting to be slaughtered?"

"Or should they show their horns and follow the lead ram to ram a hole through this damn pen?!"

Lu Chen's voice grew louder, rolling like thunder and making everyone's eardrums ring!

"The right to know!"

Lu Chen slammed his palm on the table. "Everyone has the right to know where they are and what they are fighting for!"

"What I need is not a flock of sheep kept in the dark."

"But an army that dares to swing its blades at the gods!"

"I trust them."

"Just as they trust me unconditionally."

Lu Chen turned around and ordered the air, "heavenly craft, connect to a global... no, a galaxy-wide broadcast."

"I want to speak to them personally."

...Ten minutes later.

Earth, Mars, the mines in the Asteroid Belt, and the affiliated civilization planets at the other end of the Milky Way Galaxy... Every intelligent being, whether piloting a spaceship or eating hot pot, had the same image forcibly pop up before their eyes.

Lu Chen.

Still wearing that simple black trench coat, he stood on the bridge of the spaceship name, with the deep starry sky as his backdrop.

There was no impassioned prologue, no flowery rhetoric.

He just looked quietly into the camera, as if looking into everyone's eyes.

"I am Lu Chen."

"I know many of you have just finished an unprecedented celebration. We won; we are safe."

"But I'm sorry, I have to tell you some bad news."

"News that is... ten thousand times worse than 'the cleaners'."

Lu Chen paused, giving everyone time to digest this.

Countless people held their breath.

"The universe we live in is fake."

Boom!!!

These words were like a mental atomic bomb, exploding in the minds of tens of billions of people!

"We are like goldfish in a fishbowl, or lab rats in a laboratory."

"There is a group of higher-dimensional beings calling themselves 'Supervisor' watching us from 'outside'."

"They set the rules, they trigger disasters, and they treat our survival as a boring game."

Dead silence.

The entire Milky Way Galaxy fell into a deathly silence.

Panic?

Confusion?

Despair?

Yes.

But it only lasted for three seconds.

Because Lu Chen's next words were like a fire that ignited the bloody nature in everyone's bones!

"So what?"

Lu Chen suddenly laughed, laughing with incomparable arrogance and wildness.

"What of it?!"

"They are gods? They are creators?"

"Pah!"

Lu Chen pointed at the camera and roared word by word:

"Only we can decide our own fate!"

"They have their rules, and we have our fists!"

"They want to watch a show? Then we'll put on a big one for them!"

"An annual blockbuster titled 'Overturning the Chessboard and Beating the Player'!"

Lu Chen spread his arms as if to embrace the entire universe.

Those chaotic-colored eyes burned with a flame sufficient to incinerate the heavens!

"Now, in my capacity as the Supreme Commander of the Earth Federation and the Navigator of Earth Civilization, I announce—"

"Earth Civilization's next goal!"

"Break out of the cage! Conquer the higher dimensions!"

"Plant our battle flag in the faces of those so-called 'gods'!"

"Who is willing to fight alongside me?!"

Silence.

After a long silence.

"Roar—!!!"

A roar like a landslide and a tsunami erupted simultaneously from every corner of the Milky Way Galaxy!

It wasn't a scream of fear, but a collective roar after being suppressed to the extreme!

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Fuck 'em!"

"Long live God Lu! Long live the Earth Federation!"

Better to live grandly on a real battlefield than to die miserably in a false peace!

At this moment, the cohesion of the civilization reached an unprecedented peak!

...Broadcast ended.

On the bridge, Su Qingying walked to Lu Chen's side and gently helped him straighten his collar, which had been ruffled by the wind.

Her eyes were a bit red, but her gaze was startlingly bright.

"You succeeded."

Su Qingying's voice trembled slightly. "You've transformed everyone's fear into anger and courage."

Lu Chen held her hand, looking at the boiling starry sky outside the porthole, yet his gaze was incredibly calm.

"This is only the first step."

Lu Chen said softly, his tone carrying a hint of icy killing intent.

"Next is when the real show begins."

Su Qingying looked up at him and asked curiously, "And the second step?"

Lu Chen turned his head and gave her a mysterious smile, one that carried a hint of... divinity and demonism that didn't belong to mortals.

"The second step?"

"Is, of course..."

"To make the gods bleed."

***

Chapter 318: Stepping Towards the Multidimensional Universe!

"All personnel, attention! The countdown begins!"

Ye Qingcang's old face was flushed red with extreme excitement, and his spit was flying all over the command console.

"'genesis engine' energy output at 120%! All god of fire reactors are overclocking!"

"Fleet formation confirmed—'Wall-Breaker' conical assault formation!"

"Target: Universe Crystal Wall coordinates 001!"

The edge of the Milky Way Galaxy.

This was the end of the material world, where even light appeared distorted and strange.

The spaceship name, like a peerless divine sword unsheathed, floated quietly at the very front.

Behind it was a steel torrent composed of a hundred thousand capital ships.

Further away were millions of ships from affiliated civilizations; though they couldn't help much, they came voluntarily just to witness this great moment that would rewrite history.

The engines of all the warships spewed out deep blue exhaust flames, lighting up this dark frontier as bright as day.

The gathered energy fluctuations even caused visible ripples in space-time itself.

Inside the bridge of the spaceship name.

Lu Chen sat quietly on his "Void Throne," eyes closed as if he were asleep.

But everyone knew that his consciousness had already merged with the entire fleet, and even the entire 'genesis engine'.

He was the tip of the sword.

He was the arrowhead.

He was the madman who was going to be the first to smash through the southern wall!

Su Qingying stood beside him, holding a data pad and calmly reporting the various parameters.

"Space curvature is stable."

"Causality shield is active; it can block 99% of higher-dimensional observation."

"'pangu archive' logic lock loaded, ready to be injected into the opponent's 'server' at any time."

Everything is ready.

"Father."

heavenly craft's projection appeared before Lu Chen, and for the first time, an expression resembling 'worry' appeared on her face.

"According to the simulation, the moment we smash through the crystal wall, we will encounter an unprecedented 'Dimensional Storm.' The ship damage rate could exceed 30%."

"Don't worry."

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

There wasn't a single ripple in those chaotic-colored eyes, only a deep void.

"They think we're going to use brute force to smash the 'wall' open."

Lu Chen extended a finger and lightly tapped the void.

"But in reality, I am going to..."

"Open the door."

As soon as he spoke.

A tiny glimmer of light lit up at Lu Chen's fingertip.

The light was dim, yet it contained some supreme rule.

It was the 'administrator password' he had decoded from the 'pangu archive'!

"Now!"

Lu Chen's eyes snapped open as he let out a low shout!

"Fire!" Ye Qingcang roared these words with all his might!

Boom—!!!!

In that instant, it wasn't a hundred thousand beams, but a hundred thousand warships simultaneously focusing all their engine energy into a single stream!

A torrent of pure energy strong enough to tear the universe apart!

This energy was not aimed at the void of the 'crystal wall' ahead.

Instead, it struck the tiny glimmer at Lu Chen's fingertip with pinpoint accuracy!

The expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur.

No world-destroying shockwave appeared either.

Instead, the tiny glimmer trembled violently after absorbing the terrifying energy.

Then... "Crack."

A sound of cracking, extremely faint yet clearly echoing in the depths of everyone's soul.

The scene before everyone's eyes changed.

The originally dark frontier of the universe was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, as if it were shattered glass!

Behind the cracks was no longer darkness, but... an ocean of pure light and information that defied description!

There was no up, down, left, or right; no past, and no future.

At a glance, one could seemingly see the birth and death of countless universes and hear the joys and sorrows of countless civilizations.

"This... this is outside the wall?" Wang Peng (Fatty) watched in a daze, completely unaware that the chicken leg in his hand had fallen to the floor.

"It's so beautiful... and so terrifying."

Even a top scientist like Su Qingying could not comprehend the sight before her.

"All forces, assault!"

Lu Chen's voice broke everyone's shock.

"Target: Data Sea, red dot coordinates!"

"Go pull their damn network cable for me!"

The spaceship name led the charge, like a swimming dragon entering the sea, being the first to plunge into the crack!

A hundred thousand warships followed closely behind without hesitation!

However.

Just as the fleet had charged into the crack and before they could adapt to this higher-dimensional space.

Piercing alarms instantly echoed through every warship!

"Warning! Warning!"

heavenly craft's voice, for the first time, carried panic and disbelief!

"Father! Detected ahead... detected—"

Lu Chen frowned. "Detected what? A Dimensional Storm?"

"No! It's not!"

heavenly craft's projection flickered violently as if hit by a massive data surge.

"It's a wall!"

"There's another wall outside the wall!"

"And on the wall... there seem to be words!"

Lu Chen's pupils suddenly constricted to pinpoints!

He instantly extended his divine sense to the front of the fleet, piercing through that chaotic Sea of Data!

The next second.

He saw it too.

At the end of that bizarre higher-dimensional space stood another barrier, even more grand and insurmountable.

And on that barrier, written in a script that humans could understand yet had never seen before, was a line that made their skin crawl.

That sentence was—

"**No passage outside the Novice Village.**"