217: 217. Reabsorption

The convoy drove into the pyramid area in dead silence.

This area was originally an undeveloped, remote pyramid zone, and now it was eerily quiet and serene.

On site, members of the Bright Light Society and their armed guards lay scattered on the ground, fallen into an unawakable slumber. The stone tablet, covered with strange symbols, lay quietly beside the transport vehicle, as if waiting for its true owner.

The previous advance team and research team were maintaining the scene. Seeing Lu Feng and his group arrive, they immediately came forward to report.

Lu Feng waved his hand, signaling them not to speak, and walked directly towards the stone tablet.

The stone tablet's material was neither metal nor stone, a dark black, cold to the touch, and the symbols on it were even more intricate and complex than the Kunlun Mountain murals.

He took a deep breath and slowly pressed his palm onto the most densely packed symbol area in the center of the stone tablet.

“Boom!!!”

A torrent of information, even more surging and powerful than the one at Kunlun Mountain, instantly rushed into his consciousness!

This time, it was no longer scattered fragments, but more coherent, yet also more terrifying, memories!

He saw the rise and fall of civilizations, and not just one, but multiple distinct civilizational cycles, ebbing and flowing, replacing each other in this universe.

Some civilizations developed brilliant energy technology, with towering buildings reaching into the clouds, but ultimately perished due to their own uncontrolled energy, causing continental plates to crack apart;

Some civilizations deeply integrated with nature, achieving the pinnacle of biotechnology, but were reduced to dry bones by a genetic collapse-like plague;

Still other civilizations attempted to explore the stars, only to attract an unspeakable gaze, and their entire civilization was quietly erased from history... He saw, in bizarre environments, creatures of incomprehensible forms surviving, fighting, and perishing in twisted jungles, oceans of scorching acid, or pure energy fields... These sights transcended all biological understanding.

Everything, absolutely everything, pointed to a suffocating conclusion!

This place was like a sandbox that was constantly being reset and subjected to various experiments.

Glory and destruction, in an endless cycle.

And the planetary civilization of his small case was merely one link in these countless cycles, not an exception, and certainly not the end.

The information flow abruptly ceased, and Lu Feng felt a chilling sensation.

He withdrew his hand, fine beads of sweat seeping from his temples; the immense depletion from absorbing the fragments left him feeling utterly drained.

Yu Tianxiong immediately stepped forward, offering a supportive hand, but Lu Feng waved him off, indicating he was fine.

He closed his eyes, digesting the truth, a truth so heavy it could crush anyone's mind.

The cyclical nature of history, the fragility of civilization, and the sword of destruction hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment... All of this was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

“But the information is still not enough...”

He murmured to himself, his voice a little hoarse.

Just two fragments could only reveal the tip of the iceberg, unable to piece together a complete picture, much less find the key to breaking this desperate cycle.

His gaze turned to the unconscious members of the Bright Light Society on the ground, his eyes sharpening.

Since this organization was also tirelessly searching for these symbolic stone tablets, even at the cost of mobilizing national-level power, they must know more inside information.

He directly took out his encrypted satellite phone and dialed Lü Chenxing's number.

“Minister Lü, we encountered a bit of an ‘accident’ in Egypt.” Lu Feng said concisely, “An organization called the ‘Bright Light Society’ is also trying to seize the symbolic stone tablet.”

Lü Chenxing, on the other end of the phone, heard the words “Bright Light Society,” and his breathing clearly hitched. His tone instantly became incredibly solemn: “Bright Light Society?! Mr. Lu, you must evacuate immediately! Immediately! The depths of this organization are unfathomable, and they have influence behind many countries in the world, including the desert nation where you are currently located! It is extremely unsafe there now!”

Lu Feng shook his head: “It's fine, the other party seems to know quite a lot. I want to continue exploring. A direct confrontation with them is bound to happen sooner or later. Besides, from the memories of these small fry, they are acting on the orders of a high-ranking general in the desert nation.”

Lü Chenxing said: “Mr. Lu, rest assured, even if the other party is a behemoth, our Xia Nation is not to be trifled with and will not back down.”

...Meanwhile, at the Bright Light Society headquarters in an ancient European castle, personnel monitoring the operation data discovered that all communication signals and vital sign monitoring data in the pyramid area instantly became abnormal, terrifying them. They immediately reported it up the chain of command.

The supreme commander quickly ordered General Thoth, a powerful general in the desert nation, to spare no effort in immediately investigating what happened in the pyramid area! And to recover the stone tablet and personnel!

...In the capital of the desert nation, inside a luxurious mansion.

General Thoth had just finished a lavish banquet and was smugly enjoying the service of his maidens, his mind still calculating how to further elevate his status within the organization by assisting the Bright Light Society in transporting the “sacred object.”

However, the next second, the luxurious scene before his eyes shattered like a broken mirror!

The maidens, fine wine, and music instantly vanished, and he found himself plunged into an endless, kaleidoscopic void!

“Who?! What is this place?!” Thoth screamed in terror. He tried to draw his gun but found his body completely unresponsive.

Lu Feng's figure, like a sovereign, condensed in this dream void, watching him with icy eyes: “General Thoth, tell me everything you know about the Bright Light Society.”

This shocking scene left Thoth stunned for a long time.

With a wave of Lu Feng's hand, Thoth's body exploded, and his screams immediately shook the heavens.

The next second, he reappeared in his original spot, only his body was incredibly weak.

“Don't make me ask a second time.” Lu Feng said calmly.

Thoth's will shattered on the spot, and he spilled everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.

As a mid-level member of the Bright Light Society, he knew about the existence of the “oracle” fragments and that the organization had been searching for them for generations.

The leaders within the Bright Light Society were also regarded as “chosen by the gods,” with the goal of leading the members to welcome the “arrival of the gods”... “...I only know this much. My rank is not high enough for anything else. I have never personally seen the ‘oracle,’ nor do I know the exact location of the headquarters. I also cannot access the core leadership. I... I am just a mid-level staff member responsible for executing regional affairs.”

Lu Feng frowned, attempting to use Thoth as a springboard, connecting through dreams to trace the links in his memory to his superiors, searching for higher-ranking members.

However, the distance was clearly too great to delve deeper.

“The coverage is still too small, ah.”

Lu Feng sighed inwardly. Even though he had just absorbed another symbol tablet, and the range had once again greatly expanded, almost covering half of the desert nation, precise remote positioning and intrusion were still insufficient.

Since he couldn't find the higher-ups for now, Lu Feng made a decisive move, directly using his ability to forcibly alter Thoth's relevant memories, erasing his specific knowledge of the mission failure in the pyramid area, leaving only a vague impression of “encountering an unknown sandstorm, mission temporarily interrupted.”

This was enough to temporarily mislead the Bright Light Society and buy time for his side.

After dealing with Thoth, Lu Feng's consciousness returned to reality. He looked at the Candlelight Squad and said: “Clean up the scene, erase all traces of our presence. Take the stone tablet.”

He cast his gaze to the more distant west: “The next direction seems to be to the west.”

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