111: Chapter 111 When Gods Fight, Mortals Suffer
"This... this is... spacetime ripples?" Mentor Murphy finally discovered that something was wrong.
His fanatical expression froze instantly.
As a top-tier cosmic physicist, he naturally knew what this meant.
That "core of spacetime" itself was a condensation of the primordial power of spacetime.
Its very existence was constantly warping the surrounding space and time.
Those seemingly insignificant black fissures were each a deathly entrance leading to an unknown dimension, or directly to "annihilation."
This seemingly calm "eye of the storm" was actually ten thousand times more dangerous than the violent turbulent energy zone outside!
This place was an absolute chessboard of death composed of countless most lethal traps!
One wrong step, and there would be no hope of salvation!
"Damn it, all that excitement for nothing." Mentor Murphy slumped back into his seat, a smile uglier than crying appearing on his face. "Visible, but unreachable. This is fucking worse than just dying."
Wang Pingan did not speak.
His 【Eye of Truth】 was operating at an unprecedented power, running frantically.
He stared fixedly at that "chessboard of death" composed of countless black fissures, trying to find a safe path through it that could lead to the "destination."
But he soon fell into despair.
The appearance and disappearance of those spacetime fissures were completely random, with no pattern to speak of.
One second it was a safe area, and the next second, dozens of fissures capable of tearing everything apart could appear out of thin air.
This was simply not a problem that could be solved by calculation and prediction.
This fucking thing was an unsolvable death trap set by the gods!
"What to do? What to do?" Wang Pingan was burning with anxiety.
Could it be that after going through so much trouble and barely surviving to get here, they could only watch this huge treasure mountain and return empty-handed in defeat?
He was unwilling to accept this!
Just then, his gaze inadvertently swept across the number on the system panel that had just surged significantly.
【pay-to-win points: 78265】
When being chased by that terrifying giant beast, although he had cut off the energy conversion in time, the system had still successfully extracted pay-to-win points from the wreckage of that mothership!
Looking at this number, an extremely bold and extremely crazy idea suddenly popped into Wang Pingan's mind.
Since... conventional methods didn't work.
Then could he... use unconventional methods?
For example... throwing money at it?
"System!" Wang Pingan roared in his heart. "Is there any way to let me safely pass through this damned 'minefield'?!"
【Ding!】
【Analyzing based on the current environment...】
【Analysis complete, generating solutions as follows:】
【Solution 1 (Secure Type): Consume 50,000 pay-to-win points to generate a 'Subspace Phase Shield' for the host. This shield can last for ten minutes, during which it can be immune to all damage from spacetime turbulence.】
【Solution 2 (Economic Type): Consume 10,000 pay-to-win points to perform a temporary 'dimensional upgrade' on the host's 'Eye of Truth'. After the upgrade, the host will gain a 0.1-second 'precognition' ability regarding future spacetime changes.】
【Solution 3 (Suicidal Type): The host can attempt to synchronize their spirit with the 'core of spacetime'. If successful, the host can obtain a 'temporary pass' for this area. If it fails, the host's spiritual sea of consciousness will be torn into fragments by the power of spacetime on the spot.】
The three solutions were clearly listed before Wang Pingan's eyes.
Wang Pingan didn't even look at the so-called "suicidal type" solution.
Just kidding, was he, Wang Pingan, the type of person who liked to gamble with his own life?
His gaze scanned back and forth between Solution 1 and Solution 2.
Fifty thousand points for ten minutes of absolute safety.
Ten thousand points for future precognition.
No matter how he calculated it, Solution 2 seemed more cost-effective.
But was 0.1 seconds of precognition... really enough?
This was gambling with his life!
What if he foresaw it, but his body couldn't react in time? Wouldn't that just be a waste?
Wang Pingan's brows locked tightly together.
He felt like a gambler standing on the edge of a cliff, clutching all his assets in his hands, hesitating whether to bet big or small.
"Kid, what are you thinking about?" Mentor Murphy looked at his uncertain expression and couldn't help but ask.
"Mentor." Wang Pingan suddenly raised his head, looked at him, and asked a question that was completely irrelevant. "Do you think one should believe in science or metaphysics?"
"What?" Mentor Murphy was stunned, completely unable to keep up with his train of thought.
"Forget it, pretend I didn't ask." Wang Pingan shook his head.
He took a deep breath, and a flash of determination crossed his eyes!
He would bet on it!
It was just 10,000 pay-to-win points, wasn't it?
Wealth is sought in danger!
As long as he could get that "core of spacetime," never mind 10,000 points, he would dare to spend 100,000 points!
"System!"
"Select Solution 2 for me!"
"Upgrade the 'Eye of Truth'!"