300: Chapter 300 The Last Three Hours in the Storm

Three hours after Alpha entered dormancy, the Zeroing Storm entered its most frantic phase.

Lin Chen stood under the tree of heavenly dao, staring at the monitoring screen. On it, data from the four star domains was jumping frantically:

[Dead Silence Star Domain]

Shield Remaining: 37%

Preservation Rate: 89%

Consumption per second: 3.2 trillion

[Spiritual Energy Star Domain]

Shield Remaining: 21%

Preservation Rate: 76%

Consumption per second: 4.1 trillion

[Icebound Star Domain]

Shield Remaining: 6%

Preservation Rate: 79% (Residual warmth after Morgana's sacrifice)

Consumption per second: 1.8 trillion

[Data Star Domain]

Shield Remaining: 0%

Preservation Rate: 71% (Entirely dependent on the Hosted Database)

Consumption per second: 0

Arrogant Dragon rushed in: "Boss! There's a situation at the border!"

Lin Chen switched to the border monitoring.

In the image, the grey-white storm was frantically battering the shield of the tree of heavenly dao. Those cracks that had once been frozen by Morgana were now beginning to spread again. With every inch they spread, the shield weakened a bit more.

"How much time is left for the Diversion Service?" Lin Chen asked.

Zhang Hao's voice came through the communication, trembling: "Boss! Only one minute left for the Diversion Service! It costs 3,000 trillion to renew, but we've run out of money!"

Lin Chen was silent for a second.

He opened his account balance: 837 trillion (remaining from the Rescue Fund).

Not enough.

Nowhere near enough.

He opened the communication channel, simultaneously connecting to the Icebound Star Domain Survivors' Council, the Spiritual Energy Star Domain Cultivators' representatives, and the Dead Silence Star Domain Emotionally Awakened Committee.

"Everyone, I need your help."

Three seconds later, the representatives from the three parties replied simultaneously:

"Lord Lin Chen, please speak."

"I need your star domains' 'Emotional Energy'," Lin Chen said. "Use the Emotional Energy as collateral for a loan from the Universe Bank. Use the loaned money to renew the Diversion Service and save all the star domains."

The representatives from the three parties fell silent.

Emotional Energy—that was the core resource of every star domain, the foundation of civilization's existence. Mortgaging Emotional Energy meant that if they couldn't repay the loan in the future, every living being in the entire star domain would lose their emotions and become the walking dead.

But if they didn't mortgage it, they would die now.

The representative of the Dead Silence Star Domain was the first to speak: "Lord Lin Chen, we trust you."

The representative of the Spiritual Energy Star Domain gritted their teeth: "We trust you too."

The representative of the Icebound Star Domain said tearfully: "The star domain that the Frost Supreme sacrificed her life for, we cannot let it be destroyed in these last three hours."

Lin Chen nodded.

Three mortgage agreements were generated simultaneously.

Three seconds later, the three representatives signed at the same time.

The moment the agreements took effect, three golden beams of light rose from the three star domains, converging into a torrent that surged toward the Universe Bank.

Three seconds later, Golden Abacus's communication connected, his voice trembling:

"Lin Chen, you're a fucking madman. Do you know how much the Emotional Energy of three star domains is worth?"

"How much?"

"1.2 Jing!" Golden Abacus roared, "1.2 Jing! It's worth more than my entire Universe Bank!"

Lin Chen smiled.

"So, will you approve it?"

Golden Abacus was silent for three seconds.

"Approved. But if you can't pay it back, I'll take away the emotions of everyone in these three star domains. Then they'll all become the walking dead, shouting 'Hello, Boss' to you every day."

"Deal."

1.2 Jing arrived in the account.

Lin Chen instantly transferred 3,000 trillion to renew the diversion.

On the monitoring screen, the storms battering the shield were instantly diverted by one-third.

The remaining two-thirds were still frantic.

But at least, they could hold on.

Arrogant Dragon breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss, what do we do next?"

Lin Chen looked at him: "Go to the border."

"To do what?"

"Watch it. Every second. Until the storm passes."

Three hours later.

The Zeroing Storm finally began to weaken.

Those grey-white tentacles slowly retracted into the depths of the rifts, the cracks in the sky gradually healed, and the eroded star domains began to recover slowly.

Lin Chen stood on the borderline, his body covered in a layer of grey-white dust—traces left by the storm.

Arrogant Dragon stood beside him, equally disheveled.

Zhang Hao's communication connected, his voice weak but excited: "Boss! The storm has passed! All the star domains have been saved!"

Lin Chen nodded.

He opened the system to check the final data:

[Dead Silence Star Domain] Preservation Rate: 92%

[Spiritual Energy Star Domain] Preservation Rate: 89%

[Icebound Star Domain] Preservation Rate: 79%

[Data Star Domain] Preservation Rate: 71%

All targets met.

Far exceeding expectations.

He closed the system and turned to look at Arrogant Dragon.

"Go and rest."

Arrogant Dragon was stunned: "Boss, what about you?"

Lin Chen looked up at the healing sky.

"I'm going to the Icebound Star Domain."

"Now?"

"Now."

The teleportation light lit up.

Lin Chen disappeared from the borderline.

Arrogant Dragon stood where he was, watching the light, and muttered softly:

"Boss, you're going to see that girl, aren't you?"

"Tough on the outside, soft on the inside."

far away， The sky was completely healed.。

The Zeroing Storm was over.

But everyone knew that the real test had only just begun.