271: Chapter 24 The Price

The vast universe was clearly divided into two structures.

The massive structure, spanning ten billion light-years, was the Flesh and Blood Universe currently being devoured by "Oblivion."

However, as time ticked by, Chu Zhangyang's organic universe was slowly shrinking.

The other part was the Milky Way Galaxy, a barred spiral galaxy that was insignificant by comparison.

Originally, this tiny galaxy would have been easily overlooked in the face of the ten-billion-light-year Flesh and Blood Universe.

Fortunately, a large number of warships were hovering between these two structures, which separated them.

Therefore, no matter how small the Milky Way Galaxy was, one could tell at a glance that it did not belong to that Flesh and Blood Universe.

It was an independent galactic system.

As for the massive fleet of warships, they were the warships of the Xingyang Civilization, led by "divine might."

There were also the Milky Way Alliance from the Xingyang Universe, as well as a large number of space forces from other civilizations that had come to assist or watch the battle.

Of course, this also included the Resistance Army fleet, composed of survivors from the civilizations originally belonging to this universe that had been destroyed by Chu Zhangyang.

At this moment, the Grand Commander of the Resistance Army, Lin Han, had already left his command ship.

Instead, accompanied by several subordinates, he personally boarded "divine might" to request an audience with the great Bishop.

While waiting, these people quietly watched the process of Chu Zhangyang being devoured through the huge portholes of the ship.

Their expressions were a mix of complicated emotions.

A subordinate silently shed tears and choked out, "Thank you, Grand Commander. If it weren't for you establishing the Resistance Army,"

"and constantly encouraging us to never give up, allowing us refugees whose homes were destroyed and whose compatriots were killed to survive until now,"

"we would never have seen the scene of this demon perishing!"

"This moment is truly gratifying. I even have to remind myself from time to time that all of this is not a dream."

"Everything we see and hear is real!"

Listening to his subordinate's exclamation,

Lin Han said nothing.

He knew, and everyone in the Resistance Army knew.

In truth, since its establishment, the Resistance Army had never actually resisted the Zhangyang Evil God even once.

What they had actually done was either flee themselves or help other destroyed civilizations to flee.

So, rather than calling it the Resistance Army, it would be more appropriate to call it the Refugee Army.

It was only after the Great Deity Xingyang arrived that they no longer had to keep running away and gradually became a security force maintaining stability within the Milky Way Galaxy.

Only Lin Han knew.

Before the deity arrived, he had already collapsed in despair countless times in corners where no one could see.

Because he was not stupid; he knew that an Evil God was also a god, and mortals could not compete with gods.

Fortunately, just as he was about to completely collapse, and on the eve of the fall of the Milky Way Galaxy, the only pure land, the Great Deity Xingyang finally arrived here.

Several steady footsteps interrupted Lin Han's myriad thoughts.

The person who came was none other than the Missionary Officer of the Xingyang Civilization, Half-Face, Tu Kulei!

He said in an extremely kind voice, "I'm sorry, the Bishop currently has urgent matters to attend to and cannot meet with you all for the time being!"

This werewolf, who acted with ruthlessness and decisiveness, would show a spring-like warmth to pious believers.

Lin Han immediately bowed slightly.

His expression full of respect, "Not at all! We were just too excited. We got carried away and wanted to come and see the Bishop!"

Tu Kulei nodded, his voice both majestic and full of affinity, "Understood! However, you have made this trip in vain this time."

A senior officer of the Resistance Army immediately responded with a smile, "Not at all! Watching the Evil God slowly die from "divine might" is much clearer than watching from our own ships!"

"We really came to the right place!"

Everyone smiled knowingly, then turned their faces toward the porthole and cast their gazes outside the Milky Way Galaxy!

After a while.

Lin Han suddenly asked quietly, "So, in a dozen days or so, when this Oblivion devours the Evil God,"

"will it turn to attack our Milky Way Galaxy?"

The several subordinates accompanying him, the senior officers of the Resistance Army, also immediately pricked up their ears.

Eagerly waiting for the answer to this question.

But Tu Kulei calmly asked in return, "What do you think?"

"Do you think the Milky Way Galaxy will follow in the footsteps of the Flesh and Blood Universe!"

Lin Han took a deep breath, his eyes shining with firm determination, "It won't!"

"The Milky Way Galaxy will survive! We will survive!"

"This is not because I am afraid of death, but because I firmly believe that the great deity, the Great Deity Xingyang, will protect us to the end!"

Tu Kulei nodded slightly, "Hmm! I know you are not afraid of death! You have witnessed too many deaths, and your heart has long since become numb."

"As for the fate of the Milky Way Galaxy! I cannot give you a definite answer right now!"

"But what I can tell you is that the great deity, the only true god in the entire universe, will not easily give up on or abandon any pious believer!"

Hearing these words, the members of the Resistance Army suddenly felt their worries dissipate quite a bit.

Their hearts felt an unprecedented warmth.

The feeling of being cared for by a deity was truly wonderful.

Gradually, many people shed hot tears.

But Lin Han, who had come a long and arduous way, remained calm, just quietly looking at space, saying nothing.

Meanwhile, inside the command room of "divine might."

Everyone was also extremely concerned about the situation over at "Oblivion."

Helmsman Tang Ling projected the real-time scene of the Zhangyang Universe above everyone's heads.

Hope, in the image of a Little Girl, with the assistance of Xiliu, began complex calculations.

After a moment, she nodded and said slowly, "Twelve more days. At the current speed, in twelve more days, Oblivion will completely devour this ten-billion-light-year organism!"

Solia looked at her teacher and deity, asking with wide eyes, "What about after that? What will happen after that?"

"Will we be able to protect the Milky Way Galaxy here?"

Chu Xingyang could not give a definite answer at the moment, only saying ambiguously, "We will do our best."

"Ultimately, it depends on the final effect of the catalyst!"

"If it works on an existence like Oblivion, then we have already succeeded halfway."

Everyone was shocked.

Many people did not have much confidence.

After all, until now, not many people knew what the "catalyst" actually was.

Yu Lan suddenly pouted, even though she already looked like a middle-aged woman.

But she acted like a child, acting spoiled, "Just tell us."

"What on earth is the catalyst..."

"Many of us are still in the dark."

"If there is no need for secrecy at this time, just tell us. I have always wanted to know what that thing we four sent over really is."

Solia, standing on the side, also widened her eyes.

Obviously, she was also completely ignorant about the catalyst.

Chu Xingyang looked at everyone's eager eyes.

He couldn't help but smile, "Alright, since you are so eager to know, let Wei Wei tell you."

"Actually, it's not that I was intentionally keeping it from you."

"Anyway, Oblivion has already ingested a large amount of catalyst, and there is nothing to do right now, so I will satisfy your small curiosity."

Hearing the great deity speak,

Wei Wei naturally could no longer hide it.

She just smiled mysteriously and asked in return, "Since you came here, haven't you noticed that one person is missing?"

Suo Xiaoli, who reacted the fastest, raised her hand immediately, "I noticed it a long time ago."

"I just couldn't be bothered to ask. You are talking about Snow Sun, right? That Sun God from my universe."

"The woman who gave birth to an existence like Oblivion!"

"Since arriving here, I haven't seen her."

Suo Xiaoli's words made everyone realize it instantly.

That's right, in order to stop or eliminate "Oblivion," the Xingyang Civilization started the "Back to the Past" plan.

Snow Sun was naturally part of the plan at that time.

But later the plan failed, and she came to the Zhangyang Universe with "divine might."

But how did she suddenly disappear without a trace?

Everyone looked at each other, obviously none of them had seen Snow Sun.

Suo Xiaoli showed a smug smile, "Could it be... that the catalyst has something to do with her?"

"I also think so. No matter what, it was she who gave birth to Oblivion, so perhaps there is something in her body that can restrain Oblivion!"

Wei Wei nodded repeatedly, "Nothing can be hidden from you! You are too smart!"

Xiliu looked around at everyone and said calmly, "It's time, it's time to let everyone meet Snow Sun."

"Actually, according to your carbon-based biological standards, her condition is already very bad; you could say she is approaching death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone pushed a hospital bed hovering in mid-air, slowly coming towards everyone.

On the hospital bed, covered with a layer of soft white velvet, one could tell that someone was lying underneath by the visible outline.

Until the hospital bed got closer, everyone realized that the person was none other than Snow Sun, who had become skin and bones.

Yu Lan opened her mouth in shock. After a long while, she muttered, "What happened? How did she become like this? I can't see any trace of her former self at all."

Everyone was silent.

Because the vice captain said the truth.

At this moment, Snow Sun was gaunt, and even her entire face was sunken. There was no trace of the Goddess left.

Seeing the woman who was originally stunningly beautiful turn into such a state, even Solia, the Sun God from another universe, seemed to feel a bit unbearable in her heart.

She looked at Wei Wei cautiously, her big eyes full of confusion, "Why did she become like this? I know that Snow Sun has now become a mortal. But you are the greatest doctor in our Xingyang Civilization."

"So even if she had some serious illness, she definitely shouldn't have become like this."

Wei Wei listened to Solia's complaints, without the slightest displeasure on her face.

Instead, she stared sadly at the exceptionally haggard Snow Sun on the hospital bed.

After a while, Snow Sun moved her body, seemingly trying to sit up with all her might.

But she tried several times and failed.

Everyone quickly shouted with heartache, "Just lie down properly first. If you want to eat or drink anything, just tell us."

No one wanted the former Goddess to become so exhausted and near death.

Snow Sun's mouth barely squeezed out a smile, seemingly trying hard to comfort everyone.

Then she said slowly in a faint voice, "Thank you... thank you all."

"Even though it was I who gave birth to such a terrible disaster as Oblivion, you never blamed me..."

"This makes me... really... really not know how to handle myself."

Wei Wei quickly comforted her, "Don't think too much about it. That was not your intention."

"Besides, you have become like this because you gave everything to deal with Oblivion. We have all seen your efforts to make amends."

Suo Xiaoli on the side pouted, "If anyone has the right to blame or hate you, no one here has more right than me."

"I am from your universe. The gaimu civilization I now belong to, my planet, and everyone I knew... are all gone..."

"However, thinking about it carefully... I didn't like them that much anyway."

"So, don't blame yourself too much."

Hearing all this, Solia slowly walked forward and gently hugged herself from the other universe. Unexpectedly, she was mercilessly pushed away by Suo Xiaoli.

She even showed an expression of disgust, "Don't do that, okay... it's disgusting."

At this time, Yu Lan did not pay attention to the two bickering young girls, but curiously looked at Wei Wei and asked, "So, Snow Sun became like this in order to deal with Oblivion?"

"Does this have anything to do with the catalyst we sent over?"

At this time, Wei Wei glanced at Chu Xingyang in the distance.

Then she slowly told everyone the truth, which was the true origin of the catalyst.

Time passed minute by minute.

Seeing that some people still looked half-understanding.

She simply explained directly, "In short, the catalyst is prepared and cultured from growth factor."

"And those large amounts of growth factor are all secreted by Snow Sun herself through false pregnancy."

"But this also caused her body to be severely overdrawn, and she hasn't recovered after such a long time!"

The more Wei Wei talked, the more heartbroken she felt, silently stretching out her hand to gently stroke Snow Sun's cheek...

Everyone looked at the former Goddess, and carefully understood the words just explained by the medical officer Wei Wei.

Only then did they gradually understand the purpose of those catalysts back then.

Yu Lan realized it instantly.

After a while, she stammered, "So... so... those catalysts were not prepared for Chu Zhangyang."

"But just through the Zhangyang Universe. Into Oblivion's body."

"It's just... it's just... will growth factor really cause enough harm to Oblivion?"

Everyone was stunned, and then they all turned their eyes to Wei Wei, wanting to seek an answer from the initiator of this plan!