253: Chapter 253 All-out Expedition!

Lin Shan leaned on his two broken tower shields, kneeling on one knee as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Even with the boost from the [Indestructible Blood Core], his powerful demigod body was on the verge of collapsing just from looking directly at the trace of aura leaking from the crack in the star gate.

"It's a true god... a real high-dimensional sovereign!"

Shocking blood seeped from Shen Ye's single eye. He gritted his teeth hard, his entire skeleton emitting overburdened explosions under the weight of this pressure.

"Those old bastards from the Star Council... the coordinates they sent out didn't just attract the Vanguard, they provoked the true rulers of the high-dimensional universe! This star gate has been locked from the other side by high-dimensional power; it's been forcibly expanded into a two-way channel!"

"If we don't completely block the star gate, the true body of this god will squeeze into Earth within ten minutes. When that happens... not just us, the entire solar system will be instantly erased!" Xia Qing shouted in despair.

"Block it? With what?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the growing crimson crack in the sky. Inside, she could already faintly see the outlines of interstellar warships as large as the moon. This was an army coming out in full force!

"Even if we use all our strength to blow up the gate, as long as Earth's coordinates are still in their database, they can tear open a second or third star gate at any time!"

The divine seal on Ye Fei's forehead flashed frantically. She could feel all life on Earth wailing under this pressure. "We are... being completely locked in like livestock!"

Despair, true despair.

Facing a Vanguard that could be killed in seconds, they could fight to the death; but facing a high-dimensional empire that could cross galaxies at will with a fleet so vast it blotted out the sun, Earth's pathetic defense didn't even count as a primitive tribe.

"No... it's not over yet."

Just as everyone fell into silence and despair.

Chen Xi's tall and straight figure once again stood firmly at the very front of everyone.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his back straight as a ramrod. In his crimson-gold eyes, there was no trace of reverence for the deity, only a madness-driven determination and battle intent.

"Captain?!" Li Murou looked at Chen Xi's back, a sudden sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

"Captain Shen, Xia Qing."

Chen Xi did not look back. He took out the [Mythic Card: Heavenly Domain] from his breast pocket—which sealed the core of the Tower of Heaven and a hundredfold time flow—and threw it to Shen Ye without hesitation.

"Inside this card is a hundredfold time barrier left by our Nirvana Battle Team, as well as a complete set of God-Slaying Mecha blueprints and high-dimensional law analysis data."

Shen Ye subconsciously caught the card, his eyes shaking violently. "Chen Xi, what are you doing?!"

"Earth's coordinates have been exposed. Passive defense means we'll always be the ones getting hit. If we destroy this gate today, they'll just open another one in another city tomorrow. Earth cannot afford even a single descent of a true god."

Chen Xi's voice was calm, yet it sounded deafening on this wind-swept ice field.

"The best defense is a good offense."

"Since they opened the door at our doorstep, then we will follow this door... and slaughter our way to their home base!"

"What?!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was horrified!

A reverse invasion?!

A few low-dimensional humans who hadn't even seen a true god's face actually dared to dream of passing through a star gate to invade the home base of an alien empire with interstellar warships and high-dimensional deities?!

This wasn't just madness; it was an ultimate fantasy that exceeded the imagination of carbon-based lifeforms!

"Chen Xi! You're crazy! Behind that door are thousands of troops! It's the god's true self! If you few go in, you'll be annihilated before you can even make a ripple!" Shen Ye grabbed Chen Xi's shoulder, roaring with eyes wide.

"How will we know if we don't try?"

Chen Xi turned his head and looked at Shen Ye, revealing an incredibly bright yet extremely domineering smile.

"As long as we cause enough of a scene on the other side of the gate, as long as we twist off the head of that high-dimensional sovereign giving the orders... they won't have the energy to worry about Earth anymore."

"Captain Chen is right!"

Su Xiaoxiao took a step forward, her staff thumping heavily on the ground. Her purple-silver long hair flew in the wind, her eyes filled with overwhelming battle intent. "Defense is not Nirvana's style. Since they want to play, we'll take the flames of war to their planet!"

"That's right! They're just aliens, aren't they? I haven't played my [harp of time reversal] in other dimensions yet!" Li Murou wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and stood to Chen Xi's left.

"My Myriad Spirit Divine Seal should also go see the ferocious beasts of the universe." Ye Fei followed closely behind.

"Wherever the Captain goes, Lin Shan's shield will be there! Even in deep space, I can tank all the damage for you!" Lin Shan laughed heroically despite his heavy injuries and stood at the outer edge of the team.

Five people, five figures.

Facing the high-dimensional star gate that could overturn heaven and earth, not one of them retreated, and not one of them even hesitated.

"You guys..."

Shen Ye looked at this battle team that was excessively young yet incredibly powerful, and a layer of mist actually formed in his single eye. He understood. Chen Xi intended to use the lives of the five of them to gamble on a future for Earth free from external threats! They were going to forcibly move the battlefield to the enemy's headquarters!

"Captain Shen, I'll leave Earth to you."

Chen Xi looked at Shen Ye, his tone heavy with the weight of entrustment. "Use the hundredfold time of the [Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain] to cultivate a group of demigod experts for Earth as quickly as possible. If we don't make it back alive from the other side, the future of Earth... will depend on you to protect it."

"...Fine."

Shen Ye took a deep breath and gripped the [Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain] card tightly in his palm. His voice trembled slightly, yet it was as heavy as a thousand catties.

"I promise you. As long as I, Shen Ye, still have a breath left, as long as there is still one person alive on Earth, this planet will never fall!"

"Chen Xi... you must come back alive!"

"Don't worry. I am a Miracle Card Maker. In my deck, there is no such card as 'failure'."

Chen Xi laughed heartily, with no further lingering attachments.

He spun around abruptly, facing the terrifying star gate that was spewing crimson light as massive bone claws forcibly tore through space.

"Nirvana Battle Team!"

Chen Xi raised his right hand high, holding the ultimate mythic card [When Humanitys Stars Shine]—which sealed a Ninth-Rank Arbiter—between his fingertips.

"Target: High-dimensional universe headquarters!"

"Everyone, follow me—on the expedition!!!"