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Chapter 91 Vector Control: Universal Repulsion [5800-word Chapter]

'Miracle Stone - Empty?' What exactly is Prison Sky talking about? Is this some new setting that the development team suddenly added?

'I don't know, it doesn't seem to have appeared before.'

'What hasn't happened? Didn't that special envoy from the General Assembly say that the Doctor had the key he'd been searching for? I guess this [Miracle Stone - Empty] must be that so-called key.'

"Do you think this [Miracle Stone - Void] might be related to the protagonist, Lao Kong? After all, Lao Kong's name contains the character 'Void,' and his first star core is called the Void Pattern. It doesn't seem like a coincidence at all."

'I wonder if the previous ones went there? I feel this thing is definitely related to the Prison, and I also feel that the main storyline after the Prison should be inextricably linked to these so-called [Miracle Stones - Emptiness].'

Although it was the first time I had heard the words "Miracle Stone - Empty".

However, based on the valuable experience accumulated over many years of watching anime series.

Viewers quickly guessed why the production team chose to reveal this valuable information through the voice of the Heavenly Dao at this crucial moment at the end of the first season.

Without a doubt, this is foreshadowing for the second season of "Stars Glimmer".

This so-called 'miracle stone' could very well be the main storyline of the entire Stellaris anime series.

And the viewers in the anime/manga/game (ACG) world were right.

Just like the protagonist of every anime series, they all have a clear goal and an innate mission.

Dust Sky is the officially designated protagonist of Stellaris.

He naturally has his own mission.

And this mission is to collect the 'twelve miracle stones' scattered throughout the world.

As for why Chen Kong was able to do this...

The core reason lies in his first star core, the Sky Pattern.

Or rather, it is the Miracle Stone, Emptiness, that exists within him.

Only the 'Miracle Stone - Void' can neutralize other 'Miracle Stones' and prevent them from repelling each other.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao, the so-called 'Miracle Stone' is...

It's essentially like the 'Infinity Stones' in Marvel, or the 'Dragon Balls' in 'Dragon Ball'.

The protagonist, Chen Kong, is essentially a walking 'Infinity Gauntlet,' a special container specifically designed to hold the 'Miracle Stone.'

Of course, there is complete information about the twelve miracle stones.

In fact, even the Way of Heaven itself is unaware of this.

He didn't even know the specific effects of these 'miracle stones'.

He simply deduced this information from what Yunmeng said to Benjamin in the original work.

The reason he chose to release this information now is...

Firstly, she will replace Yunmeng and become the strongest mouth double according to the current setting revealed by the production team of Qunxing.

He subtly increased his screen time in "Stars".

Secondly, he should appropriately reduce the number of assistants for Jamie after get off work.

After all, Yunmeng was already injured and her strength was much weaker in the original story.

It was through this trick that she got Benjamin to help her kill the remaining Association Star Envoys.

As Heaven had predicted.

Shortly after he uttered the words 'Miracle Stone'.

Benjamin made his move.

Boom boom boom——!
Four blinding flashes of light from the explosion illuminated the dimly lit underground drainage space.

Four brand-new, charred corpses immediately appeared before the Heavenly Dao.

Among these newly discovered corpses was the one who reacted immediately.

However, the association's star envoys failed to escape in time.

Seeing the unseeing expressions on these people's faces, Tiandao sighed with feigned regret.

He then lightly touched the ground with his toes and jumped onto the high platform next to him, looking down at Benjamin below.

At this moment, he seemed to be standing on a moral high ground, pointing fingers at Benjamin.

"Sigh, I was hoping that one of those people could answer my question about justice and evil."

"But you didn't even give them a chance to speak, you just killed them without warning."

"To be honest, you machines are really inhuman. If I'm not mistaken, you should have had surgery to remove human emotions a long time ago, right? Otherwise, how could you be so cold-blooded?"

Although Tiandao had a playful smile on his face, his eyes were as cold as ice.

Benjamin's response to the mockery of fate was chillingly calm.

"On the road to miracles, there will always be some who become victims, which is not surprising."

At the same time, his facial expression remained completely unchanged as he said this.

It only has the cool glow unique to nano-metal coatings.

As the latest type of nanomachine, it has indeed long since abandoned superfluous things like 'human emotions'.

Upon receiving this answer, the smile on Tiandao's face gradually disappeared.

"To speak of other people's lives so lightly, as expected."

Halfway through his sentence, Tiandao's figure vanished from the spot.

The water beneath his feet suddenly burst into a perfect circular splash, caused by the violent shockwave generated when he quickly pushed off the ground.

When the Heavenly Dao reappeared, it had already arrived beside Benjamin.

A leg strike, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, aimed straight for the opponent's head.

"You guys really deserved to die."

Faced with the sudden attack from the Heavenly Dao, a torrent of green data flashed wildly in the pupils of the Benjamin Nanomachine.

In the blink of an eye, he raised his right arm and blocked the attack from the Heavenly Dao with perfect precision.

boom!
The moment Tendou's right leg struck Benjamin.

The nano-metal skin on his arm suddenly decomposed into hundreds of tiny metal particles.

And it detonates instantly in a short period of time that is difficult for ordinary people to react to.

The orange-red fireball from the explosion rapidly expanded between the two men.

The powerful shockwave that accompanied it sent both of them flying.

Tiandao gracefully flipped his body in the air, and after gliding for a distance upon landing, he completely stabilized his posture.

During this process, the vector force field around Tiandao completely reversed the flames generated by the metal explosion, isolating them from his body.

All of this negated the damage from Benjamin's explosion.

On the other side, Benjamin, who was in mid-air, suddenly had several gaps opened in the skin on his back, revealing several miniature thrusters.

These thrusters detonated many pre-calculated nanomaterials.

This allowed Benjamin to use this special explosive propulsion method to forcefully stop his retreat.

But neither Benjamin nor Tendou lingered in the same spot for long.

They immediately rushed towards each other silently once again.

At this point, the two were moving so fast that they could only leave blurry afterimages in the anime footage.

In this process, Benjamin perfectly embodies the terrifying 'rationality' of an omnipotent machine.

His fighting style is impeccable, with every piece of nanometal under his precise control of his 'intelligent supercomputing power'.

Sometimes it transforms into a sharp blade, sometimes it disintegrates and explodes.

At times, he could even suddenly shoot out metal spikes from his elbows while parrying attacks from the Heavenly Dao.

They were trying to catch Heaven off guard with this.

It's just that I don't know why, even though the Heavenly Dao is clearly just a body of flesh and blood.

But he wasn't worried at all about being hurt by Benjamin.

All attacks were carried out in a 'life-for-life' manner.

Unfortunately, Benjamin was truly at a loss when it came to this.

Because all his attacks strangely stopped at a distance of '9 millimeters' from Tiandao's body, they were unable to cause him any effective damage.

Although they only clashed briefly a few times, their battles were not only incredibly cool, but the production team also emphasized the spectacular nature of the fights.

Whether it's the sound effects, the visual detail, or anything else, everything has been pushed to the extreme, giving anime viewers a thrill while also letting them know Benjamin's main fighting style.

As a 'nano-modified intelligent machine', Benjamin's entire body is made of expensive special nano-metals.

This not only gave his body strength far exceeding that of a typical second-level star envoy.

At the same time, it can maximize the effect of his 'Star Source Metal Blast'.

Because he can do it whenever he needs to.

Suddenly, a small portion of the nano-metals separates out and causes them to explode with an amazing effect.

After all, the explosive power of his metal depends not only on the size of the metal itself.

It is also related to the material of the metal itself.

Nanomaterials are truly high-end among all metallic materials.

For the same volume and mass, the explosive power of nanomaterials can be several times that of other ordinary metals.

And because its entire body is made of nanomaterials.

This makes Benjamin far superior to other Star Envoys of the same level in terms of strength, defense, and attack power.

And when these are combined with the 'ultra-high computing power' and 'information collection' unique to intelligent machines...

This allowed the Heavenly Dao to display terrifying strength far exceeding that of ordinary second-level star envoys, and to be unafraid of Benjamin's attacks.

But he was still unusually suppressed by someone.

boom!
Benjamin, expressionless, delivered a punch to Tendao's chest.

A violent explosion and flames instantly engulfed the Heavenly Dao.

The astonishing aftershocks from the explosion caused significant tremors throughout the underground drainage system.

The concrete at the top was unable to withstand the weight and developed numerous cracks.

Large amounts of debris fell like rain into the water below, splashing up droplets.

However, Tiandao's figure was blasted away in the flames of the explosion.

But after a simple in-air flip, he landed smoothly on the ground.

Looking at the Heavenly Dao, which had regained its footing not far away, Benjamin's visual sensors suddenly detected an anomaly.

That was Tiandao, who had been directly hit by the metal explosions one after another, yet not even the hem of his clothes was charred! Thinking of this, Benjamin immediately began to observe carefully.

And he quickly discovered the reason behind it.

At this moment, 9 millimeters outside the surface of Tiandao's body, a layer of vector force field ripples that were imperceptible to the naked eye were flowing.

The Heavenly Dao relies on this vector force field called 'All Things Repel and Revert'.

It negated all of Benjamin's attacks without taking any damage.

Vector Control - Universal Rejection

[Effect: When activated, it creates a vector filter around the user, divided into 'harmful' and 'harmless' elements, based on a specific calculation formula. This filter reflects all dangerous substances except for essential elements such as gravity, air pressure, light, oxygen, heat, and sound wavelengths.]

Although, judging from the appearance, the Heavenly Dao is now unleashing the 'Repulsion of All Things'.

It is very similar to the 'Azure Flowing Robe' that he used before in the Deep Blue Metropolis.

They can withstand all attacks from the enemy without taking any damage.

However, there are actually huge differences between the two.

Because 'All Things Repel and Reverse' is based on reasonable calculations, using the minimum amount of star energy to resolve any attacks that may threaten the Heavenly Dao to the greatest extent.

The 'Azure Flowing Robe' is essentially a directional protective shield for the Heavenly Dao.

Regardless of the strength of the enemy's attack, it requires a large amount of his star energy to maintain.

In terms of the efficiency of star energy utilization.

'All Things Repel and Return' is far superior to 'Azure Flowing Robe'.

Therefore, 'All Things Repel and Revert' can be seen as an advanced version of 'Azure Flowing Robe'.

However, in order to unleash the 'All Things Repel and Repel', the Heavenly Dao requires not only the 'future vision' of the 'Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye' and the 'star energy observation' conditions.

He would also need to possess the 'overclocking calculation' talent, a unique talent of the mechanical system, to accomplish this.

After all, when to reflect, and how much star energy should be used during reflection to ensure one's safety to the greatest extent.

Only 'overclocking calculation' can accomplish these things in an instant.

This is also a key reason why Heaven is willing to spend 50 popularity points to exchange for a portable quantum hub.

This thing is such a huge boost to him right now!

Without this equipment, the Heavenly Dao would only be able to use the 'Azure Flowing Robe' to fight Benjamin.

In this way, Benjamin wouldn't need to think about how to break his 'Azure Flowing Robe' at all.

All he needs to do is figure out how to exhaust his star energy.

After all, his basic star energy value is his biggest advantage over the Heavenly Dao, as a second-level star envoy.

The machines will not fail to see this, nor will they overlook it.

"Based on the overclocking calculations of auxiliary equipment, a highly efficient vector force field defense method is achieved."

"I have to admit that your ability to develop the vector control star source to this extent has indeed presented me with a considerable challenge."

"Because according to my calculations, if I continue to maintain this level of fighting intensity with you..."

"The first person to run out of star energy was actually me, a second-level star envoy."

Benjamin gazed at Tiandao, who was standing in the puddles not far away.

He calmly stated his judgment.

Instead of being complacent, Tiandao calmly said, "But you should have seen the flaw in this move, right?"

Benjamin nodded in response to Tiandao's question.

This indicates that he has indeed found a way to crack 'Vector Control - Universal Rejection'.

And this method is actually not complicated.

That is 'vision'.

Because for the Heavenly Dao, which has not yet completed the 'Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye'.

His eyes certainly have one special effect or another.

However, it lacks one of the most important abilities for 'All Things Repel and Revert'.

That is 'full coverage field of vision'.

In other words, as long as an attack can be launched from the blind spot of the Heavenly Dao.

The 'reversal of all phenomena' of the Heavenly Dao might not be able to react at all.

This is also the only weakness of the Heavenly Dao's "Repulsion of All Things" at present.

"Amazing, absolutely amazing! You're only a Level 1 Star Envoy, yet you've already achieved such an incredible feat."

"You should know that before you, even the Grand Master, who is known as the strongest Star Envoy of our time, could not possess such terrifying strength as you at the first level."

"I can't say whether it's because you're highly compatible with vector control, or because your talent far exceeds what most people imagine."

"But no matter which one it is, none of that matters anymore."

"Because you are standing in my way, you must die here today."

After saying that, Benjamin's body underwent a noticeable change.

His nanometal body began to compress continuously, emitting a sickening metallic sound.

During this process, his body shape began to shrink at a visible speed, eventually settling at a height of only about 1.5 meters.

In addition, dark red patterns resembling lava appeared on his silver-gray metallic skin.

The 'power engine' on its chest roared continuously, releasing a red light and high temperature that even nanomaterials could not conceal, instantly vaporizing the water stains left on its feet and body into a large amount of white steam.

The reason for all these phenomena stems from his special technique of the AI ​​system—Exceed Limit.

In response, Tiandao was equally generous in praising Benjamin.

"Compress the body to gain greater strength and energy transfer efficiency."

"Sacrificing some of the nanomaterials reduces its own weight, while also allowing it to serve as fuel for the power engine. Under the effect of the Star Source Metal Explosion, the energy release of these nanomaterials is maximized."

"To be honest, although you AI Star Envoys are utterly inhuman, you always manage to find the optimal solution in your attitude and methods when dealing with problems."

"but."

Tiandao stared at Benjamin, who was expressionless and covered in dark red markings.

Suddenly he laughed.

"How can you, who overly rely on data and only make the most rational and correct choices, possibly grasp the fleeting afterglow of a miracle?"

"Miracles don't happen to cold, hard machines."

As he spoke, Tiandao took out a special syringe filled with light blue liquid from his pocket and inserted it into his neck without hesitation.

Under the influence of the light blue liquid.

The azure-blue Star Eclipse Eye became even brighter, and the star trails within it visibly became much more complex.

Seeing this, Benjamin said with surprise, "Sacrificing lifespan and permanent blindness in exchange for a short period of physical superhuman ability."

"As expected, human emotions are something that we machines can never truly understand."

"Because humans often know what the right choice is, but they still make some incomprehensible wrong decisions, just like you right now."

"To sacrifice oneself for others is, in my opinion, a really, really stupid decision."

As Benjamin spoke, he began to slowly adapt to his special body after exceeding his limits.

They were making necessary pre-battle preparations for the battle to come.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao in the distance has begun to adapt to its forcibly awakened 'Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye'.

During this brief halftime break, Tiandao replied with a smile, "Foolish? I don't think so."

"After all, you bunch of guys who only believe in cold, hard data, how could you possibly understand that the biggest difference between humans and you lies in..."

Tiandao discarded the syringe containing the 'Tianmu Beast Serum'.

He looked up and saw Benjamin, who was not far away and had also adapted to his over-limit state.

He smiled and said, "Believe that miracles can happen, that in itself is a miracle."

"is it?"

Benjamin instantly appeared behind Tiandao and, while throwing a punch, calmly asked his question.

"Then let me see if the miracle you speak of will befall you, a human being."

Without turning back, Benjamin was clearly in the blind spot of the Heavenly Dao's vision.

But Heaven seemed to have foreseen this, and spun around to deliver a whip kick.

As Tendou's leg whip clashed with Benjamin's iron fist.

Water droplets falling within a ten-meter radius of the two suddenly froze, then simultaneously exploded into a mesmerizing mist.

Soon, the two, who had already staked everything, clashed fiercely once again.

The concrete ground beneath their feet could not withstand the aftershocks of their incredible fight.

A large area of ​​collapse occurred.

At the same time, large amounts of water gushed out like fountains from the shattered walls all around.

This caused the water level in the entire underground drainage space to rise at an alarming rate.

Neither Benjamin nor Tiandao paid any attention to this.

Two figures kept flashing and colliding.

Each exchange between the two sides was like pressing the pause button on the surroundings, freezing the sprayed water droplets into strange geometric patterns.

During this process, the power reactor on Benjamin's chest kept emitting overload alarms, and his nanometal skin showed obvious cracking.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao opposite him was no better off.

Blood vessels began to appear in Tiandao's azure eyes, and two lines of horrifying blood tears flowed from the corners of his eyes and slid down his cheeks to the ground.

Clearly, this was a high-stakes gamble where both men were risking everything.

They are all nearing their limits.

Although their situation was critical, neither Tiandao nor Benjamin paid attention to their own circumstances.

Because what they are betting on is that the other person will break down before they do.

They both firmly believed that the one who would break down first would be the other.

Both sides firmly believe this.
PS: That concludes today's update.

Sorry for the late update.

(End of this chapter)