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Chapter 154 From this day forward, Dawn City on Blue Star will rule Planet A3! (4k, 12)

The boundless starry sky.

Yu Jin stood alone, speechless for a long time.

Just a moment ago.

He died, crushed by that enormous hand that pierced through dimensions.

Just like how I used to swat other ants.

The difference is that this time, the ant that gets swatted is oneself.

He had never actually experienced the feeling of death; at that moment, time, space, and thought were all frozen in time.

The only change is—

[Talent: Substitute Death]

[Number of times: 1/2]

If it weren't for plundering this talent of 'immunity to death' from Holland...

"call--"

Yu Jin let out a long breath of stale air.

Are you scared now?

It would be a lie to say I wasn't a little scared afterwards.

But more...

"This is really annoying."

Yu Jin looked at the text on the panel.

【warn!warn! 】

You have encountered a higher-dimensional life form of unknown rank!

[Being confined to a lower dimension, your ant-like body is powerless to resist!]

Run! Run!

"Higher-dimensional life forms?"

"No wonder Brother Tong always called me an 'ant'..."

Yu Jin took a deep breath.

At this moment, he is a sixteenth-level evolved being.

His various metrics, no more, no less, were exactly one hundred million.

The number exceeding 100 million has already reached the limit of the planet's servers.

In a sense.

In this starry sky, Ember is truly invincible.

Even if there were players from a more advanced civilization than Holland, they would be destined to be unable to break through the planetary server's limit of 100 million values ​​once they arrived here.

Whether it's the seventeenth step, the eighteenth step, or even the nineteenth step...

No matter how high his rank, the maximum value he can exert is only one hundred million.

Any more than that, and the entire planet's server would collapse.

The irony is that...

One second Yu Jin was invincible, the next he was killed by a giant hand from a 'higher dimension'.

that moment.

Ember used all his abilities, but he couldn't even put up the slightest resistance.

just like……

Like ants and bedbugs crushed by humans, they are powerless.

"The world is vast, far beyond our imagination."

"Above the galactic wasteland, there are so-called higher-dimensional beings."

"I have a very, very long road ahead of me."

Ember looked up at a void above him.

That's where the 'high-dimensional giant hand' appeared before.

Before this death.

Ember kept consuming crystals and leveling up, all for the sake of advancement and saving Earth...

And after this death.

Yu Jin had a new goal in mind, a goal he was determined to achieve.

Higher-dimensional life forms?
One day, Ember will kill the owner of that big hand with his own hands, just like swatting an ant!
hum-

The thought of Yu Jin had barely crossed his mind.

The invisible rules and fluctuations spread.

These rules are higher than those of Planet A3, and higher than those of the entire planet's server.

These rules seem to originate from the Wasteland game.

Just moments ago, it was this very rule that directly obliterated that high-dimensional hand.

[Beep beep——]

A cold, mechanical voice echoed in Yu Jin's mind.

[Player 'Ember' from the Level I civilization Earth.]

[To address the oversights in the previous oversight of the "Wasteland" game...]

You have received compensation/rewards.

[1. Galactic Wasteland Dimensional Ascension Slot *1]

[After you are promoted to the Galaxy Wasteland on the current server, you will receive one more opportunity to ascend to a higher dimension, regardless of your ranking in the next assessment!]

[Upgrade to a higher dimension]

[Moving from a lower-dimensional server to a higher dimension is the ultimate goal of countless civilizations and countless players, and it is also the highest game reward set by the lower-level server!]

[2. Planet server jump permission enabled]

[With this permission, you can leave planet A3 and travel to other wasteland planets within this server before the promotion begins.]

[Prerequisite: Your refuge city must be at least level 10, otherwise you cannot travel through space.]

Om-!
The mechanical sound ended.

Ember was enveloped by spatial fluctuations.

Swah——

His figure disappeared into the boundless starry sky.

After the duel in the starry sky ended, Ember returned to the wasteland planet A3 under the influence of the rules.

……

……

A3 Wasteland Planet.

A337 area.

On the land, nearly 100 million evolved beings from various level 8 refuge cities are still fighting each other.

Despite the fact that just recently, Austin Zorn and a group of level 8 refugee lords died mysteriously.

Also losing their life force were the 50 mechanical armored guards who had been besieging Ember's clone in the sky.

but……

Once war begins, it is like a boulder rolling down a mountain, impossible to stop easily.

Everyone was completely bloodthirsty.

boom--

Rumble——!
above the earth.

The brilliance of various elemental energies unfolds in a cruel and bloody spectacle.

The armies of Dawn City and Naya City were also forced to retreat one after another under the siege of hundreds of millions of evolved beings.

Behind the battlefield.

Yin Yao's figure was already swaying precariously.

Although she can continuously replenish her energy by consuming crystals, the energy expenditure is still difficult to sustain for the continuous 'rebirth' of millions of people.

"madness!"

Naya's face was tense as she cursed and unleashed a series of ice and fire tornadoes.

She couldn't understand—

These evolved beings from level 8 refuge cities, even though their city lords are dead, why are they still unwilling to stop the war!
If the fighting continues like this, even if Nyarlathotep, who is at the ninth rank, survives, the tens of millions of people in Nyarlathotep City and Dawn City will not escape death!
Time passes slowly.

The war continues.

And the next moment.

Om-!
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the sky above the battlefield.

It was none other than Yu Jin.

He looked down at the earth below, taking in the movements of hundreds of millions of people.

then……

boom!
The aura of a sixteenth-tier evolved being erupted from Yu Jin's body.

this moment.

Even the rules of Planet A3 can no longer suppress it by 50% as before.

The energy value displayed by the embers has now exceeded 100 million!

wow——

Crash-!
Just for a moment.

Hundreds of millions of people on the battlefield fell like ears of wheat.

Whether they are low-level or high-level evolved beings, even Nyarlathotep, who is a ninth-level evolved being...

Under the terrifying and indescribable pressure of this aura, everyone trembled.

Om-!
Ember stretched out its fingers downwards.

On the fingertips, a deep black hole, no bigger than a sesame seed, appears.

The black hole was extremely small, yet it was emitting a terrifying aura that caused the entire planet A3 to shake and tremble.

"Life or death."

The voice of the embers rang out softly.

These level 8 refuge cities have a huge number of evolved beings, totaling nearly 100 million, and he does not want to slaughter them all.

Therefore, he gave these people a choice.

Puff-!
One after another, figures knelt down in submission.

but……

A small number of people, however, still had bloodshot eyes filled with anger and hatred.

The vast majority of them, like the city lords of Zorn, came from the same planet and the same civilization.

They knew very well—

The death of the city lord means that they have no future, and that they will be left on this wasteland planet forever.

If they had never seen the sun, perhaps they wouldn't be afraid of the darkness.

But... it is precisely because they have glimpsed the bright future of advancement that they are now in utter despair, so desperate that they would disregard life and death even when facing a terrifying evolved being like Ember.

Yu Jin watched this scene and sighed softly.

This may be the reason why civilization has been able to continue.

If he dies, many of Dawn's subjects will likely make the same choice.

and so……

"Farewell, everyone."

Yu Jin sighed softly, and the black hole at his fingertip began to spin rapidly.

wow——

Crash-!
Figures on the ground rose into the sky like dandelions.

It was only a fleeting moment.

Tens of millions of people were swallowed by the black hole and their presence was completely lost.

Such a scene.

This left the remaining nearly 100 million evolved beings trembling with fear and terrified.

Even Yin Yao and the others from Dawn City were speechless at this moment.

Om-!
The black hole vanished from the embers at the fingertips.

He glanced around, looking down at the desolate planet.

Planet A3 was his first stop after leaving Earth.

The decisive battle in Naya City came earlier than he had anticipated, and he hadn't even had a chance to set foot in many areas.

Holland's arrival greatly accelerated this process.

In a way, it saved Ember a lot of time.

"Everyone——"

Yu Jin spoke softly.

His voice, mediated by energy, traveled in all directions at a speed that was not the speed of sound, but at the speed of light.

And with the added boost of over 100 million, these two seemingly insignificant words caused a stir on Planet A3 once again.

Simultaneously.

This sound also spread to every corner of Planet A3, reaching the ears of more than 20,000 refuge cities and billions of people on Planet A3.

"Starting today—"

"Dawn City on Blue Star, ruling Planet A3."

"Who is in favor and who is against?"

The words fell.

thump—

dong dong——!
Below, on the ground.

Nearly 100 million evolved beings all submitted.

Outside of area A337.

Groups of refugees on the wasteland looked up at the sky with bewilderment and awe.

On the sky.

The light flickered, coalescing into a projection of a sky city.

Puff-!
The refugees knelt and bowed their heads.

In the numerous refuge cities, large and small, both the city lords and the subjects were all shocked by this sound that resounded throughout the planet.

"what's the situation?"

"Dawn City?"

"Dawn City on Blue Star? Could it be a city built by players from Blue Star?"

"What utter nonsense—"

boom--!
Following the announcement, the embers revealed their unmistakable aura as a sixteenth-tier evolved being.

This aura...

There is light, there is thunder, there is metal, there is space, there is destruction...

Various types of energy converged, forming a massive storm visible to the naked eye, which swept across the entire planet A3.

Puff-!
People who were initially confused and even about to curse suddenly felt their knees buckle.

Scattered across the planet, countless players who had traveled from Earth were both surprised and delighted, their eyes welling up with tears.

……

……

A337 area.

Ember stepped into the void, descending step by step from the sky.

boom--!
Inside Naya City.

The Dawn City, which had been floating, suddenly rose up and flew towards the embers.

Ember lowered his head, his gaze lingering for a moment on the nearly one hundred million people on the land below, before taking a step forward and entering Dawn City.

hum-

Sky Tower, top floor.

Ember emerged from the void.

His two sentences just now were not meant to be boastful, but simply to make the finishing work on Planet A3 more efficient and faster.

Yes, the wrap-up.

After this decisive battle in Naya City, the conflict on Planet A3 will finally come to a complete end.

What needs to be done in the next period of time...

The goal is to have Dawn City take over the various refuge cities, large and small, as its subordinate cities and promote them.

Dawn City is currently only at level 6.

Ember's goal is to upgrade Dawn City to level 10 in the shortest possible time.

Thanks to the compensation rewards from the previous Wasteland game, once Dawn City reaches level 10, the Embers can realize their idea of ​​'visiting other planets'.

Nyarlathotep said that a level 9 refuge city requires at least 10,000 subordinate cities.

Ember speculates that a level 10 refuge city might be meant to rule over all refuge cities on an entire planet.

Whether this conjecture is correct or not, conquering and ruling the entire planet A3 is ultimately a plan that cannot go wrong.

That moment just now.

Ember used his sensory abilities to scan the entire planet A3.

turn out……

He did not detect Yu Chen's presence.

Long ago, Yu Jin had guessed that Yu Chen might not be on planet A3, and now that has been confirmed.

[Beep beep——]

In Yu Jin's mind, the cold, mechanical notification sound rang out again.

This time, it's the rules from Planet A3.

【Hello, player 'Ember' from the Level I civilization Earth!】

[You are the first player in the Level I civilization, Blue Star, to surpass 500 million Source Points!]

[You have received a reward from the game Wasteland]

[You have received the following resources: 500 million beta test helmets]

[Resources you have obtained: High-Dimensional Helmet *1]

"Ok?"

Ember's attention was drawn to the last sentence.

【High-Dimensional Helmet——】

[A special helmet available only to players of higher-dimensional civilizations. After use, you can log in to Wasteland Online.]

[Limited by the low-dimensional server you are on]

This helmet currently has a cooldown period of 30 days.

[That is, you can use this helmet to log into Wasteland Online once every 30 days, and the cooldown will be reset after each death.]

【hint--】

[Time elapses differently on high- and low-dimensional servers, please use with caution]

"Wasteland Online?"

Yu Jin squinted.

"Receive award!"

[Rewards have been distributed! 】

Swah——

A gray helmet appeared out of thin air in front of Yu Jin.

It floated quietly in mid-air, looking nothing special.

"Want to try it on?"

Yu Jin was somewhat tempted. After being killed by the high-dimensional giant hand, he was now very curious about the so-called high dimension.

His intuition told him.

To date, whether it's a planetary wasteland or a galactic wasteland, it may not be the true "wasteland".

This "Wasteland Online" might be the true essence of the "Wasteland" game.

There, I might even find the secrets about the 'Oumuamua pollution'.

Besides.

This helmet also gave Ember the idea of ​​'further upgrades'.

call--

Ember stared at the helmet for a long time, then sighed and ultimately didn't put it on.

"Let's get everything in Dawn City sorted out first."

"The development of Dawn City and its people is also a kind of advancement for me."

When Ember returned to Earth to purify 'Oumuamua 2', he received a title reward.

[Guardians of Blue Star Civilization]

[Type: Title]

[Effect: Because of your actions in protecting the Blue Star civilization, you have been blessed: You can temporarily mobilize half of the attribute energy of all Blue Star players on the same server.]

[Cooldown: 30 days]

Swish-

Before Yu Jin's eyes, figures appeared one after another.

Yin Yao, Naya, Neil, Chen Gang, Jiang Haochuan, Wang Yunpeng...

"Can you take over all the refuge cities on Planet A3 within 30 days?"

(End of this chapter)