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Chapter 252 Four Spacetime Rifts! A 9.99-meter-long spacetime rift! (Please subscribe)

Another world, a prisoner-of-war camp.

Tang Huanzhu showed Annie a video.

That was a video that had been recorded not long ago.

A large expanse of sky above the forest belt now resembled shattered glass, with countless fine cracks spreading across the heavens, refracting an eerie yet dazzling light.

The edges of the cracks glowed with a faint red light, like an abstract painting drawn by a red-hot wire.

It looks beautiful, but it exudes an unsettling sense of oppression.

In the video, squads of fully armed soldiers are rapidly constructing a defensive line, but they appear extremely small in the face of this anomaly, which spans at least several hundred meters in size!

"Stars are falling, the heavens are converging—" Annie's voice trembled slightly, "I never imagined I would witness such a breathtaking scene in my lifetime!"

A complex look flashed in her eyes, a mixture of awe and fear.

"Annies!" Tang Huanzhu's voice interrupted her musings. "If what you said before is true, that the celestial convergence is a disaster for all races on the Holy Star, then—you should tell us more about it."

"But I don't know!" Anise shook her head violently, her long green hair swaying with the movement.

"I've told you everything I know! This miracle is the first I've ever witnessed in my life!" Her tone carried a hint of helplessness and anxiety. "Moreover, since losing my connection with the Mother Goddess, some key memories in my mind have become increasingly blurred!"

"Okay," Tang Huanzhu took a deep breath, "Anyway, thank you for your help."

After Tang Huanzhu finished speaking, she stood up, and the chair made a slight scraping sound on the ground.

"Annis, if—I mean if—if we can't defend against the invasion of the alien races that you mentioned, which are supposed to be converging in the heavens."

"Then please prepare for the transfer later."

"Whether you want to leave here or go somewhere safe, that's fine!"

Her tone was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable firmness.

After saying that, Tang Huanzhu left.

Watching the other person's back, Anise breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Her fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Meanwhile, inquiries are underway regarding whether the dwarves know more about the celestial convergence.

However, the person asking here is Gong Pengfei.

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In the interrogation room, the dwarf Attila sat in a metal chair, one of his thick arms dangling lazily, while the other used something provided by humans to pick his teeth!

On the table were large pork knuckles and Snow Beer!

"The meat is very tender, and the wine is excellent," Attila's voice was rough and urgent. "For the sake of the meat and wine, I'll give you a piece of advice!"

"If you humans are so powerful, then seal those things off completely!"

"A glass-like spatial landscape, and the magical fluctuations nearby are so intense! Even from this distance, I can feel the violent energy on the other side." His eyes widened, and his beard trembled. "Hurry up and deal with this! I feel that if you can't handle it, the nearby spatial rift will become—very! very large!!!"

"You mentioned before that some smaller ones disappear when the celestial bodies align? Will this happen too?"

"Such a large crack, it will probably remain for a long time! Perhaps even forever. We'll need a divine artifact from the gods!" His tone was clearly worried.

"A divine artifact?" Gong Pengfei frowned. "Could it be that in this world, the larger the celestial convergence phenomenon, the longer it exists?"

"Yes!" Attila nodded emphatically. "Among the celestial disasters recorded in our clan's records, those glass-like spacetime rifts are extremely large, at least belonging to the high-level threat category! They require the combined power of the entire kingdom to deal with!"

He slammed his fist on the table, making a dull thud: "Humans, since you can cross the Devil's Sea silently, you must have mastered quite a bit of forbidden magic, right? Stop that thing from continuing!"

"What if we concentrate the kingdom's forces to deal with them," Gong Pengfei paused, "but still can't defeat them?"

"Then you can just wait to die!" Attila said bluntly. "Or you can learn from us and live in tunnels!"

He grinned at Gong Pengfei.

Gong Pengfei: "————"

He stared silently at the dwarf before him, recalling the strange, glass-like spatial rift in the video he had just seen.

Dig a tunnel?

We will never fight tunnel warfare again!

He thought this through, and then asked one last question.

Then, he promised that the food and drink would arrive soon the next day, and then he left.

A few minutes later, he organized and summarized the important information he had just obtained here.

"Same as before————"

When Attila the dwarf answered the question about why this celestial convergence had occurred so quickly, a look of doubt appeared on his face. The three-tailed comet might represent a very strong future spacetime convergence phenomenon!

Everything's done, click send!

At the Time-Space Portal base, the command center was brightly lit due to the sudden appearance of a celestial convergence phenomenon, with a huge electronic screen occupying the entire wall.

All combat and logistical personnel have been mobilized.

The command center, which had been calm for two days, was now bustling with activity again, as if a hornet's nest had been stirred up. The sounds of hurried footsteps, keyboard clicks, and phone calls mingled together, creating a scene even more intense than the chaotic bargaining at a vegetable market.

Although the pioneering team had learned a great deal about the strange phenomenon of the intersecting celestial bodies of the other world from the captured dwarves and elves, no one expected that the phenomenon would occur so rapidly.

The dwarves and elves said that once the celestial convergence occurs, the continent of the Forsaken Gods will inevitably be subjected to frequent attacks from countless other races from other worlds a few years later.

In addition to invasions by alien races, all sorts of troublesome natural disasters will occur.

Who knew that just three days after the three-tailed comet appeared in the sky, the spacetime structure of this world was like shattered glass, with cracks blooming everywhere.

If it weren't for the world's rare mineral deposits like adamantite and mithril, the abundant seafood resources that make people envious, and the diverse species that have already allowed humanity to truly reap the benefits, many high-ranking officials would probably already be planning to organize an evacuation.

At this moment, Su Mingjin, exhausted and extremely anxious, sat in the main seat, looking completely calm.

Having confirmed the latest information she had obtained from Gong Pengfei, she rubbed her temples.

If this world has too many problems, then its development value will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the civilization relics behind the otherworldly realms that humanity has discovered all prove that the waters here are very deep.

The more they explored and learned, the more Su Mingjin felt that crushing this world seemed to become extremely challenging!

On the other side!

Commander Man stood in front of the tactical sand table, looking at the troop deployment with a furrowed brow.

Not far away, there were also staff officers, intelligence analysts, and linguists.

Of course, there were also many scientists in the hall who specialize in the fields of the universe and spacetime energy.

The most advanced scientific exploration work had long been carried out by helicopters carrying those young PhDs and Masters.

Those were elite scientists, whose ability to gather clues and information about the other world was far faster than that of the elderly.

Meanwhile, these more valuable and experienced scientist leaders are stationed in the rear, constantly monitoring information from the front lines and providing crucial intelligence analysis and technical support.

The celestial convergence phenomenon in the other world has now lasted for a full thirty-five minutes.

Although the news has been reported to Li Weiguo, the headquarters of the modern world has also provided various forms of support.

But before the dust settled and the exploration was completed, every minute of waiting filled everyone with anxiety.

According to the elves and dwarves, the meeting of the heavens is a special dice roll.

You never know what the world on the other side of the celestial horizon is like!

Humans on Earth haven't left Earth, so how could they possibly understand this thing?

Right now, the only thing the pioneering team can do is to do their job well!

At this moment, the troops that were resting have received emergency orders and have begun to be mobilized.

The sounds of armored vehicles, the movement of various equipment, and the orderly running of soldiers were transmitted back to the command center via monitors and microphones.

The construction of positions and scientific surveying, which require meticulous operations, will take time and cannot be rushed.

What people really want to explore is how harmful these things are!

At this moment, with the impending war, an atmosphere of anxious anticipation filled the large conference room.

Some scientists were looking at their watches, while others were pacing back and forth.

Of course, many scientists are staring intently at the fluctuating data on the screen.

After another anxious wait that felt like sitting on pins and needles, a young staff officer saw the latest data, stood up abruptly, and walked towards President Su!

"Reporting to General Su!"

He clutched the newly printed intelligence report in his hand; the edges of the paper still carried the warmth of the printer.

"It has now been confirmed that we have only discovered four spacetime rifts within our controlled territory!"

He paused, took a deep breath, and continued, "One of the rough estimates is a dead planet. The temperature, radiation, and atmospheric composition of that planet are all unsuitable for the existence of organic matter and fragile life!"

"The other three worlds—" His voice trembled slightly, "and one celestial intersection is outer space!"

The other two may possess the conditions necessary for extraterrestrial life to survive! However, whether they are truly dangerous, how dangerous, and whether they could offer us any benefits still requires further testing!

Upon hearing this, Su Mingjin nodded and looked at Commander Man, who was walking over.

"Commander Man, what do you think?"

Commander Man tapped his fingers twice on the edge of the sand table and asked in a deep voice, "What about the ocean? What's the situation in the sea?"

The staff officer flipped through the documents in his hand, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Reporting, Commander," his Adam's apple bobbed, "a faint magical energy storm has also been detected in the marine region, and the energy readings are very unstable!"

"As you know, the Devil's Sea is extremely dangerous! The seabed terrain is incredibly complex, and there are countless sea monsters. Our detection equipment is frequently attacked or interfered with—" His tone grew more uneasy. "Our detectors won't be able to penetrate deep into the Devil's Sea for precise exploration in the short term!"

"Can you roughly pinpoint the areas where the magical fluctuations are unstable?"

"Well, due to the severe blizzard and the forbidden zone exploration mission, we lost quite a few of our detectors! Now we can only roughly determine that it's within 10 nautical miles of the forbidden passage of the ancient civilization in the waters under our control!"

The air in the command center seemed to grow even heavier at that moment.

This is going to be difficult!

"Accelerate the confirmation in the ocean, and mobilize troops to guard and protect the other four locations!"

To date, humans have discovered and confirmed four celestial conjunctions.

These have all been discovered in the territories currently occupied by humans. The phenomenon of the sky meeting in the territories of the dwarves and elves has not yet been explored by humans.

Centered around the portal, the first one is located in the southern forest belt, a location very close to the prisoner camp—where the captured orcs and other alien creatures are imprisoned less than ten kilometers from the intersection of the sky and the earth.

The sky there had an eerie, broken glass-like appearance, with spatial and temporal gaps spreading out like a spider web, their edges shimmering with faint light.

So far, the fissure has remained relatively quiet, with no species observed emerging from it, but monitoring equipment indicates that energy fluctuations have been steadily increasing.

Adding to the clues they just received from the dwarves, everyone strongly suspects that what's happening there right now is the calm before the blizzard!

Humans will deploy a large number of firepower and support units here to ensure the safety of the spacetime rift and prevent any miscellaneous things from breaking out.

The second location is in the far north, a barren land that humans only explore by sending spacecraft.

The far north is frozen year-round, with temperatures so low that even cheap steel becomes brittle. Although human power can reach that far, the place is too far away, and there are still undead scourges that haven't been completely eradicated. The cost-effectiveness of conquering that place is too low.

There is very little human power over there!

Now, the images transmitted back by the drones deployed by humans show that the celestial intersection point is in mid-air, presenting another world: the pitch-black deep space of the universe, dotted with stars, and utterly silent.

Scientists have made preliminary judgments that what is inside is likely connected to outer space in another universe—a place without air, without temperature, only death and radiation.

Moreover, that spacetime rift was only about 30 meters long.

Based on the fact that the smaller the spacetime gap that appears during the celestial convergence, the shorter its existence time, it can be inferred that it should disappear very soon.

Of course, given the dwarves' unreliable mouths, it could also be a very dangerous place.

Humanity has now mobilized its forces to prepare for a possible attack.

The other two spacetime rifts are both very close to the Ice River Base.

It was so close that even the soldiers stationed there could vaguely see unusual phenomena there—a possible lava world.

The other one, upon its appearance, emitted a large amount of warm mist. A spacetime rift teeming with life!

The spacetime rift in that foggy world was the smallest, only about nine meters in size, and it should have dissipated quickly.

In any case, humans have already urgently mobilized troops to these places.

Armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and the combat soldiers of the reclamation team are all in position at their respective target points.

Engineers are constructing fortifications; the roar of bulldozers, the sparks from welding, and the soldiers' sweat-drenched figures create a tense yet orderly pre-battle scene.

All of these things can be viewed through the various cameras in the command center.

Everyone was on high alert, their eyes fixed on these spacetime rifts, which the dwarves and elves of the other world called the confluence of the heavens, awaiting the possibility of an invasion and crisis that might strike at any moment.

Glacier Base: The site where the celestial convergence phenomenon was discovered!

The scorching air was mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur, and even from several kilometers away, the heat wave that seemed to bake a person alive still hit you.

Zhao lay prone behind a bunker on the ridge, holding up a high-powered military telescope. The sight through the lens made his eyes twitch slightly.

The spatial scar was even more oppressive than what we had seen on the screen before. The edges of the scarlet spacetime rift, whether due to energy or some other reason, were writhing like a living thing, each twisting as if tearing at the spacetime rift.

The cascading lava had transformed the distant mountain valley into a boiling red lake.

Fortunately, the amount of magma is decreasing.

Unfortunately, this thing is now a forbidden zone for life that humans cannot set foot in!

Such a dangerous place can only be explored by drones.

No, even unmanned equipment needs to be wary of lava pillars spewing from another world—

The only reassuring thing is that such a world is most likely a world where life has ceased to exist. There's no such thing as chaos or weirdness here!

Moreover, the view here is quite good, allowing humans to take advantage of the terrain and build relatively complete defensive positions!

"Captain, this thing—could it be the Gate to Hell from another world?" Xiao Zhou's astonished voice came through the comms. "The dwarves said that when the celestial conjunction occurs, it will drastically change the world's environment! This gate is enormous and will exist for a very long time! If it stays open, then this area will probably be as warm as spring!"

"Don't just think about the warm environment! What if there are some magma creatures inside?" Zhao said without turning his head. "Reconnaissance team, is there any unusual activity around?"

"Reporting, Captain, there is no trace of life within a few kilometers of us!"

"Okay, got it."

Zhao put down his binoculars and looked at the area more carefully. Then he rubbed his sore eyes.

This bizarre spacetime rift has a blurring effect, somewhat similar to the blue spacetime portal we encountered before, but also completely different.

The blue portal is indistinct from both near and far, while the red crack becomes increasingly blurry the closer one gets, as if it's blocked by a layer of frosted glass, preventing human vision from peering inside.

Based on clues obtained from friendly forces, Zhao confirmed that other spacetime rifts had various differences in details!

"I don't know what kind of power it is, but it is able to violate the known principles of spacetime and connect a large number of worlds to this place through the 'spacetime umbilical cord'!"

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While Zhao was distracted, a voice came from the tactical communicator.

"Captain! The radiation levels nearby have stabilized! But the gamma rays from that spacetime rift are off the charts!"

"What did the people in the Science Department say?"

"Scientists speculate that the other side is either a planet recently devastated by a stellar eruption, or a lava planet—probably the 'dead world' the dwarves and elves spoke of!"

Death Planet?

The scene he had seen flashed through Zhao's mind in an instant.

The planet's temperature is extremely high. Lava waterfalls plunge from the highlands into the ocean of magma, splashing up waves of lava hundreds of meters high. Molten gaseous rock solidifies at the boundary between day and night, causing a dense rain of gravel to fall.

"Thankfully, it wasn't a scene from one of those horror movies I've seen before."

Zhao thought to himself!

At first, he thought that some giant monsters or swarms of lava worms would emerge from there! He never expected that it was most likely a dead planet with little life.

Xiao Zhou next to him clicked his tongue and whispered, "A primitive death planet is great! That reduces the defensive pressure on our side a lot!"

"Don't get too excited," Zhao sneered, his gaze sweeping over the lava flow below, which, though slowed, was still steadily spreading outwards. "This stuff is the best terrain-modifying weapon. If it flows any longer, this place will be uninhabitable!"

Zhao inquired further and confirmed that the magical energy fluctuations were still unstable. After thinking for a moment, he continued to instruct, "All alert units, be on alert!"

Zhao's voice came clearly through the earpiece to everyone: "Leave the sentry personnel behind. Don't worry about whether the other side of that spacetime rift is heaven or hell! We need to make sure our defenses are in place. Position the heavy fire units to the rear, and set up the crossfire network as well!"

"Engineer, retreat immediately and establish a defensive fire network!"

He paused, a chilling ruthlessness creeping into his voice: "Don't try to save effort. It's better to be prepared. If a creature that can bathe in lava suddenly appears on the other side, we'll be in big trouble!"

"yes!"

At the command, the silent position instantly came to life.

Zhao's exoskeleton-clad warriors retreated, carrying heavy weapons. With the aid of these technological weapons, their movements were incredibly swift.

"Captain, if we spot any lava creatures, should we try to capture them? The zoo is really short of rare and exotic animals!"

"Just attack! Kill them first, then try to capture the smaller ones alive."

If any creatures exist in such a harsh environment, they are definitely not human.

Behind this spacetime rift lies the Ice River Base. To protect their assets, they must destroy any invading enemies!

"Captain, will we be able to go there in the future?"

"Stop talking and focus on building up the firepower!"

After hearing Zhao speak like that, everyone stopped talking.

Some individual cannons were driven into the high mountains with a "bang".

At a greater distance, the massive cannon barrels slowly rose, ready to bombard at any moment!

The frantic construction at the Glacier Base over the past month has yielded astonishing results at this moment.

The Devil's Sea is currently undergoing a period of large-scale development and exploration!

The pioneers' leadership was preparing to use the Devil's Sea as a future strategic port, but unexpectedly, a large amount of equipment allocated to this area was used to protect against potential invasions by otherworldly invaders.

The thought of this made Zhao feel uneasy!

You should know that they were treated as invaders from another world not long ago.

"Luckily, we have enough supplies. The winner is the master of this world. The loser is the invader."

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Zhao thought to himself, then added the work summary.

This place contains a large quantity of equipment and ammunition for their pioneering team, which makes their defenses more robust.

Otherwise, with all that wealth we had before, we wouldn't have been able to fight this war.

Watching the defensive lines of firepower take shape in a very short time, Zhao's tense nerves relaxed a little.

However, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, some terrible news arrived!

"Reporting, Captain Zhao! There has been an attack by alien creatures at the celestial convergence point, about 15 kilometers to the west—"

Upon hearing this on the combat channel, Zhao immediately frowned.

He had previously heard that there were several instances of celestial convergence in the areas occupied by humans.

One is enough to drive anyone crazy, and now another one is coming?

Moreover, they actively launched attacks against humans!

Zhao looked eastward towards the sky near the Devil's Sea. From their higher vantage point, they could vaguely see thick fog rising from that area.

More than ten minutes ago! A new unusual location appeared next to Zhao's group.

The butcher stubbed out his cigarette, tugged at his prepared gas mask, and then looked at the eerie thick fog in the distance.

This area is considered a remote corner within the jurisdiction of the Ice River Base. It lacks both resources and strategic advantages, and is as flat as a pancake.

Because it's so flat, it's usually the only route for patrol teams.

But soon enough, in this seemingly unimportant place, a spacetime rift suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Although the people of the other world call it the intersection of the heavens, he prefers to call it the intersection of space and time!

Upon discovering the unusual spacetime anomaly here, command issued an urgent order, and troops swarmed towards the location like ants whose nest had been disturbed.

At this moment, the mist that seeped in from the spacetime rift has now spread and covered an area of ​​three kilometers in radius.

At this moment, the fog was so thick that visibility was less than twenty meters.

What's most unsettling is the presence of chilling magical energy mixed in with it.

An hour ago, the few unmanned probes that were sent in have all lost contact, and not even a single image of the wreckage has been transmitted back.

If their defenses weren't still incomplete and if there weren't other reconnaissance forces, the soldiers might have had to conduct reconnaissance by hand!

"Captain, what's that thing in this fog? Wasn't this spacetime rift supposed to be only 9.99 meters long? Why is the fog so thick?"

While inspecting the exoskeleton, Liu Heng also glanced at the ammunition load on his heavy machine gun and couldn't help but ask a question.

"How could the enemy possibly break into such a small place?"

"Yeah, I think the higher-ups are just too cautious! Doesn't the data say that these small spacetime rifts heal on their own quickly? I feel like we could enter spacetime rifts in the future and conquer the world on the other side!"

"Don't joke around," the butcher shook his head, gesturing with his chin towards a makeshift device not far away. "The magical energy in that spacetime rift is too active, unsettlingly so!"

The magic detector that the butcher was pointing at was now firmly pressed against the top of the red alert zone, emitting a rapid "beep beep" warning sound.

It's incredibly frustrating!

Having dealt with magic from another world for a long time, the Butcher was all too familiar with this voice.

This is a signal of high-energy reaction, a pleasant sound before a possible battle.

The communications from various units mingled noisily in the headset.

"Sector C4, set up firing platform number three! Quickly! Don't leave any gaps in the defenses!"

"Ammunition! Where are the ammunition supply vehicles? The front lines need a second wave of supplies!"

"It's packed, the ammunition depot is full. For safety, put it nearby for now!"

The butcher glanced at his brothers around him.

As a pioneering team specializing in infiltration and special operations, these elites, who are used to stabbing people in the shadows, are now forced to wear newly deployed exoskeletons and become precision fire support personnel due to the sudden appearance of the celestial convergence.

He thought of Zhao's troops, who were urgently transferred to the vicinity of the lava spacetime rift more than ten kilometers away, and he estimated that their treatment was about the same.

"I wonder how things are going with Zhao," the Butcher muttered to himself. "The spatial rift that emerges from the lava must be the death world the elves were talking about, right?"

Just then, the sound of the magic detector, which had been emitting rhythmic beeping sounds, suddenly escalated into a piercing buzzing sound!

"Beep—!"

A technician in charge of monitoring suddenly widened his eyes: "Huh, the energy index has suddenly increased!"

Almost simultaneously, a curse came through the command channel: "Attention all combat teams! Attention all combat teams! Creatures in the fog are attacking the reconnaissance robotic dogs! Repeat, creatures in the fog are attacking the reconnaissance robotic dogs!"

The butcher and Liu Heng exchanged a glance, both seeing that familiar light in each other's eyes, a mixture of tension and excitement.

"Frontline position received! All units, disengage safety!"

"Activate the safety, prepare for battle!"

All the soldiers stationed on the nearby positions had their eyes fixed on the swirling, thick fog.

Just as everyone was tense, Ali received a new message through the communicator.

"Gentlemen, the situation in the fog is still unclear. Do not fire unless the enemy attacks our positions! Repeat, do not fire unless the enemy attacks our positions!"

Upon hearing this, the butcher pursed his lips and released his hand from the trigger.

The Butcher felt excited as he thought about the various pieces of information he had read in the data about the enemies that would appear when the celestial bodies converged.

There will definitely be a battle, so a little bit more won't make a difference!

The butcher and the other warriors were basically aware of the clues they had obtained from the elves and dwarves.

Some celestial conjunctions are very serious, while others pose no threat at all!

The most common type is the small spacetime rift, which appears and disappears quickly.

These kinds of anomalies might not even be noticed, and that's how it ends!

In worlds where time and space intersect, some are directly connected to the deep space of another universe. These kinds of time-space rifts seem to be the most dangerous, but humans have learned from the dwarves that the gods left behind artifacts.

These artifacts automatically repair such spacetime rifts, ensuring the ecological safety of the Sacred Star.

Within the intersection of time and space, there is another world that is desolate, where survival is possible, but the conditions for survival are extremely harsh.

There are also bountiful worlds that can support intelligent life.

If they encounter some kind-hearted races from another world, they might even be able to engage in cross-world trade.

Of course, more often than not, bloody conflicts frequently erupted between the two sides.

"Huh—"

"What's wrong?"

"I have a stomach ache!"