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Chapter 257 A Three-Meter-Tall Giant and Three Golden Nails! God? Just a Powerful Individual! (Bonus Chapter)

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When you think negatively, a series of bad things will follow. When you think positively, you might encounter countless lucky events!

—A clever guy named Mo Fei!

The doors to the command center slid open, and a gust of cold wind, carrying smoke and dust, rushed in.

Outside the door, the commotion in the base caused by the brief chaos had subsided. The soldiers, guns in hand, formed a semicircle around a tall figure in front of them with a mixture of curiosity and amazement.

The man stood there casually in the center of the semicircle.

Without needing any extra movements, his massive, nearly three-meter-tall frame was a silent declaration. His simple cotton-linen T-shirt bulged under his terrifying muscles, every line brimming with explosive power. On his exposed, dark skin were fine, age-old scars—the medals of countless battles. In some places, one could vaguely discern special, god-like contact points!

What's most striking is the three gold studs on his forehead!

He just stood there, like a mountain, making it hard for people to breathe.

"That's really high-level!" Commander Man gasped, instinctively reaching for his gun. He then shielded Su Mingjin half a step behind him, his eyes fixed on the figure.

It's the man who delivered the dragon, but something's off about him!

He recalled Ming Yufei's video report in his mind.

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The mysterious person in the video is at most 2.5 meters tall, with dark skin and a bald head.

But the one in front of me has short, neat hair and is definitely over three meters tall!

How long has it been?

Did you take a catalyst?!

Did they travel through time and space?

Visitors from different timelines?

hiss----

If that's really the case, how terrifying must the power behind the other side be?

Commander Man's gaze swept down the other man's face. Yes, he was sure he wasn't mistaken; it was the same face, with strong features and deep eyes, only now it looked more mature.

Also, there were several unnatural bulges where his neck and arms met, which gleamed black in the sunlight.

It's definitely the nerve connection point for power armor!

The information Mr. Li provided mentioned this! This is a port in a certain world where Space Marines connect with their power armor!

A guess popped into the brigade commander's mind: a few months ago, this person came to this world, and then handed over the dragon he treated as a pet to humans to raise. After that, he was teleported away. He may have experienced hundreds of years of war and then upgraded from an ordinary Space Marine reserve to a Proto-Forged Space Marine.

The seemingly absurd plot points I'd seen in the materials have now become reality.

He suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his heart. If—if our soldiers could also possess this technology—

"No! That world is a cesspool; their technology is probably all made with inferior ingredients!"

Commander Man clenched his fist, his knuckles trembling slightly from the force.

Su Mingjin, who was standing in front of him, was indeed momentarily stunned.

As the head of the base, she was used to thinking with data and logic, and her emotions were suppressed to the extreme.

But when this man came into view, his pure, primal vitality struck her like a thunderbolt, shattering the layers of rationality that had enveloped her.

In her nearly fifty years of life, she had met countless human elites, but never one had ever brought such a direct sense of oppression.

That wasn't oppression from power, but rather crushing at the genetic and biological level.

A strange physical urge arose in my heart.

Fortunately, this lapse in concentration only lasted a fraction of a second.

Su Mingjin's eyes quickly regained their clarity, even becoming sharper than before.

Her brain had already begun to work at high speed.

The Zhuhe base, the eyewitness reports from other soldiers, and this person in front of me—three appearances, three completely different images.

It can't be just one person, right?

But what about the faces of two people?

The first person was completely different from them, but the second and third people had the same face!

Perhaps, this is an organization!

A terrorist organization that possesses countless of these "giants"!

This realization made her chest tighten, followed by an even stronger surge of emotion.

What kind of behemoth lies behind Target Number One?

She took a deep breath, suppressing all her distracting thoughts and pressure, and stepped forward to meet that mountain-like gaze.

"Hello, I am Su Mingjin." Her voice was not loud, but it carried clearly throughout the silent square, with an undeniable calmness. "The communications officer said you specifically asked for me."

The man finally moved.

He slowly lowered his head, his deep gaze falling on Su Mingjin, his eyes seeming to be scrutinizing her, or perhaps confirming something.

Not far away, Deng Dakang, who had just arrived carrying documents, saw this scene and immediately said a few words to Wang Hu, who then went back to his car to get his things.

Besides these, the air outside the command center seemed to freeze at that moment, and everyone held their breath.

A few seconds later, the man grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth: "President Su, fellow human beings, hello!"

The other person's accent, mixed with a strong Northeastern accent, was like a bucket of warm water poured over their head, instantly washing away the tense atmosphere of impending storm in the square.

Commander Man's brow twitched!

A rare crack appeared on Su Mingjin's usually icy face, which stood before him.

She didn't ask who the other person was, where they came from, or what they represented.

These questions are meaningless in the face of absolute power. Previous analysis has already indicated that this mysterious organization does not pose a threat to them for the time being.

The fact that the mysterious person smiled at them indicates that the other party has no ill intentions for the time being!

This is enough.

A booming voice, emanating from Lin Li's projected clones, rang out, "You're very worried about the Greenskins, and the world behind them, aren't you?"

His words, though spoken casually, struck Su Mingjin and Commander Man like a thunderbolt.

Su Mingjin quickly composed herself, stepped forward, and calmly asked, "Can you handle them?"

Lin Li's projected clone curled his lip, as if talking about something very annoying: "That bunch of things aren't here for the first time. They've been eyeing this place for a long time. Every time a large celestial dome converges, they frantically try to squeeze in, like headless flies, swarming up wherever they smell it."

"Don't take it too hard, it's not directed at you personally. They've always been like this!"

Wang Hu, who had been called away by Deng Dakang in the distance, had already taken out some things and was furtively scanning the numerous projection clones from afar.

Lin Li glanced at them and then let the other person do their thing without paying any attention to them.

The information contained in Lin Li's projection clone was so great that Su Mingjin immediately grasped the key points.

"You mean, every time? Whenever the large celestial bodies converge, they invade? This isn't the first time they've come?"

"right."

Lin Li nodded, his deep gaze sweeping over the tense and bewildered faces of the soldiers around him. He paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts.

"This world is called the Sacred Star. It's a wonderful place, a miracle in itself to have become the cradle of countless lives!"

"Of course, the Holy Star is the result of the efforts of countless races."

"Those dwarves still retain some knowledge of civilization, and they have a small amount of records of the truth of this world!"

This place—like a special umbilical cord—is a very special and precious spatiotemporal anchor.

"Other worlds all regard this place as a place where they can transcend their limitations!"

Lin Li's tone was calm, but the words he uttered made Su Mingjin and Commander Man's hearts beat faster and faster.

Multiverse?

A world that allows one to transcend oneself?

These concepts, which only exist in science fiction and some fantasy novels, were casually uttered by this giant with a Northeastern accent.

"Demons and monsters, evil spirits and monsters, strange and wonderful creatures, gods and demons—" The numerous projection clones didn't move much, as if they were recounting the history they knew, "—everything exists, and they have all come to this world, hoping to find a way to advance further! However, they have to pay a heavy price to come here from another world!"

Just like those green-skinned creatures in that cesspool world, and those five guys!

Five guys?

Not far away, Deng Dakang immediately thought of those guys in that cesspool world. He then quickly grabbed his amulet and activated the electric shock device, giving himself an electrical shock.

Meanwhile, blurry images of those guys were already beginning to appear in Su Mingjin's mind!

Commander Man frowned as he listened, and couldn't help but interject, "Then—this esteemed sir—how did those greens defeat them?"

This is the question that all soldiers most want to know.

Upon hearing this, the numerous projection clones slowly turned their heads, their towering figures casting shadows that directly enveloped Commander Man.

He did not answer directly, but calmly looked at Commander Man, and then glanced around at the soldiers holding steel guns and standing ready for battle.

The entire square fell silent once again.

After a long pause, Lin Licai said, slowly and deliberately, "These flies—" He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, but his smile was devoid of any warmth, "They are very strong for the current Dongda civilization, but they are also very weak!"

"As long as you cut off their energy source, they'll be delicious mushrooms!"

"Mushrooms with a really meaty flavor, the kind that's absolutely delicious!"

Commander Man, Su Mingjin, and all soldiers: *——

"Sometimes, knowing too much isn't so great. This world has some man-made defense mechanisms. These mechanisms can easily wipe out those plague-like races! However, there are some problems with these defense mechanisms!"

"By the way, someone will be heading there in twenty minutes to help you resolve the spacetime rift problem!"

"Is there a problem with this world's defense mechanisms?"

"Can someone help us solve this problem?"

"Yes, there have been some temporary problems! But besides reassuring you, I have some advice to offer!" The projected clone nodded, glancing at the short people around him. "The most dangerous things in this world are often the things you overlook! What you need to worry about now isn't how strong the opponent is, but rather focusing on yourselves and being wary of your own psychological vulnerabilities!"

"Look at the dwarves and elves these days; they've become increasingly fanatical!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mingjin, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, tensed up again: "A psychological vulnerability?"

"When the mind transcends material things, one transcends the ordinary and enters the sacred!" The projected clones didn't explain further, but instead raised their hands, a blazing red flame emerging from their palms. "In this world, the energy particles you've detected and called special energy possess infinite possibilities!"

This is a wonderful application of spacetime source matter.

While strengthening himself, Lin Li was also enhancing the ability of his projected clones to adapt to this world.

On Earth, the projection clone he created was at most a bit taller, with skin and muscles as strong as steel that could withstand bullets, and its skeleton had been modified appropriately.

However, in the other world, his clone can already control many powers that are almost like magic.

"These forces are chaotic, indiscriminate in their distinction between good and evil; they exist in every corner of this world!"

"They complement you, but they will always be tools of humanity. Do not let them become the masters of your hearts in this world."

Su Mingjin looked at the ball of fire that Lin Li's projection clone was gathering in his hand, and thought of the special energy particles that had caused countless scientists to go bald, and the various strange and special magical reactions and unique physical phenomena produced in this world.

Instability is the most difficult aspect of scientific research in the world to sustain.

Professor Deng Dakang, who had arrived earlier, asked, "Sir, we are new here and know very little about this world. Could you tell us about other mysterious aspects of this world? We are very confused!"

Lin Li's ever-changing projection clones remained silent, simply watching Deng Dakang speak.

This led Deng Dakang to mistakenly believe that there was a chance!

"Sir, what are those ruins? Who were the gods of the past? How many dangerous civilizations exist in this world? Will other alien civilizations frequently descend upon this world in the future? We want to rate our own strength! I'm sorry, my questions are too presumptuous!"

Lin Li, in his projected form, glanced at Deng Dakang and then put away the detector behind him. He looked at Wang Hu, who was feigning innocence and pitifulness, and shook his head, saying, "I can understand your concerns! So-called gods—heh—"

It's just an individual that's become powerful to a certain degree!

"As for your worldview and cognitive perspective, they haven't been overturned; materialism has always existed! And the so-called civilization becoming so powerful that it can change the world and reshape the universe—that's the strongest manifestation of technological civilization!"

"As for other clues—the unknown is the deepest fear etched into humanity! But—it is also the key hormone that stimulates the growth and evolution of a species."

Speaking of this, the numerous projected clones looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: "Fellow humans! Flowers in a greenhouse cannot withstand the harsh winter rains! The progress of civilization has never been smooth sailing! Countless civilizations that explored the path forward have perished, while countless others have grown even stronger!"

"This is the invaluable experience you've accumulated through interactions with other alien civilizations! It's also the most crucial step you've taken on your journey beyond the sacred Earth into interstellar space. You need to explore and discover it for yourselves!"

"You can explore the world's elves, dwarves, and some civilizations that are on the verge of complete decay in the annals of history; they may become nourishment for the progress of your race!"

After he finished speaking, Lin Li's projected clones vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

The people present looked at each other, their expressions ranging from shock to bewilderment, and then to relief after a moment of worry.

"Compile everything he just said, including the recorded video, into the highest level of encryption and report it to President Li immediately." Su Mingjin's tense nerves finally relaxed. She raised her hand to press her throbbing temples, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the group of equally unsettled soldiers.

"Immediately contact Brigade Commander Fu and his team. Tell them to be on alert; mysterious humans with similar appearances may appear soon. Again, do not attack immediately; confirm their identities first!"

"Also, inform Brigade Commander Wu at the forest base and Brigade Commander Zhao in the far north!"

"Yes, sir!" A communications soldier immediately accepted the order, turned around, and ran away quickly.

Su Mingjin took a deep breath, her eyes sharpening again, and looked around: "Comrades, everything that happened today is temporarily classified as top secret. No one is allowed to divulge it!"

"Yes!" the crowd responded in unison, their voices strong and clear, dispelling some of the confusion that lingered in their hearts.

After all the orders had been given, Su Mingjin looked at Brigade Commander Man and several core operations staff officers beside her, nodding her chin toward the command post office.

"Let's go inside and talk."

The office door was closed, blocking the view from the outside.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber. Some people silently went to pour water, while others opened their notebooks, ready to take notes, their pens hovering over the paper but not yet falling.

Su Mingjin took a glass of warm water and drank it all in one gulp. The warm liquid slid down her throat, but it did little to relax her tense body.

"The mysterious gentleman mentioned that this world has a defense mechanism, but it's malfunctioning! Combined with the clues we gleaned from the dwarves, and his statement that there are no gods, only powerful individuals, it seems the gods of this world were very likely a highly advanced technological civilization!"

"Yes, but his physique and equipment remind me of someone sitting on a golden throne! He's very stubborn!"

"This is ultimately just baseless speculation. If we can handle the Greenskins, then at least we won't have to think about how to evacuate from here."

These words brought a sigh of relief to everyone present.

"Xiao Xie, you can't say that. That mysterious gentleman said something: a flower in a greenhouse can't withstand the harsh winter rain! If we underestimate those green-skinned creatures, or if we let our defenses slacken and allow their spores to establish themselves in this world, then we will be sinners!"

"Commander Man, I apologize, I've been negligent!"

"There was no slackening. That gentleman's advice was very correct. We cannot believe that there is a savior in this world."

We must always remember—mountains crumble, people run away.

"Yes, but that mysterious gentleman is quite something; he actually has three gold nails in his head!"

"Those three gold spikes in that world, aren't they a symbol of three hundred years of service?"

"That should be true. When he left, he was only 2.5 meters tall and looked very young. I never imagined that in just over a month, he would have served for 300 years! Is the timeline of our spacetime chaotic? Why don't we feel anything?"

"Earth cannot perceive the spacetime chaos!"

"Perhaps we just live in different times and spaces! But the thought of the other person being able to travel through time and space... hiss—"

"Alright, those are all things too far off. What are your thoughts, everyone? This assistance was very important to us; it provided us with valuable insights and solutions to some key problems!"

"Well, let's start by looking at the amount of information in what they told us."

Commander Man stroked the stubble on his chin and said, "My intuition tells me that guy—is very strong! Incredibly strong! Interstellar technology! Truly terrifying!"

Previously, he wasn't very optimistic about some of the modified Space Marines, but after getting up close today, he could feel the pressure emanating from them.

Besides this, the other party can also unleash magic-like techniques.

He raised his eyes and looked at Su Mingjin: "I've been a soldier for half my life, and I've never seen that kind of look. It's not the look of someone looking at a person; it's the look of someone looking at something. I even suspect that if he wanted to, he could have beaten up the entire guard company outside!"

"Commander Man, your assessment is too conservative."

Professor Deng Dakang spoke in a low voice, pushing up his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Behind the lenses, his eyes gleamed with a strange light mixed with fanaticism.

"It won't be an easy kill; at best, we can only inflict some damage on him. He could turn all of us here into a pile of parts."

As he spoke, he held up the data he had previously calculated in front of everyone, and a dazzling array of data streams and model diagrams instantly popped up on the screen.

"This is the multi-functional life signal detector I modified before. I specifically added a few modules. I originally intended to use it to analyze the demonic dragon, but I didn't expect to use it on that mysterious person first." Deng Dakang's tone was somewhat excited. "Do you know what I discovered?"

"What?" a young staff officer couldn't help but ask.

"He was wearing clothes, but his overall body temperature was much lower than normal. Yet, when he spoke, the air he exhaled from his mouth and nose was frighteningly hot, like a portable mini-boiler. This indicates that his body has undergone special modifications, supported by biology, but we cannot yet understand how he made these modifications!"

Deng Dakang's fingers flew across the screen, bringing up another set of data.

"Even more crucial is this! The detector shows that his muscle density is off the charts, and his skin has a very high content of metallic elements."

"By the way—based on the feedback from the penetration radar and spectral analysis, I'd bet my rank that his bone density is at least on par with titanium alloy! I suspect his skin could easily stop our bullets!"

"Didn't the original Space Marines mention something about muscle enhancement? Oh right, it's called Electro-Muscle Beams!"

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp filled the office.

Putting aside the still unknown electronic muscle bundles, what exactly is the concept of titanium alloy-level bones?

This means that even conventional bullets might not be able to penetrate his bones!

"Logically speaking, with that kind of body density, plus that head, he must weigh at least a ton, right?" Deng Dakang chuckled. "But guess what?"

He pulled up the 3D model of the footprints that he had just collected from the ground.

"Look everyone, these are the footprints he left behind! They're very shallow; based on the soil pressure, his weight couldn't have exceeded 500 pounds!"

"This—this is not scientific!" a staff officer blurted out.

"Yes! This is fucking utterly unscientific!" Deng Dakang slammed his fist on the table, his face flushed with excitement. "It completely defies all the laws of physics we know! But it's true! It's an incredible creation of biotechnology from a top-tier interstellar civilization!"

He took a deep breath and finally pulled up a map showing the location of their base.

"In addition to these, he also has teleportation abilities that we cannot understand. When he appeared, none of the high-energy magical particle detectors, electromagnetic wave detectors, and other equipment we deployed nearby detected any abnormalities."

"Gentlemen, what does this mean? You all probably already know, right?"

Deng Dakang's voice lowered, carrying a chilling calmness.

"This means he wants to kill us without even having to do it himself."

"All he has to do is quietly take the nuclear bomb we made, teleport it overhead, detonate it, and then leave. Who can withstand that? We don't even know how he got here or how he left!"

The entire office was deathly silent, with only the heavy breathing of the people inside.

This conclusion, like a boulder, crashed heavily into everyone's heart.

"Alright, alright, everyone's getting more and more tense! The other side is acting in good faith right now; at least they haven't attacked us, and they've even been telling us a lot of information!"

"Yes, but they told us to carefully study the elves and dwarves, and about that energy particle. Have we gone down the wrong path?"

"He didn't explain in detail. I feel we need to analyze and experiment step by step!"

"Yes, but seeing him create flames out of thin air made me feel like my knowledge of biological science had been trampled on once again!"

"Although it's not easy to understand, judging from the other party's actions, he must have undergone some internal modifications, just like the hair of an elf."

"Could there be a mistake?"

"Gentlemen, let's not talk about him as an individual for now, that's already going off-topic! We need to analyze the content of what he's saying first—"

Just then, Su Mingjin suddenly raised her head and looked at the digital clock on the wall: "Everyone, he said that someone will come to help us in twenty minutes—"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

"How much time has passed now?"

"Report, fifteen minutes have passed!"

"Then let's wait and see what methods that mysterious human comrade, this powerful being who seems to be a Space Marine, and his backer, will use to help us!"

As soon as he said that, everyone nodded in agreement.

Faced with civilizations that are temporarily beyond their comprehension, their task is to analyze, study, then attempt to imitate, and finally surpass them.

To tell them something far-fetched at this moment would be like an old man wearing his burial clothes and lying in a coffin, prematurely enjoying the pleasures of death.