Global live stream of the containment of the aliens terrifies the alien fleet.

These two short lines made Jiang Chen's eyelids twitch slightly.

"This reward came at just the right time! In other words, whether 053 and 682 ride together on expeditions in the future, or find a stronger partner to team up with, as long as they are awarded the medal, they will never have any thoughts of betrayal."

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he was already standing in the center of the containment chamber, facing 682.

The guy was hunched over, baring his teeth, his eyes bloodshot like burning charcoal, staring intently at Jiang Chen—like an enraged ancient bull.

It locked itself in the iron cage by its own hands!

They even put layers of restrictions on 053!

"Niu Niu~ That's your older brother! Don't bite him, and don't touch him!"

053 grabbed 682’s huge head and said in a childish voice, but every word was firm.

682's tense muscles instantly relaxed, but his gaze toward Jiang Chen remained like two poisoned daggers, their cold light undiminished.

"Release it, Abby. Let me test your strength as a mount—if you can ram me, I'll let you go immediately; if not… from this day forward, you two will be my death knights."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, put one hand in his pocket, and casually opened the other hand with his palm facing forward.

"good!"

A low growl rolled out from the bottom of its throat. 682 was as black as ink, its scales surging, and it stepped into its strongest form.

boom!!!

The entire containment area shook violently, bricks cracked, beams snapped, and alarms blared. Ordinary cages? They'd been reduced to dust in a single impact!

But at this moment, this space had already been firmly sealed off by Jiang Chen using the power of reality distortion, like a wall of cast iron.

boom--! ! !

The destructive force slammed into the invisible barrier, causing the air to surge and boil.

And in 053's bright, adoring eyes—

Jiang Chen met the attack with one hand, as steady as a mountain, and forcefully blocked the blow.

Pure, overwhelming power!

At this moment, Jiang Chen had already broken through the limitations of the old containment system—special task forces and deus ex machina were all historical terms. His true trump card stood right here, named Jiang Chen.

boom--!

682 was lifted up by one arm and slammed hard onto the ground, his head armor cracking open, letting out a muffled howl of pain.

[Ding! Weird682 has proactively applied for the Death Knight mount conferment.]

[Ding! The Death Knight, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, has officially returned to his post!]

"pretty."

Jiang Chen chuckled, raised his hand, and simultaneously granted the awarding authority to 053 and 168.

Abby doesn't need to worry, she's as well-behaved as a cotton candy;

Once 168 is crowned, there will be no more worries about it getting out of control, and the potential for containment will be completely eliminated.

Death Knight Abby!

"From now on, you and 168 will live at my house."

Jiang Chen's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable certainty.

"Mmm! Big brother is the best~"

053 tilted her head back, her eyes curving into crescents.

Before she could finish speaking, she had already taken 168's hand and was swept into the warm jade pendant by Jiang Chen's sleeve—there was his 'immortal abode,' which was also the portable grotto transformed from a burlap sack.

When it comes to containment, what place is more secure than close protection? Especially for 053's eyes, which can attract visual pollution.

"So, what's the next step...?"

Jiang Chen glanced at the experimental video that the system had just finished editing, and his smile deepened.

……

Earth.

"What was the final result? What happened to 053 and 168?"

"This is so frustrating! They built up the tension at the beginning, then just cut it all out at the end!"

"Could it be... that they've actually become a pair of lovable oddballs?"

"Reality? This can hardly be called reality! Are those people from the Containment Association mute? They won't even provide any feedback?!"

"Look! A new scene has appeared!!"

……

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting the results of Abby and the old man's experiment.

What a pity!

The images that followed were not intended for ordinary people; it was enough for the parties involved to be aware of them.

[Top Ten Mysterious Containment Files, Third Tier: Mysterious 963 - Immortal]

[Containment Class: Euelid]

……

A series of subtitles appeared one by one.

"Phew... thankfully it's only EUC level! At least it won't cause a global catastrophe!"

"But what makes it rank in the top three? The Containment Association's ranking criteria must have been decided by rolling dice!"

"Shh—keep your voice down! Don't interrupt me while I'm taking notes!"

"Immortality? Could it truly be eternal life? Heavens, how many mysteries can withstand the crushing weight of time?!"

"Number 963? I bet they have over two thousand numbered cards! This time, Earth is truly doomed!!"

……

The crowd was bustling with noise, and the strange occurrences were no longer surprising. No one was as distraught or screaming as they had at the beginning.

certainly--

Ninety-nine percent of people around the world still cling to a pessimistic view: the world is collapsing, and a series of mysterious events are crashing down on humanity.

But the small group of people standing at the pinnacle of human civilization felt a burning passion in their hearts and their eyes shone brightly.

Special forces.

"Here they come again!! We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity! Even if there's only a sliver of a chance, we must hold on tight!!"

General Du'ao's pupils were blazing, and his knuckles were cracking as he clenched his fists.

He finally realized something significant:

Mystery is never a disaster!

Rather... an incredible stroke of luck!

First there was Zhao Zena who helped Morgana rise to the top, and now there's that 053 girl who tamed a 168cm tall girl!

Whoever holds more secrets holds the key to the future world.

Not to mention they can be used to unlock all sorts of bizarre superpowers!

For example, that... clone Yan!

That's ridiculously strong!

Turning living people into plush toys so easily—that's not just a skill, it's a rewriting of the laws of nature!

If I could create a homologous gene template myself... Galaxy Force? That would only be the entry-level version; the real killer weapon has only just begun to emerge!

"Attention all personnel! Lock onto the coordinates of this mysterious landing. Special forces, all personnel on standby, ready to strike at any moment!"

Deputy Commander Lianfeng gave the order swiftly and decisively.

Du Qiangwei, Ge Lun, and other team members immediately tensed up; their weapons were already calibrated, and they held their breath.

Devil One.

"Immortality? Ha... There's no such thing in the universe. Forget about 168's pseudo-immortality, or even that little girl's regenerative constitution—energy doesn't come from nowhere, and loss is irreversible. All 'eternity' is just a temporary illusion. To dare call it that... they're quite bold."

The Demon Queen Morgana glanced sideways, a slight sneer playing on her lips.

This is a higher-dimensional civilization's perspective on lower-dimensional cognition.

It's like modern people hearing ancient emperors boast that they were "ordained by Heaven," while the common people kowtowed and praised them—it seems both absurd and pathetic.

The higher we climb the technology tree, the more we understand the fragility and brevity of life in the vastness of the universe.

Even angels dare not utter the word 'eternity'.

Where does this "immortality" come from?

It's probably just a deceptive name...

……

Angel Channel.

"He Xi, in the known universe, are there any truly immortal things?"

Holy Keisha suddenly spoke.

There was a two-second silence on the communication channel before a response came through.

"No. But... since the light screen marks it as 'immortal,' even if it's just approaching the limit, it's already amazing enough."

He Xi's voice carried a hint of contemplation.

As the sharpest mind in the Angelic Civilization, she personally built most of the entire technology tree, and no one understands its significance better than her.

Even our sacred atom cannot escape the iron law of entropy increase. Matter depends on energy for existence, and the flow of energy inevitably involves dissipation.

Once the pressure threshold of the transcendent universe is exhausted, the entire spacetime structure will collapse to zero—this rule applies without exception in single universes, multiple universes, and even higher dimensions.

Therefore... there is no such thing as eternal immortality, only... immortality that is long enough.

He Xi said slowly.

of course.

The time spans involved are often tens of millions of years, or even approaching hundreds of millions of years.

If all the energy of the entire universe were compressed into a single body of flesh and blood, then existence would truly ascend to the altar of divinity—

Almost omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.

But it is ultimately subject to the erosion of time and is not truly eternal; however, for humankind, hundreds of millions of years of breathing and heartbeats far exceed its mere hundred-year lifespan, not to mention that its civilization history is less than ten thousand years—such a long period of time makes the term "immortal" perfectly fitting.

Holy Keisha stood silently with her eyes lowered, without uttering a word.

If what the light screen shows is all true, and such things really exist in the universe, then the entire set of physical laws that humanity is so proud of will probably be turned upside down.

……

[Project File: Mystery 963-1, an oval-shaped amulet, cast in platinum, approximately 15 centimeters in circumference, encircled by thirteen finely crafted K-grade diamonds, radiating outwards around a central oval ruby. This item was unearthed from personal belongings; the individual died at the scene of a clear suicide, with several books on the supernatural scattered nearby. Our agents confirmed it was indestructible and it has been contained and transferred in accordance with the XLR-8R protocol.]

The screen then displayed a high-definition image of 963-1.

A breathtakingly beautiful amulet studded with diamonds and gemstones!

"This is it? It dares to call itself 'immortal'? Who are you kidding?"

"Surely not, it's just an old-fashioned piece of jewelry. But if it were really made of platinum, K-diamonds, and natural pigeon blood ruby... tsk, just based on market value, it'd be enough to buy half a city!"

"Look at the patina and patterns, it's probably a thousand-year-old antique!"

"That black checkered pattern was completely covered up—could it have been picked up by someone from the containment organization?"

"Damn it, touching it triggers suicide? What did that person write before they died? Could this thing itself be the source of the suicide?"

……

The barrage of comments exploded, filling the entire screen.

[Strange 963 - Immortal: Original Experiment Video]

The light screen suddenly flickered, producing fine noise.

The screen cuts to a clip of footage with the texture of an old videotape—

The camera is focused on a laboratory bearing the emblem of the Containment Society.

indoor.

A doctor in a white coat, with brown curly hair, green eyes, a height of about 1.7 meters, and a slender build, was bending over to work on the workbench.

But those light bulb-shaped decorations on top are really eye-catching—

It's a spitting image of an abstract replica of the X-organ, exuding a deliberately absurd feel.

"Dr. Bright, the unusual item you requested has just been delivered and has been delivered according to procedure."

A staff member from the containment organization brought over a specially made alloy box.

"That's great! Thanks! Would you like to try a piece of my freshly baked caramel walnut shortbread?"

Dr. Bright instantly perked up, casually picking up a piece of amber-colored pastry, his eyes crinkling with a smile—

Last time, a fellow researcher took a bite and three hours later developed a high fever and convulsions. He was diagnosed with late-stage wind-up virus and was almost disassembled and reassembled.

The orderly abruptly took half a step back, waving his hands repeatedly: "No, no, thank you! I still want my life."

The alloy case is opened.

Inside lay quietly the radiant ruby ​​amulet—

Mysterious 963 - Immortal.

……

"So they'd been watching us for a while!"

"They don't seem like a threat at all on the surface."

"Could it be that even atomic bonds can't be broken? But this thing, the size of a fingernail, isn't even enough material to make a dagger!"

"Bright? What a coincidence, my high school deskmate had the same name..."

……

The people in front of the screen stared wide-eyed, their fingertips hovering over the keyboard, afraid to type.

The video recording suddenly sped up.

Dr. Bright tested 093-Immortal with near-madness: intense flames, deep freezing with liquid nitrogen, splashing with strong acid, high-frequency oscillations... and finally even started up a 200,000-ton hydraulic press—it was almost as if he wanted to stuff it into the core of the star and spin it around.

The results showed that all data returned to zero: no discoloration, no change, no scratches, and no attenuation.

Perfect as ever.

Special operations team command post.

"It's ridiculously tough. Judging from this performance, the material threshold of 963 probably already crushes all the current Shenhe armors—it's really hard to say who would win in a head-on collision with the Angel armor."

General Du'ao's voice was deep, and his knuckles unconsciously tapped the armrest.

"If the image is real, it is the densest and most stubborn entity in the known universe. Forged into a longsword, it can cleave stars; cast into a heavy shield, it is impervious to all magic."

"What a pity... this thing... probably doesn't even reach the melting point, let alone be moldable. Just looking at its lifeless appearance, how can it be worthy of the EUC-level title?"