Spellcasting Gods

but now!

From this high-pressure crystal, which could concentrate countless amounts of energy, they detected a pulse that resonated with the main string.

Coupled with the expeditionary fleet's previous encounter on the dark planet, this further confirmed the unparalleled value of this exquisitely beautiful little thing.

A full ten minutes passed before the Initiator stood up and exclaimed, “Unbelievable! Rejoice, my brothers and sisters! Our youngest newcomer has brought a tremendous surprise to the organization. Remember this moment; it means we have finally emerged from confusion and darkness and are about to step into an incomparably bright future.”

“Really? Is this thing that important?” A male member frowned and raised a different opinion.

It's important to know that according to the organization's rules, even the initiators are not much higher in status than other members. All important matters require a vote to decide, and every member has the right to question others.

In short, this meeting room is like a place where various suggestions are offered, and even arguments are held, so it's not surprising that there are dissenters.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t want to discuss this topic with someone who doesn’t understand the nature of energy at all. It’s like talking to a brick wall; you won’t understand anything I say.” Zhang Cheng stared into the other person’s eyes, his tone revealing undisguised contempt.

Although many of these people are indeed top experts in their respective fields, they are complete laymen when it comes to energy. They still regard energy as a concept within the realm of physics, rather than understanding what energy represents in the universe from a higher perspective.

The man was clearly unconvinced and retorted through gritted teeth, "How do you know I don't understand?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "See, asking such a question only shows your lack of knowledge about energy, and your inability to distinguish between different types of energy. You're still stuck at the rudimentary stage of the mutual transformation between matter and energy. But the truth is, although energy and matter have an extremely close relationship, a small part of it exists independently most of the time, which is the occult field that you've never been involved in."

What are you trying to say?

"Forget it! Rather than going through too much dry theory, I'd rather let you witness firsthand the manifestation of the ultimate rules of the entire universe..."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Without warning, Zhang Cheng suddenly extended his right hand and presented it to the other person.

A black, fog-like energy slowly emerged from his palm, causing a healthy arm to age visibly and eventually decay and die.

This phenomenon, which completely defies common sense in science and physics, has undoubtedly aroused the interest of some people.

Especially the woman who had previously joined forces to strengthen the mother, quickly stepped forward, grabbed the withered and dead arm, and muttered to herself with shining eyes: "Incredible! Every cell and tissue reached its division limit! And then died naturally! Is this the power of the legendary death magic? We have conquered many magical planets before, but no one has ever been able to do this."

“Death is one of the manifestations of the ultimate rules of the universe! Death energy is the embodiment of the rules of death! Sometimes it is also called negative energy, which is the exact opposite of life. So, can you explain it using scientific theories? No, the answer is obviously no. So please put down your arrogance and prejudice, and re-examine the entire universe. In my opinion, there are many secrets hidden behind strings, far more than just the creation of matter and energy,” Zhang Cheng explained meaningfully.

As for the male member who lost an arm, he simply tore the arm off and threw it aside, his eyes gleaming with a strange light.

For an organization that has already climbed to an extremely high level of technological advancement, replacing an arm is easier than eating or drinking, and it's not worth paying attention to at all. What truly interests him is the sensation brought about by that instant invasion into his body.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng had almost convinced all the members present, the Initiator immediately clapped his hands and announced, "I think that concludes the explanation of activating the Purge Protocol within the main spectrum. Next, let's discuss how to deal with this dark planet that has been compressed to its extreme."

"Is there even a need for discussion? Of course, it's stored in the base as a trump card for the organization's external expansion." The man with only one arm stated his attitude directly.

It's obvious without asking that he's settling a personal score, intending to use this opportunity to make Zhang Cheng lose the biggest and most valuable gain from this mission.

"What do you think?" The Initiator's attitude was quite ambiguous, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but instead throwing the trouble out in public.

Zhang Cheng had undoubtedly anticipated this situation, and replied with a half-smile, "No problem! I completely agree. But it's necessary to remind you that to unleash its power, an extremely precise level of energy control is required, and I don't think anyone else besides myself is capable of doing that..."

Chapter 1018 Superstring Warfare (Sixteen)

confidence?

conceited?

Everyone in the meeting room wore a strange expression, and then turned their gaze to the Initiator.

Anyone who isn't a fool could understand the subtext of that sentence: "This thing belongs to me, and no one can take it away from me."

It is important to know that there are clear rules within the organization that all important items discovered during external expansion must be made public, and a vote is held to decide who should study or keep them.

But now, a newcomer is actually trying to break the rules by taking advantage of his expertise in the field, and even establish his own faction within the organization to re-establish his position and advantages.

It goes without saying that in most tightly structured organizations, such behavior would be an absolute provocation and a taboo that is not permitted.

Interestingly, the initiator did not show the slightest displeasure. Instead, he chuckled and nodded, "In that case, you can keep it safe for now. I hope you won't let me down."

"Of course! I never disappoint! I'm not like some good-for-nothings who only talk the talk but then cower in their shells like turtles when faced with difficulties." Zhang Cheng showed no mercy to these so-called "parallel universe versions of themselves," sneering and mocking them.

Cold-blooded!

Arrogant!

Reclusive!

I will retaliate against even the smallest wrongdoing!

He proved himself through his actions, and also showed those who were hostile to him what would happen if they provoked him.

Clearly, these words instantly offended more than half of the members present.

The commander of the last expeditionary fleet, in particular, turned extremely ugly, his eyes practically spitting out fury.

“Very good! I hope you can keep your word. Now, I declare the meeting adjourned.” The Initiator seemed oblivious to the tense atmosphere around him, and stood up and walked outside.

Before leaving, he gave Zhang Cheng a wink, signaling him to follow.

The two walked one after the other along the flat corridor for more than ten minutes before the Initiator, whose age was impossible to discern, stopped, turned around, and said in a slightly playful tone, "I can sense that you are a very special kind of person, a madman who has completely abandoned humanity and whose heart is consumed by darkness. If you don't mind, could you tell me your true purpose for joining the organization?"

"Oh? Why do you ask that?" Zhang Cheng didn't answer immediately, but cautiously probed.

He always remained cautious and humble towards those who were more powerful than him.

Although this may seem like bullying the weak and fearing the strong, everyone actually has this subconscious tendency, it's just that some people express it more obviously, while others express it more subtly.

"Hahahaha! Look! Your reaction just proves my guess. Relax, in a way, we're all the same kind of people. What do you think I created this organization for? To conquer the universe? No! Only a fool would do something so pointless. What I want is eternity! True eternity! Eternity that won't die even if the universe is destroyed! Can you understand?" The Initiator laughed as he revealed his deepest secret.

Unfortunately, Zhang Cheng didn't believe a single word of it, only feigning agreement: "I understand! Of course I understand! This is no different in essence from my pursuit of surpassing everything. But I've always had a question: so far in the superstring war, you don't seem to have encountered a truly significant opponent, right?"

"Ah! You noticed! That's good! You see, many idiots foolishly believe that we are the only ones in the entire universe to have discovered the secret of the strings, so conquering the universe is only a matter of time. But the truth is, we have many enemies, more than we can imagine. And in this unimaginable struggle, we are not the strongest. On the contrary, we are the weakest."

As he spoke, the Initiator took out a sphere made of an unknown substance resembling countless threads from his pocket and gently tossed it above his head.

next second...

As if activated, the ball of yarn disintegrated at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, eventually forming a massive three-dimensional image.

To be precise, this is a star map, a star map of a higher-dimensional universe.

He pointed to the area marked in red and said, "This is the area under our control. Adjacent to the blue area is the Tower Alliance Empire, a behemoth with a long history and rich experience in superstring warfare. As things stand, it won't be long before we make our first contact, followed by a life-or-death war. Believe me, you won't understand how terrifying and cruel superstring warfare is until you witness their power firsthand."

"So what?" Zhang Cheng shrugged, feigning indifference.

Fight to the death against an invincible enemy?

Feel sorry!

This is not something he would do!

If things really come to that, he wouldn't mind running away or turning against his own side and joining the enemy's camp.

As for positive emotions like loyalty, courage, trust, and passion that are truly moving, they had long been ripped from his soul.

"Do you think you can stay out of this?" The Initiator clearly sensed Zhang Cheng's thoughts and smiled sarcastically.

"What, do you think they'll hunt me down to the ends of the universe?"

"No! They don't need to hunt you to the ends of the universe! They only need to lock onto everything around the battlefield, and you won't even have a chance to escape. Remember, defeat in the superstring war means death, eternal death. There is no forgiveness, no prisoners, and no surrender. Both sides are risking everything to stand at the pinnacle of the universe. Perhaps you don't believe what I'm saying now, but the moment you step onto the battlefield, you will understand the true meaning of these words. Strive to become stronger, your time is running out..."

After saying this meaningful sentence, the initiator walked towards the stairs leading to the upper floors without looking back.

Watching his receding figure, Zhang Cheng stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "A real superstring war? That sounds really exciting! It seems I need to hurry up and expand my strength to the maximum extent to ensure I don't become a pathetic cannon fodder."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Old Chen suddenly appeared behind us, looking grave, and asked, "Did the Primitive Ones tell you about the impending war?"

“That’s right! What, are you one of the people in the know too?” Zhang Cheng nodded and asked in return.

"Yes! Including you, there are already twenty people in the organization who know the truth. Get ready, a brutal war is coming soon. For each of us, this is a test, a cruel trial."

"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will make sure I survive."

……

Chapter 1019 Superstring Warfare (Seventeen)

Upon learning that a major battle was inevitable, Zhang Cheng quickly left headquarters and returned to the mothership alone. He led the remaining fleet to carry out a frenzied exploitation of the entire C1240 area through destruction and plunder, maximizing the acquisition of resources, energy, and an endless supply of cannon fodder.

They even went so far as to use thousands of races as test subjects, conducting bloody and cruel devouring experiments to create a large number of biological weapons that were irrational but had exceptionally strong individual combat capabilities.

In just a few decades, all the billions of life-bearing planets in this star field disappeared, replaced by a group of biological weapons that only knew how to kill and destroy.

In addition, he also extracted all the stellar energy from the area under his control and stored it securely in his body for future use.

As their strength grew, news finally came from the border that more than a thousand outposts had lost contact overnight.

Clearly, the vanguard fleet of the Tamen Empire has begun to probe the organization's resources before deciding on its offensive strategy.

Meanwhile, more than two-thirds of the organization were still unaware of how powerful the enemy they were facing was, and remained calm and leisurely, believing that nothing in the entire universe could truly threaten them.

It wasn't until the enemy's first expeditionary fleet officially appeared inside the probe that the hundreds of members in the base were jolted awake from their sleep and began an endless argument and discussion.

Of course, none of this concerned Zhang Cheng, because he was currently sitting in the command center of the massive fleet's mothership, staring at the three-dimensional projection in front of him with great interest. After a while, he finally asked, "Is this the Tamen Empire? Their warships don't seem to be very advanced."

"Don't be careless! This is just a vanguard, not equipped with their most advanced weapons, and we haven't found any high-end combat forces that have been given the title of 'hero'," the Initiator reminded them from the side.

I have to say!

At this point, instead of staying at the base to clean up the mess, he came here to observe the first engagement, and his motives are definitely questionable.

“Hero? What’s that!” Zhang Cheng keenly grasped a key word.

To be honest, he felt that it was definitely abnormal for the other party to know so much about the Tamen Empire, and that there must be many unknown secrets hidden behind the scenes.

"A hero is someone who directly sends a living being into the core of the mainframe, transforming it into a biological weapon with immense destructive power through a series of complex and mysterious means. If I had to use a quantifier, one hero could easily destroy ten such expeditionary fleets. Believe me, when you witness them slaughtering indiscriminately on the battlefield, you'll understand that my description is not an exaggeration in the slightest," the Primitive explained meaningfully.

"I see..." Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully. "So now, what I need to do is to take down this entire fleet without revealing my trump cards, right?"

"That's right! This is a test! Don't let them collect any useful data! There are always plenty of cannon fodder, but the real high-end combat power and trump cards are the most valuable. That's why only twenty people were selected from the entire organization, and you are the last one. Don't let me down. I have very, very high expectations for you. Okay, enough of the nonsense. Now it's your time to perform."

After saying this, the Initiator left a strange smile, then turned and disappeared into the huge pillar of light connecting to the main string.

“A performance? Yes! I will give you a spectacular show that you will never forget. Pollak, are your legions ready?” Zhang Cheng turned around and stared at his loyal subordinate with sharp eyes.

The Doom Lord, who had devoured tens of thousands of advanced beings, grinned and replied with a sinister smile, "Of course, great master, the Legion is at your command at any time."

“Excellent!” Zhang Cheng nodded in satisfaction. “Let’s get moving! Let those guys who only know how to hide under women’s skirts see what a truly invincible army is, and what the devil’s cunning, ruthlessness, and cruelty are.”

"As you wish!" Pollack knelt down on one knee and pounded his chest.

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