From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

Being able to know the future events made things much easier.

This time at the Abyss Battlefield, the main quest was to investigate the scientist who studied Mechanical Demons.

Lu Heng already knew the answer, and finding the process through the answer was indeed much easier.

Adding Jian Qing's influence, they gathered nearly half of the Superpower Users in this Abyss Battlefield.

The Danger Level of this Abyss Battlefield was Level 6, and the Superpower Users who were summoned were all skilled.

Five or six teams acted together, displaying their unique skills to investigate Erslton Strra. It took less than three days to confirm that this person was the target of the mission.

The team that first discovered Erslton Strra's secret laboratory had the Main Quest already displayed as completed.

Seeing the main quest completed indicated that this was the correct answer.

Next was to find the Abyss Pollution Source through Erslton Strra and then eliminate it.

Investigating Erslton Strra was just the Main Quest, there were also Challenge Tasks, but the most important Challenge Task was eliminating the Abyss Pollution Source.

During these three days of investigation, Lu Heng didn't exert much effort. After all, five or six teams were conducting the investigation, which was already enough. Adding more personnel might scare the quarry.

So in these three days, Lu Heng was practicing sword in a greenhouse apartment on Mitchell Street.

Without being summoned, teleporting to Sikes World required the consumption of Divine Energy.

So every minute Divine Energy was burning away, and naturally, Lu Heng couldn't waste time; he seized these days to train.

Since his Thunder Skill upgraded to A-level "Thunder Force Field", Lu Heng began combining Wind Dragon Breathless Slash with "Thunder Force Field" in practice, and the power was quite astonishing.

Three days passed, and only the last two days remained for this Abyss Battlefield.

It was time for the final battle.

The six teams gathered again, pooled all the intelligence, conducted a comprehensive analysis, and then formulated the final action plan.

After listening to all the collected intelligence, Lu Heng asked, "Did you see the Mechanical Demon that Erslton Strra was researching? This is very crucial."

In the six teams, one team had already completed the Main Quest for investigating Erslton Strra.

This team was led by He Hongyu.

Lu Heng's question was mainly directed at him since it was his team that found Erslton Strra's secret laboratory.

He Hongyu shook his head and replied, "We only found the entrance to Erslton Strra's secret laboratory. I was worried about alarming him, so we didn't enter to explore. Seeing that the Main Quest was complete, I knew we had found the right place and immediately returned to report."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement and said, "That was the right thing to do, recklessly entering could have led to unknown consequences.

"Based on the information we currently have, we indeed found Erslton Strra's secret laboratory, but there are still some crucial pieces of information we don't know.

"The most important thing is what exactly the Mechanical Demon that Erslton Strra was researching is.

"This issue must be clarified before the operation starts because the Danger Level is 6, and this Mechanical Demon will be very dangerous.

"According to my experience, the Source Energy Level of this Mechanical Demon is likely to exceed Level 40, higher than any of us.

"It might even not be just one Mechanical Demon; this operation will be very dangerous."

After hearing this, everyone present became serious.

Jian Qing raised her hand and asked, "Should we inform the Sikes Civilization and ask for their assistance in the operation?"

Many people present had thought about this question.

Leveraging aid is a very key aspect in the Abyss Battlefield.

Lu Heng nodded and said, "Informing the Sikes officials is necessary, but timing is crucial.

"Erslton Strra can conduct illegal demon research on the Capital Star of the Sikes Civilization, which means behind him there is definitely a more powerful organization supporting him.

"This means even if we hand over all the intelligence to the Sikes Civilization, it might not yield the results we want.

"Erslton Strra's public identity is a scientist of the Sikes Civilization, researching Demons legally.

"If we cannot obtain evidence that his research poses a threat, the Sikes officials won't accept it.

"If we now report the intelligence to the Sikes officials, the result will be that they will start investigating Erslton Strra.

"Once an investigation begins, it means Erslton Strra has been alerted, and then it'll be too late for us to act."

So far, only the humans present had confirmed that Erslton Strra was the mission target.

But this information wouldn't convince the Sikes Civilization.

Because He Hongyu had only found the entrance to Erslton Strra's secret laboratory and confirmed the target seeing the Main Quest complete.

His team did not enter the secret laboratory, so there was no direct evidence to prove Erslton Strra's guilt.

He Hongyu obviously couldn't use "my Main Quest displayed as completed" as evidence.

Therefore, now reporting to the Sikes officials would only result in them launching an investigation against Erslton Strra.

Actually, doing so would be enough to disrupt Erslton Strra's research, but the Challenge Task could not be completed.

To complete the Challenge Task of eliminating the Abyss Pollution, they must participate in the final battle.

The task was already at this stage, and they definitely wanted to secure the final reward.

Of course.

Leveraging support was still necessary, and Lu Heng already had a plan—when the action began, they'd report Erslton Strra's crimes to the Sikes officials.

It would be best to broadcast the inside of the secret laboratory after they entered.

The Sikes Civilization being a Mechanical Civilization, the speed of response is determined by the computational power of the Central System. It might only take a few seconds from receiving the information to confirming Erslton Strra's guilt.

This is the special aspect of a Mechanical Civilization; once a matter is confirmed, the efficiency of action is incredibly high.

Thus, it would be completely in time to report to the Sikes officials when the action began.

In addition to that.

Lu Heng could also have the Xavier Matrix provide information support. Except for not providing Combat Power, the help offered would be no less than that from the Sikes officials.

After the action plan had been discussed, everyone went back to prepare.

On the last day of summoning, everyone gathered, each displaying their extraordinary abilities, converging outside Erslton Strra's secret laboratory.

Lu Heng sat in the driverless car, waiting for the time of the operation to arrive.

"Have there been any sightings of the Creator Organization's team these past few days?"

"No, it seems like they are hiding." Su Muyu had been scouting the surrounding area for the past few days.

Lu Heng gently tapped on the armrest of the car door, pondering this raiding team's matters.

Today's operation was actually the task of Jian Qing and the other summoners, and did not have much to do with Lu Heng and his three companions.

Lu Heng's goal in coming here was always the Creator Organization's raiding team.

Given the raiding team's operating style, they would definitely make a move on the last day.

Raiding teams would usually seize the most important resources of the world they were in on the last day.

What was the most important resource of the Sikes Civilization?

Undoubtedly, it was technology.

However, technology was not easy to steal.

Stealing from one research institute could only yield the technical data of that institute, but without the corresponding industrial system data, the data was like a castle in the air, unable to realize its value.

Lu Heng's access to the Sikes Civilization's technological data was all thanks to the Xavier Matrix deliberately gathering it with a complete technology tree.

For the Creator Organization team to acquire such comprehensive technological data, they would need to find a scientist like the Xavier Matrix and maximize their reputation.

In fact,

Lu Heng hadn't been able to fully maximize the Xavier Matrix's reputation; the reason he had obtained the technological data was entirely due to Yuan Yaoyao's influence.

That is to say, obtaining the full 1.6-Level technology tree was basically impossible.

However, it was much easier if focusing only on the technological data for a specific field.

Lu Heng tried to put himself in the shoes of the Creator Organization and posited a question in his mind: What technological data did the Creator Organization desire most?

They already had biotechnological data.

What was their second choice?

Weapons!

Technological weapons!

In fact, technological weapons might be their first choice.

However, the difficulty of acquiring the weapon technology tree was much higher than that of biotechnology, which is why the Creator Organization would opt for biotechnology first.

If these analyses were correct, the raiding team's ultimate target would be an institution focusing on technological weapons within the Sikes Civilization.

Of course, such research institutions had the highest security.

However, they didn't need to steal the most cutting-edge technological weapons; they just needed to lower their targets slightly and steal outdated weapon technologies of the Sikes Civilization.

If that was the case, the difficulty would be much lower.

Lu Heng rubbed his temples with his fingers, pondering the final question.

Should he allow the Creator Organization to obtain this technology?

Being humans themselves, should they prevent actions of their kin?

From the standpoint of humanity, the Sikes Civilization was actually an alien civilization.

During such times, some might advocate the slogan of a human community with a shared future.

There's nothing wrong with this slogan itself, but having lived two lives, Lu Heng deeply understood one thing.

Not every human could grasp the concept of a "community with a shared future."

Had the Creator Organization considered the outcomes when they plundered other civilizations?

This was a difference in ideology.

Just like within the Sikes Civilization, three factions had formed concerning the Abyss invasion.

These were divisions arising from ideological differences.

Lu Heng's firm belief was to save civilizations invaded by the Abyss and to unite all civilizations to find a way to combat the Abyss.

The Creator Organization's ideology, on the other hand, was to plunder other civilizations and strengthen themselves.

Speaking from the perspective of civilization, neither ideology could be deemed right or wrong.

Only the end results could determine right or wrong.

Whoever defeated the Abyss would be proven right.

If the Creator Organization's method of plunder could grant humanity the power to defeat the Abyss,

Even if their means were extreme, as long as they succeeded, Lu Heng would acknowledge them as right.

However, Lu Heng firmly believed inside that the method of plunder would not be successful in defeating the Abyss.

After all, which civilization could compare to the Abyss in plundering?

The Abyss could engulf entire worlds.

Lu Heng was certain that the way of plunder would not succeed, thus he chose the path of salvation.

That was ideology.

The fundamental reason Lu Heng and the Creator Organization could not come together was their differing ideologies.

Having thought it through, Lu Heng alerted the Sikes authorities to prevent the raiding team's actions.