Chapter 128: Luo Ji comprehends the Dark Forest Law, Ace: How can I not feel it?

Above the sky curtain,

The light pillars of the three Wallfacers dimmed and went out,

Only the golden beam representing the fourth remained,

burning alone in the deep cosmic background.

Tyler's suicide,

Hines's breakthrough,

Rey Diaz's tragic death.

Three swift and crushing defeats,

that extinguished the faint hope that had just ignited across the myriad worlds,

once again shrouded by oppressive dark clouds.

All eyes, whether kind or malicious, focused on the sole remaining person.

Luo Ji.

However,

The heavenly curtain's image,

yet let all civilizations that had expected his desperate counterattack,

their jaws drop to the ground.

The years at the Snow Mountain Manor continued to flow peacefully.

In the image,

Luo Ji's life was even more content than before.

The fireplace flames burned brighter, and beside the soft sofa sat an exquisite cradle.

Luo Ji no longer read those idle books; instead, he picked up a colorful children's picture book and, in a tone he himself found sappy, read the story of 'Little Bunny Be Good' to the newborn, pink-and-jade baby girl in the cradle.

Zhuang Yan sat beside him, gently knitting a tiny sweater, her tranquil smile capable of melting the entire winter's snow.

A family of three, their days peaceful.

It seemed as if the interstellar fleet four light-years away, the ETO rebels within Earth, and the grim fates of those three colleagues had nothing to do with this secluded paradise.

The icy commentary of the heavenly curtain timely added a knife.

【In the seventh year of the Crisis Era, the daughter of Wallfacer Luo Ji and Zhuang Yan was born.】

【In the countdown to humanity's survival, the fourth Wallfacer chose to become a father.】

Boom!

The myriad-worlds chat group, after a brief silence, was completely flooded with angry barrage comments.

The Stellar Human Federation's fourth fleet flagship.

Grand Marshal Sidney stared fixedly at the warm yet glaring scene on the screen, the muscles on her face twitching from extreme anger.

She did not smash anything else; she simply rose slowly, walked to the huge porthole, and turned her back to all the officers.

Her cold voice echoed in the bridge, each word seeming to be squeezed from between her teeth.

【Stellar Human Federation—Grand Marshal Sidney】: Luo Ji.

【Stellar Human Federation—Grand Marshal Sidney】: Do you know that your peaceful days are built on countless compatriots shouldering the burden for you?

【Stellar Human Federation—Grand Marshal Sidney】: Tyler, Rey Diaz, Hines—although they failed, they fought!

They exhausted their hearts and staked everything for humanity's survival! And you? What are you doing?!

【Stellar Human Federation—Grand Marshal Sidney】: While all of humanity bore the pressure of the Trisolaran civilization, you hid in the manor, eating, drinking, playing, marrying, and having children!

Are you worthy of your Wallfacer identity?! Are you worthy of those compatriots struggling in despair?! You maggot feeding on civilization's flesh and blood!

Sidney's anger voiced the hearts of countless civilizations across the myriad worlds.

Land of Light.

At the Universal Defense Force Headquarters, the atmosphere also became extremely solemn.

Ultra Father's brows were tightly knit, and for the first time, evident confusion appeared in his deep eyes.

He could understand Luo Ji being forcibly pushed into a high position, having no choice.

But… having a child?

This has completely gone beyond the scope of 'strategic disguise.'

This is entirely just enjoying life and escaping reality.

"Captain..."

Taro couldn't help but speak,

"This Luo Ji... is he ultimately the ultimate actor who deceived the entire universe, or simply a lazy good-for-nothing who craves comfort?"

Ultra Father did not answer.

He also wanted to know the answer to that question.

Naruto world.

Sasuke Uchiha looked at Luo Ji's face, immersed in happiness on the heavenly curtain, and curled his lip in an extreme look of disdain.

He couldn't even be bothered to analyze anything further, directly naming names on the public screen.

【Naruto world—Sasuke Uchiha】: @Cybertron—Megatron. Rusty scrap, did you see that?

【Naruto world—Sasuke Uchiha】: Is this the most dangerous Wallfacer you speak of?

【Naruto world—Sasuke Uchiha】: In the face of the existential crisis of extermination, he not only lacked any sense of danger, but instead indulged in family warmth and even had a child!

【Naruto world—Sasuke Uchiha】: He is beyond redemption.

【Naruto world—Sasuke Uchiha】: Such a person is merely a parasite clinging to human resources, scraping by; how could he achieve anything? Your strategic vision is nothing more than this.

Sai Bo Tan Star,

Wei Zhen Tian's scarlet optical sensor stared fixedly at the screen.

Luo Ji's actions indeed also exceeded his expectations.

But he is Wei Zhen Tian, the Decepticon leader who never admits defeat!

Admitting he was wrong? Absolutely impossible!

He thought carefully, reviewing every detail in his mind, and finally he seized that last straw.

【Sai Bo Tan—Wei Zhen Tian】: Shut up! Ignorant brat! Your eyes blinded by hatred cannot possibly see the truly critical details!

【Cybertron—Megatron】: I ask you, up to now, has Luo Ji's wallbreaker appeared?!

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy public channel instantly grew much quieter.

Megatron's electronic voice, filled with an arrogance that perceived the whole situation, resonated throughout the myriad realms.

【Cybertron—Megatron】: Taylor has Von Neumann! Xiens has Shanshan Huizi! Rediayaz has Mozi! Those three were all stripped down to nothing by their own wallbreakers!

【Cybertron—Megatron】: But Luo Ji? From his taking office to now, aside from eating, drinking, playing, and having children, he's done nothing! Yet his wallbreaker, to this day, hasn't even a shadow!

【Cybertron—Megatron】: Do you know what this means?! It means that even the Earth-Trisolaris Organization, with sophon assistance, cannot see through his actions at all! Because his behavior itself has no logic to be deciphered!

【Cybertron—Megatron】: He achieved the most perfect "concealment" through the utmost "inaction"!

You, I, and all the civilizations of this universe cannot see through Luo Ji! On this point, I still believe he can ultimately turn the tables!

Megatron's words were like a thunderclap, once again exploding in the minds of the myriad realm's audience.

Exactly!

And the wallbreaker?

Why does Luo Ji have no wallbreaker?

Could it be… that this is truly a higher-dimensional strategic deception?

Even Sasuke fell into silence at this moment.

He had to admit that Megatron's viewpoint was indeed cunning to the extreme.

【Naruto World—Uchiha Sasuke】: Hmph, Iron Skin, just keep being stubborn. I'm waiting to see how he ends up.

However, the heavens did not give Luo Ji the chance to keep being stubborn.

His comfortable days had come to an end.

The scene shifted, and outside the manor, wind and snow intertwined.

Several black UN special vehicles stopped at the lakeside, breaking the tranquility here.

Cold subtitles surfaced.

【Era of Crisis Year 8, the Planetary Defense Council (PDC) considered that Wallfacer Luo Ji had long been in a passive state, failing to fulfill his duties.】

【To compel him to carry out the Wallfacer Plan, the PDC decided to take coercive measures.】

The car doors closed, engines roared, and the black convoy swiftly vanished into the wind and snow.

The entire manor was left with only Luo Ji.

He became a lone widower.

The luxurious hall, the warm fireplace, the soft sofa—at this moment they all became the coldest irony.

The departure of his wife and daughter, the pressure from the UN—like two great mountains— instantly crushed him.

He could no longer hide in the land of gentleness and deceive himself.

Luo Ji stumbled out of the manor, running aimlessly in the knee-deep snow.

The cold wind was like a knife, lacerating his skin.

Despair and loneliness, like the deepest darkness, devoured his reason.

He came to the edge of the frozen lake, gazing at the ink-black ice surface, as if seeing his own hollow future.

"Plop!"

He leapt and plunged into the bone-chilling ice lake.

Cold, suffocating, darkness.

The aura of death surged from all directions, enveloping his body.

At the very moment his consciousness was about to fade, his mind became unprecedentedly clear.

The scattered knowledge of cosmic sociology that he had deliberately forgotten, the fragmentary phrases inadvertently revealed by Ye Wenjie, at the threshold between life and death, wildly collided, recombined, and fissioned!

A thought, like the lightning of creation, tore through the endless darkness of his mind!

He suddenly grasped the truth of the universe.

"Wallfacer Luo Ji… I am your wallbreaker!"

Above the heavens, the image froze on his eyes that suddenly opened in the darkness.

Golden characters, carrying the icy coldness and grandeur of a cosmic axiom, appeared line by line.

【At the brink of life and death, Luo Ji suddenly comprehended the two fundamental axioms and two important concepts of cosmic sociology, and derived the ultimate law of this dark universe——】

【Dark Forest Law!】

【Axiom One: Survival is the first necessity of civilization.】

【Axiom Two: Civilizations constantly grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant.】

【From the two axioms, two important concepts are derived: the "chain of suspicion" and "technological explosion".】

【Chain of Suspicion】

【Due to the barriers of distance and cultural differences, different civilizations in the universe cannot determine each other's true intentions as benevolent or malevolent.】

【A civilization cannot judge whether another is good or evil, nor can it judge whether the other considers itself good or evil. This mutual chain of suspicion will extend infinitely.】

【Technological Explosion】

The speed of civilizational development is highly uncertain; a weak civilization may surpass a strong one in an extremely short time.

Final Conclusion

The universe is a dark forest; every civilization is a hunter with a gun, prowling like a ghost through the woods. He must be careful, for everywhere in the forest there are other hunters prowling just like him.

If he discovers any other life, whether hunter, angel, or devil, there is only one thing he can do: shoot to destroy it.

In this forest, others are hell, an eternal threat; any life that reveals its presence will soon be annihilated.

This icy, cruel to the extreme cosmic survival law, through the firmament, is clearly imprinted in the cognition of every civilization.

Land of Light.

The Father of Ultraman and the Ultraman Brothers collectively fell into confusion.

"Dark Forest... law?"

Ace opened his mouth, somewhat incredulous,

"This law... is it correct?"

"How have I never felt it?"

He subconsciously recalled his countless battles.

"According to this law, every time we appear we announce our identity, saying 'We are Ultramen from the M78 Nebula'..."

"Isn't this actively exposing our civilization's coordinates? Have we become sinners?"

The Father of Ultraman fell silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and slowly spoke.

"This law, though harsh, is not entirely without reason."

His resonant voice echoed across the square:

"The position of the Land of Light in the universe has long ceased to be a secret."

"This has also led to the countless invasions and sneak attacks we have suffered over the years."

"From this perspective, our 'exposure' has indeed attracted countless hunters."

"But,"

The Father of Ultraman shifted his tone, his eyes becoming extremely resolute,

"Even so, we must still announce our identity!"

"Because we are the Land of Light!"

"We are willing to become an unextinguished lighthouse in the dark universe, bringing a glimmer of hope and light to those weak and good civilizations!"

"This is the Ultraman spirit!"

Darwin's Mutation Universe.

Qu, incarnated as a pink meatball, laughed on the ruins, trembling all over, its hundreds of compound eyes narrowing into slits.

It immediately went crazy outputting on the public screen.

【Darwin's Mutation Universe—Qu (Version Filled by the King of Ultraman)】: Oh dear, this isn't that Trisolaran civilization that will stop at nothing for survival, tragic and weak, is it? You're now attacking humanity—how are you not weak at all?

【Darwin's Mutation Universe—Qu (Version Filled by the King of Ultraman)】: Tsk tsk, the Wallfacers cultivated at great cost were just toyed to death by you three. Guess whether the Ultramen, who regard humanity as their heart's flesh, will fly into a rage? I'm so scared~??

First Fleet of Trisolaris.

Seeing Qu jump out again with sarcasm, the brainwaves of the entire command room were about to boil.

"This damned meat worm! Does it still think the scene isn't chaotic enough?!"

"You have to pour oil on the fire at this moment!"

The Supreme Leader, suppressing his anger, issued a reply in an official capacity.

【Trisolar Fleet Official】: Shut up! You disgusting, vile alien! Everything we Trisolarans do is merely for survival! It's not your place to point fingers!

Facing the Trisolar Official's angry retort, Qu leisurely typed a line.

【Darwin's Mutation Universe—Qu (Version Filled by the King of Ultraman)】: Yo yo yo, why are the Trisolar uncles getting worked up again? How embarrassing.

【Darwin's Mutation Universe—Qu (Version Filled by the King of Ultraman)】: Sigh, I originally wanted to help you out, seeing as we're both aliens, and think of a solution for you.

You also know how much the Ultramen love humanity, especially that old man Seaborn, who could blow up his own home planet for humanity. This time, you're doomed~

Seeing this message, inside the Trisolar flagship, the Supreme Leader's central thoughts turned pale then white.

Qu is right.

The Ultramen's love for humanity has reached an unreasonable extent.

What the firmament has exposed so far is only 'Lockdown Technology' and the 'Wallbreaking Project'. If later they also reveal the Water Drop and the fleet……

It dares not imagine.

And Qu, although a perverted alien, after all succeeded in being 'filled' by the King of Ultraman, was cleansed and brought ashore.

From this perspective, Qu...... actually seems to have some use.

The Supreme Leader's thoughts were torn between heaven and man.

Seek help from that disgusting worm?

This is harder than killing it.

But if we don't seek help, waiting for Seaborn's Ice Axe or Ace's Eight-Part Light Wheel to cross the universe, the entire Trisolar fleet will turn into cosmic dust.

Ultimately, the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything.

But face, cannot be lost!

The Supreme Leader took a deep breath and, on the public channel, issued an extremely firm, resolute declaration.

【Trisolar Fleet Official】: You ugly worm! Put away your fake pity! We Trisolarans need none of your charity! Take your mockery and get lost!

This statement rang out, startling many civilizations across the myriad worlds.

Even Qu was stunned for a moment.

【Darwin's Mutation Universe—Qu (Version Filled by the King of Ultraman)】:... Alright. Since the Trisolar uncles insist thus, I can only respect fate. (*'▽'*)

However.

In the next second, as Qu was preparing to continue watching the show.

In the depths of its consciousness, a phantom prompt box suddenly popped up.

【"Three-Body Fleet Official" requests to establish a private consciousness link with you, agree?】

Qu was stunned, its hundreds of compound eyes blinked, holding the mindset of watching a good show, and it clicked "Agree".

A private chat box that only it and the Three-Body Fleet could see unfolded before it.

Qu was about to send a string of mocking emoticons.

As a result, it saw a scene that shocked its insect body tremendously.

Only saw that just now on the public screen, swearing loudly, the stalwart Three-Body leader.

At this moment, in the private chat channel, the first message sent was humble to the dust.

【Three-Body Fleet Official】: Brother, just now there were many people outside, now I kneel before you!

【Three-Body Fleet Official】: Please! Please point me a bright path! How exactly should I do to clear my name before the great Ultraman?! Waiting online, really urgent!

Qu: "???"