Chapter 308

"This... this energy... is alive!" Zhang Cheng gasped.

The energy readings on the screen were not static, but rose and fell like a heartbeat, full of eerie vitality.

The starship vibrated violently, as if it had hit an invisible wall.

"What's going on?" The Interstellar Knight stumbled, nearly falling.

"We seem to be trapped by something!"

The starship alarm sounded loudly, the harsh whistling echoing in the bridge.

"Report! We have entered an unknown energy field, all navigation systems have failed!" The pilot's voice carried a hint of panic.

According to the guidance of the console, they finally arrived at the treasure location.

However, what was presented before everyone was not a golden treasure house, but a thick fog that seemed to swallow everything.

"Damn, what's going on? Is the system malfunctioning?" The Interstellar Knight scratched his head, looking bewildered.

The starship slowly sailed into the fog, and the surrounding scenery instantly became blurred.

"Warning! Warning! Sensory systems are being interfered with!" The AI's alarm sounded again.

After entering the fog, a strange feeling shrouded everyone.

The sense of direction disappeared completely; up, down, left, right, front, back, inside, outside, everything became chaotic, as if placed in a giant blender, spinning crazily.

"Oh my god, I feel my internal organs are about to be crushed!" The Light Messenger's face was pale, gripping the railing beside her tightly.

"Steady!" Zhang Cheng shouted loudly, "Nebula Sage, any ideas?"

The Nebula Sage's brows locked in a frown, his hands operating rapidly on the console, muttering: "Interference frequency... energy fluctuation... space distortion..."

Just then, Zhang Cheng noticed the Blue Star merchant sneaking toward the depths of the fog.

"Blue Star merchant, where are you going?" Zhang Cheng shouted sternly.

"I... I need to pee!" The Blue Star merchant explained stutteringly, his eyes flickering, not daring to look directly at Zhang Cheng's gaze.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhang Cheng saw through his lie at a glance, "Don't think I don't know what kind of ghost idea you're playing! Want to swallow the treasure alone? No way!" Zhang Cheng grabbed the Blue Star merchant's collar, "I warn you, don't play smart! In this ghost place, only unity and cooperation can keep you alive! If you dare to act without authorization again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The Blue Star merchant was intimidated by Zhang Cheng's momentum and retreated sullenly.

"Alright, stop arguing!" The Nebula Sage suddenly spoke, "I've found a solution!"

He took out a... lighter from his pocket?

The lighter the Nebula Sage took out was not an ordinary lighter, but a miniature device emitting a strange light.

"This is a 'Fog Disperser' I made temporarily based on the energy fluctuation frequency I just analyzed," he explained, "It should work." Saying this, he pressed the button, the device emitted a buzzing sound, and a visible energy wave spread out.

A miracle happened!

The surrounding fog dissipated rapidly like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, and the field of vision gradually cleared.

"Damn, awesome!" The Interstellar Knight couldn't help but curse.

The scene presented before everyone was shocking.

An ancient and magnificent building stood quietly in the fog, radiating a faint golden light; it was undoubtedly the treasure location they had been searching for so hard.

But even more eye-catching was that in front of the building, a massive object was watching the treasure covetously—a giant monster!

This monster was covered in scales flashing with metallic luster, each as hard as a shield, its size comparable to a small starship.

It had sharp claws and giant fangs, and the hot air it exhaled between breaths carried scorching energy fluctuations.

"Good guy, is this thing a reinforced version of a prehistoric giant lizard?" The Interstellar Knight swallowed.

"Stop talking nonsense, charge!" Zhang Cheng gave an order, and the Interstellar Knight rushed up first, the energy weapon in his hand erupting with dazzling light.

However, the attack landed on the monster, but only left a few shallow marks on the scales, like a tickle.

"Is this defense too perverted?" The Interstellar Knight couldn't help but complain.

Seeing this, the starship captain immediately directed the warriors on the starship to launch an attack from the side.

Energy cannons, missiles, laser beams... various weapons bombarded in turns, but still couldn't cause substantial damage to the monster.

The guardian let out a deafening roar, its massive body shaking slightly...

"Not good, it's going to use its ultimate move!" The Light Messenger exclaimed.

The guardian let out a heaven-shaking roar, its massive body trembling violently, and a visible energy wave surged from its mouth!

"Holy crap, nuclear explosion!" The Interstellar Knight yelled, hurriedly dodging.

But this energy wave was extremely fast and had a wide range; everyone couldn't dodge in time, still shaken to the ground by the impact of the explosion, feeling their internal organs had shifted.

"This old guy is playing for real!" Zhang Cheng struggled to crawl up, wiping the dust from the corners of his mouth.

The aftermath of the explosion hadn't dissipated yet when the Star Spirit Scholar suddenly shouted: "Its abdomen! Its abdomen has no scales!" It turned out that under the bright light of the explosion, the Star Spirit Scholar discovered an area on the guardian's abdomen not covered by scales, presenting a strange dark red color.

"Got it, it turns out to be a weakness attack!" The Interstellar Knight's eyes lit up, rubbing his hands excitedly.

"Brothers, focus fire for me!" The starship captain also reacted immediately, directing the warriors on the starship to adjust their attack direction.

The Interstellar Knight held his energy weapon and took the lead, rushing up.

The starship's energy cannons, missiles, and laser beams also locked onto the guardian's abdomen at the same time, pouring down like a storm.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The explosions connected into one, the guardian's abdomen was hit, and the dark red area instantly became even brighter, as if it were about to drip blood.

It let out a painful roar, its massive body swayed a few times, as if it would collapse at any moment.

"We did it!" Everyone felt a surge of joy, thinking victory was in sight.

However, the guardian suddenly raised its head, its eyes flashing with chilling red light... "Wait, it seems..." Zhang Cheng suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

"It seems... it's angry." The Light Messenger said trembling.

The guardian's eyes, like two blood-stained red stars, stared dead at everyone.

It let out a deafening roar, and a terrifying energy fluctuation spread outward from it as the center.

"Holy crap! This old guy is going to use its ultimate move!" The Interstellar Knight yelled, hurriedly activating the energy shield.

This wasn't anger at all, it was simply about to explode!

The guardian's power increased several times instantly, as if it had opened a cheat.

It swung its giant claws, every attack carrying the momentum of destroying the world.

The starship's energy shield was like paper, shattering instantly.

"This time we played ourselves!"

The starship captain's face turned pale.

"Steady! Don't panic!" Zhang Cheng roared, analyzing the situation calmly, "Its weakness is in the abdomen, but now its defense has also increased; we need a stronger attack!"

"Easier said than done, where do we find a stronger attack!" The Interstellar Knight complained while dodging the guardian's attacks.

"Yes!" Zhang Cheng's gaze fell on the Nebula Sage, "Sage, activate Star Spirit Fusion!"

The Nebula Sage nodded, muttering to himself, and mysterious runes flew from his hands, merging into the Star Spirit.

The Star Spirit emitted a dazzling light, and a powerful energy fluctuation spread outward.

"We did it!" The Nebula Sage shouted excitedly.

"Knight, Captain, everyone, concentrate all your energy on the Star Spirit!" Zhang Cheng directed.

Everyone didn't dare to neglect, pouring their energy into the Star Spirit one after another.

The Star Spirit's light grew more dazzling, finally forming a giant energy beam, like a pillar of light piercing the sky, rushing straight toward the guardian.

Under the powerful energy impact, the guardian let out a roar of unwillingness, and its massive body collapsed with a crash.

As the dust settled, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Won! We won!" The Interstellar Knight jumped up excitedly.

Everyone cheered, rushing toward the place where the guardian fell, searching for treasure.

The treasure was right there, emitting an alluring light.

Gold, silver, jewelry, rare treasures, dazzling, making people dizzy.

However, just when everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, Zhang Cheng noticed that deep in the treasure, on an inconspicuous stone slab, some strange symbols were carved.

"What is this?" Zhang Cheng walked up and observed these symbols closely.

"Seems... like a star map?" The Star Spirit Scholar leaned over, saying suspiciously.

Star map?

Zhang Cheng felt a move in his heart, an ominous premonition surging in his heart.

He reached out and touched the symbols on the stone slab; suddenly, the stone slab emitted a dazzling light, shrouding everyone in it...

After the light dissipated, everyone found they were still standing in place, but everything around them seemed to have changed.

"This... what place is this?" The Light Messenger asked trembling.

Zhang Cheng did not answer, his gaze falling on the stone slab, where the star map had disappeared, replaced by a line of words:

"The secret of the stars is about to be revealed..."

"Wait..." Zhang Cheng suddenly grabbed the Nebula Sage's arm, his expression grave, "Do you feel..."