Chapter 508: Welcome Home

The will of heavenly disasters, a vague but real concept, it controls the basic behavioral principles of all heavenly disasters—namely erosion, slaughter, proliferation, and destruction targeting civilization.

Like that Nightmare fellow, once freed from the influence of the Nightmare's will, he himself began to become normal.

So, to analyze the behavioral principles of heavenly disasters, we must start from their hive consciousness!

The so-called "ascension to godhood" is merely a concrete metaphor; if one truly masters the behavioral trajectories of all heavenly disasters, what difference is there from a god?

But now what Zhang Jie wants to do is not just that; now he just wants to viciously plunge his steel great blade into Chen's skin sack.

"Well, let's call you… mechanical alien!"

Although I really don't want to give it this name, the slaughter machine born of self‑iterative derivation truly deserves the title of "alien".

The locals here are no pushovers; the lighter the planet's gravity, the larger the native lifeforms grow, and the intelligent machines under Zhang Jie's command, after iteration, have produced this strange kind of intelligent machine.

This can also be considered another kind of biological evolution.

"Let's go!"

At Zhang Jie's command, countless Ship Life rose into the sky, all controlled by the consciousness of the little Nightmare.

Even if they are killed, the flow of consciousness will return to Zhang Jie's brain; no matter what weapons Chen has left, he is confident he can break through!

Gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the heavens.....

The rear forces outside the planet were utterly destroyed by Zhang Jie; now he is free!

As long as he escapes this star system's gravity, he can see where this place is, and then send a message to report safety.

"Take my belongings! Let's go!"

Hand‑crafted Ship Life? No, no, no! It's a hand‑crafted Ship Life machine tool!!!

How could a master of hand‑crafting possibly look at such an inefficient thing?

Ah, if he had known how useful intelligent machines were, Zhang Jie would have been invincible long ago—what a pity, what a pity.

Now that he has broken free from the planet, Chen, are you ready to welcome his fury?

Just as he was wildly excited and ready to unleash his full potential, the Nightmare's voice suddenly appeared, ruthlessly dousing him with a bucket of cold water.

"Don't get excited! It's very bad news—you'd better steel yourself!"

Zhang Jie: ……

Opening champagne at halftime, joy turned to sorrow.

"The place we are in is an absolute void in the universe—there are no star systems within several million light‑years!"

"Even if we jump, it will consume a great deal of time!"

Zhang Jie:?

"Then how did he send me here?"

"The only explanation is a wormhole; not far from here there are traces of massive material ejection."

"It fits the logic of white‑hole and black‑hole formation—in other words, a wormhole definitely exists."

"Tsk…"

"How long will it take to jump back?"

"At least half a year."

"Joy turned to sorrow; you have embarked on the jump journey—half a year, which is but an instant in cosmic time, yet it can change many things."

"During this half year, the Gene Star Alliance completely abandoned human ethics, embraced biotech, fully fell into the chaos side, deeply fused with the Insect Disaster, its combat power not to be underestimated, and it even faintly overwhelms the aura of the Iron Law Star Alliance."

"Such behavior is tantamount to treason; the universe is already chaotic enough, yet the Gene Star Alliance actively aligns with heavenly disasters, and this soon provoked resistance from other star alliances."

"The Gene Star Alliance personally cultivated a madman and let that madman lead them to become madmen—this itself is something only a madman could pull off!"

"Upon reappearing before the Iron Law Star Alliance, you only feel as if you've stepped into another world—this world has changed far too quickly."

"Without you, the world continues to turn; only those who care about you are affected, and you are not preparing to develop alone...."

Without you, the world keeps turning; only those who care about you are affected—you're not preparing to grow on your own....

You just want to see them soon...

The human female rubbed her eyes, looking at him in disbelief.

"Little… little Jie?"

"Mom!"

She slowly reached out, touching Zhang Jie's cheek, then her own heart.

It was still beating; she wasn't dead.... what lay before her wasn't an illusion....

The only response to Zhang Jie was a warm embrace.

"Just come back… just come back…. "

Heaven knows how many tears the human female shed in private, but she won't tell her child—there's only the phrase 'just come back'.

The second person she saw was Yuan; she was still the same as before, but when she saw Zhang Jie her gaze softened considerably.

"Hmph, my student isn't that easy to kill."

"But… still, welcome home."

She remained sharp‑tongued and insincere, yet Zhang Jie could see the corner of her mouth that she couldn't suppress.

"So, what exactly have you been through?"

"Nothing much, just…"

He told Yuan everything, but for some reason there was also a white‑bearded old man beside her.

"Roar, this is Ms. Yuan's student!"

"Interesting, interesting!"

"This is Old Man Turlenson, the one who invented quantum communication."

"This is Old Man Turlun, the one who invented quantum communication."

The spirited old man enthusiastically shook Zhang Jie's hand, a few people chatted for a while, and Yuan voluntarily stopped the topic.

As long as you're back, we'll have plenty of time to talk later.

Go say hello, they just happen to all be here.

They... are Xiao Jiu, right?

After such an incident, being away for so long, this little Ship Girl would probably cry, right?

Zhang Jie thought that, smiling as he turned his head, but suddenly he met three pairs of eyes; the three little guys were staring at him, dumbfounded.

Xiao... pfft!

Zhang Jie hadn't finished speaking when a figure slammed heavily into his body, a damp sensation coming from his chest.

You... you really are?

Qiong spoke first, Dai Tao also nodded, looking at him in disbelief.

After so long, everyone had already assumed Zhang Jie was dead, no one thought he would return.

But... the person before us, indeed is him....

It's just like a dream....

Thank you, Qiong, I really like your gift.

Xiao Jiu actually stood up firmly, fiercely wiped away her tears, she will find Zhang Jie! For sure!

Hey hey hey, wait a moment!

This isn't the surprise I prepared for you!!!

Xiao Jiu:?

Just now on the road, Qiong said she had prepared a surprise for Xiao Jiu....

Not... a surprise?

What surprise or not surprise.

Xiao Jiu's head was covered by a palm.

But... Xiao Jiu... it's me... I really came back...

(No good... even the next day I'm dizzy.... need to eat some ginseng....)