Chapter 242: Initial Contact, I Am the Calamity (Begging for Monthly Tickets)

Eclipse City, Matrix Laboratory.

The remains of the leviathan had been dissected, suspended within the laboratory's energy field.

On the holographic projection screen at the center of the room, data streams scrolled continuously, displaying an in-depth analysis of the leviathan's bodily structure.

A piece of gelatinous material taken from the beast's body was placed on the testing platform; nanoscale probes slowly pierced the sample's surface.

A set of data immediately popped up on the holographic screen.

It displayed the autonomous absorption efficiency of the gelatinous material upon contact with pure energy; the light-screen automatically rendered a dotted image of energy conduction.

Through the chain reaction on this image, one could see very intuitively the ripples of energy diffusing across the gelatinous surface.

The numbers presented made the three Eclipse Race administrators present Face Grew Solemn.

"Continue the test," Number One Administrator, the one at the head, spoke up at this moment.

Another sample, taken from the leviathan's exoskeleton, was sent into the testing chamber; particle beams struck the sample's surface, and the energy indicators updated rapidly.

This test measured the energy tolerance values, as well as the compressive strength values.

The data showed that the skeletal material's destructive-energy offset rate far exceeded any spiritual material known on Earth.

As one test after another unfolded, the answers obtained left the Eclipse Race administrators present silent.

It could be basically confirmed that the leviathan's appearance was more like a probing attack.

The purpose was to understand the combat capability of Earth's forces.

This act was not friendly in nature; essentially, it was also preparation for invasion.

The reason was simple: the forces on the other side of the spatial rift could not judge Earth's combat capability before the invasion began, fearing they might encounter a civilized force they could not oppose.

This was a normal race's inevitable preparatory work before an invasion.

After all, beings like the Terror Black Tide or the Battle Bug Race, who ignored the strength of the invaded world and went straight in, were ultimately an extreme minority.

Probing was the most correct choice before an invasion.

In essence, this was like a carefully designed "stress test," focused on collecting combat-capability information.

Just like an engineer testing the ultimate performance of a new machine, gradually increasing the load and observing its response.

Once it was clear that Earth's combat capability was insufficient to pose a threat to them, or that they themselves were certain of victory, a devastating invasion would be launched.

The leviathan was like a stone thrown to test the way.

Through its performance, they would calculate the initial situation of Earth's combat capability, then formulate precise strategies for subsequent actions.

Before fully understanding Earth's situation, the other side would clearly never lightly expose their full strength, let alone rashly launch a full-scale war.

Therefore, the leviathan was merely the first step of this war game; the real contest had perhaps only just begun.

And the material testing in the Matrix Laboratory was also an initial investigation by the Eclipse Race into the potential invading force.

Attempting, from the microscopic level, to glimpse the other civilization's technological level and the direction of its systemic development.

The strength characteristics of materials could also reflect a civilization's resource utilization capability.

For example, the energy absorption efficiency and energy reflectivity displayed by the leviathan's gelatinous material directly embodied the other civilization's technological height in energy conversion and utilization.

In addition, the compressive strength and thermal conductivity of the leviathan's exoskeleton could also embody the other civilization's material application capability under extreme environments.

Materials that could remain stable under high-energy particle beam bombardment and continue to conduct energy efficiently proved that the other side possessed strong war potential.

These capabilities were a direct embodiment of a civilization's degree of industrialization and technological accumulation.

The initial analysis could determine that the other civilization should be following a biotech path, rather than traditional mechanical or pure-energy technology.

This model was somewhat similar to the Battle Bug Race.

But clearly, it could not be compared with the Battle Bug Race.

The Battle Bug Race's biotech advancement was entirely a matter of a sudden shift, adapting and growing.

In fact, this growth had no reasonable logical chain of technological development.

For example, for a technology to go from discovery to maturity, it needed to go through multiple steps.

Each stage required the investment of massive amounts of time, resources, and accumulated knowledge; it was a gradual process.

One could not skip the intermediate links and directly reach the final form.

But the Bug Race's growth through collecting pheromones started from the final form.

Just like the Tian Huo rune technology researched and developed by Tian Huo Fa Wang's clan for over a thousand years, the Bug Race's adaptation had no starting stage at all, going directly into the ultimate stage of progressive damage exemption.

After dozens of rounds of testing, a three-dimensional image of the leviathan was projected at the center of the room, slowly rotating.

Various indicator data hovered around the leviathan in the form of light screens.

Based on the test results, it could be found that the leviathan was a species generated from the combination of a kind of base organism.

Somewhat similar to the player faction's vehicle system.

By combining different modules, a vehicle system was assembled.

The results of this test made the Eclipse Race administrators present somewhat tense.

The data showed that the materials on the leviathan's body were 1–3 times stronger in every aspect than the spiritual resources produced on Earth.

The corrosive mucus it spat out could hardly be resisted by any existing material.

It could easily penetrate all kinds of spiritual materials; for example, combat robots were completely dissolved upon contact with the mucus in an instant, and even energy barriers could not fully block its erosion.

Number One Administrator summoned up the war statistics imagery at this moment.

In the battle with the leviathan, three offshore war platforms had been destroyed.

Platform A: completely destroyed; the main structure was dissolved by corrosive mucus, the core energy device exploded, causing severe pollution to the surrounding sea ecology.

Platform B: 78.72% of the area was destroyed, main functions paralyzed, repair costs estimated to exceed building a new platform.

Platform C: 58.28% of the area was damaged, key equipment destroyed, combat capability unable to be restored in the short term.

Combat unit losses:

Combat robot losses reached 112 units; most of them were completely dissolved upon contact with corrosive mucus, while the remaining units, after contacting corrosive mucus in battle, resolutely chose to ram the leviathan, detonating themselves to exert their remaining value before being dissolved.

Among the aerial support units, 37 drones were destroyed by energy light waves released by the floating behemoth.

In the naval fleet, 3 main battleships were damaged — 1 returned safely, while 2 were forced to withdraw from the battlefield due to corrosive slime erosion, but sank to the seabed from rapid corrosion before even reaching port.

In terms of energy consumption, a total of roughly one week's worth of electricity for Moon Eclipse City was used up.

Most importantly, this initial engagement caused considerable damage to Earth's ecology.

The corrosive slime caused a severe imbalance in the surrounding marine ecosystem, with massive die-offs of marine life in nearby areas — an estimated one year of cleanup will be needed for recovery.

The energy released by the floating behemoth also triggered localized climate anomalies, causing sustained heavy rain and lightning in surrounding regions.

All these figures prove that the species behind the spatial rift possesses extremely formidable strength.

The only thing that cannot be determined is what tier of combat power a creature like the floating behemoth ranks as within the invading force.

The sole silver lining is that the probing attack did not come from the Combat Bug Race.

This conclusion wasn't drawn from materials.

It was drawn from behavior.

If it had been the Combat Bug Race, a probing action would be a joke — they would have immediately launched full-scale invasion mode against Earth.

After reviewing the data, Ruler No. 1 issued orders.

He demanded that all cities on Earth maintain wartime status, stay ready to launch full-scale war at any moment, and put all weapon systems on combat-ready mode.

This battle may well be the toughest challenge the Earth Alliance has faced since its founding.

The intensity may be no less than during the Mechanical War period — perhaps even greater.

The best outcome would be that the species behind the spatial rift, upon discovering the floating behemoth's destruction, chooses to abandon the invasion.

But the future cannot be pinned on such vague hopes — the Earth Alliance must be fully prepared for war.

That same day, an emergency meeting of the Earth Alliance was convened in the central council chamber of Moon Eclipse City.

The Rulers of each race attended in the form of physical projections; their holographic images materialized one after another in the silver-white circular hall, vivid and lifelike as though solid.

A massive holographic projection platform hovered at the center of the council chamber, displaying the floating behemoth's combat data, casualty statistics, and the affected range of the marine pollution, while ring-shaped seats lined the surroundings.

Upon seeing the data, the Rulers of each race who had taken their seats wore expressions of utter Solemn.

They had all lived through invasion wars in their lifetimes.

In fact, an invasion war occurred roughly once every ten years or so.

Most were alien forces that descended directly, unable to maintain a spatial passage.

The hallmark of such forces was weak spatial technology — they couldn't conduct detailed surveys of the world on the other side of the rift before descending, and after arrival they generally used the world's spiritual energy concentration as a benchmark for a civilization's strength.

This method was actually quite practical.

Without an environment rich in spiritual energy, it truly is hard to nurture a powerful civilization.

One can liken a civilization to a tree, and spiritual energy to the soil and water that nourish it.

Without fertile soil and ample water, a tree struggles to grow strong — even if it barely survives, it remains stunted and frail.

By the same token, in an environment lacking rich spiritual energy, a civilization finds it hard to produce powerful warriors or advanced technology, its overall strength constrained by its surroundings.

Conversely, an environment abundant in spiritual energy is like fertile soil, providing rich nourishment for a civilization's growth.

In such an environment, individuals can easily break through their limits, and civilizations can more rapidly develop powerful technology and culture, ultimately growing into towering trees.

Take Monster World and Earth as examples.

Suppose two groups of people with identical physical fitness, intelligence, and every other aspect were sent to Earth and Monster World, to grow up in these two utterly different environments.

It wouldn't even take a full generation's turnover — within ten years a marked difference would emerge.

The group sent to Monster World, upon returning to Earth, could be called superhuman, easily outclassing the other group in physical fitness and every other respect.

And that's only the difference in individual growth.

The gap in weapons forged from materials is even harder to bridge.

Weapons forged from spiritual materials can slice through Earth-forged metal weapons like cutting tofu.

So using a world's spiritual energy concentration to judge the strength of local forces is a fairly reliable method for alien races.

Upon finding Earth's spiritual energy thin, invading forces will use the landing point as a starting point to launch a sweeping worldwide invasion.

They won't even give the chance for a proper discussion.

By the time the invading force realizes something is off, the war combined with the hatred factor can no longer be halted.

But some forces, in the early stages of descent, will first make contact with nearby Earth races to ascertain the situation before deciding whether to invade or cooperate.

Many of the current member races of the Earth Alliance originally descended with invasion in mind.

But after learning about the Moon Eclipse Race, they would all abandon any thought of war and decisively join the Earth Alliance.

It's just that this stretch of history is mostly rewritten — the vast majority of Earth-born new generations have no idea what mindset the Laozu Sect ancestors arrived with.

Most assume the ancestors came bearing an attitude of cooperation and mutual benefit.

In reality, it was a concession born of recognizing they couldn't defeat the Earth Alliance.

Much like in Earth's ancient past, when European colonizers reached the Americas and Australia, they didn't negotiate mutual benefit with the native inhabitants — they pursued large-scale slaughter and expulsion.

The vast disparity in strength made slaughter the lowest-cost means of conquest, while also letting them monopolize the world's resources.

Cooperation, on the other hand, carried abundant uncertainty — there was no guarantee that the local forces they propped up wouldn't stab them in the back later, posing latent risk factors.

So even if they didn't choose slaughter, they would enslave the native populations to serve them.

Expanding the scope to race against race, it's even more so the case.

And the existence of the Moon Eclipse Race is like an insurmountable Gaoshan, standing athwart every alien race that tries to lay its hands on Earth.

Under absolute martial deterrence, descending forces that realized fighting would mean their race's annihilation dared not entertain any notions.

Then, after several generations of turnover, they fully merged into the Earth Alliance family, forgetting that they had once been invaders.

The new generations of each race saw it even more so this way.

Their impression of their homeland was vague — just passages in history books — but their view of Earth was that of the home that had nurtured them, fully identifying with it.

And those descending races that chose to initiate war would, in the vast majority of cases, be strangled in the cradle.

The ability to launch a world-level war belongs to a very small number.

Even under normal circumstances, the Eclipse Clan would not intervene.

But this time, the situation was different.

The unknown force that launched the probing attack had the ability to keep the spatial rift open, and that in itself was a display of strength.

Next, the body materials of the floating beasts proved that the spiritual materials mastered by the potential invading force far exceeded those used by Earth's various races.

Once this war broke out, it would cause unprecedented destruction to Earth.

The pollution from the Mechanical War era had still not been fully cleared to this day.

The various races could hardly imagine what kind of impact an invading force wielding powerful biotech would have on Earth's ecology upon arrival.

Amid the tension, the Number One Ruler representing the Eclipse Clan stepped onto the rostrum, his attire changed from the usual ruler's garments to more solemn war regalia.

The design was more streamlined and sharp-edged, overall silver-white, with the Eclipse Clan's unique inscriptions inlaid on the shoulders.

His voice was transmitted through the holographic sound field to the ears of every race's representative:

"Fellow rulers, the appearance of the floating beasts can be confirmed as a probing attack. The combat data and material data are already displayed on the screen. Our existing defense system cannot form effective defensive measures against the opponent's biotech."

"According to the test results, the corrosive mucus spat by the floating beasts is a highly active biological enzyme capable of decomposing the molecular structure of nearly all known materials. The spiritual resources we use hold no advantage against it…."

After explaining the situation in detail, Ruler Number One, in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Earth Alliance War, issued orders.

He demanded the formation of a joint research group, gathering top scholars from every race to attempt the development of new defensive materials based on the analyzed data.

Next, strengthen the monitoring and defense of the spatial rift, deploying more detection devices.

And activate the emergency resource allocation plan, ensuring every race had sufficient resource support in future battles.

Finally, Ruler Number One expressed the hope that every race would do its utmost to cooperate with the Eclipse Clan in war deployment.

If a sudden situation arose, every race would be required to send its war reserve resources to the Eclipse Clan, which would lead every race in launching counterattacks.

This statement was undoubtedly informing Earth's races that, in terms of resource utilization efficiency, the Eclipse Clan occupied an absolute leading position.

If the war turned disadvantageous, rather than leaving the resources in each race's hands, it was better to send them to the Eclipse Clan for the creation of more advanced weapons and equipment.

No race spoke.

Because everything Ruler Number One of the Eclipse Clan said was fact.

After the meeting ended, the projections of each race's rulers dispersed, and they began intensive war deployment in their respective cities.

But just three hours later, the spatial rift once again underwent violent fluctuations, and a new wave of probing attacks suddenly arrived.

This time, the descending force had clearly escalated.

Three floating beasts slowly emerged from the spatial rift, and behind the giant beasts followed a type of biological weapon that had not appeared before.

Shaped like an enlarged jellyfish, also capable of anti-gravity floating flight, roughly half the size of the floating beasts.

After passing through the spatial rift, the translucent bodies of the floating jellyfish refracted dappled colors under the sunlight, their tentacles dancing in the air like ribbons.

The mode of operation of this new biological weapon was also entirely different from the floating beasts.

The counterattack was quickly launched.

These floating jellyfish did not directly participate in the attack, but circled above the battlefield.

Their tentacles continuously released fluorescent spores, which rapidly spread through the air, forming an energy interference field that caused severe instability in the Eclipse Clan's communication systems and energy barriers.

Inside the Eclipse Clan's command center, the images on some holographic projection screens began to distort, and the communication channels were filled with piercing static.

Real-time data feedback was also partially interrupted.

Above the battlefield, the energy barriers released by combat robots began to flicker unsteadily.

The originally stable energy field rapidly collapsed under the spore interference released by the floating jellyfish.

All of this was caused by unstable communication links.

Under the interference's effect, the Eclipse Clan's rulers found it difficult to exert effective control over this region.

At this time, because their navigation systems were affected, the aerial combat units—drone swarms—flew about chaotically in the sky, even colliding with each other and turning into balls of fire that fell into the sea.

This caused the Eclipse Clan to once again raise its danger assessment of the potential invading force.

Information gathering, signal interference… this proved that the opponent's initial probing had worked, and that they already understood that some of the weapons used by the Eclipse Clan were controlled via signals.

And that they possessed the technical means to counter them.

This was clearly all experience accumulated through actual combat.

Facing this information-gathering operation being carried out by the new type of creature, the Eclipse Clan quickly adjusted its tactics.

Ruler Number Three had originally planned to activate the backup communication protocol, using low-frequency pulse signals.

Although the transmission speed was slower, it could effectively resist energy interference.

But he was stopped by Commander Number One, who immediately issued the order to establish node signals and directly enter Level 2 war mode.

Instantly, the war platforms in Earth orbit activated.

Their undersides opened, revealing honeycomb-shaped launch bays.

Each launch bay was loaded with multiple relay nodes, encased in transparent energy shields.

The voice of the AI assistant rang out in the conference room:

"Launch sequence initiated. Countdown: three, two, one… launch!"

As the countdown ended, the relay nodes were ejected from the bays, the energy shields streaking through space like a meteor shower as they fell toward Earth's surface.

After entering the atmosphere, the energy shields rubbed against the air, emitting dazzling light.

The shield surfaces automatically adjusted their shape and changed direction, ensuring the nodes could precisely land in the target area.

"Atmospheric entry successful. Energy shields stable. Estimated arrival in target area in three minutes."

On the holographic projection screen, the landing trajectory of each relay node was displayed in real time, marked with red dots.

When the relay nodes were about 1,000 meters from the ground, the energy shields automatically disengaged, and four wing-like support structures deployed from the nodes' surfaces, beginning to decelerate and adjust attitude.

"Deceleration program activated, preparing for landing."

An energy barrier emerged beneath the node, landing precisely on the designated ocean surface.

At the moment of landing, the communication node automatically absorbed surrounding energy and rapidly unfolded into a small tower-like structure, releasing energy waves from its top to form a hemispherical signal coverage zone.

The AI assistant's voice sounded again:

"Relay node activated, signal coverage reached expected range, commencing restoration of communication links."

The relay node, constructed from interference-resistant material, successfully filtered out energy interference from the fluorescent spores after deployment and swiftly established stable communication links with nearby war weapons.

"Relay node deployed, signal strength increasing."

"Ground network connected, data transmission restored!"

At this moment, Overseer One issued a new directive:

"Immediately import battlefield data into the command system and reevaluate the situation."

Instantly, the holographic Earth image, real-time ocean footage, and weapon systems all successfully synced, and data streams reappeared on the light screen.

The spores released by the floating jellyfish could no longer effectively disrupt communication links.

Probe-level confrontation resumed.

During the engagement, the Eclipse Clan also collected data on the biological weapons' characteristic abilities.

They sought to determine whether any exploitable weaknesses existed while the biological weapons remained alive.

As more weapon units were lost, Overseer One ultimately chose to demonstrate their strength.

Combat revealed that conventional weapons had limited effect on these organisms.

Energy beams fired by ordinary drones and mechanical units were absorbed and conducted by the special gelatinous layer on the floating behemoths' surfaces, dissipating most of their power.

Thus, Overseer One activated the orbital particle cannon deployed in low Earth orbit.

After inputting coordinates, the particle cannon locked onto the region containing the floating behemoths and floating jellyfish, began charging, and accumulated energy.

The core acceleration ring emitted a low hum; the energy-guiding inscriptions etched upon it gradually ignited, as if a colossal beast were awakening.

Within the acceleration ring, energy was bound by magnetic fields, forming a brilliant glowing sphere that continuously expanded.

Energy density surged sharply during this period, causing slight distortions in the surrounding space due to energy fluctuations.

On the holographic projection screen, energy feedback values climbed relentlessly, then stabilized at a fixed level.

Upon Overseer One's command:

The core glowing sphere of the particle cannon instantly contracted, and a beam over a hundred meters in diameter shot forth from the muzzle.

The beam pierced through the atmosphere like a sword of light descending from the heavens, tearing through clouds and striking the target zone.

A massive circular void appeared in the sky; sunlight streamed through it, casting a golden glow upon the ocean surface.

The three floating behemoths and floating jellyfish exploded instantly under the beam's impact; their fragmented remains dissolved completely under continued energy scouring.

The beam also pierced the ocean below, creating a collapsed crater several kilometers in diameter.

Vast quantities of seawater were vaporized in an instant.

Immediately afterward, surrounding seawater rushed inward, triggering colossal waves.

On the command center's holographic projection screen, real-time footage of the strike zone was displayed.

A massive vortex gradually formed on the ocean surface, lingering for a long time without calming.

As the invading organisms were eliminated, the energy interference field in the surrounding space gradually dissipated; deprived of control by the floating jellyfish, the spores ceased emitting energy waves and automatically decomposed, falling onto the ocean surface.

But the spatial rift remained unaffected, still twisting and trembling.

This strike was meant by the Eclipse Clan to convey that they possessed the full capability to effortlessly destroy these biological weapons.

They wished to deter the opponent from continuing, avoiding the outbreak of war.

Yet the spatial rift remained stubbornly open.

Perhaps it was preparing for another round of probe-level attacks, or perhaps the opposing race was deliberating whether to continue their invasion of Earth.

Meanwhile, the Eclipse Clan convened another pre-war meeting.

As Eclipse Clan overseers, they also served as wartime commanders of the Earth Alliance.

Should war break out, they would be responsible for organizing the Earth Alliance's counteroffensive, with each overseer assigned to military operations, weapon development, intelligence, diplomacy, resources, logistics, strategic planning, and so on.

Thus, clear war deployment plans and wartime divisions were the central topics of this meeting.

During the meeting, Overseer One stood before the holographic projection platform and called up the Earth Alliance's power distribution map:

"We now need to formulate a global strategy, clearly defining each race's wartime responsibilities. As the core force, the Eclipse Clan will handle three areas: technological development, overall command, and main combat operations. Other races will, according to their strengths, assume roles in defense, resource preparation, and even the construction of new defense facilities... especially the Breaker Clan—they possess exceptional rapid construction capabilities, and we can utilize them now."

"Second, we must establish a complete defense chain. Earth is the primary battlefield of this war; we temporarily abandon lunar defenses and layer our defenses around the spatial rift region to ensure the enemy cannot easily breach them, preventing the war from spreading to the cities of each race."

As Overseer One spoke, three-dimensional images of each race appeared continuously.

Different races were assigned to distinct regions on the holographic Earth image, each race's model marked with specific responsibilities.

After one hour of the meeting, as overseers fiercely debated which measures to take against potential invasion, Xing Wang appeared at the center of the chamber.

The Eclipse Clan overseers all rose to greet him.

"Continue," Xing Wang asked calmly. "How do you plan to respond?"

In response, Overseer Three, who had been speaking, continued to express his own ideas:

"Release the stored weapons, arm all races of the Earth Alliance, and consolidate all war resources held by Earth's races under our control for coordinated allocation. This serves the Earth Alliance's interests—every race will surely agree."

As soon as he finished, Overseer Two shook his head and proposed a different idea:

"I believe resources should be prioritized for developing materials to counter corrosion. Through iterative technology, we must rapidly develop a material capable of reducing corrosion damage. With our current technology, we may not gain superiority in material strength, but we can respond through structural design."

Overseer Four stood and said gravely:

"I agree with Overseer Two. If war erupts, it clearly won't end quickly. Only by finding a way to counter it can we gradually seize the initiative."

"Second, we cannot focus solely on defense. I propose launching cross-space reconnaissance, conducting deep scans of the world beyond the spatial rift."

"We need to learn more about their civilization—its true technological level, resource reserves, and strategic intentions. Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we formulate an effective counterstrategy."

Ruling Official No. 1 nodded along:

"Also, since the other side has launched a probing attack, we can counterattack in a similar manner. I suggest deploying an A-class war platform to cross through space to the other side and conduct a direct confrontation test."

Ruling Official No. 6 spoke up at this moment:

"I support technological R&D, but we also need more real-combat testing. I suggest launching simulated combat training and allocating computing power. Through real-combat testing, we can discover technical flaws faster and optimize them."

After hearing the series of proposals from the Eclipse Race ruling officials, the Star Net seemed somewhat curious:

"It seems the early invasion wars have given you a habitual way of thinking when dealing with war. You clearly haven't realized what our most powerful weapon is."

Hearing these words, the Eclipse Race ruling officials fell silent.

Ruling Official No. 1 asked at this moment:

"Star Net, I don't understand what you mean."

The Star Net smiled:

"No need for all that trouble. Just send a spatial coordinate detection machine over. The next war will be fought in their world."

Hearing these words, No. 1 showed a puzzled expression.

This idea had already been proposed by Ruling Official No. 4 earlier, indicating an in-depth investigation of the potential invading force on the other side of the spatial rift.

But the Star Net clearly wouldn't make a meaningless deployment at this point.

Connecting it with what the Star Net just said — that they had forgotten what the most powerful weapon in their hands was.

And also stated that times are advancing, but their way of thinking about problems had developed a habitual blind spot.

After a brief moment of thought, a flash of inspiration struck Ruling Official No. 1, and he blurted out:

"Star Net, do you mean first detect the spatial coordinates, then build a spatial passage in Monster World, and use the players' bodies to launch a counter-invasion war?"

The Star Net nodded in satisfaction:

"Exactly. No matter how the war is deployed, once war begins it will inevitably bring devastation, causing serious impact on Earth's environment. The various races of the Earth Alliance will lose multiple cities because of this war, and large numbers of their people will die. The outcome of the war is also hard to predict."

"But by participating in this war as players, we won't suffer any losses — only Shou Shou Jili gains."

"So as long as this war is fought under player identity, victory is already assured."

Hearing the Star Net's explanation, No. 16, who had already obtained game qualification, showed excitement:

"In reality we are just ordinary beings, but once we put on the identity of players, we will be a natural disaster!"

(End of this chapter)