chsdbacks Chapter 562 War Is Coming
Chapter 562 War Is Coming
Jemin subconsciously looked down at the blue crystal in his hand.
The crystal was slightly warm, and the light spots inside moved slowly, as if they were alive.
His lips slowly parted into a smile.
"It seems my hypothesis was correct; it did indeed cause effective damage..."
"No, it was a kill."
Thinking this to himself, Jemin glanced back at the surging white waves behind him and continued flying out of the ship without hesitation. In fact, the moment he burst through the crack, Jemin knew things were serious.
The pure white dimensional barrier behind him surged wildly, with countless rays of light converging.
The power and presence were completely different from before; without a doubt, these were the true army of information beings.
"Damn! These guys are reacting way too strongly."
Without saying a word, Jemin took off running.
His figure transformed into a streak of light, rushing madly into the depths of the ship's plane.
The next second, the crack exploded.
Countless information beings surged out like a flood, and pure white light instantly filled half the sky.
They have no physical form, but their overwhelming presence is suffocating.
Upon detecting the enemy attack, the defensive array on the ship's plane was activated instantly.
Dozens of beams of light shot into the sky, and a massive torrent of elements crashed directly into the swarm of information creatures.
The four elements of fire, wind, water, and earth converged under the influence of the magic array, and then, without any resistance, poured down upon the enemy ranks, tearing the front-line enemies to shreds.
But the fragments did not dissipate into points of light as usual.
They twisted in place, grabbing energy from their surroundings, quickly reorganizing and recovering, and in just a few seconds they reformed into complete information creatures, continuing their charge forward.
"Damn it, what's going on?!"
"Are they crazy?!"
"Enemy attack! Activate all magic arrays!"
The exclamations of the wizards came from all around.
As he ran, Jieming glanced back, his pupils shrinking slightly.
The last time the information creature chased after it, it only made a tentative attack, and retreated after being blasted back by the magic array.
But this time the situation is completely different.
The information beings are more numerous and have a stronger will to fight.
Unlike before, they no longer return to their base camp to regenerate. Even when torn apart by the elemental torrent and contaminated by chaotic information, they continue to regenerate and charge forward on the spot.
It was as if something had touched their very core bottom line, making them willing to do anything to get out.
Of course, Jemin was well aware of this bottom line.
That "bottom line" was the information creature he had just killed.
So he gripped the blue crystal in his hand and ran even faster.
In the sky, the battle grew increasingly fierce.
Only after arriving within the protective range of the magic circle did Jemin have the time to carefully observe the current situation.
Jemin noticed that the defensive array on the ship's plane was significantly different from the last one.
In addition to the regular elemental impact arrays, there were also a large number of special arrays that he couldn't understand operating.
Those magic arrays did not release elemental energy, but rather distorted and chaotic information fluctuations.
With each wave of information fluctuations, swathes of informational organisms experienced disruptions in their outer energy layers and core spasms before being torn apart by the subsequent torrent of elements. In practical terms, the effects of this chaotic information were quite remarkable.
Although these informational creatures can still revive after being damaged, the frequency of their revival has significantly decreased.
"It seems I wasn't the only one who achieved something during this period. Well, that makes sense..."
Jemin understood.
Martin's assignments show that everyone is busy.
Moreover, the wizards have even found a fairly effective method, and it's likely that before long, they will be able to inflict real damage even without him. Just then, the magic network terminal suddenly vibrated.
[Urgent notification from command: Jemin, come see me immediately. —Martin]
Jemin looked up at the fierce battlefield in the sky, then at the still-hot blue crystal in his hand, and changed direction without hesitation, flying towards the core camp.
The atmosphere inside the command center was eerie.
When Jemin entered the hall, he found all the high-ranking wizards gathered in front of a huge light screen.
The screen was playing footage of him escaping the information plane and being chased by the army of information creatures.
Martin sat in the main seat, and when he saw Jemin enter, a playful smile appeared on his lips.
"You're here?"
Jemin stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Jeremy greets Senior Martin and all the wizards."
Martin waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite.
Then he pointed to the image on the screen, looking at Jemin with a half-smile: "You little rascal, you're quite the surprise."
Jemin's lips twitched slightly.
"To cause such a commotion, all of us old guys combined can't compare to you," Martin said with a hint of teasing. "Tell me, what did you do to get these guys so excited?"
The high-ranking wizards around also looked at Jemin, their eyes filled with the curiosity that they had expected.
Jemin coughed awkwardly.
"This...is indeed my fault."
"What's wrong with that?" Martin waved his hand dismissively. "They can't break in for now. There's still some time, and we're all curious... what did you do that could affect their core interests?"
Jemin took a deep breath, knowing that these wizards probably already had the answer in their hearts.
He took the blue crystal from his pocket and held it in his palm.
"I killed an information creature."
The tent fell silent instantly.
Although they had already guessed at a certain possibility, all the wizards couldn't help but show surprise when they heard the person in question say it.
All eyes were focused on the pale blue crystal.
Inside the crystal, countless tiny points of light flowed slowly, as if they were alive.
"A true killing," Jemin added. "Not a repulsion, not sending them back to revive, but a complete annihilation." A level seven wizard couldn't help but step forward, staring at the crystal for a few seconds before gasping.
"This...this is its core?"
"It should be," Jemin nodded. "It's the crystal formed from all the energy and information it left behind after its death."
The breathing around them became heavier.
During this period, the wizards of the expeditionary force did indeed develop many methods to quickly kill information creatures, based on the "chaos restrains order" theory proposed by Jemin.
The combination of elemental torrents and chaotic information can basically achieve instant kill.
But everyone knows that such a "flash sale" is only temporary.
The core information of those information beings is transmitted back to the mother network at the moment of death, and then re-condensed at the other end.
The so-called "killing" at most makes them temporarily withdraw from the battle, and they will come back soon.
And the crystal in Jemin's hand...
"How did you do that?" another level seven wizard couldn't help but ask.
Jemin did not hide anything.
He raised his hand and pointed in the air, and two spell models unfolded simultaneously.
"These are two level-five spells I recently completed."
He pointed to the model on the left: "I'll name this one 'Information Weaving'."
"A level five spell?" someone frowned.
"Yes." Jemin nodded. "Its core function is to sever the causal connection between the target and the outside world. I used it to cut off all connections between that information creature and the mother network, preventing it from being teleported back at the moment of its death."
He then pointed to the model on the right: "This is called 'Painful Scrambled Code.' It compresses the chaotic information generated by living beings in a state of suffering into information toxins, specifically targeting the entropy reduction state of information beings."
"First, bombard it with painful, garbled garbage data, forcing it to allocate most of its computing power to maintain its own order. The moment it experiences a computational lag, use information weaving to sever all its causal connections, leaving it isolated and helpless. Then..."
Jemin gripped the blue crystal tightly in his hand.
"Activate the Painful Code at full power and completely annihilate it before it can call for help or teleport."
Silence fell once again inside the tent.
After a long silence, Martin spoke first, his tone filled with undisguised admiration.
"Jeming, you are even more outstanding than I imagined."
Jemin felt secretly ashamed.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't entirely his own ability.
The core idea of this information weaving magic actually comes from the understanding of "cause and effect" in the cultivation system.
Cultivators emphasize severing ties with karma and transcending reincarnation, so even the most basic knowledge of cause and effect contains related techniques and methods. Such techniques are rare in wizarding civilizations.
Although the wizarding civilization also has fate-oriented wizards, they tend to "go with the tide of fate".
Techniques like "forcibly severing cause and effect" are so advanced that even ordinary level seven fate-based wizards don't possess them. They're often only common at level eight. But he couldn't say that aloud; he couldn't reveal his cheat ability.
So Jemin could only brazenly lower his head slightly and say, "You flatter me, senior."
Martin did not press the matter further.
He stood up, walked over to Jemin, and his gaze fell on the blue crystal.
"Would you be willing to sell these two witchcraft models?"
Jemin was taken aback.
Martin continued, "If it works, then the top reward for this research mission is yours."
Jemin realized what was happening and nodded without hesitation.
"willing."
This is the "highest reward" promised by an eighth-level wizard himself—one million high-level military merits.
In addition to the research value of this blue crystal, he has made a fortune this time.
Martin nodded in satisfaction.
"After this battle, I'll send someone to your lab to copy the model."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud roar came from outside the tent.
Everyone simultaneously looked up at the light screen.
In the footage, the offensive of the information creature army became even more frenzied.
They relentlessly attacked the defensive array of the ship's plane, determined to charge forward for the hundred and first time, even if it was shattered a hundred times. Martin narrowed his eyes.
"It seems they're really desperate."
He turned to look at all the high-ranking wizards present.
"Don't just stand there, go to the front lines and keep an eye on things. Compile the two spells that Jemin provided and prioritize equipping them to the defense forces." Everyone responded in unison and left the tent.
Jemin was about to leave when Martin called him back.
"Keep that crystal safe for yourself."
Martin looked at him and laughed: "That's spoils of war you earned through your own abilities. I don't have any extra high-level military merits to buy this stuff." Jemin nodded emphatically.
He gripped the blue crystal in his hand, turned, and walked out of the command center.