the only savior

"Come on, let's go to the command room."

Zhang Xiaoman walked out of the door of the captain's room, he already knew what Ziwei said.

As the captain of the Hail, how could he not be aware of the ship's movements, the airborne intelligent system had already reported the current situation to him one step ahead.

The current Hailstone has completed the wormhole traversal and reached the space at the other end.

The location here is based on the coordinates recorded in the observer's log. Judging from the name of the space coordinates, this galaxy should be called the Phantom Star, which is the location of the Phantom Race's parent star.

"Everyone, be careful, we have arrived at the target area, and we may encounter unknown risks. The spacecraft shield is operating at 29% power, and we will send drones to conduct investigations, and be vigilant at all times!"

In the command room, Li Xiang and other astronauts are nervously staring at the virtual projection ahead.

The layout shown here is similar to that of the Shuguang. If you didn't know in advance that you were in the Hail, you would definitely think that you were flying on the Shuguang.

"Have the probes been sent out? Scan the spatial area information as much as possible. It is best to find out all the abnormal signal points in this information to prevent ambushes..."

This is the first time for Li Xiang and others to pilot a black-tech spaceship from the Dark Star Alliance. Although they are a little nervous, their strong professionalism will not make them flustered.

Although everyone's operation is still a bit jerky, it seems to be the same thing. After all, the driving system of Hailstone can be changed according to personal operating habits, so don't think that this spaceship is a water blue star that has never been There is no black technology spacecraft that has ever appeared, but for Li Xiang's people, it is actually not much different from operating the Shuguang.

"How? Did you find anything?"

Zhang Xiaoman came behind them and asked about the current situation aloud.

"Star Lord!"

When Li Xiang saw the visitor, he saluted first, and then reported:
"We have passed through the space wormhole and are currently in this galaxy numbered 803976. Currently, no abnormal signal points have been detected, and no special energy fluctuations have been detected. The nearest star is 42 billion kilometers away from us, and the state of the star is stable. , no signs of an outbreak were detected..."

Li Xiang called up a series of information monitoring records while talking, Zhang Xiaoman quickly browsed through the information in front of him, and immediately had an understanding of the current situation.

In general, the situation on Phantom Star seems to be less dire than imagined. It has been about 10 minutes since their spaceship entered this galaxy, but the expected danger did not come as expected. Just like an ordinary peaceful galaxy, the stars exude a warm light, and everything looks so quiet and peaceful.

Of course, Zhang Xiaoman, who already has a certain amount of experience in space travel, knows that everything should not be seen on the surface, especially in this seemingly calm state, there is no one knows how much danger lies behind it, and one must be more cautious.

Zhang Xiaoman did not act hastily, but let Hailstone's probes continue to investigate, first confirm the specific situation in this galaxy, and see if they can find survivors and the like.

After a period of investigation soon, according to the information sent back by the probe, no abnormalities were found nearby, but just when the last probe was about to be withdrawn, something unexpected happened.

"Commander, the No. 29 probe we just sent is lost! The missing coordinates are 3901.7034.8671! A planet has been detected nearby! Please issue instructions!"

The sudden news caught everyone's attention.

Zhang Xiaoman walked over and looked at the projection interface in front of him. There was a planetary model constructed by a computer, about 20 billion kilometers away from everyone.

"Come on, there is indeed a problem with this galaxy. Being able to detect and knock down our probes quietly shows that the other party is at least a practitioner who has control of the case or has the corresponding dark spirit technology."

Zhang Xiaoman knew that the target he was looking for this time had finally appeared.

As I guessed, there is a high probability that the phantom spirits have encountered a foreign invasion.

If this is the case, then he does not recommend going over to take a look. Although there is no intersection between himself and the Phantom Spirit Race, an enemy's enemy is a friend. There is a basis for cooperation between the two sides, so it is necessary to try to communicate .

Besides, if the invaders were really alien species from the second universe, after Zhang Xiaoman killed them, he could get a lot of points and quickly improve his strength, so it was very necessary to go and investigate.

If it was in the past, Zhang Xiaoman might not show up easily, let alone talk about cooperating with the other party to fight against alien species.

Human beings are always in awe of the unknown universe, especially those other intelligent races in the universe. The so-called defensiveness is indispensable. If you go to contact rashly, it may bring disaster to your own planet.

But it's different now, Zhang Xiaoman's strength has been raised to the middle control and peak, replaced by the name in various novels and TV, that is "explosive star powerhouse", the improvement of his own strength has brought him self-confidence, Let him have more choices when he takes action.

The most important thing is that his vision is different now. After experiencing the Dark Star Alliance trip in the second universe, the current Zhang Xiaoman no longer has the initial sense of awe for those so-called alien races. After all, unknown It is the scariest thing, and after seeing too many of these aliens, he feels that they are just like that, and there is nothing scary about them.

He has been to such a huge cosmic alliance as the Dark Star Alliance, and a place like the Phantom Spirit Star is nothing compared to it, so why dare not touch it.

Under Zhang Xiaoman's command, Hailstone quickly arrived at the location where the previous probe disappeared.

It was a planet with a thin atmosphere. Viewed from space, most of its surface was covered by yellow dust. There were no satellites outside the planet, and after a preliminary scan of the interior, no towns and the like were found. .

"Commander, we found out that the lost probe is 20 kilometers ahead, do you want to try to recover it?"

said an astronaut.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded.

"Use a tractor ray and try to pull it back."

After his words fell, a beam of light from the front of the Hailstone shone on the probe hovering in the universe, and the latter also moved quickly, approaching the spaceship.

"Successfully retrieved! The probe signal is trying to recover...recovery failed! We need to check the situation on the spot!"

There are two astronauts, running towards the recovery salvage module.

Zhang Xiaoman frowned, feeling something strange.

The probe didn't seem to be damaged, and the shell was intact. It seemed that the internal structure was disturbed, as if it had been hit by an electromagnetic pulse.

But could an EMP disable the Hailstone's probes?That is obviously impossible.

It is even said that even the people of the Phantom Spirit Race cannot do this.

Zhang Xiaoman is not ignorant of the Phantom Spirit Stars. From the Ancient Lens Stars, he has more or less obtained some information about these Phantom Spirit Stars. Their technological level is still at the level of material science and technology. To a part of dark spirit technology, but only on the surface.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the reason why this probe failed should not be caused by the Phantom Stars, but most likely caused by the alien species lurking here.

Stretching out his consciousness, he glanced at the probe that he had just recovered, Zhang Xiaoman's expression changed immediately, and his body disappeared in place the next moment.

"what?"

When Ziwei saw Zhang Xiaoman who had suddenly disappeared, she was taken aback for a moment, and then her figure also disappeared, chasing after the former.

On the other side, at the door of the salvage cabin, two astronauts who were going to recover the probe fell to the ground in horror.

In their pupils, seven or eight hideous monsters with black carapaces are constantly enlarging.

"It's a worm! It's a worm!"

The two retreated back with hands and feet, but their speed obviously couldn't keep up with these insects, and they were about to die.

At this moment, a black figure suddenly appeared, it was Zhang Xiaoman who rushed to support.

He swung his fist, and instantly all the insects flying in the air burst into pieces and turned into blood mist.

Only one person was left alive, and he was firmly pressed to the ground by his dark energy shock, unable to move.

"It really is a worm!"

Zhang Xiaoman's face was serious.

When he felt something was wrong just now, he released his consciousness to observe the condition of the probe, and as a result, he found seven or eight hidden big bugs in the probe.

He is also very familiar with these bugs now, and they are undoubtedly the wild bugs. After all, the two sides have dealt with each other so many times, how could he not recognize the identities of these guys.

Ziwei also felt the insects that were pressed on the ground in front of her eyes, and her face showed a rare seriousness.

"It turned out to be a wild insect. It seems that the culprit who destroyed this galaxy has been found. If it is them, it is no wonder that these Phantom Stars can't resist..."

Among the people present, no one knew better than her the horror of the barren worm.

As a native citizen of the Dark Star Alliance, Ziwei can be said to have grown up listening to the stories of Desolate Worms.

Compared with Ziwei, the number of wild insects Zhang Xiaoman saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

In the second universe, an entire large star field is the territory of the Desolate Zerg. Although their individual strength is not particularly strong, their number is definitely the largest among the four major star fields.

Facing this very aggressive race, and the people of the Dark Star Alliance are very close to it, naturally they do everything possible to get rid of them as soon as possible.

It's just a pity that countless people have used countless methods for thousands of years, but they can't completely eliminate them. On the contrary, these desolate insects will become more and more. If this momentum continues, I don't know when the star field where everyone is located will be destroyed. will be completely devoured by it.

It can be said that the Zerg race is the most notorious race in the entire second universe. Countless people want to destroy them, but no one has been able to do so.

If this is the case for the Dark Star Alliance, let alone the phantom spirits who have just come into contact with dark spirit technology.

"These bugs can appear here, which means that they have built huge bug nests in nearby galaxies. This kind of bug swarm is the most difficult to deal with. If you don't pay attention, they may develop into a new bug domain..."

Zhang Xiaoman had almost never seen Ziwei with such a tense expression, and seeing her showing such an expression now, one can imagine the seriousness of the situation.

"The phantom galaxy is about 250 million light-years away from the Milky Way. It can be said that it is in the same star field. Once it is completely occupied by desolate insects and becomes a field of insects, the Milky Way will definitely not be able to escape..."

Zhang Xiaoman sighed, knowing that if he didn't make a move this time, he might die.

He didn't expect that what he found here would be the Desolate Zerg, which is also the race he least wants to see.

After all, compared to other races, the Desolate Zerg race is really capable of giving birth. Basically, most of the bugs that they wiped out have not traveled from the second universe, but the new generation born in the first universe.

This new generation of bugs cannot provide him with system points, which also leads to a significant reduction in his income from running to fight monsters.

Among the insect swarm, only those high-level insects are not within this range. After all, it is impossible for high-level insects to grow up in such a short period of time. Those high-level wild insects must have come directly from the second universe, or There are points to draw.

But now is not the time to think about points, the threat of the Desolate Zerg is too huge, if you just let it go, then in the end it may really evolve into what Bigonia said, causing the entire star field to change. In the domain of adult insects, the disasters for the humans on the water blue star will continue endlessly.

"Jixing, if you capture it, can you get any useful information?"

Ziwei looked at Zhang Xiaoman, the black sickle insects on the ground were constantly struggling, but they were firmly suppressed by the dark energy shock, and could not resist at all.

Zhang Xiaoman tried to use a memory read on the opponent. This kind of mental attack can read other people's short-term memory. Because it works on the soul level, it can be used even on the corpse that has just died.

However, with the release of his skills, the memory reading was like a mud cow falling into the sea, without giving the slightest feedback.

"Don't these guys have souls?"

Zhang Xiaoman showed doubts, this was an ability he had just mastered, and it was also the first time he used it on bugs.

Ziwei thought for a while and said:

"It doesn't seem to be the case. I can't remember where I saw it. The spirit sharing connection of the barren zerg is very advanced. When any worm is used to extract memory in a similar way, this connection will be interrupted immediately, so I want to rely on it. It is impossible to find nests and mothers this way..."