Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 394 Invasion
Chen Ming was really curious about one thing.

That is, everything that happened in his territory today must have been planned by the brainwashed psychic Zuo Jing.

Chen Ming had already thought that Zuo Jing could infiltrate with the help of brainwashing psychic energy, and he really had no effective means to counter it.

He can only wait for Zuo Jing to be exposed first, and then he can counterattack based on the clues revealed by Zuo Jing.

If Zuo Jing doesn't expose himself voluntarily, then he really has no way to cause trouble for Zuo Jing.

That's why he felt that Zuo Jing coming to cause trouble was both what he wanted to see and what he didn't want to see.

But how is negative matter utilized?
Negative matter originates from the plane of nightmare.

At the beginning, Chen Ming could not even sense the existence of this substance. The entire empire, including those from the Fanchao Research Institute, had no understanding or knowledge of this substance.

In fact, the first person to discover negative matter and conduct research was this team leader who was brainwashed by a brainwashed psychic. He even came up with many valuable scientific research projects for Chen Ming.

Furthermore, no matter what happens in the future, no matter how dangerous the negative matter is, its value will not be affected.

If negative matter is really a substance that has never appeared before, it was really discovered by this research team slowly.

There are so many people in the research team, and they must be working together to advance the project. Even if he is the team leader, it is unlikely that he can conceal the really troublesome sequelae of negative matter, that is, the special situation that will transform the planet into a black hole.

Chen Ming has also confirmed that there are indeed only two members of the group who show signs of being influenced in their daily lives.

The others can't all be blind.

Unless the brainwashed psychic can hide better, in fact Chen Ming's side has been infiltrated, and everyone is controlled by the brainwashed psychic, so this situation can indeed be concealed.

But this is impossible.

So Chen Ming is more inclined to another situation.

The brainwashed psychics have long known that there is negative matter on the Nightmare of the Plane.

Before that, he specifically asked Chen Ming twice to conduct negative matter experiments on the ground.

He even took the initiative to "research" the positive effects of negative matter before completely merging the planet, in order to make Chen Ming relax his vigilance.

Chen Ming took some precautions.

The first time he chose to refuse, and the second time, after seeing the substantial benefits, he only chose to let him conduct subsequent experiments on the satellite.

Although he failed to completely prevent the infiltration, which from his perspective there was really no way to counter it, at least he did not allow the brainwashed psychics to further expand the harmfulness of negative matter, nor did he allow the trouble to truly spread to Gaia, one of the most important planets in his hands.

The advancement of science and technology is always accompanied by risks. If you are worried about the consequences or the dangers of this technology, you will not conduct research.

Then in the future, you might be the one in danger.

So all in all, it seems that the brainwashed psychic knows a lot.

Why did he know that the Nightmare of the Plane had negative matter? What kind of background did he have?
Chen Ming was very curious and wanted to figure this out.

Understanding the enemy is the first step to defeating him.

But he couldn't think about it anymore.

Because he could already feel that the satellite under his feet was cracking more and more seriously, and cracks had already appeared on several continental plates.

If he continues to waste time, he will be completely unable to prevent the collapse of the planet.

Chen Ming took a deep breath.

All the spiritual energy fluctuations that he had just released came into effect at this moment.

They carry the will derived from Chen Ming's consciousness and the power of the disaster core that he has integrated his own power into, and are tearing a crack in the space barrier of the normal universe to the phase space.

At a distance from the Gaia satellite, the light of the cosmic environment changed slightly towards the deep blue direction at this moment.

“You are really amazing.”

"I first learned about you at that exhibition hall. At that time, I could not have imagined that you could grow to such a level in such a short time."

Wang Guanghe, who was restrained by Chen Ming's power armor, suddenly said two words to Chen Ming at this time.

And when Chen Ming turned his head to look at him, he raised his hands on his own initiative, showing an attitude that he was just talking casually and had no intention of conflicting with Chen Ming at this time and place in his current capacity.

The tone of his voice was very calm, as if he wanted to chat with Chen Ming as an ordinary person.

Chen Ming had no intention of paying attention to him.

He just planned to keep the person here first, and then see if he could get some valuable information from Wang Guanghe or the brainwashed psychic.

Or you can just throw him out as bait or something when he gets into trouble next time and needs to be.

After all, he might not be able to completely crush the trouble he's going to face next, so having half a guy who can barely be considered a psychic under his control might be useful when necessary.

If he was useless or wanted to resist, Chen Ming could also ensure that he could kill him directly.

So since Wang Guanghe did not resist at all.

In front, Chen Ming let himself put on the silent alloy armor that could isolate the effects of psychic energy.

And even if the isolation effect of the Silent Alloy seems to be useless for people who have been affected by the psychic power of the brainwashed psychic, it should be able to prevent psychic power from being exposed to the outside world from the inside to a certain extent, and it can also help Chen Ming confirm whether Wang Guanghe shows signs of using psychic power.

It can even be said that Wang Guanghe has been completely controlled by the brainwashed psychic. He can no longer be considered a living person and is dangerous to a certain extent.

But even if an ordinary person's body is controlled by a psychic, there is a limit to the power that can be exerted.

Chen Ming's sense of danger was not invalid. There would be no danger in bringing along an ordinary person who was just controlled by psychic power.

Chen Ming really didn't mind having a chat with the brainwashed psychic.

When fighting is not so necessary or has no meaning at all, simply doing so is a waste of time and energy.

Other approaches may yield unexpected results.

Chen Ming has encountered quite a few enemies from a few years ago to today, and there are indeed quite a few enemies with whom Chen Ming has had serious conversations several times.

For example, Yu Hui, who has now completely become a part of Chen Ming's power, Hu Yi, who is now hiding somewhere unknown, and Cheng Xinghe, who has become his brother-in-law.

These are all cases where conflicts were resolved through peaceful or not-so-peaceful means after talking.

I have talked with Chen Ming many times, but in the end the conflict was not resolved.

Thousand Faces.

So if you can't just start fighting, it won't hurt to chat more.

So when Wang Guanghe said this, even though Chen Ming was concentrating on controlling his psychic energy to tear the space apart, he also replied casually: "So early?"

The brainwashed psychic behind Wang Guanghe seemed very happy that Chen Ming did not ignore him or simply shut him up.

He even answered Chen Ming's question normally: "Yes, I had already started to notice you at that time."

"I will not miss any psyker that has not been taken by the Empire, let alone one that has come into conflict with us."

"for what?"

"You are well aware of that."

Chen Ming didn't know whether the brainwashed psychic's words were a test or a confirmation, so he took the initiative to avoid the topic and said, "But at that time, I had already contacted Wu An, and later went to Yu Hui's place, so you didn't have the opportunity to contact me."

"Yes, you grew very fast, which is why there were several subsequent assassinations."

Even if he is an enemy, even if what he said involves Chen Ming's own life safety.

The tone and manner in which the brainwashed psychic spoke made it difficult for Chen Ming to have any emotions towards him other than the conflicting hatred he should have.

Of course, Chen Ming doesn’t have time to have any extra emotions now.

At this moment in space, he had used his psychic power to tear the distant space apart to a point where it was large enough for satellites to pass through.

And the location where he tore through space was just in front of the orbit that the satellite was traveling.

Soon, the satellite will enter the phase space as it moves.

After tearing the space rift to a sufficient size, Chen Ming replied to the brainwashed psychic: "And now this time."

"Ordinary assassinations can no longer kill you, so I have to use some special means."

"It's about asking you to choose between facing danger and putting something that belongs to you in danger."

"This arrangement is not too difficult. It mainly relies on information asymmetry. There won't be such an opportunity next time."

The words spoken by the brainwashed psychic were very sincere and honest. If you ignore the content, it would be like Chen Ming was chatting with a friend he knew.

But obviously… although the two of them are chatting with each other normally now, they just need a chance to actually meet.

Only one of Chen Ming and the brainwashed psychic can survive.

"So... which one do you choose?"

"Didn't you already see it?"

After Chen Ming's precise and meticulous calculations, the space crack that was torn open accommodated the satellite perfectly.

As long as people on Gaia look up, they can see with their own eyes the satellite disappearing into the universe as if it were being swallowed by something, entering a blue and purple world.

Seeing the satellite enter the phase space safely, Chen Ming did not feel that it was safe, but became more focused.

Because he knew that what would happen after that was the key.

However, he still took the initiative to ask the brainwashed psychic: "I am curious about how many people you control here?"

"I can't tell you that, but it's definitely more than you think."

"You also know very well that killing Wang Guanghe is useless. The news that should be spread will still spread, so you left me here."

"Correct."

Chen Ming acknowledged the brainwashed psychic's guess, which of course could also be the inference that the brainwashed psychic had already determined.

He didn't say anything more to the brainwashed psychic.

Because when the satellite disappeared in the normal universe, the negative matter was forcibly controlled by the special properties of the phase space.

The phase space isolates the connection between negative matter and the black hole dimension, and no longer allows the satellite to transform in the direction of the black hole. As long as the satellite remains in the black hole, this process will no longer continue.

However, Chen Ming was at his most nervous moment at this time.

He had no time to care about the satellite that was almost riddled with holes, nor did he have time to pay attention to Wang Guanghe who was standing beside him observing him and the phase space where the satellite was currently located.

There was only one thing he could do, which was to desperately release psychic energy to repair the crack that he had just torn open with his own hands.

He continued to use his spiritual energy on the rift that had already been torn, hoping to minimize the subsequent impact.

But he didn't have that much time.

Just when the crack that Chen Ming had torn open, large enough for a satellite to pass through, was about to be repaired halfway.

He seemed to hear the sound of something hitting the phase space hard, and a force that seemed to have been accumulated for a long time hit the phase space.

This impact not only affects the space itself, but its aftermath also affects everything that exists in the entire space.

The impact hit the satellite, which was already scarred by the accumulation of negative matter.

Once again, large-scale geological changes occurred on the satellite's surface and underground.

Countless volcanoes grew from cracks in the planet's crust, bringing fire and ash to the entire world.

Chen Ming did not choose to allocate part of his spiritual energy to protect the satellite.

Because he knew that if he didn't seal the rift, the fate of the satellite would only be worse.

However, he still took the time to look towards the source of this power together with the brainwashed psychic beside him.

I saw dense cracks like spider webs appearing on the spatial barrier of the phase space.

The suspended scarlet crack gave off an unsettling aura, and a sense of being watched from other dimensions clung to Chen Ming like a bone ache.

Chen Ming did not respond to Wang Guanghe's question just now.

But the brainwashed psychic was free now, so he said, "It seems like you have something incredible." As soon as he finished speaking.

It was as if the sound of the space being hit, which acted directly on the eardrum, resounded throughout the space.

This was yet another impact that combined the forces from the Scarlet Dimension.

Although it was weaker than the previous one, it still created a more dense crack area on the space barrier where cracks had already appeared.

Chen Ming did not dare to be distracted in the slightest. At the cost of damaging his own state, he increased the efficiency of his mental power output and accelerated the repair of the space cracks in the normal universe.

At this time, Wang Guanghe, who was standing next to him, asked Chen Ming very leisurely: "Are you being forced into a corner?"

Chen Ming ignored him.

Wang Guanghe did not take advantage of this opportunity to attack.

Because the brainwashed psychic knew very well that no matter how difficult Chen Ming looked now, no matter how difficult it was to deal with this problem which involved multiple dimensions, he could easily crush this ordinary body to death.

He could just say a few words, but there was no way he would get into conflict with Chen Ming with his body like that.

not to mention.

The third impact from the Scarlet Dimension has arrived.

Accompanied by a roar that seemed to make the space vibrate.

This impact caused the satellite to be on the verge of collapse.

Half of the planet has been occupied by volcanoes and fissures. Even if there are no new impacts in the future, the vitality of the entire planet will be completely destroyed within a few years.

Although Scarlet's impact did not further expand the wound of the space rift.

But the original cracks were in the space collapse zone that was like a spider web.

A small piece of the space barrier collapsed.

The first completely torn crack appeared.

A small patch of scarlet color was directly reflected in the phase space.

This red color was like a beast that had discovered fresh meat, and it headed towards the crack leading to the normal universe, which Chen Ming had not yet completely blocked.

And when it approached the exit that Scarlet had longed for, it was completely crushed by the controlled phase force.

However, another new torn crack appeared on the spatial barrier of phase space.

And part of a scarlet eye appeared in Chen Ming's eyes through the crack that had just been torn.

The scarlet force completely tore through the spatial barrier of this area of ​​phase space and invaded the phase space in a massive way.

The only good news.

It was that the Scarlet Eye seemed to be stuck in the crack because its own power was too strong and it could not directly enter the phase space.

But this has also forced Chen Ming to slow down the speed of repairing the spatial gap between the phase space and the normal universe.

He had to devote some of his strength to the fight against Scarlet.

His mental power was fighting against the scarlet substance that intruded into the phase space.

The scarlet substance that once brought Chen Ming to the brink of a mental breakdown with just a little bit of it can now be torn into pieces and absorbed by Chen Ming.

Just like what Chen Ming does every time he enters the scarlet dimension.

But this is not a good thing.

With Chen Ming's current strength, he cannot completely eliminate the scarlet substance. As long as it comes into contact with it, some of it will be absorbed.

And every time it was absorbed, the scarlet's crazy effect on people would consume Chen Ming's mental power at an extremely terrifying speed.

Crimson has an entire Crimson dimension of Crimson matter.

And Chen Ming was the only one on this side.

The scarlet eyes fixed their gaze on Chen Ming.

Its eyeballs were pressed against the collapsing space cracks, as if it was trying to force its way out of the scarlet dimension, force its way into the phase space, and kill Chen Ming.

Although the particularity of the phase space temporarily isolated it from the rift, the scarlet influence brought by the gaze of the Scarlet Eye still played its role.

On that satellite that is in phase space.

All living things that survived the planet's disintegration caused by negative matter and the three space impacts from Scarlet in the phase space are changing because of the gaze of Scarlet Eyes.

Tragic changes.

The structures of all living things are being torn apart. The surfaces and bodies of all living things, whether with flesh and blood or without, are being deformed and the flesh is proliferating. Flesh and blood monsters are wreaking havoc on the satellite.

Patches of flesh and blood grass and trees of flesh and blood are expanding wildly with the appearance of flesh and blood monsters.

Everything on the planet was turning scarlet.

That's not the worst.

Because the scarlet matter isn't just changing the planet in a scarlet direction.

It is also promoting the negative matter that had been inactive due to the peculiarities of the phase space to continue to become active, and continue the transformation of this satellite into a black hole.

This situation was not what Chen Ming expected.

It originally believed that scarlet and black holes existed without interfering with each other.

But just as the scarlet impact arrived, the process of the satellite's transformation into a black hole, or possibly even a red hole, began anew.

Chen Ming did not have the extra energy to organize at this time.

He couldn't concentrate on three things at once.

This is not a problem that can be dealt with elsewhere.

But it was impossible for him to do something that required almost all of his mental energy and at the same time deal with the invasion from the Scarlet Dimension, which he was unable to confront head-on, while at the same time he had to completely protect the satellite that the Scarlet Eye was watching.

He needs help from others.

The only ones capable of dealing with Scarlet in the entire empire might be him... and the president.

Chen Ming immediately took control of a terminal that was in good condition and contacted the president.

But the president did not answer Chen Ming's call.

Chen Ming immediately switched to the emergency contact channel and called.

The president finally responded: "The rift is collapsing, the scarlet is invading, can you help?"

Chen Ming was not stunned at all, and immediately responded: "I have one here too, and another one is being transformed by the black hole."

These two short sentences contain a lot of information.

Chen Ming and the president each realized that the other's condition was not good, and they also realized something else.

That is, Scarlet's actions must have been planned in advance, otherwise they would not have been able to attack at almost the same time.

In short, Chen Ming can only rely on himself.

And this time, he really has to make a choice.

This is no longer a choice of choosing a trouble to face, but a choice that he must give up something.

Either abandon the satellite and deal with the scarlet.

Either quickly resolve the issue of Scarlet and save the satellite, or allow Scarlet to continue in the phase space, which may even further affect the normal universe.

Chen Ming was faced with these two choices.

Chen Ming felt that there was nothing left to choose from.

He needed to seal the Crimson Rift.

As long as the Scarlet Eye is still stuck on the Scarlet Fissure, it will inevitably affect him, so he must first enter the scarlet.

But before that.

The moment before Chen Ming spent a huge amount of mental energy to completely close the gap between the normal universe and the phase space.

Chen Ming's psychic power works in the normal universe.

It affected all the planets belonging to him in the two galaxies of Origin and Gaia, and his space battles.

Metal canopies large enough to completely cover the planets emerged from the void.

Artificial stars that can continue to provide light for the planets are built under the sky.

This was Chen Ming's emergency protection measure, which protected everything that belonged to him.

The moment he completed this step.

The space rift leading to the normal universe is completely closed.

Chen Ming also completely gave up the idea of ​​saving the satellite which could be classified as level 4 and had considerable value.

He wanted to rush into the scarlet rift, but the scarlet eye was still blocking there.

Based on Chen Ming's own experience.

The most effective way to deal with this substantial scarlet creature is not to use psychic energy to hedge.

But...

In the phase space, a huge figure emerged out of thin air.

The scavenger robot appeared in the phase space.

This is Chen Ming’s method.

If it is just an ordinary pure mechanical body, it will not be very effective when facing the psychic existence of the Scarlet Dimension.

But if Chen Ming uses his own part of the scarlet power to infect this Leviathan called the Scavenger, it will no longer be just a pure machine, but a beast that combines flesh and blood, machinery and psychic energy.

Then it is no longer just an ordinary machine.

The beast of flesh and machine lunged into the scarlet chasm.

The phase power that Chen Ming possesses gives this twisted collection of machinery and flesh the possibility of harming Scarlet with non-homologous forces.

When the eyeball-shaped Leviathan scavenger robot collided with the scarlet eye.

The all-isolating power of the phase force penetrated deeply into the scarlet eyes.

The scarlet eyes stared at Leviathan and at Chen Ming who was inside Leviathan, and let out a silent howl.

The scarlet power attacked the scavenger as if it was free, colliding with Chen Ming's phase power, infecting each other, hurting each other, and assimilating each other.

But Chen Ming had successfully repelled it a certain distance and successfully entered the scarlet dimension.

"So why did you bring me in as well?"

Chen Ming turned his head to look at Wang Guanghe, who was brought into the Scarlet Dimension along with the scavengers, and said, "It's just to verify a conjecture of mine."

"The conjecture has been verified, and you are no longer useful."

"I only have one thing to say to you. If you dare to appear before me again, and if you dare to appear in the Empire again, you will have only one end."

Wang Guanghe laughed: "Your words now don't seem to be convincing."

"But I understand your thoughts, but before you kill me, I want to ask you a question."

"If at this time, dimensional infection appeared on your planets again, what would you do? What can you do?"

(End of this chapter)