Organic samples of a zombie virus, metabolic byproducts of the Stone Statue Virus, and something akin to the bodily tissues of a World Beast... Shen Feng’s brow furrowed. A torrent of information rapidly connected in his mind, leading him to a nascent, unbelievable idea.
Jingwei’s voice, tinged with gravity, came through again:
"Xiaofeng, you’d better take a look at this..."
As it spoke, Jingwei transferred a massive amount of data from the quantum computer into Shen Feng’s Silicon-Based Brain.
It was a sea of experimental data.
Experimental data on the combined mutation of a zombie virus and the Stone Statue Virus. It also incorporated special metallic elements produced by the burning of the Red Supergiant Star, Shield UY, and even included parameter data from the Nanomechanical Cluster.
It wasn’t just data; there were many experimental videos included as well.
In total, there were over ten thousand experimental processes.
And the result derived from the final data was called the "infinite cell."
This was a cell capable of near-infinite proliferation, able to survive in extremely harsh environments, such as low-temperature, low-oxygen conditions.
At the same time, this cell could directly decompose minerals and absorb light for bio-energy conversion. And once it developed to a certain stage, it was capable of developing intelligence through internal neural nodes.
In a way, it could be considered a perfect life-form. One might even say this thing was a biological version of the Nanomechanical Cluster, but with enhanced survivability and significantly reduced strength.
Shen Feng was quite familiar with this type of organism.
’This is the World Beast!’
’The World Beasts are artificial!’
’They were created from the mutation of an organic body, using the Stone Statue Virus, a zombie virus, and the properties of the Nanomechanical Cluster?!’
’But what exactly is going on?’
’Who created the World Beasts here in the Shield UY Star Realm, so far from Earth, and then unleashed them there?’
’If they really possess this kind of technology, why not just destroy Earth directly? Why go to all this trouble?’
’Or... does the biological tuning require the participation of the Beast Gold Element to be completed?’
Shen Feng’s first thought was of the Shen Feng from the Water World, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
’The Water World didn’t have a Nanomechanical Cluster.’
’The Whisperer?’
Immediately after, another massive, even more professional, batch of data was transmitted from Jingwei into Shen Feng’s Silicon-Based Brain.
This was a field Shen Feng had rarely delved into before—quantum space traction and traversal technology.
The specific details of this technology were extremely complex. In simple terms, it involved using quantum technology for positioning, then using immense energy to bombard a spatial node, opening a Space Wormhole. A continuous stream of energy would then be used to expand the Space Wormhole, maintaining it at a certain critical point and turning it into a spatial gate.
Theoretically, as long as there was enough energy to support it, this Space Wormhole Technology could open a gateway between any two points in the Cosmos.
Studying the data carefully, Shen Feng’s expression grew grim. He turned to look out the broken window at the colossal Red Supergiant Star.
Shield UY.
According to the theory here, the only possible energy source to sustain the opening of a Space Wormhole was the supergiant star, Shield UY.
This would require an energy absorption device, likely buried deep inside this Red Supergiant Star.
An energy release device, which should be somewhere in the Meteorite Belt, or perhaps it had already been vaporized by the Giant Hydrogen Bombs.
Judging from the state of this laboratory, it must have been abandoned for two to three hundred years, which was exactly when the tragedy of the Water World occurred.
Then everything started to connect.
More than two hundred years ago, someone came to Shield UY, created the World Beasts here, then used Space Wormhole Technology to open a wormhole between the Shield UY Star Realm and Earth. They released the gradually maturing World Beasts onto Earth, ultimately causing the tragedy of human civilization and creating the hopeless Water World Apocalypse.
This wasn’t the result of the World Beasts’ own actions; someone was pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
The goal was simple: to destroy human civilization.
’Though I have to say, this method was incredibly inefficient.’
’If the enemy really had such powerful technology, they could have just opened a Space Wormhole above Earth with the other end on the surface of a star, letting a solar flare storm sweep over the planet. That would have been much faster.’
’Even crashing a hundred-kilometer-wide meteorite into Earth would have been quicker.’
’After all, humanity is a very fragile species.’
’For the enemy to go to such lengths... perhaps their influence on this world is actually limited? Or maybe their time here was short, leaving them without enough time?’
’If I look at it from that angle, it should still be related to the Whisperer...’
Shen Feng’s mind raced as he pondered who the mastermind behind all this could be.
This technical data was a priceless treasure to him. The Space Wormhole Technology was too complex to fully digest for now, but the data on the origin of the World Beasts was immensely useful.
’Since these World Beasts are essentially a weakened, biological version of the Nanomechanical Cluster, things will be much easier to handle.’
’No one understands the Nanomechanical Cluster better than I do!’
"Jingwei, have you finished receiving all the data?" Shen Feng asked.
"Give me another minute. It’s all research material in here, nothing tricky to handle," Jingwei’s voice replied. "Why do you think the creator of this lab didn’t just destroy it, but left it here for us to find?"
Shen Feng’s eyes narrowed. Looking out at the enormous, suffocating Red Supergiant Star, he said slowly:
"Perhaps they didn’t have time, or perhaps they didn’t have the ability. Or maybe... it was out of pure contempt... To that mastermind, human civilization had no chance of ever discovering this secret. Even if they left all the evidence here after carrying out their world-ending plan, humanity would remain completely oblivious... Destroying you has nothing to do with you."
Just then, a brilliant flash of light came from outside, instantly illuminating the interior of the abandoned laboratory.
The Super Armor, controlled by Jingwei No. 2, was hit by a massive explosion. Several of the Super Giant War Armors that formed its shoulders were blown apart by the Beast Ancestor, and their Fusion Reactors were nearing critical!
Jingwei No. 2 violently jettisoned those War Armors and quickly retreated.
The next moment, the Fusion Reactors detonated catastrophically, creating a series of hydrogen bomb fireballs in space that radiated a dazzling light, severely damaging many of the World Beasts.
But that was all.
To the Beast Ancestor, with its body stretching for thousands of kilometers, they were nothing more than tiny fireworks.
The Super Armor was now in a state of disintegration, flying rapidly toward Shen Feng’s position under Jingwei No. 2’s control.
Human civilization still stood no chance against these World Beasts. Even the combined Super Giant War Armor had still been defeated.
Jingwei had already obtained all the data. Shen Feng, his expression grim, had returned to the Zero Armor.
SHHH... A sound, coming from almost every frequency, suddenly appeared in the communication system.
Jingwei’s panicked voice came through again. "Xiaofeng, this is... this is a signal from the World Beasts! The Beast Ancestor wants to talk to you! The signals are highly regular; they can be translated directly into speech!"
Shen Feng nodded. The next moment, a hoarse voice crackled through the communication system:
"Insignificant human, why do you disturb my slumber and occupy my home?"