northernbook Chapter 207 Nightmare Whispers, Shadows Descend!
Chapter 207 Nightmare Whispers, Shadows Descend!
Su Chen's "Gaia's Power" had an immediate effect.
Those external threats that were approaching the solar system fled in panic like startled rabbits, and they dared not return anytime soon.
Inside the Earth, those reborn individuals with ulterior motives were terrified.
The next day, "The Butcher" and all his allies came to the East China Sea base to apologize to Lin Xue.
They not only handed over the design blueprints for the "Lawbreaker" warship, but also contributed all the resources and technology they had privately accumulated over the years without reservation, hoping that Su Chen would "treat them leniently."
They were extremely humble, each one silent and trembling, their eyes filled with heartfelt reverence as they looked up at the sky.
Su Chen didn't make things difficult for them. He simply conveyed a message through Lin Xue:
"Merits and demerits cancel each other out; this will not be repeated. The future of the Earth requires the efforts of everyone, not the ambitions of a few."
A storm that could have triggered internal strife was swiftly and decisively quelled by Su Chen.
On the surface, the entire Earth Federation has once again returned to a state of unity and rapid development.
All the reborn became incredibly obedient, diligently shining in their respective positions, no longer daring to harbor any ulterior motives.
The undercurrents seem to have completely subsided.
But Su Chen knew that things weren't that simple.
He could sense that beneath the seemingly calm surface of the lake, a colder and more hidden undercurrent was flowing into the deeper darkness.
The reborn being codenamed "Shadow" who wore a strange smile when the giant descended.
Upon returning to Earth, he behaved more submissively and more proactively than anyone else.
He even volunteered to go to the harshest environment of the Mars base to participate in frontline development work.
Everything seemed flawless.
But Su Chen's intuition told him that there was something wrong with this person.
"Prophet, bring me all the information about this 'shadow,' including all the information about his past lives."
Su Chen issued a command to the "Prophet," which he was using as a super server.
"Yes, my lord."
Soon, all the information about the "Shadow" was presented to Su Chen.
This person was a lone wolf in his previous life, making a living through assassination and intelligence trading. He was not well-known, but he survived to the end.
In this life, he has always kept a low profile and never stood out.
The documents were very clean, almost unnaturally so.
"Continue to monitor him, but don't alert him."
Su Chen issued new instructions.
After dealing with these internal matters, Su Chen devoted most of his energy back to cultivating and deducing the remaining half of the divine technique.
Although the "Gaia's Will Divine Body" is powerful, it has too many limitations and consumes too much energy.
Each condensation requires almost half of the moon's repair energy, making it suitable only as a strategic deterrent weapon and not for routine use.
He must find a more efficient and sustainable way to solidify his "avatar".
He vaguely sensed that the other half of the hidden divine art was likely related to the "trial" mentioned by the "prophet," and the key to the trial might be inseparable from some kind of "spiritual" power.
Time passed day by day amidst this seemingly calm yet rapid development.
With the full support of "Prophet" technology, Earth's military capabilities are advancing rapidly.
Based on the wreckage of the "Prophet's" flagship, the "Devourer," and combined with human technology, the first generation of interstellar main warships—the "Zhenyuan-class" cruisers—which integrate the advantages of both biological and mechanical technologies, have begun final assembly at Jupiter's orbital dock.
A "Zhenyuan Fleet" capable of providing Earth with basic self-defense capabilities within the solar system is beginning to take shape.
Everything is moving in a positive direction.
Until late that night.
Located in geosynchronous orbit, the "Tiangong" space station is the headquarters of the Star Shield Legion and the first line of defense protecting Earth.
Wang Hai was the adjutant who was erased by the "Civilization Erasers" but was rescued by Liu Yiyi. Because of his outstanding performance in this battle, he was promoted to the night duty commander of the space station.
At this moment, he was leaning back in his commander's chair, sipping an energy drink and gazing at the blue planet outside the porthole, his heart filled with pride and peace.
Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded on the communication channel.
"Commander, report! An alarm for abnormal vital signs has been issued for the C-7 rest area! Colonel 'Thor' Luo Feng, the garrison officer, is experiencing a rapid and abnormal drop in heart rate and brainwave levels!"
Wang Hai suddenly sat up straight.
"Thor" Luo Feng! He's a top-tier S-class expert, one of the pillars of the entire space station, second only to Zhao Gang in strength. How could something have suddenly happened to him?
"Medical team! Security team! Follow me to Sector C-7 immediately!"
Wang Hai made a quick decision, grabbed his coat, and rushed out.
When they forcibly opened Luo Feng's door with their highest privileges, everyone was stunned by what they saw.
The room was neat and tidy, with no signs of a struggle.
Meanwhile, "Thor" Luo Feng, the two-meter-tall man as strong as a bear, was lying on his bed.
His body had become like a mummy that had been dried for a hundred years, with his skin clinging tightly to his bones, and all the flesh and moisture seemed to have been drained away.
His eyes were wide open, and his face was frozen with an indescribable, extreme fear.
It was as if, on the verge of death, I saw the most terrifying thing in the world.
Beside his bed, someone had written three words in his own blood, crookedly and awkwardly.
"The Nightmare..."
Wang Hai felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight up to the top of his head.
He immediately ordered the entire space station to be sealed off and reported everything that had happened there to Su Chen at the first opportunity.
The moment Su Chen received the report, his will descended upon this eerie death room.
He ignored the desiccated corpse that had lost all signs of life, and instead probed his will into the remaining fragments of Luo Feng's soul in the room.
Among those fragmented, terrifying memories, Su Chen gleaned an extremely bizarre piece of information.
It was a dream.
In his dream, Luo Feng returned to his most glorious moment. He piloted a mecha, took the head of a general amidst a vast army, and received cheers from everyone.
Then, the cheering crowd turned into grinning demons.
His beloved mecha had become a cold steel cage, trapping him inside.
His most prized lightning power turned into a venomous snake that gnawed at his soul.
A figure dressed in a black robe, whose face was obscured, smiled at him at the end of the dream.
"Your dream is delicious."
"Your fears are the finest delicacy."
Then, Luo Feng's dream became everyone's nightmare.
Su Chen's will withdrew from the soul fragments, and his "face" became extremely gloomy.
This is not assassination; it is a more advanced form of predation, with the "mind" as the battlefield!
A mysterious organization that roams the dreams of countless intelligent beings, feeding on their dreams and fears.
"Nightmare".
At the end of the captured message, the figure in black robes left behind a provocative statement.
"We're more interested in your dream."
"The next target is the most 'delicious' soul on Earth—the Earth's will, Su Chen."