amaotonovel Chapter 381 The Only Counterattacker
Chapter 381 The Only Counterattacker
The sunlight outside the window was warm and lazy, and downstairs came the giggling of Xiao Zhi watching cartoons and Yuan Ma's rambling explanation of dance steps to Lin Qing.
This ordinary, comforting atmosphere of everyday life, at this moment, is like a thin layer of sugar coating, concealing a cold and sharp crisis within.
The cold touch of Yuan Bao's fingertips brushing against the window frame slightly calmed her boiling murderous intent, but deep in her eyes, the shadow called "Shadow of Time Gap" was already firmly imprinted like a leech.
She turned around, her gaze falling once again on the drawer where the Crystal Song fragments and the dormant Little Echo were hidden.
Clues converge, and the enemy begins to emerge, but this is only the beginning.
Passive defense has never been her style.
“Little 9,” Yuan Bao’s consciousness was calm as still water, yet carried an undeniable sharpness, “Highest priority task: Based on the ‘Shadow-Seven’ anchor mark, the spatial characteristics of the Dark Silver Hand, and the energy model of the Bronze Compass, establish a ‘Shadow of Time’ threat model database! Scan all the secondary arcane arts of spatial tracking, countermeasures, and traps in the Hall of Arcane Arts! I need to find a way to track them down, and even take the initiative to attack them!”
"Database building in progress... Threat model construction... Spatial feature deep analysis initiated..." Xiao 9's response was like a high-speed supercomputer, "Matching the secondary arcane library of the Arcane Hall... 'Void Beacon,' 'Causal Echo,' 'Dimensional Ripple Resonance'... Some models meet the basic conditions, but need to be deeply adjusted and integrated with the laws of real dimensions!"
Yuan Bao nodded slightly.
The essence of the game world is the seed, while the real world is the new soil.
How to make these seeds take root, sprout, and even bear deadly fruit against the "Shadow of Time" is the chasm she must cross.
She walked to her desk, unfolded a sheet of white paper, and the silver-blue light swirling around her fingertips was no longer used for battle, but rather, like the most precise drawing pen, she swiftly sketched on the paper.
Profound lines, nodes, and frequency patterns containing insights into the laws of space began to emerge.
She is trying to integrate and deduce the tracking principle of "void beacon" with the spatial constant of the material world in the real dimension and the original resonance of the spiritual spring water through mathematical modeling!
With intense mental focus, a newly elevated understanding from the depths of the soul flows like a surging river, perfectly cooperating with MAX-level mental strength.
Time slipped away silently under the tip of the pen, and sheets of paper filled with complex deductions were filled and piled up.
suddenly!
"Warning! Faint spatial ripples detected! Unnatural disturbance! Source: Near Crystal Song Woodland Fragment (Small Echo)!" Little 9's alarm sounded without warning, interrupting Yuan Bao's deduction!
Yuan Bao suddenly looked up, his gaze shooting like lightning towards the drawer!
Her "sense of emptiness" instantly enveloped it!
The pure crystal fragment, which was suspended inside the jade box and contained a small echo, had, strangely, several tiny, almost transparent grayish-white "spores" that were smaller than dust particles, separated from its edge space!
These "spores" are extremely small, and would be extremely difficult to detect if Yuan Bao's spatial perception had not reached the level of "sensing space"!
They exude an aura that is the same as the previous "Breath of Decay" pollution, but more restrained and sinister—lacking violent corrosiveness, but instead carrying an extreme "inertia" and "parasitism"!
They seem to have just been awakened from their deepest slumber, and are trying to silently blend into the spatial structure of the bedroom!
"Dark Corrosion Spores?!" Yuan Bao's pupils constricted sharply!
This term instantly popped into my head from the residual information I sensed while purifying the fragments!
This is a contingency plan left behind by "Shadow of Time"!
It is a more concealed source of contamination that is automatically triggered after the anchor point is destroyed!
Their purpose is not to erupt, but to lie dormant, parasitize, slowly erode and mark spatial coordinates!
"Purification process activated! Spatial isolation force field at maximum power!" Yuan Bao reacted with lightning speed!
With a thought, the spatial folds deep inside the drawer instantly contracted and solidified, transforming into an absolutely sealed miniature cage, imprisoning the few newly released grayish-white spores within the small space of the jade box!
Almost simultaneously, the silver-blue light at her fingertips surged, transforming into several "strings of annihilation" thinner than a strand of hair, piercing the spores with unparalleled precision!
Sizzle... sizzle sizzle...
A barely audible sound of annihilation rang out.
Under the pure, extremely concentrated spatial annihilation power, the few grayish-white spores were completely wiped out and turned into nothingness without even spreading a trace of pollution.
The crisis was resolved in an instant.
But a fine layer of cold sweat seeped out from Yuan Bao's back!
too fast!
It's so well hidden!
If she hadn't maintained the highest level of vigilance at all times, and if her spatial perception hadn't reached a state of perfection, these few "Dark Corrosion Spores" might have already successfully parasitized the spatial structure of the bedroom, like lurking time bombs, or... hidden coordinates for the "Shadow of Time Rift" to reposition itself!
"Analyze the residue!" Yuan Bao's voice was filled with a chilling sense of lingering fear.
"The residue has been annihilated... Analysis of the energy characteristics at the moment of annihilation... Confirmed: high inertness, strong parasitic nature, and spatial erosion methods of 'structural embrittlement' and 'information penetration'! Its core contains faint 'Shadow of Time' organization spatial frequency characteristics, which are of the same origin as the 'Shadow-Seven' imprint! It is speculated to be an automatic pollution dissemination mechanism triggered after the 'anchor point' was destroyed, used to mark the location or slowly penetrate the target space!" Xiao 9's report confirmed Yuan Bao's worst guess.
The enemy is not only highly skilled, but also extremely ruthless!
One thing leads to another, it's impossible to guard against!
Just as Yuan Bao's emotions were churning, the connection of the spiritual spring water resonated again, and it was the little sprite!
"Master! A major discovery has been made in the Woodland Core's retrospective perception!" The little sprite's voice was filled with intense anger and a hint of exhaustion. "After purifying that fragment anchor point, the pressure on the Woodland Core decreased dramatically. I immediately conducted a deep scan of the newly formed 'Cocoon of Time' (the protective layer she constructed to seal the flow of time) around the core! I discovered remnants of lurking 'Dark Corrosion Spores'! They adhere to the outermost layer of the 'Cocoon of Time' like dust, extremely faint, almost undetectable unless deliberately searched for! Their purpose may be continuous, subtle infiltration and marking!"
The sensory images transmitted by the little sprite were clearly displayed in Yuan Bao's consciousness: on the outer edge of the Crystal Song Core, on the surface of the "cocoon of time" that was woven from countless new crystal veins and emitted a soft silver-blue glow, there were some extremely tiny gray-white spots that were exactly the same as the ones that Yuan Bao had just annihilated!
“Moreover,” the little sprite’s voice grew even more solemn, “I tried to purify them with the power of Crystal Song, and found that conventional power had very little effect! They are extremely resistant to pure energy attacks! Only… only power containing the dual characteristics of cutting through the origin of space and purifying life can effectively remove them! Just like… just like the power you used when you purified the fragments before, Master!”
Yuan Bao's heart sank!
It appeared in the game world too!
Moreover, it is directly attached to the "cocoon of time" that protects the time essence of the forest!
This confirmed her hypothesis: "Dark Corrosion Spores" are a more covert and dangerous weapon widely disseminated by the "Shadow of the Time" organization!
Like deadly dust in the universe, they can be automatically activated after the anchor point is destroyed, or actively deployed, silently parasitizing space structures or energy defenses, slowly eroding, marking, and even... waiting for the next "harvest" command!
Reality and the game, two dimensions, are simultaneously threatened by this insidious bio-weapon!
Yuan Bao slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Her fingertips trembled slightly with anger and lingering fear, but when she opened her eyes again, all that remained was a calm as a frozen pool and a resolute determination to burn her bridges.
Passive defense is a dead end!
“Little 9,” her voice was eerily calm, “adjust task priorities. The ‘Shadow of the Time’ threat database remains unchanged.”
New highest-priority emergency mission: Based on the principles of 'Annihilation String' and 'Life Purification String', combined with the essence of the Spirit Spring Water, MAX mental power, and the profound meaning of "Weaving the Void," develop a wide-area spatial purification field specifically targeting 'Dark Corrosion Spores'!
"Objectives: First, to create a purifying force field that can be actively released and covers a designated area of real space, annihilating and purifying all lurking 'Dark Corrosion Spores'! Second, to study its principles and attempt to develop miniature purifying nodes that can be implanted into the 'Cocoon of Time' in Crystal Song Forest to assist the sprites in eliminating threats!"
"At the same time, all characteristic data of 'Dark Erosion Spores' will be shared with the little sprites through the Spirit Spring Water link! Establish a cross-dimensional 'spore' monitoring and purification collaborative network!"
"Yes, Master!" Xiao 9's voice carried an unprecedented sense of mission. "Wide-area purification field model simulation initiated! In-depth analysis of the spiritual spring water's source force field... profound fusion simulation... requires massive mental energy and spatial law calculation support!"
Yuan Bao sat back down at his desk, in front of him was a half-finished draft of the tracking technique.
Without hesitation, she swept those papers aside and spread out new ones.
The silver-blue light at the fingertips shone again, this time not for tracking, but for purification!
It's about protection!
She wants to weave an invisible net, a purification net that can sweep away the deadly dust of the real dimension and protect the lifelines of allies across dimensions!
As the pen tip falls, lines imbued with the laws of space and the profound meaning of life purification unfold on the paper like a declaration of protection.
The sunlight outside the window was still warm, and the voices of my family downstairs were still comforting.
But Yuan Bao knew that a silent "biochemical" space war, which concerned the safety of two dimensions, had already begun in her small bedroom.
She was the only line of defense, and the only one to retaliate.