As the Blade Warrior rapidly punched in calculations on the computer, data streams scrolled up quickly, and with a swoosh, the Time-Space Transfer Device vanished. Unfortunately, the fourth attempt still did not reveal a glimpse of the Solar System. After an iterative process, upon the fifth spatial crossing by the Time-Space Transfer Device, they saw a beautiful yet somewhat dim and lonely water-blue planet—the cradle of life.
The ambivalent crowd fixed their gaze on 'Earth' in an instant, everyone showing surprise on their faces, even doubting the reality of the scene before their eyes.
"Did we, did we succeed?" the Blade Warrior asked back.
"It seems so." The chubby fellow nodded foolishly in response, and from within the device, his scream, reminiscent of a pig being slaughtered, erupted, "Why, why are you pinching me?"
"To check if you're dreaming."
"Why don't you pinch someone else?"
The Blade Warrior knew his reasoning was poor and chuckled lightly, "Hehe, why would I when you're the only one left here to bully? Come on, no need for a big guy like you to fuss over these things, don't be mad, be good." The Blade Warrior playfully stuck out her tongue.
Hey, cut it out with the nauseating act, right here and now! The scene made the chubby guy flush with redness and embarrassment, never expecting that a green tea b*tch could act so coy.
Now, the Time-Space Transfer Device was very close to Earth. Since there are no dust particles in space, the vacuum provided a view far clearer than any atmospheric environment, allowing them to roughly make out the Earth's location without high-powered telescopic equipment.
With a boom, as the plasma engines fired, the Time-Space Transfer Device instantly entered the atmosphere. The counteraction of gravity did not cause any discomfort to those on board, and they watched as the blue ocean rapidly expanded within their field of vision.
"My God, this is really Earth..."
The chubby guy expressed his genuine amazement, and the surrounding buddies were also stunned...
Squeak, squeak...
Under the Blade Warrior's skilled commands, two mechanical arms suddenly popped out from within the Time-Space Transfer Device, beginning a preliminary survey of environmental conditions such as harmful substances in the air. Other than an excessive surplus of oxygen, there were no major anomalies.
However, it seemed that they hadn't yet noticed the surface below; looking downward from the sky, all they saw was an endless ocean... What…?
"Eh, could this be a water world, with no life forms at all?" the Blade Warrior's voice was filled with astonishment.
"It's hard to say, we can check if there are any microorganisms beneath the water."
"That sounds right, Kexiao. Miss, don't tell me your device isn't equipped with detection gear."
They had prepared for everything conceivable, so the chubby guy's statement was undoubtedly redundant. With this thought, he then controlled the craft to dive straight into the water... As soon as they entered, the rich aquatic flora and fauna immediately brightened everyone's eyes.
Where there's no life, there should be no plants. However, there was an abundance of underwater matter, with white, hairy plants resembling radishes and jellyfish-shaped creatures the likes of which they had never seen or heard of before, not even documented in scientific textbooks. Observant ones like Mengdie, Roland, and Sky Shadow immediately spotted living creatures.
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Trilobites, the most representative life forms during the Cambrian explosion, disappeared over 500 million years ago. Looking back in history, this period saw the emergence of a vast array of invertebrates, predating even the Devonian Period and the age of dinosaurs. Due to the unique climate of the Cambrian, it remains unverified whether land glaciers existed then.
But when one truly stands in the annals of history, witnessing living trilobites firsthand, and detecting through devices the temperate climate and absence of cold winters—no glaciers, with water levels flooding the surface—doesn't that, in some sense, also count as witnessing history, as bearing witness to the statement that no land existed during the Cambrian?
"God, I can't believe it, we've actually come to the Cambrian era of another time-space dimension." Blade Warrior was unspeakably thrilled...
The chubby guy might not understand all that astronomical knowledge, but he still showed great respect to his history teacher and chuckled, "According to this line of reasoning, shouldn't we wait a few hundred million years until Feng Yi is born in billions of years, then bring that guy back to our universe to fight the Bizarre?"
The chubby guy was obviously jesting, yet he somehow became the jolly spirit that livened up the mood. Blade Warrior scoffed at his words, half-contemplative, "Perhaps, we could bring back some precious living creatures for research. These are treasures that are hard to come by in the world."
Upon hearing this, the chubby guy was the first to stand up with no objections whatsoever. In his cheerful mood, he fancied a casual tour of the Cambrian seabed life, sipping some wine; enjoying the scenery alone wasn't a bad way to experience life. It would be best to linger for a few more days. As for the Bizarre, he'd long since forgotten it—after all, death was certain one way or another. It was all a gamble on luck; and rather than betting on luck, it was better to enjoy a couple of extra days of life.
"Blade Warrior, we're not here to play," Sky Shadow immediately retorted.
"Have you forgotten about the time node?"
"Time node?"
"Yes, the temporal flow of our current universe won't change just because we're in a parallel time-space... Just like the initial anomaly with the Time-Space Transfer Device, I set the timer for five minutes, yet the machine returned to the present in an instant. In other words, the dimension we're in now does not overlap with the real world, including the timeline. Even if we spend a year here, not much time will pass in reality."
So let her have her way, thought Sky Shadow, no longer objecting. Her thoughts shifted, and she started to feel that if they could continue to cultivate in this space, fighting the Bizarre might not be entirely impossible. After all, as she had said, the state of the Bizarre was at a standstill for everyone else right now, but they could keep improving themselves. Gathering some other combat-capable individuals, perhaps, they could be successful.
"Useless."
It was then that Roland's voice suddenly interrupted Sky Shadow, as well as Kexiao's brief reverie. It was as if she could guess what they were thinking, and she sighed, "If we had known a month earlier that the Time-Space Transfer Device doesn't overlap with our own timeline, there might have been some hope. Based on the growth rate of the Bizarre, its fluctuations in the Dark Magnetic Field are already extremely strong. I don't think humanity can outlast it."
Keep in mind, a multitude of ants cannot kill an elephant, especially when there are very few entities capable of fighting the Bizarre at all. Moreover, with the power of the Bizarre growing rapidly over this past month, even a typical First-Order Warrior might not withstand a single blow — now, the number of beings in the world that can confront the physical Bizarre are few and far between, just a handful — Sky Shadow is one, Kexiao is another, and Mengdie could perhaps be considered unbeatable in terms of speed. As for others, maybe Greedy Wolf at his peak could match it?
But with these few people, it's just not possible to drain the Bizarre. And as for the secondary combatants, those who are one step from the top, it's already difficult for them to improve. Those who could enhance their abilities have already reached this stage, and those who couldn't won't be able to improve, no matter how many years you give them. Even she herself didn't feel optimistic about their chances.
Therefore, the only way for everyone now is to hope for God's favor, to find a second Feng Yi within this infinite multiverse.
But does a second identical person truly exist in this world? As many have said, anything can be replicated except for the unique soul. But apart from this, there's really no other way to fight it.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Yes, it's all in vain. No matter how much they improve their strength, it's difficult to inflict significant damage on such a troublesome foe; it's like putting forth all your might but achieving less than half the intended impact.
Half watching the scenic underwater journey, half contemplating their future plans in silence, the routine of their daily lives remained unchanged during their exploration. It was two days later when this period of calm came to an end.
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