World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1673 - 2: The Cruel Truth (Part 2)

"What you’re seeing is a catastrophe from another universe. They devour everything—life, metal, energy, even planets don’t escape their grasp... They are mad beasts, mindless killing machines. They will eradicate all living creatures in their path. We call them—the Desert Worm."

Zhang Xiaoman’s voice timely echoed.

As he spoke, the surrounding scenes constantly morphed—flames, slaughter, blood, filled the surroundings. These were the effects recorded from the battle on the moon, depicting the initial frantic attacks of the insect swarms on the Moon Base.

"Desert Worm... So that’s what they’re called..."

Yadun murmured to himself, then continued watching the battle in front of him intently.

He could see individuals resembling the people before him fighting these monsters, each incredibly strong, a strength unmatched even by the greatest warriors in the Phantom Spirit Star System.

Yet, these powerful spiritual ability users couldn’t stop the overwhelming number of Desert Worms, the battle was intense and gruesome.

"Are these insects really so terrifying...? What do we have to combat them...?"

Although Yadun had fought insects for many years, he was always pursued and forced to hide; a direct confrontation was rare.

No way, the discrepancy in numbers was too vast to form a balanced situation—the entire invasion by the insect race was one-sided from the start.

Moreover, the technology of the Phantom Spirit Clan crumbled under the effects of the Insect Domain, so Yadun only knew his species was defeated, but didn’t have a clear understanding of the current state of the war.

Now, having seen the images played by Li Xing before him, he finally saw the true form of the massive insect swarm, the sheer number covering the entire sky was nearly beyond his imagination. Compared to what he had seen before, it was like a Great Witch encountering a grander one.

The battle progressed rapidly; Zhang Xiaoman accelerated the time greatly, soon leading to the moment he and his three hundred undead annihilated the entire insect race division.

Seeing the once arrogant insect swarm being wiped out instantly, Yadun and the others felt momentarily stunned.

"Is this the power of a more advanced spiritual energy civilization...? To us, how are they different from real gods...?"

Soon, Yadun and the others snapped back to reality, but their gazes toward Zhang Xiaoman unconsciously changed.

It was as if the entity before them, capable of possessing such power, was no different from the Void God they always revered in the Holy Hall.

Could they really be divine?

Seeing their plight, have the gods come to save them?

"The threat from the Desert Worm Clan cannot be ignored. What you’re seeing is just the tip of the iceberg. I can tell you clearly that in your star system, the number of Desert Worms far exceeds your imagination. Those dozen Dominix Star Worms just now were only larvae; there are countless such creatures in the Insect Domain, and they’re currently entrenched in your star system, spreading outward incessantly."

Upon hearing this, a group of Phantoms turned pale.

Such insect mother ships, are there really countless in their star system?

What kind of terrifying species is this!

Just how large are their numbers!

Is the fate of the Phantom Spirit Clan already sealed? Against such a vast Desert Worm swarm, they have no hope of resistance.

"Lord Jixing... we..."

Yadun wanted to say something, but ultimately couldn’t speak, feeling as if he had aged tens of years suddenly, his body unable to help but weaken slightly.

Zhang Xiaoman infused him with a trace of spiritual energy, making him feel slightly better.

"Pull yourself together, warrior."

"What you’re facing now is the inevitable result of two universes merging. I’ve been to many places, reached the other universe merging with ours, and where you are is at the fusion node, precisely within the Desert Worm Domain. For this, I feel very sorry."

"But you shouldn’t give up. Desert Worms are the common enemy of all life forms in the universe; you won’t fight alone."

"I’ll give you two choices..."

"First, I’ll take you to a new home far from Desert Worms, where you can live the rest of your life peacefully. The cost is that you may never return to this star system, living only in that new home."

"Second, fight alongside us, contribute your strength, loyalty, and life, to battle against the Desert Worms. The cost is that you may die, fall in battle against the insect race."

"Now, tell me your choice."

After Yadun and the others attentively listened to all this, they exchanged looks, and without much time, gave their response.

"Lord Jixing, the Phantom Spirit Clan harbors no cowards. We are willing to pledge our loyalty to you, only asking for a chance to avenge our destroyed home against the Desert Worms!"

Yadun kneeled on one knee, and other Phantoms followed suit.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Great, I admire your courage and resolve. I promise you, if one day the Phantom Spirit Star System is reclaimed, I will return it to the hands of the Phantom Spirit Clan, provided you fulfill your promise."

Yadun and a group of Phantoms held their chests.

"Never forsake!"

The first meeting with the Phantom Spirit Clan concluded successfully, Zhang Xiaoman arranged rooms for them in the spacecraft, letting them have a good rest for a while.

Meanwhile, in the command room.

Li Xiang and a group of crew members led by Ziwei watched the whole situation via holographic imaging, and when seeing the group of Phantoms kneel, for some reason, they couldn’t help but feel slightly excited.

"Haha, seems like our Human Clan holds some reputation; this Phantom Spirit Clan seems much more formidable than the Guleng Star, but unexpectedly they’ve pledged allegiance to the Star Lord. Tsk tsk, the Boss sure is impressive, handling things smoothly once he sets out!"

"Indeed, before coming I thought interacting with those Phantoms would require some diplomatic tricks, but never expected it to be so effortlessly pleasant, really exceeded my expectations."

"Phantom Spirit Clan, Phantom Spirit Clan, truly a fascinating species, look, it seems they don’t have mouths, then how do they produce sound? And how do they eat? Could it be they don’t need to eat, can they obtain energy through other means?"

"..."

The crew members chattered away, with Ziwei also watching with relish, unconsciously pulling out a large bag of popcorn, happily eating it.

But about earlier discussions, some crew members only grasped the gist, with many places confusing, unclear about what exactly their Boss said to them.

To them, the individual words of the Phantom Spirit Clan were understandable, but together it became a bit incoherent, forcing them to piece together and guess the meaning from scattered fragments.

Li Xiang and others weren’t stupid; they did their homework before coming, knowing this was the Phantom Spirit Clan’s unique communication method. The organization’s research heads called it a static language system, somewhat similar to telepathy, but the Phantom Spirit Clan hadn’t fully reached that level, only about a third completed, with the majority of their language system still needing sound waves for transmission.

Ziwei noticed this too, and to avoid awkwardness in their future interactions, she implanted a static language communication module in each of Li Xiang’s crew, so that communication with the Phantoms would no longer pose a barrier.