From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 205 - 169: The Meeting Method of the Escape Faction

After escaping the Mechanical Beast Fighting Arena, the three of them finally saw the bustling Cyber City.

It was completely different from the Cyber Wasteland they had seen before.

The skyscrapers of the Cyber Wasteland were all dilapidated, the entire city was shrouded in a layer of grey haze, and even the blue and purple neon lights emanated a decayed breath.

However, the planet they were on now was Second Gaia Star in the Capital Star Circle of the Sikes Civilization, one of the most prosperous planets of the Sikes Civilization.

Skyscrapers stood tall in the city, with vehicles not limited to the ground; many could be seen flying over people's heads.

Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu, seeing vehicles flying over their heads for the first time, were utterly astonished.

Lu Heng, however, was calm, for he had seen it all in his previous life.

"Are those vehicles flying over there? Why can they fly?" Lin Zeyu's mouth was agape wide enough to fit an orange.

"Anti-gravity technology, it's a 2.0 Constant Star Civilization technology; the Sikes Civilization has mastered it. However, ground vehicles haven't been completely abandoned; anti-gravity devices are very expensive." Lu Heng explained.

Indeed, the Sikes Civilization had unlocked the anti-gravity tech tree, but the technology had only just begun to be commercialized, so the number of flying vehicles wasn't high.

"Do you think Blue Star will become like this in the future?" Lin Zeyu found everything novel.

"If humanity can develop into a Constant Star Civilization, then probably," said Lu Heng, though he wasn't certain either, as he had never seen what a 2.0 Level human civilization would look like.

The present human civilization was only at 0.8 Level, far from Level 2.0.

"Where do we go now?" Lin Zeyu was like an inquisitive machine, completely bewildered in this "Future World."

"We only have 15 days in the Abyss Battlefield, and there's a lot to do. We can't afford to waste a single day, so we must find a faction to assist us," Lu Heng had already thought of a direction.

"How do we find one? Grab a faction leader, put a gun to his head, and order him to work. How's that for a plan?" Lin Zeyu asked, grinning.

"Not so good," Su Muyu shot down his idea instantly. "The moment you pull out your gun, you'll be blown to pieces by a miniature fusion bomb."

She had observed the structure of the Beast Fighting Arena earlier and saw the battle between the Mechanical Beast and the Winged Demon Commander.

A Commander-Level Winged Demon, during the Abyss Descent, was so powerful.

Yet such a powerful Commander-Level Demon, once captured by the Sikes Civilization, became a plaything in the arena.

"What's a fusion bomb?" Lin Zeyu hadn't thought in that direction.

"Nuclear bomb," Lu Heng gave him the answer.

"What? Can nuclear bombs be used just like that?" Lin Zeyu's eyes widened.

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion is a 1.0 technology; for the Sikes Civilization, nuclear fusion is as trivial as TNT is for humans," Lu Heng explained.

"That powerful?" Regretting not having paid more attention in his studies, Lin Zeyu couldn't imagine how nuclear bombs, feared by humanity, were considered conventional weapons by the Sikes Civilization.

He still found it a bit unbelievable, "But aren't they afraid of radiation?"

Lu Heng smiled and said, "They are afraid, but not very much. Besides, the Sikes Civilization's miniature fusion bombs cause very little radiation residue, and they have very advanced radiation cleaning technologies.

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"Even if there were radiation residue, just push a machine over to sweep it, and it'll be clean.

"However, these aren't the most important. The key is, the Sikes Civilization has completed mechanical body modifications; 99% of its citizens are mechanical beings and are not afraid of radiation."

It is organic life forms that truly fear nuclear radiation because it would induce genetic mutations.

Robots are different, if their parts are damaged by radiation, just take them back to the factory and replace the parts.

Therefore, the use of miniature nuclear weapons by the Sikes Civilization had become normalized.

"That's outrageous," Lin Zeyu finally understood how dangerous this world was: "So what do we do? Where do we go now?"

"Come with me."

Lu Heng led them along the streets, looking for a method to contact a faction.

Without visas, the three were considered unknown foreign species in the cities of the Sikes Civilization, and would be arrested by mechanical guards if discovered.

Luckily, they had the Mechanical Tiger.

The Mechanical Tiger was genuinely registered in the Sikes Civilization as a Mechanical Beast Fighting participant.

And since Mechanical Beasts were a pastime only the upper echelons could afford, the "registration" of the Mechanical Tiger had a high status.

So, when they encountered mechanical guard inspections, it was all up to the Mechanical Tiger to defuse the situation.

…

After crossing several streets, Lu Heng found a computer terminal that could be used to contact factional forces.

In fact.

In his previous life, Lu Heng had come into contact with a faction of the Sikes Civilization — the Escape Faction.

Following the Abyss Descent, divisions began appearing within the Sikes Civilization.

Among them, the three most powerful factions were the Descent Faction, the Salvation Faction, and the Escape Faction.

The Descent Faction believed the power of the Abyss was great and that accepting the baptism of the Abyss could grant power beyond civilization's technology.

The Descent Faction's existence was to welcome the Descent of the Abyss, and they didn't mind handing over civilization to the rule of the Abyss.

Therefore, within the Sikes Civilization, the Descent Faction acted as delegates for the Abyss.

The Salvation Faction, on the other hand, wished to rescue civilization from the mire of the Abyss and firmly believed that with the power of civilization's technology, the Abyss invasion could be easily countered.

The Salvation Faction also had the most supporters.

This indicated that the vast majority of citizens of the Sikes Civilization had not lost their minds.

The Escape Faction was another relatively special group. They believed that the Abyss was unstoppable and that they should flee the current constant star system and develop in another one before the Abyss completely devoured civilization.

The civilizational rank of the Sikes Civilization was 2.1, having already taken the first step towards a galaxy civilization, indeed possessing the ability for interstellar travel.

If they chose to escape, the Sikes Civilization indeed had the capacity to continue the spark of civilization.

However, once escape was chosen, that meant abandoning their home.

This was something most Sikes people were unwilling to face, so the number of supporters for the Escape Faction was very small at the outset of the Abyss invasion.

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Within the Sikes Civilization, these three factions also had other nicknames.

The Descent Faction was considered "extremists," the Salvation Faction was called "Arrogant," and the Escape Faction was mocked as "cowards."

In Lu Heng's past life, when he was conscripted into the Sikes World, he had joined a faction, unfortunately, it was the Escape Faction.

Therefore, Lu Heng knew the internal communication methods of the Escape Faction.

Lu Heng now urgently needed the power of a faction to take action. Even though the Escape Faction had fewer members, it was sufficient.

After all, it was not possible to truly control a large faction in such a short amount of time.

Through a computer terminal, using the internal communication method of the Escape Faction, Lu Heng contacted the regional manager of the Escape Faction and scheduled a meeting time and place.

The appointed time was in the evening, and the meeting spot was on the bank of the artificial river.

Evening.

The entire city was bathed in the bluish-purple neon lights, offering a unique beauty.

Lu Heng and his two companions arrived at the bank of the artificial river but did not go out to meet immediately. Instead, they observed from the shore.

The banks and levees of the artificial river, lit by neon, looked like a winding blue-purple light dragon, absolutely magical.

Su Muyu, leaning on the railing with both hands, exclaimed, "It's so beautiful."

Indeed it was beautiful, but the artificial river was filled with industrial wastewater, albeit treated industrial wastewater.

In fact, this artificial river was more like a channel as big as a river, whose purpose was to discharge wastewater.

The time reached 9 o'clock in the evening.

A cylindrical robot appeared by the riverbank.

Arriving at the agreed-upon coordinates, the robot began a 360-degree rotation of its head, searching for the contact.

Its location was the precise coordinate agreed upon, not a centimeter off.

"Is it that robot?" Su Muyu asked.

"It should be. I'll go over to meet. You two stay here. If something's not right, we'll withdraw."

Although he had joined the Escape Faction of the Sikes Civilization in his previous life, out of caution, Lu Heng decided to go alone to the meeting.

"Okay," Su Muyu nodded and activated an invisibility veil to cover both the Mechanical Tiger and Lin Zeyu.

Lu Heng stepped towards the riverbank, standing in front of the cylindrical robot.

The cylindrical robot, about one meter tall, had no legs and moved on wheels.

Upon seeing Lu Heng, the cylindrical robot emitted a scanning beam and swept Lu Heng from top to bottom, then began to inquire, "What creature are you?"

"I am human, from another civilization," Lu Heng replied calmly.

Cylindrical robot: "What is your purpose in contacting us?"

Lu Heng had prepared his speech beforehand, "I have a deep understanding of the Abyss. I believe the Sikes Civilization needs to arrange a plan to preserve the seed of civilization, so I hope to meet with the leader of your faction."

In everyday speech, this faction was called the "Escape Faction," but within the faction itself, they would not refer to themselves like this.

The faction had another official name, "Civilization Continuation Plan."

The cylindrical robot continued to inquire, "You need to provide more details for us to consider whether you are qualified to meet the leader."

Having joined this faction in his previous life, convincing the faction's manager wouldn't be difficult for Lu Heng, given enough time.

Just as Lu Heng was about to speak, dozens of miniature missiles suddenly appeared in the sky, shooting over at a speed that broke the sound barrier.

Lu Heng's eyes narrowed, and he instantly saw the missiles appearing. He immediately used an Essential Skill, "Shadow Traversal," and dove into the shadows.

The speed of these miniature missiles was too fast, breaking the speed of sound, and in the blink of an eye, they struck the spot where Lu Heng and the cylindrical robot had been standing.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Fierce explosions instantly plowed out dozens of large pits in the ground.

The cylindrical robot was reduced to ashes in the explosion.

Three hundred meters away, Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu watched this scene, nearly crying out in anxiety.

Fortunately, in the next second, Lu Heng burst out from the center of the explosion.

Su Muyu immediately controlled the God-feathered Eagle to fly up and cast the invisibility veil to obscure Lu Heng.

Just as Lu Heng entered the invisible state, the location he had just passed was bombarded by a dense rain of miniature missiles.

Shortly after, a dozen mechanical guards rushed over and began to search the area.

After reuniting, the three immediately withdrew from the riverside area, evading the pursuit of mechanical guards.