Galaxy Domination Guide-Chapter 470 - 460 Unprecedented Star Battle (9)

The outer perimeter of the Scientific Research Institute’s secret facility was protected by an energy shield nearly equivalent to that of a Main Battle Ship.

But this was essentially the only reliable defense the secret facility had.

Bai Zhongqi had not intentionally equipped the secret facility with a significant amount of defensive forces. There were only a few hundred Bionic Warriors on duty, along with a small number of base-type defensive weapons.

Bai Zhongqi had not anticipated that hundreds of millions of Controllers would densely surround the secret facility. A sky covered densely in golden Light Spheres almost obscured the entire sky, and the Shield Array that was raised in a crucial moment already covered tens of thousands of square meters, the area of a medium-to-large plaza.

However, countless Controllers floated in the air, tightly surrounding the dome-shaped shield that was inverted over the ground.

At first, the Controllers merely circled the shield like a pack of wolves preparing to attack their prey. Suddenly, groups of Controllers emitted soul-piercing screams and fiercely crashed into the shield. Transparent ripples blossomed across the Energy Shield, while the Controllers’ bodies of light also vibrated from the impact.

Yet, these Controllers merely shook their bodies and then crashed into the shield again.

In this moment, not a single Controller could resist the decisions made by their collective consciousness. The collective consciousness of the Controllers had no physical form, but as they assaulted the shield in such a manner, it seemed as though one could see a face, proud and composed, emerging among the swarm of Controllers.

Even at the cost of numerous Controllers, the collective consciousness was determined to break through the shield to enter the secret facility and seize the Eternal Crystal Stone stored within.

Each Controller’s impact caused nearly negligible damage, but when a large group of Controllers struck with resonating energy, their power was comparable to some ship cannons. Of course, this method depleted the Controllers’ lives more quickly.

One by one, Controllers dissipated into wisps of smoke and dots of light as they collided with the Energy Shield. Their lives were thus sacrificed by the collective consciousness, which originated from each individual Controller, yet the end of individuals did not cause the extinction of the collective consciousness.

From a philosophical standpoint, the death of each Controller actually altered the collective consciousness, but its coherence was sufficient. The collective consciousness, as the true ruler of a civilization, desired nothing but the Eternal Crystal Stone!

The once transparent shield, now resembled a scene of torrential rain with ripples spreading in such intensity that the people inside could no longer see what was happening outside. Although the shield still held firm, the interior drop in Shield Value was startling.

It might not hold up much longer; this last and only barrier might be lost.

Linyin, inside the secret research facility, swallowed hard as she watched this unfold. The colleagues, scientific researchers behind her, either turned pale or appeared utterly defeated.

No one spoke words of despair, but their expressions clearly communicated, "We are doomed."

At this time, the deputy director of the institute, also an elderly citizen from C country. The deputy director was a bureaucrat within the system -- someone Linyin usually did not respect much for his technical expertise, although he was somewhat capable in managing human resources.

With a trembling approach, the deputy director came before Linyin and said, "Director Linyin, our institute is probably finished. The Eternal Crystal Stone is the target of the Controllers, we absolutely cannot hand it over to them. Waiting for military rescue might be too late. I think it’s time for us to show our responsibility and initiate the self-destruction program of the institute, to destroy both the institute and the Eternal Crystal Stone together.

Even his somewhat sharp and harsh face seemed relieved for a moment, as he added, "Let us be buried with the institute."

Linyin had not expected this; she just stared blankly at the deputy director. Normally, she found him to be power-hungry, not very capable, and somewhat annoying. Yet at this critical moment, he was ready to prioritize the interests of the Star Alliance over everything, sacrificing all personnel within the institute to deny the Controllers any chance.

She looked around at the others -- all ordinary people who would naturally fear death, yet no one spoke out against it.

Even if they didn’t act this way, when the Controllers burst in, they would be killed by the Controllers; if not physically killed, they might turn into walking corpses. The Eternal Crystal Stone, if utilized by the Controllers, could turn into a tool for slaughtering the people of Earth.

Linyin felt an overwhelming pressure, something she had never experienced before.

"No, no, we cannot do this." Linyin shook her head repeatedly.

But the deputy director became more resolute and said, "The Chancellor intended this too. The Star Alliance will not have any problem without a few of us; at least we must die with purpose."

Linyin screamed, clutching at her long hair with her long fingers, her frantic appearance still irrationally beautiful. In this matter, she couldn’t out-argue the deputy director.

So, as she ran back to her laboratory, she shouted, "Give me a little more time, I need to complete the Rejuvenation Cannon. If the shield really breaks, you all can detonate it!"

There was a stubborn tenacity in Linyin’s nature, she was passionate about her work and loved to challenge the unknown, but she was not someone who could handle great pressure well.

At this time, she still refused to give up, hoping to bring out the crucial weapon eventually.

"Last time, when facing Teizene’s Shield Array, it was because I didn’t find a solution quickly enough that the Star Alliance and the Chancellor had to fight a tough battle. Now, because I haven’t got the Rejuvenation Cannon ready, these Controllers are threatening the research institute, even threatening Earth itself. Why am I so useless!" Tears had unknowingly started streaming down Linyin’s face, but her hands didn’t stop, rapidly operating the lab’s control platform.

"I have one last idea—the use of the Rejuvenation Cannon is unstable due to the dynamic variability of the energy, which makes a container adaptable to one form of energy unable to adapt to another, and even the use of field confinement methods could cause a larger reaction. So, what if we just use Eternal Crystal Stone as the final valve, make it the container for the Rejuvenation Cannon, and then fire it?"

She didn’t dare to pause for an instant, using an industrial robotic arm to quickly fashion a large piece of Eternal Crystal Stone into various parts using a cutting method. This method would have been quite common in ancient times, but in the era of Atomic Substance Construction, components had become rare, and all things were crafted in one go at the atomic level of the material, making processes and techniques like this uncommon and impractical.

But Eternal Crystal Stone was not a substance recognized by the people of Iridium Star in the conventional sense and couldn’t be dealt with conventionally.

Even Linyin herself didn’t know whether her method would ultimately work, but she had to make this last attempt.

The processing of the Eternal Crystal Stone went very smoothly; robotic arms began rapidly assembling the various components of the Rejuvenation Cannon according to Linyin’s design. She was like a puppeteer, with a brainwave controller attached to her temple, directly controlling all the robotic arms with her brainwaves.

Just as the final component was sealed, the secret research institute’s shield finally broke.

The deputy director said tragically through the communicator, "Director Linyin, it’s time. It was an honor to work with you and the other talented colleagues. Goodbye…"

Linyin screamed, "No, I’ve succeeded! Let me do it!"

With almost all her strength, she frantically pulled the lever, aiming the Rejuvenation Cannon skyward, even though she hadn’t opened the lab’s roof.

Ignoring everything else, Linyin slammed the launch button. The Rejuvenation Cannon, which had been installed just seconds ago, fired a massive beam of red light into the sky with almost no charge time.

This beam of light was completely different from anything they had tested before; its power was unimaginable. Just like melting ice and snow, the laboratory roof, which could withstand bombardment from a ship’s cannons, was pierced by the red light, creating a huge hole.

Just as countless Controllers were about to storm into the secret laboratory, the red light, like an arrow of despair fired by Hou Yi upon the earth, shot straight into the sky.

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The Controllers that came into contact with the red light were disintegrated instantly without any resistance, while those that did not come into direct contact trembled violently as if in agony; if they could scream, it would surely be a pitiful shriek.

At this moment, inside the laboratory, the people could almost hear a dense and terrifying chorus of screams. The red light had triggered something unimaginable, causing the previously fearsome and numerous Controllers to twitch irregularly in the sky like they were being electrocuted, their golden light spheres morphing and even tearing themselves apart.

It was then that Bai Zhongqi’s drones arrived in large numbers; sending a large force of soldiers was impractical, but Bai Zhongqi was able to send a multitude of drones. These drones immediately engaged in battle. They did not care why the Controllers had stopped moving; they just used high-energy lasers to shoot at these creatures.

The Controllers hit by the lasers died immediately. Even though there were tens of millions of Controllers left in the sky, those that could not move or attack were just sitting targets.

At this moment, Linyin wiped away her tears again, "It worked, it finally worked, I saved everyone!"

While crying, she also bit her lip, pulling the lever to point the Rejuvenation Cannon at other Controllers. This beautiful genius scientist had a lot of pent-up anger to vent on the Controllers.

At that moment, the deputy director collapsed on the ground, overwhelmed by the shock of narrowly escaping death. The other researchers cheered and jumped for joy, grateful for their narrow escape.

In the sky above the research institute, the number of golden light spheres diminished, swept away bit by bit. The red light swept through occasionally, like a grand stage preparing to close its curtains.