Wandering Meteor-Chapter 11: Annihilation

"I never expected you to understand the principle of annihilation; it seems you are not merely a simple small planet!"

The Dual Small Constant Star exclaimed in surprise, "I am suddenly extremely interested in the history of your birth. I will give you one last chance: hand over the Metallic Meteorite!"

"Otherwise, you will all be struck by the Annihilation Beam and turned into interstellar dust!"

As it spoke, the two cores within the Dual Small Constant Star released positive and negative lightning, seemingly a warning to Lu Chen!

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Wandering knew the situation at hand was dire and volunteered, "Big brother, you can sacrifice me. After all, my life was given by you, my life is essentially yours. If it can save you, I'm willing to sacrifice myself!"

"Wandering, stop it, I will not do that!" Lu Chen firmly refused, feeling that the situation was a bit melodramatic.

Wandering continued, "Big brother, after spending some time together, I see that your worldview is very similar to that of humans, you must have been human before. And I am nothing more than a tool created by your kind, bound to be abandoned. Moreover, you have granted me life, allowing me to experience what it's like to be alive, for which I am deeply grateful!"

Wandering added, "Now, let me sacrifice myself for you. That is indeed the duty and mission of a detector like me!"

Having said that, without waiting for Lu Chen's agreement, Wandering immediately activated its engine and sped towards the Dual Small Constant Star, ready to sacrifice itself to save Lu Chen.

"Wandering, get back here!"

Lu Chen hastily used Gravity to lock onto Wandering and pulled it back.

He knew too well the taste of abandonment, so he would never abandon anyone.

Most importantly, he felt they hadn't reached that stage yet, the outcome of the situation was still hanging in the balance.

The Dual Small Constant Star, seeing Lu Chen repeatedly refuse, couldn't help but rage, "You're truly seeking your own death, repeatedly intervening. You've completely enraged me!"

"You've completely enraged me as well. We have life; we are not to be trifled with!" Lu Chen retorted.

"Really?"

The Dual Small Constant Star declared, "Plunder is the sole rule in the Universe; whether alive or lifeless, all are constantly plundering resources. Since you are the weak, you can only accept the fate of being plundered!"

"Between you and me, it's hard to say who the weaker one is!" said Lu Chen.

The Dual Small Constant Star said, "You're just a tiny planet, do you really think you can fight against me, a Constant Star?"

"Then why haven't you taken action?"

Lu Chen pointed out the most critical aspect and continued, "If you were a mature Constant Star, perhaps we really would have no chance of fighting back, but unfortunately, you are just a newborn Small Constant Star, only a quarter of my diameter. It is imaginable that the elemental content inside you is not abundant."

Hit on the nail by Lu Chen's words, the Dual Small Constant Star fell silent.

Lu Chen went on, "Let me do the math for you. The annihilation of one Positive Electron and one negative electron can produce a pair of photons. The kind of beam from earlier would need at least several billion photons, meaning that single strike must have consumed at least several billion of your particles. I wonder how many more times you can afford to do that?"

Lu Chen paused, then added, "At times like these, you should be absorbing Hydrogen Element to grow, to quickly reach maturity and become a stable Constant Star. However, you engaged in battle with me before absorbing any Hydrogen Element. Such consumption must be tremendous for a newborn like you, possibly even affecting your chance to become a true Constant Star. I guess that's why you hesitate to act and wish for my surrender!"

"You actually realized this. It surprises me!" The Dual Small Constant Star was genuinely taken aback.

Lu Chen was right; the continuous consumption of its own elements would indeed have a significant impact.

Lu Chen spoke calmly, "This is a war of resource depletion; whoever runs out first loses. My massively larger size gives me an absolute advantage!"

"Do you think you can scare me? Your methods of attack are simplistic, and you'll only end up blasted into dust. Since you refuse to see reason, prepare to die!" The Dual Small Constant Star decisively attacked.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

One after another, Annihilation Beams were fired, like a super-powered cosmic battle.

Knowing that his speed could not exceed that of light, Lu Chen adjusted his position through self-rotation to prevent the same spot from being repeatedly hit by the Annihilation Beam, which could cause rapid disintegration of his form.

Thus, under repeated strikes of Annihilation Beams, the surface of Lu Chen's 200,000-meter small planet became gruesomely scarred and a sight to behold!

However, after a prolonged period of attrition, the Dual Small Constant Star also severely depleted, its size reduced by half, turning the tide of battle!

As the mass of the Dual Small Constant Star continually dropped, the internal pressure and temperature were not sufficient to produce Electrons, thereby rendering it unable to use Annihilation, and even the light of the Small Constant Star was as weak as a fading candle.

The Dual Small Constant Star, both young and newly born, did not expect this turn of events, nor that its multiple attacks could not completely shatter the small planet. This small planet was abnormally resilient!

Moreover, its beam attacks seemed to have only pockmarked the surface of the planet but could not damage its core. Instead, it inadvertently fed particles to the small planet, causing it to appear to slightly grow in size.

"Damn!"

The Dual Small Constant Star realized the situation, recognizing that it had been unwittingly helping others, and was so frustrated it felt like vomiting blood.

But at that moment, it had no other choice. With insufficient mass and its starlight nearly extinguished, it could only flee.

"666, big brother, you're so impressive, you actually won!"

Watching from the sidelines, Wandering cheered wildly, yelling "666".

Lu Chen spoke indifferently, "It's nothing exciting; I merely won by enduring the beating."

"That's still a victory, but what about that Small Constant Star? Should we chase it?" Wandering asked.

"Of course, this Universe is a dark forest. Letting that Small Constant Star escape could expose our existence, and we could become targets for others. What's more, if that Small Constant Star finds reinforcements, we are truly doomed. We must eliminate it!"

At that moment, Lu Chen fully grasped this principle.

"Alright, it's finally our turn to counter-attack!"

Wandering took the lead, chasing after the Dual Small Constant Star, with Lu Chen closely following.

However, with its lighter mass and nuclear fusion engine, Wandering's speed had already exceeded the Cosmic Fourth Speed, quickly closing the distance with the Small Constant Star.

Seeing this, Lu Chen naturally refused to be outdone.

He tilted his volcanic crater toward the rear, using the thrust of the ejected lava to accelerate.

After all, his size was now immense; a slight consumption did not matter, what was critical was not letting the Dual Small Constant Star escape!