Wandering Meteor-Chapter 13 Each One’s War

Boundless and dark cosmic space.

A small constant star speeding through, with a giant asteroid chasing behind it.

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Lu Chen's relentless pursuit of the twin small constant stars has gone on for an immeasurable amount of time in a universe devoid of the concept of time.

During this period, he's been using volcanic ejections to boost his speed, eventually surpassing the cosmic fourth speed.

The cosmic fourth speed is the velocity needed to escape the Milky Way's gravity, approximately 110-120 km/s.

Of course, aside from Lu Chen, both the twin small constant star and the Wandering had already exceeded the cosmic fourth speed.

Especially the Wandering.

Being the lightest of the three and equipped with a fusion engine, it reached the highest speeds and managed to catch up with the twin small constant stars in no time.

However, the Wandering dared not get too close to the twin small constant stars. After all, it was a constant star, and due respect was necessary. Even if the small constant stars had reduced their surface temperature due to significant energy consumption, they were still at a fiery eight or nine thousand degrees, capable of melting ordinary metals with ease. Therefore, even though the Wandering had caught up to the twin small constant stars, there was no way to stop them, so it had to watch from the sidelines, frantically messing with the twin small constant stars' mentality.

"Trash, weren't you acting all mighty just now? Why the run now?"

"Woo woo, a pitiful sight, like a dog that has lost its home... no, a star that has lost its home on the run!"

"Weren't you boasting about absorbing us? We're right here, come and absorb us now!"

"You're running so fast, are you choosing a grave for your mom or hurrying to prevent her reincarnation?"

"If you're a manly constant star, don't run, battle me for three hundred rounds!"

"If you keep running, do you believe your entire family will drop dead on the spot?"

"..."

Most of these taunts were taught to the Wandering by Lu Chen.

Though the Wandering was created by humans, it wouldn't naturally know such essence of trash talk.

In fact, it only half-understood the true meaning of these words, merely translating them for the small constant stars to hear.

And it felt like it was led astray by big brother Lu Chen, despite the lack of evidence.

Communication between celestial bodies is not like that of living beings, not through sound, but through the transmission of thoughts by consciousness particle waves.

But because Lu Chen was a bit far from the small constant stars and his own consciousness particles weren't strong enough, the particle waves couldn't be delivered, so he had to communicate through the Wandering.

The reason he could communicate with the Wandering was that its consciousness particles were given by him, bearing his original imprint.

Communicating with the Wandering was like talking to himself; no matter how far apart, they could communicate and he could see the images observed by the Wandering.

The twin small constant star, green and inexperienced, couldn't understand the meaning of these words.

However, it could feel a malicious intent that was unpleasant, as if cursed.

It swore that if given the chance, it would definitely make that damned asteroid and metallic meteorite regret their actions, unable to beg for life or death!

Lu Chen's relentless pursuit was exactly to avoid such 'ifs,' directing the Wandering to disrupt the small constant star's mentality while catching up by boosting with volcanic ejections.

Unknowingly, they had entered into a star system.

...

More than thirty years had passed since the discovery of the colliding original star system heading towards Iron Base Star.

Over those thirty years, the Iron Base people's government had mobilized global efforts, frantically produced over three hundred thousand gold-resistant nuclear bombs, and after countless computer simulations, ultimately decided to execute the salvation plan ahead of time.

The main reasons were threefold.

First, they observed that the speed of both the Small Constant Star and the asteroid was gradually increasing, with their potential energy growing.

Second, due to the speed increase, the Small Constant Star and the asteroid entered the Iron Base Star System seven years earlier than they had anticipated.

Third, through continuous observation, they discovered that the reasons behind this might not be so straightforward; there was a bizarre Metal Ball near the Small Constant Star, and, strangely, the asteroid's speed had exceeded that of the Small Constant Star!

This was an utterly incredible turn of events.

In a galactic system, planets and asteroids move in response to the Gravity of stars. If an asteroid's speed exceeds that of a star, it indicates that some additional external force is acting upon it. To avoid complications arising from delay, they had no choice but to take the risk and proceed with the salvation plan ahead of time.

On this day, the whole Iron Base Star was bustling with excitement.

Billions of Iron Base people were unable to sleep, nor did they wish to rest; they all anxiously looked up at the starry sky, nervously following the progress of the salvation plan.

Television stations even took advantage of telescopes to conduct high-definition live broadcasts, using slogans like "Broadcasting Salvation, Destroying the Disaster Star," which attracted hundreds of millions of viewers.

Under the gaze of billions, the Hope Battleship set out slowly from Planet Iron Base Ten.

There are ten planets in the Iron Base Star System, but only the Iron Base Star harbors life. Thus, after the Iron Base Civilization harnessed Planet-level energy, it established mining and research bases on the major planets.

Iron Base Ten—the tenth planet, numerically designated Iron Base number ten, located on the edge of the Iron Base Star System—was where Hope Battleship approached after the Small Constant Star entered the Iron Base Star System. From there, it launched the Gold-Resistant Nuclear Bomb when it reached launch distance, ensuring that the explosion's shockwaves wouldn't impact Iron Base Star.

Hope Battleship, like a giant mechanical beast, fearlessly flew toward the Small Constant Star.

As soon as the Small Constant Star came within the range of the nuclear bombs, the soldiers on Hope Battleship, with the authority granted by the Iron Star Lord, pressed the launch button!

Bang, bang, bang...

Two hundred thousand Gold-Resistant Nuclear Bombs were fired simultaneously, creating a sharp echo and streaking toward the Small Constant Star with long, slender tails of flame.

This scene resembled two hundred thousand fireflies rushing towards a bonfire, tugging at the hearts of millions; every person on Iron Base Star held their breath and widened their eyes, awaiting the miracle to unfold!

Boom, boom, boom!

Two hundred thousand Gold-Resistant Nuclear Bombs exploded thousands of kilometers away from the Small Constant Star, like the birth of a Constant Star, their light intensely bright, illuminating the vastness in all directions!

The terrifying shockwave from the explosion formed a giant wave that swept out over a hundred thousand kilometers in all directions, instantly engulfing the binary Small Constant Stars, Wandering, and Lu Chen.

"Did it work?"

"It must have, with such a terrifying explosion. Not just a Small Constant Star, but even a Planet could likely be destroyed!"

"I hope so. After this, I can finally have a good night's sleep."

"..."

The explosion in the starry sky lasted for over an hour, and the populace of Iron Base Star began to discuss hopefully.

Whoosh!

Just then, a massive cloud of explosive dust was torn apart, and a blue-glowing Constant Star rushed out in disarray, startling all the Iron Base people to gasp in shock!

What? Did it fail?

While the Iron Base people were shocked, an unexpected change occurred. The torn dust cloud was ripped apart anew, and a giant asteroid emerged, slamming directly into the Small Constant Star, shattering it into pieces.

The Iron Base people could never have anticipated such an outcome and stood dumbfounded!

"Nowhere left to run for you; become part of my body!"

In the cosmic space, Lu Chen roared as he rapidly spun the asteroid, creating a powerful vortex of gravitational pull, absorbing the shattered Small Constant Star and the dust from the explosion.