Chapter 897 - 584: Despair_2

The rate of the "Great Freeze" spread, and the destruction it caused will far exceed that of the iron-based life forms.

So, at this moment, is there any point in exploring whether the iron-based life forms still survive?

The answer is no!

About fifteen minutes passed.

A dazzling light swept across, seemingly gorgeous.

In an instant, all matter was frozen, even the molecules stopped moving!

...

On Earth.

It was midday.

Lu Li, who was resting with his eyes closed on the balcony, suddenly opened his eyes.

He squinted toward the direction of the Northern Crown and Hercules Great Wall, let out a cold laugh, and muttered to himself: "Nuazai really has a death wish!"

Puer, who had become quite familiar with Lu Li over the past two days, heard and asked curiously, "Honorable God, what happened?"

Lu Li replied expressionlessly: "The flame that will destroy the Cosmos has been ignited."

Puer, rather naive, exclaimed, "What kind of flame can destroy the Cosmos?"

Lu Li shook his head helplessly and did not answer this question.

He reached out and pointed forward, whereupon a water-like mirror appeared.

Within this water mirror, the scene showed the figure of Gu Wei having a meeting.

Gu Wei and a group of middle-aged men in suits were initially a bit bewildered at the sight of the water mirror, but upon seeing it was Lu Li, they all became respectful.

"Greetings, Lord of Ten Thousand Stars."

"Lord of Ten Thousand Stars, hello."

Many people greeted him.

Lu Li nodded at the eleven or twelve people as a response.

He focused on Gu Wei, "Old Gu, have them leave for a moment."

Gu Wei promptly said, "Okay."

Then he looked at the group, "Sorry, please leave for a moment."

The group, understanding that Lu Li had something to discuss with Gu Wei, all got up and departed.

When the door was closed, leaving only one person in the room, Lu Li frowned slightly and said, "Nuazai did something very stupid. I now present you two choices, listen and choose."

Gu Wei looked serious, "Alright, Mr. Lu, please go ahead."

Lu Li said, "Nuazai just created an incident that could potentially destroy the Cosmos. If this spreads, the Martial Hero Race would certainly face a cosmic siege. So I’d like to ask you if you’re interested in becoming the Cosmic Emperor."

Gu Wei asked, "Is this the first choice?"

Lu Li nodded, "That’s right."

Gu Wei pondered for a moment, "What’s the second choice?"

Lu Li said, "Help Nuazai through the crisis, then unite with the Martial Hero Race to conquer the Cosmos!"

Gu Wei said decisively, "The second one."

Lu Li was quite surprised, "Why not the first?"

Gu Wei said straightforwardly, "Since Nuazai can create an event that could potentially destroy the Cosmos, I believe this is definitely not accidental. It indicates he has mastered one or even several weapons of immense power. Such weapons cannot be resisted by any intelligent civilization in the Cosmos. Therefore, even if the entire Cosmos attacks the Martial Hero Race, they would eventually have to humbly seek peace, and the Martial Hero Race, as the Cosmic Emperor’s race, would certainly not lose face. Once they’re regrouped, they would break the united intelligent civilizations one by one. As the only level four civilization in the Cosmos, the Martial Hero Race would crush them in a landslide, so I believe that cooperation with them could gain an advantage."

...

Hercules Star, Northern Hemisphere.

Nuazai had been observing whether the "Restart Device" had been activated.

Although the Martial Hero Race possesses incredibly advanced technology, the star system Mosmo belongs to is too far from Hercules Star, causing some delay in the transmission of images.

At this moment, all life in Mosmo has been extinguished, and all matter frozen, but Hercules Star is unaware.

Li Luo stood behind Nuazai and spoke softly, "King, calculating the time, Commander Crickhan should have also initiated the ’Restart Device’."

Nuazai’s face showed no emotion, "I know."

For the first time, Li Luo seemed worried, "Aren’t you afraid that the power of the ’Restart Device’ may get out of control?"

Nuazai was naturally afraid. If that were to happen, he would definitely become the Cosmos’ biggest sinner.

Once the event spreads, even without the arrival of the "Great Freeze," the Martial Hero Race would face a cosmic siege by countless advanced civilizations.

But fear is fear; as the king of the Martial Hero Race, known as the Cosmic Emperor, it’s impossible for him to reveal this emotion to anyone.

Nuazai pretended to be calm, "Not afraid."

Li Luo took a deep breath, "Then... hopefully it succeeds!"

The two stood before the virtual screen, waiting for changes in the image.

Finally, they saw a bright light emerging.

Undoubtedly, the "Restart Device" had been activated.

Upon witnessing this scene, no matter how composed Nuazai had maintained earlier, he now appeared nervous.

Standing behind him, Li Luo could clearly see Nuazai’s clenched, trembling fist.

Suddenly, she realized that this Cosmic Emperor, who had always appeared confident, actually had no confidence at all!

Li Luo’s expression instantly changed, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in, as though something terrible was about to happen.

The two remained silent, fixated on the screen.

Finally, in a certain moment, the screen underwent a massive change.

Suddenly, it turned black.

As if the signal was lost.

Nuazai widened his eyes and could no longer maintain his calm demeanor.

He urgently turned around and shouted, "Quick! Quickly, send someone to investigate what happened!"

Li Luo, pale-faced, but responded loudly, "Yes!"

She quickly rushed out.

Seeing Li Luo leave the room, Nuazai, the Cosmic Emperor, seemed to age rapidly, unable to stand, and fell to the ground.

His entire body trembled, "It’s over! This time it’s really over!"

Nuazai roughly guessed what had happened.

No doubt, the "Restart Device" was out of control.

This is far more terrifying than the chaos of the iron-based life forms.

Even though he sensed something had happened, without definitive answers, Nuazai refused to believe something so terrifying had occurred.

He struggled to stand up, took a deep breath, "No, no, such a terrifying event should not happen."

...

The Martial Hero Race operated rapidly.

Investigators constantly rushed about.

Nuazai hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep these past few days.

He constantly listened to the reports from investigators, eager to know news from Crickhan’s side.

But temporarily, there was still no news, and he was helpless.

The lack of updates only made Nuazai more angry and irritable.

He had cursed his subordinates over eight hundred times.

Finally, today, just as Nuazai was about to explode, some relevant information was gathered.

In the office, Nuazai stared with bloodshot eyes at the investigator before him, "Speak! Quickly! What happened!"

Li Luo stood aside, also deeply concerned.

The investigator looked particularly troubled, his voice trembling, "According to... the information collected by my subordinates, after the ’Restart Device’ was launched, it seems to have... gone out of control!"

What!? Really out of control?

Nuazai seemed drained of spirit and energy, his expression showing utter despair.

He initially thought this was the worst news.

Unexpectedly, the investigator added worse news: "Additionally, our investigators in the ’Harris’ star system discovered the Emperor and his species!"