Free Web NovelChapter 679: Chapter 495: Beyond the Starlight
Hedal Spherical Star Cluster.
In space, a spherical metallic ball continued its swift journey.
Each time it moved a little forward, it spewed out a massive amount of antimatter.
During the spewing, it would instantly perform a certain degree of space jump to reach a distant place.
Thus, a terrifying scene appeared in the entire space instantaneously.
The collision between antimatter and matter produced tremendous explosions, dazzling with overwhelmingly intense brilliance.
The glow from these explosions was like numerous small suns, appearing around Hedal.
The most frightening aspect was that these lights didn’t remain confined but kept expanding outward, quickly spreading to distant areas.
In no time, the entire space seemed to transform into a sea composed of photons.
The terrifying brightness made one’s heart race in fear.
The intense explosions generated high temperatures that melted everything around.
Even a nearby brown dwarf, which was fairly close to the explosion, was affected and instantly shattered.
Although brown dwarfs are smaller stars and can’t ignite nuclear fusion reactions at their cores due to insufficient mass, the impact of the antimatter explosion caused those gaseous substances to undergo nuclear fusion reactions due to the shock and high temperature, making the explosion look even more intense.
The apocalyptic scene instantly spread throughout the starry sky.
Anyone witnessing this scene would undoubtedly be terrified to the extreme.
Ordinarily, living organisms find it difficult to detect changes in space with the naked eye.
Even if they did, the danger would have already arrived upon them.
After all, antimatter annihilation produces photons.
And the speed of light is the speed at which photons travel.
So wanting to see anomalies means disaster is already imminent.
As one of the four great Level Three Civilizations of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the strongest among them, the Kebi Race would naturally detect the conditions of space.
The Cosmic Monitoring Room.
Didan, who just arrived here, and a group of Kebi Race technicians were watching this magnificent scene.
Everyone stared in shock at the antimatter bomb rampaging and dominating through space, creating a world-shattering spectacle.
They never expected that the antimatter bomb created by the Prophet would also have a "space jump" function.
Anyone could tell that the bomb’s continuous spewing of antimatter was aimed at completely destroying Kebi Star.
No, it’s not just about destroying Kebi Star.
Hedal, being a spherical star cluster, has an extremely high star density.
Kebi Star, though on the outer part of Hedal, is surrounded by many stars in its vicinity.
If the power of the antimatter bomb explosion was as Lu Li described, covering twenty light-years, then hundreds of stars would undoubtedly be engulfed!
At that time, if hundreds of stars exploded simultaneously, the resulting chain reaction wouldn’t dare say would affect the entire Hedal Spherical Star Cluster, but at the very least it would be almost impossible for people on Kebi Star to use the Space Jump Station to escape from here.
In other words, the Prophet’s purpose in having the Cosmic Battleship launch the antimatter bomb this time was to eliminate all the leaders of the various civilizations of the Milky Way Galaxy present here at once, even sealing off the escape routes.
It’s over!
We’re all finished!
Didan and a group of Kebi Race technicians felt ice-cold.
It was as if they had already seen the scene of the antimatter bomb making a few more jumps to reach Kebi Star.
At that time, all the antimatter in the bomb would be released, not only obliterating Kebi Star in an instant but also endangering the nearby stars.
"Why? Why didn’t we detect it at first?"
"What else could it be? The Prophet cut off our connection with the detectors and even created false images to confuse our sight."
"The antimatter bomb is now launched, and no measures can stop it. If we use interception systems, it will only trigger it faster."
"Do we really have no choice but to sit and wait for death?"
"Aside from waiting for death, what other solution do you have?"
A group of technicians were shouting in despair.
Although they were unwilling, they truly had no means before the antimatter bomb.
Other weapons, with the Kebi Race’s advanced interception systems, might still be intercepted.
Even a Stellar Cannon, the interception system could delay it for a while.
Only the antimatter bomb couldn’t be stopped by anything.
Everyone understands that the collision of antimatter with matter instantly generates annihilation reactions, releasing vast energy.
One gram of antimatter alone can release energy equivalent to three Little Boy nuclear bombs.
Now, if this antimatter bomb’s power can destroy a range of twenty light-years, one can only imagine how much antimatter is packed within.
To think of intercepting at this point is merely allowing the antimatter within the bomb to contact matter more quickly, thus unleashing its terrifying power?
Hundreds of technicians were driven to extreme despair, their hands trembling as they stood there.
All along, Didan hadn’t spoken, yet at this critical moment of life and death, he still remained composed and said, "Inform all of Kebi Star, telling them we will be destroyed by the antimatter bomb in three minutes, so everyone understands. Furthermore, make every effort to transmit signals to the nearest colonized star systems, so that the other tribesmen outside can re-elect a Supreme Monarch and rebuild the glory of the Kebi Race. If sending out the signal is truly impossible, at least leave a black box to let the other tribesmen understand what happened."
