Free Web NovelChapter 280: Chapter 280: Trapped Near an S Level Zone with Death Approaching
Yue Yue was crying; her eyes were literally flooding with tears. As she wiped her face, she realized she was sobbing uncontrollably, the grief from the vision still heavy in her chest.
Suddenly, the darkness around her vanished.
She blinked through her tears and found herself standing in a completely destroyed plane. It was a vast, ruined area, choked with gray dust and the smell of decay. She could not tell if she was inside a deadly polluted zone or just a simple destroyed wasteland. One thing was certain: aside from her, there was not a single soul in sight.
She stood alone in the silence, her mind racing. Where am I? Why did I appear here?
And most importantly, why had she been shown such a long vision of the First Queen? She was certain now that she had been witnessing the true history of the past. But why? Was the system the one who had forced her to watch?
She remembered calling for the system before the vision began, but he had not answered her at all.
"System?" she whispered, her voice trembling. "Are you here? Can you hear me?"
This time, the system finally came online, his voice sounding sharp and urgent.
[Host! Are you all right? What happened? My connection to you was suddenly severed!]
Yue Yue’s eyes widened. "So... you were not with me? You could not see what I saw?"
[Correct, Host,] the system replied, sounding genuinely shaken. [The connection was forcefully cut. It was as if someone or something ripped us apart.]
The system was deeply worried. This was a massive crisis for him. Someone had actually attacked his data, causing him to lose contact with his host. If Yue Yue had been killed while he was offline, he would have been doomed. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
"I am fine," Yue Yue said, shaking her head to clear the lingering sadness. "I just saw a very long memory. It was about the First Queen." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
The system fell silent, stunned. Even with all his data, he did not know why Yue Yue would be shown the private life of the First Queen when they supposedly had no relation to each other.
"How did I suddenly appear here?" Yue Yue asked, looking at the broken world around her. "Where is everyone else?"
[Host, the entire Interstellar Beast World is under attack,] the system replied gravely. [By the Zerg.]
Yue Yue froze. "The Zerg? What are they?"
[The Zerg are a different race from a different dimension,] the system explained. [They are like a plague of insects that consume everything. Usually, they cannot reach this world, but the polluted zones are not just corruption. They are portals to different worlds.]
Yue Yue gasped.
[The polluted zones are where the Interstellar Beast World and the Zerg World have connected. Someone has deliberately triggered the portals, allowing the Zerg to invade. Because the portals were forced open, the space between dimensions became distorted. That is why everyone was scattered in different directions. The entire Interstellar Beast World is now in total chaos.]
Yue Yue looked at the empty, ruined landscape, the system’s words ringing in her ears.
Yue Yue swallowed hard, her heart pounding against her ribs. "What about the others?" she asked, her voice small in the vast silence of the ruins. "Are they all right? Where are they?"
The system’s voice returned, sounding more stressed than she had ever heard it.
[Host, physically they are alive, but their mental states are reaching a breaking point. Because you disappeared so suddenly, all of their "Villain Modes" have been triggered. They are losing their minds searching for you.]
Yue Yue gasped. The thought of those powerful, volatile men spiraling into madness was terrifying.
[The entire world is in total chaos,] the system continued. [The five of them were thrown in completely different directions across the galaxy. Because the space was distorted, the Star Net is down. Even the terminals are smashed or disconnected. No one can call for help, and no one can find each other. They are hunting for you blindly in the dark.]
Yue Yue felt a wave of dizziness. She was lost, and her husbands were turning the world upside down to find her. "What can I do to get out of here?" she asked, looking around the desolate gray earth. "Where even am I?"
The system pinged, displaying a map in her mind.
[You are in the Far West Star region, Host. You are currently standing very close to an S level Polluted Zone. You must be extremely careful. The Zerg have already begun crawling through the portals in this area.]
Yue Yue’s eyes widened with fear. She was not a warrior. She was a female with very little combat ability. If a Zerg monster appeared right now, she would be defenseless.
"I cannot fight..." she whispered, her hands trembling.
But then, she remembered the gifts.
Han Soi and Feng Yanshen had given her high level artifacts, rings, necklaces, and small charms infused with massive defensive and offensive power. They had given them to her "just in case," and that "case" was now her reality.
She reached into her storage space and felt the artifacts.
"I have these," she said, her expression hardening with a spark of determination. "I can use them to protect myself. I will not just sit here and wait to be eaten."
She gripped a protective jade pendant tightly. She had to find a way back to her husbands before their "Villain Mode" burned the rest of the world to the ground.
"System," she said, her voice steadier now. "Monitor the area. If anything moves, tell me. I am going to find a way out of this wasteland."
The system flickered, scanning the surroundings with heightened urgency.
[Host, be alert. I have detected movement nearby.]
Yue Yue’s grip on the jade pendant tightened as her breath hitched.
[Approximately three kilometres ahead, there is a polluted beast. Its energy fluctuations are unstable, likely mutated by the portal. However...]
There was a brief pause, and the system’s tone turned grim.
[Behind it, emerging from a spatial tear, a Zerg has appeared. It is smaller, but far more dangerous.]
