Interstellar Survival: Invasion

Chapter 249: Mind Alliance

Chapter 249: Mind Alliance

"Blueling, do you really think your gun can harm me? I can tell you the truth. You were killed by yourself, not someone else," said the fake Blueling.

"I killed myself? Can you be clear?" I asked.

"The nuclear warheads your team installed at the core area were repelled by the worm barrier. Apart from the pulp worms, all other life forms in the vicinity were ended by the nuclear warheads. However, the damage you wrought did not do much to the empire. Instead, it became the fuse that lit up a full-on interstellar war," replied the fake Blueling, seemingly hiding some other meanings in their words.

"You're saying that our warheads had killed us?" I asked anxiously.

"Yes. You were too rash in your actions. Do you really think your tiny team is enough to let you reach me so easily? Doesn't the entire thing look fishy? Where are the beasts? I had controlled them and sent them all underground. That was the only reason your team had been able to reach the core area," said the fake Blueling.

"You mean you intentionally led me here? Why?" I asked, confused.

"Yes, I did. I stumbled upon a problem, and I need your help with it. As a trade, I will help you go against the Divine Empire's military strength," said the fake Blueling.

"You actually believe I can help you with your problem? With the technological advancement of a star-level civilization, not even nuclear weapons can defeat an enemy at that level. What can I help you with? I don't even know your name, and I can't think of anything I can help you with," I said in disbelief.

"External strength doesn't matter. The scariest thing is being slowly eaten away from the inside. You may call me Bluevoid," said the fake Blueling.

"Bluevoid? Good name. What problem do you have?" I asked.

"Us pulp worms are originally an intelligent species from a different star system, a place known as the Andromeda Galaxy by you Bluelings. Our mother planet is known as Wisdom, and we have lived millions of years advocating peace. One day, the Divine Empire's beast army suddenly appeared in Wisdom's sky. We, advocates of peace, weren't a match for those powerful lion-faced beasts. Ultimately, our great sovereign fell under the Divine Empire's control.

"The great sovereign of pulp worms is also the mother of all pulp worms. With her under control, all other pulp worms were forced to serve the Divine Empire. The level of civilization here is far inferior to Wisdom's, but we have only known peace in our history. Our advancement has been focused on various scientific theories, not warfare. Because of this, we were completely helpless when an enemy came knocking," explained Bluevoid.

"Your great sovereign was controlled by Emperor Fille, forcing your entire race to serve the empire. That is indeed a miserable fate," I said with sympathy.

"Due to slavery, our entire race tried our very best before finally managing to induce the empire to construct this super weapon," said Bluevoid.

"In other words, you had induced them to construct the superweapon as a way for you to fight back?" I asked. I even saw hope of using the super weapon against the empire.

"My main problem is not the superweapon but rather an issue within the worm colony brain. You must have seen the pink core as well. In the worm colony brain formed of countless worms, there are about 10 million pink cores. Since ancient times, the pink cores are the commanders capable of controlling the mind of other pulp worms. But in recent years, we discovered a grave problem," said Bluevoid.

"What problem? Is this what you need my help with?" I asked.

"The main concept behind the working of the pink cores was the complete obedience of the grand commander. In other words, the other cores need to obey me unconditionally. But recently, a core started disobeying me. I got rid of it, but that did not solve the issue. Instead, the problem spread to thousands of other cores," said Bluevoid, anxiousness apparent in his voice.

"That is an issue with the structure of your internal leadership. Why had the cores defected from your community?" I asked, still not understanding the issue.

"My younger brother picked you, for reasons unknown to me. At present, they have fused into your mind. I'll need to see what happens next to find out why. I believe they won't pick a host for no reason. As for those cores, I believe they had mutated after spending a long period of time away from our mother planet. Or perhaps the Divine Empire's enticement had caused it. Therefore, my only request for you is to help rescue our great sovereign, return her to Wisdom, and use the superweapon to move Wisdom back to its original position," said Bluevoid.

"My god, the difficulty of your request is too high. But as long as it has something to do with counter-invasion, I am willing to help. However, what should I do to help?" I asked.

"Return to reality and remove the nuclear warheads. I will help you leave the planet and send you to the main planet here, Planet Black King. Our great sovereign is imprisoned there," said Bluevoid. That was good news as we could now leave and meet Zhang Xingxing and the others.

"In other words, you'll be able to help me return to the clock time tunnel and return to my original timeline?" I asked in excitement.

"That is a trivial matter for me. You may proceed to Black King afterward. I will extend my help to you at a critical moment," promised Bluevoid.

"I have another question. Among the 27 planets here, how many superweapons are being built?" I asked.

"I can feel 27 of them, but I believe there are more than that. Perhaps there are more mutated cores or even a worm colony brain that has fully defected from us. The empire might be using these defected cores to nibble away at the regular worm colony brains. If the number of defected cores surpasses the number of normal cores, the superweapon will no longer be under our control. That would bring unimaginable consequences to the universe. We don't have much time left," said Bluevoid.

I nodded in agreement. "Fine, it's a deal. I will form an alliance with you against the Divine Empire. Send me out."

"I still have an important thing to tell you. After leaving, please head 1,000 kilometers to the southeast. There is a black building there, and within the building is the clock time tunnel. That is the same tunnel leading to Black King.

"On Black King, you will be able to contact your fleet with your communicator. They are currently still searching for you in the three-star system. You will be able to quickly establish contact with them. Also, on Black King, make sure to meet the planet's worm brain colony. The grand commander there is called Violetvoid. I have already sent them your information. One last question. Can you let me take a look at that creature in your backpack?" asked Bluevoid.

I did not hesitate to take out Bulu from my backpack. I noted with astonishment that Bulu's body was radiating slight traces of red light. Although it wasn't as bright as his usual light, it still proved that Bulu was no longer in a state of deep sleep.

Bluevoid reached out with their right hand and slowly touched Bulu's feeler with their forefinger. The moment the finger came into contact with the feeler, the liquid in Bulu's body started flowing at a rapid pace.

One minute later, Bluevoid pulled back and said solemnly, "I see."

"What do you mean? What did you see?" I asked.

"I am very surprised to see a Blueling, which is still in the early stages of evolution, resist the brainwave attack of a star-level civilization and maintain free will when facing me. So it turns out that there is someone from an ancient species helping you. Looks like my brother had indeed thought it through before selecting you," said Bluevoid.

"What? You mean Bulu is from an ancient species?" I asked, excitement rising within me.

"Yes. The level of its species' civilization might even be beyond the star level. However, I don't understand why a creature with such a high level of intelligence would lower themselves and serve a regular life form of a planet-level civilization," said Bluevoid with disbelief.

"I have always maintained respect for all life regardless of the so-called level of civilization. Perhaps that's how I have gotten so much help from so many people," I replied firmly.

At my reply, Bluevoid sank into deep contemplation, as though my casual remark had sparked a great philosophical debate in their mind. A dazzling flash suddenly appeared, causing me to shut my eyes instinctively.

"Canyue, all the nuclear warheads have been checked. There is no problem. Let's withdraw. The buer is ready to take us away. The warheads will detonate in 15 minutes."

I opened my eyes and saw Old Du, who had finished checking all the installed timed nuclear warheads.

His words caused the image of the two withered corpses to appear in my mind. Bluevoid was nowhere to be seen, and the familiar scene had reappeared around me.

"Notify everyone to immediately remove the nuclear warheads. Make haste!" I ordered loudly.

Old Du blanked out slightly and opened his mouth to question me.

"Don't ask any questions. Just do what I say immediately. Any disobedience will be punishable in accordance with military law," I said, not giving Old Du the chance to say anything.

Before Old Du could say anything, Zhang Bao'er complained through the communicator, "Canyue, I had painstakingly supervised the installation. Why did you suddenly decide to take them off?"

"I'll do it myself if you're unwilling," I said before moving forward to get started on removing the warheads.

At that point, everyone realized that I was serious. They stopped arguing and returned to help me. Old Du ran back to the underground entrance and removed the two warheads there as well. About roughly 10 minutes later, all the warheads were safely removed.

"A planet-level civilization is a total mess, incapable of sticking to a plan," Temo criticized.

"Keep running your mouth, and I'll cripple you immediately. It's not your place to say anything even if there is a problem with Canyue," said Zhang Bao'er, sounding like he was scolding Temo but was actually indirectly blaming me for suddenly changing my mind.

I laughed inwardly and ignored Zhang Bao'er. I decisively gave a new order, "Everyone, set off in the southeast direction. Our destination is 1,000 kilometers ahead."