Otherworldly Desert Dust

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Li Feng's question was quite clear.

Since the Longevity Sect were like sheepdogs and untouchable,

they would have to abandon the Yuan You mines of the Longevity Sect.

The era of Li Feng's virtual world could only be temporarily shelved, as they needed to first escape the terrifying Red Port and then seek other methods.

At least, they needed to ensure the survival of those who had not been bewitched by the Longevity Sect and continue onwards.

So, theoretically, attacking the Magic Cube Star and acquiring sufficient Yuan You energy from them would be the way to escape Red Port...

Why did it still fail then?

"If we had annexed the Longevity Sect and if it had been successful, it would mean that the four-tenths of the escaped humans would return to our homeland,"

"While attacking the Magic Cube Star meant we would abandon that four-tenths of humanity, escaping with the remaining six-tenths, but the end result would still be the extinction of all mankind."

"Clearly, there is a difference between the two, right?"

Li Feng began to analyze the death omens Wu Hen had seen.

Wu Hen nodded his head, indicating that there indeed was a difference, which meant the causes of extinction were different.

Once they compared the causes and effects of extinction, it would be like finding out the disadvantages in their game against the high-dimensional insects; adjusting these could lead to a real path to survival!

Li Feng was thinking.

So was Wu Hen.

After a while, Wu Hen shared some of his thoughts: "I think that attacking the Magic Cube Star was close to success, just faltering at the last moment."

"Faltering at the last moment?" Li Feng pondered for a moment and then began to mutter to himself, "If we compare the perspectives of Time Travel and Space Wander, whether we get the Yuan You mines from the Longevity Sect or the Magic Cube Star, the capability granted to Nuwa Divine Realm for escape is consistent; it would not weaken because we chose to attack the Magic Cube Star."

Wu Hen nodded his head. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

If the issue lay in this stage, then they would have to overturn all their plans and draft a new escape strategy.

However, at the moment, it was impossible to confirm if there were any flaws in this direction. The divergence in outcomes was instead appearing in the choice between the Longevity Sect and the Magic Cube Star.

"Let's hypothesize a successful outcome, and you help me analyze it to find out where the problem lies," Wu Hen proposed.

"The first plan, assimilate the Longevity Sect, reclaim the forty percent of humanity that was taken away, and have all of humanity escape together."

"The second plan, attack the Magic Cube Star, abandon the forty percent that was taken by the Longevity Sect, and have the remaining sixty percent successfully escape."

Li Feng removed all the known elements and conducted the simplest logical check.

Wu Hen also quickly noticed the key factor.

"The forty percent of people taken away seem to be the key to our success or failure in escaping. That is to say, we must prevent the high-dimensional insects from implanting their genes into our entire Human Clan!" Wu Hen exclaimed.

"Right, the reason for the failure of both plans ultimately boils down to genetic implantation. That is to say, if the high-dimensional insect's plan for genetic implantation succeeds, our extinction is destined, and it will also cause permanent damage to the Ten Thousand Veins of mankind," Li Feng agreed with Wu Hen's analysis.

"It appears that I was indeed hasty when I initially expelled them," Wu Hen admitted.

"No, you did the right thing. If you hadn't expelled them, the high-dimensional insects would have used our entire Human Clan for their genetic implantation experiments. You essentially preserved sixty percent of humanity," countered Li Feng.

If they were already domesticated, the ultimate fate of all mankind would be the same. If Wu Hen had not intervened and shattered the roots of the Longevity Sect in their homeland, then the high-dimensional insects would not even need to move their experimental site but could carry out the genetic implantation experiment directly within Nuwa Divine Realm.

And Li Feng would have found it difficult to assemble an elite force of escapees within this year, let alone have any capital to gamble against the high-dimensional insects, or even have room to struggle.

One could say Wu Hen's awakening was perfectly timed, especially the blow he dealt to the Longevity Sect, which made more people soberly realize the principle of "those not of our race have different hearts" in this otherworldly Dust!

Li Feng wanted to share the story about the Guardian because he wished to tell Wu Hen that in a life-and-death situation, he was a cold-blooded creature.

Even now, knowing that those human traitors who had been led away were taken to undergo genetic implant experiments and faced a fate more terrifying than hell, he could remain indifferent.

Alas, the failure of the second escape plan was also caused by these led-away people.

"I don't quite understand. Even with the fear implanted, theoretically, the second plan should allow the sixty percent of us to barely survive. After all, even with the genetic implantation, it wouldn't cause the extinction of us all. There would always be some who, even with the fear of high-dimensional insects in their genes, could survive in some corner of otherworldly Dust after escaping," said Wu Hen.

He was now leaning towards the second plan.

The second plan was close to success.

Yet, what he couldn't comprehend was this: even if the implanted fear took effect, that would be a long-term impact, yet his Death Omen Law showed an impending doom in the near future.

"About that, I'm also not quite clear. There must be something we've overlooked," Li Feng also furrowed his brow.

The two stood there, as silent and still as statues.

Not far from them, a teenaged boy with a sneaky look suddenly took advantage of the inattentiveness of the staff and stealthily opened the display cabinet to put the flame-patterned gecko into his backpack.

Wu Hen originally didn't want to intervene, but his gaze settled on the thieving youngster.

"Kid, you can't keep it alive for a week, it will starve to death. Do you even know what it eats?" Wu Hen said with irritation as he glared at him.

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"I brought it to Lun Mountain City because the book says this flame gecko is the most formidable hunter in nature. They can kill all insects and become stronger through evolution! It's the insects that have taken over my home. I want to bring it back and exterminate all the insects there, so I won't have to live in this settlement house anymore, and I can also avenge my little friends!" The little boy had no intention of returning it and said resolutely.

"The geckos here are just ordinary geckos without mutation or evolution, but the insects in Lun Mountain City are Alien Insects. They're so powerful that even the strongest of humans may fall in battle," Wu Hen explained.

"Nonsense, didn't he just say that this is a Guardian, a powerful creature that can deal with Alien Insects!" the little boy pointed at Li Feng, enraged and embarrassed.

It turned out the little boy had been listening to their conversation all along.

About high-dimensional insects, about the Death Omen Law, about the entire Human Clan's escape, he might not understand anything at all. But he was very interested in the Palace Guardian that Li Feng mentioned, mistaking the pets in the Tropical Pavilion for powerful Mutated Guardians that could help him reclaim his home.

Li Feng could only give a wry smile.

The courage of kids nowadays was greater than their reasoning.

Li Feng shook his head and began to explain patiently to the little boy...

But as he was about to speak, he realized something abruptly, as if he were struck by lightning.

At the same moment, Wu Hen stood there, his eyes sparkling with the realization of something!

What had they overseen?

Both of their plans had overlooked a crucial factor!

The one thing that could cause the entire Human Clan's escape plan to fail...

"Lun Mountain City, the white Wormhole!"

Li Feng and Wu Hen thought of this at the same time.

A dike is no stronger than its weakest point!

Yes, they were preoccupied with how to outwit high-dimensional insects in Red Port, analyzing the strengths of different clans, concealing their true intentions, and adopting various tactics. But they had completely forgotten about the white Wormhole in their homeland that could never be eradicated!!

"I understand, I understand everything!" Li Feng said excitedly.

Wu Hen also straightened out all his thoughts.

He finally understood why the Death Omen Law had shown him a vision of the past, because that vision was the ultimate reason for the extinction of the entire Human Clan!

A smile appeared on his face as if he had swept away all the shadows hanging over his heart, and he exhaled a deep breath of murky air.

"Implanting fear means that our strength as the entire Human Clan will drastically decrease when facing Alien Insects, and even if we manage to escape from Red Port, the Alien Insect could crawl into our homes through the white Wormhole in Lun Mountain City. Even with the Nuwa Law suppressing the strength of the Alien Insects, with that genetic fear, sixty percent of our race will be slaughtered!" Li Feng said.

Wu Hen immediately nodded.

This was why the death order under the two plans was different.

The first plan, to subsume the Longevity Sect.

The Longevity Sect was the sheepdog for the high-dimensional insects. When the Old Faction launched a major attack on Longevity Island, the high-dimensional insects would directly intervene and annihilate these rebellious humans... In contrast, the Escapee Faction, being subordinates, would survive but ultimately have the same fate of being used for fear implantation experiments.

The second plan was to attack Magic Cube Star.

In this plan, they had completely abandoned forty percent of the population, who were quickly taken for experiments, and fear was successfully implanted in the entire Human Clan.

They died first, and the remaining sixty percent actually escaped from Red Port with the Nuwa God End.

However, during the escape, high-dimensional insects issued a kill order, and the Alien Insects entered the Divine Realm through the white Wormhole.

Before implanting fear, the Nuwa Divine Law would suppress the strength of the Alien Insects, and human elites could build fortresses in Lun Mountain City without fearing a large-scale invasion from those Insects.

Once fear was successfully implanted, the high-dimensional insects' Law of Fear would apply to the entire Human Clan in conjunction with the Nuwa Divine Law, leaving the Alien Insects as the stronger force. So even if sixty percent of humans managed to survive, the end result would be the same – collective extinction, with only the order of demise differing!

This was the ultimate truth!!

Wu Hen and Li Feng, both were completely focused on Red Port, their attention on the high-dimensional insects.

However, it was the boy beside them, who didn't understand the complex strategizing but knew of a white Wormhole in Lun Mountain City, that had destroyed his life.

And it was this tiny white Wormhole that was about to destroy the civilization that the entire Human Clan had struggled to build over time!!

Primitive Insects,

Alien Insects,

Red Zhe Insects,

High-dimensional Insects!!

If they were the pawns, knights, rooks, and kings on a chessboard,

then the power of each piece could not be overlooked.

This was the grand strategy game that concerned the whole species and the fate of all humanity!!