Chapter 445: Galaxy Border, Edge of Epidemic

The group was silent for a moment, and Li Yang sighed, a trace of determination flashing in his eyes.

He looked around at everyone and said firmly:

"We cannot just react passively. Although the current situation is serious, we must take action personally to find ways to restrain the strange 'epidemic'."

"On my side, as before, I will hand over the information to the Scientific Research Department and see if Demeter and the others can analyze it."

"At the same time, if you are able, find a way to investigate the things left by Hephaestus. You may be able to find out the origin of this mysterious force called 'Plague'."

Artemis nodded: "Oniri and I will go look around. I vaguely remember some of the large laboratories left by Hephaestus."

"Hopefully, we can find hope before the worst happens."

Oniliyi felt slightly uneasy: "But... this force is so powerful, do we really have a chance?"

Li Yang shook his head:

"Don't worry, since Datta said this is an operation that will take thousands of years, it means there must be a way to deal with it. As long as we find the key, we will be able to turn things around."

Aphrodite seems quite sure of this:

"I vaguely remember that Hephaestus once boasted to me that he had mastered a power that no god had ever seen before."

"Perhaps this is what you are referring to."

"Since he can master it, there's no reason why we can't do anything about it."

"Very good, then... let's act like this." Li Yang raised his hand slightly and opened a spatial rift.

Everyone also split up and left, staying away from the battlefield that was a mess just a second ago.

...

Time flew by.

A few days later, Li Yang received a text message from Artemis.

After some preparations, he met Artemis on a remote asteroid deep in the universe.

The satellite has been almost completely abandoned, leaving only a few rudimentary infrastructures and some low-level civilizations that have not even developed yet.

Artemis was the first to break the silence:

"This place is the star field where the God of Artisans first launched his strange research."

"I believe you have also felt it. In this star field, almost everywhere is filled with the weird feeling brought by the 'epidemic'."

"I investigated several nearby galaxies, and only found some vague records about the 'epidemic' in a few small civilizations on the fringes."

"Although I don't know how Hephaestus extracted that thing, I can be sure that the 'epidemic' was not a later creation, but something that already existed."

Li Yang nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"According to those fragmentary legends, the epidemic is an anomaly in the universe itself."

"It has no consciousness, it is just an extremely pure existence, with the instinct to devour all existence."

"Its origin has nothing to do with any known god, but a self-healing mechanism produced by the universe itself under certain conditions."

"It can be understood that when the universe thinks that there are abnormal forces that should not exist somewhere, it will generate this 'epidemic' and let them devour everything there until it returns to normal."

"If that's the case...then it and Difficulty can indeed be called a cosmic disaster." Li Yang frowned.

Aphrodite nodded slowly: "Yes, it has no intelligence or consciousness, it is just a destructive force. So even advanced civilizations are helpless."

"The disease can swallow up all energy. The star field it has invaded will become torn apart in a few years, and even the stars will be eaten away."

"The one that appeared in Blue Star before was probably attracted by our excessive concentration of authority."

"According to Datta, T is a warrior sent by a higher civilization to fight the epidemic. It seems that it is to fight against this branch entity."

"Then... the current situation is..." Li Yang took a deep breath: "In the battle between T and the epidemic, T is in a weak position."

"T, who has lost contact, is probably in an extremely critical situation."

Artemis nodded: "This time, even for us, it is simply a disaster beyond our understanding."

"However, it is precisely because of this that we need to find ways to combat the epidemic."

"As for Data, I can't contact her yet..." Li Yang shook his head, and then slowly said:

"However, there is no need to be discouraged. Now that we have obtained information about the [epidemic], it shows that this thing did not appear out of thin air, and it is not impossible to find a solution."

Artemis nodded, but the expression on her face did not soften.

She looked at Li Yang's face, and after a long moment of silence, she said slowly:

"Besides [the epidemic], we have another important thing to consider."

As she spoke, she stretched out a finger and pointed at the sky in a serious manner:

"There are gods three feet above your head."

Although it seems a bit strange to say this from the mouth of a god.

But it still does not affect the expression of meaning.

Li Yang frowned thoughtfully and said the name: "Zeus."

"What happened to that guy?"

Artemis smiled: "That guy is still the same."

"He didn't take the epidemic seriously, and he didn't take us seriously either."

"Everything right now is just to take revenge on us."

"The realm of God is gathering strength and even using its authority to create troops."

"As for who these forces are gathering to deal with, it is unknown."

At this point, she changed the topic again:

"But, thanks to that friend named T."

"Although I don't know what he did in the God's Domain, the current God's Domain seems to be in danger and surrounded by enemies on all sides."

"I heard from some guys that T took away something very important from the Realm of God..."

After hearing what Artemis said, he took a deep breath.

"It seems the situation is more serious than I thought...

On the one hand, we have to deal with the terrible force called the 'Blight', and on the other hand, we have to guard against Zeus and his realm of gods. "

He thought for a moment and continued:

"What T took away should be of great significance to the realm of God."

"We must contact him as soon as possible to find out what happened to him..."

Li Yang frowned slightly, then turned to look at Aphrodite: "Next, I would like to ask you to continue to monitor the movements in the God's Domain."

"If there is any trouble, remember to notify me in time."

Artemis responded, "Don't worry, I will always pay attention."

After saying that, she disappeared into the void with the moonlight, leaving Li Yang alone staring at the sea of ​​stars in the distance.