I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 503 - 386: The Banned Local Forces_3

Chapter 503: Chapter 386: The Banned Local Forces_3

In such an environment with high difficulty and energy levels, things were different. Although the countdown clock was about the same, Zheng Yichen felt very cold on this side.

"In such an environment, the Boundary Breakers must be affected too, right?" Zheng Yichen pondered. If he felt this uncomfortable, it was likely the Boundary Breakers were not faring any better. Now it seemed like a wise decision to switch targets.

However, Zheng Yichen had additional concerns. Had he not received extra information in that cancerous world, he might have changed his mind by now. But in that world, he had gleaned additional intel from a Devourer’s mouth: the Devouring Faction’s Devouring System had flaws...

Moreover, it appeared that the Devouring Faction had some secret connections with the Boundary Breaking Faction. The Boundary Breakers had exploited these flaws, causing the Devouring Faction in Essen’s world to lose everything.

Knowing this and still going after the Boundary Breakers first might have introduced other problems, and wanting to take advantage might turn against him, so he wouldn’t change his target. He would take care of the Devouring Faction first. Honestly, if Dusk had assigned him just one more capable partner, he wouldn’t have hesitated.

They could have split up, one to each side. Anyone who could become a Proxy Agent and be pulled to this side by Dusk couldn’t be too weak; they deserved a considerable amount of trust.

"BOSS, I have received a data packet, which has been isolated," Lilith’s projection reappeared as the ’Firmament’ shrank in the distance.

"Is it dangerous?" Zheng Yichen took out an unused mobile phone from the storage compartment of his motorcycle: "Use this device to receive it."

"There’s no encryption on the data packet, transmission complete—" A massive file appeared on Zheng Yichen’s phone. He clicked on the file and began to read, his eyebrows involuntarily lifting. He glanced back at the ’Firmament,’ which appeared smaller with the distance.

That ’Firmament’ was ’Firmament No. 7’ of this world.

’Newcomers, we thank you for your past contributions and warnings—below is the intelligence we can share.’

’This world is on the brink of collapse, out of 108 domes only 74 remain; Firmament 7 is the strongest targeted dome. Please forgive us for not being able to meet with you normally to confront the imbalanced environment and the enemy, we made corresponding adjustments, yet even so, Firmament 7 has been under strict surveillance and infiltration.’

’Our system has flaws. When you appeared, we were in the midst of clearing out the infiltrating enemy forces and addressing the problems brought about by the system’s flaws. Proxy Agent, please do not casually approach any dome during the next part of your journey, even if we have fought against the invaders, the flaws in the Firmament System cannot be fully resolved.’

’The dome itself is a dangerous weapon!’

’As soon as the Proxy Agent approaches a dome, it will trigger the dome’s automated annihilation system. We would like to offer additional support to you, Proxy Agent, but the dome is a ’trap’; it has preserved the majority of people in our world but has also become a ’cage’ restricting us. This cage holds hostage nearly all of humanity in this world.’

’The struggle for control of the dome has left us barely able to fend for ourselves... We are very grateful for the help that the Dusk mercenaries have brought us in the past, but after our regrets and conflicts, we can only passively await destruction, powerless to act.’

’Suppressing the enemy is not enough to break free from this cage. The enemy’s methods are far beyond our understanding, and all we can do now is provide information and, as much as possible, avoid causing additional trouble for you, Proxy Agent.’

’Grand promises have no meaning; if we can survive, we will be the vanguard that will fight against the ’Boundary Breaking Faction’ and the ’Devouring Faction’ for life.’

After the opening, the rest was related intelligence. Native forces were initially the ones being blatantly manipulated, the old tactics of the Boundary Breaking Faction, by infiltration and substitution within the world’s upper or research echelons, thus laying eggs using another bird’s nest.

The domes were developed after the Devouring Faction appeared. At first, there was no problem with this invention, just as the introduction in the provided information said: the domes protected the majority of humans in this world, allowing them to avoid death from the ’vacuum’ that resulted from environmental imbalance.

The severity and energy levels of this world were very high, and the damage from the imbalance-caused vacuum was even greater, so ordinary people couldn’t withstand it.

The ordinary people who survived under the protection of the domes had also become hostages, with the enemy-introduced flaws in the domes. However, in this world with its challenging environment, the locals did not just sit back, they fought hard to gain a certain degree of control despite the disadvantages.

But the cost of gaining control was severe, with the battle resulting in 21 domes completely collapsing. The collapsed domes, however, provided the rest with experience, allowing them to control the remaining domes to a certain extent, even though it meant that roughly one-fifth of the survivors in this world died completely.

The subsequent damage to some domes was due to ongoing conflicts, some caused by the real enemy invasions, which the enemies referred to as hobbyist hunting to pass time.

Another part was due to the flaws in the domes, which, as the Dusk hunters approached, triggered the automated annihilation system, destroying them. The enemy’s attacks on the domes never stopped, being both physical invasions and systemic attacks.