HCB Chapter 391 The First Crack!
Chapter 391 The First Crack!
"reason."
"The first leak must be closed first. It can press down on both leaks at the same time because the first leak is too bad. Once it's closed, the pressure at the second leak will drop."
Quickly view data by observing stars.
"The judgment is correct."
Nie Qingcheng's voice turned cold.
"You'll be allowed to leave before the evacuation threshold is reached."
"enough."
Zhang Yan immediately pushed the output of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart to the top of the safety line.
The golden runes accelerated instantly.
Repair progress: 60%.
The tapping didn't stop.
Once per minute.
Each time it was heavier than the last.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex began to retreat.
The white tiger's front paws left marks on the ground.
The black scorpion held the rock wall tightly at the entrance of the passage to prevent the tunnel from collapsing.
Repair progress: 75%.
Cold sweat began to seep from Zhang Yan's forehead.
He didn't care about the physical strain.
What he cares about is the rune trajectory.
Each time the pressure from that thing outside the door lands, it causes the rune lines to shift slightly.
He must correct it before the offset occurs.
This is more mentally taxing than fighting.
Repair progress: 89%.
Nie Qingcheng spoke.
"Zhang Yan, your neural workload has exceeded the limit."
"It can still be compressed."
"What I saw was that the line had been crossed."
"Six minutes left."
"I'll give you three minutes."
Zhang Yan's lips twitched slightly.
"receive."
He pressed the last of the three rune fragments into the center of the fracture.
Repair progress: 95%.
Right at this moment.
The tapping stopped.
It's completely stopped.
The spherical space fell silent.
The white tiger did not retract its defensive stance.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex didn't move.
Zhang Yan's hand remained suspended before the break, yet he did not relax.
As he watched the monitoring screen, his face gradually paled.
Qin Xiao asked from the ground, "Why is it so quiet?"
No one answered.
Nie Qingcheng's voice was very soft.
"Stargazing."
I stared at the screen.
"It didn't stop."
She paused for a moment.
"It's... moving backward."
Zhang Yan looked at the system.
A red warning pops up on the gold-colored screen.
The energy source outside the door is moving away from the first door.
Behavioral model update.
Judgment: Charging up power.
"5% remains."
Zhang Yan didn't glance at the warning a second time.
The energy source outside the door is retreating.
This is not good news.
But it is also a window.
It takes time for it to build up its power.
What Zhang Yan needs to do is to completely close the first fracture before its next impact.
Nie Qingcheng's voice came immediately.
"Zhang Yan, there are four minutes and twenty seconds left until the evacuation threshold is reached."
"enough."
"I'll only give you four minutes."
"receive."
The stargazing equipment was quickly recalibrated.
"The external pressure drops briefly, but the deep stress within the door is rising. Its retreat is not a departure, but a preparation for an even greater impact."
Qin Xiao asked from the ground, "Can we blow it up first?"
Guan Xing said directly, "You can't blow it up."
Qin Xiao cursed, "That's really frustrating."
Zhang Yan did not participate in this conversation.
His entire attention was focused on the fracture.
Hengxingchen has already integrated into most of it.
The most difficult step left is to connect the newly woven runes with the original runes on the door.
This is not grout.
It's about getting the door to acknowledge that this part of the structure belongs to it again.
The golden light of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart became even brighter.
Zhang Yan could feel the core inside his chest heating up.
The system's gold interface begins to refresh.
Repair progress: 96%.
Rune edge connection.
Synchronization rate: 93%.
Nie Qingcheng immediately said, "Zhang Yan."
"I know."
"you do not know."
Her voice was cold.
"You just promised me you wouldn't go beyond the safety line."
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
He reduced the synchronization rate back to 92%.
The repair speed immediately slowed down a bit.
But he didn't push it any higher.
He promised.
That counts.
Repair progress: 97%.
The white tiger suddenly raised its head.
On the surface of the black sphere, ripples resembling liquid metal spread outwards in a ring.
Guan Xing's expression changed.
"It started to rebound."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "How much longer?"
"Within thirty seconds," said the stargazer.
Qin Xiao asked urgently, "Brother Yan, how much more is needed?"
Zhang Yan kept an eye on the progress.
98%.
He didn't panic.
The closer it gets to the end, the less you should rush.
If you steal it, the runes will be misaligned.
If you go astray, you'll be left with an unseen, hidden injury after the first door.
Zhang Yan did not accept this outcome.
He pressed his fingers down slightly, and the light of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart, like a fine thread, sewed the last section of the rune into his body.
Repair progress: 99%.
The countdown to stargazing has begun.
"Twenty seconds."
Nie Qingcheng did not urge her.
She only looked at Zhang Yan's data.
Heart rate increased.
The neural load crosses the edge of the line.
The synchronization rate of Tiangong Zhixin remains stable at 92%.
Her finger was on the evacuation command.
She would order a retreat if they jumped any higher.
Even if it's only a 1% difference.
She wouldn't gamble on Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan seemed to know what she was thinking and suddenly spoke.
"A beauty that could topple a city".
"explain."
"Don't press it."
"You'd better not make me press it."
"Um."
Repair progress: 99.6%.
The black sphere suddenly contracted inward.
Guan Xing's face turned deathly pale.
"Ten seconds!"
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's full armor unfolds, assuming its maximum defensive stance.
The white tiger stood in front of Zhang Yan, its tail mechanical sections unfolding to form a semi-circular barrier.
All the limbs of the black scorpion at the entrance of the passage were embedded in the rock wall.
Repair progress: 99.8%.
The system interface started to jump around.
The golden runes in front of Zhang Yan appeared as a brief double image.
This is a sign of excessive mental load.
He didn't resist.
He slowed down his pace by half a beat.
It's not a withdrawal.
It is stable.
The last wisp of stardust fell into the deepest part of the fracture.
Repair progress: 100%.
The first fracture has been repaired.
The entire spherical space suddenly lit up.
It's not an outbreak.
All the dimmed runes simultaneously regained a layer of light.
The ripples on the surface of the black sphere were forcefully suppressed.
That impending shock did not materialize.
Or rather, the door was already patched up before it fell.
The system's gold interface unfolds.
The first fracture has been repaired.
Door maintenance agreement unlock progress: 33%.
Current shielding efficiency: 54%.
Zhang Yan only slowly put his hand down when he saw the number 54%.
The White Tiger did not deactivate its defenses.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex did not retract.
He first looked at the second fracture.
The newly formed microcrack is still there.
It's a bit more stable than before, but it hasn't disappeared.
We saw it too, even while observing the stars.
She whispered, "The second area has developed new microcracks due to external impact, and the rate of deterioration is accelerating."
The system will simultaneously display an evaluation.
The second fracture status update.
It is expected to take 45 days to repair.
Zhang Yan synchronized the data to the ground.
Qin Xiao remained silent for two seconds.
"Just finished repairing one, and now it's another 45 days?"
Zhang Yan said, "It's better than fourteen days."
Qin Xiao choked for a moment.
"Too."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "Your body."
"Controllable".
"I look at the data."
"Neural load is decreasing."
"Don't try to fool me."
Zhang Yan said, "It really is declining."
Nie Qingcheng looked at the screen and confirmed that the value had dropped before speaking.
"withdraw."
Zhang Yan did not hesitate.
"withdraw."
After he finished speaking, he immediately put away the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The White Tiger is retained.
She quickly packed up her equipment, but instead of getting up immediately, she stared at another small screen.
Zhang Yan looked at her.
"What's wrong?"
"I detected a residual energy when it retreated just now."
"Can you analyze it?"
"System assistance is needed."
Zhang Yan raised his hand.
A ray of golden light was released from the Heavenly Craftsmanship and connected to the stargazing equipment.
Data flows into the system.
The parsing process is progressing very quickly.
However, the system did not immediately display the result.
Zhang Yan frowned slightly.
This is abnormal in itself.
The system can now quickly identify ordinary high-dimensional pollution, rudimentary energy, and gate debris.
Only things outside the database will pause.
Nie Qingcheng noticed it too.
"Zhang Yan?"
"Under analysis."
The Black Scorpion, carrying Zhang Yan and Guan Xing, began its ascent.
The white tiger followed behind.
1200 meters.
1,100 meters.
One kilometer.
The time deviation was restored to within two seconds.
The system finally displayed its conclusion.
Energy fingerprint matching complete.
Origin characteristics: It shares a common origin with the Ruins.
Strength assessment: 47 times the standard peak value of the Ruins body.
Zhang Yan looked at the line of text but didn't say anything.
Guan Xing stood on the back of the black scorpion, his face looking very pale.
She had obviously seen the synchronized data as well.
Qin Xiao's voice came through the communicator.
"Why isn't anyone saying anything? Have the results been released yet?"
Zhang Yan sent the data back to the ground.
A few seconds later, the terrestrial channel went silent.
Qin Xiao was the first to speak.
"How many?"
No one answered.
His voice became dry.
"Forty-seven times?"