[This is the place where our life begins, I don't know what you would call it, but we call it the "cradle"]

[Thanks to the unimaginably superior natural environment here, almost all the first civilizations born quickly flew to the stars and gradually explored this galaxy]

[We have also lived through a long and complex era of interstellar societies, but we have all come together in the end, and we believe that our unique environment is for us to be "pioneers" and inspire other civilizations]

[Little did they know that destruction was coming]

[At first, one or two stars went out for unknown reasons, but because they all happened at the edge of the galaxy, far away from us, we ignored this matter]

[However, when we realize it again, this phenomenon of star extinguishment has spread to the resource area, and gradually approached the habitation area]

[We tried to find out the cause, but found nothing, the only thing we can know is that what is devouring this galaxy is a "darkness"]

["It" is almost certainly a positive spherical shape with a diameter of about 400,000 light-years, which coincidentally surrounds our galaxy and shrinks towards the center of the sphere at a constant rate.]

[And everything in the "dark" path will disappear without a trace, and there will be no more detectable signs of existence......]

Li Wenyuan listened to everything in the "listening terminal" and felt a little surprised by what was happening in the "Elliptical Galaxy Beta".

The incident itself is indeed extremely unbelievable, at first Li Wenyuan thought that it was some unknown mysterious creature that devoured this galaxy, but now it seems that it is not so simple.

It is impossible to draw any conclusions about it from the description of "darkness" alone, and this self-proclaimed "light-chasing" civilization survival agency has not released any matching detection data.

It is likely that they are completely unable to parse this mysterious and strange phenomenon, and they are unable to detect any data, only to see the looming darkness.

He pondered the possibilities in his mind as he continued to record the contents of the listening without a word.

[At first we tried to fight it, but we couldn't do anything about it, and the most powerful weapon we could develop couldn't stop it from approaching for even a second.]

[So we had to choose to move inward, to the center of the galaxy, to abandon all our past glories, and to be driven away like lost dogs, just to survive for a while before being swallowed up by darkness]

[We should have perished long ago, the darkness is approaching too fast, and we only have time to send a distress signal to the outside before we will be destroyed in the darkness]

[However, perhaps miraculously, we have accidentally discovered that black holes can slow down the approaching darkness, and that darkness takes much longer to "swallow" the black hole than before]

[So we rekindled hope, we managed to destroy all the stars, turn them all into black holes, and constantly send out distress signals, this is our struggle to survive]

"Did you blow up all the stars...... Li Wenyuan now understood why he couldn't observe the light of the "Elliptical Galaxy Beta".

It was thought that interstellar dust was blocking the light, but now it seems that either the darkness has the function of blocking the propagation of light, or because all the luminous objects have been converted into non-luminous objects, or both.

【…… However, we have been hovering on the brink of life and death for too long, and the universe is finally empty, and even if we are sure that there are several galaxies that do have life, and maybe even high-level civilizations, we have not received any response.

[Maybe it's because of trouble, maybe it's because of inability, maybe it's because of indifference, we also understand them, after all, who wants to spend time and effort to help a group of guys they don't know? 】

[We can only fight alone, and gradually deteriorate in a long and hard life......]

[At first, the food that was managed in a unified way disappeared, and then gradually developed into energy blocks, minerals, alloys, and even ...... There are not many spaceships]

[We also understand the reason for this situation, we can't bear to pursue those partners who have been in trouble together, but after accidentally bumping into the scene when they committed a mistake, they panicked and chose to open fire......]

[The ideals of the past were finally shattered in the endless life and death, and we began to compete with each other for fewer and fewer resources, fighting for hatred, and fighting for the land of survival...... Just like when we first started]

[There are countless partners who have been side by side for tens of thousands of years who have been killed by our own hands, and we carry their share and continue to move forward with difficulty]

[From the original 460 civilizations, to 230, 115, 57...... It's like we're going through a civilization battle royale, with more and more civilizations being eliminated as darkness approaches, and the remaining civilizations are becoming more and more cold-blooded, and everyone is fighting for survival.

[Only the victor will have a chance to occupy the galaxy closest to the central region, where they will be the last to meet destruction...... Since destruction is inevitable, our fight ...... And for what? 】

The system's broadcasts are intermittent, and it seems that the distress seekers are also unable to maintain a more stable signal state due to the desolation of their memories.

It is said to be a distress signal, but in terms of content, it is more like the last words of this "chasing light" civilization survival organization.

Such a world sounds cruel, and as the rescuers say, they are going through a cosmic battle royale between civilizations, where even former friends have to fight each other with weapons for a little longer respite.

However, Li Wenyuan had a guess because of their "cosmic battle royale" statement.

So, he adjusted the frequency of the "pilot lighthouse" to match the "distress signal", and set the range behind the "elliptical galaxy beta" that they called the "cradle", and slowly sent out a series of responses.

…………

At this time, the leader of the "chasing the light" of a black hole galaxy in the "alpha galaxy beta" is sadly broadcasting their historical experiences to the outside world.

He no longer expects a civilization to save them, he only hopes to leave a little bit of the record of his civilization's existence.

At this moment, however, he received a string of signals from extremely distant sources, not even within their galaxy.

The contents of the signal are:

[I have a basic understanding of your situation, and now I want to know...... Do you have a special planet called an "observation terminal"? 】

The leader of the "chasing light" was stunned for a moment, and then he was carried away by the huge surprise, and began to speak incoherently.

"I, we, and you are, ......who are you?"

The life-saving straw in despair made him subconsciously clench it in his hand, and he didn't think about what was behind this straw at all.

As a leader, he quickly calmed down and replied accurately with the same signal:

"Traversing us as well as ...... No remnants of the same or similar information have been found in the historical database of 229 civilizations. ”

"No......" The unexpected answer made Li Wenyuan slightly stunned, but he quickly realized something and asked again:

[So...... Have you examined the galaxy in the heart of the galaxy? 】

(End of chapter)