TPC Far East Branch, Victory Team Headquarters.

"What the hell is going on? Have you already found out? ”

Rubbing his temples with a headache, he saw Megumi looking at the picture on the big screen worriedly.

At this moment, the big screen of the Victory team is projecting what is being observed in different parts of the world.

In particular, those areas where monsters may exist are strictly monitored by the major departments of TPC.

Unfortunately, this is only a palliative approach.

If we can't figure out what the cause of the sudden darkness around the world is, those monsters that continue to run amok will sooner or later spread to human settlements.

"According to information from the Space Observatory......"

"It's the war outside the 'canopy'!"

Quickly uploading the images observed by the Space Development Agency to the big screen, Norui has never felt so small.

Beyond the starry canopy, black planets distort space-time in an attempt to break into a closed-loop of space-time curvature made up of Oort clouds.

And at the edge of the space-time intersection, the war between Sphia Synths and Automatons is even more terrifying.

On one side are the undead who wander the starry sky, and on the other side are the mechanical race that has no concept of death at all......

The war between the two can no longer even be described as "tragic".

Hundreds of individuals die every moment, but then more join the battlefield.

However, there are more individuals who are directly torn apart by the gravitational pull of space-time than the deaths caused by the fight between individuals.

Whether it's Sfia Synth, or Automamon......

The power they exhibit is no different from that of ants in the face of the black planet and the closed loop of space-time curvature.

"The 'canopy'...... Is it really protecting us? ”

It's the first time I've been so truly aware of this fact, but Megumi Kuruma's heart doesn't have the joy I imagined.

As early as two years ago, when the "Starry Skycanopy" first appeared, there was a discussion within TPC, what exactly is that thing?

And why is it so isolated from the universe that the solar system isolates from the outside world?

Protection, captivity, observation......

God knows how many theories and speculations have been spawned within TPC.

Even Megumi himself has been wondering if that "Sky Canopy" appeared to protect humans.

Although it has now been proved that this "canopy" did appear to protect humanity, it also means that humanity is about to face a catastrophe that it cannot even imagine.

"Do you have more detailed data and information?"

His gaze stayed on the star like a "black hole" for a long time, and Megumi Kurama couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Yes!"

Nod in the affirmative without hesitation.

Ye Rui did not continue to operate the big screen this time, but took out the personal communicator he carried with him from his pocket.

"That black planet is called Dark Planet Gulnsfia."

"It is a survivor of a 30-million-year-old ultra-ancient civilization that has rediscovered its home in the universe."

"The Sfia Synths who are trying to break into the Oort Cloud region are the ultra-ancient humans who have fused and assimilated with the Dark Planet Guransphia."

Keenly noticing Ye Rui's abnormality, Megumi only groaned for a while.

"Is this information reliable?"

"That female netizen of yours told you again?"

For Yerui's mysterious female netizen, Megumi has heard of it for a long time.

Even when he and Horii were trapped in the former Earth Defense Force base, it was because of the help of this female netizen that Ye Rui was able to make the TPC top management pay attention and mobilize.

From this point of view, the mysterious female netizen can be said to be Megumi Juma's real life-saver.

"Well, Karen likes to play pranks, but the information she provides is always reliable."

Ye Rui thought about it briefly and decided to explain it to his captain without destroying Kalian's image as much as possible.

I don't know why, Norui instinctively didn't want Megumi to have a bad impression of Kalian.

"Well, I'll give you a few days off when this incident is over."

"Then I'll invite Karene to watch a movie alone."

"Remember, don't bring that 'light bulb' from my house this time."

This sudden change in topic made Ye Rui unconsciously open his mouth.

Ye Rui is just a little low in EQ, and he is not really a fool, so he naturally heard the subtext in his captain's words.

"Captain, Karen and I are actually ...... There is no ......"

Before Ye Rui's explanation could be spoken, he saw Megumi Kuruma's expression that seemed to be smiling.

"Don't you tell me you're just ordinary friends?"

"That's not what Tomoki told me last time I came back."

A blush suddenly appeared on his face, and Ye Rui also remembered the embarrassing "threesome" last time.

Especially Karen's angry, speechless expression at the end.

Let Ye Rui and Zhishu respond to it afterwards, and they all don't know what to say.

"Did Karen say anything other than the black planet?"

Turning the topic back to the point in time, Megumi was very curious about what else Karen knew about the secret information that the victory team didn't know.

She added...... Let us be careful of the Flower of Zigera......"

As soon as these words came out, Megumi Kuruma immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

The Flower of Zigera is the "Flower of Despair", an ultra-ancient monster that was born from the human heart.

Although TPC has been working hard to clean up the seeds of the Flower of Zigera in the past two years, there are always people who have hidden this special plant from ultra-ancient times.

If the current cataclysm continues for a long time, the flowers of Zigera that are hidden all over the world will bloom completely.

Absorbing the despair and fear of humanity, the Flower of Zigera will transform into a true ultra-ancient plant monster.

At that time, I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe even more terrible than the previous resurrection of the global demon gods.

"Let Lina and Big ...... right away"

"Wait, what about Lina and Dagu?"

Suddenly, Megumi Kuruma suddenly turned her head to look behind her as if she realized something, but she didn't see Rina and Dako, who were supposed to be standing there.

"They...... Seems to be out? ”

Also only now found out that the two were missing, Ye Rui's eyes widened a little dazedly.

“……”

Silently staring in the direction behind him, Megumi didn't speak for a long time.

It wasn't until Norui was anxious and wanted to get up and go to look for Lina and Dagu that Megumi Kuruma slowly turned her head.

"Leave them alone for now, they should go to something more important."

There was a slight pause in her tone, and Megumi continued to speak.

"Your side immediately contacts Munakata and Horii and asks them to act together with the rest of the TPC!"

"It is imperative that all recorded flowers of Zigela are controlled and destroyed."

"Even the Special Biological Research Bureau will never allow them to keep any seeds of the Flower of Zigera!"

Commuter/Referral Passes

(End of chapter)