Chapter 422: Electronic Attack

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

[As long as you have a way to identify what those data belong to, you can throw that portion of data into the void like a computer deletion program.] [Everything that has passed away will eventually return to the void, and you’ve only brought forward this process.]

[This is the weaponization of data, killing the opponent from the source.]

[In the past, this was an existence similar to a nuclear weapon during the natives’ era. Moreover, due to its extreme danger, even humans would not use it easily. They would only use it as a deterrence to show their strength.]

[Sometimes, even if some unconcerned data is deleted, it will have an unbelievably huge impact.]

The void bug sent the last piece of news. It seemed that they had reached the limit of their time in the universe.

[The underlying mechanism of the universe has taken effect. Like antivirus software, it is rejecting us. This is a matter on the data level. Until now, we have not found a solution.]

[We will soon be driven back into the void, but with this opportunity, We have also transmitted enough information. This is the most we have transmitted in the countless eras in the past.]

[This might be the last time we meet in this era, but there’s nothing to regret. Like the Ring of Time, we will watch you from the beginning to the end.]

[Until next time, goodbye.]

Distortions like the one around the Void Lord began to appear near the sphere formed by the void bugs again. Li Wenyuan waited until the universe was about to start cleaning things up.

Before the space-time ghost appeared, Li Wenyuan thought of something and finally asked a question that he was very concerned about.

“Does this universe have intelligence?”

The void bugs didn’t seem to expect Li Wenyuan to ask this question, but at the last moment, they replied,

[No, at least not for now.]

[The universe is running according to a fixed program. You can think of the universe as a program with a set of logic. It will show a considerable degree of intelligence in certain things, but definitely no intelligence.]

[But who can say for sure what will happen in the future? After all, even we and…]

The communication was cut off because the space-time ghost phenomenon had appeared. After understanding the essence of this void, Li Wenyuan realized that this space-time ghost was actually a protective measure similar to antivirus software.

It would remove everything that did not belong to this universe, even the void that leaked here, allowing these things to return to the void.

The void bug was touched by an identical shadow and disappeared without a trace. It did not cause any ripples or take away a cloud.

After that, the Hunter began an urgent discussion again. Because the space-time fault, which had always been successful, had been eliminated by a mysterious phenomenon, they detected the nature of the void from that mysterious phenomenon.

This was clearly the work of the void lifeform, but they couldn’t understand why the void lifeforms would help that civilization in a way they had never seen before.

Apart from the initial communication, the communication between the void lifeforms and that civilization was all disrupted by a strange signal, preventing them from knowing the outcome of the communication. It also made them eager to understand what that civilization had obtained.

Although they also had other means of attack, they became cautious after seeing how void lifeforms resolved the space-time fault. If these means of attack were cracked, it would be very difficult for them to be effective next time.

Every attack method was equivalent to their trump card. They had to ensure that they would be offensive in the future, but the void lifeforms used an unknown method to instantly destroy the fleet they sent over. This made them realize that there was no room for discussion.

They had to defeat the other party before the civilization understood the knowledge that the void lifeforms had given them. Otherwise, they would definitely be the ones to suffer in the end.

Hence, more crescent battleships arrived in the galaxy where Li Wenyuan’s fleet was. There was also a new type of disc-shaped battleship. It looked like two crescent battleships surrounded the sphere in the center, like a ring.

This kind of battleship began to glow as soon as it arrived. The incandescent light formed a ball of light that enveloped the entire spaceship. No one knew what the spaceship was doing.

Of course, Li Wenyuan also noticed the enemy’s arrival, but he was more concerned about the series of information and data sent by the void bug.

Void technology was still in an indecipherable state in the technology tree. After a short period of research, Li Wenyuan discovered that the void technology was actually just a template, which was just an idea that had yet to take shape.

The void technology that was filled up in the technology slot had no content. They were waiting for the research to make progress.

Perhaps this was the doing of a certain human in the past. Today, it was passed down to Li Wenyuan. However, the void bug did not explain this, which made Li Wenyuan’s idea of studying void technology fail.

However, the data usage displayed before the void bug left still attracted Li Wenyuan’s interest. After all, he was currently facing the threat of the Hunter civilization.

If there was such an efficient method of destruction, he wouldn’t mind using it on someone who had already bared their bloodthirsty fangs at him.

“Delete data…This is very abstract, but it’s very normal in this data universe.”

“Furthermore, since everything in the universe is essentially data, those idealistic things can also be deleted, right?”

Regarding the use of data, he thought of the possibility of removing some non-material and spiritual things.

For example, the personality of a certain lifeform, the characteristics of a certain group of lifeforms, a certain history of existence, a certain technology, or even a certain spirit of a civilization.

He didn’t know if such a thing could be done with data, but it seemed completely possible based on the essence of this void.

“Then let’s take a look at those special data…”

More crescent battleships and disc battleships arrived. This number had even surpassed the fleet that was fighting the Silent, as if they were vowing to completely destroy Li Wenyuan’s fleet.

However, he had already scanned through the special data at an extremely fast speed and looked at the Hunter fleet through the sensors.

“I didn’t expect the Hunter to also be a special data. This kind of data can’t be deleted…But your battleships aren’t..”