LRAB Chapter 243: The Collapse Crisis of the Star Chart System
Chapter 243: The Collapse Crisis of the Star Chart System
The observer stood in the center of the star chart, his hand gently stroking the star chart scepter. The scepter trembled slightly, as if conveying a distress message to him.
“The Void Avatar has begun to erode the Star Chart.” The observer’s voice was low and calm, but his eyes revealed a deep unease. “Its clone is interfering with the core of the Star Chart, causing the Star Chart’s energy to malfunction.”
"What?" Lessa rushed to the Observer's side, spear in hand, his eyes filled with anxiety. "If the Star Chart collapses, we will lose our only power to resist the Void Avatar!"
Kane leaned against the side with a cold smile, arms crossed: "I told you before, the star map alone is useless. Since it has been corrupted, it means the Void Avatar is more powerful than we thought."
“This is not the time to give up!” Sophia’s icy voice interrupted Kane’s taunts. She protected the edge of the crack with a frost barrier, her gaze unwavering as she looked at the Observer. “You must have a way to fix it, right?”
The observer paused for a moment, then slowly nodded: "There is a way, but... the cost may be beyond your imagination."
The observer planted the Star Chart Scepter into the ground, and a blue halo spread out, projecting the entire Star Chart system into the void. It was an extremely complex and orderly picture, with each energy line representing the trajectory of the universe's rules. However, at this moment, dozens of energy lines were being eroded by dark red void energy, like a deadly virus, devouring the core of the Star Chart.
“What are these dark red energy lines?” Sophia asked calmly.
“It is a secondary form of the Void Avatar,” the observer explained, tracing a line in the void with his finger, the blue light shifting and eventually locking onto a node on the star chart. “They do not attack the star chart directly, but rather erode key nodes of the rules, rendering the star chart’s power ineffective.”
"So, we can see the crack, but we can't hit its weakness?" Lessa frowned, a hint of unease in his voice.
“That’s right.” The observer’s expression grew increasingly grave. “The star map can only maintain its surface operation at present, but if the core nodes completely fail, the star map will collapse, and the rules of the universe will also disintegrate.”
Kane chuckled. "Sounds like things are going badly."
"Shut up." Lysa glared at him fiercely. "Observer, is there any way to repair these nodes?"
“Yes.” The observer nodded, his tone hesitant. “The Star Chart’s self-repairing function can reactivate these eroded nodes, but it requires a medium to inject the rule energy into the Star Chart. And I… am the only one who can be completely synchronized with the Star Chart.”
"What do you mean by that?" Lysa keenly sensed the implied meaning in the observer's words, her eyes filled with a hint of wariness.
The observer took a deep breath and slowly said, "The star chart does not exist independently; it needs the guidance of a manipulator to function. Currently, the erosion by the avatar of nothingness has exceeded the star chart's tolerance. If I completely merge myself with the star chart, I can provide it with enough rule energy to complete the repair of the core nodes."
"Sounds like a deal." Kane raised an eyebrow, a hint of cynicism in his voice. "But what's the price?"
"The price is... my existence will forever be a part of the star map." The observer's tone was calm, but everyone present could feel the weight in his words. "My consciousness will be integrated into the star map and become a part of it. That is to say, I will no longer be an independent life form."
The air froze instantly; everyone was speechless, stunned by the price paid.
“This is insane!” Lessa broke the silence first, stepping forward and grabbing the observer’s shoulder. “Are you kidding me? We have other ways, don’t we?”
The observer's gaze was calm and resolute: "No more. The star chart is the core that maintains the rules of the universe. If it collapses, the expansion of the cracks will be unstoppable. At that time, everything will fall into nothingness."
“You can’t just sacrifice yourself like this!” Lysa’s voice was filled with anger. “We’re a team, we can find other solutions together!”
Sofia looked coldly at the observer, her tone calm yet tinged with complexity: "He has made his decision."
Despite Lessa's strong objections, the Observer began preparations to repair the star chart. He raised the star chart scepter high, and the scepter emitted a blinding blue light, connecting directly to the core of the star chart. The entire star chart system began to vibrate violently; the blue radiance gradually became unstable, while a dark red erosion rapidly spread.
“I need your help.” The Observer’s voice rang out, his gaze sweeping over everyone. “Until I complete the repair, you must protect the star map from external interference, especially the Void Avatar’s secondary body.”
"Don't worry, we'll do it." Sophia covered the outer edge of the star map with a frost barrier, building an initial line of defense for it.
“I like head-on confrontation.” Kane’s hands blazed with flames as he sneered, “Leave the secondary bodies to me. I’d like to see just how troublesome they are.”
“Leza, the Arbiter, the Protector of the Observer,” Sofia said coldly. “We only have one chance.”
Just as the observer initiated the star map repair, the alternate forms of the Void Avatar suddenly launched a fierce attack. These alternate forms were more complex than before, their bodies covered in fragments of rules and void energy, moving swiftly and attacking with immense power.
Kane was the first to step forward, his flames transforming into a whirlwind that enveloped one of the clones. However, these clones seemed to have adapted to the flames' attack; a surge of dark energy erupted from their cores, directly engulfing the flames.
"This is bad." Kane cursed under his breath, quickly turning around and forming a barrier of flames to block the secondary body's pursuit.
Sofia's frost power precisely sealed off the movements of the other clone. Her movements were swift and decisive, each strike aimed directly at the clone's energy link. However, the clones' regenerative abilities remained formidable, and the frost was quickly shattered.
"Their target is the observer!" Sofia shouted a warning. "We must not let them get close to the star map!"
In the center of the battlefield, the observer was perfectly synchronized with the star map. His body began to emit a faint blue light, which gradually merged with the star map. His consciousness seemed to be pulled by countless lines of rules, each line like a memory, a piece of history, or even a microcosm of a dimension.
“Almost there…” the observer whispered, his forehead covered in cold sweat, his body almost engulfed by the blue light. “Just hold on a little longer… and the star map will be restored…”
Leisa and the Arbiter did their best to block the approaching secondary entities. Although their attacks were fierce, they still seemed powerless in the face of the endless stream of enemies.
"Hold on!" Lysa gritted her teeth and swung her spear. Her golden light pierced the core of a secondary body, but what followed was even more enemies.
At the most critical moment, the Observer's body completely merged into the Star Chart system. His consciousness transformed into countless blue rays of light, rapidly repairing the eroded rule nodes. The Star Chart's brilliance was instantly restored, the dark red energy lines were swiftly cleared, and the erosion by the Void Incarnation was finally halted.
However, when the brilliance of the star chart stabilized, the observer's figure vanished from the spot, leaving only his star chart scepter standing alone in the ground.
Lysa froze, his spear trembling slightly: "Observer...you..."
Sophia looked at the star map, a complex expression in her eyes: "He has become a part of the star map."
The battlefield fell silent instantly, with only the radiance of the star map trembling slightly in the void.