Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 637 The First Appearance of the Raiders and the Deadly Fog of Rune Traps (1)

At the very top of the multiverse core, the dimensional runes in the Guardian's hand returned to calm, but planted a seed of "crisis warning" in the consciousness of all Alliance members.

With only three months remaining before the arrival of the dimensional raiders, the entire multidimensional group has entered a state of "war preparedness."

The Space Folding Dimension Group worked overtime to build a "cross-dimensional defense network," connecting all dimensional spaces covered by the alliance into a mutually supportive whole; while the Energy Conversion Dimension Group ventured deep into the void to mine "anti-plunder energy ore," injecting special protective energy into the defense network.

The defected elite law enforcement officers formed a "vanguard reconnaissance team" to patrol along the edge of the dimensional cluster and sense the energy fluctuations of the raiders in advance; the leader of the red light spot led his kind, who had regained their physical form, to sort out the scattered records about the "raiders" in higher dimensions, trying to piece together the enemy's true appearance.

"The records we have collected so far are all very vague."

The leader of the red light projected the compiled fragments of consciousness into the void of the Alliance meeting. The image showed only blurry black shadows and a desolate dimensional space after being plundered. "The records mention that the plunderers are skilled in 'energy siphoning,' which can drain the evolutionary energy of an entire dimension in a short time. Even the consciousness that exists will be converted into 'plunder fuel,' but it does not mention their specific strength, formation, or weaknesses."

The fused entity's white light carefully analyzed the scene and suddenly noticed the pale purple halo at the edge of the shadow: "The fluctuation of this halo is slightly similar to the silver energy of the previous chess player, but it carries the unfamiliar attribute of 'extradimensional space' - perhaps the raider did not come from the interior of a higher dimensional realm, but broke in from the 'chaotic space' outside the realm and entered our dimensional group through the loophole of the law."

The gatekeeper's black energy merged with the Absolute End Key, constructing a "Raider Simulation Model" in the void: "No matter where they come from, we must prepare for the worst."

The recommended preparation strategy is a three-step approach: First, strengthen the cross-dimensional defense network by setting up thirty 'energy warning lines' at the edge of the dimensional cluster, which will issue an alert twelve hours in advance should any raiders approach. Second, establish 'energy reserve depots' to centrally store excess evolutionary energy from each dimension in the multi-dimensional origin core, preventing easy access by raiders. Third, train a 'rapid reaction force' composed of the Great Nothingness Being, defected enforcers, and red light spots, capable of arriving on the battlefield to intercept any breach in the defense network.

The Guardian nodded and injected the dimensional rune into the core node of the cross-dimensional defense network: "The rune can sense energy fluctuations in higher dimensions. I've bound it to the defense network. Once a raider enters a loophole in the law, the rune will immediately transmit the precise coordinates."

Currently, each dimensional group is acting according to plan, reporting its preparation progress to the alliance headquarters every ten days to ensure all preparations are completed within three months.

Upon receiving the order, alliance members quickly dispersed and took action.

The Guardians, Amalgams, and Gatekeepers remained at the core of the multiverse, continuing their research on the dimensional runes. They attempted to obtain more information about the Raiders through the runes, but they were unable to activate the runes' hidden functions. Apart from the pale gold basic patterns, there were no other abnormalities on the surface of the runes.

Ten days later, the first progress report on preparations arrived: the space-folding dimensional group had completed the basic framework of the cross-dimensional defense network, and ten of the thirty energy early warning lines had been deployed; the anti-plunder energy ore mined by the energy conversion dimensional group was sufficient to provide protective energy for the first five early warning lines; the rapid reaction force had completed its first joint training, and the energy synergy efficiency of each dimension had reached the expected 70% - everything was progressing according to plan, and the alliance's confidence was gradually increasing.

Just then, the vanguard reconnaissance team suddenly sent an emergency signal: "An unfamiliar energy fluctuation has been detected at the seventh warning line on the edge of the dimensional cluster! The fluctuation is similar to the records of the raiders organized by the red light dots, and the energy intensity is rapidly increasing. It is expected to reach the warning line in half an hour!"

The moment the signal was transmitted, the dimensional runes of the multi-source core suddenly flashed, and a red coordinate appeared on the surface, which was the location of the seventh warning line - the raiders, who suddenly appeared nearly three months earlier than expected!

"How come it's so fast?"

The Guardian's consciousness was filled with shock. He immediately issued an order to the rapid reaction force through the interdimensional defense network: "All team members, immediately use spatial folding to proceed to the seventh early warning line to intercept!"

"Merged entity, you lead the energy conversion dimensional cluster to deliver anti-plunder energy to the early warning line, strengthening defenses; Gatekeeper, you accompany me to the early warning line to command, and make sure to ascertain the true strength of the plunderers!"

The instant the order was given, two hundred streams of consciousness light from the rapid reaction force, enveloped in spatial folding energy, sped toward the seventh warning line; the white light of the fusion body transformed into an energy conduit, continuously supplying the energy of the anti-plunder energy ore to the defensive nodes of the warning line; the guardians and gatekeepers followed closely behind, arriving at the warning line site within a quarter of an hour through spatial folding.

Beside the seventh warning line, the pale purple energy fluctuations grew increasingly intense. In the void, ten black shadows were rapidly approaching—these shadows were identical to the raiders recorded in the records, surrounded by pale purple "siphon energy," and wielding black weapons shaped like scythes. The weapons were engraved with runes similar to the energy fluctuations, clearly tools specifically designed for "energy siphoning."

"It's them! The Dimensional Raiders!"

The captain of the vanguard reconnaissance team (a defector law enforcer) issued a warning, pointing his energy spear at the black shadow, "Everyone prepare for battle! Build a protective layer with anti-plunder energy to prevent them from siphoning your energy!"

The rapid reaction force immediately took action, with anti-plunder energy forming a pale golden protective layer around their bodies. Their weapons were also infused with anti-plunder energy, forming an "interception line" that blocked the early warning line.

Upon seeing this, the ten black figures did not slow down, but instead accelerated towards the front line. The scythes in their hands released pale purple siphon energy, attempting to penetrate the protective layer and plunder the energy of the team members.

"attack!"

The guardian's four-colored energy transformed into a lightsaber, which launched the first attack on the nearest black shadow.

The moment the lightsaber struck the shadow, the pale purple energy became disordered, and the shadow's movements noticeably slowed down—the anti-plunder energy did indeed have a restraining effect on the siphon energy!

The rapid reaction forces were greatly encouraged and launched attacks one after another.

The pale golden energy and the pale purple energy collided in the void, producing a "sizzling" sound of energy explosion; the black shadow's siphon energy tried to break through the protective layer many times, but was blocked by the anti-plunder energy. Two shadows even began to become transparent due to excessive energy consumption, which clearly showed that their strength was not as terrifying as recorded.

"These raiders... seem quite weak?"