Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 688 The Illusory Memory of the Primordial Ruins and the Sudden Attack of the Eroding Entity

At dawn in the land of origin of chaos, the first ray of golden light of law pierced through the clouds and shone on the Altar of Balance.

The first squad of the cross-dimensional exploration team is ready to go. The fusion entity holds an energy map marking the coordinates of the primordial ruins. The flashing red dots on the map are the fragment locations located by the space messenger.

The gatekeeper pinned the optimized Absolute Termination Key next to the stream of consciousness light, the anti-void runes on the key's surface gleaming in the golden light.

"All team members checked their equipment and confirmed the connection status between the spacetime adaptation device and the anti-nothingness energy crystal."

The voice of the fusion entity clearly reached the ears of every team member: "The ruins of the Primordial Ruins are shrouded in void energy, which will interfere with ordinary consciousness perception. We must rely on the laws for navigation and equipment monitoring. It is strictly forbidden to leave the team without authorization."

The ten elite team members responded in unison. Their streams of consciousness were covered by a double layer of law protection. The outer layer was the golden-black energy of the global sealing array, and the inner layer was a protective membrane of concentrated first-generation guardian energy. This was an energy formula contributed by the fragments of the black phantom consciousness, which could resist the erosion of nothingness to the greatest extent.

The Chaos Witness floated to the front of the group and handed a "Relic Memory Crystal" to the fused entity:

"This crystal can record the energy memories within the ruins, which may help you avoid the void trap that destroyed the ruins back then."

As the fusion entity activated the spatial teleportation channel, a blinding blue light enveloped the entire team.

After a brief period of dizziness, the group found themselves at the edge of a chaotic space, with an endless expanse of gray-black ruins before them.

The remains of the Primordial Ruins are faintly visible in the void energy, and the charred traces of the annihilation energy impact remain on the broken walls.

"The concentration of void energy exceeded expectations, and the energy consumption rate of the anti-void crystal was 1.5 times that of the simulated value."

The gatekeeper frowned slightly as he looked at the fluctuating data on the monitor. "I'm releasing absolute annihilation energy to create a temporary passage. Everyone, follow the energy trajectory closely and don't touch any remnants of the ruins. There may be lingering traces of annihilation energy in the remnants."

Black energy surged from the Absolute End Key, carving out a narrow passage through the void energy.

The team moved slowly along the passage. The ruins were deathly silent, with only the hissing sound of flowing void energy echoing in their ears.

The fused entity would occasionally bring the relic memory crystal close to the wreckage, and blurry images would appear on the crystal's surface:

When the black phantom (fragment borrowed a body) detonated the void passage, countless gray-black energy pillars erupted from the ground, instantly tearing the magnificent ruins apart.

"The fragments are located beneath the ruins of the central altar ahead!"

The fusion suddenly stopped, and the red dot on the energy map flickered violently. "But the crystal shows that there is a 'memory illusion field' around the central altar. This is the last line of defense set up by the first generation of chaotic consciousness. It will pull the intruder's consciousness into the memory fragments before the destruction of the ruins, confusing reality with illusion."

The gatekeeper immediately released three probe beams, which, upon touching the central altar, suddenly twisted into spirals, displaying false images of battle.

That was a battle scene between fragments of the Lord of Chaos and a black phantom, completely inconsistent with actual history.

"Illusions can distort memories and cognition. Everyone should concentrate and anchor their consciousness with the energy of the laws, and not be misled by the images."

The group cautiously stepped into the field of memory illusions, and the surrounding scenery instantly changed.

The gray-black ruins disappeared, replaced by complete primordial ruins. Golden runes flowed across the buildings, and the first generation of guardian consciousnesses were praying devoutly around a pale blue fragment—the first fragment of the cross-dimensional balance core!

"These are real memory fragments!"

One of the team members excitedly took a step forward, but was stopped in time by the fusion entity.

The merged entity's stream of consciousness emitted a warning fluctuation:

"No, the energy fluctuations of the fragments are fake! This is a 'decoy image' created by the illusion field. Once you touch the fragment in the image, it will trigger a hidden void trap."

As soon as he finished speaking, a void crack suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the team member who had almost touched the image. Countless tiny energy tentacles extended from the crack and wrapped around the team member's stream of light.

The goalkeeper reacted quickly, his Absolute Finishing Blade instantly severing the tentacles and pulling his teammates back to safety.

"The illusion field will create bait based on our desires. Everyone must stay clear-headed and remember that our target is real fragments, not images!"

The group readjusted themselves, ignoring the constantly changing memory images around them, and headed straight for the depths of the central altar ruins.

As they went deeper, the interference from the illusion field grew stronger, and the team members' consciousness streams began to show slight transparency. Some even had the idea of ​​"abandoning the mission and returning to the place of origin".

"Fight the illusion with conscious resonance!"

The merged entity suddenly came up with a solution: she connected her consciousness with all the team members, forming a network of consciousness.

"Our combined will to protect us is more effective against illusions than individual resistance!"

The moment the consciousness network was formed, the surrounding images began to blur, the interference of the void energy was significantly reduced, and the team members' eyes became firm again.

Finally, the group arrived at the underground chamber of the central altar.

In the center of the secret chamber, a fragment enveloped in pale golden energy floated in the void—the very fragment of the cross-dimensional balance core they had been searching for!

The energy of the laws surrounding the fragment was completely consistent with the signal energy of the Void Messenger, indicating that it had been protected by the Void Messenger in advance, thus isolating it from the erosion of nothingness.

"Success!"

One of the team members couldn't help but cheer, but the fusion entity did not let her guard down; her perception of the laws detected a slight anomaly.

In the shadowy corner of the secret room, a faint black energy fluctuation was hidden, perfectly matching the fluctuation of the remnant consciousness of the Lord of Chaos!

"Watch out! It's a clone formed from a remnant of consciousness!"

The fused entity immediately released the energy of the Annihilation Sealing Stone, and the pale golden light illuminated the entire secret chamber. From the shadows in the corner, a thin black thread quickly shot out and flew towards the fragment.

The remaining threads are not targeting the team members, but rather corrupting the fragments' protective layer of law energy!

The gatekeeper was prepared, and the Absolute Termination Key instantly shot out a black net of light, firmly trapping the remaining wisps of energy.

The remaining threads struggled frantically within the light net, releasing annihilating energy in an attempt to corrode it, only to be rapidly purified by the lawful energy within the net.

"Do you think you can trap me like this? I have a backup plan!"

The remaining clone suddenly self-destructed. In the instant the annihilation energy exploded, countless tiny void cracks appeared on the walls of the secret chamber, from which a large number of "void worms" poured out.

These are void creatures cultivated by Remnant Thread using annihilation energy. They feed on law energy and are specifically designed to destroy protective layers.

"Team members, hold the debris!"

The fusion entity shielded the fragments behind it, forming a defensive formation back-to-back with the gatekeeper. "Attack the worms' heads with anti-void energy; that's their energy core!"

The battle erupted instantly, with pale golden anti-void energy and gray-black void worms intertwining in the secret chamber, and sparks from the energy collisions illuminating every corner.

Just as everyone was about to eliminate all the Void Worms, the entire ruins of the Primordial Ruins suddenly trembled violently, and a powerful energy fluctuation came from the depths of the chaotic space.

This energy fluctuation contains both annihilating energy and devouring energy, which is exactly the "dimensional devouring energy vanguard erosion body" mentioned by the Void Messenger!

"How could the corrosive entity have suddenly appeared? Our operation shouldn't have been exposed!"

The gatekeeper's face turned pale instantly, and he sent an emergency signal to the primordial consciousness of the Land of Origin through the connection of consciousness.

"The Primal Consciousness and the Corrupted Entity have arrived at the Primal Ruins. Requesting immediate activation of the spatial teleportation channel for support!"

The original consciousness responded quickly, tinged with anxiety:

"The spatial teleportation channel is being interfered with by the energy of the corrupting entity and cannot be opened normally! The energy level of the corrupting entity far exceeds our expectations. It is enveloping the entire ruins with devouring energy, and you are trapped!"