They say I'm a world-destroying anomaly.

Chapter 32 A Powerful Assault, the Lava Giant Tree

The "worst-case scenario" that Fan Qingniao mentioned was confirmed by the operations command the next moment.

"According to system analysis, if the current trend continues for a maximum of two hours, all the energy in the core of Golun will be activated, ultimately triggering a planetary explosion."

Generally speaking, although the core of a planet contains immeasurable energy, under normal circumstances, there is almost no possibility of a sudden breakup and explosion.

But now, under the interference of the interstellar fugitive Grey Hub, the Crystal Tomb, which is closely connected to the earth, has been sacrificed, and the energy buried deep underground will burst forth.

"This madman..."

Everyone present cursed under their breath. For the Bureau of Anomalies, beings like Gray Harbor were the most difficult enemies to deal with.

Possessing strong self-protection capabilities, it survives numerous pursuits and remains alive, hiding in the shadows to plot and scheming, only to emerge every one or two hundred years to cause a major problem for the Administration Bureau.

Most importantly, because he possesses a special ability to obtain from the catastrophic anomaly [Infinity], even if he sacrifices a clone on Golun Star, it has no impact on his main body.

But since things have already developed to this point, cursing is no longer enough to solve the problem.

The Anomaly Management Bureau must devise a countermeasure to stop Graylord's actions before the eruption of Golun Star.

Otherwise, the shockwave from the explosion of an entire planet would endanger the safety of hundreds of millions of people.

Golun Star is located on the edge of the Chengyu Galaxy. Its two nearest neighboring planets are Copper Dust Star and Swamp Salt Star, both of which are resource planets with abundant mineral resources.

During the process of galactic exploration, these two planets also developed a complete industrial chain, attracting many interstellar companies to come and develop and mine them.

According to statistics, the current permanent population of Copper Dust Star and Swamp Salt Star is about 150 million, including not only humans but also many other intelligent races.

The previously rescued survivors have been transported to the two planets by transport ships for follow-up medical treatment and psychological counseling.

According to the model estimated by the combat command, if Golun really explodes, these two planets will be the first to be affected.

When that time comes, high-energy cosmic storms and strong magnetic fields will sweep across the planet, resulting in widespread devastation.

"We have to stop that guy!"

Hu Zhou gritted his teeth and began to study the footage from the video recording.

He soon discovered that the only way to stop this ritual, which had spanned over 1,300 years, was to destroy the inverted giant tree that the Crystal Tomb had transformed into.

This giant lava tree is both part of the ritual, enabling communication with the energy in the Earth's core, and a sturdy barrier protecting the Gray Harness from disruption of the ritual.

The background communications from the command center revealed a lot of anxious voices, clearly indicating that they were under tremendous pressure.

"The first wave of attacking forces has already been deployed. The second wave of attacking forces is still assembling outside Golun Star."

Because the Crystal Tomb itself has a strong shielding and suppression effect on silicon, many targeted weapons and equipment need to be temporarily deployed.

If a regular fighter ship were to approach the surface of Golun, the result would only be an uncontrolled crash, just like the Nightshade-class ships.

"Let's go too! The exoskeleton might come in handy."

Hu Zhou made a quick decision and looked at Xue Zijing and Fu Chen.

In the face of crisis, combat personnel like them naturally need to rush to the front lines and join the battle.

Before leaving, he looked back at Wen Mu, Fan Qingniao, and the others who remained in the command room.

"I'll leave the tasks of finding its weaknesses and conducting parameter analysis to you."

After saying that, he rushed out of the metal barrier without looking back, piloted the exoskeleton mech, and called in the transport ship.

Ten minutes later, Hu Zhou and his two companions arrived at the edge of what was originally the lava lake.

The roots of the upside-down lava tree are deeply embedded in the sky, and its scarlet branches, like a network of blood vessels, cover half the sky.

Seeing the giant lava tree in person is countless times more oppressive than anything seen in images; the dark red sky alone is enough to make one feel suffocated.

When Hu Zhou and his two companions arrived, they happened to see the first batch of attack aircraft from the Administration Bureau launching a dive attack on the giant tree.

As this group of fighter jets, codenamed "Razor," dove down, the condensed missiles dropped from their bellies resembled hailstones, but were vaporized into white mist by the intense heat before they even touched the treetops.

The giant tree's branches trembled violently, and the solidified lava exploded and splashed like falling fruit—each fruit bursting into a rain of viscous lava. In an instant, three fighter jets were engulfed in the lava and turned into fireballs, their alloy frames melting into teardrop shapes as they fell.

The exoskeleton mechs landed at the tree's waist. They used liquid nitrogen armor to clear a path, their drill feet piercing cracks in the bark. But the giant tree's wounds oozed molten lava, which climbed up the armored shells.

The lava quickly solidified, turning into clusters of crystalline rock. One mech's knee joint was stuck in the clusters, and the pilot watched helplessly as vine-like lava flows wrapped around the cockpit, the entire machine making a cracking sound as it was eroded by the slurry.

A sharp whistle came from high above. A swarm of "Hummingbird" micro-drones plunged into the thicket of branches, attempting to cut the trunk with laser beams.

However, the lava giant tree is covered with thick crystalline rock armor, and the laser can only leave white marks on its surface.

Flames erupted from between the branches of the giant tree, piercing through the swarm of drones. The exploding fragments, carrying intense heat, ignited them one by one, turning them into falling torches.

The fiercest battle took place in the tree root area at the top. Twelve heavy mechs that had just arrived on the battlefield bombarded the tree roots with railguns, but the blasted lava fragments reformed in mid-air into several lava rock golems.

These magma creatures, standing four to five meters tall, would immediately self-destruct if they got close to the heavy mechs. Thick smoke billowed as one of the powerless mechs crashed down, smashing a huge crater into the crystal basin below.

During the siege, the giant tree trunk suddenly split open, spewing out a yellow-green toxic gas stream composed of sulfurous clouds.

Where the swirling air currents swept, the armor coating bubbled and peeled off, and the fighter jets' outer shells were corroded into countless pits. The two fighter jets staggered and collided in the corrosive smoke, and the sparks ignited the toxic fog, triggering a new explosion that tore another nearby "Razor" fighter jet into a rain of metal fragments.

"This won't do. Calling command to request the activation of space-based weapons!"

Upon seeing this scene, Hu Zhou, who had already joined the battle, immediately established contact and roared hoarsely.

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The transport spacecraft bound for the Marsh Salt Planet made an emergency turn, heading towards more distant stars.

Upon hearing this news, Fields guessed that it was caused by the incident on Golun Star. He looked at Cheng Xu with concern, only to find the latter holding his head, bent over and motionless.

Help me!

Help me!

Please, please save me...

Cheng Xu didn't know when it started, perhaps from the moment the spaceship left the atmosphere of Golun Star, but he had been experiencing auditory hallucinations.

As time went on, these auditory hallucinations became more and more complex and noisy, almost making one's mind explode.

Who is calling for help?