CHAPTER 505: CHAPTER 504: GENE OUT OF CONTROL

The sudden uncanny feeling that emerged from the Metal Civilization was quite strange.

First, it was abrupt and disorienting, leaving people at a loss;

Second, this uncanny feeling wasn’t an isolated incident, but a collective phenomenon of the Metal Civilization.

At this moment, all the Metal Star people residing on the various Civilization Planets experienced a shuddering sensation.

Initially, the Metal Civilization suspected the Supernova Explosion to be the cause.

After all, the mass of the Constant Star Lu Chen was a colossal eight hundred billion, the largest they had ever encountered, and this Supernova Explosion was also the most violent and spectacular they had ever observed. The erupted Constant Star Storm had turned into a tangible Particle Flow, its impact force as brutal as sandblasting a face, with numerous nearby asteroids disintegrating into molecular and atomic states under the incessant particle assault!

It was evident how terrifying the Supernova Explosion of Constant Star Lu Chen was this time!

The Wandering spacecraft was likely the most affected, having accompanied Lu Chen through numerous Supernova incidents, even daring to venture into the core area of a Supernova Explosion once. Therefore, the Wandering knew all too well that the closer to the core, the more terrifying the power of the Constant Star Storm would be. This time, as Constant Star Lu Chen underwent its own Supernova Explosion, the power of the Constant Star Storm tens of thousands of light-years away exceeded that of the core area, which profoundly shocked the Wandering!

This was also the main reason why the Metal Civilization attributed their collective tremor to the Supernova Explosion.

After all, the power of this Supernova Explosion of Constant Star Lu Chen was truly too fearsome, compelling them, even tens of thousands of light-years away, to activate protective measures, or else all life on their planets would be obliterated overnight. Furthermore, if protective measures were not taken, when the Supernova Explosion reached its final and most ferocious phase, it was possible that not even a Civilization Planet would survive!

This was not an exaggeration; as Constant Star Lu Chen began its final material ejection, except for the core part, all surface materials were flung out by an unparalleled explosive force. The substantial energy shockwaves were clearly visible, rippling out from the center of the Supernova Explosion into all directions of the Universe, leaving nothing in their wake, as all large matter was shattered into particles too fine to be discerned by the naked eye.

Merely in an instant, an enormous area of hundreds of thousands of light-years was thoroughly voided by this final blast!

However, thanks to the early activation of Information Walls by the Civilization Planets of the Wandering Alliance, they safely navigated through this crisis. Those residing on the Civilization Planets managed to observe with the naked eye the dazzling auroras that suddenly streaked across the bright starry sky. The phenomenon was not fleeting—it persisted for an entire month, appearing as if a prodigious aurora storm had continued for a month.

Moreover, since the final explosion of the Supernova was not strong enough to destroy atoms and other microscopic particles, the macroscopic materials within the Heliosphere that had been shattered into a particulate state were blown by the blast waves into clumps and sheets, reaching thirty thousand light-years away. At that time, Lu Chen’s Star Core evolved into a Black Hole, exploding with unparalleled gravitational energy, locking onto all matter within this patch of the cosmos. The particles, still in motion, gradually had their speed dissipated by the gravitational pull and their own friction, and as they aggregated closer under the influence of Black Hole Gravity, they formed clusters of brilliantly colored nebulae.

These clusters of nebulae came in various shapes, as if there were a nebula creativity competition on display.

Returning to the subject of the Metal Civilization’s tremor, as the aftermath of the last Supernova faded, the Metal Civilization was shocked to discover that its sense of dread not only didn’t lessen but mysteriously intensified.

Only then did the Metal Civilization gradually understand that the reason for their tremor was not the Supernova Explosion, but something else!

Although the people of the Metal Civilization still did not know the specific cause, after some time spent feeling and analyzing, they realized that this dread was similar to gene-level suppression, like the fear felt by a lamb on the food chain when a vicious wolf draws near.

What baffled the Metal Civilization was this:

They had never experienced this peculiar sensation before, and had never felt it when confronting any powerful Alien Civilization, plus they were intelligent advanced organisms with an innate ability to overcome environments and crises, so normally, such a phenomenon should not occur.

The biologists of the Metal Civilization, after analysis and summary, referred to this phenomenon as Genetic Dissonance.

To put it simply, their genes encountered stronger genes, resulting in a cellular instinctual feeling of dread, akin to a weaker being instinctively bowing before a stronger one. At this moment, the genes of the Metal Star people were in a similar state, with the tendency to lose control becoming more and more serious.

And this Genetic Dissonance was unique to the Metal Star people; the other civilizations of the Wandering Alliance did not experience it.

This indicated that this genetic suppression seemed to be specifically targeting the Metal Civilization.

Upon learning about this, a strong sense of crisis suddenly emerged in Lu Chen’s heart.

He could no longer afford to explore his Black Hole essence, focusing instead on arranging for the Wandering Alliance to investigate the cause of the Metal Star people’s dread while steadily advancing the Nebula Project.

The previous Supernova Explosion Plan was just a simple beginning, followed by the more important Nebula Project.

The former was merely a plan for protection and arrangements during the Supernova Explosion, whereas the Nebula Project involved detailed planning for the construction of the Wandering Nebula. Therefore, the Nebula Project was actually the crux of the matter, requiring the Wandering Alliance to dedicate more effort to execute it—as the saying goes, even when one has traveled a hundred miles, they are only halfway there.

However, what the members of the Wandering Alliance did not expect was this:

At this critical moment, an unexpected phenomenon occurred.

At this time, half a light-year away from the Metal Civilization Planet, suddenly a fleet of Planets appeared via the Jump Engine, causing extreme alertness within the Wandering Alliance!

With the emergence of this fleet, the dread of the Metal Civilization instantly escalated to its peak, and many Metal Star people experienced weak knees, even kneeling down.

Fortunately, the Wandering Alliance was now a fifth-level civilization, and nearby Earth Civilization quickly used technological means to completely isolate the genetic impact. The Metal Star people then returned to normal. However, when they looked again at the mysterious Alien Civilization, each Metal Star person couldn’t help but feel a mix of complex emotions!

The emerging fleet of Planets consisted of roughly three thousand Battle Stars, each one glinting coldly, with the glaring black metallic surface subtly conveying a chilling presence!