Across Ultra: Half Dream

Upon hearing this, everyone in the lab sighed. They knew time was running out and they couldn't afford to waste any time. So, they sprang into action, each throwing themselves into their intense work.

Some people began to check the instruments and equipment to ensure that everything was functioning properly; some were busy organizing the data for better analysis and research; and others were responsible for preparing reagents and preparing for the next round of experiments.

On the other side, the human leaders started another meeting.

"This 'God-making' project is too slow! Tell them to speed up!"

"It's really too slow! If the Dark Giant reacts now, we will fail!"

"What are you afraid of? We have energy shields! They can't use the power of the giants! They can only turn into humans and let us slaughter them!"

"Having said that, who knows if there will be any accidents!"

"Whatever you say, Dr. Ashida, tell them to speed up! Don't let anything unexpected happen!"

"Yes!" Ashida nodded and turned back to the laboratory.

At this moment, a scream was heard from the human's secret laboratory, and a human-sized stone statue was slowly pushed out.

"Failed again!"

"Check the results of the experiment! See where we can improve!"

"How many test subjects do we have left?"

"We have seven test subjects left, and four are still at large!"

"Looks like we need to attack the Dark Giants and find a way to get some, otherwise the Light Giants won't be enough!"

"Well, I'll report this to the higher-ups." Ashida frowned. "The Dark Giant isn't easy to catch, but it's not impossible!"

Ashida turned around and called his superiors, explaining his needs. They said they would arrest him as soon as possible.

At the same time, after talking with Tiga, Chloe took out the anti-shielding bracelet she had made.

"Brother, I don't have enough materials, so I can only make three. I'm keeping one for myself. You decide who to give the rest to."

Tiga nodded, "Yeah, I understand."

"Brother, you should have found out something about Hitler. Tell me about it."

Tiga was silent for a moment, then slowly and softly told what he had found out, including information about Orion.

Hearing this, Chloe lowered her head in thought. "If I want to restore Orion, my energy alone won't be enough, right? If Triga's world has an Eternal Core, then this world must have one too, right? My energy combined with the Eternal Core should be enough."

[I just don't know where it is... It gives me a headache...] Chloe rubbed her fingers together [Oh right! That woman, Youlian should know!]

"Brother, let's go find Youlian. She should know something that we don't."

When Tiga heard Chloe mention Youlian, there was a hint of reluctance on his face, but after struggling for a while, he finally agreed.

After a while, the three met in a deep forest.

"Youlian, we want to believe you." Chloe looked at Youlian with a cold face. "But, you are not honest."

A trace of shock flashed across You Lian's eyes, and then she quickly lowered her head and tried to brush it off. "How could it be? What else can I hide from you? I've already told you everything."

Tiga flashed in front of Youlian and grabbed her neck. "I advise you to tell me everything you humans have done! Don't force me!"

You Lian struggled painfully, "Ugh... cough cough... let go... cough cough..."

Tiga let go when he saw it was almost done, throwing Youlian to the ground and saying, "Speak!"

Seeing that she could no longer hide it, You Lian covered her neck and said with difficulty, "They... ahem... captured almost all the Giants of Light... ahem... for experiments..."

Chloe and Tiga looked at each other in shock. Chloe was very angry and stepped on Youlian's stomach. "What experiment are you doing? Tell me! You'd better not say a word! Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you humans will still have a reason to exist!"

"Ah!" You Lian curled up on the ground in pain. "I... I don't know! I wasn't involved... I'm just a priest!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Tiga kicked Youlian, but was stopped by Chloe. He looked at Youlian with cold eyes and said, "Brother! Spare her life for now! I still have use for her!"

Although Tiga was very dissatisfied, he let Youlian go based on his principle of trusting Chloe and quietly stepped aside.

Chloe squatted down and looked at Youlian with dark eyes. "Youlian, I know you know the location of the Eternal Core. Tell me! I will consider giving you humans a way out. Otherwise, all of you will die."

Youlian couldn't help but flinch when she heard this. She knew Chloe was serious. "I won't tell you! It belongs to us humans!"

"Very good!" Chloe didn't react at all and stood up calmly. "In that case, I will start my killing spree from today! You know, I'm not a pure giant of light! I'm not as stupid and kind as them!"

Chloe smiled grimly. "You, stay with us. Every time I take action, I will take you with me to watch. I believe that humans will be very grateful to you."

"You!" You Lian panicked and quickly stood up with difficulty, saying, "I'm telling you! The Eternal Core is deep underground in Luluye! I've already told you, don't touch them!"

After getting the answer, Chloe curled her lips and said, "Great! But it's too late. I still won't let them go!"

Unexpectedly, You Lian laughed and said, "Hahahaha, I knew you wouldn't let us go! But even if you knew, so what! You can't get it!"

Chloe suddenly felt a surge of negative pressure around her. She punched the tree next to Youlian, smashing it to pieces. "You're threatening me?!"

Tiga patted Chloe's head soothingly and looked at Youlian indifferently, "Then I will bring these humans to you! If you don't help us get them, I will kill them one by one. I won't say anything until all of you are gone!"

Chloe then smiled at Youlian and said, "By the time all humans on Earth have disappeared, there will be no need for us to obtain the Eternal Core!"

You Lian completely collapsed. "I'll take you there! I'll take you there to get it!"

As she spoke, Youlian stumbled to her feet and flew towards Luluye with a sad and angry look on her face. Chloe and Tiga hurriedly followed.

Chloe and Tiga, who were following behind, were communicating telepathically. "Xiao Yi, what do you want the Eternal Core for?"

Chloe hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, with this, I'm confident I can restore Orion."

Upon hearing this, Tiga turned and looked at Chloe excitedly. "Really? Can the Eternal Core do that?"

Chloe shook her head. "No, I need to add my abilities and energy. My own strength isn't enough."

Is it harmful to you?

"No, brother, don't worry!" Chloe felt warm in her heart. "At most, I'll be weak for a while..."

After entering Luluye, Youlian in front flew to a hidden cave entrance and stopped. "We're here."

Chloe looked at Tiga in confusion. "Brother, when did Luluye have a hole like this?"

[…I don’t know either.] Tiga was also surprised.

The next moment, You Lian formed seals with her hands, and a beam of white light shot out from her hands and hit the cave entrance. After a gust of wind, You Lian pursed her lips and said, "Let's go."

As she spoke, Youlian entered the cave first, and Chloe and Tiga looked at each other and followed in.

After the three of them went in, they didn’t notice that there was a “little tail” behind them, and it followed them in.

The atmosphere in the cave gradually made Chloe feel cold, causing her to purse her lips uncomfortably and rub her fingers.

"What's wrong?" Tiga, who had been keeping an eye on Chloe, asked worriedly.

"It's okay, brother. I just feel a little unwell."

"If something goes wrong, we will retreat immediately and prepare for the worst!"

Chloe nodded imperceptibly. "Hmm."

The people behind them were startled by Chloe's actions, thinking they had been discovered. But when they saw that they didn't move, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, with Youlian leading the way, they arrived at the Eternal Core. Chloe excitedly walked towards the Eternal Core, but the next moment she was frozen in place, unable to move.

"Xiao Yi!" After seeing this, Tiga was worried and hurried forward, but was knocked away by the Eternal Core and hit the mountain arm hard and fell down.

"Ah!!" You Lian was inevitably implicated and was knocked away. After hitting the mountain arm, she fainted on the ground.

Seeing the consequences of Tiga and Youlian's actions, the people who followed them broke out in a cold sweat. "Fortunately, I didn't act rashly."

Then he walked out with a grin and said, "Oh, Tiga, Chloe, you have come to this day! I might as well kill you today!"

Tiga climbed up and looked at the man in black in front of him, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?!"

"Who am I?! I am Knos! The dark man whom you defeated after 30 million years!" Knos lifted his hood and grinned.

"That blow really hurt, Tiga!" Knoss took out the Dark Blade and walked towards Tiga. "It's a pleasure to see you fall into my hands today!"

Tiga looked at Knoss with disdain, but there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes. "So, you are still a loser who almost died in my hands?"

Knoss couldn't hold it back any longer and rushed towards Tiga in anger, "You! Damn it! I'm going to kill you!"

Looking at Knos' attack, Tiga put up a shield to block it, and then fought with him.

While the battle was going on here, Chloe was pulled away by the Earth Consciousness to talk.

"Earth consciousness? What do you want from me?"

"I know why you're here. I can give you the power of the core, but you can't take it away!"

"Why? How can you give it to me if you don't take it away?" Chloe was confused.

"If you take the core, this Earth will be destroyed. As for its power, it depends on how much you can withstand."

Chloe was silent for a moment and then said, "...you should tell me the truth. You are so generous in giving me power. You must want me to do something."

"My alternate universe, Earth, lacks the sky."

"...So you want me to replace Sky?" Chloe frowned and asked in confusion, "Why me?"

The Earth Consciousness calmly and without refusal said, "You are 99% Light-Affine, and you are absolutely fair. Furthermore, you are not required to always be a replacement. Once you find a successor, you can leave."

"...So I'm just a mule? And I have no right to refuse?" Chloe sighed. "Okay, when do we leave?"

"Don't worry, I'll let you know once you've dealt with everything here."

Chloe was about to continue asking when the Earth's consciousness disappeared. "...No, isn't this the same as the Black Heart Ring?"