The bug flew faster and faster. Lu Li'an didn't know how it managed it, or where it drew its energy from.

But this was a good thing; at least the time to reach the Silver Heart was shortened.

Lu Li'an had always gazed at the magnificent Starry Sky. She loved looking at the Starry Sky when she was very young, feeling it was boundless.

As she grew up, the girls around her all got married, and she felt confined to one place, which made her a little afraid.

Just as she was drifting through life, she saw the conscription notice and signed up without hesitation.

Then she came here.

For her, this was the beginning of a dream.

Although the process of this dream was somewhat dry and boring, after enduring the tedious days, results could still be seen.

Like the danger before.

A Stellar System was destroyed before her eyes—what a shocking scene! She had only ever seen such things in movies, but now she was experiencing it firsthand, and it was even more exaggerated than in the movies.

She was very much looking forward to what else awaited her further on.

She heard that the Silver Heart was the most fertile region of the entire Milky Way, packed with Civilizations, which were incredibly powerful, probably similar to the Civilization cleaner she had seen before.

Lu Li'an felt that she probably wouldn't be able to return from this trip, but she didn't care. Being able to see all this, she already felt that her life was more exciting than most people's.

"How many people can come to six dimensions to see?"

Lu Li'an didn't know how long she had been sitting. She just felt like she was fused with the ground. This feeling had another name: numbness.

Not exactly numb, but 'wooden' was very clear.

The so-called 'wooden' was like a tree, without any sensation.

That's how she was now; she seemed to no longer feel her body, only her consciousness remained here.

Finally, the Starry Sky in the distance seemed to change.

No, not too far!

Perhaps not even a light-year, or even closer.

A shadow appeared there, making Lu Li'an's expression brighten. Was it another Civilization cleaner?

After seeing the full appearance of the thing, Lu Li'an dismissed this guess.

Because the thing didn't look like a warship at all, but a creature.

An incredibly huge creature.

Lu Li'an could only see its outline, as it didn't emit light.

From the side, this outline looked as if it was kneeling in one direction.

"Kneeling..."

"It really seems to be kneeling!"

It wasn't 'as if'; although the creature's appearance was vastly different from Human, its body movements were still very easy to discern.

"Who is it kneeling to?"

Lu Li'an felt she would never know.

She just felt why such an enormous creature existed in the world, seemingly exceeding an astronomical unit. Even from such a distance, its outline was visible.

After advancing for a few more months, Lu Li'an suddenly saw what appeared to be a device behind it.

That ring-like device.

"Is it a city?"

"Or something else?"

Lu Li'an told herself not to think about it, but she couldn't help herself, and eventually, she had the bug deviate its course and fly towards it.

The closer they got to the creature, the more they could feel its immense size.

The bug truly became an insect in front of it.

Lu Li'an carefully calculated and estimated that the creature's height should exceed 40 astronomical units.

In fact, the bug also felt a powerful gravitational pull emanating from the creature. This gravity even caused the bug, flying at over 150,000 kilometers per second, to feel a tug, and its speed dropped sharply.

It seemed to be drawing closer to the creature.

Lu Li'an broke out in a cold sweat.

"Quick, get away! What are you doing?"

The bug was flying at full power, but it still couldn't escape this gravitational pull.

Getting closer and closer, Lu Li'an thought she would be able to see the details of this figure, but unexpectedly, it was still pitch black.

This reminded Lu Li'an of something.

A black hole!

"This thing isn't a black hole, is it!"

It seemed she might have guessed correctly.

This thing really was a black hole, seemingly sculpted into the shape of a creature.

"Who's so twisted!!"

Lu Li'an cursed, but it was useless now. The strong gravity pulled the bug in, constantly circling the "creature black hole."

At the same time, she also saw the ring, right at the edge of the black hole, constantly rotating. The bug would eventually hit it.

The ring was also incredibly huge, estimated to be several million kilometers in diameter.

As they got closer to the black hole, the bug's speed didn't decrease but increased, breaking through 200,000 kilometers per second, and after a few more turns, it reached 220,000 kilometers per second.

And the ring was already within reach.

Lu Li'an saw the force field in the center of the ring, seemingly hiding something.

"My life is over!"

Lu Li'an looked at the others in the cabin, deciding not to wake them, lest they be afraid.

To die in one's sleep, how could that not be a kind of happiness?

The speed became faster and faster. Lu Li'an heard the bug's whimper; the ring was right ahead, and they were about to crash into it.

Lu Li'an simply closed her eyes.

"If I don't see it, it shouldn't hurt, right!"

Counting silently, when she reached over 100, she secretly rejoiced.

"It really doesn't hurt!"

But when she counted to 200, she felt something was wrong, yet she still didn't open her eyes, feeling that opening them would lead her back to an unfamiliar world.

Just as she counted to 300, a voice rang out.

"What are you doing?"

The voice was familiar, coming from Chris.

She sighed, sure enough, everyone had arrived. So the legendary hell was real; the game really hadn't lied to her.

She finally opened her eyes.

"I…"

Then her attention was drawn to the scene outside.

Countless starlight was receding; she had never seen such a scene.

"Is this the passage to hell? It's too beautiful!"

Chris was a bit speechless. He had just been woken up by a jolt; it was noob shaking him.

After waking up, he saw such a scene outside, while Lu Li'an sat there with her eyes closed, as if nothing had happened.

"What hell? Where are we?"

Chris pressed.

Lu Li'an said with an innocent face: "It's hell. We were just swept into a black hole and couldn't escape. There's a ring at the edge of the black hole; we probably fell into it."

A black hole!?

Chris looked at Lu Li'an in disbelief.

"Weren't you watching the whole time? How could you let the bug fly into a black hole?"

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Lu Li'an gave an awkward smile.

"Who told that black hole to be so peculiar, shaped like a creature? I didn't even know it was a black hole at first. I let the bug fly closer to take a look, and it turned out to be a black hole, and then we couldn't escape."

"The diameter of this black hole is measured in astronomical units. You know, Sagittarius A* is only 44 million kilometers in diameter, which is only 0.3 astronomical units."

As she spoke, Lu Li'an's voice trailed off.

She felt something was wrong.

How could there be a black hole larger than Sagittarius A* in the Milky Way?

It didn't make sense.

But a black hole having a shape is even more illogical, isn't it? Never mind, this isn't something I can think about.

She relaxed her expression.

Chris, beside her, could feel that she had fought an internal battle and then, as if she had forgiven herself.

"This guy…"

Chris looked around. He felt that the bug must have fallen into a space similar to a wormhole. He didn't know what the inside of a wormhole looked like, but it was probably like this.

According to Lu Li'an's description, this wormhole might even have been built by some Civilization.

If so, it should lead to where that Civilization resides.

This felt a bit troublesome.

If that were true, as soon as they reached the other side, they would be captured.

However, it seemed there was no way to escape now, so they could only leave it to fate.

The time to pass through the wormhole was only a few minutes. The Starry Sky ahead suddenly stopped moving and became a normal Starry Sky. Behind them, a giant ring was receding.

Chris saw the dense Stars in the Starry Sky. He quickly compared them with the Star map he had saved and then was surprised to find:

"We seem to be inside the Silver Heart!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Li'an's despondency vanished, and she stood up, laughing heartily.

"See? It's because of my brilliant wisdom that we saved tens of thousands of years and arrived at the Silver Heart ahead of time."

Don't you have any idea if that's true?

Chris truly felt powerless to retort.

Actually, this could also be said to be expected, after all, a Civilization capable of creating a wormhole is naturally a top-tier Civilization.

Human Civilization could too, but it didn't seem capable of this scale.

Before coming to six dimensions, they had traversed a wormhole once. That time, he didn't know if it was due to the additional factor of traversing dimensions or something else, but inside the wormhole it was dark and gloomy, and nothing could be seen.

But this crossing was incredibly spectacular.

For a moment, he couldn't quite tell if this was a wormhole or not.

The only thing he could confirm was that this passage had indeed sent them tens of thousands of light-years away.

"Be on guard and find a suitable place to land."

"Whether in Three-Dimensional or six dimensions, the Silver Heart is a gathering place for top-tier Civilizations, operating for over ten million years. Here, we must proceed cautiously, or we won't even know how we died."

Chris woke up the other three and explained the current situation.

The three were horrified. Although they had previously been annoyed by the long journey to their destination, now that they had arrived so quickly, they felt unprepared.

"We have absolutely no understanding of this place. Everyone saw the methods of that powerful Civilization cleaner before, right? I don't want to face such a guy."

"Do you have any ideas?"

They looked at Chris with expectation.

However, Chris didn't have any good ideas either.

"Right now, we should first send back our situation of reaching the Silver Heart and inform them of the wormhole's location. At least we'll have made some contribution."

The bug was still flying. It seemed to have some kind of sense, able to detect where there was more energy.

Such places often represented danger.

"Good bug!"

Chris felt that the bug could take them to a safe place.

This hope didn't last long.

Because a massive warship appeared in the distance, truly enormous, feeling like a planet.

It seemed to be heading this way.

Chris felt his body trembling. Was this journey going to end like this?

Lu Li'an was also crying beside him.

"No, my journey has only just begun!"

Perhaps some people are very calm when facing death, but clearly, they were not.

The warship kept approaching, and its speed was also decreasing.

All five felt the bug's speed slowing down, as if it was being pulled by something.

The bug let out a shriek, its body radiating heat, seemingly struggling desperately, but it was all in vain.

The gap was too vast.

The warship drew near, and a large hole appeared on its surface, sucking the bug in.

It was pitch black all around. Chris could hear Lu Li'an crying. He was a bit annoyed, but he couldn't shout at this moment.

He turned on the light source on his mech, illuminating the surroundings a bit.

Rustling, Chris saw several people appear in his line of sight one after another.

"What do we do now?" Chris was the most decisive, and this situation was like a lifeline.

"We can only take it one step at a time. First, let's get away from the bug and see if we can find a way out."

Chris sensed that the bug was already dead and could no longer be relied upon to continue forward.

All five left the bug's corpse, illuminating their surroundings with their lights and exploring.

They had to find a safe place before being controlled by alien creatures.

But upon closer thought, where in this place could there be any safe place? It was just that they couldn't just surrender; they had to at least resist.

This place was wider than imagined, and the people were at least tens of kilometers apart and still hadn't reached the end.

In the distance, the Kate Clan Soldier, whose name Chris didn't know among the three, shouted.

"Shouldn't we regroup? Splitting up like this isn't a good idea!"

Clearly, they were scared over there.

"A bunch of idiots…"

Shouting like that was completely exposing them.

Or perhaps those alien creatures had been watching them all along, but at least they shouldn't show fear in front of the alien creatures. They were from the Civilization Federation.

Receiving no response, shortly after, Chris heard Jia An's cries.

Crying more miserably than Lu Li'an.

In such a place, one would indeed feel fear and despair. Chris felt there was no point in deceiving himself any longer.

He stopped and roared: "You scumbags, come on, kill me!"

It didn't sound very imposing.

His continuous cursing lasted for a few minutes, and it seemed to actually work, as a light appeared before him.

"Who, are, you?"

A broken voice emerged. Chris knew that this might be the first time this Civilization understood the language of Human Civilization.

Just by listening to their previous conversations, they could understand the meaning of some words, and they applied it so quickly. As expected of a top-tier Civilization.

"Human, I am a Human!" Chris replied.

He didn't understand this top-tier Civilization and thought there might be some hope for communication; the other party wasn't such a cruel and murderous character.

The light caressed Chris's body, and an object floated out of Chris's pocket—the conical object that noob had given him.

"Why, do, you, have, this!"

Chris realized that they might not have been learning at all; this was too incredible.

He hadn't seen Lu Li'an since they separated.

Could it be…

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