Chapter 58: Chapter 58: This Is What Dimensional Reduction Strike Means!
Although some people had gone to investigate before and returned safely, ultimately, nothing had been found.
One thing was certain: this forest was extremely dangerous.
Countless monsters lurked within.
If they went in to investigate the monsters and capture a living specimen, coming out empty-handed would be lucky; any real discovery meant probable death.
But investigation was precisely their objective.
And they’d been prepared long ago.
Moreover, as long as they handed the captive over to Advisor Shen, with his skills, he could extract it safely in an instant!
However, when faced with this proposal, Shen Yu shook his head.
"Too risky."
"Sir..."
"I know you’re not afraid of sacrifice, but we’re not at that point yet." Shen Yu cut off Song Yao, looking at the warriors before him as he continued, "Since you all know who I am, you should also know that our civilization does not fight alone."
No sooner had he finished speaking than his eyebrows lifted and a smile broke out: "They’re here."
In the next moment, interstellar world Shen Yu appeared beside him, wrapped in Gray Mist.
This finally brought a subtle change to the expressions of several warriors.
But they remained motionless.
Their mental fortitude was evident.
Intersellar world Shen Yu hadn’t expected such a scene, but after a brief pause, he turned and said to Shen Yu: "I’ve brought the probe for you. It’s got a lot of functions, so I’ll watch from the side for now—and see what kind of monster we find this time."
"Good." Shen Yu nodded.
In the next instant, a massive device appeared right in front of them.
And it hovered steadily in midair.
Nearby, engineering soldiers busy with base construction looked over curiously, but didn’t cause any commotion; everyone kept working in perfect order.
Only Song Yao and the warriors in front stared at the sudden arrival, their expressions shifting in various ways.
At first glance, it was a pitch-black sphere.
A sphere, yes.
It wasn’t small—about twelve meters in diameter. A giant orb that felt oppressively heavy, yet hovered perfectly in place. Its surface was smooth, but reflected nothing, creating an inexplicable eeriness, as if it defied all logic.
"You now have the highest-level access," interstellar world Shen Yu told Shen Yu. "Unlike the anti-optic worm drone, this probe is the standard unit for planetary reconnaissance in interstellar warfare—cutting-edge technology. Its basic functions are stealth and mimicry; every part can block most physical forms of detection. Give it a try."
"Activate stealth mode," Shen Yu ordered.
The next instant, in everyone’s eyes, the black sphere vanished!
Completely disappeared!
Song Yao and every soldier’s eyes went wide, instinctively searching for it.
Even knowing it was just cloaked and still there, such a behemoth left no trace at all!
No edges, nothing; sunlight still streamed in, and you could even feel the gentle breeze from the front!
No one bothered trying infrared scanners—they knew it’d be pointless, an embarrassment.
This—is this truly Interstellar Civilization’s technology?
But this was only the beginning.
Shen Yu didn’t ask interstellar world Shen Yu about new functions. Instead, after a moment of thought, he said tentatively, "Remain concealed and recon the area. Transmit reconnaissance visuals to my personal terminal."
Then, without anyone noticing a thing, the projection on Shen Yu’s wrist terminal changed instantly.
The entire base was projected directly!
In a three-dimensional display, showing every corner!
The warriors could see themselves clearly within it—even all their weapons and equipment. No matter how well-hidden, everything was listed and evaluated in detail.
Including muscle fiber strength, trunk force, even mental state!
It gave everyone the feeling of being totally exposed; for warriors, it was chilling.
Even everything hundreds of meters underground was presented with clarity!
This is dimensional supremacy?
This is dimensional supremacy!
All the tricks and painstakingly trained skills for stealth and reconnaissance meant nothing before this!
"Deactivate stealth," Shen Yu ordered again.
In the next instant, everyone saw it: many spheres just as black, in varying sizes, had somehow started floating around them, filling the entire space.
The smallest was no bigger than a pea; the largest about the size of a basketball.
They were silent, almost ghost-like.
Some even drifted in the air in time with people’s movements, so close yet eternally untouchable.
Too powerful!
Only one thought was left in everyone’s mind.
Even approaching it as a sci-fi concept, the underlying principle defied understanding.
But for the people of this era, this was unambiguous technological dominance!
"This is a recon unit, but it does have attack and capture capabilities," interstellar world Shen Yu explained from the side. "It can combine and layer force fields—capable of grabbing everything from microbes to gigantic objects, bringing them back and analyzing their structure, even sampling components and performing live analysis reports. There are countless hidden features beyond these, but I won’t list them all."
The whole place was silent as the grave.
Beside him, Song Yao was at a complete loss for words.
But Shen Yu didn’t hesitate—he issued the order, and all the scattered units immediately regrouped, vanished again, and flew toward the forest.
"Give it a bit—the results should come soon," Shen Yu said.
But as he looked at the warriors before him, he could clearly sense that beneath their silence lay a heavy, unspoken pressure.
No guessing needed to understand the reason.
"Any questions?" Shen Yu looked at Song Yao.
Sure enough, after a moment’s hesitation, Song Yao spoke up, "Sir, is there anything else you need us to do?"
"You mean, is there anything you can still do? Am I right?" Shen Yu pointed it out bluntly.
"..." Song Yao took a deep breath, then declared in a low voice, "Sir, yes! That’s exactly what I’m asking!"
Though not a combat unit but clerical, he’d grown with the team all along.
He knew his comrades were different from regular warriors.
It was good not to have to sacrifice themselves, but they’d trained hard, overcome unimaginable hurdles, even conquered fear of death to make it here, past every obstacle, and they hadn’t come all this way, at a time of national crisis, just to stand here, utterly useless.
So, seeing that powerful machine stunned them—and also made them afraid.
They didn’t fear dying; what they feared was being obsolete, having no worth left.
Put simply, that device from Interstellar Civilization had shaken them.
"Don’t worry." Shen Yu’s look was earnest. "You’re indispensable—truly indispensable. Courage and fearlessness are always the most needed, most priceless qualities for a civilization facing the apocalypse. If you feel like you’re not contributing, it’s just because you haven’t been armed yet!"