“Xiao Qing, can you detect exactly how much cosmic origin is down there?”

Li Chenzhou asked.

“It’s too far. The cosmic origin should be in the planet’s core. I can’t determine the quantity!”

Xiao Qing replied.

“At the current absorption rate, how long will it take for the small world to upgrade to level nine?”

Li Chenzhou changed the question.

“Level nine? That will take at least a month!”

Xiao Qing replied.

“…”

Li Chenzhou took a breath. A month? His current slaughter points wouldn’t last that long!

However, he had to persist, because whether it was to upgrade the small world or to disrupt the Devourers' plans, he couldn’t leave here!

Moreover, this Devourer base didn’t have as many built-in weapons as the war fortress. If this base were as prickly as a hedgehog like the war fortress, the consumption would be at least ten times greater than it is now.

The weapons carried by the fighters weren’t very large, so their power was naturally limited. This was also where Li Chenzhou and the others got lucky. The Devourers simply hadn't anticipated that humans would find their base, even buried underground.

Therefore, the Devourers hadn’t made any combat preparations. This base was geared toward transportation and collection, not combat, somewhat like the difference between a chariot and a space chariot.

Although the materials for building the base could be changed at will, no matter how they were changed, they couldn’t completely alter the type! Unless the Devourers replaced it with another base.

But in that case, the Devourers would have to move this base first, and then transport materials through the space channel to rebuild a war-type base.

Would Li Chenzhou and the others give the Devourers this opportunity? Definitely not. So, the Devourers had no choice but to make do with this base. Fortunately, although it wasn’t a war model, it was at least equipped with an energy shield generator, so they didn’t have to worry about it being destroyed. Otherwise, that space channel wouldn’t be protected.

Therefore, the Devourers could only use fighters to deplete the war fortress's energy, slowly but surely. They had no other choice. If they sent people down, the speed would be faster, but the losses would be too severe.

Fortunately, the Devourers knew that absorbing cosmic origin couldn’t be done in a short time, so they decided to just wait it out. The Devourers thought that the war fortress would only last a few days at most, and they could afford to lose that little bit of cosmic origin.

“Damn it, you want to wear me down? Bring it on!”

Li Chenzhou also knew what the Devourers were thinking, but like the Devourers before, he had no choice but to tough it out. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, and he said fiercely:

“I don’t believe it! If I have to, I’ll go to the Duoluo world to get some slaughter points and go all out with you!!!”

If he kept going like this forever, Li Chenzhou definitely wouldn’t be able to hold out, even with the Duoluo world backing him up. After all, he was facing the entire Devourer race.

But Li Chenzhou didn’t need to fight them forever. As long as he finished absorbing the cosmic origin, he could leave. Then, it would be time for them to truly go to war with the Devourers.

“Xiao Lei, you guys hold on here for now. I need to leave for a bit. Also, tell Lao Luo and the others to speed things up. Just notify all the bases in their cities about the war fortress's joining conditions. Whether they want to join or not is up to them!”

Li Chenzhou looked at the white light constantly flashing outside and said to Duan Lei:

“At the same time, have them search their cities for anything unusual, report it immediately, and launch a probing attack!”

“Understood! Boss!”

Duan Lei nodded and said:

“Are you speeding up the progress?”

“It’s not that I want to speed up the progress, but…”

Li Chenzhou looked outside:

“Even if we can successfully intercept the cosmic origin, the Devourers will definitely notice us here. I guess our plan to open a battlefield in the Duoluo world is probably ruined!”

“Boss, actually… even if the Devourers don’t focus their attention on us, we must try to contain them as much as possible!”

Duan Lei looked at Li Chenzhou and suddenly smiled:

“Have you forgotten something?”

“Forgotten what?”

Li Chenzhou was stunned.

“When the instructor left, he left one last sentence: we still have a rather big problem!”

Duan Lei said:

“Have you figured out what it is?”

“…”

Li Chenzhou was speechless. After the instructor left, he had been busy and had long forgotten about this. If Duan Lei hadn’t mentioned it, he probably would never have remembered it.

“I forgot. What did you figure out?”

Li Chenzhou looked at Duan Lei. Since this kid took the initiative to bring it up, he must have come to a conclusion.

Li Chenzhou and Duan Lei had the same mental strength, but Duan Lei’s mind was more meticulous than Li Chenzhou’s. This might be related to his experience of being confined to his house after losing the use of his legs.

Therefore, Duan Lei always observed these details more carefully than Li Chenzhou, which was why Li Chenzhou was willing to entrust him with great power!

“Actually, the instructor was very clear in his words. You can understand it with just a little thought! And it is indeed our trouble—a very, very big trouble!!!”

Duan Lei said with a wry smile, pointing to the pipe:

“What the instructor was talking about should be this thing—cosmic origin!!!”

“Cosmic origin?”

Li Chenzhou and Fatty and the others all looked at the pipe.

“Brother Lei, we’ve already intercepted the cosmic origin that the Devourers were absorbing. As long as the boss can hold on, they can’t do anything to us, right? Why would there be trouble?”

Tian Ya asked.

“What the instructor said at the time was… during the cosmic reorganization, because the cosmic origin was broken by that madman or whatever, some special planets would obtain cosmic origin!”

Duan Lei said:

“After that, the instructor said that if the Devourers obtained enough cosmic origin, we would never be able to defeat them! Putting these two sentences together…”

Hearing Duan Lei’s words, Fatty and Tian Ya frowned, seemingly not understanding the trouble, because they were already disrupting the Devourers' plans. As long as Li Chenzhou had enough energy, the Devourers wouldn’t be able to absorb any more cosmic origin.

“Some…”

Li Chenzhou looked at Duan Lei:

“The instructor meant that the worlds with cosmic origin are not just this one, and the Devourers don’t need to absorb all the cosmic origin. They only need a certain amount!

In other words… even if they don’t get any cosmic origin here, the Devourers can still collect enough cosmic origin in other worlds. When that happens, we’ll still be doomed?”

“That’s right! So, we may… have to counterattack the Devourers!”

Duan Lei nodded gently…