Chapter 1429 - Gargantuan Spaceship (1/2)

It goes without saying that sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Space itself was not a complete state of vacuum, as there are still particles floating about, but in extremely scarce numbers.

It would take an unbelievably loud sound to travel across the vacuum of space. That is what seems to be happening now. A massive tremor was felt even when there was nothing to transmit said energy. But when the rift in spacetime opened, a deafening thump was heard.

“Oh shoot! We have got to go!” shrieked Jiang Fei as he rematerialized the shuttle and sped away.

Such a degree of spatial disturbance was unheard of, much less actually experienced.

A spatial disturbance of such magnitude could be described as a tear in spacetime. If spacetime itself was destroyed, all tangible matter, living or not, would follow suit, no matter how strong or powerful that something or someone was.

Warping space itself, the fundamental principle of FTL travel, cannot be achieved without a solid spacetime foundation. Engaging in warp in such a state would undoubtedly cause whatever was in the bubble to be destroyed.

Even though FTL travel cannot be achieved, the shuttle’s impulse engine would still work fine. 0541 quickly took control of the ship and flew Jiang Fei as far away as he could in that split second.

Fortunately, Jiang Fei would still be safe even if he remained stationary. He was situated at the edge of the Alpha Sector and the effects of the spacetime tear were not as violent there as compared to at the center. Escaping was merely a precaution.

Not everyone was as lucky as Jiang Fei, especially not the Violet Fleet. The entire fleet was positioned directly at the center of the Alpha Sector when the rift opened. Since they had not received an order to retreat, and had not listened to Jiang Fei’s warning, they ended up being engulfed by the wave of destruction.

When the gargantuan wormhole opened, it literally broke the fabric of spacetime in the whole Alpha Sector. All that lay within the vicinity was gone, be it ships, soldiers, planets, and even stars.

It took mere seconds for the entire fleet, and even the entire planet to be reduced to nothing but elementary particles. Countless were killed. Their cries had barely even traveled far enough before they were completely cut off. No one heard them scream. Nothing could escape such a degree of destruction.

Mere seconds later, everything in the Alpha Sector returned to a state of complete silence. There were no radio waves, no microbursts, no electromagnetic waves. Everything that could produce energy of any kind had been wiped out. Stars, planets, and even black holes were all gone.

Jiang Fei could not say anything as he floated in microgravity. What just happened was truly a sight to behold.

“If that thing was created by someone… who in this entire universe could stop them…” he muttered to himself.

Not even the greatest civilization in this universe could have pulled off such a degree of destruction. Nothing, not even the all-powerful Valsalrian Army, had a ship with that level of destructive power.

“That’s a wormhole. Something will come out of it eventually…”

A wormhole the size of a small galaxy was not something one would see every day. Not even a blackhole could reach that size, even though it was theoretically possible given enough time. This thing that had appeared in the Alpha Sector in the blink of an eye was definitely a wormhole.

Jiang Fei had expected to see things like armadas or a swarm of Ultralisks emerging from it, but from the looks of things, the wormhole didn’t look like a gate meant for instant interstellar travel. The spin and the energy radiating from it made it look more like an interdimensional portal.

Jiang Fei frowned as a possible reason for the wormhole to exist came to mind. “What can I make of this… is it the result of a clash of parallel worlds?”

For the time being, Jiang Fei decided to remain stationary until he could understand what it was and how it had formed. One hour later, the wormhole was still radiating the same amount of energy and maintaining the same rate of spin. Nothing had emerged from it yet.

“Should I go and take a closer look?” wondered Jiang Fei.

0541 immediately blared out, “It’s too dangerous!”

No one but the creator of the wormhole would know what was on the other side.