Chapter 2611: A Strand of Space Silk
The Girl in the painting reverting to her canvas state was purely instinctive; her instincts told her this state could better withstand external threats. As for whether she could evade this danger, she herself was uncertain.
"What was that just now?" The Girl in the painting asked curiously.
"I don’t know either," Xu Huo sighed slightly.
Initially, he judged it to be a different state of Spatial Power, but upon escaping, other ideas burst forth: first, that Spatial Power exists in this state and forms the barrier of the Forbidden Space; does it mean that the Dimensional Rift game can freely control this spatial state?
Second, can Super Instruments like the Water Rubik’s Cube and Super Props like the Girl in the painting, as the highest level tools in the game, genuinely exist for long periods in that spatial state? If they can, it indirectly confirms that the game above can manipulate such spatial states, with more detailed control than merely using the terrain; even applying it to game props. If not, does it mean this becomes an insurmountable barrier between the game and players?
Is that truly a state of Spatial Power?
At this moment, Xu Huo felt a deep disappointment. Upon witnessing that spatial state, he vaguely sensed that players could never grasp that spatial state with their own power, even as strong as a Super Player could not...
He had met several Super Players, and had reviewed their life stories Beneath the Dimension. Super Players far exceed Rank-A Players, Rank-A Players can’t compare at all, but Super Players represent the upper limit humanity can see. Overall, they are still within the extreme outlook of players, and even Lawrence Lee, renowned for Spatial Evolution, cannot make people and props disintegrate into vapor on the spot.
Can the Dimensional Rift truly employ Spatial Power to such an extent?
"Why are you staring at me?" asked the crouching Girl in the painting curiously.
"I was wondering, what kind of person created you?" Xu Huo mused slowly.
Common as Super Props are, those with self-thinking are rare. The brilliance of the Battle Angel is hard to recreate, and the strongest Super Prop he’s seen should be the Girl in the painting. Though not proficient in combat, from a certain angle, she unlike other Super Props remains not merely a consumable; she seems as miraculous as birthing thoughts. As long as she doesn’t want to, even players cannot store her in the prop bar.
The person capable of making such a prop is undoubtedly not just any ordinary Artifact Maker. Besides being an Artifact Maker, this person might also be an unusual powerhouse.
Is creating thinking objects comparable to that peculiar spatial state?
If so, does it mean that somewhere in the game, there exist entities far surpassing players and humans?
Do they possess a different understanding and interpretation of time and space?
"Ding Dong!" New messages popped up Beneath the Dimension, as Bai Kou and Nie Xuan had begun replying. Container props were not difficult for Bai Kou and Nie Xuan to acquire, borrowing them was normal.
Regarding Spatial Evolution, he had already discussed it in detail with Nie Xuan upon returning to Zone 014 last time; this time, he informed Bai Kou of his Forbidden Space insights, hoping her technology in the Eye of Platinum would provide a different perspective.
Bai Kou replied quickly, affirming his judgment.
"What you encountered should be varying states of Spatial Power, don’t you find it strange? Different Wormhole Points can have different time flows, but space seems the same. Actually, space isn’t the same; it’s that the space where we live is the same."
"Dimension Train traversing dimensions isn’t just a phrase; the tracks genuinely shuttle through folded space. Dimension is a form of Spatial Power presentation; it might just be layering or some distortion. Nowadays, humans can travel freely in the game world, relying on this spatial transformation; otherwise, how could we cross multiple Wormhole Points in a few days."
"However, in that spatial state, humans can’t survive on their own, needing the aid of instruments. A storm can shred a person, a space storm certainly can shred a person even more finely. A person in that state cannot maintain completeness."
"That spatial state looks gentle, but the storm brewing within it cannot be captured by us. Sometimes, true danger cannot be detected."
After reading, Xu Huo paused in silence before asking, "The technology to break through space isn’t completely locked at Rank-A Wormhole Points, is it?"
"You underestimate humanity," Bai Kou’s voice carried a pleasant smile, reminding him, "Don’t use Super Evolution to challenge the extremes of space-time; it’s unnecessary. Humans are humans because they can use tools to do things absolutely impossible with human power."
"Next time, run faster if you encounter it again, don’t risk your life."
"If you do lose your life, tough luck; I can reclaim the castle. But you might consider dealing with your legacy in advance, don’t waste it."
"You’re in a good mood; shame I can’t make you happier." Xu Huo chuckled, "I escaped successfully..."
Before he finished speaking, the Girl in the painting suddenly reached out and patted his right shoulder, as if dusting off something, though repeating the action several times.
Xu Huo turned back, meeting her bright eyes and the gleaming screen of the Communicator: "Your back is glowing!"
His expression changed suddenly, he immediately summoned the childhood persona to check his back. Sure enough, beside his shoulder appeared a thread-like glow; initially unnoticed because it hadn’t pierced through, and now it floated briefly on his clothes like a piece of silk.
Removing the Mechanical Suit Set and then the Protective Suit, exposing the skin of his back, he could clearly see the silk extending from within him. Unquestionably, it contained Spatial Power, very gentle and weak, almost negligible, but Xu Huo understood, this likely was trouble caused by passing through the Forbidden Space; did the space power break through the Water Cube Barrier or was it damaged?
The Girl in the painting had touched it without issue, so he attempted to touch that thread of silk. Surprisingly, the silk shrunk back, leaving no wound or trace on the skin, as if it never appeared.
Xu Huo’s expression cooled as he glanced at the childhood persona, who took two steps forward, bent down and buried the head into his body. However, his head was abruptly ejected, and accompanied was a transparent Water Rubik’s Cube. It seemed ready to emerge, but part of the flowing water column was connected to the skin, as if being pulled!
As it emerged, the familiar intense vibration brought dizziness crashing onto Xu Huo; the uncontrollable impact and the Water Cube’s pulling caused him to fall backward. Even with the timely help of the childhood persona and the Girl in the painting, they couldn’t prevent him from smashing onto the ground. With a muffled sound, that Water Rubik’s Cube didn’t delve underground but instead reversed and pierced through his chest!