Colonial Suit

Kaleidoscope……

Yes, this is probably the only word that can describe this starry sky. Outside the porthole, the entire universe seemed to be cut into countless pieces. Each piece formed its own system and its own world. They quietly squeezed together, giving the impression that a mirror had been broken, and each fragment reflected itself.

The mothership's location was one of the larger fragments, with a wormhole behind it.

As the mothership plunged in, the entire universe shook for a moment before returning to calm.

But Blood瞳's expression changed. At that moment, the mothership had already entered another 'fragment.' The feeling was so strange. Dimly, Blood瞳 felt as if he had become two people. One was normal, while the other was somewhat sluggish. The difference was extremely subtle, unnoticeable without comparison. But once compared, it was so clear.

Blood瞳 groaned in pain, asking in disbelief.

“Time desynchronization?”

“You're right,” Heck replied with a smile. “Each fragment here has its own time and rules, and they don't interfere with each other. I don't know how the Krodel people did it, but there's no doubt that if you enter too many fragments, the time difference alone will be enough to break you down. So, to enter the ruins, the first challenge is to survive the pursuit of time.”

“How did you do it back then?”

“Find the shortest route, experiencing the fewest fragments,” Heck replied. “With our level of evolution, we can withstand it as long as we don't enter too many fragments. So, not much skill is needed. Of course, this path isn't easy to find, but I always managed it, didn't I? This time won't be too troublesome either.”

“But…” Blood瞳 paused, then realized a problem. “What about the others? Ordinary people don't have our physique.”

“The others?” Heck fell silent, then gave a slightly desolate smile. “It depends on their luck…”

“Are you crazy? This will kill everyone. Ordinary people don't have our physique and lifespan, they are defenseless against time. They will age, decay. The entire mothership will become a tomb.”

Blood瞳 was immediately surprised, with a hint of anger. He might be a little indifferent, but that didn't mean he was cold-blooded. He definitely didn't want to see so many of his own crew members die. More importantly, this sacrifice was pointless!! These crew members were the logistics for the cosmic warriors. They were individually weak, but their help to the cosmic warriors was immense. Without these people, Blood瞳 couldn't imagine how they would return. Did he or Heck have to pilot the mothership? That was absurd!!

“Is there no other way?”

“Actually, there is.” Heck shrugged, sighing. “I thought that if we had enough time, we might be able to find a suitable passage, minimizing the damage to ordinary people. But we don't. Like last time, we must enter the ruins immediately, or it will be too late.”

“What?” Blood瞳's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice.

“Haven't you noticed?” Heck revealed a bitter smile. “Someone has already gone ahead of us.”

As he spoke, he pointed casually. Blood瞳 looked in the direction he was pointing, and was immediately stunned.

In the 'starry sky' within a fragment in front of them, there was a long red trajectory. It was the contrail of some kind of space vehicle!! It was still preserved in that fragment due to the time difference, leaving evidence of intrusion!

Heck was right, someone had entered this offset plane before them, and had broken into the ruins!

“It's the Aierte people,” Heck said directly, as if he knew Blood瞳's doubts. “This red contrail is their characteristic. They have already entered the ruins. If I'm not mistaken, those two magic-armored warriors from last time are with them, giving them the exact route. And the Mana people before were sent to stop us.”

“Aren't they afraid of too much sacrifice by doing this?” Blood瞳's eyes turned cold, and he said in a low voice. “If the old dead man had killed that Mana person before, I'm afraid even if they obtained this ruin, it wouldn't make up for it, right?”

“Saying that shows you don't understand the Aierte people's character.” Heck shook his head, his expression turning cold. “The Aierte people are one of the most cold-blooded races in the universe, with firm religious beliefs. They are never afraid of sacrifice, and they never treat the lives of other races as partners. In their hearts, any creature, including their own people, is a tool. And tools are meant to be used.”

“Don't mention the Mana people from before, even they themselves will not hesitate to sacrifice themselves when the time comes. The most terrifying thing about the Aierte people is that you never know what they are thinking.”

Speaking of this, Heck looked at Blood瞳 seriously. “You will definitely encounter them in the future, and I hope you will not be careless at all then. This is the only advice I can give you.”

Heck's voice was very soft, but Blood瞳's expression became serious. He answered seriously, “Yes.”

“So now?”

“Sacrifice is a virtue, and the Aierte people are not the only ones in this universe who understand sacrifice,” Heck replied. But he didn't say another word.

But Blood瞳 knew what he meant. That was that they had to rush into the fragments no matter what. And the fate of all the crew members was already sealed… Blood瞳 fell silent, but a trace of anger and unyielding flashed in his eyes.

He wasn't a hypocrite, but he really didn't want to see this ending.

This was all because he came from the apocalyptic planet of X35. He had struggled at the bottom of the world since he was a child, for survival. He did everything, and he didn't care about anything. He had drunk the most bitter dirty water, eaten the most brittle and filthy food. He had done the most despicable work, and killed the most unoffendable people. This had cultivated his cold and decisive character, but it had also made him understand the hardships of ordinary people better than anyone else. He tasted the pain of ordinary people. Don't look at him as a cosmic warrior now, but in the depths of his heart, he was still no different from when he first walked out of X35.

He was an ordinary person, always had been.

The lives of cosmic warriors were noble, so what about ordinary people? Were they lowly?

Who made the definition? Who set the rules???

Unconsciously, Blood瞳 suddenly remembered his confusion back then, and the answers he was constantly searching for. He remembered Robbie climbing the guilty mountain, and the twin siblings' bleak rainy night. That grief and helplessness, desolation and weakness. From a certain point of view, what was the difference between cosmic warriors and ordinary people? Leaving aside their powerful combat power, weren't they just as fragile? Struggling in the dark of this universe?

No one knew that Blood瞳 never cared about justice and evil, light and darkness. But he cared about one thing… fairness.

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“With great power comes great responsibility.”

“What did you say?” Heck paused, asking softly.

“No, it's nothing.” Blood瞳 shook his head, barely suppressing his indignation. “I just feel a little uncomfortable.”

“Do you think I like doing this?” Heck sighed, a trace of pain on his face. “If I could, I wouldn't want to sacrifice them either. But there is no 'if' now. We must enter the orbit immediately, otherwise the Aierte people will definitely reach the ruins before us.”

“Is a ruin that important?” Blood瞳 suddenly asked. “Don't forget, the Krodel people back then were just a group of slaves! You are robbing the property of a group of slaves, and you are still so brazen? What sacrifice, what virtue, it's just your wishful thinking. Have you asked the crew members? Are they willing to lose their lives for your ideals…” Heck fell silent.

But Blood瞳 didn't stop, and continued to speak slowly. “The Krodel people back then shocked the entire universe with their status as slaves, making many advanced life forms awe-struck, and making many so-called gods timid. Did they, like you, use any means to achieve their goals? Even sacrificing their own kind? If so, how did they create such a prestigious reputation…” Heck fell silent again. He wanted to refute Blood瞳, but he didn't know how to refute him. Blood瞳's words were very vulgar, but they spoke the truth that many people couldn't speak. That was the fairness of ordinary people.

At this moment, although Blood瞳 was a cosmic warrior like him, he was speaking for ordinary people. Speaking for fairness!! His voice was very slow, but it seemed to contain extraordinary power, suppressing Heck so that he couldn't speak. (Ordinary people speaking!!!!)

What cosmic warrior, what advanced life. This is not a one-plus-one game. This is the dignity of life!! And whether it is a cosmic warrior or an ordinary person, in the face of the dignity of life, there is no distinction between nobility and inferiority, no distinction between high and low!!!

This was what Blood瞳 wanted to say, the most vulgar, the simplest, the most straightforward, but the most understandable truth. Even Heck couldn't refute it, the truth of ordinary people.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Heck was silent, not speaking for a long time. It was unknown how long passed before he sighed. He said in a low voice, “Do you think I don't want to? But at this time, what other way is there?”

“Originally, in my plan, the old dead man would protect us. But he consumed too much in the previous battle. He is still lying in the treatment nest. We really don't have many other choices.”

“Blood瞳!!” Heck suddenly raised his head, staring at Blood瞳. “If you were in my position, what else could you do? Could you really give up this mission for these ordinary people? Don't forget, this mission is not only related to your destiny, but also to the entire human race!!”

“We must obtain the legacy of Krodel!!”

Before he finished speaking, Blood瞳 felt a violent tremor under his feet. The mothership had rushed into the third space fragment. Looking around, they had entered the ocean of 'kaleidoscope.' Mysterious fragments were everywhere, and the differences in time and space became more and more obvious. Even Blood瞳 felt suffocated.

Could it be that there was no other choice???

Blood瞳 pondered silently, but before he could speak, he felt an abnormality.

His expression changed at that moment. (To be continued)rq