Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 291 - 246: Deduce the Cause of Death

"I was confused," Wu Hen acknowledged the implication in Li Feng’s words.

He tried his best to calm his emotions.

Yes, they hadn’t completely failed yet, so there was still a glimmer of hope.

Death Omens were just omens, not the final outcome.

Since they could see Death Omens, it meant they could also reverse them!

"So what do you think is the fatal mistake we made?" Li Feng steered the conversation to their game against the high-dimensional insects.

"I encountered some people in the Pure Land who didn’t display any Death Omens," Wu Hen explained.

After acquiring this ability, Wu Hen directly conducted "data collection."

This data could be used for backtracking.

"Which people?" Li Feng immediately asked.

Not all of humanity was dead, which indicated that the cause was observable.

"Those who migrated to Longevity Island, they had no Death Butterflies on them, meaning they survived," Wu Hen said.

"So, those who moved to the Longevity Sect survived, while all of us who opposed the Longevity Sect died?" Li Feng asked, furrowing his brows.

"Yes," Wu Hen nodded.

Wu Hen was also astonished when he learned this answer.

Why had this group of cowards survived while they, the brave ones, all perished?

"This is very strange. After a year of development, our human elite forces were strong enough to absorb the Longevity Sect. It was a battle with a ninety percent chance of victory, and we had thoroughly checked all the armed forces of the Longevity Sect. Why did we fail, and why was the price complete annihilation?" Li Feng was extremely puzzled.

According to previous analysis of high-dimensional life, the struggle among Human Clan forces was something high-dimensional beings liked to see.

They had absorbed the Longevity Sect, which did not touch the high-voltage line of high-dimensional life.

And the Longevity Sect’s strength was already inferior to theirs, so although sacrifices were inevitable in this battle to absorb the Longevity Sect, why did it show an omen of total annihilation?

"If the Death Omen Law holds, from the data analysis, the problem most likely lies in the phase of absorbing the Longevity Sect," the Mechanical Mouse voiced.

Wu Hen and Li Feng simultaneously nodded.

The Time Yuan You phase was unlikely to be mistaken—once obtained, it was secured, and theoretically, high-dimensional insects could not surpass the ability of Time Travel.

While Wu Hen faced the oppression and scrutiny from high-dimensional insects in his control over the Holy Sect, it was still within their boundaries; otherwise, when Wu Hen tried to kill Jiao Zhu, the Wind Marquis would definitely have appeared to stop him.

The emergence of Death Omens began the moment Li Feng decided to attack Longevity Island.

And those who displayed the Death Omens were all involved in the absorption process.

"Is this a losing move?" Li Feng couldn’t help but wonder.

Why was it a losing move?

A few months ago, the Tower Clan and Magic Cube Star had also engaged in a similar absorption to fight for Yuan You resources. Why hadn’t they been penalized by high-dimensional insects, while they, the seemingly insignificant Nuwa lineage, faced such complete destruction?

"Could the Longevity Sect be harboring some hidden power, like an old ancestor from the Hua Chen Realm?" Wu Hen suggested.

"The possibility is slim. Even if there was one, an old ancestor at the Hua Chen Realm couldn’t possibly annihilate us completely. It might crush us, but some of us should have survived. The Death Omen data you collected is random, and this randomness has already proved that ninety-nine percent of us were annihilated. Only the high-dimensional insects could so thoroughly wipe out our living forces," Li Feng maintained his judgment.

It had to be the intervention of high-dimensional insects.

What they couldn’t precisely analyze now was exactly when the high-dimensional insects had intervened.

Whether it was when they absorbed the Longevity Sect, or during their escape.

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This timing was crucial, as it would clarify which phase of their entire plan had gone wrong.

"Do I need to go over the whole plan again?" the Mechanical Mouse asked.

"Yes, please project it holographically," Li Feng replied.

The eyes of the Mechanical Mouse began to display a holographic image. Wu Hen saw from this plan that Li Feng had made very detailed preparations for the annexation of the Longevity Sect, such that the highest leader of the Longevity Sect’s abilities were known, and the Chen Long from the Twelve Zodiac Beasts was prepared to contend with them.

Chen Long was right below this secret base. Although Wu Hen had never seen it, he knew it was one of the strongest mechanical lives in the human technology project, capable of contending with the masters of the Holy Sect.

The progress of humanity was very rapid, with the Twelve Zodiac Beasts being improved every month, and the evolution was even more remarkable when they could collect Yuan You from various Otherworldly locations while acting as Awakeners.

"Can mechanical life perceive a Death Omen?" At that moment, Rat posed a question, his thinking quite expansive.

Wu Hen shook his head. The rigid mechanical AI life did not adhere to the notion of a darkened forehead, indicating that their life form did not follow the Death Omen Law Wu Hen was familiar with.

"Left Monarch Chu Ming’s power is the most unfathomable, but even if an accident occurs in the plan to hunt him down, Zhao Yu will still carry out his execution. This Chu Ming won’t be able to cause much turmoil in the situation..."

"Other Longevity Taoists, Longevity Envoys, and disciples of Longevity are not particularly outstanding either. They have all been equipped with appropriate military forces to suppress them..."

"Once the Yuan You Mine is seized, your Holy Sect will appear, and we will opportunistically offer this Yuan You Mine to the Holy Sect, seeking the highest level of protection from the Holy Sect. This part is the most prone to errors, as high-dimensional insects might see through our intentions, knowing we are colluding to deceive them. Rat, mark this part as one of the key failures."

Rat immediately captured this segment, emphasizing the process and labeling it as "Causality of Ruin #1."

"Assuming this part goes well, we will enter a three-month period of evasive energy accumulation. During this phase, we will gradually smuggle the Yuan You stored at the Holy Sect back to our homeland, replenishing the weakened Nuwa God End, until the escape energy is full, and Nuwa God End executes Space Wander and Time Travel. This part is also prone to mistakes, as stealthily transporting Yuan You is inherently quite risky, requiring a great deal of manpower and time. Once high-dimensional insects detect it, it will be an irreversible disaster," Li Feng continued.

"Should this segment be marked as ’Causality of Ruin #2’?" Rat asked Li Feng for confirmation.

Li Feng nodded.

"Could high-dimensional insects have some ability to see energy transfer, and have they realized our plan during this phase?" Wu Hen suggested this idea.

"I’ve conducted experiments. I gave the Yuan You hoarded by the Poison Sub-humans to the Magic Cube Star in exchange for its protection. Remember how the Magic Cube Star and the Tower Clan also underwent a similar annexation not long ago? If high-dimensional insects had such an ability, then the Yuan You currently held by the Magic Cube Star should have breached the limits of the high-dimensional insects. Since the Magic Cube Star has not been sanctioned, it’s likely they don’t possess this ability," Li Feng explained.

Upon hearing Li Feng’s words, Wu Hen was momentarily stunned.

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That was clever; to cover the true intentions of the Nuwa Lineage, Li Feng had given the entirety of the Poison Sub-humans’ wealth to the Magic Cube Star.

Plainly put, this act was a test. Passing the test indicated that high-dimensional insects could not detect the transfer of Yuan You Energy. Moreover, it was also intentional to suggest they were seeking greater protective power.

Thus, once the Longevity Sect was annexed, they would immediately offer the Yuan You Mine to the Holy Sect. To the high-dimensional insects, this act would appear sensible and make it harder to suspect an escape was planned.

"Is it possible that there is a traitor among us?" Wu Hen presented a new thought.

If there were a traitor within the Nuwa Lineage, be they from Longevity or from Nuwa God End, they would bring about a disastrous end.

"As for secrecy, that should also be no issue. Currently, aside from us core members, others only know part of the plan. For example, in the plan to annex the Longevity Sect, everyone only knows it’s for the Yuan You Mine. Those more central only know it will be offered to the Holy Sect, not that there will be an escape."

"Similarly, in the stealth transport segment, those transporting do not know they are bringing back Yuan You."

"Only the navigators know about Time Travel and Space Wander. If they had ulterior motives, they would have failed to relieve their obligations in obtaining Time Yuan You, not having waited until now."

Li Feng felt the possibility of having a traitor was worth considering.

But in his arrangements, each responsible person knew only part of the plan, and to prevent these responsible individuals from communicating, he had never gathered the people in charge of each segment together.

That is, the person responsible for each segment did not know who the others were.

"If we rule out these factors, then I feel the key issue still lies with the Longevity Sect; this sect may not be as straightforward as we think," Wu Hen said.

"What if we change our target and choose to annex the Magic Cube Star instead? Magic Cube Star currently also holds a significant amount of Yuan You Mine. Since we feel there might be issues with the Longevity Sect and we’re unclear where exactly the problem is, why not try substitution?" Rat suggested.

"Substitution?" Wu Hen asked, puzzled.

"We have contingency plans. For instance, if the Longevity Sect receives protection from the Marquis, then we would choose Magic Cube Star, who also possess a sufficient amount of Yuan You Mine."

"If there’s an issue with the transport phase, we will replace the method of transportation to ensure that even if there’s a traitor, the phase could still proceed normally," Chief Li explained.

"So we list what is considered ’Causality of Ruin’ and then reroute, perhaps thereby finding our way out of this dead end?" Wu Hen asked.

"Exactly. Moreover, your Death Omen Law provides us with a significant opportunity to experiment. We treat each phase differently to see if we can change the doomed destiny. Or through swapping methods and testing where there is even a sliver of viability, we might deduce the final reason why we anger the high-dimensional insects."