Chapter 662 Had a Dream
Chapter 662 Had a Dream
Once that gate is opened, what awaits us will be true doomsday!
"Senior, do you know where the core nodes of the Association's coordinate network are, or where their main base for the plan is located?" I asked urgently.
"The Association's organization is far more secretive than you imagine," the guide said. "The core of the Ark Plan is top secret, being carried out simultaneously in several secret bases with god-level defense ratings."
"With my current abilities, I can't pinpoint all of them yet."
"However, I might be able to provide you with a breakthrough."
"What breakthrough?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in my eyes.
"Remember Night Owl?"
"I'd recognize her even if she turned to ash!" I said through gritted teeth.
If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have lost so many comrades, and wouldn't have leaked crucial clues about the coordinates.
"Although Night Owl is seriously injured, she's still one of the Association's top commanders and the person in charge of a sub-project of the Ark Plan," the guide analyzed. "She must hold important intelligence about the core base and how the coordinate network operates."
"From what I know, she should currently be at a secret underwater base deep in the Bermuda Triangle."
"A place code-named Heart of the Abyss, undergoing recovery and even crazier enhancement modifications."
These clues instantly connected in my mind.
That crazy woman Night Owl would never accept defeat—she must be planning revenge.
And this so-called enhancement modification was probably the Association's way of giving her greater power to deal with me!
If I could find that Heart of the Abyss base and take out Night Owl, I could get more secrets about the Ark Plan!
"The Bermuda Triangle—with its magnetic anomalies and spatial disturbances—is a natural information black hole, and the perfect place for the Association to conduct forbidden experiments," the guide's voice continued. "It's also an important hub node of their deep-sea energy matrix."
"I can provide you with a rough navigation chart to the Heart of the Abyss, and some known vulnerabilities in the base's outer defenses."
"But as for the situation inside the base and Night Owl's strength after modification, I have no idea. This trip will be extremely dangerous for you."
Extremely dangerous?
How many life-and-death situations have I, Matthew, faced along this journey?
For Olivia, for Wendy, for the comrades of the Island Alliance.
For this world that was about to be dragged into the abyss by madmen—I'd long since put life and death aside!
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior!" I said solemnly to the void. "Matthew will remember this debt!"
"No need," the guide replied. "I only hope you succeed and leave a glimmer of hope for this already broken world."
"Time is running out. Those old fools in the Association have gone completely mad."
With that, the guide's mental waves receded like the tide and vanished without a trace.
I stood quietly in the tidal cave, letting the cold sea wind blow against my face.
But the rage and fighting spirit in my heart were like a volcano about to erupt.
These insane lunatics in the Association wanted to drag the entire world into the abyss of destruction for their empty ambitions.
I would never allow it!
I, Matthew, swore by the Stellar Trident in my hand, by the will of the stars and ocean I carried—I would crush their conspiracy!
Target: Bermuda Triangle, Heart of the Abyss base!
Night Owl, your time had come!
I immediately gathered all core members and laid out the intelligence and my decision to raid the Heart of the Abyss.
As I expected, no one backed down.
Trial after trial had forged their will into tempered steel.
The way they looked at me was full of trust and the determination to live and die together.
"Matthew, whatever you say we do, we'll do it!" Reef was the first to step forward, his voice hoarse but full of strength. "We've guarded the ocean for generations—we can't let those madmen defile this blue expanse!"
"That's right, screw the Association—I've had it with them for a long time!" Finn slammed his harpoon down hard, his eyes flashing fiercely. "Let them taste the power of our Island Alliance!"
Gulama, Uta, and the others all roared their determination to fight the Association to the bitter end.
Looking at these fired-up comrades before me, a surge of heroic spirit rose in my heart.
With these brothers-in-arms who shared life and death, even facing the global Association, even confronting higher-dimensional beings—what did Matthew have to fear?
Just as we were intensively preparing for the expedition, an unexpected variable occurred.
This variable came from the youngest member of our team—Wendy.
Since exhausting her source power and falling into sleep at the Fallen Star Altar, Wendy had been unconscious for nearly ten days.
During that time, Olivia tried everything but couldn't wake her.
On the morning after the guide delivered the intelligence, as the first rays of sunlight fell on Wendy's pale little face, her long lashes trembled slightly.
"Wendy!" Olivia, who had been keeping watch by her side, was the first to notice and cried out in delight.
The rest of us immediately gathered around, anxiously watching the little girl on the stone bed.
Under everyone's gaze, Wendy's eyes, closed for over ten days, slowly opened.
A ray of pure spiritual light flashed briefly within them.
Her gaze seemed deeper than before.
During her sleep, her soul had experienced a journey across time and space.
The Cradle Heart mark on her forehead had also become clearer. The emerald glow no longer just radiated a gentle life force, but faintly resonated with all things in heaven and earth.
It was as if she had become part of the Cradle Heart's will.
"Dad, Mom," Wendy looked at Olivia and me, showing a weak but exceptionally sweet smile.
"Wendy, you're finally awake!" Olivia wept with joy, holding her tightly.
I couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke Wendy's soft hair, the weight on my heart finally lifting.
"Silly child, you had us so worried," my voice choked up a bit.
"I'm sorry for worrying you," Wendy nuzzled against me, her face showing a trace of guilt. "I feel like I had a really, really long dream."
"A dream?" My heart stirred, and I quickly asked, "What did you dream about?"
I had a vague feeling that Wendy's awakening was extraordinary.
"I dreamed I became a very small, very bright star," Wendy tilted her little head, trying hard to remember. "I was floating way up high, and I saw lots of glowing big spheres and energy bands."
"I also heard many stars singing. They seemed to be telling me some very important things."
Olivia and I exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Wendy's perception ability had actually advanced to the point where she could receive Star Prophecy.
"Wendy, what did those stars tell you?" I suppressed my excitement and asked gently.