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Ep. 244
Adhai and I flew up, dodging falling ice fragments.
Although I'm worried about PS-111 not being here, I can't miss Pyrrha Eleven. If I do that, my secret moves will be exposed to enemy players.
I headed out of the canyon, determined to get it all sorted out as quickly as possible.
In the air, a battle was in full swing between the Gallagons and a battleship hundreds of meters in size.
The night sky would normally have been dark, but not as dark as it was at this moment. The breath emitted by space dragons, the flames produced by weapons manufactured by machines, and even eerily glowing clouds.
Just like in the game, the battlefield in this world was also very colorful and noisy.
'Instead, if you die here, it's over.'
I moved my wing arms strongly and increased my speed. Adhai, carrying the Mother of Heaven next to me, followed closely behind.
The guns that were firing at the Gallagons turned their muzzles towards me. Soon, lights flashed like fireworks had exploded.
Torpedoes fired from hundreds of guns mounted on Fira Eleven's ship come out and fly in to crush Aadhai.
Adhai, who was next to me, prepared for an evasive maneuver. Just as I was preparing to prepare for the rain of torpedoes, something strange occurred in the ominous glowing clouds.
The clouds, which took the form of a majestic vortex as if a typhoon was blowing, threw purple lightning.
Lightning made of psychic power cracked like a rake and spread over the torpedoes. As thin streams of energy touched the torpedo, a chain of explosions occurred.
Beyond the smoke rising from the explosion, the person who created the lightning can be seen.
Ham Ort, a gallagon with black scales and the second-in-command of the Aadhai group, made brief eye contact with me. It took a look at Adhai, who was flying next to me, and then resumed its attack on the ship.
Ham Ort spread its wings and glided toward the ground to avoid the torpedoes. Behind him, other Gallagons followed in formation. Those who avoided the torpedoes dispersed in two directions and increased altitude.
'He's moving like he did when he was fighting Skywale.'
Skywhale is larger than any other Gallagon. They are fighting while maintaining a siege as if they were fighting an opponent larger than themselves.
The Gallagons that approached the bottom of the ship spewed fire all at once. The dragon's breath heated the outer walls of the ship and burned the guns below. While firing torpedoes, the ship's guns, stimulated by psychic power, exploded.
While the Gallagons were pouring down fire, Pyrrha Eleven also launched a counterattack.
Multiple APDs were ejected from inside the ship and rushed at the Gallagons. What was hidden in the canyon was probably just a small portion, but it was an enormous amount. It almost looked as if a swarm of locusts trapped inside the ship had come out.
A wave that released psychic power was emitted from the APD group. Adult Gallagons, including Ham Ort, retreated quickly and escaped the APD's attack range, but there were also Gallagons that could not.
The flight speed of the Green Gallagons attacked by APD dropped sharply. Because it was still young, it was not good at using psychic powers, so it could barely stay afloat by flapping its wings. And the guns were targeting the weakened Green Gallagons.
'Where!'
While Pyrrha Eleven was engaged in a battle with the Gallagons, I closed the distance between me and the ship and opened my mouth wide. A lump of green slime rose from inside the throat, flew through the air, and landed on the ship's gun.
Acidic fungi, which regarded the hard alloy as a meal, quickly ate away at the gun port. The torpedoes that were about to be launched exploded because the entrance was blocked. The shock caused the ships' guns to stop firing, and the Green Gallagons, who had lost their psychic power, quickly left the battlefield.
'There were 4 of them attacked by APD.'
Now there are 4 White Gallagons, 5 Green Gallagons, and Ham Ort left. After confirming that the Green Gallagons landed safely on the snow field, I prepared my psychic breath.
Torpedoes were flying towards me, but this time I wasn't hit as easily as before. Because No. 26 knew that I was preparing a big attack, they came forward.
Torpedoes as big as 3 or 4 adult men combined stopped in the air. As No. 26 waved its tentacles, numerous torpedoes trembled and began to fall to the surface.
As No. 26 took a moment, my monster's tentacles, which had quickly completed charging, began to emit light. A huge surge of energy hit the ship like a volcano erupting.
Pyrrha Eleven's ship stumbled greatly and a large hole opened in the side. Some of the facilities inside were also hit, and local explosions occurred in other areas other than the hit areas.
Then the APD hurriedly gathered to protect the owner. The cloud of drones continuously poured out waves to cancel out the psychic power.
The energy gathered in the tentacles continued to disperse due to the influence of the APD's interference wave, but it didn't matter. Thanks to the 'Heart of the Dragon', psychic power was being generated at a faster rate than it was disappearing.
'And I have reinforcements.'
White Gallagons, including Aadhai, gathered around me and fired their breath together. Aadhai's energy bullets and the regular Gallagons' heat rays combined with my breath hit the APD.
And above us, Ham Ort was tuning the 'Maelstrom'. The torpedoes fired from the ship were caught in the lightning and storm, lost their target, and exploded in the air.
The APDs continued to spread waves that blocked psychic power, but they could no longer withstand the continuous barrage of psychic attacks.
Originally, APD was vulnerable to time-lapse attacks, but in addition, Gallagon's unique and powerful firepower overlapped, so it had no way to defend itself.
If the enemy had been a fleet rather than a single ship, it would have been possible to block it by mobilizing a lot more APDs, but in this situation, such an assumption is meaningless.
The barrier built with expensive drones collapsed and the breath burned the front part of the ship. The fire poured out by the angry Gallagons was so powerful that the thick outer wall literally melted away.
Was it judged that damage beyond this would affect escape?
Pyrrha Eleven's ship unleashed a barrage of torpedoes and began accelerating above the clouds. It would be an attempt at faster-than-light navigation right in the atmosphere.
[Zuzuzu Zuzu (Don't miss it)]
｢Descendants of Aadhai!｣｢Here!｣｢Vendetta｣｢Avenge!｣
The Gallagons, who heard Aadhai's command, ignored defense and went on the offensive.
Even though they were covered in blood under fire, they did not retreat and fired dragon breath at them. I also joined in their attack by grabbing and destroying the remaining APDs with my bare hands.
However, it seemed as if it had already finished preparing, as its hull was seen to be dyed a light blue color. It was a signal that there was not much time left until faster-than-light voyage.
Even when a storm rages and the ship is damaged, it attempts to leap into distant space.
'It can't go on like this.'
This was unexpected.
If the ship goes on a faster-than-light voyage with severe damage, the ship may break up during the voyage or its coordinates may become misaligned and become stuck inside the star.
Since Pyrrha Eleven is a machine, I thought she wouldn't try it hastily, but it turned out to be the opposite. He was betting on the slightest possibility rather than certain death on the spot.
I stopped shooting my breath and accelerated towards it. Landing on the rear of the hull, I poured acidic fungus onto the exterior walls.
There is no other way than to destroy the FTL engine to prevent it from jumping, or enter FTL sailing with it.
'I can come back anyway…'
The moment I melted the outer wall and tried to enter the inside, the small anti-aircraft turrets attached to the rear fired something at me. It was so small that it could hardly be considered an anti-aircraft bullet and it stuck to my body.
As soon as I felt the sensation of being hit, all the strength left my body. A feeling of extreme boredom and helplessness struck me and I almost fell off the boat.
I have experienced this feeling once before, beyond the simple feeling of pain, of being robbed of one's vitality.
'Blood River!'
I thought it wasn't there because I hadn't used it until now, but that wasn't the case.
The Blood River hidden on the ship was Pyrrha Eleven's last move.
When fighting Muriel, she attached 'Gremlin Moss' to her body in advance, which destroys mechanical equipment, but that is not the case now.
Moreover, he used twice as much Blood River on me as Muriel. There are at least 15 of them that can be felt just by the fading sensation of the body. At this level, even Od Grad and Ice Horror can be turned into mummies in an instant.
In fact, the hard shells of my body were losing their vitality and shrinking. I was only able to hold on thanks to concentrating all my concentration on the hand holding the boat.
'What do we do?'
Its shell is weakened, so if it falls like this, it could die. However, if you stick to that guy's boat and follow him, you will only have a miserable future.
'I have to choose quickly… huh?'
At that time, the feeling of life force leaving my body became even weaker. With that, my body began to recover again, albeit slowly.
Thanks to the helpless auxiliary organs regaining some strength, I was able to see what was happening inside my body.
'No. 26!'
As soon as I hit a bone, No. 26, who was above my head, helped me. He was using his psychic power to tear off the Blood Reavers attached to various parts of my body and throw them away.
With some of my energy back, I strengthened my fighting arms and entered the ship.
[Zuzuzu (Thank you)]
"I will scold you for everything that hurts you."
Thanks to him, we were able to escape from Blood River, but problems still remain. My eyes see a ship covered in vivid blue light.
In just a few seconds, this ship will be sailing far away from the frozen star below us.
'late.'
Now I can't help it either. After arriving, you have no choice but to face the enemies and find a way to fight or escape.
That's what I thought.
Until I heard a broadcast that I shouldn't have heard in this place.
｢Control over the hacking of the faster-than-light engine was stolen through physical contact. "We cancel the faster-than-light voyage."
A familiar voice came from a speaker somewhere inside the ship. With that, the blue light covering the entire ship disappeared as if it had never happened before.
"and! Friends! "Big baby, your friend is here!"
[Zuzu (yes)]
The mechanical voice of the ship's original owner was heard behind the familiar voice.
"Pira Eleven. I don't understand. PS Model No. 111. Obey right away."
"You can't do that. Former main controller. As long as I'm here, this ship can't go anywhere."
"Pira Eleven. Attempting to regain control of the ship. PS Model No. 111. Order again. Obey and do your duty."
Pyrrha Eleven's voice seemed very urgent, unlike anything she had heard before.
It has to be that way. Below, gallagons are flying in to tear the ship apart, and inside the ship is a huge creature that is hostile to them.
Additionally, an unexpected traitor is threatening his life.
Even if there are any remaining screamers on board, it is impossible to subdue us. There's nothing left for him.
"Pira Eleven. Control over the super-light engine has been restored."
However, Pyrrha Eleven, who boasts excellent specifications as a member of the Supreme Council, quickly regained control. Immediately after hearing his voice through the speaker, a pale blue light began to fill the hallway again.
'But I bought time.'
PS-111 did its job well. From now on, it is our turn to step forward.
Even as I moved to find Pyrrha Eleven, who was ruling the ship, the arguing continued through the speakers.
｢PS Model No. 111. It's not too late now. "Obey."
Traitor PS-111 responded briefly to Pyrrha Eleven's recommendation.
"I am a special individual. "No one can control me."
As always, his voice was calm.
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