252
Ep. 252
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When Sihyeon Eugene had just left the atmosphere on a transport ship, an emergency report came from the flagship.
"The Star Union fleet has already arrived?"
I knew that the fleet was coming through a satellite placed on the outskirts of the star system. I had no idea it would arrive so quickly.
In addition, the enemy brought with them a warp finder, a device that could monitor the movements of faster-than-light sailing. It was as if they were here to track down someone.
'Could it be that Jax-01's hideout is at stake?'
Megacorp and Star Union are officially at war. From the cyborgs' perspective, Sihyeon's forces are nothing more than enemies of the Star Union. Considering that a regular fleet accompanied by a warp finder came to this remote location, that was the only reason.
'…not good.'
As long as there was a warp finder, the flagship's condition was practically limited. Even if you run away at faster than light speed, they will immediately catch up with you.
Suddenly, her attention turned to the 'relics' stored in the transport ship.
The 'Abyss Destroyer', a weapon used by Beom-ho, who was her teacher for a short time in the past, to wipe out the Outspacers. And a crystal battery that supplies enormous energy.
'If you use that item, you'll be able to break through without difficulty.'
She felt the urge to use a weapon, but she shook her head.
We still don't know the status of the enemy's battle objective. It is not too late to use a weapon after acquiring the necessary information.
"Any other special details?"
"Oh, that's…"
The subordinate hesitated before answering Sihyeon's question.
"According to the flagship's transmission, we are currently engaged in combat with a swarm of creatures believed to be Gallagons!"
"Gallagon?"
The answer her subordinate gave was far beyond her expectations.
'Why Gallagon?'
"Gallagon is attacking the fleet, so the flagship is currently waiting and not responding."
"…hmm."
When I first set foot on the planet, I had a hard time with the Gallagons that appeared periodically. In fact, the late entry into the volcano was largely due to Gallagon's influence. This is because they kept changing their travel route on purpose to avoid Gallagon.
'I don't know what happened, but…'
Their irregular movements were actually beneficial now.
"For now, let's take advantage of this situation. "I return to the flagship carefully so as not to get caught up in the battle."
"All right."
Starlight can be seen shining through the tempered glass of the transport ship.
Some of them were not starlight.
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'What is that?'
Just removed the fourth warpfinder. As I was throwing away a piece of dysfunctional scrap metal into space, I saw a ship I had never seen before.
An oval-shaped battleship was floating alone at a considerable distance from the battlefield. Looking at the design, it was not a Star Union ship, but a Megacorp ship.
'Why is Megacorp's ship here…ah.'
When I looked at the boat, something came to mind.
Before catching Od Grad, it had eaten humans while robbing the Hellside Hornet's nest. The man who became a prisoner said he came here with Sihyeon Eugene.
'That's that boat.'
Since Sihyeon Eugene died by my hand, that ship must be led by her followers.
'how will we do it.'
20 minutes have already passed since the battle started. There is still one warp finder left.
The first time I set was 25 minutes. I'd like to hear more details from the crew of that ship, but I don't have much time left to do anything else.
'I'll have to organize it when I have time.'
I took my eyes off the ship and followed the tail of the fleeing fleet.
The XAX 5-class high-speed battleship carrying the warp finder was running away as if it was trying to waste time.
'It's definitely fast as a fast battleship.'
It is slightly slower than Aadhai. I was trying to sort it out with psychic breath, but the Gallagons started moving.
Aadhay, with red wings visible from afar, followed closely behind the battleship. The other Gallagons did not chase after them but instead dispersed here and there.
Looking closely, I saw that the Gallagons were spreading out and gradually narrowing towards the battleship's path.
'You're driving.'
Just like when fighting a strong enemy like Sky Whale, the Gallagons were hunting down battleships.
'Then I should help too.'
Instead of the battleship, I fired my psychic breath at the corvettes blocking Aadhai's path. A group of corvettes that were focused on the target in front of them were destroyed by my breath.
As if Aadhai had anticipated my attack in advance, he moved skillfully and dodged the purple flames. It used evasive maneuvers to avoid the wreckage of the corvette, which was burning brightly with the flame of supernatural power, and accelerated further.
The red-winged dragon flies toward the battleship, forming a tail like a comet in the night sky. The guy who transformed into a ray of light quickly got closer to the battleship.
Checking APDs poured out from the battleship, emitting waves that neutralized psychic power. However, Aadhai's speed was so fast that the drone's waves could not reach him.
It moved around within the range of wavelengths and poured out psychic breath. As the breath in the form of energy bullets continued to hit the outer wall of the ship, the battleship had no choice but to retreat.
Adhaj was pushing a huge battleship dozens or even hundreds of times bigger than himself. Just like David defeating Goliath with a sling.
And the Gallagons that were building a siege network gradually narrowed the distance between them and the battleship.
The battleship carrying the warp finder tried to escape somehow, but the distance to the Gallagons had already narrowed sufficiently.
And all the Gallagons simultaneously let out their dragon breath towards the battleship. Even if the defense power of the Star Union-made ship was great, it was impossible to defend against attacks from multiple Gallagons, or at least White Gallagons.
'This is the end.'
Even the last warp finder was destroyed. Now there is no one who can stop our escape.
The moment I was about to tell everyone to return to PS-111's ship.
My auxiliary organs sensed a wave of intense energy.
'!'
Without realizing it, my head turned to the point where the energy wave originated.
An empty space where there was nothing. There was a blue sun rising there.
It looks like the sun, but it is a very powerful concentration of energy. Energy so enormous that it can tear apart space and force objects to move.
'Sail at faster than light speed!'
After a while, the blue sun disappeared as if obscured by clouds.
And what appeared in that place was a fleet. A fleet so large that it is incomparable to any fleet we have fought so far.
[Zuzuzuzu (Everyone step back)]
I retreated with the Gallagons to avoid the enemies that suddenly appeared. The surviving scout troop ships flew to the newly appeared Star Union fleet.
'how?'
Although PS-111, which was synchronized with the ship's computer, missed the reconnaissance unit's entry, the arrival of that large fleet was a completely different matter.
Faster-than-light navigation is a technology that utilizes very large amounts of energy. Therefore, equipment that tracks the flow of energy, such as a warp finder, can be effective. Under normal circumstances, there was no way he would have missed hundreds of ships moving at once.
'…Have you developed a new technology?'
Even in the game, the battle in outer space was important as to who could reach the speed of faster than light first. This is because it is easy for those who arrive early to figure out when and to what point the enemies will enter.
It seems that the Great Leader was aware of its weaknesses and put a lot of effort into improving them.
And the results are now before our eyes.
At that time, a support ship controlled by PS-111 approached. A thought wave flew from the Heavenly Mother on the ship.
｢It looks like a concealment technology that hides the energy of faster-than-light navigation has been applied!｣
[Zuzu zuzuzu (It seems so)]
｢PS-111 doesn't think the entire fleet has arrived. That's elite fleet number 5. "Fleets 2, 8, and 9 have not yet arrived."
Now that I think about it, the number of ships was not large enough for the four elite fleets to have gathered. If everyone had gathered together, there would have been hundreds of battleships, but the enemy was not that large.
'Besides…'
I calmly looked at the enemy fleet changing camp. Some ships had major damage to their exterior walls. Traces of clean destruction, as if cut with a blade. It was a trace of a problem that occurred during the faster-than-light voyage.
'I guess the technology isn't perfect yet.'
Despite the side effects, it was not difficult to imagine why it took off so suddenly.
Leaping sequentially to grab our ankles and prevent us from escaping. That must be the Great Leader's plan.
[Zuzuzuzuzu zuzzu (how many warp finders are there?)]
｢…at least 10 or more. Some ships are equipped with strong cloaking equipment, so it is impossible to check them."
Fighting in a situation where it is not known how many warp finders there are is suicidal. However, running away is not a good option.
They will use their numerical superiority to come after us, just like the Gallagons did.
'Is this a foreign agent?'
I looked at the gallagons and ships behind.
'There is only one way.'
It is clear what the enemy's top priority is, the Great Suryeong player.
'It's me they're after. In that case…'
[Zuz Zuzuz Zuzuz (everyone returns to the ship)]
｢Big adult?｣
[Zuzuzuz Z ZZZZZZZZZZZZ (Don't worry. There is a better way)]
I am worried about the anxious Aadhai. I sent a message telling them not to do it, reassured them, and called Heavenly Mother.
[Zuzuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzu (Do you know where to go to increase the level of deification?)]
｢What? Are you sure?」
[Zuzuzu Zuzu (meet me there)]
'Are you crazy? Are you going to be bait against them?"
Strictly speaking, it's not bait.
After fighting them, I plan on sailing at faster than light speeds to cult or megacorp territory. Doing so could create a situation similar to the one that caused the Cult and Star Union to fight before.
'The problem is that you won't be able to attack while preparing to sail, but it'll be okay.'
Thanks to its transformation into a 'bone beast', its defense has increased exponentially. It has already been proven that the enemy's torpedoes cannot inflict fatal wounds on me. The energy for navigation can also be replaced with psychic power that is pumped to near infinity thanks to the 'Heart of the Dragon' characteristic.
The only problem is the large leader.
My fate depends on what kind of weapon he brings.
'In the first place, I don't want to gamble.'
Still, it's better than fighting them and losing everything.
I flew forward, leaving everyone behind.
Since coming into this world, it has always been a series of choices.
Some have had positive results for me, some have not. Looking back, there was always a mixture of good and bad choices.
Still, I have no regrets.
Because I am still alive. I don't know how many more wrong choices I will make in the future.
But even then I will be alive. Just like it has been until now.
As I was flying with that thought in mind, a red star flew next to me.
'Aadhai?'
Besides him, other Gallagons followed me instead of returning to the ship hangar.
The same was true for the ship PS-111 was moving on. Rather than embarking on a faster-than-light voyage, a battleship whose size overwhelmed me was above my head with a large number of its guns drawn out.
"Big baby, if you keep saying bad things, I'll get scolded!"
No. 26's waves are heard from the ship.
I can feel the waves of thought flowing from Aadhai next to
"Aadhai," "My people," and "I won't abandon you ."
"I always try to fight alone because I'm afraid someone might turn me off."
Sky's mother on the ship grumbles.
"PS-111 told me. "We will find the warp finder as quickly as possible, so hold on."
I couldn't say anything to what they said.
Because your heart is full? no.
Fighting alone here is a reasonable choice. I have always fought alone and won in the end.
But when I see the guys following me, I think differently.
I've won the fight alone so far, but I thought I could win more easily if I fight with the kids.
Aimov Sea Demon Gallagon Group Super Large Battleship Wolf Ranker.
Wouldn't this be enough power to fight over 100 new ships?
[Zuzzu zuzuzuzu (starting with torpedoes and breath)]
After a sufficiently reasonable reasoning process, the option I chose was 'fight together'.
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