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Ep. 156

Cults and Star Unions.

A race that developed civilization with superpowers and a machine race that arose as mechanical engineering developed to the extreme.

Although the two did not show any resemblance at all, they seemed similar at this moment.

Because they are putting all their strength into killing each other.

Elongated, oval-shaped torpedoes, resembling pointed thermometers, flew in chaotically. The sight of them moving in groups under the control of androids was like a school of fish in the sea.

The cult ship fired back at the group of torpedoes rushing towards its prey. The ships changed from a diamond-shaped formation to a hexagonal formation, emitting purple psychic power.

Just as fishermen catch fish with fishing nets, the moment the nets of psychic power hit the torpedoes, powerful explosions occurred one after another.

While a large-scale fireworks display takes place in silence, the mechanical fleet takes a detour and approaches the cult warships. The cultists are also alert and intercept the rapidly approaching cyborg ship.

And I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

While narrowly avoiding the remotely controlled torpedo's psychic power heat rays.

'right!'

My faithful secretarial assistant alerts me to danger. After connecting with the ship, I quickly turned the hull to avoid the torpedo flying to the right.

Four cyborg warships are targeting me.

'Psychic cannon activated.'

While maintaining speed, I activated the frigate's psychic cannon, which was used to launch a preemptive attack on the Star Union fleet. Six psychic cannons spewed fire at the enemies.

The cyborg ship that was following closely behind me probably didn't know that there would be 6 guns from me, so it was unable to dodge and was shot down. The remaining three ships saw that and diddged my attack in their own way.

'It's not a bad skill. Except one ship.'

Two ships avoided using a diversionary maneuver, but one ship chose to slow down and deflect the trajectory of my attack. It would have been a good idea if I had been the only enemy, but there are many blind attacks here.

Just as I expected, a heat ray flew from somewhere and penetrated the slowed down cyborg ship. Flames rose from a large hole in the hull and oxidized in a series of explosions.

'good. Things are going smoothly.'

It was my intention to have the two forces clash, but I had no idea it would break into a melee so quickly. This is unexpected good news.

'With this atmosphere, I could easily move on to the next step.'

My ultimate goal is to cut off the enemies' pursuit and escape safely from this star system.

You can escape while the enemies are fighting each other, but there is one problem. If the chase resumes after the battle is over, it will be a headache.

Star Union will never forgive me because I have suffered tremendous damage. Until I became convinced that I was 'dead.'

So I plan to show them that I am dead.

The sight of the ship exploding after the kids and I had already left.

'Let's wait a little longer until the right opportunity comes.'

I turned the fast-flying hull upwards. If it were an ordinary aircraft, the burden on the hull would not have been small, but this ship is practically like my limbs.

As I made abnormal movements, the torpedoes following me lost their aim and crashed into other ships or floating ship fragments.

The cyborgs also tried to follow me and turn upward, but they were much slower than me. I made a detour behind them and simultaneously fired the psychic cannon.

Short chunks of psychic power that looked like bullets were lodged in the mechanical ship. The ship, hit by six energy bullets at the same time, split into four pieces. Inside, numerous androids and cyborgs were seen jumping out of space and struggling.

As Star Union had a faint sense of camaraderie, no ships came forward to rescue them. The one remaining cyborg ship fired a torpedo at me, leaving my comrades dying in the zero gravity space.

[Zuzu zuzu (Hold on tight to everyone)]

The distance is short so it is difficult to avoid them all. I sharply turned the hull that was flying upward and descended back down.

The moment it was about to collide with the torpedo, I tilted the hull. The torpedoes rushing to destroy me passed by with barely a margin of paper.

The torpedoes that failed to attack hurriedly tried to break their trajectory, but I am not willing to let that happen. Because five psychic cannons were already targeting the torpedoes.

The torpedoes disappeared in a flash of purple flame.

'All that's left is one shot for you.'

The one remaining cannon is for the cyborg ship that fired the torpedo at me. A purple energy bullet collided with the side of the warship. Flames of purple and red rose from the impact point, and the cyborg ship staggered greatly.

The finishing touch was done by another cult ship instead of me. The heat ray that flew from afar swept away the enemy.

"As expected, my game skills aren't going anywhere."

"Of course. "How many times have I been like this?"

There are dozens and hundreds of battles against fleets in the game. There have been quite a few bloody fights with rankers.

'If you think about it, it seems like you have more experience fighting with fleets.'

In addition to Megacorps and Space Dogs, which were encouraged to operate mercenaries or ships, races such as Star Union Outspacers also often operated large fleets toward the latter half of the game. Cults are slightly different because it is possible for individuals to become extremely strong due to their unique quest system.

As I was in a hostile relationship with them, I also had no choice but to fight with the fleet. I remember having a hard time gathering new characteristics for this.

'Because the outcome of space warfare is completely different from ground warfare.'

Features that are very useful on land are often useless in space.

'It's the same for me right now.'

Many of the body-related traits cannot be used properly, and the same goes for parasitic-related traits and nest-related traits.

It is clear that there will be more fights in space in the future, so it is necessary to collect useful characteristics in space warfare other than Nightmare Horizon.

'There is still a lot of work to be done.'

If you go to the dragon's nest, you can obtain the characteristics necessary to fight in space.

Typically, planets where Gallagons inhabit are also home to various beasts and predators. There are many creatures with characteristics such as space flight, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to sort them out first and collect their characteristics when you arrive.

While I was thinking that, Aadhai called me.

｢Big Adult｣｢Me｣｢Battle｣｢Participation｣｢Wind｣

A guy who begs to go out. Seeing the ships exploding continuously outside made me want to fight together.

｢I｣｢Flying｣｣Fast｣｢Enemy｣｢Slow｣

[Zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu (Sorry, not this time)]

Aadhai is small and agile for a Gallagon, so he would fight well if he went out to fight, but here he is too much. Dangerous. If you make a mistake even once, there is no going back.

'It would be a big problem if I couldn't return until I changed boats.'

He can sense the psychic power flowing from Nana No. 26's body, so he will be able to find me easily even if I move to another ship. The problem is that the enemy must not know that I am abandoning this ship.

If the enemy sees Aadhai boarding another ship, they may become suspicious.

[Zuzuzu zuzzuzu (Let's play together next time)]

｢Disappointment｣

I continued to move the boat while comforting Aadhai, whose wings were flaccid.

The situation changed as Star Union's ships succeeded in approaching the cults. This is because the imperial carrier's black hole bullets, which have a high risk of accidental failure, have been sealed.

The cyborg ships fired torpedoes at close range or rammed into the cult ships.

It may seem like a very primitive tactic in the space age, but it is quite effective when fighting cults. That is, as long as you prepare well.

The cult ship's excellent defense is thanks to its shield made of psychic power. What if you disable that shield?

The fronts of the cyborg ships that were close to the cult were all stained pure white. These are APD drones, defensive equipment used to defend against psychic power.

If you put a bunch of them on a cult ship, you can temporarily invalidate the shield at that point.

After that, it's easy.

'Because the durability of the cult ship is lower than that of the Star Union.'

Each time the cyborg ship collided with the cult's ship, a purple light flashed and then faded. The cult ships with their shields nullified had no choice but to be torn to pieces by those thorn-like batteries.

The cult ships seemed to be embarrassed by the sight, but none of the ships attacked hastily. Unlike the cyborgs, who had little sense of camaraderie, the cultists were unable to fire carelessly for fear of getting their allies involved.

While the aircraft carriers stepped forward to keep them in check, other cult ships quickly widened their distance. Ships that failed to do so were turned into space dust by cyborgs.

In the end, the imperial carrier, unable to watch its compatriots die, went to the front.

I retreated, blending in with the cultists' ships retreating to the rear.

This beautiful absolute weapon resembling a diamond is equipped with hundreds of psychic cannons. Next, a huge number of purple energy bullets flew at the cyborgs.

Even if the front part is protected thanks to the APD, the sides and back are not. The cyborg ships were shattered after being hit by dozens of energy bullets.

Some reckless cyborgs attempted to implement a strategy of ambush against the Imperial carrier.

'That's stupid.'

The imperial carrier's shield itself is stronger, but its armor itself is also very hard, making it difficult to destroy using current tactics.

As I expected, all their attempts were in vain. Afterwards, several boats were seen making further attempts but stopping quickly.

'The commander is holding back.'

The cyborg fleet split in several directions at once and each took a detour and flew towards the cult fleet in the rear. The plan was to first organize other ships that supported it rather than the imperial carrier.

A cult that aims to drag cyborgs into long-distance combat by widening the distance between them and charging at them like mad dogs without giving up.

Both appear to be tight, but in reality they are not. Because Cyborg hasn't used its secret weapon yet.

'It's time to move the ship.'

When a cyborg hits me, it's my chance to switch ships.

I stopped moving mainly on evasion and started attacking actively. Regardless of whether it was a cult or a cyborg, they poured out energy bullets.

After destroying more than a few ships, I can feel the cyborgs paying attention to me. Along with that, No. 26 sent waves to me.

｢Big baby, that big ugly kid over there seems to be doing something.｣

[Zu (Really?)]

｢Should we

stop him?｣ [Zuzu Zuzu (No, leave him alone)]

What No. 26 was talking about was probably the enemy flagship attempting a detailed probe toward me. It must be done. By now, they will know.

That there was a cyborg aboard this bio-ship that sent them a strange message. And that this ship is the culprit that caused this situation.

A subtle wave lightly swept across my body. The detailed exploration has probably been completed.

After that, the enemies' attacks began to become more fierce than before. As many as 10 ships were following me to mark me.

'Come on, it's here, so hit it quickly.'

The cyborg ships seemed to be really excited as they made a fuss while avoiding the torpedoes by a narrow margin. It was clear to see that they were only chasing me, ignoring the cult aircraft that were keeping them in check.

And finally, the opportunity I had been waiting for came. I feel a cyborg ship rushing towards me from afar.

'There's less than two minutes left.'

I urgently moved our position to a location other than the reactor. Except for Cyborg McKay, who was holding on to him earlier.

"Uh huh? Me too…"

His last cry was drowned out by the living wall.

After completing the move safely, I quickly unlocked 'Nightmare Horizon'. As soon as the body assimilated with the metal separated and fell to the ground, I activated the 'Organic Evolution' trait.

The special state I am trying to transform into this time is….

'Clever weakling!'

As soon as the trait was activated, my body shrunk rapidly.

At the same time, the ship shook violently.

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