973 War (1/2)
”Heavens!” Ye Piaoling exclaimed. ”Is that true? Three fleets!”
Fang Yuan looked solemn as well.
Space fleets were the division-level units of the Human Alliance. They comprised of over a hundred battleships and ten thousand mechas, including a few King-grade and Emperor-grade mechas.
This amount of firepower could fight even a migrating Zerg tribe, yet they were utterly annihilated. This was the Human Alliance's worst defeat in the last ten years!
Ye Piaoling flipped through the article and found no continuation. He asked impatiently, ”Is there any more information?”
”I have an aunt working in the military. She told me that these fleets' defeat was caused by a horrifying cosmic behemoth!” Ross replied in a low voice.
”One? Are you joking?” Ye Piaoling's eyes were wide open. ”Even the elites of the cosmic behemoths, Planet Destroyers, can't do this. After all, even if the fleets couldn't defeat it, they could have escaped.”
”She couldn't give me details… I only know that the cosmic behemoth has a very special ability…” Ross shrugged. ”Besides, any kind of existence can exist among the cosmic behemoths. It's not impossible!”
”So, what you mean to say is…” Fang Yuan looked at Ross and had a premonition.
”That cosmic behemoth has power far above the Planet Destroyers. If we could obtain its flesh and add it into the medium, it would surely produce even more powerful Momon flesh. Perhaps reaching the requirements for Emperor-grade!” Ross's eyes were full of excitement.
”After the battle report came out, the nearby top mecha pilots are already rushing to the Devil Galaxy to attack the beast. The Crimson Knights and the Wuhou Star are on their way as well. There's no escape for it!”
”I hope so!” Fang Yuan looked it up and found that the so-called Crimson Knights was the alliance of a group of Grand Arcanist-level mecha pilots. As for the Wuhou Star, it was a renowned mecha in the East. Its pilot was Undead Immortal Dark Star, a level forty Mystic who ranked in the top five of all humans in terms of strength!
This kind of power was enough to hunt down any cosmic behemoth.
However, Fang Yuan had an ill premonition that made him unable to relax.
Is it… He started researching, but was thinking at the same time. The Abominable Lord? Did he reincarnate as a cosmic behemoth? But given the vastness of this universe, the sudden appearance of a strong existence isn't impossible. It might not necessarily be him, although the possibility does indeed exist…
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In the following period of time, Fang Yuan kept an eye on the war in the Devil Galaxy while doing all kinds of research.
After seven days, he entered the research institute and found the atmosphere incredibly serious.
The research members were all elites and had a vast connection web, so they received news much faster than normal students.
Noticing that even Fu Hongxue was not doing research but instead looking at his wristband in a daze, Fang Yuan grabbed Ye Piaoling and asked, ”What happened?”
”They failed!” Ye Piaoling's eyes were lifeless. ”The Grand Arcanists of the Crimson Knights were completely wiped out! The Wuhou Star has also suffered heavy damage… The cosmic behemoth is extremely cunning and lured them into an ambush. It was concealing its strength before!”
Ross walked up to them. ”Although its physique doesn't compare to the Planet Destroyers, its ability is extremely strange. It's also proficient with mutating and controlling its subordinates. We suspect that it's the mutant of a certain Zerg. We've named it 'Seven Emotions Overmind!'”
”Seven Emotions Overmind?” Fang Yuan was slightly dumbfounded. ”Why such a weird name?”
”These are some pictures of its body!”
Ross took out a photo that showed the figure of a Zerg flying through a starry sky.
It looked like a giant longhorn beetle with a swollen abdomen, which appeared to be a hive. On its shell, there were raised patterns of human faces displaying all kinds of emotions.
”What abilities does it have?” Fang Yuan asked hurriedly.
”The ones that it has displayed so far include creating subordinates and immortality!” Ross's expression was very unpleasant.
”The subordinates that it creates are similar to Zerg drones. However, they are extremely destructive. These are the Rage Zerg from the Seven Emotions Zerg! They infiltrated the fleets, and upon self-detonation, all the soldiers started killing each other due to anger. Everything was lost!”
In a picture, there was a strange Zerg that looked like a black cicada, and it had a striking angry human face on its head.
Fang Yuan voiced his doubts. ”Wait… Shouldn't there be psychic shields on the mechas and ships?”
”This is the special ability of the Rage Zerg. They're able to circumvent the defenses of the psychic shield to trigger people's inner emotions. Cultivators can only resist its effects with their psychic resistance alone…” Ross shook his head bitterly.
Ye Piaoling looked at the picture and felt a chill down his spine. ”Did this type of Zerg grow naturally? They're too creepy…”
”No… they were created later. But that's why they're so terrifying!”