Chapter 444 In Death...
A mass of gray-black crystalline material like withered roots floated quietly in the space, bathing in the glow of distant stars. The planetary shield of Taixu Lingshu was just dozens of kilometers below it, emitting a faint glow.
The ugly seed remained just a stone's throw away from its final destination - sleeping, or already dead.
The star protection troops that were urgently launched stayed near the shield node and built a defense line relying on a towering fairy palace that was urgently maneuvered here on orbit. The masters from various sects were wary of the strange crystal as if they were facing a great enemy, guarding against it suddenly falling towards the mother planet.
But dozens of minutes passed and the "derivative star" remained motionless.
"Is it really dead?" Irene lay on the viewing window of the command hall, staring at the wrinkled "crystal ball" in the distant space with wide eyes, curious and a little nervous, "Could it be that what C-type buckle said is true, and this thing has run out of energy since it ran from Shuji?"
This unexpected situation put the masters of various sects gathered on the planetary defense line in a dilemma. For a moment, no one dared to make a rash judgment - should they fight or not? If they don't fight, this thing will hover over the mother planet. If they fight, what if they stimulate it? After all, it doesn't seem to have the "intention" to actively launch an attack... But the opponent is the "Dark Angel". Does it really have a concept of "intention" that can be rationally explained?
Yu Sheng received a communication from the Tai'a.
"We released a mechanical bird, but that thing didn't react to its approach," Yuan Hao's figure appeared above the communicator, his expression solemn, "Our spiritual sense couldn't penetrate the inside of that thing, but we can roughly determine that its core still has some energy reaction... We dare not let anyone get too close to prevent the influence of mental pollution."
Yu Sheng listened carefully, then slowly raised his head and stared at the "derivative star body" in the space, as if he was making a weighing decision.
After a moment, he exhaled softly and broke the silence: "I'll go over there."
"You..." Master Yuan Hao opened his mouth, as if he wanted to give some advice subconsciously, but he stopped before he opened his mouth. He recalled the bloody storm in Shuji, and his expression changed slightly before he continued, "How confident are you?"
"It's hard to say, but this may be the last chance," Yu Sheng said slowly, "I can't create another storm like that in Taixu Lingshu. If the 'Xingxing Body' really falls into the atmosphere, even I won't be able to stop it. I might as well go over and give it a try while 'He's not active yet."
Yuan Hao looked at Yu Sheng for a while across the communication interface and nodded slowly.
"I see. What do you need us to do?"
"No need, just retreat a little further," Yu Sheng thought for a moment, and added, "And if I fail, you must do your best to intercept him in the atmosphere - no matter what, you can't let him touch the surface of Taixu Lingshu."
"good."
After finishing the communication with the "Tai'a", Yu Sheng let out a light breath and stood up from the captain's seat.
Hu Li next to him immediately stood up and said, "Sir, shall I take you there?"
"No, this time we have to directly contact the core of the Dark Angel, which is too dangerous." Yu Sheng waved his hand, "I will go by myself."
"Then..." Hu Li thought for a moment, then reached out and pulled a tail from behind, "I'll use my tail to send you over~"
The corner of Yu Sheng's eye twitched.
To be honest, this is indeed a conventional way of solving problems in the hotel. Under normal circumstances, he and this fox girl have always solved problems in this way.
But today, on this occasion, he suddenly had a different idea.
"We have a spaceship after all," Yu Sheng grinned, with an eager expression on his face, "I have a new gadget."
A moment later, Yu Sheng arrived at a cabin in the middle section of the Alien Hotel.
In the spacious hangar space, a large number of intimidating silver-gray projectiles were neatly fixed on the brackets. A heavy fortress torpedo was being transferred to the loading track by a robotic arm, and several other robotic arms were busy dismantling the warhead protection cover of this terrifying weapon.
Yu Sheng stood next to this "torpedo" that looked like a small carrier rocket, his eyes shining.
Irene was stunned by this scene. She looked up at Yu Sheng blankly: "...Didn't you say that the weapon subsystem of this ship is unusable?!"
"It can't be used. The fire control and guidance units are still offline," Yu Sheng said casually, "and this is the only launch tube that can be used - and it can only be activated by my direct 'mind control'."
He paused for a moment and added, "But when launching a torpedo, there is no need for complex subsystems, and the target is a fixed one. As long as you aim and fire it, it's done. Once the engine is ignited, it's done."
Irene was stunned. After holding it in for a long time, she finally couldn't help but said, "So your 'new thing' is to put yourself in a torpedo and then shoot yourself out?! Or why don't you do something earthly? If not, how about you consider the stupid fox's tail? At least everyone has gotten used to the style of that thing..."
Yu Sheng reached out and pressed Irene's head.
"The Hu Li Tail's armor-piercing performance is not good," he said with a serious expression, "It's mainly explosive damage, and it's very likely that most of me will be blown into space when it explodes - I have to find a way to 'drill' into the interior of the asteroid as much as possible. This 'boarding' opportunity may only be one shot, and the fortress-type torpedoes specially designed to fight against main battleships and heavy fortifications are the best choice."
The little puppet was stunned: "...So this is the result of your careful consideration?!"
"Nonsense, I've always been a thoughtful person!" Yu Sheng stared, "Ever since I got the information about the 'Star Derivative Body', I've been thinking of various ways to deal with it. Do you think that all my brilliant ideas and plans are due to a flash of inspiration?"
Irene nodded blankly: "Yes, what else?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped behind Hu Li, poked her head out from the pile of tails and looked at Yu Sheng: "No personal revenge! Also, does this...'trick' you used have a name?"
Yu Sheng was too lazy to argue with this puppet. He just grinned when he heard the second half of the other party's words and said casually: "Considering the nature of this tactic and the carrier used, I call it 'Boarding Yu Lei'..."
Irene: “……?”
The little doll thought hard for a long time before she realized how the four words "boarding Yu Lei" were arranged and combined. When she was about to say a few more words, Yu Sheng had already turned around and walked towards the giant warhead that had been "processed".
The warhead of the heavy fortress torpedo was completely dismantled, and a fixing bracket and a seat were temporarily welded into the remaining payload compartment. Yu Sheng walked in and fixed himself on the chair. The nearby mechanical arm immediately moved and began to weld the protective cover of the payload compartment.
When the protective shell was about to close, Yu Sheng looked out from the payload cabin, thinking: "Should I say something now? Something passionate..."
"Bullshit!" Irene glared at him with bloodshot eyes. "You've already done all this hellish work, and now you're thinking about the world of the living?!"
Hu Li thought for a moment and stepped forward: "My benefactor, come back for dinner when you are done."
Luna nodded beside her: "Yeah, that's right."
Yu Sheng, who was sitting in the torpedo load compartment, suddenly felt that life was a bit bleak. When he thought of such a brilliant idea and received such reactions, he couldn't help but sigh at the kind of people around him...
The next second, everything around him became dim.
“…I think we should install a light in here.”
Yu Sheng thought belatedly in the darkness.
Then, he switched to the perception and perspective of the Alien Hotel and gave the order to launch.
After a slight vibration, there is an acceleration that is enough to kill an ordinary person instantly.
The airlock opened, the pipeline was depressurized, and along with trace gases escaping into space, a silver-gray bright spot flew out from the launch tube in the middle section of the Alien Hotel.
After a short glide, the torpedo engine ignited, and this specially modified "ammunition" drew a silent bright line in space, flying straight towards the "Dark Angel" quietly floating in the distant darkness.
Countless immortal ships staying in high orbits observed the small missile at the same time - although it was a behemoth compared to a human, it still looked like an inconspicuous insect in front of the gray-black "crystal cluster".
After a moment, the "bug" came into contact with the derivative star.
The big explosion or the scene of the sky and earth changing color when the "secret weapon" exerted its power that many people had expected did not happen - the entire contact process was silent, and there was almost no fire. The fortress torpedo with its warhead removed hit a root entanglement point of the crystal cluster, creating a small collision flash there, and then directly smashed its loose and fragile surface, breaking through several "crystal branches" in a row, and finally being stuck deep in the crystal structure.
After that, the small amount of explosives carried in the torpedo payload compartment was activated, and a faint flash flashed within the crystal cluster.
Yu Sheng also disappeared in a flash.
In the chaotic darkness and with no five senses to rely on, Yu Sheng felt as if he was floating in an endless void. This feeling was so familiar that it was like going home.
He has even become adept at quickly reorganizing his "self-cognition" in this nothingness, and using the connection established by blood to restore his perception of the real world in advance.
Just like now.
He felt himself dispersing in a mass of cold and hard substance, felt himself seeping into the crystal mass as if he were seeing a new body. He felt himself coming into contact with something remaining in the crystal mass, felt a glimmer of light gradually appearing in the darkness... and there were sounds.
"Go... find a new home, put down roots, and find a way to survive..."
He suddenly opened his eyes.
In the disordered light and shadow, a hazy yet familiar figure stood not far away.
"Daoyou, you are here."
(End of this chapter)
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