deltrittennovels Chapter 265 The Cult Arrives, Unaware of the Cunning.
Chapter 265 The Cult Arrives, Unaware of the Cunning.
Everyone's gaze instinctively fell upon the calm figure who remained seated in the captain's seat.
Ignoring the panic around him, Su Chen's gaze pierced through the porthole and landed directly on the cult's mothership in the distance, which resembled a mobile fortress.
He knew that the "wildcat" had finally made its appearance.
On the bridge of the cult's mothership, a man dressed in a magnificent black robe stood with his face covered in eerie golden patterns.
A middle-aged man who looked like a refined scholar was watching the scene before him with great interest.
He was the commander of this operation, an elder of the Star Eater Cult, codenamed "The Scholar".
"Interesting, very interesting."
The scholar stared at the enormous silver cage that held the Starbone Giant Devourer within, his eyes gleaming with greed and curiosity.
"It's a huge surprise that an obscure indigenous civilization was able to trap a Class A cosmic creature using its technology."
A subordinate standing nearby said obsequiously, "The elder is a brilliant strategist. He deliberately spread false information to lure that traitor Youying into awakening the giant beast."
"We can simply sit back and reap the rewards. Now, this behemoth and this indigenous fleet will both become your spoils!"
"No, no, no."
The "scholar" wagged his finger, a morbid excitement showing on his face:
"This fleet is far more valuable than that brainless beast."
"A civilization capable of developing this kind of 'rule-based' cage technology must have a very valuable technology tree to study."
"Especially their commander... to be able to resolve crises one after another in such a short period of time, and even turn the disaster into an opportunity, is something that cannot be achieved by technology alone."
The scholar's gaze seemed to pierce through endless void and land on Su Chen.
"Pass on my orders," he said slowly.
"Capture that behemoth directly with the 'Soul Harvest Net.' As for that indigenous fleet... try to capture them alive. Especially their commander, I want him alive."
"I want to open his mind myself and see what interesting secrets are hidden inside."
"Yes, Elder!"
With a command from the "scholar," the Star Eater Cult's fleet began to slowly press forward.
On the bows of dozens of warships, enormous net-like launchers were deployed, with dark red energy weaving within them, ready to capture the trapped behemoth.
Meanwhile, more warships aimed their cannons at the Earth fleet.
They were gradually shrinking their living space, like toying with a group of rats who had nowhere to escape.
The terrifying pressure, as if it were a physical weight, pressed down on the hearts of every Earth crew member.
"They're about to make their move!" Chen Zhou's voice was extremely grave. "Su Chen, what do we do? Force our way out?"
"Break through?"
Su Chen shook his head: "With over three hundred ships, where do we even begin to break through? Even if a few manage to escape by sheer luck, they won't be able to get back to Earth."
"That……"
"Don't rush."
Instead of despair, Su Chen's face revealed a cold smile.
"If they want my 'pet,' they'll have to ask me if I agree."
He turned to look at the communications officer.
"Connect to the other party's flagship."
"yes!"
A moment later, a voice filled with arrogance and mockery rang out from the bridge of the Pangu.
"Indigenous commander, I'm curious, what gave you the courage to contact me? Are you preparing to kneel down and beg for my mercy?"
On the screen appeared the scholar's refined yet sinister face.
"kindness?"
Su Chen leaned back in the captain's chair, his posture even more relaxed than the other man's.
"No, I just wanted to remind you of something."
"Oh?" The "scholar" raised an eyebrow with interest.
"This pet has a bad temper."
Su Chen pointed to the "dimensional cage" that was still colliding wildly and said in a calm tone:
"It just woke up and is hungry. Are you sure you can handle this 'gift' from me?"
"Hahaha!"
The "scholar" seemed to have heard some incredibly funny joke:
"Just a caged animal, you think it can scare me?"
"Yeah?"
Su Chen's smile deepened.
He gave an unexpected instruction to the "prophet" beside him.
"Prophet, release the seventh anchor of the 'Dimensional Cage.' Target their mothership."
"Command confirmed."
The next second, one of the faces of the previously stable silver dodecahedral cage flickered and its light dimmed instantly!
A gap has appeared!
"roar--"
The Starbone Giant Devourer's extremely violent destructive will and rule-based power, which had been suppressed for a long time.
Like a flood bursting its banks, it gushed out from that breach in an instant!
The first to be hit was the giant mothership where the "scholars" were located, which was directly facing the breach!
The Star Devouring Cult's once orderly and imposing formation was instantly thrown into chaos!
The moment the mothership came into contact with that aura, its shields emitted an alarm that was overwhelmed!
The scholar's smile froze instantly.
He never imagined that this native commander would dare to... release this monster on his own initiative?!
What is he trying to do?!
Su Chen's icy voice once again clearly reached his ears through the communication channel.
"Now, can we talk on equal terms, Elder... Your Excellency?"
The moon, the deepest secret base underground.
This is the location of the "Prophet's" core database, and also the most heavily guarded place in the entire Earth's civilization.
Su Chen's physical body was sitting quietly in a virtual space composed of data streams.
Before him floated a dark red data sphere that flickered constantly, filled with a frenzied and ominous aura.
This is the "legacy" that Shadow passed on to him before he died.
In the distant "Sea of the Dead" star system, Su Chen's consciousness clone was piloting a fleet, engaging in a dangerous standoff and maneuvering with the Star Devouring Cult and the partially released behemoth.
His true self, however, must decipher this legacy in the shortest possible time and find the key to breaking the deadlock.
"Prophet, begin the deciphering."
"Command confirmed. Initiating the first layer of shell parsing for the data packet... Warning: High-strength soul encryption detected, with accompanying 'resentment' attribute memetic contamination."
"Forced cracking has a 90% chance of causing the data packet to self-destruct."
"As expected." Su Chen was not surprised by this.
This information package was formed by Shadow using the last of his soul power, filled with his obsession and madness.
Trying to crack it using conventional technical means is nothing short of wishful thinking.
"Abandon conventional methods of deciphering." Su Chen closed his eyes, and his immense mental power began to circulate.
"Activate the 'Divine Kingdom of Will' to assist me. I will use my will to directly 'devour' it!"
"Buzz—"
An invisible golden domain, exuding an aura of holiness and majesty, slowly unfolded around Su Chen.
The golden power of will transformed into countless fine tentacles, carefully enveloping the dark red data sphere.