Chapter 2130 - 1638: Request for Aid (Extra - for Alliance Leader Zhang Guangzi Dezhao) (4 Chapters)

Sun Duoxiang and the others listening on the side all kind of wanted to laugh, but didn’t dare make a sound.

Su Mo took a deep breath, then asked.

"At this speed, how long will we have to travel to get back to the Negative Universe?"

"Sir, when we came here, if we exclude the segment where we deliberately slowed down and the extra time, under normal conditions we’d need 27 days of travel. If we maintain the speed of the God Forbidden Zone now, we estimate we’ll need 192 days."

Attic gave a precise reply.

"192 days?"

Su Mo’s mouth twitched hard when he heard that number.

"Actually that’s not too slow, considering it’s cross–Star Domain navigation."

Attic and the others could accept this data.

"Is there any way to increase the speed? Cut the time down a bit?"

Su Mo tried asking.

"No. If we want to speed up, we have to modify this Fortress. With our tech, refitting it isn’t a problem, but we can’t do it now, because most of our engineering team is over at the Heart of Forbidden Prison repairing you."

Attic and the others explained to Su Mo.

"Sigh, forget it then."

Su Mo let out a long breath, then stood up from the command chair.

He really had no other options. Since he couldn’t change it, he could only accept it. It’s not like he could just toss the God Forbidden Zone away.

After all, this was an important spoils of war for him.

He could only take it slow.

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Positive Universe · Seventh Star Domain.

A special luxury cruise ship, 300 kilometers long, its hull flattened with semi-transparent twin wings, was cruising in an orderly fashion.

Along the route, one mechanical sphere after another was continuously projecting navigation correction guide lines.

On the 360-degree, no dead-angle Observatory.

Elegantly dressed tourists were chatting and laughing, using professional photography gear to capture the beauty of the starry sky.

A soft broadcast voice kept sounding.

"Dear passengers, welcome aboard the Anemone. We have entered the Seventh Star Domain · Blue Star Sea. Here you can see countless stars. Our next stop will be Cosmic Alliance Government Level 3 Allied Country · Kawam Empire, where we will dock for three hours..."

...

Anemone operations room.

A mature, very charismatic middle-aged man in a blue Captain’s uniform was chatting with his subordinates beside him.

"This trip has finally entered the second half. Thanks for your hard work, everyone."

"It’s not really that hard. I just don’t get it—why do people nowadays have so many weird hobbies? For no reason they insist on going to the Fourteen Star Regions, wandering around Insect Race and Alien zones, buying a pile of random souvenirs. They call it local specialty, but the ones running the shops are all our own people."

A ponytailed girl couldn’t help complaining.

"Without their spending, we’d be drinking cold wind. I don’t want to be unemployed. In recent years, the Alliance Government has been booming in all areas, which has made things kind of internally competitive. It’s not that easy to find a job."

The Captain replied with a laugh.

"True."

"Alright, everyone, perk up a bit. Don’t let any accidents happen. Once we finish this run, you all get vacation."

"Captain, you’re way too cautious. What accident could possibly happen? We’re on an official route, patrol fleets everywhere. Anyone messing around out here must have a death wish."

The little girl said, grinning.

And just as the words left her mouth, the ship’s alarm system suddenly blared.

The piercing sound froze everyone on the Anemone.

"What’s going on?"

"No idea, the radar system suddenly issued a warning, it’s detecting an unknown lifeform."

"Where?"

"Right in front of us."

...

The Captain snapped his head up, magnified the optical display, and was instantly dumbstruck.

A colossal entity, its size comparable to a standard planet, its entire body dark red, was rapidly approaching. Its enormous, bloated body was covered in countless limbs and heads. Those heads kept letting out twisted wails, while the limbs swayed. Embedded in the head were scarlet eyeballs, and those eyeballs seemed alive, constantly writhing. On top of that, its entire body was studded with huge bulging boils that would occasionally burst, spraying blood filth across the void.

Even if no one present could name what it was, just using their toes to think, they could see this thing was definitely not one of their own.

"Turn! Call for help!"

The Captain screamed hysterically.

"Yes, sir!"

The subordinates snapped out of it and immediately swung the Anemone into a sharp turn. The whole ship lurched violently to one side.

At the same time they sent out a distress signal.

"Emergency distress, this is the Anemone, we’ve encountered an unknown Monster!"

"Emergency distress....."

...

On board, tourists went sprawling in waves, followed by a chorus of angry complaints.

Just then, the boils all over that VI-type Fortress Level · Combined Beast · Negative God Cell Infection Body began to writhe rapidly, and countless Polluted Blood Stains surfaced across its body. Then a bottomless giant maw split open, madly gathering power.

Thunder Light flashed across the entire red maw.

Buzz~

A dark red pillar of annihilation blasted straight toward the Anemone.

Before the Anemone could react, it exploded outright.

At that moment, in the control room of Relay Rescue Taikon Station No. 18222.

Professionals were constantly calling out over the rescue channel.

"Anemone! Anemone! Do you read us? If you can hear, please respond immediately."

Just then, a man in a Cosmic Alliance Government Major’s uniform stood behind them with his hands clasped behind his back. His expression shifted and he spoke.

"Still no response?"

"Major Bilic, we haven’t received any response, and we can’t find any signal from the Anemone at all."

"Have the nearby patrol ships and Mecha moved out?"

"They’re en route. The closest, Sergeant Ah Ye, will arrive at the incident location in seventeen minutes."

...

Major Bilic’s expression grew increasingly grave. For some reason, his eyelids wouldn’t stop twitching.

Right then, a terrified voice suddenly came over the rescue channel.

"This is the Iron Eagle Battleship, we’ve discovered an unknown lifeform....."

"Ah~"

A shrill scream erupted instantly.

Bilic completely lost his composure now and decisively issued an order.

"Sound the security alarm, request reinforcements from High Command!"

You have to understand, the Iron Eagle was one of their more capable, standard Battleships in this sector, and it got wiped out in an instant. It was simply unbelievable.

Out in the starry sky, a III-type Pure Mechanical Mecha · Rock arrived at the Anemone’s incident coordinates. At first glance it saw that terrifying VI-type Fortress Level · Combined Beast. Inside the cockpit, Sergeant Ah Ye’s eyes went wide.

He immediately transmitted the recorded visuals back.

Before long, more and more units converged on the scene.

When the on-site commander, Captain Makaga, arrived, he glared at the moving Monster and shouted in fury.

"Attack!"

"Lord Makaga, can we even beat that thing?"

"Even if we can’t, we have to pin it down. That bastard is heading toward the Kawam Empire. If we let it get close, we’re done for!"

Captain Makaga barked.

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers answered in unison.