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Chapter 202: The Terrifying Star Beast
Chapter 202: The Terrifying Star Beast
Although Song Chi couldn't enter the market to practice his cultivation techniques, he could still focus his mind on visualizing the mythic mech projections without any hindrance.
He divided a portion of his attention to monitor the outside world and instructed the humanoid alien, Cher, to remain vigilant. Then, Song Chi took out several high-grade soul stones and began his visualization.
To elevate his mental power to the level of managing six tasks simultaneously, he needed to continuously use high-grade soul stones and even second or third-tier soul cores to aid his visualization. He couldn't afford to slack off.
This session of visualization lasted only an hour, much shorter than the usual three hours. This way, his mental energy wouldn't be overly drained, and he could recover to his peak state with just a few hours of light sleep.
Time passed, and the second day arrived quickly. Before the 24-hour limit for return, Song Chi temporarily recalled the Azure Sky and stored it in the Ancestral Ember Nexus, declining to return.
However, the escort ship of the Bai family's team, which had been stationed here, along with the two second-tier Bai family members who had recently arrived, ascended into the sky and soon disappeared with the battleship, returning to their base.
These two had been responsible for monitoring the primal copper mine. Their ship would serve as a relay to pick up more people in the future.
The two ships would not arrive simultaneously. The first one would attempt to deploy after half a month, and if any mishap occurred, the second one would try again after a month to ensure they could return safely.
Of course, whether the Bai family had other beacon marks was something only they knew.
With the departure of the escort ship, the remaining thirty-one Ember Fleet ships took to the sky, heading straight for the large primal copper mine.
High above the floating land of the copper mountain, at an altitude of several thousand meters, the thirty-one Ember Fleet ships hovered silently. Directly below them lay the large primal copper mine.
At the center of the fleet, five cruisers slowly descended toward the copper mine below.
In the Song family's fleet chat, Grandfather Song Mingsong gave his instructions.
"The subsequent engagement with the golden-armored giant beast will be handled by our five cruisers. Everyone, pay attention to your positions and use long-range attacks. Under no circumstances should you approach it. Understand?"
"Got it, Dad!"
"Understood!"
...
Inside the Azure Sky, Song Chi's gaze was intense as he focused on the area below. At the ship's prow, a thousand-meter-long sword intent divine light was gradually forming—the "Chaotic Sunlight Sword Intent Divine Light" was charging up.
The moment the golden-armored giant beast was lured out from the ground would be the perfect opportunity for an attack. Once it released its golden armor field, hitting it would be much more difficult.
Everyone was aware of this, so it wasn't just the Azure Sky's main cannon that was pre-charging. However, the thousand-meter-long Chaotic Sunlight Sword Intent Divine Light stood out among the various pre-charging attacks.
As over twenty escort ships charged their weapons simultaneously, the five cruisers gradually approached the large primal copper mine.
Suddenly, from the ship of Bai Chongwen, who was at the lowest position, a high-frequency ultrasonic wave was emitted directly downward.
This special ultrasonic wave had a strong stimulating effect, designed to awaken the fourth-tier golden-armored giant beast below.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Soon, the ground below began to tremble slightly. As time passed, the tremors grew more intense, hinting at an impending earthquake.
Seeing this, the five cruisers quickly ascended. It was clear that the golden-armored giant beast below had awakened. Even cruisers were cautious in the face of such a formidable opponent.
While Bai Chongwen's ship might have the capability to engage the injured golden-armored giant beast head-on for a short time, no one would risk a direct confrontation with a fourth-tier star beast unless absolutely necessary.
Agility was one of the greatest advantages of the Ember Fleet ships. All the captains present hoped to take down the golden-armored giant beast with long-range firepower.
Crack, crack!
The sound of cracking continued from below. When the crack reached several kilometers in length, a terrifying head, encased in golden scales, appeared in the sky, visible to all the Ember Fleet captains.
All the second-tier captains of the Song and Bai families drew sharp breaths. It was an extremely fearsome head.
Just the width of the head was several hundred meters, and the horn on its snout was a thousand meters long, radiating a brilliant golden light that made it impossible to look directly at it.
Imagine if that horn pierced a ship, even a cruiser would be completely perforated.
More importantly, the crimson eyes on its head were filled with savagery. Even from several thousand meters away, a single glance could instill a sense of rage and fury.
Song Chi quickly averted his gaze, avoiding eye contact with the terrifying creature, and immediately pressed the firing button.
Swish, swish, swish!
Dozens of beams erupted simultaneously, targeting the fearsome head below.
It wasn't just Song Chi's ship; the ten main cannons on the five cruisers also roared, followed by the secondary cannons unique to third-tier cruisers. In an instant, over a hundred various types of firepower rained down on the golden-armored giant beast's head.
Boom, boom, boom!
The terrifying explosions and energy shockwaves covered the entire surface of the large primal copper mine. This was not the end. Even as the main cannons finished, the secondary cannons continued their relentless barrage, covering the area where the golden-armored giant beast had emerged.
Brownish-gray dust and debris scattered, and no one could see the situation in the crack below. They could only rely on the radar on their ships for a rough estimate.
However, before the second round of main cannons could recharge, a terrifying figure burst out of the dust below. Its thick golden scales, moving rapidly, formed a golden blur as it charged straight into the sky.
The massive figure, clad in golden scales, stretched nearly ten thousand meters long. Golden, mysterious energy constantly flowed through its body, and a sharp, barbed tail extended from its back. It was easy to imagine that if this several-thousand-meter-long tail were to strike, even a regular cruiser would be torn apart on impact.
Seeing this golden behemoth charging at them at breakneck speed, everyone was taken aback.
They were not surprised by its ability to fly through the void. As a space giant, it was a fundamental skill for them to traverse the starry expanse effortlessly. Even life forms of the third stage could achieve brief flights through the air.
What left them in shock was the single row of golden scales that had cracked on its head.
In other words, the combined attack of almost everyone had only managed to shatter a few scales on this golden-armored behemoth, causing no substantial damage.
Such a result was hard to accept.
"Is a fourth-stage creature truly that terrifying?"
In the Cangqiong cruiser, Song Chi was also feeling a mix of surprise and unease. He had just used the "Mingdong Extreme Yang Sword Intent Beam," which was currently the strongest offensive technique on the Cangqiong.
While he was certain that the cracked scales on the creature's head were partly due to the Mingdong Extreme Yang Sword Intent Beam, the fact that it only shattered the scales was far from satisfying.
"No wonder Grandfather and the others always emphasized the astonishing defense of this golden-armored behemoth. If we have any armor-piercing attacks, we should use them."
Though he understood, Song Chi did not rush to use the "External Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher" module.
Even though he had prepared by purchasing several family-made cobalt bullets before this mission, they were not cheap. After firing two, he would need to withdraw to reload, so he decided to use them only at critical moments.
For example, when attacking the nearly kilometer-long wound on the creature's abdomen.
Indeed, this golden-armored behemoth had a nearly kilometer-long wound on its belly, seemingly from a previous battle. This wound was severe, and it seemed to be infused with some foreign law forces that were hindering its healing.
If not for the space giant's robust vitality and its ability to heal using golden energy, the wound alone would have drained its life force.
However, because the wound was on its lower abdomen, it was difficult to target, so the previous attacks had focused on its head.
Perhaps enraged by being disturbed from its slumber, the golden-armored behemoth charged upward with astonishing speed, covering nearly a hundred thousand meters in an instant.
This left the second-stage Xinhuo cruiser, which had tried to retreat upward, unable to increase the distance between them. Instead, it was getting closer and closer.
Humming sounds filled the air as countless tiny golden spears continuously struck the cruiser's energy shield, causing it to vibrate violently.
This was the "Golden Splitting Spear," one of the behemoth's special abilities, enhanced by its affinity for golden energy. As long as it had a sufficient supply of metallic energy, it could attack almost infinitely.
[Cruiser under attack, energy shield damaged, shield value -24,600]
[Cruiser under attack, energy shield damaged, shield value -23,400]
...
The intelligent warnings in his ear made Song Chi's heart race.
It was no wonder that this was a fourth-stage creature's attack. Each second, the tiny Golden Splitting Spears inflicted more damage than the neutron star core pulse could repair.
Even the level 39 orange-quality "Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator" was struggling, let alone the other second-stage Xinhuo captains.
A quick glance showed that the energy shields of the surrounding second-stage escort ships were dimming at an alarming rate.
If this continued, once the energy shields overloaded, the hull armor and the ship itself would be next.
All the cruisers immediately revved their engines, trying to accelerate and escape the range of the golden spears.
Below, five cruisers prepared to engage.
"Song Ming Song, attack its abdomen. I'll buy you some time."
The speaker was Bai Chongwen, the only one who dared to call Song Ming Song by his first name.
Without waiting for a reply, Bai Chongwen maneuvered his ship downward to intercept the behemoth.
Whoosh!
The golden-armored behemoth responded immediately, swinging its golden tail. Golden light flashed, and it struck with blinding speed.
Seeing this, Bai Chongwen did not try to evade but charged straight ahead, determined to stop the behemoth's pursuit.
Clang!
The loud metallic impact echoed, but Bai Chongwen's ship suffered minimal damage, with only an 8% reduction in hull armor.
Above, Song Ming Song seized the opportunity and fired his main cannons at the behemoth's body, all the while keeping a close eye on the battle below.
Seeing that Bai Chongwen's ship had not suffered significant damage from the behemoth's tail, Song Ming Song deduced that its hull armor must have been reinforced to the fourth stage.
Roar!
The golden-armored behemoth was thoroughly enraged. Golden energy surged through its body, and in the next second, the two cruisers closest to it suddenly slowed down, as if trapped in quicksand.
They had fallen into the behemoth's Golden Armor Domain!
(End of Chapter)
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