𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟕: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 (3)
Rundalt explains about Kreion’s intention.
“First, we sent a fleet as a warning to the Canis Minor Dwarf Galaxy. We plan to support the Parahtoria there with the fleet.”
“You have no plan to declare war on the Vehlpciaarct?”
“No. We’ll declare war if they don’t stop, even after seeing our full support.”
“So, you’re saying you’ll fight the Vehlpciaarct to the end.”
“No, it’s the Vehlpciaarct who will fight us to the end. We can’t just watch them harm our dear Parahtoria. It was their machines that started it all.”
Rundalt emphasizes as he says so.
“The Chimeraz had no intention of disturbing the peace.”
Then, Lopez questions back.
“Like I said before, the Chimeraz’s intention doesn’t matter. It’s their actions that matter.”
“Excuse me?”
“If you had no intention to disturb the peace, you should’ve been more moderate in expanding. Didn’t you think it was too obvious?”
“I don’t know what you mean. What was so obvious about us?”
“I can understand you turning many races into your allies and occupying more planets. But this time, you crossed the line by going to the Canis Minor Dwarf Galaxy where there are immature races, subordinating the Parahtoria, and taking over the galaxy.”
“What, the Vehlpciaarct did the same thing.”
“The Vehlpciaarct might have planned to make the Teterek the dominant race.”
‘Was that it. . .?’
“But the Chimeraz did it differently. You didn’t put the Parahtoria in the forefront, you hid them behind and declared that galaxy as the Chimeraz’s. What do you think the races of the Local Group will think if they see that?”
Rundalt let out a sigh as if he was a human.
“. . .Wow, you’re a tough person to convince. So, you’re saying that the Chimeraz were also at fault before the Vehlpciaarct did this?”
“Yes.”
“Didn’t you initiate the Cold War, Lopez?”
“It was the Chimeraz that expanded the Cold War.”
Rundalt stopped smiling in front of Lopez.
“If you hadn’t played that scenario game in the first place, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.”
“Because of that, we have the current Kreion and the current Chimeraz. Monsters and intelligent beings are only a piece of paper apart.”
“Do you also think we’re monsters?”
“No. If I thought the Chimeraz were monsters, I would’ve eliminated them before they got out of my hands.”
Lopez tapped his fingers on the desk.
“Let’s stop wasting time arguing about who’s right and wrong. Let’s just conclude this.”
“Yes. In the end, we’ll fight the Vehlpciaarct. What about you?”
“It’s the same as before. We’ll observe the situation and try to mediate by siding with the Vehlpciaarct. We’ll try to prevent either the Vehlpciaarct or the Chimeraz from disappearing.”
“Then, it seems like there’s no compromise between you and us.”
“I guess so.”
“Well, alright. It was a pleasant conversation.”
Rundalt got up from his chair. Just as he was about to leave without any regrets, Lopez threw out a remark.
“Oh, and ask Kreion something.”
“What is it?”
“Is it okay to establish a human embassy on the Chimeraz side?”
“Ha. . .! Hahahaha. . .”
Zzzzzz. . .
Rundalt’s mouth split wide open, revealing his sharp teeth.
That was definitely not a smiling face.
“I understand. . . Well, that’s all.”
🔷🔷🔷
The triple star system of the Canis Minor Dwarf Galaxy.
This area used to be the Chimeraz’s colony, and now, all those colonies and the Chimeraz entities have become hosts to the Parahtoria.
And Drexus, the leader with the collective consciousness rank of 19, arrived at this place.
A weasel-like body and an unpleasantly human-like head are Drexus’s physical characteristics. Drexus, whose entire body is covered in a carapace, and his followers all boast sturdy exoskeletons.
The spaceships of Drexus’s pack have shorter tentacles and disproportionately large exoskeletons compared to ordinary entities. Because they each have their own armor, Drexus’s pack is relatively larger than ordinary entities.
“I’ll wait here.”
Drexus left only a fleet of 1 fleet unit and placed it on the outskirts of the triple star system. Then, Drexus himself observed the triple star system from the heart of Euryale, which was deployed on the outskirts.
“Hmm.”
Drexus is currently observing the fleet battle formation of the triple star system.
The Chimeraz fleet, which has become the host of the Parahtoria, and the Vehlpciaarct fleet were engaged in a fleet battle.
“Have you received any communication from those machines?”
Upon asking that, an Elite, who has become the host of the Parahtoria, next to Drexus, responded.
“There was no communication before the attack.”
“What about now?”
“No.”
“I see. They weren’t after you.”
The size of the Vehlpciaarct fleet is about 30 fleets.
In contrast, the size of the Parahtoria fleet is about 50 fleets.
The Parahtoria side has the advantage in terms of numbers, and during the battle, troops produced from colonies on various planets are immediately deployed.
Also, the Chimeraz fleet handed over to the Parahtoria side can use offensive bio-shields to counter the Vehlpciaarct’s division & recombination.
However,
‘It seems like we’re going to lose.’
The Chimeraz fleet that had become the host was not being led by an entity above the Leader level. They were purely moving under the command of the Parahtoria.
Therefore, the efficiency of the battle was far behind what the original Chimeraz fleet could demonstrate.
The Vehlpciaarct fleet sent some small ships to planets during the fleet battle and carried out planetary battles simultaneously.
The Parahtoria also engaged in the planetary battles, but since they didn’t have systematic command like the Chimeraz, they fought individually as they pleased.
Of course, Chimeraz entities that had become hosts to the Parahtoria showed improved resilience compared to the existing Chimeraz entities.
But that was all. Improved resilience alone wasn’t enough to overcome the flaw in the command system.
Moreover, resilience meant almost nothing against the Vehlpciaarct’s superior energy-type weapons in the first place. This is because entities hit even once by the Vehlpciaarct’s weapons tend to die instantly.
“Produce more Mindrockers. We need a lot of bio-shields to counter the Vehlpciaarct.”
“The Mindrocker’s consciousness is too complex to be used as a host. The genetic complexity during production is even more complicated. . .”
“Do it anyway.”
Drexus was about to explode.
It wasn’t a battle they should lose, but the Parahtoria was losing because it couldn’t command properly.
“And that bio-planet. . .”
It’s a bio-planet that has become the Parahtoria mycelium itself. It was absorbing quite a lot of the enemy ships’ firepower with its incredible resilience.
However, it was also supposed to be a bio-planet that boasted great productivity and firepower. But now, it seemed like it was just acting as a meat shield there.
In other words, it was inefficient.
“The distance between the bio-planet and the enemy ships is too close. At this rate, the bio-planet will explode soon.”
“The bio-planet is running out of energy.”
“How did you consume all that energy when there were so many of you proliferating on the bio-planet in the first place?”
“First, we’ll try to get it out as you said.”
The bio-planet gathered its remaining energy and charted a course out of the fleet battle area.
It pointed its tentacles, which acted as giant propellers, forward and formed an intentional gravitational field around it to enhance its acceleration.
The bio-planet, which had become slightly oval, moved to the back of the Parahtoria fleet.
Then, Drexus lamented.
“Damn it, it’s too late.”
The Vehlpciaarct didn’t just watch it happen.
The Vehlpciaarct ships recombined into even smaller sizes and greatly expanded the area of the fleet battle itself. And some Vehlpciaarct ships forced their way through the complicated fleet battle and approached the bio-planet.
The bio-planet, which received an antimatter sublight missile at close range, was torn apart without having time to recover.
Also, the mycelium fragments scattered everywhere due to the explosion tried to come into contact with the Vehlpciaarct ships, but,
“It seems like they don’t go well together.”
“They don’t go well together, but those bastards were prepared.”
The Vehlpciaarct ships made long passages on their ships so that the Parahtoria’s fragments could pass through the ships as they were.
They made it so that they wouldn’t come into contact with the Parahtoria’s mycelium, even if they were hit by the Organic Accelerator Cannon’s plasma beam.
Similarly, in the ground battle, the Vehlpciaarct all levitated with anti-gravity and never came into contact with the ground. The hit Vehlpciaarct turned into a round ball-like shape on the spot and rolled to the front line to self-destruct, showing such tactics.
Looking at the battlefield like this, it seemed that the Vehlpciaarct side had made a lot of preparations.
“Parahtoria.”
“Yes.”
“You need to record and remember about battles.”
“We’ve survived well without doing that.”
“Don’t talk nonsense. That only works against latecomers like the Teterek or the Mahadto. How long do you think you can survive with just that vitality you’re so proud of?”
Thud thud thud!
Drexus, who was sick of it, lowered his raised waist to the floor and crouched completely like a weasel.
“If you don’t want to get hit like this again, remember today’s defeat. And evolve.”
“. . . .”
“If you don’t grow, you’ll eventually be eliminated. Our master is not someone who grants eternal favor unconditionally. Keep in mind that the master took you in after seeing your value.”
Thud. Thud thud thud.
Drexus climbed up the wall and disappeared into a hole in the ceiling.
And the Parahtoria, left alone in the heart, didn’t move for a while as if it was frozen.
“. . .I’ll keep that in mind.”
🔷🔷🔷
The war with the Vehlpciaarct has yet to take place. Taking advantage of this time, the leaders returned to their respective territories, grew their packs, and when the number exceeded their legion’s control, they decided to send the remaining packs to the Hecartra star system.
The leaders will defend their own territories while doing so.
In the meantime, the Crolr, who has been waiting for an opportunity, is under the surveillance of the Aooa race.
No matter what sweet offers or threats the Crolr makes to the Aooa, the Aooa, who holds a deep grudge against them, will never fall for it.
Anima of the Large Magellanic Cloud has also temporarily stopped expanding her territory and is growing a large legion. After returning with the blueprint of the bio-planet, she is said to have already added 4 satellites to Gorgo’s Star.
Before returning to the Large Magellanic Cloud, Rundalt reports to Kreion.
“. . .So I guess he’s going to mediate while siding with the Vehlpciaarct. The UNF, which is in his hands, will also decide its intentions in that direction.”
“Did he not say anything about how he was going to mediate?”
“No. Lopez just didn’t want either the Chimeraz or the Vehlpciaarct to go extinct. I think that’s the key.”
“I see.”
Kreion motioned for Rundalt to return.
Then, Rundalt seemed to have been expecting something, glanced around, and hesitantly left the throne room.
Meanwhile, Ludwig saw through Rundalt’s intentions with his red single eye.
“It looks like he wanted to become close with Gats. . . He glanced at Gats with one of his 8 eyes. . .”
“Is there any benefit to Rundalt becoming close to me?”
“That child has a habit of trying to become close to everyone.”
“Does he have loneliness in his heart. . .?”
“No. It’s a thorough calculation.”
Kreion turned his gaze to the ceiling.
Zzzt zzt zzt.
Right after that, cracks appeared in various directions on the ceiling.
The tentacles connected to the Mind Repeater stretched out before Kreion.
“I’ve confirmed Lopez’s intentions. He doesn’t want to lose either race.”
“From his point of view, he must think that he needs both the Vehlpciaarct and the Chimeraz. . . If the Vehlpciaarct, who represent the machine race, go extinct, or if the Chimeraz, who are establishing a new axis of power, go extinct, the balance of power he wants will be broken. . . Then, the primitive and chaotic era of war will come again. . .”
“I understand his decision to mediate this situation.”
“History is such a tricky thing. . . Even if they somehow maintain peace, someone else will be fighting a thousand years, ten thousand years later. . . And yet, he is trying to maintain the balance of power and order. . . From the perspective of mankind, he must be a true hero and a saint. . .”
“That’s right. And that’s from the perspective of mankind.”
“. . .?”
Ludwig tilted his head.
“I understand Lopez’s position of not being able to lose either the Chimeraz or the Vehlpciaarct. But that’s just his position and mankind’s position.”
“Then we’re just going to. . .”
“From our perspective, we must eliminate the Vehlpciaarct. Since they perceive us as beings that must be eliminated, we must eliminate them in order to survive.”
Even if Lopez’s mediation comes in later and peace is restored,
If the Vehlpciaarct doesn’t disappear in the end, we’ll eventually clash with them again.
This is because the number of ‘Chimeraz threats’ that they perceive will only grow larger in the future.
Therefore, this is like an ordeal that the Chimeraz race must definitely overcome.
‘It will be the second ordeal.’
While Kreion was thinking like that.
The Vehlpciaarct civilizations in the Sculptor Dwarf Constellation changed dramatically.
It was a sight where all their civilizations turned into dust as if struck by a magic wind and rose into the sky like a whirlwind.
A metal whirlwind, which is larger than continents and oceans, rose above the stratosphere and into space. The gathered giant cloud of metal covered the entire star system like a large-scale astronomical phenomenon.
Its sight was like a visible electron cloud. The star was the nucleus, the single planet was an electron, and the countless Vehlpciaarct members were like an electron cloud.
【Making Core. How much time is left until all the Vehlpciaarct gather?】
【It’s about 8 days. In seconds, it’s 685305 seconds.】
【Is it certain that there are no Vehlpciaarct left?】
【No. All the Vehlpciaarct members are gathering without leaving a single one behind.】
【I see.】
【But Lead Core. I have a question.】
【?】
【Wouldn’t it be better to leave at least one planet or one ship of the Vehlpciaarct?】
【Even a single Vehlpciaarct member will have a minute influence on the winning percentage of this all-out war.】
【That’s why it’s an all-out war. Continue until all of our race gathers. Making Core.】
【I understand.】
Their past was their ruined hometown, and their present was their capital star system.
The old star that once gave them life and, at the same time, terrified their civilization.
The old star that was once like that was now consumed by them in reverse.
A machine cloud containing their spirits and wills was absorbing energy radiating from the old star at a rate close to 100%.
【I will stimulate the convection layer to induce photon emission.】
The machine cloud shot numerous crimson streaks of light towards the old star.
【The energy of our star will be used for other stars.】
And the old star exhaled its final heat and light to its children it gave birth to and gradually lost its vitality.
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