𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟗: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 (5)
95 fleets are here. But the number is similar. It can be blocked.
Linnea is under attack.
➖They are persistently targeting the young bio-planets. It seems that they are not even trying to land on the planet, but only conducting fleet battles.
Gorrm is under attack.
➖121 fleets launched a large-scale invasion!
Pyisa is under attack.
➖It seems that they detected the power source of the small black hole experimental facility inside the bio-planet made with the Planet Weapon. I just activated the bio-planet’s antimatter pulse and wiped out half of their fleet. . . . Still, about 140 fleets seem to be intact.
Jiannettera is under attack.
➖The machines are landing on my colony!
Equillocke is under attack.
Many other leaders as well.
“Master. . . . The Vehlpciaarct fleet is invading each leader’s star system on a large scale. . . .”
“Are there any exceptions?”
“They appeared in all areas except for the Hecartra star system where we are. . . .”
“So the combined Vehlpciaarct fleet is about 670 fleets.”
“This is an unexpected scale. . . . The leaders will do their best to defend their respective territories. . . . However, they will not be able to avoid defeat. . . .”
It is not unusual for a leader to die after failing to defend their territory. Until now, the Chimeraz have always fought with numerical superiority, but this time, even that advantage will not work.
What on earth were the battles that the Vehlpciaarct showed us?
If they have been hiding their size until this moment for this moment, does that mean that the Chimeraz are that much of a threat to them?
‘The Chimeraz are becoming so strong that just by becoming stronger, they can be a threat. . . . ‘
However, if the Vehlpciaarct had had this much military power from the beginning, they could have established themselves as an independent force, rather than following humans.
No, even if they had not established themselves as an independent force, if they had actively joined forces with humanity with this kind of military power, even the Crolr race in its prime would not have been able to run wild.
‘Or. . . . Did they give up something important in order to show this much military power? There must have been a reason why they couldn’t show this much military power before.’
We don’t know right now.
“670 fleets is too much. . . .”
“What we see now will not be all of them. They haven’t even appeared in the Hecartra star system where we are.”
Somewhere, there must be a fleet larger than the one the Vehlpciaarct is showing now.
“It seems that they have been thoroughly recording the locations of the stars that we have occupied so far. . . . Otherwise, there is no way they could target each star system simultaneously. . . .”
“They declared a truce first, and then they prepared to attack us whenever they wanted.”
“Lopez didn’t give them the information, did he. . .?”
Ludwig raises a question, but Kreion answers firmly.
“No way.”
Lopez was trying to maintain peace no matter what. He is a human who took a position to mediate in this war in order to lose neither the Chimeraz nor the Vehlpciaarct, the two races.
There is no way that Lopez would have given the Vehlpciaarct side information that was too advantageous to them. Besides, given that they know about his ultra-small signal amplifier, he had neither the time nor the means to figure out the locations of all the star systems that they have.
And in the first place, according to Rundalt’s report, Pollan expressed concern that the war would expand if humans stepped forward. Lopez seemed to agree with Pollan’s claim at the time.
Later, Lopez will come out to mediate, but humanity will stand safely behind him.
“Our only opponent now is the Vehlpciaarct.”
The Vehlpciaarct is trying to wage a planned war.
It is clear that they have identified the locations of our star systems in advance, created a pretext, and are now exerting their previously hidden military might to the fullest.
And seeing that the Vehlpciaarct came out in this way, I have another conviction.
“It seems that the speculation that the Vehlpciaarct are trying to wipe us out is true.”
“They are not trying to make us surrender. . . . They are trying to wipe out every single one of us. . .?”
“I am the head of our race. And the Vehlpciaarct must know that I am in this Hecartra star system.”
The heavily armored body armor behind the throne walked toward Kreion.
“They hid such a large army, but instead of aiming for the head right away, they are cutting off my arms and legs. This is part of a plan to kill everyone from one to ten.”
Creak, creak. . .!
The heavily armored body armor opens wide in the front to receive Kreion.
He put on the body armor and sat back on the throne.
“Since Anima-nim went to attack their capital. . . . We won’t just be attacked like this. . . .”
“Yes.”
Kreion had anticipated this situation and sent Anima to the Sculptor Dwarf Constellation. Her group, which departed almost simultaneously with the declaration of war, will attack and capture the Vehlpciaarct capital.
“We cannot send support to the leaders’ defense of their territories. Even now, they must be aiming for the Hecartra star system.”
“We have no choice but to leave each territory to the leaders. . . .”
“If we send support and there is a gap in the number of troops in this star system, the Vehlpciaarct main force will take advantage of that opportunity and attack this place.”
“Without support from other star systems, we will strengthen the defense of the Hecartra territory. . . .”
In a nutshell, Kreion’s strategy is to defend and Anima’s strategy is to attack.
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A plant colony that can move in a non-plant-like manner.
Anima, who is connected to the vine, asks.
“Why isn’t there Ririm only in the Sculptor Dwarf Constellation?”
➖Sculptor Dwarf Constellation has many old celestial bodies. Therefore, celestial bodies that emit high-energy particles and gamma rays and die are relatively common.
➖That is not a good environment for the Ririm, who pursue a long-term time concept. Even the number of organisms is not large. So the galaxy even lacks resources that can be decomposed. That’s why it’s an alienated galaxy.
As soon as Gorgo’s Star and Anima’s group entered the Sculptor Dwarf Constellation, they were scratched by harmful gamma rays.
So all the individuals suffered damage to their genetic structure, but the Chimeraz quickly repaired their genes, as expected of the Chimeraz.
Gorgo’s Star, the roots of the Ririm members are taking root in numerous colony sites and waiting. That’s why the green plants that grow among the strange Chimeraz structures feel somewhat alien.
➖It is not a good environment for us to live in. However, this is a choice we made to help our ally, the Chimeraz. If we spread ourselves throughout the Sculptor Dwarf Constellation, we will eventually die in this galaxy. However, we can help the alliance’s war in terms of information.
“Thank you for your help. In the end, the Ririm who took root in this galaxy will be sacrificed. . . .”
➖It doesn’t matter. Dying in an unsuitable galactic environment is the way of nature. Helping the alliance’s war is a priority and a promise.
Rundalt, who was touching the Hydra larvae in the nearby Xenotera pit, looked at Anima.
➖Master. After this war is over, should we start a new business with the Ririm? I have another good idea.
‘What kind of idea?’
➖It’s a satellite with plenty of food. Do you remember the Aooa’s self-replicating protein satellite?
‘Yeah.’
➖I’m going to make a fruit and crop version of it. What should I call it. . . . ‘A paradise satellite where no one starves’, I think it would sell well if we marketed it to hungry races?
➖We can rent it to poor races for a certain period of time and receive a periodic usage fee. Don’t you think it’s fun?
‘That’s a good idea.’
Rundalt seems to have a lot of things he wants to do after the war is over.
At that time, Gorgo announced.
➖Anima-nim. We will arrive soon.
That’s the end of the peaceful small talk.
“We’re almost there.”
➖I understand. We have prepared our seeds on Drop Cyst and Asotus. When the battle begins, I would like you to let us get as close as possible.
We must fight, kill, destroy, and burn. We must wipe out the enemy and win.
We are at war now.
➖We will soon enter the gravitational sphere of influence.
The old star where the first Vehlpciaarct was born can be seen.
It was said that there was a single heavy machine planet there, and that planet was the capital of the Vehlpciaarct.
Long ago, the Hyraguroa race sold a large amount of metallic new material to the Vehlpciaarct. At that time, the Hyraguroa learned the coordinates of the Vehlpciaarct capital, and now the Chimeraz know those coordinates.
Therefore, not many races know that the Vehlpciaarct capital is in that old star system.
‘It’s like uncharted territory ahead.’
I don’t know what kind of machines or how many Vehlpciaarct are lurking there.
But I’m not afraid.
On this side, there is a Chimeraz fleet of 397 fleets, Gorgo’s Star, 4 bio-planets, and the Ririm with the most aggressive seeds.
The old star is getting closer and closer.
It is probably a red giant that has been burning since the beginning of time. It is a star that boasts a bright, red, and huge presence.
When the star is used as coordinates to distort and accelerate gravity, all starlight except for that star is distorted and stretched.
March 15, 2621.
Anima opened her red eyes wide.
‘What is this. . .?’
The star went out.
A celestial body that has reached its end and become a white dwarf, and then lost all its energy and died black.
At first, she thought it was just an ordinary planet, but she had a feeling that it was a black dwarf.
“Rundalt. . . . Is this really the Vehlpciaarct capital?”
“Yes, I’m sure it is. . . . Didn’t you see the light a while ago?”
Then Gorgo says, as if he doesn’t understand.
“There was no light trail except for starlight. If the Vehlpciaarct had abandoned their capital and made a large-scale move, there must have been a light trail from the fleet. Rundalt. Did you see it?”
“Light trails? I didn’t see it.”
“Anima-nim. Would you ask the Ririm to check as well?”
➖I can hear your voice. We also did not detect any light trails.
“I didn’t see it. I didn’t see any light trails either.”
Rundalt scratched his head.
“Didn’t they make a space jump either? If it was the capital of a race, there must have been many Vehlpciaarct. . . . How could they disappear without leaving any trace? And why did the starlight go out recently. . . .”
The Vehlpciaarct capital, but there is no Vehlpciaarct.
There is only a black dwarf that has died black and a lonely rock mass orbiting it.
“Rundalt. Is the coordinate information you bought from the Hyraguroa reliable?”
“Even if I think about it a hundred times, there is no reason for them to lie to me.”
Suspicion arises.
“Are you sure there isn’t? Was the information you bought from their explorers, not the Hyraguroa queen? The Hyraguroa race may be trustworthy, but not all of their members are trustworthy.”
“Really? Think about it the other way around, Gorgo-nim. From their point of view, I’m a Chimeraz businessman who will make huge profits if I join hands with them in the future. And if they play a trick on me, their entire race could be in trouble. Would they lie?”
Gorgo couldn’t come up with another possibility for Rundalt’s words.
And Rundalt is right here. There is no way that the Hyraguroa explorers would lie to Rundalt of the Chimeraz.
The old star that they told him about was really there, and they said that there was exactly one machine planet, but there was only one rock mass orbiting it.
Following the light sent by the old star, the light we see converged in the present. The old star was dead, converging in the present.
Therefore, the information that the Hyraguroa sold to Rundalt is roughly correct. Somehow, the current situation has changed.
➖Anima. If the Vehlpciaarct were here, where did they go?
At that moment, her mind was racing towards some imaginary picture.
And the shape became more and more concrete, regardless of her will.
Now she murmurs softly.
“. . .Turn around.”
“Yes?”
“Turn the fleet around right now.”
The fact that the star that was there went out.
In that case, the fact that the enormous energy that was on that star went somewhere.
The Vehlpciaarct that must have been here, along with the star’s energy, went somewhere.
What kind of firepower would be needed to require all the energy of a star?
What would be the size of a fleet that would require all the energy of a star?
What kind of weapon, or what kind of ability, would it be if it required all the energy of a star?
What is the Vehlpciaarct, who transcends machines, trying to show us by doing this?
Whatever you think or imagine, it will be a terrible thing.
‘Kreion. . .!’
His life is in danger.
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