stonecrandall Chapter 263 "Skyhook" Project: Taming Natural Disasters
Chapter 263 "Skyhook" Project: Taming Natural Disasters
Su Chen's psychological warfare had an immediate effect.
The Starbone Giant Devourer's chaotic consciousness was already filled with rage because its attack had missed.
When Su Chen's mental energy fluctuations, which contained provocative terms such as "Star Devouring Sect" and "Shadow Energy," arrived, its already limited rationality was instantly ignited.
[The Star-Eating Cult...]
It's you guys again...
Deep within the behemoth's memory, there seem to be countless blurry fragments of being harassed and even harmed by those tiny insects that exuded the same repulsive aura from generations ago.
New and old grudges surged into my heart in an instant.
"roar!!!"
The behemoth let out a silent roar that shook the stars, and its massive body began to tumble violently.
Countless tentacles made of gravity lashed wildly at the surrounding void, tearing innocent meteorites into dust.
It went completely berserk.
But its anger has temporarily lost its clear target.
This brief period of chaos was the opportunity Su Chen had been waiting for.
"We can't let it continue to go crazy."
Su Chen's eyes were cold and sharp:
"An out-of-control Class A natural disaster is of no benefit to us."
"We must...take control of it!"
control?
Chen Zhou's eyes twitched involuntarily when he heard those two words.
That's a Star-Shattering Giant Devourer!
It's a cosmic catastrophe that can eat planets like snacks!
It's already a miracle that the human fleet can protect itself in front of it, and now Su Chen actually says he wants to "control" it?
This is a hundred times more insane than the attack that just deflected it!
"Prophet, activate Project 'Skyhook'."
Su Chen ignored Chen Zhou's shock and gave the order directly.
"Divine Spear Special Forces, prepare for attack!"
At his command, a huge hangar door slid silently open from the belly of the flagship "Pangu".
Twelve jet-black, futuristic-looking single-soldier assault mechs, resembling ancient spears, silently slid out of the ship's cabin and hovered in space.
The pilots of these mechs are the most elite aces of Earth's civilization; each one is a superhuman of A-level or higher, the elite of the elite.
They have only one task.
Twelve specially made "dimensional stabilizing anchors" were precisely driven into the twelve most critical energy nodes on the body of the Starbone Giant Devourer!
"Dimensional Stabilizing Anchor" is one of the most advanced rule-based weapons created by Earth civilization after analyzing the Star Devouring Cult's technology.
It has no inherent destructive power, but once activated, it can forcibly "solidify" spatial dimensions within a small area.
This forms a "dimensional cage" that cannot be broken through by conventional forces.
This plan is extremely dangerous.
The Star Destroyer is itself a mobile "rule-based catastrophe".
Its body was surrounded by chaotic spacetime turbulence and gravitational singularities.
Conventional weapons and mechs would be torn to shreds before they even got close.
Only advanced mechs like the "Divine Spear" special forces, equipped with small space stabilizers, could possibly conduct short-term combat operations in that environment.
"Captain 'Hou Yi', calling headquarters! The 'Divine Spear' squad is ready and requesting assault orders!"
The captain's calm voice came through the mech's public channel.
"The target has been marked on your tactical visors by the 'Prophet'."
Su Chen personally replied, "You only have one chance. Remember, don't try to fight it!"
"Your mission is not combat, it's 'implantation.' Once the mission is complete, evacuate immediately!"
"clear!"
The engines of the twelve "Divine Spear" mechs instantly erupted with a ghostly blue light.
Instead of charging directly at the giant beast, they transformed into twelve almost imperceptible phantoms.
In a bizarre manner, constantly making short-distance spatial jumps, amidst countless gravitational turbulences and spatial rifts.
They dodged and weaved at high speed, closing in on the enraged behemoth!
"It has spotted us!"
"Take cover! Number three, number four, provide cross cover!"
The behemoth clearly noticed these annoying "flies," and countless dark energy tentacles and gravitational pulls swept towards the mech squad.
A breathtaking dance on the edge of a knife unfolds on the body of a cosmic catastrophe.
The members of "Divine Spear" brought their skills and courage to the extreme.
Piloting their mechs, they moved like swifts darting through a storm, each dodge narrowly escaping the edge of destruction.
"I have arrived at node one!"
"Node two is in position!"
"Damn it! The gravity here is too strong! My stabilizer is almost at its limit!"
"Hang in there! For the sake of the planet!"
Finally, the mech piloted by Captain "Hou Yi" was the first to break through all obstacles and reach a huge, vortex-like energy node on the back of the behemoth.
Without the slightest hesitation, he thrust the ten-meter-long, silver-glowing "dimensional stabilizing anchor" on the mecha arm fiercely into the center of the node!
"Skyhook No. 1, implantation successful!"
The moment the anchor pierced the behemoth's body, a torrent of consciousness, indescribably complex and filled with chaos, hunger, and rage, surged forth.
Following the anchor of stability, the impact reversed and reached Hou Yi's mental world!
"Ugh—!"
Hou Yi let out a painful groan, feeling as if his brain was about to burst.
In those chaotic fragments of consciousness, he saw the image of this behemoth, from the moment of its birth, endlessly drifting and devouring in the universe.
But what terrifies him most are some of those scattered, fleeting fragments of memory.
Those were some older, deeper fears.
In those fragments, he saw some indescribable, enormous "shadows" that stretched beyond the galaxies.
Those "shadows" simply existed there quietly, yet they made even an A-level natural disaster like the Star Skeleton Giant Devourer feel as insignificant and fearful as ants.
He even "heard" a vague word, full of authority and indifference.
【prune……】
That's the kind of look you give when you look at weeds in a garden.
This momentary connection lasted for less than half a second before being forcibly severed by the mech's protective system.
Hou Yi was panting heavily, his face deathly pale, but he still endured the piercing pain in his soul and roared into the channel:
"Headquarters! I...I saw something! About...the 'Shepherd'!"
Su Chen's heart skipped a beat!
But now is not the time to delve into it.
"Well done, Hou Yi! Everyone, continue the mission!"
With the successful installation of the first stabilizing anchor, subsequent operations became much smoother.
"Skyhook II, implantation successful!"
"Skyhook No. 3 implantation successful!"
……
"Skyhook No. 12, implantation successful!"
When the last dimensional stabilizing anchor was precisely driven into the behemoth's final energy node, a glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
"Activate the 'Dimensional Cage'!"
At the same time, all twelve anchors burst forth with a dazzling silver light.
The rays of light connected with each other, forming a gigantic dodecahedron composed of countless runes.
This cage "locked" the massive body of the Starbone Giant Devourer, along with the chaotic spacetime around it, in place!
The beast's roars and struggles were instantly contained within the silver cage.
All its attacks, whether gravitational tearing or dark energy eruptions, vanished without a trace upon hitting the inner wall of the cage.
It worked!
Earth civilization, with the power of an expeditionary fleet, successfully "imprisoned" an A-class cosmic calamity!
This moment signifies that humanity is no longer merely a passive recipient of cosmic disasters, but possesses the ability and experience to "control" natural disasters!
This imprisoned Star Destroyer Beast is of greater strategic value than ten conventional fleets!
It will become the most terrifying trump card in the hands of Earth's civilization!