stonecrandall Chapter 269 The Reaper, Judgment
Chapter 269 The Reaper, Judgment
"How...how do you know about 'soul grafting'?!"
For the first time, the "scholar's" voice revealed an undisguised shock and horror.
The way he looked at Su Chen had completely changed.
Previously, he had only regarded Su Chen as a native commander who was somewhat clever, lucky, and willing to risk his life.
Now, he began to genuinely doubt Su Chen's identity.
The natives of a remote galaxy could never possibly know this level of secrecy!
Could it be... that he is a descendant of an ancient civilization that is hostile to the sect? Or is there a higher-level being standing behind him?
Countless thoughts flashed through the "scholar's" mind, causing him to momentarily forget to answer.
"It seems I guessed right." Su Chen understood as he observed the "scholar's" reaction.
Of course, he couldn't tell the other person that he saw it in the memories of an unlucky guy named Shadow.
This information gap is his biggest trump card right now.
"You don't need to know how I know," Su Chen said calmly. "You just need to tell me, to change or not to change."
"Trading a technology for a living, complete Class A cosmic creature is a sure-fire way to make a profit."
The scholar's expression shifted between light and dark.
His inner greed and vigilance were locked in a fierce internal struggle.
The value of a Class A cosmic being is indeed immeasurable.
If it could be brought back to the sect intact, that would be a great achievement.
Let alone a "soul grafting" technique, even a higher reward is not impossible.
The problem is that this technology is a core secret, and leaking it without authorization is a serious crime that could lead to a trial!
Moreover, he doesn't trust Su Chen at all!
Who knows if this madman will turn on us immediately after getting the technology, unleash the behemoth, and cause everyone to perish together?
"How can I trust you?" the "scholar" asked coldly.
"You have no choice." Su Chen shrugged.
"Either we take a gamble, acquire the technology, and save the behemoth; or I'll open the cage completely right now, we'll go our separate ways, and neither of us will get our hands on it."
"you……"
The scholar was speechless.
It's that trick again!
This native, from beginning to end, only used this giant beast to threaten him!
But he actually falls for it!
"good!"
The "scholar" gritted his teeth, seemingly having made a huge decision.
"I can give you the technology! But first, you must hand over some control of the cage to me! I need to make sure you don't try anything funny after I hand over the technology!"
"Sure," Su Chen agreed readily.
All he wanted was to buy time; he didn't care how the deal was conducted.
Just as the "scholar" was preparing to have his subordinates send over the encrypted technical data, and Su Chen was also preparing to have the "prophet" fabricate a fake control port.
An unexpected change occurred!
"Beep! Beep! Beep! Warning! Warning! Ultra-high-level spatial jump reaction detected! Energy level... incalculable! Jump point... nearby!"
Almost simultaneously, sharp, piercing alarms blared on the bridges of the "Pangu" and the Star Devouring Cult's mothership!
The radar officer's voice was distorted by extreme fear.
"What's going on?!"
The "scholar" suddenly turned around and roared at his subordinate.
His reinforcement fleet couldn't possibly arrive so quickly!
Moreover, there is absolutely no possibility of such a leap reaction!
The next second, everyone saw it.
In the vast expanse of space between the Earth fleet and the Star Eater Cult fleet.
The space, like a shattered mirror, silently cracked open with dark fissures.
There was no massive portal or surge of energy like in a traditional jump portal; everything happened strangely and silently.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, strangely shaped spaceships, seemingly pieced together from black crystals and metal skeletons, slowly "squeezed" out from those cracks.
These spacecraft are not particularly large; the largest is only about the size of a destroyer.
But the aura emanating from them sent a chill down the spines of everyone present, including the Star Destroyer Beast trapped in its cage.
It was a cold, indifferent, machine-like aura.
They seemed not to be warships, but a group of "tools" executing a fixed program.
"What...what is this?!"
Chen Zhou's voice was trembling.
Su Chen's pupils contracted sharply the moment he saw the black spaceships.
coming!
The Reaper!
They didn't make any extra movements the moment they appeared.
They simply floated silently in the void, like a group of lifeless sculptures.
But then, dark gold patterns lit up on the surface of all the black spaceships.
An invisible force field.
Centered on them, they spread out instantly, enveloping the entire battlefield.
"Disintegrate the force field!"
The word immediately popped into Su Chen's mind.
"Warning! The hull armor is undergoing unknown disintegration! Energy shield... the energy shield is being rapidly neutralized!"
The damage control report from the Pangu ship shocked Chen Zhou.
"How is this possible?! We weren't hit at all!"
However, Su Chen remained unusually calm and said, "Don't panic, their decomposition force field strength is very low, their target is not us."
As expected, the Earth fleet's hulls only showed minor "peeling" and the shields' energy consumption quickly stabilized at a very low level.
The "dimensional cage" where the Star Destroyer Beast was located seemed to be completely unaffected due to its "regular" nature.
However, on the other side of the battlefield, the Star Devouring Cult's fleet suffered a catastrophic annihilation!
"Ah—! Help! My hand!"
"The shields are gone! Our ship is melting!"
"Elder! Elder, save me! No—!"
A piercing scream, through the still-operational communication channels, flooded the bridge of the Pangu.
On the screen, the "scholar's" once refined face was now completely distorted by extreme fear.
He watched helplessly as the warships around him began to rapidly decompose and melt away, like ice blocks thrown into strong acid!
Shields, armor, hull structure, even the crew inside... everything.
They were all transformed into the most basic particle stream within that invisible "decomposition force field" and dissipated into the universe.
There was no artillery fire, no explosions.
This was a silent, one-sided, and devastating massacre!
The massive fleet of over three hundred warships was utterly powerless against these mysterious black spaceships!
"False believers...shall be judged..."
A cold, emotionless will, seemingly composed of countless overlapping voices, swept across the entire battlefield.
This will completely ignored the Earth fleet and the behemoth, focusing all the pressure on the Star Devouring Cult.
The "scholar," Oghuz, finally understood what he had encountered.
"The Reaper...it's the Reaper!!"
He let out a desperate scream, "Why?! Why are they here?!"
His mothership, though enormous in size, possessed a vast energy reserve.
But in the face of that terrifying "disintegration field", it can only hold out for a little longer.
The shield's energy level is dropping rapidly at a visible rate.
The shadow of death had already loomed over him.
It was at this moment of despair.
His gaze inadvertently swept across the screen, onto the "Pangu" flagship, which was almost unaffected, and onto the flagship's bridge.
The young commander who remained calm throughout.
A thought, like the last straw a drowning man grasps, suddenly rose from the depths of his heart.
he!
He might have a solution!
This native was strange from the very beginning!
He can trap an A-level natural disaster, he knows the sect's secrets, and he can remain so calm in the face of the Reaper!
He must know something!
"Su Chen! Commander Su Chen!"
Ogus could no longer care about the dignity of an elder and sent a hysterical cry for help into the communicator.
"Save me! I'll do anything you ask if you save me!"
"Technology! Resources! My flagship! Everything, I can give you!!"