Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 121: The Flesh Sphere

Above Moon One, a Mechanical fleet clashed with an army from an Alien Beast Civilization.

Xiao Yu watched as an Arrow Beast suddenly swung its arm. In the vacuum of space, the arm extended rapidly to a length of several hundred meters. With a single sweep, it coiled around a Village-Class spaceship. The ship’s engine pushed to maximum output, but it couldn’t escape the crushing force of the arm, which tightened like a constricting python. The ship’s energy shield collapsed under the pressure, and moments later, it exploded.

The explosion severed the Arrow Beast’s arm, but almost immediately, the arm regenerated. After issuing a warning, the beast extended the regenerated arm toward another ship.

This time, however, it missed its target. Acting on the preemptive warning, Xiao Yu quickly maneuvered the targeted ship 3,000 meters backward, evading the potentially fatal strike. Simultaneously, the ship fired its laser cannon, striking the beast’s weak point for half a second.

Elsewhere on the battlefield, Xiao Yu piloted a Town-Class ship in combat against another Arrow Beast. This beast had already endured seven minutes of sustained laser attacks on its weak point. Finally, through precise coordination, Xiao Yu used dozens of energy cannons from three ships to deliver one final minute of weak-point attacks. The beast’s movements slowed, crimson liquid began to flow from its wounds, and eventually, it ceased all motion.

When the Arrow Beast lost its mobility, its massive body began to shrink. Ultimately, it compressed to the size of a lion. Xiao Yu maneuvered another Town-Class ship to capture it.

Xiao Yu was astonished.

“They shrink after losing mobility? Hm? My sensors show that their weight hasn’t decreased. This must be a unique trait of the Arrow Beasts, increasing their density to reduce their volume. The diversity of lifeforms in the universe truly is astonishing.”

Although curious, Xiao Yu wasted no time. His ship’s cargo held extremely durable Life Ropes. After capturing the Arrow Beast, Xiao Yu immediately secured it tightly with the ropes.

The battle was intense, yet peculiar. Despite the fierce fighting, the void was filled with an incessant stream of transmitted messages.

Often, Xiao Yu would receive messages like. “I am Arrow Beast 538. My stamina is down to 5%, and I cannot withstand another energy cannon hit. However, I can endure weak-point laser attacks for another 30 seconds.”

“Understood,” Xiao Yu would respond promptly. He then maneuvered a ship to seize the opportunity, efficiently incapacitating the beast and capturing it once it was immobilized.

To ensure the safety of these incapacitated beasts, Xiao Yu directed the capturing ships to immediately leave the battlefield and relocate the beasts to a secure area before returning to the fray.

Occasionally, accidents occurred. In one instance, after capturing an Arrow Beast, the ship transporting it was attacked by another Arrow Beast. Despite evading for 30 seconds, the ship was ultimately struck, exploding into a fireball along with the immobilized beast inside.

Xiao Yu overheard a sorrowful cry. “My friend, I’m sorry. I never thought you’d die at my hands.”

At the same time, voices of consolation echoed. “Do not grieve or blame yourself. We should direct our hatred toward the demon controlling our bodies, not at ourselves.”

Xiao Yu sighed deeply.

The situation on the battlefield was grim. Despite the cooperation of the Arrow Beasts’ consciousnesses, Xiao Yu’s fleet was too small, and his ships lacked the combat power to match the beasts individually. Furthermore, he had to take great care not to harm the beasts fatally, making the battle a frustrating experience.

Through careful observation of the battlefield, Xiao Yu came to trust the Arrow Beasts’ claims. At the very least, their overwhelming combat capabilities were undeniable. Without their consciousness cooperating, his defensive line would likely have been breached, and the thousands of critical planetary engines destroyed.

This realization confirmed that they had no reason to deceive him.

The battle had reached a delicate stalemate. The Arrow Beasts retained 10% control over their bodies, which allowed them to reduce their combat effectiveness by at least 30%. Moreover, Xiao Yu maintained constant communication with them. Overall, under the control of the white dwarf’s Alien Beast, the Arrow Beasts could only utilize about 50% of their full combat power.

Above Moon One, Xiao Yu found himself struggling to prevent friendly fire and to swiftly capture incapacitated Arrow Beasts. While Xiao Yu could operate at 90% of his fleet’s full combat power, the overall battlefield situation still placed him at a disadvantage.

“I don’t know if I’ll make it to the final orbital correction point,” Xiao Yu sighed heavily.

At that moment, a strange feeling overtook him.

“Why am I endlessly fighting them? Is it truly so important for me to destroy the Alien Beast on the white dwarf star? After all, it’s a creature that has survived for tens of millions of years. Seeing it perish by my hand would be a shame. Perhaps I should abandon the idea of killing it and simply retreat with my fleet.”

This thought caused a ripple effect. Xiao Yu’s combat focus wavered, and in an instant, five of his ships failed to dodge in time, succumbing to the Arrow Beasts’ attacks and exploding.

“Could that beast possibly be benevolent?”

“No.”

“Should I spare it?”

“Maybe I should. We have no deep-seated hatred. Destroying such an ancient creature just to harvest its biological material feels selfish.”

…

Somehow, Xiao Yu’s preprogrammed defense routines had silently ceased functioning. On the white dwarf star, the Alien Beast watched intently. At that moment, deep furrows appeared on its head, as though wrinkles had suddenly etched themselves into its surface.

“My friend, what are you doing? Why are your reactions suddenly so slow?” Xiao Yu received hundreds of messages from the Arrow Beasts, each filled with panic.

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and replied, “I’ve changed my mind.”

In the Aquila One system, Luka Three was nervously monitoring Xiao Yu through a surveillance display. Every word and action of Xiao Yu’s was reflected on the screen.

“Something’s wrong. Master’s actions are abnormal,” Luka Three thought, making a swift decision. It immediately activated the emergency communication channel Xiao Yu had reserved for it and issued a command.

The preconfigured machine executed the command at once, emitting a high-frequency pulse. Under its influence, Xiao Yu’s mind trembled, and he snapped back to clarity.

“Master, Master, are you awake?” Luka Three’s anxious voice called out.

“Damn it! I’ve been influenced by that cunning Alien Beast again. Hm? Why didn’t the preset program activate? And why didn’t the Arrow Beast Civilization’s communication wake me up? It seems the interference from the white dwarf Alien Beast has intensified, rendering communication ineffective. Fortunately, I left the high-frequency pulse wake-up method with Luka Three,” Xiao Yu thought rapidly before responding to Luka Three, “I’m awake now. You did well. Keep monitoring my actions!”

“Understood!” Luka Three replied loudly, remaining at its post and carefully watching the data streams.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Arrow Beasts sent messages to Xiao Yu.

“My friend, you cannot change your mind. It’s a demon; it won’t spare you. We must join forces to destroy it.”

“My friends, I was momentarily influenced by it, but I’m fine now. I’ve regained control,” Xiao Yu replied. “However, I need to inform you of something. If this situation continues, I won’t be able to hold out until the final orbital correction point. From now on, I will no longer hold back and will unleash my full power. In this mode, I cannot guarantee your safety. If I harm you accidentally, please forgive me.”

“It’s fine. To destroy this demon, we’re willing to die here,” the Arrow Beasts replied resolutely. “Do not hesitate. Attack with everything you have!”

“Understood!” At that moment, Xiao Yu felt a twinge of admiration. “I will destroy that demon and avenge you!”

“Energy cannons, fire!” Xiao Yu commanded.

Instantly, thousands of ships, which had been holding back most of their firepower and relying primarily on laser attacks, activated their energy cannons. Their barrels glowed a faint blue before unleashing a barrage of energy shells into space, detonating in massive explosions.

In addition to the energy shells, Xiao Yu deployed dozens of gravitational bombs. Before they detonated, he deliberately cleared the nearby area of friendly ships and herded hundreds of Arrow Beasts into the zone.

When the gravitational bombs exploded, they released immense gravitational forces, pulling everything within hundreds of kilometers toward their centers.

The result was a macabre scene. in the void of space, centered on the points of detonation, dozens of massive spheres formed, composed entirely of Arrow Beast flesh and blood.

“Forgive me. To kill that demon, I had to kill you first,” Xiao Yu murmured, his heart heavy with guilt as he stared at the remains of the hundreds of Arrow Beasts.