Chapter 159: Lone Wolf Fleet and Radiant Light

Also on the underground first level.

Inside a small meeting room.

Here, only Sui Bian sat at one end of the long table, elbows resting on the surface, fingers interlaced, gazing at the small holographic screen before him.

He also heard the system's words, but there was no particular reaction.

It was as expected.

Kaierte had an explosive temper and was arrogant, yet straightforward; having encountered the abnormal human Chris, he naturally stayed to assist Chris.

From the words of that elder Ironblood, he obtained a great deal of useful information.

According to that elder Ironblood's description of the raiders, Sui Bian could confirm they belonged to a certain 'Zerg' civilization.

Traveling by flesh and blood, it is incomprehensible, cannot be negotiated, devouring and plundering, endless in number—these all match the traits of the Zerg.

'A bit troublesome,' Sui Bian commented.

If Umbrella dealt with this scouting fleet, Earth would gain a century of buffer time and would not suffer harassment from the raiders.

With his and Umbrella's guidance, and giving humanity a century to develop, Sui Bian believed the mere raiders would absolutely not be a threat.

The trouble is, with Umbrella's current strength, can they intercept the scouting fleet outside Earth?

The battlefield must not be on Earth, for once the enemy with devouring and assimilating traits descends upon Earth, humanity's outcome would still be extinction.

Finally, the elder Ironblood's attitude made it clear that the Ironblood clan would not provide substantive aid to humanity.

However, Sui Bian had never expected anything, so there was no disappointment to speak of.

Isn't there still an unexpected joy from Kaierte?

Having one is better than none; it's not a loss.

At that moment, Kaierte and the elder Ironblood on the screen were communicating in their clan's language.

Furthermore, the system's voice sounded again in Sui Bian's mind:

【Detected an elite scavenger of the IntiUnancha clan, the Lone Wolf, influenced by Kaierte, intending to represent itself to assist humanity in appropriate combat,

Mission content: Accept the duel invitation proposed by the Lone Wolf, and successfully defeat the Lone Wolf.

Mission reward: The host and Umbrella will gain the Lone Wolf's respect.

The Lone Wolf will assist humanity in resisting the raiders' scouting fleet; if the Lone Wolf survives the battle, it will also help Umbrella and the IntiUnancha clan fully become allies.】

'Sure enough, it's the Lone Wolf,' Sui Bian sighed inwardly.

As soon as the system finished speaking, the Lone Wolf on the screen issued a duel invitation to Chris, saying that whoever among humans could defeat him would gain his personal assistance.

Although the Lone Wolf spoke via a translator, Sui Bian could sense its contemptuous, supremely confident aura.

Disciple Kaierte wanted to stay and fight alongside Chris, but the Lone Wolf would not stop him and would even feel relieved.

But if humanity wishes to gain the Lone Wolf's assistance, the only way is to defeat him.

It is obvious that the Lone Wolf believes no human can defeat him.

Seeing this,

'Accept the invitation.' Sui Bian reminded Chris with a smile.

Chris, hearing Sui Bian's reminder through the earpiece, agreed without hesitation.

Soon after.

Inside the spacious underground warehouse.

Here the lighting is bright and the space is vast.

And at the warehouse center remained Kaierte, Tiexue, and Chris—three of them, with no extra spectators.

After all, this is not an entertainment match.

The gate on the warehouse's west side opened; the invited human entered the warehouse and walked toward the center with heavy steps.

This human was Rus, one of the Original Bodies.

Rus wore only a black training uniform and matching combat boots, with no additional equipment.

!!!

Watching the nearly 3.5-meter-tall Rus approach, Kaierte was shocked beyond belief, never imagining Earth could have such a burly human.

Well-traveled and aged in centuries, the Lone Wolf showed no surprise.

"Roar!" On the contrary, the Lone Wolf let out an excited roar upon encountering a strong opponent.

Once Rus reached the center, Chris and Kaierte voluntarily stepped back.

Rus assumed a feigned ready stance and said to the Lone Wolf in a low voice, "Come on."

The Lone Wolf proactively removed its shoulder cannon, wrist blades, and throwing darts, likewise preparing for unarmed combat.

Next.

The two sides 'exchanged blows'; Rus eventually 'fluke-ly' found a gap and thus 'hardly' won the match.

【Detected that the host's subordinate Original Body had defeated the Lone Wolf, therefore the system determined the host had completed the mission.】

Watching the duel in full via the screen, Sui Bian heard the system announce the reward.

The Lone Wolf is undoubtedly strong—bare-handed it could crush an alien.

Even the system gave it the title 'Elite Scavenger'.

Yet in bare-handed combat against Rus, even an elite Ironblood as strong as the Lone Wolf could only end up being instantly killed.

Although the battle seemed 'intense,' in fact Sui Bian had previously told Rus that even if he could easily dispose of the Lone Wolf, he still needed to show proper respect.

Now, Umbrella's extraterrestrial allies have risen from one to two.

Although the number remains small, it's better than nothing, and Sui Bian can also focus all his efforts on preparing for the impending raider fleet.

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…

Within the Solar System.

The region about to enter Mars' gravitational range.

A fleet of unprecedentedly massive 'living' ships is advancing toward Mars at extremely high speed.

A rough glance reveals dozens of large 'living ships', while the number of small ships is innumerable, at least over a thousand.

These ships are called 'living' because they have insect-like exoskeletons, varying in shape; some appear to be wriggling, while others are covered in dense tentacles.

Rather than calling it a fleet, it is more like a swarm of insects…

An insect swarm capable of sailing through space.

In fact, upon close inspection, it's not hard to see the metal parts not covered by biological tissue on these living ships.

This is the scouting fleet of the Raiders.

At the center of the fleet is a mother ship resembling an Earth beetle in appearance.

The mother ship is enormous, over ten times the size of other large ships, and more than a hundred times the size of the small ships.

Due to the lack of other reference objects, the mother ship's size cannot be determined for now.

Immediately afterward, the Raiders fleet, which had been sailing fast, began to slow down upon entering Mars' gravitational range.

At this moment, the Raiders fleet happened to sweep past Mars's moon, Deimos.

Just looking, the mother ship is roughly on par with Deimos, which has a diameter of about twelve kilometers…

This is merely the mother ship of a scouting fleet.

Otherwise, the IntiUnancha Clan where Gu Lang resides, faced with an endless Raiders fleet, would decisively choose to abandon the hunting planet.

And the Raiders civilization surely possesses living ships larger than this mother ship.

Suddenly!

Whoosh——————!

Three dazzling blue lights streaked across the starry sky, shooting straight toward the Raiders fleet.

(End of chapter)