Chapter 634: Old Relic: Personality Charisma Amplified Without Limit

Empire calendar, year 2227, July 20.

The Trapper star sector is surrounded.

Within the colonial domain Ke Luo Ke, glittering "crystals" are scattered.

If one zooms in to observe, those "crystals" are actually wreckage of warships of all classes, whose high‑speed flipping and orbiting under Ke Luo Ke's gravity reflect starlight, creating that effect.

Moreover, among the wreckage are numerous glass shards that "enhance" the reflection, and…

Countless corpses.

The vast majority are bridge crew, marines preparing to board transport boats, and even HellParatroopers who hadn't put on helmets.

Clearly, they were following their ships in the naval battle, but the vessels were severely damaged and they couldn't escape before the explosion.

Nanorobots in their bodies can regulate internal and external pressure, preventing their bodies from exploding in low‑pressure environments, while also storing extra oxygen to delay brain death.

However, the fierce naval battle in this space left other ships no time to mount rescue, turning them into drifting corpses in the cold void.

Currently, many Sentinels have begun cleaning and salvaging wreckage, and trying to recover the bodies of the fallen.

Although the fact that souls go to the Sea of Spirits after death is now in textbooks and known to all, the belief that the dead should be buried remains unchanged.

The space is relatively calm now, with only occasional artillery flashes and trajectories, indicating that while Sentinels clean, they also sweep away those undead pilots, whose metal bodies fear no vacuum.

Shifting gaze from the wreckage and distant deep space toward Ke Luo Ke.

As a terrestrial planet with mass 1.03 times Earth's, Ke Luo Ke's size is almost identical to Earth, and planetary terraforming devices make its appearance indistinguishable from Earth.

Near the equator on the night side, a metropolis visible even hundreds of kilometers away is engulfed in fire and smoke, and farther away nuclear blast flashes indicate ground combat continues,

However, since the Empire has regained near‑Earth orbital control, the ground fighting will cease soon.

The situation has stabilized.

The units assisting and supporting the colony are Trapper 36th Battalion and the Dark Crow Guard's Shark.

The main force of the joint fleet, composed of the two battalions and the local navy, is docked in near‑Earth orbit above the vertical metropolis.

The main force has fewer than sixty ships; Trapper 36th Battalion and Shark make up 80%, and among the larger vessels is Shark's flagship, the "Bloody Shak".

Located at the center of the fleet, the Bloody Shak is a Hera‑class carrier about 10 km long and 4 km wide.

The Hera class entered service during the United Government era, making it a century‑old relic, its appearance still exuding a strong UNSC style.

However, the Bloody Shak was only 7 km long twenty years ago; it's unclear what upgrades Shark has made in the past two decades.

In addition, Shark possesses numerous Phoenix‑class support craft, Paris‑class frigates, and Valor‑class destroyers, all "old‑timers".

One could say Shark and Trapper 36th Battalion, which uses a 20 km long, 10 km wide Star‑Annihilator class as its flagship, form a stark contrast.

Yet this "old‑timer" battalion was, in the recent naval clash, more aggressive than the 36th Battalion and the local navy, and its kill‑to‑loss ratio was even more impressive.

This truly left Trapper 36th Battalion commander Sui Wu unable to comprehend.

Meanwhile.

Inside the bridge of the Bloody Shak.

"Brother, you mean we must immediately rush to the Morning Star thirty thousand light‑years away?"

Next to the central console, An Na Jin, who had just withdrawn from combat, looked somewhat puzzled at Taibelos.

Now An Na Jin no longer exudes the same vigor as when he left the primary universe; his armor's paint is heavily scratched, the chest plate and parts of the cuirass bear large dents and damage, and even his left cheek bears a shallow scar.

Fortunately, the OriginalBody's recovery speed is rapid, and it will heal soon.

Ke Luo Ke is merely a fledgling colony with a population under a billion, yet it has encountered the resurgence of a necrolord dynasty.

To give the numerically and equipment‑outmatched colonists a chance, An Na Jin once again undertook a decapitation mission, this time alone.

With Ye Lian Na and the 36th Battalion's AI cooperating, An Na Jin could use his armor's teleportation device to go straight to the necrolord's main tomb.

Having learned from the tragic victory at Caron Tower, An Na Jin no longer charges recklessly, but instead sneaks toward the tomb's core, the necrolord's main chamber.

Only after exposing himself did An Na Jin launch the assault.

Facing what seemed an endless royal guard, pursuers, and countless death marks, An Na Jin still broke through and succeeded in destroying the necrolord and the tomb's core.

He may have done this to prove himself to his brothers, but more likely he "awoke".

As an OriginalBody, he naturally must use his super physique, reflexes, and speed to take on battles that Astate and auxiliary forces cannot handle.

It was precisely the destruction of the necrolord and the tomb core that allowed the joint fleet to crush the disunited necro fleet, of course…

Shark's extremely aggressive combat style, plus occasionally having Wokan hop aboard, were key factors that let the joint fleet regain near‑Earth orbital control.

Returning to the present.

"Yes." Even while on the bridge, Taibelos, still wearing his helmet, explained to An Na Jin and the nearby Wokan:

"The war commander orders Sparta, Dark Crow Guard, and Shadow Moon Grey Wolf to carry out a joint raid; as for the target, even I lack clearance to know.

Furthermore, the war commander orders us Shark, and both of you, to join this raid; soon, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf 1st Battalion's fleet and their OriginalBody will rendezvous with us."

His words just finished.

Through the forward port window of the bridge, a visible spatial distortion appeared thousands of kilometers away.

Next, a Glory Queen‑class warship, its bow bearing a massive roaring wolf head painted in pale white with gray and red accents, slowly passed through the distortion into Ke Luo Ke's gravity field.

Not only the 45‑km‑long Glory Queen, but also numerous carriers, supply ships, destroyers, and frigates transited the distortion together, a total of eighty‑six vessels arriving in Ke Luo Ke's domain.

The size of the fleet that completed the transfer already exceeds that of the earlier Trapper 36th Battalion, Shark, and the local navy joint fleet.

"Go."

Seeing the sudden fleet through the port window, Taibelos turned and walked out of the bridge, and said to the two at the console:

"Arriving is the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf 1st Battalion's fleet; OriginalBody Helusi will board this ship in ten minutes."

Although Shark's reputation among the corpses isn't "good", being notorious as a hot‑head whose conduct differs greatly from the Dark Crow Guard, it still knows basic etiquette.

Since the OriginalBody has humbled itself and requested to board voluntarily, Taibelos naturally prepared to personally go to the airlock area for reception.

Shadow Moon Grey Wolf…

Glancing out the port, An Na Jin and Wokan exchanged looks, then turned to follow Taibelos out of the bridge.

They had seen Leon's temper before, and as for Helusi, their impression of this fellow newly reborn OriginalBody came mostly from the 'Helusi Great Rebellion' in Universe 03.

As for having been reborn and becoming the OriginalBody of the main universe's Human Empire, what kind of temperament Helusi actually has is completely unknown to An Na Jin and Wokan.

However, Helusi chose to lower his stature, boarding an old, rundown aircraft carrier for the talk, which gave them a relatively positive impression.

The view moved away from the central control console.

It gradually passed the busy crew members and then came again to the porthole facing outward.

The Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's 1st Battalion fleet passed through what seemed like a spatial distortion, but was actually an artificial wormhole produced by the Glory Queen‑class, completing an almost instantaneous transfer, then used conventional navigation to reach above the Clocke Metropolitan Area.

Immediately after that came an escort of carrier‑based aircraft squadrons, transporting more combat personnel, along with a convoy of ground‑vehicle transport craft.

As soon as the 1st Battalion fleet finished its transfer, they immediately followed the OriginalBody's order to assist the Man‑Eating Sharks, the 36th Battalion, and the local Clocke forces in stabilizing the ground situation.

It seems that as soon as the 1st Battalion Fleet completed the transfer, they immediately followed the OriginalBody's orders and assisted the Man-Eating Sharks, the 36th Battalion, and the local Klock forces in stabilizing the ground situation.

…

Soon after.

Inside the air‑valve area, or rather the 'hangar', of the Blood‑stained Shack.

Located in the ship's ventral hull, its area and volume can be described as 'vast', stretching port to starboard with a width of four kilometers, and on each side are installed particle air‑valves that emit a faint blue light.

Of course, to prevent the particle air‑valves from failing during ship‑to‑ship combat, which would cause pressure imbalance, the Man‑Eating Sharks' engineering department also installed old‑style mechanical air‑valves on both sides.

A small portion of the ground combat vehicles—tanks, troop carriers, and mechs—are placed in the maintenance workshop, while all varieties of carrier‑based aircraft and transport craft are parked on separate racks, to be inspected and tidied by ground crew wearing engineering powered armor or mechanical exoskeletons.

Of course, as a hangar, what is most abundant here are personnel in training uniforms, as well as shirtless Man‑Eating Sharks, auxiliary troops, marines, and HellParatroopers conducting daily drills such as grappling, running, and frog jumps.

However, after the Man‑Eating Sharks and the joint fleet had just finished a naval engagement, ground combat troops boarded drop pods and transport craft, landed on the surface of Clocke, and cleared out the necromancer lords and tombs.

Furthermore, the vast majority of vehicles and carrier‑based aircraft also followed the ground troops into the atmosphere, so as to provide fire support to friendly units.

Furthermore, the vast majority of vehicles and carrier-based aircraft also followed ground combat personnel into the atmosphere, in order to provide fire support for friendly units.

On the left side of the hull, facing the air‑valve numbered 1.

Taibelos, An Na Jin, Wokan, and even the 36th Battalion commander Sui Wu, along with some Man‑Eating Sharks and veteran soldiers and NCOs of the 36th Battalion, have already been waiting here.

Soon, a white‑painted transport craft decorated with gold lines approached from afar.

Soon, a white-painted, gold-thread-decorated exclusive transport vessel approached from afar.

Decelerating……

Finally it slowly passed through the air‑valve, released the docking rack, then rotated its fuselage to come to a complete stop before everyone.

The hatch opened, revealing the stairs below.

'Thud, thud.'

Then came the heavier steps of magnetic boots.

'My brothers! It is an honor to see you; I am the OriginalBody of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, Helusi.'

Immediately followed by an extremely infectious greeting that reached everyone's ears.

Clad in white paint, wearing python scales, a wolf pelt and a dark‑red cloak, his whole person seeming to be gilded with a Halo, Helusi stepped gradually out of the craft, via the stairs onto the air‑valve deck.

At the same time, Helusi swept a friendly gaze over everyone who had come to greet him, and extending his right hand to Taibelos standing in front, he smiled and said:

'Brother, long time no see, I didn't expect it to be you again looking after the newcomers, hehe.'

'Long time no see.' Taibelos also extended his right hand and clasped it with the other's.

Releasing the hand, Helusi then moved his right hand to point at Sui Meng, who was dressed in ancient Han style, saying: 'I have already dispatched ground forces to assist your unit in stabilizing the Clocke situation, and also, thank you for looking after my two younger brothers.'

'But gratitude kept in the heart is insufficient to show my sincerity, so I will grant your unit twenty Underworld‑type Terminator armors.'

But the gratitude I keep in my heart is insufficient to demonstrate my sincerity, so I will present your unit with twenty Netherworld-type Terminator armors.

Sui Meng, who had just shaken hands with Helusi, immediately waved his hand in refusal upon hearing these words: 'No, it's not needed; this is what we ought to do, and besides, assisting An Na Jin and Wokan is the command of our OriginalBody—if thanks are due, they should go to our OriginalBody.'

'Hehe, fine, then just have your unit hand over those twenty Underworld units to Sui Meng.'

After Helusi finished speaking, he gave Sui Wu no chance to refuse, and then finally turned his attention to An Na Jin and Wokan standing to the side.

Upon seeing An Na Jin's disheveled appearance, Helusi frowned slightly and said, 'Younger brother, to prove yourself and, as far as possible, guarantee the lives of allies, you must first ensure your own safety.'

'This… is, elder brother.' An Na Jin looked a bit dazed.

Helusi then turned his head slightly, using his peripheral vision to look at the 1st Battalion commander behind him, and ordered: 'Xiluosa·Xidelie, go retrieve the Viper‑scale armor I have temporarily stored on your flagship, have the technical department give it a maintenance overhaul—I have use for it.'

'Yes.' The 1st Battalion commander named Xiluosa·Xidelie nodded in reply.

Furthermore, this commander's full name is Xiluosa·Xidelie, once a Terra‑born veteran of the Universe 03 Empire, captured during the Great Rebellion by Erkai'er Aba, then tortured for over two hundred years yet remained loyal, finally rescued by John.

Afterward, Xiluosa·Xidelie, together with a few Terra‑born veterans, re‑established the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf and proceeded to act alongside the Sparta Corps.

When the reborn Helusi grew to adulthood, the command of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf smoothly and steadily passed from Xiluosa·Xidelie into Helusi's hands.

After Helusi, who had been reborn, grew to adulthood, the command of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf would smoothly and steadily pass from Xiluosa into Helusi's hands.

But at this moment, An Na Jin and Wokan, unaware of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's past, felt that Helusi's personal charm was infinitely magnified.

Anything, once compared, immediately reveals the gap—humans, Astates, even OriginalBodies are no exception.

Previously there was Leon's coldness and strictness; now there is Helusi's 'warm radiance.' At this moment, An Na Jin felt that if Helusi were to order him a near‑suicidal assault mission, he would hesitate not at all…

Of course, the premise being that it would not endanger his father and other OriginalBodies, An Na Jin would gladly obey.

Of course, on the condition that it does not endanger his father and other OriginalBodies, An Na Jin will willingly obey.

(End of chapter)