Sky-cracking Rider

"Scheduled attack distance is 42 to 50 kilometers, number of ton-level thermobaric bombs: 32, initial speed Mach 7, after 1 second, 12 rounds of 600mm caliber demolition bombs, initial speed Mach 15."

Chen Fei quickly set the attack conditions, realizing that timing the fire himself was less efficient than allowing the AI to initiate the strike autonomously.

Moments later, the ship shuddered slightly as 32 ton-level thermobaric bombs whistled out.

The cloud explosion of the thermobaric bomb was delayed, but the preset explosion range of 8 kilometers left ample room for the rapidly approaching "Star Perch."

Chen Fei's prediction was accurate; as the space creature "Star Perch" entered the atmosphere, its speed sharply decreased to Mach 10.

Of course, it could go even faster, but by the time it rushed to the proximity of the attack ship, it had already turned itself into a roasted fish, unable to stop, crashing headfirst into the surface of the asteroid, making the battle simpler.

Boom boom boom boom, the continuous firing of the thermobaric bombs unleashed their full explosion effect, creating a large fire-red cloud in the sky.

The detectors indicated that the explosion radius of the thermobaric bombs firmly enclosed the "Star Perch."

Exploiting its wounds to take its life, the 600mm caliber demolition bombs immediately followed, whistling out from the rail and hitting the "Star Perch," which was engulfed by the cloud of explosive fire, rendering it dizzy and disoriented.

The atmospheric environment was where the weapons of the Blue Star Civilization took full advantage, dragging the opponent into their most familiar dueling ground, instantly reversing the advantages and disadvantages between the two sides.

With an atmospheric pressure of 1.3 Pascals and an initial velocity of Mach 15, the range of the projectile fired by the railgun was destined not to be too far. The 600mm caliber demolition bombs did not miss, accurately hitting each target, as the distance wasn't too great, hence the accuracy was relatively assured.

"Adam, confirm the target's condition!"

Chen Fei needed to decide whether to fire a few more rounds; the best outcome was capturing, the second was scavenging, and the worst was having nothing but dust to show for it.

Of course, there was a worse option, which was for Chen Fei to abandon the fight, retreat on his own, making the most out of the data harvested from the 12 space observatories, currently frantically snapping void information, continuously enhancing precision.

Adam: "The 'Star Perch' is not yet dead, but has lost 40% of its functionality."

After being blasted by thermobaric bombs and continuously shattered by demolition bombs, the space creature carried white smoke and fire, flying past the bottom of the attack ship and plunging toward the surface of the asteroid.

"Monitor the target, prepare to capture!"

Of course, scavenging is also viable, but "Star Perch" is not like the ladies at the bar's entrance. If it were to play dead, Chen Xiao'er would be quite troubled, given its large size and length, it's quite hard to handle.

Minutes later, the "Star Perch" plunged headfirst into a desert of the asteroid's surface according to the predictive trajectory calculated by the AI Adam's mathematical model, raising a cloud of dust and sand that lingered for a long time.

The attack ship, integrating a small flying ship, arrived shortly after, with the side-mounted railgun battery aligned towards the crash site, ready to unleash a barrage at any disagreement.

"Is it dead?" ×2

S-Class Space Ability User Heseman Brown and Miyoshi Xuesen simultaneously questioned.

Falling from a height of over twenty thousand meters, even a rhinoceros, with its thick skin, would have been shattered into pieces.

"Still not dead, tough as hell!"

Chen Fei couldn't help but mock, as the ship's detection module showed that a large part of the "Star Perch's" body was lodged into the desert, forcibly creating a pit over ten meters deep.

Even like this, its exposed tail was still twitching, clearly still clinging to life.

The asteroid's 2.1 standard gravity didn't significantly affect the ship, thanks to the "gravity" magic array and Chen Fei's psi skill "gravity adjustment module," with multiple auxiliary engines working in coordination, keeping the ship steady at an altitude of 1000 meters above ground.

The small flying ship within the vessel was released again, carrying two hundred combat robots and over twenty combat mobility armors down to the ground.

Soon enough, thick steel cables coiled around the "Star Perch's" body, slowly hauling it out of the impact crater. The space creature occasionally convulsed, knocking over dozens of robots, with even the five-meter tall combat mobility armors being no exception.

High doses of sedatives were injected into the "Star Perch's" body, though Chen Fei wasn't sure if it would have any effect.

For many things to take effect, corresponding receptors are necessary; like capsaicin, which makes humans feel intense heat, but chickens feel nothing, hence there's spicy chicken, but not "spicy-to-death" chicken.

For double assurance, the "Star Perch," over thirty meters long, was bound into a steel mummy with layers of steel cables, securing some parts further to limit movement space.

After endless efforts to catch such a large creature, Heseman Brown, overlooking the tightly restrained space creature below, couldn't help but ask, "How do we take such a large creature back?"

"Can this thing be eaten?"

Miyoshi Xuesen's question was very characteristic of Eastern thinking.

Not only did the Monk think this way, but Chen Fei also considered this issue. He shook his head and said, "The heavy metal content is too high to consume."

As a Metal Elemental Psychic Power user, he wouldn't mind, but for others, consumption might result in toxic reactions and death.

This space creature looks bizarre, with coarse muscle tissue; forcing it into a pot would be an insult to cookware.

"Ah! What a pity!"

Heseman Brown actually looked regretful. Collaborating with Easterners, especially mingling with the citizens of The First Sovereign, inevitably grips one's stomach. Such a large piece of meat ("Star Perch") in front of him, yet unable to start eating, is inevitably disappointing.

"Let's get it into the 'Boundary Pearl' first; fortunately, there's a group of biologists to help me analyze exactly what this thing is."

Chen Fei left the attack ship's cabin and boarded the return flight on the small flying ship.

"Wait for me!" The S-Class Space Ability User quickly followed; he is Chen Fei's top guard, always ready, in case of any unforeseen circumstances, keeping inseparable no matter when or where.

The small flying ship soon landed next to the "Star Perch," which was bound immobile by layers of steel cables and fixations. Chen Fei's spiritual power expanded and then contracted, and this space creature instantly vanished from its place.

Chen Fei and Heseman Brown also disappeared from the ground together.

"This is..."

Heseman Brown blinked, noticing the environment had shifted from the dry, barren rocky surface of the asteroid to a lush, verdant scenery, with a towering tree standing proudly not far away.

He had expected to be moved into the metropolitan area of "Atlantis," but was surprised to be directly relocated to the center of the continental plate in the "Boundary Pearl's" Life Space, where the "Life Tree" is located.

The scientists have named McKenny's seed-grown tree a "Life Tree," symbolizing a tree that nurtures life, the second name being "Miracle Tree," as life is a miracle, and creating life is creating miracles.

So far, the various flora, fauna, and microorganisms nurtured by the "Life Tree" represent just the tip of the iceberg of its genetic library, perhaps even less significant than that—a single grain of sand from an entire planet wouldn't be an exaggeration.

The introduced "Star Perch" floated in mid-air; this is Chen Fei's domain and simultaneously the chopping block for the space creature.

With a swish, all the tightly bound steel cables and fixations around the "Star Perch" were undone.

A gentle breeze blew past, causing the grass to rustle.

"There's movement!"

The S-Class Space Ability User moved a step closer to Chen Fei, immediately sensing something unusual.

"It's nothing, just the tree roots!"

Chen Fei, who shares a mysterious connection with the "Life Tree," waved his hand; every subtle movement in the surroundings was within his perception.

With his formidable spiritual power, it's almost as if he possesses abilities of the Psychic Series, like Psychokinesis, limited to within the barrier surrounding the "Life Tree." If he leaves, these abilities become ineffective and unusable.

Thus, this place becomes Chen Fei's domain, wholly deserving of its name.

As Chen Fei's words fell, dozens of roots suddenly burst from below the lush grass, supporting the "Star Perch" that was still slightly swaying and bobbing in mid-air.

At that instant, the "Star Perch," slightly moving, froze and then struggled violently, but the long roots emerging from the grass remained motionless, tightly binding the space creature. The slender root hairs even penetrated the wounds pierced by the particle beam, causing Heseman Brown, the S-Class Space Ability User, to instinctively clench his buttocks.

Who would have thought that standing on this patch of grass could present a danger of getting one's buttocks exploded.

"What's this tree doing?"

Mr. Brown still dared not relax his vigilance.

"Collecting DNA information!"

Chen Fei naturally obtained some information; the tree not far away, already towering 150 meters tall, was like his avatar, knowing what it's doing or capable of doing with a single thought.

Programming genetic instincts through base pairs is akin to Artificial Intelligence AI, with a more complex structure and information load, but it lacks the high autonomy of "Adam." Instead, it follows rules as strictly as "Cybertrom."

Due to the spiritual connection, Chen Fei feels as if he has acquired another body, with many abilities pre-written into the genetic information, becoming inherent instincts that require no extra learning.

"The fruit produced by the 'Life Tree' can incubate this big fish, can it?" Heseman Brown asked, amazed.

"Absolutely!" Chen Fei nodded, then continued, "If you're willing, we could even make a backup for you!"

"Backup? What's it for?"

The S-Class Space Ability User was even more shocked; who knew it could be done like this!

"In case you're missing an arm or a leg, or need an organ transplant, you'll understand the benefits."

Chen Fei quickly learned of these abilities of the "Life Tree," as the tree grows, the information gradually spreads out.