Sky-cracking Rider

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In order to obtain information on the "Seed Nests" of Cangqiong Star and Blue Star, Chen Fei didn't mind being used as a pawn by "humans." His target was always the Parasitic Species, and no matter when he encountered them, they had to be killed.

The target this time was randomly chosen from the enemy list provided by "Taga." The opponent originally hid on the Antarctic Continent and crossed the sea to Zhai Liuzhou twenty years ago, concealing itself in a small harbor village and acting as the local residents' Guardian Beast.

Not all Parasitic Species would choose the "Fission Mutation" evolution of the Royal Breed Ninth Rank as their path of evolution.

Although a large number of parasitic offspring could inhabit the relatively smaller bodies of the Human Race and other organisms, the combat power of the original host would be far less than that of other evolutionary branches of the same rank. If the parasitic host wasn't a Human Race Ability User or a Magical Beast, it would hardly have any combat power, let alone the fact that Ability Users and Magical Beasts wouldn't just surrender and allow themselves to be parasitized.

The unmanned drone was flying a zigzag pattern at a height of 200 meters above ground, scanning and releasing various detection waves combined with various function modules to collect multiple types of ground data, and synchronizing feedback to the approaching Airship Battle Group.

Adam: Confirm 378 humans, no parasitic hosts

Adam: Confirm Magical Beast "Sea Wolf Shark" group, number 12, Larval Forms 3, identified parasitized number 1

The recon drone identified a parasitized Magical Beast leading others of its kind within the fishery harbor village through the infrared thermal imaging model.

According to the current intelligence, the target was not a Ninth Rank Royal Breed, but had chosen the traditional evolution branch of King Species (Tamira), which also confirmed that no humans in the harbor village had been parasitized.

The rank hierarchy of the Parasitic Species goes from low to high as follows: Troop Breed (Iks), General Breed (Giputo), King Species (Tamira), Royal Breed (Xionees), Divine Breed (Lumpurgotton), and Spirit Breed (Sisar), with the higher ranks holding indisputable power of life and death over the lower ranks.

Originally, a mere King Species wouldn't catch the eye of the Royal Breed "Taga." Even its Parasitic Host "Mystic Fog Specter" could easily kill it. However, doing so would quickly expose "Taga," the odd one out among the Parasitic Species. Even among its own kind, if it appeared out of place, the other Parasites would not hesitate to eliminate the misfit.

Adam: Recommend deploying 12 mini-submersibles, each loaded with 48 high-explosive torpedoes

Chen Fei: "Agree with the plan, execute!"

He had no clue about naval combat, so of course, he would follow the recommendation of the specialized AI.

Since the target's parasitic host was an Aquatic Demon Beast and was engaging in combat on the coastline, interception measures had to be prepared underwater in addition to land to prevent the target from escaping into the sea.

Two Cooperative Ships broke off from the flying formation, started accelerating, and circled around the air above the sea area near the harbor, dropping mini-submersibles into the ocean surface just like dumplings, with each submersible about three meters in diameter and five meters in length.

The latest version of Cooperative Ships was 50 meters in length and could carry more tactical units.

Sea, land, air, and space combat equipment are standard provisions for the Airship Battle Group to avoid scrambling to extract them from "Spatial Branding" when needed.

As soon as the mini-submersibles entered the water, they automatically activated their propellers and entered a maneuvering state. Each carrying four 533-millimeter high-explosive intelligent torpedoes, they began circling the seas near the harbor, preemptively blocking the King Species' escape route into the ocean.

As for the land, let that Aquatic Demon Beast run wherever it wants; talk after it has run eight hundred miles.

"It's a small fry! There are no Seed Nests nearby."

The unmanned drone marked the location of the parasitized King Species, which began to move. Chen Fei had the recon drone expand the search area and also released a seismic wave detection device for the rock layers, but there were no other findings.

Every Parasitic Species is a born master of deception. Even when opting to cooperate with the Parasitic Species "Taga," extra caution was taken in secret because Chen Fei also enjoyed setting such traps for others.

As a randomly selected target, a mere King Species was obviously not a sincere enough offer by "Taga." At least a Royal Breed would be needed to satisfy.

The King Species started moving toward the harbor entrance, with the rest of the Magical Beasts following.

Chen Fei thought for a moment and then issued another command.

"'Adam,' send a warning to those Magical Beasts, informing them of their kin being parasitized by 'Sagali.'"

An Element Annihilation Bomb could instantly deal with the target, but he didn't want to accidentally harm the innocents. He just wasn't sure if those Magical Beasts had the intellect to appreciate this kindness.

Two minutes later, Chen Fei knew the answer.

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The drones carrying the warning were shot to pieces by a barrage of ice spears, rendering them completely scrapped.

The "Sea Wolf Shark" was indeed a ferocious magical beast, uncaring if its own kind or leaders were parasitized by whatever thing. Their peaceful coexistence with the harbor villagers was probably the result of the King Species's restraint, otherwise, once their ferocity erupted, it could likely lead to a catastrophe for all coastal life.

Under the leadership of the "Sea Wolf Shark" leader parasitized by the King Species, the Magical Beast Group began to break out towards the periphery of the harbor.

"Prepare the 600mm caliber railgun on the airship, ready 24 high-explosive bombs, five times the speed of sound, focus fire."

There were many tactical options, but Chen Fei chose to cover the area with firepower. Predicted impact points immediately appeared on the electronic map in the visual interface, perfectly covering the "Sea Wolf Shark" group that was driving through the waves.

Boom, boom, boom…

A series of muffled explosions echoed across the sky as 600mm demolition bombs rushed out from the accelerated rail and burst through the sound barrier upon leaving the barrel.

The two Cooperative Ships deploying mini-submarines had not returned to the fleet but launched a bombardment from another direction, creating a certain crossfire angle.

Within the atmosphere, railgun weapons have a maximum range. When a projectile carrying a huge initial velocity travels a long distance, it can quickly vaporize due to accumulating heat from air friction, especially those carrying explosives combat units, which are more likely to explode mid-air. Within a hundred kilometers is a relatively effective range; beyond that, the self-explosion and vaporization rates greatly increase.

Huge columns of water erupted from the sea surface one after another, instantly engulfing the "Sea Wolf Shark" Magical Beast Group on the verge of reaching the outer harbor.

The power of the 600mm demolition bombs was fully unleashed underwater, with the sea perfectly transmitting the immense pressure of the shock waves. In naval warfare, even near-miss bombs can cause damage. If the armor is not thick enough, there might be little to no difference between a near-miss and a direct hit.

The massive explosion inevitably startled the villagers onshore, who rushed out of their homes, staring dumbfounded at the sea surface where waves churned muddy and tumultuous.

Some visually sharp villagers were even terrified to see that the harbor's Guardian Magical Beast was caught in a terrible explosion, obviously under attack. They screamed in fear, and some even scurried around like headless flies, fearing the artillery would reach the village on the coastline.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, such fierce firepower, it really has nothing to do with us!"

Aboard Chen Fei's flagship, the mercenaries from the "Yellow Sparrow" squad were all at the bridge's floor-to-ceiling windows, using their binoculars to observe the raging waves caused by the simultaneous firing of the 600mm demolition bombs.

The large Transport Airship following the Airship Battle Group had already landed smoothly, deploying three thousand recruited mercenaries to establish a terrestrial interception alert line on the ground, while also maintaining the search for any suspicious underground presence.

The most threatening "Seed Nest" was Chen Fei's priority target. Individual Parasitic Species would have to wait their turn, and if he had to choose one over the other, he would undoubtedly choose to eliminate the former without hesitation.

If the "Seed Nest" could be found, it would be excellent.

The seawater tossed into the sky fell back down, momentarily like torrential rain. Amidst the unsettled waves, fragmented figures floated and sank, the "Sea Wolf Shark" Magical Beasts suffered a devastating blow.

Even as magical beasts, they could not withstand the fierce focus fire of the 600mm demolition bombs. The Water-based Magic Shields were violently shattered as soon as they formed, a single demolition bomb was enough to cover the area where the beasts were lurking, not to mention twenty-four, leaving no blind spots.

Adam: Confirm the battle results, "Sea Wolf Shark" kills 5, including 3 larval forms.

Adam: "Sea Wolf Shark" critically wounded 2, lightly wounded 4, intact 1, Parasitic Host intact.

It was expected for the "Sea Wolf Shark" parasitized by the King Species to escape harm. Once parasitized, the actual combat power should be considered as not only the magical beast itself but also the Parasitic Species, even resulting in an effect greater than 1+1=2. Therefore, the threat of Parasitic Species to the many creatures of Cangqiong Star was not limited to mere body snatching and devouring living beings.

Adam: Mini-submarines 3 and 4, target locked.

On Chen Fei's visual interface, the light representing the King Breed Host separated from the wounded magical beast, intending to flee alone deep into the sea.

"Attack. Number 3 and 4, release all torpedoes."

The sky, sea surface, and underwater were all within the three-dimensional battlefield surveillance data coverage. To Chen Fei, the deep blue water seemed almost transparent, clearly revealing a spindle-shaped magical beast powerfully thrashing its tail fins, proceeding at high speed about fifty meters below the sea surface, and drawing ever closer to the interception line formed by the twelve mini-submarines.

Eight 533mm torpedoes left their tubes, streaking forward with rapidly ejected tail flames at an astonishing speed.

The "Sea Wolf Shark," a King Breed Host, seemed to sense the danger and immediately changed direction, attempting to avoid it.