Super Mechanic: God of Superpowers!

Chapter 181 Ash's Father [Red Ash]

In a deep, dark cave, a dark figure remained motionless like a stone statue.

After a long while, those pure white pupils suddenly turned half a circle.

"Imprisonment. My senses"—these intermittent murmurs echoed within the cave.

The body, which had just been acquired, was still not very flexible.

But for the alien entity, this freely controllable body is far more enjoyable than attaching itself to an infected person.

Just now, some mysterious transformation quietly took place.

Although it didn't understand why, it clearly sensed that its control over its "senses" had reached a new level.

Each infected person is an extension of its tentacles, through which it learned about the world in its larval stage.

At that moment, it suddenly realized that a large number of its tentacles were concentrated and bound at several strongholds.

Intending to drive away these tentacles, he glimpsed, through the infected's eyes, the scene of Ye Xiu suppressing refugees.

These guys are hurting my whiskers!

In the cognition of the alienated entity, there is no good or evil, no ethical system, nor any conventional concepts of human society.

They possess only the most primal instinct for survival, which even seems exceptionally pure.

To it, the human act of suppressing refugees is like forcibly binding its sensory organs.

It's like someone suddenly locking its limbs with iron clamps.

It forcibly gathers the scattered tentacles together, attempting to completely deprive it of its ability to perceive its environment.

What makes it even more unacceptable is that some infected individuals completely slip out of control after being injected with special drugs.

This is tantamount to suddenly losing the extension of sight and hearing.

This intense discomfort triggered its biological instinct: when threatened, it must retaliate in the most direct way.

Located in the Colton Cluster in the southwestern region of the universe.

The Garden Galaxy, occupied by the Godora civilization, is like a strategic point on a chessboard, forming a delicate balance with three neighboring galaxies.

The two major powers, the Holy Stone and the Black Raven, occupy the Favon Galaxy, while the Hutt civilization rules the Skywalker Galaxy.

The Piloye Galaxy lies like an unsharpened sword lying across the landscape.

This region is rich in untapped energy planets and rare minerals, enough to sustain several civilizations for millennia.

What's special is that the Piye Galaxy, like the center of a six-pointed star, is surrounded by the territories of six advanced civilizations.

Every civilization has extended its reach into this unclaimed land, carving out interlocking spheres of influence on the star map.

Due to the lack of clear ownership and the allure of resources, this area is constantly rife with border frictions and diplomatic maneuvering.

The most intense conflicts occurred between the two neighboring civilizations of Godora and Hutt.

Just as the alienation crisis in the Garden Galaxy continued to escalate.

On the surface of a barren, grayish-brown planet in the Skywalker system, the Dark Star leader is using his fingernails to draw a star map on the scorched earth.

The small spaceship behind him had its hatch open, like a lurking metal beetle.

As the roar of engines echoed across the sky, the fleet bearing the Hutt emblem pierced the clouds.

The leading official descended the magnetic staircase, his protective mask reflecting the outlines of dozens of frigates hovering high in the sky.

"You're infiltrating a hostile star system alone? Aren't you afraid of becoming our 'gift' to Godora?"

The official waved his hand to dismiss the guards, his electronically synthesized voice beneath the mask carrying a hint of amusement.

This secret meeting was facilitated through multiple encrypted channels. The two people facing off on the wasteland at this moment seemed to be turning some kind of gear of fate.

The Dark Star leader casually crossed his legs. "I'll show my sincerity by coming alone. Besides, you won't even touch me."

"We, the Dark Star, are keeping Godora occupied. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Alright, alright, I know we have a terrible reputation, and you Hutts look down on us."

"But in business, who turns down money?"

"Arrogance will eventually lead to its downfall." The official from Hutt said coldly, twirling the electronic pen in his hand.

"Since you're willing to meet, it means you've been planning this all along." The Dark Star leader leaned forward.

"Godora is in a real mess because of us. They've already withdrawn 30% of their forces from the Piye sector's defenses."

"As long as there's no real, all-out war, that peace agreement is too weak to even be used as a last resort."

"You want to use us as pawns?" The official slammed his pen on the table.

"Are you going to break ties with Godora over a few remote star systems? Do you think we're stupid?"

"Those big brothers in the Shattered Star Ring are keeping a close eye on things. If we attract the surveillance fleets of the three major civilizations, are you going to take responsibility?"

"These days, the old trick of flipping tables doesn't work anymore."

"A civilization without ambition will sooner or later become someone else's dinner." The Dark Star leader tapped the table with his fingertips.

"In this game of the universe, those who don't place bets don't even have the right to sit at the table."

"Everyone pretends to be civilized on the surface, but behind the scenes, who isn't competing with each other to the death?"

"The peace treaty, to put it bluntly, is just a way out for the losers. As long as they don't go too far, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye."

The official from Hutt stared at the holographic star map without saying a word.

That really hit a nerve, especially during the fight for dark matter veins two years ago.

They "practiced" with the Lorentz civilization on the border for three whole months, and in the end, they each got half.

The three major civilizations did not get involved in this "minor conflict" at all.

"Besides," the Dark Star leader suddenly laughed.

"Your Hutt and Godora have been fighting for almost two hundred years, when have you ever truly considered annihilating your race?"

"Aren't they all like the aunties at the market? Today you reserve a stall, tomorrow I'll snatch a bunch of scallions!"

The holographic projection suddenly flickered, and the Hert official suddenly threw out a straight shot:

"You keep clamoring to overthrow the pure-blood regime, but you're ruthless in carrying out terrorist attacks."

"Even if you succeed in seizing power, a star cluster-level civilization could crush you into dust in no time."

Don't tell me you're hoping to whitewash your image with empty words.

The Dark Star leader suddenly stopped playing with the ring, the metal ring leaving a deep red mark on his palm.

"It's none of your business!"

……

Based on the level of development of interstellar civilizations, the colonies under Godora's jurisdiction are divided into different levels.

The capital planet and a few core planets belong to the top-tier region, followed by the less prosperous first-tier planets.

For example, the Redgate Star adjacent to the Vays Hub, followed by developing secondary planets.

And ordinary planets like Gaoting Star, which are famous for their entertainment industry.

On a secondary colony planet in the Garden system, a tattered transport ship quietly landed in the bustling spaceport.

Red Ash, disguised as Ash's father, stepped out of the hatch.

My gaze swept over the bustling crowds and the guards at the outposts, and in the distance, the rows of buildings showcased the vitality of the colony.

A faint, cold smile played on his lips as he slowly raised his right hand to eyebrow level.

The crisp snap of fingers was barely audible in the noisy environment.

"Execute the cleanup plan."

The command was instantly transmitted to the outer reaches of the galaxy via an encrypted channel.

The three dormant Dark Star capital ships have removed their optical camouflage, and their combat scale far exceeds that of the combat formation that previously attacked the disaster planet.

Aquamarine.

As the alienation crisis enters a new phase, the activity of wild animals around the shelter has increased dramatically.

To prevent the beast tide from forming, Caroline led the previously idle lower-level personnel to organize a player mercenary group.

They established defensive outposts throughout the wilderness.

These players, who had switched to the main combat role, quickly transformed the battlefield into a bustling place for team recruitment and equipment trading.

Based on Ye Xiu's understanding of the characteristics of the mutated entity, once it enters the second stage, this creature will actively drive herds of beasts to attack human strongholds.

Although this was seen by the indigenous people as a sign of escalating disaster.

But for Ye Xiu, who had already broken through the power ceiling of version 2.0.

This crisis is more like a perfect stage to reap the rewards from players.

What he really cared about wasn't the catastrophe itself, but how to use the opportunity to advance his player recruitment plan.

However, from the player's perspective, this global catastrophe is the main storyline of version 2.0.

While the indigenous people were fighting for survival, players were instead faced with a screen full of progress bars in the mission interface:

They were tasked with suppressing the beast horde, escorting supplies, and repairing defensive fortifications.

The rivals, who were originally competing against each other, have united in a rare move.

This scene of everyone working together became the most unique experience after the version update.

Ye Xiu himself is in a higher-dimensional game.

In his eyes, the conflict between Alien and Godora was merely a backdrop to advance his plan, the "major storylines" that got players excited.

It was just a routine operation in his plan.

After all, for a time traveler who can foresee the course of events, it's better to personally intervene and provide disaster relief.

Instead, let the players spontaneously form an ecosystem while saving the world.

Anyway, these energetic guys always find their own fun, and they can even take care of important business in between leveling up and fighting monsters.

A few days later, just as Nagokin had revealed, Godora completed the deployment of its military jump relay station.

Temporary interstellar portals connect the various disaster-stricken planets into a network.

The military is confident that any sign of Dark Star will be met with a devastating blow.

Unexpectedly, Dark Star remained silent.

The Garden Galaxy appears to have returned to calm.

But this peace is as fragile as glass.

Soon, a bombshell news story shook the entire star system!

"The colony planet 'Demon Star' of Godora has been attacked by the main fleet of Dark Star!"

The enemy launched an attack with over four thousand warships, centered around three interstellar carriers.

Despite their desperate resistance, the garrison fleet suffered heavy casualties, and more than forty cities on the planet's surface were razed to the ground by orbital bombardment.

The remaining settlements were also severely damaged, with preliminary estimates suggesting the death toll has exceeded 300 million.

"According to witnesses, a Dark Star superhuman unleashed a devastating ability on the planet's surface."

Its special ability can instantly turn a human body into sand, causing the deaths of tens of millions of people on the spot.

Godora subsequently dispatched three waves of reinforcements, ultimately destroying over a thousand enemy ships and one mothership, successfully forcing the enemy to retreat.

"This attack, which can be described as the most devastating in the history of the Godora colony, marks a full-scale escalation of the Dark Star terrorist operation."

Experts analyze that this could be a prelude to a full-scale war. This is noteworthy.

The incident occurred shortly after several other civilized planets experienced a series of disasters, and the official response plan has not yet been announced.

Ye Xiu turned off the holographic screen of the communicator, a strange light appearing in his eyes.

"We've finally reached a crucial point. I didn't expect Dark Star to have such a trump card up its sleeve?"

"It's a pleasant surprise, as long as we synthesize a few more carbon-based abilities."

"Maybe we can actually piece together a simplified version of the extremely dangerous superpower, [Particle Manipulation]."

Compared to previous attacks on disaster planets, the attack on the colony was devastating to Godora.

The deployment of three motherships simultaneously is a formidable force, even by the standards of Dark Star's military equipment.

It should be noted that even at its peak, the total number of Dark Star motherships was less than fifteen.

Not to mention the ground massacre orchestrated by that bastard Red Ember.

His decomposition ability was practically a human-shaped natural disaster, instantly annihilating all carbon-based life within a hundred miles.

No wonder it's called a "living incinerator".

For Dark Star, whose military production capacity is limited, each mothership is a core asset that can be severely damaged.

Although the Demon Star achieved brilliant results in this battle, the number of motherships lost will definitely be enough to make them feel the pinch for half a year.

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However, Ye Xiu knew that Dark Star had already achieved its strategic goals.

The public outcry triggered by the Devil Star tragedy swept across the entire Godora.

Conspiracy theories quickly spread among the public: the so-called attack on the disaster planet was just a diversionary tactic, and the colony planet was the Dark Star's real target.

Overnight, petitions from residents of various colonies demanding the withdrawal of relief forces flooded the parliament building.

When it comes to matters of life and death, all sympathy for the unfortunate person is thrown to the back of one's mind.

After all, anyone can play the saint until a knife is held to their own throat.

In reality, the Devil Star incident had little to do with the disaster relief forces.

The real reason for the defeat was that Dark Star used overwhelming force, sending out three main motherships at once.

The defenses of a single ordinary colony are simply not enough to withstand the attack.

Furthermore, military jump stations don't actually cover these kinds of planets, and deploying troops on short notice would take a lot of time.

Although Godora's territory is vast, its military forces are scattered across hundreds of colonies, making it impossible to equip every outpost with top-tier defenses.

If Dark Star were to fight with all its might, it would indeed be capable of launching a strong attack and taking over several planets.

Otherwise, Godora wouldn't have considered him a major threat.

Dark Star itself also lost its entire mothership fleet this time.

However, public opinion has focused on the damage they caused and the losses suffered by Godora.

Panic-stricken people often lose their rational judgment, and with the Dark Star stirring things up from the shadows, the situation becomes increasingly chaotic.

Even more problematic is that the historical conflict between pure-blooded and mixed-race groups has been reignited.

The relatives and friends of the victims of the Demon Star tragedy naturally turned their anger towards Dark Star, which claimed to be of mixed race.

The mixed-race population living within Godora became the most direct targets of their anger.

This deep-rooted discriminatory mindset has long been a social ill, and the authorities will find it difficult to reverse in the short term.

The Hutt civilization had been observing from the shadows. Seeing that Godora was mired in an internal crisis, they began to make small moves on the border.

The Hutt fleet in the Piye system has been frequently crossing the line and provoking conflict, constantly creating friction, and the situation is becoming increasingly tense.

The successive blows left Godora overwhelmed.

Behind these events, Dark Star was secretly orchestrating events. The Demon Star massacre acted as a fuse, completely igniting a chain of crises.

However, Ye Xiu did not intend to sit idly by and watch Dark Star's conspiracy succeed.

"I bet the top management at Godora is incredibly frustrated right now."

Ye Xiu sighed softly. Although he disapproved of Godora's behavior, the most urgent task at present was to confront Dark Star.

"The core issue is the disaster of alienation; all parties are currently diverting too much energy to it."

"As long as an antidote is developed as soon as possible, it will not only free up the disaster relief troops, but also ease domestic tensions."

Thinking of this, Ye Xiu touched the mutated original sample hidden on his body.

If we hand this over to Godora, the pandemic will be over in no time.

The more anxious Godora is right now, the more valuable this bargaining chip becomes.

"Although the longer it drags on, the greater the reward, we can't wait until Dark Star has completely succeeded."

"Once they truly realize the urgency of the situation, they will naturally understand what price to ask for."

Ye Xiu composed himself and tried to contact Nagokin.

But this time, the communicator, which usually answers instantly, did not respond for a long time.

He headed straight for the Godora camp, but was stopped by his adjutant at the entrance to the command room.

"Your Excellency, the Commander is attending an emergency meeting and has specifically instructed that no one be seen."

"What happened?"

"The higher-ups are discussing major countermeasures, and it's not convenient to disclose them at the moment," the adjutant replied with a straight face.

Nagokin used to never shut himself away from guests, Ye Xiu thought, stroking his chin as a sudden inspiration struck him.

Now that Godora is facing internal and external difficulties, Nagokin, as a high-ranking official, is naturally burdened with official duties.

As a casual resident, I naturally held less weight in the other party's eyes.

He suddenly realized something and turned to leave the camp with light steps.

Now is not a good time to hand over the mutated core; it would appear too aggressive.

Instead, it makes people suspect that this thing has been hidden on him all along. He has to play this act well.

"Since you say the mutated core belongs to Longtan, why don't you go back and put on a full show?"

Ye Xiu gave his men a few brief instructions and then took off in his Blacklight Lurker.

Two hours later, Nagokin walked out of the conference room rubbing his throbbing temples, listening to his adjutant report on Ye Xiu's visit.

"You left because you couldn't find me?" He waved his hand, indicating that we didn't need to pay attention to him.

With a mountain of reports on the Demon Star incident to deal with right now, there's no time to deal with these trivial matters.

"This is a brilliant move! This time we're determined to take half of Godora's territory."

Dark Star's deputy leader, Degulish, smugly crossed his legs during the meeting.

"Their disaster relief forces are now in a dilemma. If they continue to linger, the country will be in turmoil. If they withdraw, they will be in trouble."

He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, "Those jinxes will turn into graveyards in the blink of an eye, and then the whole universe will say that Godora abandoned them to their fate."

The intelligence chief chimed in cooperatively: "No matter what they choose, it's a dead end."

Especially that mutated virus, which has rendered Godora's elite forces immobile; the longer it goes on...

He made a firework-like gesture, "Boom! Quantitative change leads to qualitative change."

"Speaking of which," Degulish suddenly lowered his voice.

"I heard that the Holy Stone gang switched the Secret Word Beads from last time? Godora is still completely unaware."

……

At this moment, Ye Xiu was traversing the sea of ​​stars.

He deliberately took a detour through several disaster-stricken star systems, such as the Astral Apostle Star.

During the process, Ye Xiu even descended to earth like a god, showing off his power and leading his troops to wipe out a wave of infected alien beasts.

In a short time, ceremonies to erect statues of Ye Xiu sprang up in various places.

He thus became the prince charming of countless girls' dreams, and they missed Ye Xiu terribly.

Three days later, Ye Xiu left the Star Realm Apostle Star.

The rest of the trip was very simple: first, refuel at the Vays Hub, then use the stargate to jump to the Ryan system and head straight for the Longtan base.

At the speed of the Blacklight Lurker, the round trip would take no more than two weeks.

He doesn't need to be stationed on Aquamarine Star right now, since the military jump orbit base stations deployed by Godora have built a fleet joint defense system.

Even if Dark Star launches a surprise attack, its primary target will only be other colonized planets.

As the Blacklight Lurker glided into the berth at the Vays Hub.

Ye Xiu planned that this time he would not only need to replenish the spaceship's fuel, but also need to store some extra energy to bring back to Aquamarine Star.

We can set off immediately after completing the procurement of supplies; the schedule is very tight.

The hub hall remained bustling with activity, showing no signs of being affected by the Dark Star event.

Ye Xiu skillfully passed through the entrance passage, and after quickly getting his bearings, headed towards the commercial area.

He didn't notice a group of guys in ordinary combat suits nearby, who were staring at his back and whispering among themselves.

Which alien planet is it?

"Absolutely no mistake!"

"What luck! We stumbled upon such a big fish while resupplying."

"Notify the boss immediately!"

In a cheap bar on the edge of the hub hall, the group hurried toward a corner booth.

A burly man was slumped in his seat, tilting his head back and chugging strong liquor.

The liquor dripped down his thick, needle-like beard, and his pectoral muscles, hidden beneath his heavy combat suit, rose and fell with each swallow.

"Boss Beverley! We've found an enemy!"

The bottle slammed heavily onto the metal table, its crimson eyes gleaming menacingly in the dim light.

The pirate leader, nicknamed "Crimson Flame Eyes," grinned, revealing his uneven, yellow teeth.

As the squad leader of the Purple Serpent Pirates, his signature scarlet pupils contrasted eerily with his pale eyeballs.

He looks just like a cataract patient with conjunctivitis.

"Alien?" Beverly wiped the wine stains off his beard.

"Two years ago, he wiped out Madona's den of scoundrels, and the commander has been keeping that in mind ever since."

Upon hearing his subordinate suggest taking action, he suddenly lunged forward and grabbed the man by the neck:

"You bunch of weaklings think you can mess with him? Learn how to breathe in front of a strongman first!"

After his subordinates apologized repeatedly, Beverly grabbed a bottle of liquor, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp. As he stood up, the joints of his combat suit made a metallic scraping sound.

"Grab your weapons and follow!"

As he spoke, he pulled out an ornate metal bottle with a sinister grin.

"This is the 'Nine Caves Incense,' which can even make stones aroused. Remember to take photos from multiple angles later."

"Hehehe... I'll let the whole galaxy witness the roar of aliens."

"And my 18-centimeter-long brother!"

(End of this chapter)