Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

Conan-san looked at his collaborator's smile, which seemed to have some ill intentions.

"I think that after the sun goes down, the fog, or the things inside, will become active. Instead of risking entering it, it is better to wait for the things inside to come out and take action after seeing them clearly."6

"If that's your judgement..."

Conan nodded.

After all, we cannot judge that there are no survivors now. Even if we want to bomb and clean up the place, we must first understand the situation.

Moreover, since there was something wrong with the falling meteorite and the resulting green mist, a rash bombing might make things worse.

"Then let's wait until tonight."

109 From the Stars

If Conan-san had known that the problem here would have to wait until night, he would definitely not have rushed to the human world in such a hurry, and he would not have to use that one-time dimensional channel.

But it’s too late to say this now. Now that we’re here, we can only wait.

Conan-san was reading a book while waiting patiently for time to pass.

Finally, the sun went down.

When the sun's rays disappeared, Conanshan keenly felt the changes in the green gas not far away.

"What a strange feeling..."

Conan-san frowned, put away the leisure novel he was about to finish reading, left the rest tent, and went outside to observe the situation.

"Rux!"

At this time, Lux, the chief magic adviser of the human world, had already flown into the air with several of his subordinates, observing the changes in the green mist from above.

The fog that enveloped the entire farm seemed to have not changed at all to the naked eye, but in the magician's perception, he could clearly detect wave after wave of strange magical fluctuations emanating from it.

It was a subtle pressure that stimulated people's eyebrows like a needle tip.

An uncomfortable, rejection-like feeling.

Soon, changes happened again.

Conanshan saw some strange figures walking out of the farm.

"This is……"

That should be a person. Judging from his attire, he should be a farmer.

However, those farmers who walked with a limp but moved extremely quickly and agilely had sharp green stones growing on their bodies.

A green stone that emits a strange light.

Seeing these things that were obviously not human, the XCOM troops immediately received the order to open fire.

Bang bang bang!

Gunfire broke out.

Under the intensive gunfire, the strange stone creatures that were moving towards the outer encirclement were quickly knocked down.

It was unknown whether these farmers were dead or not. After they fell to the ground, an explosion occurred immediately.

In the explosion, the green stones in their bodies were sprayed out.

These flying green stone fragments fell in different places, and then began to grow strangely as soon as they landed.

These green stones were like plants, turning into stone piles one after another at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, XCOM Command once again ordered the soldiers to attack the growing stones.

This time, after these stone fragments were smashed by bullets, they were truly destroyed. They did not recover, nor did they strangely spew out more stone fragments to grow.

However, a large amount of stone fragments and debris were left on the ground.

"........."

Conanshan watched the scene in silence.

Although I have known for a long time that there are problems with the condition of this farm, the current situation really gives me a sense of déjà vu.

He thought that if something familiar came out, it might be confirmed.

Then, not long after, what he expected came out.

Unconsciously, the green gas covering the entire farm began to become thinner, or rather, it was shrinking.

The situation inside the farm was finally captured by the outside world.

All I could see in the vast farm were piles of green stones of varying sizes.

These green stones seem to have life, spreading outward from the central crater.

No living life can be seen wherever these stones pass.

All the living things here have their bodies invaded by green stones, turning into strange monsters whose identities are unknown whether they are dead or alive.

Among these motionless monsters, there are several very strange-looking monsters that are full of vitality.

As soon as they saw the encirclement outside the farm and the fully armed human soldiers, they rushed out without hesitation, just like hungry beasts seeing fresh flesh and blood.

After clearly seeing the appearance of those strange creatures, Conan was finally able to confirm it this time.

"...Starry sky monster!"

I don't know what it means

Conanshan shouted out the names of these monsters in his mind.

Those huge monsters covered with green stones, those rugged and twisted things that look like a combination of animals and humans, are undoubtedly the monsters in "Darkest Dungeon", the star monsters.

"Darkest Dungeon" is a turn-based adventure game that Conan played in his previous life.

Conan Shan is a casual player. He has never played "Darkest Dungeon", but he has completed it through cloud computing.

He also remembered the settings of this Hei Yue※「費裙∩：八⊥∩wu〗「柒〉⑥6〖￡弎≯】肆⒋㈡shencan game.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t remember, as long as you know it’s a restraint, then it can’t be a good thing.

"Oh my god! If I hadn't been aware of the strange worldview of this stitched world, I would have thought that the earth beneath my feet might be something indescribable!"

Conanshan told himself to stay calm.

The current situation is actually not that bad.

Although those three-meter-tall, strange-looking star monsters have not yet been killed by XCOM's concentrated firepower, they are obviously unable to break through the encirclement. These monsters are being suppressed.

There is no need to use any magical means, modern and violent firearms are enough to deal with these monsters.

The only thing you need to watch out for is that these monsters covered in rocks will sometimes spray or throw explosive rocks at XCOM troops.

Once you are harmed by these stones, there is a high probability that you will be contaminated and transformed, becoming part of a new stone monster.

However, Lux in the sky would not sit idly by and watch the situation happen. He and his subordinates had already cast various magical defenses and shields on the super soldier troops who were fighting the stone monsters on the front line.

Even if someone really cannot avoid the stone fragments from the explosion, they will not be actually harmed or contaminated by these green stones.

"Rux, do you see anything over there in the crater?"

Conan-san was relieved to see that the current battle situation did not require him to take action and the XCOM troops could handle it.

However, we cannot rest assured until the source of the pollution here is resolved.

He quickly used the communication device at hand to contact Lux who was flying in the sky.

"The source of the pollution should be that green meteorite. If we destroy it, the pollution should stop continuing!"

"Understood. I'll leave this to you."

Lux nodded towards Mount Conan below.

Then, he broke into the depths of the farm alone from the air and headed to where the crater was.

"Then I'll come and help."

Conan-san called out his machine gun treasure and came to the front line of the battle.

After the battle broke out here, I don’t know if it was the sound of gunfire or the calls of those star monsters, but the other creatures in the farm that were contaminated by green stones, which had been motionless, also began to move.

The creatures here include not only the humans who originally managed the farm, but also a large number of different poultry and livestock.

There didn't seem to be many horses here, but there were plenty of stone-covered cows to be seen, as well as a small herd of sheep.

Many rapidly moving piles of stones can be seen on the ground. These things are probably transformed from insects or mice.

A lot of people came from XCOM and surrounded the entire farm, but the farm was too big. If some stone monsters broke through the blockade and something escaped and went to the nearby town, it would be a big problem.

Conan didn't know what level of pollution this green stone from the universe could cause in this strange world, but he didn't dare to gamble.

Therefore, he wanted to eliminate all pollutants in this farm, the source of pollution, without leaving a single one.

Conan-san held a machine gun as big as a Vulcan cannon and fired at all the stone monsters in front of him with all his strength without reservation.

Da da da da da da!

110 Something from the Stars

Conanshan did not join the battlefield rashly to avoid disrupting the actions of other combat forces.

He targeted an area that was beyond the reach of the XCOM troops' firepower and then conducted a sweep there.

With the machine gun in his hand, he is no match for the stone monster from the starry sky.

The polluted monsters from the starry sky are indeed a threat. These things have hard and strong bodies, are fast and agile, and seem to have no so-called weaknesses. Even if what appears to be their heads are knocked off or exploded, these things can still continue to move.

It is difficult to kill the stone monsters completely without crushing their bodies to a certain extent.

Not to mention that this kind of thing is as contaminant as the spread of a virus.

If this monster appeared in a populous city, it would probably cause incalculable casualties.

However, this kind of thing can be destroyed even without the power of magic, using only simple physical attacks.

If we analyze this stone monster emitting green light calmly, we will find that it is actually just a stronger alien invasive species.

There is danger, but as long as we can suppress it with enough firepower, it will not be a problem.

That's what the XCOM troops on the side did.

Not to mention Conan-san, who possesses the power of a Noble Phantasm. The bullets fired from his machine gun Noble Phantasm will directly shatter most stone monsters after being shot at once. Even the more powerful star monsters cannot withstand his Noble Phantasm.

The only thing Conanshan was worried about was that these things might contaminate himself.

He didn't know what these green stones were in this stitched world, but they were definitely not good things, so it was better to be cautious.

He is now acting alone, with no one to cover him nearby. He keeps a certain distance from the enemy and launches long-range attacks.

Once he finds an enemy approaching rapidly, he will retreat immediately. In short, safety comes first.

"Although there seem to be a lot of stone monsters here, they are actually basically transformed from the employees and animals of this farm. No matter how many there are, their numbers are limited. With our preparations, we should be able to wipe them all out in one night. We must be careful not to let any of them escape, and we must not let these things get to densely populated areas."

While Conan-san was recharging the magic power of the machine gun that had run out of bullets, he was observing the situation around him.

In the gradually darkening night after dusk, in order to ensure sufficient lighting and light sources, XCOM dispatched a considerable number of drones from the sky to illuminate the ground, and also used various vehicles and tools to provide lighting in the rear.

Now this farm full of stone monsters is almost as bright as it was at noon.

However, this farm is still a certain size, and although the manpower sent by XCOM is sufficient, it is still difficult to completely illuminate this farm where the meteorite fell.

It should be said that it is difficult to completely block the area.

XCOM's troops blocked the main entrances and exits according to the terrain, occupying some geographical advantages. During the half-day waiting time, a lot of heavy firepower follow-up reinforcements also arrived, but it was still a long way to go to achieve full firepower artillery coverage.

XCOM has now chosen to gradually advance, gradually reducing the encirclement and defense circle, a conservative but reliable security strategy.

Conanshan's current location is actually quite deep.

With his treasure, he was able to clean up the nearby stone monsters very smoothly. His efficiency alone was higher than that of the super soldiers fighting together next to him.

“It feels a bit like a lawnmowing game, but that’s a good thing.”

Conan-san has never been a hardcore gamer, nor does he like masochistic games. Moreover, this is reality, and he doesn't want an enemy who can suppress him.

The disobedient gods before were annoying enough, and he really hoped that he would not encounter anything like that again in the future.

Conan Shan eliminated the stone monsters very quickly, but he was not in a hurry and did not want to go deeper.

He coordinated the combat speed of the XCOM troops in the rear and slowly advanced towards the deepest part of the farm.