Chapter 52: The ‘Fighter Squadron’ on Black Prison Star

Black Prison Star was a very peculiar terrestrial planet; its rotation period and revolution period were exactly one-to-one, and the directions of rotation were identical.

This meant that one side of the planet would always face the star, receiving the star’s light and staying in extreme heat, while the other side would fall into eternal darkness, with a climate as cold as the polar night on Earth.

From this, one could see how harsh the survival environment on Black Prison Star was; only Epic Beasts with incredibly power ful bodies could survive on it.

“In fact, Black Prison Star’s rotation period wasn’t always this slow; this is entirely a leftover issue from a celestial collision. About fifty million years ago, an asteroid with a mass one-fiftieth of Black Prison Star was captured by it. Then, a world-destroying celestial collision occurred, followed by a mass extinction, and after that, a large number of wild beasts mastering force fields and energy evolved on Black Prison Star.”

Captain Lucius looked at the gray-green planet outside the porthole and introduced the history of Black Prison Star to Lin Lei.

Annis continued: “Actually, the asteroid from back then deserves a lot of credit for being able to evolve such powerful wild beasts on Black Prison Star. It is said that the asteroid carried a special substance that could emit a special kind of radiation to promote biological organisms to automatically master Protective Force Fields. The three major Watcher Races of the Galaxy studied this special substance and only then developed natural Protective Force Fields for every one of their citizens.” When speaking of this, the Apocalypse Star native Annis had a face full of envy.

This was an open secret in the Galaxy; everyone knew it, but only the three major Watcher Races were able to thoroughly research the principles and use them to improve the quality of their race.

Other civilizations did not not want to do this, and they put in a lot of effort, but every time it involved modifying intelligent beings, unpredictable consequences would arise.

In most cases, the volunteer test subject would directly go berserk, their physical quality soaring to a terrifying level, becoming a humanoid Epic Beast with no sanity left. In other cases, the test subject would die directly. Apart from these two situations, no third situation ever appeared.

Ultimately, it was caused by the huge technological gap between civilizations; even a Tenth-grade Civilization could be easily wiped out from the Galaxy by an Eleventh-grade Watcher Civilization.

Below the Tenth-grade, all were mortals; upon reaching the Eleventh-grade, one truly became a high-and-mighty God Civilization!

However, Lin Lei took to heart the special substance Annis mentioned. There was no other reason; being able to generate a Protective Force Field oneself was truly an enviable matter.

Lin Lei still remembered clearly on Earth, Yan Siyu’s autonomous Protective Force Field with a high Energy Level of 2.85; not only could he not break through it forcefully at the time, but she would also be unharmed even if hit by a high-speed sports car.

One had to know, Yan Siyu back then had a Physical Energy Level of only 6.0, yet she could generate a force field with nearly 50% energy. This temptation, could it not make Lin Lei’s heart beat fast?

“System, as soon as we land on Black Prison Star, start analyzing the working principle of the special radiation; I need it for body modification.”

“Host’s request received; task execution starting… duration cannot be estimated!”

“Cannot be estimated!” Lin Lei was speechless and very helpless; fine, now he could only wait without any expectation.

At this time, the Galaxy Flight, a full twenty kilometers long, began to enter the atmosphere of Black Prison Star, like a giant whale diving into the sea, with an incredibly grand momentum.

One could believe that if such a spaceship crashed straight onto the planet, it would make the planet shake for a long time.

The energy center of the Galaxy Flight was a Deep Nuclear Fusion reactor, and the fuel was everywhere in the Universe, which was the hydrogen element. As long as there was enough liquid water, the spaceship would not worry about energy issues.

Therefore, the landing spot of the Galaxy Flight was right above the ocean; the flight would hover above sea level, resupplying fuel while also obtaining sufficient food and water from the ocean, and of course, the air that terrestrial planets are never short of.

Everything else was fine, except for obtaining food, which required Lin Lei’s protection.

The species in the oceans of Black Prison Star were far more numerous than on land, and various animal and plant resources were exceptionally rich, but there were also very, very many powerful creatures.

Ordinary ones could be handled by the flight’s guard team, but if a powerful one came, it would be enough to overturn the fishing spaceship.

The spaceship’s need for food was imminent, so as soon as the spaceship arrived above the sea, it dispatched dozens of spaceships, dragging special tough giant nets, to go fishing in the sea.

Lin Lei was in the main control room of the flight, leisurely watching the situation above the sea; he was now a guest on the flight, so naturally he did not need to go along, he just had to help out in critical moments.

Wild Beast Meng had also been released from the Aiwei by Lin Lei earlier; this little guy found everything new, and similarly, it was afraid of everything it saw, with a timid look in its eyes, staying close to Lin Lei’s side, very loyal!

Meng’s brain had been constantly stimulated by the rich information on the flight, becoming more and more spiritual; for many things, as long as Lin Lei gave a slight indication, it could understand and act according to Lin Lei’s intention.

On the first day, the sea surface was very calm, and the fishing spaceships obtained a large number of native fish; after being processed by the food machine, this food could be served on the tables of the flight passengers, considered a seafood feast from another world.

Actually, the food machine was a magical gadget; as long as there was energy input, sufficient elements, and a synthesis formula, it could manufacture food.

In other words, if feces, plus water, was processed by the food machine, it could also become edible, but fear fear no civilization would do this; only those who were crazy poor or in a desperate situation would eat their own feces.

This thought only circled a few times in Lin Lei’s mind before he completely threw it out of the extragalactic Star System; it was really too disgusting.

Captain Lucius had been trying to persuade Lin Lei to join Orlantis Star these past few days; whenever he had something to do or nothing to do, he would find Lin Lei to talk about this matter, and every time Lucius talked about it, First Mate Annis always wanted to stick his foot in.

Later on, Lucius had no good face when seeing the spaceship’s first mate; who asked this guy to always sing the opposite tune with him.

But Lin Lei did not show any intention to join any civilization; facing the hospitality of the captain and first mate, he remained noncommittal.

“I am an Earthling; my skills are used to restore my race, not to seek benefits for myself. If either of you can help me fish out nearly a million compatriots in the Mote Planet Ecological Sphere, what does it matter if I join your star citizenship?”

One sentence made Lucius and Annis fall silent; a powerful warrior was certainly necessary for a civilization, but if it meant dragging along a large group of people holding them back, plus the hostility of a Fifth-grade Civilization, it would be completely not worth it.

This situation was completely within Lin Lei’s expectation; he smiled with a bit of mockery, ignoring the awkward expressions of Lucius and Annis.

“Captain! A large number of high-speed unidentified flying objects are flying towards the flight!” The crew member responsible for scanning the flight’s surrounding information reported loudly to Lucius.

“Report the speed and size of the flying objects!”

“Three times the speed of sound! Average size of six meters! Not good, Captain, it’s a flock of Red Shuttle Hawks! These fish-eating birds must have been attracted by the scent emitted by the fishing spaceships below.”

Red Shuttle Hawks were famous birds on Black Prison Star; they traveled in groups, their speed was incredibly high, and with their sharp beaks attached with energy, as long as they rushed straight at an opponent, they could pierce right through! An ordinary spaceship might be able to withstand a few attacks, but dozens or hundreds would definitely cause it to crash.

And the fishing spaceships below were clearly not even as good as ordinary spaceships; they didn’t even have Protective Force Fields, so if they were hit a few times, they would definitely be done for.

Lucius immediately gave the order: “Order all fishing spaceships to return! Be quick!” Then, he turned around to ask Lin Lei for help: “Lei… you see…”

“No problem, but afterwards, you have to send people to collect my trophies!” Just looking at the speed of these Red Shuttle Hawks, they were definitely Epic Beasts; ordinary wild beasts, let alone reaching supersonic speed, even if they could, their bodies would definitely be torn apart by the violent airflow when breaking the sound barrier.

One had to know, Black Prison Star’s atmosphere was not ordinarily thick; Lin Lei estimated that on this planet, driving the Night Demon Mecha, he could at most increase the speed to 5 times the speed of sound, but in that case, the energy consumption of the Protective Force Field would be too great, so under normal conditions, 4 times the speed of sound was the limit!

The Red Shuttle Hawks came exceptionally fast and in exceptionally large numbers; the sky was densely packed, probably over a thousand. Below, many fishing spaceships had no time to retreat at all; in just this short while, two spaceships had crashed, all exploding after being pierced through by Red Shuttle Hawks.

“Spaceships that cannot retreat in time, immediately go to the seabed to take shelter!” Under emergency circumstances, Lucius gave this decision that he would regret very much.

At this time, Lin Lei, wearing the Night Demon Mecha, had already appeared above the sea surface; purely in terms of speed, within the atmosphere, the Mecha and the Red Shuttle Hawks were evenly matched, but Lin Lei would not be so reckless.

He chose to wait for the enemy at ease, just hovering in the air; once a Red Shuttle Hawk rushed towards him, he would lightly move the Mecha and place the Steady-state Photon Blade across the inevitable path of the Red Shuttle Hawk.

The result of this was that any incoming Red Shuttle Hawks were sliced in half! The air was immediately filled with blood mist, but this blood mist did not make these raptors retreat; instead, it stimulated them to become even more violent, and they turned their targets towards Lin Lei, which also gave many fishing spaceships the opportunity to escape.

Red Shuttle Hawks had bright red feathers all over; under high-speed flight, they only left a faint red shadow in the air. Now, these strips and streaks of red lines all concentrated towards Lin Lei’s Night Demon Mecha.

Lin Lei gradually improved the efficiency of the slaughter; the Steady-state Photon Blade in his hand had already transformed into white mist surrounding the black Mecha, like a halo of light.

And if one observed the Night Demon Mecha carefully, one would discover that it was constantly changing its form, but this change in form was very small and very fast, so that it looked as if it was not moving in place.

All the red lines in the air were terminated at this black Mecha emitting a white halo; there was entry but no exit, and blood scattered all over the sky.

Only a minute passed, and the Red Shuttle Hawks in the air were reduced by more than half, while the sea surface was covered with corpses evenly sliced in half.

The remaining Red Shuttle Hawks hesitated; they hovered around the Night Demon Mecha, crying out mournfully, no longer daring to step forward.

These Red Shuttle Hawks all had a Physical Energy Level of over 80; Lin Lei gained a lot from this trip.

But the matter was not over yet; Lin Lei only heard a piercing shriek, and then he felt the Night Demon Mecha get hit hard, and even the Steady-state Photon Blade in his hand was pulled off by a great force.

Lin Lei hurriedly stabilized his figure and popped out the energy-attached arm blades on both sides of the Night Demon Mecha’s arms, making a defensive posture; only then did he see clearly that the one attacking him just now was a guy with a body size one circle smaller than the other Red Shuttle Hawks, and feathers all over its body as bright as fire.

Clearly, this small Red Shuttle Hawk was far more flexible and mobile than its companions; its attack weapons during high-speed flight were not limited to the beak, its double claws were also used, and just now, Lin Lei’s Steady-state Photon Blade was pulled off by its claws.

It looked at Lin Lei in a defensive posture and did not continue to attack, but flew around Lin Lei circle by circle; clearly, it was also looking for an opportunity to attack.

At this time, the System had already given the data for this Red Shuttle Hawk.

“Red Shuttle Hawk King. (D-rank Epic Beast)”

“Physical Energy Level: 120 Standard Energy Levels!”

“Maximum flight speed: Four times the speed of sound.”

“Attack methods: Claw strike, wing strike, beak strike.”

“Maximum attack intensity: 80 Standard Energy Levels!”

With an attack intensity of over 80 Energy Levels, this was not beyond Lin Lei’s expectation; at four times the speed of sound, even a piece of tofu could smash a person through, not to mention this Red Shuttle Hawk covered in weapons; just the blade-like edges at the front of its wings, once the speed increased, were the sharpest blades, absolutely blocking and killing whoever stood in the way.

Lin Lei’s Night Demon Mecha was different from a living body; it was a machine with a total of 160 Standard Energy Levels that could be freely distributed; just during this stalemate, Lin Lei had already rearranged the Mecha’s attack: defense energy ratio; at least against this guy, Lin Lei’s Night Demon Mecha had first stood in an invincible position.

But in this way, Lin Lei could forget about the System’s battle evaluation; for battles that were sure to win, the System generally ignored them.

The Night Demon Mecha’s arm blades had been filled with energy by Lin Lei; two snow-white bright curved blades still emitted a deep cold gleam in the sunlight, which was the greatest dread of this Red Shuttle Hawk King.

It did not move, but Lin Lei could not wait; the Night Demon Mecha directly rushed up at extreme speed, and a stunning trajectory was drawn in the sky.

Speed was the Red Shuttle Hawk’s advantage, but now that it was beaten to the punch, this Bird King could only rush up against it with extreme unwillingness.

What greeted it were two arcs of knife light with unpredictable trajectories; the Red Shuttle Hawk King, having lost its speed, had weak attack power, let alone defense; the two only held on for less than a second before passing each other.

The Night Demon Mecha was completely undamaged, while the Red Shuttle Hawk King was incomparably miserable; one of its claws was severed from the root, and a deep crack was cut sideways at the base of its beak; if it had not dodged fast, its entire head would have been cut off.

With such injuries, it knew it was done for; it let out a sharp mournful cry, and then rushed towards Lin Lei again without hesitation.

With a ‘tear’ sound, this Bird King’s abdomen was directly slit open, and a rain of blood spilled from the sky, but a glittering thing appeared in the rain of blood.

Lin Lei instinctively caught it and looked at it in his hand; it was a fist-sized round bead flashing with flowing silver radiance.

“Pure energy crystal inside the Epic Beast’s body, can be used as reinforcement reserve.” The System explained proactively.

There was such a good thing; Lin Lei’s heart beat fast when he heard it: “System, does every Epic Beast on Black Prison Star have this thing?”

“To condense an energy crystal, an Epic Beast must have sufficient remaining energy, so the more powerful the creature, the higher the probability of producing an energy crystal; upon reaching A-rank Epic Beasts, there is bound to be an energy crystal inside the body.”

No wonder, this Red Shuttle Hawk was a king, so of course it had excess energy, but now it was a bargain for Lin Lei.