bookrandom Chapter 1445 Captain of the Interstellar Hyenas
Chapter 1445 Captain of the Interstellar Hyenas
A gigantic holographic image, like a demon god rising from a pool of blood, domineeringly occupied the space in the center of the cave!
The image shows an extremely tall and imposing figure!
Even across the distant starry sky and the cold projection, the terrifying sense of tyranny, violence, and the view of all living beings as ants still rushed towards us as if it were a tangible thing, making the air in the cave thick and heavy.
He was clad in heavy armor, as black as an abyss and covered with jagged metallic edges. Dark red energy patterns flowed across the surface of the armor, like magma surging beneath cooled rocks.
His face was mostly hidden beneath a helmet shaped like fangs, revealing only a pair of narrow eyes that gleamed with a cold, crimson light.
Those gazes, like two poisoned ice spikes, swept across the four people on this side of the screen without any emotion, carrying an undisguised scrutiny and...contempt.
A cold, hoarse sound, like two pieces of metal rubbing together, bombarded the depths of everyone's consciousness through the holographic image, carrying a chill that penetrates the soul and a kind of impatience on a cosmic scale.
Because the signal wasn't very good, the holographic projection was intermittent...
"Xiao Dingshan? Coordinates... Third planet in the solar system? Pheromones... faint. Report... situation. Why... is the signal... so... delayed? We... have entered... the outer edge of your... Oort Cloud. The fleet... is... about to arrive."
Each word was like a heavy meteorite crashing down, creating a silent roar in the cave.
"Captain! It's you! It really is you!"
Xiao Dingshan's voice burst out first, no longer hoarse, but with a sharp, chilling ecstasy that seemed to tear at the vocal cords!
He staggered to the holographic image, his whole body trembling, and he couldn't help but reach out to the cold projection, as if trying to grasp at this only straw.
“Star...Star Hyena...Great...Reaper!” Caesar was somewhat embarrassed at this point!
Its projection bowed deeply, almost at a ninety-degree angle, as humble as dust, and then apologized: "Please...please forgive us! We...have suffered...unprecedented...betrayal and attack! Resources...depleted...maintaining...the minimum...signal...is...already...the limit!"
"Attack? Betrayal?"
The captain's crimson eyes, hidden beneath his helmet, narrowed slightly, his icy gaze focusing like a searchlight on Xiao Dingshan's resentful face!
With a barely perceptible, cruel interest, like a cat toying with a mouse: "Details...explain. Who...dares...to...obstruct...the council's...plans?"
There was no anger in his voice, only a pure curiosity in his question!
It's now!
The resentment that had been building up in Xiao Dingshan's heart for a year and had long since fermented into the most vicious curse erupted like volcanic lava!
He suddenly raised his head, his cloudy tears still flowing, but what burned in his eyes was a pure, venomous fire of resentment, enough to incinerate everything!
"It's him! Xiao Ce!"
The name burst out from between his teeth!
"That damned bastard! Thief! Traitor! He betrayed humanity!"
He stole power that wasn't his! He destroyed our creation base that we'd built up over decades in the Arctic! He destroyed Parliament! He destroyed everything we had!
His voice grew increasingly resentful as he spoke: "He used underhanded tricks and dirty tricks, relying on a bit of sheer luck, to destroy the 'Primordial Guardian'!"
They slaughtered our loyal guard! They drove us... drove us like stray dogs into this dark, icy abyss, where we ek out a living!
His voice suddenly rose, filled with overwhelming hatred:
"Captain! The great Reaper! Capture him! You must capture him! Tear him to pieces! Rake his bones to dust!"
I want to watch every inch of his flesh and blood be reduced to ashes by the starship's main cannon! I want him to suffer a thousand times more torment than we have! May he never be reincarnated!
To increase the stakes, to make this overwhelming hatred seem more valuable, Xiao Dingshan suddenly spread his arms wide, like a fanatical believer making a sacrifice, pointing out of the cave, pointing to the entire planet, his voice cracking with extreme excitement:
"This planet! This primitive civilization!"
And all those ants who dared to follow him and rebel against the Great Council! They are all yours!
These are all spoils of war from the great interstellar hyena legion! Resources! Slaves! Experiment subjects! Do with them as you see fit!
We only want Xiao Ce dead! We want him utterly annihilated in endless suffering! That's our only condition! We offer you everything, begging only that you avenge us! That you wipe away our shame!
Upon hearing Xiao Dingshan's words, the captain of the opposing interstellar hyenas looked puzzled, then sneered, "It's him again... He's not dead yet..."
Xiao Dingshan quickly replied, "That's right, Captain. Not only is he not dead, he's thriving... He seems to have recovered all his lost memories..."
Upon hearing Xiao Dingshan's words, the opposing interstellar hyena captain muttered to himself, "Xiao... Ce..."
"It has merged with...lost memories...no wonder..."
A brief, suffocating silence filled the ice cave, broken only by the low hum of the beacon's core energy flowing through it...
The captain seemed to be processing the information quickly, assessing its significance.
"understood."
Finally, the cold voice rang out again, addressing them: "Maintain... stable... beacon... transmission. Energy... fluctuations... too weak. Coordinates... locked... require... continuous... signal source."
These words were like a pardon, igniting Xiao Dingshan's last flame of hope.
He lay almost prostrate on the cold, rocky ground, his face grim: "Yes! Yes! Great Commander-in-Chief! We will! We will definitely maintain the beacon!"
We'll use every last bit of energy! We'll keep going with our lives!
"If only you could come! If only you could come!"
Caesar replied firmly, "Yes, Commander-in-Chief... We will... dedicate... everything... to... maintaining... the beacon... stable... and ensuring... the coordinates... are clear..."
"very good."
The Captain-General's enormous projection nodded slightly!
This tiny movement carried immense weight, and then it said to them, "We...have entered...the outer edge of the Oort Cloud."
"Olt Cloud!"
Xiao Dingshan roared inwardly, "That's the outermost territory of the solar system! The fleet is already at our doorstep!"
"Fleet...full speed...sail."
The captain's voice suddenly rose, giving them a sense of certainty and hope!
"We'll be there soon..."
He paused, his crimson eyes, like a blood moon in an abyss, fixedly staring at the projection ahead, as if piercing through endless void...
"Everything...wait for...us...to come."
Each word was like a hammer blow striking ice, containing a declaration of destruction.
"Wait until we...crush...that...inferior...planet..."
The captain's voice became incredibly sinister. His massive, armored fist slowly clenched, the black metal knuckles rubbing together to produce a piercing shriek, and dark red energy patterns burned fiercely on his fist.
"I will... take back... what you've lost..."
"Including principal...and interest..."
"...Take it back!"
The last three words were like three stars exploding simultaneously in an ice cave!
An invisible shockwave, filled with destructive intent, seemed to pass through the projection, causing the ice crystals on the cave ceiling to fall like a torrential rain, hitting Xiao Dingshan and the others on their heads and bodies.
"Anyone who... dares to disobey..."
The captain's face, covered by a helmet with fangs, seemed to contort into an inhuman, extremely ferocious "smile," "Whether... it's... that... Xiao Ce... or... any other... ant..."
"...Kill them all!"
The words "Kill them all!" were uttered!
The entire holographic image was suddenly filled with a blinding crimson light!
That wasn't energy light, but a torrent of countless rapidly flashing, strange runes symbolizing death and destruction!
The walls of the ice cave were instantly stained crimson, reflecting four pale, terrified faces contorted with extreme shock.
Xiao Dingshan was so excited that his whole body trembled violently. It wasn't fear, but the ecstasy of extreme joy!
He slammed his forehead hard against the ground, making a dull "thud," and blood instantly stained the ice shards beneath his forehead!
He was completely oblivious, and roared with all his might, his voice hoarse and cracked, filled with a sob and the most fervent devotion:
"Yes, sir! Great Commander-in-Chief!"
Long live the interstellar hyenas! The Reapers reign supreme!
We are waiting! We eagerly await your arrival!
I await your arrival, bringing with you unparalleled glory and the fury of destruction! You will crush those rebels, those ants, that Xiao Ce... into nothingness!
Crushed into cosmic dust! We are willing to be your humblest servants, witnessing this great purification!
Xiao Dingshan wished he could tear Xiao Ce apart right now...
After all, he had already failed against Xiao Ce more than once...
Caesar bowed deeply once more: "Welcome...the fleet...to arrive...welcome...your...judgment..."
...
On the other hand, what they didn't know was that Xiao Ce had already established a complete Star Network.
Previously, their signals were encrypted one-way, so Xiao Ce was unable to intercept them.
However, now that the other side has established two-way communication, Xiao Ce intercepted all of their signals immediately...
Xiao Ce frowned slightly after looking at the intercepted messages.
He then turned to Da Lei beside him and said, "Da Lei, have you started tracking the location of these signal sources?"
After Xiao Ce returned to East Asia, he sent Da Lei back from the Western Regions this time.
Because the final battle is about to begin.
They must hold off these outsiders for a year, or even longer.
During this time, Xiao Ce and Yang Xing also made contact with the people who were providing support.
The impact of Xiao Ce closing the Star Network Hub is greater than expected, so they may have to wait a while longer...
Upon hearing Xiao Ce's order, Da Lei immediately went to carry it out...
A short while later
“Your Highness…” Da Lei’s voice came through the encrypted communication.
Before Xiao Ce could ask, Da Lei answered, "Signal source reverse tracing complete. Coordinates locked, error range less than fifty meters."
On the light screen, a glaring red dot flashed on an ice-blue Arctic map, precisely marked about 37 kilometers northwest of the ruins of the dilapidated creation base, deep within the ice sheet.
"Detailed location?"
Xiao Ce's voice was calm and even, but his eyes were sharp as knives.
"Buried deep beneath the ice, at a depth of about 150 meters, structural analysis shows it to be a temporarily excavated cave."
The energy signal was extremely weak and unstable, but the core beacon source was confirmed to exist, and it was highly consistent with the characteristics of the Star Hyena's 'lighthouse' protocol.
It is speculated that its energy resources are nearing depletion, and it is maintaining a minimum level of energy.
Da Lei reported quickly, speaking rapidly.
Xiao Ce lightly tapped the cold holographic control panel with his fingertip, and the screen instantly magnified and became three-dimensional, simulating the simple nest buried deep under the ice.
He saw it, he saw those four points of light curled up like rats in a sewer.
"Your Highness, the coordinates have been synchronized to the battle map. Should we immediately dispatch an assault team? The 'Icebreaker' squad is ready, equipped with the latest 'Frost Marrow' drilling mechs and electronic cages, ensuring a silent infiltration and precise capture," Da Lei asked Xiao Ce.
Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Go and tell Frank and the others... I'll inform them afterwards..."
As he spoke, his gaze passed over the light screen, as if piercing through the vast ice plains and the layers of steel warships, landing on the other side of the ocean.
He directly connected to the highest-level communications at the Western Federal military port.
"Frank."
Xiao Ce's voice resounded clearly through the Star Network to the communicator in Frank's command center, without the slightest delay.
"Your Majesty!"
Frank responded immediately in a gruff voice, looking very serious.
He knew very well that Xiao Ce wouldn't contact him easily, and if he did, it must be for something important...
Xiao Ce didn't mince words and bluntly ordered: "The coordinates of the Arctic ice cap are: 83.11°N, 42.07°W, and a depth of 150 meters ±5. Xiao Dingshan, Caesar, Raymond, and Evelyn, all four of you, must stay here."
Their interstellar beacons are operational, and the interstellar hyena fleet they support has reached the Oort Cloud.
Xiao Ce continued, "I authorize you to use the highest level of authority. Deploy your fastest and most elite forces immediately. Objective: Capture the four targets alive and escort them back to Hong Kong. Prioritize the use of electronic cages to ensure complete physical and energy core isolation."
At the same time, attempt to shut down or physically destroy the interstellar beacon....."