A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1409 - 953 Let me take a look!

Chapter 1409: Chapter 953 Let me take a look!

The attack of the Dark Spirit Clan on the Bliss Territory was just a beginning, but it was not the end.

"So far, three colonies have been attacked by the Dark Spirit Clan, and we are powerless to stop them,"

Li Longcheng looked at Duanmu Huai with a helpless expression. The brother of Shepperd standing beside him also had an embarrassed look on his face. Ultimately, the reason for the attacks on the Star Alliance Colonies was that the Dark Spirit Clan had captured the Normandy SR-2 under his command, and naturally, that warship contained maps of all Star Alliance planets. Coupled with the Dark Spirit Clan’s ability to appear and disappear mysteriously, the Star Alliance had suffered great losses.

"Many residents of the colonies were captured, and we have reinforced their defense. However, they were actually able to covertly assassinate our commanders unnoticed!"

At this point, Li Longcheng was so angry that he clenched his fist and slammed it on the table. The Dark Spirit Clan’s method of combat was as despicable as their modus operandi. In plain terms, they took advantage of the networked pathways to do whatever they wished. They were not only able to transport warships through these paths but could also teleport themselves.

What does this indicate? It indicates that they could sneak in and kill the commanders while they were asleep without anyone noticing, and then strike the colonies. By the time the defense forces realized the invasion and discovered the death of their commander, everything would naturally be in chaos, rendering them unable to fight.

What’s the use if you’re armed to the teeth, but the enemy can blow your head off with a single shot?

"The officer has been arrested and tried by us. He has admitted that the command at that time was his own decision. Considering the disastrous consequences his command brought about, we have sentenced him to life imprisonment,"

Li Longcheng was also at a loss. At the end of the day, someone in the Navy Department wanted to reap the benefits alone. Originally, when they encountered the Spaceship Wreck, Shepperd’s brother intended to report it to the Tribunal. However, the Star Alliance Navy wanted to get involved — of course, if you succeed, all is well.

If you fail, this is the consequence.

So you see, solo gains are not always satisfying.

"Even if you say so, I really have no solution."

Duanmu Huai spread his hands.

"Solving the Dark Spirit Clan issue is a problem of the century. Even the Human Empire couldn’t manage it. After all, those bastards are really despicable..."

"Is there really no solution at all?"

Li Longcheng came here not to hear Duanmu Huai talk in circles. The continuous attacks on human colonies and the situation of those who died were shocking. It could be said that since the Star Alliance entered space, this was the first time they encountered such a vicious and evil alien species.

No wonder Li Longcheng was so anxious.

"It’s not that there’s no way at all. Theoretically, there is one."

"What solution?"

Upon hearing this, Li Longcheng’s eyes gleamed with hope.

"The Dark Spirit Clan has only one city called Komoro. But the problem is, this city isn’t in any galaxy of the real world, but in another dimension. We can’t reach that place by physical means. Fortunately, these spirits have set up teleportation portals on many planets for convenience of movement. If we can find one of these portals, then we would have a means to reach Komoro."

"We just need to find that teleportation portal?"

"No, that’s just the first step. What follows is the most important."

"What comes next...?"

"We need to capture a Dark Spirit, and get its code."

"Code... code?"

"That’s right."

While saying this, Duanmu Huai flipped through the section on networked pathways in his system. The Human Empire had previously had a hard time dealing with the Dark Spirit Clan, precisely because they had no idea how the networked pathways functioned or how to transport people from one side to the other. And the only person who knew how to do it, The Emperor, has become an old pickled meat on the Golden Toilet. However, luckily, as Duanmu Huai acquired the technology to create networked pathways from his system, he also understood how they operated.

Simply put, networked pathways require codes to activate, to set the coordinate system, and then to drag — let me explain it this way: when the Dark Spirit Clan and their warships proceed from the networked pathways to the real world, they actually have a "line" connected to the network, similar to extreme sports like cliff climbing, where one attaches a safety rope to oneself, and uses a spike to anchor it to the ground for safety.

And that’s how the Dark Spirit Clan reaches the real world. After wreaking havoc here, they would activate the code and that rope would automatically pull them back to where they came from.

For the Dark Spirit Clan, each code is unique and specific, and they believe it’s unusable by others — well, generally that is true.

Thankfully, Duanmu Huai is an exception.

"If we find a teleportation portal and then find the code, I could find a way to activate and open the portal, and expand its size, then we could directly invade the Dark Spirit Clan’s main city and completely eliminate this universal scourge."

Of course, it’s easier said than done.

For example... where do you find a teleportation portal?

And how do you capture a Dark Spirit alive?

"As for the teleportation portal... I don’t know, I can have the Star Alliance investigate. Maybe we have a portal on one of our planets. As for the Dark Spirit..."

At this point, Li Longcheng actually showed a hint of a smile.

"I won’t hide this from you, that’s not a problem. In fact, we have indeed captured a Dark Spirit."

"Oh? There’s such good news?"

Duanmu Huai had to admit, this really was an unexpected joy.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, during the previous attack from the Dark Spirit Clan on our colonies, one of our warrior teams fought to the death and eventually succeeded in capturing a member of the Dark Spirit Clan. However, it is severely injured and has been recuperating in the hospital..."

"It must not be allowed to wake up! This guy will run away as soon as it’s awake!"

Duanmu Huai quickly gave the order and then stood up.

"We’ll go check on that Dark Spirit right now. I’ll have Maria send you the information about the Teleportation Portal!"

If this were some shameless game, then the plot would definitely involve Duanmu Huai and his team arriving at the hospital just as the Dark Spirit wakes up, figures out how to fend off the medical staff, and then swiftly escapes. Duanmu Huai and his team would be tracking it down all the way, ultimately to no avail... Damn it, games love to pull these kinds of stunts!

Fortunately, reality is not a game that seeks amusement. When Duanmu Huai arrived at the Divine Fort Hospital as quickly as possible, the Dark Spirit was still lying on the hospital bed, unconscious.

"Its injuries were already quite severe, but because it’s a species we’ve never seen before, we’ve been very cautious with its treatment. Considering the natural mental instability of this race, we’ve administered a large dose of sedatives, and also......."

"Get out of the way."

Duanmu Huai was in no mood to listen to the doctors’ nonsense. He shoved the doctor aside and walked into the ward. Inside, a slender Alien female with long limbs and pointed ears, lying there with pale skin and eyes shut, looked pitifully still.

However, unfortunately, Duanmu Huai was not the type to take pity on beauty.

"Heh heh heh, pretty girl, you’ve fallen into your grandpa’s hands now."

Looking at the unconscious Dark Spirit in front of him, Duanmu Huai let out a sinister laugh and then marched straight to the bedside. He grabbed the Dark Spirit and lifted it straight off the bed, gripping its head in one hand and staring it down!

"Open your eyes, look at me, you brat!"

"Eek—————!!"

As a boundless murderous aura erupted, the previously unconscious Dark Spirit suddenly shuddered, then it opened its eyes. The moment it saw Duanmu Huai, the Dark Spirit instantly displayed an expression of utter terror.

"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Amidst the piercing screams, the Dark Spirit immediately started to struggle desperately, flailing its arms in a vain attempt to break free from Duanmu Huai. However, Duanmu Huai just coldly observed it, with a faint red light twinkling in his eyes. Then, the Dark Spirit opened its mouth as blood poured from its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth like a waterfall, spilling onto the floor. As the flowing blood became more intense, the Dark Spirit struggled less and less, until finally, it jerked its body like a fish out of water for a moment, then went limp, completely lifeless.

"That’s too scary."

Seeing this scene, the girls outside were made silent by fear, even Medea couldn’t help but complain.

"Even Medusa only turns those who see her into stone statues, while MASTER – just one look is enough to scare someone to death..."

"But I can understand it..."

Mary clenched her fists and nodded.

"Suddenly opening your eyes to see Mr. Duanmu’s fierce face would make even me jump."

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

By then, Duanmu Huai had already tossed aside the body of the Dark Spirit and glared at them from the doorway.

"It’s not what you think."

"Ah? It’s not?"

"That’s right. I’ve told you before, one of the Chaos Evil Gods, the Obsessive Sin, is born from the Spirit race. When the Obsessive Sin was born, it immediately took away eight-tenths of the Spirit race’s souls with a single roar, causing what was left of the Spirit race to split into the Aida Spirit Tribe and the Dark Spirit Clan. However, regardless of the tribe, they all travel through the webway, and for the Spirit race, they absolutely avoid Subspace. Because Obsessive Sin is still waiting to reclaim these unworthy offsprings’ souls. So, when I went in and showed a bit of my Strength, that fellow thought I was sent by Obsessive Sin to collect its soul, that’s why it got scared like that."

Duanmu Huai explained casually. The Aida Spirit Tribe spends most of their time in the real world and they also have the means to resist the erosion of Subspace. But the Dark Spirit Clan has no such means; they either live in the real world or within the webway. Simply put, the Dark Spirit Clan is like living perpetually in a sterile room, completely unable to tolerate even the slightest bit of bacteria – Subspace is totally off-limits to them.

And Duanmu Huai is one of the Deities, if he wanted to, destroying the Dark Spirit’s resistance and Willpower would be a matter of moments!

"So, do you understand now?"

"We understand."

After patiently explaining everything to them, Duanmu Huai turned to them and asked. Then Ogis nodded.

"Master is very powerful, so he can scare the opponent to death; it has nothing to do with Master’s fierce appearance."

".............. Forget it, we’ve got the code, let’s go."