Chapter 820: Chapter 640 Thinking Array
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The creatures battling the Giant Beasts were like this...
When they curled up, they were essentially spheres; yet, when they stretched out, they would transform into a kind of creature similar to a gigantic centipede, made up of dozens of segments, each with three sharp blades.
These metallic centipedes could fly in the air, spinning rapidly as they charged towards enemies. They didn’t need many offensive tactics; merely spinning close to the enemy was enough to exert immense pressure on all foes.
In almost an instant, a Giant Beast was torn to shreds by dozens of the metallic centipedes!
Isrile immediately manifested her true form and, along with her three minions, joined the battle fray.
In the face of such enemies, the sticky Spider Silk that was difficult to sever became the bane of the metallic centipedes. And the Lightning Magic attached to the Spider Silk would make the movements of these metallic centipedes sluggish.
However, the Giant Beasts weren’t about to sit idly by—they all had enough intelligence to deal with different enemies. Seeing that the metallic centipedes were very strong in close combat, all the Giant Beasts would use long-range attacks. Burning, freezing, Thunderstrike, corrosion; every conceivable method was employed. And the metallic centipedes were equally formidable—with each of their joints destroyed, they would immediately discard that joint and the remaining parts would recombine together.
Isrile discovered that the joints of these metallic centipedes weren’t linked by any mechanism, but were instead held together by something like an Array.
Isrile learned from the spaceship that each joint of the metallic centipedes had an independent consciousness. Although the intelligence of a single one wasn’t particularly remarkable, when linked together, each metallic centipede possessed intelligence on par with a Giant Beast.
Seeing that the battle wasn’t going their way, the metallic centipedes actually flew together, retracting their blades to form huge spherical bodies! One sphere spun as it smashed into a Giant Beast. The Giant Beast roared and was about to collide with it when suddenly the sphere burst open, swallowing the Giant Beast. Then, the sound of countless blades piercing and the Giant Beast’s roars echoed. When the sphere burst open again, what remained inside was only a mangled corpse of the Giant Beast.
This won’t do! This way won’t work!
"Bronk! Is it ready yet?"
Isrile shouted loudly, while inside the warship, Bronk stumbled from the sudden appearance of Isrile’s voice.
"It’s ready!" Bronk yelled.
"Fire the cannons!"
Instantly, three main guns of the warship fired simultaneously, and the composite gigantic sphere was immediately blasted into fragments!
The main guns had been damaged by the impact when they first collided, and Bronk had been repairing them with his brothers ever since. Of the nine main guns on the front of the warship, these three were the only parts that could be repaired, with the other six already completely destroyed and unusable.
Nevertheless, the effect of this strike was quite good. The huge sphere was broken, causing many of the smaller components that made up the sphere to explode on the spot. The leftover parts recombined into smaller metallic centipedes and fled.
"Are we temporarily safe?"
Isrile surveyed her surroundings; there didn’t seem to be any signs of enemies. But the connection between her and the spaceship was not interrupted, and the spaceship informed Isrile that these little creatures had not gone far and were still lurking nearby. At the same time, because of this battle, all the metallic centipedes inside the Asteroid had been summoned to converge here, meaning that a tough fight was up next.
It had to be said that these little things were troublesome.
According to the spaceship’s clues, these little things had a small biological brain at their center, while everything else, including the nutrition supply system, was entirely mechanical. Their protection over their brain was extremely strict, and almost any Fighting Aura or Magic found it very difficult to harm them directly. Of course, unless using extreme violence to forcibly destroy, which was a massive waste of energy. And fighting here was not their home ground, waste meant death.
"How do these little things operate? Isn’t there a commander?"
Isrile asked the spaceship.
The spaceship gave an answer, "There is a location at the center of the Asteroid that even the spaceship cannot detect. It seems that these half-mechanical lifeforms all originate from there. If there is indeed a commander issuing orders, it can only be there."
Sit and wait for death? Or continue to advance?
I have no intention of waiting here!
"Bronk, fire the cannons! I want a tunnel that leads directly to the central region of the Asteroid!"
Isrile commanded. The three main guns immediately fired in turns, and the range of the warship’s main guns was dozens of kilometers, enough to penetrate through the entire Asteroid without an issue. However, after continuous bombardment, the firepower of the main guns was blocked by something. And after another round of shelling, Isrile saw that the energy of the shells was actually absorbed!
"Cease firing! We’re going in!"
Isrile and her three minions charged ahead, with the army of Giant Beasts roaring and following closely behind. Along the way, the army continuously fired various Magics to expand the battleground. And more metallic centipedes kept flying in, trying to stop the advance of the Giant Beast army. Unfortunately, if they could not stop Isrile, they had no way of stopping the entire army.
