Rebirth of the Super Battleship

Chapter 441: The Only Hope

Because of the existence of the death ray, Xiao Yu was not worried that the Guardians or the Taihao Civilization would break in. In other words, Xiao Yu was temporarily safe.

After confirming that deep freeze had an excellent effect in resisting this weapon specifically designed against carbon-based lifeforms, Xiao Yu urgently began manufacturing large-scale freezing equipment, freezing all the intelligent beings who were either still alive or had already fallen ill. This consumed nearly a month of Xiao Yu’s time, and within this month, about forty million intelligent beings unfortunately perished.

This outcome was barely within Xiao Yu’s acceptable range. However, deep freeze also brought another consequence, for the foreseeable future, the path ahead could only be walked by Xiao Yu alone.

“If Master requires our wisdom, you may awaken us at any time. Compared to the survival of the entire Divine Ark Civilization, we actually do not care about our own lives or deaths.”

These were the words spoken to Xiao Yu by Luka Two, Luka Three, Luka Four, and the other outstanding scientists before they entered deep freeze and lost consciousness. Hearing these words, Xiao Yu unexpectedly felt a faint trace of bewilderment.

“When did I also become so timid?” Xiao Yu gave a slightly self-mocking smile and thought to himself, “Have I, who have grown accustomed to the counsel and aid of intelligent beings, already lost the ability to act independently? I think not. In this action, I will prove it.”

“I will awaken you.” Xiao Yu said with a smile. “When you are awakened, you will see that our Divine Ark Civilization has already survived the crisis and is on the road to a new home.”

“Bless our Divine Ark Civilization with good fortune.” After saying this, the group of outstanding scientists entered the specially made deep freeze chambers. Xiao Yu controlled the devices, instantly lowering the temperature to below minus two hundred degrees Celsius. At this temperature, living beings would not be frozen to death but would enter a state similar to hibernation, where the body’s functions would reduce to the weakest level, or even stop entirely.

At this moment, within the Divine Ark Civilization, the only one left with a conscious mind was Xiao Yu.

“How should I proceed on the road ahead?” Xiao Yu thought while familiarizing himself with this Neutron War Star.Xiao Yu once again turned his gaze beyond the star system. In fact, during this period, Xiao Yu had been constantly observing the situation outside the star system using high-precision optical telescopes. He had even tried to send probes to the edge of the system to investigate firsthand, but unfortunately, due to some unknown reason, all of these probes lost contact after leaving a certain distance from him, forcing Xiao Yu to abandon the idea. Not even tachyon detection methods could be used. With no choice, Xiao Yu could only rely on the most primitive optical methods to conduct observation.

Looking at those vague, lingering ships of the Guardian Civilization, clinging on like maggots gnawing at bones, Xiao Yu let out a faint sigh.

At this moment, an unexpected figure appeared in the field of vision of Xiao Yu’s optical telescope.

It was a colossal spaceship, as large as the moon, radiating a soft glow throughout its body. This spaceship was undoubtedly extremely powerful. The moment he saw it, Xiao Yu instantly knew this.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, as enormous waves surged in his heart once again.

This was not the first time Xiao Yu had seen this spaceship. He knew to whom it belonged.

Yes, Xiao Yu had once seen it before. That was during the encounter with the information storm. Because of the half Four-Dimensional Taihao’s rescue, Xiao Yu narrowly escaped disaster, and under the protection of the half Four-Dimensional Taihao, while collecting the information contained within the storm, he saw this spaceship.

That unfortunate black hole, which had exploded and triggered the information storm, had in its long existence collected some image data from ancient Earth. It was within that data that Xiao Yu had seen this spaceship. At that time, it was lingering on the edge of the Solar System, its purpose unknown.

Now, seeing this vessel once again, countless realizations suddenly dawned on Xiao Yu.

“Taihao, Taihao… this is a ship of the Taihao Civilization. So, you really have come here. As expected, your shadow is behind this matter as well…” Xiao Yu murmured, and in his heart, many doubts that had long puzzled him suddenly became clear.

“Yet, by deliberately revealing your form for me to see, what meaning lies within this act? Is it a warning? A consolation? Or perhaps you only wish to tell me that you have already arrived, and that if I obediently follow your will, slaughter all the intelligent beings under my command, then the Guardian Civilization will be left for you to handle?”

“You… are coercing me into making such a bargain with you, aren’t you?” Xiao Yu muttered, his heart in complete turmoil.

The appearance of the Taihao Civilization had raised the complexity of the situation by another level.

Xiao Yu had now basically confirmed the reality of the situation and understood what kind of conspiracy was hidden within the fact that he was forced into this extremely dangerous Level 5 region.

Without a doubt, this was not a scheme laid down by only the Guardian Civilization, nor only by the Taihao Civilization. Xiao Yu believed that these two civilizations had jointly propelled the unfolding of this matter.

He was a test subject of the Taihao Civilization. The Taihao Civilization did not want him dead, but they also did not wish for intelligent beings to exist under his command. The Guardian Civilization, somehow, had learned his secret, that the death ray was ineffective against him and that he could inherit this broken Neutron War Star. Thus, the two civilizations had united. In the process, they had likely negotiated and clashed more than once before finally reaching an agreement, pushing the matter forward together.

In this scheme, the death ray would kill all the intelligent beings under his command, the Neutron War Star would fall into his hands, and then the Guardian Civilization would seize it from him. In this way, the Taihao Civilization’s goal would be achieved, and the Guardian Civilization’s goal would also be achieved. A perfect win-win. The only one who would suffer losses would be Xiao Yu, and the Divine Ark Civilization.

“But in this matter, you miscalculated two things. These two things will give me the chance to turn the tables.” Xiao Yu sneered coldly in his heart.

“The first is that, for some unknown reason, the death ray’s lethality against the intelligent beings under my command was severely delayed. This bought me the time to build deep freeze devices, allowing me to preserve the lives of most of them. The second is that I was not so impulsive as to rely on this broken Neutron War Star, setting out recklessly to fight you. The Neutron War Star is indeed a great weapon, but my rationality is strong enough.”

Back in the Tianyuan IV star system, the Luka race under the Guardian Alliance had tried to capture Xiao Yu, and when they failed, they even destroyed Tianyuan IV. To evade the Guardian Alliance, Xiao Yu had fled several thousand light-years. In the Molian capital star system, blocked by the Guardian Civilization’s ships, Xiao Yu had paid a heavy price to achieve his goal. And now, he was once again chased by the Guardian Civilization all the way here.

Between Xiao Yu and the Guardian Civilization, the enmity was nothing less than a bitter feud. At the same time, Xiao Yu knew well the terrifying combat power of the Neutron War Star. Therefore, in ordinary logic, one natural course of action presented itself, to control this Neutron War Star and seek vengeance against the Guardian Civilization, tearing them apart.

Even if, due to its pitiful mobility, this broken Neutron War Star could not allow Xiao Yu to strike at the Guardian Civilization directly, he could still wield it as a deterrent, striding about unchecked, making all carbon-based civilizations cower before its might.

This line of thinking was entirely reasonable, and indeed, when Xiao Yu first obtained this Neutron War Star, he had such intentions. But now, Xiao Yu had decided otherwise.

“Such long-term scheming, such elaborate arrangements, I refuse to believe you lack a way to seize the Neutron War Star. Do you hope that, drunk with the joy of this great gain, I would recklessly launch an attack against you, giving you the chance to steal it away? Too bad. You will not get that chance.” Xiao Yu sneered coldly, his resolve firm.

Xiao Yu did not know what means the Guardian Civilization would use to seize the Neutron War Star. He could not deduce it. But he was certain that the Guardian Civilization must possess such a method. Which meant that the Neutron War Star could not be kept. If he attempted to control it and leave the system, it would inevitably fall into the hands of others, leaving him with nothing, merely another’s wedding robe sewn by his labor.

“Then what should I do next?” Xiao Yu pondered silently. “Now, the intelligent beings under my command are not all dead. The Neutron War Star has not yet departed this system under my control. That means neither the Guardian Civilization nor the Taihao Civilization has achieved their goals. They will never allow me to simply leave. Yet staying here forever is not a solution. Without communication, without war, without the help of intelligent beings, how long must I develop before I can gain the strength to confront the Guardian Civilization?”

A vicious plan gradually surfaced in Xiao Yu’s mind.

“So be it. This is my only hope of survival. If you wish to use me as a pawn, then you must be prepared to be bitten back… Taihao Civilization, Guardian Civilization, are you ready?”