Star Survival: The Rise of the Fourth Scourge

The wind howled, the engine roared...

At an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, four anti-ship torpedoes dragged long orange tail flames and plummeted to the ground.

The pyramid spacecraft seemed to sense an attack from the sky.

The ice shook violently, and the blue light shone even brighter under the ice.

"Click..."

Just hearing a "click" sound, the ice around the pyramid shattered.

Amidst the rumbling roar, the huge pyramid spaceship slowly rose from the ground.

As it lifted off, the hull of the pyramid spacecraft grew larger and larger as it struggled to be restrained by the ice.

Seven hundred meters, nine hundred meters, one thousand meters, two thousand meters...

When the pyramid spacecraft broke away from the ice, its hull length exceeded two thousand meters and its height was close to one thousand eight hundred meters.

What is strange is that there are some huge blue spore creatures attached to the surface of the pyramid spacecraft.

It can be seen that some huge tentacles are dancing, as if...

It was as if the spacecraft was parasitized.

This makes the pyramid look very hideous and terrifying, making people's scalp numb.

Are you being controlled...?

Li Meng, who was in the distant sky, also saw the true form of the pyramid building.

It is obvious that the spore organisms parasitic on the pyramid spacecraft control the pyramid spacecraft.

"call out……"

Faced with the anti-ship torpedoes coming from the sky, the Pyramid spacecraft responded.

More than a dozen thick blue beams shot out, attacking the anti-ship torpedoes in the sky.

"boom……"

At an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters, an anti-ship torpedo was hit and exploded in the air.

Since the warhead was not activated, the torpedo explosion was less powerful and did not affect the anti-ship torpedoes in the rear.

From the explosion flames, three anti-ship torpedoes shuttled out one after another.

At a height of 10,000 meters, it can be hit within a few seconds.

The ultra-high speed and friction with the air caused the three anti-ship torpedoes to turn into three fireballs again.

A shocking scene appeared.

Facing the interception of blue beams, three huge fireballs fell from the sky.

Its speed was so fast that the fire flashed and turned into three fire marks and hit the pyramid spacecraft.

"boom……"

There was only a deafening blast of torpedoes.

I saw a dazzling flash of fire, and three huge mushroom clouds rose into the sky.

The air waves visible to the naked eye spread layer after layer, circle after circle.

A powerful shock wave mixed with flames tore through the hull layer by layer, destroying everything.

Countless huge spore creatures were swallowed up by the flames and turned into ashes.

One-third of the two-kilometer-long hull was torn apart.

The Pyramid Spaceship, which had just lifted off less than two hundred meters, fell towards the ice with a metallic groan.

"boom……"

There was only a loud rumbling sound, and the pyramid spaceship, covered in flames, hit the ice heavily.

"Not enough, far from enough..."

With just one glance, Li Meng knew that there were still spore creatures alive in the wreckage of the pyramid spacecraft.

"Relf, ​​continue the bombardment, continue..."

On the bridge of the Alfred, Ralph heard the voice of "King".

He stood up and said loudly: "Lock the target wreckage, use high-explosive warheads, and fire ten rounds in a row!"

Outside, only dense flashes of fire were seen, and anti-ship torpedoes were shot out from the launch tubes one after another.

The anti-ship torpedo, which has a diameter of twenty meters and a length of more than a hundred meters, drags a long orange tail flame and plunges into the atmosphere.

Looking toward the sky from the planet's surface, ten more fireballs appeared in the sky.

In less than twenty seconds, fire marks passed vertically across the sky and crashed into the wreckage of the pyramid spacecraft.

"boom……"

There was a deafening explosion.

Groups of huge mushroom clouds of flames rose into the sky, thousands of meters into the sky.

Layer by layer, circles of air waves swept across the surroundings, and metal debris flew all over the sky.

The strong wind rushed towards him, causing the psychic shield around Li Meng, who was more than ten kilometers away, to shine.

On the ice field ahead, Li Meng was admiring the most shocking fireworks.

Although the warhead of an anti-ship torpedo is not a nuclear bomb, its explosive power is amazing.

There was no grass growing within one kilometer, and the rising mushroom cloud of flames was thousands of meters high.

[Current mission progress: 100%, mission completed, mission reward: +10 million trade coins, credited]

The golden subtitles floating in front of Li Meng knew that the mission had been completed.

it's over……

Looking at the vast ice field below again, Li Meng spread his wings and flew high into the sky...

Li Meng is probably the only one among all humans on earth who has broken through the atmosphere with his physical body.

"king……"

In the harbor of the Alfred.

Seeing the golden figure flying in from the gate, the technology priests and Astra Militarum soldiers all knelt down and worshiped.

The slave workers even lowered their faces to whisper, and even their breathing became much weaker.

Stepping on the metal ground, the golden wings of light behind him gradually dissipated.

He did not stay in the harbor, but walked forward as the Tech Priests and Astra Militarum soldiers knelt down and bowed.

It wasn't until Li Meng left for a while that everyone in the harbor stood up.

There is curiosity, reverence, and even fanaticism in their eyes...

Living saints have always existed in legends, but now, they saw them with their own eyes.

"king!"

In the bridge, when he saw the king walking in, Ralph quickly stood up.

Stopping in front of the window, Li Meng looked at the frozen planet outside.

"Relf, ​​what do you think of this planet?"

Following the "King's" gaze, Ralph looked toward the frozen planet outside the window.

He replied: "It is neither far nor close to the star. The planet itself has a large amount of water resources and excellent conditions for transformation. However, once the ice melts, the planet will probably become a mercury, making large-scale colonization unrealistic." , suitable for becoming an aquaculture base, and can also be used as a large-scale energy collection base.”

In the universe, water resources are very important, as they are the source of life for all carbon-based life.

Three conditions must be met for planetary terraforming.

It can't be too far away from the star, nor too close. Too far away, the sunlight will not be enough, and the temperature will not be suitable for human survival.

The gravity of the planet cannot be too high or too low, and must be equivalent to that of the earth.

The planet must have a magnetic field, the core must not be extinguished, and it must have an atmosphere.

It is not enough to meet these three conditions, there must also be a large amount of water resources.

If this star system does not have a large amount of water resources, the cost of planetary transformation will be very huge.

An icy planet has a gravity equivalent to that of the Earth, an atmosphere, an active magnetic field, and is neither far nor close to the star.

Its value is self-evident...

"Go back, we will come back one day..."

It's good and a great value.

But now is not the time to exploit this planet.

One is the lack of technology to transform the planet.

Second, there are not enough manpower for construction in both places.

"King, I want to stay here for a few days..."

Li Meng looked back at Ralph and asked, "Why?"

Relf explained: "Ever since the Alfred entered the planet's orbit, the auspicious array has been subject to some unknown interference. Although the impact is not significant, the auspicious array has become extremely unstable. There is still something there.”