Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 791: Section 786 - Amendment

The "Dragon Slayer Missile" had a complex unlocking process that served not just as a security measure, but also as a hesitation mechanism. For tactical and strategic level weapons, there often exists such a mechanism. If the passwords were as simple as one, two, three, four, five, or a combination of pinyin and characters, wouldn't everyone's job be easier?

But who could have anticipated that Chen Xiao'er would let go of his self-control the very next second, without a slightest hint of hesitation?

The personnel at the Rapid Response Center were collectively dumbfounded at that moment, what the heck...

Fortunately, with a little explanation, it was still somewhat justifiable.

So, the fourth division of the Rapid Response Center quickly put Chen Fei under "protection," confining him within the park camp, preventing him from entering the media's line of sight. Should he accidentally say something wrong, it might completely discard the official media strategy, and then it would really be the case of begging for mercy, without demoting a few officials of some rank as a sacrifice, they might not get past this catastrophe.

"Are you at home? Also watching the news?"

Hanna Gagel heard some faint noises that the phone hadn't completely noise-canceled. The television at Chen Fei's place was turned down, but not muted.

"Yeah, without intelligence channels, I have to rely on the news," Chen Fei nodded in agreement. Sometimes, it's hard to distinguish the truth in the news, but it's still better than being completely ignorant.

Hanna Gagel said, "There is news that the locations of the 'unidentified invasions' are more than three, and this won't be the only time. This is just the beginning."

"Hmm? This view is very similar to Mr. Louis Landon's Doomsday Prophecy!"

Chen Fei exclaimed in surprise, the information revealed by Boss Hana certainly wasn't the kind of gossip you'd find on street corners.

The first sign of the Doomsday of the Blue Star Civilization is the endless fall of monsters through the dark Vortex Cloud.

"In that case, many aspects would seem to fit together," Hanna Gagel began to ruminate.

The "Doomsday Prophecy" by Louis, the president of Louis Industrial Company, had gradually begun to circulate.

But there were those who treated it as mindless babble, others as a practical joke by a bigwig, some like Hanna Gagel who remained skeptical, and others like Chen Fei who believed deeply and actively prepared for it.

Chen Fei pressed for details: "Where else did the black Vortex Clouds appear?"

"One appeared 70 million kilometers away from the Sun, within the region of the Lagrange Point L1, and was captured by the near-Earth orbit telescopes. The monsters that burst out were pulled by gravity towards the Sun and would burn to ashes within a month. Another appeared in the shadow area on the far side of The Moon, confirmed by satellites that orbit The Moon. Both of these invasion points won't pose a threat for now, but..." Hanna Gagel hesitated.

"But what?"

Chen Fei, sensing an incomplete revelation from Boss Hana, realized the two non-threatening invasion points might carry important information worth noting.

"Have you heard of test firing artillery?"

Hanna Gagel unexpectedly brought up a military term out of context.

"Test firing?" Chen Fei was slightly taken aback but quickly understood, asking, "You mean... these Vortex Clouds are for test firing?"

Hanna Gagel spoke with a definite tone, "Highly likely! Five shots for calibration, three hit the target, one nearly misses, and one completely misses."

Military contractors, although privately owned businesses, not only had military quality that wasn't much worse than active sovereign forces but were also adept in military tactics.

"It does indeed resemble that. So, once Blue Star's location has been locked in, it's very likely that more will appear on a large scale," Chen Fei said.

He recalled the magnate's "Doomsday Prophecy," with the content being gradually verified, chilling to the core.

Despite parts of the prophecy being altered, it seemed like there was still some intangible force continuously correcting, attempting to bring the timeline back to the original trajectory of the "Doomsday Prophecy."

Thinking of this, Chen Fei felt a weariness in his heart as though all his efforts were ultimately in vain, leading to futile endeavours.

Up till now, the sovereignties of Blue Star still hadn't reached a consensus, taking Louis Landon's "Doomsday Prophecy" seriously, continuing to quarrel endlessly, or even remaining indifferent and watching from the sidelines, fragmented and disorganized.

There were over two hundred sovereignties on Blue Star, rife with factionalism and each acting on their own in internal strife, leading to severe inefficiency. Cangqiong Star had only the Slan Dynasty although autocratic and centralized, but also not short of ambitious individuals who could stir up significant events, dragging their feet by thousands of methods, resulting in the same outcome, giving the Extraterrestrial Races an opportunity to exploit.

Even though some sovereignties on Blue Star had begun to prepare seriously, repelling the invasion of the Parasitic Species was a matter for all sovereignties on Blue Star, and the actions of a mere few couldn't uphold a global defense or foster collective resistance.

Like now, sovereignties currently under invasion by the black Vortex Cloud, relentlessly dropping monsters, even if their lands were in ruins and rivers ran red with blood, still stubbornly refused any form of assistance from the outside world.

The mere sight of such a situation was enough to make anyone anxious.

The more rampant the monsters became, the trickier they would be to handle once the time came.

"A great disaster is looming!"

Upon hearing Chen Fei's words, Hanna Gagel's mood grew heavy as well.

This was a clash between races, a struggle of civilizations; when a nest is overturned, not one egg remains intact—no one could truly stay out of it.

Chen Fei was well aware of this, which was why he did his utmost to support Louis Landon's ideas and painstakingly search for the existence of the parasitic species on Cangqiong Star.

"This is terrible! It looks like we have to do something!"

Hanna Gagel was merely the owner of a small military contracting firm, and had recently started a fledgling "flesh mushroom" industry, which was enough to escape the embarrassment of living off her old capital. However, even she, who was barely considered a small rich woman compared to Chen Fei, who had just achieved a moderately prosperous annual income, could hardly compare to the true wealthy and powerful.

Even Louis Landon, who could be a guest of honor in various sovereignties, was unable to unite all sovereignties into one force, making Hanna Gagel and Chen Fei seem even more insignificant and unlikely to be taken seriously by those with power and influence.

Chen Fei fell into silence, as he was practically powerless to do anything.

An insignificant commoner without power or influence could at best show off on the battlefield, but whether on Cangqiong Star or Blue Star, the large population base meant that there were countless intelligent species more capable and better suited for battle than him. Being irreplaceable was the only way to avoid being disposable trash that could be sacrificed at any time.

"Let's not talk about this now, I need to get busy."

Hanna Gagel, who had found herself a lot of things to do, lost the interest to continue the conversation and took the initiative to hang up the call.

Putting down his phone and once again looking at the news reports being continuously broadcast on the television screen, Chen Fei felt a sense of tastelessness.

But after a while, his phone rang again.

Thinking that Boss Hana might have remembered something, he discovered it was Miyoshi Monk, who was not someone he could easily catch up with for a chat.

The form of the incoming communication was a video call, and as soon as he answered, Chen Fei saw a large, blood-red, sloppy bald head.

Shit, is he about to give his last words?

"Miyoshi?"

He tentatively asked, checking to see how many breaths were left.

"Sorry, I've been really busy just now."

Miyoshi Xuesen let out a sigh for no apparent reason, reached out to wipe his face, and chunks of bright red ice debris fell off. His face only looked scary, but in fact, there were no wounds; it seemed that he had somehow been splashed with blood.

"Oh! No problem, I've been busy too."

Chen Fei noticed that behind the monk was a world of ice and snow, or more precisely, a peculiarly styled "Crystal Palace," a huge palace constructed of ice crystals, with many people and vehicles coming and going.

Becoming aware of Chen Fei's gaze not on himself, Miyoshi Monk looked back and said, "I'm in Antarctica, you must have seen the news."

Since it was a video call, the monk also saw the environment Chen Fei was in; a room, a bed, either a hotel or a dormitory, there should be a TV, and if not, he could use his phone.

"I saw it, are you fighting in Antarctica?"

"Yes! And you, likely as well!"

In just a few short exchanges, both sides understood that each had participated in combat involving the black vortex clouds.

"They were a bunch of irrational beasts, large in size, tough skinned and flesh, acting on instinct, with average combat power, but too numerous. Were you just nearby? You handled it so quickly! By the time I got to Antarctica, this place was already overrun."

The monk was clearly ranting, not at all resembling the crafty guy who did dirty work for the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee at this moment.

Perhaps because he had dealt with Chen Fei for a considerable time and had no conflicts of interest, their cooperation was somewhat tacit and pleasant, and in private, he inevitably let down some pretense.

"I happened to be within sight here, and there were capable ability users on the scene intercepting. I just fired a 'Dragon Slayer Missile,' and the rest was just mopping up the battlefield."

Until the fight was over, Chen Fei never saw that female archer again. The reason he was able to deal with the black vortex cloud here in such a short time without letting the situation get worse was mostly due to coincidence.

Firstly, unlike Antarctica, it wasn't so remote, had convenient transportation, and received timely military support; secondly, it didn't utterly fail like the sovereignty in Africa; and thirdly, Chen Fei, a living arsenal, was right under their noses, with a considerable number of ability users intercepting at full strength. All three of these factors were nearly indispensable.