Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 720: The Dead and the Living

The fear hidden deep within Xiao Yu’s heart was fully triggered. In the past, Xiao Yu had already known that the Sweepers Civilization was not simple, but he was unwilling to think too much in this regard. The reason was simple. Thinking about it was useless, because Xiao Yu could not solve these problems. So Xiao Yu simply chose not to think about them and only did his best. This might also count as a form of escape, but it was the best choice under helpless circumstances.

Now, because of the deaths of Xu Junpo and Luka Two, as well as these so-called arrangements they left behind, Xiao Yu was pushed into the most brutal situation, and he had to face these problems once again, problems he had absolutely no way to solve.

Xiao Yu did not even know what a soul was. Faced with the Sweepers Civilization’s so-called soul technology and the possible soul attacks, how was he supposed to resist?

“I choose to trust you.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “If only because while you lived within the Divine Ark Civilization, I already did everything in my power to give you the most comfortable lives.”

A moment later, Xiao Yu announced to the outside world the news that Xu Junpo and Luka Two had died. Of course, the reasons for their deaths were altered by Xiao Yu.

In the message, Xiao Yu said, “Today is a dark day for all our citizens of the Divine Ark Civilization. Because on this day, the greatest scientist and the greatest sociologist in our civilization, Xu Junpo and Luka Two, both left us. As the war with the Sweepers Civilization is about to begin, in order to improve our civilization’s chances of victory, these two have been working under overload. Long-term heavy labor led to severe consequences, and today they collapsed at their work posts. Even with the most advanced life science I could not save their lives.”

“We will remember these two forever. They dedicated their lives to our civilization and offered their last bit of strength for the continuation of our civilization. Let us mourn them together. Tell them that they will live forever in our hearts, and that we will certainly carry on their will, ultimately grow strong, and annihilate the Sweepers Civilization.”

Xu Junpo and Luka Two held immense prestige and countless admirers within the society of the Divine Ark Civilization. Upon suddenly receiving this news, the entire Divine Ark Civilization fell into grief. Innumerable citizens spontaneously went out into the streets, gathered in the squares. At this time, within the small universe, in the centers of all cities on all residential ships and all residential planets, colossal statues of the two already stood tall. Crowds of citizens came of their own accord to present flowers to these two statues and offer their condolences and remembrance.

“They have already left us, but their spirit will forever remain in our hearts.” Xiao Yu said. “We should use our strength to make our civilization stronger. Only when our civilization is strong can we be invincible in battle. That is the best comfort for the two of them.”

Before Xiao Yu released this message, on Planet Eight, Yang Jianqi and Rose were engaged in their latest duel beneath the virtual starry sky. After Xiao Yu opened team battle mode, these two were the first and second in the entire server to upgrade their fleets, each commanding a fleet with the Star-Class Jianqi and the Star-Class Rose as flagships. At this moment, both sides were exerting their full strength, attempting to eliminate the opponent while preserving their own forces.

Pinning, delaying, raids, encirclement, retreat… various tactics played out one after another. After the battle lasted three virtual days, the final result ended with the Star-Class Jianqi leading the fleet to destroy the Rose’s flagship.

“Hmph, Yang Jianqi, just you wait. One day I will surpass you.” Rose sent a message angrily.

“Surpass me? In this lifetime it seems your chances are not great.” Yang Jianqi replied.

Just then, Xiao Yu’s announcement was published. The two fell silent at the same time and quietly listened to the message Xiao Yu broadcast. A moment later, after the message ended, the two still remained silent.

“W… what? Director Xu actually… passed away?” Rose said in disbelief. “That is impossible, impossible. Our Divine Ark Civilization is already so advanced. How could such a thing happen?” 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Yang Jianqi knew that within the society of the entire Divine Ark Civilization, the person Rose admired most was Xu Junpo. Her greatest dream was to personally see this great scientist full of legend. The one Yang Jianqi admired most was Luka Two. Usually, over the question of who had contributed more to the Divine Ark Civilization, Xu Junpo or Luka Two, the two of them had broken out into heated quarrels more than once. Of course, in the end neither had convinced the other.

But now, both of them were dead.

“Let us go to the city center and take a look. It would be good to pay our respects there…” Yang Jianqi said.

“Alright.” Rose agreed, hastily exited the game. Yang Jianqi also immediately exited, and hurried to the central square, to the fronts of the two colossal statues.

At this moment, many citizens had already gathered before the statues, and the feet of both statues were almost covered by flowers. Standing before the statue of Xu Junpo, seeing Rose who had arrived earlier with reddened eyes, Yang Jianqi felt even heavier in his heart.

“These two were just like the guardians of our civilization. They assisted the Master in solving one problem after another for our civilization and helped us get through one crisis after another. But now they have both died and offered up their lives for our civilization…” Rose spoke slowly, and at last could not hold back her tears.

Looking at the girl before him who was strong, never admitted defeat, and who always brimmed with confidence no matter how many times she lost to him, saying that next time she would definitely win, a certain string in Yang Jianqi’s heart was suddenly plucked. He stepped forward and gently embraced Rose. Rose did not resist but leaned meekly into Yang Jianqi’s arms.

“We will also walk their path. We are the most outstanding people in the war game. The fleets we command are invincible throughout the entire server, so in the future, we are destined to step onto the path of guarding our civilization. Precisely because they have passed away, we should work even harder…”

“I will definitely defeat you and surpass you. Definitely.” Rose said.

Yang Jianqi smiled slightly and said, “If you want to surpass me, you still need to practice well, master higher techniques, and possess an even more outstanding sense of the overall situation.”

Rose suddenly broke free from Yang Jianqi’s embrace, stared fiercely into his eyes, and enunciated word by word, “I will definitely surpass you.”

Yang Jianqi said with full confidence, “Impossible.”

“Try it right now?”

“Fine, let us try. I only hope that after you fail this time you will not cry again.”

“You are infuriating. Go, go, go, let us practice right now.”

The previous warmth immediately vanished. At this moment, the two were just like two fighting chickens, hurriedly returning home to log into the war game and begin a new duel.

The spontaneous memorial activities within the Divine Ark Civilization continued on, lasting for more than one year without ending. Throughout this year, Xiao Yu had been pondering this issue, thinking about what arrangements Luka Two and Xu Junpo had made, what unknown trump cards the Sweepers Civilization possessed, and how he himself should respond.

“The Sweepers Civilization’s Neutron War Star should be a relic left by a carbon-based civilization. The Neutron War Star I once possessed that originated from the silicon-based civilization had the ability of the death ray. Could it be that the special ability of the Sweepers Civilization’s Neutron War Star is soul attack, a weapon developed by a Level 7 civilization specifically to attack the essence of life based on their understanding of life’s origin?”

Xiao Yu considered this possibility very great. In Xiao Yu’s view at this moment, the half four-dimensional Taihao and the spatial lifeform, both powerful existences without physical bodies, were beings close to the state of life’s origin, that is, the state of the soul. There was one point worth noting. When confronting these two powerful existences, the Neutron War Star had not simply used a ramming attack as when dealing with the Alien Beast Civilization. They had also used some other attack methods unknown to Xiao Yu.

This attack method temporarily unknown to Xiao Yu, he believed, was very likely a soul attack employing soul technology.

“Another point to note is that the Neutron War Star possesses a certain high-dimensional attack capability, or else the half four-dimensional Taihao would not have died. It also possesses the ability to resist two-dimensionalization, or else in the battle with the spatial lifeform the Neutron War Star would already have failed. This proves that in the spatial aspect, the Neutron War Star also has very strong capabilities. This point requires attention.”

“Spatial Starburst, direct impact, soul attack, high-dimensional attack… these are the attack methods the Neutron War Star has displayed at the current stage, or that I can roughly determine. As for soul attacks, both I and the Specter will be in great danger, because once I leave the computer I will exist in a purely soul state. In that form I am extremely fragile, and the Specter are even closer to the origin of the soul in their form of existence…”

The present situation made Xiao Yu deeply anxious.

Just then, Xiao Yu suddenly received a message.

“Hello, little one. I am very pleased that you have finally grown to your current stage and have surpassed me in comprehensive strength, possessing the capital and qualification to confront the Sweepers Civilization. However, although you surpass me in comprehensive strength, you may still be lacking in certain areas, such as high-dimensional space and soul attack.”

“I am the already dead half four-dimensional Taihao Civilization. Before I died, I left this message within the four-dimensional shield.”