Chapter 3: The Starry Sky Behemoth in the Void of the Universe
On the command platform of the Hokram, a female captain stood with a pale face, followed by her lieutenant. The brim of the captain's hat was pressed low.
She is surrounded by Hokram's environment, which is a simple use of holographic imaging technology. Make it easier for the command to grasp the dynamics of the battleship. If the battleship were to stop operating, it would be possible to find that the command plane was in a huge semi-enclosed room. All instructions and scheduling are made using calls.
Of course, in order to prevent electromagnetic, gravitational wave and other interference, the command layer also has additional reinforcement and protection. After all, the command layer is equivalent to a person's brain.
"Have the losses been counted?" The lieutenant couldn't see the captain's face, but after being with the captain for so long, the lieutenant could still hear the depression in the captain's words. This time the loss was so that her captain's position was somewhat hanging.
"It's still just an approximate casualty count." The adjutant knows about the efficiency of his subordinates. But from being hit hard to jumping back to Earth, they only had a little more than an hour. When it was found that the battle situation was unfavorable, the captain had already ordered a retreat. And the enemy is mainly staring at the Hokram. They rarely attack other ships. This is one of the reasons why the Hokram came back with only a small team.
I didn't hear the captain's reply, and the lieutenant knew what the captain meant. "The losses should not be so large, this time the fleet is a little scattered, and the enemy has only recognized the Hokram, thinking that news will come back from other ships soon." The adjutant whispered.
The ambush was clearly premeditated, and the undead dispatched a creature they had never seen before, a large and terrifying creature.
In human cognition, there is no environment in the universe for life to survive. However, this ambush is another blow to human cognition.
"Bring up the picture." The brim of the captain's hat was still pressed low, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
The lieutenant rummaged through a wrist controller on his right arm, then tapped the controller and swung forward. The data in the controller appears directly on the screen of the bridge.
It was a large, unknown creature, bloated. Countless tentacles entwined like vines, forming a ball. The dark red tentacles are like blood donations, which makes people shudder.
This time, the Hokram received an order from the Protoss to explore a lesser planet. Said that there seemed to be undead creatures there.
However, the fleet, which had just emerged from the wormhole, encountered this creature. This creature that human cognition cannot explain. Ordinary railguns have little effect on it. The large laser cannon can only make a small hole in its huge body.
As for the other kinetic thermonuclear weapons, the Hokram was not used. In the Third World War, the weakness of thermonuclear weapons has been fully demonstrated. In the face of the Bosi elements, the thermonuclear weapons that caused countless tragedies in the First and Second World Wars only proved their powerlessness.
In war, all kinds of weapons of mass destruction are always being developed at an alarming rate. These include large railguns and large laser cannons. Then there are gravity weapons, large black hole generators, etc. Even the more terrifying devouring plan was revealed after the end of World War III.
It was a biobomb that, if released, would have to exterminate humanity because it would eat up all the organic matter. However, their lifespan is also very short, only ten minutes. But that's not enough to get rid of its nightmare.
But this time, the Hokram was confronted with creatures they had never encountered before, a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Did the Protoss side tell us what kind of creature it was?" The captain asked in a deep voice. Although humanity is only helping the Protoss with some marginalized skirmishes and garrisons. But nominally, they are still allies of the Protoss.
"Screenshots and information of this creature have been sent from the Protoss." The adjutant replied immediately. At the first glance of this creature, after they tried to attack without success, they immediately sent the image to the Protoss, whose technology was much more advanced than that of humans. Using quantum technology for information transmission, in the universe, it is almost possible to achieve instantaneous transmission of information.
But in the end, quantum technology will only stop at rudimentary applications such as communication and computing. There are more daring and crazy designs, but in the end, they are all about assumptions and assumptions.
"This is a starry sky beast, Tao." The adjutant looked at the small screen on his arm and whispered. "This is one of the cosmic starry sky beasts." The adjutant glanced up at the captain. "The relationship between the starry sky beast and the undead is good. This time, it may be that the undead asked the starry sky beasts to help guard the place. ”
The Protoss' explanation is very far-fetched, but there is no more way to believe it at this time. "Starry Sky Behemoths generally live in the void of the universe." At this point, the adjutant's face was a little pale.
Of all the cosmic voids, humans have discovered about dozens of cosmic holes, and the longest observed one is the Pojiangza Void. This is a super-cosmic hole about a billion light-years in diameter discovered by the United States before World War III. And with the observation of hundreds of years. Humanity has discovered that the void is slowly but surely expanding.
Through reverse derivation, the final frightening discovery. There wasn't a hole in the past, but a huge star field. Now, however, the hole in the Wave is slowly expanding.
The unknown is sometimes the biggest fear, but when the news is in front of the captain and lieutenant today, this fear is magnified. An unknown creature is devouring galaxies and making the void of the universe widen. Such news already makes people feel hopeless.
"Does the Protoss have any other news about the Starry Sky Behemoth?" After being a little depressed by the news on the bridge, the captain asked again. Human beings are not afraid of the unknown, as long as they know what the other party is, then there will always be many ways to do it later. After all, there are more solutions than difficulties, but it's not just talking.
The adjutant flipped through the information in his hand. Then he shook his head. "No, there hasn't been any news of too many starry sky beasts from the Protoss." For such a result, the adjutant is also a little strange. After all, since the Protoss has a little news about the Starry Sky Giant Beast, then there should also be some basic information description of the Starry Sky Giant Beast. However, there was no message from the Protoss.
Hearing the adjutant's words, the captain's face was gloomy. She somewhat understood why the Protoss had suddenly sent out such a mission. They are being treated as pawns that can be recycled. The Protoss had never taken them seriously.
"The news ......," the captain hesitated. She would love to issue a lockdown order. But if they encounter such a starry sky beast again in the future, how should they deal with it? It's a dilemma. On the one hand, she wanted more people to know about the existence of such a creature, and on the other hand, she wanted to block the frightening news.
If this news is not announced, her captain's career will be over. After all, without any intelligence, the terrible consequences of attacking an unknown creature without authorization were enough to make a large number of people who coveted this position pull her down.
If it is announced, the panic of the crowd and the apocalyptic theory will put the whole society in a state of instability. You know, the Milky Way is also on the edge of a cosmic void. And what is hidden in this cosmic void no one knows.
In fact, the answer is not so difficult to choose.
"The Hokram will be handed over to you after that. You take a good look at it. The captain muttered, and then took off his military hat. A beautiful face appeared in front of the adjutant. At this time, her face was very pale.
The captain is not very old, but she is still the best among the Whampoa Military Academy, which was once famous for being a genius. She explained her choice with her actions.
"Captain." The adjutant shouted in a low voice, tears falling from his eyes. The captain would go on because of this, but she wouldn't. Because there had to be someone who was familiar with the Hokram, and that person had no one but her.
"Take care of it." The captain whispered, then raised his right hand and saluted his lieutenant, his military cap tucked under his left armpit.
The adjutant didn't say much, in fact, under the orders of the Protoss. The Hokram, which was heading there, had few options for unknown creatures. If he was in that position, he would have given the order to attack. It wasn't the captain's fault, but she was responsible for the consequences of everything.
Raise your hand and return the salute.
This young female captain who is only twenty-three years old, the departure ceremony is somewhat inconsistent with her identity, but she knows that she does not need to do much. Someone will take care of the rest. And she just had to wait for the final judgment in her room.
The Hokram has returned to Earth and is on her way to Starport, where the Inquisition will be waiting for her.
"Captain, I'll find a way to get you out." The adjutant thought to himself. Although the two didn't get along for long, the lieutenant still respected the captain very much. This time, without the decisive order of the captain, the losses of the fleet would have been even greater.
The target this time was clearly the Hokram, and almost all of the attacks were directed at it. Although the other fleets have not been contacted, if they want to come to a safe place, they will naturally move back to the Earth Starport for repairs.
However, when they return, the commander of the fleet will no longer be the familiar captain of the ship.