Colonial Suit

There's no need to dwell on why there aren't any victims' bodies. The attack spores must have used them as food, to re-modulate themselves. But what Blood瞳 cares about isn't this, but rather the strangeness... why do the spores have the ability to self-modulate!?

You should know, since coming into contact with the Krodel civilization, Blood瞳 has never seen a bio-engineered organism that completely unifies aggressiveness, logistical support, self-awareness, and comprehensive intelligence. It's not that the Krodel civilization can't achieve this, but that they've deliberately set limits!

It's like the colony armor; although incredibly powerful, it must be used by a Conqueror to unleash its combat ability. And it also lacks the ability to self-modulate. When encountering significant damage, it can only heal itself over time. To compensate for this weakness, the Jerome portable modulation device was created. But Jerome also lacks combat capabilities.

The core is powerful, but it can't bypass the First Sequence to control the colony armor.

莱特 is a Giant King General, but also cannot modulate himself, and his strength is restricted by the host 'Conqueror'.

Even the Krodel's massive Blood Nest is just a biological weapon. Without the Conqueror's will, it's no different from a lump of rotten meat.

Everything proves that Krodel is a civilization with a strict system. Every biological weapon must be controlled, or it will be immediately destroyed. The most obvious example of this is the Wilding Cell. As an out-of-control component of the colony armor, it can only be destroyed once discovered.

In summary, Blood瞳 knows that while Krodel rose to prominence through biotechnology, they are also wary of it. That's why they placed layers of restrictions on the bio-engineered organisms they create, to ensure absolute control.

This is not only necessary for the civilization's growth but also because biotechnology is too dangerous. (Some people say, who is more dangerous, a person or a nuclear bomb?)

An uncontrolled enhanced creature is a demon anywhere. Just like... the attack spores before him.

Blood瞳 doesn't know what purpose it was created for, but based on the information at hand, it has clearly broken through Krodel's limits, combining aggressiveness, reproduction (splitting), modulation, and self-awareness into one, thus exhibiting terrifying attack power. If allowed to develop, Blood瞳 can hardly imagine how far it would spread.

It's like a contagious plague and virus... almost irresistible.

Standing in the biting cold wind, Blood瞳 silently pondered, once again in awe of the Krodel civilization's achievements. However, in his subconscious, he felt that even if Krodel was great, such a creature was definitely a forbidden zone, developed only due to some irresistible factor, possibly an accidental experiment, or perhaps for destruction.

The final mutual destruction when civilization is destroyed.

Just then, Blood瞳 suddenly felt a pang in his heart and abruptly raised his head. At the same time, 莱特 spoke up to remind him.

My lord, we've received information from the escorts over there, they seem to have discovered traces of other mercenaries! Wait, they're fighting, they seem to be in danger!!

"Go take a look," Blood瞳 said without hesitation, then led the group in that direction.

He was already out of the mothership's line of sight and didn't want to reveal his presence. But he wanted to see what they had encountered. Having come to this strange planet, any clue must be cherished.

The cold wind howled. Blood瞳 and the others moved quickly towards the target location. After they climbed over a huge hill, a tragic scene appeared before them.

A strike shuttle had crashed headfirst into the ground, surrounded by a dense mass of corpses. Before the strike shuttle, dozens of people were fighting fiercely. They had donned their armor and were using their full strength, but were still being pushed back step by step.

Their enemies were a group of green fruits that had fallen from the sky.

These fruits were very strange, looking like coconuts, but they had extremely fast movement speed. So fast that even Blood瞳 could only see a fleeting shadow. Whenever they were intercepted, whether they broke through or not, they would immediately explode, turning into a cloud of green smoke. Anyone who got even a little of this smoke on them would instantly lose their combat ability.

"Those are... attack spores!" 莱特 couldn't help but exclaim after just one glance.

Blood瞳's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Yes, those were attack spores!!

With Blood瞳's eyesight, he could see that the so-called green smoke was not smoke at all, but countless tiny fungal bodies. Each one was as small as dust, yet there were countless of them. When gathered together, they looked like smoke. But if anyone really treated them as smoke, they would be sorely mistaken. These tiny spores were even more terrifying than demons. Even the energy shields of the universe warrior armor could not prevent them from entering. And once a trace entered, they would instantly sink into the enemy's body, causing them to lose the ability to move.

Forced re-modulation!! That was their terrifying aspect!!

Because, in a sense, modulation is not an attack, but a form of assistance. Therefore, neither the armor's warning system nor the universe warrior's intuition would consider it a threat. But the reality was another matter. Forced modulation might not kill them immediately, but it was more terrible than death. Because it meant the body's change at the cellular level, a true devouring.

The reason why those remaining warriors could still hold on was because they were all Comet-class or higher, and could use the domain of advanced universe warriors. Unfortunately, limited by the chaos of the binary energy rules, these domains also consumed their own energy, and the effect naturally deteriorated.

"They won't last long." Robbie's voice came from beside him. He said with a grave expression. "I estimate that in another five minutes, these demons will eat them all. Blood瞳, should we take action?"

Unlike the star pirate strike shuttle they saw before, these warriors were bona fide universe mercenaries, and belonged to the same group of people as Hek. That's why Robbie asked this question.

But he underestimated Blood瞳's ruthlessness.

Although Blood瞳 felt sympathy for ordinary people, he never wavered when it came to competitors. He could lend a helping hand to an ordinary little girl, and he would also mercilessly kill his 'companions', as long as they posed a threat to him.

That was the rule of the apocalypse, seemingly contradictory, yet an extremely practical iron law.

So, to Robbie's question, Blood瞳 had only one answer. "I prefer their corpses."

"But..." Robbie was still somewhat hesitant. "I'm worried..."

"After they fail, will those spores attack us?" Blood瞳 interrupted Robbie and asked softly.

"Yes." Robbie nodded readily. This was indeed what he was most worried about. Otherwise, what use would the Confessor Priest, nicknamed as such, have for so much useless 'benevolence'?

"Don't worry." For some reason, Blood瞳 seemed particularly cold at this moment. He looked at the 'companions' who were still struggling below, and a bone-chilling cold light appeared in his eyes.

Not everyone fears these plagues. At least... we won't..."

Blood瞳 didn't continue, because at this moment, there was already a change below.

Perhaps because the attack spores were too terrifying, one of the mercenaries couldn't bear the fear in his heart and suddenly shouted and ran out of the defensive circle, running towards Blood瞳 as if he was crazy. Perhaps he wanted to use the hill to avoid the attack spores' line of sight, or perhaps for some other purpose, but he happened to make eye contact with Blood瞳 and the others.

Almost at the same time, he suddenly froze, then shouted frantically.

"Save... save me..."

It was hard to imagine what kind of fear would make a proud universe warrior say these words, but none of Blood瞳 and the others moved, just stood on the high hill and watched him coldly.

Seeing this scene, the universe warrior was stunned. He could hardly believe his eyes.

"Save me... save me!! We're partners, we're our own people!!"

"May the Lord forgive your ignorance." Looking at the mercenary who was terrified to the point of despair, Robbie made a cross on his chest and then lowered his eyes slightly. "Perhaps, you should reconsider the definition of your own people."

"Hee, he's just an idiot. Blood瞳哥哥 said he doesn't like him, how can he still be embarrassed to call for help?" Little 波希 smiled slyly, then suddenly licked her lips. "People Blood瞳哥哥 doesn't like shouldn't be alive. He's still so shamelessly yelling. Does he think that can make Blood瞳哥哥 forgive him? Disgusting, so disgusting..."

Before she finished speaking, a thin silver thread appeared in Little 波希's hand, and without looking, she flicked it downward. "Disgusting! Don't be so verbose! As Blood瞳哥哥's person, I can't let you disturb Blood瞳哥哥's peace."

A silver light flashed, and a hole suddenly appeared in the universe mercenary's knee. He fell to the ground in a sorry state. He screamed in terror, seemingly unable to believe everything he was experiencing. But he didn't know that at this moment, a huge 'coconut' was flying towards him from behind.

'Boom!!'

A cloud of green mist rose, and the universe mercenary's voice stopped abruptly. His hands scratched wildly in the air a few times, then he fell silent.

In full view, his flesh seemed to dissolve and quickly disappeared, leaving only an empty set of armor. A strong universe mercenary was actually devoured and disappeared in less than tens of seconds??

If it wasn't seen with their own eyes, no one would believe what they saw.

The green mist contracted slightly, then condensed again, turning into a green 'coconut' that emitted a piercing shriek. The next moment, it pounced towards Blood瞳 and the others...

Robbie's worry finally became a reality. (To be continued)rq!!!