Chapter 607: The Zalazarn
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hao Ren led the two ladies carefully as they navigated through the derelict space . They passed by a massive white spire and a wall encrusted with crystals . These structures had been at the mercy of the cosmic rays for over 10,000 years, yet they still looked pristine as ever . Perhaps it was a testament of the technological level that the sirens of yore possessed .
"This seems to be a water world of its own right . " Vivian looked at the structure in awe . There was supposed to be a water dome over the structure, but as the engines shut down, so did the dome . The water-filled deck had since dried up as a result . "If there's no water at all, the sirens can't resurrect themselves . "
"There's so much wonder in the world," Lily said as she grabbed on to one of the support rails to push herself past Hao Ren . "Human ships need oxygen, while the sirens' need water . . . What's that in front?"
The three soon came before a damaged alloy wall . There was a massive outward gash on it, clearly the result of a destructive shockwave . Hao Ren immediately rushed ahead . "Found it . Looks like this is the point of explosion . "
The inside of the gash was pitch black, and without air to refract light, the internal structure could not be illuminated by the sunlight . They could just vaguely see some complicated tubes and grid structures . Hao Ren threw a few luminence orbs into the rent, and only with the floating orbs could they see what was inside: a ruined tunnel with a massive pile of twisted metal, which lay mangled along the wall . Along the tunnel you could see web-like impact marks, meaning that there was a massive explosion in the area .
Hao Ren led the way as he went through the rent, hoping to find the reason for the starship's destruction from the ruins . Lily and Vivian followed closely .
"Doesn't seem like an internal explosion . " Hao Ren pointed at the torn tubes . "I remember that Nasaton has similar water tubes . These are low-pressure circulation tubes, and having this many tubes means that this place was also low in pressure . Even if the pump had busted, the explosion would not have been at such a scale . The thick, protective walls here were literally blown apart . "
Vivian followed Hao Ren slowly and a small piece of metal flew past her eyes . On it was a series of curved siren writings, "Zalazarn: Sixth Low-Pressure Pump" .
Hao Ren saw the small metal plate too . He shook his head as he sighed . "The Zalazarn . It blew up in orbit . Not sure what happened to the sister ships . Hopefully they managed to take off . "
Vivian looked at the dark tunnel that extended endlessly before her and decided to fling out a few bat familiars to scout ahead . She conjured a few of them out of thin air and the little bats flapped their wings in position . Hao Ren could not stand the scene and quipped, "Didn't I tell you before? Your bats are useless in space . You sure are forgetful aren't you . . . "
"I know, so I've improvised," Vivian said as she pulled out a sling from her pocket and placed one of the bats on it before shooting it ahead . The bat flew towards the dark tunnel like a projectile . "See, it does fly!"
Hao Ren gawked as he looked at Vivian shooting her bats one by one into various corners of the tunnel . He felt that everything he knew was crumbling before him . "You-You're actually willing to do that to your doppelgangers?"
"There's just a minor dizziness to deal with at the start, but I'm used to it now!" Vivian proudly crossed her arms across her chest . "I've been following you to all sorts of weird places, how can I survive if I don't learn new skills . "
Hao Ren was instantly reminded of Lily's five-year-long brick throwing practice . So, this bat was pretty much no different than the husky . Both of them were unusual creatures who had lived through almost every facet of human history and they could now focus on things that were just outrageously useless . Do not be fooled by Vivian's usual calm and measured demeanor . The only reason she was such was because she had done almost every foolish thing one could do in a lifetime!
Now that she had stepped into space, the vampire had opened the gates to a different frontier . . . She had started to use her brains again .
Well regardless, Vivian's little bats were at least more useful than Lily's bricks . Very soon, streams of blood started to come back towards Vivian . The latter frowned as she pointed in a direction . "Something's over there . It doesn't seem like it belongs in a tunnel . "
Vivian was pointing at a mangled mess in the shape of a web . That was supposed to be a location where the tubes intersected and they were covered by a layer of alloy mesh . The explosion had blown the mesh into a shape akin to a fish net . Lily was intrigued by it and she dashed forward . "I'll go have a look!"
"Be careful!" Hao Ren yelled as he saw the husky running towards the mess clumsily .
Lily waved her hand in response before crashing headlong into the alloy mesh . Almost half her body sank into the mesh pile and her legs were thrashing about as she tried to extricate herself out of her predicament . Hao Ren and Vivian immediately went ahead to pull her out as he lectured her . "Didn't I tell you to be careful?"
Vivian even had the time to sneer ar Lily . "Well, that's what you get for being doggone stubborn . . . "
" . . . You sure have picked up some weird speaking habits," Hao Ren quipped .
"I managed to get hold of something . " Lily seemingly ignored Vivian as she sheepishly tidied herself before looking back at the mangled mesh . She then pulled out a piece of black metal . "Ah, here it is!"
Hao Ren took the metal block from the husky . "What is this?"
It was a black tube about half a meter long . There were unknown marks on the surface . Hao Ren could not tell what its use was at first glance . After looking at it for a good while, he could only form the conclusion that it was not siren-made based on the style and material . He then knocked the tube against the pipe beside him . "Feels a bit hard . . . Hmm?"
As the tube struck the pipe, one end of the tube started to glow red, and the next second, the whole tube started to light up . An immenent sense of danger ovewhelmed him!
"F*ck!" Hao Ren screamed as he threw the now scorching hot tube towards the far end of the tunnel . He deployed his shield as he pushed Vivian and Lily into the nearest corner, using his body as cover to protect the ladies . At that very moment, a sudden flash of light burst from behind them .
The next second, a storm of metal fragments smashed against him and Hao Ren could even hear the rhythm of the onslaught . The Steel Membrane Shield blocked all of the fragments but could not dissipate all of the blast force, and Hao Ren was in a daze as the blast hit him in the head . Thankfully, it barely lasted a moment and due to the fact that they were in a vacuum, no follow-up shockwave came . It was nothing but silence after the storm died off .
It took Lily a while to react before she looked down and started to scream . "Awoooouch! Ouch! Mr . Landlord, you're stepping on my tail! Awooouch!"
"Uh . . . " Vivian checked herself before giving Hao Ren a rather bashful look . "Never thought I'd be protected by . . . Can you shut up, Doggie?!"
Lily hugged her tail as she licked it rather dejectedly . "Oh . . . "
"What was that?" Vivian looked at the other end of the tunnel in a slightly fearful manner . A giant spherical hole had been torn on the wall as molten metal floated around . The bomb was very powerful for its size . "A bomb?"
"No . . . A shell . A dud from 10,000 years ago . " Hao Ren's face was grim . "Perhaps part of a cluster shell . It doesn't look like your standard warhead . "
Lily immediately realized the gravity of things . "So that means . . . "
"The Zalazarn was blown apart by cannon fire . " Vivian's eyes widened . "Io's destruction wasn't caused by the First Born . "
Lily scratched her head . "Don't tell me it's those brain monsters? Can they actually manufacture cannons?"
Even Hao Ren could not answer the question . As he was about to further investigate the starship, which had been blow apart, the MDT's voice came from the communicator . "Boss, the scan's complete . There's an energy focal point deep in the ocean . When are you coming back?"
Hao Ren motioned . "Let's solve the teleportation gate issue first . "
Chapter 607 The ZalazarnTranslator EndlessFantasy Translation Editor EndlessFantasy TranslationHao Ren led the two ladies carefully as they navigated through the derelict space . They passed by a massive white spire and a wall encrusted with crystals . These structures had been at the mercy of the cosmic rays for over 10,000 years, yet they still looked pristine as ever . Perhaps it was a testament of the technological level that the sirens of yore possessed . This seems to be a water world of its own right . Vivian looked at the structure in awe . There was supposed to be a water dome over the structure, but as the engines shut down, so did the dome . The water filled deck had since dried up as a result . If there s no water at all, the sirens can t resurrect themselves . There s so much wonder in the world, Lily said as she grabbed on to one of the support rails to push herself past Hao Ren . Human ships need oxygen, while the sirens need water . . . What s that in front The three soon came before a damaged alloy wall . There was a massive outward gash on it, clearly the result of a destructive shockwave . Hao Ren immediately rushed ahead . Found it . Looks like this is the point of explosion . The inside of the gash was pitch black, and without air to refract light, the internal structure could not be illuminated by the sunlight . They could just vaguely see some complicated tubes and grid structures . Hao Ren threw a few luminence orbs into the rent, and only with the floating orbs could they see what was inside a ruined tunnel with a massive pile of twisted metal, which lay mangled along the wall . Along the tunnel you could see web like impact marks, meaning that there was a massive explosion in the area . Hao Ren led the way as he went through the rent, hoping to find the reason for the starship s destruction from the ruins . Lily and Vivian followed closely . Doesn t seem like an internal explosion . Hao Ren pointed at the torn tubes . I remember that Nasaton has similar water tubes . These are low pressure circulation tubes, and having this many tubes means that this place was also low in pressure . Even if the pump had busted, the explosion would not have been at such a scale . The thick, protective walls here were literally blown apart . Vivian followed Hao Ren slowly and a small piece of metal flew past her eyes . On it was a series of curved siren writings, Zalazarn Sixth Low Pressure Pump . Hao Ren saw the small metal plate too . He shook his head as he sighed . The Zalazarn . It blew up in orbit . Not sure what happened to the sister ships . Hopefully they managed to take off . Vivian looked at the dark tunnel that extended endlessly before her and decided to fling out a few bat familiars to scout ahead . She conjured a few of them out of thin air and the little bats flapped their wings in position . Hao Ren could not stand the scene and quipped, Didn t I tell you before Your bats are useless in space . You sure are forgetful aren t you . . . I know, so I ve improvised, Vivian said as she pulled out a sling from her pocket and placed one of the bats on it before shooting it ahead . The bat flew towards the dark tunnel like a projectile . See, it does fly Hao Ren gawked as he looked at Vivian shooting her bats one by one into various corners of the tunnel . He felt that everything he knew was crumbling before him . You You re actually willing to do that to your doppelgangers There s just a minor dizziness to deal with at the start, but I m used to it now Vivian proudly crossed her arms across her chest . I ve been following you to all sorts of weird places, how can I survive if I don t learn new skills . Hao Ren was instantly reminded of Lily s five year long brick throwing practice . So, this bat was pretty much no different than the husky . Both of them were unusual creatures who had lived through almost every facet of human history and they could now focus on things that were just outrageously useless . Do not be fooled by Vivian s usual calm and measured demeanor . The only reason she was such was because she had done almost every foolish thing one could do in a lifetime Now that she had stepped into space, the vampire had opened the gates to a different frontier . . . She had started to use her brains again . Well regardless, Vivian s little bats were at least more useful than Lily s bricks . Very soon, streams of blood started to come back towards Vivian . The latter frowned as she pointed in a direction . Something s over there . It doesn t seem like it belongs in a tunnel . Vivian was pointing at a mangled mess in the shape of a web . That was supposed to be a location where the tubes intersected and they were covered by a layer of alloy mesh . The explosion had blown the mesh into a shape akin to a fish net . Lily was intrigued by it and she dashed forward . I ll go have a look Be careful Hao Ren yelled as he saw the husky running towards the mess clumsily . Lily waved her hand in response before crashing headlong into the alloy mesh . Almost half her body sank into the mesh pile and her legs were thrashing about as she tried to extricate herself out of her predicament . Hao Ren and Vivian immediately went ahead to pull her out as he lectured her . Didn t I tell you to be careful Vivian even had the time to sneer ar Lily . Well, that s what you get for being doggone stubborn . . . . . . You sure have picked up some weird speaking habits, Hao Ren quipped . I managed to get hold of something . Lily seemingly ignored Vivian as she sheepishly tidied herself before looking back at the mangled mesh . She then pulled out a piece of black metal . Ah, here it is Hao Ren took the metal block from the husky . What is this It was a black tube about half a meter long . There were unknown marks on the surface . Hao Ren could not tell what its use was at first glance . After looking at it for a good while, he could only form the conclusion that it was not siren made based on the style and material . He then knocked the tube against the pipe beside him . Feels a bit hard . . . Hmm As the tube struck the pipe, one end of the tube started to glow red, and the next second, the whole tube started to light up . An immenent sense of danger ovewhelmed him F ck Hao Ren screamed as he threw the now scorching hot tube towards the far end of the tunnel . He deployed his shield as he pushed Vivian and Lily into the nearest corner, using his body as cover to protect the ladies . At that very moment, a sudden flash of light burst from behind them . The next second, a storm of metal fragments smashed against him and Hao Ren could even hear the rhythm of the onslaught . The Steel Membrane Shield blocked all of the fragments but could not dissipate all of the blast force, and Hao Ren was in a daze as the blast hit him in the head . Thankfully, it barely lasted a moment and due to the fact that they were in a vacuum, no follow up shockwave came . It was nothing but silence after the storm died off . It took Lily a while to react before she looked down and started to scream . Awoooouch Ouch Mr . Landlord, you re stepping on my tail Awooouch Uh . . . Vivian checked herself before giving Hao Ren a rather bashful look . Never thought I d be protected by . . . Can you shut up, Doggie Lily hugged her tail as she licked it rather dejectedly . Oh . . . What was that Vivian looked at the other end of the tunnel in a slightly fearful manner . A giant spherical hole had been torn on the wall as molten metal floated around . The bomb was very powerful for its size . A bomb No . . . A shell . A dud from 10,000 years ago . Hao Ren s face was grim . Perhaps part of a cluster shell . It doesn t look like your standard warhead . Lily immediately realized the gravity of things . So that means . . . The Zalazarn was blown apart by cannon fire . Vivian s eyes widened . Io s destruction wasn t caused by the First Born . Lily scratched her head . Don t tell me it s those brain monsters Can they actually manufacture cannons Even Hao Ren could not answer the question . As he was about to further investigate the starship, which had been blow apart, the MDT s voice came from the communicator . Boss, the scan s complete . There s an energy focal point deep in the ocean . When are you coming back Hao Ren motioned . Let s solve the teleportation gate issue first .