Chapter 1380: 454. Star Destroying Bomb
The transport ship was still in the midst of quantum leap, expected to arrive in the Dark Galaxy in 30 minutes. noveldrama
Standing on the High Platform, the Metal Ancestor Dragon overlooked a crowd that was growing increasingly dense.
Player characters controlled by it were almost filling up the vast bridge.
Before long, the corridors outside the bridge had also become impassable.
The Metal Ancestor Dragon raised its hands, manifesting its Extraordinary Abilities.
It extracted metallic material from the ship itself and wove it with mental prowess into a form-fitting garment laced with a grid of metallic threads.
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This marvelous “clothing” crafted from metal was forcibly fitted onto the player characters by the Metal Ancestor Dragon.
The metallic grid lines contracted inward, penetrating into the player characters, integrating with their muscles and bones.
After that, the Metal Ancestor Dragon issued relatively complex commands with voices and gestures.
For instance, now open the Operating Interface of the ship’s defense computer and test all the equipment aboard.
Or, now check to see if the fire suppression System is functioning properly.
Once such commands were given, player characters with extraordinary metallic substances inside their bodies would move jerkily as if they were marionettes.
“Its control over my Soul Constructs has grown stronger. I’ve nearly lost all control over those Soul Constructs,”
The Order Plane’s Core typed out a few lines on the Game Interface.
Noland Lee wasn’t sure how to respond, so he could only maintain a deep silence.
Now there wasn’t much to say.
Once the ship reached its destination, Noland Lee would immediately ignite the Magic Bomb hidden in the ship’s Power Room.
However, the next scene on the bridge made Noland Lee and “Command” realize that today’s events were not that simple.
As soon as the Metal Ancestor Dragon forcibly controlled all the player characters present using the same method, it didn’t make them into its crew. Instead, it classified the player characters.
Yes, classified.
The extraordinary Metal Creations it had placed inside the player characters seemed to distinguish between the strong and the weak players.
Through this object, the Metal Ancestor Dragon identified players among the characters who were of higher Level and had superior attributes.
It singled these player characters out from the crowd, setting them aside, and applied additional restraints.
Such as metallic collars that circled their necks, shackles and handcuffs that restricted their ability to move, and a metallic vest that greatly reduced their speed of movement.
All these metal creations added burden to these players as if the Metal Ancestor Dragon was particularly afraid that these players would escape.
The player characters not subjected to this treatment were ordered by the Metal Ancestor Dragon to remain still and refrain from any extra movements.
“Hmm… what is it trying to do?”
Noland Lee, unable to understand, asked by typing on the Game Interface.
To the naked eye, player characters selected by the Metal Ancestor Dragon appeared tall and robust, clearly much higher in Level than the other players.
But why would the Metal Ancestor Dragon do this?
The Order Plane’s Core wrote:
“It seems to be picking its subordinates.”
“Picking subordinates?” Noland Lee was even more confused.
“Yes, it’s picking subordinates, not servants,” The Order Plane’s Core wrote:
“During the era of the Supreme Star Palace, the followers of deities and the adherents of angels, as well as the attendants of exceptional entities, were mostly indestructible Soul Constructs. All Soul Constructs that could take on important tasks distinguished themselves from many of their kind. Powerful exceptional entities would usually set their own standards to select Soul Constructs, just as the Metal Ancestor Dragon is doing now.”
Noland Lee pondered the words.
“Command” continued to write:
“These Soul Constructs picked out by the Metal Ancestor Dragon are at least Level 30 ‘Intermediate Interstellar Warriors’ and have taken on no less than two professions. They belong to the elite of Soul Constructs.”
Noland Lee glanced at the player characters not favored by the Metal Ancestor Dragon and wrote:
“So these Soul Constructs are the generally lower-level average players, right?”
“Yes,” “Command” responded succinctly.
Noland Lee crossed his arms and thought of something.
He typed and asked:
“Right. Have the players corresponding to these player characters on the ship logged in yet?”
“Command” answered:
“Not yet. I’ve delayed the login time for all players on this ship. After you blow up the bomb, I’ll arrange for them to resurrect in the Safe Zone and offer compensation and an explanation.”
“I see…” Noland Lee nodded slowly.
The two of them calmed their spirits and watched every move of the Metal Ancestor Dragon.
In the following twenty-some minutes, the Metal Ancestor Dragon continued systematically, separating the Soul Constructs into two categories.
The elite ones were guarded very closely, laden with chains from head to toe, hardly able to move and could only stand beneath the High Platform.
The more ordinary Soul Constructs, meanwhile, were ordered by the Metal Ancestor Dragon to leave the bridge.
By now, the Soul Constructs on the ship were almost entirely under the Metal Ancestor Dragon’s control.
About 300 Soul Constructs were handpicked by it for personal custody, while the rest were crammed into other Rooms.
As the Quantum Leap Computer announced that the “quantum leap is nearing completion,” the Metal Ancestor Dragon gestured broadly with its hands, guiding the many elite Soul Constructs towards the docked Shuttle Ship.
Now Noland Lee and “Command” were certain of what the other was about to do!
The Metal Ancestor Dragon was leading the team onto the Shuttle Ship, clearly intending to leave the transport ship and act independently.
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