Chapter 325 – 2. Narrow Road (2)※
Those who boarded the cruiser commanded by Yuria darkened their expressions as if they were assigned to Yuria for the first time.
They thought that they were walking on the elite road, but at some point, they suddenly thought that they were relegated to the fact that they were assigned to a young girl in her early 20s who had barely grown up, and they became very gloomy.
However, it soon became clear that this idea was wrong.
The girl decided on Ham’s course of action, but how to plan and move about it was all up to them and did not interfere.
More than anything.
The first destroyer assigned was just a ship to move to the operational area. In fact, the situation was sorted out without them even having time to step out.
In particular, when they first met a group of corps-class devil shrimp, everyone was devastated and thought that their lives had come this far, the girl they only ignored.
Captain Man, without changing his expression, retreated at full speed with the bow of the destroyer facing the Devil Shrimps.
I went to the power furnace and synchronized my psychic energy with the power furnace, commanding the repulsion of the Devil Shrimps, with all guns, including the turret, facing forward.
As a result, the destroyer continued to reverse at an incredible speed, almost equal to the shrimp, and continued to fire mercilessly to such an extent that the gun barrel overheated and could not fire further than usual due to lack of energy.
In the end, the overheating of the destroyer’s armament occurred before the destruction of the Devil Shrimp, but at that time, the Devil Shrimp was already on the verge of destruction, and in this situation, everyone who thought they could live was armed with all their weapons and went out of the line to shoot the remaining Devil Shrimps.
After seeing the little captain who annihilated the corps-level Devil Shrimp, which was said to be difficult to block even with a fleet rather than a destroyer, their minds changed little by little after that day.
That they were assigned here might not be a demotion, but a success.
In fact, less than a year after being assigned to a destroyer, he moved to a cruiser and new colleagues increased as he moved to a cruiser.
Among the newcomers, there were those who regarded being assigned under the captain as a demotion, but they did not particularly clear up the misunderstanding.
You have to experience this for yourself to solve it.
Like that. The heavy cruiser led by Captain Yuria went through promotion after promotion, making outstanding achievements one after another, like a huge fleet fleet.
It was a bit bittersweet because they felt like they, who had been called elites because the captain’s ability was so outstanding, became cleaners, but it felt like they could really go anywhere with this captain.
It’s been three years since I’ve been with the captain like that.
It’s been about 2 years since I’ve been on a cruiser. It was also transferred to a beginner battleship, but unlike when she moved from a destroyer to a cruiser, everyone’s expressions were dark.
Because the Crimson Samurai was such a strong and formidable enemy.
“Captain, the spare body is practically unusable, right?”
“Anyway, that’s the case. Since the body was created by steadily manipulating the body from the time it was still growing, guiding the direction of growth, and repeatedly strengthening and remodeling, the current appearance is very different from the body engraved on the spiritual body.”
In fact, I once made the captain’s one while making spare bodies for other members, but a very slender body appeared, not a strong body like now.
And that body died and was disposed of during the remodeling operation to make it into the body like the current blacksmith.
“So there’s one thing I’m making new without telling the captain…”
“Huh? How?”
“Right now, instead of manifesting in physical form, it is growing as part of it, starting from the baby’s body and remodeling over and over again.”
At those words, the expression on the colleague’s face looked at him as if he was tired of it.
“But it’s difficult. More research is needed, but depending on the presence or absence of a spare body, the risk of the mission varies greatly, so I’ll try to study more in the future.”
“Hey, wait a minute, so you’re saying you’ve been messing around with the captain’s body?”
“Damn it, how do you touch what’s in the test tube?”
Anyway, the captain’s spare body was made for now.
The body of a weak physical body that has fallen into fragility.
And the research to recreate a solid body that can withstand the tremendous psychic powers of the captain is ongoing.
“I want to complete it as soon as possible before I encounter the Crimson Samurai, but that would be impossible.”
“Once we go to the Super Battleship, things will get better. I’m sure there will be facilities available and more energy.”
Above all, if the rumors were true, it was said that Methuselah, the causal incineration weapon, also belonged to the captain.
The weapon that was said to be the most powerful than any weapon created by mankind.
Fortress of Megiddo
It is not a fortress located at the very end, but it is actually a place that is hit by the last front line, and it is a fortress where all of mankind’s technological darlings are gathered, and if this place collapses, mankind will collapse.
In fact, the rear fortress behind Megiddo was not in case Megiddo was breached, but to deal with enemies who passed Megiddo just in case, and the actual final defense line was Megiddo.
As such, the scale of Megiddo was something beyond imagination.
To the extent that it is said that 90% of the black holes that will not have any effect even if they disappear in the universe gather in Megiddo.
So no one knows the output of Megiddo.
Because it is still rising.
In fact, energy relay fortresses were located all over the universe, and there were a lot of fortresses that operated by receiving energy from these Megiddo fortresses.
So, in the last bastion of humanity, which is the last defense and adds enormous power to the defense line of the universe even at this point, it was sharpening its spleen blade to overturn the battle situation of mankind, which had been disadvantageous so far.
Oh oh oh…
It’s huge.
No, even the expression “Huge” Is not enough.
The fortress of Megiddo, so huge that a 2,300 km long heavy cruiser looked like a small boat, was already like a huge universe in itself.
“Hagi Knight, it is said that the number of black hole degeneration channels that make up the fortress of Megiddo alone reaches M units.”
Over a million black hole degeneracy engines.
Considering that there are over a million such engines, even one of which is enough to supply the energy needs of quite a few civilizations, it is enough to explain how amazing this place is.
“This is the first time I have been to Megiddo… 」
“Did we ever come here in the first place?”
Even if it disappears, 90% of the black holes that do not have a significant impact on the universe come to Megiddo, and even 10% that do not come to Megiddo are only black holes that are so small that they are no longer needed in Megiddo or are released expensively to the private sector.
Among them, the black holes that are released on the market are all F-class or lower black holes.
And among them, F-class black holes are in beginner battleships.
Among the E-class black holes, the lower class is a normal fortress. The upper grade was used for the super-fortress.
D-class and above are all used in Megiddo, and the number is still increasing in real time, so there was no way to explain other than that the output of Megiddo is impossible to measure.
Above all, since it is an A-class degenerate, its existence itself is classified as a secret from above, so it is even more unknown. Not even B-class, even C-class, you can’t recognize it with moderate access to information.
In fact, with the degeneracy now visible, the divisions are all D-class.
“Come to think of it, did you say that the black hole used in Methuselah’s Dyson Sphere structure is the only Ex-class black hole usable by mankind?”
“That monster that was said to produce about half of Megiddo’s output by itself.”
Will the captain really get the mudsela?
“But let’s take it. Personally, I can’t use it anyway, so I’ll have to issue a command from the top to use it. Normally, only the key unit Super Battleship Methuselah can be used.”
“Still, there is a form. The form of the crew of Methuselah, mankind’s final decisive battle weapon.”
Is that so?
“But if that’s true, only the elites of the elites will flock here from now on.”
“That’s right. We also need to train a little harder. If you do something wrong, it will be pushed back by the reviews.”
Well, if you think about it, being pushed back was already confirmed.
Although the phrase that a rolled stone takes out an embedded stone is used only in the lower end, even if the embedded stone is the highest class in the entire universe, it is a name that is too light compared to the last trump card like Methuselah, which is the final reserve of mankind.
Even though Megiddo, which was getting closer and closer, could only be seen as a steel wall, the crew began to get tired of it as there was still a long distance left.
Megiddo, which is still undergoing endless upgrades and expansions, is really not worth seeing as a metaphor, as it is said that it is the same as the universe.
I thought that Megiddo itself could be called a microcosm.
The cruiser finally reached the dock of Megiddo, which seemed to be out of reach forever, and landed on her dock with a click.
“Am I nervous?”
“Yeah. Just looking at it, I was really nervous that my shoulders shrank.”
A light appeared on the floor as if guiding her party in the direction they should go, and YuRia and her men quietly moved toward the line.
And how far did it go?
The line that went straight split into one light blue line and one yellow line in the middle and continued to grow.
“The light blue color is the captain’s personal color, so it must be said that only the captain should come over there.”
“…”
I’ll see you later. Feeling a little uneasy with the captain, Yuria and her subordinates split up and left. As Yuria followed the blue line alone, she came out into outer space again.
However, unlike the previous military academy, the Psi screen was down and artificial gravity was also maintained, so there was nothing to be concerned about.
How long has it been
Despite being in her outer space, YuRia stopped for a moment as she saw her guide ship stopped in front of her door made of Psi screens erected in front of her own eyes.
-Before this is the measuring station for measuring the grade with black hole degeneracy. From here on out, it’s normal space, so please wear a pressure suit. Also, as this is a space where the output to the black hole degeneracy is tested, protective clothing with at least a high-gravity protective function is recommended.
At those words, Yuria summoned her battle suit from beyond her space, wrapped it around her body, and moved forward.
She really felt her body soft and ready to rise, but she already knew what it was going to be like, so she calmly moved forward.
No. Looking at the equipment that seems to have connected a human hand to a device that measures the output of the black hole engine, not a device that measures the output of the externally expressed psychic orb, she quietly goes there.
It seems that the upper part already thought that in order to properly measure one’s abilities, it was impossible to measure with general measuring equipment, and it was necessary to mobilize at least black hole engine measuring equipment.
-Hold the handle and fully deploy the psychic output.
YuRia took a deep breath while holding her crystal handle with both of her hands, and then began to unleash her own power, which I hadn’t seen in a while.
“Huh! Heh!”
Exhausted while clinging to the safety ring, YuRia sighed and looked at the measuring instrument.
-4Q 21T (4,021 trillion)
When she saw the message that the E-class black hole degeneracy standard was met, she just felt empty.
However, considering that she could always maintain this level of output with the black hole degeneracy, and considering that the only thing she could stably produce was about 1/10 of this, it was said that she was at the level of the F-class black hole degeneracy.
When she was still immature, remembering that the first time she was measured was 2Q 2T, she was a little more than twice her growth.
Is she able to use this level of power just because she has finally reached full maturity physically?
Yuria laughed out loud because she now possessed power that surpassed that of ordinary super battleships.
– Yuria Future Heart Three Stars. A request for permission to use the transport has been received. This is a request from the dock of the Super Battleship Methuselah.
「Allow me」
Although she still had the aftereffects of consuming excessive psychic energy, she was able to perform daily activities with the help of her suit’s body support function.
-Receipt. You are summoned to the dock.
Yuria was angry and the scenery around her changed in an instant. She instantly changed from a weightless state to a gravity-free environment, but she stood up straight and looked in front of her with the body support of the suit.
As if to prove that she was made with Devil Shrimp materials, the red ship was truly spectacular.
She was waiting at the front of the bow for the launching ceremony, so she could see the sharp bow, but from here, looking at the huge battleship that couldn’t see the other side, and seeing the huge ship that was definitely incomparable to the cruisers she had been riding so far, Yuria was a bit impressed. .
This huge red-colored hull was not entirely made of pure Devil Shrimp material, but it must have been an alloy, but even so, I couldn’t help but think that it was really amazing.
She said it was an alloy, but she did not alloy it to save shrimp material, but to make it more durable, so it was not an alloy to reduce the price.
In reality, her own battle suit and her equipment are all made of alloy, just like this battleship in front of her.
“Is the captain here?”
“…”
Yuria, who had no energy to say that she had really pulled her psychic energy to the bottom, quietly removed only the helmet part of her battle suit, drenched in cold sweat, and the psychic energy showed the bottom, and the color died away and became a dull color. She responded to her men by showing her discarded hair.
“Ah…”
When the subordinate next to him hesitated for a moment about what to do with the champagne bottle in his hand, Yuria reached out with the help of a suit, and the subordinate passed the champagne bottle onto the exhausted YuRia’s hand.
“You can throw it as it is.”
At that, Yuria looked at the bottle.
A thin and clear glass bottle made of pure silicon made for launching ceremony and filled with carbonated champagne.
Normally, it would break so easily, but Yuria felt strange for some reason.
What. She just felt better and then with the help of the suit she lifted her arms over her shoulders and threw the bottle at her back with all her might.
The champagne bottle spinning in the air is artistically ticked on the wall of the hull as it is! As it spins and collides, only the snout flies, spinning around in the air, and the overcharged carbonic acid stimulated turns into white bubbles and spurts out as it is, and the champagne bottle YuRia threw began to come back like a rocket.
“Uh-wah!?”
“Come back, come back!!”
As the champagne bottle flew in an irregular trajectory and soon felt as if it was flying straight towards her, Yuria hurriedly put on her helmet again, and the champagne bottle wrapped around her head in a very dangerous way, and the moment the visor came down, Yuria’s eyes fell. It hit the face and boom! And exploded
Although she was covered with champagne along with glass shards, it was fortunate that it spilled over her battle suit, so Yuria had no problems except for feeling a little uncomfortable. It made Yuria’s eyebrows furrow.
Is this supposed to be properly broken? Should it be seen as not
All in all, it wasn’t broken by bumping into a boat, but by bumping into yourself and breaking.
“Then, with this, we will finish the ceremony.”
It seemed that there must have been more progress afterward, but the host, embarrassed by the situation a moment ago, hurriedly ended the launching ceremony, and Yuria immediately moved somewhere, surrounded by her men.
Shoot aaaaa -!!
After hurriedly washing off the champagne and glass fragments on the outside of the battle suit with water, they finished the emergency cleaning and looked at her cautiously as she removed her helmet again.
“Daejangdaejang. Are you okay?”
“… Whoa”
Yuria, who secretly raised her hand and showed her intention to support her, immediately removed her battle suit as soon as her subordinates prepared to support her, staggering as it was and her body about to fall. Right on her left and right, her subordinates supported her and set her Yuria upright.
“Thanks”
“Oh, no, with something like this…”
Her suit was supported, but perhaps it was because she was already exhausted and forced to move, so she couldn’t really move her fingertips.
“Did you get the ship’s specifications?”
“Oh, so here…”
Holding a piece of hologram symbolizing her data in the form of a small diamond-shaped diamond in the air, YuRia waved her hand lightly and unfolded her data.
Total length 15,000km
Overall width 3,400Km (at the widest point) 2,500Km (average width)
Total height 4,000Km (including bridge) 1,500Km (average height)
Power source E⁺⁺ class black hole degeneracy furnace (output 5Q 120T (5120 trillion) Psi)
“5… 5Q?”
Considering that she was about 400T, this was a non-standard item for a long time.
A double-plus-class degenerate, the highest level among E-classes that can only be entered into a beginner fortress…
“As expected, the captain was also surprised.”
“Oh no, who the hell thought of putting an engine like this in a battleship?”
When 1Psi is converted into an ancient energy unit, it can be converted into an output of about 100Mw, which is similar to a nuclear aircraft carrier, one of the ancient weapons.
Considering that energy efficiency in ancient times was destructive, the result would be completely different when considering the difference in efficiency in the energy conversion process even for the same amount of energy.
While looking at the detailed specifications, the rough structure diagram, and the new super battleship Methuselah, which became her own ship for a while, Yuria felt that her energy had returned a little and stood up on her own.
“Are you okay already?”
“It’s okay. Just walking now”
Yuria, who was still walking while looking at the detailed specifications and functions of the Super Battleship Methuselah, noticed a person approaching from afar.
And at that moment, Yuria flinched and her body stiffened.
It was him.
Back then she was still a few months away from becoming an adult herself. He was the one who brought great shame and humiliation to himself.
The guy who forced himself to produce milk by injecting himself into his breast, milked him with a milking machine like a cow, and collapsed from anemia and dehydration due to excessive milking.
He had a fairly large syringe in his hand.
Judging by the faint smell, it appeared to be alcohol.
“Hey, it’s been a while?”
“…”
“I heard you already gave three stars, but it’s quite good.”
Sensing that something was wrong with him, his men blocked his way, but he just lightly pushed his men aside and approached Yuria.
It was not a matter of force, but his status itself made it impossible to stop him strongly.
“By the way. If you go to a place like that, you should drink alcohol that suits your status. They say that you like it, it’s just something dipped in alcohol, and you say you like it?”
Standing up the large syringe in his hand, he instantly coated the sharp Psi blade at the tip of the syringe needle and stuck it into Yuria’s abdomen.
To be precise, he had inserted that thick, large needle into Yuria’s liver.
Fu-wook!!
“Ugh…?”
It hurt quite a bit, but it wasn’t that severe for YuRia, who suffered more severe pain every day.
“So I’m going to give you a present. Why don’t you drink it yourself with one liver of the alcohol you love so much?”
Woowook!!
When the injection piston was pressed, ultra-high-purity alcohol began to be injected directly into the liver.
Yuria, who initially flinched at the extremely cold sensation, felt a sharp pain as if her liver was on fire, and her eyes widened.
“Huh?!”
“Big, Captain!?”
“Yu, Captain Yuria!!”
“Captain Future Heart!?”
Go, easy… Simple!!
YuRia’s face went white and cold sweat began to form on her.
“Uh, uh … Ah …?
It hurts!! It hurts!!! It hurts!!!
Go, simple, simple!!
“Mae, Maddyk!! Maddyk!!”
“Medicine!!”
While her subordinates screamed for a doctor around her elongated body and flung her thoughts here and there, Yuria just flinched and fell beside her, flinching! Flinch! And convulsed her body.
At least…
Even if the procedures and experiments she was subjected to were not even considerate of the pain, they were basically procedures for strengthening her body, not for destroying her body.
However, as much as her alcohol injection this time was administered only to harm her liver, the feeling was so different from the pain she usually felt, and her whole body did not have strength.
Gradually, it felt like the sounds around me were coming from far away.
“Big, Captain… Captain!! Wake up! Captain!!”
“…!!! …!!”
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