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Chapter 160 Chaos Corruption is Silent, Stay Vigilant! (Tomorrow, Updates Will Resume)

Bang Bang, the flying car catapulted into action and rushed towards Oman's ship under the acceleration of the magnetic track.

The flying car is equipped with thrusters and laser cutting devices, which can flexibly turn in near-ground environments and space, and use thick lasers to cut through the external armor plates of enemy ships to avoid the embarrassing situation of getting stuck in the wall.

Oman's ship opened its outer armor plates just in time, exposing the space dock.

Aaron and Beast, who were driving the Boom Boom Car, received Li Nuo's order to turn off the laser cutting device and drove into the dock in a stable manner.

On the other side, a one-sided situation emerged on the battlefield.

Of Oman's fleet, only the ship he was on survived; the other two ships had turned into wreckage and were falling toward the surface.

The fleet pursuing Oman still has 5 ships available.

These ships were designed and manufactured by the Onye people themselves. They look similar to sea urchins, with a purple and black interlaced paint scheme. They appear to be light cruiser class.

In space combat science, there is a point of knowledge called "angular velocity".

Light cruisers have a faster cruising speed.

With Ailon's Steel Ingot as the center of the circle, the light cruiser sailed quickly around the Steel Ingot, and the cruise angular velocity of the cruiser was very high.

The angular velocity of the Steel Ingot's broadside gun array to turn its muzzle was limited, so no matter how it adjusted the muzzle direction, it could not keep up with the light cruiser's circling pace.

A spaceship is also a ship, and the sea of stars is also the sea.

This tactic of using one's own mobility advantage to prevent the enemy's artillery from catching up with one's own is inherited from the naval battles of the classical period.

The term in the human empire is called encirclement tactics or circling the (mast) tactics, and in the orc slang it is called circling.

"Master Wuji, we are being circled by those five ships!"

The fire control boy shouted from under the platform.

Li Nuo looked at the noisy boy:
"Let our little spaceship destroy those five light cruisers! Don't let them escape!"

"Okay, boss." The noisy boy yelled in the fleet's communication channel, conveying Li Nuo's order.

More than twenty green frigates cruising around the Ingot set out and approached the enemy at a speed far exceeding that of the light cruiser.

These green frigates move like buzzing flies, and can perform highly maneuverable flying maneuvers around their targets.

They are equipped with ship-borne machine guns and missile launchers.

The bullets fired by the machine gun are not ordinary metal projectiles, but chemical projectiles with cationic explosives.

The ion sparks produced by the explosion of cationic explosives have little lethality, but can quickly consume the energy of the shield.

A volley of bullets was fired, the light cruiser's void shield flickered, and a large number of ripples appeared on the surface.

The light cruisers were unscathed, but their commanders soon sensed something was amiss.

The energy consumption rate of the Void Shield is faster than expected, reaching 10 times that of normal conditions.

The greenskin frigate only needs six salvos to penetrate the void shield of the light cruiser.

Without the void shield, the external armor plates would not be able to withstand machine gun bombardment of this power.

The light cruiser's broadside guns could not hit the green-skinned frigates due to angular velocity issues.

The fleet commander decided that this would not work and broke out into space to leave the frigate's encirclement.

When the green-skinned frigates saw that the enemy wanted to escape, they swarmed forward, blocked the enemy's course, and madly fired cationic projectiles.

After a round of heavy bombardment, the void shields of the two light cruisers were penetrated.

The green frigate activated its missile launcher and fired two medium-sized missiles, which blew up all the enemies.

As golden-white cationic sparks exploded on the armor plates, both light cruisers suffered a major power outage at the same time.

Their hulls were captured by the planet's gravity and fell irreversibly to the ground.

After entering the bottom of the low-Earth orbit, they suddenly burst into flames and billowing smoke, becoming two huge fireballs that streaked across the sky.

Fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of their companions, the three light cruisers headed at full speed towards space, changing their route from a curve to a straight line.

The Ingot followed behind the three light cruisers, and the artillery array at the front of the ship was loaded.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three deafening bangs exploded inside the ship, and the hull shook violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

Three metal shells with a diameter of 200 meters were fired, and the ticking boxes and flame nozzles on the shells rapidly calibrated the trajectory.

A few seconds later, the steel body of the metal shell shattered the void shield and crashed into the hull of the light cruiser. The plasma high explosive inside the shell was detonated, and bright blue sparks bloomed at the sterns of the three light cruisers.

The deadly blue fire engulfed the ship within half a minute, and the light cruiser fell to the ground with brilliant fireworks, and soon turned into a blazing "meteor from outer space" due to the intense atmospheric friction.

At this point, the hostile Ounye fleet was annihilated, and no Ounye ship survived except the ship on which Oman was located.

Under Lino's orders, Ailon and the Beast took control of Oman's ship.

The ship lowered its cruising altitude to the lowest point in its near-Earth orbit.

Li Nuo sent a large number of orc boys to board the ship, seized Oman's command, and controlled all the crew members. Oman himself and his cronies were taken to the Ingot by Ailon and the beast.

Oman wore a black top hat, a black dress similar to a tuxedo, and held a spiral-patterned cane in his hand.

Its trusted confidants are the ship's captain, helmsman, and Onyet navigator, all of whom wear brown leather armor with metal plates.

Four Onye people were taken to the bridge of the Ingot and faced the questioning of the witch priest.

"What do you mean when you say that the Randan Alliance is coming back?" Li Nuo stood on the high platform holding the witch's staff in his hand, looking down at the four Onye people below.

Ouman understood that when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

It took off its hat and placed it on its chest, bowed to Li Nuo, raised its head and replied:

"That's exactly what it says, Your Excellency the Shaman Priest. About a month ago, our Onyeh Group received a subspace communication from outside the Milky Way. The sender of this message was none other than the Randan Alliance, which was driven out of the Milky Way by the Human Empire a hundred years ago."

"You just said 'our Onye Group'? Do you mean that you are also involved in the cold trade?" Li Nuo asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Shaman Priest. However, my empire does not directly participate in plundering and transportation. We are more adept at manufacturing hormone injection devices and neuromodulation devices. It's no exaggeration to say that over 80% of these devices used by the Onyet Group are the work of our empire."

There was a hint of pride in Oman's words and he seemed to be very confident in the science and technology he had mastered.

The Onye people have a very confused concept of mate selection, which causes their reproductive desire to remain high at all times.

Newly born Onye people will be placed in special devices and given large amounts of hormone injections and nerve regulation to help them quickly master combat skills.

This kind of quick-acting technology also exists in the Human Empire, and its main target population is humans born in the Mechanicus's training facilities.

Greenskins do not need to regulate hormones and nerves; the knowledge and fighting skills they crave are engraved in their genes.

In the case of the hive, such devices can be purchased directly from the local monastery.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of human identity or orc identity, Li Nuo looks down on the technology that Oman is proud of.

"Besides hormone injections and neuromodulation technology, what else can you offer? Intelligence on the Randan Alliance, novel technical blueprints, unique potion formulas, and even a strategic layout of your Ounie galaxy. As long as you can bring me what I want, I can spare your life."

"Mr. Wu Ji, I can tell you everything you want to know. The prerequisite is that you agree to a small request of mine."

Ou Man straightened up and raised his chin slightly:
"I ask that you allow me to restock my supplies here. I need food, water, weapons and ammunition, medicine, and fuel for the plasma reactor. I won't take up too much of your time. Once I have everything restocked, I will set off immediately and get as far away from the Randan Alliance as possible."

"I can give you supplies. Tell me, how much do you know about the Randan Alliance?"

Li Nuo directly asked the issue that concerned him most.

Oman started by talking about the subspace communication he received a month ago.

Here's the thing:

One hundred years ago, three Space Marine Legions of the Human Empire went to war with the Randan Alliance in the northeast corner of the Hazy Star Region.

The Human Empire discovered Randan's home galaxy, but due to insufficient manpower, it failed to complete the cleanup operation.

At least two Randan flagships and no less than ten battleships escaped from the mother system.

This exile fleet was forced to leave the galaxy and has since disappeared from the sight of the human empire.

Due to the limited light of the Astronomican, the Space Marine Corps did not dare to pursue Randan's exile fleet rashly and could only watch them leave.

Mind control technology, commonly known as brainwashing technology, is the signature method of the Randan Alliance.

The Exile Fleet enslaved a large number of extragalactic civilizations, formed a large slave army, and was always ready to counterattack the Human Empire.

Now, they are coming back.

Before its official return, it sent a notice to the civilization at the edge of the northeastern corner of the Milky Way:

Either join the Randan Alliance or be crushed by the slave army.

The Ounian group was thus split. Some, hostile to the human empire, voluntarily surrendered to the Randan, while others were wiped out in the civil war. Ouman was the sole survivor. "Did the Randan Alliance specify the time of their return?" Li Nuo asked.

"No." Ou Man shook his head and replied. Then he pinched the brim of his hat and bowed to Li Nuo, saying sincerely:
"Mr. Wu Ji, I am willing to offer you all my scientific and technological information and technical drawings in exchange for your protection. Of course, you can completely refuse me. I will make a copy of all the information and drawings you want and give them to you, and then leave with the supplies."

Ouman was very polite when he spoke, which was different from the Ounye people that Li Nuo had met before.

It seems that even in this alien civilization with confused views on mate selection, there are still sensible people.

Li Nuo glanced at Ailon and Beast, ready to discuss with them before making a decision.

At this time, an orc boy who escorted Oman here muttered something under the platform and scratched his neck with his rough fingers.

"I'm so itchy..."

"Ccrunch."

Li Nuo looked over when he heard the voice, his eyes slightly fixed.

There was an inconspicuous bump on the part where the orc was scratching.

All orcs who have been vaccinated will have such a small lump.

When it turns red and itchy, and the orc can't stop scratching it, it means something bad is happening...

The parasitic spores of the Bone Drinker have infected this orc!
The fungal phage virus in the protrusion went into action, strangling the parasitic spores in the orc's body with all its might.

This triggers a series of immune responses, one of which is itchy skin!

"Puff." The bulge on the orc's neck burst on its own, and blue-purple juice flowed out of it. The blue-purple light in it quickly dimmed, indicating that the parasitic spores of the Bone Drinker had completely lost their activity.

This sudden scene attracted the attention of everyone present.

Some orcs scratched and watched.

The beast's eyes flashed, as if he thought of something, and he immediately turned his head to look at the boss with a serious expression.

Ouman noticed the disappearing blue-purple light in time, his face instantly turned gloomy, his polite temperament disappeared, replaced by a coldness that was hard to ignore.

"Alon! Beast!" Li Nuo shouted in the orc jargon:

"Kill all four of these guys! They are Bone Drinkers!"

"Ang!" Ailon raised the power hammer and smashed the Onye helmsman to death with a clang.

Amidst the blood, flesh, and mud, a blue-purple light flickered faintly, but it was crushed into pieces by Aaron's huge iron feet, and the parasitic spores died on the spot.

The beast quickly pulled out the logging gun from his waist and fired a burst of bullets, accurately killing the Onye navigator and captain.
Blood splattered, organ fragments splashed out, and the Onye navigator and captain were torn to pieces by the barrage of bullets.

But Oman was unharmed.

Its body was protected by a psychic shield, and it quickly transformed from solid to virtual. Its eyes pierced Li Nuo like a cold blade:

"Damned green bastard! You're lucky this time! We'll settle with you next time!"

Li Nuo snorted heavily, raised his staff and struck the ground, consuming a large number of stupid mushrooms to activate brain freeze.

Oman's gloomy expression froze instantly, his pupils dilated, his eyes lost focus, the psychic shield around him disappeared, and his body, which had originally faded, turned solid again.

The beast raised his gun and aimed and shot, twice in the chest and once in the head.

Aaron raised the power hammer and smashed it three times, smashing Oman from the inside out.

A dozen small blue-purple spots stood out among the bloody corpse. These were the parasitic spores in Oman's body.

The beast switched to shooting mode, spewing out a long dragon of fire, setting the corpse on fire.

The bluish-purple spots of light melted in the high temperature and turned into ashes along with the corpse.

"Keep killing, don't leave any one alive." Li Nuo pointed at the Ounye ship outside the porthole.

Beast and Aaron took the order, picked up the noisy box and gave orders to their boys, asking the orcs on the Onyet ship to kill all non-green-skinned creatures that could breathe.

Li Nuo looked at the person searching for Dongdongqi under the platform with a frown on his face.

The Stuff Finder was functioning normally, and biometric identification of the Bone Drinker was ongoing, but the Stuff Finder hadn't issued a warning.

This phenomenon is entirely possible in theory and practice.

The principle of biorecognition is to monitor metabolites.

Different metabolites will reflect different electromagnetic signals during the scanning process.

After the scanner detects a specific electromagnetic signal, it will feedback the corresponding results.

The unique metabolite of bone drinkers is a kind of macromolecular phosphate compound.

By simply altering the compound's molecular structure, the Bone Drinker can circumvent biological recognition.

The failure of the finder means that the Bone Drinker has found a way to mask his biological characteristics and avoid being scanned by scanning devices.

As his thoughts raced, Li Nuo tilted his head and instructed:
"Alon, go to the Ounie people's ship and get me some blue-purple dots of light. Remember, put them in bottles and don't touch them directly. Beast, arrange for people to carefully check the conditions of each boy. All the boys whose bumps on their necks are broken must be vaccinated again."

"Yeah! I'll go right away!" Aaron strode away.

"Okay, boss!" The Beast patted his chest and walked out of the bridge.

A moment later, Aaron came back with a large glass jar containing a dozen spores emitting blue-purple light.

The parasitic spores of the Bone Drinker themselves have no senses such as vision, smell, and touch. They rely solely on the hairs on the outer membrane to identify whether the object they come into contact with is a living being and whether they can parasitize.

As long as Li Nuo doesn't touch the spores directly, the Bone Drinkers won't discover that he is conducting research.

He locked his eyes on the spores through the glass of the jar and activated the system's simulation function.

[You use the parasitic spores of the Bone Drinker as experimental subjects to conduct simulation experiments on metabolic products.]

【Day 1】

[You use the dilution plate method to separate and purify the experimental object and obtain 15 experimental samples. ]

[You speculate that the metabolites are fat-soluble, so you choose ethyl acetate to extract the metabolites. ]

【Day 2】

[You used thin layer chromatography to separate and purify metabolites and obtained 15 metabolite samples.]

[You use a mass spectrometer to measure the molecular weight of the metabolite. The results show that it is a phosphate macromolecular compound with a 30% similarity to a similar compound previously discovered.]

it is as expected.

The Bone Drinkers alter their own metabolism.

Li Nuo nodded secretly and started a new simulation.

This time, he used both fat-soluble and water-soluble metabolite determination methods to experiment with new metabolites.

Time passes in the simulation and cleaning of parasitic spores.

When all the hidden dangers on the two ships were eliminated, the simulation experiment also produced results.

When seeing the final result, Li Nuo became more wary of the Bone Drinkers.

Their new metabolites have additional hydrocarbon groups, making them both fat-soluble and water-soluble.

Whether it is fat-soluble or water-soluble depends on its molecular structure.

If the metabolites have more hydrocarbon groups, they will be fat-soluble.

The more phosphate groups there are, the more water-soluble it is.

After further simulation, Li Nuo found that:
When bone drinkers feed on fat, their metabolites have more hydrocarbon groups and are fat-soluble.

When feeding on the spinal cord and muscles, the metabolites have more phosphate groups and are water-soluble.

Bone drinkers can freely choose their food, change the molecular formula of their metabolites, and avoid different types of scanners.

This change, which occurs at the microscopic level, is difficult for people to detect.

Fortunately, ever since he knew about the Bone Drinker, Li Nuo has paid great attention to prevention, otherwise he would definitely suffer.

He concluded the simulation and saved the molecular structure of the new metabolite, labeling it "2nd Generation Bone Drinker Metabolite."

The fungal simulation was started again to write the molecular structure of the second-generation metabolites into the yeast cassette.

Insert the cassette into the card slot of the object finder to update the database of the object finder.

As soon as the data was updated, the finder discovered the spores in the glass jar and immediately issued a high-pitched alarm:

"Bone Drinkers have sneaked into our lair! Kill them quickly! Don't let them suck your bones!"

(End of this chapter)