Star Forge Titan

"Perseus... spread your wings!"

Buzz! Hear that resounding cry and feel the intense emotion within it.

Ivan, who was planning to evacuate, suddenly pulled up the motorcycle, and the heavy motorcycle turned 180 degrees on the spot.

The wide tires rubbed against the ground, leaving a charred arc-shaped mark. The skeleton horse with a bright red light in the center of the front of the car was facing Perseus, the Ghost in the Shell, who was flying high in the air. The black-haired boy's eyes, which emitted golden radiation, also looked at Perseus's dark and turbid compound eyes.

There were repeated footsteps in the distance, but neither side spoke.

In silence, Alvin took out a piece of desert gold sand from his pocket.

Although this local currency was called gold sand according to original custom, its shape was a flat round shape similar to gold coins of other countries.

Ding!

The gold coin rolled up into the sky, and gravity caused it to fly to the top and then spin down.

The solid ground collided with the gold coin, and the latter bounced upwards again with a crisp sound, followed by a loud flapping sound of wings and the sound of the engine turning.

Perseus from Ghost in the Shell stretched his right arm, which had transformed into a spear, forward as far as he could. The transparent membrane wings behind him vibrated at high speed and turned into a phantom that continuously refracted light. His whole body seemed to have turned into an arrow shot out by a crossbow with all its strength. With a terrifying and unstoppable deterrent, he rushed towards the black-haired boy who was riding an iron horse in front of him.

As if sensing the fighting spirit burning in the air, the soul of the Mountain King residing in the iron body made the engine emit a sharp roar on its own, like the loud and long neigh of a charging warhorse.

At the same time, Ivan controlled the handlebars with one hand, his eyes shining with a hot light like molten metal, and the oncoming strong wind made his messy black hair dance wildly like a battle flag in the wind.

The boy's other hand tightly grasped the legendary longsword Burning Justice.

The red translucent sword body dragged behind him, and the tip of the sword touched the ground. The friction caused sparks and left a sharp scratch straight forward.

Charge! Face it head-on!!!

The huge impact caused by the high-speed charge between them was enough to allow Ghost in the Shell's single-molecule-level sharp spear to completely penetrate Ivan's entire defense, but the black-haired boy who stared at the tip of the spear did not show any sign of hesitation on his face.

His hands gripping the handlebars were as steady as cast iron, and his gripping the hilt of the sword was firmer than ice frozen for a thousand years.

Time seemed to stand still and flowed bit by bit. No matter whether it was the flying Ghost in the Shell or the black-haired boy riding the iron horse, the speed of both sides at this moment reached an extremely astonishing level, just like two world-class super sports cars running towards each other in a straight road of only 100 meters.

Perhaps in a brief moment of less than one tenth of a second, a collision with serious consequences will occur.

High-speed duel, that's the limit.

Death is approaching at any moment.

Chapter 76 A Thousand Years of Dreams

The average reaction speed of ordinary people is about 150-180 milliseconds, and the human limit is about 100 milliseconds.

But even if the human body is pushed to its limits, it is difficult to respond correctly in this short round that is calculated in one tenth, one hundredth, or one thousandth of a second.

But Alvin did it.

Relying on the mystical transformation, extraordinary promotion and genetic factors from higher beings, many of his attributes have now entered the realm of perfection. He has almost achieved the perfect body and can react in time at the extreme moment when lightning cuts through the air.

The agility attribute has entered the realm of perfection, coupled with the perception of time and space brought by the flawless gem miracle sea, the precious new talent obtained by the simultaneous effect of the two was successfully activated by Alvin.

At this moment, he was moving at high speed and could clearly feel the rapid changes in his own spatial coordinates.

Then, the strong body that was originally in the material world suddenly blurred for a moment.

Spatial perception confirmed!

Phase shift activated!

In the tiny time unit of one thousandth of a second, Ivan's body became like a non-existent shadow. The single-molecule spear containing powerful magic power of Perseus from Ghost in the Shell passed through his body easily like piercing a piece of gauze, but did not cause any actual damage!

Just like a sharp blade cutting through the water cannot cut the objects reflected in it, the spear did not actually touch anything.

On the contrary, Ivan, who was briefly ethereal and then instantly solid, slightly raised the legendary magic sword in his hand at the moment when the two sides intersected.

Without any other unnecessary movements, the sharp sword blade was like the wings of a hunting eagle sweeping across the earth, bringing this high-speed duel that took place in a very short time to a complete end.

Boom!

There was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground behind him. Alvin stopped his horse and looked back calmly.

Ghost in the Shell threw Perseus to the ground. Its transparent wings that originally reflected rainbow light were now completely bent and broken, and half of its body was stained dark brown.

The most serious injury was the right arm that had been severely mutated into the shape of a long spear.

The limb was completely cut off from the elbow downwards by the sharp sword in Ivan's hand, and a large amount of liquid gushed out from the broken end, making it look like a warrior with half of his body covered in blood and lying seriously injured.

Not feeling very proud of his victory, Alvin raised his hand and touched his cheek, where there was a very small scratch.

Although it was very small, a faint red bloodstain was clearly seeping out of it.

As expected of a combat creature shaped by a giant, if he had activated the phase shift to virtualize his body even a millisecond later, the spear filled with intense magic power might have pierced his head directly.

Of course, it is more likely that after piercing the outer layer of defense and the surface of flesh and blood, it will slide on the skull that is mixed with the divine metal Orichalcum and is so strong that it is a bit too strong.

"Even in a frenzy, you haven't completely forgotten the art of fighting!"

Arriving in front of Ghost in the Shell's Perseus, Ivan whispered with some emotion:

"That was a good shot."

It seems that if the condition is normal, perhaps two or three Ghost in the Shell soldiers can deal with me for a long time. If there are more people, it is not completely impossible for me to be defeated.

As expected, we should never forget to be cautious. Those people and teams who underestimate their opponents will always miss out on victory, no matter how strong or invincible they have appeared to be.

A good opponent can often teach you a good lesson, Alvin thought silently in his heart.

Out of respect for this, he did not deliver the fatal blow to the fallen Ghost in the Shell Perseus.

Anyway, the opponent is unlikely to cause more trouble to him in the short term, and an injured high-level unit may instead cause a lot of burden to the Zerg.

Just like the cost of repairing a luxury car is often much more expensive than repairing a van, Alvin can roughly guess this by using only the partial knowledge he has to analyze.

So, without paying attention to the angry roar coming from behind him, he rode the Sanwang in heavy motorcycle form and quickly moved away from the area. In the distance, he could faintly hear the dense footsteps of the insect beast army.

Soon, a heavy figure slammed into the passage with great force, and the metal ground was twisted and deformed by the terrifying impact force.

Hercules, with two horns on his head but one of them broken in half, silently looked at Perseus who was lying on the ground seriously injured not far away.

Although both have compound eyes similar to those of insects, the latter is covered with a layer of transparent crystals with turbid black rolling inside, while the former has already appeared a bright red.

"Is this also what that Lord did?"

Hercules spoke incoherent words, as if he hadn't spoken for nearly a thousand years.

At this moment, Ghost in the Shell, who is known for his violent power even among insect beasts, seems calmer than ever before, and even his body shape has undergone subtle changes.

Taking into account the various special situations on a complex battlefield, advanced combat units such as Ghost in the Shell and Shell Knight not only have exoskeletons as sturdy as insects, but also have metal organs implanted in the embryonic stage and even sturdier metal bones in their bodies.

However, compared to his original ferocious appearance that looked like a hybrid insect, Hercules now looked much more peaceful.

Not only did no violent noises come out of the body, but most of the bone spurs on the exoskeleton that had grown wildly due to the mutation also disappeared.

The flat carapace reveals a smooth curve similar to modern tactical armor, and even the ferocious-looking mouthparts with a silver metallic luster are biting each other and retracted. At first glance, it looks like an exquisitely shaped metal mask, revealing a hint of mystery in its low-keyness.

The calm Hercules gazed at the mad Perseus, and his insect-like face, which could hardly show any expression, actually revealed a bit of sadness and pity.

"Glorious soarer, it seems you haven't received the Lord's forgiveness... and redemption..."

With a melancholy sigh, Hercules took a half step aside and released a burst of pheromones.

Sensing this command pheromone that combined fifty elements to form a variety of complex commands, the medical beetle following behind immediately stepped forward.

This is a low beetle with two long antennae, a black shell, and crawling on the ground. If its shape were smaller, it would probably look more familiar to people.

Aiming at Perseus's wound, the medical beetle used its mouthparts to spray a light brown liquid with a fishy but slightly sweet smell. This special liquid secreted by the beetle itself has an excellent therapeutic effect whether taken orally or applied topically.

Oral administration can treat symptoms such as blood stasis, internal bleeding, and organ infection. External use can speed up the healing of trauma such as sharp scratches and high temperature burns. It can also treat wounds with wound surfaces such as ulcers, fistulas, and bedsores.

In short, despite the healer's appearance that may cause people to scream, the medical beetle can heal many common injuries.

But that's assuming it remains normal...

Hercules suddenly reached out and pulled the medical beetle away, with a look of sadness flashing in his eyes.

After completing the wound treatment according to the command pheromone, the medical beetle actually wanted to bite Perseus's wound. It was obviously driven completely by instinct and no longer obeyed orders like a normal Zerg combat sequence unit.

Therefore, now the Zerg will often kill these auxiliary units on the spot after they have executed the commands in the command pheromones.

Do you treat your own kind as mere disposable tools?

How sad this is.

Heavy emotions surged in his heart, and what made Hercules even sadder was that he couldn't tell anyone about this feeling.

Now he is like the only normal individual living in an abnormal kingdom where all the people are crazy.

Or maybe, I am the abnormal individual who has truly fallen into madness.

Without ordering the swarm to continue tracking, Hercules' left and right eyes alternately lit up red and blue, and he looked like he was thinking about something.

Then he jumped onto the back of a chariot-class insect beast and ordered the swarm to take Perseus back to the hive.

Seeing the hive up close makes you feel its enormity more clearly than viewing it from a distance.

It is like an artificial mountain with an extremely large volume.

The metal pillar wrapped in the middle emitted a faint light. Although it was only a very weak light, it made all the insects and beasts bathing in it feel warm and relaxed as if they were covered by the sun. Although there was still turbid darkness rolling in their eyes, they were much quieter than usual.

As the forsaken, our race has been sealed within the empty fortress for a thousand years. Even a thousand years haven't been able to completely erase the poison. Only by being illuminated by the fragments of the noble soul within the perpetual furnace of radiance can this poison be barely alleviated...

Hercules suppressed a sigh, and then he smelled a unique scent in the air.

That is the ruling pheromone released directly by the source of the Zerg, the Great Zerg Queen, through the Zerg Hive, which is a living structure.

Without much reaction, just like the other Ghost in the Shell soldiers who were in chaos, Hercules restrained the bright light in his eyes and pretended to be in a daze as he entered the depths of the hive.

Passing through the intricate internal passages, the chaos of the Zerg was even reflected in the architecture. The internal passages of the nest, which should have been neat and orderly and completely in line with the standard architectural blueprint, now appeared to be twisted and of varying thicknesses. In some places, one could even see servant-level Zerg beasts that had been eaten to only half of their bodies.

That was most likely the work of a bug-beast that suddenly went crazy. It was obvious that the bug-beasts could maintain their normal activities by relying on concentrated honey jelly. Even superior units like Ghost in the Shell and Shell Knight only needed to regularly replenish a certain amount of special spices to maintain combat status.

Therefore, eating organisms is a behavior that the insect swarm does not need at all, and this is also one of the mutations caused by the erosion of residual poison.

With extremely complicated emotions, Hercules walked along the gradually widening passage and came to an extremely spacious nest chamber deep in the insect nest.

Apart from him and the injured Perseus, ten completely different figures stood high on the twelve pillars, and the remaining two empty pillars were their positions.

In the central area surrounded by twelve thick pillars is a huge throne made entirely of gold. Its size is quite astonishing, and there are all kinds of mechanical instruments around it. It looks more like a special production factory than a throne.

But at this moment, all the mechanical instruments fell silent, and one could even see countless layers of thick dust accumulated on the surface.

Only hundreds of incense burners of all sizes were still operating, with large amounts of smoke so thick that it was almost suffocating continuously flowing out of them, gradually filling the entire room.

Through the hazy smoke, Hercules saw that in the center of the golden throne sat a short, shriveled figure that was completely incompatible with the magnificent throne itself.

The figure had a pair of insect-like antennae on its head, and at this moment its body was twitching as it continuously inhaled the thick smoke coming out of the incense burner with an almost greedy movement.

Hercules knew that the expensive smoke produced by the extravagant burning of special spices could slow down or even reverse the aging process of organisms.

But this was totally insufficient for the short, shriveled figure.

The long-term production work had exhausted her life force. Even the special spices prepared to maintain high-level combat units like Ghost in the Shell could not suppress the process of her body's decline.

Originally, a specially trained new individual was supposed to take over its duties, but an accident that occurred a hundred years ago disrupted the normal cycle of the Zerg...

Shaking his head, putting the useless thoughts behind him for the time being, Hercules slowly knelt down in front of the golden throne.

"It's been one thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight years and nine months. Long time no see..."

Its mouthparts slowly opened and closed, and in its rustling voice it uttered the easiest nouns to learn in Old Norse.

"Mother."

Chapter 77: The End of Madness

The great worm-father, as great as a mountain, walks underground, his name is Herbert.

The Worm Queen, precious as gold, sits on the throne, her name is Gavenna.

Herbert is as permanent as a rock, but Gavina is as constant as flowing water.

But they are always the supreme and beloved mothers in the hive, the great Gavina, the loving Gavina, the eternal Gavina.

Song of the Worm's Nest————————By the seventh generation Ghost in the Shell: Wise Odysseus

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"You... failed..."

An old and hoarse voice sounded from behind the smoke.