189: Uninvited Guests and the Battle to Defend the "Homeland"

The development of the "Spark" organization within the Starry Sky Debris was thriving.

The homeland was expanding, resources were abundant, and even the "Flowing Silver" had started learning to help move bricks (though it often moved the Ore to inexplicable places).

Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction.

However, this silent, dead Starry Sky was not just inhabited by them and the "Flowing Silver."

That day, Wang Wu, who was responsible for monitoring the outer regions, found Wen Youyi, who was currently planning a new sector, with a grave expression.

"Youyi, something is wrong. Several small groups of "Flowing Silver" near Interaction Point 3 have become very agitated since yesterday, and there have even been instances of them attacking each other. Moreover... two of the hidden sensors we placed there have lost signal."

Wen Youyi frowned immediately.

Although the "Flowing Silver" sometimes had small-scale conflicts over energy, large-scale agitation and missing sensors were definitely not normal.

"I'll go take a look."

Wen Youyi made a prompt decision, brought Zhao Iron Pillar along, and the two headed toward the region where Interaction Point 3 was located.

Interaction Point 3 was located in a relatively open area filled with many floating small and medium-sized debris.

Before they even got close, Wen Youyi felt an unusual sense of oppression.

The number of "Flowing Silver" originally active in this area had significantly decreased, and those remaining were like frightened birds, darting quickly between the debris and reacting sluggishly to the friendly signals Wen Youyi and his companion sent out.

"Something has scared them," Wen Youyi said in a low voice, signaling Zhao Iron Pillar to increase his vigilance.

The two carefully hid behind a large piece of debris and observed closely.

Soon, they discovered the source of the anomaly—

In the shadow of a massive piece of debris shaped like a broken sword blade in the distance, three never-before-seen creatures were crawling!

They were about the size of a calf, shaped like centipedes magnified a thousand times, their bodies covered in dark, rock-like carapaces.

On both sides of their bodies were dozens of sharp, sickle-like appendages.

Their heads lacked eyes, possessing only a circular mouthpart that constantly opened and closed, filled with spiral-shaped, sharp teeth.

They exuded a chaotic aura that was cold, hungry, and completely incompatible with Star Power.

At that moment, one of them was using its sharp appendages to dig into the surface of the debris, seemingly searching for something.

Another was using its mouthparts to gnaw on a piece of... deactivated "Flowing Silver" debris!

That silver-gray metal was easily torn apart and devoured under its sharp teeth as if it were tofu.

As for the third one, it seemed to have sensed something.

Its featureless head turned toward the direction where Wen Youyi and his companion were hiding, and the speed at which its mouthparts opened and closed increased, emitting a tooth-achingly sharp "click-clack" sound.

"It's them!" Wen Youyi felt a chill in his heart.

These things not only hunted "Flowing Silver," they could even detect their concealment!

"Damn it! What the hell are these things?" Zhao Iron Pillar was also disgusted by the appearance of those things and gripped his heavy sword tightly.

"I don't know, but they are definitely enemies!" Wen Youyi's eyes were cold.

The aura of these creatures instinctively made him feel disgusted, and furthermore, they were hunting "Flowing Silver," destroying the ecological balance of this place, and even threatening the safety of "Spark"!

They must be eliminated!

Just then, the centipede monster that had sensed them suddenly let out a sharp hiss, its body springing forth like an arrow from a bow, pouncing toward the debris where they were hiding!

The other two also immediately stopped eating, their sickle-like appendages paddling, and they flanked them at an extremely high speed!

"We've been discovered! Prepare for battle!" Wen Youyi shouted.

Zhao Iron Pillar, already unable to hold back, let out a roar, and his heavy sword, coated in a yellowish-brown Protective Aura, slashed head-on toward the first centipede monster charging at them!

"Clang!"

Sparks flew everywhere!

The heavy sword struck the centipede monster's head carapace, yet it only left a shallow white mark!

The monster's momentum only stalled slightly, and its sickle-like appendages swung toward Zhao Iron Pillar's waist to cut him in half!

"What a hard shell!" Zhao Iron Pillar was startled, hurriedly dodging to the side, pulling his heavy sword back to defend, and colliding head-on with the appendage, emitting a harsh, scraping sound.

Wen Youyi wasn't idle either; he formed his fingers into a sword shape, condensing starlight, and shot several fierce finger-blasts toward the joint connections of another centipede monster!

However, the monster reacted extremely quickly, twisting its body in an eerie manner, and most of the finger-blasts were deflected by its hard carapace, with only one hitting the base of an appendage, slowing its movement slightly.

"Their carapaces have strong resistance to both energy and physical attacks! Find the weak points!" Wen Youyi analyzed quickly.

The third centipede monster attacked from the flank, its mouthparts wide open, and it spat a stream of corrosive, dark green slime toward Wen Youyi!

Wen Youyi retreated rapidly, setting up a barrier of starlight in front of him.

The slime hit the barrier, emitting a "sizzling" sound, and it was actually rapidly corroding the power of the starlight!

"Watch out for their spit! It's highly toxic and corrosive!" Wen Youyi warned loudly.

These three centipede monsters were not only powerfully defended and fiercely aggressive, but they also coordinated well, forcing Wen Youyi and Zhao Iron Pillar into a bit of a chaotic situation for a time.

"Boss! This won't work! Their shells are too hard!" Zhao Iron Pillar swung his heavy sword, parrying the repeated slashes of the sickle-like appendages, his hands going numb.

Wen Youyi's brain raced, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield.

Not far away, he saw a few pieces of Ore that the "Flowing Silver" had previously transported, which contained unstable energy.

A thought flashed through his mind.

"Iron Pillar! Lure them over there! Use the energy interference rods to detonate those Ore!" Wen Youyi communicated rapidly via the "Mind Net."

"Understood!"

Zhao Iron Pillar understood, intentionally exposing a flaw, fighting and retreating, luring the three centipede monsters toward the pile of Ore.

Wen Youyi launched a fierce attack from another direction, drawing their attention.

When the majority of the three monsters' bodies had entered the range of the Ore pile—

"Now!"

Zhao Iron Pillar suddenly threw several energy interference rods!

At the same time, Wen Youyi fully activated his Star Core, and a powerful, chaotic blast of Star Power slammed into the Ore pile!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Successive explosions rang out!

The unstable energy was instantly ignited, and the violent turbulent energy swept through the area like a storm!

The three centipede monsters were swallowed by this sudden energy storm, letting out painful hisses!

Their hard carapaces, under the dual effect of internal energy impact and external explosion, finally developed cracks!

Dark green body fluid sprayed out from the cracks!

"Good chance!" Wen Youyi and Zhao Iron Pillar seized the opportunity and struck with full force!

Wen Youyi's finger-blasts shot precisely into the carapace cracks, and the power of the starlight erupted inside the monsters!

Zhao Iron Pillar's heavy sword, carrying the force of a thousand tons, smashed fiercely onto the cracked head of another monster!

"Crack!" The sound of the carapace shattering rang out!

After a bitter battle, the three uninvited guests were finally thoroughly dealt with, turning into three tattered corpses.

The battle ended, and both Wen Youyi and Zhao Iron Pillar were panting heavily, having sustained injuries.

Zhao Iron Pillar's protective suit had several large holes corroded into it, and Wen Youyi's arm had also been cut open by a sickle-like appendage.

"Where the hell... did these things pop out from?" Zhao Iron Pillar looked at the corpses on the ground, feeling a lingering fear.

Wen Youyi's expression was grave: "I don't know, but they are certainly not the only ones. We must immediately strengthen our vigilance and upgrade the defensive fortifications!"

He realized that this Starry Sky Debris was far more complex and dangerous than he had imagined.

Besides the "Flowing Silver," there were many more unknown threats.

The battle for the "Homeland" had officially begun from this moment on.

(End of Chapter)