Chapter 284: Chapter 16: Analyzing the Enemy
The Contractors quickly took their positions, and this time there was only one direction to defend, which visibly relieved several Leaders.
Adam, along with the Divine King and others, surveyed the cave’s terrain and then the three gathered for a strategic meeting.
"I’ve already sent people to keep watch nearby, and there are no signs of Parasitic Beasts in the vicinity."
The Divine King’s Golden Armor was full of cracks, indicating that dealing with the War Beast had cost the Contractors dearly.
"How exactly are these World Coordinates set up, and where is their exact location?"
Flash Silver wasn’t concerned about whether Parasitic Beasts might attack, instead searching inside the cave.
The World Coordinates were buried over a dozen meters underground, impossible for the Contractors to discover. If they dared to excavate the coordinates unauthorized, Su Xiao would not sit idly by.
The Leaders discussed their strategy, mainly speculating about the scenario at the third World Coordinate.
The location of the second World Coordinate was just too advantageous. As long as the cave entrance was defended, the Kara Aliens wouldn’t be able to breach it. The difficulty of defending four directions differed vastly from defending just one.
Su Xiao observed the Contractors’ actions through the screen, awaiting the Parasitic Beast attack.
Once the Parasitic Beasts attacked, his work on the second coordinate would essentially be complete, and by then, the Contractors wouldn’t be able to flee the battlefield.
Moreover, at this stage of the war, the weaker Contractors had already been eliminated, leaving only the smart ones.
[Time remaining for Coordinate Placement: 11 hours and 40 minutes, Contractor casualty rate: 231/289.]
One-fifth of the Contractors had been killed or injured, with some of the surviving Contractors severely wounded. The most unfortunate Contractor only had their upper body left, with uneven wounds and a limp appearance, evidently struck by a War Beast.
Su Xiao waited on the mountain for about half an hour. In the distance, a roar came through, and upon closer inspection, the Parasitic Beasts were indeed attacking.
This wave of Parasitic Beasts differed from before, with pitch-black bodies and rough skin, no longer resembling humans.
Upon inspecting these Parasitic Beasts’ Attributes, Su Xiao learned they were Type-3 Parasitic Beasts, overall stronger than Type-2.
Just as Su Xiao was about to leave, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. Among the rushing Parasitic Beasts, there were faint glimpses of Mutant Beasts.
Upon closer inspection, there were quite a few Mutant Beasts, all hidden among the Parasitic Beasts.
The Kara Aliens discovered that relying solely on Parasitic Beasts was insufficient to defeat the Contractors, and with the Human Alliance remaining inactive for so long, they had grown bolder.
"A combination of Parasitic Beasts and Mutant Beasts, huh? Best of luck to you."
Su Xiao was only responsible for setting the coordinates and could not intervene in the defense.
In this type of terrain, the Contractors wouldn’t have a chance to flee the battlefield. He decided to head directly to the third World Coordinate setup point to assess the situation.
He signaled Bubute Ni to steer clear of the cave and set off towards the Asian Continent’s edge.
According to the previous configuration of the Asian Continent, China was below, surrounded by smaller countries that ceased to exist shortly after the war began.
Russia was situated at the upper part of the Asian Continent, and Su Xiao was currently at the border between Russia and China.
He needed to head to a coastal corner within Russia.
At this point, there were no countries left, only the Human Alliance. But even with the formation of the Alliance, as hosts of the Asian Continent, the originally largest two countries became the most powerful forces within the Human Alliance.
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Bubute Ni raced across the scorched earth. This silly creature had considerable endurance, having traveled continuously for two hours without even panting.
As they moved farther onto the Asian Continent’s upper regions, the temperature gradually dropped, and snowflakes began to fall unknowingly from the sky.
Su Xiao wore only a thin shirt, feeling no cold. The benefits of enhanced Stamina were apparent, with his cold resistance significantly improved.
Exhaling a white breath, Su Xiao checked the map’s direction. There were still two hours of travel left.
The first two coordinates were close together, but the third was extremely far away.
"Can’t they be generated all at once? Why do it in three separate instances."
Tightening his thin shirt, Su Xiao confirmed the direction and signaled Bubute Ni to continue on.
Thick, fluffy snow drifted down from the sky, and the cold wind swept across, covering the ground with a thick layer of snow that crunched with each step.
The sun was dim, and the surroundings had turned into a snow-covered world. The vast white snowy plain was dizzying.
"Bu Bu, stop."
Su Xiao checked the map and after confirming the direction, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
"The ocean? The third coordinate needs to be set on the ocean? And...we’ve already reached the ocean’s range..."
Su Xiao looked down at the frozen ground beneath his feet, which was originally part of Russia’s nearshore area.
Unceasing snow over many years had frozen even the ocean.
Or, more accurately, saying the ocean was frozen wasn’t entirely correct. Forming ice on the ocean requires complex conditions. Sea Water contains inorganic salts, lowering its freezing point below 0°C. The sea surface cools, the denser cold water sinks, and the warmer water below rises, preventing the ocean from easily freezing over.
Of course, this doesn’t mean the ocean can’t freeze. The North and South Poles are perfect examples, requiring special climatic conditions.
The ocean surface beneath Su Xiao’s feet was similar to that of the North and South Poles. The temperature in this part of Russia was much lower than before, freezing and endangering those trying to live here.
Bubute Ni sprinted across the ice for over an hour, and Su Xiao had already left the nearshore area. He suspected the ice extended all the way to North America.
The Earth’s environment had become abnormal, with the arrival of the Kara Aliens leaving it devastated.
The Kara Aliens were complete parasites of the planet. Once they created an atmosphere and air suitable for their life, Earth’s existence would enter a countdown
To the Kara Aliens, a planet wasn’t a home but a Consumable, as the destruction of Kara Star perfectly exemplifies.
Kara Star was destroyed, but the Kara Aliens didn’t go extinct—this is the best explanation.
This Void Race used planets as Consumables. Once a planet was ruined, they roamed space, searching for the next life-inhabited planet to invade. Upon success, they renamed the new planet Kara Star, again using it as a Consumable, in a repetitive cycle.
Such a Race might thrive temporarily, but eventual destruction is inevitable.
The reason is simple: uneven development speed. After occupying a planet, they could indeed develop quickly, but once the planet was destroyed, the development of the space-roaming Kara Aliens slowed, prompting them to choose a particular development approach.
Su Xiao stopped pondering the actions of the Kara Aliens. He only wanted to know their current level of development.
It’s foreseeable that the Kara Aliens are not on the technological side focusing on weaponry, so Star Annihilation Cannons won’t be present.
According to Su Xiao’s conjecture, the Kara Aliens’ technology tree was focused on Biotechnological advancement, somewhat similar to the Insect Tribe.
The Parasitic Beasts and War Beasts demonstrated the Kara Aliens’ development direction.
The Kara Aliens’ spaceships likely weren’t Iron Behemoth models, possibly some form of enormous creature—a combination of steel and biology being the most likely.