Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 133: Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beast

The Hebei was, without a doubt, the most powerful and secure ship in Xiao Yu’s fleet at this stage. It boasted the strongest offensive capabilities, the toughest defensive measures, and the most advanced computational power. The Hebei would become Xiao Yu’s new flagship.

Xiao Yu’s current fleet comprised over 125,000 ships, including one Province-Class spaceship, eight City-Class spaceships, 1,000 County-Class spaceships, and the remainder being Town-Class and Village-Class ships.

Amidst the 125,000 ships, the Hebei sailed majestically through the void of space.

Ahead, the massive Planet Three, a gas giant, had come into view. The distance was now only 100 million kilometers.

Xiao Yu had no intention of stopping here. Compared to Planet Three, Planet Two was closer to the Arrow Beast Civilization’s homeworld and better suited as a base.

However, an unexpected situation disrupted Xiao Yu’s plans.

Through the telescope, Xiao Yu observed faint flashes of light periodically emanating from the moons orbiting Planet Three, as if something was being launched.

“What is that?” Xiao Yu muttered to himself. “The Arrow Beast Civilization is an Alien Beast Civilization. They couldn’t have developed technology of this level. Could it be… an external civilization?”

Immediately, Xiao Yu’s mind tensed.

“Are they friendly or hostile? What’s the situation on the Arrow Beast homeworld? I promised the Arrow Beast warriors I’d protect their kin. If anything happens to them, I would have failed them.”

Though anxious, Xiao Yu didn’t accelerate his approach. Instead, he slowed the fleet down, controlling the ships to gradually decelerate.

Slowing down signaled Xiao Yu’s intention to linger near Planet Three.

Previously, the fleet had been traveling at constant velocity. The moment deceleration began, intense flashes of light burst forth from Planet Three.

One minute later, the flashes disappeared.

At this distance—approximately 100 million kilometers—the time for light to travel back and forth was about one minute. This meant that whatever entities were near Planet Three had ceased their actions immediately upon detecting Xiao Yu’s fleet.

Remaining vigilant, Xiao Yu sent out a radio broadcast.

“I am from the human civilization of the Third Galactic Arm. May I ask, which civilization are you?”

“Are you from the Arrow Beast Civilization? If so, please respond. I once fought alongside 7,000 of your predecessors to eliminate the White Dwarf Alien Beast. After your ancestors perished, I accepted their request to come here and ensure your safety. I trust your ancestors have informed you of my arrival, so there’s no need to be wary of me.”

Xiao Yu knew that the Arrow Beasts possessed advanced superluminal communication capabilities, even more so than his own. While Xiao Yu’s superluminal communication devices could only maintain precision within 500 million kilometers and required relay satellites for greater distances, the Arrow Beasts’ communication appeared to be unrestricted by distance.

The message was sent via radio broadcast. This meant that even if the other party responded immediately, Xiao Yu would only receive their reply after one minute. However, even after ten minutes, Xiao Yu received no response from the unknown presence.

Xiao Yu’s caution deepened, prompting him to broadcast another message.

“I know you received my message. If you do not respond, I will regard you as a hostile civilization. To ensure the safety of the Arrow Beasts, I will initiate an attack on you.”

Time passed, and another ten minutes elapsed without a response. frёewebηovel.cѳm

“This… doesn’t feel right. Regardless, I need to prepare for combat. This will be a good opportunity to test the Hebei’s combat capabilities,” Xiao Yu thought.

With the Hebei in his arsenal, Xiao Yu no longer feared any Level 4 Civilization. According to the Luka people, even among Level 5 Civilizations, it was uncertain whether they possessed materials as robust as those of the Hebei.

At that moment, the unknown presence finally responded—but not through a radio broadcast. Instead, they communicated through action, revealing their response strategy.

Xiao Yu saw what appeared to be rocket-launch-like flashes near Planet Three once more. Unlike before, these bright spots were now launched in his direction.

Upon witnessing this, Xiao Yu smirked coldly.

“At this speed… you’re nothing more than a Level 3 Civilization at best.”

Xiao Yu controlled his fleet to decelerate further, arranging the ships into a defensive formation and preparing for battle.

The distance between the two sides was 100 million kilometers, and their combined speeds reached 12,000 kilometers per second, ensuring they would meet in two hours.

As the distance decreased, Xiao Yu noticed something unusual.

The number of light points was overwhelming—there were several million of them. Moreover, this number was steadily increasing over time.

This sheer quantity startled Xiao Yu.

“Millions of spacecraft? That’s an astounding number… Wait, it’s already grown to ten million? And it’s still increasing?”

“Could this be a Mechanical Civilization? Or perhaps an Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beast Civilization?”

In the known cosmic structure, it was exceedingly rare to encounter fleets numbering in the millions or tens of millions. Spacecraft typically required intelligent beings to operate, and the more advanced and larger the spacecraft, the more personnel were required for operation. Xiao Yu estimated that a single County-Class spaceship, if not for his immense computational capabilities, would require at least a thousand specially trained crew members to operate.

Due to population constraints, fleet sizes were generally limited—except for powerful civilizations like the Guardians or Sweepers.

However, this unknown civilization had launched over ten million light points in this instance! If each point represented a spacecraft, the numbers were beyond terrifying.

“It’s impossible for them to be a Technological Civilization, much less an ordinary Alien Beast Civilization. That leaves only two possibilities: a Mechanical Civilization or an Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beast Civilization…” Xiao Yu concluded.

Only a Mechanical Civilization could sustain such an enormous fleet.

Mechanical Civilizations and Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beast Civilizations shared a key characteristic: a vast quantity of combat tools. Mechanical Civilizations, governed by rigid programming, would convert all resources they encountered into spacecraft. Similarly, Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beasts would devour every resource in their path, transforming it into offspring.

In Earth-era terms, Infinite Proliferation-Type Alien Beasts had a more fitting name: Swarm Intelligence.

Xiao Yu heightened his alertness to the maximum.

The distance between the two sides continued to shrink. Under the faint starlight and through the ultra-high-resolution telescope, Xiao Yu finally saw what these light points were.

What appeared before him were countless bizarrely shaped ships, each relatively small—approximately 3 meters by 2 meters by 1 meter, resembling irregular saucers.

The surfaces of these ships were uneven, lacking any obvious protrusions. Xiao Yu observed bright exhaust trails behind them, suggesting these trails were their propulsion systems.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu became increasingly certain: this was a Swarm Civilization. The reasoning was simple. The ships of Technological Civilizations typically had smooth exteriors and rarely displayed the crude, irregular construction evident here.

Once again, Xiao Yu’s mind turned to the Arrow Beast Civilization. “I wonder how they’re holding up? Hopefully, no major damage has been done. Capturing the White Dwarf Alien Beast’s severed finger delayed me for too long.”

Despite the looming threat, Xiao Yu was unafraid of these alien creatures. Xiao Yu himself was essentially akin to a Mechanical Civilization, and both Mechanical Civilizations and Swarm Civilizations were known for their overwhelming numbers of combat tools. In terms of numbers, Xiao Yu was confident he could rival any opponent.

Moreover, Xiao Yu had the Hebei, the ultimate war fortress. He did not believe the Swarm could destroy it.

“Let’s test their combat capabilities first,” Xiao Yu thought as he commanded his fleet of over 125,000 ships to unleash a bullet storm attack.

After achieving Level 3 Civilization status, Xiao Yu had largely abandoned kinetic weapons. However, due to their low cost and devastating effectiveness against civilizations lacking energy shields, he had retained some high-rate-of-fire machine guns.

This bullet storm consisted of approximately one billion bullets, fired at speeds of 15,000 kilometers per second.

At this rate, the bullets would intercept the enemy fleet in roughly 50 minutes.

Due to the long distance and the small size of the targets, laser weapons were ineffective at this range. The bullet storm, on the other hand, didn’t require precise targeting. Its low cost allowed for an area-wide attack without the need for meticulous aiming.

Xiao Yu silently awaited the results.

Fifty minutes later, the bullet storm reached its target.

Through his telescope, Xiao Yu observed a striking scene.

Countless bullets collided with the bizarre small ships, bouncing off their surfaces. However, as more bullets struck, some eventually broke through their hard shells, sending them hurtling away from the main fleet into the void of space.

The engines at the rear of the ships went dark, indicating they had been disabled. In other words, they were destroyed by the bullet storm.

This first wave of bullet storm attacks destroyed approximately 300,000 of the small alien ships.