Chapter 17 Fourty Eight Hours

Although the Arbiter belonged to the elite of the Bloodied Sand tribe, he was first and foremost a Bloodied Sand Warrior. That madness, that untamed spirit, and that yearning for war were deeply ingrained in his bones, impossible to erase!

Humanity's repeated provocations had finally crossed his bottom line!

However, after the solemn Arbiter issued the relevant command, a layer of silver barrier suddenly appeared in front of him, cleverly blocking the sound. The surrounding air suddenly shimmered, and a figure with constantly fluctuating lines, as transparent as crystal, emerged and stood beside the Arbiter.

This was undoubtedly a Bloodied Sand Warrior as well, but with wider hips, a slender face, and clearly defined, full contours, it was immediately apparent that this was a female Bloodied Sand Warrior.

Within the matriarchal Bloodied Sand warrior society, many Bloodied Sand Elders who held significant power, like the Arbiters, were accompanied by these powerful royal female warriors.

These royal female warriors were like shadows, constantly at their sides, always considered transparent—except when the interests of the supreme Queen were threatened.

The royal female warrior stood proudly before the Arbiter and said in a low, melodious voice:

"I regret to inform you, Honorable Arbiter, that the command you just issued is invalid because it violates the Queen's will."

A series of roars, like a wild beast's growl, erupted from the Arbiter's chest:

"Are you going to let the glory of the Bloodied Sand Warriors be lost in my hands?!! I have already yielded three times to those humans, who are like ants, but, but!! After the third concession, I swore in the name of my father, I, the great holder of the K'ranto surname, the powerful being who inherited the blood of the Fang King, will absolutely not retreat a fourth time! Otherwise, I will let my tainted soul be reduced to ashes!"

"I regret to inform you, I understand your feelings, Honorable Arbiter, but the Queen's authority and will are above all else. Therefore, I cannot allow you to issue the command."

As the royal female warrior spoke, the Arbiter's red mask and armor began to seep a faint crimson. It seemed as if these lifeless objects were greedily sucking blood at this moment. The Arbiter lowered his head slightly, but his fists were clenched tightly, the sharp claws on his palms almost digging into the tough leather of his gloves!

"If...that's...the...case...then...die!"

When the Arbiter spoke, the first few words were as difficult to utter as if he were mute, only becoming fluent later. Before he spoke, he had already made a sudden turning motion, but the power and agility of that motion felt genuinely brutal and awe-inspiring, like a predator hunting its prey!

The Arbiter turned, punched, and struck the royal female warrior in the abdomen with a devastating blow!!

The power contained in this punch was unimaginable, even shattering the royal female warrior's armor, penetrating directly into her abdominal cavity, rupturing her internal organs, and finally destroying her spine, bursting out from her back!!!

The Arbiter could even clearly feel that, despite the sticky internal organs affecting the sensation, the royal female warrior's broken spine stubbornly pressed against his arm, struggling to support her body. However, the Bloodied Sand Warrior's vibrant life force was gushing out wildly along with emerald-colored blood.

"I'm fed up with you, Shan Ya. So rest in peace. I will forgive your offense to me. After your death, I will bury you back in the tomb of the great Fang King. After all, you are my daughter."

Shan Ya gasped for breath, her eyes filled with pain and anger:

"You...you...you dare to betray the Queen!"

"I am upholding the glory of the Bloodied Sand tribe!!" The Arbiter roared, and at the same time, with astonishing speed, he seized Shan Ya's left hand, forcefully snapping his daughter's left arm and throwing it away.

Then, the Arbiter's violent roar echoed throughout the ship through the loudspeakers:

"Enter first-level combat readiness! We are going to enter the wormhole ahead and teleport! Anyone who dares to obstruct us will be our enemy! What should we do when facing our enemies??"

After a moment, earth-shattering shouts came from all over the ship:

"Skin them alive! Hang those cowardly worms upside down from the ceiling!!"

The Arbiter tore off his mask and roared at the ceiling with his mandibles!

Four hours later, General Mongo on the Little Eagle received news that the Andromeda Sixth Fleet formation had been attacked while conducting military exercises around wormhole number 1468.

The attackers were Bloodied Sand starships.

The fleet lost four "Satellite" class interstellar destroyers and one "Planet" class interstellar cruiser.

However, the Bloodied Sand starship was also severely damaged and split apart. About one-third of the ship was severely damaged and split off, and has now been captured.

The transmitted images showed that the original size of the Bloodied Sand starship was similar to that of a human "Star" class ship (ship classification: Meteor < Comet < Planet < Star < Black Hole), resembling a horseshoe shape, but when it entered the wormhole, its shape was already similar to a bow.

After hearing this news, General Mongo could not help but collapse into his chair, covering his forehead with his hand, as if all the strength and bones in his body had been drained.

After a long time, he said to the AI in front of him with extreme difficulty:

"So, if that's the case, then the Bloodied Sand people should be able to reach Epsilon Eridani later, right?"

The AI quickly simulated a 3D route map and said straightforwardly:

"Honorable Vice Admiral, according to the newly transmitted and shared data, the damage to the Bloodied Sand starship will not affect its speed."

General Mongo's eyes widened suddenly and said:

"How is that possible??"

The AI said patiently:

"The Bloodied Sand starship's flight principle is completely different from that of humans. It uses the gravity between various stars as its power. The sun can use its gravity to drag 60 trillion tons of Earth in space, revolving at a speed of 30 kilometers per second. The Bloodied Sand people have cleverly utilized this power. It can be said that their ship itself is a huge engine. Therefore, according to your requirements, the result I calculated is forty-eight hours."

"At the latest, in forty-eight hours, the Bloodied Sand people will be able to reach Epsilon Eridani."

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At this time, Fang Senyan and the others were of course unaware of this bad news.

Or rather, even if they knew this bad news, they would not be able to spare any attention.

Because the attack on the Brutal Beast nest was proceeding to its most intense moment. Thinking wildly at this time would only be described as "courting death."

With Hadrik's help, the juan tu tree seeds once again displayed their great power. The Brutal Beasts that had just mustered the courage to enter the water were all hit, crowding onto the land island. This time, Fang Senyan and the others appeared openly in the distance. Bo Kan directly used the powerful ability of terrain shaping to slowly build a solid levee in the swamp, gradually extending towards the land island. The reborn Lamtas was lying prone on the levee, his muscles constantly contracting, continuously shooting his long spines into the Brutal Beast herd crowded on the island.

Although the number of these guys had decreased by one-third, the population density on the long island was still not small. More importantly, with Fang Senyan's detectors helping, even the Brutal Beasts lurking beneath the surface of the shallow soil could not escape.

And Paul had also spent several hours assembling a sniper rifle that could be used for both pinpoint sniping and continuous fire suppression, the SIG SG550!

The bullets of this weapon had roughly the same power as a Desert Eagle, but its range reached 1200 meters. It could fire in bursts or be used for single-shot sniping.

Moreover, because this weapon was manufactured by Paul himself, the elites of those troops could also use it. They had spent several years here, and it could be said that every bullet and every shot was meticulously calculated and used to an incredibly precise degree. Killing two prey with one shot was the most basic requirement... So one could imagine what a bloody storm this weapon would unleash in the hands of guys whose shooting had been suppressed for too long!!

The swamp, which used to be completely the Brutal Beasts' home field, was now an insurmountable chasm for them. And the levee, which was five meters wide, looked quite fragile. The Xenomorphs in the swamp could easily rush up and kill people, but Fang Senyan, Ronnie, or Paul's newly repaired Iron Golem were all standing ready. Once the Xenomorphs rushed up, they would face a storm of furious attacks!

The Xenomorphs' intelligence was clearly not low, so they never dared to take any action. But their reaction was already in Fang Senyan's plan. Fang Senyan's existence put tremendous pressure on them. Conversely, they also had to stay around and keep swimming to return this pressure to the enemy. Otherwise, the Xenomorphs' memory would still retain the terrifying consequences of letting these people attack unreservedly.

Both sides fell into a stalemate.

But this stalemate was not equal, because although Lamtas only had fifty bristles to use for shooting, and then needed several hours to regrow them, Paul, on the other hand, was carrying enough bullets. In terms of the shooting accuracy of those powerful shooters, the number of these bullets was enough to slaughter the Brutal Beasts on the island ten times!