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Chapter 579: Capturing the Protozoa

Ewing did not give Gu Hang a direct reply, claiming that he needed to go back and discuss with his fighting brothers.

Actually, this is not the case.

Ewing has great prestige in the regiment. The Blood Sharks don't have things like the Council of Elders, Veterans Group, Secret Meetings, Inner Circles, etc. It's up to him to say it.

However, there were many things he had not thought through clearly on this matter. He needed the opinions of some veterans and company commanders to refer to, and he also needed more time to think clearly about Gu Hang's proposal.

The rich experiences in his long life made him not believe that there is such a thing as a free lunch in this world.

The conditions proposed by Gu Hang were still generous, even if those that challenged the regiment's traditions were taken into account.

He also believed that with the strength shown by the alliance, it would be able to fulfill Gu Hang's promise.

But it was precisely because of this that he was extremely vigilant.

However, he couldn't think of many pitfalls in these conditions.

After becoming a "close ally" with the Alliance, will they be controlled by the Alliance? Probably not, they are not involved in the command position of the Chapter, and no matter what kind of life experience those new bloods have had, it is only a dozen years. Compared with the long and almost infinite life of the Space Marines, they will be influenced by the culture of the Chapter for at least several decades. What does it matter what little life experience they have had?

Isn't this what all Space Marines are like? After accepting the transformation of gene seeds, over a long period of time, they will gradually forget their short experience as mortals and eventually become loyal warriors of the Emperor.

So after becoming an ally, will the alliance force you to assign tasks to me?

It shouldn't be, because the two sides are equal and they are allies. What comes from the alliance is a 'request', not a 'mission'. Of course they can refuse.

As for intentional harm... that was malicious behavior. The Blood Sharks were not a bunch of rookies, and they would definitely investigate intelligence on their own before doing anything. It was impossible for them to believe everything the Alliance said - at least not before they had established enough trust.

Where is the problem?

Ewing couldn't imagine it.

He decided to give a limited, preliminary agreement first.

This matter does not mean that an everlasting covenant will be concluded immediately.

At the moment, both sides are on the same battlefield, and Gu Hang is still the nominal commander of the theater. To a certain extent, they have to obey Gu Hang's orders and commands.

Why not give it a try in this war?

See the results and then decide whether a longer-term agreement is necessary after the war.

Ewing's decision was soon verified.

In the large-scale naval battle not long ago, the Blood Shark fleet participated and played a role in the battle situation under unified command and orders.

They also participated in the ship capture operation of the Retribution-class battleship, which has now been named "Iron Horse", and played a very important role. Their achievements are slightly inferior to those of the Phoenix, but not much worse.

Going back further, Blood Shark saved three Alliance battlecruisers and destroyed the Torchlight, the flagship of the New World Torch Regiment.

In general, they have played a very important role in this war.

The losses were not small, especially in the battle to destroy the Torchlight, where they fought head-on with the New World Torch and lost more than a hundred Space Marines.

For the blood sharks, this is the biggest loss in the last twenty years.

If Gu Hang really wants to fulfill his promise, he should give benefits, right?
Of course there is no problem.

But not now.

Gu Hang suggested that it would be more convenient to wait until the war was over before settling the matter together.

After taking care of the main part of Alfonzo's ships heading to the Fantasy Moon System, there is another group that needs attention.

The only remaining sage of the main business, with the Emperor-class battleship, was rushing all the way to the Wuqi-Wenqi line.

Running pretty fast.

Of course Gu Hang would not let them go.

He was very envious of that Emperor-class battleship. If conditions allowed, he would definitely try to seize it by seizing the ship.

In terms of value, the Emperor class may not be as good as the War Ark that was destroyed by the Alliance before. However, the positioning of the two is completely different.

To put it bluntly, the War Ark is still a ship of the Mechanicus's 'Ark' type. In essence, it is still a core base for space warfare. A normal Ark is almost a mobile factory. Although the War Ark has discarded many of its production, living, and scientific research functions and has been transformed as much as possible into a combat function, it is still an Ark after all.

It is naturally large and has a complex structure. The number of people it can accommodate is dozens of times that of the Emperor class, which is equivalent to a specialized giant transport ship such as the Giant Belly.

At the same time, due to the characteristics of its mechanical ark, a large number of operations must be carried out by Mechanicus personnel.

Of course, it would be very valuable if they robbed it. At least the Mingyang Sect would beg Gu Hang to sell the ship to them. However, it could not directly enhance the alliance's combat power. There were also tens of millions of Guardian Army combat troops and a neuroprotozoan inside. It was too difficult to seize the ship.

But the Emperor class was different. At most, 700,000 people died there? 800,000?

Moreover, it is highly versatile and is not a ship exclusive to the Mechanicus.

If we seize it and repair it, it will really take the strength of the Alliance Navy Fleet to a new level.

You must go and grab it.

However, before going to rob the boat, Gu Hang still had one thing to do.

In the Bowan Galaxy, during the previous space battle with Alfonzo, the Alliance work ships that were floating in the wreckage of the void and were responsible for cleaning up the battlefield sent a message that concerned Gu Hang:
They found the neurozoan.

It is not dead.

Gu Hang was a little surprised.

Wow, this thing, does it have such strong vitality?
It was on Alfonzo II. This war ark was destroyed by the concentrated fire of the alliance fleet during the naval battle without any additional defense.

If a ship explodes in a naval battle, there is almost no chance for any life on board to survive.

Even if they don't die for the moment, after the ship disintegrates into a pile of debris, the life support system will be gone. How can living things survive in the cold space without air or food?
Unless you are extremely lucky and survive in a relatively intact cabin.

But they won't live long.

Gu Hang asked himself, if it were him, although he had some ways to survive, such as hiding in the subspace, the neuroprotozoan certainly didn't have such conditions. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to survive.

The fact that the neuroprotozoan survived was certainly not out of luck. Its strong vitality, especially its powerful psychic energy, allowed it to survive the most dangerous process of the ship being bombed, exploded, and disintegrated, and survive in the void.

In fact, according to the latest report, this neurozoan has even broken away from the wreckage of the ship and is moving in an unknown direction in the void of space, using its psychic energy to drive its body.

The Alliance ships followed.

The neurozoan must have been seriously injured, or it might have simply relied on psychic energy to boost its speed. It wasn't flying fast enough for the ship to catch up.

But I didn’t dare to get closer.

Two Blackfish patrol ships have already been caught by the psychic power of the protozoa after accidentally getting too close.

First the energy shield was torn apart, then the engine was possessed and could not run, then the crew inside started to go crazy and attack each other. Someone broke into the energy cabin and detonated it...

Two ships and thousands of crew members were lost inexplicably.

After learning the lesson, the Alliance's ships that were cleaning up the battlefield wreckage were no longer careless. The only two remaining patrol ships could only track the neuron protozoa from a distance.

Due to the lack of main battleships and clear orders from superiors, these patrol ships did not take the initiative to launch attacks.

It's not quite accurate to say that. In fact, they tried to open fire, but it was obvious that conventional patrol ships were not the special disposable black fish ejected by the Zhuge class. They would not give up everything and go all out with full firepower. The conventional weapons of the patrol ship were too low a threat to the neurozoan.

So they reported the information.

The original intention was to get a higher level of military support, such as a few larger ships to bomb this thing to death. In the end, the order given by the superiors was to keep tracking, not to get close, and to make sure not to lose the target.

They asked again how to deal with the problem, and their superior did not hide anything and told them: the governor would come to deal with the problem personally.

……

Gu Hang boarded the Angry Owl and quickly arrived at the Bowan Galaxy, where he found the neurozoan that had been followed by the Alliance ships.

In fact, the distance between them is very far. Even if the protozoan is huge, it is still a living creature and it is difficult to observe it with the naked eye.

The battleship was located by a radar that was constantly locked on. The neurozoa tried to interfere, but were quickly re-locked.

But it is even simpler for Gu Hang, he can sense directly through psychic power.

The neuroprotozoan was quite sensitive to the psychic power displayed by Gu Hang, and immediately activated its psychic power to fight against Gu Hang.

Still very strong, reaching S-level psychic strength. However, even though he was already comparable to the top psychics among humans, how could he fight against Gu Hang?

In the previous Battle of Bovan, the Mechanicus could exert Alpha-level or even higher power by controlling and enslaving its power. Even Gu Hang, who was using all his strength to tear open the subspace rift, was almost the strongest power he could use in the real universe, and could only achieve a draw in a head-on confrontation.

Of course, he was distracted by manifesting a large number of heroic spirits, but the neurozoan was also in a state of imprisonment at the time, and its power was diverted, so it was not the first to fight against Gu Hang with its full strength.

The two should be equally matched.

You should never act as weak as you do now.

Gu Hang ordered the ships to continue approaching.

With him around, a neurozoan whose current strength is not even up to the Alpha level can pose no threat to the Angry Owl.

As the distance got closer, even when it was right in front of it, the protozoan became very obedient.

——How could he not be honest when he was being suppressed so tightly by Gu Hang’s spiritual power?
When Gu Hang was on the bridge and could see the appearance of the neuroprotozoan through the visual screen, he probably knew why its strength was so poor at the moment:
Disabled.

When the ship disintegrated, this neurozoan was definitely not lucky enough to be in a safe area. It might even have suffered a very direct bombardment, or suffered a secondary attack during the disintegration.

Even with psychic powers as a means of self-protection, its body suffered extensive damage.

Gu Hang judged that it might have used psychic power to hold on until the last moment, but the psychic shield was eventually broken. The explosion, the impact of debris, the intense energy... the aftermath of these things hurt its body.

But its physical strength is strong enough to allow it to survive, or to put up a new shield in time.

He didn't die in the explosion and now falls into Gu Hang's hands.

As for how to deal with it, Gu Hang was a little hesitant.

If you want to take advantage of it, think about what happened to Alfonzo's fleet.

That war ark was originally the most powerful warship in Alfonzo's fleet, but if Gu Hang had not detonated the neurozoan bomb from the inside, it would have taken a lot of effort to deal with it even if Gu Hang had tried his best.

Although Gu Hang is confident that he can suppress this monster, can he guarantee that he will be in full strength at all times?
What's more, even if it can be suppressed, it would be pretty fucked up to have to worry about this thing when facing a strong enemy one day.

But... as it is almost the top individual creature among the Void Zerg, there is no record of its capture in the entire empire - it may also be kept secret.

Its research value and utilization value after finding the method are both very great.

Benefits, risks.

These two heavy weights made the balance in Gu Hang's heart constantly swing.

Some troubles.

But fortunately, there is no need to make a decision right now on this matter.

It can be captured first and then placed in a safe place.

For most forces, it is too difficult to create a cage that can absolutely safely imprison the neurozoa. The Alfonzo sect can only do this with very mature research results, so how can the Alliance do it?
But the alliance can't do it, but Gu Hang can.

He really has a special safe place.

His Kingdom of Storms.

After stuffing this neuroprotozoan in, it will be studied and used in the future, although it still needs to be let out. But at least, as far as the safety of detention and transportation is concerned, there is absolutely no problem.

The power of the Kingdom of God can continuously torture this neuroprotozoan. The millions of heroes inside are not just sitting there doing nothing. As long as they are immortal, they can help Gu Hang take care of it.

If a riot really breaks out, it would be convenient for Gu Hang to suppress it personally.

In the kingdom of God, his power is much stronger than in the real universe.

He could find ways to kill even the big demons, and the neurozoa were no exception.

(End of this chapter)