Blackstar Phantom Bat
Xia Fei entered the Anathema-class frigate. After two thousand years of drifting, the ship was still in perfect condition. The readout of the warp engine showed that the ship had only been activated three times ever since it was built, and it was practically a brand new frigate.
After successfully activating the ship's self-inspection system, Xia Fei discovered that although the ship was a top-tier special-purpose warship, its configuration was very average. Aside from a small energy-draining device made by a top-tier manufacturer, Sasa, the rest of the parts could only be described as standard. The way it was assembled was also very mediocre, with nothing special to speak of.
Xia Fei believed that the most important thing for a ship was to have its own uniqueness. It could either specialize in combat and be equipped with a lot of weapons to push its combat power to the limit, or it could specialize in electronics and be equipped with countless electronic devices to constantly harass its enemies.
Mediocre and balanced were two completely different concepts. Xia Fei's preferred way of assembling a warship was to highlight its own advantages while achieving a balance between offense and defense.
Of course, such a requirement was very difficult to achieve, but Xia Fei had his own way of doing it, which was to sacrifice the comfort of the ship.
Lunar Eclipse had sacrificed most of its living space to achieve the high performance it had today. Life in space was boring and boring, so the designers of a warship would usually dedicate a lot of space to improving the living space, living facilities, and entertainment facilities, so that the crew would not feel bored during the long journey through space.
The Anathema-class frigate was very comfortable. The spacious living quarters for the crew had everything they needed, and even the bathroom was equipped with an AI computer, so the crew could sit in the bathtub while watching their favorite TV shows. The kitchen was spacious and luxurious, comparable to a real high-end restaurant.
Xia Fei pursed his lips. The way he saw it, it was a stupid choice to use the precious space of the warship to install entertainment facilities. Space travel was a boring thing to begin with, and if he was afraid of being bored, he might as well just stay at home. Since he had chosen to live in space, he should learn to get used to it.
Risking their lives to pilot a warship on a long journey just to watch TV and take a bubble bath in space? That was ridiculous logic.
After circling around the Anathema-class frigate, Xia Fei already had a preliminary idea of how to modify the ship. If he could bring this ship back, Xia Fei would have two top-tier frigates at the same time. Warships had always been a man's dream, and Xia Fei would not even mind having two hundred of them, let alone two.
With a pleased smile on his face, Xia Fei made his way to the engine room below the flight deck, hoping to repair this massive capital ship. If he could repair this Thanatos-class carrier, Xia Fei would essentially have a mobile fortress-like base.
A capital carrier and two top-class frigates. Xia Fei would probably laugh even in his dreams. As for how he was going to get this capital ship back to the Alliance, Xia Fei planned to think about it later.
Suddenly!
An almost undetectable energy wave swept past Xia Feis side, and Xia Feis body entered Breath Control almost at the same time he sensed the energy wave, naturally blending into his surroundings as fast as he could.
Xia Fei's mastery of the Breath Control technique was improving day by day, and he could enter this subtle state of concealment anytime, anywhere, without needing any preparation time.
Whats wrong? Phantom asked, puzzled.
Xia Fei shook his head. Not sure, but there seems to be a slight energy wave coming from below, making me feel a sense of danger.
Phantom did not say anything. It had been proven countless times that Xia Fei truly had an extraordinarily sharp perception. This was a completely inexplicable phenomenon, and it seemed to be a side effect of having his seventh brain region fully opened.
Xia Fei slowed down his footsteps as he made his way down the stairs like a leaf falling from the sky, making no sound at all.
This floor was where the main mechanical components of the warship were located, and a series of alloy pipes made the cabin look like a maze.
These messy pipes and mechanical components made it very easy to hide, and Xia Fei carefully approached the engine room while hiding in the thicket of pipes.
The closer he got to the engine room, the more obvious the energy wave became.
Phantom furrowed his brows. Be careful. This wave doesnt seem to be generated by a machine, but more like some sort of living creature.
Xia Fei nodded, quietly unsheathing Chasing Light on his right arm.
The energy system of the capital ship consisted of a huge main reactor and two emergency reactors. The engine room was located in the center of the warship, and it was protected by layers of high-strength alloy to prevent the reactor from being attacked by external forces. After all, a capital ship's reactor contained a huge amount of energy, and if it were to explode, even the surrounding allies would be affected, so it needed to be heavily protected.
Xia Fei entered the first floor of the power room, where the staff operated and rested.
The energy wave became more complex here. Aside from the biological energy wave, the reactor's energy had also increased. If Xia Fei's judgment was correct, that strange energy wave should be coming from the core reactor room.
There were many transparent windows in the control room, and the staff could see the reactor's operation through them.
Xia Fei crouched close to one of the windows, peeking half his head out to scan the reactor.
The main reactor was semi-circular, like an upside-down bowl, and the thick alloy shell sealed the reactor's core inside.
Xia Fei had seen the reactor before, but he had never seen the creature on top of it. It was a creature that looked like a giant bat.
Its wings spanned over a hundred meters, and its entire body was black, with sharp edges and corners. Its skin was smooth and shiny, and it had two sharp fangs. At this moment, it was sleeping on top of the reactor, its eyes closed.
Xia Fei's heart was thumping wildly, for he had already recognized this creature.
The Black Star Phantom Bat, an ancient exotic beast in the universe.
The Beast Spirit Codex had introduced many exotic beasts, and this creature was almost identical to the Black Star Phantom Bat described in the codex.
According to the codex, the Black Star Phantom Bat was one of the oldest creatures in the universe. Its skin was as hard as steel, and it could survive in the harshest of environments. Even space, which was close to a vacuum, could not stop them.
The Black Star Phantom Bat could absorb many kinds of energy, and it could survive even without food for thousands of years. Its skin was covered with a layer of isolation film, and no radar system could detect it. It was like a ghost in the night, silent and undetectable.
The Black Star Phantom Bat was mischievous and active when it was young, but it would become extremely ferocious when it matured. Its main attack method was mental waves. It could use the brainwave generating organ in its head to send out interference waves of different frequencies to control its opponents.
Countless beast tamers had tried to tame this evil creature, but they had all failed. This exotic beast at the top of the food chain was very strong, and it was not on the same level as humans.
Fortunately, the Black Star Phantom Bat was rare, and its range of mental wave control was limited. As long as humans did not approach their nest, they would not be in any danger.
Judging from the size of the Black Star Phantom Bat, it was close to adulthood. The reason it was lying on top of the reactor was to absorb the energy produced by the reactor, which was why Xia Fei realized that the Thanatos was running out of energy when he tried to start it up.
The Black Star Phantom Bat would enter a state similar to hibernation when it absorbed a large amount of energy. This hibernation could last for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, only stopping when it had accumulated enough energy to last its entire life.
Evidently, this Black Star Phantom Bat was in its long hibernation period. Once it absorbed enough energy from the reactor, it would immediately wake up.
Xia Fei quickly moved out of the power room and told Phantom what he had just learned.
"So, this fleet accidentally barged into the Black Star Phantom Bat's nest, which is why they were completely wiped out," Phantom said to himself. "But how does this Black Star Phantom Bat control machinery?"
Xia Fei shook his head. It cant control the machinery, but it can control the minds of humans. The crew was under its control, so what they saw was just a dream.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Let's leave before it wakes up." Gui Ying suddenly realized.
Xia Fei did not say anything, his mind quickly turning over the situation.
The Black Star Phantom Bat was far beyond what Xia Fei could handle. Unless Xia Fei cultivated the Beast Spirit Codex to the sixth stage, there was no way he could fight it.
Xia Fei had two choices in front of him. One was to activate the Thanatos self-destruct function, destroying this evil creature along with the warship.
The other was to escape this star region immediately, leaving the Black Star Phantom Bat and the capital ship behind. Once Xia Fei cultivated the Beast Spirit Codex to the sixth stage, he would come back to subdue this creature and obtain a capital ship.
The pros and cons of these two choices were very obvious. The former would get rid of a threat to the Wild Star Region, while the latter would give them a sliver of hope of obtaining a powerful Thanatos carrier in the future.
Xia Fei was not someone from the Wild Star Region, so there was no need for him to think about the people living here. That was why he chose to leave instead of activating the Thanatos self-destruct function.
Swiftly making his way back to the Executioner frigate, Xia Fei stored all the parts that he had salvaged into his spatial ring. The spatial ring had limited space, after all, so Xia Fei had no choice but to make a few trips back and forth just to transport all the parts to the Anathema-class cargo hold.
The Anathema-class was a rare hybrid warship, so Xia Fei would not let it go so easily. Even if he had to leave, he would take this ship with him. As for the Executioner, he would just leave it there. At worst, he would just have to compensate Andys losses. Compared to the Anathema-class, a worn-out Executioner was nothing.
As soon as the Anathema-class warship left the Thanatos carrier, Xia Fei immediately activated a random warp, using ten percent of the engine's power to warp.
There was no way to locate the Black Star Phantom Bat's nest, so Xia Fei needed to use a random warp to get out of its range of control before he could find his way back to Red Rock Base.
Almost at the same time the warp portal opened, an unparalleled mental pressure washed over him like a tsunami.
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