Episode 192 Endless Evolution (2)
This is no longer a fight between the space fleet and the demon king’s army. It is a fight between the super-giant hivemind Lucy and Rubran military artificial intelligence Senna.
[I wanted to have a conversation.]
Lucy recognized Sena and became curious about his identity. I thought it might be artificial intelligence, but my desire to talk to it directly and find out what kind of thing it was grew.
At least it will definitely not be an artificial intelligence like its past self.
“Is it possible? The enemy continues to block our troops by moving steel soldiers whose movements improve. They had the upper hand in the ship’s firepower from the beginning. “If time goes on like this and the troops infiltrated inside are unable to do their job, we will be outnumbered.”
“The data accumulated so far was not accumulated in vain.”
“no way?”
Raon, who was laughing at Lucy’s words, sighed when he saw Lucy appear behind him.
“If the balance is right, all you have to do is break the counterweight once again.”
Lucy planned to mobilize two types of special species, including her avatar and Raon.
Currently, the enemies are barely able to block even the higher-ranking species of the Demon King’s army. No matter how much Sena adapts to the movements of the Demon Lord’s army and copies them, there are limits.
Lucy had long since learned through battles with numerous enemies that there was no point in losing out on fundamental output.
“The enemy flagship with the warp engine that is the target is the largest ship located in the center of the formation. We must break through the enemy’s defenses, infiltrate the flagship, and obtain the ship itself.”
“good night. “It might take a bit since you’re not fighting on the ground, but give it a try.”
Raon nodded at Lucy’s instructions, and the devil’s army’s operation began at the same time.
Break through the enemy’s defenses, led by special species Lucy and Raon. Of course, that defense was Senna’s desperate resistance.
“As expected, was it observed?”
As Lucy and some troops traversed space where numerous debris and corpses were floating, it wasn’t long before intensive checks began to come in.
Sensing the strength of a different level of strength, Sena attempted to intercept it using naval guns.
[Longinus output development.]
At that moment, Lucy took out her weapon, which they had no data on yet. A decisive battle weapon of the Demon King’s army made by condensing enormous energy.
The power emitted from that double-edged sword is something that small aircraft can never produce, and defies the laws of physics, so of course those who encounter it for the first time are bound to panic.
[We will not give you time.]
Lucy, who reached the first ship, lifted the Longinus, which had canceled out the gunfire, and swung it once again with magical power.
A powerful slash that tears the defense shield of a ship the size of a playground compared to its own body like a piece of paper and even destroys its outer wall. Those who tried to resist somehow were caught up in the blow, and their dismembered bodies were scattered into the cold space.
* * *
“An unexpected being has appeared again. “It is a being of a different class from higher species, possessing ether and using extreme combat methods using it.”
“Surely this guy is their leader!”
“I’m not sure yet.”
Of course, Senna and other members of the Cartus fleet also confirmed the existence of Lucy and Raon. A crazy being with firepower that can destroy a ship with just one person.
She looked like a slender woman wearing a mask and armor, but no one paid attention to her appearance.
In particular, the Longinus containing Lucy was created as a result of the annihilation of local life forms, and was an object that should not be allowed to go against natural laws.
“You don’t even need to copy the movements. If such a small and agile being could have such destructive power, it would be nearly impossible to stop it. “Within 15 minutes, that monster will reach here, destroying everything in its path.”
“Is there any way? “Anything!”
Edmund eventually stopped thinking for himself and looked to Senna for answers. Because it was such an absurd situation.
“If the enemy can offset the ship’s guns, it would be better to self-destruct the power source of the ship that the enemy passes through. Then I think we can make a hit.”
“Well, what is that?”
Of course, Sena gave an answer. Because Sena has the ability to calculate countless possibilities in a split second. Perhaps Sena will find a way no matter what happens. The problem was that the best answer that came out that way was literally a crazy operation.
“Once the enemy reaches the Rotten, the flagship’s number one frigate, there will be no more answers, Commander. “I control all the systems, so making the ship self-destruct is not difficult.”
“No matter how mercenaries they are, there are people there. “People who are fighting fiercely.”
“Commander, I only recommend the most efficient method for our troops’ victory.”
In the end, even though Edmund’s eyes wavered in panic, Sena’s words as she looked into those eyes did not waver.
He gritted his teeth as he realized how foolish it was to impose human common sense on an AI that by law had been prevented from learning human emotions.
To Sena, in the end, a person’s life was just data and a number.
“do it. “That is the only way.”
“Execute suicide operation. Forced runaway of the power source within the ship.”
Finally he nodded. That was enough. Anyway, everything can be done by the Sena, which already holds the authority.
“That’s it, monster!”
The wishes of those currently fighting fiercely inside the ship were not taken into consideration. A sacrifice for the greater good, an offering to catch a great evil. That was it.
* * *
“Guardian appears.”
While Sena carries out the operation without hesitation. Lucy was breaking through the defense line and getting closer to her goal one step at a time.
Then, an entity that blocked Lucy appeared. It was not the machines controlled by Sena, nor the crew members resisting with firearms.
Those who fight using not only firearms and suits, but also their own magical power. It was a being they called a guardian.
‘if!’
‘leader!’
Those who had feared Lucy’s destructive power had hope in his appearance. Maybe that superhuman will become a hero who will save them from the overwhelming ‘demon’.
[With only this power.]
But their hopes were shattered in one fell swoop. Lucy’s slash with Longinus, who was trying to increase her strength, was not even able to properly resist and her body was split in half.
From Lucy’s point of view, who had fought many battles with heroes who shook the earth and sky with her own training, the level of the guardians belonging to the mercenary group was only at the level of cutting down and killing an insignificant enemy, let alone a demon lord.
[Is this all? Is this the result of calculating all possibilities?]
Lucy couldn’t understand Senna, let alone humans. All the resistance they put up is not even able to hold on to their own ankles, so more radical and rough methods are needed.
Lucy decided that if she couldn’t find it, there was no need to meet Sena. Because the level is too low.
[ah. I knew it.]
However, Sena satisfied Lucy’s expectations. Huge, boiling energy. It was a sign that the power source at the center of the ship was about to run away and cause a huge explosion.
“Oh, why!”
“Escape quickly! “The ship explodes!”
Naturally, everyone on board the ship was scared and scattered.
[45% chance of avatar survival.]
The problem is that Lucy can escape, so there is no way to give her time. Sena, who boldly decided to sacrifice those who remained inside, did not even give them a chance to escape using an escape boat, and finally blew up one of the ships.
“Are you okay? “You blow yourself up just to catch one avatar.”
[This is their best. Even though it is just one avatar, the most important thing is that we found this possibility and made a decision.]
Changhyun, who was watching the scene through the screen, was worried when he saw Lucy’s avatar caught in the explosion, but Lucy, who had gathered as much strength as she could to deploy her shield in the huge flames, actually laughed as she saw her shield shatter and parts of her body destroyed.
[There are more reasons to talk.]
Sena passed Lucy’s test. The avatar was reduced to such a state that it could not function much, but Lucy survived in the end and glared at the flagship, which was now almost approaching.
Senna, who had become the object of this strong obsession, also noticed Lucy looking here among the wreckage of a distant ship, not only through the cameras but also through the eyes of the hologram.
“Commander, we must put our next plan into action. “The enemies are still strong.”
The fight isn’t over yet. The fierce and cruel fight between the two beings continues.
“What are you going to do? The guy is alive, but by the looks of it, he is dying. “It was a result of great sacrifice.”
“If that being, who may be a bastard or a b*tch, was a true commanding entity, the movement of the corps would also have to change. However, there is no problem with the command of the legion, so that monster is ultimately just a terminal like other monsters.”
“under… … . “I am shocked in many ways.”
Senna saw clearly that Lucy’s avatar, who was extremely strong, was an insignificant avatar in the corps as a whole. That’s why he immediately suggested another way to solve the essential problem, and Edmund had no choice but to follow whatever he said.
“So, what method are you going to use?”
“Contrary to their bizarre appearances, the enemies have biological structures made of organic matter. “We will replicate the nanomachines we possess and infiltrate the body to disrupt life activities.”
Senna, who has tried everything from firepower warfare, volume warfare, and close combat, this time is a cell-level war taking place in the microscopic world.
It was an idea that Edmund would be amazed to hear. The act of using nanomachines for killing purposes is strictly prohibited, even against enemies, as its ramifications are so enormous. This was a possible operation because the Demon King’s army was a new species that was not registered in Sena’s data.
“If this method is used, fleet operation becomes difficult due to limitations in computing power. “This is truly a last resort, Commander.”
“Why are you hesitating now? sun. Do it. The greater the cost, the more effective it will be. “No matter how crazy these monsters are, how are we going to stop this?”
It was a shocking idea, but he strongly agreed and instructed Sena to carry out the operation.
It was a confidence he could have because he did not know that Lucy had already accumulated a lot of data on cell-level warfare while fighting against the infected entities of the corrupted World Tree.
* * *
[Massive invasion of moving foreign substances into the bodies of individuals.]
As if it was obvious, Lucy immediately sensed Senna’s plan and grinned.
As the war continued, he couldn’t help but be happy because it was a moment where the experiences he had accumulated over the years shined through.