The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 689 - 682: Facing the Opposite

Xinghe’s mecha were the ultimate weapons, but weapons require energy to drive them.

The 59 modified could provide the energy Xinghe needed, but it was not yet running at full power and couldn’t meet Xinghe’s demands. So, how could they shoot down the Serpent People’s spaceship?

Xinghe did not make Gao Yuan wait long. She looked up at the sky, and then after about a second, a triangular spaceship suddenly began to plummet.

The battle involving Xinghe had absolutely no visual spectacle, no light, no sound, no special effects whatsoever. Gao Yuan knew she had launched an attack, but how the attack was carried out and what results it would achieve were completely unknown to him.

Real battles are always completely different from those in movies, but the effect was still very good. Gao Yuan immediately felt his sense of movement disappear, his breathing became smooth, and he regained full control of his body.

"Fuck your ancestors!"

Yu Shunzhou finally let out the words he had been holding back, then he was shocked. The Serpent People had entirely affected his nervous system, paralyzing his whole body.

Nobody knew what the consequences of an instantaneous loss of nerve function might be, because for humans, only death would have such an effect. Even with high-level paralysis, the body’s neural network is still functioning; breathing and heartbeat continue without the need for the brain to deliberately issue commands.

But under the attack of the Serpent People, even breathing and heartbeat could stop quickly.

Moreover, the attack of the Serpent People was completely imperceptible, so much so that humans would not even realize they had been attacked.

However, soon Gao Yuan felt again as if he had suddenly fallen into glue, and even moving his fingers became exceedingly difficult, while others once more fell into stasis in an instant.

It was as if time had stopped, except that it was only he who had stopped.

Xinghe launched another attack, and then another triangular spaceship fell to the ground.

The falling spaceship also showed no reaction, no explosion, no fire, just like a toy dropped on the ground, everything was calm and peaceful.

This kind of battle was by no means something Gao Yuan could engage in; he couldn’t even understand what he was looking at.

It was at this time that a round flying saucer appeared in the air.

Unlike the cigar-shaped transportation ships, and the triangular ships resembling automated tools, a flat, disc-shaped flying saucer now hovered in the air, beginning to descend less than twenty meters from where Gao Yuan and the others were.

The flying saucer descended rapidly. Just as Gao Yuan noticed its appearance, the saucer had already halted about four meters above the ground.

Gao Yuan stared at the flying saucer, realizing that the Serpent People might personally enter the fray this time.

It was the first time the Serpent People had presented themselves in front of humans.

Gao Yuan’s judgment was correct. An opening appeared on the underside of the saucer. Without any bright lights, a platform similar to a flat escalator touched the ground, and then a silhouette slowly walked out from the saucer.

When the figure completely left the cover of the flying saucer, Gao Yuan finally got a clear view of the Serpent People.

They were quite tall, at least three meters high, with thin upper halves and thick lower halves; their overall form was completely non-human. Only after looking closely did Gao Yuan realize that the Serpent Person wasn’t walking over—he was floating over on a hovering disk.

A Serpent Person, a true representative of his kind, was now standing in front of Gao Yuan.

The head appeared somewhat elongated, extending towards the back, with large eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Although the creature seemed thin and long, upon closer inspection of its face, there were indeed some similarities to humans.

Dressed in a gray-white outfit, standing on a hovering disc with a handrail in front, the Serpent Person’s right hand rested on the handrail. Behind the Serpent Person was a long pole, its purpose unclear, but Gao Yuan instinctively believed it to be a weapon.

The Serpent Person stopped about four or five meters away from Xinghe.

Xinghe turned around; she looked at the Serpent Person who had halted, and after waiting for about thirty seconds, the Serpent Person finally began to speak.

"Hello."

The Serpent Person had opened its mouth, but the sound came from the handrail in front of it, and it spoke in English, which Gao Yuan could understand.

"Is this language suitable for communication?"

The Serpent Person continued to inquire, and finally, Xinghe spoke, her voice calm, "No, I am more accustomed to speaking Chinese."

The cold electronic sound continued as the Serpent Person switched to Chinese, all the while keeping its gaze fixed on Xinghe.

"We have already occupied this planet, but if you want to occupy it, we can withdraw, provided that we receive the appropriate compensation."

They had come to negotiate; the Serpent People were here to negotiate, and Xinghe was their counterpart.

A feeling of humiliation welled up within Gao Yuan.

"What compensation."

The Serpent Person fell silent for a moment before continuing in its emotionless electronic voice, "Your... Mecha, as Earthlings call it, we wish to acquire your Mecha, and also, immortality."

The Serpent People wanted the secret of immortality; they truly desired the secret of immortality.

Xinghe was silent for a moment before responding in a deep voice, "The Mecha is my spacesuit; I cannot give it to you. But if you are willing to leave this planet, I can give you the technology for immortality."

The Serpent Person continued emotionlessly, "We want immortality and your Mecha, or you could offer something else in exchange, such as, such as... there is no word for it in Earth vocabulary, but you know what we mean, we want knowledge, all of it that you possess, and if you do not give it, we will take it ourselves."

With indifference, Xinghe said, "I can self-destruct."

"No, you cannot."

"I can."

Xinghe opened her Mecha’s panel, the helmet of the Mecha slid back, revealing her face, and she smiled, "Look at me. Do you still doubt my ability to self-destruct?"

The Serpent Person was silent, and finally said, "The morphological characteristics of this planet."

Xinghe’s faceplate closed, and she continued in her stern voice, "Yes, I’m a cybernetic human. I can assure a complete self-destruction, destroying my Mecha, destroying everything, leaving you with nothing. The choice of whether you get this planet or me depends on my decision, not yours."

The Serpent Person fell silent again; after a dozen seconds or so, the Serpent Person’s electronic voice stated, "God created us, we follow the guidance of God."

Xinghe replied assertively, "No, we created God, and God sheltered us, but in the end, God is ourselves, so the rules set by God are not immutable; we can change them, change them at will."

The Serpent Person remained silent, and Xinghe went on, "I have learned something from this planet, that is, life is not the highest criterion, belief is. So if I choose to self-destruct, there is nothing you can do to stop me."