A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 238 - 188: The Lost Clan_1

Chapter 238 -188: The Lost Clan_1

Elder Prison.

This is the guardian civilization’s prison, specifically for imprisoning interstellar criminals.

Of course, if you ask Duanmu Huai to evaluate it…he’d say it’s simply a waste of time and money.

But there’s no point talking about that now.

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By the time Duanmu Huai, Ogis, and Cade arrived at the Elder Prison, it had already been completely sealed off, with a woman standing outside the gate, waiting for their arrival.

“Hey, Petra Wanji, thanks for the invitation.”

Cade No. Six greeted the woman in front of him and then asked.

“What have you organised for this soiree?”

In response to Cade No. Six’s question, Petra drew a dagger from her waist.

“Hmm, same as always.”

“Oho!”

Seeing Petra draw her dagger, Cade No. Six immediately raised his hands in excitement, making a gesture at her.

“Go ahead, show our good friend the Judge.”

Upon hearing Cade No. Six, Petra held out her hand and then Duanmu Huai and Ogis watched as the dagger spontaneously flew up, hovered in the air for a couple of spins before falling back into her hand.

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrow.

“Awakener?”

Duanmu Huai knew a little about the Awakeners, one of the three races of Holy City. Of course, while they’re referred to as three races, they’re all actually humans. EXO were originally humans, but their consciousness was transferred to mechanical bodies over time, turning them into a mechanical race that resembles space skeletons. Cade No. Six is one of them.

The history of the Awakeners is equally intriguing. As mentioned before, the humans of this galaxy faced an invasion from the darkness. The once-glorious human civilization dwindled to a mere fraction residing within the Holy City. However, not all the humans stayed to await death. A segment of humanity boarded immigration ships before the darkness arrived, leaving the galaxy in search of new colonies.

Whether by fortune or misfortune, they entered another dimension and established a settlement there. After a long period of living there, they found a way back to their original world. These returnees, dubbed the Awakeners, partly set up a new kingdom in the asteroid belt under the leadership of their queen, while others returned to Holy City.

Their queen…reportedly perished long ago in a battle against a race called the Demon Clan, effectively rendering the Awakener’s kingdom void.

Well, that’s not important.

Duanmu Huai was interested in this race because they mutated while living in that dimension, gaining supernatural-like abilities and blue skin.

Strangely enough, this reminded Duanmu Huai of a similar group of beings within the Imperial Navy.

During the Imperial Navy’s long voyages, many crew members married and had children on the warships. As these pregnancies were influenced by Subspace, the children born exhibited mutations and powerful spiritual abilities, giving them the name Children of the Void…

Yeah, they seemed similar to the Awakeners before him, or one could say that the world the Awakeners spoke about was actually a part of Subspace.

If it weren’t for the weakening of the Chaos Evil God due to the black hole project, these people probably wouldn’t have made it back so easily from there.

“So? Isn’t it cool? But don’t make a fuss about it.”

Cade No. Six seemed really happy and pointed at Petra again.

“Come, another one!”

“Maybe later.”

Petra withdrew her dagger, then her smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

“The released prisoners are currently wreaking havoc within the prison. Thankfully, the main arena and lower floors are still locked. If the core security system goes offline…”

“We retreat, then blow this damn place off the map.”

Duanmu Huai always advocated the simple solution of blowing away troubles. If one shot doesn’t work, then fire two.

Multiple gun turrets are the way to go.

“Of course that’s not an option. In any case, we have to ensure the stability of the core security system and capture those escaped convicts.”

“Well, alright then.”

Cade No. Six drew forth his hand cannon while talking.

“How about we make a competition out of it?”

“Is there a prize?”

“The one with the least captures buys the winner a drink.”

Cade No. Six, while talking, pointed at Duanmu Huai and Petra.

“Two drinks.”

“I’ll deal with the fugitives with Ogis.”

Duanmu Huai took out the War Hammer from behind him, swinging it with force.

“Leave the security system to you guys, as I have no knack for such things.”

“Two on two, quite fair.”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, Cade No. Six nodded.

“Well then, let’s get moving partners. This is Cade Cool No. Six, keep up with our pace.”

While speaking, Cade No. Six retreated backwards, until he reached the bridge edge, and then he leaped off.

“I’ll go first! Whoa!!!!”

“Heh.”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes, then tightly grasped the War hammer and charged forward.

“Let’s go, Ogis!”

“Yes, Master.”

By the time Duanmu Huai and Ogis stormed into the prison, it was already in total chaos. The prisoners who had broken out of their cells waved their weapons around, venting their anger – understandably, as most of them were not happy about being imprisoned.

The entrance of Duanmu Huai immediately made him the target of these prisoners’ anger.

“Kill them!!”

With their screams, the prisoners raised their guns at Duanmu Huai and Ogis and pulled the trigger. In no time, countless bullets whistled out from the muzzles, forming a storm of bullets that engulfed the two of them.

Despite the onslaught, Duanmu Huai didn’t care. He didn’t even bother to hide, but simply rushed towards the prisoners under their fire. The bullets striking his power armor didn’t even scratch the outer coating before they ricocheted off. He then got up close to the prisoners and swung down his war hammer.

“Boom!!!”

The next moment, the prisoners before him turned into a pile of battered chunks of flesh and were sent flying.

Meanwhile, as Duanmu Huai sprung into action, Ogis did not stop either. She reached out her right hand and invisible threads interwoven to form a gigantic shield, blocking the attacks of the prisoners. Then, with a gentle flick of her left hand, puppet-like figures emerged silently from the darkness. They swung their blades and plunged straight towards the enemies, stabbing their sharp blades into their bodies.

It was clear that Ogis had also grown during this time. The proof was that she could now command puppets other than the Guardian Puppet.

According to Ogis, these puppets were the result of her insights gained from reading books, and like the Slaughter Puppet, they also had the ability to “sneak.” This made them quite outstanding assistants for Ogis.

“Oh, these guys really want to fight.”

However, even in the midst of battle, Cade No. Six seemed to never shut his chatterbox mouth. Even though they weren’t fighting together, his voice still managed to reach Duanmu Huai’s ears through communication devices. Duanmu Huai truly doubted whether the High Tower Council sent Cade No. Six out to work because they were fed up with his incessant talking and wanted peace for their ears.

“This riot must end here. If these maniacs get out, they will wreak havoc in the reefs.”

Petra was evidently very worried about the current situation, but as for Duanmu Huai…

“In that case, we’ll just kill them all.”

Once again, he swung his war hammer, smashing a blind Cabal Commander into a pile of minced meat while casually responding.

“You knew perfectly well that these guys are maniacs, yet you still kept them here. Are you running a charity?”

However, no one answered Duanmu Huai’s question. Just then, a huge explosion sound erupted, making the entire prison shake.

“Heh heh!”

Soon, Cade’s voice came through again.

“If I’m not there, who’s the one playing with bombs?”

“I’ll go check… damn it!”

“What’s wrong?”

Hearing Petra’s voice, Duanmu Huai asked.

“The explosion just now caused the security system on the lower levels to go offline! The high-risk prisoners are held down there! I have to go check…”

“So it’s full of people who won’t be missed, huh? Leave it to me.”

Duanmu Huai deftly switched the phrase he’d just heard and motioned to Ogis.

“Ogis, over here, let’s go!”

“Hold on, how will you get down there? You don’t have the security clearance to access to lower decks…”

“Do you really need to ask?”

In response to Petra’s question, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

“Of course, I’ll just jump straight down.”

At the same time, Ogis once again joined Duanmu Huai, nimbly hopping onto his shoulder as light as a cat. Duanmu Huai grabbed Ogis with one hand, and then leaped off the bridge.

The howling wind whizzed past Duanmu Huai’s ears, and in a short moment, he fell like a giant rock and heavily landed on the platform of the lowest deck of the prison.

Following that, Duanmu Huai slowly lifted his head and looked forward.

“Hey, damn alien rascals, nice to see you.”

“…………..”

In the gloomy depths of the lower level cells, there was silence. Hundreds of Fallen Ones silently appeared from the darkness, quietly surrounding Duanmu Huai and Ogis. In front of him, some enormous figures appeared, and standing among them was a man shrouded in a cloak.

Clearly, judging by where he was standing, he was the instigator of this riot.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai lifted his war hammer.

Looks like the stakes are in my favor this time.

The moment the Fallen Ones from all around lunged at Duanmu Huai, he also leapt forward, charging at the enemies before him.