Chapter 466: Chapter 287: Cthulhu Black Spot and Nether Sea Master
The Planet Orbital Gun outside Blue Star’s space activates for the first time!
Massive metal projectiles are propelled by magnetic fields, accelerating as they rotate along Blue Star’s equator.
At the same time, the main fleet under the Blue Star Alliance deploys from the four planets and nearby space ports, heading straight for Pluto!
He Xingzhou boards an L7-grade Command Ship to follow the fleet to the Kuiper Belt.
After gaining sufficient kinetic energy, the Planet Orbital Gun adjusts the direction and shoots the metal projectile towards Pluto.
Its speed is slightly slower than the warships; when it reaches Pluto the fleet must block Pluto’s outer space to prevent the Zerg from escaping.
To avoid being discovered by the Zerg, the fleet is using a hidden space pathway discovered through decades of reconnaissance, outside the detection range of the Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Zerg.
The fleet rapidly advances, with He Xingzhou’s Command Ship moving faster than the Red Moon.
After ten hours, they reach the vicinity of Pluto.
From a cosmic perspective, this is a planet composed of black, white, and red, entirely made of ice and rock, with a mass only one-sixth that of the Moon, yet in the Kuiper Belt, it qualifies as a massive celestial body.
This area is mainly rock and ice fragments, with extremely scarce resources.
“Pluto’s Zerg have a Space Insect Nest on Pluto’s Moon.” Cui Weimin told He Xingzhou, “We’ve reconnoitered all of Pluto’s satellites; the largest one, Pluto’s Moon, houses the Space Insect Race.”
“The evolution level is not high.”
Still, due to the scarcity of planetary resources, the Zerg population here remains low.
From outer space, you can see some Planet Giant Beasts still carrying asteroids in the Kuiper Belt, building a Space Insect Nest.
“Xuanwu, display the surface conditions.” He Xingzhou ordered Xuanwu.
Xuanwu opens a map of Pluto, marking important basic locations on Pluto.
Such as the dark zone up to three thousand kilometers wide, called the Cthulhu Spot by Blue Star astronomers, rumored in some literary works to be where the legendary Evil God Cthulhu resides.
After human reconnaissance, Cthulhu was not found here, but a surface Super Bug Nest exists.
Then there is another large dark zone on the following hemisphere, the whale-shaped region; and a series of dark regions on the leading hemisphere—the brass rings.
When the Sun’s energy reaches here, it becomes very weak, encountering light-absorbing and heat-absorbing substances, creating numerous dark regions.
The average temperature here ranges from minus two degrees Celsius to minus thirty degrees Celsius.
Currently, this place becomes Pluto’s dark forbidden zone, as surface bug nests are located here.
Cui Weimin marks a location and says: “We’ve reconnoitered, there is high-energy activity here, with radioactive intensity stronger than the Master of Calamity, suspected to house a juvenile Planet Devourer.”
He marks the most important location on Pluto—Heart of Pluto, the Tangbo District.
This area is a white heart-shaped region, with a part called Sputnik Plain.
Initially discovered, its flatness was beyond human imagination; on this dwarf planet with over five thousand impact craters, this plain is flatter than any human-made plaza!
“Sputnik Plain.” Xuanwu stated, “This is a plain of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide ice, detected to have a primitive ocean beneath the nitrogen ice!”
“Radioactive substances from Pluto’s interior release thermal energy, melting nitrogen ice to form a subterranean ocean!”
“Truly an excellent place for life cultivation!” He Xingzhou marveled, “Pluto is so far from the Sun, the energy from the Sun is negligible. Yet the energy release from within the planet can provide a source of energy for life.”
“This reminds me of the hot springs on Jupiter’s Moon, which can spout to heights of several hundred meters, with energy from Jupiter’s tidal gravity; no wonder there’s so much civilization in the universe!”
“Indeed.” Cui Weimin agreed deeply, the more he learns about these planets, he realizes countless planets have the potential for life to exist.
“The existence of Planet Devourer on Pluto must be in that nitrogen ice ocean! Because it’s the best evolutionary site for it!”
“We’ll leave this nitrogen ice ocean for now; let’s smash the Cthulhu Spot first and see if it emerges.” He Xingzhou said.
The Planet Orbital Gun can directly attack the Heart of Pluto, but he didn’t choose to do so.
Killing the Planet Devourer directly is not the goal.
If the Planet Devourer on Pluto dies, the Neptune Worm Clan nearby will surely launch an attack on them.
He Xingzhou aims to confine it within the nitrogen ice ocean, waiting for the arrival of the Pleiades Fleet!
The Command Ship stays in the dark space, activating stealth mode, waiting for the fleet to arrive.
Two hours later, the Red Moon, along with the main fleet, has arrived.
By now, there are over five hundred space battleships above L5 level near Pluto!
Such power, if attacking without reservation, could destroy the entire Pluto!
“Commander, my team is all here, requesting attack orders!” Meng Hai sent a request.
He Xingzhou calculated the time, the Planet Orbital Gun’s projectile was also about to arrive, he waited another ten minutes and said: “You may begin the attack.”
“Remember, do not destroy Pluto’s Moon Space Insect Nest, capture it, and afterward, it will be our second Space Fortress.”
“Completely surround Pluto’s perimeter, do not let the bugs escape. Deploy part of the Reconnaissance Ship towards Neptune’s direction, monitor the movements of Neptune Worm Clan, and try to avoid collisions.”