Chapter 1449
The Normandy Landings!
Shinjo and Horii exchanged a glance and simultaneously shivered.
They recalled that yesterday, Xincheng had only complained that "the instructors' training is too harsh," and three seconds later, the satellite cannon's aiming beam descended from the sky, precisely hitting the spot near his feet and burning a charred crater.
“…That was a warning.” Cui Ming stood up and dusted off his pants. “She has excellent hearing.”
"Hearing?!" Shinjo's face turned green. "She's in space! How could she hear that?!"
“The satellite has a radio reception function.” Cui Ming walked out without looking back. “Don’t speak ill of me in front of her; she holds a grudge.”
"..."
Shinjo and Horii stood frozen in place, like two statues struck by lightning.
The command room was silent for a full minute.
Then Shinjo abruptly turned to Horii, his voice trembling: "From now on... from now on, be careful what you say in the base..."
“I know…” Horii’s voice trembled, “I…I said yesterday that the instructor’s protein bars tasted weird…”
"what?!"
The two looked up at the ceiling at the same time, as if they could see the satellite cannon slowly turning towards them from the depths of space.
"I...I'll go buy protein bars for the instructor!" Xincheng took off running.
"I...I'll go write the training report!" Horii followed closely behind.
The two rushed out of the command room as if being chased by a ghost, their footsteps echoing in the corridor.
Meanwhile, in a satellite orbiting Earth, the artillery maniac was hugging his knees, staring at Cui Ming's movement trajectory on the screen, a crazy smile curving his lips.
"Storm One... is in good spirits today too..."
Her finger hovered above the launch button, trembling slightly.
"Who...who dares to speak ill of him..."
"I'll... shoot whoever I want..."
The satellite cannon slowly rotated, like a lurking beast, silently watching everything on the blue planet.
People at TPC have since developed good habits.
Upon seeing Cui Ming, stand at attention, salute, and smile.
Gossip behind my back? I wouldn't dare.
Complaining about training? I wouldn't dare.
Even when asking questions like "How is the instructor's mood today?", they have to lower their voices to ensure they are outside the satellite's reception range.
After all, nobody knows.
That cannon is pointing right now.
And who is that crazy woman eavesdropping on right now?
Actually, they don't need to worry about the new city now.
Because the madwoman is frantically shooting down meteorites.
"Hahahaha!!!! Kill them all!!!!"
The blue light of the satellite cannon flashed in the depths of space, beams of light precisely striking each approaching meteorite. The rocks exploded in space like a silent fireworks display, the fragments burning up completely outside Earth's atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Magnia, the monster inside the meteorite, was suffering.
Damn it!
Is Earth's firepower really that intense?
Magnia huddled inside a massive meteorite, its body composed of a viscous purple liquid, its core shimmering with a dark light. It had originally planned to blend into the Earth's atmosphere with the meteorite swarm, find a secluded spot to land, and then slowly absorb energy to grow stronger.
As soon as they approached Earth's orbit, they spotted the satellite cannon.
That cannon.
That cannon fired wildly, with unparalleled accuracy, chasing after meteorites like a mad dog.
"Holy crap!!!"
Magnia’s core trembled violently, and purple liquid seeped from the cracks in the meteorite, only to be frozen into ice shards by the vacuum.
In order to successfully reach Earth, Magnia chose to use her special abilities.
Split.
Its core emitted a piercing buzz, and its body trembled violently like torn jelly, then—
boom!
A piece of Magnia split into hundreds of small parasites, each only the size of a fist, like a swarm of purple locusts, spewing out from all directions of the meteorite and rushing wildly toward Earth.
then……
A major battle, similar to the Normandy landings, began.
"Left! There's something on the left!"
"Parasitites! Massive numbers of parasites!"
"Shoot! Shoot them all!"
The satellite cannon's muzzle spun wildly, unleashing a deluge of blue-white beams like raindrops. Every small parasite was a target, and none were spared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The parasite exploded in space, and purple liquid splattered like blood before being evaporated into blue smoke by the next beam of light.
Magnia's parasites were being killed in a frenzy.
"Spread out! Spread out! Don't crowd together!"
A larger parasite emitted a sharp sonic wave, directing its companions to scatter and flee. Like a flock of startled birds, they rushed toward Earth from all directions; some slid close to meteorite fragments, some hid in cosmic dust, and some simply collided with each other, using the force to propel themselves at different angles.
Meanwhile, the other parasites frantically rushed toward Earth. One parasite was grazed on one side by a beam of light, and the other half was still writhing desperately, like a crushed cockroach, dragging purple debris as it continued to crawl forward.
The other parasite was disoriented by the impact, but instinct drove it to open its tiny mouthparts, bite a meteorite fragment, and use the fragment's inertia to drift towards Earth.
Another group of parasites formed a pyramid, with the bottom ones blasted to dust by the beams, while those on top continued to charge forward, stepping on the corpses of their companions, like a group of crazy suicide squads.
Damn it, I just wanted to absorb energy, why does this feel like a war?! Bastard!!!
Magnia's core—hidden within a larger parasite—let out a silent wail. It watched as its clones were blasted into dust one by one, purple liquid spreading through space, its core convulsing with anguish.
"On the left! There are still some that have slipped through the net!"
"Three o'clock! A group!"
"Hahahaha!!! Shoot them all down!!!"
The madwoman's laughter echoed across the entire battlefield through the satellite's loudspeakers, like some kind of hellish revelry.
The parasites trembled in fear.
They had never seen anything like this before.
In the past, when we went to other planets, we would land quietly, parasitize quietly, absorb energy quietly, and grow stronger quietly. Unlike this time, we were used as targets before we even landed, and we were attacked like the Normandy landings, with corpses strewn everywhere and rivers of blood flowing—although there is no blood in space, only purple liquid.
"Charge!!!"
A leading parasite let out a final shout, leading its remaining thirty or so companions in a final sprint toward Earth's atmosphere.
The beam of light caught up.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, the parasites were annihilated in the light, and the purple residue drifted away like snowflakes.
In the end, only three remained.
The three parasites, dragging their battered bodies, finally plunged into the atmosphere.
They burned and screamed, like three purple meteors crashing towards the Earth's surface.
"Hahahaha!!! Three got away!!!"
The madwoman's laughter echoed inside the satellite, her finger hovering over the launch button, trembling slightly.
"Storm One... three... are they enough...?"
She stared at the three falling meteors on the screen, a hint of hesitation flickering in her single eye.
"never mind……"
She withdrew her fingers, hugged her knees, and shrank back into the chair.
"Three... let him play by himself..."
"I'll continue...shooting meteorites..."
The satellite cannon slowly rotated, refocusing its aim on the next wave of meteorites.
Meanwhile, on Earth's surface, the TPC's alarm has already sounded.
Three parasites fell in three different directions.
They dragged their mangled bodies as they crawled out of the impact crater, leaving a trail of purple liquid.
"Finally...we've arrived..."
The leading parasite emitted a weak buzzing sound, its mouthparts opening and closing as it greedily sniffed the energy in the Earth's air.
"Energy... so much energy..."
"First...first we need to find a host..."
"Then...then it slowly recovered..."
"And then..."
Its mouthparts are curved into a ferocious arc.
"And then... make that madman who fired the cannon... pay the price..."
The three parasites, trailing purple blood, disappeared into the shadows of the earth.
Deep in space, the satellite cannon's light still flickers.
The madwoman was facing a huge meteorite and frantically pressing the launch button.
"Hahahaha!!!! This is huge!!! Shoot it!!!!"
The meteorite exploded, scattering fragments everywhere.
She shrunk back into her chair with satisfaction, a crazy smile curving her lips.
"Storm One... is safe today too..."
"Who dares to come..."
"I'll... shoot whoever I want..."
This is Earth's first line of defense.
Crazy, precise, and unreasonable.
Make all enemies that try to get close turn into fireworks before they even land.
Meanwhile, Magnia, this unfortunate monster, is currently split into three parts, barely clinging to life in a corner of the earth.
It will probably regret it. (End of Chapter)