Captain Kade's Embarrassment

The Evil Shadow Eye Monster Mother should have recently advanced to Tier 15.

This can be judged from the number of remaining sub-units after Lister's Killing Intent Eruption.

There are only a handful of sub-bodiments at level 14; most high-level combat power is between levels 10 and 12.

At this moment, all the Evil Shadow Eye Monsters charged forward once again.

The Zerg civilization is quite troublesome in this respect: individuals have a clear division of labor, they are not afraid of death at all, and everything is for the benefit of the mother.

Indeed, what makes it a civilization rather than simply a collection of strange beasts has its unique characteristics.

Lister remained silent, his Wounding Saber already gripped in his hand.

"You have been affected by the Morale Boost effect: Increases health and stamina by 10%, increases self-healing speed by 8%, and increases attack damage, attack speed, and movement speed by 5%."

"You have been affected by the Surging Vitality effect:..."

Six halos converged around him; the destroyer truly lived up to its reputation as a ground-based combat vessel.

Lister is currently in exceptionally high condition, especially in terms of health points, which have increased from 400,000 to 550,000.

No wonder that ordinary soldiers working in groups of three could achieve such a high kill rate.

At that moment, Captain Kade stood there, stunned.

Lister casually slashed horizontally in front of him with his sword, the inky blade light sweeping forward and instantly tearing through the entire sky.

The blade's edge, carrying an unstoppable momentum, sliced through everything in front of it.

The black wave formed by the high-level Evil Shadow Eye Monsters ahead was abruptly cleaved in two, showing no further signs of surging forward.

Countless severed limbs scattered and flew into the air before finally settling on the ground.

The true damage, penetrating straight to the soul, caused the Evil Shadow Eye Monster to die instantly after being annihilated by a single strike, with no more shadows emanating from its body.

Lister turned around after unleashing his slash; he was confident in his abilities against these mere ordinary eye monsters.

Even high-ranking Eye Monsters that have finally achieved a high level of advancement would find it difficult to survive his strike.

As he faced the thousands of soldiers before him, under their intense gazes, Lister's figure flickered.

Soon, from three other directions, three sharp black beams, carrying an unparalleled aura, annihilated all the remaining Evil Shadow Eye Monsters in the surrounding area.

"Is... is this person really just a captain?"

At that moment, countless thoughts arose among all the officers and sergeants.

An incomparably pure killing intent, and a seemingly casual yet powerful swordsmanship that makes one face death head-on.

While everyone was amazed, they couldn't help but wonder.

In particular, Lister is only a martial arts Class Holder uses a knife, but his strength is in no way weaker than that of Class Holder, and even his group attack methods are much stronger.

Captain Kade finally realized what was happening, especially after seeing Lister draw his sword.

The opponent's attack truly penetrated to the soul, and there's absolutely no doubt about their combat strength—they are undoubtedly Overlord Tier.

"Captain Lister, are you really a member of the A73 cruiser crew?"

"That's right, I'm currently the head of the Landing Operations Department."

As he slowly nodded, the Killing Intent Wave continued to extend his perception.

Although the immediate Evil Shadow Eye Monster has been dealt with, other eye monsters on this giant planet continue to approach.

And inside the mother's nest, several enormous reproductive chambers are still continuously breeding.

"How is this possible!?"

"Shouldn't someone as talented as you be in the Central Army?"

"How could this be...?"

In Captain Kade's mind, even the Civilization Army headquarters couldn't retain Overlord Tier being, let alone a mere small cruiser.

Only the Central Army Group is where a true Overlord Tier resides.

I am currently very conflicted and curious about Lister's identity.

They were all small warships, and his ship had never produced such a talent before, which fueled his jealousy.

He preferred to believe that Lister was only temporarily on the A73 warship due to a special mission rather than that Lister was now actually part of the ship's corps.

"I am indeed the captain of Ship A73."

"Captain Kade, shall we finish the mission first?"

Seeing that Lister was so confident and didn't seem to be lying.

Captain Kade's expression was complicated, but he ultimately didn't forget his promotion mission, nodded, and led the team closer to the Mother Nest.

Of course, I couldn't help but mutter a few words of jealousy along the way.

"What kind of luck does that damn Ship A73 have!?"

"It's another case of stealing military merits, and now this talented guy has appeared!"

"Why am I not destined for this? Is it because I don't contact headquarters enough?..."

The mother nest is located at the core of the planet.

Truman's voice rang in my ears.

"The Evil Shadow Eye Monster is steadily approaching from the outer edge of the planet; it is estimated to reach the mother planet in 3 minutes."

"Lucas, you lead the team to guard the entrance to the lair."

"Just stall them as long as possible, and then carry out the extermination work after the mother organism dies."

Captain Kade was currently giving instructions to Lieutenant Commander Lucas.

The rank is also 15, but the combat power is much weaker, only B-rank.

Since the mother body is not yet dead, all the eye monsters they exterminate, except for Lister, will continuously become shadow forms and then be reborn again.

For now, the main objective is to stall for time.

"Captain Lister, would you mind accompanying me down there?"

"Don't worry, I'll handle the main operations. I'll cover you immediately if there's any danger!"

Upon hearing this, Lister nodded and immediately agreed.

For the sake of military merit, I'd rather go down there myself to feel more at ease.

At least his true damage is a huge advantage against the Evil Shadow Eye Monster, which is why Kade Khad invited him.

As for whether the other party would cover for him first, he didn't expect it.

"Zahn, Reck, you two take men and guard the lair entrance. Remember what I said on board."

"Yes, sir!"

The two then paid tribute together.

As for what was said aboard the Lister, it was naturally not something that could be discussed openly.

If they encounter danger or sense something is wrong, they should flee if possible, and if they can take the sailors of the destroyer with them.

Captain Boren will immediately respond and gather everyone back to the warship, while also reporting to headquarters.

Anyway, this mission isn't a promotion opportunity for A73, so there's no need to risk everything.

The two leaped and swooped into the nest.

"Boom!"

Traveling tens of thousands of kilometers, under the influence of gravity, the two of them bombarded the nest like two cannonballs.

The two also destroyed several breeding pods while they were at it.

"Damage taken: Impact damage -7993 points."

Congratulations, you have gained 201 experience points.

Inside the mother's nest, the environment had long since changed, becoming damp and sticky.

"Congratulations, you have discovered 'Evil Shadow's Advanced Growth Fluid'."

[Evil Shadow's Advanced Growth Fluid (Grade B): Greatly accelerates the hatching of Evil Shadow Eye Monster for a short period of time and significantly increases their base attributes. (Note: Only applicable to Evil Shadow Eye Monster.)]

My feet were covered in green, sticky slime, and this slime continued to flow from the destroyed breeding chamber next to me. This was the so-called advanced growth fluid.

The mother body at the core was now petrified.

Captain Kade took the lead in probing, with countless ice needles constantly impacting the mother ship's hull.

"Attack: Deals -111 damage, Deals -103 damage,..."

It does cause some damage, but the damage is too low to be of any use.

After several attempts at attacking, which were inefficient, we couldn't afford to waste any more time.

Captain Kade glanced somewhat awkwardly at Lister behind him and quickly made way for him.

"Captain Lister, I might have to trouble you to give it a try!"

It's one thing for someone at level fifteen to ask Lister, who is at level twelve, for help.

Recalling his confident vow before entering the game, he said he would be a key player and provide cover for Lister in dangerous situations.

Who knew that once inside, even breaking through their defenses would be difficult, and they immediately lost their composure.

Fortunately, this would leave only the two of them in the nest, preventing them from losing face in front of the officers and soldiers on their own ship.

Without a word, Lister raised his hand and slashed.

Attack: Deals 93 damage, 3397 damage ignoring defense (Note: Enemy's current damage reduction is 90%), and 58763 true damage.

A deep knife mark immediately appeared on the mother's body.

Even if the opponent is in a special state with high damage reduction, it cannot prevent true damage.

"Squeak~ Zzz~!"

Although the body itself remained still, a violent scream echoed throughout the cave, exactly like when it was bombarded by a neutron cannon.

Because of the close proximity, the sound became increasingly piercing, constantly drilling into the depths of his brain and even soul.

"Squeak! Why... why are you attacking me!?"

The strangely accented Federation Language rang out along with the shrill sound.

The mother should have been questioned, but unfortunately, neither of them was willing to speak to her.

Suddenly, the mother's body emitted a strange red light.

The space in front of Lister suddenly Twist, and his left arm began to tremble strangely.

In the next instant, the space and the left arm returned to normal.

"Attacked: Damage taken -4319 points. Resolute Heart has been triggered, Merrick Saber Technique and Potential Burst have been triggered, Illusion has been removed."

"Due to the Robust Soul being triggered, the judgment has been upgraded, Evil Shadow Manipulation is now immune."

With a series of immunity to control effects and negative status effects, especially the upgraded rank of the Robust Soul skill, Lister managed to evade the Mother's unexpected fatal blow.

In contrast, Captain Kade stood frozen in place, his right arm seemingly out of control, suddenly slamming a fist into his own brain.