Meeting the Requirements
The misty blue liquid, without the barrier of genuine leather, became increasingly bright in color, and gradually began to boil.
"Note: You are activating the catalyst. The nearest Planet WA4872, meets the catalytic criteria and is being activated."
Upon hearing the system notification, Lister's expression instantly turned serious.
At the same time, an indescribable feeling of unease arose because of the boiling liquid in my hand.
He quickly put the catalyst back in the box and then took the leather cover and put it back on.
The next moment, the palpitations gradually subsided.
Notification: Activation failed!
Zahn, who was standing next to him, also breathed a sigh of relief.
When he first saw the misty blue liquid become active, his heart pounded as well, as if something terrible was about to happen.
As Lister reflected on it carefully, he couldn't help but feel fortunate.
I never imagined that a mere rebel organization could produce such powerful items!
Especially this frigate, which was at the first coordinate on their mission route, but fortunately it left first.
If it were actually used on that planet, A73 would probably be completely wiped out.
At the same time, one can't help but marvel at the level of a fourth-level civilization. The Witchcraft Civilization, which I had never encountered before, had such power in the toys made for mere entertainment.
We now have a more direct understanding of the hard power of a Level 4 civilization!
"Let's go! Take this with us, but don't peel off this creature's skin. Let's get out of here quickly."
At his command, Zahn quickly packed his things and left.
Inside the control room, after listening to Lister's report, Captain Boren couldn't resist his curiosity and lifted the leather cover.
After quickly glancing at the misty blue liquid inside the mechanical sphere, he nervously and hastily closed the lid.
His expression was incredibly complex; he was pleased, at least this thing was on his own ship, so for now he had a trump card.
But what followed was more worry, not only about the future dangers of this conscription mission, but also about how to deal with this thing.
After all, there were partitions inside the box, and the other side must have originally contained Planetary Catalysts.
It is now empty, which means it has been used in some kind of operation, or it has been placed on some planet by special means!
It's hard to say which fleet will ultimately step on this landmine!
"Captain, this news... should we report it to the main ship?"
Inside the room, Vice Captain Thorn was the first to speak and ask a question.
His voice was hesitant, and it wasn't hard to guess his attitude; he was most likely to refuse.
Captain Boren's gaze swept over the group of ministers and above in the room, but not one of them offered to make a report.
Without further hesitation, he casually stroked his beard and made his decision.
"I'm not reporting anymore!"
"Given the state of our ship, it would be troublesome if we were used as scouts!"
"And this 'big bomb' might also have to be handed over, which would be a real shame!"
"Let's pretend this never happened! Cohen, you can do whatever you want with the battle report!"
As members of the Arcane Civilization Army, none of them ever considered being of one mind with the Central Army.
They were very clear about their ship's role; it was originally intended to be cannon fodder.
As things stand, if it weren't for Lister's heroic efforts and a bit of luck, Lieutenant Colonel Weiss's offensive route would have been a near-certain death.
At this point, it's best to quietly take down this "big bomb."
After all, nobody wants to be dragged down as a scapegoat; at least now they can still wield a powerful weapon.
One week later.
A fierce battle is taking place on star system E24, Planet WA322.
The ground within a radius of tens of kilometers where the battle took place had been completely turned into mud.
Thunderclouds filled the sky, and thousands of arcs of electricity surged among them.
A red-robed mage with dark gold patterns tapped his staff lightly, and a bolt of lightning a hundred feet thick struck Lister directly from the thunderclouds.
Unfortunately, just as the lightning was about to strike, Lister's figure seemed to vanish into thin air.
When it flashed and reappeared, it had already moved forward more than ten meters.
The mage who made the move had no regrets; his chest was already slashed open, revealing his ribs.
Clearly, they had already experienced Lister's mobility and his extremely powerful swordsmanship.
Until the lightning struck the mud, the next moment, deep purple electric rings exploded in concentric circles, affecting the entire area.
"Attacked: Attacked -7709 points, affected by Lightning Stun, Resolute Heart activated... Lightning Stun effect is now immune."
Having finally reached the middle coordinate point, every battle now presents exceptionally difficult challenges.
In particular, Lister clearly felt that the strength of the Silver Mutual Aid Society members on various planets was much stronger than before.
After this week's attacks, the entire ship had a certain feeling.
The other side initially seemed to have intentionally let their Ship A73 in, but now they're showing the true strength of the Silver Mutual Aid Society members!
Seeing the energy surge once more in the opponent's staff, the energy fluctuations of Lister's Shadowless Blade also intensified sharply.
Although the blade was not visible, the chilling sharpness and the completely solidified killing intent emanating from him put immense pressure on the enemy.
In an instant, an unimaginably powerful lightning strike descended upon Lister once more.
A silver-black blade of light also slashed forward relentlessly from the Shadowless Blade.
As the lightning struck Lister, a powerful Magnetic Shield was generated around Lister.
It was Reck who came to their aid from behind, and Lieutenant Zahn also acted at the same moment.
The lightning strike's path suddenly veered off course, eventually penetrating the Magnetic Shield and striking the mud pit.
However, due to the close proximity, Lister inevitably suffered some damage.
"Attacked: Attacked -17709 points, affected by..., immune to stun effect."
Lieutenant Zahn, a Class Holder with superpowers, possesses fairly powerful abilities, and his unique S-rank skill, "Vector Manipulation," actually has extremely high potential.
Lieutenant Zahn's basic attributes and other aspects have too many shortcomings, so his combat strength can only rank among the top in B-level, and is still a bit short of A-level.
The lightning strike inevitably exploded in a ring shape, resulting in the deaths of a large number of soldiers behind them.
Fortunately, the other side was also in a bad situation. Faced with Lister's blade, even though the enemy personnel had anticipated this and stepped forward to defend their core mage.
However, the true damage judgment that strikes the soul is something that, once locked onto by Lister, cannot be stopped by sheer numbers.
Every enemy was cleaved in two by the blade's edge.
The mage finally showed astonishment. After a tearing pain in his soul, he too was severed by the blade's edge, and his consciousness was instantly extinguished.
His head rolled to the ground, and with no more robes to cover it, his sharp ears were exposed.
As expected, they were mages from the Arcane Civilization.
It's laughable that during the Federation's conscription missions, there were even mages from the Arcane Army Group attacking the Arcane Civilization.
Neither side showed any mercy, not even the ministers from the Arcane Civilization on the warship.
In the Galactic Federation's operations, this situation seemed to have become commonplace.
We conquered nine coordinates in the first three days, and now, after a week, this is only the third coordinate we're continuing to explore.
Furthermore, all the planets along the attack route now have energy shields.
There was even a small cruiser providing defense and obstruction around the nearby planet.
Ultimately, they were no match for the strength of their A73 warship and had to retreat first.
This allowed A73 to finally eliminate the planet at coordinates E24, thus completing half of the main mission requirements given by Lieutenant Colonel Weiss.
The losses to Ship A73 were equally heavy after ten days of fighting.
Only about 600 soldiers remained in the fleet, with a mortality rate as high as 65%.
This figure still includes senior sergeants who assist in other departments and rarely participate in direct landing operations.
If we only consider the mortality rate of the Landing Operations Department sergeants, it has already exceeded 73%, surpassing the average mortality rate of sergeants recruited by the Federation.
The death rate among the ship's officers is also high, nearly 20%, with only 140 remaining.
Fortunately, the core personnel of the ship were unharmed, and the replacement of sergeants and junior officers was easy, so it did not affect the absolute combat power of the Ship A73 in essence.