Main God, You're Causing Trouble Again?

Any civilization capable of flying beyond its own planet, venturing into the vast cosmos, and conducting deep-space voyages to other worlds stands a cut above those that cannot leave their home.

According to Wang Zhen's hypothesis, the metal fragment in his hand likely originated from the wreckage of that alien ship infested by Xenomorphs. Although the vessel had crashed onto an asteroid due to the infestation, the wreckage had since become a hunting ground—a baited trap set by the Xenomorphs.

Then, the industrial ship carrying Ellen Ripley received the signal emitted by the alien vessel, was drawn in, and became the fish caught on the Xenomorphs' hook.

However, Wang Zhen analyzed the situation carefully. He had come to understand that the power of Alchemy lies in knowledge; the more one knows, the stronger Alchemy becomes. In particular, the technological level displayed by the alloy composition in this metal fragment was far superior to that of the Earth-made spacecraft he was currently on.

"According to the speculations of many internet masters, there are two explanations for this alien ship: either the Yautja were transporting Xenomorph eggs to a designated hunting ground when they encountered an accident and crashed; or the Engineers were transporting eggs to a specific planet when they met with a similar disaster."

"Whether it was the Yautja or the Engineers, their technological level is far above that of a human civilization that has only just stepped into space. The Yautja, in particular, are extremely adept at combat. Although this is just a piece of ship debris and cannot be used to deduce the Yautja's weaponry, the technological content of a ship capable of deep-space travel is certainly not low!"

"It's just that there are too many elements here that don't exist on Earth, requiring further analysis in hopes of finding suitable substitutes. Once I do, I can improve the durability of my armor." Wang Zhen continued to analyze the metal fragment in his hand, his heart filled with anticipation.

Having experienced real combat, Wang Zhen was even more eager to shed his "glass cannon" status. After all, his battles with the Xenomorphs had given him deep insights. Although he had won easily, it was actually due to a severe asymmetry in information that such a one-sided result occurred.

Precisely because he knew the attack patterns, strengths, and weaknesses of these Xenomorphs, he struck directly at their most vulnerable parts. By seizing the initiative, the caught-off-guard Xenomorphs were naturally wiped out in one wave. Aside from the Royal Guard-level Xenomorph that had secretly transitioned into a Zerg Hydralisk and managed to counterattack, none of the others had even had the chance to retaliate.

Even the Cat Xenomorph, which posed the greatest threat to him, did not target him first, but rather Zheng Zha, who was shrouded in a dazzling halo. Wang Zhen had seized the moment when the Cat Xenomorph was unaware that he had spotted it, launching a sneak attack to kill it.

The strongest Xenomorph Queen he faced later was also in a disadvantageous state. Although it was evolving into a higher-level Zerg base and had even hatched eight Zergling rushers, when Wang Zhen appeared before it, the Queen was only halfway through its evolution. Due to the advancement process, it was completely unconscious and immobile—simply put, it was a wooden training dummy for players to test their skills on!

"So, this is why the reward for clearing the plot world was only one D-rank side quest and 1000 reward points." Wang Zhen tossed aside the fully analyzed metal fragment and said softly.

Although the Main God was a master of trolling and never acted like a human when setting tasks, the missions in this plot world were actually quite decent.

The overall difficulty was consistent with one D-rank side quest and 1000 reward points. The reason for the later "secret transition" of the Royal Guard and the Queen into Zerg units was accounted for by Wang Zhen's strength; two Hydralisks and one Lurker had failed to stop his advance, and the subsequent eight-Zergling rush had also failed to block him. If the final Xenomorph Queen had truly successfully transitioned into a Zerg base, the final reward would likely not have been just a D-rank side quest.

"If the transition had truly succeeded, it would have been at least a C-rank side quest, with no upper limit." Wang Zhen whispered to himself.

Wang Zhen had played StarCraft II and was quite knowledgeable about the Zerg. While the Xenomorph race had spawned an entire series of films, they remained in a primitive, savage stage—comparable to gorillas among animals. Although their genes were similar to humans, the gap in intelligence set them apart. This was similar to the Zerg, as the Zerg's intelligence far surpassed that of the Xenomorphs.

Therefore, Xenomorphs and the Zerg were like gorillas and humans.

Thus, a Xenomorph evolving into a Zerg was equivalent to a gorilla evolving into a human; it was a transformation and sublimation of the essence of life. Such a leap in life hierarchy was definitely worth more than one D-rank side quest and 1000 reward points!

Thinking of that ultimate sublimation of life, Wang Zhen felt a secret chill. If he hadn't been in a state of extreme agitation at the time, recklessly using his underdeveloped Lightning Transmutation Circle to instantly kill the three Royal Guards-turned-Hydralisks and Lurkers, followed by the instant slaughter of the eight rushing Zerglings, he would never have reached the pathetic, half-evolved Xenomorph Queen. Only by acting this way did he ensure it died not only frustrated but also quite unpeacefully.

Had he been even a second slower, he likely would have ended up in a classic, small-map human versus Zerg engagement!

"Mission 3: Incomplete."

"???"

"What is going on? My mission isn't complete?" Wang Zhen accidentally noticed the mission status on his wristwatch and was left dumbfounded.

After all that fierce, tiger-like maneuvering, the mission was actually incomplete?

Wang Zhen's face stung!

Really!

It stung a lot!

The flashier his moves and the more brilliant his posturing had been, the more his face stung now.

Wang Zhen had ultimately underestimated the Main God's ability to troll and how low its bottom line could be!

Although I cannot increase the strength of your mission targets, I can increase the difficulty of the mission itself!

You thought killing the Royal Guard and the Xenomorph Queen meant you had cleanly completed the mission?

You thought you could happily collect your rewards?

You thought wrong!

Wang Zhen jumped up from the metal recliner that perfectly fit the curve of his back, staring at the metal wall with an ugly expression, his scarred hands unconsciously wanting to reach out...

"Hoo..."

"The Main God's trolling is truly impressive! Just like that, it pulled a stunt that didn't technically exceed the mission difficulty, yet it was effective!" Wang Zhen calmed his mind, realizing he had been taking things for granted; in fact, the Main God had already explained it in the mission description.

Eliminate all Xenomorphs on the spacecraft!

"It was my own reading comprehension that failed!"