Chapter 72: Mind Fleet Leviathan

Still, Arcturus had to admit that the sight of the entire Mind Fleet was majestic when hundreds upon hundreds of Mind Flayer ships were exiting the space cracks and firing at the Imperial Defense Fleet.

It was clear how differently the Eternal Imperium of the Asurya was taking the Mind Flayers, because from the very moment when they saw the space cracks forming at the edges of the Rylon Star System, they were already going all out.

Mind Fleets of the Mind Flayer species were extremely dangerous and very powerful, especially if the Elder Brain was present. Mind Flayers had very powerful Psionic Powers; in the entire universe, there are not many species that are Psionically as powerful and talented as the Mind Flayers.

And their technology was also really unique and advanced, though the Mind Flayers didn't have a unified technology tree as every single Mind Fleet was practically unique. Every single one had a different degree of technology, and some of them even developed their unique and particular branches of Mind Flayer technology.

Fortunately, for most of the universe, various Mind Fleets under the commands of their particular Hiveminds and Elder Brain refused to cooperate with each other, or they would be a much bigger problem.

Still, sometimes, it was thought that even High-Level Civilizations would have to deal with some of the more powerful Mind Fleets if they raided their territories with their full force.

Arcturus was standing on the deck of the Obscurus, waiting for the command from the Admirals as Red Queen already activated the stealth systems of his beloved starship, and they started slowly approaching the Mind Fleet Leviathan.

Obviously, they were taking a longer route, way underneath the lines where the Mind Flayers and Imperials were fighting, as he was supposed to approach as much as possible and activate the Psion-Disruption Device.

When the Mind Flayers were hit by the first way of the Psionic Nullification, he would once again return to the safe lines behind the Imperial Line. The sole reason why he needed to approach this close was for the initial way that would be created by the Psion-Disruption Device.

The wave that was created after the Psion-Disruption Device was initially activated wasn't particularly big, but under certain circumstances, it could be used as a very effective weapon.

The Imperial High Command wanted to use the wave as a weapon to give Mind Flayers a nice welcome gift when they arrived at the Alaric Star Domain. They were also using the Star Mercenary like Arcturus for the mission because even if the Mind Flayers detected his ship, they would be too arrogant to even consider the opportunity that some lowly Star Mercenary would be entrusted with such a task.

Aside from the sheer fact that from what he knew from Bator-Commandant Irene Verinus Tarun, all Star Mercenaries that were asked with this mission resolutely denied this mission because it was too dangerous.

He could understand this viewpoint.

Even though the Star Mercenaries were rather greedy for the rewards promised by the Phoenix Empire, they were also aware that against the Mind Fleet... such requests were laughable because none of the Star Mercenaries would be able to escape alive if the Mind Flaers targetted them during this battle.

It also didn't really help that within the borders of the Imperium, there were no powerful Star Mercenaries or Bounty Hunters due to the policies of the Eternal Empire of the Asurya, which didn't have a good relationship with them.

It wasn't restriction per se, because nobody could really force powerful Beyonders to do something that they didn't really wish.

"You should be careful... Grandmaster Arsit Byrmellir is one of the most powerful Beyonders in the entire Andromeda Galaxy and someone with extremely destructive Super-High Risk Primal Psyker Ability, Destruction Authority."

Hearing this, Arcturus didn't really know what to think about the situation because, from all interactions that they had with Irene Tarun, this was rather a rout of her character... to actually show concern about someone else.

Beneath her cold exterior she was rather pleasant or whatever...

At the same time, Arcturus was rather excited because this would be the first time he would see two Beyonder, Higher Cosmic Lifeforms fight against each other. Not to mention, his master also possessed Super-High Risk Primal Psyker Ability, Destruction Authority.

His master never really used it in front of him because the ability was too destructive to be used freely, and one mishap could cause the destruction of the entire Starfort Lycurgos and obliterate the entire place.

"I will be... also... I don't know if it is appropriate, but do you think that he would be okay?"

This was something that Arcturus didn't have from a verified source, but he had the feeling for a very long time. He knew that his master was suffering from some rather severe injuries, and he wasn't in his best condition.

"Hopefully. It seems that the Elder Brain that is leading the Mind Fleet Leviathan isn't particularly powerful, and if the plan with the Psion-Disruption Wave affects even the Elder Brain, then there is nothing to fear."

Hearing her words, he pondered over her words for some time, and in the end, he was forced to agree with the statement.

"At least something.. the old man would never answer when I asked about this."

In fact, Arcturus asked this only once, and after receiving a stern glare from his master and his training increased ten times in difficulty and amount, he just stopped.

"I need to go... good luck on the mission."

She then quickly ended the call as her holographic projection dispersed.

Arcturus sighed a bit, as he didn't even get the opportunity to say goodbye, but for now, there were more pressing matters, because during the time they were talking, Obscurus was already close to the Mind Fleet Leviathan, and the mission he was tasked with could officially start.