Chapter 563: Traces of the Reaper

After escaping the Foundation's frantic search, Duanmu Huai opened the portal, slipped back to the battleship, and began to study the card carefully.

"Hmm... Deus ex Machina, what kind of card is this?"

Looking at the soul card in front of him, Duanmu Huai was a little nervous. He knew what Deus ex Machina meant. Simply put, it was like in many stories, the protagonists were at a disadvantage in the final boss fight, and then on the verge of being wiped out, the protagonists' courage and love moved the heavens or something, and then suddenly the power of God descended from the sky, giving all the protagonists a resurrection + BUFF, and then weakening the boss, and then the protagonists turned the tables.

This behavior is called "Deus ex Machina", which means that at the last moment, an unreasonable and illogical thing suddenly appeared inexplicably and forcibly changed the final ending of the story.

So when he first heard about Deus ex Machina, Duanmu Huai always thought it might be some kind of mechanical device or relic.

But he didn't expect...

It was actually a Servant card?

That's right, Duanmu Huai is worried about this. The behavior of [Deus Ex Machina] itself is nothing, but as a Servant card, it means that she has self-awareness, which is troublesome.

Because in this way, you can never know who she will help!

If she helps the protagonist, it means that the PUBG counterattacks successfully under the pressure of the BOSS.

If she helps the BOSS, it means that the BOSS, which is about to be destroyed under the beating of the protagonist group, says "Hahahaha, this is my escape route", and then turns the tables.

It can be seen that Deus Ex Machina is a double-edged sword. If it is just a relic or some kind of technology, it would be fine.

But it is actually a Servant... This is very troublesome.

No wonder there is a word "sealed" below. It seems that even the Foundation is obviously not at ease to let this self-aware killer go around.

Do you want to unseal it?

Staring at the card in front of him, Duanmu Huai hesitated for a moment.

Unseal it, after all... it still depends on her to get the reality stabilization anchor!

[Release the seal]

As Duanmu Huai thought about it, the next moment, the soul card in his hand trembled instantly, and then the next moment, the originally black and white card was dyed with colorful colors. At the same time, the card effect in Duanmu Huai's eyes also changed again.

[Deus ex Machina (Legend)]

[Consumption: 5]

[Attack: 4]

[Defense: 5]

[Effect: (Entrance song) Give your main fighter "Every time you use a creation card, reduce the subspace heat consumption by 10%" special effect]

[I am the mechanical god who controls cause and effect. You are free to make the world stable or bring greater chaos... Come on, what do you want? ]

"Fuck?!"

Seeing the effect of this card, Duanmu Huai was stunned.

Although this card effect looks simple, with only a short sentence, in Duanmu Huai's opinion, this is simply... rape!

At this time, we need to review again. As a soul walker, Duanmu Huai's subspace heat has an upper limit, and most of the summons he summons will occupy heat consumption. It's just that because of the effect of [Subspace Armor], the subspace heat consumption of all Duanmu Huai's summons is halved, so he can maintain enough soul card activities most of the time.

Now Duanmu Huai has and has always maintained the cards [Ogis (6-3)] [Lorena (3-2)] [An (8-4)] [Gu Leya (8-4)] [Felin (3-2)] [Mia (2-1)] [Kukulu (3-2)] [Audre (6-3)]. As for the puppets that are stationed on the mothership, they are not counted as consumption because they belong to the range of subspace fragments. These are basically the ones that are stationed on the mothership, occupying about 40% of Duanmu Huai's subspace heat limit. The remaining 60% is mainly reserved by Duanmu Huai to summon some soul cards or release magic in special periods.

After all, although [Sky City] + [God's Relic] are indeed clearing artifacts, they consume a lot of subspace heat, so some must be reserved in advance.

However, with the effect of [Deus Ex Machina], it's completely different!

Duanmu Huai can play puppet cards with zero consumption, and according to the effect of [Deus Ex Machina], every time Duanmu Huai plays a creation card, he will reduce the subspace heat consumption by 10%, which means that as long as Duanmu Huai plays a bunch of creation cards with zero consumption, he can directly reduce his subspace heat to zero!

This also means that he can summon a large number of high-consumption and high-damage cards!

After all, no matter how many high-consumption soul cards are played, as long as the effect of [Deus Ex Machina] is there, Duanmu Huai's subspace heat consumption can be said to be basically always zero! This is simply equivalent to the mage being able to amplify without consuming MP. Such a cool ability——————Damn, it really deserves to be Deus Ex Machina. Any BOSS will be overturned with this trick!

In the game, the biggest headache for Soul Walker players is not that they don't have enough Soul Cards, but that it's difficult to play all the high-cost cards at once. After all, the more powerful the card, the higher the cost. For example, if it weren't for the special feature of reducing the cost by increasing the magic power, Duanmu Huai wouldn't be able to play it at all. Moreover, the cost of those powerful cards is also high, and the cost is often in the double digits - it's directly in the triple digits in the subspace heat conversion, so players have to weigh it before playing.

This is just like a mage casting magic. MP is limited. If you cast all the Explosion Magic at once, you'll just lie on the ground and be picked up by others.

But now, with this effect, Duanmu Huai can directly play [Sword Rain] or [Frozen Storm] at the beginning without worrying about the cost.

The so-called "opening the game to show friendship", anyway, my cost is zero, so I can use any big move.

"Summon!"

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai chose to summon without hesitation. The next moment, the soul card in his hand disappeared instantly, and then a huge steel coffin slowly emerged from thin air and landed in front of Duanmu Huai, and then... nothing happened.

"???"

What's going on?

Looking at the coffin in front of him, Duanmu Huai was confused. There was a beauty on the card, so why did you give me a coffin?

Do I have to open it myself?

Duanmu Huai did what he said, stretched out his hand, grabbed the lid of the coffin, and pulled it hard—it couldn't be pulled.

[Didi————]

At the same time, the system prompt sound appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.

[Warning: Not meeting the conditions, can't be awakened]

"……………………???"

What's going on?

I have already lifted the seal, and you tell me that I can't wake up? ? ?

And what the hell is not meeting the conditions? ? ?

But then again, the so-called [Deus ex machina] was originally a product that would only appear at the end of the drama—uh, you won't tell me that this guy will only wake up when I challenge the four vendors.

Then what use do I have for her now?

Duanmu Huai was speechless when he saw this.

He finally got a God Card, but he couldn't use it because he didn't meet the conditions. Could it be that the Foundation is actually like this? If it is really what he thought, then the Deus Ex Machina in the Foundation will probably only wake up when the world is destroyed...

Well, forget it, at least the card is in his hands, right?

Duanmu Huai comforted himself and quietly put away the Deus Ex Machina. It's better to have it than not.

"Master."

Just then, Ogis walked in.

"Hey, Ogis, are you free recently?"

"Very free, so I've been reading books."

After all, Duanmu Huai didn't take her to the new dungeon, and Ogis was indeed free.

"Sorry, this dungeon is a bit troublesome, let's talk about it next time."

"Yes... Mia sent a message that she has found the traces of the Reaper Fleet."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's face became serious.

When Duanmu Huai came to the combat command room, Mia and others had already been waiting there.

"Have you discovered the Reaper Fleet?"

"Yes, the preliminary estimate is that there are 15,000 ships, which should be the early troops."

"Oh, the number is not small... How many warships does the Inquisition fleet have now?"

"Currently about 8,500 ships."

"Time is a bit tight, but there is nothing we can do."

Hearing Mia's answer, Duanmu Huai frowned, but there was nothing he could do. After all, building warships in reality is not as simple and convenient as in the game, where you can just generate them with one click. If Maria hadn't optimized the manufacturing process, it would probably take longer. Fortunately, the Star Alliance currently does not occupy many galaxies, and as long as the Inquisition takes action, it is still enough to protect most of the human galaxies.

As for those aliens... I'm sorry, everyone should take care of their own business and not worry about other people's problems.

"How long will it take for them to arrive?"

"As of now, it is expected to be three months."

"Very good."

Duanmu Huai snapped his fingers and looked at the curly-haired little girl standing next to him.

"Liumiel, prepare for the first step of the battle plan."

"……………Really do this?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's order, Lumiere's expression seemed a little embarrassed. In fact, Duanmu Huai had already formulated a plan to deal with the Reapers. One of the steps was to let Lumiere hack into the Star Alliance network, and then send invitations to those influential pro-alien humans, "inviting" them to go to the territories of those aliens, and then use the hands of the Reapers to catch them all in one fell swoop.

"The Tribunal has always been and will always be human supremacist. We must never allow any heretic bastards who dare to sell out human interests and trade with aliens to survive. If it weren't for this plan, I would have asked the Night Guard to hang them on the street lights. Go ahead."

"………………I understand."

Liumiel nodded slightly. Although she was a little uneasy, Duanmu Huai had already talked to her about this matter, and Lumiere herself knew what was important.

In any case, from the perspective of humans, she really didn't need to sympathize with those traitors who were close to aliens.

"Connect me to Starlink."

After Duanmuhuai gave the order, he spoke to Mia again. Soon, Li Longcheng's face appeared on the screen in front of him.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Duanmu, what have you been busy with during this time?"

"Business with what I should be busy with, but then again, now you have to be busy too."

"what do you mean……………?"

"In three months, the reapers are coming."

"………………………Why?"

I have to say that Li Longcheng was shocked when he heard this.

"Are you sure?"

"My reconnaissance fleet has discovered traces of the Reapers. I will send you the intelligence information later. You should be prepared."

"But three months is too short..."

No wonder Li Longcheng was panicked, after all... this news was too sudden.

"Currently we don't have enough warships..."

"It's useless for you to tell me this. Talk to the reapers and see if they will give you a fair chance to compete."

"Uh... I know that. Is there no other way to delay them?"

"Of course there is a way."

Duanmu Huai said calmly. Li Longcheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Duanmu Huai's words.

"Do you have any idea?"

"Of course, just blow up the mass relays to other galaxies."

Yes, this is the method Duanmu Huai came up with. The mass relay and the Citadel were originally placed here by the reapers to facilitate their own harvesting. As long as the mass relay is blown up, the Reapers will not be able to take the high-speed train to other galaxies and will have to walk. This will naturally slow down their speed to some extent and buy more time for the Star Alliance.

"This...I understand."

Li Longcheng was not a fool. He was just stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Duanmu Huai meant. Indeed, although the emergence of mass relays has made it easier for humans to expand their territory, in turn, when it falls into the hands of the enemy, it becomes a sharp blade that pierces the hearts of our own people.

"Don't worry, without the mass repeater, I can provide you with a better one."

What Duanmu Huai was talking about was naturally the Star Gate, and Li Longcheng was relieved when he heard this.

"I understand. The Star Alliance will take action immediately... Should we inform the Citadel about this matter?"

"Notice."

Speaking of this, Duanmuhuai snorted coldly.

"What can they do if they know? Could it be that they can still build warships to fight against the Reapers in three months? Besides, didn't Shepard warn them about the Reapers? It's because they don't believe it. You can’t say we’re lying.”

"I see."

Li Longcheng nodded, and then cut off the communication - after all, the arrival of the Reapers was a big event. Although the Star Alliance had prepared for it after Duanmu Huai's initial reminder, when the last moment came, they still felt that they Lack of preparation.

"alright."

Seeing Li Longcheng cut off the communication, Duanmu Huai also rubbed his hands and returned to his room.

I originally planned to play it again, but now that I have got [Deus Ex Machina] (although I can’t use it yet), it’s time to sort out this copy and see if I can get some good stuff to use. It's time to deal with the coming Reaper army.