Chapter 1154: The Undead
The dead.
This is a similar rumor in almost every planetary civilization, and there have even been creatures with this name.
There are different descriptions.
The existence of the resurrected dead, a soul without a physical form.
Some people call them undead, but in some places, they are described in a completely different way.
In short, it is an object that exists in the known records of the universe, but each one is different.
However, after the advent of the interstellar era, this basically only exists in legends.
"Is this kind of undead the legendary ghost-like thing?" Lilith suddenly shrank behind Zhao Chen, her tail standing straight up.
Zhao Chen looked at Lilith in surprise.
I never expected this girl to be afraid of ghosts.
wrong......
Aren't you a succubus?
According to legend, you and ghosts should be considered relatives.
"Uh... these are the relevant reports and data we obtained." The bridge officer handed the research findings directly to Zhao Chen.
After examining it, Zhao Chen gained a basic understanding of what kind of creature this undead was.
Although Zhao Chen is an expert in starship science, he also has some knowledge of other areas.
Charlotte and Lilith's eyes were both on Zhao Chen, waiting for him to introduce himself.
"This undead spirit, according to the conclusions drawn from the research institute."
It is a kind of creature that can be materialized or made virtual.
However, most of the time it can only remain in physical form, and the duration of the virtual form varies from person to person.
Furthermore, in its ethereal state, it can directly pass through star shields and even the surface of starships!
However, the strength of the undead will be weakened during the journey.
"So what we saw earlier was that those pitch-black monsters, after passing through the star shields of the starships, launched an attack on the surface of the starships, breaking through the ship's armor before entering," Zhao Chen explained.
"Can it become ethereal? Doesn't that mean it can ignore some attacks?" Charlotte frowned.
Zhao Chen said, "Theoretically, it is possible."
However, as mentioned earlier, if an object passes through it after its body becomes ethereal, it will consume its individual strength.
Therefore, you can think of this as a kind of'star shield'-shaped defense.
And they can indeed use this power to form a force field, similar to Star Shield.
Charlotte recalled the monsters that emerged from the Black Wolf Princess Cynthia's interstellar warship, which indeed possessed a protective shield similar to a star shield.
"We'll call it 'psychic energy' for now."
Each undead individual has a different level of psionic energy, and therefore a different level [N O V E L I G H T] of defense they can withstand.
"However, as it stands, this kind of psionic energy can only be used for defense, not for direct offense," Zhao Chen said.
Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this strange 'psychic energy' wasn't very useful, otherwise it would have been really troublesome to deal with.
"The main attack method of these undead is somewhat similar to that of the Zerg combat units. After getting close to the enemy, they directly launch a close-range attack."
However, we discovered a surprising phenomenon in our research.
"That means the undead can infect other life forms, and even... control starships!" Zhao Chen said with a serious expression.
Lilith exclaimed in astonishment, "Control a starship?"
Zhao Chen explained, "During our research, we discovered that every individual undead possesses this ability."
However, this ability is limited for most individual undead.
If it only infects one living organism, then it won't have a significant impact.
But what if you wanted to infect a starship!
This situation can only be triggered when there are a large number of undead individuals, or when a single undead individual is extremely powerful.
Charlotte and Lilith still seemed to have only a vague understanding.
Zhao Chen raised his hand, and several virtual light and shadow figures appeared in front of him, simulating the situation.
"Let's say we're on a battlefield right now."
If a single undead kills a soldier, that soldier's body will become infected and turn into an undead.
Charlotte and Lilith nodded; this situation was somewhat similar to the legendary concept of the undead.
"And suppose that a group of undead flooded into a starship and killed a large number of lives."
At this time, extremely strong 'psychic energy' will emerge.
This will infect the starship, transforming it into... what we'll call the 'Undead Starship' for now!
"We also conducted experiments to confirm this conclusion," Zhao Chen said.
"An experiment?" Charlotte was somewhat surprised.
Zhao Chen nodded and pointed to the research report from earlier: "The research institute found a T1-level interstellar warship and then put dozens of death row inmates inside."
Then, some of the captured undead were placed into the starship.
Soon, the condemned prisoner was killed.
The starship's appearance began to change, and it was then brought under control.
Zhao Chen clicked on a video clip in the report and it played.
You can see a T1 interstellar warship that is less than 100 meters long. The surface of the ship has begun to show signs of decay and is covered with rust.
"Moreover, the T1 interstellar warship provided is only 30% intact."
However, after the transformation was completed, the researchers made a surprising discovery.
It actually returned to its original combat state.
Most weapons are in normal working order.
The only difference is that the energy source, or ammunition, of the weapons has been transformed into psionic energy.
We don't know exactly how this phenomenon occurs.
But that is indeed the case.
In some respects, its combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.
Even if the hull is damaged and important hull modules are destroyed, it still retains its combat capability.
It's like... an unkillable skeleton soldier.
Based on numerous experiments, this is a type of undead starship.
"At least 80% of its structure must be destroyed to completely destroy it!" Zhao Chen said with a serious expression.
Charlotte frowned.
From this information, she could perceive the threat posed by this 'undead'.
It is in no way inferior to the Zerg in the StarCraft.
"Then why are they going to those stars?" Lilith asked a crucial question.
"So far, what I've just said has basically been the advantages of the undead."
The only drawback is that they need corpses to reproduce, and the more recently deceased the corpse, the higher its psionic energy.
The higher the original physical strength of the corpse, the stronger the converted spiritual energy will be.
Honestly, this was a pretty good ability in the old planetary era.
However, in the interstellar era, it becomes somewhat of a gimmick.
Because once we know this characteristic, all we need to do is maintain distance in combat and ensure that we are not infected and transformed.
In other words, their numbers limited their combat capabilities.
Zhao Chen's gaze darkened at this moment: "However, according to our research institute's findings..."
These spirits can use stars to self-divide!