When An Alien Is Bound To A World-saving System
/ When an alien is bound to a world-saving system Chapter 4
Editor: Chubby Drago 🗼
Chapter 4: The Polluted World (4)
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The soldiers and commanders who were lying in wait became dumbfounded upon seeing the countless black tentacles contorting in the air, completely cease all movements within the blink of an eye! Their surface shone with a porcelain-like luster, and just by standing there silently, it was entirely possible to mistake them for black statues.
The president of the National Federation was also shocked to see this scene on the large screen! He could only stop the passionate countdown awkwardly before clearing his throat and ordering,
"Suspend all measures of confrontation, the scientific and technological personnel of each country will… uh... first observe and investigate the current situation..."
And so, scientists all over the world cautiously approached the nearest 'black statue', beginning to study the coating that had suddenly appeared.
As for the black strands, no matter which way the scientists poked or prodded, they simply stood solemnly. Assuming an air of not being able to feel anything: We are just a group of simple, numb statues~
At this time, the 600 million soldiers who were just about ready to give up their lives in this war, didn't know what to do with themselves. Now, the only thing they could do was temporarily hold onto their flame-throwers and laser guns as they pulled out of the landfill, gathering in the vicinity, ready for whatever orders came next.
An hour later.
After much debate and discussion, the thousands of scientists around the world finally reached a consensus:
These alien black worms, for a reason currently unknown to them, had all simultaneously entered into a state of deep hibernation. While in hibernation, they did not seem to consume energy or react to any external stimuli. Moreover, their shells hardened to some kind of silicide, and they didn't exhibit any of the characteristics of life. However, this siliconized outer casing was equipped with an extremely strong anti-shock factor and high temperature resistance!
In short, the scientists unanimously stated that they discouraged any forms of attack on the black worms in this dormant state. Their reasoning, because it was highly likely to activate them again!
On the other hand, in this dormant state, the black worms were completely harmless to humans.
And so, the leaders of each country as well as those involved in the National Federation became divided into two factions because of their differing perspectives:
The conservative faction expressed: What we need to do is immediately withdraw, in case some soldiers' unscrupulous behavior reactivates the black worms. Then, for the next ten hours or so, we should strive to maintain this peaceful situation and wait for that SSS-rank savior from the Salvation Alliance!
The radical faction retorted: Right now, we don't even know what caused the black worms to become dormant. If they can all go to sleep in less time than it takes to blink, then it is also possible for them to be reactivated in the same manner! Another thing to consider is that the timing of their dormancy is too well-planned. In fact, this maybe the vicious alien's villainous ploy! This dormancy is being used to throw us into disarray and deliberately trick us into withdrawing! (A certain alien nodded, you guys have touched on the truth.) So we must not be deceived!
The two factions continued arguing, with no end in sight, quarreling in the National Federation until the sun had long set.
And so, the more than 6 million soldiers who did not receive any definitive order, could only hold their position in the night wearily while surrounded by countless twisted black sculptures...
The next morning, in the hotel.
Once out of bed, a certain alien leisurely ate his breakfast. Just as he reached out a hand to grab the USB filled with literary films, the system that accompanied his host's two-night long movie marathon finally felt a little guilty. It meekly sounded in the dark-haired youth's mind,
[Lord Host, it isn't good to continue... to play like this, right? How about we start tackling the mission?]
The dark-haired youth, "En En, today I will only watch 2 hours of movies, at 9 am, we will stop."
System 2d14 asked happily, [Then we will contact the local government division?]
The dark-haired youth responded, "No, I am just worried that it will turn noisy outside by that time, and will destroy my mood for the movie."
System 2d14, [Huh?]
8:30 am, the beach.
The innumerable black worms who had completed their task of cleaning the sea floor steadily flocked together and approached the mainland. They were able to weasel their way in through the specially placed pipes that led to the inner city.
As for those black worms who originally in charge of cleaning the land area, but were now in a ‘dormant' state, instantly compressed their volume by three-quarters, making enough room for the incoming reinforcements.
8:59 am
No trace of those black worms were left in the great, boundless ocean. The originally murky water had turned sparkling clean as a few hundreds of millions of tons of waste vanished. Under the golden sunlight, the sun's rays reflected off the blue ocean like jewels.
Tick, tock, at exactly 9 o' clock!
The countless black statues shed their outer layer and instantly grew to five times their original size! Then, they began to go crazy.
“Assemble! Assemble! Keep alert!”
The fully-equipped soldiers had remained alert all night long and now, spotted dark circles under their eyes. Receiving their commander's orders, they hurriedly rushed towards the frontlines at the landfill. Two minutes later, they were all shocked to discover that there wasn't even a shadow of those black vines in the landfill and instead, black vesicles were left in its place. Every single black tentacle had swallowed a mountain of rubbish and were constantly wiggling about, as if chewing the food! Watching this scene, the commander felt his scalp grow numb while many soldiers with trypophobia directly threw up.
What they could not see was the sight of countless black vines in the capital flying at breakneck speed through the small alleys and big roads towards the heart of the city. In the capital's most bustling district, between the gaps of the towering skyscrapers, the vines converged and grew over ten-metre tall. Just like in the fairytale, it sprouted out from the ground like the magic beanstalk and shot straight towards the sky! The tip couldn't even be seen due to the dense clouds in the atmosphere.
After reaching an appropriate height, the black vines exploded outwards like fireworks, sending out countless black vines which then scattered towards the sky. Gradually, they harmonised and converge with the dense black micro-particles in the sky.
Those who had the luck to reside in the towering skyscrapers saw this scene and thought they had dropped into hell. Initially, they had escaped to the top in order to avoid the black worm-like things on the ground, but now, they were directly jumping down. Only a few were madly rushing to squeeze into the complex's elevator which had stopped at their level.
Unfortunately, those who had reached the ground before the rest were dismayed to find that their surrounding streets had already been completely covered by those black vines. Layer upon layers of swamp like mud had buried the lower floors while the windows at the top of the skyscrapers had been completely obstructed such that not a single speck of light could pierce through. The sky was as dark as night time.
Therefore, the only thing these people trapped in the middle floors of the complex could do was to take out their phones and photograph the terrifying phenomenon. They quickly uploaded it to the web and begged for help…
At this moment, at the National Federation.
On the large screen, it continuously played out the scenes of various large capitals in countries where the giant vine emerged from the ground. They were all taken from the videos filmed by the residents of their respective countries.
“In total, we have discovered 5162 occurences of such phenomenon. ”
“The satellites show that the black vines have reached a height of 11000 kilometres…”
The radical extremists officials cried out: This is the crafty alien worm's signal to their own planet! It is telling their comrades that this planet has already been completely taken over. Who knows if it will attract others to invade our home planet! We cannot allow them to succeed! (A certain alien: I only went up to space to welcome the comrades who have already cleaned up the dense micro-particles of pollutants in the atmosphere…)
The politically conservative officials were helpless and could not find a convincing explanation for this strange and terrifying phenomenon. Therefore, the extremely radical officials successfully took a stand! They immediately issued an order to the entire military:
“All troops are to gather immediately! Rush to the city center at full speed and eliminate the black vines at all cost!”
For the commanders leading the charge at the landfill site, this order was something akin to riding a tiger; it was entirely impossible to stop mid way. Just as they were struggling over whether to attack the large vine in the landfill, they received another order. As a result, they brought the soldiers both lacking in sleep and suffering from nausea to rush back to the city's center.
When they finally arrived within tens of meters near the enormous magic beanstalk, it was already too difficult to take another step closer. They were blocked by a wriggling, thick black stalk the width of half a person. The commanders instantly issued an order for their subordinates to pick up their quantum guns and take aim at the thick black trunk.
Rumble!
The destructive artillery shells met headfirst with the black vines and exploded, causing a large gaping hole spanning metres in the thick trunk! Black liquid spattered in all directions and some even landed on the faces of the soldiers at the front. Soon, these soldiers were horrified to discover the thick black fluid on their bodies seemed to have a consciousness of their own, squirming rigorously and tormenting them. They lost their souls and jumped around madly, attempting to shake off this black viscous liquid! After the black vines were exploded, they fell to the ground and dissolved into tiny worms. They continued to wiggle forward, adding to the number of black vines on the ground…
As for the hole in the main trunk, it had long been beautifully patched up by the black vines that had rushed there.
Sustain assault! The commander ordered.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The sounds of gunfire and explosions continued to resound in every city.
At the same time, accompanying the sound of explosions outside was a certain alien calmly tasting his glass of red wine. (What was there to worry about? It wasn't like he could be blown up.)
System 2d14 could hear the ruckus outside, and with a slight tremor in its voice asked, [Lord Host! What's happening outside? Do we need to call an attendant to ask?]
“Actually, I'm not an ability-user.” The dark-haired youth ignored the system's question and instead said this strange line.
System 2d14, [Ah? But I clearly scanned you before!]
The dark-haired youth replied, “Your equipment's accuracy can use more work. Although I said that I don't have an ability, I have another type of power.”
System 2d14 excitedly asked, [What is it, Lord Host?]
Hearing this, the dark-haired youth revealed a faint smile and put down his wine glass.
Following this, he stood up and walked to the window, reached out, and pulled the curtain, in an instant, opening the curtain that had concealed the outside, isolating the youth and the system from the happenings going on there. His gaze landed on what could only be described as an apocalyptic scene and said,
“See for yourself.”
End of Chapter 4
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T/N: Sorry for the late update, but it is at last here!
Dummy: Just for context, some of you have already seen what happened in the chatbox which has greatly upset my translator. But on a side note, extremely thankful to all of yall who have followed us through this^^
Thisbro: Due to certain events, this is my very long apology: I'm sorry prioritizing my grades and future in grade 11 (as that is where colleges and universities look for student applications), I am currently in exam week and therefore didn't even notice something important has happened, let alone think of translating (I was only made aware by another member when they pinged me). I may be dramatizing this a little, but to me, I literally think my future is on the line. It would kill me to know I didn't do my best on a test because I was preoccupied with recreation (possibly affecting my GPA). When an Alien is bound to a World-Saving System is listed as a teaser, meaning, side project. For those who have followed from Ch. 66 of Number One Zombie Wife would know that I am preparing to actively translate a different story (Alien is just because I don't have six hands, but still think it deserves to be translated - therefore, teaser), so forgive me for not being able to keep up with my self-imposed semi-monthly schedule. I personally don't see the need to share every single detail with strangers, but apparently some people need to know. All in all, I'm pleased to know this work I'm working on is indeed being appreciated to the degree where certain events had to take place. I hope y'all will look forward to when this work is officially picked up by a steady translation group that isn't just teasing it. Thank you (edit. we've found one, they're ready to pick it up after Ch. 6).
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