The Mech Touch novel Chapter 6775

The phase whale race had begun to move in earnest.

Previously, the phase whales had been content to remain behind the scenes. As the original gods of the Red Ocean, they commanded enough respect and worship from the other races that their absence from the battlefield did not generate any complaints.

It helped that the phase whales of the Red Cabal successfully united the rivaling major races and bound them together in order to accomplish a common cause.

So long as the invading humans remained a serious threat to the natives of the new frontier, the Red Cabal would continue to retain its legitimacy.

This effectively put the phase whales in charge of all of the aliens in the Red Ocean!

Of course, the real situation was probably a lot more nuanced than that. Not every alien race worshiped the phase whales as literal gods, and there were probably a lot of phase lords that secretly desired to tear down the presumptive overlords.

For years, the phase whales kept themselves out of harm’s way while using the humongous population of the other races as literal cannon fodder.

The phase whales did not care about the feelings or opinions of these aliens, particularly the lesser ones.

Even if the low-ranking aliens objected to their suicidal missions, there was no need for the mighty phase whales to act in person. There were plenty of enforcers of other races that could easily squash dissent before it could spread.

Thus, the Red War unfolded as the phase whales desired. A lot of human and alien blood got spilled across the frontlines, yet rarely if ever did the blood originate from an actual phase whale.

They could have stuck to this pattern and continue to drive the phase lords of the other races to risk their lives on the battlefield. This was an excellent opportunity to cull the native gods of the other races and prevent them from having any rebellious ideas down the line.

The fact that the phase whales chose to enter the fray in person showed that they had different ideas.

Whether the phase whales were forced to respond to political pressure or whether they moved out because they genuinely sought to maximize their chances of inflicting a fatal blow to red humanity, the phase whales had moved out in great numbers!

Not only did they show up in many contested star systems in the Upper Zones, they had also invested at least 6 ancient phase whales to temporarily envelop the Yernstall Central Star Node in a greater spacetime bubble!

The latter was a particularly costly investment and one that would likely end with all of the powerful phase whales dead at the hand of Yernstall’s extremely powerful defenders.

Ancient phase whales may be True God-level existences, but red humanity had its own gods. Nobody was too concerned about Yernstall. Its defenders would be able to free the central star node from its isolation.

Still, the temporary isolation already created a lot of ripple effects. Yernstall was home to a lot of research institutions and production facilities. It served as the center of trade and became a nexus of human civilization.

Most crucially, Yernstall was one of the few star systems where Terrans and Rubarthans could tolerate each other’s presence. Trade between the Terran Alliance and the Rubarthan Pact proceeded a lot more smoothly even if they had to put up with the pretense of relying on the services of third-party brokers.

Human High Command definitely had a strong presence within Yernstall as well. Even if the military strategists and their enormous staff had made an effort to decentralize their offices, the loss of Yernstall still inflicted a symbolic and operational setback during one of the most critical weeks of the Red War!

It was not an exaggeration to say that the outcome of the battles unfolding in the next months would decide the life and death of red humanity!

As the native aliens assigned to take over the Kayana System had begun to advance towards the eighth planet from the star, all of the defending forces stoically prepared to fight for the future of their race and civilization.

The arrival of a greater phase whale threw a huge wrench in the plans of the human defenders.

The fact that the native aliens purposefully deployed one in a star system that hosted a super fortress indicated that the greater phase whale was confident in his ability to deal with the Obsidian Orb! Stay updated through freewebnovel

Nobody knew what the greater phase whale was capable of. The phase whales hadn’t exactly fought much in battle, and they had definitely made far better preparations in order to properly fight against their human foes.

The intelligence services worked hard to gather as much data as possible. They were familiar with at least some of the phase lords that accompanied the armada, but half of them were completely new.

As the battle was only a little over an hour away, the intelligence gathered by operatives embedded in numerous alien societies finally managed to transmit enough useful information to hold a small briefing.

"The second greater phase lords come from the jureg race. From what our intelligence agents have gathered, the Divine Supplicant of the Great Ones is new to the frontlines. Unlike the Descent of Hushae’Rhua, this giant crustacean-like alien directly serves in the Red Cabal. Look at how he is constantly shadowing the greater phase whale. Our intelligence against believe that he serves as a direct vassal or retainer. He is clearly here to serve as the greater phase whale’s shield. His raiment is remarkably modern and high in quality, and he is also carrying a piece of superdimensional equipment that we have never witnessed in the past."

So far, the native aliens had only unveiled Saint Piercers. These long and relatively thin poles comprised entirely of fairly high-grade superdimensional matter and could pierce through almost everything.

People had long speculated that the native aliens weren’t dull enough to stick to spears alone, and what they witnessed today confirmed that the aliens had bult other stuff with the superdimensional matter that they managed to obtain from unclear sources!

The Divine Supplicant carried a fairly large and wide physical shield on one of its forelimbs. This shield was at least partially made out of superdimensional matter!

This did not bode well for the human defenders. If everyone’s suspicions were correct, this superdimensional shield granted the Divine Supplicant the ability to resist attacks far exceeding what his other defenses could tolerate!

Was it enough to withstand the enormous might of the Obsidian Orb?

Saint Stark feared that the answer to this question might not be what she desired!

"What about the greater phase whale himself?"

"The aliens have information on him. He is known as the Divine Maw, and he serves as a cadre for the Red Cabal. In combat, this greater phase whale is known to be strong in both martial and spatial manipulation, with a greater preference towards the latter. He is most infamous for being able to open his maw and absorb every attack or craft that passes through his massive gullet."

"What?! Is that even possible?!"

Saint Alo grimaced. "None of this is reliable information, so take it what you will. Personally, my sister and I think it is credible that the Divine Maw has replaced his original stomach with a phasewater organ that serves the same purpose and so much more. It likely works as a dimensional stomach. Anything that the greater phase whale devours will literally end up in a pocket space. That is where he gets his title. Suffice to say, do not get devoured by him. Do not even attempt to fight him at close range. Your plasma bayonet will do nothing against an enemy of this caliber."

"I am not stupid. My resonance strength alone is not even close enough to threaten the life of a greater phase lord the size of a small moon. That said, will this phase lord maintain his enormous size?"

"We are not certain. If he does, then his defenses will remain at full strength, but he will also become incredibly easy to target by all manner of siege weapons. It all hinges on whether the Obsidian Orb can inflict enough damage to force the Divine Maw to shrink his enormous true body and take shelter behind his forces."