In the vastness of space, near the edge of our heroes' solar system, a pair of mobile spacesuits are propelled forward by powerful jets.
They are the vanguard of the people's progress, brave warriors who explore the unknown depths and defeat dangers before they threaten their progress.
The construction of these two giant mechas is quite different. One of them was shabby, small and old, repurposed from a mining suit. Its gray exterior bore many signs of a fight, but despite its rudimentary appearance it soldiered on bravely and was piloted by a veteran mechanic.
The other is a stark contrast. The gleaming metallic chrome, larger frames, and high-tech structures are the result of the efforts of their scientists. The driver is a young hotshot from the Space Force, a fresh face compared to the grey-haired veteran driving the other vehicle. They may be an ill-matched couple, but their bond is unbreakable.
// HMS-112, please check in. it's over.
Got it, Red Base, this is HMS-112. Nothing strange has been discovered so far. it's over. "
//Roger. Any sign of the destroyed recon team? Over.
"Roger. No, no sign yet. It's over."
//Roger. Be careful, our sensors are still detecting gravity anomalies in the system. it's over.
The message was interrupted by a buzz of static, and the old pilot sighed. He leaned into the microphone and broadcast his voice to the other robot. "Dude, what did you see?" Your eyes are sharper than mine. "
"The fame is there. Stay focused," was the reply.
The veteran snorted and relaxed in his seat. It's an important task, but he believes no one can stay 100 percent focused all the time. Even if their mission is the most important in the world.
Their homeland was destroyed in the war, and now only three huge colonial ships remain. And it's up to the two of them to protect one of the three. Still, he needed to calm his partner down. Nervousness is their Achilles heel.
"Hey, relax. There aren't any nuclear-level energy signatures in this solar system yet. We'll be fine."
There was a moment of silence, and then the communicator crackled again. "...I'm just worried. The main ship is too close to us. It should be farther back. There's something wrong about this place. It's like it's itching."
The veteran mentally agreed, but calming his partner was priority, so he spoke in a relaxed tone. "Don't worry, they have sensors that can detect any possible enemy ships. Think about the odds. What are the chances that something exists in the middle of the solar system? Life is rare."
Suddenly, a sensor started blaring and a red light came on in the cockpit.
//Sensor alarm. Objects approaching quickly.
The veteran immediately kicked his legs onto the pedals, activated the thrusters, pulled back on the joystick, rotated the suit 90 degrees, and pushed upwards - as if an asteroid was streaking beneath it.
"Kinetic bombing!" he yelled, pressing every button in the cockpit because whoever designed the controls showed no mercy.
More and more asteroids were coming, and he saw that his partner activated the [high-tech convenient laser sword] on his space suit and was cutting the meteorites into pieces, dancing to the rhythm of destruction among them.
The veteran's fingers finally regained feeling, and he successfully entered the firing sequence. "Activate [100 homing photon missiles]!"
Rays of light began to spread out from his photovoltaic battery pack, aiming at the countless meteors around him. Then, things went wrong.
//Gravity anomaly detected
The veteran's eyes widened as the missiles suddenly veered off course and crashed into each other, almost as if they had suddenly fallen into a deep pit together.
"Hey - did you see this? I'm not getting any energy signals!" he shouted, turning the thrusters to 100% and preparing to escape the force field. "We need a visual!"
"I have one," the other man replied shortly, his voice filled with static. A marker appeared on the veteran's HUD, between the fuel level indicator and the idle clicker he'd been keeping on the edge of the screen.
"That's not an enemy ship -" the veteran said with wide eyes. For what he saw was not an enemy ship looming above them, ready for battle. No, what he saw was a ring. Three circles of rocks, all revolving around a central figure. "That's a rock."
It stood still, throwing rocks at them, almost as if observing. test.
"I'll take care of it!" the veteran said as he opened the hatch under the desk to reveal more buttons and began pressing them all in sequence. "Start [Homing Laser]!"
"I'm covering you," his partner replied calmly.
The experienced pilot was relieved and continued to press the buttons with his left hand. At the same time, he used his right hand to reach for the USB mouse placed under the chair and connect it to the main control panel. It took him three tries to get the gun in, but once he did, a targeting scope appeared above his eye.
He moved the mouse carefully, his hands trembling with nervousness, and right-clicked on the rock. The menu opens.
//Lock laser?Y/N
His partner realizes that just cutting the meteor into smaller pieces doesn't actually help much, and steps forward to protect him with an [Indestructible Particle Shield].
The veteran's hand stopped shaking. The appearance of his partner reassured him, and he clicked the left button of the mouse.
//Launch[homing]
A beam of light shot forward from his reactor core, traveling much slower than the speed of light, but still quite fast, and split into hundreds of beams, which all began to bounce towards the central rock.
"I found it!"
The rock moved its ring to block the beam, but the beam ducked behind it, hitting it in the back. The veterans cheered.
"I succeeded!"
//The abnormal target detected violates the laws of thermodynamics.
The veteran's eyes widened as he tried to read the message so close to his face, and grew even wider as he analyzed the message's meaning.
"What? How could it-"
He used the USB mouse to click on the small x in the upper left corner of the message to make it disappear, and then looked at the scene. The stone is still there - absolutely intact. and mobile.
//Target temperature rise 150k
He cursed and closed the new pop-up window. "It doesn't make any sense! How does it do that? That's not how it works!"
"It's okay. Just needs to be dealt with." I'm going in. replied the young pilot.
The veteran pushed his thrusters further, reaching 200% power utilization, and rushed to support his companion as he charged into the battle. Because the rocks started coming towards them too.
"Accelerate!" the veteran shouted, pushing the thrusters to 300% power.
His companion bobbed up and down, then drew a second [Leize Sword] and reached the rock. "I found it!" The giant robot slashed down, red and blue sword light reflecting off its chrome surface, about to hit the rock.
And then the stone... turned.
Right around the mech, revealing a bunch of meteors behind it.
//The abnormal target detected violates the laws of physics
The veteran watched in horror as two dragging rocks caught his companion's mobility suit, breaking its left arm.
"Mortally injured!"
"I got you! Activate it!"
"Roger!"
The veteran pushed the thrusters to 500 percent, then took his hands off the console and clapped his hands twice.
"Activate motion controls!"
/ /Synchronize……
He stood up from his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, looking down the hatch at his companion's mech, his suit reflecting his every move.
"It's time to let this stone know that Heavy Metal System Marks 1 and 2 are no ordinary machines!"
His partner's mech also went into gesture control mode, the remnants of its destroyed arm discarded to reveal a USB slot.
One of them matched the USB port that had just appeared on the veteran's old clothing.
They shouted the key words together. "Activate [combination sequence]!"
The two mechs huddled together, one becoming the arm of the other, and all the lights in the cockpit turned red.
//Increase power availability to 1000%
/ /Synchronize. .
/ /Will…
A tear fell from the old pilot's eye. "Using our bond, we can't—"
"Brother! It won't let us do the transformation process!"
"Wait, World Health Assembly—"
clang
Collision activated!
[Unnamed] pairs processed 202 * 133653.3 / 4 = 6749492 dmg
New speed [unnamed]: 211.3 meters/second
The stone passed through the two moving clothes at once, and I didn't know why they were squeezed together. They become easier targets because they stay in place for so long.
But as the rock looked at the results of its search, the mystery quickly faded from its mind.
Two large, battered metal shells, controlled by two small, fleshy things inside.
This is an interesting idea. Some of it remained in Rock's mind, waiting for later analysis. But then it moved on to bigger goals.
The rock used [Energy Conversion] and began to use its "Qi" base to accelerate closer to the much larger piece of metal, which had begun to reverse direction in the distance. They want to escape from the rocks!
Of course, our heroic hero did not allow this to happen, and he followed them patiently, gradually increasing his speed.
And it's getting faster and faster.
And it's getting faster and faster.
And it's getting faster and faster.
It finally reached the giant colony ship, a mass of tubes and wires that, like a golfer on the green, began lining up to hit the ball. If this painting is just right...
It (turns), then (turns), manages to find a perfect spot.
There it can pass through the entire hull, along its length axis.
It accelerated and activated the [Diamond Skin] with the full force of its chi, striking the ship.
Collision activated!
Causes 9001 * 133653.3 / 4 = 30 075 334 dmg damage to
New speed [unnamed]: 323.1 meters/second
A collapsed metal shell was left in the rock's path, exploding further and further away in a chain reaction until only fragments were left floating in the empty space. There's also the fleshy part inside, which controls the larger metal behemoth.
And just like that, the war between the worlds ended, fought with laser sticks and stones, just as it had been prophesied. But rock and roll always wins.
Stone, paper, laser. It's written in the rules.
But seeing the results of its work, Rock was curious. Because it's new to most things and only knows a few. But the way a little thing can control a big thing...
It captivated the rocks. Because this system had previously prevented it from doing something, this set the rock's progress back significantly.
It started collecting shards of metal, new additions to its ever-growing meteor shower, when a notification finally appeared in front of it.
The alien invasion has been cleared!
congratulations!
Bonus experience!
Level!
20000/5000xp
discard overflow xp
You have reached level 11!
Statistical data!
Mass (m): 133 653.3kg -> 1 069 226.4kg
Diameter (d): 4.61m -> 9.23m
HP: 89 -> 144
Grant a new title!
defender of the galaxy
Receive information about layer threats and gain additional experience points for protecting the world from threats!
Galaxy Guardian Alert!
Level 10 [Doomsday Meteor] will hit [Earth Planet] in 230 years!
Stop it to get extra experience!
So, the rock finally knows the name of its home, but what is it? The rock focuses on its [Ki
of Sto
e], feeling a new presence being added to the map, much further than any other.
Much bigger than our rocks.
But the stone, it felt offended. Will other stones go home before it does?
unacceptable.
It begins to accelerate toward new signals.
