[Sir, we are preparing the destruction of Hyxople B-X23.]
[Good. How close are we?]
[It should be done in about 3 minutes.]
[Damn. Never thought we would get this close to dominating the whole galaxy. It's truly a dream. How many more are there out there after this one?]
[Just one.]
The leader's eyes shone in excitement. He would finally be able to rest soon.
120 seconds until corridors are planted.
Time passed.
60 seconds until corridors are planted.
Hyxople B-X23 was unsuspecting.
[Hand me the data. I want to review it one last time.]
[Yes, sir.]
Hyxople B-X23
Population: 781 billion
Status: Stable (Subject to change within 60 seconds)
Overall mood of population: Tired
Food Supply: Medium
[Alright, let's start it.]
10 seconds until corridors are planted.
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Corridors Descending.
All creatures on Hyxople B-X23 were planted in a corridor.
30 seconds had passed.
(New Update on Population)
Population: 780 billion
A minute had passed.
(New Update on Population)
Population: 779 billion
[Dashboard, turn off repeated messages.]
[Turn on advanced statistics.]
Willpower of Hyxople B-X23: Extremely Low
Possibility of Hyxople Extinction: 100%.
The leader watched the hyxople for a little while.
[Boss. Have you ever seen that number go below 100%?]
[No. I really hope we don't see it go below 100%, but it might happen on the last hyxople.]
[Okay, sir. We will be more careful on the last one.]
[Have you not been careful on these hyxoples? Have you not been taking them seriously?]
The underling panicked.
[No, no! We have already been taking extreme precautions. We are trying our best on whatever you order us to do!]
[Now that better be right. If I see you guys slacking, I might just do it.]
[Yes, sir! We will not stop working!]
The leader grunted and continued watching the planet population. He was thinking. As much as I want these other places gone, I want a little challenge. I'm earning the right to finally relax here. I should be working a bit harder.
(5 hours have passed.)
Planet Population: 402 billion
It was going more or less than expected. The population would probably be gone within 1.5 years. The most resistant creatures might make it a little farther and pose a little danger. Maybe to a rank 7 species. Hah.
(1.5 years later)
Planet Population: 0 (Zero, all residents of Hyxople B-X23 are extinct.)
The leader was happy. Another one down. But deep inside him, he knew that this wasn't good enough. He wanted something more. On the outside, it might just seem like he wants to end this for good. He did. But on the inside, he knew. He knew that he wanted a challenge. He hoped that the last hyxople in the galaxy would be a little challenging. The unwavering percentage, 100%. He wanted, no, he needed that number to go down. Just to know that what he did was not effortless. This was his thought process as they traveled at above light speed to the next hyxople. The journey would take about 3 weeks. During this time, new corridors would be prepared. Using the information system, they were able to fix about 2 kinks in the system.
[Hey, boss? Some hyxoples give nicknames to their system. Did the last one have a nickname of some sort?]
[No. This next one does, though.]
[Oh, yeah? What's its nickname, then?]
[They call it Earth.]
YOU ARE READING
Corridor of Unknown
Science FictionA girl named Synth. Her friends. All of them had no idea that their life was going to change forever. They will fight. They will persevere. But will they make it out of the corridor alive? Will they even come close?
