Chapter 309: A Crushing Defeat (Five-in-One)

“That’s good. If our own people couldn’t be relied on, it would truly be a rip-off.”

Rhein and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Teacher Mia’s answer.

At this moment, the frozen image moved again.

The scene in space shifted dramatically, moving directly to the left flank of the battlefield.

They immediately saw a Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer, painted with the Kvetern Kingdom’s emblem, facing off against a Fourth Generation Mech · Mad Beast, twenty-eight meters tall, covered in white metal armor, equipped with a large-caliber beam cannon on its left shoulder, four thrusters embedded in its back, wielding an ultra-alloy double-edged axe, and painted with two red stars and one black star on its chest.

“The pilot of this Shadow Killer should be General Site of the Kvetern Kingdom, and his opponent is Kagao, the vanguard general of the Skeleton Legion.”

Mia glanced at it and said.

At this moment, General Site was controlling the Shadow Killer, moving at high speed around Kagao, continuously firing concealed beam cannons at him.

Kagao, on the other hand, kept dodging and accelerating towards General Site. However, General Site simply refused to engage him directly, constantly widening the distance.

“Teacher, why are all their Fourth Generation Mecha using Shadow Killer?”

Rhein asked curiously.

“Because it’s the entry-level model, and it’s more cost-effective. Other Fourth Generation Mecha are ridiculously expensive, and you can’t just buy them even if you want to. In terms of high-end weaponry, the Federation has very strict export controls.”

Mia yawned and replied.

“A power type against an agility type… This Kagao of the Skeleton Legion, won’t he be exhausted to death?”

Zhang Yi looked at the combat footage and asked curiously.

“You’re overthinking it.”

Mia replied without even thinking.

At this moment, the students present exclaimed in surprise.

“Look quickly, that Raging Beast Mecha is going berserk!”

The Fourth Generation Mecha · Mad Beast’s electronic eyes turned red, and red exhaust flames spewed from its back thrusters as it charged towards General Site like a blur.

Site controlled the Shadow Killer to continuously retreat, while simultaneously firing beams at the Raging Beast Mecha.

However, this Raging Beast Mecha showed no fear, twisting its body to dodge attacks and chasing after him at an extremely high speed, then swinging its ultra-alloy double-edged axe to slash at the Shadow Killer.

General Site, seeing that he couldn’t dodge, could only raise his two particle lightsabers to block!

Crack!

Accompanied by splashing particle beams, the entire Shadow Killer Mecha was pushed back, significantly lacking in power.

At this moment, Kagao, controlling the Raging Beast Mecha, wildly swung his ultra-alloy double-edged axe like a beast, striking at Site again and again.

Site could only dodge and block frantically for a time, but the more he did so, the more perilous his situation became.

“Oh no, counterattack!”

“Use Light Speed ​​Flash!”

Many students shouted anxiously upon seeing this scene.

Su Ming narrowed his eyes and asked Mia.

“Teacher, is the Light Speed ​​Flash, that signature ability, very difficult?”

“It’s not just difficult, it requires very high demands on the nervous system. Anyone who can use Light Speed ​​Flash is considered a top expert! Don’t look at how easily Begfins and the others used it during the Three School League; there’s no comparison between the two sides. Begfins and his team are the backbone of the Federation military officer system. If they don’t fall, they will all be pillars of the future!”

Mia frowned and explained.

Just as Site was in dire straits, a Gun Knight and several Flame Riders bravely charged forward.

They fired beams at the Raging Beast Mecha.

The Raging Beast Mecha immediately activated its energy shield.

Boom!

The beams directly struck the energy shield and exploded.

Although the energy shield wasn’t broken, it gave Site a chance to breathe, and he quickly controlled his mecha to retreat and create distance.

However, Kagao was thoroughly enraged by these damn nuisances. He turned his mecha, lowered his beam cannon, and fired at the Gun Knight.

That Gun Knight quickly activated its energy shield.

Boom!

The energy shield shattered, and the beam directly hit the Gun Knight, causing the entire mecha to explode.

Immediately after, Kagao controlled the Raging Beast and attacked the remaining Flame Riders.

Before these Flame Riders could react, the Raging Beast Mecha was already in close proximity, swinging its ultra-alloy double-edged axe and destroying one mecha with each strike.

Even so, none of the remaining Flame Riders retreated, showing that these were elites among elites.

However, seeing his subordinates being slaughtered like this, Site was instantly enraged and controlled the Shadow Killer to attack the Raging Beast Mecha at extreme speed.

Su Ming saw this scene and said in a deep voice.

“You fell for it.”

“Anger can give people strength, but it can also make them lose their minds.”

Mia analyzed calmly.

At this moment, Site rushed behind Kagao and swung his particle lightsaber.

At this moment, the Raging Beast Mecha controlled by Kagao instantly vanished!

Site’s sword strike missed, and he immediately felt a strong sense of foreboding, quickly activating his energy shield.

The next second, Kagao appeared to Site’s side, and a beam cannon struck the Shadow Killer’s energy shield!

Boom!

The entire energy shield shattered.

Then Kagao charged forward ferociously, swinging his ultra-alloy double-edged axe, and powerfully slashed down.

At the critical moment of life and death, Site pushed his mecha to its limit to dodge!

Crack!

The entire mecha’s left arm was sliced off.

Just as Kagao pulled back his ultra-alloy double-edged axe, preparing to forcefully finish off Site.

One Flame Rider after another charged forward like mad.

Although these were Second Generation Mecha, Kagao couldn’t completely ignore them and could only swing his double-edged axe to sweep them away.

He destroyed the attacking mechas one by one.

However, the next second, a large number of beams suddenly arrived. Kagao immediately dodged at high speed, but unfortunately, he was still hit by a beam, and a section of the mecha’s surface armor was scorched.

Su Ming saw this scene and turned to look at other combat zones in space, only to see that the Allied forces had completely surrounded them, their numbers horrifyingly vast.

However, just as everyone was engrossed in watching, the image suddenly froze.

“No way, it’s stuck again.”

“Sigh!”

Student after student complained.

But everyone waited patiently.

About half an hour later, the image returned to normal and played again. But this time, the playing image immediately energized everyone, and they all shouted with joy.

“Look quickly! The Allied forces have completely enveloped the Imperial Army!”

“The Imperial Army’s forces are being compressed!”

“There’s hope!”

Su Ming carefully observed the images on display.

The elite forces of the Allied Army, like moths to a flame, continuously attacked the Imperial Army.

Although the Imperial Army’s troops were extremely brave, they couldn’t withstand such a massive attack from the Allied forces and began to be compressed little by little.

The scales of victory began to tip little by little towards the Allied forces.

“Come on!”

“That’s how you fight!”

“As long as we surround them, they’re finished.”

Many command students shouted excitedly.

However, just as the Imperial Army was compressed to its extreme.

Blood Prism Fortress moved, and countless exit points opened up on the entire fortress.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A large number of mechas swarmed out like a hive of bees.

These mechas charged towards the pressing Allied forces.

The moment the two sides collided, Iron Guard, Flame Rider, and Hercules mechas were blown up one after another.

Immediately after, some of the Imperial Army’s mechas rapidly attacked the Allied Army’s Level 2 and Level 3 Battleships.

In an instant, they halted the Allied forces’ offensive and began to counterattack frantically.

As large numbers of Allied mechas and ships were destroyed, the shrinking encirclement began to be pushed back.

“No way, there are still so many troops?”

“No, give it some power! Push them back!”

Many students on site, seeing this scene, wished they could charge forward themselves.

Su Ming, however, narrowed his eyes. The mechas released later were not comparable in combat power to the first batch.

It seemed Teacher Mia was right; the Third Legion · Scarlet Fangs Legion indeed had problems.

At this moment, the image froze again.

“Sigh!”

Sighs rose and fell at once.

Inside the Blood Prism Fortress command center.

Aus sat on the command chair like a mountain, watching the starfield battlefield indifferently.

On the large virtual image screen, the situation in various areas of the battlefield and combat images of enemy Fourth Generation Mecha were displayed.

At this moment, Disis of the Royal Knights looked at the Shadow Killer controlled by Allied General Luis, and a look of interest appeared on his face as he spoke.

“I’ll go stretch my muscles and kill someone to relieve boredom!”

“No!”

Aus refused him unceremoniously.

Disis, seeing Legion Commander Aus refuse him, maintained a smile on his face, but his aura instantly became very dangerous.

“Why?”

Deputy Legion Commander Kessas and Deputy Legion Commander Avabido, on the other hand, looked at Disis with ill intent.

The atmosphere in the air instantly became explosive.

At this moment, Aus replied coldly.

“This is not your battlefield, and it’s not your turn to act. When you are truly needed, I will let you go.”

“Hmph!”

Disis snorted after hearing this, then turned his head to look at the image screen.

Inside the Star Sphere.

Everyone waited for new images to be transmitted back, but after waiting for a long time, nothing came.

“What the hell is going on? Why is the interval so long this time?”

“He couldn’t have died, could he?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. If he died, what would we watch?”

Many students whispered among themselves.

Su Ming waited patiently, silently calculating the evolution of the battlefield.

According to the last image seen, the Imperial Army had already started to push back. If the Allied forces couldn’t suppress them, their advantage would turn into a disadvantage.

At this moment, the frozen image finally moved again.

“It’s back!”

Angie and the others shouted happily.

Su Ming narrowed his eyes and looked over, only to see the displayed starfield shift again.

The perspective shifted to the area where the Level 5 Battleship · Twin Lion and the Level 5 Battleship · blood shadow were located.

The battle between the two ships had reached a fever pitch, with both sides continuously opening their launch ports, firing rows of missiles at each other.

At the same time, their respective mobile units were also desperately besieging the enemy ships.

Overall, however, the Twin Lion was in a very bad situation, with deep craters blasted all over its thick armor plating.

At this moment, one Second Generation Mecha · Grey Falcon and Third Generation Mecha · Eagle Falcon after another began to deform, their thruster wings folding into aircraft wings.

In the blink of an eye, the entire mecha transformed into eagle-shaped fighter jets, and their flight speed soared.

These transformed Grey Falcon and Eagle Falcon mechas charged at full speed towards the Twin Lion.

“Holy cow, that works too?”

“Teacher, these mechas are too advanced, aren’t they? Why can’t our mechas do that?”

Rhein and the others exclaimed in surprise.

“Cost issues.”

Mia said with a yawn.

At this moment, all the interceptor cannons on the Twin Lion’s hull moved, their dark barrels turning to violently unleash fire upon the rapidly approaching Grey Falcon and Eagle Falcon.

Boom!

One Grey Falcon and Eagle Falcon after another were blown up, but nearly half of them broke through the intercepting fire and violently crashed into the Twin Lion, exploding.

“Holy cow, suicide attacks? Are these Imperial Army guys that fierce?”

“They don’t care about their lives.”

“Are their pensions very high?”

“I don’t know.”

Rhein and the others were stunned.

Su Ming frowned as he watched this scene.

Mia sighed helplessly and said to Rhein and the others.

“Don’t make such a fuss, it’s just standard procedure. Also, they’re not doing this because their pensions are high; the Imperial Army isn’t that wealthy either, not as rich as the Federation.”

“Then why?”

“They sacrifice themselves for glory, for the Emperor. To put it bluntly, they’ve been brainwashed, one by one, brain-dead and fearless of death. And it’s similar on the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom side; they also act for their God Lord, their faith, and so on! Although we also advocate for the Federation, fundamentally, it’s for everyone, and for ourselves!”

“Oh, I see.”

Rhein and the others suddenly understood.

At this moment, the screen froze again, and shouts immediately erupted from the scene.

“What’s going on? It just started playing a short while ago, why is it cut off again?!”

“Yeah, even though there was such a long interval, the transmitted images are still intermittent.”

——

At this moment, in the starfield battlefield.

One Imperial Army mecha after another charged forward fearlessly, continuously crashing into the Twin Lion and exploding.

These mechas not only ignited their internal ammunition but also carried heavy bombs on their bodies.

The entire Twin Lions was blown apart under the suicidal attack and the fierce firepower of the blood shadow!

Anfass Empire Main Star · Strategic Command Headquarters, Central Control Room.

A black prompt box popped up.

“Warning: Level 5 Battleship · Twin Lions has fallen.”

“My battleship!”

National Lord Bill Co clutched his chest, saying with incomparable heartache.

Although he had long been mentally prepared, when it actually happened, his heart was uncontrollably bleeding.

This Level 5 Battleship was purchased from the Federation after he spent a lot of money and pulled many strings, and it had always been his pride and joy.

National Lord Facare said coldly.

“For victory, sacrifice is inevitable!”

“National Lord Facare is right, the war isn’t over yet!”

National Lord Bill Co took a deep breath and said.

“Pass on my order, command the Flame Tusk to attack Blood Prism Fortress with full force!”

National Lord Facare said with a gloomy face.

In the starry sky.

Inside the Flame Tusk’s Central Control Room.

A heroic woman in military uniform, with short brown hair and a mole at the corner of her mouth, looked at the received information and calmly gave orders.

“Connect to Captain Siker.”

“Yes, Madam Anyue!”

All the subordinates present responded.

Soon, a virtual image of a burly man with a full beard and dark skin appeared.

“Madam Anyue!”

“Captain Siker, now is the time to be loyal to National Lord Facare. I don’t care what method you use, tear open a gap for me!”

“Understood!”

Siker cut off the communication after answering.

“Pass on my order, accelerate main cannon charging, load XQD-01 Nuclear Mine · Storm of Wrath!”

“Yes!”

At this moment, the main cannon of the Level 5 Battleship · Flame Tusk began to charge rapidly.

The mecha and fighter groups, which were originally suppressed by the Imperial Army, suddenly charged towards the Imperial Army like madmen, as if their lives didn’t matter.

Even if the Imperial Army’s mecha groups savagely slaughtered the charging mechas.

But they couldn’t stop the mechas that were completely insane, charging forward one after another, eliminating the blocking mechas.

For a time, a gap was torn in the mecha defense line in front of Blood Prism Fortress.

At this point, the Flame Tusk and all surrounding battleships opened their launch ports.

Missiles, covering the sky and earth, flew towards Blood Prism Fortress.

The intercepting cannons of Blood Prism Fortress immediately moved, fiercely unleashing firepower, blowing up the incoming missiles one by one.

However, even so, quite a few stragglers passed through the firepower interception, landing on the energy barrier of Blood Prism Fortress, exploding like fireworks.

But this did not cause too much damage to the energy barrier of Blood Prism Fortress, only causing a ripple.

However, the next second!

One dazzling sun after another rose out of thin air.

The energy barrier of Blood Prism Fortress was instantly shattered!

Inside the Flame Tusk Battleship’s Command Room.

Operators shouted excitedly.

“Shattered!”

“Main cannon fire!”

Anyue gave the order with great determination.

Whoosh!

The Flame Tusk shot a brilliant blue beam of light at Blood Prism Fortress.

Anyue watched the beam of light, her heart in her throat, silently praying for a hit.

Boom!

The next second, the beam of light directly hit Blood Prism Fortress, and a huge explosion swept across.

“It hit!”

Cheers erupted throughout the command room.

Anyue’s tense face immediately showed a hint of a smile, but as the explosion dissipated, Blood Prism Fortress reappeared.

She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

The Blood Prism Fortress, which had been hit, showed no significant damage, only the hit area had some damaged gun barrels and deformed armor plating.

At this moment, the head of Blood Prism Fortress suddenly unfolded like a flower bud, revealing a main cannon flickering with red lightning.

Whoosh~

A red beam of light streaked across the starry sky, instantly piercing through the Flame Tusk.

Boom!

The Flame Tusk instantly exploded!

Anfass Empire Main Star · Strategic Command Headquarters, Central Control Room.

“Bastard!”

National Lord Facare slammed his fist in a rage onto the armrest of the command chair, standing up abruptly.

Council Speaker Tangalu · Geongga was silent for a few seconds, then said to National Lord Facare.

“Facare, that’s enough, you should withdraw!”

National Lord Facare took a deep breath upon hearing Council Speaker Geongga’s words, then turned and looked around at the grim-faced subordinates behind him.

“Your Majesty, leave the rest to us.”

These subordinates said without a trace of fear.

“I’m counting on you all!”

National Lord Facare said in a deep voice, entrusting them, then left with some people.

On the right flank battlefield, Greilan, controlling the Fourth Generation Mecha · Blood Falcon, was like a red streaking light, piercing directly through the Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer’s cockpit with one shot, completely killing General Luis.

After dealing with Luis, Greilan did not hesitate, moving extremely fast to attack other Shadow Killer mechas.

At the same time, the battle between the Level 5 Battleship · Akanque and the Aktons Kingdom’s Level 5 Battleship · Azure Leaf also reached a fever pitch.

The two ships passed each other at close range, with cannons on both ships firing wildly.

Rumble

Holes were blown into the bodies of both ships.

Just then, Imperial Army soldiers, controlling mechas, rushed out of the exit and directly attacked the Azure Leaf.

They forced their way through the damaged holes in the Azure Leaf’s hull and began boarding combat.

For a time, explosions erupted everywhere inside the Azure Leaf.

Although the Imperial Army soldiers who rushed in might not be able to take down the Azure Leaf.

But they furiously destroyed various equipment inside the ship, causing frequent malfunctions and preventing it from fighting Akanque with full force.

As for Akanque, it didn’t care about the soldiers boarding the ship, still fiercely bombarding the Azure Leaf.

Rumble!

Without any surprise, the Azure Leaf also fell.

Inside the Star Sphere.

Many students anxiously awaited the latest images.

“It’s been over three hours, why hasn’t it come yet!”

“I’m going crazy!”

Just as everyone’s patience was reaching its limit, the frozen image moved again.

Everyone looked over with joy.

The perspective of the captured image was zoomed out, and everyone could see the entire battle-torn starry sky, with the Allied Forces in full retreat.

“No, what’s going on? Didn’t the Imperial Army just push back?”

“Why does it look like they’re about to collapse?”

“Quick, look, are there ships escaping?”

“Ah? No way, what’s happening?”

Just as everyone was bewildered, the screen froze again, meaning the image transmitted this time lasted less than five minutes.

Rhine immediately couldn’t help but complain.

“What the hell, these transmitted images are getting farther and farther away, and the time is so short. Is the person filming moving away from the battlefield!”

“It’s obvious the Allied Forces are retreating, and the Imperial Army has already pushed through. How can the person filming not run far away? Even if he’s strong, if he’s surrounded by the Imperial Army, he won’t be able to hold on.”

Su Ming replied calmly.

“Ugh, it’s so frustrating! I don’t know how long we’ll have to wait for the next image, it’s really killing me.”

Rhine and the others complained helplessly.

“What’s the use of complaining? Just wait patiently.”

Mia said calmly.

Su Ming picked up his phone and logged into the Star Cluster Forum, then saw many experts and common people posting about this war.

Among them, several posts were very popular and were pushed to the top.

Su Ming then clicked to see their views.

Famous Military Analyst · Marvin: “In this war, although the Imperial Army showed extremely powerful combat strength, they also exposed their fatal weakness. That is, chaotic tactics, commanders acting as they please, arrogant and conceited! They completely disregard the lives of ordinary soldiers, purely relying on the fortress’s might.”

Famous Streamer · Borva: “Although this Imperial Army is formidable, I feel they are not much stronger than the Federation. We don’t need to fear them at all. The combat power of the Scarlet Fangs Legion is simply incomparable to the Federation’s Immortal Legion; at best, they are at the level of the Seventh Army.”

—

Donao Star Sea.

The Allied Forces’ morale collapsed, and many units began to flee the battlefield.

It proved that Mia was completely right before; when the elites died, and some countries within the Allied Forces couldn’t hold on and started withdrawing troops to escape, it would trigger a domino effect.

However, the Anfass Empire’s forces did not withdraw, because their main star was behind them, and they had nowhere to retreat.

Inside the Blood Prism Fortress Central Control Room.

Deputy Legion Commander Kessas reported respectfully.

“Commander Os, the Allied Forces have collapsed and are retreating. The Anfass Empire’s main star is right before us!”

Aus showed a sinister smile.

“Pass on my order, all combat personnel of the Scarlet Fangs Legion, ruthlessly slaughter the Allied Forces. Command the Thirteenth Corps · Skeleton Legion to land and capture the Anfass Empire’s main star.”

“Yes!”

Deputy Legion Commander Kessas’s eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, but he still responded unconditionally.

Inside the Level 5 Battleship · Akanque Command Room.

A middle-aged man wearing black Fourth Generation Mecha, with the left side of his face festering and a hideous appearance, sat steadily in the command chair.

“Legion Commander Artud, Commander Os ordered us to land and fight!”

An Operator reported excitedly.

For a moment, many subordinates in the operations room shouted excitedly.

“Haha, really?”

“Yes.”

The Operator replied with certainty.

Legion Commander Artud’s face, however, darkened; he keenly sensed something was wrong.

The Allied Forces had already collapsed, and the Anfass Empire’s main forces had also been defeated, with only remnants still desperately resisting.

Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be many remaining forces on the Anfass Empire’s main star.

The Dark Star Empire adopted a system of plunder for external wars; the so-called plunder system meant invading enemy planets, burning, killing, and looting at will, and whatever was seized belonged to them. Of course, under normal circumstances, particularly good items would be handed up level by level.

Therefore, landing operations were not a hardship for them, but a lucrative job!

For such a good thing, Aus didn’t keep it for his Third Legion, but instead gave it to them. Something felt off.

Under normal circumstances, if they fought alongside the Third Legion, it would be good enough if they could get a sip of soup. Now that they were being given the meat, Artud was truly worried about breaking his teeth.

He knew better than anyone what kind of person Aus was; that guy was not friendly or benevolent.

“Legion Commander? What’s wrong?”

The subordinates present, seeing Artud remain silent for a long time, asked curiously.

“Nothing, pass on my order to land!”

Artud said coldly.

“Yes!”

Upon hearing Artud’s words, all the subordinates became excited, like hungry wolves who hadn’t eaten for three days and three nights.

But just as they were about to leave the command room.

Artud spoke.

“All of you stay here. This piece of meat is for the people below!”

“Ah?”

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

“Does anyone have an objection?”

Artud’s chilling gaze swept over everyone present.

“None!”

Many subordinates present shivered, none daring to object.

Soon, with Artud’s order given, the Skeleton Legion soldiers, as if injected with a stimulant, furiously charged towards the Anfass Empire’s main star.

Along the way, Anfass Empire soldiers desperately tried to intercept them with their mechas.

Unfortunately, it was useless; they were defeated without exception.

One by one, Level 4 ships painted with the Skeleton Legion’s emblem and dark, dense mecha formations, like locusts, penetrated the atmosphere.

The moment they emerged from the atmosphere.

The vast land came into view, and at the center of the land stood a huge base city.

The entire base city was enveloped within a Dorag Sphere; this base city was precisely the Anfass Empire’s Royal City.

Piercing alarms blared throughout the vast Royal City, the entire city was in chaos, with fleeing civilians everywhere, and escape ships taking off one after another.

At the same time, all defensive weapons inside and outside the Royal City were deployed.

Whoosh!

Beams of light and intercepting missiles soared into the sky.

At this moment, the battleships in the sky opened their launch ports one by one.

A sky full of missiles poured out, rapidly intercepting the ascending missiles. At the same time, they adjusted their dark muzzles to break through the Dorag Sphere and destroy all defensive weapons inside and outside the city.

In fact, the Skeleton Legion’s invading ships were already extremely lenient, after all, the entire base city was their wealth, otherwise they would have long used heavy bombs and main cannons to completely wipe out the entire city.

However, even so, the falling missiles exploded everywhere within the city!

Instantly, burning flames shot into the sky.

Soon, nearly half of the city’s defensive weapons were dismantled, and at this point, one battleship after another opened their launch ports.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Countless prismatic landing pods rained down on the city.

Bang!

As the landing pods touched down, Imperial Army soldiers in exoskeletons walked out with sneers.

“Ah!”

A group of fleeing civilians, seeing the Imperial Army soldiers emerge, ran back in terror.

These soldiers immediately raised their firearms and swept them over the civilians.

Bang, bang!

Blood splattered instantly.

One civilian after another fell to the ground.

The Imperial Army soldiers rushed forward excitedly, stripping them of valuables like locusts.

If they saw someone who wasn’t quite dead, looking at them with pleading eyes, they would shoot them without hesitation.

Immediately after, they rushed into the surrounding buildings like hungry wolves.

Accompanied by desperate screams, beautiful women were dragged out by their hair!

If anyone resisted fiercely, they were either punched or directly shot.

At this moment, the remaining guards of the Anfass Empire desperately covered the fleeing civilians.

“Run!”

But a desperate scene unfolded: mecha directly landed among the fleeing crowd, crushing a large number of them.

They raised their firearms and swept them across the guards.

Bang, bang!

The entire area was a scene of flying flesh and blood, like a purgatory.

Inside the Star Sphere.

Su Ming picked up his phone and checked the time; it was already deep into the night, and the video had not yet returned to normal.

The interval this time was unusually long.

“Why hasn’t it been transmitted yet? Is something wrong?”

Rhine and the others said with a sigh.

Just then, the frozen image moved again.

“It’s coming through!”

“Quick, let’s see what’s happening.”

Everyone immediately perked up.

However, the moment the virtual image fully appeared, everyone exploded.

Su Ming and the others were instantly on the streets of the Anfass Imperial City, where towering flames burned everywhere, and explosions and desperate cries echoed in their ears.

Imperial Army soldiers were brutally slaughtering male civilians and violating female civilians.

Massive mecha crashed through buildings, moving rampant through the city.

“How could this be? The Imperial Army has actually landed on the planet!”

“Too barbaric.”

“They’re practically beasts!”

Many students looked at these bloody scenes and angrily denounced them.

“Alas, the tide has turned.”

Mia shook her head and said.

Rhine and the others fell silent.

Su Ming sighed and then opened the Star Cluster Forum to check its current status.

He found that the forum’s posts only updated to when the coalition forces were at a disadvantage.

There were hundreds of millions of comments under these posts.

“What’s the situation now? Did they win or lose?”

“Not clear.”

“Does anyone know the latest situation?”

Just then, Su Ming saw a post being pushed to the top.

“The Evil Beasts, the Demise of the Aktons Kingdom.”

Su Ming clicked on it and saw a picture uploaded inside, showing Imperial Army soldiers slaughtering women and children.

Immediately after, related posts began to appear one by one.

Su Ming paused slightly, then looked up and surveyed the students present.

He saw many classmates picking up their phones or raising their wristbands, taking photos of the displayed images and uploading them to the Star Cluster Forum.

At this moment, everyone on the Star Cluster Forum was completely enraged.

“Animals!”

“Too disgusting, no humanity.”

Inside the Starlight City Lord’s Office.

Gakels sat at his desk, head down, reviewing documents.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Cloud Soft walked in with a somewhat nervous expression to report.

“Lord Gakels, something has happened.”

“What happened?”

Gakels looked up at Cloud Soft and asked hoarsely.

“The Neutral Countries’ coalition forces have been defeated by the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Thirteenth Corps has landed in the Anfass Imperial City and begun burning, killing, and looting.”

Cloud Soft quickly reported the latest intelligence to Gakels.

“In less than a day, the coalition forces were actually defeated by the Imperial Army?”

Gakels’s aged face darkened, enough to drip water, upon hearing Cloud Soft’s words.

He knew the coalition army was no match for the Dark Star Empire, but according to the original estimate, it should have taken at least half a month.

Yet, in less than a day, they were actually defeated.

“Lord Gakels, the coalition army’s strength was truly too poor, just like a disorganized rabble. In fact, the number of coalition forces eliminated by the Empire was limited, only about three-tenths of the entire coalition army. But their morale collapsed, everyone was focused on escaping themselves, which is why they were defeated so quickly!”

Cloud Soft explained to Gakels.

“I understand.”

“Then what should we do next? The defeat of the Neutral Countries has already caused quite a stir within the Federation.”

“Let me think, this matter isn’t that simple.”

Gakels said wearily.

“Yes, then I shall take my leave.”

Cloud Soft bowed respectfully and slowly exited.

Gakels sat alone in his chair, gazing at the star map hanging on the office wall, his eyes constantly flickering.

Inside the luxurious palace hall of the Aktons Kingdom.

King Uther, wearing a crown, with white hair, sallow face, deeply sunken cheeks, and dressed in a red robe, leaned weakly against the throne’s back, looking at the many noble ministers below.

“Oh dear, the situation is getting worse and worse.”

“And who knows how the coalition army and the Imperial Army are fighting.”

One noble minister after another discussed anxiously.

Just then, an officer rushed in to report.

“His Highness Aierkesi has returned!”

“That’s wonderful! His Highness Aierkesi has finally returned.”

The eyes of the many ministers immediately lit up.

King Uther, hearing his son had returned, immediately braced himself and sat up straight, saying,

“Quick, let him in!”

“Yes!”

The officer quickly retreated.

Not long after, His Highness Aierkesi, with a tense expression, walked in with heavy steps.

“Your Highness Aierkesi, how was your diplomatic mission to the Federation?”

Many noble ministers on site eagerly asked Aierkesi.

“Alas!”

Aierkesi sighed with great reluctance!

The many nobles, hearing Aierkesi’s sigh and seeing his expression, felt their hearts sink to the bottom.

“Aierkesi, what exactly happened?”

King Uther asked with concern.

“Father, I have visited every official in the Federation who has connections with us. However, they either refused to see me or claimed they dared not interfere without orders from the Federation’s upper echelons! One by one, they betrayed our trust! Back when they took benefits, they all swore they would help us if we had problems, but now they’re like timid turtles.”

Aierkesi, suppressing the frustration in his heart, said to Uther.

“What should we do?”

The noble ministers present were all extremely panicked; this news was simply a nightmare.

Uther, hearing Aierkesi’s words, instantly aged a great deal, but he still held a glimmer of hope as he asked,

“Aierkesi, is there really no hope left at all?”

“No, the Federation is determined not to intervene this time.”

Aierkesi replied with certainty; he had tried his best to plead with the Federation, but they wouldn’t even let him enter the Third Planet.

Uther, hearing Aierkesi’s words, felt a sudden tightness in his chest, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Just then, a messenger stumbled and crawled in.

“Your Majesty, it’s bad!”

“What happened?”

Uther asked in alarm.

“The coalition army has been defeated, and the Cangye has been sunk!”

The messenger reported in terror.

“You, what did you say? Ah!”

Uther suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, clutching his chest with a look of extreme agony, and he directly fell from the throne.

“Father!”

Aierkesi, seeing this scene, felt as if struck by lightning, and immediately rushed up to help Uther.

“King!”

Many noble ministers also gathered around.

“Ja… Aierkesi…”

Uther looked at his son, unable to speak, and finally, his body went limp, and his aged hand fell.

“Father!”

Aierkesi looked at his father, who had died in his arms, and roared hysterically, his voice echoing throughout the palace.

Inside the Star Sphere.

The video of the massacre played for about an hour before suddenly cutting off.

This time, the students present fell silent, with no one urging it on anymore.

The atmosphere on site was extremely heavy.

Although it was the Anfass Imperial City that was being burned, killed, and looted, it still had a huge impact on everyone present.

Vice Principal Fuleike then stood up from the front row, raised his hand to activate the amplifier clipped to his collar, and spoke to the students.

“Alright, this war between the Neutral Countries and the Imperial Army is over. You’ve seen the result: the Imperial Army won a great victory. They defeated the coalition army in less than a day! I hope you can learn something from this war and grow faster! Only when you grow up can you defend the Federation in the future and prevent the Federation from becoming like those Neutral Countries! This world is very realistic and cruel. To protect beautiful things, you need a strong fist, and you are that fist!”

“Yes, Vice Principal Fuleike.”

Many students replied.

“Alright, I won’t say much else. I know you’re all not feeling well, so go back and rest early.”

Vice Principal Fuleike waved his hand, dismissing everyone.

Upon hearing this, many students and teachers stood up and walked out.

Mia also stood up, stretched, and said to Su Ming and the others,

“Let’s go.”

“Mmm.”

Su Ming and the others got up and followed Mia, beginning to exit.

“Teacher, the coalition army lost, so are all those Neutral Countries finished?”

Zhang Yi hesitated before asking Mia.

“Pretty much. Even if they still have troops, do you think they still have the confidence to resist?”

Mia said with a sigh.

“That’s true.”

Zhang Yi thought about it and realized it would indeed be tough.

“Teacher, the defeat of the Neutral Countries seems to have caused quite a stir. Besides condemning the Imperial Army’s atrocities on the Star Cluster Forum, many people are also worried that after the Imperial Army eliminates the Neutral Countries, they will attack us. Do you think there’s a possibility of that?”

Rhine also asked with concern.

“Of course, there’s a possibility.”

Mia replied without thinking.

“Then why doesn’t the Federation strike first and send troops to fight the Imperial Army outside? It’s better than fighting on our home ground, right?”

Zhang Yi and the others asked, very puzzled.

“Of course, I know fighting outside is better, but the problem is we can’t win! That’s why defensive operations are needed. You’re not unaware of the great advantages of fighting on home ground! Back then, didn’t the Imperial Army wear down our expeditionary force by fighting on their home ground?”

“Sigh, I feel so stifled.”

“Stifled about what? There will be many more stifling things in the future, this is just the beginning! Remember my words, no matter what you do, think through the consequences, and confirm if you can afford the price. If you can’t bear it, you still have to back down!”

Mia instructed her students.

She clearly felt the situation becoming more turbulent; this group of her students might truly encounter the worst of times.

Of course, the worst of times is also the best of times because times create heroes!

“Understood.”

Su Ming replied humbly.

“Alright, I’m not going to keep talking to you all. Go back and rest early, I’m leaving!”

Mia waved her hand and turned to leave.