Chapter 440 Invasion (Five in One)

Apocalypse Divine Kingdom · Abyss of Fallen Defense Line · Star of Light Shield Fortress.

Inside the steaming hot spring pool, Andefa closed his eyes, leaning against the hot spring wall.

Around him stood subordinates in Third Generation Exoskeleton Armor, their eyes sharp and radiating powerful auras.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in gray-white Fourth Generation Colonial Armor, with distinct facial features and a steady demeanor, walked up holding a tray.

On the tray was a crimson syringe, and the red liquid inside the needle tube squirmed continuously as if alive.

This was precisely the V-type gene injection developed by the Apocalypse Empire, requiring three injections to be successful.

“Andefa, this is the last injection.”

“Give it to me!”

Andefa suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a chilling smile.

“Yes.”

Hofri respectfully handed over the syringe.

Andefa reached out, took the syringe, directly injected it into his neck, injecting the medicine into his body, and then casually threw away the injector.

The next second, Andefa’s eyes became bloodshot, turning completely red, and his entire skin was covered with red bloodstains, as if something was wriggling beneath.

Andefa slowly stood up from the hot spring pool, clenching his hands into fists, his bones cracking, and his whole body exuded a monstrous and terrifying aura.

“I feel my body filled with power, I really want to kill someone!”

Andefa’s blood boiled, and he spoke with extreme excitement.

Hofri and the others trembled violently upon hearing Andefa’s words, retreating slightly in fear.

However, Andefa managed to suppress his bloodthirsty urge and walked out of the hot spring pool.

Two beautiful female attendants immediately bowed and stepped forward to wipe Andefa’s body and help him put on luxurious clothes.

At this moment, Hofri respectfully said to Andefa.

“Andefa, there’s something I’m not sure if I should say.”

“Speak!”

“It’s just that after you announced the full-scale attack on the Federal Government, the generals and soldiers within the defense line are very resistant, and their morale is very low. It will probably be difficult to mobilize them for this war.”

“There’s nothing strange about it. These guys have been squatting in the Abyss of Fallen for so many years, getting fat and greasy. They’ve long thrown their faith behind them, and they’ve even forgotten that the Abyss of Fallen is ours. Of course they don’t want to fight.”

Andefa sneered mockingly.

“So what do we do now? If they fight passively, how can we drive the Federal Government out and reclaim the Abyss of Fallen?”

Hofri asked with concern.

“I have my own way. Pull the full combat alarm. We’re going to the command room.”

After putting on his clothes, Andefa said to Hofri with a sinister smile.

“Yes!”

Hofri paused slightly, then reacted and said.

Andefa led his numerous subordinates and walked straight out.

At this moment, the entire fortress blared with a piercing combat alarm.

The previously calm fortress immediately became bustling, with numerous soldiers rushing towards the hangar.

E Takt, Attero, Aeto, and other officers, all hurriedly ran to the mobile platform.

“What happened?”

“Not sure, someone pulled the emergency combat alarm. I received a message to go to the command room for a meeting.”

“Could it be Commander Misa’s order?”

“Don’t know, we’ll find out when we get there!”

Not long after, E Takt and many other generals hurried into the huge circular command room.

The entire command room was thousands of square meters, with a circular metal command console at its center.

At this moment, Andefa, with his subordinates, sat arrogantly on the command console.

Commander Misa and many generals stood below the platform.

Aeto and the others’ expressions darkened when they saw this scene. It was clear that this alarm was pulled by the madman Andefa.

Seeing that all the senior officers had arrived, Andefa twisted his neck and gave them a neurotic smile, saying,

“You should know very well why I’ve gathered you here, right?”

“Isn’t it just to go to full-scale war with the Federal Government.”

General Attero replied irritably.

Andefa turned his head to look at General Attero and asked with a sinister smile,

“What? Do you have an opinion?”

“I don’t have an opinion, I just don’t understand why we have to fight the Federal Government to the death. Wouldn’t it be better if everyone coexisted peacefully and mined together?”

General Attero replied with strong resistance.

“Peaceful coexistence? Mine together? Haha! Don’t you think it’s ridiculous? Have your brains gone bad? The Abyss of Fallen was discovered by us, this is our territory, not the Federal Government’s. Now that the Abyss of Fallen has been lost for so many years, it’s time to take it back!”

Andefa said with a ferocious expression.

“Easier said than done. We also want to take it back, but the problem is that the Federal Government is so strong, we simply can’t defeat them.”

Attero replied with a displeased expression.

“The Federal Government is strong? I think you guys are too useless!”

Andefa looked down on everyone and cursed unceremoniously.

Everyone present showed a hint of anger upon hearing Andefa’s words. His cursing was too harsh, but they couldn’t retort.

After all, they had indeed suffered repeated defeats.

At this moment, Aeto said irritably,

“Hmph, anyone can talk big, Andefa. You say it as if you can win.”

“Of course I can win. From now on, I will be in charge of command. I will lead you useless people to drive out the Federal Government and completely reclaim the Abyss of Fallen.”

Andefa said with extreme confidence.

“Alright, then how do we fight?”

E Takt asked, staring at Andefa.

Andefa glanced at Hofri out of the corner of his eye.

Hofri immediately understood, led his subordinates down, and handed each person a sealed envelope.

Everyone looked at the envelopes in their hands with confusion, somewhat startled and perplexed.

Andefa said to them with a sinister smile,

“You don’t need to worry about combat or orders. Just follow the instructions I give you. And the reason I’m doing this is because there are traitors among you.”

“Yes.”

Although their expressions were not good, the generals responded in a deep voice.

Commander Misa frowned upon seeing this scene, but he did not utter a sound.

“Alright, everyone go execute the orders.”

Andefa waved at everyone and said.

E Takt and the others then turned and left the command room.

At this moment, Commander Misa walked towards Andefa and said seriously,

“Andefa, how exactly are you going to arrange this battle?”

Andefa looked at Misa, revealing a brilliant smile, and said to Commander Misa,

“Commander Misa, you don’t need to ask about this. All combat orders have been issued by me, and no one is allowed to question them!”

“Is that alright? What if your combat plan goes wrong?”

Commander Misa asked with a darkened face.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Also, Commander Misa, you have guarded the Abyss of Fallen for so many years, and you have rendered great service. Now I will take over your position. And His Imperial Majesty misses you very much and wants you to return to Divine Authority Star.”

Andefa looked at Commander Misa with a half-smile.

Upon hearing Andefa’s words, Commander Misa’s heart sank to the bottom, and the veins on his forehead bulged. This was clearly a move to discard him after use and strip him of his military power. However, Commander Misa still suppressed his anger and said,

“Alright, may I have a few days to pack up before returning to Divine Authority Star?”

“No problem, haha!”

Andefa reached out, patted Commander Misa’s shoulder, and walked out of the command room with a loud laugh.

Commander Misa watched Andefa’s receding figure, his expression growing colder.

—

Old Galaxy · Third Planet · Starlight City · Xiguang Laboratory · Star Network Monitoring Hub Room.

Workers in white lab coats were busy working around a hollow circular console.

At the center of the circular console, a huge operational screen was holographically displayed.

It showed the real-time network status of various areas in the Three Cities and Sixteen Districts within the Third Planet.

Dr. Diluka stood with his hands behind his back, looking seriously at the real-time status displayed on the operational screen.

Lin Jie walked up to Diluka and respectfully reported,

“The virtual firewall has been further strengthened, and it is currently running well.”

“Don’t be careless. The last intrusion incident already made our department lose face.”

Diluka said seriously to Lin Jie.

“Understood!”

Lin Jie nodded in response.

However, at this moment, all the nodes on the huge virtual operational screen suddenly turned from green to red.

The entire central control room immediately blared with a piercing alarm!

Red warning boxes popped up one by one.

“Warning: Starlight City Node No. X01 Firewall under attack!”

“Warning: Sky Dome City Node No. T01 Firewall under attack!”

Thousands of red warning boxes popped up like virus code!

The faces of the staff present all showed expressions of fear, and they reported in a panic,

“Dr. Diluka, all firewalls are under unknown attack!”

“Quick, mobilize all defense programs to counterattack! They absolutely cannot be allowed to break through.”

Diluka shouted, his face changing dramatically.

If it was breached again this time, it would be a disaster.

“Understood!”

One by one, the staff quickly entered commands.

“DOW · Mirror Defense Program activated!”

Virtual World · Old Galaxy · Third Planet.

The entire outer region of the Third Planet was completely enveloped by countless space fortresses, puppet mechas, and space-based defense weapons.

In the distant dark starry sky, large areas rippled, forming whirlpools.

Metal cones flashing with red lightning arcs slowly extended from the whirlpools.

Sizzle!

Instantly, all the defensive weapons of the virtual Third Planet were activated, and one by one, the weapons extended.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Metal cones filled the starry sky, pouring out like raindrops, attacking the external defensive weapons of the Third Planet.

At this moment, all defensive weapons fired at full power!

Whoosh, whoosh!

Countless beams of light shot out.

The metal cones were hit by dense beams of light and instantly melted and disintegrated.

However, at this moment, the distant starry sky rippled even more intensely, and rows of whirlpools appeared out of thin air. Dense gray metal cones poured out, furiously attacking the Third Planet’s defensive weapons.

Crack!

One by one, the gray metal cones successfully broke through the firepower and hit the fortresses.

The moment those gray metal cones hit, they instantly turned into a pool of metallic liquid, infiltrating and corroding the fortress weapons.

The fortress weapons, which had been continuously attacking, were immediately controlled. They then turned their attack targets and began to attack the defensive weapons behind them.

In an instant, the surface defensive weapons quickly fell, engaging in a fierce battle with the weapons behind them.

Rumble!

Numerous defensive weapons collapsed and were infiltrated like dominoes.

In the Star Network Monitoring Hub Room.

Red warning boxes kept popping up.

“Warning: SWQ-05 type firewall is about to be breached!”

Lin Jie looked at the red warning boxes and reported to Diluka in horror,

“Sir, the firewall can’t hold up, it’s about to be breached!”

“Quick, activate the physical cut-off device, sever all network nodes to prevent everything from being infected!”

Diluka immediately shouted.

“Yes!”

Lin Jie personally operated it.

On the virtual operational screen, warning boxes popped up one by one.

“Node 1 cut!”

“Node 2 cut!”

In the virtual world.

Countless gray metal cones were disintegrating the defensive weapons on the surface of the Third Planet, swarming towards the Third Planet like locusts.

However, the moment they penetrated the Third Planet’s atmosphere.

They instantly entered an empty starry sky, flying around like headless flies.

But at this moment, a void suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the starry sky ahead.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Dense gray metal cones poured into the void.

In an instant, they appeared in the sky within the Third Planet.

On the virtual operational screen of the Star Network Monitoring Hub Room, black warning boxes immediately popped up one by one.

“Warning: Physical breakpoint failed!”

Lin Jie was completely dumbfounded when she saw this scene. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she reported to Diluka in a panicked and uneasy voice,

“Sir, the enemy has broken through the physical breakpoint.”

“How is that possible? How could a physical cut-off be breached? Can they connect out of thin air? There must be an insider helping them, go investigate quickly!”

Diluka roared in a furious rage.

“Yes.”

Lin Jie immediately hurried out.

At this moment, an Operator shouted in horror,

“Sir, our main server is exposed, and the enemy is starting to attack our central server.”

“Counterattack!”

Diluka roared, exasperated.

Inside the virtual world.

Countless metal spikes pierced through the clouds, like brilliant meteors, falling towards Starlight City.

At this moment, the surface of Starlight City cracked open in large sections, and defensive weapons flipped up in swathes.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Beams of light and missiles soared into the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire dim world was illuminated at this moment.

However, even so, a series of gray metal spikes broke through the terrifying Firepower Network and instantly hit and destroyed the defensive weapons.

Inside the Star Network Monitoring Control Room.

More and more red alert boxes kept popping up.

“No, Lord Diluka!”

“The firewall is about to give out, and the central server is about to fall.”

The Operators all showed horrified expressions on their faces.

“Damn it!”

Diluka’s entire old face was somewhat distorted with anger.

Just then, a rapid sound of footsteps came, and Blacks entered with Martin Di and others.

When the many personnel present saw Blacks, they looked as if they had seen a savior and quickly reported.

“Lord Blacks, the firewall is about to give out.”

“Everyone move aside!”

Blacks spoke coldly.

Upon hearing this, everyone got up and moved aside.

Blacks led Martin Di and others to the operating console.

Diluka asked anxiously.

“What do we do now?”

Blacks did not answer Diluka, but looked at the virtual screen.

The data displayed showed that the firewall had been disintegrated by eighty-three percent, and the degree of disintegration was still rising.

He immediately turned to his assistant, Dr. Martin Di, and said.

“Activate Quantum Computer No. 2 · Dark Killer!”

“Yes!”

Martin Di immediately responded.

Inside the virtual world · Starlight City.

Gray metal spikes were stuck in the ground, turning into metallic liquid and penetrating in all directions.

The originally dense defensive firepower gradually became sparse as it was penetrated.

Just as the entire city was about to fall, countless black cellular liquids surged out from the ground, engulfing the metallic liquids.

Following this, a large amount of black cellular liquid gathered towards the center, surging up like an oil fountain, condensing into a giant black fleshy lump.

Sizzle ~

The entire black fleshy lump flashed with violent lightning arcs.

Shake! Shake!

The black fleshy lump violently contracted and rapidly differentiated, protruding an ugly monster head.

At this moment, metal spikes rained down from the sky, falling towards the black fleshy lump.

“Roar!”

The head that differentiated from the black fleshy lump let out a monstrous roar.

The AT Field Barrier instantly unfolded, taking on all attacks.

Immediately after, the black cellular fleshy lump further differentiated, instantly transforming into Kirami · Dark Killer, a hundred-meter-tall, ugly monster with a head, a humanoid body, monster-like claws for arms, and a hundred-meter-long blade-scaled tail extending from its rear.

Dark Killer opened its massive mouth, frantically accumulating power, and then a terrifying Kais Beam swept across the entire sky.

Star Network Monitoring Control Room, on the virtual operation screen.

The interface, which was originally entirely red.

Whoosh!

Instantly turned green, and green alert boxes popped up one by one.

“Alert: Virus B221 successfully cleared.”

Upon seeing this, Diluka’s tense expression immediately relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

“Phew!”

The many staff members each wiped the fine sweat from their foreheads.

Dr. Martin Di also said to Blacks with joy.

“Sir, Quantum Computer No. 2 successfully cleared the invasion, it’s truly powerful!”

From the perspective of computing power alone, Quantum Computer No. 2 · Dark Killer was indeed much stronger than Celes.

Blacks nodded coldly, with not much joy on his face.

And just at this moment, a warning alert suddenly popped up on the virtual operation interface again.

“Warning: Unknown intrusion detected!”

“Warning: Unable to parse attack source!”

When Diluka and Martin Di and others saw the alert, their hearts trembled, and they felt as if they had fallen into hell, showing expressions of extreme terror on their faces.

Blacks’ eyes grew colder as he saw the warning alert.

Inside the virtual world.

Starlight City suddenly emitted large areas of gray metallic mist, forming a giant tornado-like sky curtain.

Dark Killer twisted its head, its dark red eyes scanning its surroundings.

At this moment, within the gray metallic sky curtain, a massive phantom figure appeared out of thin air, and Dark Killer had just turned its head to look.

A giant face covered in dense eyes emerged.

Then a terrifying spider blade pierced out of the gray sky curtain out of thin air.

Dark Killer’s dark red eyes lit up, and it instantly deployed an AT Field Barrier.

Crack!

The terrifying spider blade instantly shattered the AT Field Barrier, pierced through Dark Killer’s body, and pinned it to the ground.

Instantly, the Star Network Monitoring Control Room · Virtual Operation Screen.

The interface, which was originally green, instantly turned red, and then a black alert box popped up.

“Warning: Firewall breached!”

“Warning: Main server fallen!”

“It’s over!”

Diluka stared at this scene, completely frozen in place.

Night · Starlight City.

Citizens walked cheerfully along the bustling streets.

Various virtual advertisements were projected onto the walls of the surrounding buildings.

“Love beauty? Use Bijie Moisturizing Lotion!”

Sizzle sizzle ~

Suddenly, all virtual projections flickered, and the screen disappeared.

Many passersby also froze, stopping in their tracks to look.

“What happened?”

“I’m not sure?”

At this moment, all holographic advertising equipment started running again, and a virtual video was projected.

A gaunt old man with deeply sunken eyes, wearing a golden Council Speaker’s robe, lay on a bed, struggling to raise his hand, and spoke in a painful, hoarse voice.

“I am Council Speaker Long Xian, I have been imprisoned by City Lord Gakels, quick, save me.”

“Council Speaker!”

Many citizens, seeing this scene, showed expressions of extreme horror and disbelief, covering their mouths with their hands.

This scene was not only playing out in Starlight City, but also in Sky Dome City, Rainy City, and the Sixteenth Underground District.

Starlight City · City Lord’s Mansion.

Gakels was lying on his bed, taking a nap, when suddenly there was a rapid sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by the door being forcefully opened.

Gakels, who had been sound asleep, was startled awake and suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, Cloud Soft rushed in, her face showing an expression of extreme panic, no longer her usual calm and composed demeanor.

“Lord Gakels, something big has happened.”

“What happened?”

Gakels, upon hearing Cloud Soft’s words, reflexively sat up and asked with a serious expression.

Cloud Soft had followed him for so many years, experiencing countless large and small events, and this was the first time he had seen her so flustered.

“The Federation’s main server has been invaded, and the enemy broadcasted this video.”

Cloud Soft raised her wristband and tapped a few times, then projected the video of Council Speaker Long Xian pleading for help.

Upon seeing this video, Gakels suddenly felt dizzy, almost fainting, and his face turned very pale.

“Lord Gakels, are you alright?”

Cloud Soft, seeing Gakels’s pale face, asked anxiously.

“I’m fine, but the sky is falling, this is really troublesome.”

Gakels showed a rare moment of panic; this time, he wasn’t enraged, but rather somewhat at a loss.

“Sir, this is clearly the enemy’s internal strife tactic!”

“I know, but the problem is, whether the video is real or fake, the seed of suspicion has already been planted.”

“Then what do we do now?”

Cloud Soft asked, biting her lip lightly.

“First, delete the video, release a clarification announcement, and suppress the unrest!”

Gakels said to Cloud Soft.

“The problem is that Xiguang Laboratory still hasn’t cleared the invasion, and the server is still down.”

Cloud Soft said to Gakels.

“Let’s go, immediately to Xiguang Laboratory.”

Upon hearing this, Gakels immediately left in a hurry with Cloud Soft, rushing to Xiguang Laboratory.

Sky Dome City · City Lord’s Mansion.

Faraon sat in a chair, staring intently at the video playing before him, veins bulging on his forehead, and his facial muscles constantly twitching.

At this moment, Vice City Lord Queenes, who was beside him, said in shock.

“Big Brother, do you think Gakels has the guts to detain Council Speaker Long Xian?”

Faraon pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said.

“He shouldn’t have that kind of guts.”

“Big Brother, do you mean this video is fake?”

Queenes looked at Faraon and asked.

“I don’t know if it’s fake, but I know Gakels owes me an explanation.”

Faraon said with a face full of anger.

“Then should we go and question Gakels? What if they really did detain the Council Speaker?”

Queenes and others all looked at Faraon, with an air of wanting to demand an explanation.

“Hmph, what’s the use of questioning Gakels? That old fellow is more cunning than a ghost. But this time, they won’t get off so easily. If the Council Speaker doesn’t come out to refute the rumors, then there’s definitely something wrong!”

Faraon stood up from the chair and said.

“Big Brother is brilliant!”

Queenes and others’ eyes lit up, and they praised him one after another.

On the other side, Gakels and Cloud Soft rushed to Xiguang Laboratory.

The entire Xiguang Laboratory was in chaos now.

Seeing Gakels, everyone hastily greeted him in fear.

“Lord Gakels!”

Gakels ignored them and walked inside.

Soon, they arrived at the Star Network Monitoring Control Room, and urgently walked to the operating console, asking everyone.

“Why hasn’t the invasion been resolved yet?”

“Lord Gakels, the enemy who invaded this time is very strong, and Quantum Computer No. 2 couldn’t hold up either; it was completely suppressed.”

Diluka said to Gakels in fear.

“Then how much longer will it take you to clear it? Now, the defamatory video has spread throughout the entire Federation. If you don’t quickly clear the invasion and issue a clarification announcement, it will be over.”

Gakels asked in a furious tone.

“This…”

Dr. Diluka was also unable to answer for a moment.

Seeing Diluka stammering and unable to give a reply, Gakels looked angrily at Blacks and said.

“Blacks, say something!”

Blacks spoke coldly.

“The enemy who invaded this time is not a small ant. Our existing quantum computers are simply no match for them. To clear the enemy, we can only activate all backup quantum computers.”

“No, those quantum computers haven’t been tested yet! What if they go out of control?”

Dr. Diluka was also startled, not expecting Blacks to want to activate those untested quantum computers.

“Do you think there’s any other way now? Besides, they’re all mass-produced, so the risk isn’t high!”

Blacks said confidently.

“Then activate them immediately!”

Gakels couldn’t care less about that now.

Blacks then stepped forward and personally entered a series of commands. The virtual operation screen immediately displayed a prompt.

“Connecting to test lines!”

“Please authorize!”

Blacks raised his hand and pressed it on the identifier.

“Permission identification passed.”

“Activating Test Quantum Computer No. 1, Test Quantum Computer No. 2… Test Quantum Computer No. 10.”

Inside the virtual world · Starlight City.

Dark Killer, pinned to the ground, struggled desperately, its claws constantly grabbing at the penetrating spider blade, but it was useless.

At this moment, the entire ground of Starlight City was like a rising tide, with countless black cellular liquids surging out from underground.

In an instant, the entire Starlight City seemed to be submerged in a black ocean.

Deputy Patriarch Pamier twisted his ugly head, and his spider eyes looked around.

The black liquid surging out from all directions gathered together, and one by one, ferocious Kiramis crawled up.

Pamier’s face showed a hint of shock. It hadn’t expected the Federation to have grown to this extent, creating so many biological quantum computers.

Although these biological quantum computers were insignificant in front of it.

However, there were simply too many of them. Even if it was strong, it had to consider the situation carefully, or problems might actually arise.

Pamier decisively pulled out the spider blade that had pierced Dark Killer. Its massive body retreated into the metallic gray mist behind it, gradually blurring, and then mysteriously disappeared.

Star Network Monitoring Control Room · Large Virtual Screen.

The red interface.

Whoosh!

Instantly, everything turned green, and green alert boxes popped up one by one.

“Alert: Invasion virus successfully cleared.”

Upon seeing this, Diluka and others’ hearts, which had been hanging, immediately relaxed.

At this moment, Gakels quickly instructed.

“Immediately delete all videos and clear relevant posts on the Star Cluster Forum!”

“Yes!”

Diluka and others immediately stepped forward to operate.

“Also, immediately refute the rumors through all channels, saying that this incident was caused by the Mechanical Cult and that the video is fake.”

Gakels then issued further orders.

“Understood.”

Cloud Soft quickly responded.

“Also, spare no expense to find the mastermind behind this; I want him torn to shreds!”

Gakels was utterly enraged at this moment.

Although this was clearly Mechanical Clan technology, someone must have been pushing it from behind; otherwise, with the Mechanical Clan’s logic, it was impossible for them to suddenly use such dirty methods.

“Understood.”

Blacks replied coldly.

After issuing the command, Gakels immediately left in a hurry!

He had to quickly inform Dragon White about this; Heaven had truly been poked through with a hole this time.

As Gakels’s order was issued,

the large-scale images of Council Speaker Long Xian asking for help were deleted. Of course, it was impossible to delete all of them completely, as some people must have downloaded the relevant videos.

Immediately after, the Federal Government commandeered all advertising spaces within its territory and the front page of the Star Cluster Forum to publish the latest debunking announcement.

All TV news channels broadcasted it on a 24-hour loop.

“Emergency Announcement: The Mechanical Cult, with the cooperation of an insider, invaded the Federal Central Server and released false synthetic videos to smear City Lord Gakels, intending to create internal conflict. We urge the general public not to believe or spread rumors.”

Many citizens, looking at the debunking news, discussed it animatedly.

“What exactly is the Mechanical Cult’s background? They’ve broken through the Federation’s system repeatedly.”

“Not sure, but is this video real or fake?”

“It should be fake, right?”

“I don’t think it looks fake.”

“No way, Gakels wouldn’t really dare to put Council Speaker Long Xian under house arrest, would he?”

“Why not? How many years has it been since you last saw the Council Speaker appear in public?”

“Many years. Besides the last video announcement, it’s been almost a century!”

“So, what do you think?”

“No way.”

— —

Within Abyss of Fallen · Federal Defense Line · Mining Planet KS42.

A Level 5 Battleship · Jukou, 55 kilometers long, with a broad bow, a hull covered in gray heavy armor, and numerous launch ports and intercepting cannons all over its body, along with two Level 4 Battleships, floated in outer space.

Mechas occasionally flew out from the mining planet and returned to the interior of the ships.

At this moment, inside the Jukou’s central control room.

A man wearing a colonel’s military uniform, short in stature, and covered in fat, sat on a chair, smacking his lips as he ate milk candy.

“Officer Zhou Yan, you should quit sugar. You’re eating too much.”

At this moment, a clear-eyed young man in a major’s military uniform beside him reminded him helplessly.

“Oh, staying in this dreadful place for a year and a half, it’s really hard not to eat something.”

Zhou Yan complained indifferently to Qin An.

“That’s no excuse. The doctor has warned you several times.”

Qin An said helplessly.

Just as Zhou Yan was about to argue, the scanning device suddenly blared a piercing alarm.

Zhou Yan stood up abruptly and immediately asked,

“What’s wrong?”

“Officer, scanning enemy ships!”

“Show me!”

“Yes!”

The Operator immediately performed the operation.

Soon, the optical device projected the captured image.

In the distant starry sky, a Level 5 Battleship led 4 Level 4 Battleships and numerous mecha formations, attacking!

“Officer Zhou Yan, it’s the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s forces! They’re here again!”

Qin An was also stunned.

“Damn it, these sons of bitches! Immediately request reinforcements from headquarters! The rest of you, follow me to battle!”

Zhou Yan cursed angrily.

These guys from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom were like dog-skin plaster, truly endless.

“Yes!”

Everyone responded in unison.

At the same time, nearly half of the Federation’s mining sites were also attacked by the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom.

— —

Within Abyss of Fallen · Federal Defense Line.

Commander Soleia sat at her desk, head bowed, reviewing documents.

At that moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came, followed by urgent knocking on the door.

Thump, thump!

“Come in.”

Soleia raised her head and spoke in a deep voice.

The door was then pushed open, and a messenger in a captain’s military uniform hurried in to report.

“Commander Soleia, urgent military intelligence!”

“Speak!”

“The Apocalypse Divine Kingdom has once again launched a surprise attack on nearly half of our mining sites. Now, all mining sites are sending out requests for assistance.”

“The Apocalypse Divine Kingdom truly has a lot of guts!”

Soleia slammed the table and stood up, her face full of anger.

“Commander, what do we do now?”

“What else can we do? Order Generals Shirley, Evelyn, and others to quickly come down and provide support!”

“Yes!”

The messenger immediately responded.

— —

Sky Realm City · Saint Peter’s Venue Entrance.

Su Ming and Su Yuan walked out, heading towards the vehicle parking area.

“Su Ming, are you sure you came to buy energy stones?”

Su Yuan asked resentfully.

“Yeah, what’s wrong?”

Su Ming looked at Su Yuan in confusion.

“Bullshit, I think you just came to pick up girls. I saw it, you were chatting so happily with Miss Violet Lolo.”

Su Yuan was so envious his teeth were almost ground to dust.

“Don’t be envious. Being ugly isn’t your problem.”

Su Ming patted Su Yuan’s shoulder, teasing with a smile.

“You! Fine, I’m not arguing with you. Did you buy the energy crystal?”

Su Yuan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

“No, I don’t have enough money.”

“Oh, who was it earlier, acting like they weren’t short on money? Now you’re short, aren’t you? Come on, tell big brother how much you need. Maybe if you say a few nice words, I’ll lend it to you.”

Su Yuan replied with a mischievous grin.

“Alright, big brother, lend me 150 billion.”

Su Ming replied unceremoniously.

Su Yuan’s smile froze upon hearing Su Ming’s words, and he replied angrily,

“Damn, are you robbing me? How expensive is that thing?”

“300 billion.”

Su Ming replied with a smile.

“Excuse me, I take back what I said.”

Su Yuan replied awkwardly.

Buzz! Buzz!

Suddenly, both Su Ming and Su Yuan’s wristbands vibrated.

The two were startled and immediately looked down at their wristbands.

A headquarters message popped up.

“Dear Lieutenant General Su Ming, Level 1 Combat Alert, please return to the defense line headquarters immediately!”

“Go!”

Su Ming and Su Yuan said in unison, then ran towards where their car was parked.

Not long after.

Su Yuan drove the military hovercar back to headquarters.

The two hurriedly opened the car doors and got out.

“I’m going first.”

Su Yuan shouted to Su Ming, then ran towards the nearby Mobile Platform 3.

“Be careful, run if you can’t win!”

Su Ming shouted to Su Yuan.

“Understood.”

Su Yuan didn’t look back, just waved his hand.

Su Ming, on the other hand, ran towards Mobile Platform 1 in front.

Soon, he arrived at the hangar on the basement level.

The once bustling hangar had suddenly become very quiet. Mechas could be seen moving to the transfer platform, and many units had already deployed.

Su Ming hurried towards the area of the 27th Regiment, but when he arrived,

he saw Mia drinking from a wine bottle, and Lieutenant General Amto was assembling the troops and giving a speech.

Su Ming walked over and asked,

“Teacher Mia.”

“Oh, you finally decided to come back, where did you go to have fun?”

Mia asked with a chuckle.

“Nowhere, just ran some errands. What happened?”

Su Ming shook his head and replied.

“What could have happened? Those guys from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom probably couldn’t swallow their defeat last time, so they launched another large-scale attack on the mining areas.”

Mia said with a yawn.

“We won’t be left out again this time, will we?”

Su Ming asked curiously.

“Not necessarily. After all, our combat record was very good last time, and Commander Soleia still allowed us to deploy.”

“Then why haven’t you departed, Teacher?”

“No rush. Soleia hasn’t given us a definite support target, and everyone else has already deployed.”

Mia stretched and replied.

“Teacher, it’s not that simple, is it? You’re preparing to see which area is more lucrative before making a move, right?”

Su Ming saw through Mia’s thoughts at a glance.

“Shh, don’t let that old woman hear you, or it’ll be confiscated again.”

Mia said awkwardly.

“Alright.”

Seeing this, Su Ming said nothing more.

Just then, Rhine hurried over and said to Su Ming,

“Boss!”

“What is it?”

“Someone is requesting to see you.”

“See me? Who is it?”

“Don’t know, says he’s delivering something to you.”

“Let him come over.”

Su Ming said with a frown.

“Okay!”

Rhine then turned and left.

A moment later, Rhine returned with an elderly man dressed in a finely tailored tuxedo, with sparse white hair neatly combed, and a kind face. Behind him followed a Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer, which held a metal box in its hand.

“Mr. Su Ming.”

The old man respectfully bowed to Su Ming.

“You are?”

Su Ming looked curiously at the old man in front of him.

“I am Miss Violet Lolo’s butler, Dogel.”

“Hello, Mr. Dogel. Is there anything I can help you with?”

“My lady asked me to deliver this.”

Dogel clapped his hands.

The Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayer placed the box down, then opened it in front of Su Ming, revealing a black energy crystal emitting a special halo.

“Wow! A Level 6 black energy crystal!”

Mia’s eyes instantly turned into money signs. She knew better than anyone how expensive this item was.

Su Ming was also stunned and asked in great confusion,

“Mr. Dogel, why did Miss Violet Lolo send an energy crystal? I don’t have that much money.”

“Mr. Su Ming, my lady asked me to convey a few words to you.”

Dogel said with a smile.

“What words?”

Su Ming looked at Dogel in confusion.

Dogel remained silent, just smiling as he looked at Mia, Rhine, and the others.

Seeing this, Su Ming said to Dogel,

“This way, please!”

“Okay!”

Butler Dogel then followed Su Ming to the side.

“Can you speak now?”

Su Ming asked politely.

Butler Dogel turned his head and looked around, and seeing no one nearby, he whispered to Su Ming,

“My lady said that when you use this energy crystal, remember to report it to the military first.”

Su Ming was stunned when he heard Butler Dogel’s words, then suddenly reacted, a shocked expression on his face.

This meant that he was to report the energy crystal, and then claim reimbursement from the Federation after using it, which would effectively make the Level 6 energy crystal free to use.

Of course, this operation also required attention to one detail: he couldn’t squander it, like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, otherwise the Federation would not reimburse him.

After all, when reimbursing, the Federation would also evaluate how it was consumed.

At this moment, Butler Dogel continued to smile and say to Su Ming,

“Also, our lady said that this energy crystal is temporarily stored with you. You can buy it whenever you want. If you don’t want to use it someday, you can return it to her at any time.”

Upon hearing this, Su Ming also felt a bit of a headache. Although it was free to use, this energy crystal was worth 300 billion, and this favor was not small.

The most crucial thing was that fighting had already broken out here. At such a critical juncture, the other party sending the energy crystal could be described as a godsend.

And she said it so nicely that he couldn’t refuse. This Violet Lolo was indeed particularly impressive.

Su Ming’s expression changed for a moment, then he spoke,

“Alright, I’ll accept this energy crystal. Please convey my thanks to Miss Violet Lolo for me.”

“I will certainly deliver it. Then, I shall take my leave.”

Dogel replied respectfully.

“Walk slowly!”

Su Ming said politely.