Chapter 426

All the officers stared at the commander with their mouths agape. The commander, who had always been cultured and refined, had actually hit someone in a rage. One could only imagine how much pressure he was under. The atmosphere in the command cabin immediately reached a freezing point. Everyone was silently doing their own work.

Very soon, the commander gave an order that shocked everyone. He said, "Activate the self-destruct sequence. When they enter the fortress, start the countdown!"

The officers' faces turned ashen. Was he going to perish together with them? No one wanted to die, but the commander's decision was unquestionable. The adjutant who had been slapped gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, activate the self-destruct sequence … The fortress will be in complete chaos. Can you order everyone who can be mobilized to go out and face the enemy?" He was trying to save as many people as possible. If they were outside, even if the fortress self-destructed, there would still be a chance of survival. If they were inside the fortress, once they self-destructed, it would be useless even if they were wearing the Starry Sky Armor.

The commander was silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, go and give the order and lead the team out to face the enemy."

The adjutant replied, "Yes." He gave a neat salute and turned to leave. The other officers in the command cabin were secretly envious, but no one dared to say anything.

The fortress commander sighed and said, "Other than the officers on duty, everyone else will go out and face the enemy!"

After the order was given, the command cabin instantly became quiet. Most of the officers had left. At this moment, someone reported that the enemy had already rushed into the fortress.

The fortress commander said coldly, "Activate the self-destruct sequence and turn off the warning sound!"

In other words, once the order was given, except for the troops who were going out to fight, no one else would be able to escape. In this fortress, other than the combatants, there were at least tens of thousands of other staff members. Whether or not they could kill Li Ran and the others, they were doomed. There was nowhere to run. They did not even know that the fortress's self-destruct device had been activated.

The first to rush into the fortress was Qi Wuzhen. She started to set the fortress on fire as soon as she entered. Due to the size of the fortress, a mothership-level heavy-duty starship, in addition to its huge size, had many weapon systems installed on the outer layer. Furthermore, the important parts had been thickened. In space, such a fortress would be a huge structure. However, such a huge fortress was completely useless against super experts.

Next, Wang Dayang also rushed into the fortress. He was even crazier. He did not enter through the passageway but forcefully opened a huge crack in the fortress. After entering, he kept moving forward, not following the passageway at all. As long as he encountered any obstruction, he would slash through it and directly open a path. It had to be known that this was space. Once a gap was opened, a powerful suction would be formed. Anything and everything that was unsecured would be sucked into space.

Ku Mu and Monique also rushed into the fortress. Guo Shier and Sershilin were the last to arrive at a passageway.

Circeline looked back curiously and said, "How strange, why are they not chasing us anymore … Could it be that they have retreated?"

Guo Shi 'er looked back and saw the warriors flying away, completely ignoring him and Serxlyn. He could not help but have a thought and said, "Catch a few of them and ask them. Something is not right!"

. She liked the feeling of fighting in space more and more. It was a crazy and refreshing feeling. It was a feeling that made one's blood boil. She liked this kind of process and feeling. Therefore, she became more and more active in the battle. Her cooperation with Guo Shier was also gradually improving. She liked the feeling of fighting in space more and more. It was a very crazy and refreshing feeling, a feeling that made people's blood boil. She liked the process and the feeling, so she became more and more active in the battle, and her cooperation with Guo Shier gradually became better.

Guo Shier brought Sering and the pilot into the passageway. They came to a room. He grabbed the pilot's protective equipment and asked, "Why are you retreating?" The pilot's eyes were filled with despair. He knew that the self-destruction of the fortress was counting down. However, he did not hear any warning. He knew that the warning had been turned off. It was to kill the person in front of him.

There was a look of despair in the pilot's eyes. He knew that the self-destruction of the fortress was already counting down, but he did not hear any warning sound. He knew that the warning had been turned off to blow up the person in front of him. He gritted his teeth, "I … I don't know …"

Guo Shier could not help but laugh. "Liar." Sering raised her hand and twisted the pilot's arm. With a slight increase in strength, the pilot's arm broke.

Serxlyn raised her hand and twisted one of the pilot's arms. She increased her strength slightly, and with a crack, the pilot's arm broke. Guo Shier continued, "I want to know the truth. Someone will know. If you tell me, I'll let you go. I don't mind killing one person, but I don't mind letting one person go." Guo Shier continued, "I want to know the truth. Someone will know. If you tell me … I will let you go. I don't mind killing one person, and I don't mind letting one person go."

The despair in the pilot's eyes intensified. He said, "Just kill me! Guo Shier shook his head slightly and said, "You think that if you don't tell me, I won't know?

Guo Shi 'er shook his head slightly and said, "Do you think I won't know if you don't tell me? Hehe, you look down on me too much … "

The pilot was horrified to find that there was a fist-sized thing rising from the top of Guo Shi 'er's head. The thing was extremely strange. It rotated slightly above Guo Shi' er's head, and at the same time, it grew a little bigger.

Guo Shi 'er smiled and said, "I believe, I believe … you will tell me everything." As he said that, he cast a spell, and the pilot heard a crisp 'ding' sound. Suddenly, he felt as if his head had been hit by a hammer. It felt as if it had not hit his skull, but directly hit his brain.

As he spoke, he performed an incantation. The pilot heard a crisp ding sound and immediately felt as if his head had been smashed by a hammer. It did not feel like his skull had been smashed, but his brain.

The pilot hugged his head and collapsed to the ground. Then, there was another 'ding'! He fell into a coma. After a while, Guo Shier said, "So that's how it is. How ruthless!"

Sering asked, "What?"

Guo Shier said, "They've activated the self-destruct device."

Sering had no idea what that meant. She asked, "What do you mean by self-destruct device?"

Guo Shier explained, "It's an automatic explosive device. Once it's activated, the explosive device will explode at the specified time. That is to say, after a while, the entire fortress will explode. If the people inside don't have any special abilities, they're basically dead."

Serxlyn was slightly startled and asked, "Will it kill us?"

Guo Shier said, "I don't know how powerful the explosion will be, but it won't be easy for it to kill us. We'll probably suffer some injuries. Hmm, let's inform Brother Li Ran to retreat. Since they've already activated the explosion, we don't have to worry about destroying the fortress."

As they were very close, Guo Shier did not need to use the communication talisman. He used the Soul Suppressing Cauldron to amplify his soul waves. "Retreat! Brother Li Ran, Sister Zhen, Master, Mistress, Wang Dayang, retreat quickly. The fortress is about to explode! "

Soul waves in outer space could be transmitted to very far places. The amplified soul waves by the Soul Suppressing Cauldron were like shouts in the ears of Li Ran and the others. Therefore, Li Ran and the others immediately retreated. Guo Shier had already left the fortress with Sering and was rushing toward Rune Star.

In the command cabin of the fortress, the commander had already received the news. He discovered in despair that the enemies had all left. The most terrifying thing was that he could no longer stop the self-destruct device. The countdown had reached the last thirty seconds. It could no longer be stopped. He said solemnly, "Issue a self-destruct warning! Everyone … can escape! "

The commander sighed and said, "Let's see how many we can escape! I'll bear all the responsibility. "

The command cabin was dead silent. All the officers present knew that there was no way to escape. They would not be able to run far in thirty seconds. Everyone knew how big the interior of a Star Bastion was. They were dead for sure.

By the time Li Ran's team had regrouped, the largest Star Bastion on Rune Star erupted with a huge flash of light. Because sound could not be transmitted in outer space, everyone could only see a dazzling flash. Then the enormous fortress was torn to pieces, exploding one after another. A few seconds later, the entire Star Bastion was gone. That part of space was filled with countless fragments of metal, and many of them were still shooting out at astonishing speed. In a matter of seconds, they had reached Li Ran's team.

This kind of sputtering metal was no threat to Li Ran's team, but it was a disaster for the people piloting the interstellar armors and attack planes. The interstellar armors were able to defend a bit, but the attack planes were not so lucky. Many of the attack planes were riddled with holes, and the pilots died in their cockpits.

Thousands of people flew towards the Rune Star with all their might, quickly entering its orbit around the planet.

There were also powerful weapons in orbit that would automatically attack anyone who entered orbit. This was the last line of defense for the Rune Star in space. There was another line of defense on the planet's surface. It was an aerial defense. If the surface defenses were useless, the entire planet would be exposed to the enemy.

After the hundreds of soldiers were killed by the weapons in orbit, the desperate soldiers began to fight back. In a short while, most of the automatic weapons in orbit were destroyed, and they rushed madly toward Rune Star's atmosphere.

The automatic cannons on the ground began to fire, and the atmosphere flickered. The soldiers who were frantically running away also unceremoniously fought back. The interstellar armors were still very powerful, and with the help of the attack planes, the ground became a sea of fire.

Li Ran and the others were stunned. They had not expected the fleeing soldiers to open up a path for them.

Guo Shier laughed. "Looks like the United Spirit Kingdom is not as united as a piece of iron. When their own people fight … it's just as fierce."

Qi Wuzhen said, "Let's go down. Hehe, I still prefer fighting on the ground. It's too exhausting in space. I can't draw the magma, and it's not fun to fight!"

Guo Shier laughed. "If Sister Zhen wants to show her prowess, the ground will be finished. Once the magma gushes out, I think they will cry."

Qi Wuzhen said, "Hehe, I've always had an idea about the rune combination I obtained while walking in the void, and I need a place to test it. It's a pity that we've been in space all this time, so there's no way to test it. This time … I hope I can have some fun!"

Li Ran laughed. "Hehe, Rune Star is going to be unlucky."

Gu Mu said with great interest, "I really want to see what the humans of this world are like …"

Mo Nier also laughed. "I heard there are many fun things …"