Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Guided by the super heavy crystal tanks that were equipped with twin turrets and six turrets, the iron behemoths known as "Iron Fists of the Imperium", rows of fully-armed warriors in Crystal Suit walked past the podium in neat steps.
For the soldiers who had just retreated from the frontline, many of their Crystal Suit was incomplete and stained with blood and black stains.
Only in such a way could the sharpness and killing intent of the battle-tested lions be more apparent.
"Long live the Imperium!"
When the soldiers of every square array walked past the podium, they would lower their heads and raise their heads proudly. Looking at the important officials on the podium, they would raise their right arms and clench their fists, making a standard "unity salute".
The raised heads symbolized the pride of the civilization of mankind; the straight arms symbolized the path of the civilization of mankind; and the clenched fists symbolized the unity of all the human beings in the three thousand Sectors. The "unity salute" that Blackstar the Great himself made was the supreme etiquette of the Imperium of True Human Beings and the official military salute of the army of the Imperium.
The important officials on the podium, on the other hand, would return the salute to the soldiers and say solemnly, "Long live the army of the Imperium!"
The assault warships that were cruising slowly in midair would blow up their cannons and raise dazzling fireworks among the clouds, expressing the respect of the soldiers on the warships for the elders of the Imperium.
Similar triumphant salutes had been held too many times in the Green Wind Sector.
To this moment, other than the enthusiasm of the people who were still undiminished, the important officials on the podium had mechanized reactions.
Dongfang Tuo, an elder of the Imperium, was also performing the "unity salute" and shouting "Long live the army of the Imperium" while looking at the troops below solemnly. He was calculating in his heart how many crystal coins of the Imperium were going to be spent on the reorganization, maintenance, and replenishment of the troops, the treatment of the disabled Immortal Cultivators, and the pension for the deceased soldiers.
Every time there was a "zero" in his head, the elder of the Imperium would feel a sharp pain in his teeth.
Dongfang Tuo, who was fully immersed in the world of numbers, did not realize that the atmosphere had become a little weird.
Even though the triumphant team walking slowly under the parade platform exuded intense killing intent, it did not attract anyone's attention. This was a team that had just retreated from the frontline after a bloody battle. In order to show off their martial arts, many of them did not even wipe off the blood stains on their Crystal Suit. Pungent smoke was still lingering in the gaps of the Crystal Suit. It was normal for them to be full of killing intent, but it was strange that there was no killing intent at all.
Dongfang Tuo did not realize that something was wrong until he heard an ominous roar in the air, as well as the sound of metal scraping and cracking.
When he looked up, this Imperial Elder couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and the blood all over his body almost froze.
Above the platform, one of the assault fleets that was slowly passing by suddenly changed direction and dove down at the platform!
In order to let the people feel the "glory" of the Imperium's army at the closest distance, the air troops that participated in the triumph ceremony were all such assault fleets within the atmosphere that could take off and land vertically, fly at a super low altitude, and boast high ground attack abilities.
Such air fortresses, nicknamed "Ball Lightning", were truly like countless balls of lightning that were condensed and unleashed the most terrifying electric arcs. They were definitely a nightmare for any target on the ground!
The metal explosion just now, on the other hand, was the sound of all the turrets and honeycomb-type attack cabins on the assault warship being activated.
The cannons extended out of the gaps of the plate armor, like the sharp tusks of wild animals. More than fifty firing points were emitting fatal mystic rays at the same time!
"Slay the national thieves and defend the Imperium!"
Desperate roars suddenly burst out from the phalanx that was striding past the reviewing platform. Dongfang Tuo looked around, only to discover that dozens of soldiers and bottom-level officers were all lunging at the reviewing platform crazily with bloodshot eyes and foams popping up on the corners of their mouths, with their faces twisted and hideous.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! The assault warship accelerated and opened fire at full strength. Almost a hundred snakes of fire interweaved into torrents of magma, drowning the entire parade platform in the blink of an eye!
Naturally, defense rune arrays had been deployed around the parade platform.
However, after more than ten years of counterattacks, the Green Wind Sector was now the rear of the Imperium, which was more than thousands of lightyears away from the frontline.
In the past few years, the Holy League had not launched a single large-scale counterattack. Therefore, the defense of the place was gradually slackened. Even the most whimsical person could not have foreseen that the Holy League would attack a tiny parade platform here!
As one of the five hundred elders of the Imperium, the CEO of the Imperium's Expansion Bank, and the big shot of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Tuo's level was naturally immeasurable. He was an experienced expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage.
However, as a specialist in finance and economics and a pure "research-type Immortal Cultivator", he had devoted all his skills to the deepest part of his brain and transformed them into all kinds of formulas and algorithms. Also, as a man who had lived for almost four hundred years, he was no better than a regular Yuanying in terms of combat ability.
The assault warship had been preparing for a long time. After a round of bombardment, the defense shield of the parade platform had long been shattered like glass. All the important officials of the military and the government were blown away. Dongfang Tuo, who had been the primary target of the enemy and focused all the firepower on him, was heavily wounded on the spot. Even his internal organs had been dug out.
As soon as it happened, dozens of crazy soldiers had already dashed to the parade platform that was now a mess.
Naturally, Dongfang Tuo and the important officials of the military and the government had brought a lot of guards. Many of the important officials of the military were experts adept at battle skills themselves. They immediately fought the crazy soldiers.
However, the crazy soldiers were all determined to die together with the enemy. They had hidden tremendous crystal bombs inside their Crystal Suits. Once they were blocked, they would activate the crystal bombs immediately. In the roars of "long live the Imperium", they would be blown into smithereens together with those who stood in their way.
The assault warship in midair was diving faster and faster, showing no sign of stopping. It seemed that it was trying to crash into the parade platform brutally!
The entire capital of the Green Wind Sector had been gathered for the triumph ceremony.
The sudden upheaval immediately triggered the emotions of all the people. Everyone panicked and lost their wits. They covered their heads and ran away like rats amidst the cries and shouts.
The previously magnificent battle hymn of the Imperium was torn apart by the explosions on the parade platform and the cries of the crowd.
At this moment, a few soldiers in the square arrays stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd, throwing out tremendous flyers.
On the assault warship that was diving at a higher speed, a lot of flyers were sprinkling down, too. They drifted like snowflakes over the heads of the millions of people.
The so-called flyers were small, thin pieces of paper that had a lot of words printed on them and were used to disseminate news and explain certain ideas.
Today, when the Spiritual Nexus covered the entire universe, and everybody had a mini crystal processor that could trigger dozens of light beams in a minute, the ancient concept of "flyers" had long disappeared from many people's minds.
Many people had never seen or even heard of flyers before. There was even such a clumsy, underdeveloped, and slow way of information dissemination.
However, in certain circumstances, "underdeveloped" and "advanced" were relative.
The authorities of the Imperium had abundant experience in dealing with riots and large-scale mass incidents, including rumors on the Spiritual Nexus.
If the rebels were transmitting their rebellious ideas through the Spiritual Nexus, the authorities of the Imperium could cut off the spread of the "virus" in one minute, trace the source, and destroy all traces.
In the most extreme case, the entire network could be paralyzed, and nobody would be able to send anything out.
However, thousands of flyers that were being thrown out were not so easy to be stopped and destroyed.
Many panicked people of the Imperium grabbed the flyers that were falling from the sky while they were waving their hands.
Taking a closer look, one would find that on the red pieces of paper, there were two large, murderous, and shocking words at the beginning.
"Heavenly Punishment!"
Then, there were eight words that sounded like they were chopped by knives and axes, cast by steel, and filled with smoke.
"Slay the traitors and defend the Imperium!"
The following words were said in a very easy-to-understand, if not vulgar, tone. The valiant and fearless soldiers of the Imperium fought bloody battles in the frontline because they wanted to seize greater glory for the Imperium, their compatriots, and the civilization of mankind.
However, while they shed their blood in the frontline, a bunch of traitors and rats were embezzling and embezzling in the rear. They even secretly intercepted the assets that were supposed to be sent to the frontline and sold them to make a fortune for themselves. However, the precious blood of the men of the Imperium was shed for nothing, which seriously hindered the magnificent plan of the Imperium to recover the three thousand Sectors.
Among them, Dongfang Tuo, the president of the Imperial Expansion Bank and the director of the logistics department of the expedition army, was the biggest rat.
It was his inaction and even hindrance in the supply of assets that led to the setbacks of the invincible army of the Imperium. Countless soldiers of the Imperium were sacrificed for nothing.
Furthermore, the patriotic soldiers in the frontline even heard undeniable news that Dongfang Tuo was a shameless capitulator who intended to make peace with the Holy League, hoping to stop the war by force!
"The invincible brilliance of the army of the Imperium has illuminated the entire sea of stars. The most sacred war of mankind has come to the most critical moment. With one tiny step forward, we will be able to conquer the entire Holy League! Whoever makes peace at such a moment will be buying a chance for the enemy to catch their breath. Whoever makes peace will be a traitor of the Imperium and the most shameful traitor of the civilization of mankind! "
That was what was written on the leaflet.
Therefore, the patriotic soldiers in the frontline who truly understood the situation joined hands and swore to kill the traitors and the traitors at the cost of their own lives and even at the cost of being called "traitors". They would defend the Imperium and persist in the sacred war until there was not a single habitable planet left for the Covenant Alliance!
"We will not stop until the blood of the last man of the Holy League is drained!"
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