After saying that resolutely, Lei Chenghu cut off the picture of communication on his side without giving any time for the captains to argue. He simply retrieved a bloody countdown and displayed it on the enemy's light beam.
From the picture of the communication that was still on, it could be seen that the captains, chief mates, advisors, and even the members of the bridge team of all the starships had all been awed and were in the ignorant, half-hypnotized state.
Some people gritted their teeth quickly and craned their necks to observe other people's reactions. Some people rubbed the sabers and swords at their waists nervously. Their eyes were filled with confusion. There were also some bridge crew members who cast vigilant gazes at their superiors after whispering to each other.
The countdown continued mercilessly. Two minutes and fifty seconds, two minutes and forty seconds, two minutes and thirty seconds.
Both the starships and the probe magical equipment inside the control center of the Godly Might Prison were shrieking. Not far away from the orbit, countless massive, high-density objects tore apart the barrier of the three-dimensional space into holes. Like behemoths emerging from the dense fog, they bared their hideous claws and teeth one after another.
Shaking off the scraps of the stars on their bodies, they lunged at their prey brutally.
"General, our anti-air fire net is far from being repaired for a second launch. It cannot even shoot down a crystal armed shuttle!"
Yun Chenghua asked in a low voice, "What if somebody refuses to surrender in three minutes?"
"Firstly, a lot of our men are in the Godly Might Fleet. Under their leadership, all the starships will land and surrender in no more than three minutes."
Lei Chenghu said very calmly, as if he were stating a fact that could not have been more obvious. "Secondly, if a handful of starships do refuse to surrender in three minutes, we will command the starships that have surrendered to shoot down all the stubborn 'traitors'."
Yun Chenghua bulged his eyes. "Well …"
Lei Chenghu smiled and stopped talking. He even stopped paying attention to the Godly Might Fleet but stared at the Deep Sea Fleet that had jumped out of the four-dimensional space and was gathering on a large scale outside of the orbit.
The eyes of the general of the Imperium were covered by frozen blood. There was no telling what he was thinking about in the domain that led to the soul deep inside his eyes.
This was a difficult psychological tug-of-war.
However, the Godly Might Fleet, which had just witnessed the explosion of the flagship in midair and was caught in a dilemma because of the tremendous pressure of the Deep Sea Fleet behind it and the "reformists" infiltrated inside, was destined to be the loser.
When there were only two minutes left, the Godly Might Fleet had completely collapsed. One starship after another canceled their spiritual shields and lowered themselves to a height of a hundred meters.
The power of an example was infinite. The more starships landed, the more eye-catching the starships that were still floating high in the sky were. The more pressure they bore, the denser the locking waves that hit the shell of those starships were. Before the spiritual shields of the starships were ripped apart, they savaged the eardrums and nerves of everybody on the starships brutally.
As a result, even if the captains of those starships intended to stall for more time, the scorching eyes and simmering blades of the members of the bridge forced them to follow the crowd and land.
Three minutes later, all the starships landed to a height of a hundred meters from the ground and canceled their colorful spiritual shields, making them look like bald chickens in the cold wind.
All the captains sent signals to the control center of the Godly Might Prison through the public channel. "We are willing to obey the orders of General Lei Chenghu, Marquis Liaohai of the Imperium, and we are at his disposal!"
The riot inside the Godly Might Prison came to an end in the hellish slaughter, too.
However firm, ruthless, fearless, and the most precise slaughter machines the captives of the Holy League were, they were too few in number after all. They had only been sent in because the Godly Might Prison was temporarily used as a prison camp.
Most of the prisoners locked in the Godly Might Prison were the most ferocious, insane criminals.
The number of those dangerous criminals was ten times that of the captives of the Holy League. Even if the combat ability and organization of the two parties were slightly different, it was soon covered by such a huge gap in numbers.
When the tides made of the wild animals rushed close, the death of the captives of the Holy League was already destined.
In the end, the guards of the Godly Might Prison had to join the battlefield in order to save a few captives of the Holy League from the crazy criminals and keep them alive for interrogation.
Otherwise, all the captives of the Holy League would've been torn into shreds and chewed into meat paste by the criminals!
Of course, when the captives of the Holy League were almost all slaughtered, the criminals who could not stop themselves from attacking each other began to attack each other again. Perhaps they thought that as long as they killed enough people, they would be able to take the credit for themselves, and Lei Chenghu would take away all the rest of the captives.
Lei Chenghu did not stop the criminals from doing that. Such acquiescence was an encouragement in the eyes of the prisoners.
He even ordered Yun Chenghua to continue blocking the exits of the first and third districts to the outside world. If necessary, the concentration of the oxygen to the inside would be reduced so that the prisoners would pass out due to lack of oxygen.
Right now, it was not necessary to do that just yet. It was better to exhaust the strength of the prisoners and reduce the number of wild animals first.
It had been no more than half an hour since the assassins of the Holy League kicked his door open.
In half an hour, the Godly Might Prison and the Godly Might Fleet had fallen into the hands of Lei Chenghu, the general of the Imperium!
"Warden Yun, summon one of your most trusted guards to the ground for two missions."
There was neither sorrow nor joy on Lei Chenghu's face, as if seizing the enormous Godly Might Prison and subduing the Godly Might Fleet together with Li Yao was as unimportant as snatching a toy from a child. He said casually, "Firstly, search the snowland within a hundred square kilometers. I highly suspect that Dongfang Lei, the spy of the Holy League, was not killed in the explosion just now. Most of his remains must be found. If he is still alive, kill him immediately!
"Secondly, invite the captains and the key persons on the bridge of all the starships of the Godly Might Fleet to come to the Godly Might Prison. Tell them that … I will commend them in person for making the right choice fearlessly at the most critical moment and saving the lives of countless soldiers. Also, tell them that I will go to the capital in person to ask for the credit for them.
"Also, repair at least one energy supply base as soon as possible at whatever cost and restore the preliminary defense ability of the Godly Might Prison. As for the prisoners and captives who are still fighting, leave them alone for now until they are exhausted.
"Lastly, where are the political prisoners? You and I can set them free together."
Yun Chenghua and everybody in the control center found it hard to believe that the entire Godly Might Fleet had been subdued so easily.
After a long daze, the warden finally stood at attention and went to carry out the order while holding back his excitement.
Lei Chenghu then looked at Li Yao coldly and said in a private channel, "Alright. You can go to your master now and prepare for the negotiation. However, until she shows enough sincerity, I will not go to her starship. If you want to talk, please invite our honorable queen to 'my' Godly Might Prison.
"Rest assured. You are my savior after all. I will not make things difficult for you. As long as you deliver the message, Her Grace will certainly condescend to the Godly Might Prison. After all, you should be in a more urgent situation right now. I have the Godly Might Fleet. As long as one of the starships can perform a super-remote space jump, we will be able to return to my Thunder Fleet in the Third Battle Area. Her Grace, on the other hand, has come out in full force after hiding in darkness for so many years. I'm afraid that the arrow has left the bow and cannot be stopped anymore, right?"
Faced with Lei Chenghu's attitude that everything was under control, Li Yao blinked quickly and said, "Well, it is not urgent to contact Her Grace. Can I release all the political prisoners together with General Lei?"
Lei Chenghu was dazed again. He stared at Li Yao with even more confusion in his eyes, wondering what kind of person Li Yao was exactly and why Queen Li Linghai of the Imperium had sent such a guy to carry out such a critical mission. "Are … you not scared that your master will grow impatient?"
"Firstly, as I said, Her Grace is not my master. I am absolutely free. I am only loyal to the true path of immortality and the Imperium of True Human Beings."
Li Yao said solemnly, "Secondly, before I came here, Her Grace asked me time and time again to ensure the safety of General Lei's life. It is my top priority.
"Also, the powerful charisma and boundless domineering aura that General Lei displayed just now has deeply convinced me. My admiration and admiration for General Lei has reached the highest level.
"Right now, the Godly Might Prison is still in chaos. What if spies of the Holy League are hiding among the political prisoners, too? Therefore, I have to stay by General Lei's side at all times and defend General Lei at the cost of my life if necessary!
"As for Her Grace, it doesn't matter if she waits for a moment. After all, the Godly Might Prison and the Godly Might Fleet have been taken care of. General Lei's safety is more important!"
"… You are trying to make friends with the political prisoners who are likely to rise again by following me, aren't you?" Lei Chenghu asked.
Li Yao chuckled. "Hehe. Hehe."
…
In the end, Lei Chenghu failed to persuade Li Yao.
After all, with Li Yao's capability, it was impossible for anybody to rip him off if he stuck to Lei Chenghu's butt like a plaster.
Also, Lei Chenghu did not want to end on bad terms with Li Linghai. Despite his tough talk, they did need each other.
Therefore, the political prisoners who once controlled the critical parts of the Imperium of True Human Beings and were rather powerful in the Empyrean Terminus Sector, only to fall from the clouds to the abyss after pissing off the four Kurfürst families, saw the first glimmer of hope after spending decades in the dark and cold dungeons. It was Li Yao, Lei Chenghu, and Yun Chenghua.
Lei Chenghu and Yun Chenghua were naturally no strangers to them. One of them was the almighty "God of War", and the other was the warden of the Godly Might Prison.
Li Yao, on the other hand, left a particularly deep impression on them.
Every time he reached a prison, Li Yao would unleash the intimidating aura of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator. Golden light and dazzling sounds and visual effects would be cast on him as if they were free, making him look so magnificent that he seemed to be a deity that had just arrived.
Before Yun Chenghua opened the door, Li Yao would rush forward and tear apart the bars, smash the locks, and kick all the defense rune arrays with his hands that were filled with spiritual energy.
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