Hearing Li Yao's cold voice, Long Yangjun and Li Jialing both looked as if they had just woken up from a nightmare, only to fall into a nightmare that was even more dreadful.
The gazes of the three of them intersected, colliding into a meaningful flame.
"Are you saying —"
Long Yangjun struggled to ask, "Is it what I think it is?"
"If you want to brainwash billions of people in an entire space zone, you will need an extremely powerful energy source and an 'amplifier' or 'amplifier' whose power has reached the limits."
Li Jialing said in a shivering voice, "We thought that it was impossible for Wuying Qi to get such things, but it seems that he's crazier and more talented than we thought. He … He can regard the sun as an 'energy source' and an 'amplifier'. No expert can compete with the furious sun!"
"Is it technically possible?"
Long Yangjun was more or less at a loss. "I don't know. I don't know."
"Nobody knows right now, so I have to go in."
Li Yao pointed at the Gold Crystal Pyramid on the light beam, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's. "Go into the pyramid and observe its operation mechanism at a close distance. Collect more unquestionable evidence and send it to more people so that they can figure out a way to crack it."
"You're crazy! There are so many people around the Gold Crystal Pyramid. So many Imperial Guards who are armed to the teeth and brainwashed to the point of no fear of death!"
Long Yangjun bellowed, "Open your eyes and look carefully. This is the narrow underground world. The Colossi's advantage in speed and agility is greatly limited! In the boundless sea of stars, one could use the lightning-fast guerrilla tactics to wander around like a kite and take down the enemy one by one. But in this place, thousands of Imperial Guards formed an iron tide and swarmed at the same time. There was no place to run at all!
"It is needless to say that Wuying Qi may show up at any moment. You don't think that you're capable of challenging Wuying Qi on your own just because you've reached the ceiling of the Divinity Transformation Stage after being modified by Xiaoming and Wenwen, do you?"
"I'm not crazy. On the contrary, I've never been so clear-headed before!"
Li Yao took a deep breath and pressed hard between his eyebrows, stimulating his brain cells to jump crazily. "Listen, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Put yourself in a situation of death and fight to survive! We've been besieged by Wuying Qi's army since we snuck into the capital planet. It's barely possible for us to slip away right now. Our only chance is to break in and hijack the Gold Crystal Pyramid!
"The Gold Crystal Pyramid is the best 'hostage' and our greatest leverage in the game against Wuying Qi. Also, judging from the solid appearance of the stellar-level magical equipment, it's impossible to completely destroy it from the outside. Even if a Colossus is equipped, it's impossible to penetrate through its shell. Then, the only way to stop Wuying Qi's scheme is to crawl into it and find the most critical core so that the heart can explode!"
Long Yangjun and Li Jialing looked at each other. The two of them were still trying to persuade Li Yao to come up with other solutions, when Li Yao's portable crystal processor suddenly shivered rhythmically.
Li Yao raised his wrist and looked at it, only to have an even more awful expression.
"A large batch of people are coming from the teleportation array at the end of the tunnel. No, not the tractors for transporting crystals, but a large batch of fully-armored Exos, crystal tanks, and battle puppets. Judging from their emblems and armbands, they are the most elite troops of the Imperial Guards. It's very likely that Wuying Qi is leading them in person.
"It seems that he already knows that we've snuck into the underground world and is preparing to activate the crazy plan to brainwash with the sun in advance!
"There's no time to hesitate. Listen to me this time. Trust me. No matter how smart and approachable I pretend to be, I've never let you down at the critical moments, have I? So, trust me. We will succeed. We will! "
Looking at Li Yao's eyes that seemed to be spurting magma, Long Yangjun sighed and said helplessly, "How do you want to get in?"
"There's no time to sneak in like embroidery."
Li Yao's chest was heaving violently as he said, "Let's use the emergency plan!"
Long Yangjun's eyelids twitched violently. She bit her lips hard and said, "I swear that, win or lose, this will be the last time I team up with you. The last time!"
"If it fails, I don't think there will be a next time."
Li Yao chuckled and turned his eyes to Li Jialing. After a moment of hesitation, he still asked, "Jialing, you are Wuying Qi's target. About the plan that he proposed last time, are you … ready?"
Li Jialing nodded his head in silence. He said in a low and resolute voice, "I will certainly figure out the queen's real stance. If she really has her reasons, or if she is completely under Wuying Qi's control, then … then, I will give my life back to her and die together with Wuying Qi until neither of us wins!"
"You are my only brother. I will not let you die today."
Li Yao grinned, baring his white and sharp teeth. "Somebody is destined to die today, but it won't be us. Let's move!"
…
In the meantime, on the enormous teleportation array at the end of the tunnel, the Imperial Guards that looked like an iron jungle appeared nonstop and gathered into a battle formation that was brimming with killing intent.
Very soon, Li Linghai appeared at the center of the teleportation array too. He slowly floated in midair, and the white hair behind his head turned into deep black.
"I smell rats."
She … His nose twitched, as if he could directly smell the feeble spiritual waves in the air. He suddenly extended his hand, and ripples spread out like tides. Cracking noises were echoing in the void as he grabbed a few crystal cameras that were in the stealth state out of nowhere.
Those crystal cameras were all hidden here by Li Yao earlier to monitor the movements of the underground troops.
The crystal camera turned into a cluster of twisted fire in Li Linghai's — or Wuying Qi's — palm. The fire danced crazily, symbolizing his infinite fury. He threw the pieces of the crystal camera to the ground heavily and rushed into the tunnel in midair.
…
In the space battlefield, on the fifth planet next to the capital planet, the main-force warships of the four families' ace fleets had finished the final filling of fuel and ammunition. The noble warriors also checked their Crystal Suit, space shuttles, and Colossi again. They also filled their internal organs with all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. As if they had just been injected with excitants, they were sweating hard and jumping into their own starships. Very soon, the starships spurted out brilliant flames and soared into the sky.
In terms of number, the ace fleets of the four families were slightly inferior to the "alliance of a million starships" that marched to the Seven Seas Space Zone a few days ago.
However, unlike the small fries of the coalition fleet, all the starships here were the sharpest sabers of the nobles.
It could be seen from the fact that the tens of thousands of starships took off at the same time, but their sailing routes were clear and orderly, like thousands of scalpels cutting the sea of stars at the same time.
At this moment, it was the sunrise of the fifth planet.
The splendid brilliance of the sun illuminated the spiritual shields and mirror armor of the tens of thousands of main-force warships, reflecting colorful, dreamy halos. The emblems of the four families were even more magnificent and unstoppable than before.
Countless noble warriors of the four families were deeply attracted by the splendid and ever-changing sunrise. They couldn't help but crouch on the virtual windows and watch it without blinking.
Wasn't the glamorous view in the sea of stars a symbol of the position of the four families? It was unstoppable like the rising sun!
"For the glory of the family!"
"Victory! Victory! "
"Take down the capital planet and capture Li Linghai alive!"
The noble warriors opened their arms and basked in the glorious sunlight, howling at the top of their lungs.
…
"Stop! Stop! All the starships of the Deep Sea Fleet and the Imperial Guards, turn off the main power units and keep the anti-gravity rune arrays functioning to the minimum level. It will be fine as long as they can resist the gravity of the capital planet!"
Dongfang Sheng, the frontline commander of the reformists and the highest commander of the Deep Sea Fleet, also gave orders to all the soldiers who were hiding in the orbit of the capital planet to retreat further. "All the starships that are capable of sailing within the atmosphere, retreat into the atmosphere. Yes, all of them! The large motherships that cannot sail in the high-gravity environment within the atmosphere, retreat to the back of the space fortresses and space towns to avoid the direct sunlight!
"This is an order. Adjust according to the latest deployment map immediately!
"After the latest deployment is done, all the starships will adjust their spiritual shields to a certain frequency. The specific frequency is as follows —
"In the meantime, all the starships will turn on the public communication channels and the interfaces that accept external communication waves. The regent will deliver an important speech to the loyal soldiers of the Imperium who have fought to the last moment!
"Trust me, no matter how aggressive the enemy seems, the final victory is destined to belong to us, the strongest among us who truly believe in the civilization of mankind!"
…
In the underground hollow, next to the Gold Crystal Pyramid, inside the crystal refining and activation factory that provided energy for it …
Neltharion entered stealth mode and snuck in like a transparent streak of brightness.
Because it did not know the internal structure of the energy center, it could only move forward slowly along with the tractor. Also, under the delicate control of the mental devil, it kept dropping Cosmos Rings into the back of the tractor softly.
Such a tactic was similar to the remote explosion tactic that Li Yao adopted in the Seven Seas Grand Market.
However, with the support of the abundant resources of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, Li Yao had more Cosmos Rings to squander.
However, the defense of the energy center was obviously ten times stronger than that of the Seven Seas Grand Market.
There were sentries every few meters, and there were special anti-stealth mystic rays scanning dozens of meters away. Even though the mental devil moved quickly, it was still caught by the mystic rays after dropping almost ten Cosmos Rings.
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