In the deepest part of Star Cluster X, which was sealed off by layers of divine energy, the war had been going on for thousands of years.
The structure of space was fragmented, and the laws of the universe were unstable. Fragments of celestial bodies were scattered everywhere in space, as if the corpses of wandering vengeful spirits lingered with the scent of death and desolation. The powerful forces of both sides in the war and the long tug-of-war had completely changed the face of the galaxy. Unprotected celestial bodies and primitive planets had long been reduced to ashes, and even the starships and fortresses that were armed to the teeth could not escape the fate of falling apart. But even at this stage, the war would not stop.
Because there was no reason for both sides to stop. Before the last person fell, they would not take a step back.
A planet shrouded in shimmering light was the center of the battlefield. It had vast continents and ribbon-shaped oceans. Aside from the coastal areas that were covered in vegetation, the inland areas were mostly vast plains with little life. Blue-white crystal clusters grew wantonly on the dark plains, as if to fill in the lack of vegetation in the arid regions. Huge electric arcs leaped between the crystal clusters, intersecting with the endless discharge in the atmosphere. The clouds, on the other hand, never dissipated. They shrouded the planet like a flashing blanket, deeply concealing the true face of the planet's surface.
The war that lasted for thousands of years revolved around this planet. Countless dark armies surrounded it, firing at the surface of the planet like a swarm of dark insects trying to gnaw on a glowing fruit. The dark armies came in all shapes and forms. At first glance, they looked like strange creatures that came out of some crappy horror comic, drawn by the imagination and the urging of the editor. Some of them were swollen lumps of flesh floating in space, some were giants and beasts with festering bodies, and some were twisted metal piles. These chaotic and blasphemous forms formed an army, and they had almost nothing in common with each other.
Some larger shadows were mixed in with the army. They were black interstellar spaceships, but they no longer looked like spaceships. Their metal shells squirmed as if they were alive, and grayish-black fog escaped from the gaps in the spaceships, forming a fog that lingered in space for a long time. Almost every one of these spaceships had wounds from the battle, and some of the limbs that were a mixture of metal and biological protruded out of these wounds, like disgusting tentacles licking the hull of the spaceships, or twisting wildly in space. They even wrapped around the nearby allies and dragged the struggling and screaming monsters into the depths of the spaceships as if they were hunting for food.
Against these ugly monsters was the black fleet, which was clearly outnumbered. This fleet formed a line of defense above the planet's atmosphere, and at the same time, used energy beams and various force field weapons to bombard the enemies in space. Their main target was not the grotesque creatures, but the black-painted, half-biological, half-mechanical ships among the horde.
Compared to the flesh-and-blood monsters, the huge, sturdy, and powerful ships were obviously a higher threat.
The thick-bearded giant stood on the observation deck of the orbital defense platform. The platform trembled due to gravitational disturbances, but the tremors did not shake the giant's body. He looked up at the battlefield, his gaze piercing through the thick defensive barrier and directly at the ugly monsters in high orbit.
"These blasphemous freaks …" Another younger giant walked up to the observation deck and said in a resentful tone, "They don't know how to give up."
"We don't know how to give up." The thick-bearded giant glanced at the younger one. "This war will only end when one side is wiped out."
The younger giant gritted his teeth, but did not say anything on the topic. He just spread his arms out into space, and bright lights leaped between his hands. These lights quickly condensed into a relatively stable image, and on the image was a strange chaotic scene. Countless numbers and curves leaped on the image. "The number of spatial rifts has increased again. After this battle, the stability of the Order near the Heart will drop by another three-thousandth … The situation is not good for us."
The thick-bearded giant nodded, indicating that he was aware of the matter, and then asked, "How long before Agodal's Apocalypse Torrent finishes charging?"
"Three more minutes, my brother." The young giant lowered his head slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, he could not help but continue, "But … relying on Agodal's Apocalypse Torrent every time is not a long-term solution. The stability of the space around the Heart and the Order of the Order are falling again and again, and Agodal's excessive release of power is the most important reason. If this continues, we will be devoured by Agodal one day."
The thick-bearded giant raised his hand and pointed at the bursting flashes in space. "Then we will drag these freaks into oblivion in the dimensional storm. No matter what, the last relic of Mother cannot fall into the hands of these monsters. That is far more terrible than our deaths."
The young giant did not say anything else, and after a respectful nod, he left the observation deck.
The elder giant retracted his gaze from space and looked into the distance. He could clearly see the arc of the planet's atmosphere below the orbital defense platform, as well as the energy barrier that shrouded the atmosphere. In fact, the orbital defense platform he was on was also under the protection of the barrier. The barrier was so thick that the entire planet seemed to be sealed in a crystal ball.
If not for this barrier, this sacred planet would not have been able to last until today. The Hub Garrison Army, which was outnumbered, would not have been able to fight the twisted monsters head-on. After all, although the doomsday weapons from the planetary fortress were powerful, they had a long cooldown and recharge period. Before the Apocalypse Torrent was activated, the Garrison Army could only rely on their own strength to fight against the enemy.
But this barrier was not indestructible. In the distant sky above the atmospheric boundary, there was a clear fracture zone. The planetary barrier appeared to be stacked and curled there, and the atmosphere below the barrier had rolled up a storm that had yet to dissipate. Huge electric arcs could even burst into space from the storm, and even looking down from space, the scene was spectacular.
It was a product of the battle more than three thousand years ago. The planetary fortress Naqdal was torn apart after the Eternal Furnace collapsed, and the out-of-control doomsday weapon swept through the Heart during the collapse and even pierced through the planetary barrier of that region. While the barrier had been repaired, an entire crystal array on the surface of the planet had been destroyed in the bombardment.
Until today, that was still the weakest part of the planet's defense.
The thick-bearded giant retracted his gaze. He had accurately calculated the time, and now was the time to activate the Apocalypse Torrent.
A bright white beam of light pierced through the darkness of space. It rose from the direction of the sun and swept across space like a holy sword.
The army of twisted monsters and parasitic spaceships retreated in the face of this beam of light. The ordinary monsters could not resist and were turned into ashes in the torrent of light. The spaceships relied on shields and thick armor, but they could barely hold on for a few breaths.
The Apocalypse Torrent slowly swept across space, like a duster sweeping away the dust and ants above the planetary barrier. Faced with such crushing power, the monster army finally realized that this attack had to stop, and so like a swarm of insects, they began to retreat into the depths of the dark universe.
The Apocalypse Torrent's sweep lasted for a long time, and after the enemy retreated, it turned into space and carried out a few minutes of illumination. When the beam of light gradually died out, the entire battlefield was a mess.
Space twisted and shattered, and spatial rifts could be seen everywhere. Starlight from afar trembled violently in the gravitational vortex, forming a shimmering but deadly abnormal spatial structure.
These chaotic scenes only gradually dissipated a few hours later …
The shockwaves of the battle in the depths of the universe were blocked by the divine barrier and could not reach the other parts of Star Cluster X. When the crisis of the crystal core was temporarily resolved, Hao Ren had just returned to the Executor's homeworld.
"This is what we found." Hao Ren had the MDT present the collected data to everyone. "It is indeed a dormant Denizen of the Stars spaceship, but there is no way to wake it up. The consciousness and energy of the spaceship are gone, and based on these logs, the missing energy should have been transferred to a battlefield deep within this sector."
"Battlefield?" Wuyue could not help but shrunk her neck when she heard the term. "There's a war going on elsewhere?"
"Not only that, but the scale of it is very shocking." Hao Ren nodded. "We still can't pinpoint the location of the battlefield, but based on the number of Denizen spaceships in Star Cluster X and how much energy these spaceships can transfer, we can deduce the level of the battlefield."
Vivian continued Hao Ren's sentence. "Compared to this mysterious battlefield, the battle between the Executors and the planet devourer is just a brawl."
Y 'zaks thought for a while and suggested, "Speaking of which, can we find the battlefield based on the energy transfer traces of the Denizen spaceships?"
"I'm afraid there's no other way." The Asurmen crystal answered him. "The last energy transmission was a few thousand years ago, and after that, the Denizens of the Stars have been in a dormant state. Even if there were any traces left in the universe, they would have disappeared after a few thousand years. Furthermore, there's a divine barrier in this galaxy, and the energy dissipates much faster than in other parts of the universe. "
Hao Ren added, "Judging from the logs, the war broke out so suddenly that the Denizen spaceships scattered around Star Cluster X could not make it back in time. They transferred all the energy in a very short time."
Nangong Sanba looked at Hao Ren thoughtfully. "Do you think the key to unlocking the divine barrier lies in that battlefield?"
Hao Ren shrugged. "We don't have any other clues."
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