To completely destroy Amantir, the bridgehead of the power of the Mad Lord, Hao Ren had ordered the droid swarm in advance to make adequate preparations.
This included a powerful sensor antenna specifically used to monitor the leakage of the power of the Mad Lord, and a powerful and destructive cannon.
He asked the droids to dismantle the main defense cannon of CARS and connect it to the fortress-class energy station of the droids to assemble a superweapon that could completely destroy Amantir.
For a long time, CARS had played the role of a scientific research base, but Hao Ren had never forgotten that this thing was actually a comprehensive imperial outpost approved by Raven 12345. The word comprehensive meant that CARS could meet all the mission needs that an inspector might have in the otherworld, including providing protection to good civilizations and shooting down bad civilizations.
Of course, CARS was not an active offensive weapon. Its firepower system was more designed to provide adequate protection, so Hao Ren still needed to make some modifications before it could be put to use. Fortunately, his years as an inspector had greatly stimulated his imagination, and he quickly made the genius decision to let the droid swarm carry the turret of CARS to destroy Amantir …
"It's really activated." Looking at the brighter light in space, the MDT could not help but be a little surprised. "Overloading to 300% … After this shot, the entire system is basically useless. It will take at least half a month to repair the turret of CARS."
"Just one shot is enough." Hao Ren smiled. "We have calculated the defense of Amantir. It has been badly damaged, and there is a huge weakness in the planetary shield. We still have Agodal's Apocalyptic Torrent as a backup. If the Annihilation Lance cannot kill it, we can let Agodal do it."
A weapon that could destroy an entire planet, and a planet that was armed into a super battleship, would be very stressful even if it was modified with the main cannon of CARS. So the so-called Annihilation Lance that Hao Ren rushed to make actually had a lot of limitations. In order to use the fortress-class energy station of the droids to power the entire system, the energy network of the Annihilation Lance was quite unstable, and in order to let the crystals exert more destructive power than the design value, the entire weapon was actually running in a state of overload, and its launch would be a one-time use. Coupled with the damage to Amantir's own defense system, Hao Ren dared to carry out this plan.
But despite the many limitations, Hao Ren still believed that the Annihilation Lance, this temporary work, would be of great value. He would gain valuable experience from this, and perhaps in the near future, he would be able to use the data collected today to create a more practical large-scale planet-destroying weapon, or to comprehensively enhance the combat ability of the droid swarm against a giant fortress like Amantir.
Considering the depth of the water in the Plane of Dreams, and the dire situation of the Mad Lord gradually escaping, Hao Ren felt that it would not be too much to build up the force at hand.
And while he was thinking about these things in the future, the Annihilation Lance had already launched its magnificent and only attack.
It was hard to describe the majesty and horror of this moment. In the center of the huge space structure formed by the droid swarm, a ball of light that looked like a new sun rose dazzlingly. The size of the ball of light was almost the size of a small planet, and then the energy of the ball of light was restrained by the crystal array, compressed, enhanced, and finally turned into a spear of light that pierced the distant Amantir.
The trajectory of the spear of light exceeded the limits of time and space. It crossed the battlefield without any delay and arrived at Amantir the moment it was fired. The planetary shield on the surface of Amantir shook violently for a while, and all kinds of auxiliary defense systems were activated automatically. But all of these combined only managed to block the spear of light for a few seconds.
The light beam entered the interior of Amantir, and the next second, the entire planet was lit up.
'Lit up' was the only word that could describe this bizarre scene, because the entire physical planet had indeed become a dazzling ball of light. Its image instantly became illusory, and all physical structures fell apart. The festered army, the Lair of Nightmares, the power of the Mad Lord … all of these things became illusory, and in a few short seconds, they were extinguished along with the ball of light.
Only a few scattered fragments were left, and they were the various stations that once floated in the high orbit of Amantir. Now that the gravitational pull from the planet had disappeared, these fragments flew away from their original orbit and gradually turned into the primordial dust of the universe.
The Annihilation Lance also exploded in a series of explosions, and the droid installation used to hold the crystal array in place was severely overloaded and melted into pieces. The crystals from CARS were also blown away and floated everywhere. It was a tragic one-time-use weapon.
The only fortunate thing was that the crystals were exceptionally sturdy, and while they were damaged in the explosion, at least they were not completely melted.
Salaman gaped at the spectacular scene in space until all the explosions and beams of light disappeared.
This attack was even more powerful than Agodal's Apocalyptic Torrent, and such a powerful weapon was assembled by a group of droids on the battlefield in a short span of two to three days. Moreover, Agodal's doomsday weapon needed tens of minutes to recharge every time it was fired, but that strange weapon only needed a few minutes to warm up before it was fired …
This was akin to two armies fighting each other for hundreds of years on the battlefield of the apocalypse without a clear winner. Suddenly, a group of engineers carrying hammers, axes, pliers, and screwdrivers set up a trebuchet on the spot and flattened one of the armies in one fell swoop …
Salaman felt that even if this thing was one-time-use, the power it displayed was enough to offset all its flaws.
The Petrachelys returned to its base, and after a short rest, Hao Ren and the rest met Salaman on the bridge of the Aiur.
Vivian smiled and looked at the guardian giant in front of her, who had a complicated look on his face. "The war is over, Commander."
"It's … over …" Salaman's tone was not sure if he was crying or laughing. He almost sighed. "We have been fighting here for thousands of years, and the holy land was on the verge of falling several times. But it ended so suddenly, and not even a speck of Amantir is left …"
"It doesn't feel real, does it?" Vivian smiled understandingly. "Anyone would be a little dazed when a disease that has been tormenting them for thousands of years is suddenly cured. I was just like you the day I was cured of my amnesia and schizophrenia. Relax and believe in reality. This time, the war is really over. "
Hao Ren looked at Salaman and the other guardian giants standing not far away and understood how the soldiers felt. "It seems that everyone needs to rest and recuperate. My droid swarm also needs to calculate the battle damage and repair key equipment. Let's go back to the Heart first and let the soldiers have a good rest. As for the battlefield here, let the droid logistics and engineering teams handle it. They won't get tired. "
Salaman had no reason to refuse. Although he personally wanted to start cleaning and rebuilding the entire holy land galaxy, he knew that his soldiers needed rest more, so he agreed to Hao Ren's suggestion.
After leaving behind the droids to clean up the battlefield, the two armies warped back to the Heart.
After a day of rest, everyone seemed to be in high spirits, and the post-war work was gradually on the right track.
The war was over, and the power of madness that threatened the holy land had been uprooted. But the troublesome follow-up had just begun.
First was a thorough scan of the entire Star Cluster X. Both Hao Ren and Salaman were worried that the minions of madness would escape from the previous doomsday battlefield. Due to the contamination of the power of madness, even a high-level contagious mutant could leave behind endless hidden dangers. For this reason, Hao Ren ordered the droid swarm to set up highly sensitive sensor antennas in all controlled areas, and sent patrols with mobile scanning stations to conduct a dragnet search of Star Cluster X. At the same time, Salaman also began to use the divine network of the system to search for information on the minions of madness, trying to make sure that no one escaped.
Next was the reconstruction work of the Heart and its surrounding facilities. This part was not something that Hao Ren had to worry about. Salaman and his guardian army were already very busy, and Hao Ren only sent a batch of engineering droids to help.
After that was the handling of the Throne of Destiny and the Weaves of Destiny. Now that the war was over, and the Heart was safe, Salaman had to mention this again. Even if he did not let Vivian sit on the throne, it was time to start the research and application project of this system.
Hao Ren readily agreed, but before he officially started the research on the Throne of Destiny, he had two more pressing issues to deal with: the Amantir crystal that he had just snatched back, and the sprites that were stored in the hard drive of the MDT.
The droids had packed and moved a cutting-edge comprehensive laboratory that was originally set up on the home planet of the Executors to the Heart. The laboratory was not as functional as the science center of CARS, but it was still enough to start the analysis of the three crystals. The Naqdal crystal, the Agodal crystal, and the newly acquired Amantir crystal were finally reassembled and placed together in the center of the main hall of the laboratory. Three separate sets of anti-gravity platforms held them up, while a large number of autonomous robots and sample analyzers flew around in the air, conducting various tests and verification work on the three crystals.
Looking at the Amantir crystal hovering above platform number three, Hao Ren could not help but sigh. "As you can see, the millennium-long corruption by the dreamer has finally affected the Amantir crystal. While the goddess of creation has set up strong defenses, the corruption has still happened."
Salaman did not come personally (mainly because his huge size made it inconvenient for him to move around Hao Ren). Instead, he communicated with a floating projection device on his behalf. His projection looked up at the Amantir crystal, and his voice was heavy. "… The corruption is visible to the naked eye. The situation is worse than expected."
Hao Ren sighed. "It is better than expected. At least the crystal itself is still there, and the festered did not burn it as fuel."
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