On the surface of the slowly surging Dark Vision that was like a curtain, a series of sparkling waves suddenly appeared.
After a few seconds, Hao Ren realized that the ripples were actually the Nightwatchers formed by the Denizens of the Stars.
One after another, shuttle-shaped or disc-shaped lights emerged from the surface of his vision. They ranged from hundreds of meters to hundreds of kilometers, and the size difference could be described as heaven and earth. What they had in common was that they were all emitting a yellowish-white light, and within them, there was constantly lightning flashing, and there were multiple bright cores swimming in their depths. These were the Denizens of the Stars in a state of transition. They had left their starship form and transformed into a more primitive form of energy to speed up their travel through the Dark Abyss, and with tens of thousands of Denizens of the Stars gathered together in this form, the scene could only be described as majestic.
It was a roaring ocean of light.
However, behind this sea of light, there were still countless Chaos Darkness chasing after them.
"Attention, large scale madness leak detected. Minions in sight … All weapons released, lock on C-3 to C-6 firing range!"
As the Nightwatchers left, the Vision of Darkness began to churn like a pot of boiling oil. Countless strange shadows broke away from the surface of the curtain and quickly solidified in space, turning into all sorts of terrifying monsters. Some were giants with countless limbs, some were chunks of flesh filled with eyes of all sizes, and some were just puffs of smoke that spewed out festering flesh and torn faces. These mindless minions followed the direction of the Nightwatchers as they swarmed out.
"Aside from the Annihilation Lance, all cannons fire at will!"
At Hao Ren's command, the protective walls of the Overwatch Bastion began to ripple like water as hundreds of thousands of blinding light beams shot across the vast space towards the swarm of minions that were swarming in from afar.
As the Overwatch Bastion opened fire, the retreating Nightwatchers reacted at the same time. Even though it was the first time they were fighting on the same battlefield, both sides worked together as if they had practiced this countless times before. The clusters of light moved agilely in space as they split into dozens of 'tributaries' to avoid the main firing path of the Overwatch Bastion, and quickly gathered at the edge of the battlefield as they began to transform.
The clusters of light shrunk and changed shape as lightning crackled on the surface, and as if the thick fog had dissipated to reveal their true form, complex crystal structures emerged from within the fog, and in a few short minutes, the fog-like clusters of light had turned into crystal fleets.
His style was just like Asurmen.
After a brief adjustment, the crystal warships entered the best firing position. Their seemingly solidified crystalline structure could change shape at any time, and countless crystal clusters of various sizes' grew 'from the surface of the warships, and every single crystal cluster was a powerful laser cannon.
"The Nightwatchers have all left the Dark Abyss!" An ethereal voice similar to Asurmen's came from the communication device in the control tower. "This is Adil, the supreme commander of the Night Watchers. Thank you for your assistance."
"Atil?" Rheia asked curiously. "I remember the commander of the Night's Watch is …"
"Goddess, it's good to hear your voice again. Our commander was killed when the 'prisoner' broke through the middle line of defense. "Adil's voice sounded emotionless." A third of the Night's Watch is lost. This is all we have left. "
"… I understand." Rheia sighed softly. "Your brave sacrifice has bought us precious time, but now is not the time to rest. The corrupted forces that have seeped out are invading the real world, please cooperate with us to destroy them."
"This is the mission of the Night Watchers."
The crystal fleet of the Denizens of the Stars began to retaliate fiercely against the minions of madness that were chasing after them. While the Overwatch Bastion activated all its cannons, it also released the droid swarms from the various nests. The droids swarmed out like a swarm of bees as they charged towards the similarly massive monster army. Among the heavy armed droids, there were also quite a number of new self-destruct mechs.
The self-destruct drones were the traditional model of the droid swarm, but it was only recently that they were incorporated into the frontline forces. After compiling a large number of battle reports from the Dark Abyss, Hao Ren realized that the minions coming out of the Dark Abyss had a higher combat power and desire to attack. Before these "elite cannon fodder", only the heavy armed droids could fight as usual, and the lighter ones could not survive the first round of attacks. Faced with this situation, Hao Ren simply melted down all the lighter droids, and after dismantling their weapon modules and magazines, they were stuffed full of explosives …
As it turned out, as the survival time on the battlefield was measured in minutes, the self-destruct drones were much more useful than the traditional light combat droids. After all, the latter would be destroyed within a few shots, while the former could take a whole bunch of heads with a single boom … including their own.
Standing on the observation deck of the control tower, Rheia looked out expressionlessly at the space filled with cannon fire. The hideous monsters were wiped out at least a million kilometers away from the Overwatch Bastion, but she could still clearly see every detail of the monsters. She shook her head. "There is almost no normal substance in the Dark Abyss, and these flesh and blood monsters all came from nightmares, and … they are all 'new models'."
"New models?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
"The minions of madness that appeared in the Dark Abyss would not have so many forms and attack methods. They were usually a cloud of chaotic smoke, and their attacks were simple and easy to deal with." Rheia shook her head. "But these … they clearly came from nightmares, and they are more complex, more changeable, and more cunning. This kind of monster with a definite form will usually appear in the inhabited areas of civilizations with intelligence, but here … "
"The goddess of annihilation created them?" Hao Ren's brows furrowed.
"The goddess of annihilation and I were once one." Rheia nodded lightly. "And I am connected to almost 90% of the minds in the universe, including the mortals and the demigods that I created. Their sweet dreams and nightmares will all be shared with me … and naturally, with the goddess of annihilation. What you see before you are the monsters that have appeared in the nightmares of all intelligent beings in the universe over the past tens of millions of years. "
In the entire universe, tens of millions of years, how many beings had entered the dream, and how many of those terrifying monsters had appeared in their dreams? Just thinking about the numbers behind those few sentences, Hao Ren felt his scalp tingle.
Vivian could not help but sigh. "In the Plane of Dreams … dreaming is really a risky thing."
The voice of the sentinel interrupted their sigh. "The strength of the Mad Lord's reaction is decreasing, vision is recovering."
The monsters that came out of the Dark Abyss were finally suppressed, and no new monsters appeared, and the limited number of minions on the battlefield were being whittled down by the cannon fire and the drone attacks.
The Mad Lord, or rather the goddess of annihilation had not completely broken free, and its body was still suppressed by the last barrier. The ones chasing the Nightwatchers were just the "shadows" of the Mad Lord's power at the border, and their numbers were naturally limited. After a brief but intense exchange of fire, the battlefield finally calmed down.
"Phew … I thought I would have to use the Annihilation Lance." Looking at the "vision" in the distance slowly calming down, Hao Ren heaved a sigh of relief. "That last wave of counterattack was so f * cking exciting."
Rheia was also quietly looking at the "vision" in the distance, but her expression was not as relaxed as Hao Ren's. Her tiny brows furrowed. "The speed of the vision's recovery is slowing down … the Mad Lord is struggling very badly."
Adier's voice came from the communicator. "A long time ago, the prisoners' reactions were clearly abnormal, and the greatest change was in the last few years. The collapse of the inner defense line started then."
A streamlined crystal warship broke away from the Denizens of the Stars' formation and slowly approached the droid control tower. The droid swarm and the Denizens of the Stars' starship established a data link, and after the security clearance was completed, a link emerged from the control tower and connected to an opening in the abdomen of the crystal warship.
Ten minutes later, the entrance to the observation deck above the control tower opened, and a floating crystal entered the room. The crystal had a similar shape and texture to Asurmen, and there was also a nebula-like light sealed within it, but the glowing nodes in the nebula were clearly different from Asurmen. This was probably the distinguishing mark of the Denizens of the Stars?
The crystal that floated in was the commander of the Nightwatchers, Adier.
"How many years has it been …" Rheia came before the crystal, her voice filled with emotion. "Adier … I still remember when you volunteered to guard the inner defense line … I never thought we would meet again."
"We have heard of your fall, but we have always believed that you will return." Adier's voice was as melodious as a wind chime. "Unfortunately, not all of us can see this."
"The entire universe will remember their sacrifice, and every single one of them will be remembered," Rheia said firmly. "But the premise is that our world can survive this ordeal."
As she said that, she stepped to the side, and Hao Ren walked up to Adier. "Hello, I am the highest commander of this droid army, and also the Observer of this universe. You can call me Hao Ren."
"We have heard your name in the whispers of the stars, Observer." The light on Adier's surface flickered, and that was probably a courtesy. "Asurmen has told us of your deeds, and what you have done in the Plane of Dreams has been a great deed."
"It's my duty." Hao Ren nodded. "Now, tell us about the Dark Abyss."
(Recommend a book, The Crimson Emperor of the Three Kingdoms. It's a different genre from the ones I've recommended before, but it's imaginative and well-written. If you're interested in historical travel and you're not too serious about its rigor, you can read it.)
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