There were about seventy to eighty high-ranking Melroy officials hiding in the hall, which was not a large number, especially in such an empty space. These people gathered together as if it would give them a sense of security, but it could also be that Sandora's Mind Plague was still in effect. The latter could force the infected individuals to feel lonely, forcing them to communicate with more of their own race, and thus increase the speed at which the Mind Plague spread. Although those with strong willpower among the Melovans could avoid being killed or directly controlled by the Soul Plague, they would still inevitably be affected to a certain extent. Moreover, in an environment where everyone around them was infected, those who were not infected would not be much better than a lunatic. Look at these people who survived the plague — who would dare to say that their mental state was normal?
We had dozens of fully-armed and fierce-looking Empire soldiers, and we just appeared in front of them openly, even pointing our guns at their heads. But after a few seconds of calmness, the officer in the lead said a few words, "Well, it's an illusion."
We were speechless at that moment …
"This guy can't escape death." Liliana walked up to the Melroy officer who had just been shot dead by his colleague. The crystallization of the officer's body had been completed, and now half of his body was as stiff as a diamond. Liliana's hand glowed with a green light, and then she punched the officer's hard head. "Skip the above and below, resurrect, idiot."
The crystallization on the dead officer's body was quickly replaced by new tissues and muscles, and life force returned to his body that had not cooled yet. His body finished growing in a few seconds, and then he opened his eyes blankly. What greeted him was a small pink fist. Liliana punched the officer back to the ground. "Don't move, you're under arrest!"
"Tobias, look, I didn't kill you just now." The Melroy officer, who insisted that what he saw was an illusion, shrugged and said, "We seem to have fallen into a serious illusion. There seems to be enemies around us, but I can still hear combat commands from the communicator … Well, it's true, I heard it. The battle in space is still going on. Everyone, move closer to prevent the illusion from taking advantage of us again. Let's wait for the battle in space to end. I heard the first echelon reporting that they had just destroyed an Eternal Starship."
"Cole, didn't the first echelon get wiped out six days ago?"
"No, your memory has been tampered with. The first echelon has been stationed in the orbit of the Holy Kingdom, and it has never been put into battle. Ah, why are these illusions still around us? They've been going on for a little longer this time. "
Liliana and I looked at each other blankly, while Shallow Shallow was walking around in circles. No one knew what she was thinking. Pandora picked up the precious cannon in her hand and put it down again. At first, she had planned to shoot first, and then let Liliana resurrect these people. But now, she was deeply conflicted. I thought about it and waved my hand. "Guards, escort them to the mothership. It seems that we need to find someone to treat their brains before the trial … I reckon that they haven't completely gone insane from the plague yet."
The Empire soldiers stepped forward and put restraining chains on the already neurotic Melroy people. Some of them instinctively reacted to the external stimulation and tried to struggle. "Hey! I feel like I'm being tied up! Something is burning my neck! "
"Illusion, illusion! Noyes, illusion! Pay attention to the communicator, I can hear the third echelon's triumphant return. "
"… No, Cole, you're not wearing your communicator at all, I can't hear anything either. My communicator might be broken, or I might have forgotten it in the command center … Hey, I really feel like I'm being manipulated by something!"
The Empire soldiers, whose expressions were as stern as iron, could not help but twitch. Then, they impatiently completed the task at hand. Their brute force was unstoppable. A Melroy officer tried to break free from the Empire soldier's restraints due to discomfort, but he only resisted for a second before he heard a 'crack'. The impatient Empire soldier casually broke the arm of the man who resisted. In the eyes of the soldier, this method of disposal was quite efficient. After all, as long as the captive did not die and was escorted to the mothership, it was equivalent to completing the order.
"Ah! Tobias! I feel like my arm is broken! " The Melroy officer whose arm was broken cried out in pain. "This place is really not like those illusions from before! Tobias? Why do I remember that you're already dead? "
"I don't know, but I remember that those illusions do seem to produce real five senses. Oh, so you don't have to worry. You'll probably be freed from the pain soon …"
I clutched my forehead, feeling extremely pained. "F * ck, hurry up and tie him up and send him to the mothership … I can't watch anymore …"
The teleportation door leading to the mothership opened, and the high-ranking Melroy officers who were tied up like dumplings were escorted in one by one. Someone kept shouting loudly, "Ah, Tobias! Why is there a hole in your clothes? "
"Illusion, Noyes, illusion, Noyes!"
"Cole, I feel like we're under arrest. Where are we going?"
"Illusion, Tobias, illusion, Tobias! Stay calm and pay attention to your communicator. Like me, hang the communicator behind your ear. You won't miss out on any important information. "
"My arm still hurts … Maybe it won't hurt anymore. Was I kicked just now?"
"Kasambra, always remember that you're gradually being controlled by illusions. You have to interpret everything you see in front of you in reverse, or else you'll definitely be devoured by nightmares. Actually, we're sitting in the hall right now, waiting for the celebration to begin. Although some sort of mental infection has caused us to be unable to properly enjoy the celebration this time, the Emperor has already started to search for a cure for us. Soon, we'll also be able to share the Emperor's power. He'll prepare the ritual for us to become true Gods, and then everything will be rebuilt very quickly … Yes, the previous losses are insignificant. The power of a true God can allow us to quickly build a truly immortal Divine Kingdom."
"Cole, I admire your piety and talent, but my arm still hurts. This illusion is unbearable … Wait, Cole? Why are we going somewhere else? "
"I don't know either. It's probably another part of the illusion …"
Then, the group of Melroy officers disappeared through the teleportation door just like that. In the blink of an eye, they were already sent to the prisoner of war camp on the Admiral of the Empire. There were also a few elite Empire soldiers who returned with them. These Empire soldiers were the transfer personnel. As for the rest of the soldiers, they had to stay with us. This underground base was huge, and according to the deep scan just now, there were signs of life in other places. It seemed that there were quite a number of high-ranking Melroy officers who had survived the plague and the battle.
"I've come to a conclusion …" Shallow Shallow stood on her tiptoes for a long time before she suddenly said something out of the blue. "Don't ever provoke Sandora in the future … You won't even know how you died."
I looked at Qian Qian in silence. I thought to myself, 'You have the nerve to say that at least those who were killed by Shadora would feel better. Those who were killed by you on the battlefield wouldn't even know how long they would have to die, let alone how they died …' But considering that Qian Qian's personality was currently in a state of dissociation, I didn't have the nerve to say this out loud.
"Follow the route map, split up and search the other refuge halls." At the end of the underground base's main road, we needed to split up from the soldiers. I instructed the team commander who was leading the group, "Call for backup if necessary. I don't think the survivors in other places will be as idiotic as the previous wave."
"Yes, your will, Your Majesty." The team commander gave a neat military salute before he led his men and disappeared into the fork in the road. The few of us walked towards a deeper tunnel that sloped downwards. Barrian was hiding under this tunnel.
The tunnel was very long, but there were no living guards. It looked brightly lit, but it was as lifeless as a tomb. I thought about how Barrian, who had nowhere else to run, sat on his throne and confidently ordered his stolen Royal Starships to attack the Imperial Army just an hour ago in this underground tomb that was filled with corpses and lunatics. The way of thinking of a lunatic was indeed hard to understand.
As expected, when we approached Barrian's last hiding place, we were stopped by sentry cannons and some automatic defense mechanisms hidden in the walls. These attacks that did not even tickle or hurt the Mellowans' last line of defense. Of course, there were still some self-destruct systems here, but they were not activated in time. When the sentry cannons appeared, Visca had already hacked into the underground base's control center through the weapon link and forcefully removed all the self-destruct devices. Finally, we arrived at Barrian's palace.
The last door of the underground base was dazzling. This was probably the only place on the entire planet that had not been affected by the Soul Plague. There were no signs of destruction in the surroundings. Other than the sentry cannons and automatic defense turrets, there were no sentries prepared for humans. Barrian was like a severe germaphobe who placed himself in such a "holy" place. He did not allow anyone to get close to him. We looked at the door in front of us. This huge light golden hexagonal door had a "holy emblem" designed by the Mellowans themselves. When Pandora saw the emblem, she let out a rare nasal sound of anger. Then, she fired a cannon at the emblem and pierced through the door.
Behind the door was a spacious hall. It was unusually spacious, and the high dome did not look like something an underground building should have. The rectangular hall was lined with rows of sculptures. Those sculptures were made of white boulders. The meaning of their images was unknown and they were unusually abstract. They seemed to be depicting the scene of the powerful Mellowans displaying their "divine might". They were arranged in neat rows like the solemn statues of gods in a temple. These things were the only decorations and furnishings in the underground palace. Apart from that, there was only a throne at the end of the hall.
Barrian was sitting on the huge golden throne, still wearing his gorgeous divine robe. He looked calm as we walked closer. He looked at Pandora calmly as she pointed a huge cannon at him. He said calmly, "I imagined that those starships would be defeated by you, but I never thought it would be like this. It turns out that you still have that incomprehensible power. The Mellowans have served your Empire for many years, but in the end, they still know nothing about you …"
"You shouldn't have used a living person as your spaceship's mainframe." We stood ten meters away from the throne. The old traitor in front of us squinted his eyes and smiled. "What are you trying to say? Promote justice? It's not worth mentioning … Justice has never existed. The winner takes all. "
Pandora was silent. Then, she suddenly put away her precious cannon and looked at the old traitor on the throne. "Barrian, you are under arrest for treason."
"Oh?" It was completely unexpected. Originally, we thought that Barrian had completely given up on resisting. Looking at his attitude, it seemed like that was the case. However, when Pandora's voice fell, he revealed a completely different expression. "Really?"
As Barrian said that, he suddenly stood up from the throne. At the same time, a translucent silver shield rose from a golden ring around the throne, instantly separating us from the throne.
"Boom!" Pandora was stunned for a moment. Then, she fired a cannon at the shield. However, what was unbelievable was that this powerful cannon didn't even shake the seemingly weak shield!
"Brother, the Wall of Sighs." Pandora angrily put away her cannon. Visca muttered at the side, "It's just like the one we saw in Atlantis. The core level shield of a mothership. This thing is the most annoying!"
"Barrian, don't tell me that you think you can rely on this shield to sit back and relax?" I shook my head and looked at the shield that had blocked Pandora's cannon. "This thing is indeed quite sturdy, but how many times do you think it can withstand Pandora's attacks? Or do you think that you can take this opportunity to escape? The entire planet is sealed by a gravitational trap. "
Barrian had actually set up a Wall of Sighs around his throne. This was a little surprising. This thing had caused us a lot of trouble in Atlantis. Later on, Lin, that monstrously strong woman, had to ram into it three times in a row to break it open. After Barrian activated this shield, he was safe for a while. However, this thing couldn't protect him for too long. No matter how sturdy the Wall of Sighs was, it wasn't invincible. I didn't even need to do anything. As long as Pandora had enough time, she would be able to bombard the Wall of Sighs. However, facing my 'hint', Barrian didn't show any signs of panic. "Escape? No, it's completely unnecessary. Who knows, I might be able to defeat you? Don't you want to see my new discovery — — "
As soon as he finished speaking, under our astonished gazes, Barrian pressed a switch on his throne. The luxurious throne slowly sank into the ground. Then, from the large hole in the ground, two supports rose up.
These two supports looked like the support platform of some kind of experimental equipment. There were many pipelines around them, similar to the structure of a mechanical arm. They seemed to be used for sample analysis and control. In the middle of the two supports, there were two things fixed separately. On the left support, there was a small golden round shield ornament, and on the right support, there was a thick black book.
Even through the Wall of Sighs, I could still feel the powerful energy from these two things.
"Your speed is too fast … To be honest, this completely messed up my plan." Barrian pressed his hands on the two crystal balls at the bottom of the support and said calmly, "Originally, I was supposed to complete this great plan in about a hundred years. At that time, the entire Mellowa Group would become a true God. However, you actually appeared at this time and didn't give me any time to react … Therefore, although it's a pity, I can only sacrifice those useless things. At least they can buy me some time. Alright, I'll make this one and only prototype … This great power will eventually belong to me alone. Oh, General, do you know, the Shiring Apostles are called Gods, but in fact … what you're seeing now is the power of a true God … "
Pandora thought for a moment and simply put away her precious cannon. She raised her head and blinked innocently at me. The few of us originally wanted to break the Wall of Sighs while Barrian was absorbing the power, but just now, Great Prophet Lin suddenly sent us a message from the orbit, so we decided not to do anything.
Barrian didn't seem to feel anything. His hands were enveloped by a golden and black halo. The surging energy surged from those two things, making him inexplicably excited. He didn't even have time to care about anything else. "Look! This was the true power of great power! The ancestors are protecting the Mellowa Group, allowing us to obtain this mysterious treasure. No one knows where it came from, but the level of power it is displaying is even stronger than yours! I'm about to become a true God! I'm touching the power of a true God! You can't stop me … Err, why didn't you come up to stop me? "
Barrian was stunned for a moment and looked at us strangely. Everyone was standing in a circle outside the Wall of Sighs, watching expressionlessly.
"It's okay. You can continue, continue." Shallow Shallow smiled and waved her hand.
Barrian's face showed an expression of anger. He pressed his hands on the crystal ball forcefully and said, "Ha! You're still humiliating me! Your arrogance from tens of thousands of years ago hasn't changed at all! Just watch, you'll regret it! You'll regret it! "
"Buzz buzz …" The restless buzzing sound of energy finally came from the bottom of the two scaffolds. Now that all of its energy had been stimulated, Barrian was extremely excited. "Look! Look! The energy is spreading out! I'm going to absorb the power from that incomparably powerful source! It's built, the passage is built! Quick, give me the power! "
The two holy objects on the scaffolds emitted a strong light. In an instant, two parallel space doors were opened. A strong power came from behind the space doors and filled the entire underground palace. Barrian was so excited that he was dancing. Then, he was stunned to see two figures appear in the space door.
One was a majestic and powerful male God of War clad in golden armor. The other was a mysterious and majestic beautiful Goddess shrouded in shadow. The male God was holding a television remote control in his hand, while the Goddess was holding a shovel in her hand. These two were basically in this state when they were at home.
"My lost people," the Prince Charming was still in a daze, but he instinctively spoke in a cadence. "I responded to your summons and came with glory … Hey, girl, why are you pinching me … Ah? Hey, Chen, why are you here? "
I looked at the twin Gods who had been summoned by the holy contract and pointed at Barrian who was in a daze behind them. "Do you see that old man? Beat him up! "
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