Dark and cold space, broken battleships. Occasionally, a flash of light streaked across the darkness. That was the last battlefield where sporadic crossfire was taking place. The dark planet under our feet had completely disintegrated, and even the dark red core was gone. The glorious starship, which was originally a hollow creation, did not leave any residue after its collapse. It dissipated in the cold reality like a nightmare. It was hard to imagine that just a few minutes ago, there was a space entity made of broken stars with a diameter of thousands of kilometers.
Halan was wearing a tattered military uniform, and the wounds on his body had not yet healed. He just stood in the air, looking at the scene in space with a calm expression. His line of sight passed through hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and he saw that 80% of his brilliant and powerful army had now been reduced to debris. The broken starship wreckage and the flashes of the distant war zone were reflected in his dark eyes. The old emperor shrugged. "So, it's over."
"I'm sorry, we had to eliminate most of them," Sandora replied in the spiritual link. She rarely apologized to people, but in the face of this former colleague who was almost completely wiped out by the New Empire, she had to apologize. "The Schilling soldiers are almost impossible to capture. The number of soldiers we can successfully capture and reverse transform each time is extremely limited. I personally hope to save the minds of more of my compatriots, but it's not realistic."
"It's okay. Being purified by psionic energy is a kind of relief for them." Halland was very calm. "I have a lot of questions. What did you do? Why did I suddenly 'recover'? How did you escape the disaster back then? And what was that beating I got just now? It seems that I really have a lot of things to know."
When Halland mentioned how they escaped the disaster back then, Sandora obviously showed a disappointed look. She had hoped to learn more about the disaster from Halland, as well as the truth that the Vengeance Army was sealed in the Otherworld by the 'barrier'. But now it seemed that Halland's understanding of these things was probably limited. A moment later, Sandora felt relieved. She laughed and said, "In the eyes of the New Empire, the Fallen Apostles have always been mysterious, with a pile of secrets that no one knows about. It seems like in your eyes, the New Empire is about the same. We will explain it to you, and I suggest that you transfer your memory to somewhere else right now. Based on past experiences, the Fallen Apostles will experience partial memory loss for a period of time after being reverse-converted. The reason for this is unknown, but it seems like a certain great one behind you all has done something to all of the Fallen Apostles. "
Halland was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up. It seemed that he had already started to check his memory bank. However, no matter how much he backed up the memory bank, it would only be a drop in the bucket. We had already tried many times, so we were very clear about the rules in this regard. After the Fallen Apostles' recovered ', they would quickly lose their detailed memories of serving under' that great one '. This was extremely fast in the beginning, only needing a few tenths of a second to complete. Soon after, the speed would drastically slow down, all the way until several days later. Meanwhile, the most crucial core issue: the Fallen Apostles' name list, military strength, territory map of the Abyss Empire, and other information would all be erased in those first few tenths of a second. Belavilla and Carter? Carlo and the others were still unable to recover this information, which meant that the deletion was carried out at the lowest level of the system. There was no way to salvage it.
I looked at Halland apologetically. After all, I had just given him a good beating. Even though there was a reason for that, I still felt a bit apologetic. To tell the truth, I even felt that I was the villain. "About that, I was too engrossed in the fight just now and didn't notice that you had already woken up …"
"As expected, my recovery was related to your actions just now?" Halland backed up his own memory bank as he looked at me. Today was the first time I had come into contact with him, but before this, we had already crossed swords several times. Every exchange was hair-raising, and blood flowed like a river. I didn't claim to be a hero, but I did feel that Halland and I appreciated each other's talents. I reckoned that he felt the same way. "It's really strange. I don't understand why you had to do that to awaken the corrupted apostles. You said it was a battle, but it didn't have any killing power. You didn't seem to have any intention of injuring anyone. It was more like … you were causing trouble."
I thought to myself that it would have been better if I had fought with a certain female gangster in the past. That way, the famous technique of the Third Man of the Void wouldn't have been solidified into a set of tortoise punches. However, I reckoned that Halland didn't understand the allusion, so I could only smile apologetically. "The reason is very complicated. In any case, for someone like you who is seriously corrupted and has strong mental power, this is the only move I can use. However, I will pay attention to the patient's expression next time. I really didn't notice that you had woken up just now …"
Halland was silent. The psychological impact of the previous battle was still lingering in his mind. I felt that I shouldn't have mentioned it, so I quickly changed the topic. "There's another piece of good news. Zadom has been captured."
Zadom, the first general of Halland's army. His value was probably equivalent to Pandora's to the Imperial Army. The difference between the two was that Zadom was obviously not the type to throw his brain circuits to the outside world. He was both intelligent and brave. I believed that Halland definitely valued Zadom highly. The person that every Schilling Emperor trusted the most was undoubtedly his own general. There had never been an exception in the history of the Empire.
To the current Halland, the fact that his great general was still alive and well was undoubtedly the most exciting piece of news.
Actually, when Sandora and I had come to capture Halland, another group of people had been sent to deal with Zadom. We weren't worried that he would run away, because no General Schilling would abandon his Emperor and run away by himself. The ones in charge of capturing Zadom were the five Protoss cops and Xiaoxue. The first five were the 1T, 2T, 3T, 4T, and the DPS (Icetis. Although she was indeed very good at taunting, she was still a DPS). The one at the back was a small map. The six of them could be said to be a powerful lineup, especially with Icetis's firepower. She definitely had more than enough firepower to deal with Zadom, so their capture went very smoothly. Furthermore, since Xiaoxue had inherited my legacy, the reverse conversion of Zadom went rather smoothly.
— What I meant was that Xiaoxue didn't face much resistance when she was beating up the sandbag. According to the information that Icetis sent, they hung Zadom up and beat him. They were even more inhumane than Sandora and I.
Halland's face revealed an overjoyed expression. It seemed that he hadn't expected that there would be a Commander-level general other than himself being captured. The difficulty of capturing a Commander-level apostle alive was obvious. "You must have put in a lot of effort. Zadom is very powerful."
"Sneak attacks, backstabbing, sneak attacks, and finally sending a female gangster from our side to disguise herself as a random Abyss creature to deceive Zadom." I recalled the 'battle report' that Icetis had just sent to me. "Overall, it went very smoothly."
Halland was speechless.
The last bit of sporadic fighting finally came to an end. The orderly echelon began to clean up the battlefield. Some people might think that there was no need to clean up the battlefield in this kind of space war. After all, the universe was so vast, and the space trash wasn't in the orbit of their own planet. This kind of thinking was very undesirable. The battlefield where the Imperial Army and the Fallen Apostles fought had to be cleaned up later on. The floating wreckage here was either filled with psionic energy or had remnants of the Abyss. These things were destructive to the world, and the latter was especially severe. If an ignorant alien race were to accidentally come to this world and pick up a piece of warship wreckage that had remnants of the Abyss, the consequences would be even more unimaginable. We had already fully experienced the trouble caused by the old Empire's littering of non-flammable trash. Now, we would naturally do our best to avoid similar 'problems left behind by history'. Cleaning up the battlefield didn't mean that we had to recycle all the wreckage here, but at the very least, we had to use special methods to neutralize the psionic energy or Abyss energy attached to those items. That way, what was left behind would only be metal fragments. It wouldn't be a big problem to just leave them there.
The wreckage-filled scene made my heart ache. How I wished that Halland could activate a big one right now and reset the warring parties. However, after thinking about it, it was impossible. Nothing was perfect. Putting aside the fact that Halland's Glory form had already been destroyed, even if he could activate a big one, the result would probably be everyone fighting again, and the result wouldn't be any better than now.
"Are you ready to meet your new friend?" I invited Halland as I accompanied her in space to reminisce about the heroic souls who had passed away in the war. However, my gaze soon fell on the terrible wounds on her body. "Err … Shouldn't you take care of your wounds first?"
Halland smiled nonchalantly. "I won't die. Just leave it like this for now. It's normal to have some injuries after returning from the battlefield."
I looked at space through the gaping hole in Halland's chest. I felt cold sweat on my forehead. Only the heavens knew what kind of injuries were considered serious in her eyes. However, her wounds were caused by Sandora's Abyss Claws and my Void power. It would indeed be troublesome for her to recover. Seeing that she really didn't seem to have any major problems (Halland's standard: if she didn't die temporarily, then she wouldn't have any major problems), I didn't bring this matter up again. I would first send her to the repair pod when we returned.
We waited for a while to confirm that Halland's mental state had completely stabilized. Everyone should still remember that the Fallen Apostle would experience mental instability for a period of time after he had just been reverse-converted. Although Halland looked normal, that was because his normal personality was abnormally firm. Mental instability still existed. Then, we returned to the bridge of the Empire Admiral.
The command hall was still busy. Commanders at all levels were tabulating the battle losses of various units and assigning post-battle damage control tasks. Suddenly returning to this warm and bright place from the dark and silent space, I couldn't help but take a deep breath. Although breathing wasn't necessary, after being a human for more than 20 years, I was still used to panting.
Halland seemed to feel that what he had experienced in the past hour was a little unbelievable. He blinked and looked at the command center of the Imperial Army. "It's hard to imagine. We were enemies not long ago, and now I'm standing in your command center."
Sandora said calmly, "After the fall of the Empire, many things have deviated from the normal path. There are many things that we could never have imagined, such as facing each other with guns and cannons on the battlefield. By the way, I still remember what you said just now … "
Halland's expression suddenly became very strange. I still remembered what he said. "Look at you now! You are the same as all of us! "This was definitely a powerful mockery to Sandora.
"Sandora is more concerned about her Abyss side." I sent a sympathetic look to Halland. "Don't hit people in the face when you hit them, don't expose their shortcomings when you scold them. What you said just now was really unnecessary …"
"Forget it." Sandora suddenly waved her hand. "Actually, I'm not 'particularly' concerned. Seeing that you have to go to the repair chamber for at least a week, I'll pretend that nothing happened. Just like everyone else, the things that happened during your corruption period will end with the battle just now. You can start anew. Right now, a small portion of the members of the New Empire are former Fallen Apostles who were reverse-converted. I'll explain about this after you recover from your injuries. You will see many old friends. Look forward to your new life. "
Halland's abnormally stern face finally revealed a complicated smile. He knew how much weight was behind the so-called 'write it off' and 'start anew', so he couldn't say too many emotional words. He only nodded at me and Sandora. At this moment, the gate behind the officers' platform suddenly opened. A small group of people came in noisily. The one walking at the front was the loudest Icetis. She had finally retracted her scorched wings. She was now bragging to Elson beside her. "I told you before, I'm an actor. Just now, Zadom almost fought alongside me …"
Behind Icetis was a tall and muscular middle-aged man wearing the black military uniform of the Fallen Apostles. His expression was somewhat haggard. When he heard the contents of Icetis's bragging, his expression changed. He couldn't help but interrupt, "Then, you used something to knock me down. What did you use?"
"My brick never misses. Within five meters, even those old monsters from the Pantheon can't dodge it. You're still too young — Hey, Chen, we're back. Let me introduce you. This is Zadom. This is the brick that hit him just now." Chen Zhao nodded. "You're right. You're right. Let me introduce you. This is Zadom. This is the brick that hit him just now."
This was the first time I saw someone introduce a brick to someone. No matter how strict this female pervert was, she must have developed a fetish for bricks.
"Your Majesty?!" Zadom, who was somewhat dejected, suddenly raised his head and saw Halan standing not far in front of him. He immediately straightened his body and gave a military salute. In an instant, his momentum changed back to that of a powerful and valiant general. "Zadom reporting to you!"
"I'm glad to see that you're still alive. Dismissed, General."
Xiaoxue watched from the side with a strange expression for a long time. Then, she strolled over and greeted Halland. "Cough, cough. Long time no see, Uncle Halland. Long time no see in every sense of the word …"
Those of us who knew Xiaoxue's background were stunned. Then, we understood a lot of things. Halland was slightly stunned. However, he quickly recognized Xiaoxue. "You … You're the one we cloned back then …"
"I took away an entire fleet of yours." Xiaoxue's eyes darted around. "Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If it wasn't for you trying to clone my father, I really wouldn't have been able to find a more suitable entry point in time."
"Your father?" Halland turned around in confusion. "What's going on? I remember this girl … "
"She is my daughter, my biological daughter." I felt my head swelling. This question really tested one's logical ability. "You tried to clone me back then, but in the end, you created my biological daughter."
"I know about the clone project. This cunning girl …" Halland's expression was unsure if he was crying or laughing. He pointed at Xiaoxue. "She ran out from the clone experiment cabin. Her body carried the remnant of void power and she cooperated. We always thought that the clone project was a success. In the end, she lied to everyone and ran away with one of my fleets. Until now, I still don't understand how you did it! The plan to clone a void creature was airtight. You actually placed your own daughter in the most closely guarded laboratory? "
"I didn't arrange for her to be in there." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I explained Xiaoxue's identity. "She arranged it herself. You can call her Xiaoxue. In the normal timeline, she hasn't been born yet. She is a projection from the future."
"Reversing time and space?" Halland looked at Xiaoxue in disbelief. "That's impossible. The continuity of time is only meaningful in a closed universe. To the void, every world has its own time reference system. There's no such thing as reversing time across the void … There's no such thing as a 'timeline' in the void. How did she …"
Xiaoxue pouted and muttered, "Uncle Halland, you're left-handed. You have OCD. You have to walk the same number of steps with both feet every day. Also, you like to eat Aunt Sylvia's waterless round cakes."
Everyone at the scene opened their mouths to express their astonishment. Halan was stunned. "The first two are right, but what is a waterless round cake? Who is Sylvia? "
"Oh, that's in the future." Xiaoxue scratched her head. "Anyway, I am indeed a projection from the future. As for the timeline … Because I don't have anything to do with the timeline. The void cataclysm is my springboard. Of course, you don't have to worry about this. You'll find out in the future anyway. Oh yeah, thank you in advance for the pocket money you'll give me in the future. Although you'll report to my dad every time you give me money … "
Halland said, "… Seems like there are a lot of things I need to understand. You guys … How magical …"
Not to mention Halland's surprise, even I didn't think that Xiaoxue would get to know him in the future. Now that I think about it, it made sense. If Halland was successfully captured by us, he would definitely become a member of the City of Shadows in the future. Moreover, he would be someone who would be close to our family. Just like Sylvia. Based on this reasoning, the future Xiaoxue would basically grow up under Halland's watch …
Xiaoxue actually kept this secret to herself. It was probably because she didn't want to interfere with the timeline. I had a whole new level of respect for this brat's ability to keep secrets. Then, I started to think about how many more secrets this brat was hiding. I didn't dare to continue thinking about it!
In any case, I could only confirm one thing. Back then, when Xiaoxue swindled the entire fleet from Halland, she didn't seem to hold back at all. This brat …
Calm, smart, meticulous. Moreover, when Halland was still an enemy, she could be a hundred percent merciless. She wasn't just a simple brat.
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