"Commander, we've entered the visual range of Crystal Peak. We've detected the enemy's rail cannons and defense forces, but no hidden forces."
"Very good. The Queen of the Free Kingdom is just a short-sighted woman. She thinks that she can rest easy after repelling our first attack by relying on some foreign legions. How naive."
A burly, cold-faced man wearing the Commander Gusta uniform had a victorious expression on his face. He looked at the gradually enlarging Crystal Peak planet on the external image and felt a sense of relief.
"We should thank the Freedom Light Cavalry. Their actions really helped us a lot."
Next to this commander was his adjutant who had followed him for several years. At this moment, the latter was looking at the information screen in his hand and muttering to himself, "But it's too surprising that the enemy didn't set up an ambush. Even if the Queen of the Free Kingdom is a short-sighted woman, her prime minister is very scheming. We've suffered losses in his hands more than once." "Scheming has its limits."
Gusta's supreme commander smiled slightly with a look of relief on his face. "I don't know what's wrong with the Shepherdians this year. They're unusually active and even started a war indiscriminately. The Queen's fleet of the Free Kingdom was attacked head-on by the Shepherdians and was almost completely wiped out. If it weren't for those strange Federation spaceships suddenly straying into their territory and becoming an emergency force, even the Captland Freedom Light Cavalry could've eliminated the weakened Gotarch. Now, they can't even protect themselves from the attacks from both sides. That unlucky guy, Neokeron, this huge credit should've been his — if he had been a little more patient and waited for those Federation spaceships to be drawn into Captland's battlefront."
"We should thank Brother Neokeron for his impatience." The adjutant smiled and flattered without a trace. "He obviously doesn't have your calmness and forbearance."
"Yes, that's the biggest reason why I'm in this position today … Ah, by the way, Brother Gilead, I heard that you're engaged to your seventh wife?"
"Yes, Commander. When we return in victory, I'll use the badge of triumph as a wedding decoration." The adjutant had a lecherous smile on his face. "After returning, I'll return to my hometown to get married."
"Well, Brother Gilead, why are we suddenly talking about this topic?"
"… This must be the will of God …"
While the two commanders were conversing, the enormous Gusta fleet had already approached the defense line of Crystal Peak. Learning from the lesson of using the assault troops to successfully break through the enemy's defense line, the second invasion force that Gusta sent out was even larger and more complete than the previous one.
More than a thousand enormous aircraft carriers and three thousand heavy battleships could almost turn an entire planet into ashes with regular artillery fire. Although the tens of thousands of modified spaceships were difficult to command, they had the excellent flexibility to resist any single enemy. The annihilation of the first batch of Gusta invaders on the Crystal Peak had caused quite a shock in the country, but valuable intelligence had also been sent back, such as the first-hand information about the battle with the mysterious Federation spaceships. Now, that information had been taken away.
This time, the commander of the invading army was obviously a cunning and astute fellow. The astonishing sacrifice of his allies became his stepping stone to success. Now that the Pope had personally issued an edict, as long as he could completely occupy the Crystal Peak, no matter how many troops he had to deploy, it would be a great achievement.
"Deploy the attack formation. Charge the main cannons. Spread out the mixed fleet to the two sides and prepare to attack the enemy's space fleet!"
Issuing a standard order. Even though he had the absolute upper hand, the invading army still chose the most reliable method of battle. In any case, the strange failure of the previous fleet had made him pay attention, especially after he knew that the Federation spaceships had the ability to go invisible. He had already made up his mind to not let the mothership fleet attack recklessly under any circumstances.
"After landing, be careful of the enemy's ground troops. The Federation Army can't really retreat completely. They might have left all the ground units that are useless in space battles on the surface of the Crystal Peak." The adjutant next to him reminded his commander, "The fighting style of those troops is very strange, and the soldiers that escaped even …"
"They even announced that they were attacked by magic, dragons, corpses, ghosts, and dolls?" The commander laughed. "Of course, it seems that the combat power of the Federation Marine Corps is indeed terrifying, even enough to make the devout believers see the illusion in their nightmares. But don't worry, we don't need to occupy the Crystal Peak. Now, I can tell you another edict from the Pope: what we need is the gravitational force of the C-165 star system, not including that inconspicuous little glass orb. Do you understand? "
The adjutant had a shocked expression on his face. "We're going to destroy this precious mineral planet?"
Commander Gusta shook his head mysteriously. "Don't be obsessed with short-term benefits. This is the scripture … Wait, Friar Nordavar, have you detected the enemy's interception force?"
"Sir! There's no response from the radar! The enemy's interception force did not appear! There's no energy response from the railgun belt, and there's no defensive facilities on the surface of the Crystal Peak! "
"Something's wrong! Something's wrong!" Commander Gusta, who was still in the joy of victory, suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He immediately ordered, "Retreat! Mothership … "
"Sir! There's a large-scale energy response on the surface of the Crystal Peak! The radar system has received an irregular signal! "
In fact, there was no need for the radar department to report. Everyone could see the abnormality of the planet with their own eyes.
The crystal planet was shining brightly, and large amounts of energy clouds appeared out of thin air. It was as if a layer of atmosphere had been added to the Crystal Peak. The entire planet was lit up, and it was still shining brightly under the light of the star. This was something that could not be explained by conventional science. The commander of Gusta's invasion force looked at the magnificent scene in front of him, and his heart was filled with shock.
What a … beautiful planet.
This was the last thought that flashed through his mind.
"Commander? Commander?! " The adjutant next to him looked at the absent-minded officer in astonishment. He did not know what had happened, but he could clearly feel that the atmosphere around him had changed dramatically. All his comrades were clearly here, and everyone was clearly staying at their posts, but he had a feeling that there was no one around him. It was as if the people around him that he was familiar with had all died …
"Connect to the mother planet channel."
After the adjutant's continuous calls, the supreme commander of Gusta finally came back to his senses. He then slowly turned his head and looked at the soldier beside him.
"Mother planet?" The adjutant was a little stunned, but some kind of dizziness made him unable to understand the current situation. "You mean the Sacred Star where the Pope is?"
"Ah, yes, I want to speak directly to the Pope." A smile suddenly appeared on the stern commander's face. "Connect me to it."
The adjutant was still puzzled because it was not the adjutant's duty to connect to the highest confidential channel. However, he only froze for a moment before he came to the conclusion that this was just his commander trying to show off his identity. The mentality of a follower for many years made him easily ignore such an obvious anomaly. As everyone in the bridge sat in a strange silence, he connected to the mother planet channel.
"Your Holiness the Pope, I'm honored to tell you a piece of good news." The adjutant's eyes suddenly widened in horror. The officer he had followed for several years had a stiff smile on his face as he said word by word, "Crystal Peak has been completely destroyed. Gotark's frontier now belongs to us. Please open the door and send all of our troops over …"
"Commander? Commander? What did you just say … Wait, Commander! You … Commander! Brother Moose! Brother … "
"I serve the Queen." The supreme commander raised the weapon in his hand. "Brother Gilead, long live the Emperor."
* Bang! *
A gunshot rang out on the bridge. Half of the adjutant's head rolled to the ground and then rolled to the feet of the expressionless second adjutant. The latter looked down and muttered to himself, "Friar Gilead, long live the Emperor."
All of this was under the surveillance of the Federation's fleet. Only when the adjutant fell to the ground did soft hisses resound in the command hall of the Light of Aiur.
"Sister Sandora is so scary."
Shallow Shallow patted her chest with an unnatural expression. Then, she leaned over pitifully and rubbed herself against my chest. "I won't snatch cake from her anymore …"
I didn't say anything but patted Shallow Shallow's head. Then, I poked the Mercury Lamp on my shoulder. "Little Water, you have to listen to Sandora in the future, do you understand?"
She hugged my arm and tried to bite me. However, after rubbing her one remaining canine tooth, she decided to use it sparingly. "You big shots really have twisted minds … Tsk, so scary!"
Although I felt that I should rebut her for the sake of my lover's image, I suddenly realized that I couldn't do so …
Sandora. In the past tens of thousands of years, in many worlds, this name was used to stop children from crying at night. For example, if you didn't eat properly, Sandora would come and eat your soul. If you didn't brush your teeth obediently, Sandora would eat your brain. Sandora loved to eat children who didn't sleep after 10 at night. Although I felt that the credibility of these rumors from the Bubble was very low, since they were all related to 'eating', I couldn't help but sigh. Cough cough, I need to respect myself.
In any case, I was starting to sympathize with the Gustav Church's army.
"Did they really take the bait?"
Liliana was one of the calmest people present. She was currently reading the data transmitted from Planet Crystal Peak. "There's still three more hours before the beacon overloads."
"They will take the bait." I nodded confidently. "Gustav is determined to take this planet. Just look at the heavy battleships that are obviously going to blow the entire planet into smithereens. I can guess how confident their ruler is. However, it won't be long before they notice that the vanguard troops are abnormally silent on most of the communication channels …"
"Commander, we've shut down the gravitational trap near Crystal Peak's orbit. A large-scale gravitational disturbance has been detected near the high orbit."
"Even if they notice the anomaly now, it's already too late for them to escape."
Everything was going so smoothly.
Of course, Gustav still had reinforcements. They had already suffered a loss, so it was impossible for them to place all their chips on a single attack like last time. The troops that were currently stationary in the high orbit of Crystal Peak not only had the mission to destroy the defenses of C-165, they were also the vanguard of Gustav's true invasion troops. Only after confirming that the defenses here had collapsed and that Gustav wouldn't be able to organize a strong enough counterattack within a short period of time would their main army arrive.
Now, their main army had arrived.
"Phew …" I whistled. "How generous. Including the enemies that we've already taken control of, Gustav actually sent almost six thousand aircraft carriers into a single solar system. Even for a galactic civilization, this number of troops is ridiculous."
However, such a large army would only allow us to achieve victory faster.
The second wave of Gustav's fleet that entered the solar system noticed that something was wrong the moment they completed their jump. This was because the destroyed Crystal Peak that their frontline commander had reported was still floating in space in perfect condition. The thousands of Gustav aircraft carriers that were supposed to be in combat mode quietly stayed in the high orbit. Their communications with the vanguard troops were all silent. The orbit of Crystal Peak, which showed no signs of battle, was filled with chaotic energy pulses.
For an instant, the Gustav fleet that arrived later attempted to enter combat mode. We saw the enormous energy cannons begin to rotate and aim at the blinking Crystal Planet and their silent allies. However, this only happened within a minute. One minute later, everything was over.
Sandora's voice suddenly rang in my head. "Ah Jun, do you want to try again? I feel that I still have energy to spare, and the beacon's energy system is in good condition. "
"That would alert the enemy. Carbon-based beings are different from the Shiring Apostles. These troops should have taken up a large portion of Gustav's main force. That should be enough."
"I'll listen to you and give Gustav a huge gift. Oh right, Ah Jun, you've met up with Little Bubble, haven't you?"
I suddenly recalled how my daughter had grabbed me and rubbed her face for almost an hour. Although I was filled with happiness, if possible, I really wished that Sandora didn't know anything.
"The little girl is very happy," Sandora said to herself. "After she exchanged control with Osaka in 20001, she was so happy that she hugged everyone she saw. You're such a good father …"
No, if that's the case, I think she should be a good nanny. Sister Jill, you've been toyed with for so long before you were released. Thank you for your hard work.
We were still in stealth mode as we monitored the Gustav troops. They stayed here for about thirty minutes, and Sandora collected all the useful information during that time. Then, the enormous invading fleet gradually accelerated and began to return to their home.
Six thousand aircraft carriers, hundreds of thousands of heavy battleships, and millions of battleships of various levels, filled with the crazed army of the Church and the disloyal commanders who swore loyalty to Her Majesty, embarked on their journey to destroy their home.
"Okay, I've finally become a real Dark Emperor. The first step of the plan that Boss came up with has been successfully completed. Now, let's move on to the second step." Liliana hopped onto the chair and casually tapped the holographic projection before her. "It's time for the Union Army to take action and give the Church of Gustav a good kick in the back."
The troops under Sandora's control could, of course, deal a heavy blow to the Church of Gustav. However, it was obviously not enough to destroy a Military Empire that had close to a thousand colonized planets with just these troops. We needed to make them fall into greater chaos and panic.
"This is a good chance for the Academy Army to familiarize themselves with battle. Osaka 10099 suddenly jumped out and shouted loudly to attract Big Brother's attention!"
I didn't know when, but a three-headed mercury lantern had climbed onto the table and was bouncing in front of me.
"What is the Academy Army?"
I was confused.
"It's the Mercury Lamp Army. Didn't Big Brother think of it? Osaka 10099 asked dejectedly. "
I was stunned for a moment. I scratched my head. "I always thought that you were called the Cute Army."
Liliana, who was drinking soy milk at the side, spurted it out. "Boss, don't bring the messy things in your head into the real world!" "There's no need for you to do anything."
"There's no need for you to do anything." The elder sister knocked on the table to get our attention. "Gotark has just sent a piece of information, it's from Fei Na: 'Due to the Church of Gusta's arbitrary actions and greed during the war era, it has made many enemies in the West Heaven. As long as its power falls to a certain level, a large number of small forces will swarm in and divide up Gusta's territory. Gotark has already launched an intelligence offensive around Gusta, publicizing Gusta's continuous failures and the impending chaos. The Kaplan light cavalry has already been suppressed by the kingdom's fleet. The war in the West Heaven is now completely under our control, just leave everything to Fei Na.'
The command hall was silent for a moment. Liliana bit on her spoon and glanced at me. "That Mecha Queen is quite considerate."
I was speechless.
In the next few days, everything went smoothly according to our plan. Suddenly, the Gustav army returned to the country with the Thunderbolt 7 (Isn't that a little too much?). They attacked Gustav's military fortresses and annihilated any friendly forces they encountered. This army, which had gone insane ever since they entered the C-165 solar system, used full firepower and suicide attacks to destroy 53 of Gustav's military fortresses. They wiped out nearly a third of Gustav's defending forces. They even charged all the way to the Pope's Holy Star before they were completely annihilated. The craziness of that final battle sent chills down the spines of anyone who heard the news. No other army could be as fearless as those 'rebels'. No, the word 'fearless' wouldn't even be enough to describe it. When they realized that they had no hope of victory after being intercepted by a defense force several times larger than theirs, the remaining 422 aircraft carriers charged into the Pope's Star's atmosphere, using the burning wreckage of the spaceships to destroy the planet's capital and other major cities. The remaining thousand or so heavy battleships accelerated at the same time, charging into the encirclement of their former allies and collectively self-destructing. That battle lasted for only an hour, but it was the most unbelievable and incomprehensible hour in the history of warfare. The human fleets, faced with despair, used their determination and synchronization rate even higher than AI to launch a lightning-fast suicide attack. When everything was over, the Pope's Star was almost completely destroyed …
The masses were all guessing what kind of outrageous things Pope Gustav's classmate had done to make the million-strong army hate him to such an extent. It was said that there were more than three hundred versions of the guesses. Pope Gustav, who had originally done nothing other than tricking some believers and being a little more ambitious, had become the moral model of all intelligent beings in the universe and a miracle of criminology. His personal criminal record was constantly being updated, showing the criminal history of the human species since they first walked upright … Of course, this wasn't something we cared about.
"They're just tools. Tools should be used to complete their work with the highest efficiency."
This was Sandora's only official response to this incident.
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