Chapter 480: Showdown!
"I know that what I'm about to say might be hard to accept, and it might even make you extremely angry, but the truth is always cruel." Omni-Man placed a hand on Mark's shoulder and said softly, "In reality, Viltrum isn't as wonderful as I described.
Its rise was far more brutal than you can imagine. To create a perfect civilization, we exhausted all our strength, determination, and courage. Under the leadership of the Regent, we decided to eliminate the weak from our society and concentrate resources on a small portion of the strong.
This process was long and painful, but it did achieve unprecedented success. This race, which rose from the ashes, became unstoppable. By the time I was born, the Viltrumite Empire had already become the greatest empire in our galaxy, but this was just the beginning. Our target was to become the sole empire in the galaxy, and even the Universe.
Influenced by this atmosphere, I chose to join the military and participate in combat as soon as I reached adulthood. I have to say, that life was very hard, but I firmly believed in our cause.
Of course, during this period, some races rose up in resistance, including some races or forces more powerful than humans, but none could resist for long. And for those races that resisted stubbornly, we usually showed no mercy. Soon, the empire ruled thousands of Planets, but as our territory continuously expanded, problems followed.
Insufficient personnel, strength spread thin, causing us to stop the pace of expansion. The leader, the Regent, stated that a better, more effective way to conquer worlds was needed. Therefore, every loyal and powerful military officer was dispatched to a Planet whose strength needed to be weakened, and I was one of the lucky ones. After all, this represented the empire's utmost trust."
"So your purpose in coming to Earth wasn't to help and protect Earth at all? In reality, invasion and conquest are what you were really meant to do?" After hearing this, Mark's emotions were on the verge of collapse. He could hardly believe that the Father he had once been so proud of was actually a devil preparing to invade and trample on others' civilizations!
"If you hadn't awakened your superpower, I wouldn't have told you these things even if you lived to old age. After all, I wanted you and Debbie to live out the rest of your lives happily." Omni-Man sighed almost imperceptibly. "Unfortunately, you still awakened your superpower. Perhaps, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. As long as we complete the mission together, maybe I can secure a higher position for you in the empire."
"Let go of my shoulder! You invader, you've been deceiving me, deceiving Mom!" Breaking free from Omni-Man's hand, Mark flew backward and screamed hysterically.
Seeing this, Omni-Man's gaze darkened, but soon, he frowned and said angrily, "I'm protecting you! You have no idea what's going to happen next! Battle Beast and the race behind him are part of the Coalition of Planets, and also the greatest enemy of our Viltrumite Empire. Battle Beast will definitely report what I've done on this Planet to the Coalition, which will then attract people from the Coalition.
Once people from the Coalition arrive on Earth, then soon, the empire will set their sights on this place. At that time, the real invasion and war will begin. If you dare to resist, your fate will definitely be worse than this Planet beneath my feet! The only way is to join us without any struggle, otherwise, a dead end awaits you. Alternatively, if you choose to join the empire, then Earth will receive our genuine assistance, eliminating hunger, providing more advanced medical technology, and helping Earth develop better..."
"This is slavery! Not help!" Without waiting for Nolan to finish speaking, Mark couldn't help but clench his fist and shouted tearfully, "My Father is a hero, not a weapon for the Viltrumites to invade with! I will never allow a group of aliens I've never seen before to enslave my compatriots!"
"You've truly disappointed me."
Omni-Man stared intently at Mark, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth, "A Viltrumite actually calls humans his compatriots? This is simply a great shame and a joke! What are they? A group of incredibly fragile creatures, short-lived, living without meaning. They're no different from ants; a tiny illness can take their life!"
"What about Mom? Do you see her that way too?" Mark's grief was evident. Debbie? Omni-Man fell silent.
"I don't care about the Viltrumites! If they dare to come, I'll drive them all out!" With that, Mark didn't want to see Omni-Man again. Furious, he turned and rushed into the Portal, disappearing from this Planet.
Looking at Mark as he left in anger, Nolan sighed sadly. Clearly, Mark had no understanding of the Viltrumites' strength. He didn't understand how great a disaster the empire's arrival on Earth would bring.
"There's no good outcome from opposing the empire. I will save you, Mark."
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"That was insane, I was almost buried alive." Rex Splode crawled out from the pile of gravel, looking at his equally disheveled companions, and complained, "When did Omni-Man's fighting style become so brutal? Didn't he know there were still many innocent bystanders around?"
"The number of casualties from this incident will be terrifying."
Robot walked up to Rex Splode and just saw Xia Shang fly out of the Portal.
"How are things inside?" Seeing Mr. Jervis teleport in front of him, Robot asked.
"It's resolved, but not by me, but by Omni-Man. That guy almost killed all the aliens on that Planet. It's probably no longer possible for them to invade Earth." Xia Shang shook his head. His gains this time were huge. He fused Star Pushing Strength and also incidentally resolved the negative effects brought by 'Dragon Transformation'.
Just then, the red light in Robot's eyes flickered, as if receiving information from someone.
"Director Cecil wants you to rush immediately to the Global Defense Agency. He has a new situation there."
"What kind of situation? Detected unidentified creatures approaching Earth?" Xia Shang glanced at Atom Eve not far away. As expected, his focus from now on should be on how to fuse Atomic Manipulation. After all, he doesn't have much time left, and Eve's fusion condition doesn't seem easy to complete.
(End of Chapter)