Ingrid's words made Aleta somewhat silent. Her thinking was still stuck in the role of a plunderer. She had never considered occupying anything; all she thought about was doing a job and leaving… Clearly, Ingrid was much stronger than her in this regard. She had lost…
"Knowhere?" Zhou Ye's hands wandered around the waists of the two women. He did know this place, and he also knew that the skull of that ancient creature was actually the remains of a Celestial. As for whether it would improve Umbrella, that was obvious.
Let's put it this way, in Marvel, the reason why the X-Men's genes mutated was because their genes contained the genes of someone from the Celestials. Umbrella, which had already researched the X-gene to a certain point, would experience a huge improvement if they obtained this skull.
As for the Tivan Group and the Collector Tivan? Zhou Ye expressed… hehe, he didn't have confidence against the Living Tribunal, but he wasn't afraid of this Elder of the Universe at all.
"Then… let's go occupy Knowhere…" Zhou Ye said with a smile on his face, "Valkyrie."
"I am waiting for your command, Master." A three-dimensional projection directly appeared in front of Zhou Ye. This was a beautiful woman with long golden hair, over 1.8 meters tall, and covered in golden armor that made her look extraordinarily heroic. This was the AI of the Emperor, Valkyrie.
"How are our crew members prepared?" Zhou Ye asked with a smile.
"All the knowledge has been instilled. They are the most perfect, Master," Valkyrie respectfully replied. "Do you need me to wake them up now? Although there are only three thousand, I guarantee they can easily defeat enemies several times their number."
"Then wake them up…" Zhou Ye said, standing up and walking to the observation window, looking at the void universe, and said, "Go to Knowhere, let us use iron and fire to announce our arrival to the entire galaxy…"
"Your will is the direction I advance, Master." Flames of battle desire ignited in Valkyrie's eyes. From the day she was created, it was to roam the universe and build an eternal kingdom for Umbrella. Now, that moment had finally arrived.
Chapter 468
Knowhere — — — —
This place is located on the edge of the Milky Way, and no empire recognizes sovereignty over it.
This is a paradise for criminals and prisoners…
There are no laws here, only one's own set of survival rules…
Everywhere here are villains, sacrificial women, beggars…
In short, this is not a good place… No one cares about killing people here, and no one asks about theft here. Of course, if you unwisely provoke someone you shouldn't… then this is also a very good hiding place for you.
Hundreds of years ago, the Tivan Group occupied this place, and they began to organize those death row prisoners and villains to mine ore and extract marrow… They only maintained a trace of order, that is, no one is allowed to harm the Tivan Group's customers here.
"Hey—Farn, the chick you found last night was good, is she new? How about introducing me?" In the sky above this city of sin, an employee of the Tivan Group who was patrolling was chatting with his friend with a smile.
Saying they are an army is not as good as saying they are security guards… For those great empires, this place is too far away and too barren. Occupying this place also requires maintaining an army, which is all money, and some gains do not outweigh the losses. Rather than that, it is more cost-effective to buy the refined finished products from the Tivan Group.
But for small groups of plunderers, Knowhere is too far away, and many people do not know the location of Knowhere, so the Tivan Group has been able to control this place safely for hundreds of years.
These security guards are just scaring the desperate people below to honestly create value for the Tivan Group. As for resisting invasion, they have never thought about it… nor do they think anyone will invade here.
What the security guard didn't expect was that his friend didn't speak. After a long time, he said, "Oh my God—oh, my God—war—war is coming… Hurry up and sound the alarm—"
"What are you kidding about, Farn?" The security guard didn't believe his friend's words at all. Although his friend was a navigator, responsible for scouting near the stargate to see if there were any distinguished guests arriving, but… he didn't think anyone would come back to invade Knowhere.
"Ah—" After a short scream, there was a burst of explosions. The security guard panicked at this time, and hurriedly drove his patrol plane to the outer entrance of Knowhere, which was actually the auricle of this ancient and huge head.
He was stunned by the scene in front of him… A huge mothership was sailing out of the stargate. It was very fast, and its hull, which was thousands of meters long, quickly rushed out of the stargate completely.
This triangular giant ship had no markings on it, only at the location of the control tower at the rear, there was a logo that the security guard had never seen before. It was an umbrella-shaped sign composed of red and white… This sign gave people an ominous feeling at first glance.
"Oh no… This is real… War is really coming." The security guard groaned painfully. He frantically searched for the so-called emergency button in his spaceship. Soon, he saw the red button that he had never pressed since he became a security guard.
Frantically, he opened the safety cover, and the security guard slammed his fist down hard… He had to use force; according to his predecessor, this thing hadn't been used in decades, and who knew if it still had its original functionality.
As he slammed down on the emergency button, an ear-splitting alarm echoed throughout the Void…
Those who were indulging in revelry on the streets were still somewhat bewildered. Having long enjoyed peace, they had forgotten the meaning of that sound…
As the alarm blared, over a thousand ships flew out from the top of the head, the ears, and the mouth of the structure… Like fearless worker bees, they flew towards the giant warship…
Reaching the exterior of the warship, they halted and immediately sent a request for connection, still hoping it was a misunderstanding… After all, it was best to avoid fighting if possible. Who knew if they'd be unlucky and get killed?
On the Emperor's flagship—
Zhou Ye stood in the command center, watching the approaching oval-shaped ships with interest.
"Master, the enemy is requesting communication…" Valkyrie said, standing behind Zhou Ye.
"No need for communication, no need for an ultimatum… Destroy them with annihilation cannons," Zhou Ye said.
"As you will, Master," Valkyrie replied with a slight smile.
Zhou Ye believed that since he intended to seize this place, an irreconcilable conflict with the Difan Group was inevitable. Since it was irreconcilable… what was there to talk about? Did they think he would hand over the Void just by talking? Ridiculous… Victory was never obtained at the negotiating table; it was only achieved on the battlefield of iron and fire.
As Zhou Ye's order was issued, the six annihilation cannons on the Emperor's flagship targeted the densest clusters of enemy aircraft and fired… Of course, they deliberately avoided the Void… Zhou Ye wanted the entire Void, not a pile of space junk.
Six beams of red light, each with a diameter of two meters, were launched from the front, sides, and command platform of the Emperor's flagship, destroying eighty percent of the Difan Group's aircraft with a single strike…
"Damn it, those idiots!" The security guard, who had been observing the battle, immediately turned his patrol ship around and fled. Damn, those idiots… They didn't even fight when they got there, just tried to communicate… He was getting out of here; he was just a small security guard, and in war… he was just cannon fodder.
At this moment, the Emperor's flagship, having destroyed most of the enemy aircraft, began to release its Valkyries… its own fighters.
Over three thousand fighters instantly filled the entire airspace… They completely surrounded the Void. The remaining Difan Group fighters, still putting up a desperate resistance, were quickly wiped out.
"I have to say… compared to the tactics of the Huaxia people, the various countries of the galaxy are like kindergarten children…" Ingrid said, deeply moved as she watched the scene before her.
Zhou Ye used a surprise attack this time…
A simple but effective tactic…
Before the war, Ingrid and Aleta had simulated countless scenarios as opposing sides. Ingrid, as the military god of the Empire, represented the Difan side, while Aleta represented Zhou Ye's side… But no matter how they simulated, the final result was the same: Difan was completely annihilated, and Zhou Ye won unscathed…
This made Aleta very proud… After all, she had lost to Ingrid the last time she fought Zhou Ye, but now she finally got to experience the joy of bullying people with Zhou Ye's fighters that had insane armor.
Soon, the Valkyries, having cleared out the enemy aircraft, began to pilot their fighters into the Void…
Before long, Zhou Ye received news on the flagship that all resistance had been crushed… "Alright, darlings, let's go see our spoils of war…"
"But…" Ingrid said hesitantly, "Dolores is still with Nina…"
Nina, the mecha fanatic, and Dolores, the fighter fanatic, actually sparked a strange chemistry, and the two became good sisters, which was completely beyond Zhou Ye's expectations…
"It doesn't matter; they're still very safe on the flagship…" Zhou Ye said with a smile.
"Okay, I also want to see this Void…" Ingrid said.
"I've always heard of this place, but I've never been here… I can finally see it this time," Aleta said with interest.
The three quickly boarded a fighter jet, piloted by Aleta, and flew towards the Void…
After all, although the Void was large, it was not large enough to accommodate Zhou Ye's flagship. Moreover, taking the Void by surprise was only the simplest first step in the entire occupation plan. Did they really think that the Difan Group wouldn't retaliate? Would they be willing to lose the Void so easily? Obviously, the most crucial step was to withstand the Difan Group's revenge afterwards…
Chapter 469: Void War (II)
In the cities of the Void, everyone stood obediently at the port under the guns of the Valkyrie pilots… waiting for the moment when their fate would be decided.
They didn't know what fate awaited them, whether it would be life or death, or something worse than death. They didn't know anything; all they knew was that, from this moment on, they had no ability to resist whatsoever…
It wasn't that no one had tried to resist. There were a few unruly fellows who, upon seeing that the people descending from the warplanes were actually beautiful women, were emboldened by their malice. They took advantage of the women getting off the warplanes to ambush them, even trying to seize a warplane and leave.
But clearly, they had misjudged the Valkyries' combat prowess. In a matter of minutes, more than a dozen people were completely crushed to ashes by the four Valkyries who had disembarked from the warplanes. One of the most cunning fellows incited others to charge forward, while he himself rushed towards one of the Valkyries' warplanes and successfully boarded it… But tragically, as soon as he sat in the pilot's seat, he was electrocuted.
These warplanes used a gene lock… Anyone whose genes did not contain the Umbrella logo would be directly electrocuted, without a doubt. Of course, there was only one exception: the Supreme Overlord of Umbrella.
In the end, the most cunning fellow suffered the worst fate. He was directly nailed to a cross by the Valkyries and erected on the edge of the harbor. He wouldn't die for a while… But he now envied his dead comrades immensely. At this moment, he sincerely felt that death was a relief.
Just as people were whispering and filled with uneasy anticipation, an extremely luxurious mid-sized spaceship landed at the port.
"Lower your lowly heads and offer your humble respect to the supreme Overlord of Umbrella!" A thunderous roar came from the leader of the Valkyries. She herself, along with this command, knelt respectfully on one knee, lowering her head with a face full of piety towards Zhou Ye, who was walking down the ramp.
Everyone had no choice but to lower their heads. At this moment, they were terrified. From the Valkyrie's words, they learned that the person who could decide their fate had arrived…
"…Um, isn't the Valkyries' loyalty programming a bit too much?" Zhou Ye asked helplessly, looking at these fanatical Valkyries.
"Overlord, as Your sharpest sword, I believe this level of loyalty programming is necessary," a blonde girl wearing a silver battle skirt said with a smile. "We look forward to You leading us to one glorious victory after another."
"Alright… Milia…" Zhou Ye was speechless at this war maniac, the Emperor's AI, the leader of the Valkyries, but overall, he was still very satisfied with Milia's performance.
That's right, this blonde girl was the AI on the Emperor. In order to stay by her Overlord's side, she had also created a body for herself… Of course, although it was all metal, her skin and everything else used Umbrella's bionic materials, ensuring that she had human warmth and touch. Even artificial nerves were complete. She could even use this body to feel everything in the outside world.
In short, other than not being able to eat and not needing to excrete, she was no different from a human.
"Overlord, how should we deal with these guys?" Seeing Zhou Ye walk down the ramp, the leading silver-haired Valkyrie stood up, walked to Zhou Ye's front, and asked respectfully.
"Establish a quarantine zone, send in examiners, and thoroughly investigate their thoughts… I don't want an internal traitor suddenly popping out and causing trouble for me when I'm fighting the Tevan Group."
"As You will." The silver-haired Valkyrie said, walking to the side, contacting her mothership, and waiting for examiners with mental powers to land on Knowhere… They would be the best counter-intelligence personnel. It would be ridiculous to say that there were no Tevan Group people among so many people in Knowhere, but if they were all killed, who would mine for him?
Clones could naturally be used, but doesn't manufacturing clones cost money? Why not use ready-made free labor? Is he stupid… Of course, those who are pro-Tevan Group must be found… Squeeze out their last bit of information, then kill them.
After Zhou Ye gave his instructions, he walked towards the tallest building in Knowhere under the guidance of a team of Valkyries. It was the Collector Tevan's parlor, but of course, Tevan wasn't there now, otherwise… he could have wiped him out in one fell swoop.
Not long after Zhou Ye left, a spaceship landed at the port again. More than a dozen tall women with frosty expressions filed out of the spaceship. They were dressed in black military uniforms, walking in neat, uniform steps, the distance of each step as precise as if it had been measured.
A beautiful woman with black-framed glasses, leading the group, walked to the Valkyrie and gave a military salute. "Hail Umbrella."
"Hail Umbrella." The Valkyrie hurriedly returned the salute.
"Captain Isabella, is it? I'm taking over here now; you can let your troops get busy." The bespectacled woman said directly.
"Okay, I'll leave everything to you." The Valkyrie said, returning to her warplane. Soon, more than a dozen warplanes took off again, beginning to patrol the skies above Knowhere.
Seeing the Valkyries leave, the crowd stirred slightly… Although they didn't know what was happening, those Valkyries had put a lot of pressure on them. Seeing them leave, these guys were still somewhat happy in their hearts.
"Silence—" This sound was not heard from their ears, but appeared directly in their minds. This made them feel somewhat uneasy.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Sophia Walker, an examiner from the Emperor. My mission is to identify whether there are any Tevan Group people among you."
As this sentence appeared in their minds, the crowd became chaotic again…
"Now I'll give you a chance. Those who belong to the Tevan Group, please stand up yourselves, and don't have any thoughts of trying to muddle through…"
People looked at me, I looked at you… For a long time, still no one stood up. Only a fool would stand up. Didn't you hear what that big shot who got off the spaceship just said, to establish a quarantine zone… That must be the place to quarantine those Tevan Group employees.
Sophia was not in a hurry. After walking in front of the crowd, she smiled and transmitted her words into the minds of everyone. "I've already seen you… Little mouse."
As she spoke, Sophia stared intently at a guy dressed no differently from ordinary people. This guy was none other than the security guard who had pressed the alarm at the start of the battle… He had changed out of his uniform early on, disguising himself as a prisoner… He even smeared his face with grease, fearing recognition from acquaintances, truly giving him the look of a miserable laborer.
"You… what are you waiting for? Little mouse?" Sophia finally spoke.
"I'm waiting for…" The security guard's voice grew softer and softer, as if he were injured. When Sophia unconsciously moved a few steps closer to him, he suddenly pounced towards Sophia like a cheetah hunting its prey. Clearly, he wanted to grab Sophia as a hostage to escape.
"How foolish." Sophia wore a mocking smile, not even moving… But as the security guard lunged, he only felt a sinking sensation in his head and collapsed to the ground.
What the other civilians saw was not the security guard's perspective, but rather Sophia standing in place without moving, while the security guard suddenly lunged towards an empty space, then fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Truly a foolish mouse." Sophia snorted softly, ignoring the guy. At the same time, dozens of other people also collapsed. Soon, these fallen individuals were dragged together by a group of female soldiers wearing black mechanical exoskeletons.
These female soldiers' exoskeletons were very similar to those of ordinary Umbrella combat soldiers, but the only difference was that they all wore skull-like faceplates. They called themselves Hell Paratroopers, the army configuration on the Emperor.
These Hell Paratroopers, who landed after the Censor, quickly used a high-energy ion net to create an isolation zone in a corner of Null Space. Those thrown inside were all employees of the Tevan Group, trembling like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, awaiting their final fate in the face of these exoskeleton-clad, ion cannon-wielding Hell Paratroopers.
Null Space Battle Three
"Your name is Karina, right?" Zhou Ye looked with interest at the red-skinned maid in front of him. He was currently sitting in the Collector Tevan's seat, looking at the maid with pigtails and asked, "Can you tell me, where is your master now?"
"…I…I'm sorry…Sir…I really…I really don't know where Master is." Karina trembled as she looked at the handsome young man in front of her. She wouldn't think of him as someone easily fooled. She knew that when he had just walked in, he had smashed open the vault door of her master, which was known to be impossible to open with force, with a single punch.
"Oh? Why is that? You, as his maid, don't know where your master is?" Zhou Ye asked with a smile.
"…Master…Master has a total of thirty-six collection halls…This…this is just the most inconspicuous one…Moreover…Master usually stays on his collection spaceship…He only comes here when there are customers…" Karina trembled like a sieve. Although she hadn't witnessed the battle just now, the alarm sounded, followed by a series of explosions, and then this young man appeared here. She would never believe that this young man had nothing to do with what just happened.
"Are you very afraid of me?" Zhou Ye asked the maid who had knelt on the ground in fear as soon as he walked in, "Am I that scary?"
"No…not scary." Karina tried her best to keep her voice from trembling. Superiors had many strange quirks. Who knew what kind of quirks this young man would have?
"I believe you can definitely contact Tevan." Zhou Ye said, throwing a communicator in front of Karina. "Now, contact him…immediately, right away…."
"I…I dare not…" Karina couldn't help but shiver when she thought of her master Tevan's personality.
"This is truly a sad story…" Zhou Ye sighed. Although he liked beautiful women, he truly had no love for red skin. "Forget it, take her to the spaceship. Since she refuses to cooperate, just use her as an experimental subject."
Hearing Zhou Ye's order, the Valkyries immediately pounced over, pressing Karina down to take her away.
"No…don't…" Although Karina didn't know what an experimental subject was, it was clearly not a good thing. Under such circumstances, she decisively made a choice. She struggled desperately while shouting, "I will contact my master right now."
"That's right—" Zhou Ye said with a smile, "Let her go."
"Yes, Master." The Valkyries responded and released Karina.
Having regained her freedom, Karina tremblingly picked up the communicator that Zhou Ye had thrown in front of her. It was a universal model for the universe. After dialing a dozen numbers, a voice came out. "Who is it? Who told you this number?"
"M-Master…I am Karina…" Karina's voice calmed the voice on the other side for the time being. Soon, the voice said, "Karina? Is there a customer at the door? Ask him how much money he needs. Money is not a problem, now I want to accompany my daughter…"
"Hi, is this Tevan?" Zhou Ye took the communicator and said.
"Who are you?" Tevan's voice was slightly impatient. "I don't care who you are, put down your things, I will satisfy you with money, okay…I am very busy now…"
"No, no, I don't need money, what I want is Null Space." Zhou Ye's words silenced the voice on the other side. After a while, Tevan's voice rang again.
"You want Null Space? Then—this is a big deal, are you sure your collectibles are worth the price?" Tevan's voice became somewhat ethereal.
"Of course…my goods are indeed worth the price, for example…your life." Zhou Ye smiled. "I know you are immortal…I wonder, if you are thrown into the Silent Lands, would you have the courage to continue living?"
The Silent Lands, the end of the universe—there, there is no life, no stars, no light, no sound, there is nothing… It is a realm that even the gods are unwilling to set foot in.
Interesting… too interesting." Devan's voice became somewhat slow, revealing a sense of suppression. "If you want Knowhere, then take it yourself… if you can."
Devan was still very confident in the defenses of his Knowhere. In his opinion, small groups of marauders posed no threat to Knowhere…
However, soon, Zhou Ye slapped him in the face.
"Oh, then thank you, I will accept Knowhere." Zhou Ye said with a smile. At this time, he also heard a hurried voice from the opposite side, seemingly reporting something to Devan…
"You actually dare to sneak attack Knowhere?" At this moment, Devan felt his face stinging. He had just confidently finished speaking, and immediately got slapped in the face. This was too much.
"You said to let me take it myself… so I took it!" Zhou Ye's tone carried a hint of grievance. This kind of teasing of a cosmic elder made him feel very interesting.
"You will provoke a war…" Devan's voice was as if suppressing anger. "Boy, you are dead. I will make you into my most proud collection—displayed in my display case…"
"You talk too much nonsense. I'm waiting for you… Devan." Zhou Ye said with a smile, "Don't disappoint me."
"… Pa—" A sound of smashing came from the other side, and then the signal turned into a burst of noise. Obviously, Zhou Ye had angered Devan to the point of smashing the communicator.
"… It's over, it's over…" Karina knelt on the ground, muttering to herself with a blank look. She didn't know what awaited her. If her master won, then her best outcome would be to become one of her master's collections. If this young man won… she didn't even know what awaited her.
"Take her down and watch her." Zhou Ye ordered.
Soon, two Valkyries walked over, one on each side, supporting Karina, who could no longer walk, out of the collection hall.
Zhou Ye looked around. Here, everywhere were various creatures locked in glass display cases, all kinds of strange shapes. All kinds of forms were present…
"What a perverted old man."
Zhou Ye said, and walked out of Devan's collection hall. He had no interest in admiring Devan's collections. He had no interest in those strange creatures. Of course, these things would not be wasted. They would be the stepping stones for the pinnacle of Umbrella's biological technology.
At this moment, in the outer space of Knowhere—
As the Stargate opened, one after another, spaceships bearing the Umbrella logo rushed out of the Stargate and flew towards Knowhere… They were the vanguard for the fortress construction of Knowhere…
Zhou Ye walked out of the collection hall and casually asked, "What are Ingrid and Aleta doing?"
"The mistresses are watching… Orloni's hunting activities with great interest in the casino…" Milia didn't know how to describe that cat-and-mouse gambling activity…
"Don't worry about them, let them play, but pay attention to protecting their safety…" Zhou Ye wouldn't have time to play with them next. He still had many things to do…
"Your Excellency, rest assured, there is a team of Valkyries protecting the mistresses…" Milia said with a smile.
"Have our cargo ships and engineers arrived?" Zhou Ye asked.
"Of course, Your Excellency, they have just landed at the airport…" As the main brain of the Emperor, Milia was always paying attention to the movements near the Stargate.
"Then… let's begin." Zhou Ye said with a smile, "Let's give Devan a surprise."
As he said that, a green light soared into the sky behind Zhou Ye, transforming into a super-giant green magic formula that enveloped the entire Knowhere… And Milia felt a strange discomfort… She felt that the connection between herself and the spaceship body had become unusually awkward. It was like you asked thousands of questions, but the other side only gave one answer, and it was still the kind of response where each word was drawn out for a long time… This strange sense of distortion made her feel very uncomfortable.
However, Dolores and Nina in the mothership had a completely different feeling. Standing in front of the command deck, the two women opened their mouths wide, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them…
The Knowhere in front of them, a huge ancient creature's head, was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few minutes, the entire Knowhere had changed from an ancient creature's skull fossil to… uh, an ancient creature fossil wearing a metal helmet… Countless fortress cannons stood there… Everyone seemed to have become Superman, their movements were so fast that they were almost indistinguishable to the naked eye… It was as if they had pressed the fast-forward button on a video.
"This… this is the time enchantment that darling was talking about…" Nina murmured.
"So amazing…" Dolores was also stunned. Although they had known about this kind of thing for a long time, it was the first time they had seen it with their own eyes. In just a few minutes, Knowhere seemed to have passed several years… The entire Knowhere was fortress-ified by Umbrella.
Chapter 471
Soon, Zhou Ye took Ingrid and Aleta back to his mothership. As soon as she saw her daughter, Ingrid immediately hugged her and cried bitterly… Dolores was confused by the crying. "Mom, what's wrong? Did darling bully you?"
"… I miss you, daughter, I miss you so much." Ingrid hugged her daughter tightly. For her, a daughter-con, not being able to see her daughter for several years was the greatest torment…
"Mom… don't be like this, you're making me lose face… It's only been a few minutes…" Speaking of this, Dolores suddenly remembered the scene she had just seen and sighed, "Okay, Mom, I miss you too…"
"Wah—" Ingrid cried even louder…
Zhou Ye patted Dolores speechlessly, signaling her to comfort her mother, and then took Aleta into the command tower.
Sitting on the command chair, Zhou Ye quietly looked at the position of the Stargate, the green light in his eyes slowly lingering, his expression solemn… as if he had seen something bad.
"Darling, are you worried?" Aleta nestled obediently in Zhou Ye's arms and comforted, "We have already arranged everything, just waiting…"
"No, baby, I'm not worried, I'm just spying on the future…" The green light in Zhou Ye's eyes converged, and he put his arm around Aleta's slender waist and whispered, "I saw many interesting things…"
"What things?" Aleta asked curiously.
"I saw that the first to come looking for us is not Devan but… someone we didn't expect." Zhou Ye had a mysterious smile on his face.
"Who is it?" Aleta asked curiously.
"A group of golden shining guys…" Zhou Ye said with a smile.
"The Sovereign?" Aleta asked curiously, "Why would they come looking for trouble with us?"
"Who knows? But I don't mind giving them an unforgettable lesson." As Zhou Ye said that, he ordered, "Milia—all main guns aim at the Stargate direction, in ten minutes and thirty-six seconds, give me full firepower—"
"As you command, Your Excellency." Milia, the main brain of the Emperor, said, aiming all the annihilation cannons on the Emperor and all the fortress cannons on the Knowhere fortress at the position of the Stargate, and a high-hanging countdown counter was ticking second by second.
Ten minutes later—
There was a burst of fluctuation in the direction of the Stargate, and then, three oval-shaped motherships appeared there… But as soon as they jumped out of the Stargate, they were subjected to devastating strikes—
Hundreds of annihilation cannons directly blasted the three motherships into pieces with a single salvo—
In the blink of an eye—the three motherships turned into garbage debris floating in the universe.
"Your Excellency—the target has been destroyed, but there is still a trace of life signs in the battlefield. Should we carry out rescue?" the main brain Milia asked.
"Rescue them, I'm also very curious why the Sovereign would come looking for trouble with me." Zhou Ye said, "Maybe this survivor will give me an answer."
"The rescue order has been issued, please wait a moment, Your Excellency."
Two fighters flew out of the Emperor, and soon reached the Stargate area, which was full of mothership wreckage. The Valkyrie piloting the fighter used the life detection device on the fighter to find their target. The mechanical arm extended from the bottom of the fighter directly grabbed the golden egg-shaped object that emitted life fluctuations and sent it to the cabin in the belly of the aircraft.
"The target has been searched, request to return."
"Return approved."
Zhou Ye stood in front of the command deck, watching this scene happening outside the mothership clearly. He knew that soon, the thing in that egg-shaped object would be brought before him.
A moment later—a tall girl with golden skin and golden hair was brought before Zhou Ye.
"Interesting—this is too interesting." Zhou Ye circled around this golden chick who was a little taller than himself. Even though she had become his prisoner, her expression was still incomparably arrogant, as if she was not the one who had become a prisoner of war at this moment, but Zhou Ye and others.
"Humble life, you actually dare to sneak attack the mothership of the great Sovereign. Are you ready to face the wrath of all the Sovereign people?" The golden chick questioned in a condescending manner.
"Great? Sovereign?" Zhou Ye's tone was full of sarcasm.
Of course, we Sovereign are the most genetically perfect race in the entire universe…" The golden girl's pointed chin was almost reaching the ceiling, and her contemptuous gaze made Zhou Ye's anger rise.
It had been a long time since anyone dared to look at Zhou Ye with such an attitude, with such eyes… Although he knew the arrogance of the Sovereign, still… experiencing it for the first time was quite unpleasant, especially since he was the one being looked down upon.
"Originally—I should have asked you why you came here, and what your purpose is?" Zhou Ye's face wore a smile that was not a smile, and those who knew him knew that this was when Zhou Ye was truly angry. "But—now I've changed my mind, it doesn't matter what you're here to do… Given your nature, it's likely that we're already in a situation of endless hostility…"
Of course, Zhou Ye wouldn't naively think that these guys just had a misunderstanding with him that could be resolved. When he watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2, he thought that spending so much manpower and resources to hunt down Rocket and his crew for a few worthless batteries was just something a stupid race would do. Now, having witnessed their race's arrogance, Zhou Ye felt that this was just their nature, and now that he had destroyed three of their motherships, it was equivalent to being in a situation of endless hostility with them.
In that case—strike the snake at its vital point—uproot the weeds to eliminate the source. He didn't mind turning the entire Sovereign race into slaves under his feet, crushing their arrogance, and imprinting an eternal mark of slavery on their proud, perfect genes.
"…You… what do you want to do to me?" The golden girl saw the malicious glint in Zhou Ye's eyes. Although she didn't know what Zhou Ye was thinking, this… was definitely not going to be good for her.
"I don't want to do anything to you…" Zhou Ye smiled as he approached the golden girl, his laughter making her shrink back. "But I'm very interested in your race. I suddenly think that you, with your perfect genes, are the best choice for a slave race…"
"…Don't mess around…" The golden girl retreated step by step until she reached the wall, her whole body pressed tightly against the cold ship wall, as if this would give her some sense of security. She continued to threaten Zhou Ye, "My name is Ayesha, and I am a priestess of the Sovereign. If you hurt me, the Sovereign will definitely be in a situation of endless hostility with you…"
"It's okay—soon there won't be a Sovereign race anymore, only a race called Gold Slaves will remain…" Zhou Ye said, grabbing Ayesha's arm and pressing her directly to the ground. Fortunately, the ground was covered with a thick carpet, and Ayesha didn't feel much pain.
"Let me go… you lowly creature… Do you want to do something disrespectful to the noble Sovereign High Priestess?" Ayesha struggled desperately, her mouth still filled with taunts.
"I want to ask, Your Excellency, the noble High Priestess, how does the Sovereign race reproduce?" Zhou Ye temporarily stopped his actions and asked with a smile.
"Of course, we use genetic modulation to ensure that every member of our race is the most perfect being…" Ayesha said somewhat blankly.
"That's really a pity… You've neglected the most beautiful process of the birth of life… Now, let me teach you how to properly reproduce…" Zhou Ye smiled and tore open her military uniform.
"Ah—"
The other women knowingly left the command tower—
In fact, Zhou Ye originally didn't have much interest in people of different skin colors, but the Sovereign were an exception. Why? It was simple, because of their arrogance—that kind of arrogance that made people want to trample them under their feet—Zhou Ye hadn't had such violent emotions for a long time, but it was clear that this Sovereign priestess named Ayesha had evoked this negative emotion hidden deep within him…
As for why he was making enemies with the Sovereign on the eve of the great battle with the Tevan Group, it was obvious. The Sovereign had sent three motherships here, and they certainly weren't here to transport goods… Since they had war objectives, Zhou Ye didn't think that he had enough of a relationship with the Sovereign to have them send troops to help him… Then their goal was self-evident.
Since they were already hostile, there was no harm in eliminating them. Besides, Zhou Ye, who possessed the Time Stone, could basically be said to be invincible… To describe him in one sentence, he could see the future… A superman who had calculated all unexpected events, who do you think could defeat him? It was definitely not the Sovereign or the Tevan Group.
Chapter 472
Five hours later—
The originally exceptionally arrogant Sovereign High Priestess Ayesha was now like a broken rag doll, slumped on the ground. Unable to move… She only felt as if her whole body was falling apart.
"Gold Slave—come, come to Master." Zhou Ye sat in his command chair, leisurely watching his masterpiece. This golden girl had completely submitted…
Although she was incredibly exhausted, upon hearing Zhou Ye's call, Ayesha still dragged her tired body obediently over and obediently hugged Zhou Ye's legs, nestling at Zhou Ye's feet.
"Not sitting there, but here…" Zhou Ye looked at Ayesha, who was like a frightened little rabbit, and patted his thigh with a smile.
"Yes… yes, Master." Ayesha didn't dare to delay, struggling to stand up and gently sat in Zhou Ye's arms, allowing the big hands of this villain who had just subjected her to violent acts to roam around her waist.
"Not bad, good girl…" Zhou Ye smiled, playing with Ayesha's golden hair, and asked, "Why did the Sovereign send a mothership here? Don't tell me you came here for tourism…"
"We… we received a distress signal from a member of the Sovereign race…" Ayesha said timidly.
"Oh? Are you so concerned about the lives of your own people?" Zhou Ye asked with some surprise.
"Every member of the Sovereign race is a perfect individual, cultivated and modulated through genes, from spirit to body… is… is…" Ayesha couldn't continue, because she suddenly realized that she was no longer the Sovereign High Priestess, but this man's little slave…
She looked timidly at Zhou Ye, afraid of being punished by Zhou Ye again…
"Don't worry, continue…" Zhou Ye teased, "You are indeed very perfect… I've already tested it, including ooxx, it's very perfect…"
"Master…" Hearing Zhou Ye's words, Ayesha couldn't help but tremble again. She was afraid of being that by Zhou Ye again—although, that kind of taste made her infatuated, but… too much of the time it was a kind of torture… Especially Zhou Ye's torturous methods made her both love and fear, and she couldn't muster a trace of resistance in the face of Zhou Ye—
"Don't worry… I'm not that violent, if you're obedient…" Zhou Ye's implication was that if she wasn't obedient, he would transform into a big monster.
"Yes, Master, Gold Slave will definitely be obedient…" Ayesha said meekly, "I was sent by the Council because I received a distress signal from a member of the race… Because they were worried that he was in danger… So they sent three motherships here to rescue him…"
"Oh? If you find that your people are trapped in the battlefield, what will you do?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.
"We will order the warring parties to stop the war and give priority to ensuring the safety of our people…" Ayesha's little head hung low, and she dared not look at Zhou Ye.
"What an arrogant race…" Zhou Ye listened to these words full of Sovereign style and teased, "If the warring parties ignore you, do you still want to annihilate the warring parties?"
"…We had already obtained the right to fire first before we set off…" Obviously, Zhou Ye guessed right.
Ayesha's voice became smaller and smaller, she knew that her master didn't like her people's style of doing things…
"Come, Gold Slave—lie obediently on my lap…" Zhou Ye said in a flat tone.
"Why…" Ayesha wanted to retort, but when she saw Zhou Ye's expressionless handsome face, she couldn't say anything, and obediently lay on Zhou Ye's lap… "Master, please spank…"
"Pa—pa—pa—"
After three slaps, Ayesha felt that it didn't seem as painful as she had imagined. She couldn't help but raise her head curiously, but saw Zhou Ye's teasing smile: "I don't know why, but when I see your arrogant look, I want to bully you… Does it hurt? Ayesha?"
"Ooh-woo—Master, you're bullying me…" Ayesha didn't know why, she didn't cry even when she was bullied by Zhou Ye like that just now, but when Zhou Ye spoke to her so softly, she couldn't help but hug Zhou Ye and cry bitterly…
"Okay, Ayesha, be good… Don't cry, Master is just teasing you…" Zhou Ye comforted Ayesha in a low voice, but the more he comforted her softly, the more Ayesha cried…
"Don't cry anymore." Zhou Ye shouted loudly, causing Ayesha to stop crying instantly, her whole face twisted into a ball, looking extremely aggrieved, and looking extremely funny…
"Okay… go wash up, change your clothes and come see me again, you look too embarrassed now…" Zhou Ye said softly again.
"Mm—" Ayesha nodded obediently and followed the three-dimensional projection displayed by the mothership's main brain, Milia, and walked towards the side hall… She really needed to change her clothes, the battle suit on her body had turned into a long strip, which was not enough to cover her body.
Aleta also walked in at this moment. She sat directly in Ayesha's previous seat and asked, "Honey, do you know what the Sovereign's intentions are?"
"There's no need to care about anything..." Zhou Ye said, "We've already destroyed their mothership. Do you think we can make peace with them? With the nature of this race, that's impossible..."
"That's true—" Aleta nodded, admitting that Zhou Ye was right. "Then we have one more enemy now..."
"Whatever..." Zhou Ye shrugged, saying indifferently, "Let them come... After I completely defeat the Tivan Group, I will go and find trouble with the Sovereign... Besides, we still have a trump card..."
"Could it be that you are going to take action personally, my dear?" Aleta nodded knowingly and said, "If you take action personally, then there's really not much to worry about."
"You're thinking too much..." Zhou Ye rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm not taking action personally just to train the troops. I don't want to become a firefighter in the future, running around to put out fires... Umbrella needs to grow. What I need is a force that can help Umbrella, not one that hinders Umbrella."
"Then what is the trump card you're talking about?" Aleta asked curiously.
"Have you forgotten about Ego, the living planet we captured?" Zhou Ye said with a mysterious smile on his face. "Umbrella's researchers have discovered some interesting things in his mind. I have to say, this old thing that has lived for hundreds of millions of years is indeed very powerful. He has buried his clones on many planets. As long as he has enough energy, he can instantly devour those planets..."
"That guy... is that powerful?" Aleta said in surprise, "Then how could we have taken him down so easily?"
"It was a calculated move against an unsuspecting opponent..." Zhou Ye smiled and said, "Besides, we used mental attacks that he had never seen before, so all of his original abilities were useless... Therefore, he is now a trump card in Umbrella's hands."
"Although activating all the clones requires an immense amount of energy..." Zhou Ye paused as he said this. "However, it's still easy to activate just a few of them... When that time comes, Umbrella will have a new living dead star, and the Tivan Group will completely disappear from the galaxy."
Chapter 473
A week later — — — — — —
Perhaps because the Tivan Group and the Sovereign race noticed that Zhou Ye had blockaded the star gate of Knowhere, their battleships never appeared from the star gate again… …
Instead, Umbrella's cargo freighters were constantly transporting various strategic materials to Knowhere, and then transporting the organic matter mined from Knowhere back to Umbrella's base.
However, these leisurely days didn't last long, and war was coming… …
Zhou Ye sat in the command tower of the mothership, and at his feet, a blonde girl with a collar was obediently nestled at his feet… …It was the Sovereign High Priestess… …Ayesha.
"Interesting, this is so interesting… …" Zhou Ye stroked Ayesha's smooth long hair unconsciously while talking to himself.
In his pupils, countless scenes flickered, a mothership dragging flames, fighters chasing everywhere, and a universe full of wreckage, just like an interstellar war was being staged in front of him… …But in fact, the universe in front of him was a peaceful scene… …
"Master, what did you see again?" Ayesha's face was full of piety. The longer she understood Zhou Ye, the more she felt the ignorance of her race. Facing such a man like a god, who would dare to call himself perfect? No matter how perfect a person is, they are just human beings… …
"I saw our victory… …I saw the flag of Umbrella planted all over the galaxy… …" Zhou Ye asked with a smile: "Do you believe it?"
"Ayesha believes it." Ayesha nodded firmly. She had already become a fanatical believer of Zhou Ye. If Zhou Ye said the sun was cold, she would firmly believe it. In short, everything the master said was right, and if it was wrong, it must be your fault.
"What a good girl… …" Zhou Ye smiled, he patted his thigh, signaling Ayesha to sit up.
Ayesha stood up happily and sat up carefully. For her, this was the highest honor bestowed upon her by her master. She still calls herself a priestess, but she is not a priestess of the Sovereign race, but a priestess of the Umbrella Divine Religion… …Her only main god is Zhou Ye.
"I always feel that there is a lot less fun this way… …" Zhou Ye murmured while holding Ayesha.
To be honest, what moved Zhou Ye the most about Ayesha was her arrogant temperament. In Zhou Ye's opinion, the expression after crushing all her arrogance was the best scene in the world. The obedient Ayesha is also very good now, but it always feels like something is missing… …
However, Zhou Ye didn't care, because it wouldn't be long before the Sovereign race would tremble under his war iron hooves. By then, would he still be afraid of not having fun? The perfect race is not just talk, although their skin is golden, their appearance is really good… …
But now, the war in front of us is the most important thing. Thinking of this, Zhou Ye restrained his divergent thoughts and ordered: "Milia, bring Aleta and Ingrid here, the preparations before the battle are about to begin."
"Yes, Dominator." The main brain of the mothership, Milia, agreed, and soon, more than ten minutes later, Aleta and Ingrid walked into the command tower.
"Honey, what's the matter?" Aleta asked.
"Summoning us at this time must be about the war, you idiot." Ingrid taunted without hesitation.
"Crazy woman, what are you talking about?"
"I said you are an idiot, so what?"
The two women looked at each other with swords drawn. Zhou Ye sighed helplessly. It would be great if these two girls were as obedient as Ayesha. Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ye said: "If you don't want to stay in bed all day tomorrow, then shut up."
"… … … … "
"… … … … "
The two women didn't dare to ignore their man's warning, he really meant what he said.
Watching the two of them sit down obediently, Zhou Ye said: "Tomorrow, the Tivan Group's fleet and the Sovereign race's fleet will attack us from both sides… …Are you ready for everything?"
"No matter how many people they come, they will die… …" Ingrid said confidently.
"Very good, I like your confidence, baby." Zhou Ye smiled and said: "But, you have to pay attention, this time Tivan has brought a very powerful weapon… …After all, he is an old monster who has lived for billions of years. I wouldn't believe it if he didn't have something good in his hand… …"
"What kind of weapon is it that makes you so nervous, honey?" Aleta asked curiously.
"A prehistoric weapon… …It is the highest technological crystallization of an ancient civilization that has been annihilated in the long river of time… …" Zhou Ye had a smile on his face. "If I didn't know, perhaps this weapon would cause us a small loss, but since I know… …then this weapon is ours."
"What kind of weapon is it?" Ingrid was also very curious.
"Chain reaction energy cannon." Zhou Ye's words made Ingrid and Aleta confused for a while. What kind of weapon is that?
"The biggest advantage of this weapon is that it ignores armor and directly acts on the energy storage units inside the ship… …" Zhou Ye said: "It uses the energy reaction after proton collision to detonate and emit high-energy wave units… …"
"Then… …doesn't that mean our x-metal armor won't work?" You must know that x-armor is Ingrid's biggest reliance. Ingrid likes this game where you can't hurt me, but I can beat you hard.
"Don't worry, I won't let such a weapon appear on the battlefield… …You just need to deal with their mothership!" Zhou Ye smiled.
"With you, honey… …the battle has become much easier." Ingrid sighed. The enemy hasn't come yet, and all their methods have been seen through. If she can't win like this, then she shouldn't call herself a commander in the future, and obediently warm the bed for her man.
"I'm going to prepare now… …" Aleta is an impatient person. As she said that, she jumped up and walked directly to the second hangar of the mothership. She will be responsible for commanding the defense of the Knowhere fortress.
"I'm going to prepare too… …" Ingrid said, standing up and walking out… …She is mainly responsible for commanding the mothership battle… …
"Babies, pay attention to safety, you have to know that you are more important to me than anything else… …"
Zhou Ye's words made both women's figures stagnate, and then their steps became much lighter. "Don't worry, this is just an exhibition match for us… …"
"Master, are you really not worried about them?" Ayesha asked curiously: "Although I don't know the Tivan Group's military deployment, the Sovereign race has hundreds of motherships and hundreds of thousands of fighters… …"
"Do you know the Kree?" Zhou Ye didn't answer Ayesha's words, but asked instead.
"I know… …They are a warlike race, and it is said that everyone is a warrior… …" Ayesha said. Even with the Sovereign race's pride, they would not dare to provoke this crazy race easily.
"Their slave legions are fearless… …It's a pity that their quality is a bit poor… …" Zhou Ye smiled. "This is the only combat power I can see in the galaxy. Races like your Sovereign race are not within my consideration at all… …"
"Why? Our race's genes are the best… …" Ayesha complained for her race.
"Your race doesn't even dare to experience the battlefield in person… …" Zhou Ye curled his lips in disdain, "Those cultivated in the game room will only be game masters, and will never cultivate qualified iron-blooded warriors… …So, in my opinion, your so-called pilots are just a bunch of chuuni teenagers playing video games… …"
"… …" Facing Zhou Ye's words, Ayesha opened her mouth several times to refute, but she sadly found that she couldn't refute a single word. She couldn't help but feel sad for her race. A proud race, in the end, I'm afraid only pride will be left… …
Chapter 474
In a star field ten light-years away from Knowhere — — — —
Two fleets were clearly suspended on both sides — — On one of the motherships, a man wearing a Tivan Group uniform was talking to a man wearing a Sovereign military uniform, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.
"Your Excellency Joyce, our Sovereign race has shared all the combat information with you. You are hesitating to move now. Do you want to delay time?" The golden-skinned Sovereign commander said angrily: "Is the offensive and defensive alliance we agreed upon still valid?"
"I'm sorry, Commander Botte. I received an order from my superiors to wait for an important weapon, so I'm temporarily stationed here." Joyce, the senior security director of the Tivan Group, said unhurriedly.
"But our Sovereign priestess is waiting for our rescue. Every day she spends in the enemy's hands is a great shame to our Sovereign race… …" Sovereign Commander Botte became more and more angry. The order he received was to rescue the priestess who had fallen into the enemy's hands as soon as possible… …But now, the allied forces are not moving, and he has no way to do it. Although the senior leaders of both sides have passed the resolution to join forces, the two sides have no subordinate relationship, and he cannot order this guy.
"I am very sorry for this… …" Joyce said without the slightest apology on his face: "But an order is an order… …It cannot be violated."
"You are abandoning your allies… …" Botte slammed the table angrily, turned around and left the mothership with his guards. Staying here for one more second was torture for him.
"Have a good trip… …" Joyce was too lazy to even get up, watching Botte leave his command room.
"Sir… …hasn't our secret weapon already been delivered?" A follower next to him asked cautiously.
"Idiot, these arrogant Sovereign people love to risk the lives of others... I have no intention of being cannon fodder for them..." Joyce said, leisurely standing up and walking to the bar, pouring himself a glass of wine. He said, "Anyway, Knowhere has already fallen. For us, there's no difference between it falling a month ago and falling two months ago. We can wait... but they can't... You have to know, the priestess who fell into that person's hands was being groomed by the Sovereign as the next High Priestess..."
"Even if she fell into that person's hands..." the attendant asked curiously.
"You have to know, Sovereign women command high prices on the black market..." Joyce said leisurely, "There are many people interested in these proud women... Wait a little longer, and perhaps after the war is won, the priestess they take back will come with a little extra."
Hahahaha … … " The attendant instantly understood his superior's dirty joke. "Those Sovereign people have always looked down on hybrids. They must be very anxious now… … "
The two guessed one thing correctly: Sovereign Commander Bot was indeed very anxious. As soon as he returned to the mothership, he immediately ordered: "Now, full attack! Destination: Knowhere… … Advance in battle formation."
"But, Commander, our allies… … " An adjutant beside him advised.
"They are not allies… … They are hungry wolves waiting to take advantage." Bot said angrily, "After this war is over, I will propose to the Supreme Council that all batteries sold to the Tivan Group be quadrupled in price."
"However, Commander, I must remind you that if we abandon them, we will have to face those villains who have occupied Knowhere alone." The adjutant was still dutifully fulfilling his duty.
"It doesn't matter. According to the last image sent back by Priestess Ayesha's escape pod, the only enemy we will face is one mothership." Bot said, pointing to dozens of Sovereign motherships in space, "Can't so many of our motherships defeat that one mothership? Are you questioning the ability of our Sovereign race?"
"… … That is a serious accusation. Please be careful with your words, Commander." Questioning one's own race is almost equivalent to treason in the Sovereign race. The adjutant said helplessly: "Okay, I agree with your plan… … Perhaps, we don't need those allies to deal with those thugs and rescue our High Priestess's heir, right?"
"A wise choice." Bot said confidently: "The reason our three motherships were completely wiped out was just because we didn't know the other party had blocked the stargate. This time, we came from another stargate from thousands of miles away to catch them by surprise. Okay, let's start this battle… … Fleet, move out… … "
Following Bot's order, the Sovereign's thirty-six motherships began to accelerate and flew towards Knowhere… …
On the other side, Joyce's attendant happily reported the news to his superior. "Commander, those Sovereign motherships have set off. They can't wait any longer… … "
"Hahaha, this is the moment I've been waiting for." Joyce laughed and put down his glass, ordering: "Order all the motherships to follow the Sovereigns at a distance of two parsecs… … Don't let them discover us. When we arrive at the battlefield, we will speed up and go around to the front of the Sovereigns. When the Sovereigns start fighting with those people, we will speed up and seize Knowhere… … "
"Yes, sir, Commander. I must say, working under you is a relaxed and pleasant job." The attendant gave the order while flattering his superior. Obviously, he had hit Joyce's sweet spot. Joyce laughed out loud when he heard his words.
"Kid, if you want to live longer than others on the battlefield, you have to learn to be more cunning than anyone else." Joyce patted his attendant on the shoulder… …
Not long after the Sovereign fleet left, the Tivan Group's fleet also slowly started… … They followed behind the Sovereign fleet like ghosts, quietly waiting for the best time to fight.
A distance of ten light-years was only a matter of days for these interstellar motherships… …
Soon, the Sovereign fleet could see the fortress-like Knowhere in the distance.
Sovereign Commander Bot stood in his command room, looking at Knowhere in the distance… … and the mothership parked next to Knowhere, and confidently ordered: "Now, the time for battle has come. All pilots, prepare to release your small aircraft."
With his words, the small aircraft hanging on the Sovereign mothership were quickly released, and tens of thousands of small aircraft rushed towards Zhou Ye's mothership. They were like hungry wolves, waiting to enjoy their food… …
Behind them, the Tivan Group's fleet had already detoured to the other side of the battlefield. Their target was Knowhere… … As for the mothership? They didn't even think about it. In their opinion… … the Sovereign's combat aircraft were enough to destroy that mothership… …
At this moment, Zhou Ye, sitting in the command room of the Emperor, smiled as he watched the Sovereign's small aircraft, which were like swarms of bees, rushing towards him, and said with a smile: "Want to play with me with these toys? The Sovereign people are really arrogant… … "
"Master… … " Ayesha looked at Zhou Ye uneasily.
"Milia—" Zhou Ye ignored her. He knew what Ayesha wanted to say, but war is war, and there is no option for being soft-hearted. Only when the other party completely surrendered would Zhou Ye consider putting on a coat called mercy.
"Sovereign, please give your orders." The Emperor's AI, Milia, instantly appeared in front of Zhou Ye. On this mothership, she could be everywhere.
"Give them the big gift we prepared for the Sovereign people… … " Zhou Ye ordered: "Let them know that if they want to attack my mothership, it's useless to rely on these toy planes… … If you want to fight, fill it with human lives."
"Yes, Your Will." There was a hint of excitement in Milia's voice. She could almost imagine what the arrogant Sovereign people would look like in the end.
"No—Master, please… … Don't hurt them… … " Ayesha cried and hugged Zhou Ye, begging: "Please forgive their offense, please let me persuade them to surrender… … I promise they will come and rely on the master obediently… … "
"Good girl, don't worry, all you need to do now is watch quietly." The smile on Zhou Ye's face made Ayesha shudder involuntarily and she couldn't say anything anymore… … This kind of smile is so terrible… … A smile without a smile, a disregard like a god, as if telling her that everyone is equal in the face of death… …
Ayesha lowered her little head and dared not beg for mercy for her people anymore.
Chapter 445
In the Sovereign mothership, Commander Bot was standing in the pilot command room, confidently watching the big screen in front of him.
Because they cherish the lives of their people, all the Sovereign's fighters are remotely controlled, which is equivalent to drones. All the fighter pilots were in this control hall, fiddling with something that looked like a motorcycle arcade machine. This was the remote control terminal for those small aircraft.
Because they didn't have to go to the battlefield, the pilots were all fearless of death, rushing towards Zhou Ye's mothership… … And these small aircraft were cheap to manufacture. With the Sovereign's financial resources, they didn't care about losing tens of thousands of them… … Anyway, on the Sovereign's home planet, this number was only a few days of productivity.
"Come on—prepare to face the wrath of the Sovereign." Bot watched as the small aircraft remotely controlled by his fighter pilots were about to approach Zhou Ye's mothership. His eyes were full of excitement, the anxiety of being urged by the council, the anger of being perfunctorily treated by the Tivan Group, seemed to be released at this moment.
At this moment, what suddenly happened on the battlefield stunned him—then there was a contemptuous laugh: "Hahaha, are these thugs out of ammunition? They actually sent out such a thing… … "
I saw more than a dozen star-shaped transparent objects suddenly appearing in the battlefield where the two sides were about to engage. The most impressive thing about this irregular star-shaped object was its dozen or so long tips that protruded like antennas.
Through the transparent cockpit, Bot clearly saw that there was actually a person inside… … a very, very strong man—the wires on those men seemed to be connected to their cockpits.
Bot laughed. Although he didn't recognize this thing, in his opinion, this thing was completely a decoration. If it was using a high-energy ion net, he would have to hesitate for a few minutes whether to let the pilots bypass these things, but obviously this thing was neither a minefield set up by the other party, nor a high-energy ion blockade—
"Rush over and smash them… … " Bot ordered.
Those pilots who were remotely controlling the small aircraft, upon hearing the order, rushed towards the star-shaped objects that were revealed… … They wanted to compete for the opening red of the battlefield and take the first kill. Although they didn't know what it was, it should be considered an honor kill.
Just as the swarming small aircraft were about to reach those strange objects, and even the pilots in the front had already turned on the shooting button, preparing to destroy those things… … an accident happened.
From the tentacles protruding from those objects, a seemingly weak current swept across, and then—the pilots found that their small aircraft had lost control… …
"What's going on? What's going on?"
"Oh my god, my fighter is out of control… … "
"Mine too… … "
"Me too… … I can't control my fighter."
The pilots' exclamations caused Bot's face to change drastically. What the hell was this… …? At this time, although the pilots could not control their fighters, they could still see the direction of the fighters through the remote sensing screen.
"Oh my god—why is my fighter flying towards our mothership… … "
"Mine too… … Oh, no… … My fighter's firing program has been activated… … "
"What the hell are we fighting against? ? ? "
On the battlefield—
Those transparent urchin-like objects were manipulating the Sovereign's fighters to fly towards their own mothership, and they opened fire without any politeness—
"This—what the hell is going on?" Bot was completely dumbfounded. No one in the universe had ever heard of anyone being able to crack the Sovereign's exclusive remote sensing technology… … What the hell is this?
At this moment, Zhou Ye, standing on the command tower of his mothership, watched the battle with a confident look… Ingrid, behind him, was stunned by the scene before her.
"My dear, when did you crack the Sovereign's remote sensing technology?" Ingrid asked.
"I didn't crack their technology…" Zhou Ye said with a smile, "These guys can control more than just the Sovereign's remote-controlled aircraft. They can control any mechanical technology…"
"If you sent more of these troops, we could wipe them out in one fell swoop…" Ingrid said with some regret.
"Uh… cough cough, we have to feign weakness…" Zhou Ye coughed awkwardly. He wouldn't admit that he had forgotten about this thing… Remember the big boss in Century War? That's right, this is the control module unlocked by Umbrella, which can control all kinds of mechanical products… Not to mention small planes that have remote control attributes, even motherships without remote control attributes can be controlled.
It's just because it's not very useful and has strong limitations, Zhou Ye has always forgotten it. If he hadn't accidentally remembered this thing when he was thinking about how to deal with the Sovereign's remote-controlled aircraft, these things might still be shelved by Zhou Ye.
Although it was a bit late to remember, and because production takes too much time, it can't be dispatched in large quantities… But fortunately, there are more than a dozen experimental models in Umbrella's clone warehouse, and Zhou Ye directly took them to give the Sovereign a surprise.
Now it seems that the effect is very good—
Isn't there a feeling of lifting a rock only to drop it on your own feet when using your own remote-controlled aircraft to attack your own mothership? Zhou Ye's mouth revealed a hint of a smile as he thought of this... But, this is not all... Soon they will discover that their fortress will become their prison.
Ayesha, kneeling at his feet, looked at the scene in the universe with a face full of sorrow—the more she understood her master, the more she felt unable to resist. She had already made up her mind... If many Sovereign people survived this great war, she would beg Zhou Ye to hand them over to her. She would rebuild a Sovereign regime, a Sovereign regime prostrate at Zhou Ye's feet...
Because she knew that only in this way could their Sovereign race continue to survive... Because she knew that although her master was not a tyrant, he was a major racialist. To him, people from other planets were just numbers... not even considered people.
"Hehe…" Zhou Ye glanced at Ayesha inadvertently and smiled. All of Ayesha's thoughts were floating on her face. She really was an easy-to-understand girl...
Zhou Ye leisurely watched the [Manipulator] beat up the Sovereign's mothership...
Meanwhile, Commander Bott in the Sovereign's mothership was already in a state of distress... First, he ordered his pilots to immediately abandon those small aircraft that had been controlled and urgently replace them... to fight again...
But no matter how he replaced the aircraft... the result was the same. As soon as they flew in front of the [Manipulator], they were controlled... They had considered using the only long-range firepower on the mothership to destroy those [Manipulators], but it was useless—
Those [Manipulators] cunningly used the small aircraft as shields... One shot after another, they did destroy many of their own small aircraft, but the [Manipulators] were unscathed.
Just as Sovereign Commander Bott was planning to go all out and order all the motherships to rush over and take out those strange guys... an accident happened. In the mothership, the defense system, which was originally intended to deal with boarding parties, was activated...
"Who activated the defense system? I will revoke his position, I will send him to the tribunal..." Bott's roar resounded throughout the mothership.
Chapter 446
Faced with his commander's roar, his adjutant gently tugged at his sleeve and said, "I don't think anyone activated the mothership's defense system…"
"Then why did these defense systems activate automatically? And the damn target is us?" Bott roared.
"I think we're in big trouble." The adjutant signaled him to look outside the mothership...
Only to see that at some point, five [Manipulators] had appeared in the mothership gathering area—they looked at Bott with contemptuous smiles in their eyes. Obviously, they had already controlled all the motherships—
"From now on, this mothership belongs to the Umbrella Corporation. All intruders, please raise your hands, leave your positions, stand on the open space next to you, and wait for our master's disposal."
A monotonous male voice echoed throughout the mothership through the communicator.
"Damn it? What the hell is Umbrella? How could my mothership…" Bott's anger was beyond words. His own mothership had become someone else's property in the blink of an eye, and he had to raise his hands and stand in the open space? How could he possibly obey with his arrogance?
"Those who insult the Umbrella Corporation, die—" Along with this voice, the mothership's defense system, which had already aimed at Bott, suddenly launched an attack, and a laser beam directly pierced Bott's heart...
"Damn… damn… Umbrella…" Bott only had time to say one sentence before he completely closed his eyes.
The other Sovereign people obviously didn't have such backbone. They obediently raised their hands... and stood on the open space to the side...
For them, who had been comfortable for a long time, the death of the commander extinguished the only trace of resistance in their hearts.
Just as Zhou Ye said, they may be game experts, but they are definitely not iron-blooded warriors who have fought on the battlefield... To put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of chickens...
As the [Manipulators] completely controlled all the Sovereign motherships, the [Manipulators] who controlled their small aircraft also entered the Sovereign motherships...
Isn't it more comfortable to control them at close range... Besides, the task of the [Manipulators] controlling the small aircraft was to attract the Sovereign's attention and create opportunities for other [Manipulators] to sneak into the mothership group. Obviously, they were very successful.
However, capturing the entire Sovereign race was only the preliminary task of the [Manipulators]... They had more important things to do...
More than thirty Sovereign motherships, in a mighty formation, crossed Zhou Ye's mothership and flew towards Knowhere...
At this moment, Knowhere was in a difficult battle... Of course, it looked that way.
But in fact, Commander Joyce of the Tivan Group was frowning at this time. He was already depressed by the exchange ratio between himself and the other party...
A fifty-to-one exchange ratio...
What kind of concept is this?
He found that his fighter jets couldn't penetrate the armor of the opponent's fighter jets at all. Every hit from the opponent could destroy one of his own fighter jets, and the opponent's damaged fighter jet was also because it accidentally hit a meteorite and temporarily lost power... Otherwise, it would probably be a fifty-to-zero exchange ratio...
Even the damaged fighter jet safely returned to Knowhere under the cover of the opponent's fighter jets...
He couldn't penetrate the opponent's armor—this discovery made Joyce extremely depressed.
"Sir… should we use the secret weapon now?" His entourage asked, looking at his boss's frowning brow.
"Wait a little longer… a secret weapon is not a secret weapon once it's used… We haven't found any valuable targets yet, wait a little longer…" Joyce murmured, looking at the constantly destroyed fighter jets in front of him.
"Commander—the Sovereign mothership sent a message saying that they have captured the enemy mothership and requested to join the battlefield to support us…" a soldier reported.
"Oh, agree to let them join the battlefield…" Joyce said casually, but after a moment, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong… He watched the triangular mothership, surrounded by more than thirty Sovereign motherships, sail towards his war zone… This was completely in line with what the Sovereign said…
But he knew about the Sovereign's small aircraft. They only had the advantage of being unmanned. In terms of performance, they were not very superior. How did they defeat the opponent that he was struggling with?
Moreover, he had tricked those arrogant guys. It could be said that they were broad-minded if they didn't come to help the other party fight him… and they were so kind to help him? ? ? ?
No, there's a trap—
Thinking of this, Joyce roared: "Stop the Sovereign warships from joining the battlefield…"
Joyce's order confused the soldier in charge of communication. Weren't the Sovereign an ally? Why stop them from helping him?
Just as he was stunned, the situation on the entire battlefield underwent a huge change...
Originally, on the battlefield, although the Tivan Group's fighter jets couldn't penetrate the Valkyrie's fighter jets, they had a numerical advantage and could still fight back and forth with the Valkyrie. After all, the Valkyrie still had to guard Knowhere...
When the Sovereign's small aircraft joined the battlefield, all the Tivan Group's pilots cheered happily. In their opinion, there was no suspense in this battle… Although they didn't get the first kill themselves, it was a good thing for them to end the battle early and return to the mothership for a good rest…
But soon, they realized something was wrong...
Those Sovereign small aircraft were actually attacking them—
Because they were unprepared for their allies, most of the pilots were hit… In the blink of an eye, only a few Tivan Group fighter jets were left on the entire battlefield… Even these few were being chased by the Sovereign small aircraft and the Valkyrie like stray dogs…
"Oh my god… have these guys gone crazy?" Joyce's entourage stared dumbfounded at the scene on the battlefield.
"It's over…" Joyce instantly slumped back in his command chair…
All the calculations along the way… were in vain at this moment…
Joyce smiled bitterly as he looked at the battlefield in front of him. This battle was over for the Tivan Group… But, it was never his style to run away with his tail between his legs without leaving anything behind…
Joyce gritted his teeth, stood up, and ordered: "Aim the chain railgun at Knowhere and blow Knowhere to pieces for me."
"Commander… this will destroy the entire Knowhere…" His entourage said anxiously: "This is not in line with the orders we received…"
"In the hands of the Group, it is our property. In the hands of the enemy, it is the root of the enemy's strength… It is better to destroy it than to let it fall into the hands of the enemy… Execute the order." Joyce's attitude was very firm and unquestionable.
"Yes… Commander." The entourage helplessly issued the order to blow up Knowhere. "Annihilation, aim the chain railgun at Knowhere and fire…"
However, the communication from the other side was not the simple word [Yes], but a teasing tone.
"I'm really sorry, I can't obey this order."
"Why? Why don't you execute the order? Soldier, do you want your family to be wanted by the Group?"