For Duanmu Huai, he doesn't feel that there is any point in hiding the history of the past.

The Empire of Humanity is finished, but their descendants are still there, and as for what path they want to take, it is their own business. So whether it's the Guardian Civilization or the UNSC, Duanmu Huai doesn't intend to meddle in their internal rule issues.

But for Commander Hood, all this means a lot.

"Thank you for your candour, Your Excellency."

Holding Duanmu Huai's hand, Commander Hood looked embarrassed.

"We humans have been thinking about the question, where did we come from and where should we go from here? Now it seems that we have at least one direction, one answer. ”

"It's your choice what you want to do."

Duanmu Huai nodded slightly.

"In any case, the duties of the Trial Chamber remain the same as they have always been and nothing will change. We protect mankind and desire the continuation of human civilization, but no one knows what direction human civilization will eventually go......... That's what you need to do. ”

"I understand."

Commander Hood smiled slightly.

"At least, I'll be able to get a good night's sleep in my lifetime."

After a brief conversation, the two sides returned to the Great Hall, where Commander Hood would announce to the UNSC about the Inquisition, as well as award medals to individuals who had made outstanding contributions to the Battle of Reach.

In fact, when the two entered, there was already a team of fighters standing in front of the stage, waiting for the honor to be awarded.

"The Colonial Cross is awarded only to soldiers who fought valiantly and performed well."

Coming to the warriors, Commander Hood took the medal from the side and pinned it to their chests.

"Noble Squad, you are the role model of the UNSC Spartan forces, you discovered the invasion of the Covenant in time, issued the Winter Emergency Order, and completed the tasks you need to complete perfectly. Here, on behalf of UNSC, I present you with a medal. ”

After awarding medals to all the soldiers, Commander Hood came to Duanmu Huai again.

"Here, we would also like to thank one person, this is His Excellency the Inquisitor from the Inquisition——— who led his fleet to defeat the Covenant fleet that invaded Zhiyuan in time, protected our planet, and protected the safety of our people. Here, too, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Trial Court........."

"Titer Titer Titer —————!!"

However, before Commander Hood's words could fall, suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded. Hearing the siren, Commander Hood frowned slightly.

"What happened?"

"Detect the Covenant army, not far away, and discover a passage from another dimension! Fifteen Covenant capital ships have been positioned outside of our range. ”

Soon, with the answer, the holographic projection in front of everyone's eyes appeared, and they saw on the screen, the Star Covenant warships located outside the defensive circle were lined up. At the same time, news came from the Guardian Fleet.

"The commander of Harper's fleet called Commander Hood and asked for permission to engage the enemy."

"It's weird..............."

Staring at the map in front of him, Commander Hood looked puzzled.

"The fleet that attacked Zhiyuan Star last time was fifty times larger than this time, and this time, they actually attacked with only this little warship?"

Thinking of this, Commander Hood thought for a moment, and then gave an answer.

"If you don't agree, please build a defensive line on the perimeter."

"Do you think the Covenant is cheating?"

Duanmu Huai asked, and Commander Hood nodded.

"We don't know how the Covenant knew about this, but ........."

"It doesn't matter, the aliens just need to be eliminated."

Duanmu Huai interrupted Commander Hood's speech.

"The trial court will take care of that."

After saying this, Duanmu Huai directly connected to the communication.

"Mia, teleport us back to the flagship and prepare to attack and destroy the aliens!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw a white light suddenly flashing around Duanmu Huai and the others in front of them, and the next moment, they disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this scene, the UNSC officers and soldiers present were all taken aback, while Commander Hood was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a wry smile.

"Looks like it's their showtime."

But...............

Commander Hood looked at the map in front of him, still full of doubts.

What the hell is the Star Covenant doing?

It's no wonder that Commander Hood is so vigilant, knowing that this is the home planet and home of mankind. If the Star Covenant really found out that this was the home planet of mankind, according to Commander Hood's idea, they would definitely attack in a big way, at least a few hundred warships would not be able to come.

But............... The Star Alliance brought a few warships to stir up trouble this time, what does this mean?

This is like a decisive battle, according to reason, both sides should gather all the armies, and then fight to the death, as a result, their own side of the elite is exhausted, and there is a reconnaissance team on the opposite side————— does the Star Alliance also know how to play empty city schemes?

Because of this, Commander Hood did not immediately let the Guardian Fleet attack, he was afraid that this was some kind of trap of the Star Alliance, and wanted to lure the Guardian Fleet away from the home planet.

But the fleet of the Inquisition......... Well, there shouldn't be any worries about that.

Although Commander Hood suspected that this was some kind of ploy of the Star Alliance, in fact, at this moment, the Star Alliance fleet was also confused.

"Is this planet actually occupied by humans?"

Looking at the army in front of him and the tightly sealed protective net, the Prophet of Sorrow on the flagship was also quite surprised.

In fact, the reason why this Covenant fleet came here was not to fight a decisive battle as Commander Hood thought, on the contrary, they were just here to find something!

This also starts with the Prophet of Sorrow, as one of the supreme rulers of the Covenant, the Prophet of Sorrow had a clue not long ago, that is, about the Halo and the place where the Halo was created——— Ark, at the same time, it also got the location of a device, according to the information left by the Precursors, as long as the device is activated, the portal to the Ark can be opened, and as long as you go to the Ark, the Covenant can activate the Halo and start the pilgrimage.

According to this information, the device that opened the portal was located on a planet called Eddard Treni, so in order to steal the credit, the Prophet of Sorrow did not inform the other two, but led his own fleet of divine devotion to the planet alone, trying to open the device by himself, activate the portal, and arrive at the ark to start the pilgrimage.

However, coincidentally, this Ed-Terini planet is the home planet of UNSC...............

Good guy, if you don't fight, you have to fight.

"Attack! Take down the planet! We must find the relics of the Great Pioneers!! ”

Given the choice, the Prophet of Sorrow would not be willing to attack a well-guarded planet occupied by humans in such a situation. However, at the thought that the great relics that led to the Ark were on this planet, in the end, greedy lust prevailed. So, the prophet of sorrow gritted his teeth and immediately gave the order.

“———————！！！”

However, as if in response to the order of the Prophet of Sorrow, a series of shining fires suddenly appeared, and in the blink of an eye, the Prophet of Sorrow saw several Covenant warships next to it explode directly, turning into cosmic dust.

"What's going on? What happened?! ”

This scene also frightened the Prophet of Pathos, could it be that he was ambushed by humans?

"We were attacked! It's the one of the Reachers—————!!! ”

However, that's the end of it.

The green plasma torrent burst out and hit the flagship where the Prophet of Sorrow was, and the protective shield of the Covenant only supported for a second before it completely collapsed, accompanied by a beam of high-temperature energy that melted the armor and penetrated the hull, and then the huge cannon shells that whistled out like lead balls smashed porcelain, easily smashed the Covenant battleship in front of him, accompanied by explosions and fires, and the next moment, the Prophet of Sorrow and its warship turned into glittering dust in the starry sky.

“…………… The Covenant fleet has been annihilated, and there has been no anomalous reaction. ”

“…………… What the hell is this fleet for?? ”

Looking at the Star Alliance fleet that had been completely annihilated on the screen, Commander Hood was confused, he originally thought that this was a conspiracy of the Star Alliance, but until the entire fleet was killed by the Inquisition, the Star Alliance did not react———— could it be that they deliberately sent a fleet to die?

But...............

"The power of the Inquisition is truly terrifying........."

Recalling the scene he had just seen, Commander Hood was also quite emotional. He only saw that the huge Inquisition fleet suddenly disappeared silently like a ghost, and then appeared on the side of the Star Covenant fleet, and then completely pierced the entire Star Covenant fleet with a direct salvo......... Such firepower is unimaginable on the UNSC side.

In the case of the UNSC fleet, it is absolutely impossible to completely wipe out a Star Alliance fleet in such a short period of time. Even if it's twice as many as the other party, it's impossible.

Just when Commander Hood was full of emotion, another report soon came.

"A request for communication from the Trial Division."

"Take it."

With Commander Hood's order, soon, Duanmu Huai's face appeared on the screen.

"It's over, Commander Hood."

"I see, Your Excellency the Presiding Judge, the power of the Inquisition is really strong..............."

Originally, Commander Hood was going to make a few sycophants, but Duanmu Huai directly interrupted him.

"But it's not over yet."

“…………… Ay? ”

"If the other party is stupid enough to dare to come here to provoke us, then we naturally have to respond......... Next, we'll head to the Covenant's territory and destroy its galaxy in response......... If Commander Hood is interested, would you like to come along? ”

"Uh..............."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's unreasonable invitation, Commander Hood was stunned.