Zhang Han stood on the bridge, the swaying projection light and the swaying firelight reflected on the strong and powerful body, stretching his shadow.

The face carved out of rock looms.

He stood there, giving everyone on the bridge a sense of reassurance.

The journey through subspace is dangerous.

If you're not careful, you'll get lost and be trapped alive in subspace.

The people on the bridge are under a lot of psychological pressure.

In addition to the heavy work, there is also the fear of subspace instincts.

It is clear to all that there is something outside the Geller force field that covers the hull of the ship!!

Those abominations hide in the unknown, peering into the ships of the Empire.

As soon as there is a breach, they will swarm and destroy the entire ship.

Tear everyone on board to shreds.

Suddenly, Zhang Han's communication channel was opened.

The battle brother stationed in the navigation room sent a message.

"Navigation Director Elfa has asked us to leave the subspace immediately, saying that this is a revelation from His Majesty."

Hearing this, Zhang Han frowned slightly, and he looked at William, who was sitting on the command throne.

The other party also heard the announcement and was looking at him.

The eyes of the two already understood what the other meant the moment they met.

The will of the Divine Emperor is supreme, and no one can disobey or violate it.

William looked at the communications director to the side.

"Inform all ships that we leave subspace."

"Understood." The communications supervisor connected to the console opens all channels of communication, "Latest command, get out of subspace." Repeat, the latest directive, out of subspace. ”

After saying it twice, confirming that all ships had received it, the disengagement procedure began.

Sirens sounded inside the ship.

The cathedral inside the ship also made a mechanical sound, and a heavy giant bell was runged.

The sound of the bell travels through the communicator and the air inside the ship.

Uplifts hearts and soothes fearful souls.

Mechanical cherubs whistled across the dimly lit brazier-lit corridor.

Their eyes glowed with a faint red glow, scanning the elaborate mass murals and grand sculptures, alert for possible subspace creatures.

The crew hurriedly walked around and walked towards the shock rack that fixed itself.

The soldiers fixed themselves to their beds and loudly discussed the impending battle and the coming bumps.

Such a violent storm will inevitably produce extremely violent tremors when it leaps out of subspace.

Clang!!

The bell rang again.

The collective chanting of the Anglican priests was heard over the loudspeakers.

Incense permeated the entire ship along the ventilation system.

"All ships are ready." The fleet liaison officer shouted, "Jump out of subspace at any time." ”

"All the people jumped out of the subspace." William gave the order.

[Transitions are being calculated.] 】

[Countdown five, four, three, two, one, zero, detachment.] 】

The bell rang and the ship groaned.

The whole deck was shaking.

Everyone holds on to what is around them firmly to avoid being shaken out.

The storm was too violent.

Crossing reality and fantasy causes violent tremors.

The roar of engines, the chanting of Anglican priests, and the prayers of the Imperial soldiers mingled.

Everyone felt their bodies twist along with the surrounding space-time, their bodies stretched, and their internal organs and other things turned out.

William shook his head, his vision blurring.

He was implanted with a state-of-the-art electronic prosthetic eye, capable of seeing in the dark.

But now, the same is blurred.

looked in the direction of Zhang Han and found that the silhouette of the other party had turned into a ghost of different colors.

It's the same with looking at other people.

All were covered with a vague film.

William shook his head, allowing himself to control the Pride of the Empire and coordinate the other ships.

As the chanting reached its peak, the Pride of Empire's subspace engine was turned off and the regular power engine was activated.

Only the navigator can safely gaze at the transition between reality and unreality.

Others can only realize what is happening through the strong tremors of the ship.

After a few moments, all the wonderful sensations faded away as quickly as the tide receded.

"The jump is successful, and the God Emperor blesses you." One officer shouted, "All ships report no casualties." ”

"Detect the surrounding star fields and send fighter formations to alert. All ships are in battle formation No. 1 and are ready to open fire. “

When William had given the order, he turned to look at the servant beside him.

"Let Elfa come to me, I hope to get a reasonable explanation."

The servant with the electronic prosthetic eye nodded, and turned to leave.

The baffle of the porthole was raised, revealing what it looked like outside.

Rays of light are rapidly fading from the hull of the ship.

The tear-open subspace rift is slowly closing.

William saw the scene outside.

They are on the outside of a galaxy.

The star that resembles a large ball of fire is burning in the center of the star.

It's constantly spewing out dazzling light.

Huge planetary bodies orbit around it.

"What's here?" Zhang Han frowned slightly, there was no shadow of the Star Alliance here.

"Wait for Elfa to come." William said, "There must be a reason for him to stop jumping and get out of subspace." ”

Elfa walked into the bridge with the help of his servants.

There was still blood on his face.

In subspace, there is a price to pay for looking at the God-Emperor.

Luckily, the time was short, and although Elfa's eyes were damaged, he was not completely blind, otherwise he would have had to change to a pair of electronic prosthetic eyes.

When subspace confronts the God-Emperor, it confronts His origin.

All it took was the slightest hint of malice on his part that Elfa would have gone mad on the spot.

In reality, with the protection of reality, the God Emperor still has his body as a shield, so naturally it will not cause any big problems.

"What happened?" William looked Elfa up and down before asking.

"Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty's guidance." "I saw Him, and with that stroke, a path appeared in the subspace. ”

"What's here?" Zhang Han looked at the vast void and asked puzzledly, "If it is Your Majesty's guidance, it should also have a purpose." ”

Elfa shook his head.

"I don't know, He just led me here."

William's brows furrowed slightly, if it weren't for Elfa's embarrassed appearance, he would have doubted that the other party was playing tricks on them.

"Perhaps, I know a little." Intelligence Director Madwa walked over with a datapad in his hand, "This is the Tianfu system where the other lighthouse is located. ”

Zhang Han looked at the strategic console.

There was a huge projection suspended there, and inside it were dense dots of light.

Each point of light is a galaxy.

It displays all the galaxies of the entire Milky Way.

It was formed by the data left behind by the Human Alliance, plus the collation of many technicians of the Galactic Empire.

"When we pursue the Star Alliance this time, we will indeed get close to the Tianfu Galaxy, but it is not on the way we sail." William frowned, "Isn't there a mistake?" ”

After comparing the data, Madwa's words are correct. There are two explanations, the first is that the Eternal Night Storm caused these subspace currents to be redirected, and our original course was not accurate, so we were able to get here. The second is that His Majesty wants us to come here, he opens the entrance to here, and then asks Elfa to guide us out of the subspace and into the real universe. From Elfa's description, I prefer the second one. ”

Technical Director Ding Yi participated in the discussion, and his voice had a mechanical hoarseness.

After implanting a metal talker in his throat, his voice became like this.

"Since it's His will, let's check the situation here." Zhang Han interrupted their discussion, "The fleet is on alert, sending reconnaissance ships to various planets in the galaxy to see if there are human relics, and at the same time searching for the location of the lighthouse. ”

The order was given quickly, and everyone in the fleet moved.

A large number of fighters were activated and entered the void.

A strange galaxy that no one dares to let their guard down.

If nothing else, the subspace creatures and subspace rifts that may appear in the void alone are enough to drink a pot.

Heavy cruiser - Endless.

Courtesy of the Otanius Sector and currently used by enhanced Spartan warriors.

It has to be said that the technology of the Empire is much stronger than that of Otanius.

This intensive surgery gives them greater auditory, visual, resilient and endurance to name a few.

Every physical indicator has been greatly improved.

If you fight against the previous ghost-faced beasts, it will be an overwhelming slaughter.

John stood on the bridge of the Infinity, checking the mission from the Pride of the Empire and some intelligence information.

Jerome and the others were also behind him.

After reading the mission description, Jerome showed a hint of surprise.

"It actually said that this is too powerful, the emperor can show the way in subspace, what kind of concept is this, a god?"

Jerome's words provoked a conversation.

"No wonder the Praetorian guards and legionnaires could serve him."

Another Spartan warrior who had received reinforcement from the Legion also sighed.

When they first saw the combat effectiveness of the Praetorian Guards and Legionnaires, they were amazed.

It's too strong.

The strengthened ghost-faced beasts that had made them suffer so much were rubbish in front of the legions and janissaries.

"There is no need to doubt that the Emperor is a god. can lead humanity to rise again in the eternal night, and if there is no means, it will only die a miserable death. ”

"What does He mean by letting us here??"

“.”

"Don't talk too much, all of you."

John stopped many Spartans from continuing.

"Go and prepare them for a surprise war,"

Jerome nodded, then turned and walked out of the bridge.

Slow walked in from the outside on crutches and walked up to John's side.

Staring at subspace for a long time made him look skinny and very thin.

The third eye had been covered with strips of cloth.

"Something is wrong." "This galaxy is so clean. ”

"What do you mean?" John asked with a frown.

"I didn't smell any of the subspace. In the past, galaxies like this, which were shrouded in storms and had not yet been discovered by the Empire, could smell a strong subspace aura, but this time, it was not smelled in this galaxy. It's too clean to talk about. ”

"So this galaxy doesn't have subspace rifts, and there are no weird creatures?"

"I don't know, I can only feel it. For more specific cases, you should wait for the results of the scanning array. ”

John stood on the bridge and frowned for a moment.

"I'll take a trip to the Pride of the Empire."

John left this sentence and turned away from the bridge.

He's fast.

Ten minutes later, the transport plane he was on entered the parking deck of the Pride of the Empire.

When he stepped into the bridge of the Pride of the Empire, he found that the other Expeditionary Force leaders were also there.

They were all confused.

The combat mission of the Third Expeditionary Force was formulated before the departure, that is, to hunt down the Star Alliance and completely destroy their home planet.

But now, they're staying in an unknown galaxy.

It was the whole fleet that stayed here.

Not long after arriving, inside the bridge, the officer in charge of scanning the array shouted.

"Legion, Captain, we've found something."

Zhang Han walked over, and John, Meng Wu and others also followed.

The officer showed what he had scanned.

That's a complete Void Defense System.

Void fortresses, armed platforms, gravity silos and more.

Not very strong.

The Imperial fleet was able to break through with ease.

"Send them a message." Zhang Han said, "Inform us of our arrival. ”

The officer shook his head, "My lord, there is no sign of heat or activation of these void buildings, nor is the life support system activated, these buildings are empty. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Han was slightly stunned.

"Empty!!"

The officer nodded, then continued to show what was scanned.

A massive metal structure appeared in front of everyone.

It is much larger than a regular Void Fortress.

Just like that, suspended in the void of the inner ring of the galaxy.

The metal structure was shaped like a small, fat turnip sword.

It is constructed of metal and rock.

There is also a planet on its side.

The two look about the same size.

Apparently, this is a giant structure left over from the construction of the Human Alliance.

It's just that this shape is a bit hard to describe.

It's a bit like it's designed by people who like two-dimensional cute things.

"What kind of aesthetic is this!!" Zhang Han couldn't help but complain.

John also frowned slightly.

It's hard to imagine the mental state of mind of the designer when designing this huge structure.

"If the comparison data is not wrong, this should be the battle celestial body built by the Human Alliance in the later stage - the Judgment Blade." Madwa turned on the projection on his arm and showed the results of the database comparison to the public.

"Judgment Blade? That's it? William's tone was full of doubt, "This thing looks like a big toy." ”

"Comparable results show that it is the Blade of Judgment." "This is the result of scanning and comparison, and the probability of a problem is infinitely close to zero. ”

"It makes me feel uncomfortable." Elfa said in a low voice.

"Of course it's uncomfortable, the Blade of Judgment can detonate stars in addition to destroying planets. Most crucially, its main structure is made of anti-psionic materials. To a certain extent, the reason why the Tianfu Galaxy is not corrupted is only related to it. ”

Madwa opens the projection of the Judgment Blade, revealing the data and structure in front of everyone.

"Something to do with it?" Before John arrived, he had heard Swoe say that the galaxy was too clean to smell the subspace.

This is a very unusual thing.

Where the eternal night storm rages, there is no phenomenon of subspace erosion.

You must know that even in the Otannius Star Zone, all kinds of strange incidents often break out, and special forces are needed to deal with them.

Sometimes, Spartan warriors were also used.

"At the end of the Human Alliance, the Eternal Night Storm was raging, and the humans at that time came up with many ways to fight against the subspace and the eternal night. And the Blade of Judgment is one of those projects. Ships made with anti-psionic materials can effectively restrain the rampaging psionic energy. Unfortunately, the construction of such ships is extremely expensive. The Human Alliance went to destruction, and only three were created. They were all scattered across the galaxy with the arrival of the Eternal Night Storm,"

Madwa explained the history and function of the Judgment Blade.

Just when people are discussing.

New news came from the reconnaissance ship that was sent out earlier.

"A human colony has been detected, but the city is empty."

At the same time, some footage and video were also transmitted.

The city is splendid, magnificent, and full of art.

But there is no living person to be seen anywhere.

Empty cities, empty fortresses of the void.

It was as if all the creatures that were supposed to inhabit this world had evaporated out of thin air.

The whole galaxy is weird.

"What should we do?" William looked at Zhang Han and asked.

Zhang Han was silent for a moment, and then gave a military order.

"There's weirdness here, and it's best to be careful. Our main task was to find the location of the lighthouse and then activate it. The second is to figure out what happened to this galaxy? Send out exploration teams to conduct a detailed search of all ships and space stations, and if you encounter an enemy, do not rush to exchange fire, and wait patiently for support. ”

With Zhang Han's order, several huge ships and air transports flew out of the huge fleet.

Julius, the commander of a company, takes his combat brother and enters a giant space station in a transport ship.

They chose to dock in a place similar to a tarmac.

When the transport boat comes to a standstill, the hatch slowly opens.

They descended through the hatch and stood on the floor of the station.

All that greeted me was darkness.

All the buildings, all the machinery is hidden in the dark.

"We should be the first Imperial troops to board this system's artifact." Glanock looked at the building in front of him and added, "It's so quiet here, there's no sound at all. ”

Wes, who was also part of the same company, objected to Gnok's words.

"Can't you hear the engine behind us? Our little girl is roaring in protest!! ”

"Don't make a fuss." Julius lowered his voice, "Release the drone." Scout the structural layout of the building. Our first task is to figure out why the station was abandoned. ”

Detection drones as dense as swarms of bees whizzed out.

In less than a minute, the drone released had a harvest.

Not far from them, in a long corridor and passageway, it was full of dried corpses.

It's dense, like the entire space station is committing mass suicide, and there are even children among them.

Julius left his men to guard the transport, and then led them to the place where the drone found the dried corpses.

A few minutes later, they arrived.

A searchlight was turned on, illuminating the wide promenade.

Dense dried corpses appeared in front of people's eyes.

"Oh my God, what's going on here?"

Grimk gazed through the eyepiece device of his helmet at the nearest corpse.

It was a woman, wearing a uniform with the insignia of the Human Alliance.

The clothes were so badly weathered that they would fall into pieces when touched.

"Is it suicide!!" Wess speculated, "They had some kind of crisis and then committed suicide en masse." ”

"Suicide on such a large scale!! It's so abnormal, there must be something hidden in it. Julius shook his head, "Let's go inside and see if we can find anything." ”

On the side of the pride of the empire, the information and pictures sent back also made Zhang Han, John and others look solemn.

It wasn't just the company that found the dried corpses, but the other teams also found the dried corpses.

Every space station, Void Fortress has a large number of dried corpses.

The method of death was identical, with no external injuries, no signs of internal injuries or poisoning.

This galaxy was not abandoned, but all died en masse.

"Is it the Covenant?"

Zhang Han immediately thought of the Star Alliance, but quickly ruled out this option.

The Covenant is capable of capturing the system, or it is possible to launch a massacre.

But not this kind of thing that makes humans kill themselves.

Nor is it possible for humans to commit suicide without resistance.

It's possible that there are pioneers behind them.

"Their shells seem to be empty, and there is no soul left at all." Zhao Shang, the commander of the third company of the psionics, sent the latest results to the top of the expeditionary force on the Pride of the Empire.

"It could only be the work of those bastards in subspace." After checking Zhao Shang's information, William made a judgment, "Those dried corpses were obviously sucked dry by those strange creatures and then abandoned there. ”

This argument is very convincing.

Quite a few people accepted the offer.

The only people who can do this are the subspace creatures.

Elfa shook his head, disagreeing with William's statement.

"No way, this galaxy has the Judgment Blade War Object, which is specialized in restraining subspace, and can protect the entire galaxy from erosion in such a violent subspace storm, enough to see the power of the Judgment Blade. In such a situation, what level of existence can the entire civilization die quietly? ? That kind of existence, I am afraid that the moment it comes, the Judgment Blade war celestial body will turn into powder, and all planets will be activated and corroded. The void will also be torn apart, and cracks will appear, but now we can see nothing but dried corpses. ”

Ding Yi's electronic eyes stared at the Tianfu Galaxy in the projection.

He looked at the Judgment Blade, a war object hovering near the planet, and built a model using the suspended mechanical head that connected his spine to the back of his head.

It was a long time before he spoke.

"Do you think there's a chance that the Blade of Judgment killed everyone in this system?"

Sorry, too sleepy. It's eight o'clock when I wake up, and I still can't do three watches!!

Only two more are served.

(End of chapter)