LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 144: Divine's Messenger
The next moment, more than a dozen spherical mechanical objects were suddenly ejected from a small spaceship in the sky.
The spaceship wasn't large, but it was incredibly stealthy, its surface even covered with a thick layer of optical invisibility field.
Hidden within dense clouds, it was clearly undetectable by ordinary means of detection.
And even though it was small, it could still carry powerful weapons!
Each of the spheres dropped at this moment was a mighty nuclear weapon. Together, they could obliterate the entire Imperial City and the millions of people clawing for survival within!
The personal terminal on Carla's body, which was even connected to the entire Imperial City's air defense alarms, automatically went off at this moment.
The shrill alarm sound stunned everyone for a moment, and most citizens instinctively wondered if it was a false alarm.
The war had ended, and the war against natural disasters didn't require air raid alarms.
Still, people couldn't shake off a sense of unease.
At this moment, in the royal palace's grand hall, everyone had a different reaction.
One by one, their faces turned increasingly pale with fear, even despair.
They, too, possessed nuclear weapons and could clearly understand what his final words, "You will all die," really meant!
"Your Majesty!" Al's complexion changed drastically, "Quick, hide underground!"
The vast underground air-raid shelter was built during the war to provide emergency refuge from air raids!
But Carla just shook her head slowly.
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She was acutely aware of the horrific power of that kind of weapon.
She understood all too well that such an advanced civilization, once it had decided to destroy them, would only bring out even more terrifying weapons!
She stood up, stepping through the thick, sticky blood, and opened the door.
The howling cold wind blew in instantly, plummeting the temperature, but outside there was no snowstorm, and everyone could clearly see the azure sky.
It was over.
Everyone had the same thought simultaneously.
Some were crying, some still resentful, some wore faces of despair and numbness.
Carla, however, was glaring with those azure-blue eyes, looking up at the sky.
As if she wanted to witness her own death with her own eyes.
But in the very next moment!
Boom—!
A massive thunderous noise suddenly burst forth!
She saw a spaceship! A simple, unassuming spaceship approached at high speed, hovering over the royal palace!
The thunder came from it!
Carla's eyes widened as she watched countless thunders intertwine, enveloping the spaceship, spreading rapidly, and growing until a colossal Thunder Giant materialized in the clouds, radiating blinding golden light. The giant stood there, its massive eyes seeming to contain endless stars, or perhaps the eyes of the firmament itself!
Even Carla could feel distinctly, it was watching her!
It was an indescribable shudder, as if her entire body and soul were submitting!
At this time not only the grand hall, but all the people of the entire Imperial City, were shaken to the core by this sudden roar and burst of light.
And the people on another spaceship in the high skies were even more so!
This was a group that was all extensively modified with machinery, with various shapes and forms. The leader resembled a massive and heavy set of war armor with an intimidating presence.
But at this moment, the mechanized leader's inside was filled with unimaginable shock!
His companions were transmitting a massive amount of fearful data.
"Superpower reaction has exceeded the detection limit!"
"Detecting high-energy electricity!"
"All nuclear weapons have been destroyed, not a single one detonated!"
"Officer, we are being watched!"
"Warning, engines failed to start! Engines failed to start!"
"A tremendous external force has been detected!"
"Supreme Sage above, we have been caught!"
"..."
Yes, Yang Jun had tapped into Shen Hao's power.
Telekinesis had already covered the enemy's spaceship, sabotaging the engines at the first opportunity. The technology of this spaceship stood no chance against Shen Hao's power!
In fact, they were maintaining constant surveillance of Carla and her group—using a purple Level 14 nano-surveillance device purchased from the VIP mall, with signals hidden within photons for maximum concealment.
So when this half-mechanical, half-carbon-based life form showed up, they immediately realized that a third-party civilization had intervened!
In such a situation, they naturally rushed over at full speed.
Upon detecting that the opposition had commenced bombing, including Yang Jun, everyone was startled.
It wasn't difficult to deduce the reason for the opposition's action—to prevent a competitive civilization from gaining thousands of Chosen Ones at once!
The Chosen One's growth potential is incomparable to that of ordinary Transcendents.
For every civilization, the Chosen One represents immense potential.
However, their decision to decisively destroy an entire city still took Yang Jun and the others by surprise.
Fortunately, they arrived in time!
The Thunder Giant, the embodiment of Shen Hao's power, stretched out its tremendous hand toward the spaceship, the Dominator pressure flowing in. Within the Domain of the Sovereign, even machinery had to succumb to his control!
All enemies captured!
At this moment, Karla and the others trembled violently, some even prostrate on the ground.
They had indeed stepped onto the path of the Transcendent, and Commander-in-chief Al's strength had already appeared incredibly powerful to them in the past.
But what they were witnessing now far exceeded their understanding!
Especially since they had seen with their own eyes this divine avatar-like Thunder Giant who simply reached out, grasped the enemy's spaceship, and forcibly pulled it down!
Wielding golden thunder, how powerful he was!
Even the king of gods in the myths was no more than this!
In this moment, even Karla couldn't help but prostrate herself, only lifting her head to watch the scene with reverence and trembling.
Not until the Thunder Giant slowly dissipated, and the spaceship that saved everyone landed, did Karla excitedly and nervously lower her head.
Yes, this was the true Envoy!
The Divine's Messenger!
So when Yang Jun and the others emerged from the spaceship, they were greeted with this sight.
The newly appointed Empress of this nation, along with the most powerful warriors of this civilization and all her subjects, lay prostrate in the snow at thirty degrees below zero, welcoming their arrival!
"Seems like there's no need to demonstrate any more strength," Shen Qian joked lightly over the comms, "The President has done it for us."
Although just moments ago, they were indeed extremely anxious — so close, just a very little bit, and had they missed the chance, one of this civilization's greatest heritages — the Chosen One — would have been almost entirely lost.
Even trying to find anything valuable from the remaining ruins would have been much more difficult.
Then their mission would surely have been a failure.
Only, although they had anticipated interference from other civilizations, they hadn't expected it to be this intense.
The style of that civilization was obviously not kind.
Luckily, they made it in time.
"We are envoys from Human Civilization," Shen Qian stepped forward, the language of this world emerging from the translator.
Having observed this civilization for so long, they naturally also recorded its language.
"Empress Karla of the Siti Empire, the twenty-third of her line, greets the Divine Envoys," Karla still maintained a respectful and nervous demeanor, not even daring to lift her head.
The rest of her subjects also remained silent.
As if awaiting judgment from the Divine.
Shen Qian and the others clearly heard the word "Envoy" from the translation.
It was not a translation error, but a very accurate term.
Indeed, even they, after witnessing that grand scene just now, were a little shocked.
The President's methods were almost godlike.
Shen Qian didn't correct them, simply maintaining a calm tone as he said, "Despite a small problem, it has been resolved, and the inspection now begins. We need to understand the current state of your civilization, as well as your control over it. We'll also take a comprehensive look at your culture and system, and then decide whether to integrate or abandon you."
Karla's body trembled again.
The other subjects did likewise.
But unlike the previous fear and despair, they were now excited and thrilled!
Yes, this was the kind of inspection they had imagined!
Not like that person just now, who only brutally sought to plunder their Chosen One!
Perhaps their civilization would no longer exist in name, perhaps they could only live humbly as a dependency of another civilization, but in any case, their culture, their heritage, had at least a slight chance of survival!
"Yes! Respected Divine Envoy, please come inside," Karla carefully moved on the ground, making way for them.
But no one felt that she compromised the majesty of the Emperor; each Siti person would forever remember her efforts and sacrifice!
Soon after, Shen Hao also received more detailed news.
"All those captives are still alive, send a spaceship to escort them back," Shen Hao ordered, "Judging by the style of the spaceship and their technological level, they are most likely from Planet No.5."
Planet No.5, that planet with the Space City.
Clearly, their technological level was not low.
It appeared that even the style of their civilization was quite distinctive.
When Shen Hao's consciousness had arrived earlier, he'd taken a brief look: they were all half mechanical, half life forms, possibly even genetically modified, and they also possessed some Extraordinary Power, though it wasn't strong — the three strongest Chosen Ones of them were only at the level of 6 or 7.
But regardless, to go as far as destroying the Siti Civilization just to prevent Humanity from absorbing it, such an approach already reflected their stance.
This civilization was more likely an enemy than a friend.
It was good to grasp some more intelligence from these few captives.