Chapter 135 (1/2)

Chapter 135

Destruction

Hostiles have accessed files of Planetary Defense Command Center. Such actions are determined as extremely hostile with a 83.333% similarity to the actions of an invader’s scout. Match probability rises to 79.674%.  Threat level is now irrelevant. a.s.signing a.s.sault Unit #12 to erase hostiles. Preparing a.s.sault Unit #12. Time until dispatch is 1 minute, 57 seconds, 32 microseconds.

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Chu Shen nodded. “A solar flare of course! That would explain the interference the holo-display showed around it. The intense electromagnetic energy would have disrupted any long-range scanners.”

Aslo was confused on the other hand. “Uh, what is a solar flare exactly?”

Lucas, who was busy studying some records he had found, answered unconsciously. “It’s when a sun sends ma.s.sive surges of radiation outwards but this solar flare is way outside normal specs. As a matter of fact, I would say it might even be engineered. We have devices that can disrupt a sun's magnetic field, creating a solar flare in the area we want.”

The hologram changed suddenly. There was now slightly more blue s.h.i.+ps but there was a hole in their formation which was blocking an army of red s.h.i.+ps. Lucas pointed at the hologram, explaining some of his concerns to Chu Shen while Aslo and Chrissa looked on in confusion.

“If you look at this right here, you can see where those alien invaders managed to get ten s.h.i.+ps past the blockade. They sent half of them towards this planet, which were destroyed before even coming close, and the others were sent towards the sun. They flew right into the sun, essentially committing suicide. I believe they managed to deliver a weapon that caused the solar flare. This was two days before the solar flare actually happened.”

He closed his eyes for a second before sighing. “I calculated the trajectory of the planet relative to the solar flare. It should have been a direct hit. The ionosphere of the planet wouldn’t have been able to handle such immense amounts of radiation. The radiation would have been able to leak through to the planet's surface, killing every single living thing on the planet.

“It does appear as though the Nugitraaiil did antic.i.p.ate something like this happening. They had isolated bunkers set up for every major city which is probably why we didn’t see any dead bodies in the street. They would have been able to withstand direct nuclear bombs and had forcefields set up. Unfortunately, the solar flare would have caused radiation far beyond the bunkers ability to withstand. They would have died soon after the solar flare hit, a day at the most.

“I don’t know how long ago the solar flare impacted but it should have been at least five hundred years ago otherwise the radiation wouldn’t have diminished this much.”

Aslo and Chrissa were both completely lost at this moment. Radiation, bunkers, nuclear bombs… All of this was far beyond their understanding. “Sooo. Does this mean everyone is dead?” Aslo finally asked.

Chu Shen nodded. “Yes it does.”

Chrissa gasped before covering her mouth. She turned away, a small tear trickling down her cheek. Aslo shook his head silently, his face grim. They had just managed to gain revenge for their sect which had almost been wiped out. The Nugitraaiil had truly been wiped out, down to the last man. No wonder the twins empathized with these aliens so deeply.

Chu Shen sighed at the twins’ emotional outburst before continuing to converse with Lucas about the specifics of the records. “So do we have any records about after the solar flare?”