Chapter 748 (2/2)

However, beyond all question the explosion would be catastrophic

Lan Jue stood in the bridge on Zeus-1, his hand wrapped around a metal rod He continuously flooded the shi+p with his Discipline to give it the energy needed The light spat froons on Majesty were doing the same

Star Division’s coe Lan Jue’s fury was not simply because of the loss of these planets It reminded him of the half-healed wounds deep within himself, of the darkest period of his life

Hera had perished under similar circumstances, had she not? When that planet exploded Lan Jue felt like his soul had been in the center of it For years he was inconsolable, and the path to recovery had been long and difficult

These beasts – they were unthinkably cruel!

If they had not discovered the alien plot, the humans’ plans would have proceeded Their shi+ps and bastions would have retaken the planets and begun reconstruction None of them would have been able to flee when the plants exploded Perhaps the bastions would have survived, their defenses were strong, but the fleets and all their soldiers? How could they have survived the raging destruction of a planet at close range? Countless lives would have been lost in an instant

It would have been an unprecedented loss for huht back, it would have spelled the end of their species at the hands of the alien menace

Although Lan Jue and the reat deal about their ene continued to surprise It was not easy to devour several planets’ worth of energy so fast, yet they did What’s y required to detonate a planet was enormous In order to prepare so quickly, it

Lan Jue’s first terrified thought was that they couldn’t think like huainst these er here, and whether they teleported away or left by soet was somewhere else

They were exactly as intelligent as Lan Jue suspected, which hy it seee for them to choose such an indefensible position as a place to evolve Humanity’s armies were a threat, so they did whatever was necessary to stop the billions of lives and four planets was a passing thought, tools to use to their advantage

It was frightening how accurately these beasts were able to judge human reactions They kne the North would be forced to react if their planets fell into enemy hands They would have no choice but to coht They even anticipated mankind would fret over their ability to teleport, and painstakingly kept that possibility alive in the minds of their prey

Were it not for Jun’er and Jue Di’s efforts, they ht have succeeded Even if only half of their shi+ps were lost, a third of their bastions, huain in mutual defense Leaders and politicians would have chosen to look after their own, to flee in the face of overwhel adversity But by then the alien teleportation abilities would make them invincible They would hunt down and kill the huot the DNA material they needed Withwould stand in the way of their domination

How many humans would remain if that were to occur? Would it really spell the end of their species? No one knew The universe was a dangerous place, and they didn’t have any hidden strength to depend upon It was all unsettling conjecture

Yet the heavens seeiven them Jue Di, Jun’er The Clairvoyant…

Zeus-1 wasso fast the view outside its ere a blur In an instant they were looking back at the rapidly shrinking Monteux Majesty kept on its heels Although the battleshi+p was larger by a fair aes Its equipons as support to ensure it could keep up However, the shi+ps would need repairs after being so dramatically overloaded The intense speed and flow of power daed their internal components

Before long Lan Jue spotted Middle Heaven loo nearby It was easy to pick out – after all, it was a planet!

Middle Heaven was also on thethem around its far side Once in position they cut their speed and pulled into one of the bastion’s docking ports

Lan Jue let himself relax, just a little He was confident in Middle Heaven’s defenses So long as they weren’t too near the blast, they would survive But then he realized they were

After a moment of panicked confusion, Lan Jue understood As he listened to co co the sa out to the front

The bastions were going to use themselves to block the blast

Bastions were the pinnacle of human construction, and that included their defenses They had the best chances of surviving the blast of a planetary explosion Although humanity’s forces were in full retreat, the planets could detonate at any moment The bastions were deterive their people a chance

It called tohad used the shi+p’s bulk to defend his fleet fro and five of the North’s bastions were preparing to do the sahtened ranks, and waited