162: Let's go all out

Inside that magnificent underground base, the General of Tianquan City looked at the Thunder Golem holding the giant Star Core Divine Weapon. Though his face showed shock, deep in his eyes, a flicker of cold, smug satisfaction passed by unnoticed.

The Judgment Blade was not so easy to control.

He had long since implanted a back-door program—the "Divine Punishment Shackle"—controlled solely by him, deep within the energy core of the Divine Weapon.

Once activated, this program could instantly cut off the energy supply of the Divine Weapon, release a powerful energy pulse to lock it down, and even cause a massive mental shock and energy backlash to the user.

This was his true confidence in daring to hand over such a crucial strategic weapon to an outsider.

In his eyes, the more powerful Lin Fei appeared now, the more he resembled the sharpest, yet most obedient, blade in his hands.

Once he used this blade to eliminate Lu Zhifei and reclaim the Dawn Morningstar, he would only need to flick a finger to return this unruly blade, along with its spoils, back into its sheath.

However, how could this General, who thought he controlled everything, know?

Inside Lin Fei's god-like Thunder Golem, a pair of sharp, eagle-like eyes had already seen through his insignificant little schemes.

"General, thank you for your generosity."

The Thunder Golem let out a muffled expression of gratitude, its voice like rumbling thunder, causing the entire base to vibrate.

Subsequently, under the gaze of the masses and countless high-definition live-streaming cameras, this Thunder Golem, standing over thirty meters tall, shouldered the giant Star Core Divine Weapon that could judge all things and stepped out of the heavily guarded underground base, heading towards the sky of Tianquan City, which was covered in steel and neon!

"Roar—!"

At the same time, a high-pitched Dragon roar resounded through the sky!

Lin Mengzi rode her equally massive and ferocious Bone Dragon, swooping down from the clouds to stand side-by-side with the Thunder Golem!

The giant Thunder Golem held the giant Star Core Divine Weapon.

On the back of the undead Bone Dragon, which burned with ghost-blue soul fire, stood the cold and moon-like goddess.

This scene was filled with mythical epicness and visual impact!

Through the Alliance's official live broadcast channel, this shocking scene, like gods going to war, instantly spread to every giant city and every survivor camp on Saka Star!

Countless citizens looked up at the screens, their eyes filled with tears of excitement, cheering with raised arms!

"Thunder Dominator! Undead Goddess! Victory!"

"The hope of humanity! It all depends on you!"

"Finish off that despicable traitor!"

Amidst the tsunami-like waves of support, the Thunder Golem and the Bone Dragon turned into two streaks of light, speeding towards the abandoned base where Lu Zhifei was located.

This was destined to be a battle watched by all.

The Alliance's official live-streaming drones, like a swarm of loyal bees, followed closely, recording this historic moment from every angle.

Soon, the abandoned base, which had been baptized by war several times and was already dilapidated, appeared on the horizon again.

"Hum—"

Just as the Thunder Golem and the Bone Dragon were about to enter the airspace above the base, the live broadcast screen suddenly distorted, flickered with static, and then cut off completely, replaced by a prompt: "Signal interference, transmission failed."

"What's going on?!"

"Dropping the ball at the critical moment? What is the Alliance's technical department doing?!"

Viewers around the world exploded in anger, with countless curses and complaints flooding the Alliance's official channel.

Inside the command centers of the seven giant cities, while the generals were slightly stunned, they were mostly unsurprised, as if they had expected it.

"It seems that Lu Zhifei really has a backup plan; it's a high-efficiency signal shielding field."

"That's fine; we didn't want too many people to see the critical part of the battle anyway." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in General Chris's eyes.

And the General of Tianquan City had already quietly gripped the activator for the Divine Punishment Shackle.

At this moment, inside the abandoned base covered by layers of shielding fields.

The Thunder Golem and the Bone Dragon, which had just been bristling with Killing Intent, instantly withdrew all their hostility.

Lin Fei deactivated the Thunder Golem and, along with Lin Mengzi, walked quickly into the underground command room that had already been opened.

"Third Sister, I've brought the item for you." Lin Fei grinned and placed the Judgment Blade, which was still emitting a terrifying pressure, on the ground.

Lu Zhifei stepped forward, excitement shining in her eyes.

Her Dawn Morningstar right arm activated instantly, and countless fine nano-probes covered the hilt and energy core of the Judgment Blade like silver flowing water.

"Sure enough, there's a back-door program, and not just one; it even nested a mental imprint trap. How sinister." Lu Zhifei frowned slightly, then sneered with disdain.

Before her, having undergone Fusion with the Queen's crystal core, unlocked nano-technology, and obtained part of the vast information database of the Zerg hive mind, this level of encryption and traps was like a child's toy.

"Dawn Morningstar, initiate reverse analysis, erase all unauthorized commands!"

The silvery-white nano-stream, like the most precise scalpel, quickly bypassed the surface defenses and plunged straight into the lowest level of the core program!

Data deleted!

Permissions rewritten!

Trap dismantled!

The entire process was smooth, flowing, and as fast as lightning!

In less than thirty seconds!

That Judgment Blade, which the General of Tianquan City regarded as his final trump card that could be locked down at any time, had completely turned into—an ownerless object!

Lu Zhifei even thoughtfully left a fake feedback signal inside, allowing the distant General to still see a green "Connection Normal" indicator light on his activator.

"Done!"

Lu Zhifei clapped her hands, a sly smile appearing on her face.

"Hehe, now there's going to be a good show to watch." Lin Fei rubbed his hands, unable to wait to see what kind of wonderful expression that General would have when he discovered the truth.

"Alright, time is short, let's continue the act."

The three quickly aligned their script for what was to come.

The next moment, as the signal shielding field above the base was conveniently lifted, the highly anticipated live broadcast screen was restored!

And what was presented on the screen was a scene that made everyone's blood boil!

Seeing the thirty-meter-tall Thunder Golem, holding the giant judgment sword, clashing with a silver-white combat mecha of equal size, composed of countless mechanical parts and energy beams, full of futuristic technology—the "Star Dome Armed · Judgment Angel"!

The giant sword swung, thunderous!

The mecha dodged, cannons firing in unison!

The giant Bone Dragon circled and roared on the side, occasionally spitting out shadow dragon breath to harass!

The flames of the explosion and the collision of energy turned the entire base into purgatory!

This epic battle was performed extremely realistically and tragically!

Finally, after nearly half an hour of fierce fighting.

Accompanied by a deafening roar!

After the most violent collision, the Thunder Golem and the silver-white mecha both exhausted their energy, their lights dimmed, and they knelt half-way into the ruins!

Lin Fei deactivated the Golem, clutching his chest and panting violently.

Lu Zhifei's mecha also deactivated its armed state; she was also pale, leaning against the wreckage, as if she would fall at any moment.

Even Lin Mengzi's Bone Dragon had dim lights, looking severely injured.

"Both sides are heavily injured!"

"Good opportunity!"

Inside the command centers of the seven giant cities, greed exploded in the eyes of the generals!

The moment they had been waiting for had finally arrived!

"All troops! Attack with full force!"

"Target locked! Control Lin Fei, Lin Mengzi, and Lu Zhifei, along with the two Star Core Divine Weapons!"

"No need for any scruples! Capture them all!"

This time, the order had no concealment!

The elite troops of the seven giant cities deployed around the base, like floodwaters bursting a dam, surged madly from all directions towards the center of the ruins!

Tank treads crushed corpses, fighter jet engines let out shrill screams, and in the eyes of countless soldiers, the desire for military merit and Divine Weapons flashed!

However, an even more shocking scene occurred!

Their attack targets were not just the traitor Lu Zhifei!

Countless gun barrels and muzzles were aimed without hesitation at the hero who had just been fighting for the Alliance and was now 'severely injured'—Lin Fei!

And his sister, Lin Mengzi!

This scene, through the still-active live broadcast camera, was presented clearly before the eyes of hundreds of millions of viewers around the world!

The whole world fell into instant silence!

Following that was soaring anger and unbelievable uproar!

"What are they doing?!"

"Are they crazy?! They are attacking the hero Lin Fei!"

"Why do this! He was just fighting for the Alliance!"

"This is betrayal! This is naked betrayal!"

The public was completely enraged; they could not understand, nor could they accept, that the hero in their hearts, after fighting strong enemies and suffering mutual injuries, did not receive support or rescue from the Alliance, but rather cold, merciless artillery fire from their own allies behind them!

Inside the command centers of the seven giant cities, the generals looked at the boiling public opinion and Lin Fei's face on the screen, which was full of shock and anger, but they revealed hideous and crazy smiles.

It had come to this, the dagger was revealed!

"Public opinion? Hmph, just the clamor of a group of ants!" General Chris sneered, "As long as we control the Divine Weapons, unify Saka Star, and establish the only iron-blooded Empire, history will be written by us!"

"Exactly! At that time, we can just fabricate a charge for them that Lin Fei colluded with the traitor and attempted to subvert the Alliance!"

"No, we don't even need a reason!" The General of Tianquan City stood up, spreading his arms like a dictator embracing a new era, "From today on, the Alliance will no longer exist! There will only be the one and only Saka Star Empire! And I am the founder of the Empire! Those who do not submit will be suppressed!"

"Hmph, then we'll have to see whose troops can snatch that Star Core Divine Weapon." Chris also said, not wanting to be outdone.

Their ambition and madness were completely exposed at this moment!

They were going to tear off all disguises and use absolute force to forcibly seize everything!

However, just when they thought victory was in their grasp and were preparing to enjoy the tragic scene of a hero's end.

In the ruins, Lin Fei, who was half-kneeling on the ground and seemingly critically injured, raised his head.

Where was there any shock or anger on his face?

Replacing it was a cold, mocking, and absolutely confident smile, as if looking at a group of clowns.

"Sure enough, the human upper echelons have been completely infiltrated by the Zerg!"

He whispered, his voice not loud, but through some amplification device, it clearly spread across the entire battlefield and to every live broadcast screen.

Immediately after, he stood up straight.

The Judgment Blade, which had been stuck to the side and seemingly unable to be driven, suddenly erupted with a more brilliant dark golden light than ever before and automatically flew back into his hand!

"Game over."

Lin Fei held the sword with one hand, pointing at the so-called human allied forces that were surging in like a tide.

"Human allied forces, I am not your enemy."

"And you, should know the truth now!"