259: No, I don't believe it.

His Majesty was already in the very center of the Star Worms circle.

The fleet followed him, driving straight into the heart of the battlefield.

Everyone, including His Majesty the Emperor himself, had not expected his Domain to fail.

"Your Majesty," Tu Nan trembled all over.

"Your Majesty..."

Aside from calling out to him, she had no other way to help.

She could not help him, and this was the crisis he was facing.

These suddenly upgraded Star Worms had lured them into an encirclement, completely surrounding them.

Peng Tianyu could no longer speak; he was panting heavily beside her.

"Your Majesty!" That was the exclamation from the commanders recorded in the video, "Fleet! Provide artillery cover, let His Majesty retreat!"

"It's too close, friendly fire is likely."

"Combat squads, go and block them! Intercept from the middle!"

But the bugs seemed to have the same idea; countless Star Worms were entangling the soldiers and combat squads following The Emperor, and many A-rank beastmen leaped directly out of their starships to grapple with the Star Worms.

The time they could remain in the starry sky would be very limited.

The Emperor was in a standoff with that "Thousand-Eyes," and the Silver Armored Knight was thrown forward by His Majesty, but it hit an invisible barrier and was blocked.

"A spatial barrier, this is—this is also a type of Domain!" Peng Tianyu exclaimed.

Tu Nan's eyes moved blankly; yes, she remembered, His Majesty could also restrict sound so it wouldn't exceed a certain range.

"So, it might be on the same level as His Majesty, and a Star Worm with the same... Talent?"

Tu Nan voiced this shocking speculation.

Star Worms, having a Talent, that was truly terrible.

Your Majesty!

She repeated these two words in her heart like a Talismanic Incantation, but it could not ease her tense emotions in the slightest.

Yet she saw The Emperor circle the massive Thousand-Eyes; the surrounding Star Worms were alternately controlled and released.

It was evident that the two creatures in the core circle were engaged in a silent contest.

The Emperor suddenly spoke while maneuvering.

"All formations, prioritize evasion first; I will create a tactical opportunity for you in a moment."

Countless starships and beastmen were being destroyed and devoured all around, yet The Emperor's tone remained steady, "flagship-class ships, use R-rays to conduct targeted shelling on this sphere; the channel directly below me is to be cleared now."

"I will give the order in a moment; pay attention to synchronization, the time deviation must not exceed one second." His commands were clear, accurate, and easy to execute.

They immediately stabilized morale in this chaotic situation.

"Understood!"

Everyone executed His Majesty's orders with full effort, without a shred of doubt.

"What is His Majesty planning to do?" Tu Nan muttered to herself.

Peng Tianyu thought she was asking him and answered flustered, "I, I don't know."

But Tu Nan didn't even turn her head, staring at the video, afraid of missing a single frame.

The silver-white Dragon circled the massive sphere.

The eyes covering the giant bug turned in his direction; everything was extremely eerie.

The Emperor, however, began to glow gradually; the scales on his body had originally only been reflecting the surrounding light to appear luminous, but now he was truly emitting light himself.

The movements of those Star Worms grew slower and slower, and that pile of eyes began to frantically spin in different directions; one could see its panic from the surface.

The Silver Dragon shone dazzlingly.

"What is His Majesty doing?" Tu Nan was actually asking this time.

"A Breakthrough..." Peng Tianyu stammered, "His Majesty is going to Breakthrough to S+."

"You can just Breakthrough whenever you want?" Tu Nan frowned; was there such a good thing?

"Supposedly, you can't?" Peng Tianyu wasn't sure, but he had blind faith in His Majesty, "But His Majesty is different; he achieved an autonomous Breakthrough when he came of age."

"As expected of His Majesty!" He became excited, repeatedly punching his palm.

Is that really true...

Then why couldn't Kong Jiamu and Hain do it? Was it that they didn't want to?

As the light grew brighter, his movement speed became faster and faster; that Thousand-Eyes was practically controlled in place as if by a cage woven from light.

And when the radiance reached a dazzling degree, His Majesty suddenly gave the order.

"Fire!"

The R-ray cannons were thin lines; they fired simultaneously from the main gun barrels in all directions, smashing into that shining ball of light.

Its layer of Domain was dissolved, and the light passed through it smoothly without encountering any obstruction, and then.

The sphere gradually expanded, growing larger and larger; a blinding light flared up, and the sphere shattered into countless pieces, drifting across that starry sky.

But no one had time to celebrate, because the Silver Dragon had also disappeared.

Everyone only saw the light he trailed as he fell straight down at the end, and then that light suddenly dissipated.

"Your Majesty! Where are you? Please answer, Your Majesty!" The high-ranking officer no longer cared if his tone was blunt; he just wanted a response.

After a long while, His Majesty, completely naked, dragged his battered body out from behind a piece of Star Worm debris.

"Stop shouting, I'm not dead." He scolded irritably, one hand dripping blood, the other dragging the armored knight.

Seeing he was fine, there was a collective sigh of relief in the video.

"Your Majesty, what about the knight?" someone asked.

"The shockwave of the explosion; he blocked it for me." Looking at the person in his hand, he ordered: "Tell James to bring a Treatment Pod to pick us up."

The Emperor was taken into a starship.

And after the Thousand-Eyes, which acted as the mastermind, was eliminated, the remaining Star Worms returned to their usual chaotic, disorganized fighting style.

Eliminating them would once again become a combat task that needed to be carried out.

It was arranged systematically.

Peng Tianyu clutched his chest, muttering to himself: "Thank goodness, thank goodness His Majesty is alright."

"Is that so..." Tu Nan rewound the video to the segment where that figure appeared, listening to the words he said at the end several times.

Studying that familiar face, Tu Nan could not deceive herself.

This was not His Majesty; when he spoke, the end of his tone always had a slight upward inflection, and his eyes often narrowed unconsciously.

That was not The Emperor's style.

Who this was, there was no doubt.

But where was His Majesty? Inside that silver armor? Was he forced to be replaced after falling unconscious, or was the knight actively summoned by him?

Based solely on this video, Tu Nan had no way of knowing.

"I want to see His Majesty," she told Peng Tianyu, "I want to see His Majesty, immediately!"

She lifted her skirt and rushed toward the flagship's command room.

The Emperor, what on earth happened to you.

A serious injury, what kind of serious injury?

Her footsteps grew faster and faster; Tu Nan did not know that her expression looked extremely fierce.