CH 339

"The apocalypse is coming," muttered Zhang Bao'er softly.

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The launched planet gradually approached the Kax Ring around Mars. The atmosphere of the launched planet came in contact with the atmosphere around the Kax Ring, lighting the atmosphere up.

Before long, the planet itself collided with the Kax Ring. The collision looked so powerful it seemed as if the Kax Ring was going to be smashed apart. At that moment, the Kax Ring displayed its incredible defensive prowess. The point of collision shone brightly, and the part of the planet that had touched the Kax Ring vanished.

"Artificial event horizon. Let's see if it is deep enough to devour the planet," said Carter, explaining how the Kax Ring works.

The intense collision made it look like a huge gap had opened on the Kax Ring. I believed that everyone on Mars was shivering in fear, hoping that the Kax Ring could actually protect them.

"Looks like this league shield utilizes black hole theories, granting it the ability to devour its attackers," remarked Lamo as he gasped in astonishment.

The collision continued as the launched planet kept advancing. However, a third of its body had vanished. It looked like the Kax Ring could very well devour the entire planet before it could damage Mars.

Unfortunately, the Divine Empire was well-prepared for this attack. We all noticed with despair that the second planet was being prepared for launch. The second planet was about twice the size of the first planet.

"It's over. How can they withstand repeated attacks like this?" said Master Crystal.

The second planet also moved much faster than the first planet. It rushed toward the first planet at a rapid pace. Before long, the second planet struck the first planet, creating intense explosions and pushing the first planet deeper into the Kax Ring. Not even the powerful Kax Ring could withstand such an impact. We could clearly see an opening on the surface of the Kax Ring, an opening the size of Antarctica.

"It's over. They only need two planets to break the Kax Ring," said Zhang Bao'er with despair.

"Looks like this is Mars's fate," said Zhang Xingxing with a helpless sigh.

Abruptly, a massive battleship soared from the surface of Mars and collided with the first launched planet, triggering a nuclear explosion. A massive explosion erupted between the first planet and Mars.

"Didn't they try this before? It doesn't work. Why are they still trying it?" said Zhang Bao'er.

"No, this nuclear explosion seems different than before," said Carter, who seemed to have noticed something.

Sure enough, the area of the explosion started changing. Apart from the initial mushroom cloud, a second mushroom cloud was spreading backward. That second mushroom cloud had altered the trajectory of the first planet, pushing it backward instead.

The first planet collided with the second planet. We found with astonishment that at the point of collision, another mushroom cloud was coming out from within the first planet. The impact was actually stopping the second planet's advance as well.

"How are they doing this? They're altering the planet's trajectory with nuclear explosions," said Old Du.

"From how it looks, this will only buy them a little bit more time before the inevitable," said Somo.

The first planet continued to collide with the second planet before actually pushing the second planet away from the Kax Ring. A swarm of fighters instantly soared up and released numerous red beams at the Kax Ring. Surprisingly, the red beams were actually rapidly repairing the opening on the Kax Ring. 

"Could this Kax Ring be..." muttered Lamo to himself.

"Yes. The Kax Ring is actually made of light instead of something physical," said Carter.

The counterattack had bought Mars more time, prolonging its survival. The two launched planets continued colliding with each other uncontrollably, slowly moving away from Mars.

"They really did it. They were able to halt the attack. But how much more terrifying will the following attacks be?" said Kelly. She was still worried about Mars.

"Commander Zhang Xingxing, this is Prince Toruse. Can you hear me?" the voice we had been waiting for suddenly came from the communicator.

"Yes. We can hear you clearly. How is it over there?" asked Zhang Xingxing.

"Brigadier General Angela has agreed to the plan. They are starting to withdraw. All the transport ships on Mars will follow them. We're trying to save as many people as we can. For now, we can only give up on Mars. We will be initiating a wormhole leap to Rumble," said Prince Toruse.

"Rumble? Anxashe's home," said Zhang Bao'er in astonishment.

"Yes. Blue and Gliese are completely surrounded. According to Baron Sisse, Rumble would be our best shelter for now," said Prince Toruse.

"Try to save as many people as you can," said Zhang Xingxing.

"We'll try our best. Brigadier General Angela is greatly shocked after witnessing the strength of the superweapons. That was why she had agreed to withdraw. You don't need to enter the encirclement. We have enough space to initiate a wormhole-leap. We'll all retreat separately. As for what happens next, we'll have to leave that to fate," said Prince Toruse.

"How many people would you have to leave on Mars?" asked Carter. That was a very sensitive question.

"About 80 percent of the people here will have to be left behind," said Prince Toruse.

Suddenly, an odd sound erupted behind us. When we looked back, we noticed that the superweapons were moving yet another planet. Unlike the previous small planets, this planet was about the size of Blue's moon. A total of 10 superweapons had to work together to move it.

Even Domo exclaimed in fear, "My god. This planet is way too big."

"Canyue, you need to delay their attack from outside the encirclement and buy more time for us to withdraw completely," said Prince Toruse.

'Damn it! Why hasn't Violetvoid started the sabotage yet?' I thought anxiously.

Suddenly, a loud hiss rang out. I noticed a massive figure rushing toward the superweapons working on the moon-sized planet.

"My god. It's the fiend! When did it leave the ship? It has grown much bigger than before," said Old Du in joy.

The fiend rushed toward the side of a superweapon before ramming into its shield. Then, it swung its limb at the long tool held by the superweapon. With a bright flash, the tool was cut into two.

"My god. That freak is too scary. Just what kind of strength is that?" both Lamo and Somo exclaimed in shock.

"If you ask it that question, it would tell you that it hasn't even used much of its strength," said Temo with derision.

After the long tool was cut in half, the superweapon wielding it seemed to have lost its balance. It slanted forward and collided with a neighboring superweapon. That created a chain reaction that threw the attackers into chaos. The fiend had actually ruined their plan all by itself.

The other ships finally reacted to the fiend's reaction. Countless attacks were sent toward the fiend. The concentrated firepower instantly turned the fiend into a bright ball of fire. The fiend was intentionally taking on all the attacks for some reason. It even spread its limbs so that it could take on more attacks.

The ball of fire around the fiend grew bigger and brighter. At that moment, a small ball suddenly leaped onto my shoulder. When I turned my head, I saw that Bulu was also shining brightly. It had fully awakened from its slumber.

While everyone was focused on the fight, an abrupt reversal happened. The fiend turned around and returned all the attacks it had absorbed toward the attackers. The massive ball of flame turned into a shockwave that rippled out toward one of the superweapons.

The shockwave went straight through the superweapon's shield and struck the superweapon's body. At that moment, the prowess of the imperial weapons was fully displayed. The ferocious attack blasted the super-weapon about a dozen kilometers away. We could see that the hull of the superweapon had been damaged considerably.

"Not only is that fellow strong physically, but it can also absorb and return attacks? What a terrifying life form," said Old Du, amazed.

"It doesn't matter. The strength of a single heroic individual won't play a decisive factor in a conflict between civilizations. It will only be able to buy some time for Mars," said Temo as he shook his head.

Temo had barely finished his words when a terrifying scene unfolded before us. According to our laser scans, a massive planet was being transported to the battlefield through a wormhole. Our scans indicated that the planet was the size of Jupiter. If it was also a weapon to be used against Mars, no defensive measures would be able to stop it.