Chapter 209: Open fire!!!
Chapter 209: Open fire!!!
In the vacuum of space, Caelum used electromagnetic waves to speak.
He studied the old man before him.
"The Divine King of the Divine Realm Civilization?"
The Divine King’s eyes were as sharp as the cold gleam upon a spearhead.
His battle armor operated at full power, drawing vacuum energy and releasing brilliant streams of particles.
The energy surrounding him surged with violent force.
Ever since Magnus met with disaster, the Divine King had known something was wrong.
It meant the enemy’s technology might surpass that of the Divine Realm Civilization.
Unlike Aether, who rushed ahead without thinking, the Divine King’s first thought was not revenge.
He wondered whether the enemy would come for them and declare war upon the Divine Realm Civilization.
If that happened, the situation would become disastrous.
Unfortunately, events had developed in precisely the worst possible direction.
The moment the Divine King detected the curvature signal from the quantum probe, he understood that Aquora’s civilization had set its sights upon them.
War was inevitable.
It was the same as when Derek escaped aboard the spacecraft.
By the time Ivy detected the curvature signal, pursuing the vessel was already impossible.
It had entered faster than light travel.
There was no way to chase it.
By the time the signal was detected, the vessel might already be several light years away.
The distorted space surrounding the engine would also block all incoming attacks.
Either the vessel had to be stopped before entering faster than light travel, or it could only be attacked after leaving that state.
There was no other option.
For the same reason, the Divine King could neither stop the quantum probe nor destroy it during its journey.
He could only watch its curvature signal draw closer.
Until it finally entered the Divine Realm Galaxy.
What he had not expected was the speed of Aquora’s civilization.
The instant the probe entered the galaxy, Caelum arrived.
That alone proved the truth.
Aquora’s technology was vastly superior to that of the Divine Realm Civilization.
Crossing fifteen billion light years in the blink of an eye could no longer be described as merely terrifying.
Even more unexpected was the fact that the Divine King had anticipated an immense fleet.
Instead, only Caelum and Edrick appeared.
A grave light filled his sharp eyes.
The Divine King spoke coldly.
"Do the two of you truly believe you can contend with the full might of the Divine Realm Civilization? Such confidence borders upon arrogance."
Caelum saw through the old man’s intention at once.
"You are stalling for time?"
It was useless.
He immediately ordered Edrick, "Leave none alive."
"Understood."
Edrick vanished into a higher dimension.
Following the quantum channels connected to the Divine King, he traveled instantly to the locations of the other members of the Divine Realm.
He erased them one by one.
Even their quantum data was wiped clean.
From a higher dimensional perspective, communication channels did not belong to one side or another.
As long as a channel existed, Caelum and Edrick could use it for movement.
"Quickly! Board the ship! There is no time!"
After receiving the Divine King’s warning, one member of the Divine Realm hurriedly gathered the others and prepared to escape.
Just as he stepped toward the spacecraft, Edrick appeared before him.
Then annihilation energy swept outward.
Everything vanished in an instant.
Caelum and the Divine Realm Civilization did not possess any deep hatred toward one another.
He simply could not tolerate the existence of even the slightest threat.
The death of Magnus had made them enemies.
Since they were enemies, they had to be erased completely.
Not even a trace could remain, lest someone discover clues through higher dimensions.
The laws of survival in the universe were merciless.
When a civilization lacked sufficient strength, its fate ceased to belong to itself the moment another civilization noticed it.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The signals from the quantum computers began disappearing one after another.
The Divine King’s expression changed sharply.
In that moment of distraction, Caelum appeared before him.
One strike was enough.
The Divine King was sent flying at nearly the speed of light.
He became a streak across deep space.
The armor forged from material bound by the strong nuclear force cracked across a wide area after only one exchange with Caelum.
Power from a higher dimension could not be resisted by the strong nuclear force alone.
Blood scattered through space as the Divine King plunged into the planet below.
Boom!
A violent impact hurled vast amounts of dust into the atmosphere.
A continental plate thousands of kilometers across split in two.
The oceans rose into towering waves.
Volcanoes erupted.
Lightning filled the sky.
At that moment, the Divine King finally understood the source of Caelum’s power.
Nothing within three dimensional space could possess strength like this.
His body battered and broken, he looked up toward Caelum beyond the sky.
"Power from a higher dimension!"
For the first time, he personally experienced the overwhelming nature of higher dimensional power.
There was no possibility of resisting it.
His chance of victory was almost zero.
He had guessed correctly.
There was no reward.
Space rippled beside Caelum.
A torrent of antimatter energy erupted.
With a single shot, he turned the Divine King and the entire planet beneath him into cosmic fireworks.
Blinding light spread outward.
The Divine King died in battle.
The planet shattered into cosmic dust.
However, before his death, he transmitted a signal through his quantum terminal.
Several light years away, space distorted.
An immense fleet emerged.
Every main cannon throughout the fleet was already charged and aimed at the region where Caelum stood.
The commander wore an expression of unwavering resolve.
He gave the order without hesitation.
"The Divine Realm is eternal!"
At once, the entire fleet opened fire.
Massive projectiles entered faster than light travel in an instant.
Driven by curvature engines, they crossed several light years before detonating upon reaching the target region.
The vacuum boiled.
Energy comparable to the birth of a universe swallowed Caelum in an instant.
Every trace of vacuum energy within three light years was detonated.
The planetary system around Caelum and all three of its stars were consumed.
Every one of them released all its energy at the same moment and joined the boiling explosion.
Light of unimaginable intensity spread across space.
An incalculable flood of photons erupted.
Within the Divine Realm Galaxy, it appeared as though a sun three light years across had suddenly been born.
There was nothing beautiful about it.
As those photons and countless particles expanded at the speed of light, all life in their path would be extinguished.
This was the ultimate weapon of the Divine Realm Civilization.
The Zero Point Energy Explosion.
Five light years from the blast region, alarms screamed throughout the Divine Realm fleet.
The energy readings warned that they were still far too close.
The commander aboard the flagship could not help wondering.
Had the target been destroyed?
Unfortunately, the answer was no.
Within the enormous sun spanning three light years, Caelum walked calmly out of the raging energy.
Not even a strand of hair had been harmed.
He took a single step.
Then he appeared directly before the fleet of the Divine Realm Civilization.
The commander’s pupils contracted in terror.
"Open fire!!!"
Under the barrage of warship fire, Caelum extended his right hand.
Then he closed it into a fist.